Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1904 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXXVI NO. 64.

Schleman’s Grand Buggy Opening.

April 15th and 16th, 1904. Will have 4 oaf loads of baggies for your inspection ‘in our new Buggy Repository on Van Rensselaer street, formerly occupied by the bowling alleys. A big discount on these 2 days Be sure and be with us. It pays to trade at Sohlenaane. w4t

Arbor Days Are Fixed.

Governor Durbin has issued a proclamation declaring that April 22, and Friday, October 21, shall be observed by the people of the State of Indiana as Arbor days. He recommends that every one set apart these days for the planting of trees and vines on private and public grounds. Officials of public and private schools are asked to have appropriate exercises in the soheo's.

Sheldon-Hughes Wedding.

Mr. Rustin Sheldon, a former resident of Onarga, 111., and Mias Lanra Hughes, were married Sunday, March 27th, 1904, at three ' o’clock p. m. The wedding took place at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs Ephriam Hughes, in Newton township, four miles northwest of Rensselaer. Quite a large party of friends and relatives were present at the occasion. They will live on a farm in Newton county, near Brook. The groom will be 23 years old on bis next birthday and the bride 19. R-v H. L Kindig, pastor of Renssela- r M. E. church, performed the ceremony.

A Local Volcanic Eruption.

Ray Thompson and family thought for a while last Saturday that their new house on south Cullen street must be located right over an active dust volcano. A fine black dust poured up into the house, from some place in the lower regions, and filled every room and settled eveiy where; and did plenty of damage to their new painting and papering. An investigation finally showed that the phenomenon was due to a less ex citing cause than a convulsion of nature. It seems that that common source of human woes, the coalman, did it all with his little scoop shovel. He brought 1100 pounds of the precious black diamonds, and finding what looked like a convenient coal hole, he shoveled it into it. Instead of being the coal hole however, it was the exterior opening of the ventilating airshaft and of course all the dust that rose from the coal passed up the shaft and into the house. There was a D. A.. R meeting at the house at ihe time, end the whole charge of 1100 pounds went down into the shaft before the cause of the dust was located. Still, we may say, there was a volcanic eruption of some magnitude connected with the affair —when Mr. Thompson found what had happened. It was sulphuric in character, rather than dusty, it is perhaps needlass to say.

Special Easter glove sale. Other so called SI 00 glove, special 490 at Rowles & Parker’s. For good things for your Easter’ dinner go to John Eger's. He will have everything to be found on the Chicago market, strwberries Oranges, Bananas, Cranberries, fancy apples, Lettuce. Radishes, Cucumbers, fresh wax beans, Tomatoes, Spinage, Green Onions, Celery, Sweet Potatoes and Turnips. u The Good Old Summer Time will soon be here. You will want garden seeds, onion sets and seed potatoes. You will find them all at John Eger’s.

Death of Frank Giver.

A sudden, and to most persons, wholly unexpected death of a Rensselaer youth just approaching manhood, ocoured in town last, Tuesday morning, March 29ch, 1904. . It was that of Francis Edward Giver, tnird son of Peter and Clotilda Giver. The cause of his death was pulmonary tuberculosis, orconsum ption. The disease his system for a iong time past in the torm of tubercular tumors in the neck, but it was not until a few months ago that it seemed to have attacked the lungs. He had worked all winter as an assistant and delivery boy for one of the town bakeries, and it was only t hree weeks ago that he gave up bis work and since then he has not been confined to his bed, but .has been upj and around the house some every’day, That morning he was discovered by his brother to be breathing with* great difficulty, and his physician was oalledjby telephone but before he reached the home Frank had expired.

Frank was born here in Rensselaer and has lived here with his parents all his life; except for one or two short residences at other places. His age was 18 years, 7 months and 28 days. He leaves his father and mother two brothers and one sister. His oldest brother died, here a number of years ego. As it was considered quite im portant to determine the exact cause of bis unexpectedly sudden death, a post mortem examination was held in the afternoon, by Drs. Kresler and Johnsoa. The examination showed, as was thought probable, that the rupture of an abscess in the lungs caused his death, through strangulation and hemorrhage,

The funeral was held Thursday, at St. Augustine’s Catholic church at two o’clock p. m. [nter ment will be in Wetton cemetery. Frank was a member of our local military organization, called Company M , and the company attended the funeral His it the first death to occur in the company since its organiz ition, two years ago last mouth.

Hinshaw Will Have to Wait

Efforts of the Rev. William E. Hinshaw, serving, a life term at the prison for the murder of bis wife, to secure a parole or pardon will be unsuccessful for some time to come. The state board of pardons has adjourned without taking the matter up. Governor Durbin, who is now in Mississippi will not receive a report of the present session, as no action was taken on pardon applications. Fred Landis Renominated.

There will still be two of the brilliant Landis brothers in Congress from Indiana. Frederick Landis, one of the youngest and brightest men in Congress, was renominated in the eleventh district, Tuesday, at Peru. Major Steel, whom Landis dispossessed two years ago, made a desperate fight for the nomination this time, but Landis had him so clearly beaten in the primaries, that the Major did not go into the convention at all, and Landis was renominated by acclamation.

All new stock all at lowest | prices, carpets and lace ourtiins at Bowles & Parker’s. I have taken the agency for Ladies Tailor made garments. Oan be found at any time at R. P. Benjamins music store in the Knights building. Will also run a Bazaar and will be pleased to have the ladies call and see me. Mrs. R- P. Benjiamin. Millinery Opening/Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Miss Mahy Mbykb.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY APRIL i, i 904.

A county line does not interfere with the assessment of benefits for construction of a ditch on the others’de of it, any more than it impedes the flow of water into the ditch after it is dug. The appellate court so held Th nnday in reversing a judgtn-i tby which the Marshall circuit court had held that land owners in 'Marshall county need not pay for ditch lying in Starke county.

The appellate court hes deolaied that rt-marriage is a bar against reopening divoico cases or getting alimony reduced. Elliot Raridou had filed an appeal from a decree in the Newton circuit court allowing his divorced wife $2,010 alimony, but'he married again before action was taken. The court said

that alimony is merely an incident of a judgment for divorce and the case could not be reopened in view of the second marriage that had been contracted.

The Presbytery Soon To Meet Here

The Rensselaer Presbyterian Church Bulletin says: “The spring meeting of Logansport Presbytery will convene in our church Tuesday evening, April 12th, and be in session through Wednesday. We want our people to understand that all the .services are op n to the public and Presbytery is always glad to see members of the congregation in attendance. Wednesday there will be a pastor’s conference hour at which there will be brief ad dresses on the following subjects: “Pastoral wuk that couafs;” “The kinc of a pastor I like;” “Howto make a prajer meeting interesting and profitable;” “The Pastor's perplexing problems.” The meeting Wednesday evening will be of a popular nature and ww would like to see our church packed for that meeting.

The ladies of the obujcu will ae£yp dinner and supper to the delegates on Wednesday. They want the assistance of all the ‘adiesof the congregation in making this feature of the meeting a success.”

Had Chance to See the Country.

Besides the editors, others who joined the long precession of witnesses in the Babcock case at Kentland, Wednesday, were'Commissioner Fred Waymire, Treasurer S. R. Nichols, Walter Porter of the County Council, and Attorney Frank Foltz. A. J. McFarland missed the early train, by way of Monticello, and went by the Feir Oaks and Coal Road route. It was an all day’s journey, but he got lhere at night, in fair condition,

though somewhat water damaged in transit. C. D. Nowels and John Jesson were subpoeaned last night and went over this moruing/They probably arrived too late to testify in the first case, and the other two have“been continued for the

term. But the long round-about journey now required to land anyone in Kentland in less than a day’s journey, gives a good opportunity to see a large quantity of landscape and still more waterscape.

For Sale. Three Registered Durham bulls, coming, one, two and three years old. At my place 1A miles east and 1A miles south of Foreaman. Postoffice address and telephone 56, at Goodland, Ind. Call, write or telephone. - J. W. Sage. w2tp You will like them. Rices’ Northern Grown new garden seeds. Guaranteed to grow. 2 large packages for 5 cents- At John Eger’s. Latest spring styles in Millinery at Mrs. Puroupile.

County Line and Ditches

Re-marriage a Bar.

City Council Corrals Chickens.

The City Council had its regular bi-monthly meeting Monday night. A somewhat stormy and tumultuous session was anticipated on account of an expected Makemself sewer raid; but the aggrieved parties had gone and generally shot off all their magazines of invectives previous to the meeb ing, so that none was left to use at that time, and therefore it was quite a tame affair. -. J t ere wasqu ite a 1 arge delega • tion of the sewer people present and the matter of the supposed insufficiency of the ditch whs calmly discussed. The action taken was to order the sewer committee to lay additional sewer pipes, above the regular sewer, through the streets where ibe old ditch ie filled up, and this will allow the water which accumulates in the still unfilied parts of the ditch to pass eff, More catch basins were ordered in the sewer, north of the railroad. As several of the catch basins already in, which stood above the present level of the ground have already been lowered, it is now hoped the sewer will do more satisfactory wois.

The much agitated question of a chicken restraining ordinance was again under consideration, and the city attorney was ordered to prepare such an ordinance, for consideration at the next meeting Its scope will probably be to keep all chicken birds on your own side of the garden wall, while the gardeningseason lasts. Reports that roosters are to be prohibited from crowing, or bens cackling over the advent of an egg, seem to be unfounded.

Another somewhat revolutionary ordinance was ordered drawn up by the attorney. It will be designed to forbid the driving of big droves of cattle and other livestjck through the more crowded streets of the town; such as the business portions of Washington and Main streets. The city cotnmiesioners were directed to meet April 14th to to assess benefits and damages for the propcred alley through block 16, commonly known as the Methodist church block. Some .49 miscellaneous claims were considered and allowed,

From the Raiders of the Upper Makemself.

A writer who forgot the necessary rule of all newswapers, to know the names of contributors before publishing their writings, sends an article in reference to that part of our city council meeting report which deals with the Makemself question. The writer of the anonymous letter, says the “raiders” of the upper Makemself, disagree with our report, in being classed as aggrieved parties. He says they are not aggrieved, because they expected nothing from a sewer constructed in that way, and having got what they expected, what have they to ba aggrieved about? What, forsooth!

The writer also says the “raiders” appreciate the council’s unanimous vote to take out the dams across the beautiful Maketnself, which, in its pristine loveliness, was the pride of their hearts. Regarding the “unfilled” parts of Makemself, the “raiders” wish it known that it is filled, and with placid and pellucid waters, from 12 to 600 feet wide, so that those whose crafts are small, should be careful how they navigate its broad expanse for fear of another charge from the “raiders” guns. If you are looking for ready to wear muslins see that new line at Rowles & Parker’s. Easter Millinery Opening.

Death of Rev. A E. Pierson.

Rev. Aaron E. Pierson, for many years one of Jasper county’s beet known and most highly esteemed residents, died Wednesday March 30, at 6:30 a m., at his home at Rome City, Ind. His death w >s due to paralysis which attack* ed him last August, and from which he has ever educe been helpless. , He became a resident of Jasper county in 1874 and lived in Union township. His vocation was a farmer and a minister of the C iristian. or Disciples, church In 1900 he moved to Rome City. Alien Co,, which has since been his home. He was 74 years old the 17th of last February. Be married Phebe McColly in July 1864 in Delaware County, aud by her had twelve children, seven *ous and five daughters, all of whom are living and will be preseLt at the funeral She died. in. 1895, aud is buried here in Weston cemetery. She was a daughter pf Clark McCjlly aid a sister of John F. McColly of our city. It wes expected to bring the body here for burial, but owing to the fact that no undertaker capable of embalming it could be bad at Rome City, it was necessary to bury him there. The funeral will be held Friday. The Rome City G, A R. post will conduct it, Mr Pierson having been a Grand Army member having served in the civil war as a member, of the 44th Indiana regiment.

Brilliant Record of a Newspaper Man.

The success which has attended William E. Curds, the famous correspondent jf the Chicago RecordHerald, is rarely attained by news paper writers Beginning his career in Cnioago in 1894 as re porter, he rapidly rose to the position of managing editor. He re signed that positron on receiving a government appointment as secretary of the South American commission. Mr. Curtis traveled extensively in Central and South America while in this poatioi) producing several popular volumes as the result ot his literary labors. Afterward co-operating with Secretary of States James G. Blaine, Mr. Curtis organized the work of the bureau of American republics, with the result that he was placed in charge of that organization, and at the World’s Columbian Exposition he distinguished himself by his labors as the executive bead of the Latin-American department. As correspondent of the Chicago Record-Herald, Mr. Curtis’ travels have carried him into every section of the United States aa well as into all quarters of the globe. Hi 4 China and Japan letters were published in book form; likewise bis letters from England, Germany and France, ss well as thosa Written during his travels in Mexico and South America.

No newspaper correspondent possesses the facility shown by Mr. Curtis in writing on any of the diversified subjects embraced in his correspondence and making it luminous. Nor is any correspondent followed so closely year after year by the thousands of readers of the Chicago RecordHerald. Ou his recent trip to toe Holy Land Mr. Curtis’ letters have been read more closely than ever, and his descriptions of that interesting section of the globe as it appears today have been quoted everywhere. A daily letter from Mr. Curtis appears in the Chicago ReoordHerald

See those new shirt waists, big advance showings of spring styles at Rowles & Parker. I have some pure clover seed, clear of sorrel, for sale. Geo. Q, Pumphrey.

Regular Weekly Edition,

The Babcock Libel Case.

One of the three-. prosecutions for libel ia which Commissioner A. Halleck is the complaining witness and Editor F. K. Babcock, of the Jaspe r County Democrat is defendant, began Wednesday, at Kentland, before E. B. Sellers, of Monticel o, as special judge. The jury is understood to ba about evenly divided politically, being 7 Republicans and 5 Democrats. Thisparticular case was based crrr au article whieh appeared m the Democrat in April, 1003. soon after a case Mr Babcock had won against the commissioners had been appealed to the Supreme Court In this article the' Democrat called Mr. Hnlleek a “ci: ,” said he had 820,00 V of unsatisfied judgements pending against him. and plainly intimated that he had no financial, credit or s tanding.. '...

The article also asserted that at a meeting of the county council where two of the members wanted to make in appropriation and pay M r.„Babcock*9 judgment for print-, tng ballots, that Mr Halleck gave the council plainly to understand that he wts running Jasper county and would fight Mr. Babcock’s judgment to the last ditch. Mr. Ha'leek frankly explained his financial difficulties on the witness stand They all dated from the disastrous failure of the DeMotte Canning Company, in which he was largely interested and lost very heavily; ajid he showed that, by great sacrifices, he had paid all claims against him except about 11,500 worth. He also showed by Councilmen. J. w. Williams and Walter Porter and by the other two commissioners, that he made no claim tubs “running the county, - ’ nor indulged in any threats about fighting Mr. Babcock's judgment, all that he said, being that the point of law- whether commissioners could allow for any purpose a larger amount than had been appropriated, ought to be settled by the Supreme Court

Many other articles from the Democrat tending to show the malice of the editor, were placed in evidence. _Tor the defense, it was shown that the Democrat pub'shed a correction of its previous article, in which it was exp’ained that the ‘•$20,000 in judgments,” in the previous artie'e was a ‘ typography cal error” for 20 unsatisfied judgments, though how the printer* came to make so remarkable an error, and how, when made, it passed the scrutiny of the editor as he read the proof, was not made very clear.

The defendant also denied that he had ever harbored any malice towards Halleck when he attacked him in his paper, and that ev< n to call a man a ‘ cur” in a newspaper was a common practice and not considered more than mildly abusive;. Both complainant and defendant were put through rigorous cross examinations by the opposing at-

torneys. The rulings of the court seem to be eminently fair and impartial. The attorneys for t e state, are Prosecuting Attorney Si k assisted by VV H. Parkison; and for the defendant, E, P. Honan, and Jesse E. Wi'son, of Rensse aer and Judge Wm. Darroch, of Kentland.

The case was not concluded when we went to press, but guesses on a disagreement were the prevailing sentiment. The other two cases pending against Mr. Babcock, and set for trial this term were continued until next term. f Easter hats and bonnets up-to-date and reasonable prices all cordially invited to call nnd inspect Friday and Saturday April Ist and

MRS, PURCUPILE.

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