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is a The Independent. VOLUME XIX. HUNTINGBURGH, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1904. NUMBER 35. Two Wellknown Citizens Answer Final Summons.

LEONARD BRETZ. In the death of Leonard Bretz, which occurred Sunday night, Huntingburg lost one of her oldest and best known citizens and business 1 men. Though his death was not unexperted, the announcement cast a gloom of sorrow over the entire city. La grippe, C'ollowed by a severe attack of asthma, was the cause of his death. He was 75 years old to the day.

Leonard Bretz was born in GerFeb. 28, 1829, Volksheim, Hessen Darmstadt. With his parents he came to America in 1837, settling near Bretzville, in this county, where his father, Jacob Bretz, died in 1878. The mother of the subject of this sketch died in 1880. Leonard remained on the farm until he.

reached the age of 18 years, when he, went to Louisville where he entered the employ of Walles Lithgo, who conducted a stove store, remaining with this firm for four years, when he returned to Dubois county and, with his brother William, opened a country store on the Brinkmeyer farm, three miles west of Huntingburg. In 1852, this firm removed to Huntingburg and engaged in business in a log house that stood on the same lot now occupied by the late residence of the deceased, the town at that time numbering but eleven houses. This log house was replaced by a brick structure in 1856 and the firm engaged in pork-packing, shipping their product to Memphis, hauling it by wagons to Grandview and from their taking it by flat- boat. His brother withdrew from the firm in 1861, and Leonard conducted the business alone until 1894, when he admitted his sons Gustave and Walter as partners in the business. Mr.

Bretz also dealt extensively in tobacco from 1862 to 1880, being associated at different times in this branch of the business with A. H. Miller, August Ramsbrok and his brother William. In 1888 he erected the present storebuilding on corner Fifth and Main, where he continued in business until 1896, when he conveyed the business to Gus and Walter. Later Walter went into business for himself, and continued the business until his death about a year ago, when the subject of this sketch was again pressed into active business by, looking after the store for his son's widow.

Leonard Bretz and Barbara Gerhart were united in marriage in 1851. Eleven children blessed the union, but only four remain to mourn the death of their father. They are Mrs. C. this Kornrumpf, and Mrs.

William Geo. and P. Walter, Moog, of Delray, Mich. The mother died July 5, 1891. Mr.

Bretz was a successful man. With little or no education, but by untiring energy and perseverance, he gained for himself a position in the community that made him respected by and all his who word knew him. He was his honest, bond. was as good as The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon from the late residence on Geiger street, the remains being interred in Fairmount cemetery, after which the funeral services were conducted in Salem's church, of which the deceased was a life-long member. Rev.

Paul Repke performed the rites. No one living in Madison township should oppose the proposed subsidy, in shape, of a small tax, in favor of traction line to be constructed through that township. That part of Dubois county needs a railroad above everything else, and if the present opportunity to secure one is passed by it may be many days before another such chance presents itself. Don't let a little additional tax like 1 per cent. scare you.

In few years the taxable property of the railroad will more than pay back all the subsidy that is asked. After the road is once constructed quite a sum will be paid by the road as taxes, thereby lowering the taxes of every man in the township. Taking it all around, a vote in favor of the subsidy will prove a splendid investment for the citizens of Madison township. The election will be held Saturday, Mareh-12, and it is to be hoped will that vote his every voter in the township sentiments, and that his sentiments will be in favor of the road. If its a bilious attack, take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick recovery is certain.

For sale by A. H. Miller, Druggist. O. F.

STEINKAMP. Shortly after noon Saturday, the tolling of the Salem's church bell announced to the citizens of Huntingburg that another spirit had wended its flight to the great beyond and that another home was mourning the death of a loved one. It was soon learned that the victim of the Grim Reaper was O. F. Steinkamp, who had passed peacefully away at his home on Jackson street, shortly after 12 o'clock.

He had been sick for several months, suffering from a disease of the liver, and for the past three months he was bedfast. His death was a welcome relief from much suffering. The subject of this sketch was born on a farm near Holland Jan. 22, 1854, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Gerhardt Steinkamp. He learned the aker's trade with Wm. Roetger, and continued at this trade for a number of years. April 8, 1887, he married Miss Katharine Roettger in this city, and shortly after their marriage removed to Evansville where he was employed for four years, when they returned to this city. He engaged in various enterprises, and finally assumed a partnership in the Depot Planing Mill becoming its manager.

About two years ago the planing mill was abandoned, mand Mr. Steinkamp went Oklahoma. He remained there but a short time, however, when he returned to this city and opened up a general repair shop. Hardly had he got. started in this work when he was taken ill, and confined to his bed until his death.

Deceased was a member of the Salem's church, the Men's Aid Society of that and the Knights and Ladies Besides his widow, churchor five children are left to mourn his death. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon, the remains being interred in Fairmount cemetery, Rev. Paul Repke performing the last sad rites. After the ceremony at the cemetery, funeral services were conducted at Salem's church. Laid to Rest.

The remains of Herman Rothert, in charge of undertaker Fred. Gerken, were brought to this city last Saturday noon and taken to the residence of Hugo C. Rothert, on Third street, where sorrowing friends called until late at night to offer words of sympathy and take a last look at the departed, who in life was identified with the growth of Huntingburg. Hugo, Miss Sophia and Otto Rothert accompanied the remains to this city, Mrs. Rothert being unable, on account of sickness to be present at the burial.

John, who remained with his mother, arrived here Sunday noon in time for the funeral. Undertaker Gerken had charge of all arrangements, which were carried out in perfect order. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. P. Repke, of Salem's church, Sunday afternoon, and were attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends.

The remains were interred in the Rothert lot in Fairmount cemetery. INDIANA PATENTS. Granted this week. Reported by C. A.

Snow Patent Attorneys, Washington, D. -L. H. Bear, Terre Haute, Attachment for gas-stoves. H.

J. Douglas, Elkhart, Top-joint for buggies. T. Duncan, Lafayette, Electrio meter. W.

H. Halfaker, Clark township, Johnson Graveprotector. J. W. Heaton, Indianapolis, Spark arrester, extinguisher, and discharger.

W. Milford, Ohio, and R. J. Nowlin, Lawrenceburg, Fan attachment for rocking chairs. W.

B. Phillips, Fort Wayne, Glove. E. M. Rife, Indianapolis, Automatic wind for train markers.

P. S. Short, and W. S. Poling, Anderson, Magic coin carrier or mailer.

A. Skellenger, Whiting, gate attachment. For copy of any of above patents send ten cents in postage-stamps with date of this paper to C. A. Snow Washington, D.

C. The Republicans of Dubois county will meet in mass convention at Jasper on the 19th for the purpose of electing delegates to Republican State and various district conventions. THE PALACE OF LIBERAL ARTS. At the St. Louis World's Fair.

PALEFACES CAPTURED. Patoka Red Men Scout the Forest and Bring In Two Captives. Two palefaces found wandering in the forest were captured by the warriors and braves of Patoka Tribe of Red Thursday night and taken by their captors to the wigwan where the Chiefs of the Tribe were assembled in council, and where the penalty decreed was carried out. After satisfactorily testing the courage of the captives they were adopted into the tribe, and will henceforth be free to roam the forests at their own sweet pleasure. proprietaptives, the were meat Ed.

A. market, Snyder, and his salesman Oscar Poetker. After adopting into the tribe paleface Chas. Dufendach, who had been found trespassing upon the premises of the Red Men, scouts were sent out and they soon returned with the information that Snyder and Poetker were camping in a the forest where they had no business. The tom-tom was then sounded, when the braves and warriors were dispatched with instructions to not return without the trespassing palefaces.

Attired in their native costumes and carrying their weighty war clubs and blood-stained tomahawks, they proceeded upon the trail and found the two quietly eating bologna and crackers in the rear of the butcher shop. The two plalefaces were quickly surrounded, and made captives, when they were taken to habitation of the Red Men and regularly adopted into the order. After the ceremony of adoption a lunch of wieners, bologna, coffee and rye bread was served, and a social evening was spent to the enjoyment of all. SOMETHING DOING The Southern Railway Surveying 1 from Taswell to Georgetown. Corydon We have known for some time that the Southern Railroad was making an effort at some change of its lines in this and Crawford counties, but just what the changes were to be it is impossible to learn definitely.

One rumored was to survey and run a line from the Cordon Junetion across country to Pekin and join the Monon at that place, which would give the Southern, better facilities for shippers is claimed that the Monon and Southern are under the same management, but this proposed line does not seem of much likelihood. It is a well known fact that there are many crooks, heavy grades and tunnels between Georgetown, Floyd ty, and Taswell, Crawford county. counBetween these two points we understand a one per cent grade is desired and that the track is to be straightened and the tunnels to be avoided, if possible. To bring these things about a corps of experienced surveyors and engineers with carte blanche orders are now at work with headquarters at Georgetown. They give out no information and what information is out concerning their business is obtained from other sources.

The line now sought by the Southern, it is understood, will branch off to the South at or near Taswell, running north of Wyandotte Cave a mile or so, striking Corydon and joining the main line at or near Georgetown. Whether or not this proposed change in the Southern's route through this county will ever be realized can not a fact that there is something a doing now be more than guessed at, but it is by the Southern. and, that twelve or fifteen are work in the vicinity of the afore said line surveying. APPROACHING MARRIAGE A Young Lady Who Frequently Visited In this City to Be a Bride. At the country home of Rev.

and Mrs. E. R. Troyer, seven miles east of Kokomo, next Wednesday, March 9, will occur the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Troyer to Mr. Emerson Lantz, a prosperous young farmer of Howard county.

The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Troyer, the father of the bride. Miss Troyer is a sister to Mesdames E. O. and Ed.

H. Dufendach, of this city, and formerly resided in Huntingburg, at the time her father was pastor of Emanuel's church. The congratulations of THE INDEPENDENT are added to those of the many friends and tendered in advance, and the hope is extended that they may find their pathway through life brightened and made happy by congeniality and real harmony, that prosmay attend them, and every good thing may be theirs. Card of Thanks. We hereby tender our heartfelt thanks to all who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and after the death of our husband and father.

We are deeply grateful will ever remember the noble acts of kindness shown us. MRS. C. F. STEINKAMP AND CHILDREN.

-John S. Brademeyer, who has been sick with lumbago, is able to be out again. His wife is sick with la grippe. People Who Come and Go. Albert Horney visited relatives at Jasper Monday.

Frank Marlette was down from Birdseye Saturday. Miss Mary Schmidt is visiting Mrs. H. Rothert, at Louisville. Dr.

E. E. Gengelbach was in Mentor on professional business Thursday. Sam Meyers, of St. Louis, visited home folks several days last week.

F. F. Kinchel is recovering from his recent serious illness. -Dale Reporter. Miss Clara Siebe is in Louisville attending the spring millinery openings.

Louis Shurig, of Oakland Oity, was the guest of his parents in this city Sunday. Henry Winkenhofer, left Monday for Cinclare, where he will visit his son Leon. Herm. Eckert and family, of Jasper, were guests of relatives in this city Sunday. Chris.

Reutepohler, of Oincinnati, Ohio, visited relatives in this city during the week. Prof. Carl Schwartz was here from Chrisney Sunday to attend the funeral of H. Rothert. Who Died In Louisville, Thursday, Feb.

25, 1904. Armies Rush to Fight in North Korea. The Russians are boldly and fiercely pushing forward their advance southing of the Yalu river. Their Cossacks are scouting far in advance. of the main body through northern Korea.

Three hundred Russians have besieged Anju, which is about 450 miles from Wiju, the port declared open by the Japanese. Wiju is some' sixty-five miles from Ping Yang, where the first" battle of the war between China and Japan was fought. There has been no attempt by the Japanese as yet to dislodge the daring advance guard of the Russians at Anju. The extraordinary movement of Japanese troops to the coast is completed. It includes the whole of the first reserves.

The second reserves are now being mobilized. The Tokio, Sendai and Kumamoto divisions of the army, comprising the best fighting men in the service, have already been transported to Chemnlpo, the principal base in Korea. Fusan will be the secondary base for the dispatch of troops along the east coast and to Vladivostok. The railways have been monopolized for the transportation of these troops. The men were not permitted to leave the trains en route, dining and sleepaboard.

Troop trains have been passing through the past two days and nights at intervals of two hours. A report received at Shanghai, ostensibly from an official source at Tokio, says the Japanese have taken possession of the Russian telegraph line to Vladivostok, thus cutting off that place from the outside world. Information also comes from the same quarter that a considerable section of the Transsiberian railway has been de stroved. There is no war movement at Port Arthur, according to advices received at St. Petersburg.

The Japanese have occupied Ichio Yang, Korea, and are now fortifying the walls of the town. This was the objective point of Gen. Mischtchenko, who, with a detachment of mounted Cossacks, as announced yesterday, has reached Kasanja, Korea, and was expected to a arrive at Ichio Yang yesterday. A detachment of Russian troops is in the neighborhood of Ichio Yang. The Koreans are averse to giving Russians information regarding the movements of the Japanese.

W. H. Blodgett on the Cox- Contest. The following extract is taken from the staff correspondence of W. H.

Blodgett to the Indianapolis News: "It was thought early in the game that there would be a number of candidates for Congress in the Third district and it was given out that James W. Fortune would be one of them. But all who were mentioned" dropped out except E. of 'also, Jasper, Dubois county, and William T. Zenor, the present incumbent, who lives in Cordon, Harrison county.

The fight between two men has been extremely bitter and the followers of each are as bitter as their leaders. The friends of Congressman Zenor at first were inclined to laugh at the candidacy of Mr. and Zenor himself announced himself that it was not bothering him a great deal. But as the contest went ahead the Zenor men discovered that the Cox men were doing business just the same they got out and hustled. Cox able to elect Thomas Hanlon, of Floyd county, district chairman.

This was considered a severe blow to Zenor, for Hanlon makes no denial of his attachment for Cox and will do all he can to nominate him. The time for holding the convention is not set. Cox and his friends are endeavoring to have at Jasper and Hanlon may send it there--an out-of-the-way place, difficult to reach, with poor accommodations to take care of the crowd, but a stronghold for Mr. According to figures furnished by Mr. Blodgett, Mr.

Zenor present time has 49 4-10 votes and Mr. Cox 21 6-10 votes. The total delegate vote is 117, and it takes 59 votes to Zenor claims he will get 20 in Clark, 6 in Crawford, 6 in Perry, 4 in Scott, making his total vote 85 4-10. The Zenor managers concede Cox 3 in Crawford, 5 in Perry and 2 in Scott, a total of 31 6-10. "It is hardly necessary to say that the Cox men do not concede the accuracy of these figures, and, while making none themselves, declare they will have enough in the convention to defeat Mr.

Zenor. The supporters of Mr. Cox dispute Zenor'9 claim of 14 in Washington county, and say. he will have 5 votes. there.

In Orange county Cox declares he will have 3 votes. The Floyd county delegation will vote for Zenor. In Harrison county there is a dispute. The county committee issued a call, with the rule attached that the candidates for Congress should test their relative strengtheach candidate receiving, the number of delegates in proportion to the vote they received. A second call was issued and a rule made that the candidate receiving the majority of votes should have the delegates.

For reason Cox is making the claim that he is entitled to a portion of the delegates in Harrison county. There is also a dispute as to the delegation from Orange county. No primary was held in that county, the delegates being selected by precinct mass meetings, and Zenor makes the claim that the test was to be by relative strength, while Cox insists that unit rule prevailed. The date for holding the primaries in Perry county is not fixed. Scott county will vote next Saturday, and Clark county will hold its primaries March 11.

So it is easy to see that when the convention meets, it will have many contests before it, and will have a great deal of skirmishing before the congressional battle begins. "The friends of Mr. Cox in Clark county assert that they have been notified that they will not be allowed representation on the election boards. Cox has sent word that if his demand for representation is refused, that he will not allow his name to go before the primaries, but will call a mass convention, select delegates, and he declares further that if two sets of delegates are sent from this county the Cox delegation will be seated by the convention." last paragraph refers to Clark county. 1 Subscribe Now.

Subscribe Now. Ex-congressman John L. Bretz, Dr. J. F.

Michaels and Geo. R. Wilson, of Jasper, were in the city Monday. Mrs. E.

J. Mosbey returned to Ireland Wednesday after a visit of several days with relatives in this city. Miss Anna Wuchner, of Jasper, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Louis Lukemeyer, the first of the week. Mrs.

J. F. Tieman was called to Tuesday by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Lillie Lackland. Ed.

Roettger was down from Louisville Tuesday to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, O. F. Steinkamp. Dr. Emil Steinkamp, who was called here last week by the death of his father, returned to Haubstadt yesterday.

L. L. Cooper, the wheel-horse of Boone township, was in the city Tuesday and made this office a friendly call. Joe Klueh has gone to Grayville, where he has accepted a position with the Cumberland telephone company. Louis Klausmeier will leave next week for Dayton, Ohio, where he has accepted a position with a cash register company.

Frank Williams, the genial Southern agent at St. Anthony, was the guest of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. P.

Williams, Sunday. Dale Reporter: Mrs. F. L. Priest and children, of Huntingburg, spent several days with friends in Dale the past two weeks.

John E. Steinkamp, a prominent business man of Jasper, was in the city Tuesday to attend the funeral of his brother, C. F. Steinkamp. Mrs.

George P. Moog, of Delray, was called here last Friday by the sickness of her father, Leonard Bretz, who died Sunday night. Frank Lansford, a former citizen of Boone township, now engaged in the milling business at Bicknell, Knox county, was in town Saturday. John McCord, an attorney, of Williamsport, was city Wednesday in the interest of J. Frank Hanly's candidacy for governor.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Scales, of Winslow, were in the city a few hours Thursday on their way to Boonville, called there by the serious illness of his mother. Frank.B.

Tormohlen, of near Holland, was in the city Saturday and in company with his father-in-law, Wm. Elshoff, made this office a pleasant call. Lieut. W. F.

Kemp, who resides several miles. south of the city, WA8 in. town one day this week for the first time since last October. His many friends were glad to see him looking so well. Filed for Probate.

The last will and testament of Leonard Bretz was filed for probate Thursday afternoon. Wm. H. Bretz is named as executor and trustee for his son Wm. L.

Bretz. The property is divided as follows: Mrs. 0. Kornrumpf is given the old homestead and personal property therein, on Geiger street. Forty acres of land in Warrick county is given his son Walter, while his grandson (son of Walter) is given his gold watch.

Mrs. Gustav C. Bretz is given the store building, corner Fifth and Main streets, while her two little daughters are given $5 each. Mrs. Henry J.

Bretz receives $100. The remainder of his property, real and personal, is divided between Wm. L. Bretz and Mrs. Geo.

P. Moog, with the provision Will's share shall be equally divided between Mrs. that. Kornrumpf and Mrs. Moog in case of his death..