Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1887 — Page 1

The Democratic Sentinel.

VOLUME XI

THE DEMOCRATIC SENTINEL, B£MCCRATiC ’NEWSPAPER?U*LISHED EVERY FRIDAY, bt Jas. \v . McEwen RATES OF SUBSJRIPTION. . _ sl.sft t , tW.'.'. ! .....60

dvertieing Rates. on* year. £39 00 f - til - to ou n %*r **ot. added to foregoice price if ®»«6BHients arc 3et to occupy more than el* eolurn* width , ~ iera«tional parts of a year at equitable rates Busins*# *ards not exceeding inch space, )iay*6>; B#-for six months; % 2 for th JJI leg*i notices and advertisements ateadilator p»ui«‘U»» »» *«■“ Ulh’l; .f.hpablieatl on thereafter s cents a Nearly advertisements mRy be changed aMrterly (once in three months, at- the opof the advertiser, frQc of extra chargeAdvertisements for persons nonresidents at Jasper county, must be paid tor maavans* of first pnbliottion, when lest 1 than de-quarter column in srre; o.ud quarterly adran** when larger.

Aimrxd M#Cot, r. J, M«Coi I. L. HOLLINHSWOBTH. A. MH3OY & C»., bankers , (tmccmois to A. MeCoy & T. Thompso*,) Rxnsselakb, Ikd. r\f> a. eral banking business. Exchange 0 lismght and sold. Certificates % M t iesusd Collections mads on all avaflable ■Mats Office same place as old firm of McCoy KORDECAI F. CHILCOTE. Attorney-at-liaw ti ■nsseda.eb. - Indiana e»n.«t4«es lin thb Courts of Jasper and ad_4_ln g counties. Makes colVeetiona a spsrtlny Office on north aide of Washington • Hast, opposite Court House* yini MMONP. THOMPSON, DAVID J. THOM PSON Attorney-at-Law. Notary Public. THOMPSON & BROTHER, rbnssklakb, - - Indiana Practise in all the Courts. arson e. spiteer, Collector and Abstracter. We nay mrtieular attention to paying tax* Vsefling and leasiag lands. ▼**»«

ITT*. H. H. GRAHAM, " * ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW, KKEBDELATK, INDIANA. Mousy to loan on long time g ®p t ’g6* r * 8 * JAMES W. DOUTHIT, AVSOBNEYsAT-LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC. upstairs, in Maieever’s new ysliding. Rensselaer. Ind, Edwin P. Hammond . William B. Austin. HAMMOND & AUSTIN, ATTORNEY - AT>L A W, ' Bensselae *, IndOffioe oh second floor of Leopold’s Block, coiner of Washington and Vanßensselaer streets. William B. Avstin purchases, sells and leases real estate, pays taxes and deals in negotiable instruments. may27,’B7. W WATSON, A-TTOJ*3STE3'Se'-A.T-X I A.W Office up Stairs, in Leopold’s Bazay, RENSSELAER, IND. W. HARTSEEE, M- D HOMOEOPATHIC IPHYSICIAN & SURGEON. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. Diseases % Specialty.^! OFFICE, in Makeever’s New Block. Residence at Makeever House. July 11,1884. J* H. EOUGHRIDGE Physician and Surgeon. Office in the new Leopold Block, second floor, second door right-hand side of hall: Ten per cent. Interest will he added to all accounts running uusettled longer than three months. vmi DR. I. B. WASHBURN Physician & Surgeon, Rensselacr t Ind. Calls promptly attended. Will give special atten tion to the treatment of Chronic Diseases. ' CITIZENS* BANK. RENSSELAER, IND., R. 8. DwieGiNS, F. J. Sears, Val. Seus, Presidemt. Tic-President. Cashier DOSS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS* Certificates hearing Interest issued: Exohange bought and sold; Moneyloaned on farms t lowest rates and on m»si avorablo te 8 April • 16

RENSSELAER', JASPEB COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1887.

LAWBEHGE, OSTj&OM & GO'S

—DEALERS IN— Feld ind gardeh! B ckeje apers. Eowers and Binders, Deering Reapers, Mowers and Binders, Walter A. Wood Reapers, Mowers and Binders, Grand Detour Company’s Plows. Cassady Plows. Farmers’Friend Corn Planters. Ciquillard Wagons. Bist Wire Fencing, etc. South Side Wa s hing;t*n[ | Street, RENSSELAER, INDIANA

A GENUINE REFORMER

Hod. Geo. W. Julian ia making a record of which every man in the country may well be proud. Early in Mr. Cleveland’s administration he prevailed on Mr. Julian toac ceptthe office of Surveyor-General of New Mexico, a position heretofore regarded as insignificant, but under the management of Mr. Julian it is becoming one of the most important in the Government. — The following from the Columbia City Post will be interesting reading for all who are interested in the disposition of our public do. main: New Mexico, before being otr ganized into a territory of the United States, Delonged to Spain and Mexico, and grants were made by those countries which this oountry was bound to recognize on account of the law of nations and a treaty with Mexico. These small grants, by the collusion of corrupt officials in the interest of speculators, were drawn out into absurd proportions, and the Government of the United States defrauded out of over 9,000,000 acres of land.

Mr. Julian gives a few examples of what has bean done in the way of enlarging grants. The Pedernales grant, although no proof of any grant was shown nor delivery of possession shown, w->s based upon an unauthenticated piece of paper describing a tract of 256,. 000 acres. It has since been reserved by Congress from actual settlement. The 1 anada grant was for “a spot of land to plant a corn field,” but the claimants filed a sketch map representing 240,000 acres. This land is reserved from settlement. The Canon de Chuma tract, to which title to 184,000 acres was claimed, was stretched by the surveyor-general to cover 472,000. An honest survey would -reduce the tract to 24,000 acres or less. No record of the so-called Estanica grant is iound in the Mexican archives,*but the surveyor-general approved of a claim set up to 415,036 acres.— The illegal Chaves grant calls for 17,712 acres. The surveyor-gener-al increased it to 243,036 acres. — There is no proof except fragmentary papers of any title to the Socorro grant, yet it was surveyed for 843.259 acres. The Bernado grant called for 4,438 acres; it was increased to 148,862 acres. The Canada Cochita grant called for about 32 acres. The surveyorgeneral recognized the title of the claimant to 104,554. These are but a few examples of what has been accomplished in the way of unearthing fraud since Mr. Julian went to Mew Mexico two years ago. What would have become of the public domain had the Republican party continued in power, is not an idle question, but one worthy serious consideration by serious men.

A Worm That Eats Up Steel Rails. —The existence has just been discovered of a detestable microbe which feeds upon iron with as much gluttony as the phyiloxera upon the vine. Some time ago the greatest consternation existed among the engineers employed on the railway at Hagen by the accidents occurring always at the same place, proving that some terrible defect must exist either in the material or the construction of the rails. The German government directed an inquiry to be made and a commission or surveillance to be formed for the purpose of maintaining constant watch at the place where the accidents —one of them attended with loss of life—had occurred. — It was not, however, until after six months had elapsed, that the surface of the rails appeared to be cor- , roded as if by acid, to the extent of one hundred yards. The rai was taken up and broken and it was perceived that it was literally hollowed out by a thin gray worm —Cologne Gazette.

SOCIETY NEWS.

Mr. Geo. Thornton has been con fined to his bed for the n-ist two weeks, but is now recovering. , G. M. Wilcox, of Surrey, pleasured away a few days in Chicago last week. Miss Rosa Shindler also visited the city. Mrs. Eliza Rock returned to her homo in Chicago VY eoinesday niorning, after a short visit with her ua m? L «r, Mrs. W. R, Nowels. The Baptist Association held last Sunday was well attended, and owlng to beautiful day and the order observed, every one seemed to enjoy a pleasant time. Alva McDaniel, of Chicago, who vas the guest of M Ivin Kenton for the past two weeks, returned to his home Wednesday. The young excursionist, M. G. Stackhouse, has started for Kansas where he intends spending a few days. Misses Stella K. Parkison ana Mattie Moore, of Rensselaer, visited their cousins, near Surrey, last Tuesday. Miss Frankie Arcourt, nftei three weeks’ visit with thu family of Simon Knton, returned to her home in Chicago. K Surrey, Ind., Sept. 1, ’B7.

Dr. E. Andrews, Professor of Surgery in the Chicago Medical Allege was called to see Dr. J. H. Loughridge Tuesday. After examining the Doctor very carefully a d not being able by external indications to determine whether there was an abseess or not, he concluded to explore the cavity to earn as to tne condition of the jarts diseased. On the first atempt be failed to find pus, but upon making a large and deep incision he found the sack containing pus and opeued it, relieving Dr. L. of near three pints of matter. Dr. Patton, of Remington, and Drs. Alter, Washburn, Bitters and Victor Loughridge, assisted. -We are glad to learn that Dr. * Andrews thinks the recovery of Dr. Loughridge is pretty certain.

GRAND EXCURSION! SEPT. 20.

To Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Minnesota and all points in the" west, southwest and northwest, over the famous Burlington route. Great Northwestern, RR., and Chicago &Mi waukie Ry Cheap ! are. Apply to 0. P. Wright & Co. Rensselaer, Ind. • <-«•»»»-- DENTISTRY!—AII those wishing their teeth put in order would do well to see Dr. Horton. He guarantees his work first class in every respect. Those having missfitting plates are especially invited to call, as, by the use of the lately invented aohesion forms, any one can secure a perfect fitting plate. J. W. Horton. Eld. Henry A. Reubelt, of Kentucky, brother of Prof. Reubelt, of this place, will preach in the Christian church next Sunday morning, Sept. 4th, at 10:30 o’clock. A cordial invitation extended to all. The German Blacksmith’s Horseshoe.— ln Germany a blacksmith, when finishing a horseshoe punches a hole in the two ends, and when the shoe is cold he taps in a screw thread and screws into the shoe, when on the horse’s foot, a sharp pointed stud of an inch in length, and with shoes thus fitted the horse travels securely over the worst possible road, either when riding or driving. Draught horses are shod m the same way. When the horse comes to the stable the groom unscrews the pointed stud and screws in a button, so that no damage can happen to the horse, and the screw holes are prevented from filling. When the horse is going out the groom takes out th"v button and screws in the pointed stud, and there is no fear of the horse comii g back with I broken knees or strained sinews, and the public is spared the sight of horses down or slipping in all directions.—Chicago Times.

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