Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1908 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN

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LEGISLATURE WILL LIMIT ITS EFFORT

Committees of Majorities Decide Upon Legislation Upon Four Topics Only £ —Not to Heed Hanly Advice.

Indianapolis, Sept. 18.*—The committees of the republican majorities in the house and senate of the special session of the legislature, which convened today, decided upon legislation upon four topics, as follows: .... 1— The adoption of a county local option law. 2 Ths re-appropriation of the unexpended balances in the specific appropriations made at the last session of the general assembly. 3 The appropriation of additional money for the girls’ school and other Institutions, as recommended by Governor Hanly. '.'.*, " 4 The enactment of needed legislation to deal with the night riders in southern Indiana. The republican members, just prior to their respective conferences, tonight met in joint session in the house chamber and heard an address by James E. Watson, republican candidate for governor, who urged the enjUStment of a county local option »**• The legislature will not follow the advice of Governor Hanly to repeal the lay passed at the last session allowing the Vincennes university claim of $120,000. This bill passed each house when it was first up by a large' majority. It received thirty-nine favorable votes yhen it was first up in the senate and seventy-three in the house, and thirtyfour when it came up for passage again in the senate and sixty-six in the house, over the governor's veto. With the announcement by' Governor Hanly in his message today that he had an opinion from Attorney General Bingham to the effect that the law is unconstitutional, friends of the claim were surprised, inasmuch as the attorney general at the last session, in response to & request from the senate, furnished an opinion to the effect that the bill was constitutional. L:—__i It is explained, however, by the attorney general that in preparation of the opinion furnished to the seuate he considered only the bill and the constitution and law of the state of In-

Used Canceled Stamps.

Fred Hoffman, Sr., of Rochester, charged with using cancelled postage stamps, has been released on bond by United States Commissioner C. H. Stuart, of Loganaport, to await the action of the federal grand jury. Mr. Hoffman, who Is said to be wealthy, Is about eighty years old^

Seventy-Fourth to Meet at Goshen.

Members of the Seventy-fourth Indiana regiment will meet in their twenty-fourth annual reunion at Goshen, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24 and 25. The reunion la expected to be largely attended, as Col. Morgan, the commander of the regiment, has promised to be present

Fell From "Water Wagon."

. Jack Newcomb, while driving the gravel road sprinkling wagon yesterday, fell from the seat, striking the ground with such force as to render him unfit for work. He was Jolted and bruised considerably, but thinks he will be able to climb on the "water wagon" again Monday.

Lew's Majority in District.

The complete returns In Btarke county gives Mr. Halleck 785 votes and Law 775, a majority of nine for the republican candidate. In White oounty Mr. Halleck’s majority was 157. Mr. Law’s majority In Newton county was 165 and in Jasper oounty 65. This makes Law’s majority in the district 46.

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diana as he interpreted them, and did not pass upon the merit or demerit of the claim. In the preparation of the opinion submitted to Governor Hanly -the attorney general based his statements on the statement of facts submitted to him by the governor. T It was also agreed that the session end immediately after the legislation recommended is enacted, and that the bars be not let down for the introduction of any kind of legislation which the members saw fit to introduce. The discussion as to local option showed stone diversified opinions. The republicans classed as “recalcitrants” attended the meeting and some of them were open to be shewn that the party good demanded the enactment of a county local option law. Before the meeting four republicans classed as “recalcitrants” told some of the leaders that they would vote for county local option if the welfare absolutely demanded It. * For the second time sinoe he became the head of the state government, Governor Hanly today read hismessaga to the law-makers of the state assembled in joint and special session, instead of having the reading clerks perform the duty. The reading consumed thirty-four minutes. When he had concluded be went back to his office, the joint session was adjourned and a few minutes afterward both the senate and the house adjourned until 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. Net a bill was introduced, not a speech was made. The message was brief, abounded in strong remarks. The governor was In good voice and was given a good hearing throughout But as the county option was the thought uw>ermost in his mind, so it was in the minds <jf the legislators, and when he reached this portion of his message all were at close attention. The governor’s arguments in favor of county local option followed along lines laid down by himself and other speakers throughout the campaign. In the main he held that the county is the natural unit, and that the ward and township method advocated by the democrats would weaken the effective Moore remonstrance law.

Pictures Not Worth $1.15.

A bundle containing several thousand likenesses of William Jennings Bryan and Thomas R. Marshall, democratic candidate for governor, are lying in a Warsaw express office for the want of $1.16 charges, which Henry T. Kline, secretary of the democratic. county central committee, refused to pay when the lithographs were sent at his request by the democratic state central committee from Indianapolis.

Unearth Hunan Bones.

Laborers employed on street Improvement work at Lafayette uncovered a number of human skeletons buried about 8 feet below the surface of the ground. The plow and scrapers unearthed enough bones to form at least three skeletons. They are in a good state of preservation, and there Is much speculation as to their identity. Several of the older citizens say that a numbr of people were buried In the locality during one of the cholera epidemics while the old Wabash and Erie canal was being constructed in 1840. Others believe the bones art those of Indians.

The new Gem flour at $1.28 discounts them all. Try It once and you will have no other. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. ■■■■ • ■ i Jr The best canned goods that we nmn buy—Home Grocery. Dusaa and Nelson, a clever team of dancers now touring the country with Harry L. Tolin’s “Along the Wabash” Co., have played all the best vaudeville houses over the oountry and are favorably known wherever they have appeared. Their turns takas place Immediately after the first act Cranberries, first of the season, at the Home Grocery. ...,

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RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, IPOB.

All Invited to Attend Taft's Reception.

County Chairman Leopold has been requested to invite the farmers' of Jasper county to attend the reception to be given to Mr. Taft, to be held at the George Ade farm, near Brook, September 23, at noon. Mr, Ade extends a very cordial invitation to all the people of Jasper county to be present and participate in the entertainment of Mr. Taft This will be one of the most noted rallies of the campaign and will be worth the while of everyone to attend. > Let everyone accept Mr. Ade’s hospitality on this occasion and assist him in making this a noted affair.

Dredge Passes College Avenue.

The big dredge is now about 200 feet below College avenue and the bridge replacement will begun Tuesday morning of this week, all the work above having been Inspected and found to be at or below the required grade. There is some rock-in the river most of the way for the next mile, but it is largely covered with dirt, and this will have to be claered off before the drilling can be begun. It is thought probable, and the contractors are hoping it is the case, that the rock may be In tbe form of shade and that they can reach the grade with very little drilling. Contractor Moore has been working at the rock ledge at the W. S. Grant farm for several weeks past. —— Gasoline and oil—Home Grocery.

SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS IN A BIG SURPRISE

Abraham Halleck Defeated for State Senator by Algie T. Law by Small Vote.

The election Thursday for the purpose of electing tr* state senator to succeed Dr. McCain, of Kentland, who resigned to take the postmastership there, resulted in the election of Algie J. Law, of Newton county, the democratic candidate, by a majority of about thirty. Abraham Halleck, of Rensselaer, the republican candidate, carried White and, Starke counties and Law Jasper and Newton counties. Unofficial returns give Halleck Starke county by 6 majority and White, county by 186. Law cart-led Newton county by 162 and Jasper county by 66. All the townships of Jasper county had been canvassed up till noon except Kankakee, Trustee Stalbaum not having arrived at that hour with the toll sheets. A few minutes later he appeared, however, and the canvass was completed, which showed Law t 9 have a majority of 66. The official vote follows: Law Halleck Barkley, East 46 40 Barkley, West . . . , 71 30 Carpenter, East .... 71 67 Carpenter, South .... 44 56 Carpenter, west .... 46 47 Glllam ...... 41 85 Hanging Grove .... 2*B 41 Jordan 68 30 Kankakee 38 27 Keener 20 84 Marlon, Ist .... 91 104 Marion, 2nd .... . 138 76 Marion, 3rd .... 64 67 Marlon, 4th .... 74 72 MUroy 19 14 Newton 67 64 Union, North 62 42 Union, South .... 60 59 Walker 58 46 Wheatfleld 74 73 Total .... . . jUIB 1052 Law’s majority ... 66 As will be seen by the vote Mr. Halleck only carried two townships In the county, Keener (bis old township) and Hanging Grove. A very light vote was cast, the vote falling about seven hundred short of two years ago. Had the full vote been cast Mr. Halleck would have been elected. Hlb defeat was no doubt due to other Gum personal reasons. The liberal element of the republican party took advantage of the special election to register their views on the liquor question as set forth In ths two platforms. Others felt that a rebuke was due Gov. Haaly

Would Deny Governor Income from Lectures.

Senator Will Wood, of Lafayette, Governor Hanly's former law partner, has a bill which be Intends to introduce at the speeial session of the legislature if the opportunity ar- - rives. Senator Wood’s bill is considered a direct shot at Governor Hanly. It provides that It shall be unlawful for the Governor of the State of Indiana to deliver any lecture or public addresses anywhere for compensation during his term of office. It provides also that for the first offense a fine of from SIOO to SSOO shall be assessed upon conviction. For a second conviction a fine of not more than SI,OOO is provided. ' It will be remembered that Governor Hanly and Senator Wood fought one another bitterly at the session of the legislature in 1907, and the , senator from the floor of the Upper House, denounced the Governor hotly for vetoing a measure introduced by Senator Wood, because as Wood'said, ( he (Wood) would not support the Governor’s insurance program. “I am decidedly ■ opposed,” said Senator Wood yesterday, in referring to his bill, “to making the Governor’s office in this state an advertisement for a Lyceum bureau.’’

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for ealling a special session of the legislature and still others thought it would be a good time to air any “grouch” that they might have by voting for the democratic candidate. Mr. Halleck now has his fighting ; clothes on and expects to-get out and work from now on until the November election, when he thinks there will be a different story recorded by j the ballots. interest In the state centered In the contest in Delaware county, where G. Cowing, republican, defeated Otto Williamson, democrat, by a majority of 272. The election was to fill the seat of Oliver Carmichael, republican representative who resigned. No Buch election was ever held in Delaware county. Hundreds of republicans voted for Williamson, while a lesser number of democrats arrayed themselves against the liquor forces. The anti-saloon forces say they are gratified over the showing, as it was known Muncie has a large number of liberal voters. The precincts in which it was conceded the liquor forces would be successful had their full vote out, while the anti-liquor precincts showed only 60 to 80 per cent of the total vote cast. The notorious precinct of the city, notably the red light district, went heavily for Williamson. Here the vote was 319 for Williamson, against 130 for Cowing. Center township, which Is the only “wet” township In Delaware county, went for Williamson by a majority of 767* votes. ' L. D. Boyd, republican, was elected to succeed the late Senator John C. Farber, from Clinton and Carroll counties. He had no opposition. in other elections light votes wers cast, for In some instances there was no opposition to the nominees. The vacancy in the senate caused by the death of John Dense, democrat, from Crawford, Perry and Dubois counties, will In all probability be filled by Samuel Bense, son of tbs lats senator. In Dubois county alone Bense won over his democratic opponent by a plurality of 1,589 votes. The district is strongly democratic. In Laporte county John B. Faulkner, democrat, was elected to succeed himself In the house, without opposition. Henry Demberger, democrat, was chosen to succeed Frank N. Wads, resigned, as representative from Posey county.

COURT REPORTER LOSES DIAMONDS

The Property, Valued at $700.00, is Recovered After He Makes His Loss Public.

John W. Walker is rejoicing over the recovery of a diamond ring and shirt stud of the value of nearly S7OO, which he lost Thursday evening. -'Mr. Walker did not discover his loss until Friday evening and Saturday morning got out bills offering a reward of S6O to the finder. That afternoon the lost property was returned to him by lek Yates, clerk in John Eger’s store, who picked up the property in front of the Chicago Bargain Store and was waiting for the owner to make his loss known before making the find public. Mr. Walker wore the diamonds around his neck for safe keeping in a chamois skin bag attached to a string, tbe bag being concealed in bis clothing. Mr. Walker felt sure before he bad recovered his property that the loss occurred at the place where found, as be distinctly remembers a sensation within bis clothing as though something was falling, but he thought nothing of it at" tbe time.

White City to be Removed to Roby.

Following the announcement recently made to the effect that the Whi'e City Amusement Company was obliged to abandon its grounds at Englewood, in Chicago, at the expiration of 1b lease on October Ist, it comes to light that negotiations have be n closed for the Roby race track tract of . land near Hammond. The Chicago grounds have been purchased by a railroad company and will be converted into yards. The old buildings at the Roby track were disposed of by sale some time j ago. A force of men have been engaged some time in the tearing down of the stables, grandstand and other buildings preparatory to their removal. _j Few persons, If any, except those concerned, in the deal, had fury idea that such vast plans were to be developed. It is quite probable that the bulk of the work will be rushed as much as posible before cold weather. The immense amount of work to be completed before the park is in shape, or in order to have it In readiness for the necessary early opening next spring will require hundreds of men and the expenditure of thousands up a thousands of dollars. The park is one of Chicago’s largest amusement resorts. Rensselaer people, nearly to a man, have visited the resort, which has attained an almost national reputation. It is almost a city in itself and furnishes employment for hundreds of men, women and children: With Its removal to Hammond, additional street car service and slightly improved as well, is expected to be inaugurated.

Rachel Blake Swiped a Fiver.

Rachel Blake is the name of a poor downfallen girl that has been living In Rensselaer for several months, and whose / existence seems to be of the lower crust. Last Saturday she asked to ride in a buggy with a lady named Mrs. Knopinskl, of Hanging Grove township, and she readily consented. After they bad reached the edge of town Rachel decided that she did not want to go any farther and Mrs. Knopinskl let her out. Soon afterwards Mrs. Knopinskl discovered that $5 had been taken from her pocket book end she came back to town and reported the occurrence to Marshal Parks, and he hunted up the young woman and she reluctantly confessed that she had taken the bllL She had spent 20 cents, and gave the balance to the marshal, and later borrowed 20 cents and turned that over to him. The marshal gave her 24 hours In which to leave town. It is said that she came here from Fair Oaks.

A shoe stock double any other in town, high grade goods at low grade prices, at the Chioago Bargain Store. "Along the Wabash” a tow set comedy drama, which will be at tbs Opera House, September 24th, is heeded by Mr. Harry k ToUn.

TUESDAYS—-FRIDAYS

but when he discovered bis lose tbs next day he remembered the circus, stance distinctly . The Betting in the ring is 1% caret and the stone in the stud weighs nearly a caret. - '■ Mr. Walker’s feeling of deprusfom has given way to one of elation, aa4 it is a safe guess that the property will be guarded with extra care hereafter. Mr. Walker was formerly reporter of the Jasper circuit court but now holds a similar position in tfcs federal court of the Territory o( Arizona, his headquarters being at Tombstone. The recovery of this property shows that it pays to advertise when the medium' of file Republican office is used. A 26 cent ad in our loot columns would have accomplished 'the same * result in Mr. • Walker’s case a few hours later, but he did' not care to wait and took the more expensive method of recovering hie property.

HOME GROCERY PEACH SALE ALL THIS WEEK.

The home crop of peaches being so heavy, we have decided not to ship in a car from Michigan this year. Instead we have purchased the entire crop of three of the best and largest orchards of this section, and arranged to have them delivered fresh each day. Our sale will therefore last the entire week. The fruit is exceptionally fine, and not having been shipped will be free from bruises aud will be in tbe freshest possible condition. Prices will be a dollar and up. See us before buying your peaches. HOME GROCERY.

Jail and Asylum in Excellent Condition.

The Indiana Bulletin of Charities and Correction just issued by the board of state charities, gives the following report of the Jasper county poor asylum and jail, which should be gratifying to the citizens of Jasper county: County Poor Asylum. The poor asylum has been inspected and we have found the rooms and beds fresh, clean and wholesome, the food ample and nutritious and the Inmates well cared for and seemingly contented and happy. We commend the superintendent and his efficient wife. The .farm is conducted in an orderly pwd business- like manner, <-fc¥e gardens are well anwd' fefr and a spirit of good cheer and contentment permeates the entire institution. County Jail: The sanitary condition is good. The cells In the main cell house and the padded cell are neat and clean and the entire building seems wholesome. We commend j the jailer and sheriff for the faithful work performed.

POULTRY WANTED FOR JEWISH NEW YEAR.

Owing to the fact that the Jewish New Year begins on the 26th of September, I will guarantee up to the 24th B\4 cents per pound for good fat hens and will give you the rise of the market on day of delivery; 11 cents for spring chickens. Get your poultry In soon, as I look for a decline in prices as soon as the Jewish holidays are over.

B. S. FENDIG.

CLEANING AND DYING.

- I have arranged with a very reliable Chicago firm to do dry cleaning at reasonable prices. I will receive articles at my store, sand them away and have them returned, cleaned and pressed to look like new in one week. All Unde of malarial from the most sheer fabrics to heavy wool, laee waists, dresses or curtains, gloves ad all kinds cleaned beautifully, also dying of suits or ostrich feathers, any shade desired. MRB.H. PURCUPIIJI Order your bfead with your groceries trout the Haute Grocery.

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