Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1909 — Page 2

Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners at the April Term.

The contract for construction of a Steel bridge in Walker township and one in Keener township awarded to Attica Bridge Company for $429.00 each. The Winamac-Bridge Company and the Lafayette Engineering Company also bid on the bridges. One bridge in Marion, two in Walker and three in Keener ordered adver- ' u' . tiled. The contracts to be awarded at the May term. R. A Mannan, • superintendent of construction of the Stalbaum stone road in Wheatfield and Kankakee townships filed final report, showing completion of contract Superintendent discharged. Viewers filed final report in the gravel road in Union township and also on county line between Jasper and Newton counties. Same are set for hearing May 4th, 1909, and are advertized in the Semi-Weekly Republican. Contractor ordered to sign contract for removal of stone on Gangloff land by next term. Final reports in the Amos Davisson ditch, Henry Amsler ditch and E. P. Honan ditch filed and approved and superintendent discharged. Final reports in Moody-Davis ditch and Mary M. Potts ditch filed and continued. Wm. E. Moore files affidavit in the matter of the Wuerthner ditch, and petitioners move to strike out same, which motion is sustained, to which ruling Wm. E. Moore excepts and prays an appeal to the circuit court ■Firman Rutherford employed to move 65-foot bridge in Jordan township and place it in new location for $212.00. The application of Albert Konovsky for liquor license in Keener township denied, the remonstrance filed Oct. 2, 1908, being held sufficient. Applicant prays an appeal to the circuit court. I. D. Luckey appointed Justice of the Peace in Carpenter township, on petition of several citizens of that township. Schuyler C. Irwin and 1410 others file petition for special county option election. The board ordered the election to be held Saturday, May 1, 1909, and appointed the following officers for said election: Marion township: Ist precinct, J. C. Porter, inspector; N. S. Bates and B. F. Ferguson judges, John Jessen and John Martindale Clerks. 2nd precinct, C. Kellner and Jud Perkins judges, Chas. Blue and I. N. Warren clerks. Third precinct, H. W. Wood inspector, Chas. Dean and Henry Luers judges, Ed Ranton and J. A. Luers clerks. Fourth Prceinet, —Chas. Morl an inspector, W. S. Day and J. Nagle judges, Ray D. Thompson and Chas. Steward clerks. Carpenter township. East pyecinct, J. J. Porter Inspector, Samuel Bowman and Wm. Rich judges, Chas. Harner and F. L. Griffin clerks. ' West precinct, A. A. Fell inspector, Daniel Cresse and Moses Sigo judges, Daniel O’Connor and Chas. Welch, clerks. South precinct, Andrew Hicks and Geo. Besse judges, Chas. Bonner and Chas. Pefley clerks. Barkley township. West precinct, Everett Brown and Thomas Walters, judges; Chas. P. Moody and Ed J Randle clerks. East precinct, John F. Payne, inspector, Elias Arnold and John Marlatt judges, Geo. McElfresh and Homer Arnold clerks. - Union township. North precinct, Ira F. Meader and Joe Theis judges, F. R. Erwin and N. A McKay clerks South precinct, W, L. Wood inspec tor, James McClannahan and Frank . Shroer judges, P. T. Hordeman and M. W. Meyers clerks. Jordan, township. Wm. Morris and W. D. Bringle judges, F. M. Welch and W. F. Michaels clerks. Milroy township. Richard Foulks and John Mitchell judges, W. P. Gas fled and Wllford Garvin clerks. Newton township. A C. Pancoast and A J. Freeland judges, E. Wuerthner and R. J. Yeoman clerks. Hanging Grove township. P. B. Downs and Joseph Stewart judges, Robt. McDonald and Chas. A Lefler clerks. Gillam township. C. F. Tillett and R. W. Burris judges, Frank Parker and fl.. C. Robinson clerks. Kankakee township. Chas. Stalbaum and L. C« Asher judges, Frank Fisher and Thos. Maloney clerks. Wheatfield township. M. J. Delehanty and Andrew Mlsch judges, 8. W. Hamilton and E. W. Alien clerks. Walker township. John O’Connor JCa.rtown.Mp. <C. Wntivn

Daniel Wolf judges, phfts. Kersey and Albert Kounovsky clerks. 1 Auditor directed to give notice of letting contract for painting wood work outside of court house, and sand-, papering, oiling and varnishing windows and '.casings on the inside and all outside doors, both inside and out. Trustee Marion township granted permission to aid Leslie Goodner, Mollie Goodner, John Alberson, Sarah Platt, S. R. Shreeves, Mrs. ?S. R. Shreeves, Clara Stcine, Jessie Stone, Alice Potts and Cecil Potts, to amount of sls per quarter. County Clerk files report of fees for quarter ending March 31, amounting to $298.00. Same examined and ap proved. Trustee Marion township files report of poor for quarter amounting to $194.95. Same examined and approved. Interest reported by depositories: State Bank of Remington for Feb. $19.27 State Bank of Rensselaer, Feb 71.72 First Nat’l Bank of Rens., Feb... .105.23 State Bank of Remington, March.. 27.22 State Bank of Rens., March 62.12 Bank of Wheatfield, March....... 8.64 Jasper Savings & Trust Co., Mar. 54.57 First Nat’l Bank of Rens., March 119.80

COST OF OPTION ELECTION COMPARED WITH SALOON COST.

A Good Investment—White County Could Hold an Election Every Week and StiH be Several Hundred Dollars to the Good. White County Democrat. Many persons are objecting to a local option election on account of the expense; but did you ever compare ’this election expense with the expense of saloons? Rather than go back to the old expense of supporting the saloons we formerly had White county could hold a county option election every week and come out at the end of the year with $50,000 to the good. Monticello could afford to pay the entire expense of a county option election every ten days rather than support the six saloons we formerly had here. Wolcott and the country adjacent thereto will pay more for the support of its one saloon in the next four months than two county option elections would cost the entire county. Do these figures look too large and are these statements wild? Figure it yourself. Statistics show the average annual receipts of every saloon in the country is SB,OOO. That is an average of $26.60 a day for each saloon. Formerly Monticello had six saloons, Monon 2, Wolcott 2, Reynolds 2, Chalmers 2, Brookston 2—16 in all. Counting them as average saloons, this meant $425.60 a day or $2,553.60 per week to support White county’s 16 saloons; $957.60 a week to support Monticello’s 6 saloons, or $159.60 every week to support Wolcott’s one saloon. Figure it out any way you want to. If you think these estimates too high knock off as large a per cent as you think is fair and you will still have enough left to pay for several option election during the year.

Landis Will Probably Be Governor of Porto Rico.

Delphi Herald: According to dispatches from Washington, President Taft will recommend Hon. C. B. Landis for the Porto Rico governorship. Mr. Landis is at home in Delphi now but is evidently not saying much about it. It is said by his close friends here that he is not officially aware of anything of the kind. Mr. Landis has been flirting with the lecture bureaus of the country for some time and it is possible that he has tied himself up with a contract for the platform. He is recognized as a very able speaker. There is no doubt that he would made a good governor if he should accept the place. The position we understand pays SB,OOO a year and furnishes him a palace wherein to reside.

Governor Marshall Goes to New York to Address Club.

Governor Marshall haa announced that he-will leave for New York this Thursday night instead of on. Saturday, as he had previously planned. He will address the National Democratic Club in that city April 13, after which ha will go to Washington to attend a dinner given by the Gridiron Club. He will then return to Indianapolis, stopping at Columbua. 0., for a short time to inquire further into the operations of the Ohio public accounting law, similar to the one enacted by the recent General Assembly in Indiana. Aside from a possible appointment of a custodian, no other appointments will be made by the Governor until he returns from the East. No other vacancies wiH occur before May 1. 'Hie female surplus of Massachusetts is a cause of worry to the deep thinkers of that state. Why not put a tax on spinsters? *

Newton A. Imes Died Saturday In Chicago.

Willis J. Imes received a telegram Saturday informing him that his brother, Newton A Imes, had succumbed to pneumonia. Mr. Imes had' been called there earlier in the week on account of his brother's sickness and it did not appear at that* time that the disease would result fatally. Deceased was a native of the old town of Bradford, now Monon, and was one of the first engineers on the old narrow gauge Monon road. He continued iif the employ of the Monon for several years and later went to Chicago. At the time of his death he was an engineer on the Chicago belt line railroad. He was about 55 years of age. He is survived by his wife and one son, Chase Imes, who is a brakeman on the Lafayette-Michigan City division of the Monon railroad. In the seventies deceased was employed here for about a year as a clerk in the drug store owned by his brother, Willis J. Imes, and he will doubtless be remembered by a number of our people, although he has not visited here in recent years. His funeral was held in Monon Monday at 2 o’clock, £nd was attended by his brother and Burgess Dillon, of this city. Royal Flour, the best. Home Grocery

Letter From S. P. Thompson; Starts Back Home Saturday.

Dear Republioan: Your visits during our sojourn here ' 'OTI • have kept us in touch with home matters. We will start home via the Northern Pacific on the 12th instant, and reach Rensselaer about the 21st. In this city, within four months, there have been three elections, two bond, waterworks and high school, and one recall. The statute provides that on a petition of twenty per cent of the voters any public officer can be recalled to private life and his successor elected. Mayor Harper was thus supplanted by Mayor Alexander. Another election to determine whether San Pedro and Wilmington shall be annexed so as to' make this city a sea-port city will take place this month. Neither of us have ever been in the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana or North Dakota. Our route passes through each of these states with a day light stop at Portland. We have been kept quite close to our room. Former residents of Jasper have called to see us as follows: Henry Thompson, B. O. Gardner, Ed Purcupile,. Ellas Strong, Charles W. Harding. Winfred Deming and Mrs. M. B. Halstead. We have lodged in the same room since December 22, 1908. Please change our address to Rensselaer on and after your Tuesday issue of April 6th. S. P. THOMPSON, 759 Ottawa St, Los Angeles, Cal.

Starke to Vote On Option.

. On petition of 1065 voters the county commissioners Tuesday ordered a local option election in Starke county to be held on the 29th. The number on the petition represents about 40 per cent of the voters in the county.

Price of Bridges Coming Down.

Laporte Herald: The county commissioners today opened bids for the construction of the Spahr bridge in ♦ Hanna township. Lindell & Kelly, of Chesterton, were low, $360, on the abutments and were given that part of the contract, while the Rochester Bridge company will build the superstructure for. $272. A few years ago a bridge like the Spahr bridge cost from SI,OOO to $1,200.

Want Watson to Have Taylor’s Job.

It is said that the friends of James E. Watson are making a vigorous effort to have him appointed on the Mississippi river commission to succeed Judge R. S. Taylor, of Fort Wayne, who has held the place for twenty years at an annual salary of $3,000. Judge. Taylor’s friends will make a strenuous fight for his retention on the commission.

Sweeney Will Not Resign.

The rumor to the effect that Z. T. Sweeney, of Columbus, State fish and game commissioner, will tender his resignation to Governor Marshall, has been denied by E. E. Earle, Mr. Sweeney’s chief deputy, who is actively in charge of the twb hfflfefed or more deputies at work over the state. "Whoever started the rumor,” said Mr. Earle, "did so without any authority whatsoever. MY. sWeeney has no intention of resigning. His commission has two years to run.”

Remington Press Correspondent Argues For Ventilation.

TUe article of Supt. Breeze relative to the teaching of music is worthy of the float serious consideration-by the people of Remington. It is the truth, that it is a child’s birthright to hear beautiful sounds and look upon beautiful combinations of colors; but it is equally true that a child has an indisputable right to breathe pure air and to see as it was intended he should see. While I hqpe the effort to give music will meet with success I hope also that the citizens of Remington will awake to the fact that a poorly ventilated and defectively lighted school building is a blight on a fair town. A town that boasts of a Fountain Park Where all kinds of information is dispensed at small cost; whose newspaper gives a column-to the Church; where the moral standard is high; such influences should "come to” and give its children good light and pure air. Do not say “it can’t be helped.” Three years ago Wheatfield could be. bonded for $2,700 for building purposes. Certain members of the Board of Town Trustees, the School Board and others said, "we must have a building.” The result is a splendid building of five rooms, well lighted and ventilated, at a cost of SIO,OOO. The township paid one half, the town $2,700 and the citizens donated the balance and everybody here is poor.. We have light on the darkest days, pure air all the time, only one pair of glasses worn in the high school and none in the grades. PHILIP R. BLUE.

NEWLAND.

Ed Oliver called on Wm. Rees Sunday. / Miss Leatha Rees is working for Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan these days. Day Jordan went to Chicago last Saturday on business. School will be out at Newland next Thursday. T. M. Callahan bought a cow of Ed Oliver Thursday. Mrs. Ed Walker spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Wm. Rees. Mrs. Turner called on Mrs. Ed Oliver Sunday. Ed and Everett Walker are working for Ed Oliver this week. T. M. Callahtm went to Rensselaer Sunday to attend church. Mrs. Wm. Rees is on the sick list again. Miss Mary Rees spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Lola Oliver. % . A A. Gorbet of near Rensselaer purchased a mule of T. M. Callahan. Claude Boman, Floyd Tow. Lola Oliver and Everett Walker spent Sunday evening with Wm. Rees and family. Mart Summers got pretty badly injured while pulling stumps for Ed Oliver, He lives near Remington. John Halladay, George Martin and Bill Marion went to Kersey Sunday to bale hay for the Halligan brothers.Newt Kampkee and’ his best girl were buggy riding -Sunday. They seemed to be having a nice time. Mrs. Wm. Whitehead and children of Kersey spent two days last week with Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan and family. Ed Oliver’s car load of cows came Tuesday to Newland. These made quite a parade through Newland and on to Mr. Oliver’s. This car load consisted of 80 or 90 milk cows, and some fine ones. Those that went Wednesday -evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Bowen and family were Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan and children, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kemp and. two children, Leatha Rees, Alice Hancock, Newt Kampkee, John Marion, Dan Snider and two sons, Frank and Rube; Floyd Tow, Claude Boman, Mart Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Eb Kennedy and family and Ernest and Russel Rees. The evening was spent with music of the graphophone, violin and organ, which made it very enjoyable for those there.

TXE HMSEHXBT. Nothing to do but work, Nothing to eat but food, Nothing to wear but clothes, To keep one from going nude. Nothing to breathe but air— Aaafa 'tis gone, Nowhere to fall but off, Nowhere to stand but on. Nothing to comb but hair,» Nowhere to sleep but in bed. Nothing to weep but tears; Nothing to bury but dead. Nothing to sing, but songs, Ah, well, alas, alack! Nowhere to go but out. Nowhere to come but back. Nothing to jsee but sights. _ .. r Nothing to quench but thirst Nothing to have but what we’ve got Thus through life we are cursed. Nothing to strike but a gait; - • Everything, moves that grows. Nothing at all but common sense Can ever withstand these woes.

People who eat much'candy do not use alcoholic beverages. Carrie Nation might put away her hatchet and carry boxes of confectionery.

- ' Two-thirds of your life, the producing, * ' public portion of your earthly career, is spent in your (i clothes—why not have them /U comfortable, UflßffWhfclL made expressly for you? You can have the best clothes embodying admirI able fit, permanent shape r a °d correct style, made by - Ed. V. Price & Co., of < Chicago, at a moderate price. ralM Make an early selection of their handsome fabrics and original fashion ideas . 561 ail( j have us take your measThree Button Novelty Sack. dp front, .lanting blnho!«. The Cash Store 45. R- T*nrh>r. Prnn.

FRANCESVILLE.

(From The Tribune.) Mrs. Mary Molitor came from Chicago Friday morning and is visiting with her parents west of town. Merl Porter, a member of the Rensselaer high school, has been spending his spring vacation with bis parents in Francesville. Mrs. Hugh Leavel and Miss Myrtle Zard of Rensselaer are the guests of their mother at this place. John W. Burget gnd William Schleman exchanged residence properties last week, the latter having purchased the dwelling owned by the Applegate heirs. Mrs. C. B. Reprogle and son John, of Rensselaer, have been the guests of her parents here for several days. Mr. Reprogle is at Brooklyn, N. Y., learning to be a linotype machinist operator. He is employed by the Rensselaer Republican which has installed a new machine.

REMINGTON.

Lodges seem to be taking a new lease of life, as the K. of P. lodge here gave the first degree to four resident ministers, Revs. Lookabill, Wilson. Crowder and Servies. This is something that probably can happen only once in a life time to a lodge. . The Woodmen and Royal Neighbors had a grand time at their box supper in their hall last Thursday evening. The Rebekahs are a wonder when it comes to real steady growth. Scarcely a week has gone by without some candidate for admission and frequently, as happens this week, five or six, ready to take the work. The men say they have a good time and something to eat every night. Elias Julien Spent two days in Sheldon on business and visiting relatives and friends. Marbles are all the rage with the small boys and the base ball fever has Just started with the older ones, as shown by the pitching and catching on the streets. Remington has material enough for a good team if some one could be found to organize and manage them. Millinery windows are blossoming out in more or less handsome creations in the matter of ladles’ headgear. The Tex Fisher property was reported sold last weekto G. I. Thomas. Wedding bells soon after Easter, we understand. Roy Jones, who lives just south of town, had the misfortune to lose one of his gray horses last week. He was the best one of a very fine team. Mrs. W. W. Reeve and daughter visited the former’s son Clyde Sunday and Monday, returning home Tuesday. Mrs. Walter Johnson spent Monday shopping in Ldgansport. There has not been in years so fine a'time for pats sowing, all things con--sidered, as this year has given us. Most of the farmers have taken advantage of this fine weather and are either through sowing or lack but a little of being so. A wgrm rain Monday night gave grass an<4 wheat new life and the fields looked wonderfully green in the morning. Born, Saturday, to Rev. and Mrs. J. R-. Servies, a nine pound baby boy, their first child. Rev. Servies is the popular United Brethren minister at Shiloh. Frank Watson- and daughter visited with his sister, Mrs. Wood, at Goodland between trains Monday. Charley Beal is building a new barn on his property recently purchased of Geo. Cummings. The Christian Sunday School is getting. ready to celebrate Easter with special program. The D. of R. lodge has purchased a new piano for their lodge room. Mas. George Stopdt returned home Thursday from a* few days visit withher sister Mrs. "Legg and family at Logansport. C; A. Bal coh made a trip to Chicago on buslness Wednesday, The railroad company had a gang of men hore fixing walks around the depot and making some repair* to the building "flora, to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sdmers, March 29, a son. Dale Watson and her mother went Monday to Mariffn, where Miss Dale will enroll as a pupil of the Normal school, taking 1 a teachers* course. She has already taken the four years high school course at the Gilboa Center high school. MrS. Watson returned Tuesday.

Abe Martin.

It's no sign a- fellsr knows beans jist ’cause he carries a hie <m hia shoulder. Tail Binkley is havlh’ a fine time rompin’ about In hla naw auto. Ha went up t’ Indynoplus t’day C meet th’ intetest;b arters for ihe job printing.

COMMISSIONERS’ ALLOWANCES.

Following are the allowances made by the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, at the April term, 1909: Winamac Bdg. Co., bah new bdgs. 1184-.00 Burt-Haywood Co., sup. Aud. office 158.00 Geo. J. Mayer, exp. Aud. office.. -3,05 J. D. Allman, salary Co. Treas. .. 562.50 Burt-Haywood Co., sup. Treas. of. P 0.38 Healey & -Clark, same 1.75 J. D. Allman, postage Treas. office 28.86 C. C. Warner, salary Co, Clerk.. 375.00 Same, stamps Clerk's office TOiOO A. Halleck, salary Co. Attorney.. 33.34 W. F. Osborne, per'diem Co. Surv. 96.00 Omer Osborne, deputy surveyor.. 10.00 Nettle Price, same 28.00 M. B. Price, supplies Surv. office.. 1)2.25 M. D. Gwin, sal. Sec Bd. of H’lth 52.08 Ernest Lamson, per diem Co. Sup. 131.50 Burt-Haywood, supplies same... 16.00 Same, supplies same 9.55 Burt-Haywood Co., same, Tp. As. 7.05 Same, same, Co. Assessor 17.05 Ray Overton, labor Co. farm.... 4.00 City Rensselaer, lights jail 5.22 J. A. Larsh, repairs same.. 50 L. P. Shirer, boarding prisoners.. 2.40 Tornado Mfg. Co., supplies Jail.. 7.5'0 . Chas. Morlan, janitor Ct. House.. 45.00 Same, expense same..... 1.00 J. L. Griggs, fireman boiler house 45.00 J. A. Grant, drayage, sup. ct. hse. . .50 J. A. Larsh. supplies court house 20.05 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal same.. 121.20 J. D. Allman, freight on same... 24.00 City Rensselaer, lights ct. house 101.22 Jesse Gates, exp. coal ct. house. . 27.40 Johnson Service Co., exp. ct. hse. ,7» Willis Supply Co., 5ame......... 2.25 Marlon Sup. Co., g. r. rep. Iht Dis. 117,48 Fairbanks Steam Shovel Co., s’me 18.10 Marlon Supply Co., same.? 26.00 Lemuel C. Huston, same 2d Dlst. 28.50 Healey & Clark, samq. ?.5O A. Woodworth, same 31.50 M. L. Hemphill, same 2.25 Ray Adams, same. 4.50 Harry Magee, same 22.50 I. N. Hemphill, satne 6,00 Casparis Stone Co., same, 3d Dlst. 86.76 Julius Raska, bounty on ol<f wolf 20.06 A. F. Long, trustee, exp. bur. poor 6.50 R. A. Parkison, gup. poor children 16.88 G. L. Parks, burial 501dier......50.00 Ind7Chil. Home So., exp. H. Gelgenhelmer 20.65 Barney Kolhoff, refund err. taxes 10.93 D. W. Waymire, same 8.19 Jasper Co. Democrat, public ptg. 22.20 Healey A Clark, same,. 13.65 J. W. McEwen, same 4.00 St. Joseph’s College, con. Knowlton Stone Roads 50.00 Leslie Alter, labor Iroquois ditch 3.00 J. D. Allman, bonds Kent ditch. .1,000.00 Dr. E. N. Loy, rep. old clerk’s-of. 150.00 JAMES. N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County.

BURNS TOWN.

Oats sowing Is progressing very nicetyr Samuel Holmes and family called on L. A. Greenlee and family Saturday evening. ’ John Lewis, the county assessor, made a business trip to Lafayette Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes*and family and Jim Stanley visited with Charles Greenlee Sunday. Girls, don’t get scared because Mart’s .auto smokes, so it goes down the line just the same at the rate of four miles an hour. The school ma’am says the time seems long to her but she dog’t know how long it seems to Everett. Frank Brown helped S. A. Holmes haul hay Monday. Mrs. C. Morgenegg and daughter were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Elmer Sulemberger was in Rensselaer Saturday. The doctor was called to see Wm, Folger’s little child Monday, who is dangerously sick at this writing with lung fever. Mrs. George McElfresh returned home Friday from Sheridan, 111., where she was called te her mother’s bed side, Mrs. George Shriner. Elmer Jacks was dfit on-Nubbin Ridge Sunday to bring his sister Mary back to her school. C. Morgenegg went u to Rensselaer Monday after some seed oats.

PLEASANT. RIDGE.

Miss Chloae Kenton went to Surrey Tuesday. Geo. Parkinson Was a Rensselaer <oer Tuesday. , w. D. Bond was a Rensselaer caller Kenton was in Rensselaer Monday. Frank Kenton was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. John Reed went to Fair* Oaks Tuesa&rs. Geo. Wenner,and daughter SylSunday. Clifford Parkison went to Fickle, Ind., 1 r Our y scho^i S c"osed Friday. A f«W jjkwas given and. Mr"- Fran* Kenton had the honor of spelling th* school down, jss *»•« isrs:*i3r

500 Cases Eggs Wanted.

We are no longer a few case egg Shipper, but can handle carloads. We ship direct to New Yprk and have no middle man to pay, so we get the top cash price here for dean fresh stock. Get our prices before you sell. Cream 28 cents. Phone 39. FANCY PRODUCE MARKET.