Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1883 — Page 1

VOLUME VII.

. THE DEMOCRATIC SENTINEL, e _ _ A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER. i PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, by Jas. W. McEwen. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. '•■eyear Six months 75 Three months 50 Advertising Rates. One column, one year, 880 oo Half column, " 40 0) i Quarter “ 30 00 Eighth “ 10 oO Teffpcrceot. added to foregoing price if ■gvertisements are set to occupy more than ■mgle column width. Fractional parts of a year at equitable rates Business cards sot exceeding 1 inch space. fit* year: S 3 for six months; f 2 for three AD notices and advertisements at esftrolished statute price. reading notices, first publication 10 cents • fine; each publication thereafter s cents a Yearly advertisements may be changed jp* rt ®rly (on«® in three months) at the op - t “® advertiser, free of extra ebarge. Advertisements for persons not residents efiJasper county, mast be paid for in advMkee es first public uion, when less than •••-quarter column in size; aud quarterly ■ advansewhen larger.

MORDECAI F. CHILCOTE. Attorney—at-d Law KENSSELABB, - - . - IVDIANA Practices Un the Courts of Jasper and ad•inlng counties. Makes collections a specialty. Office on north side of Washington street, opposite Court Heuse- vml, E.S.DWIOGINR ZIMBIDWIUOIM R. & Z. WIGGINS Jkttorxlo3FS-a.t-Xue.-w, Rensselaer • “ X - Indiana . Practice in th* Courts of Jasper and ad joining counties, make collections, etc. t« west corucr Newels’ Block. v„nl » SIMON P. THOMPSON, DAVID J. THOM PSON Attorney-at- Law. Notary Public. THOMPSON & BROTHER, -tENSs kt. aer , Practice in all the Courts. WARION L. SPITLER, Collector and Abstractor. We nay , irtioular attention to paying tax- , sellinj. and leasiag lands. , v2n4B FRANK vv.'b (.OCR.. Alt O3?i2cy at Law And Real Estate Broker. Practices in all Courts of Jasper, Newtor wd Benton counties. Lands examined Abstracts of Title prepared: Taxes paid. Collectlozxß e. Specialty. JAMES W. DOUTHIT, ATTORNEYxAT-LAW and notary public. Maieover ’« ITw SNIDER Attorney at Law Remington, Indiana. COLLECTIONS A BPECIALTY. IRA W. YEOMAN, Attorney at Law, NOTARY PUBLIC, Real Estate aud Collecting AM *ill practice in all the Courts of Newton Benton and Jasper counties. Office:—Up-stairs, over Murray’s Citj )rug Store, Goodland, Indiana. DD. DALE, • ATTOKNEY-AT LAW MONTICELLO, - , IXIHAXA. Bank building, up stairr. J. E. LOUGHXIDCHr. F. p, BITTEM LOUGHRIDGE & BITTERS, Physicians and Surgeons. -Washington street, below Austin's hotel. Ten per cent. Interest will be added to all aecounts running uusettled longer than Ihroo mouths. vlnl DR. L B. WASHBURN, Physician & Surgeon, ' UenMelatr Ind. Mil promptly attended. Will give speclal alter tion to the treatment of Chronic iNaeaeea 'R. 8. D~wlggtns, Zimx*i Bwiggius, President. Oai/uw Citizens’ Bank, RENSSELAER. IND., Deee a general Banking business; rive* Special attention to collections- r'tnifmnses made os day of j.ivtjomr m **® f ««* , ango;int. • (..Hancee; anrtlneates bearing interest issued.- exchange bought and sold, owns the Bu-glar Safe, which pok the premium at the Chicago Exposition ff 187 g-., 18 protected by one of •argent s Time Locks. Th® bunk vault used •as good an ean be built. It will be seen kom thn foregoing that this Bank furnishes •» good sasuritj to depositors as can be. MJBIP M COT. THOMAS THOMPSON- 1 Banking: House AF A. McCOY &T. THOMPSON, successors 1 W to A, McCoy & A. Thompson, .Bankers. Rensselaer, Ind. Does general Ranking bunness Buy and sei! exchange. Collections made sn all available points, Money loaned Interest paid on specified time deposits <fc<Office same place as old firm of A. McCoy & Thompson, aprl4,’Bl

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THOMAS J. M Ms, Shoss ? Bais, Caps,

WIVERY PAIR WRANfD g& FORSALEBY <■ THOMAS J. FARDEN, 3 Doors East of P. O. Rensselaer, Ind. A complete line o± light and hea vy shoes for men and women and misses, always in stock at bottom prices. Increase of more an object than large profits. See our gouais before buying.

Gents’ Furnishing Goods! N WARNER & SONS . DEALERS IN Hardware, Tinware. South Side Washington Street, BJBW SSELAER, - - INDIAfiLt;

BEDFORD & W, Dealers In Groceries, I lard ware, Tinware, Wooden ware, Farm Machinery, BRICK & TILE. Our Groceries are pure, and will be sold as low as elsewhere. (n our Hardware, Tinware and Woodenware Dep-nt ment, will be found everything called for. Our Farm Machinery, in griat variety, of the most approved styles. Brick and Tile, manufactured by us, and kept constantly on hand. We respectfully solicit your patronage. / BEDFORD & WA RNER. ]M|d|DiOlCl STOMACH BITTERS WIIX POSmVBLY CVM AND XS USMUAUD AS A Dyspepsia,CHHsand DlaaJ Fever, Kidney Disease, *° Liver Complaint, Purifier. SSOO REWARD FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE CASES THAT THIS MEDICINE WIU. NOT CURE OR HELP. I They will stimnlite the secretive organs, assist digestion, produce a healthy and laxative effect and 1 JtfW* calculal eJ to under-mine the n £ oral vigor of the body. Theirobject is°o protect and build up the vital strength and energy while removing causes of disease, and operating as j x ™ Vs ,i, &%‘6V p b , SY: i ‘XL 8? testimonials. ° |

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2«, 1883.

PRIZES FOR SCHOLARSHIP.

Grand Offers to Those who Graduate From th“ Common Schools. The following letter from one of the publishing houses in Indianapolis been received in my office. It contains rare offers to the more advanced pupils of district schools and should be carefully read by all who expect to complete the Common School course of the county during the present year: • Indianapolis, Ind., ) Dec. 5,1883. I D. M. Nelson, Co. Sup’t Jasper Co., Ind. Dear Sir—Being interested in the success of the Gradation of the Dist. Schools, and recognizing the benefits attending a healthy degree of emulation among pupils, we offer for the school year of 1883 and ’B4, the following prizes for scholarship: Ist—Grand Gold Medal. 2d—One set Peoples’ Encyclopedia. 3d—One Unabridged Dictionary. The conditions are as follows: 1. Pupils competing must be attendants of District schools —that is, schools over which the Township Trustee has charge, and in which all six grades are taught in one room. 2. Competitors must be graduates from the District schools. Date of diploma to be spring of 1884. 3. Not more than one set of papers will be received from any one county. 4. Papers mnst be fastened together in the following order: Orthgraphy, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar, History, Constitution of thfe United States, Physiology and Composition, 5. .All papers shall have name of applicant, Township, County, and P. O. address on front of cover. As to Questions—Questions for graduates, for spring of 1884, will be furnished by the committee appointed by the Superintendents’ Convention, which consists of the following members of the convention: State Sup’t J. W. Hol comb; W. H. Ernst, of Wells county;*O. P. McAuley, of Owens county: Jarnos Kilroyof Posey county; J. L. Shauch, of Rush county, and F. E. Cooper, of Lake county. Examination of manuscripts —Manuscripts will he examined by four County Superintendents appointed by the State Sup’t, who will decide all questions and make the awards—a majority being necessary to a choice. In case of a tie vote on any point it shall be refrrred to the State JJup’t, whose decision will be finaL Awards to be made at the June Convention of County Superintendents. Respectfully, LEVY BAKER <fc CO. Examinations will be held next spring in each of the townships of the county according to the plan laid down in the manual. questions used at these examinations will be those prepared by the State committee, and those who pass this examination successfully will have a chance to win one of the prizes offered. As only one set of manuscripts can be sent from each county, the County Board of Education, at its May meeting, will devise a plan for deciding upon the comparative merits of the manuscripts of all who graduate, ana the one evincing the highest scholarship will be forwarded to the committee who make the awards. Zhese are no mean offers and Levy Baker <fc Co. mean what they say. Let the pupils of Jasper make the attempt and ■I am satisfied, from what I have seen, they will not be 1 found wholly wanting. If

they should get none of the prizes they will have made advancement which will repay them. If they are successful it will be not only an honor to them but to our county as well. Very Respectfully, D. ML NELSOX County Sup’t. “The last time I wont to Boston,” confided a thin consumpt-ive-looking, traveler on the Eastern road to the New Haven Register, “the conductor grew monotonous. He insisted on examining my ticket at every station and grew restless as we past watering troughs. This time,” the traveler, continued, as he looked anxiously toward the car door, “we play a change of programme and the boxes are all taken.” As the conductor entered with a pompous “tickets please,” the stranger quietly presented a single-tripjtickei for the next station, ghe next time he entered, the unknown handed him a mileage ticket, following it later with a sportsman’s ticket for Labrador, As the conductor was passing him on the next round, the traveler pressed an emegrant’s ticket for Puget sound into his haud, and then tried to get him to take a first-class passage to Sing Sing with sleeper check, “didn’t I just punch a Puget sound ticket for you?” demand ed the astonished conductor. “Must have been another jarty,” quietly replied the traveler, burying himself in he Harper’s. Again, “tickets, please,” echoed through the car, and the stranger confronted the conductor with a “Florida for the winter” excursion via the Richmond boats. “See here,” said the enraged official. “What does this mean? I have punched tickets for you for all parts of the globe. Haven’t got a ticket to Patagonia, or a Heng Kong cattle show excursion, have you? If you me any more' tickets to punch I’ll punch your head.’ “Yes,” replied the passenger, with painful dignity. “1 usually travel on this,” presenting a director’s pa ss, “but we understand tnot passengers on your train get lame in their arms showing their tickets, and have no time to take in the scenery; so I am instructed to notify you that there is a good vacancy on the night freight unless we hear of an improvement,” and the director returned to Puck, and the frightened conductor passed two tramps 100 miles, not daring to call for tickets. Save Your Old Rubbers- “ What are worn out rubber shoes good for?” The question was asked of Stockwell, a junk-dealer in Ann street, who had recently advertised in the New York Sun that he would pay cash for this commodity. “Do with ’em,” repeated the dealer; “I sell ’em* to the biggest rubber manufacturing firms on Broadway. Any old rubber is good to be melted up and made over into rubber over-shoes again. They look as good as new, but they ain’t, any more than shoddy cloth is as good as new woolen cloth. If you buy cheap rubbers, ten to one you are wearing shoddy rubber*. The trade isn’t a ye«,r old yet, but I should say 500 tons of the stuff is sent to the rubber factories. I have cases and bags and barrels of old rubber boots and shces sent to me from all over the country, north, south, and west. I give 3 cents a pound i for it. WL ’ rubber is high I pay for transportation. When it is low the seller pays.”

Taxes Due!

Taxpayers are hereby notified that the 'tax duplicate is nbw in my hands for collection. and are requested to call early and settle, thereby avoiding the annoying rush at the close of tax paying time. M. B. ALTER, Treasurer.

NUMBER 48.

Lodge Officers for ensuing Terms:

ORDFROF TH" \STERN BTAF* The following id the list of officers for •tivemng Star chapter, 0. E. S. for the year 1884. Worthy Matron, Mrs. Agnes 0. Kelley; Worthy Patron, Mordecai F. Chilcote; Associate Matron, Mrs. Maria Hopkins; Secretary, Miss May Miller; Treasurer, Mrs. Lydia A. Moss; Conductress, Miss Ada Hopkins, Associate Conductress, Mrs. JNellie Learning. Grand Army of The Republic. Rensselaer Post, No. 84, G. A. R. has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Post Commander, James A. Burnham; Senior Vice Commander, J/ G. Dexter; Junior Vice Commander, ; Chaplain, Joseph Clark; Surgeon, J. J. Waterbury; Officer of the Day, C. P. Hopkins; Officer of the Guard, J. C. Passons; Quarter Master, F. W. Babcock. / Installation exercises, Friday evening, Jan7th, 1884. I. O. of Odd Fellows: D.D. G. M., Moses-B Alter. D. C. Warren N. G.; I- B. Washburn, V. G.; C. B. Steward, Secy.; L. C. Grant, Treas.; M. L. Spitler, C. C. Starr, James Yeoman, Trustees. Installation exercises next Tuesday evening. An immense line of dress flannels at Ralph Fendig’s, that will be closed out at prices that would make wholesale dealers squeal. Call and see, they are all beautiful patterns, and the prices will be pleasing to your pocket book.

A Card of Thanks.

• I wish to tender my sincere thanks to the people of Rensselaer and vicinity, for their liberal patronage during Holidays, and will state that they may rely on our keeping up the standard of our goods, and popular prices: Stick Candy two sticks for one cent, or eleven aild one* half cents per pound, mixed candy, fifteen cents per pound. H. LEVINO, Proprietor Lovino’s Candy Factory. Rensselaer, Indiana. Overcoats and fine Clothing: Foi bargains in these, call at R. Fendig’s, he has just opened the finest stock ever brought to Rensse aer, and will sell so cheap that you would be willing to testify that they had been smuggled through the Custom House duty free. Call soon for bargains.

Election Notice

There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Iroquois Library, at the law office of Mordecai F. Chilcote, on Monday evening, January 7th. 1884, for the purpose of electing a board of directors. Immediately, after the adjournment of the meeting of the stockholders, there will be a meeting of the directors, for the pur Dose of electing a President, Secretary and Librarian. Cloaks and Dolmans, will besold for 25 to 50 per cent, lower than ever before offered in this market. I bought low, and will make you bargains. Call and see. R. Fendig.

Have Taken an Appeal.

A. Leopold, John Eger,. Chae_ A. Roberts, E. L. Clark, Alfred*’ Thompson, Mary A. Porter, and! Cordelia P. Mon nett, et al,, have taken an appeal to the Circuit Court, against the town of Rensselaer* in the matter of their various assessments for benefits in the narrowing of Van Rensseher The cases are set for trial at the* January term of the court TheGotirier-Joumal tell»®£ a Txruisyille lady who did a big dry's tf^bing. o r Saturday, hiJh to a child on Sunday, and thrashed her husband on Monday. Mr Watersori says the mother and child are doing well, bntne fleets to tell how the old maw is getting along. Guiteau’s skeleton is in the army medical museum. Go to Fendig’s.