Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1898 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Fisher & Norris Near the Depot, Pay Cash For Hides, Veal, Eggs , and Poultry, and Game in season. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

Directory. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk.... Wm. H. Coover Sheriff Nate J. Reed Auditor Henry B. Murray Treasurer...........:—Jesse C. Gwin Recorderßobert B. Porter Surveyor. John E. Alter CoronerTruitt P. Wright Supt. Publie Schools Louis H. Hamilton AssessorJojiu R. Phillips COMMIBBIONBRB. Ist District Abraham Halleck 2nd District John Martindale 3rd District,Frederick Way mire Commissioner's court—First Mondays in March, June. September and December. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas J. McCoy Marshal Thomas McGowan Clerk Schuyler C. Irwin TreasurerC. C. Starr Attorney C. E. Mills Civil EngineerH. L. Gramble Fire Chief Edgar M. Parcels COUSCILMBN. Ist wardM. B. Alter. F. B. Meyers 2nd ward John Eger. C. G. Spitler 3rd ward Wm. H. Beam, J. R. Kight JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorneyAlliert E. Chizum Terms of Court.—First Monday in January; Third Monday in March; First Monday in J tine; Third Monday in October. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEES. TOWNSHIPS. Roliert S. Drake Hanging Grove A. W. Prevo.Gillam John F. PettitWalker Samuel R. Nicholsßarkley James D. Baitcock.. ,r>. Marlon Marcus W. Reed Jordan Jackson Freeland .... Newton C. C. BiermaKeener J. C. KaupkeKankakee Albert S. KeeneWheatfield John A. LamltoruCarpenter George W. CasterMilroy B. D. Comer Union TOWN OB CITY A. Beasley Remington M. F. Chileote ... Rensselaer Edward T. BisfgsWheatfteM Logis.H. Hamilton, Co, Suptßensaetaer ' -** ”•*!*•*’.''?CwrjiCWßSr * F irst Baptist—Preaching every’ two weeks at 10:45 a. m. and 7 p, m; Sunday school at 9:80: B. Y. P. U. 0 p. m. Sunday: prayer meeting 7p. m Rev. V. Fritts, pastor. Free Baptist—One service every Sunday morning and evening, alternately. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening. A. C. F. meets Sunday, 6:30 P. M. Rev. D. A. Tucker, pastor. Christian—Corner Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preaching. 10:45 and 8:00; Sunday school 0:30; 3. Y. P. S. C. E.. 2:30: S. Y. P. S. C. E., 6:80: Prayer meeting Thursday’ 7-JO. H. N. Shepherd, pastor. Ladies' Aia Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment Presbyeri an—Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching. 10:45 and 7:80; Sunday school 9:30; Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30; Prayer meeting. Thursday 7:30: Ladies' Industrial Society meets every Wednesday’ afternoon. The Missionary Society, monthly. Rev. C. D. Jeffries. Pastor. Methodist E.—Preaching at 10:45 and 7; Sunday school 9:30; Epworth League Sunday 6; Tuesday- 7; Junior League 3:30 alternate Sunday; Prayer meeting, Thursday at 7. Rev. H. M. Middleton. Pastor. Ladies’ Aid Society every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Church of God—Corner Harrison and Elsa. Preaching 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 9:80; Prayer meeting. Thursday, 7:30; Ladies' Society meets every Wednesday after—noon by appointment. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. Catholic Church—St. Augustine’s. Corner Division and Susan. Services 7:30 and 10:80 a. m. Sunday school 11:80 p. m. Rev. Edward Jacobs, pastor. < LODGES AND SOCIETIES. Masonic—Prairie Lodge, No. 136, A. F. and A. M., meets first and third Mondays of each month. H. L. Brown, W. M.; w. J. Imes, Sec’y. Evening Star Chapter—No. 141,0. E.S., meets first and third Wednesdays of each month. Mrs. C. W. Hanley, W. M.; Hattie Dowler, Sec’y. Catholic Order Forresters—Willard Court, No. 418, meets every first and third Sunday of the month at 3 p. m. J. M. Healy Sec’y; E. P. Honan, Chief Ranger. Odd Fellows—lroquois Lodge, No. 144, I. O. O. F.. meets every Thursday. Bruce White, N. G.; S. C. Irwin, Sec’y. Rensselaer Encampment-No. 90i, I. O. O. F., meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. S. C. Irwin, C. P., John Vannatta. scribe. Rensselaer Rebekah Degree Lodge— No. 346. meets first and third Fridays of each month. Miss Maude Hemphill, N. G.; Mrs- Laura Shields, Sec’y. I, 0. OF Foresters—Court Jasper, No. 1703, Independent Order of Foresters, meets second and fourth Mondays. Geo. Goff, C. D. H. C. R; R. P. Johnson, R. MACCABEES—Rensselaer Tent, No. 184. Kr O. T. M. Meets Wednesday evening. C. E. Tyner, Commander; F. W. Cissei, Record Keeper. Pythian—Rensselaer Lodge No. 83, Knights of Pythias, meets every Tuesday, C. W. Hanley, C. C.: N. W. Reeve, K. of ft. & S. Rensselaer Temple, Rathbone Sisters,— No. 47, meets 2d and 4th Wednesday, every month, Mrs. G. E. Murray, M. E. C, Mrs. O. A. Yeoman, M. of R. C. (Grand Army".—Rensselaer Post No. 84 G. A. R. meets every Friday night. D. H. Yeoman Post Commander, J. M. Wasson, Adjujtant. jßrnsselaer Women’s Relief Corps—.meets every Monday evening. Mrs. J. Q Alter, President; Mrs. Hattie Reynolds, HOLLY Council.—No. 7. Daughters of Liberty meets 2d and 4th Mondays. Gertrude Hopkins. Counsellor; Nellie Moss, Record- , ing Secretary.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, KIDNEYS A BLADDER. j , PRIVATE DISEASES. ' , alTall < Office First Stairs West of Post Office. RENSSELAER, IND. \ - r- -<■ *r . . . . . , ...... .. ‘ . - . . . _ ... .... .. . . - __ . . -- i _ . _ _____ -.- .•■■•* , •. z.’■'.Yu

LOCAL MATTERS. Labor day Monday. —— • I The city schools open Monday. Some very hot weather this week. Commissioners’ court convenes in regular session next Monday. Frank and Bernard Maloy will leave next week to resume their studies at Notre Dame. For Sale:—Two lots in Newton’s addition to Rensselaer. Enquire at Democrat office. Auditor Murray and T. J. Joiner both lost their watches at the K. of P. encampment at Indianapolis last week. Several from Rensselaer took in the excursion to Cedar Lake last Sunday, 69 tickets being sold at this station. A Sunday School picnic will be held in the Gowdy grove, in Newton tp., Sunday, Sept. 11. Everybody invited. Six divorce cases and one breach of promise case were on the docket of the present term of the Benton circuit court. Miss Grace Jouvenat has returned to her home in Chicago, after an extended visit with friends and relatives here. Miss Maggie Kenton will preach at F. W. Baptist church to-morrow (Sunday) at 10:45 a. m. Everybody cordially iimted. Robert Randle has secured a position as traveling salesman for the Ohio Rake Co., of Dayton, 0.. and left on Monday to assume duty. Mr. T. W. Mauk and daughter returned Monday from a week's visit with relatives and friends at; Kokomo, Indianapolis and other points. Miss Mary Meyer left for Chica- j go Sunday where she will stay two ■ weeks studying latest styles in millinery, also purchasing an enMre. Sarah Pruitt, mother-in-law of Bert Jones, who recently came here and was visiting at her old home at Francesville, died there Tuesday morning. Rensselaer Post, No. 84, G. A. R. will leave for the National Encampment at Cincinnatti on Monday, Sept. 5, at 1:45 p. m. D. H. Yeoman, Post Com. Does Bro. Schanlaub of the Morocco Courier, want the commissioners of Newton county to build a $165,000 court house, even if it would be located at Morocco. Dr. H. J. Becker of Dayton, Ohio, will deliver his famous lecture, “Five Hundred Miles on Horseback Through the Holy Land,” at the Presbyterian church •in this city, Sept. l(Hh. Dr. A. E. Kirk is spending a few days with his family here this week. He is now located, with a partner, in the practice of medicine at Terre Haute, and will later move his family to that city. The real estate of the late James Kirtlev, treasurer of Benton county, will be sold at public sale Sept. 15. The widow will retain onethird and it is thought the bondsmen will realize about $3,000 from the sale. y " Xi i 11 « There was quite a good attendance at the farmers’ picnic at Wheatfield last Saturday and a very enjoyable time was had. The outlook for a splendid corn crop up in that locality was nevejr better than the present. The ball game at the Remington fairgrounds last Friday between the Rensselaer and Raub clubs for a purse of SIOO was easily won by Rensselaer, the score standing 10 to lin their favor. Owing to rain but five innings.were played. The famous lecturer, Dr. H. J. Becker, of Dayton, 0., will deliver his new lecture “Hail Liberty of Cuba,” at the Presbyterian church in Rensselaer, next Friday evening, Sept. 9th. Admission 25 cents; 15 cents for school children.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, September 3, 1898.

Other People’s Money. The White circuit court convenes Monday. A. M. Brindle of Fair Oaks, was in the city yesterday. Miss Blanche Alter is visiting friends in Kenthmd this week. The Home News has moved into quarters on North Cullen street. Rev. M. V. Brown of Ambia, Ind., is visiting with D. H. Yeoman and family. Erastus Peacock and daughter, Mrs. H. J. Bartoo, are visiting in the southern states. The annual session of the Jasper County Teachers’ Institute was held here this week. The Citizens’ band of this city, will furnish music for the Crown Point fair next week. Miss Nora Gardner left yesterday for Attica where she will teach school the coming term. D. V. Garrison, C. V. Selsor and Wm. Kuhlman of Remington, were in the city Wednesday. D. M. Yeoman, of the firm of Porter & Yeoman, is in Chicago this week purchasing new goods. The Michigan City base ball boys will play Rensselaer at Riverside Park next Thursday and Friday. D. H. A. Gobin of DePauw University, occupied the pulpit at the M. E. Church last Sunday evening. James Pitigan. the veteran colored barber of Goodland, drove: over Tuesday with his daughter, to i see the hall game, . Come out and hear Dr. Becker's lectures next Friday and Saturday evenings, at the Presbyterian church. Admission 25 and 15 cents. A file of The Democrat will henceforth be found at Kelley's News Depot, north side of public square, where copies of same are also kept on sale. Dr. Wash’fnirn attended the reunion of his old regiment, the 46th Indiana, at Flora last week, and Geo. Pumphrey and Silas Potts ■ attended the reunion of the 99th j at Crown Point. A party of young people gave ' Miss Edith Marshall quite a pleasant surprise last Thursday. evening, prior to her departure to ‘ Joliet, Ills., where she will teach in the City schools. The first series of stock in the local Building and Loan association has paid out after running ten years and six months. Nonborrowers receive about 9 per cent on their investment. H. W. Veach, editor of the Kouts Record, has moved his printing plant to Lowell, where he has started a new paper. He will continue the publication of the Record from his Lowell office. A severe wind and hail /storm visited the northeast corner of Benton county last Friday afterternoon, doing considerable damage to corn, blowing down trees and outbuildings, etc. J. M. Gardner of Monticello, Ind.. has the Monitor Mills of Rensselaer completely overhauled, replaced a part of the old machinery with latest improved, and has the same in operation. He guarantees all work satisfactory and solicits a share of your business. Bert Renfrew and two sons came up Saturday from Jennings county for a visit with friends here. Bert is well pleased with his new home there and reports fair prospects for corn but not so good as here owing to lack of sufficient rain at the right time.—Wolcott Enterprise. Owing to bad weather last week (he Remington fair was not as well attended as it would otherwise have been. Thursday as usual was the big day and the weather on that day Was good. Friday’s rain kept many people away and cut short many of the attractions.

Try The Democrat for job printing. Kentland has a preacher by the name of CrankThe County Board of Education met in this c&y Thursday. Paul F. Ajhfeyer of Remington, has applied §>r a divorce from his wife in the Jasper circuit court. Get your fib printing done at The Democrat office. Satisfaction guaranteed both in stock, prices and yjbrkmanship. „ Miss Boy&e Lally, who has been visiting sister, Mrs. N. J. Reed, for auroral to her homwin Michigan City this week. 'W ’ ■ County Martindale has solar recovered from his illness as t<wbe able to attend the regular c4mmissi oners’ session next week.- t Mrs. Kijjley, widow of the late county treasurer of Benton county, has purchased the Dr. Boyce property i* Fowler, paying therefor $2,700i» . gjgrLouis Mj>lf and Joe Zeigler of Chicago. t®e visiting Wm. Kuhlman of Carpenter township, and i hunting chickens over in that locality. On accent of there not being sufficient loom in the new court ! house in Which to hold the Teachers' County Institute, it was held in the Pqfebyterian church. See C. A. Roberts for a Studebaker Wagon—it has Slopesholder Sj’Lkes, others square ones —and foWa Dewey Buggy, and Hobson Carriages. All warranted. . The ols saying,’“there is honor among thieves,” was disaproved a few days®go. Ask that smoothfaced. ngiek-eyed insurance man who is shipping’at the Makeever house it. Our jfirounty superintendent,J L. W. Hamilton, gave a reception at his o||ce in the new court house to the tflichers of Jasper county, Plenty of refresliments and good* music, made the evening a most delightful one to those present. Next Tuesday will be a great day for the Modem Woodmen of northwestern Indiana. They will have a big picnic and outing at Kentland. Wood-chopping and sawing, races of various kinds and a ball game between Rensselaer and Raub will be among the sports of the day. Music will lie furnished by the Brook, Raub and Sheldon bands. The Sheldon and Raub base ball teams contested for honors at the Kentland fair on Wednesday, resulting in neither side making a score until the sixth inning, when Raub made one run repeating the act in the eighth, and the game closed at the end of the ninth with Raub 2, Sheldon 0. Yesterday our boys, accompanied by the usual crowd of “rooters,” drove over to knock the whey out of the winners of Wednesday’s game. Drink and the gang drinks with you; swear off and you go it alone; for the bar-room bum who drinks your ram has a quenchless thirst of his own. Feast and your friends are many; fast and they cut you dead; they’ll not get mad if you treat them bad, so long as their stomachs are fed. Steal, if you can, a million, for your friends will furnish you bail; it’s a great big thief that gets off on leave, while the little one goes to jail.—Ex. If you believe in supporting a live democratic paper in your county, insist, when having any legal notices, such as notices of appointment, final settlement, nonresident, administrator’s sales, etc., being published in the Jasper County Democrat. The clients themselves have control of the publication of such notices as the above and they will lie doing us a favor and at the same time assist in the support and therefore betterment of their county organ by seeing that the publication is made in The Democrat. Please remember this when having any notices of such character.

See 'C. A. Roberts for Weber Farm Wagons, the King of all; Birdsell Clover Hullers and extras; Huber Threshing machine extras for Separator and Engines. Milo Wilson, the 35-year-old Monon widower, who eloped with Lula Hancock, a 15-year-old girl also of Monon, some two weeks ago, was arrested at Logansport on Thursday of last week and taken Jo Monticello, when it was proven that the parties had been legally married at St. Joe, Mich,, and he was then released and allowed to go his way with his youthful bride, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lakin have received another letter from their son Arthur, dated Aug.. 22, Montauk Point, Long Island, where he arrived with his regiment on the 18th. He expected to get a furlough soon and come home. Arthur says he wouldn’t take anything for his experience, but can realize what war is and the hardships attached to it. A bullet passed through his hat, and found a target in the head of his chum who was by his side. At the old settlers’ meeting at Monticello last Saturday one of Monticello’s “400,” a young female, amused herself in openly making i fun of the dress of a country girl. The country girl stood the guying for several moments, but at last, becoming angered beyond control, jumped onto the young female i from town and struck her several stinging blows in the face. Then the young four hundteder and her crowd were sorry they had spoken so disparagingly of the country girl’s dress, and nearly went into ' spasms over having been so disgraced in becoming engaged in a public knock-down. The young country Miss has no doubt taught ; her city cousins a lesson they will not be soon forgetting.

A “McKinley” melon weighing 40 lb. 8 oz. was on exhibition in the Journal window this week. However, the McKinley variety hasn’t done very well for the past year or so, and a fine melon called ’ The Bryan,’ 1 ’ weight 43 lbs. 9 oz. was reposing serenely in the Democrat window until Wednesday noon, when, during our absence to go through the form of eating dinner, the Journal force assisted by the author of “Looking Forward” and who claims to be a free-silver republican (confidentially, though, we believe he is a gold-bug democrat) broke the fastenings of the rear door of our sanctum and stole our melon. It seems there are still some republicans and goldbug democrats who would steal glory from the noted free silver apostle.

Implicates An Idaville Merchant.

Frank Bulger, the young man recently arrested here for attempting to pass raised bills, claims to have got the money from Philip Amick, an Idaville merchant. Amick was arrested by a United States marshal last Saturday and taken to Lafayette, where he was released on SSOO bonds until the preliminary examination, which was held the first of the present week and resulted in his being bound over to court. r Bring your buggy, wagon and harness wants to Judy and The Lief Buggy Company and they will supply you. They have the material and ability to do it.

OPENING AT ELLIS' OPERA HOUSE.

Manager Ellis takes great pleasure in announcing that he has been able to secure the well known star Hennestfy Leroyle in his famous Comedy “Other People’s Money,” which gave such excellent satisfaction on its last visit here. Mr. Leroyle hassurrounded himself with a very capable company engaged by him in New York, and this year the show will be better and funnier than ever before. The advance sale has already opened at Huff’s Jewelry store and the popular prices of 25, 35, and 50 cents will prevail. The attraction is certainly deserving a packed house. The Democrat and Indianapolis Sentinel one year, $1.35. Democrat and Cincinnati Enquirer, $1.50.

Vol. I. No. it'.

OPENING OF THE SHOW SEASON... Mil. M. SI ■I SPECIAL RETURN DATE OF 1 Hennessy J Leroyle... 1 IN HIS FAMOUS COMEDY, “OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY.”

Old Settlers.

The second annual reunion of the old settlers of. Jasper county will be held at Phillips’ grove,. September 10, 1898. A good pro-* gramme is prepared. Bring on. old time relics and come with well filled baskets. Exercises begin at 10 a. m., sharp.

FRANK HARDY A BENEDICT.

The marriage of Mr. Frank W. Hardy of Remington, to Miss Nel-* ■ lie R. Hopkins of this city, was solemnized at the home of the 1 bride’s mother, corner of - River 3 and Washington streets, on Wednesday evening at 8:30. Rev. 5 C. D. Jeffries of the Presbyterian church of this city, performing: | the ceremony. About forty invited, j guests, intimate friends, witnessed. 1 the ceremony and extended their 3 congratulations to the happy young couple, after which refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy | drove to Remington that night ’’ and are still with the groom’s peo— i pie at this writing. Frank expects ' to go to Oklahoma in a few weeks 3 on a prospecting tour, with a view 1 of locating there if he finds a suit—able opening. The Democrat ex-* tends Mr. and Mrs. Hardy our best • wishes. j

NOTHING TO EQUAL IT.

The Plansifter Flour is Giving Satis* faction and is Sold Under a Guarantee. J. A". McFarland, who has taken the agency for the celebrated Plan-* sifter flour, has received the fol-< lowing letter from the manufacturers which will explain itself: “We are glad to hear that the people like our flour. You may guarantee it fully. You will find every sack the same. It gives excellent satisfaction. Matthew Bros.” In addition to the above guaran** tee Mr. McFarland refers to the following excellent housekeepers, who have tested Plansifter High. and found it to be all that is claimed for it: Mrs. F. E. Babcock, Mrs. Leslie Clark, Mrs. A* G. W. Farmer, Mrs. George Coleman, Mrs. F. G. Henkle and Mrs. W. D. Bringle. While the Plansifter is equal to any flour made, it is sold at the 1 lowest prices, 60 and 55 cents a sack.

THE MENICUS LENSES.

The particular advantage these -i Menicus lenses possess are that they give much more correct secondary axes and when adjusted to the eye yield more perfect vision •; through the periphery of the lens, rendering the field of vision much, larger and more distant. z The above is a scientific fact. If you want a pair of these lenses 5 of the best material in the world,. correctly adjusted to your vision, -, notify, or call on Dr. Chas. Vick* the Optician, Rensselaer, Ind. $1.45 for the round trip to Cin- . cinnati, Ohio, Sept. 3-4-a~6, on account of G. A. R. National En—campment.

W. H. BEAM,

Agent.