Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1898 — Page 5

Professionel Cards. ATTORNEYS. Hanley & Hunt. Law , Abstracts , ' Loans and Real Estate . Office in Hollingsworth Building, Ist floor, * rear of McCoy’s Bank. J.L. Duvall, Attomey-at-Law. All business profession carefully and thoroughly executed. Money to loan on almost any terms. Real Estate bought and sold. Collections and abstracts carefully propounded. First door east of P. O. upstairs. Geo. K. Hollingsworth Arthur H. Hopkins Collingsworth & Hopkins, Attorneys at Law. tar*Offiee abound floor of Leopold’s Block, Corner Washington and Vanßenaselaer its. Practice in all the courts, purchase, sell and lease real estate. Attorneys for Rensselaer B. L. A S. Association. James W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker. Attorney For The L. N. A. AC.Ry, and RenseelaerW,L.4 P. Co. JSs—Offic* over Chicago Store. Rensselaer, Indiana.

Chilcote & Dunn, Attorney s-at*Law. Attend to all busineaa in the profemion with promptness and dispatch. Office in second ■•story of Makeever Block. RENSSELAER, IND. - ' *■ l ■ - 1 ' . 1 - R. S. DWIGGINS, Counselor at Law. Rensselaer, Indiana. I have recovered my health and have again entered upon the practice of the law. Call and see me. Office ii| Makeever's Bank Building. BANKING. Alfred McCoy, Pres T. J. MoCoy, Cash. A, R. Hopkins, Assistant Cashier. A. McCOY & CO’S BANK. REKSSBLAER, IND. The Oldest Bank in Jasper County. ESTABLISHED IN 1854. Transacts a general bankiug business, buys notes and loans money on long or short time on personal or real estate security. Fair and liberal treatment is promised to all. Interest paid on time deposits. Foreign exchange bought and sold. Your patronage is solicited. Patrous having valuable papers may deposit them for safe keeping. Addison Parkinson. John M. Wasson. President. Vice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank. (North Side of Public Square. RENSgtLAER, IND. The Only State Bank in Jasper Co. DIKZCTOBS. Addison Parklson, G. B. Murray. Jas. T. Randle. John M. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transace a general banki ug busineaa. Interest allowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A share of your patronage la solicited. physicians! L B. Washburn. £. C. English Washburn & English. Physicians & Surgeons, Dr. Washburn will give special attention to Diseases of the Bye, Ear, Noea, Ifcroat and Chronic Diseases. Dr. English will give special attention to Surgery In nil Departments, and general medicine. Office over Buis A Murray's Telephone 48.

C. E. Powell, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Will be at office from 2 fee 3p. m. Sundays. Calls promptly attended. Office over Commerelal State Bank—Residence one block north at school house. Office phone 60. ' Residence phone 81. DENTIST. H. L. BROWN, Dentist Office over F. B. Meyer’s drug store. J. F. Warren J. F. Irwin Warren & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts, Collections. Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellow’s Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. George Goff, Lunch f Cream, Soda and Ices . Agent for Collins Ice Cream Co. UNION BUSINESS COLLESE, 93 COLUMBIA ST. LAFAYETTE, INO. Actual Business. Book-keeping. English, Telegraphy. Shorthand and Typewriting. Penmanship. The best in every way. Send for Catalogue. Apr. 29,1 yr. S. A. DRAEE. Pres.

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Rensselaer’s 4th of July.

Our Own Opinion Witheld, bnt the Republican and Journal Didn’t Like It.

As we are just starting in business in Rensselaer and are a stranger to most of her people, we refrain from saying much of the celebration held here on the 4th. Besides, we are-in favor of “building up” instead of “tearing down,” therefore will simply copy the reports given by the Republican and Journal, both of which papers are locally patriotic to the core:

THE JOURNAL’S REPORT. Last Monday was the Fourth of July and what wal expected to be the largest celebration ever held in Rensselaer proved to be a mighty tame affair. Bright and early the country people began to arrive, and by eight or nine o’clock the streets were crowded by visitors from the country and surrounding towns waiting for the celebration to start. The only indication of any celebration was Halstead’s rongb riders galloping through the streets, and an exhibition run by the fire company. Just at noon tbe rough riders gave a sham battle which was witnessed by a large crowd. After dinner S. P. Thompson. Jesse E. Wilson and Peter- Fonlks made addresses from tbe band stand. A bicycle and foot race also took place about the same time. The foot race was won by Van Grant and the bicycle race by Jay Sayler. Proceeded by the band, those who cared to witness it marched to the ball park and took in the game between Delphi and Rensselaer. During the game it became known that there would be no balloon ascension and many of the country people began to return home, much disappointed with the day’s program.

At night the free show of moving pictures took place in front of the court house as advertised and was very creditable, but as most the country people had already returned home it was witnessed by but few other than our own citizens. The "grand" display of fireworks was noticeable for its absence. Much dissatisfaction is expressed as to tbe way the promises were carried out. As to who is responsible for tbe dissatisfaction the Journal is not prepared to say. For the part the Journal took in getting a crowd here it is sorry. What advertising it did for tbe celebration was done in good faith and witb the expectation that all promises wonld be carried oat and it regrets that it helped to bring people here only to be disappointed.

THE REPUBLICAN’S REPORT. s The weather was all that coaid be asked for yesterday, and the crowd was a very large one but in many respects the celebration here fell far short of promises and anticipations based on those promises, and it is probably no ex. aggeration to say that practically all of the people went away dissatisfied and disappoirted. The one particular feature whose absence caused the most disappointment was the balloon ascension. This bad been contracted for and was promised in good faith. The contract was made with Walter W. Newman, of Chicago, and the aeronaut waa to be George Love, a man of much experience in his line. He agreed to give an ascension with parachute descent, riding on a bicycle. He wrs to receive $75 for the exhibition and expenses. He failed to come however, and sent no explanation why he did so. Probably he got a better offer from some other scource. There was no opening parade, whatever. Even the bicycle parade for which considerable preparation had been madesAnally fell th rough. Tbe first feature was an exhibition run of the twohoae companies. Each ran two blocks and attached 800 feet of hose to a hydrant. No, 1 had its stream going several seconds before No. 3. The rival hose companies created considerable amusement for the spectators, by turning their respective streams on each other. It was m performance more enjoyed by tbe spectators than by the firemen.

The sham battle by Capt. Halstead's cavalry was one of the leading feature, of the day. He had SO uniformed men and pretty weU drilled men, and after dividing >nto two parties, they charged and counter charged, keeping up a continual fire, with blank cartridges. The division which represented the Spaniards was finally driven from the field, with great slaughter. The actual casualties of the battle, was a horse shot with a gun wad, but not ranch injured. All reports that some of the riders were injured, were without foundation in fact. The attempt to secure Gov. Mount or some other eminent speaker from abroad, was be* gun too late, and failed. There were therefore but little exercises at the stand. Jesse E. Wilson made a short address, and then Uncle Peter Foulks, of Milroy spoke awhile, and Judge Thompson recited a poem. The bicycle race took place soon after noon. It was from the Stock farm to McCoy’s bank, a distance of about a mile. There were four in it. JaySayler, Frank Bruner, Charley Chip, man, and Julias Tayler. Then came in all in a bunch, but Sayler was first and Bruner Second. The 100 yard foot race was run by Van -Grant, Ist, Fred Parcells 2nd and Merle Gwin 3rd. The ball game took place at the ball park. It was a fair game, and very largely attended. It is to be regretted however, that the money raised for the balloon which did uot come, had not been used to pay for the bail game, this making it free to the peop’e. It is not certainly known, howevfer, until the 1:55 P. M, train arrived, that the balloon would not come. In the evening the moving picture exhibition, in front of the court house was quite successful performance, . and presented many novel and beautiful features. The skirt dance, after the inovirg pictures, was very fine, but unfortunately, a large proportion of the crowd left before this took place, under the impression that the performance was over. The bowery dance, in Roberts’ hall, managed by Kellner & Bushey, was a great success.

In conclusion of the whole a Hair, we may say that many of our business men and others worked hard and faithfully to make the celebration a success and to fulfill every promise, while many of those who are now roaring the hardest never have and never will, devote an hour oftbeir time to workrn ft up an affair of this kind.

WASHINGTON SETTER.

(From our regular correspondent.) The hard throw down given to Senator Wellington, who was much chagrined at his failureto be elected Chairman of the Republican State Committee of Maryland, was more or less a dis-

appointment to Maryland democrats. The democrats wanted Wellington on top, because they knew that! his success would weaken his party in the state, owing to his peculiar faculty of getting on the wrong side of everything. Wellington now realizes that he can never be a boss again in Maryland politics, and the realization is very bitter to him.

Representative Bailey, of Texas, has the sympathy of all decent men, regardless of politics, in his effort to uncover the democratic Congressmen who Representative Groevenor alleged had told him that he was the author of an editorial slurring at the democrats in the House and making a thinly veiled personal attack upon Mr. Bailey, which appeared in a Washington paper. Grosvenor has so far declined to name the man, al-

though the editor of the paper has joined his request to that of Mr. Bailey that he do so, and added that if any Congressman claimed to be the author of the editorial in question, he lied. » ***

Under the provisions of the bill providing for taking the next census, the employes of the census bureau are to be not more than two-thirds from one political party. new House committee on the census is -made up in about’ the same proportion, eight republicans, four democrats and one populist. Membership on this committee was eagerly sought, as it is supposed that its members will have a little more pull in securing census appointments than other members of the House. The four democrats on the committee are De Vries, of Cal., Norton, of South Carolina, Griffith, of Ind., and MacDowell, of Ohio, and the populist is Ridgeley of Kansas. No appointments under the bill are to be made before next year, so far as any outsider knows, but the haste in some quarters to get the bill through is somewhat suspicious, and it will not be surprising if somebody finds a way to take care of a few. friends before that time, at Uncle Samuel’s expense.

There has been more swearing since the first of the month on account of the oppressive and troublesome stamp tax than about the extremely warm weather we are having. It is only necessary to stand a few minutes at the paying teller’s window in a bank or at the receiving clerk’s desk in a telegraph office to be convinced that a revenue stamp tax is about the most obnoxious of all taxes, just as the democrats in Congress said when they were protesting in vain against Its imposition upon the country. Some persons were simple enough to believe that the telegraph company would pay for the stamp that is required to be affixed to every message sent, bnt they soon found out differently. Corporations never pay anything that their patrons can be made to pay-

The positive statement from Europe that Germany, France and Russia had entered into an agreement to prevent the U. S. retaining the Philippine islands, or turning them over to England after the war is ended, is being extensively discussed in Washington. This particular statement may or may not be true, bat that our talk about permanently keeping the Philippines has aroused mutterings in Europe, which may cause future trouble, is known to all. These things are causing it to be asked whether the game is worth the candle. In other tfords, would the possession of the Philippines compensate us for engaging in a war with a combination of European powers? Of course, the average American is ready at all times to resent any European interference in our affairs, and should a combination of powers officially say that’ we should not keep the Philippines, would favor keeping them anyway then. But would it not be wise for this government to announce in advance of any such notice that it does not wish to keep those islands? Many think so.

No more striking object lesson in American grit and bravery was ever given the world than that by the soldiers and sailors who participated in the terrible, but victorious campaign against Santiago. Gen. Shatter’s bull-dog persistency in steadily going ahead regardless of difficulties natural or man made, until assured of victory was an indication that his schoolmates made no mistake when they nicknamed him “Bull.” The number of men killed, wounded, and overcome by the heat is appalling, when the number of men participating in the fighting is considered, but no larger than might have been

expected under the circumstances —the thermometer 105 to 125 and several days of almost continuous assaulting of breast works and charging up hill in tbe face of a hot fire from both large and small guns. Admiral Sampson’s fleet worked in accord with Shifter’s army and helped once more to demonstrate that the American soldier and sailor has no equal on earth in all around staying and fighting qualities.

JENNINGS COUNTY INDIANA.

Itfl Location and its Great Advantages. In advertising our liist of farms we desire to call the attention of homeseekers to a few of the advantages of South-Eastern Indiana, and especially to Jennigs county, which is a part, and the advantages it has over other sections of this great country. There are fewer drawbacks in Southern Indiana than any other spot of green earth. The West has its droughts, cyclones, grasshoppers and prairie fires; the North its blizzards, floods and untold ills; the South its hot climate, yellow fever, worn-out lands, tax ridden communities, too much politics afid too many colored in proportion to white population. We have a diversified soil and mild climate, pure water and plenty of it, cheap lands and good miarkets, an enterprising population, good schools, churches, and all the features of a high civilization. Very few counties in the State have more railroads than Jennings. Nowhere in the county are you beyond the reach of the sound of the locomotive whistle or the ring of the school bell. We have in Jennings county over 75 miles of railroad track and 20 stations, several watering stations, power houses, round house and other property belonging to the different companies, all of which is appraised at their actual value, and the taxes derived therefrom go a long way toward paying the expenses of the county. North Vernon is a city of 3,500 population, is located at the center of the county and possessed of unequaled advantages in all respects, It is crossed by the B. & O. S. W. By., the P. C. C. & St. L., the C. C. C. & St. L., or Big Four, and the North Vernon and Louisville, a branch of the B. & O. S-W. The six roads thus diverging from North Vernon are necessarily trunk lines, and give it direct communication to every point reached by the lines of these great railway systems, and giving us freight rates to New York and the East the same as given at Indianapolis. Our railroads give excellent markets tp all towns in our county. North Vemon as a country town with its great railroad center, fine driving park, graded streets, street car line, water works, electric lights, enterprising people, fine churches and good "schools makes it a most desirable place to live. It has a steady and substantial growth. Several large business blocks have been built in the last two years, and more are now being built. There is not a vacant business room in the city, and dwelling houses for rent are in great demand. Four considerable streams cross Jennings county fronu east to west without high banks, and all fords on the main traveled roads are bridged with substantial iron bridges. While nearly every acre is sufficiently inclined to give drainage, there is but little land too steep for cultivation; but one acre in several hundred. Tbe surface is of beautiful undulation of slopes. Limestone crops out along the streams, and here also are to be found springs. There are but few farms but what are well supplied by springs for stock water, and the

best of water, clear as crystal, pure and cold, is found from 15 to 22 feet below the surface. Health is almost perfect; while others grow rich the doctors grow poor. While the climate is mild in the winter, the summers are not onpressingly hot. The temperature as shown by the maps of the census report, to be more equal than many points east and west |of us. Ours is the happy mean ; between the extreme of the north and the south. * . ■. Fruit and grain belong to this latitude. Apples are produced in abundance, an important fact of which the people are fast becoming aware, and the ' best verities yield abundant crops of perfect fruit. It appears to be the natural home of thd pear and all varieties give generous. yield of faultless fruit. Cherries and plums are also raised on every farm; but for a few years peaches have failed to make profitable returns. Grapes grow in profusion, no year ever brings a failure and rarely a short crop. Small fruits grow also, and

bear without failure and with .little cultivation. Wheat, oats, corn, timothy and clover are found on every farm. Vetnpn, ther county seat, North Vernon, a city corporation, Scipio, Hayden, Queensville, Nebraska, Butlerville, Lovett, Commiskey are all towns situated on the different railroads in Jennings county, are good shipping points and other railroad conveniences, and general trading points. The South-Eastern Indiana Real Estate Agency is one of the fixtures of North Vernon, and so recognized. It was established in 1872 and is the oldest and best equipped in Southern Indiana. During this time many have sprung up and died out, and they still continue to come and go, but we go right along always, ready to furnish all desiring them cheap and comfortable homes. All property for sale in Jennings county can be bought through this agency. We accept nothing upon an excess as we regard that unfair to the purchaser. We place property on the market through this agency at the owner’s lowest price and best terms, and if successful in introducing a purchaser we request them to pay us for our trouble. We handle nothing but perfect titles.

. Persons coming here to see us should come directly to our office which is in the Central Block only a few steps south of depot, or coming at night will find good accomodations at the hotels. The Kelley Hotel, J square east of depot, a $2 a day house and first class in every particular. The Commercial Hotel, s2* a day, is the most commodious and wellknown to traveling men as setting the best table they find on the road and being well furnished with comfortable beds. The other hotels are $1 a day each and are comfortable, clean and set good tables.

A few descriptions of farms for sale by our agency will appear in The Democrat each week. In writing please mention that you saw our advertisements in this paper. Alex Shepherd & Co., North Vernon, Ind.

FORGOT HER CAR-FARE.

lire. Gladstone Helped Out of s Predicament by a Poor -Woman. Even the moat distinguished women sometimes find themselves fax from home and without money, having forgotten their pocketbooks. This incident happened to Mrs. Gladstone one day when she was traveling on the Underground railway: -Her companion for the trip was a woman who said, in the course of the conversation, that she and her husband were in a tight fix. Hehadheld a high position it the civil servioe, but had been compelled to resign. Nothing which he could do presented itself, and he resolved to go out to Australia, but his wife end family would have to be left behind.

The woman told her story without guessing who her listener waa. When Mrs. Gladstone came to get off she found she had not a penny to take her the rest of the way home. “I should like to help you,** she said to the wife, “but I must first consult my husband. If you will call on me at II to-morrow morning, at No. 10 St James square, I will see what can be done for you. fin the meantime I have come out without my purse. £have not a penny to pay my return fare, so please lend me six-pence.” Though this Bounded somewhat like the hold-up of a confidence woman, the almost destitute wife gave of the little money she had with her. Next day she called at the Gladstone house. Mrs. Gladstone gave her £SO from Mr. Gladstone ana added £lO more on her own behalf.-—N. Y. Press.

SIZE OF THE SEA

Interesting Figure* Pertaining to tbs Waters of the Ocean. Here are a few facts about the sea for your scrapbook: The Pacific covers 68,000,000, the Atlantic 30,000,000 and the Indian ocean, Arctic and Antarctic 42,000,000. To stow away th§- contents of the Pacific it would be necessary to make a tank one mile long, one mile wide and one mile deep every day for 440 years. Put in figures, the Pacific holds in weight 048,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons. It would take about 1,000,000 years for all its water to pass over the falls of Niagara. The average depth of the Atlantic is not quite three miles. Its waters weigh 325,000,000,000,000,000 tons, and a tank to contain it woidd have each of its six sides 430 miles long. The figures of the other oceans are in the same startling proportions. It would take all the sea water in the world about 2,000,000 years to flow over Niagara. A tank to hold it all would have to measure nearly 1,000 miles along each es its sides.—N. Y, World. : ■ ]

CORRESPONDENCE.

SHARON. —Hurrah for Sampson! \ : J| —Quite a number of our people spent their 4th in Rensselaer. ;;; —M. G. Garrison and wife visited at Remington last Monday, —Mr. Spindler of Lowell, was looking after his interests here this . week. —W. C. Smalley and Joe Blake of Remington, were visitors here last Sunday. —Lawyer J. L. Duvall of Rensselaer, was transacting business here Monday. —Albert Sellers a former resident of this place 19 here calling on old friends. —Charles Shew and family of Remington, visited his brother George here last Sunday. NORTH BARKLEY. —Simon Davies is seriously ill. —Adna Beedy returned home Tuesday. —Mr. Bowlar spent the “fourth” in Warren county. —Miss Clara Ponto is the guest of her parents this week. —Mr. Brown and family visited at Mr. Levereau’s the 4th of July. —Mrs. L. B. Hewitt was the guest of Mrs. Bruce Castor Saturday. —Johnie Finson did business in Wheatfield Tuesday of last week. —The party at Charles Walker’s Monday night was well attended.

DESCRIPTION OF LANDS.

For Sale and Exchange in SouthEastern Indiana. 739. 160 a 3 miles southeast of Butierville, Jennings county, Ind„ 80a cleared, good he use, barn, fine orchard, on good road, H mile of school and post office. 80a of woodland, all level, good land. Price $H per acre, incumbeled $1,250 at 6 per cent., not doe; trade equity and assume some Incumbrance, 740. 10a on pike 2 miles east of North Vernon, new frame house of 8 large rooms, S porches, wood house, hen house, smoke house, nice barn, all new, good well, fine young orchard, paled garden, nice place. Price S6OO.

741. 2J4 miles north of BuUerville, Jennings county. 86a under cultivation, balance woodland, some good timber land, lay* well, good soil, poor fencihg, frame house at 4 rooms, well, old barn, old orchard, fine stock water, near school on good road. Incumbered $554; take SSOO for equity subject to Incumbrance, or will trade equity for property in a good town.

748. 92a 2t£ miles south of Hayden, near pike, all under cultivation except 8a of good timber, all well fenced in convenient sized fields, good lands, lays well all in fine state of cultivation. 2-story log house weatberboarded and painted, 4 rooms, fine cellar, frame smoke house, good well at house, 2 paled gardens, frame com crib, fine large frame barn, also log barn, choice blaring orchard, fruit of all kinds in abundance. 2 neverfailing springs, farm situated so as to be divided into two, one of 40a and one of 63a, mile of schooL Price $12.50 an acre; no trade. .

744, 212 a, mile from station at ButlerWile, Jennings county, Ind., 195 acres under cultivation, balance good timber, all well fenced in fields, fine body oi land and lays as well for farming as could be desired, in high s ate of cultivation, nice 2-story dwelling, 10 rooms, cellar, 2 verandahs, cistern, well, large frame bam, 2 fine bearing orchards, fine yard, beautiful lawn, shade and' shrubbery, also good tenant house «ith good bam, etc., This is a beautiful home farm, everything complete and firstc.’***, splendid community, good surroundings, fin?- roads, good town. Price S3O an acre; terms to purchaser.

eff-In answering advertisements, please say you saw the advertise..*** 11 * * n thia paper. Alex. Shep.* ,srd a Co -> Nortn \>nou, Ind.

WHY THE MINISTER RESIG[?]

And Bow Bo Got Bis Revenge in Bib Farewell Sermon. Here is a newly imported Scotc# story, minus the “hoot-mon,” dialect; One Sunday morning the minister arose in his pulpit and said: “Bretheren, I wish to announce that I resigned my pastorate, and that I wflj not occupy this pulpit after to-day; I have several reasons for leavingyo<V “In the first place, you do not k>v» me, for you have not paid me a shil» ling of my salary this year. In the second place, yon do not love you are doing nothing toward extendi mg His kingdom on earth. God deep not love you, for there has not been a funeral in this parish for month* You do not love one another, for t have married but one couple in that last two years. ‘These being the facts, I have de* cided to leave this field of labor, so I have accepted a position as chaplain bf the prison at Glasgow. And now I will preach my farewell sermon from the text: Tgo to prepare a place sot you,* ** —Chicago Record. i

About Right.

Half Hie people work too much, while the other half don*i work anengh.—Atchison Globe. 'V' . v * i-WjfcpSjS/m