The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-02


Mn. EpIroR The first thing desire
10 discuss. in this connection, i matter
concerning our people. as connected with
the Convention held nj Jasper on the
a5th. have long since learned that
some cnmity. seems TO exist in political
and commercial circles, between theI
towns OF Huntingburg and Jasper; this
is quite natural, and j. usually the result,
u lrn two little towns In the same conn
~. are so near the same size. as the vii
lagos lust mentioned and. | have fire.
auenily noticed that II i generally bet
ter, in the end. for both places for as the
two sections aspire To excel they vNpa"u
their lines. increase their business lndnr'
immigration. and by virtue OF the premi-
ses. the county builds up. and this dQne,
gives increased impetus 70 her towns. IS
no town can increase 10 any consider
able degree without a prosperous. prn-
dent energetic class of farmers around II
But this enmity MUST NOT be suffered TO
enter into social circles, a. that always
hiss tendency to block the wheels OF
progression in public improvements,
religious advancement publication Of
the ballot in local matters. as all these
things between the two aspiring sections
will be voted for or against, as effects
the sections, rather than the matter at
issue. Your correspondent was told by
several, upon his arrival at Jasper, on
Saturday last, that the Huntingburg
delegation came off the train and up
town. to be met with scowls and an un-
welcome cold show do you dol" which.
under the hurry and hustle, incident 10
such occasions was, most likely, not
noticed, but after the Convention con-
vened and had elected permanent
Chairman. who, on motion, appointed a
part OF the necessary committees and
delegates, then business (after dinner)
began in earnest. when ii at once became
apparent that some body was scared; the
nrttvns and motions ora number of per-
sons taking an active partin Convention,
Were % such character rs TO plainly
show that previous caucus had care
fully prepared q programme covering al
the little minute % run the "mochine
on The day Of Convention, but they for.
get To make any arrangement for any
one else TO say anything, and when thai
part of the programme was reached
when some one felt inclined TO speak
snrh confusion occurred as would turn
IN its course. and put 10 flight, wei
trained. healthy cyclone, which caused
some Of our Pike county friends. one Of
whom was before the Convention asking
the favorable consideration of our voter
70 leave the house and county. feeling
that ii be was NOT their choice for Pros
ecuting Attorney, he had ciyIL Right
10 expect 10 be treated with common
ciyilitv, certainly due TO all stranger.
coming amongst us. carrying the creden-
tials of a gentleman. whatever position
lie may occupy. With due respect and
good feelings toward our mutual friend
Fir. Trippet. and against whom / know
nothing; still. | say the proceedings il
the convention concerning these tive
persons were Irregular aud unfair. an,
learn was the result Of an impression
on the part Of our Jasper friends. tina
the .HuntingburgeIs were going int
that Convention packed for Hostette
and Taylor: and. your correspondent
speaks ..advisedly, when he tells You tina
that was a 4 false impression" for witt
the exception Of n VERY FEW, we wer
Tor Cobb in the full acceptation Of tn
terms OF the resolution introduced. upon
which the delegates were instructed 10
him, 4 first. last, and all the time, w
were also for Gray and Willard. and th
only difference between the feelings o
YOUR people and OUR people, was a. /
the candidates for Prosecuting Att0rnc,
You were for Mr.. Trippet. WE a. dele
cation, had not decided, and ii an OF
portunity had offered. votes from on
delegation for both gentlemen wou
have been the result, as any one fror
here will bear ME out, and by reason Of
false impression as above indicated
some hard looks and feelings toward on
folks was the result. while Pike and Du
bois also, are not in a good fix to arrang
for compromises between each othe
As joint legislative section.
u j. with feeling of more than ord
nary regret and sadness, that we ar
called upon to announce the death q
Professor Matthias kempf, formerly an
for many years, Of Ferdinand, but 70
several months past, of Louisville, Ky
where he died of pneumonia, at III 3
clock p. IN, on Saturday, tho 9th inst
after six days sickness. His class I
students followed his remains TO In
boat on Sunday evening. lie was bur
ed at 3 o'clock, a. m, on Tuesday, IN
3Oth inst. The funeral services wer
solemn and impressive. Quite nun
Der from here were present. Of thu
number we noticed Drs. McMahan an
Schwartz. The deceased leaves famil
Of six children, his wife having ..precet
ed him to the grave about three veal
ago. Ills children are most all grow
Two sons being medical graduates. III
deceased was in his fifty-second wear.