Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1908 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

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DECIDES FOR ACCEPTANCE

Referee Bowen Authorizes Trustee Chapman To Compromise Delos Thompson Claim. r Referee John G. Bowers, under date of Jan. 28th,[issues his order in the petition of Delos Thompson in the claim against him, growing ont of his association with T. J. McCoy and others in the old Rensselaer Stock Farm Co., seeking a compromise. / Mr. Thompson filed a petition on the 10th day of November, 1907, asking that the Trustee De empowered to accept the sum of SIO,OOO in fall settlement of the claim against him. The decision of Referee Bowers is that the Trustee shall'accept this settlement, and notices have been sent to the creditors to the effect that the order had been issued. The order says in part : “ * * * This referee having examined the said petitions respectively, ana the several statements of facts presented by said counsel respectively and having read said briefe and having heard the state ment of said counsel respectively pertaining to alleged facts and the propositions of law deemed applicable to each alleged facts, and it appearing to this referee that said claim of said trustee against the said Thompson is now pending as a civil action in the Lake circuit court in the state of Indiana, in the complaint in whioh said cause of action there are nine paragraphs, and that the transactions constitut ing the basis of said snit are numerous and complicated and cover a long period of time, and that some of the material facts involved in such controversy are in dispute, and that the propositions or prin ciplee of law applicable to such alleged facts are numerous, and further that some of such proposi tions of law apparently applicable to the facts likely to be established are apparently not expressly settled by the oourts of said state, and not uniformly determined by the oourts which have considered the same or similar propositions, and it further appearing that the said Delos Tompson is willing to pay the sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dot lars in cash in full settlement of the said claim, and this referee being of the opinion that a compromise of said claim on behalf of said true tee for said sum in cash would be an act of business prudence upon the part of such trustee, and that he should therefore be vested with authority to compromise said claim for the sum of ten thousand dollars, or any sum in excess thereof, in cash, “It is therefore ordered that said trustee be, and he hereby is, authorized to compromise said .claim against the said Delos Thompson for the sum of ten thousand dollars in cash, or in any sum in excess thereof payable in cash, and that he of his action in the premises make due report John O. Bowers, i Referee. The creditors of the A. McCoy & Co.{bank who are effected by the order, and who are somewhat divided in their opinions as to whether or not they wished to ao cept the compromise, have,ten days in which to appeal from*the order of Referee Bowers to United States District Judge A. B. Anderson, of Indianapolis. Several of the creditors who were on the counter petition which aimed to prevent the order for compromise state that they are prepared to stand by the decision of the referee, and it is tolerably certain that the decision of Anderson would[sustain that of Referee Bowers. This* being the case it would probably be the better proposition now for the creditors to aooept the order as final and thereby nring the matter te a dose and avoid additional expense. This will guarantee creditors a dividend of about 21, cents on the dollar. _ A beautiful souvenir for every SIO.OO worth of ooupone. Chicago Bargain Store. Don’t forget the date of F. L. Born tracer’s sale—Tuesday. Feb. 4th. He will offer] (several good honss for sale.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908

Baldwin & Dague Banks Will Pay Out

The following teiegram from Logansport explains the condition of the Baldwin & Dagne banks, and if correct, Will insure that the depositors are fSSid in foil: Willard Elliot, of city, receiver of the Goodland and Fowler banks, owned by Messrs. Baldwin & Dagne, which (were closed ‘by the State Auditor, filed |his report, with Judge Lairy in the Circnit Court this afternoon. The liabilities of the Ambia bank are $129,267.99; assets $131,440.08; excess of assets $2,182.09. Liabilities of Fowler bank, $91,966.02; assets $58,-256.66; excess liabilities, $33,708.37. Messrs. Baldwin & Dagne have personal deposits in this bank amondting to $29,805.03, which, added to the bank’s assets, leaves only a deficit of $3,903.04. This added to the deficit of $516.04, existing at Goodland, makes a total deficit in the Goodland and Fowler banks amounting to $4,421.21. Bat this deficit is entirely wiped ont by the surplus of $2,182.09 and with Baldwin’s private deposit of $.48.51 in the Ambia bank, which leaves a total surplus of $1,866.42 to the credit ol the three banks. Stockholders of the Goodland bank will receive 10 per cent dividend, and another dividend will follow soon.

Monticello Next Attraction.

The strong Monticello basket ball game will be here Friday night of this week, and our boys will have a large task before them. This isthe second year that Monticello has played and they have developed a team that is a wonder, and save for their defeat by the strong Crawfoidsville team they have hot been beaten this year. It will pay everyone to torn" out aud see the game scientifically played. While Rensselaer is hardjy expecting to win the game they will be keyed np to their best effort and the game will be worth seeing. For convenience to business men and clerks Prof. Gray has decided to call it a half hoar later than the other games were called, and will not be oommenoed nntil 8:30 o’clock.

Drowley Got Off Easy Enough.

W. H. Drowley of Logansport was convicted last week in Delphi for mistreating Josephine Voorhees, nine year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gertha Voorhess, of Flora. Drowley is a man about forty yeans old. The evidence in the case was not conclusive. It was proved that Drowley who is a life insnrman, went to Dr. M. D. Oallane’s office and there met the little girl who was waiting for Dr. Oallane. The evidence upon whidlrthe jury lonnd its verdict went to show that while they were waiting for the physician, the little girl sat on Drowley’s lap and he fondled her. She was sent to the office by her mother for medicine and npo n her return home she related her experience. The mother became frantic and insisted tnat prosecution should follow. The father differed with her, bat his argument failed to carry and Drowley was arTested. The case was bitterly contested and Drowley was convicted.

J N. E. Church.

The pastor at the Methodist ohnroh will speak on next Sabbath morning op the subject, “The Highlands of the Bool.” In the evening the subject will be “The Gall to Disdpleship.” Sunday School at 9:30 a. m., Junior league 2:30, Epworth League at 6 p. m. People without a church will be oordially welcomed.

Attention! KnightS of Pythias.

There will be a district meeting of the Lodges of this district at Remington Wednesday, Feb. 5 th. We would like as many Knights to go as possible. <*■ O. 0. Warner, Geo. W. Scott • Com. < Don’t fail to attend Bowles £ Parker’s February clearance sale now in progress—the big discount*) they are giving on heavy weight goods will Interest yon, besides oar assortments are always the best and oar prices the lowest on gingham, domestics, embroideries and everything yon need for your spring sewing.

ISSUED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. THE FRIDAY ISBDE IS THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. _ .. L-l;i.. _. . . , * - . ~ < " * l ’■ *r

STANDING OF CONTESTANTS

Grace Peyton 107285 Leila Grant 53810 Mrs. JOeHalllgan 40030 Bessie Hardy 30925 Grace Reed 18315 Fannie Porter 10450 Ferae Parker 9800 Bernice Sayler 8850 Lillian McClanahan '6895 Kate Maxwell 5805 Esther Padgitt 4528 t Goldie Guny on 3910 Ethel McCarthy 3560 Ethel Clarke 3485 Mae Pettit 2625 Cecil Rutherford 2315 Mary Adams 2045 Bessie MOore 1830 Bertha Eldridge _ 1695 Day Jordan ... —-4515 ; -

Dr. Berkley started for his home in Portland, Oreg., yesterday, and expected when he reached Chicago, to be advised about the condition of. the health of his mother at Newman, 111. As stated before it was her health that called him from Portland, and he has been at Newman for the past four weeks. His mother is a victim of heart trouble and it is feared will never be any better than she is now. Before ooming to Rensselaer Dr. Berkley visited his tather-in law, T. J. McCoy, at the Michigan City penitentiary. He found Tom about well, so far as his broken leg was concerned, but that his right knee was so weak that he euuld scarcly bear any weight on it, and he was compelled to nse a crutch and a cane to assist him in walking. He is somewhat run down in weight but is well and very cheerful. When asked Where Tom expected to go when he was freed, Dr. Berk ley said he thought he would remain in Indiana, and intimated that he might live right here among his old associates. Dr. Berkley has established a lucrative medical practice at Portland, aud says his practice now is as paying as it was in Rensselaer before he moved away. They had the misfortune to lose a little baby born to them after their removal to Portland. The many old friends of of the doctor were glad to see him and to learn of his prosperity in his new home. -A

George Ade Will Be Here Monday.

George Ade, writing from Chicago to have rooms at the Makeever Hotel reserved for him, states that he will be here Monday. Mr. Ade modestly says that some of his friends hope that he may be named as a delegate to the national convention; that he haß no burning political aspirations, bat if the convention sees fit to nominate him he will be very glad to go to the convention and try to execute the wishes of the republicans of the tenth district. Former District Chairman Henry W. Marshall, Judge Vinton, and others of Lafayette, will be here Monday after noon and evening and it is probable several will also arrive from the north daring Monday, There should be a very bnsy time Monday evening.

Card of Tkanks.

We wish to express oar sincere thanks to oar friends and neighbors for their kindness during the ‘sickness and death of oar husband and father. Mrs. Mary Sparling and family.

Christian Church Services.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “Friend or Foe” in the evening “The birthday of the Church.” ►The publio invited. Special discount sale on meu’s heavy pants at Bowles & Parker’s clothing store. Mrs. Kanb will have a market Saturday, Feb. Ist, one door west of the express office, all the usual good things. Brown bread and doughnuts especially. .

Dr. A. L. Berkley is Prospering.

A Fine Intermediate Prize.

The Republican popularity contest is still the leading attraction and has resulted in bringing us many new subscribers, and this, of course, was the principal object in introducing the contest We are how going to encourage new subscriptions by offering as a reward to the person that brings in the greatest number of new Semi Weekly subscriptions by Saturday evening, Feb. 15th, at 5 o’clock, a very beautiful ring, set with three small diamonds and two imported Hungarian opals. The ring is on display at G. J. Jessen’s jewelry store, and Mr. Jessen will attest that it cost just what we say it did, $25. It is a ring that any person can well be prond of, and it will go to some hustler. - All subscriptions that have been seenred by any candidate between Jan. Ist and Feb. 15tb, will be counted and the ring will be awarded on the date set. There will be one other intermediate prize awarded fmd that will be a gold watch, walue sls. It will be given to the person getting the most new subscribers between Feb. 15th and March 14th. Any information that we can give that will assist the contestants in getting new subscribers we will cheerfully assist in. By new subscribers is meant subscribers that pay one year in advaneb. It is worth while to hustle. The field is wide and open to any girl or woman that wishes to enter, whether they are contestants in the main contest or not. Start hustling now and don’t let up until the last day.

Third District K. of P. Meeting.

V-iL ft , - ■' JPhe Third District K. of P. meet ing will be held in Remington next Wednesday, Feb. sth. It will be an afternoon and evening meeting. The Grand Chancellor and other Grand Lodge officers will be there. The district is composed of Lake, Porter, Newton and Jasper counties, and a good attendance is expected at the meeting. It is quite probable several members of the order from Rensselaer will , attend. It is also probable several of the dele gates from the north will oome to Rensselaer on the 10:65 train and drive over from here. An interesting program has been prepared.

W. H. Eger’s Son Will to Store.

The W. H. Eger store was reopened Thursday morning, and will hereafter be in charge of Cleve Eger, who will give up his mechanical engineering course at Pnrdne University, in order to continue the business of his father. He will retain the services of Fred Cissel, who has been connected With the firm for almost twenty years. Cleve is a capable young basinets man and has assisted his his father in the conduct of tha business for several years. He very willingly gives up his college work, altho right in the middle of his Junior year, to take hold of the business, which his many friends here are assured he will successfully manage.

J. V. Leak’s Sale Waa a Hammer. John V. Leah’s sale Tuesday was one ot the very beet held this year, and high prices prevailed all along the line. One driving mare brought S2OO, and other hones brought $175. SIBO and $l9O. One cow waa bid in at S6O and prices were as high as last year, almost. The sale totaled a little over 92,800. On March Ist Mr. Leah and family will leave for Menominee, Wls., near which place his father resides and where he also expects to bay land. He is a good farmer and will undoubtedly sccoeed in his new home. The big one half price sals of clothing will continue to Saturday night Feb. Bth. Chicago Bargain Store. Ton can save 9 I at* Bowles A Parker's Mg February Clearance sale.

DEFECTIVE FLUE, COSTLY FIRE

A. L Willis Resideuce College Avenue Saved by Prompt Reposse of Fire Company. A fire was discovered in the roof of the residence property of A. L. Willis, this Wednesday morning at about 9:30 o’clock, and the fire department made a record ran to the scene and by diligent and well-directed efforts sayed the house from entire destruction. The fire was probably started in the roof or attic from a detective fine, altho the fine had been built only a few months ago by competent workmen. The house 1b MT copied by Mr. Willis aud wife, and by his son, Jamie Willis and wife. Mrs. Willis, sr., was visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leslie Alter, near Parr, and the men Were working in the Willis machine shop down town. The fire was discovered by a neighbor and a little delay was occasioned in turning in the alarm. When Mrs.|Willis, jr M did not get immedicate reponse after ringing the telephone die hang np the receiver and started on the ran down town for assistance. The alarm was turned in by Miss Mary Daniels and die company was on band in an incredible short space of time. John Schaolaub, who was pass ing by saw the fire and entered the house, went up stairs and began moving out the furniture. Others soon assisted in this and all was finally moved ont, altho in a very bad condition. The entire roof was on fire when the company began throwing watev«but they soon had it under control, and the damage to the house is probably not more than S2OO, Unless the bouse should have to be replastered. There will also be some loss to the lurniture aud a great deal to their clothing, as the house was soaked with water. There was no insurance on either house or contents, and the loss will prove a serious one to Mr Willis. Carpenters were at once pat to work ou the hoase, and three stoves are kept gofog in order to dry the water soaked wood work. The wal $ will also have to be repared. It is though the family will be able to move baek into the house by Friday.

Attacks Rate Law.

One suit now pending in the Federal coort at Indianapolis, attacks the constitutionality of the Indiana two-cent rate law and there is a possibility of the matter being earned to the supreme court where it may meet the same fate as did the rate law in Pennsylvania.

Crowded Out This Week.

Considerable reading matter, eluding most ol the correspondence is crowded ont of this issue, and will appear in the Monday paper.

Good Farmers Going to South Dakota

f ~ 1 Samuel Parker is another good Jasper county farmer who will sell ont here and locate in Sooth Dakot% and the Bepublican has his order for sale bills for his sale to be held Tneeday, Feb. 11th. He will have a very floe grade of stock and is advertising his sale extensively. Fritz Zard, who is one ot Jasper county’s K>d farmers, will also go to Sooth koca, and he will hold a sale on the day after Mr. Parker’s, that is on Wednesday, Feb. 12th. B. R. Amsler is holding a sale in connection with Mr. Zard, and together it will make a good, big sale The Karnival-Kirmess given at the opera house Feb. 3rd and 4th, will be the event of the season. Over fifty ladies in fancy costumes, with good catchy manic, national and local characters. The batterflies and fairies in white and gold costumes, in chorus aad drills win be a very pretty feature of the program, and is alone worth the price el adulation. 1

Trouble in Settling Estate.

It seems that before Jas. Noland died, a short time ago, be sent for his brother near Pittsboro, Ind., to eome to his bedside and told him to take care of the money and property left, which was not much, only a few dollars in money and a little live stock, which he expected keep his widow comfortably nntil she could find something to do to support herself. After Neland di&d and the remains shipped to Pittsboro the brother took the money and paid the expenses of the funeral and told the Mrs. Howland that he intended to sell the stock she asked him why and he claimed - that his brother had told him to sell it. She had the sheriff issue a writ of replevin and he took charge of the stock. It is supposed that Noland intended to sell and give her a few dollars and keep the rest for himself.

Thursday Locals.

- - ~r--,v • Miss Emma Blomquist, of Chicago, was a guest from Saturday until today of Emil Johnson, residing northwest of town. The Monticello Poultry Association quit its first year exhibition with a cash balance of 186-20. They spent $96.46 in advertising. Mrs. A. E. Coen has-tetorned to her home in Brewyn, 111., after spending several days with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Vvasson. * W. L. Porter and family have departed for their future home in Mitchell, S. D. Mrs. Porter will remain at the old home in Englewood until Mr. Porter can arratige matters in Mitchell. John Carder, of west Jordan tp., for whom the Republican has just printed sale bills, will have a good sale oh Friday, Feb. ?ih, and wfK remove in a short time io Jeuniags county, where he will reside on a farm belonging to hie annt. Misses Ora Dnvall and Cecil Morgan have gone to Marion where they were called by the serious sickness of their node Wm. Kenton. Mr. Kenton is a brother to Mrs. George Morgan He is an inmate of the soldiers home there, and is parslized and presumably will not recover, Jas. Griswold and wife, of Valparaiso. and W. H. Cornell and wife, ot Grand Rapids. Midi., left for their home this morning. They were called here to attend the fooeral of W. H. Eger, the ladies being sisters of Mrs. Eger. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cornell. die being another sister, also of Grand Rapids, will remain here until Saturday. The Jasp*r Savings and Trust Co. will move either today or tomorrow into their very fine- new quarters, and will open up in business there either Friday or Saturday morning. The new furniture and tho general arrangement of the bank makes it a very attractive place and the location also will probably better snit the bank’s rapidly increasing patrons. County Superintendent W. O. Schanlaub, of Newton county, was right in the thickest of the Morocco fire. He had a room in one of the horned bnildings and was asleep there when the fire Was discovered. He has a library valued at SBOO or S4OO and after saving himself from cremation his first thought was for bis books. He could not get all of these and estimates bis loss at;about $75.

Only 1.00 and 1.25 per bosha! for fancy belleflower, northern spy. russet apples. Chicago Bargain Store. 89 cents bay one of those Original Kalamazoo petticoat* at Bowles A Parker’s February ||Clearanee sale. The big one ball price sals clothing cloaks will continue tww more weeks to Saturday night Feb. Bth. CHICAGO BARGAIN BTOML F. L. Borntrager will offer several good young horses and a good list of (arming tools at his sale Is be held next Tuesday, Feb. 4th. All 12.5010 15.00 men’s heavy weight winter pants now #1.60 to 12.50 at Bowles A Parker's clothing and shoe store.

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