Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1908 — Page 2
RENSSELAER RfUßfclCA# DAIIT-ftNP sM-lEitf SUBSCRIPTION RATM DAILY, irsr CAKKIKR, l:» (SKrtS> YVKEK .IK.WLMU A Y*AK BBMI-WLKKLY, i» Adtamub, YEA* $ 1 SO The Friday issue Is the Regular Weekly Edition. BEHLEY S CLftRK, - HltllSHißS reteieil at the Poitoffin ,»i R«n*i»l»*r, Indiana, ■l Second-Clasi Matter.
For President 4* 4* WILLIAM H. TAFT. 4* 4> For Vice-Prosident, + 4 JAMES S. SHERMAN. 4* 4* ——o — 4* 4 For Governor, 4 4> JAMES E. WATSON, 4* + »- + 4 For Lieutenant-Governor, 4 4> FREMONT GOODWINE. + 4* —o — 4* 4* For Congress, 10th Congressional 4 4> District, 4* 4’ EDGAR D. CRUMPACKER. 4* Q 4 For Judge 30th Judicial Circuit, 4* 4 CHARLES W. HANLEY. 4* 4* For Prosecuting Attorney 30th 4* $ Judicial Circuit, 4 FRED W. LONGWELL. 4 4 o- 4* 4 lAir Treasurer, 4 4 JESSE D. ALIiMAN. 4 4 For Recorder, 4 4 JOHN H. TILTON. 4 4 itar Sheriff, 4 S' LEWIS P. SHIRER, 4 4 Foir Surveyor, 4 4 #. FRANK OSBORNE. 4 4 Eb* Coroner, 4 f WILIiIS J. wfcIGHT. 4* For Commissioner Ist Dist., 4 4 JOHN F. PETTET. 4* 4 For Commissioner 3rd Dist, 4 4* chArues t. denham. 4* 4 ——o— — 4* 4 MARION 'ftftvtfSHlP. 4* 4 For Trustee, 4 4 H. E. PARKINSON. 4* 4 For Assessor, 4* 4 GEOROE SCOTT. 4 4 For Justice of the Peace, 4 4' PHILIP blue. 4 4 4* 4* BARKLEY TWP. TICKET. 4* 4 . For Trustee* 4 4 WILLIAM FOLGER. 4 4 For Assessor, 4 4*' CHAS. REED. 4* 4” —o— —4 4 walkEr TOWNSHIP. 4 4 For Trustee, *. 4 4 FRED KARCH. 4* 4 For Aseeseor/ • 4 4 HENRY MEYERS. 4 4* —°— 4 4 HANING GROVE TOWNSHIP 4 4* TICKET. 4 4 For Trustee, 4 4* GEORGE PARKER. 4* 4* For Assessor, 4 4 J. P. GWIN. 4* 4 —-o 4 4* JORDAN TOWNSHIP TICKET*. 4 • 4”” For TrusteeT - 4 4. A. J. McCASHEN. 4* 4 For Assessor. 4 4 JAMES BtJLLIS. 4* 4* —o — 4* 4* W*HEATFIELD TWP. TICKET. 4 4 m. l°delehanty. 4 4* For Assessor, 4 4. A. s. kEen. 4 4 —— 4 4* KEENER TOWNSHIP. 4 4 For Trustee, 4* 4 TUNIS SNIP. 4* 4. For Assessor, 4* 4 C. E. FAIRCHILD. 4 4* —o — 4* 4* UNION TOWNSHIP. 4 4 For Trustee, 4 4* JAMES L. BABCOCK 4 4. For Assessor, 4 4* GEO. E. McCOLLY. 4* 4 4 4* GILLAM TOWNSHIP. 4 4 For Trustee, 4 4 M. W. COPPESS. 4 4 For Assessor, 4*, 4 JAMES RODGERS. 4* til m i 1 H-te+rfi ii J it-T
Now, in 1908, we have the apostle of free silver, bimetallism, imperialism and populism adding to his paraphernalia an organized threat against the courts, with other issues which the camilhign will develop. There has been no spontaneous demand for his nomination. For four years he has been working for it, planning for it, asking for it—and he gets it because of Aik skill of a politician and not because the members of the party really want him. In no single state are the constructive Democrats for him. Go over the list of Ms advocate) and you will find few who can speak for any sdlid business or industry. His followers are the offlce-seeki rs, noise-makers, the radicals, the clamorers for change, the element of unrest ind irresponsibility. There are doubtess good men amoUg them—thousnds of them—but they cannot answer or the substantial interests of the union. Maryland will do her part. Pwloe she threw her vote heavily against him aad this year it will be a landslide—Baltimore Maryland American.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP
HEAD OF TICKET. James E. Watson a Fitting Map for Position of Chief Executive. JA’MES E. WATSON, Member of Congresb from the Sixth Congressional District, and Republican “Whip” of the National House of Representatives, who, on April 2, of this year, was nominated by the Republicans of Indiana as their candldatefor Governor, was born in Winchester, Randolph county, Indiana, November 2, 1864. He is a son of Enos L. and Mary Judd Watson, and bis father has been for more than fifty years one of the leading lawyers of eastern Indiana. James E. Watson’s education was acquired in the Winchester public schools and In DePauw University, he having been graduated from each of these Institutions. In 1885 he took up the study of law in the office of Watson & Engle, at Winchester; was admitted to the
bar in 1886, and at once entered upon a good practice. In 1887 he formed a partnership with his father in the practice of law and the firm of Watson & Watson always enjoyed the confidence of a large clientage. As a jury lawyer, Mr. W r atson ha«- few equals: His ability to marshal facts, his knowledge of the law and his powerful logic and masterful eloquence mkke him most effective in a law suit. Miss Flora Miller, of Winchester, and Mr. Watson were married in 1893. They have three sons ana ohe daughter, and Mr. Watson, who is domestic in his tastes and habits, is devoted to his family. Shortly after their marriage, the Watsons moved to Rushville, Ind., where they since have lived. While living in Rushville, Mr. Watson engaged in many notable legal battles, in which he was remarkable successful. Mr. Watson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and has seryed two terms as State President of the Epworth League. In politics he has always been an active Republican, and while in his younger days he rendered his party much service as a campaign speaker, his real political career began in 1894, when he was nominated for Congress by the Republicans, of the Fourth Congressional District. This district was almost 4,000 Democratic, and the Democratic oandldate was William S. Holman, known as the “Watch Dog of the Trfeadury.” for whom the district had been eiipdcially made. Mr. Watson entered the campaign with enthusiasm and vigor, and when the fight waa ended and the Motes counted, it was* found that he had defeated his competitor by about 600. In his first term in Congress he was a member of the following committees: Naval Affairs, Claims and Indian Affairs. In 1898, the State having been redistricted for Congressional purposes, Mr. Watson was elected to represent the Sixth Indiana District in Congress, and he still is a member of Congress from that district. When he became a member of
Marriage License
July 11—Walter Daniels, born Jasper county, March 27th, 188 d; present residence Jasper county; occupation farmer. To Beha Frances Gilmore, born Jaapef* couhty, Aug. 31, 1888, ocupation housekeeper. Ist marriage for each. The MonUcelle baseball team was defeated by Idavllle last Saturday by a score of 4 to 3.
HON. JAMES E. WATSON.
the Fifty-sixth i was made a member of the Committee on Naval Affairs, Mll’Ca R”d Pr ! Land Claims. He served on these committees four years, and in the t..... Fifty-ninth Congress became a mom ber of the Committee on '' ays and Means, Cotamittee on Merchant Marines, and the Committee cn Fisheries, and is still a member of these committees. In this Consrress he was elected by the Republican members to act as Republican “Whip” of the House. The “Whip” really is Assistant Speaker. To fill the situation successfully requires great executive ability." It has been filled by the best men of the party, bat none has occupied It more acceptably to the party organization and the country than Mr. Watson. The position of “Whip” brought him into close relationship with President Roosevelt, ahd sib thoroughly did he impress the president with his worth and ability that in expressing his views on the importance of a Republican victory In 1906, Mr. Roosevelt chose to do so in a letter to Congressman Watson. Mr. Watson has rendered his party great service on the stump, he having spoken from Salt Lake City to the Atlantic Ocean in several campaigns. In April, 1904, he presided at the State Convention and the speech he made at that time was the talk of the State for months afterwards. This speech sounded the keynote of the campaign | In Indiana, and was used as* a camj paign document, not only in this State, ; but that part relating to party history 1 throughout the Union. It is universally conceded by political friends and opponents alfke that Mr. Watson’s ability and power as a public speaker -are-aot excelled by any public man. ... In presenting Mr. Watson to the people Of Indiana as a candidate for Governor; —the " Republicans do not offer an untried man, but one who bas 1 been tried and who has measured up to every teat, and who will make a model Chief Executive. His strength as a candidate lies In his clean public career, which has never been touched by the breath of scandal. At a great ovation tendered him by the Republicans of his CORgressjonal Dis- ! trict. shortly before his nomination for Governor, he said: “I come back to you today after ten years in Conj gress, and the best and dearest trophy I bring to you is hands that are absolutely clean.” This statement is true, and he is strong because it is true. He Is strong because his private life is as clean as his public life, and he is strong, also, because his legislative career has demonstrated his ability to do things. His name is Inseparably connected with the things that have been accomplished -by his party during the administrations of MoKtnley ahd Roosevelt. He is strong because of his ability as a public speaker; because of his pleasing personality and because of his ability to get close to the hearts of the peol pie. That he will make a great GoverI nor can not be doubted. As “Whip” of the House, he has demonstrated that he possess a wide knowledge of public affairs, executive ability, keen sense of responsibility, and that he Is right on all public questions. These are qualities that go to make a good executive officer.
Fortell, belonging to Billy Smith and being driven by A. L. Padgitt, ’won a MOO purse in a 2:86 g>ace In Michigan Thursday. Nedra who won a good purse earlier in the week, alae won 4th money yesterday, and could probably have won, but was held up for a later face. The Padgttt string is getting a fine start this year and all eight of the horses are said to 1 be in the very best condition.
Fortell Wins $400 Purse.
Found Beer in His Barn.
Sheriff Swisher was at Medaryvllle the Fourth, and on complaint of some of the citizens, searched the restaurant of Ed Rohman, who was suspected of selling intoxicating liquors. Mr. Rohman was running a stand and his wife was in charge of the restaurant. The sheriff made a thorough search of the restaurant and premises and in the ice box found forty bottles of "non-in-toxicating" beer, and in the barn found some bona fide beer/ with no attempt at a concealment of the nature of the contents of the bottles. Mr. Rohman insisted that the be?r found in the barn was not his property. He gave bond for his appearance before Justice Low at MedaryVille Friday, where the case will be tried. —Winamac Republican.
SUPREME COURT REPORTER.
oe6>?ge N. Self Earned the Signal Honor Accorded Him. GEORGE W- SELF was nominated fqr Reporter of the Supreme, Court by acclamation, a distinction not always accorded nominees for four-year terms. Mn* Self has always been a hard wprher, iq early life working in brickyards, at carpentering and on the fftrm to earn money with which to educate himself. Since he has been Reporter no office in the State House ha 9 bee® more economically conducted ti»fn the Reporter's office. For instance, for the year 1905 the Legislative * t apprspri£ted 3150 £pr office expanse, of Reporter’s office. Of that amount $91.50 was turned back into the State treasury. In 1906, $l5O was appropriated for office expense and $7<L25 wak turned back into the treasury. Fdr the suih Of $l5O was ap-
GEORGE W. SELF.
preprinted and only $75.25 was expended, the balance being turned back into the State treasury. For 1908, $l5O was appropriated and up to date only $37 has been expended. Since Mr. Self has been Reporter decided improvements have been made, In the reports of the courts. The methods now treed are timesavers and add largely to the convenience of the busy judges and lawyers. These Improvements have been greatly commltaded by the bar of the State. The material used and the binding of the reports have also been much im prtiVed. At the time of his election Mnnself Itved* at Corydon, where for several years he has been a practicing attorney and a publisher, which expedience was a great aid to him In the efficient discharge of the duties of toe Reporter's office. Mir. Self whs a soldier during the Wir of the Rebellion, and his unanimous nomination was a recognition of the services of the 40,000 ex-soldiers of Indiana. The vote received bp Mr. 80 If to I*o4 shows that he la popular wherever known. Owing to the demand for ARISTOS FLOUR we sold the last car in three weeks instead of one month as heretotofore. Therefore we were out of Artistos all last week. We have just received another car and can now fill our back orders. Our standing guarantee is that Arlstos is the best flour made regardless of price or money refunded. Only $1.40 a sack. John Eger.
The famous "Ben Hur" beech, under Which the late Gen. Lew Wallace wrote the greater part of his celebrated novel, “Ben Hur," has at last fallen before the woodman's ax, at CraMfordsville. For some time the beech has Been dying, while one by one its limbs have fallen off until bofore the tree was cut down there was practically nothing left but a barren trunk. In Its prime the tree was one of the most beautiful in the general’s yard surrounding his home and study. After the beech was cut down, souvenir hunters in great numbers visited the Wallace homestead and cut pieces from the tree to be kept as souvenirs.
- t t - • J ■ - - I would respectfully call the at-* tention of union labor to the fact that the days are now growing long* \ The ants are having a lot of fun these days tickling the lovers who insist on courting on the hills. About all the climbing some men do In the world 1b done while searching for mother's Jam.
STATE FAIR TO BE OPEN AT NIGHT
Great Programs to Be Given by Indiana Exposition Each Evening. ENOUGH LIGHT FOR A CUT Arc Lamps' and Incandescent Clusters for Illumination—Special Horse Bhows, Chariot Races and Hippodrome Features of Many Kinds Will be Given Every Night. The Indiana State Fair will this fall be open at night for the first time in Its history. Arrangements for brilliantly illuminating several of the buildings and the streets in the main part of the grounds are being carried out, and special programs have been arranged for each evening of the Fair, beginning with Monday, September 7. Eighty-seven arc lights, as many as required by a city of 6,000 people, will be placed In the buildings and about the grounds and, in addition, a large number of clustered incandescent lights will be used. For about two hours each evening the Art building will be open as well as the women’s rest building. But the center of the Fair's night activities will be the big live stock' pavilion. In the arena of this structure, around which 10,000 people may gather, the night horse shows, as well as those of the day, and the hippodrome program will be given, beginning at 8:15. The night shows in the pavilion will begin with parade of cattle and horses, which have been day features for several years and which have won the favor of many thousand spectators. Fancy turnouts, jumpers, saddle horses and similar exhibitions will make up the horse show. Weber’s band, of Cincinnati, which has played at the State Fair fo* several years, will give concerts and two singers will be heard. Chariot and Roman standing races will make up another feature, and hippodrome races with twenty thoroughbreds running over the tanbark arena will be another. Acrobatic bears and a trained pony, the Heras family of ten performers, a troupe of trained dogs and horses, a high wire walker and a high diver will be some of the other attractions.
From early morning until late at night the coming State Fair will be rich ip its attractions for visiters from the city and country. The day programs as followed in recent years will be given. The Fair is to be openeed at 9 o’clock on Monday morning knd thfe flfst races will be given to the afternoon of that day. The
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Band Concert the Best Ever.
There wad a large crowd on the streets Thursday night at the band concert and there was a unanimous expression that it was the best concert ever given by the new band. Everybody liked it and everybody said so. The Ice cream stands gll did a large business and every one seemed happy. The band boys are practicing regularly and are buying lots of good music and they are consequently developing in talent all the time. On Thursday night of next week ,by special request they will again play their popular piece, "American Patrol.”
Threshermen of Counties form Trust
Twenty-nine thrashing machine men of Jasper, White and Pulaski counties have organised under the name IndiThreshers Association under an agreement, as thsy state, to "co-oper-ate and eetabllsh prices” for 1908 work. Their published prices are 2 cents for oats, 4 cents fi>t wheat, 6 cents for rye and buckwheat, 10 cents for millet and 25 for timothy. The number is made up of 9 from Medary vllle, 6 from Monon, 4 from Francesvllle, 3 from Pulaski, 3 from Monticello, 2 from Star City, 2 from Idavllle and 1 from Royal Center.—Pulaski County Democrat
CLOTHES CLEANED.
Bemetnber that I do cleaning, dying, pressing slid repairing of both ladies’ and geSt* clethee. JOHN WERNWR, Thd Tailor, Over Feadig § drag store.
band concerts and vaudeville will also start at 1 p. m. Old Soldiers’ and Children's day will be on Tuesday, and early in the morning the judges will begin work In all departments of the exposition. In the pavilion the draft horses and mules will be shown, as will the cattle. The show of light harness and saddle horses will begin on Wednesday morning, and the band concerts will start at 9 a. m. The first parade of horses and cattle will be given before the grandstand at 1 p. m., preceding the races and vaudeville. The Fair always reaches its height on Thursday and it will this fall, with the cattle and horse shows, the ring - contests in the swine and sheep departments, and special displays of flowers In Horticultural hall. In the afternoon the live stock parades and races the vaudeville, poultry show, and all departments of the exposition will he in full swing. During the raCeß each afternoon, the Indianapolis Military Band will give a concert in the grandstand, while Weber’s Band will play In the pavilion. The final day of the Fair, Friday, will be marked by the close of the ring shows, races, band concerts and vaudeville throughout the day, with a horse show and hippodrome program in the pavilion at night. During several Fairs, the State Board of Agriculture has given a bhnd concert at the grandstand at night, but not until the comihg Fair will the lighting of the buildings and grounds be tried, and the programs win be much more elaborate than in other years. Under the new order, visitors from away from Indianapolis may may ■pend a long day at the exposition, from early in the morning utttH the last cars for home at night, taking their meals on the grounds, and seeing the features of the day and evening for one price of admission* It has for years been a boast of Charles Downing, secretary of the Fair, that it was "a million dollar show fop/flfty cents,” while the programs for the coming Fair indicate that an overflowing measure of value will be given in return for a visitor’s admission fee. “It has always been the purpose of the State Fair,” said Mr. Downing, “to make the exposition not only larger hut of better quality year after year, and there has been wonderful expansion along these lines to the last eight or ten years. Exhibitors have been coming with better live stock and more of it, thte State Board has been Improving its facilities for giving a Fair, and, better yet, the people of Indiana have been pouring through the Fair gates In much greater number. Ip po direction has the Indiana Fair grown more than lh atteridatice, and the State Board Is anxious to have the Fair win still greater favor all along the line."
NOTICE OF FILING DltfCH PETITION. State of Indiana; County of-Jasper, ss: in Commissioners’ Court, August Term, 1908. Petition of Thomas C. Redgate, for a public tile drain. Tp John L. Makeever and Sanford Malj.ee ver: Yonand eaoh-pf you are hereby notified that the petitioner in the above entitled cause has filed his petition in, the office of the Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana, end has fixed by endorsement upon said petiotlon upon the first Tuesday of August, 1908 as the day on which said petition shall be docketed as a cause pending in Commissioners Court of Jasper County, Indiana. You are further nptified that said petition prays for the location and construction of & public tile drain upon and along the following described route, towit: Commencing about fifteen rods next of the Bouth-west comer of the northeasst quarter of the southwest quarter of section ten In twenty nine north, range seven west In Jasper county, Indiana and ruining thenc in an easterly direction a distance of about sixty rods to the Iroquois river and where said drain will empty into said river and have a good and sufficient outlet. That said petition is now pending and your lands are described therein a* benefitted, and that said cause wtU come up for hearing and docketing before the Commissioners Court in. the Compnlssloner* CQUrt room la tho | Court House in the city of Renacslaer. | Indiana, on Tuesday, August 4th, 1908. THOMAS Q. REDGATE, Petitioner. | Attest; James N. Leathennaa, Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana. George A. Williams, Attorney for Petitioner. I, • ] GOOD FAT HORSEB WANTED. Gleason & Son will be ip Rensselaer on July and will remain , for several da’* They want to purchase :i-i ~ oi good fat , borage. If ! }Oh ■• e any to sell bring them In. r~ — •••**■ • - it takes knswfqi lot oft o’dlrg on to teach -a pretty girl to ride a bicycle.