Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1904 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXXVI NO. 90.

At Other Places.

Fair Oaks had an immense orowc at its celebration; and at whioh various kinds of merry-making was in full awing. A game of base ball between Mt. Ayr and Fair Oaks Was a leading feature, Mt. Ayr Won out, by 15 to 5. Charley Rhoads’dog Sport did the high dive aot in fine shape. At wheatfield there was another big crowd with various sports and ' amusements. A game of ball between Wheatfield and Kersey resulted 15 for Wheatfield to 12 for Kersey. G. A. Williams, of Rensselaer. was the principal orator, At Gillam grove, in Gillam township, there was a big Methodist church and Sunday sohool pionio. Rev. H. L. Kindig spoke in the forenoon and Prof. W. O. Hiatt in the afternoon.

Butcher Knapp Must Die.

The Supreme court of Ohio Tuesday reversed the deoision of the oirouit oourt which granted a new trial to Alfred A. Knapp, the Hamilton wife murderer and allaround monster of wiokedness, and fixed August 16 as the day on whioh he shall be electrocuted. The oirouit oourt granted the motion for a new trial on the ground that Knapp’s oonfession should not have been admitted as evidenoe. Knapp served a long term in the Miohigan City prison and when arrested at Hamilton confessed to . murdering six persons. One of these being little 4 year old Ida Gebhart, of Indianapolis. Knapp resided in Porter oounty this state, when a youth.

“Lige” Dowie Don't Look at Hammond

Hammond Tribune: “Dr.” John Alexander Dowie, his wife and his heir, “Dr.” Gladstone Dowie, the “unbiased,” and aooompanied by Miss Rath Hoper the $1,000,000 Swiss convert passed through Hammond this morning on their special oar over the Niokle Plate. But few were at the station to greet the Zion Oity Father as his oar rolled into the oity. The prophet was not visible. Doubtless he remembered the warm and savory reception given his followers in Hammond some months •go and refused to oast his sanotified optics upon the “stink pot of iniquity,” as he terms Hammond. At any rat 6 Hammond is none the loser by its oddness towards the city.

Pastor Must Be Paid.

The appeal taken by the Presbyterian ohuroh of Remington and membere of its board of trustees from a judgment for unpaid salary recovered by its former pastor Jaoob Dyke, formerly of South Bend Reformed ohuroh, was dismissed by the appellate oourt on Tuesday. This will have the effeat of oompelling payment of the judgment. Mr. Dyke’s contention was that he had been engaged for a year and said he told the ohuroh authorities plainly that he would not leave his ohuroh in New Jersey for a shorter engagement. The trustees of the ohuroh oontended that there was only a “supply pastor,” and he was disoharged at the end of six months. His judgment covered the remaining half year’s salary. The oase was tried here and attracted considerable attention at the time.

Farmers can give us cfredit for saving them about 2o lb on binder twine. Chicago Bargain Stoke. Bay Sohleman wants to see yon you before you buy a Surrey.

Troublous Times Friday Night

There was considerable excitement in town last evening, and like most df Rensselaer’s excitement this season, it resulted from the bank failure. Tom MoOoy oame up from, Lafayette, in the afternoon, and in the evening dropped into Duvall Bros’ livery stable He shook hands pretty muoh all around but when he offered to shake with Ed Duvall the latter refused, and stated in some very plain language why he would not. On 6 word brought on another, and soon, after a heated quarrel, Ed seized Tom and began to bump him in the ribs. George Striokfaden and others interfered in time to prevent any serious interruption of Tom’s wind supply, and put a stop to aotive hostilities. Ed seemed to be mad clear through however, and even after Tom had gone to Dr. Berkley’s place and gone to bed it took a pretty formidable body guard to keep him from going over there after him. It was also thought that Tom would be going away on the late night train, and ;he whole oity police foroe was out there to prevent a possible out)reak. Tom rem ained until morn::ng however and took his peaoeul departure on the milk train. The trouble between the two men reaohed the point of hostilities after Tom had accused Ed of tryto send Tom to the pen and whioh statement Ed denied but added tnat he thought there was where le ought to go.

Twas A Dry Old June.

The, month of June 1904 was probably one of the dryest Junes Rensselaer ever experienced. It is almostialways a month of many rains, and often of prolonged freshets. In fact a June “freshet” is almost proverbial but it slipped a oog this year, for sure. The records of the Rensselaer station of the U. 8. Weather Bureau, show that there was only .59 of an inch of rain during the whole month, or a trifle less than 3-5 of an inoh. Many a summer shower rains that muoh iu 15 minutes. This amount as compared with 2.84 inohes in June 1903, looks very small, and like next to nothing as oompared with the 14.85 inohes in Jane 1902, The rainfall right here in Rensselaer however is not a oomplete oriterion for the state at large, nor even for all of Jasper oounty, as many parts were visited by abundant showers, especially towards the latter part of the month. There was rain here, or traces of rain, on 9 different days, but the largest single rain was only a fifth of an inoh. The warmest weather was 92 degrees, on the 25th and the coolest 48 degrees, on the let.

G. A. R. Day at Bethany.

The posts of the Grand Army of the Republio and the organizations of the Women’s Relief Corps all over the State have been notified by the Rev. D. R. Lucas, department oommander, that Grand Army day at Bethany Park at Indianapolis, well be held July 22. A special effort will be made to have as many visitors at the! park on that day as possible. The | addresses of the day will be by Mrs. John A. Logan. A campfire will be held at tnight. July 22 is the anniversary of the battle of Atlanta.

For ioed tea try our fanoy unoolored Japan. The fanoiest in the market. John Eger. Call -on Austin & Hopkins for terms on farms and city loan for five years,

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1904.

For the Year of 1904. BARKLEY TOWNSHIP Emma Tanner Guy Reed Lorena M. 801 l Jennie Kimble Edward Kupke Owney Callahan Viola Ethel Reed Chede Jordan Leon Lewis Ora Payne CARPENTER TOWNSHIP. Harve E, Rowland John Dluzak William Hamilton Pearl Baboook Merril Stanfield Bessie Stanfield Blanch Jordan Della Miller Ada Stookton GILLAM TOWNSHIP Ray Stevens Sattie Johnson Alioe M. Ryan Elsie Querry HANGING GROVE TOWNShIP Ethel Jordan Verne E. Parker Olive M. Osborne Blanch Cook Mary Foulks Cora Tyler Mary Peregrine Harley Willits Katie Iselman Rollin Eib Grace Peregrine JORDAN TOWNSHIP Clara Hudson Joseph Nafziger Lydie Auspurger Estella Sage Jerry Branson Lee Branson KANKAKEE TOWNSHIP Edna B. Witt Ira Albiu Anna Rasmussen Burl Asher Walter H. Seegrist Effie M. Fisher KEENER TOWNSHIP Roy Denßesten Effie Hart Lillie Stewart Flossie Feldman MARION TOWNSHIP Rosa Luers Rosa A. Miller Lorretta Nagel Nellie Biggs Mildred Biggs John H. Nagel Bessie Adamson Hayes Gwin Charles Garland Eva Clark Roy Donnelly Kate Mariatt George Thornton Jean Trussell Ernest Gowland Elmer Jacks Dora Bartlett Loyd Lewis Elizabeth Peters Pearl Wasson John H. Eiglesbaoh * MILROY TOWNSHIP Laura Barlow Harry S. Cook Charles Gallaher Earl Gallaher NEWTON TOWNSHIP Maud L Makeever Emmet Crow Wade C Makeever Lillian Thomas Merrill Freeland Gertrude Paulus UNION TOWNSHIP * Ray Hudson Frank MoColly James O. Thomas Lanty Joyner Arvel Bringle Hazel Davisßon Orpha Swaim Indus Wiseman Raymond Burns Edward Casey Clara Garriott Fern Alter WALKER TOWNSHIP Oliver Hershman Lillian Karoh Dollie Hershman Elbe Raohau WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP Merla M. Myers REMINGTON TOWN Claranoe Parks Viola Gates Burdette Roush Virgil Clarke Catharyn Oohs Edythe Little Anna Grubb WHEATFIELD TOWN Frona Austin Theresia Pinter James Anderson Joseph Stamp William Meyers Laura Jensen Albert F. Stembel Ira Melser Albert Stembel Bonnie Biggs Clifford Colvin Graoe East Homer Turner Bessie Bigge Capitola Swisher Ida Pinter

Common School Graduates.

Plan New Health Law.

Three resolutions having to do with important subjects were adopt, ed at Friday’s session of the county and oity health officers of Indiana, One resolution advooated a law to provide for the medical inspection of sohool children, another fosa state hospital for the treatment of tufberoulosis oases, and the third favored the establishment of a state laboratory under the direction of the state board of health.

A great reduotion on all summer goods. Chioago Bargain Store. Gasoline stoves at the MoCoysburg Hardware. Guaranteed no better binder twine made only 10$o lb. Chicago Bargain Store.

Charged With Stealing Lard.

The Kentland Enterprise has quite an extended account of the direful deeds of the two men, D. S. Payne and Ralph Bonebrake, who were placed in our jail a few days ago, to await trial at the October term of the Newton circuit court. It seems that George Long, living south of Kentland, discovered on June 23rd that his smokehouse had been rifled and three big cans of lard were missing. He put himself on the trail of hie missing pig fat, and found where Payne and Bonebrake had sold a can each to groceries in Wadena, Earl Park and Fowler. He caused the two men, to be arrested and their incarceration in the jail here soon followed. Payne has a wife and two children. He lived on a farm in Benton county. Bonebrake is a single man and a recent comer in the vicinity of Kentland.

Six State Senators Have Died.

Senator Gray of Evansville died a week ago Monday. This makes the sixth member of the last senate that have died since the last election. This is the largest number of deaths between sessions ever recorded so far as is known. Senator Barns, of Sonth Bend died several weeks before the dose of the session, and Senator Gibson jnst at the dose of the term. Since the assembly adjourned Senators Benjamin Starr of Richmond, Charles DeHaven, of Kokpmo, John C. Lawler of Salem, and James Gray of Evansville, have died. Four of the members, Senators Burns, Gibson, Starr and Gray, were holdovers, and new members will have to be elected for the unexpired terms at the coming eleotion, making 29 vacancies in the senate to be filled. All the dead men but odo wpre Republicans.

Isaac D. Sayler's Funeral.

The remains of Isaao D. Sayler, whose death oooured last Thursday, at Saybrook, 111,, arrived at 3:30 p. m. Sunday, aooompanied by his widow, and two sons, Eugene and Earl, and their wives. The funeral was held immediately, in the M. E. church, by Rev. H. L, Kindig, Rensselaer Post No. 84, G. A. R-, attended in a body, and took oharge of the burial services. Tne attendanoe was large. The pall bearers, all old soldiers, were R. H. Grow, Wm. Daniels, Shelby Grant, Fred Stooksiok, Prior Rowen and Whitsel Lewis. Interment was in Weston cemetery. The only other relatives from away, were his half brother John T. Sayler, and family, of White oounty. His other .half brother, Thos. J. Sayler, of Lamar, Colo., is in poor health and oonld not come.

Million Railroad Employes.

Acoording to the last report of the Interstate Oommeroe Commission there are 1,189,315 employes of railroads in this oountry making an average of 594 for every 100 miles of line. Of these employes 48,318 are enginemen, 50,651 are firemen, 35,070 are conductors and 91,383 are other trainmen. The switohmen, orossing tenders and watohman form an army of 50,489. The other employes are in the offices of maintenance of equipment, general administration and oonduoting transportation.

Maroh dress goods marked down i to i Chioago Bargain Store. If your farm loan is maturing odon, oallat First National Bank and learn terms, Parker does framing.

The Fourth and So Forth.

Rensselaer had no oelebration this year. Nearly all the oelebrating population went to other places, to Fair Oaks, Parker’s pionio, the river, Chioago. Lafayette etc. Enough were left however to keep a big noise going, from far before dawn till long behind daylight, and in the aggregate, a very large amount of fireworks was fired off. There was the nsnal number of aooidents. The most serious was one which happened to little Paul, six year dd of Mr, and Mrs. John Healy,at his home on Front street. He was firing medium sized fire crackers in the morning, and lighted one which seemed to go oht. He started in the house with it in his hand, when it exploded, near hie face. The region all around the right eye was very badly burned, and the eye itself greatly injured. The physioian thinks, however the injury to the eye will not be permanent. Ray, son of Isaao Reubelt got his hand badly burned, and John, son of Henry Hildebrand, had his finger considerably injnred by a toy pistol. Several other boys got minor barns. Two exoiting incidents oocured at Fendig’s drugstore, in the evening. while fire-works were being sent off. W. F. Smith let a giant fire-craoker explode in his hand, it going off sooner than expeoted. The spectators expeoted to find his hand torn to shreds, but it was not injured. Another excitement was oaused by Jack Montgomery oonceiving and executing the idea of sending up a pound stick of dynamite in a paper balloon, with a long fuse attaohed. The stiok proved too heavy for the balloon, and the boys held their breaths for fear it would louge against the McCoy building and “break the bank” worse than ever. It just cleared it however, and then they had another soare, for it seemed like it would settle down before the dynamite exploded, and perhaps wreok someone’s house, or worse. Luckily, however the wind-bag’s wind held out until the dynamite exploded, whioh it did with a big report, and blowed the balloon to Ballyhack.

Had a Big Bonfire.

About the finishing feature of the Fourth in Rensselaer was a bonfire so big that someone caused the fire alarm to be sounded and the fire oompany to tarn out. The soene of the fire was the blaokened shell of the old Rensselaer laundry building near Donnellys’ planing mill, and whioh has been an eyesore and lurking place for evilminded people/ ever since the original fire, several years ago. The old shell had long been condemned but for some unknown reason, it was still allowed to stand. About ten o’olook last night, it was found to be on fire, presumably from "spontaneous combustion” of a match dropped in a pile of kindling. The matoh previously having been in violent oontaoi with some dry surfaoe- Anyhow the old shell made a good fire, and the firemen made sure there would be nothing left to oall them there a third time-

Dr. Cbas. Vick, Eye Specialist This is an of Specialists. ThoahilUHMy ity to do one tbiog and do it well is more to be commended ad is of more benefit to humanity ban to do many things and none qual to the best. We limit our ?actice on the eye to errors of reaction, of whioh we have made a Special Study for over thirty years. Office in C. H. Viok’s fruit store, next door to express offioe.

Two Kentland Men Killed.

Patrick Keefe aid James B. Roberts are Yictims of Wreck at Litchfield. Again Newton county people well known here, have been among the victims of a railroad wreok. There was a terrible wreok on the Chioago and St. Lonis branoh of the Wabash road, near Litchfield 111., Sunday night. Some 20 persons were killed and 58 injuredAmong the killed was Patriok Keefe, of Kentland, a wealthy merohant of that town and one of the leading Democratic politicians of northwest Indiana. Among the injured was James B, Roberts of near Kentland, and a former trustee, of Washington township* He is a well known citizen and a brother of C. J. Roberts, son-in-law of H. O, Harris of our oity. Both men were going to St, Louis to attend the national Demooratio oonvention. The wreok was oaused by the train running into an open switch. Later: Mr. Roberts lived only a few hoars after his injury. Both bodies reaohed Kentland at noon today. The funerals will be held Wednesday.

Jerry Mixed With the Devil Wagon.

Jerry Shea, of north of town, had an exprienoe with a red “devil wagon,” otherwise automobile, Sunday afternoon. He and his wife had been to Remington, and coming home met the auto some miles sonth of town, Jerry was driving a oolt, and he saw the anto coming and he palled out by the side of the road, and he and his wife got ont. Jerry says he motioned to the anto to slow up, but it puffed right along and his horse started to plunge and jump, and broke loose from the buggy. Jerry held on and was dragged several hundred feet before he loosened his hold, when the horse struok ont for home.

A Picnic at Parker’s.

There was a big Fourth of July pionio at Korah Parker’s plaoe, about two miles northeast of town, Abont 200 inolnding the near neighbors from all directions and a great many town people. A general jolly good time was had, with pion io dinner in the spaoious and well shaded grounds. Croquet and other amusements were indulged in, and an Improvised game of base ball played, Bruce Porter and his nephew, Walter V. choose sides, and Walter skinned his venerated nnole to the tune of 28 to 13,

Guessed The Puzzle.

A Logansport woman reoeived a letter a few days ago informing her that she bad been awarded a diamond ring for making a correct guess on a puzzle. She was requested to send $2 to New York to oover the expenses, of shipping. She thought it a little expensive, but sent the money. She reoeived a thin gold wire ring with a diamond ohip in it that could hardly be seen. The ring would be expensive at 25 oents. Some Rensselaer people oould perhaps, relate some equally interesting experiences with these eastern, puzzle guessing frauds, if they were willing to own up.

Sale of Horses. Our last horse sale of the season will be at Fishers feed barnj Rensselaer next Saturday July 7th. at one p. m, We will sell twenty head of horses, six of them good mares, others general purpose horses, and some good drivers.. A good ohanoe to get some good horses very obeap. Terms liberal. Ttlrr'& Hughes,