Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1908 — Page 2

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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

• For Judge 30th Judicial Circuit, i , CHARLES W. HANLEY. < » For Prosecuting Attorney 30th ' . Judicial Circuit, « i FRED W. LONGWELL. < , j ■ For Treasurer, • • JESSE D. ALLMAN. ’ > For Recorder, • . JOHN H. TILTON. /< • For Sheriff, < ■ LEWIS P. SHIRER. < I For Surveyor, < • W. FRANK OSBORNE. • For Coroner, < . WILLIS J. WRIGHT. < • For Commissioner Ist Dist., < • JOHN F. PETTET. < • For Commissioner 3rd Dist., < • CHARLES T. DENHAM. < ■ ——o 1 . MARION TOWNSHIP. - ■ - For Trustee, < . H. E. PARKINSON. < I For Assessor, < . GEORGE SCOTT. ■ • For Justice of the Peace, < . PHILIP BLUE. < • o < J BARKLEY TWP. TICKET. • For Trustee, < • WILLIAM FOLGER. • For Assessor, ■ • CHAS. REED. • o ■ J . WALKER TOWNSHIP. • For Trustee, > FRED KARCH. <• For Assessor, . HENRY MEYERS. > o > HANING GROVE TOWNSHIP > ’ TICKET. > For Trustee, > GEORGE PARKER. For Assessor, « J. P. GWIN. > o > JORDAN TOWNSHIP TICKET. • For Trustee, > A. J. McCASHEN. <• For Assessor, > JAMES BULLIS. > o > WHEATFIELD TWP. TICKET. For Trustee, > M. J. DELEHANTY. For Assessor, > A. S. KEEN-

Announcements.

t FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE. I will be a candidate for Representative from the district composed of White and Jasper counties, subdect to'the decision of the republican convention. JOHN G. BROWN, Monon, Ind. —• JAMES D. BROWN, of Burnettsville White county, desires to aimounce AAngelf as a candidate for the repubtll^ah 4 nomination for joint represenfor the White-Jasper district, adicfts the aid of the Jasper delegates in securing the nomination. The date of the convention has not yet been announced. FOR ASSESSOR—UNION TOWNSHIP Please announce my name as a candidate for the Republican nomlnaXlpn for assessor of Union township. I( ,it , L, McCURTAIN, Parr, Ind.

Representative Convention.

The republicans of Jasper and White counties will mebt tn delegate convention at Reynolds, Ind., on ... .THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1908, at one o’clock P._ M.., for the purpose iof' nominating a candidate for representative in the State Legislature to be voted for at the November election, 1908. < The representation at said convention will be one delgate and one alternate for each 200 votes and for each additional fraction of over 100 votes cast, for Fred A. Sims for Secretary of State at the November election, 1906. which will entitle the counties to the following vote:. Jasper 7, White 11. MOSES LEOPOLD, j Ch. Jasper Co. Rep. Ccm. f BEN J. F. CARR, ■Ch. White Co. Rep. Cbm.

UNION TOWNSHIP CALL. Notice Is hereby given to the Republican voters of Union township to meet in mass oonventiou at the school house In Fair Oaks op Saturday, May 2, 1908, at 2 o’clock P. If. to nominate

candidates for the following offices towit: i Trustee. ,-i Assessor. One Justice of the Peace. Two Constables. two members of the Advisory Board. —J. C. McCOLLY, .Chairman; W. S. McCONNELL, secretary, North Precinct; W. L. WOOD, chairman; LEE MYRES, secretary, South Precinct -

Obituary of Thomas R. Moody.

„ Thomas R. Moody, the second son of Granville and Jennie Parkinson Moody, was born at the Barkley township homestead September 27, 1884, and departed this life March 31, 1908, at the home of his birth at the early age of 23 years, 6 months and 4 days. After completing the course in the district school near his home he entered the Rensselaer high school from which he graduated in the Class of 1903. While in the high school he was a faithful and thorough student and was actively interested in all ths forms of athletic sports. His cheerful disposition and .even temper rendered him deservedly popular with all classes of students. After completing his high school course he decided to follow stock raising as; his life work. With this in .view he attended the State Agricultural .College at Ames, lowa, for three and one-half years. While there he became recognized as a very proficient judge of fine stock and while yet a student he acted as judge at a number of county fairs throughout the ptaje. After returning from college he became associated in partnership with his father in the live stock business in which he was actively engaged at the time of his death. While at college he became a member of the local fraternity known as “The Aztecs” and two representatives of the fraternity were present from the college at the funeral, Mr. E. S. Van Brunt and hjr. D. H. Demmead. Prof, and Mrs. W. H. Sanders, of Bloomington, and two or three reprseentatives of the Union Stock Yards, of were also present. !

March 20, 1898, at the age of 13 years, he united with the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church during the pastorate of Rev. H. M. Middleton. He developed Into a faithful Christian manhood, leading a quiet and even life of uprighteousness and integrity. He leaves a precious memory to his father and mother and four sisters and one brother, tall of whom were present at the funeral, besides a large circle of relatives and friends to all of whom his faithful and noble life will remain an abiding inspiration.

Union Township to Stay Dry.

The Union township people got after the saloon question with a vengeance, and Rev. B. F. Ferguson filed a remonstrance with the auditor Friday that will seal the doom of the licensed saloon for all time to come. There were 219 votes in that township for auditor of state two years ago and this would require 110 signatures to defeat the saloon applications of J. H. Conway and Charles Gundy, who sought to secure licenses at Parr and Fair Oaks, respectively. Mr. Gundy sold his building at Parr and withdrew from the effort to get a license. It was readily seen that the remonstrance effort would prevail “Tlnd the temperance people wanted to make it as effective as they could, and the soliciting for names was continued until 199 were secured, which only lacked 20 of making it unanimous. It was a great victory for temperance and shows the growing tendency in that direction, for the last remonstrance filed contained little more than the required number of signatures.

You can save money on your garden seeds, onion setts and seed potatoes at John Eger’s. MILLINERY OPENING, APRIL 9, 10 ANP.U AT MARY MEYERS’. . - I J> ■ All kinds of'soft drinks, on Ice at McKay’s.. Fancy canned goods on Ice at McKay’s, such as stuffed olives, Maryland peaches, lobsters. Red. River salmon, in fact, anything In fancy canned goods. Remember they are on Re. ... . . 1 Good lonstfMirt at a SmaH Sum ot Money -«i ;uc ft Is a few feet _of galvanised eave trough on your house, because it protects the paint, the woodwork and the foundation from decay caused by the water that falls from the eaves. A saving of repair expense, adding to the appearance of your house and preventing its early decay. I will furnish the materiel and do - the labor needed to do you a first class job of work at a reapouable ; price, .. . JAS. W. BROWN. Subscribe for the Republican.

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then nominated by acclamation,. as were the delegate»-at-large to the nattonal convention. . - th ~ . For Governor. Upon call for nominations for place at the head of the ticket the names of Hugh T. Miller of Columbus, James E. Watson of Rushville, William L. Taylor of Indianapolis and Charles W. Miller of Goshen were presented. First Ballot—H. T. Miller, 184.99; Watson, 606.14; Taylor, 284,34; C. W.' Miller, 392.8. Necessary to a choice,' 736. | Second Ballot—H. T. Miller, 166; , Watson, 650; Taylor, 259; C. W. MilIf T. 390, I Third Ballot—H. T. Miller, 153; Watson, 677; Taylor, 257; C. W. Miller, 380. ' . _ . Fourth Ballot—H. T. Miller, 991-5; Watson, 726.5; Taylor, 258.4; C. W. - Miller, 385 4-5. - I Op the fifth ballot, when Warren i county had been reached, Charles W.' Miller arose aed in a brief address thanking his friends in the convention . who had supported him to this point, | moved to make the nomination of i James E. Watson On the Second of Taylor and Hugh T- Miller, each of whom made a few, re-, niarkx fitting. ,tp the occasion, all receiving a cordial reception, putting the convention in a good humor and assuring the unanimous character of the reception which then was given to James E. Watson when the’nominee arose to acknowledge the honor conferred upon him by the convention. "Jim” Watson ip eyps a pppplpr speaker, in lpdljwa. but, never was. he given such a rousing reception as that wjtlj. 'which the convention ratified his candidacy. Lleu.tengnt Governor. It was. now 4 o’clock and .pending the call for nominations, for. second place on the ticket, the band played and the delegates tpoft a wi\oles'6me gt’retch. For we candidacy for lieutenant governor the names of Emmett F. Branch of Martinsville and Fremont C. Goodwine of Williamsport were presented. By the time Lagrange county had been, reached in the balloting, Mr. Branch, recognizing, as he said, that he “had plucked a lemon where he thought a rose should bloom,” arose .to make the nomination of Senator Goodwine unanimous. The motion was taken with a whoop and the convention, after giving a hearty reception to the nominee, proceeded to the selection of

State Superintendent. For this place on the ticket the names of Edward G. Bauman of Mt. Vernon; James H. Tomlin of Shelbyville, and Lawrence McTurnan of Anderson were presented. The latter was nominated on the first ballot, the vote being as follows: McTurnan, 814; Tomlin, 475; Bauinan, 187,

State Statistician. For this place on the ticket three names wpre presented: J. L. Peetz of Kokomo, John F. Warbritton of Crawfordsville, apd Acil Alexander of Marion. On the first ballot Peetz received 616; Warbritton 277, and Alexander 572. On the second ballot Warbritton withdrew when Elkhart county had been reached. By the time Parke county had been reached Alexander recognised the trend of the vote and on his motion the nomination of Peetz was declared hy acclamation. .. ! J udpe Supreme Court. For this place the names of John H. Gillett of Hammond and Qplqcy A. Myers of Logansport were presented. . Mr. G|llet£ moved to. make the nomination unanimous and. Mr, Myers was declared the nominee. ' ' At 6:30 the convention adjourned.

THE RESOLUTIONS.

The platform has no uncertain sound and,will njeet approval of the people. Th? planks are as fpljdwp,:'' , r Local option with the county unit—the right to exclude saloons from the county to be 6y‘vote of special election? Tariff revision along protective lines at special session of congress immediately after November election. Demgnd that govemment do. all that the cohsmuUo^ v^y| tt pennlt to regujFto, .Child. " Recommendation that delegates to state convention be chqsen on same day in all counties; ‘to apply also to congresslohal conventions. ' Pledge to general labor legislation. 4 Sfittlgjnent of disputes between capital , and .labor by voluntary grbltra-| Settlement of international difficulties by arbitration. " Better laWfc^r'ventilation And safeguarding 6f life in coal nMhes. Opposition to cohvlit' labbr coming In competition with'uhlon labor within the state. , • . ' . ‘ : * ] 1. . M?UV en * n ce of a moderate navy’ and p small standing arpiy. " • Conjihuatlqu .of. reclamation serv-‘ Nbripaj-tlsan administration of'pub- ‘ lie ’ r >'!' fndorsuhent'df 1 both Senator Beveridge And Senator Hemenway for re-, election. Indcrsement of Charles W. Fairbanks for the presidency. 1 Indorsement of depository and twocent fare i indorsement of Nicholson and. Moore _ Uqubr laws. lU'llet of legal procedure of gome of its* technicalities and codification of state corporation lairs. •>—r i

Indorsement of all national pension legislation during past two years. Itamand h for ' <®mjiißfi‘on of Panama canal. . ’ Progressive and liberal improvement of public waterways. Rigid economy *in public expenditures. tension' 6t pure food * and' health law?. ;; . ■ indorsement of administrations of President Roosevelt, Governor Hanly, Senators Beveridge »nd Hemenway and Harry S, New as national chairman. • Opposition to contributions to campaign funds by corporations. Enactment of a present increase in salary of any public officer during his term of office. Appointment of state mine inspector by governor, taking appointment out of the hands of the state geologist. Indorsement of proposed national mine bureau at Washington, D, C., along lines laid, down iu Congressman Chaney’e bill. The planks of most importance are as follows: \

We unreservedly and enthusiastically indorse the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. Upon his initiative and under hia guidance the Panama canal hag been begun and is rapidly being driven te completion. Upon his recommendation, congress has passed many laws which secure greater rights for'the people and IMure that honesty in business upon which alone permanent - prosperity' is butlded. Many oft these 4av», such as. the law establishing the Department of Commerce and Labor, the pure food law, the meat g? jmguentre a«d tlngtirsasUitfly salutary; in their good eifeete for; .all thp people. President Mobsevcrfsi feuieM and impartial enforce-' Aent of .law, .regardless of.the wealth-and power of tUe laW-breaSer, has secured hpt only greater olrservance of and respect for taw than over, before,, but. also bns> gulck-' oned thO-moftU sehse of-the nation. Hfs'■MafcropMn ending the wax, between Russia and Japan 'is one of the proudest achievement in the history of American’ jtatpswawMm His policy of strengthening the frie«dsblp between our oWn coun.trr amt tap republics.A>f South. America ,14 far-reaching and profound Ip Its good, effect npoft otir coftmierce, and iirvaluable aid toward maintaining peace throughout the World. The' dispatch of bur fleet to the ■ Paclflic hah,cemented the friendship of all i South American countries toward us, and increased their respect for Us, as It will i strengthen the. friendship and increase the respect Of every country It visits. The Republicans of Indiana, voicing the opiulpn of the great .majority of the people, and all parties congratulate President Roosevelt on nls administration of the country’s affairs and pledge our continued support. to his policies. • ■ WELFARE OF WAGE EARNERS.

Throughout its whole history the Republican party has been inspired with an Intelligent and enduring interest in the welfare of the wage earners. The Republican party eaihe into being as an advocate of the dignity of labor and in behalf of the cause of free labor. Its cardinal purpose has been the maintenance of the American standard at wages and of living, and sines the days of Abraham Lincoln in state and nation It has enacted laws In the Interest Of labor and the upbuilding of a progressive Industrial system, and the Republican party Is pledged to a progressive program of labor legislation, and now renews that pledge to meet the just demands of the working men of the country. We believe in the equal protection of the laws and pledge the party to an Impartial enforcement of the laws In favor of and against ail alike. REVISION OF THE TARIFF. The last convention of the Republican party In the state of Indiana declared in favor of the revision of the tariff whenever such revision would do more good than harm. Protection was never a matter of schedules, and while reaffirming the timehonored doctrine that there snail always be discrimination. In duties that will fully Srotect the wage earner in the United tates. we have never desired a higher rate than would accomplish that purpose, apd have always contemplated revision from time to time as £he ever changing conditions might make wise. We believe that revision would now be beneficial, and to minimise the harmful disturbance that tariff changes necessarily produce, we insist that, revision be speedily done. We - therefore favor the catling of an extra session early in Npvember. IMB, to make such revision, and recommend that congress .tpke Immediate steps to secure the proper data , by experts for intelligent rwislpn as advocated by out' senators and representatives from this state; but we also Insist that. In such revision the protective principles shall be maintained ana that maximum aha tnlhIn.utn rafee be impesed so that our export trade ean imply be protected and foreign L digcr|mlnation» against us be" preVehtSdCHILD SLAVERY DEPLOYED. - The laws of Indiana controlling the employment of children are universally recognlced as just, salutary and humane. They wwe passed .!»«■ 4. Republican legislature, and are beyond criticism. In great sections of the country a system of actual slavery ,of children exists, revolting to the human mind. Every power of mi of th®, eoontry- are Its chief wealth add Its hope,..and wq r .4emand that congress use ell-its powers to end chlld labor throughout ti»e entlfe natlph, , REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION IN- INDI- . ' AN A- ■ . » »•’ r . v • The Republican party for twelve yean has been Intrusted by Increasing majorities With tbe.epVro administration and coptsol of the public affairs of bur state- During . thii period the ' execdUse and judicial departments have enforced the lawg jtutly and Impartially, while the legislative fleB»>n?'|nipqrtant measures at the wi.lj and rpr the good of thh people. :Of these wb mAtldb; f ■ ■-1 a .snssssftM • I.™ ■ • 8. Coqnty and tqwpehlp reform laws. ,6. The., depository igw .for all public funds. . Ti Urws turning sU Xms Into the treasury and paying salaries only to public officers. 8. Creating and regulating trust companies. 9. Regulating Insurance companies. 10. Pure food and drug laws. IL Anti-trust and monopoly laws. 12. Laws securing nonpartisan m-nage-an<l aAS Mortgage exemption .laws. «... , £4. the people in their several. localities power to prevent the sale of u .■ , REMONSTRANCE AND COUNTY LOCAL • T OPTION. ' The Nlthetsoa la* as" originally enacted was the work of a Republican legislature and the Moore amendment thereto was recommended by a Republican general assembly. , By this legislation the' people of every township ana of every city ward In the state have been given the opportunity to say for them solve" whether the rdtall liquor traffic shall be permitted In their respective conrffiunltlds. Roth the original statute and the amendment thereto nave been construed and sustained by the supreme judicial tribunal of the staAe, and h%ve now a well-understood and accepted meaning. Thg. extent to which the people have made use of them Is Indicated by the fact that arnde the enactment of the Moore amendment the saloon has been excluded from many communities of the state. We favor the preservation of these statM*s, without impairment, In letter or by isapilcatlon, and their relnforcenHht where nerossary, and In addition and supplementary thereto we favor the enactment of a county l.yal option-law extending to the people* of the respective' couhtlM Of the. State thg right to egefode the aajooa therefrom by vote at a special election. rAJRBANKH Fofl PRESIDENT. The Republicans of Indians present to Um RtpubllcaiM. of thg nation, and la th«

His character, public service and ability are such as to deserve the thoughtful consideration of the convention. , - He believes In the prlndples of the party, Its present purposes. He has long been identified with Its work, and has for years lie it wise liberate and sounds He possesses a steadfast purpose, and conservative courage. His heart is kind; his sympathies, sincere and wise; his dignity modest, but real; his sense of justness exact,, equal and abiding. His private-life is pure; his bouse life ideal; his public Hf.e unblemished. - F-or these reasons ne Instruct the dele-gates-at-large elected by this convention, and the district delegates heretofore elected, to present bis name to the national convention, and spare no effort to secure his nomination as the Republican choice for the next president.

Harmless Characters.

Many are the horrible crimes for which mistaken kindness is responsible. The last to be added to the long list is the murder of a seventeen year old girl at Rensselaer, her slayer being a half-witted cripple who was regarded as “harmless.” The murderer in this case was acknowledged to be of impaired mind. And yet the community permitted him to Indulge In a fondness for firearms. Friends and relatives encouraged, his by advancing money for ammunition. He was a "character”’ and because of his infirmities, misguided sympathyexcused his "peculiarities.” Recently he shot at a citizen but this was excused on the ground that he didn’t understand what he was doing and he was allowed his liberty. It is also in evidence that the murderer in this case was addicted to drink. Rensselaer is ‘la dry town” but somehow he managed to get liquor. When men

dealing in liquor sell to such a character —a feeble minded youth—it is little wonder that some think so intensely on the liquor question. A young girl’s life is the price of the liquor dealer’s folly arid the town’s good natured sympathy. It has not been so very many months since a Title girl of Lafayette fell victim to another such character —to one who wasn’ quite bright but was "harmless.” Such crimes—and there are scores of them—force the conclusion that the harmless characters should be treated with firmness, which after all is the kind and safe way.—Lafayette Journal. ■ ’j ”'

Possibly a New Asset.

Among the other pieces of property turned over to Trustee Cheadle by Robert Parker was an 80 acre tract of land near Ina, Jefferson county, 111. Recent tests have discovered a fine vein of coal on all four sides of this land, from which it is reasonable to suppose that this land is underlaid with coal, estimated at a 7 foot vein. If such should be the case, the coal alone would pay every dollar of the Bank of Remington’s llabllties if successfully managed. This matter should be looked into before selling land at a sacrifice. Southern Illinois is developing many coal fields and in many oil is also being found In paying quantities.—Remington Press. You wilj net get any old sloppy, sticky chpcolateq If you bpy them of McKay, they Rre on Ice.

tatty. Stock Nursery Btocjc of sered for sale by the Halleck nursery. Large stock of apples,, pears, cherries, plums, peaches and small fruit of all kinds. Shade trees, evergreens and flowers. Prices right Apples 6 to 7 feet high, extra, large trees,. sl2 per hundred. Come and see tis or write for price' list r HALLECK NURSERY CO, Fair Oaks, Ind.

FARMERS hR -rah frpW ATTENTION x z . 7 • «■ - - Sheets and Simpson, “the. popular h® in Rensselaer, i* ri r Indiana,) again on •r -’•4 "*>- ju no i "i'X Afirll 11, 1908 ' ■ .. A , , . fyA Bring your horses to Knapp’s. Livery Barn on that date and receivethe highest market horses ih good flesh. '

Scarlet Fever Decreasing.

Francesville Tribune. ; The epidemic Of scarlet fever in Francesville is on the decrease and within a few days it is believed that the community will be free from the contagion..-Ju the country districts a few hew' cases are reported, but , none are seriously ill. Some of the cases in town which were reported dangerously ill last week are now getting better. The conditions and sentiment of the town can best be expressed by the fact that it is announced that school wifi commence again next Monday and churches will resume with the regular services next Sunday. The buildings we understand have been ordered fumigated to. phi*’

vent any chance of spreading the disease. People whose homes have been subject to the disease should be very careful about allowing members of the families to congregate in public places for a time at least, because of the exposure that must follow. Others who have been quite fortunate in not being afflicted should exercise the same, precaution as heretofore as it Is not at all unlikely under the lax method in which the quarantine was enforced that the disease, not spread, again.

Talking Good Coffee J .. I. ■ •; ■■■ i.y - , 2.__. 1 Doesn’t make Coffee good, does it? If it did all Coffee would be the best. * No—it takes more than talk. It takes a knowledge of what’s what *in Coffee to pick and choose—to pick and choose the good—to let t|>e rest go. J J 1 ’ Because there are a great number of Coffees that masquerade undre false colors. We want you to judge our Coffee by the Coffee itself —not by what we say. If we could get every person in town to do that we would never need to say much about Coffee again. For we have really superior Coffee values. Various prices from 20 cents up. McFarland, Grocer

STALLION SEASON OPENS Th? undersigned, will brings his. two fine black Percheron stallions to Rensselaer for service next Friday and Saturday, April 3rd am} 4th, and regularly thereafter on Fridaysand Saturdays. They will be kept at the Hemphill stud barn, on Front street, and those who want to breed to good stock should ca)l and see these horses. Reduced service rates; Young horse 115; old horse sl2. B. B.MILLER, Mt Ayr, Ind.

NOTICE OF ADMINtSTRATON. Notice is hereby given- that .the undersigned has been appointed, by the Clqrk of the Circuit Cquyt of Jasper County, State of Indiana, executor of the estate of Elizabeth Brown, l*t® of Jasper county, _ Said estate is supposed to be solvent CHARLES, W, COEN, Executor March 21, 1908. Mch23-3Q-Ap6