Star-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 25 December 1908 — Page 1

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INSANE MAN CAUSES SilP

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pK JOHN NV. BALliAKD, A BHOTilKK OF MBS. GEOKGE WILIiI \ms, BECOMES SO CRAZED I II fi’ HE IS CONFINED IN HU-TOOK SIN MEN TO HAND- ( , FF HIM ON SATUBDAY AFT Tit NOON.

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I gheriff Ma/.e Probably Will Turn | Him Over to Marion County Sherilf as That County is His Legal K« -idenee—Is Insane on Religion ' j>rove Family From House.

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pr John W. Ballard, an osteopath ami a brother of Mrs. George Williams, of this city, Is now confined In j the county jail because of insanity. Ballard was taken from the Williams home Saturday afternoon and placed in jail. The assistance of six men was required on Saturday to I handcuff the maniac and get him to (jail. Billard is insane over religion. He wi'. in the asylum at Richmond six years ago but was released as cured. He went to Indianapolis. A short j tine ago he began to show signs of his disorder again and his sister Mrs. I Williams brought him here in hopes ■hat he would overcome the second attack. He has continued to grow worse

since he came, however, and Satur-

day he became so uncontrollable that he scared the members of the Williams family and drove them from their home. The Williams family live on Columbia Street, where Mr.

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Williams runs a grocery store. The police were called and finally managed to get the man to jail. He icsisted so stubbornly that Marshal Reeves and Officer Stone were forced to rail four other men to their assistanc before they could get him hand-

cuffed and in jail.

Saturday night he preached and I yelled all night and caused so much I noise that none in the jail building could sleep. Saturday morning the man was taken to the cell on the fourth floor of the court house and locked up there. All day Sunday he continued his noise, which could be plainly heard on the streets below. Monday Sheriff Maze got info communication with the Marion County officials and the man probably will be turned over to them. His legal home is in Marion County. mi insanity Inquest was held Monda' before Squire Ashton and .1' n Ballard, who now Is confim 1 in the cell room in the court h e wag declared insane. Applicant, for his admittance to the Stat Hospital for the Insane In Indianapolis has been made and it is hoped that he soon can be taken 1 'Hard Is In a very bad condtn m and Is much trouble to the

sheriff,

THE COUNTY SETTLES UP

J Treasurer Ed. McG. Walls Goes to Indiaua|Milis to Take Cash for the I iual Sett lenient With the State Treasurer.

How dear to this heart is the stocking of childhood when fond recollection presents it to view! On Christmas St. Nick came from frost whitened wildwood with every loved toy which my infancy-know.

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sled which stood by it, a horse and some books I remember them all a doll for my sister, and baby house nigh it. and then the full stocking which hung on the wall—the Santa Claus stocking, the bountiful stocking, the Christmas morn stocking which hung on the wall! The well stuffed envelope I hailed as a treasure as early that morning I opened my eyes and found there the source of an exquisite pleasure, the purest and sweetest that nature supplies. How ardent I seized it with hands that were glowing and hack to my white sheeted bed went with all, then soon, with the emblems of love overflowing, was happy in what to my lot did befall the Santa Claus stocking

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Ph mas morn stocking which hung on

the wall! How sweet through

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ii as poised on my knee it

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hot. tempting breakfast could make me ignore it for longer at most than a

minute or two. And now, far removed from the loved situation, the tear of regret will Intrusively

fall as fancy reverts to my youth’s habitation and sighs o’er the stocking which hung on the wall—-the Santa Claus stocking, the plethoric stocking, the Christmas mom stocking which hung on the wall! But grown people find there’s a later sensation as grateful as any they felt long ago. It comes when they witness the glad exultation which on Christmas morning their own off-spring show r And now. dear old Santa Claus, let me petition your for children, both large ones and small. Bring all the bright hopes for the fullest tuition that rest in each stocking which hangs on the wall—the wealthy child’s stocking, the poor urchin’s stocking; yes, fill every stocking which

hangs on the wall!

MASS MEETING FOR OPTION

Large Number of Greencustle Citizens Gather in the Court House to Further the Movement.

PETITION IS NOW CIRCULATING

such are present. 4 That we request these to call suitable representatives from the 1 various townships and voting precincts of the county into conference on next Saturday afternoon and organize themselves into an executive committee to whom all further matters pertaining to this campaign for I a "dry” county be referred. 5 That the work of securing signatures of voters on petition blanks should begin at once.

YEMM CASE HAS BEGUN

Much Talked of Damage Suit Against the Yandalia Coal Company Comes to Trial and Jury Is Selected,

SUIT TOR FIFTEEN THOUSAND

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SUES INTERURBAN COMPANY BIG FIRE AT COATESVILLE

Oscar Latham Asks $10,000 Damages for Injuries Received Near Brazil Alleged to be Due to Failure to Stop Car.

Conflagration Destroys the Fred Stewart Meat Market and Restaurant anil the Knights of Pythias Hall and Furnishings Tuesday

WILL BE A CRIPPLE fOR LIFE ENTIRE BUILDING IS CONSUMED

In response to the call for a mass meeting to discuss and act upon the movement for an election under the local option law a large number of citizens met In the court house Monday night. It was a non-partisan meeting. Republicans, Democrats Prohibitionists working side by side for the cause. Allen B. Pliilpott of Indianapolis delivered an excellent address. Speeches were made by a number of citizens from Greencastle

and Putnam county.

At the business session resolutions were adopted favoring an immediate circulation of petitions to secure the election, and committees were appointed to look after such petitions. Papers were produced and sent out among the audience in the room and practically all signed them. The petitions started Monday night will be presented to the public for signatures as rapidly as possible. During the evening Dr. John, Estes Duncan, T. T. Moore, George W. Hanna. David Maze, Thad Peck, F. A. Lyon, Prof. H. B. Gough, and W. C. VanArsdel were called upon and made short speeches. All endorsed the idea of holding an early election. Mr. Duncan said he would guarantee 100 dry votes to 50 wet ones. Senator T. T. Aloore said he was proud of doing his best to pass the present law and believed it would

pass by 1,500 majority.

W. C. VanArsdel said instead of making a speech he would inaugur-

THE LAW IN THE CASE

Tlie Proposed Test of the County Local Option Law in Putnam Has Caused Many People to Discuss Us Provisions.

The case of William Yemm against the Yandalia Coal Company was begun Saturday. The case has been much talked about owing to the fact that it was one of fifteen cases which were originally brought in Clay County and taken to Putnam on a change of venue. The case is one in which the

525,639,82 OF PUTNAM'S CASH

Comity Treasurer Ed. McG. Walls " m in Indianapolis Wednesday to tualo- settlement for the year with Uic State Treasurer. Of the taxes j co *lected this fall the county has already advanced to the state $7,*'00. Thig deducted from the I'niiount due from the November inHallment leaves $25,739.82 to be Ukt ‘ n to Indianapolis by Mr. Walls

'his afternoon.

t'lu' amount paid to each of the Ui.itc funds by Putnam County is as

follows:

^ tate Tax $10,491.50 , "t'evolen Institutions .. 4,099.00

Saturday Atty. T. W. Hutchison

filed in the circuit court the suit of Oscar Latham vs. the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company, in which the plaintiff asks

damages in the sum of $10,000. it will be remembered that during

the Home Coming celebration at Brazil last fall, Latham, who resides south of Knightsville, and who is a young man, came to Brazil to attend the celebration. When on his way home about 9 o'clock at night he heard Mrs. Buschman. residing near the car barn east of the city, screaming for help, as her husband had just been badly stabbed In a cutting affray with his nephew. There were two other young men in the rig with Latham and one of them jumped out

!o go to the woman’s assistance. At this time a traction car ap-j

proached from the west. Latham s horse became frightened and started to run. As there were other rigs ahead of them, he tried to cross the track ahead of the car, which kept coming. The horse became unmanageable and the car struck the rig. The buggy was demolished, the horse badly hurt anti Latham and his friend thrown out. The friend escaped with slight injuries, hut Lathan was rendered unconscious, and remained in that condition, hov-j ering between life sind death for teni days. The complaint recites that hej has been unable to work since, and ; will be a cripple all of his life. It alleges that his eyesight has been greatly impaired, as has also his hearing, and that he has suffered from nervous prostration ever since

the accident.—Brazil Times.

Fire which started at near midnight Tuesday totally destroyed the building in Coatesville which was occupied by the Fred Stewart Restaurant and Meat Market on the ground floor and the K. of P. Hall on the second floor. The fire started in the Knights of Pythias Hall on the second floor of the building and had gained such headway when discovered that the flames could not be checked. The building together with most of its contents were destroyed. The origin of the fire is not known. The loss Is only partially covered by insurance.

GOMPERS SENT TO JAIL

PecMon of Justice Wright of the Supti me Court of the District of Columbia Growing Out of a Kt. Louis Boycott—Buck Stove Company the Piaintifl.

MITCHELL TOO, IS SENTENCED

NO SALOONS OUT HERE FOR YEAR w,th a ' “ I miners, sues for damages sustained

LAWYERS DINE WITH S. A. HAYS

The judge and the attorneys interested in the Yemm case now being tried in the circuit court took dinner with S. A. Hays at his home on East Anderson st. Wednesday. Those present were Judge Hawley, Judge Wiley of Indianapolis, Judge Sawyer of

■••ii lusuiuuous .. -1,0:10.00 or inaianapous, juus c jc. i School Fund 11.841.60 Terre Haute, Judge McGregor of I educational Institutions 2,253.90 Brazil, A. W. Knight of Brazil, and

3,807.43 Col. C. C. Matson and T. C. Grooms

union School Fund Int.

I ermanent Endowm’t Int. 164.30 J of Greencastle. Dinner was served ,n<k ''L Fees 84.00 at noon. I j

Washington, D.C. Dec. 23.—Sam’l Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, John Mitchell, ex-president of the United Mine Workers and Secretary Morrison, of the same Union, must all serve jail sentences according to a decision given today by Justice Wright of the Supreme Court of the District of Coin mbia. Gompers is sentenced to twelve mouths in prison, Mitchell, nine months, and Morrison, six months. The case grew out of a boycot of the Bucks Stove Company of St. Louis, by the American Federation of Labor. The sentence has caused a big sensation among the laboring unionists of the country.

ate a financial movement. The work cannot be carried out without some expense and it will take considerable money. He said the plan had been agreed ui>on that maximum subscriptions should be taken, constituting a fund from which a certain per cent, should lie called for as needed. The subscriptions came in beginning with $50 and coming down to $5. There were several of the highest amounts announced. About $700 was raised at the meeting. The work of raising faunds will still be pushed. Among those who subscribed to thin fund were: H. C. Allen, 50; W. C. VanArsdel, $50; Henry Ostrom, $50; J. P. Allen, Sr.. $50; Racer Bittles, $50; T. E. Evans, $50; J. P. D. John, $25; W. V. Brown. $2(»; James Vermilion, $20; A. O. Lockridge, $20; the W. C. T. U., $20; J. S. Hoagland, $20: H. B. Gough, $15; H. G. Woody, $10; C. T. Peck. $10; Frank Coss, $10; G. W. Hanua, $10; T. T. Moore, $10; J. M. Rudy. $10; D. B. Johnson, $10; D. R. Maze, $10; J. P. Allen, Jr., $10; H. G. Brown, $10; F. M. Walker, $10; Fay Hamilton, $5; A. T. Riley, $5: W. M. Brooks, $5; J. K. Langdon, $5; D. D. VanDyke, $5; Chas. Sudranski, $5; John Snyder, $5; Orville Earlle, $5; G. B. Parker. $5; R. S. Graham, $5; Mack Jones, $5; Fred Scott, $5; Clarence Hollick, $5; Harvey Raines, $5; F. P. Huestis, $5; R. II. Crouch, $5; Elias Wilson, $5. It was estimated that the required number of necessary to call an election wiuld be about 1,200, which is more than the required 20 per cent, of the votes cast at the last election. The following men were named as a County Executive Committee: Greencastle city and township: F. M. Lyon, C. T. Peck, John James, Jas. McD. Hays. H. C. Allen, W. M. Blanchard, J. C. Bridges: Cloverdale township; Ester Duncan. I). R. Maze, W. E. Horn; Franklin township; J. L. Bridges, T. I). Brookshire; Washington, S. S. McCoy, W. B. Donold: iMadition; L. M. Wright, Joseph Torr Jackson; Samuel Dodds, John F. Jones; Mill Creek, David Wallace, W. E. Alice. There will be other names added to this committee. The resolutions adopted were as follows; 1 Resolved, That it bo the sense of this meeting that the voters of Putnam county be given an opportunity to vote on the question of whether the saloon shall continue to be licensed in this county. 2 That the date of presenting the question to the voters be determined

later.

3 That we select a partial executive committee at once from this township, and others from outside if

The discussion incidental to the 1 testing of the new county local op- I tion law has revealed considerable j Ignorance of the exact provisions of Hie law. The points seeming least | understood are in regard to the expenses and as to when the saloons would close in the event the county went dry. The county bears the expense, as it would in case of any other election. In Putnam County the licenses now in force would run their course regardless of the election. The law on these questions is as follows: To Secure Election. When a petition has been signed by twenty per cent of the voters of the county and filed with the county auditor, the board of commissioners, at its next regular session, shall order a special election to be held in not less than twenty nor more than thirty days. Such election shall be held at the usual places for holding general elections, and ten days’ notice thereof shall be given in the same manner now provided by law for notice of general elections. All expenses of such election shall be paid out of the general fund of said county as in cases of general elections. When Do Licenses Expire? After ninety days from the date of holding said election, all licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors granted in said county after the I a: sage of this act, shall be null and void, and the holder thereof shall be liable for any sale of liquors made by him thereafter the same as if a license had never been Issued to .’lim. If the holder of such void license shall surrender the same within ninety days from the date of holding said election, the county, town or city issuing said license shall refund to the holder an amount proportionate with the unexpired time for which the license fee shall have bien paid: Provided, however, that no license Issued prior to the passage of this act shall be terminated by virtue of this act or any vote thereunder.

during an explosion in the Rosebud mine in Vigo County. The plaintiff alleges that the explosion was due to the carelessness and negligence of the company. The suit was first brought for $5,000 but later the complaint was amended and the damages asked raised to $15,000 Behind the company in the suit is the indemnity insurance company upon which the loss, in case Yemm wins, will fall. Most mining companies are insured in indemnity companies against loss through payment of damages in case of accident, and such conditions exist In this case. The plaintiff is represented by A. W. Knight of Brazil and S. A. Hays of this city. The defendant company is lepresented by Judge Wiley of Indianapolis, Judge McGregor of Brazil, Judge Sawyer of Terre Haute, and T. C. Grooms of this city.

BINGHAM'S NEW RULING

Attorney General Declares The Township Advisory Boards Must bo Composed of Men Fro in Both Parties.

TWO OF ONE PARTY. ONE OF OTHER

When a Law is Passed.

Many of the licenses in Greencastle were renewed during October and November. The local option act was voted on in September, and some have held that licenses that were g"anted in October and November were "after the passage” of the act. According to the ruling of the courts an act is considered passed when it becomes effective. It becomes effective when declared In force by the proclamation of the governor, unless there is an emergency clause, which this act does not have. The governor’s proclamation came toward the end of November so that licenses issued in October and early November will doubtless stand till next Oc-

At the state meeting of the township trustees held In Indianapolis Thursday Attorney-General Bingham delivered an opinion upon the political complexion of township advisory boards that will be of great interest in Putnam County. The AtorneyGeneral declared that the board must be made up of men from both parties. In a Republican township there should be two Republicans and one Democrat. In Democratic townships there should be two Democrats and one Republican. He further held that where this wan net the result of the election, and where three men of one party received each more votes than any man of the opposing party, the man on the winning party who had le.ist votes must go off and the man on the minority party who had most votes nnist go on. He held that this was the implication of the ruling that township boards must bo unanimous in their action upon questions having reference to township affairs. This gave the minority party the balance of power, and made, in his mind, extravagance Impossible.

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tober and November. Thus, if a vote 1 \ y| ( . rr y Christmas •>

is taken now it will have effect but •>

little more than a year from next November. And the election must then be held again.

SUIT FOR DIVORCE FILED

Cora Paxton has filed suit for divorce against Lee Paxton, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment as the ground for such separation. The complaint alleges the defendant has treated the plaintiff cruelly in this, that he has failed to provide any clothing, has used abusive language and otherwise mistreated her. The

plaintiff declares that she is without

support and dependant and asks for J e^ry*wiBhYuffll^d

separation and a monthly payment <•

i ❖ Again it is Christmas time. •> ! Another year has been count- •> j •> ed, another period of work fin- •> ished. We stand now looking < •> backward an<d forward, count- •> j ❖ ing what has been done, cali'ii- ❖ | •> kiting what is to do. The Star- ❖ ❖ Democrat, thanks to the kind- •>• ; <• ness of ils many r. aders and ❖ ❖ friends, can look back with sat- •> ❖ isfaction upon the year just ❖ past. We have done our best, •> ❖ and we have been met more ❖ ❖ than half way by our readers. •!• And now, in the last number before the holidays, the StarDemocrat wishes to all Its readers the merriest of merry Christmas, the happiest of coming New Years. May your Christmas tree be loaded, your stocking filled, your turkey tender and toothsome, and your

for the support of the children.

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