Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1907 — Page 2

BENSSEUEI IEFDBUCAN. Office in The Republican Building corner of Washington and Westor •treeta, Rensselaer, Indians. Issued evkpy TUESBAY.AND FRIDAY r BY “ * GEORGE E. MARSHALL EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. MARSHALL & HEALEY, J , PUBLISHERS.

Governor Wrong On The Hanging Proposition.

Practically all of Governor Hanly’s recommendations to the Legislature are wise and practical and all of them are well meant, but in one of them he followed his sentiment rather than his judgment and his recommendation is far from wise or practical. Ht takes the view that life is something so sacred that the law has no right to take it. Even for instance in a case like that of Edward lionahu, the desperate murderer whom he saved from hanging by commuting hiis sentence. This man whose life is so sacred iq the Governor’s sight, sees no sacred ness in other men's lives and ruth lessly took one that is known of for the few dollars the man's horse and watch would bring, and pro bably took others that were not known of, and who was ready and anxious to take any number of lives to save himself from the punishment his crimes deserved. And who, further, if by any means he should again secure his freedom would be just as ready again to take other lives to retain that freedom. Moreover, if the law has no -right to take a man’s life to punish and repress crime, it has no right to take his liberty and especially not to incarcerate him in a tuberculosis infected prison where he has about nine chances but of ten of dying by inches within ten years, because of such imprisonment. The Governor says taking life for crime does not diminish crime but increase its. Never was a falser idea given circulation by a clearer headed man. In this country where not one murderer in 20 is executed for his crime, the chance of

the d* ath penalty is too slight to repress murder, but in countries like England, for instance, where trials, convictions and executions, follow swiftly and surely on the commission of the crime, there are not one fifth the mart' < in proportion to thepopul.it there are in this country. Ask .e old residents of Lafayette, Governor Hanly’s home city, if the hanging of three desperate criminal there 51 years ago, and retold elsewhere in this paper, did not have a mighty and most beneficial effect in pieventing other murders and other crimes iu that city. Ask 'the older people of San Francisco who remember the rule of the Vigilants in that citv, with their wholesale hanging of criminals, if taking the lives of criminals dUi not diminish crime in that instance. Ask the people of Seymour aud’ofull southern Indiana for that matter, if the hangifig of the Ueno gang about 40 year? ago did not dimmish crime; and t ie muchiater numerous hanging of 'desperate—and --organized criminals in Ripley county. Ask the people of northern Colorado, of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho if the wholesale hanging of murderers and outlaws by vigilantes about 35 jva is . e o 1 1 epi eased or i uertased crime. A nutnber of our states have tried abolishing the death penalty and several of them have restored it ag in. and ttw- ot them*are so' well' satisfied’with the results of-it? 1 abolishment that they reeommeud it to other states. Colorado wa< One of those states a nriiitber oi ! • culiarly heinous murders. ‘ restored it about 24 year ago, and since then the state has had 16 legal hangings. The latest of these, was on ‘he 12th of this month in the state prison at Canon City, andi the Record of that city, a most able and influential paper, says of these 16 hangings as com par d with some eastern states which have executed, no criminals in that period, that an inference that crime is more prevalent there than in other sections

of the vountry. would be wide of the mark, but on the contrary, the Colorado people are among the most law abiding and patriotic in the country. The Record then adds the f bowing paragraph; Who shall say that the expiation on the gallows for murder has not been a deter rant in the commission of that class of crime and that a capital punishment law has not had a wholesome and salutary effect upon the murals of the state? Let the laws and the practices of the courts be so reformed that wilful murderers are punished with the severity, the certainty and the celerity they are in England and most other European countries, and the results will mighty soon show how effectively the taking ot lives for crime will diminish crime. And that is the right and only effective way to cure the lynching habit, also, as we don’t mind telling our good Governor, who is, and very properlyistrongly, opposed to lynching. “My child was burned terribly about.the face, neck and chest. I applied Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil. The pain ceased aud the child sank into a restful sleep.”—Mrs. Nancy M Hanson, Hamburg, N. Y. In order to insure good bus service during my absence, please call up and leave your calls early instead of waiting until the last minute as a few ot my customers are in the habit of doing. Owing to the condition* of some of the streets it requires twice the. time to make a call as it does when the roads are in good condition. Joe Jackson.

Tribune Writes Up Elizur Sage.

The Sunday Chicago Tribune had an article filling nearly a whole page, devoted to Elizur Sage, of our city, the material for which wa« obtained several weeks ago by Mr. West, a member of the Tribune editorial staff who came here for the purpose. The article is very liberally illustrated, with a picture of Mr. Sage and family, and, as alleged, thejresidences occupied before and after the receipt of Uncle Russell’s legacy, and also a large allegorical picture representing Mr. Sage in the character ot'si poor and hard working farmer, busy with a hoe. planting or perhaps hoeing, potatoes i n on? corner of a field, while his wife and son are just as busy in the opposite corner harvesting the miraculously quick giown crop. Over their heads is just ar->

riving a vast flock of winged money bags. The reading matter of the article is very interesting and no doubt genuine and accurate, aud so also is the picture of the family, but the before and after fortaue residences, arc evidently snap shots by the artist at the first houses he came to which seemed by their appearance to fit in we 1 with the rest of the article. Certainly neither of them would be recognized by Mib_Sage as any he had ever lived in.

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch of your clothing. Dosin's Ointment cures the most obstinate cases. Why suffer. All.druggists sell it. Gifford Selling Lots of Land. Rensselaer Republican: , I desire to report among the recent sales in Piukamink marsh the following towit: - Ed- Oliver, Red .Oak farm, at *65.00 pei.icre. Also to-same party Hinkle Island faim at same price-—-*65.0 ’. Chas. Anderson, of Armstrong. 111., Eagle Island farm at *65.00. ; John A Wm. Callahan, of Blue Gra-ss, 111,, ChetrioTslaud farm, at *65 00 per acre. A W. Preyo. 80 acre (formerly known as the land belonging to Widow Lewis') at 850.00 per acre. Chas. Pattee. and each oi his sons a farm west of Newland. Aggregate sales Jasper county real estate ovei $300,000, 1 have a iarge amount lull aud I am offering to sell land for $35.00 per acre that will grow 65 bushels ! of em u to rhe <cre it farmed right, and de it Overv \«ar * Bet j. j. Gifford. ■ l)<'ji(>M use h iJS’i ptrysics. The reaction weakens ihe bowe’ - ids elnoaic Get iJuuu s Kegulets. They operate easily, tone the stomach, cure con-tipa- i tion. ■ . (

• For Sale. Hall interest in good paying barber shop in Rensselaer. Inquire at this office.

TRUSTEE SREPORT

NEWTON TOWNSHIP. » Township Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement sll9 19 Jtiue 9 06, Jas Leatherman, Warrant 563 36 Dec. 27, same 463 79 Total of Balance and Receipts., 1118 34 - Expenditures. Jan 2. Omar Morlau. Advisor. 35 00 Jan 2-. M F Leek, same , 5 (,0 Jan 2. Joseph Lane, same 5 00 Jan 3. W L Baker. Township Guide... 5 5u Trustee, postage, pens, pencils, etc ... 5 00 Jan 21. W L Baker, township official.. 1 00 Feb 10, Irwin & Irwin, tile. j 45 Feb z, Herrick Kofin, latyor. 3 Oj Feb 12, C R Weins, rock 425 March 6, W W Fadely, lumber 5 uo March 14, L’M Baughman, legal terv 'OS 20 Ou March 24, Hiram Day. cement 10 80 March 31. KE Babcock,pub annual rep 11 90 April IL D H Yeom.ti. gravel ]n <9 April 18, John Karr, work on bridge.. 2 50 April 2s. John Lornegan, receipt .... 3 31 M a rsha 1 1 & Healy .pub annual rep;;. -it 90 • June 30. W L Baker, blanks 1 (0 JulyjLW B Yeoman, trustee 1905 197 00 Geo E Marshal, pup estimate 1906-07 4 Oo FE Babcock, pub estimate and blanks 250 James N Leatherman.work roadbook 5 00 Nov .SR Nichols,.ditch lax 09 Nov 15, Joseph Shindelera supervisor. 1-2 00 Dec 3, J C Gwin, sewer "tile 41 95 Dec 3. Benjamin Geesa, gravel 12 ,50 I Dec 3, S B Holmes, supervisor 63 50 Dec 8. Ni>rmau Bro«,mason work 30 10 Dee 10, Benton Kelley, supervisor .... 60700 E E Harshberger, supervisor & labor. 114 82 Dac 28, C L LoughrigF. gravel". 11 70 Total Expenditures, .... 764 67 Tuition F und—Receipts. I Balance on Hand last settlement.. . 52874 64 Jan 27,'06. JasN Leateerman, warrant 362 06 Marchl9,same , 42 50 March 19. same 1...... 26 19 June 9, same 564 30 July—.same ........... 31474 Dec 27, same 464 95 Total of balance and receipts.... 4649 38 ’ ■ r— - Expenditures. March 31. W ESayler. teaching 8420 00 March 31. Bernice Sayler, same 322 Oo April 3, Ross Dean, same 222 1.0 April 4, Anna Bringle, same 336 00 April 5. Emma Lane,same ... 322 00 April 18, Anna Lane, same.... 357 00 Total Expenditures ... 2079 00 Special School Fund—Receipts Balance on hand last settlement 81079 09 June 9, 06. Jas N Leatherman, warrant JlB9 54 Dec 30, 1906, C L Parks, c0a1........ . 5 66 Dec 27. 06. Jas N Leatherman, warrant 154 94 Total of balance and receipts ... 1432 23 Expenditures Jan 8, J C Gwin, lumber i..., 11 24 Jan 13, George E Murray, supplies... 1 10 D H Goble & Co, H S Visitor & sup.... Io 80 Feb 12, C R Weiss, wood and eobbs.... 28 00 Feb 17. Leslie Clark, supplies 3 55 Feb 17, M L Wolford, transportation.. 25 CO Feb 22, P G Barker, transfers 21 Ou R J Yeoman, cleaning s h desks & sup. 13 00 May 5. Charles Morlan. Janitor 1 50 May 31. W E Sayler, iust ex and sup.. 23 50 May 31, Bernice Sayler, same 18 32 April 3. Ro‘s Dean, same 16 10 April 4, Anna Bringle, inst & laundry. 17 80 April 14, Emma Lane, institute..*. 11 50 April 14, James Lane, wood 9 75 April 14/Judson Perkins, fixing pump 1 75 A K Sayler, mowing yd and laundry.. 2 00 April 18. Anna Lane, inst and sup..,, 18 75 April 23, A J Freeland, cobs and sup.. 2 35 Aplril 28, John Eger, supplies 34 May 7, C F Stackhouse, tuition IS 00 May 19. G M Wilcox, 0i1.... ...... 12 May 36, C L Parks, work and sup 6 25 June 9, John Zimmer, transportation 79 87 June 9, Thomas Redgate, same 58 37 J une 9, A C Pancoast, same 25 00 June 11, Granville Moody, tuition .... 116 25 June 11. G J Jessen, gold stars ... 10 12 Juns 16. S B Holmes, transportation.. 5 00 Juhe 16. A F Long, supplies 21 19 F E Babcock, programs and mansepts 11 75 Aug IS, Delphi Wagon W’ks.sch wagon 132 50 Sept 4. DM Worland,transportation.. 25 oO Sept 22, Emma Lane, cleaniag sch h.. 3(0 Sept 22, J F Brnner, insurance......... 15 O' Qct 12, Amy Watson, cleaning sch b.. 3 00 Oct 8. LH Hamilton, com on sch books 2 09 Nov 3, W A Hefferlin, p ipering sch h.. 6 60 Nov 9, R P Benjamin, repair organs.. 6 00 C L Parks, hauling sch waeon,«work. 13 10 Nov 24, T E Willey L A Coal Co, coal.. 17 20 Dec 5 JUG win, lumber ... 13 89 Dec 3. Chas C Parks, haul coal.wood., 9 80 Dee 8. E V Ransford. glass and towels.. 49 Dec 8, B F Fendig, book rules .1 10 Dec 8. A F Long, supplies—- 21 75 Dec-15. D H Goble, HAS Visitors, sup. 13-49 Dec 27, R J Yeoman. wood aud sup.... 69 80 Dec 29. Hiram Day, calsomining sch h 15 00

Total Expenditures Road Fund—Receipts. » Balance on hand last settlement $29 74 June 9, James N Leatherman.warrant 2044 49 Dec 27, Jas N Leather men. warrant.... 31 38 Total of balance aud receipts.... 2105 61 Expenditures. Jan 5, Frank Zikmund, tiling road.... 35 03 March 5, George Markin, receipt 2 16 June 23, Jas N Leatherman, same 1791 53 June 2?. James Yeoman, same 42 22 Edward Shindeler. ditching road ,7 00 July 3. Jay W Williams, receipts...... 13 33 July6.S R Nichols. Kent ditch ... 68 SO Oct 27, James Middietoi,. receipt ...... 2 14 Dec 14, Wiiliain Zink, gravel.... .... ..$ 370 Nov 20. Jnhn Mehairy. same 17.70 Edward Shindeler. work mi bridge... 3 "2 Total Expenditures 2000 40 At Id I Heraa IRomIF(i nd - R ei pt s. June 9. Jas N Leatherman, Warrant..s 681 48 Dec 27, same 10 46 Total of balance and receipts—fbvdr $ 397 89 Expenditures. Overdrawn last settlement $294 06 J C Gwin, lumber and sewer tile 58 42 Jan 13, Rensselaer'TCo, sewer tile., .. 7 50 Jan 13, Levi Shupp. ditching road .... 7 09 April 14, Edward P Lane, same 10 00 June 23, Henry Luers, sand.., 30 June 29, Everet Halstead, lumber.... 25 (0 July Myrt R Price, Halstead ditch.. 17 50 July 3. S R Nichols.gravel 6 00 Jos Shindeler. Sr., cutting brush 6 00 July 28. Etlwd Shindeler. clean, ditch.. 27 00 July 28, Marion Ads ms, gravel 3,60 July 31. James Middleton. ditching rd 50 00 Aug 10, CL Parks, moving bridges.... 150 00 Aug 16, Everet Halstead, lumber 101 92 Aug 17, Joe Scheurich, labor! 7 60 Sept 7, C L Loughrige. gravel 25 00 Sept 22, Ed Shindeler, ravel 15 00 Sept 2', Joseph Lane, tiling road .... 45 00 Oct 1, L H Dir»t. Hains ditch 20 00 “Oct 22. Myrt B Price. Halstead ditch.. 22 50 Nov 6. George Reusch, tiling road.... 10 35 Nov 6, James Lane, same 4 28 .Nov 10. Everet Halstead, lumber 18 10 Total Expenditures , $637 46 Dog Fund—Receipts, Balance on hand last settlement sl-6 fO June, *6, G L Thornton, dog tax.... 68 00 W L Bringle, same 1 00 Joseph Francis, same .... *IOO C R Weiss, same 1(0 Marr Powel, same .... 1 CO Total of balance aud receipts ... 258 00 Expenditures. Jas N Leatherman, exce-s dog fund. SB6 CO ; Total Expenditures 88 00 "r Poor Fund-Kropipts. Balance on hand last settleipent ... $305 37 June 9. Jas N Leatherman, warrant.. 31 Dee 27a - ame w. (.6 T<gal of balance aud receipts 305 74, Cemetery—Receipts. W R Yeoman, ca 4i « 28 75 j Total 1 t balance and receipts ... $-6 75 Expenditure*. April 14. PF Roberts ’., '*2.l 75 * Tita! Expenditures..,, f,_6 73

, Mur.mayj. Bal. A Rec. Exp. Bal. To*tnirhip Ful:d 'lll6 31 iri-t rtf- fit tuition Fund 4r’.4',< 3' 21»79 00 2370 38 Special Sch Fund 11-12 2-1 I«s' O' 474 15 Road Fund 2105 61 * 2000 40 100 2t '■ Add Road Fund... 397 8? 637 46 300 57* Cemetery 26 75 26 75 Dor Fund,.... 8M Do >6 00 172 00 Poor Fund 305 74 . 305 74 10321 98 6552 36, 3769 62 Trustee's Service Account. . Expenditures. , Office work. 40 days I 80.00 < Looking after roadsand bridges 36 00

Stock ano Grain Farms Newton County Ind ' ' ' 6* . 2,800 ACRES Lying 3 1-2,miles north of Morocco. Divided into 9 farms and 9 sets of buildings. This is the best land in northern Newton county; soil black sandy laom with clay sub-soil, is thoroly underdrained with tile. All the farms are well fenced. A stone road runs Jhru the land. The Chicago Indiana & Southern R. R. also runs thru the land, and the town of Enos is located near the center of the tract. C. &E.I.R. R. runs close to the land but not thru it. The Salisbury dredge ditch runs thru the land, making an excellent outlet for the tile drainage on the same. This land is situated 62 miles southwest of Chicago. Morocco is 3Ji miles south, and Elmer, on the C. &E. 1., is 1y 2 miles west of the land. This land will be sold in a body for $35 PER ACRE, CASH, Or will be subdivided into farms to suit buyers at from $35 TO $45 PER ACRE, Write or call upon William Cummings, Agent. Fred ’ k £ a j» & Co ' Kentland Ind 100 Washington St. IIUIIIIUIIUI lllUl Chicago, 111. OWNERS.

Visiting schools and other school wrk 24 00 Enumeration 20 00 Miscellnaneous 40 00 Total S2OO 00 _ , W. B. YEOMAN, Township Trustee. Examined and approved this Bth day of January, 1907. Omar Morlan, < C.R. Weiss, -j Adv. Board T. F. Dunlap. C

Public Sale. Having rented my farm I will offer I at Public Sale at my residence 2 niiles east’of Rensselaer' on the Pleasant Ridge road, on Thursday, January 24th. The following property to-wit: 7 Head of Horses and Colts. As .follows: 2 black Norman mares, 3 yrs old, wt 2,800, one in foal by Percheron Norman horse: Shi-e mare 4 yrs old, wt 1,450, in foal by Shire horse, yearling bay mare sired by Morton Percheron horse; 3 spring colts, 2 fillies and 1 horse. 7 Head of Cattle. 4 milch cows, one with calf by her side, others will be fresh in March [ and April: 3 spring calves’, C steers I and one heifer, 39 Head of Poland China Hogs. 10 sows bred, 9 shoats wt 180 pounds: 12 fall pigs, 1 tw;o yr old male hog, T open“gHls7~3 ffiale pigs. The’ sire and dam of these pigs was first in their class at the Indiana atate fair in 1905; also some other show sows in this sale. Transfers and pedigrees given on sale day. Farming Implements.

Binder, hay rake, hay der, rick, rope and fork, broad tire wagon bug£y, road tart, bob sled, hay ladder, cider mill, feed grinder, cultivator, tower gopher,'3-section fiarrow, ' gopher attachment, disc harrbw, 3i horse riding plow as good as new, ! fanning milh 30-gallon iron kettle. 1 set work harness, 2 barrels of cider 1 vinegar, rick of straw.about2s tons.etc. Terms. 12 months credit without interest b approved, security or 6 per cent off jotcash on sums over $5- Sums under $5 cash.’ If not paid when due 8 per cent interest from date. W. R. Shesler. FRED PHILLIPS. Auct. C. G. SPITLER, Clerk. Hot Luuch. Box Social At Bowling Green. There will be a box social at Bowling Green school house Saturdaj evening,’ Jan, 26, 1907. All are cordially invited. '< Arthur Tuteur, Teacher.

Public i" Sale-" | At Collins’ Hitch I Barn Rensselaer Ind. I_ _ _ 12 o’clock M. | j Friday WO7l I Poland I I .China Hogs.! I 45 Head of I Bred Sows and Open I Gilts. I We have sold our farm and 1 have v got to move, therefore I will offer ''' my entire Show Herd and all .the ■ good Brood Sows. Bred to R. Per- r; section, the hog that won Ist at the Indiana State fair 1906 and also Ist g . I at the Bluegrass fair at Lexington, g Ky., 1906. A chance to buy the right • A kind at your price. H Terms- A credit of seven months* will be' § I given with approved security. Notes to draw & i 7 per cent from date. * Auctioneers: a COL. C. W. TRAVIS, - Lafayette, Ind. |i ’ “ FRED PHILLIPS. Rensselaer, Ind. g “ LW. BUFFER, West Middleton, Ind. I C. (j. SPITLER, Clerk, - Rensselaer, Ind. g A. J. HARMON, i