Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1898 — Page 8

COMMISSIONERS' COURT.

The regular September session closed Wednesday. A large number of allowances were made on bills presented of which we give a few. Claims "of Heinzman Bros, and Grindle & Weatherliog for work on new court house amounting to $5,484.45, were dismissed. The claim of the Fenton Metallic Co., on same for $182.25 was continued, also bill of the Henry Taylor Lum* berCo., lumber for,court house, and $368,50 was paid as interest on loan made on account of new court house. Thompson. Sigler & Sayler were paid $1,700.25, l>al. on court house yard contract, and $1 ,800.25 bal. on court house clock was paid to Johnson Temperature Controlling Co. $3,431.25 was also paid as interest on court house bonds. The claims dismissed and continued above are a part of those which the Journal claimed had been rejected months ago. As usual the Journal was wrong. Probably law suits will grow out of the dismissal of the claims. Bill of the city of Rensselaer of $18.13 for lights, was continued, and one from same of $234.25 for water was allowed at $146.75. * The ]xx>r farm came in for the usual allowance, and $702.15 was used to appease it. Other hills for various things amounting to thousands of dollars were allowed, while a few were dismissed or continued. The petition, to dismiss the cases against the petitioners in the Iroquois and Wakarusa ditch cases was refused. In the matter of the Scliagley ditch in Kankakee tp., same was continued, as was the petition of M. W. Reed for two bridges in Jordan tp., A. W. Prevo’s petition for bridges in Gillam tp., the Wilson Shaffer ditch case, and petition of Jas. D. Babcock for confirmation of road in Marion tp. In the matter of the B. J. Gifford ditch in Walker tp., an amended petition was tiled and the report referred back and cause continued. In the mat ter of petit ion of Robt,. F. Michaels et al for ditch, the Board appointed Beni. Harris, M. Wasson and J. H. BlLis as viewers and ordered that report be made on or before ()ct. 30, 1898. Final reput in the Thomas Dimon ditch examined and approved. Robt. F. Dobbins et al petitioned for a ditch in Jasper and White counties. Board njqiointed J. F. Warren, Geo. O. Pumphrey and H. W. Porter, viewers, to meet with the White county viewers at source of ditch on Sept. 27. Petition of Geo, J. Nichols et al for highway was granted, as was also petition of H. E. Parkinson to change highway in Hanging Grove. No action was taken on petition of T. J. Mallatt et al for highway in Union tp. The tax levy for the present year was made. The levy for county revenue was 45 cents on each SIOO. Next week we will give the levy for each township. Owing to lack of space we are unable to do so this week.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening. A. W. Cleveland and others petitioned for an arc light at end of section of Main and Park streets. Referred to committee on electric lights. An arc light was also asked for at corner of Cullen and Rutsen jstreets, by John Medicus and others. The lights petitioned for by Henry Hoshaw and others, some time ago, were refused by the committee. The curfew ordinance was adopted and will be in force after due publication of the ordinance. The age limit is 16 years and the’ time set at 7:30 during the months from October to February, inclusive, and at 8:30 the remainder of the year. It also makes it the duty of the town marshal and his deputy to see that it is enforced. Penalties for violations are affixed at from $1 to $lO. The petition that the peaceful flow of the Makemself ditch be not disturbed by obstructions of trash, etc., was adopted and penalties affixed for the violations of same. Special ordinance No. 20 for the purpose of flxing the tax lexy for the ensuing year was postponed uhtil the extra session to be held Wednesday evening. Ord. No. 53, prescribing qualifications defining the duties of officers and members of the fire department was introduced and under suspension of rules was adopted and ordered published. \ More light is wanted on the corner of Webster and Elm streets and an arc light was asked for at that location. Turned over to the committee on same.

The finance committee report the allowance of the following bills: KLKCTBIC LIGHT FUND. Gen. Electric Co., carbon*, etc... $ 33 60 R. R.Street A Co., repairing belt ....... 485 D. E. Hollister, pumping 40 00 E. C. Owen, brick and cement work.. 26 00 Milt Chipman. work at plant 2 40 Prosper Clemaus, work on line 21 40 John R. Jensen, work at plant 5 00 Hiram Day, Cement, etc 38 00 Wm. 1. Adams, workap line. etc.,....,. 31 60 C. S. Chamberlain, electrician 80 00 Jas. C. Irwin, work on line 6 75 C. V. Hawkins, fireman 40 00 Nowels-Sayler Lumber Co., unloading eoal ' 20 00 Peter Giver, engineer 40 00 Lawson Myer. work on line...;, 6 80 Wm. H. King, hauling poles 2 50 Donnelly Bros., work at plant 9 75 Total. $ 378 05 HOAD FUND. B. E. White, repair* on hitch rack.... 50 John S. Ramey, cutting weed* 2 50 Geo. Putt*, work onstreet 3 82 <)*cnr Tharp, same 3 64 I. W. Porter, same 64 Jerome Casto, cutting weeds 5 00 Peter Wagner, same 1 25 Harry MoGee. hauling cinder* 3,50 Chus. Robinson, burying dog .50 John Moosmiller, work on ditch 1 50 F. Rutherford, work on street 1 25 John H. Jessen, balance Van Rensselaer street sew'er 13 32 Hirum Day, cement, etc 30 91 Total, $ 68 33 CORPORATION FUND. Thus. McGowan, marshal for August 45 00 J. W. Childers, night watch 20 00 S. Irwin.copying ordinance, etc... 10 00 Leslie Clark, printing 10 00 J. T. Penn, hose 2 00 H. L. Gutnble. services as C. E. 2 10 Citiiens' Band, concerts 5 00 Total, $ 94 10 At the special session held Wednesday night a long list of side walks were condemned and ordered rebuilt, many of them must be of cement. Another meeting will be held next Monday night at which time the tax levies will be made.

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DESCRIPTION OF LANDS.

For Sale and Exchange in SouthEastern Indiana. No. 353—120 acres, 70 cleared, alt well fenced in fields, a lot of good timber land; lies smooth, every foot plow land and in high state of cultivation, hewed log house 1H stories, i rooms, frame kitchen, well and spring, log barn shedded, smoke-house, granary, hen .house, good orchard, grapes and other small fruit. Price S2O an acre; )>a-cash, balance on terms to suit purchaser: will sell stock, crops and farming implements. No. 410—160 acres on Graham and Dupont road near the Presbyterian church, 3 miles east of Lovett: 100 acres cleared, balance sugar, beech and poplar timber all under fence, 30 ■acres bottom, balance rolling, all plow land, good soil, splendidly watered, large bank barn, frame dwelling of live rooms, cellar, cistern. well and outbuildings: also nicely hewed log house of three rooms, cellars, etc. Price #2O an acre on good time. No. 518—80 acres, 2 miles north of Dupont station: 35 acres cleared, 10 acres deadening mostly cleared and ready for the plow; nice level land: drainage good, good frame bouse of 3 rooms, frame barn, necessary outbuildings good water, bearing orchard, nice yard and paled fence garden, on good roads. Price #1,000; part cash. £2©'“ln answering advertisements, please say you saw same in this paper. Alex. Shepherd & CoNorth Vernon, Ind.

HAMMOND VS. RENSSELAER.

Riverside Park, Sept. 15, '9B. The day was perfect and sunshiny. Our boys were moved around quite a bit, but notwithstanding the many changes they played a great game of ball. Beville again distinquished himself in the box, and his stick work was phenomenal, a base on balls, a two bagger and a home run out of five times at the bat. The attendance was about 100, but they saw a live game that produced the following score: 12345 6 7 8 9 Hammond. 00100200 0— 3 Rensselaer, 3 0032200 *—lo Bases on balls by Beville 2, Y'oder 0. Struck out by Beville 2, Yoder 4. Stolen bases—Rensselaer 0, Hammond 6. Kept on bases—Rensselaer 8, Hammond 0, Earned runs—Rensselaer 2. Umpire—Jack Motgomery. Hime—l:4o. Reniselaer vs. Michigan City. Riverside Park, Sept. 9, 08. The second game against Michigan City was a fine exhibition as will be seen by the following score: 123456789 10 11 12 Rensselaer, 100050000 0 0 1 -7 Michigan City 000200400 0 0 o—o Earned runs. Michigan City 4, Rensselaer 1. Base hits, Michigan City 9, Rensselaer 13. Errors, Michigan City 8. Rensselaer 4. Umpire, Jack MontgomeryNOTES OF THE GAME. ' . The attendance was about 100, owing to the unpleasantness of the weather. Beville-pitched a great game of ball, Will Dad did splendidly at first with 10 put outs. Natrin’s catching and slick work were features of the game. Reynolds and Miller accepted many difficult chances with success- XXX

INDIANA MINERS

Legislation Passed By Democratic Legislature to Ameliorate Their Conditions. Ye Protect the Minor Vtmm Wofto* Homrttennon of Greedy Operator* Cha Democracy Passed Lava Providing lor Mine laapectlon. Check Weigh man. Safety of Minora ha Descending and Ascending In the Cage, tha Proper Bracing and Ventilation of the Minay the Aboliahment of Child Labor In Mine#, aa Well ae the Wiping Out of the lufamous Plack-M# Store#. One of Indiana's great sources of wealth is her coal mines, and, strange to say, however paradoxical it may appear, this source of wealth has been fruitful of more poverty and hanger and their attendant ills, than has fallen to the lot of men employed in any other department of the state's Industries. Coal mining in Indiana of late years has been fruitful of the most deplorable conditions, the result in a large measure of the inordinate cupidity of mine owners and operators. With these men it was not sufficient that squalor resulted from a constant depreciation of wages. The extreme hardships, which inadeqate wages imposed, afforded them opportunities to exploit their selfishness, until the only mnsio that was heard in and around the mines was the anathemas of the men, the wailing of women and the cries of children, and the coal regions of Indiana became the center of deplorable destitution, bordering upon famine. It was not possible for legislation, not even Democratic legislation, thongh warmed into the greatest activity that humanity could urge, to relieve the victims of organized outrage. Bat what coaid be done for the relief of men, the victims of Weyler heartlessness, was cheerfully attempted, as the records of Democratic legislation amply demonstrate. As early as 1883 the Democratic legislature, to guard against the injury and death of miners, provided that the rope need for “hoisting and lowering in every coal mine shall be a wire rope” and that it should be examined every morning. The legislature still further provided in case gas was known to exist in the mine, for a competent fire boss to investigate conditions to insure the safety of the miners. The law also provided that the mine inspector should examine all mine scales used for weighing coal, to guard against fraud, and, to further protect the miners’ interests, the law provided for a “checkweighman” to inspect the weighing. In 1886 the coal miners of the state appealed to a Democratic legislature to still farther afford' them protection. And the law, in the interest of hnmanity, provided that not more than 10 persons should work in any mine, shaft, slope or draft in every 24 hours after 5,000 square yards have been excavated, until the second ontlet shall have been made. The law also provided for breaks through or airways and all else required for the thorough ventilation of the mines. The law also'provides for an ample supply of timber, so that the workmen oould properly secure the works from caving in. It also provided that miners’ bosses Bhonld visit these miners in their working places at least once a day. It is seen that this legislation had in view the protection of the health of the miners and sought to preveot their injury and death from avoidable conditions. The Democratic legislature of 1891 was appealed to for further legislation to protect eoal miners from the rapacity of owners and operators, and the response was prompt and emphatic, the purpose being, in so far as practicable, to relieve the coal miners of the state from exactions, which, with relentless persistency, forced them into deeper poverty and forbade their escape. The legislature of 1891 re-enacted, or made more binding, the regulations relating to scales and to weighing ooal. It had been the practice first to screen the ooal before weighing, by which the miners were defrauded of a large per cent of their just dues. This was prohibited and ooal had to be weighed before it was screened, and provided that 80 pounds of ooal should constitute a bushel, and that 2,000 pounds of coal should constitute a ton. For the protection of miners, the law provided that “when two veins of octal are being mined in one shaft, two reflecting lamps shall be kept lighted at all times" when the mine is in operation. The law provided for the Bafety of miners, that ths cage descending and ascending in the shaft should be covered with one-fourth inch boiler iron, and that signal bells should be sounded when the osge was asoending or descending the shaft. The act imposed upon the mining boss the impsciUvo duty of examining every working place in the mine, at least every alternate day. The law farther provides, Sections 18 and 14: “That for any injury to person or property occasioned by any violation of this aot, or any willful failare to comply with any of its provisions, aright of action against operator, agent or lassos shall accrue to tha party injured for the direct Injury eustaiaed thtoeby, and in case of loss of life by reason of rackviolation, a right of aoMfesHlai

accrue to widow, children or adopted dhildren, or to the parent or parents, or to any other person or persons who wars before nob loss of fife depen tend far tailed, tor like recovery for damages far the injury sustained by reason of such loss of file or fives." "That whenever loss of life shall ooeur by reason of any accident whatsoever, in or about any coal mine, it shall be the duty of the person having charge of said ooal mine to report the foots thereof without delay to the mine Inspector and the said mine inspector together with the coroner of said oonnty shall immediately go to the scene of ■aid aocident. They shall investigate and ascertain the cause of Bach loss of life, and have power to oompel the attendance of witnesses and administer oaths of affirmation to them, and the eost of such investigation shall be paid by the county in which the loss of life may have occurred, in the same manner as costs of coroner’s inquests are now paid. The inspector shall give testimony In any suit for damages for the violation. ”

The law seeks to insure prompt notice of the death of coal miners when engaged in mining coal and imposes a penalty of SSO upon the person in charge of such mine for failare to give notice of such death to the mine inspector. The legislation, with regard to proper ventilation, and fresh atr, is of the most emphatic character, the supreme purpose being to secure the miners against the perils of foul air. The act also provided that males under the age of 14 years should not be employed in coal mines, nor females at any age. The enforcement of all the provisions of the act in question, was provided for by wholesome penaltiea It has been remarked that legislation, however drastic, could not mitigate all the ills to which Indiana coal miners were subjected, but the various Democratic legislatures, as the records demonstrate, responded to every prudent demand of the miners. But aside from proper eqniplnent of the mines to protect life and health and guard against injuries, legislation was demanded by the miners to protect them from a species of piracies practiced by owners and operators of the mines, in the matter of payment for the coal they had mined. The purpose of these owners and operators, to all hnmaa appearances, being to rob them through the agency of “plnck-me stores, ” whereby the impoverished miners time and again were forced to the verge of starvation. Tot put an end to this piracy, the Democratic legislature of 1887 provided that miners should be paid, if the demand was made, once every two weeks “in lawful money of the United States.” And the law further provided that if persons owning or operating mines should issue or circulate any check, card or other paper, which is not commercial paper payable at a fixed time in any bank in Indiana at its fall face value, as lawful money of the United States, with 8 per cent, interest, or by bank check or currency issned by authority of the United States Government, to any employe of such person, co-partnership, corporation or association in payment for any work or labor done by such employe, or in payment of any labor contracted to be done by snch employe, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not more than SIOO. Nor was this all of the protection that the Democratic legislature afforded the coal miners, but it prohibited mine owners and operators from selling any merchandise to miners at a higher prioe than they sell the same merchandise to others for cash. And the law imposed a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than SIOO. This somewhat extended reference to legislation relating to the interests and welfare of the coal miners of Indiana, if an apology were necessary, is found in the fact that no class of onr fellow dtisens engaged in any industrial pursuit, have been so relentlessly outraged and plundered as coal miners. In the Democratic party, and only in the Democratic party, did they find friends who espoused their cause, sympathized with them in their misfortunes and distress and came to their rescue by enacting laws calculated to afford suoh relief as was possible by legislation.

If the "true cash value” of property 1$ not on honest basis for assessment as provided by the Democratic tax law, the lawyers who wag their jaws in the interest of tax dodging sharks before the tax commissioners, should tell them what is an honest basis. Governor Mount, after fnll investigation, approved the Republican antitrust law, and has failed to execute it, because it is totally valueless. If so. why did he not veto it instead of giginf it his approval. If Emperor William of Germany wants to pick a quarrel with Unole Sam, now Is the right time for him to begin. We have got through with Spain, and another European job could be finished before Christmas. Senator Fairbanks, in his convention speech, advocated the tariff policy of the Dingley law, which confiscates the property of the poor in the interest of the rich. All of a sadden there is a deal of sympathy expressed for Spain, but the penalty she is paying for centuries of cruelties are not too severe. Let her squeal. . . The organs of the Republican party speak of the recent convention of the party *• '’harmonious,” which one of Kilkenny cat lights. Having liked Spain dean oat of her boote, We must now lick revenue stamps to pay for the fan. The McKinley wave of prosperity •track the former's wheat and knooked it down to 69 oente a bueheL

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Directory. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Wm. H. Coover Sheriff Nate J. Reed 'Auditor....j. ~ Henry B.Murray Treasurer.. Jesse C. Gwiu Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor John E. Alter Coroner Truitt P. Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assesser .Johu R. Phillips COMMISSIONERS. Ist District Abraham Halleck 2nd District John Martindale 3rd District Frederick Waymire Commissioner's court—First Mondays in March, June, September and December. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas J. McCoy Marshal , Thomas McGowan Clerk Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer ......... .C. C. Starr Attorney , C. E. Mills Civil Engineer H. L. Grumble Fire Chief Edgar M. Parcels COUNCILMKN. Ist ward M. B. Alter, F. B. Meyers 2nd ward John Eger, C. G. Spitler 3rd ward Wm. H. Beam, J. R. Eight JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorney Albert E. Chiztim i Terms of Court.—First Monday in January; Third Monday in March: First Mouday In June; Third Mouday in October. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEES. TOWNSHIPS. Roberts. Drake Hanging Grove A. W. Prevo Gillam Jobn F. Pettit Walker Samuel R.Nichols Barkley James D. Babcock Marion Marcus W. Reed Jordan Jackson Freeland Newton C. C. Bierma Keener J. C. Kaupke Kankakee Albert S. Keene Wheatfield John A. Lamborn Carpenter George W. Caster Milroy B. D. Comer Union TOWN OR CITY A. Beasley Remington M. F. Chilcote Rensselaer Edward T. Biggs Wheatfield Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Supt Rensseiaer

CHURCHES. First Baptist— Preaching every two weeks at 10:45 a. m. and 7 p, m; Sunday school at 9:30: B. Y. P. U, 6 p. m. Sunday: prayer meeting 7 p.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 9:30: J. Y. P. S. C. E.. 2:30; S. Y. P. S. C. E., 0:80; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30. H. N. Shepherd, pastor. Ladies’Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Presbyerian— Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching, 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 9:30: Y. P. S. C. E., 0:30; 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 6:30; Epworth League Sunday 6; Tuesday 7: Junior League 2:30 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 Elza. Preaching 10:45 and 7:80; Sunday school 9:80; Prayer meeting. Thursday, 7:80; Ladies’ Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. Catholic Church— St. Augustine’s. Comer Division and Susan. Services 7:30 and 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 11:30 p. m. Rev. Edward Jacobs, pastor. LODGES AND SOCIETIES. Masonic— Prairie Lodge, No. 120, A. F. and A. M., meets first and third Mondavsof each month. H. L. Brown, W. M.; W. J. Imes, Sec’v. 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 2 p. m. J. M. Healy Sec’y; E. P. Honan, Chief Ranger. Odd Fellows— lroquois Lodge, No. 144, V O. Q. F., meets every Thursday. Bruce White, N. G.; S. C. Irwin, Sec’y. Rensselaer Encampment— No. 201. I. O. O. F., meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. S. C. Irwin, C. P., John Vannatta. scribe. Rensselaer Rkbekah Degree Lodge— No. 846. meets first and third Fridays of each month. Miss Maude Hemphill, N. G.; Mrs. Laura Shields. Sec’y. I. O'. OP 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. a. Tyner, Commander; F. W- Cissel, Record Keeper. PYTHlAN— Rensselaer Lodge No. 82, Knights of Pythias, meets every Tuesday, C. W. Hanley, C. C.: N. W. Reeve, K. of R. Sc 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, Adjutant. Rensselaer Women’s Relief Corps—meets every Monday evening. Mrs. J. Q. Alter, President; Mrs, HattTe Reynolds, Sec’y. * Holly Council.— No. 7, Daughters of Liberty meets 2d and 4th Mondays. Gertrude Hopkins. Counsellor; Nellie Moss, Recording Secretary. .

The college building ia ohe of the beat in the city, room* elegant, equipment unsurpassed, teacher* of experience are employed, methods are modern, systematic, practical, in commercial department actual business from the start, in the shorthand department the student has the free use of the typewriter on entering. As a large attendance is expected during the coming year it wifi be to your advantage to arrange with us at once. It you do not intend to enter before Sept. Ist, or even Nov. Ist, write us at once and we willlook after your interest. Hundreds of our graduates are bolding good positions.

• *>'*. —» iMiiiiiiiiiiii CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS * LOU»«VILL« Rensselaer Time-Table, Corrected to May 15,1898. South Bound. No. 31—Fast Mail (don’t atop) 4:48 a, m. No. 5 Louisville Mail, (daily) 10:55 a. in. No. 33—Indianapolis Mail, (daily).. 1:45 p. m. No. 99-r-Milk aooomm., (daily) 6:15 p. m. No. 3-Lo>uisvUle Express, (daily). 11:12 p. m. ♦No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p. m. North Bound. No. 4—Mail, (daily) 4:30 a.m. No. 40—Milk aceomm., (daily) 7:31a.m. No.32—Fast Mail, (daily) 9:55 a. m. ♦No. 30—Cin. to Chicago Yes. Mail.. 6:32 p. m. {No. 38—Clu. to Chicago 2:57 p. m. No. 6—Mail and Express, (dally)... 3:27 p. m. ♦No. 46 Local freight 9:30 a. m. No. 74—Freight, (daily( 7:52p. m. ♦Daily except Sunday. ■*’ {Sunday only. No. 74 carries passengers between Monon and Lowell. Hammond has been made a regular stop for No. 30. W. H. Beam, Agent.

The Markets. Wheat 50 to .55 Corn 26 Oats, new io to 19 Rye 35 Hay, (Dealers not buying) Hogs 3.50 to 8.60 Potatoes.... 45 to .50 Butter is Eggs io Hens.. 05 Young Chickens to .07 Ducks 05 R ousters 02 Turkeys. 04® .05 Hides 05 (§ .06 Tallow.. 02

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REASONS FOR INSURING in the Continental. Ist, Because It is one of the Oldest. Strongest and Best Managed Companies in the United States. 2nd. Because it adjusts its losses fairly and pays them promptly, without any wraiurling about it. 3rd. Because it has adjusted aud paid losses to over seventy-five thousand farmers. 4th. Because it insures you for Five Years upon the iastallmeut plan, permitting you to pay oue-fifth of the premium annually, without interest, instead of paying the whole in advance; thus giving you the proceeds of each year's crop with which to pay your premiums as they fall due. . %•. Because it insures against damage to buildings, and losses of Live Stock by Lightning. Tornadoes, Cyclones and Wind Storms, as well as loss by Fire. J. F. Bruner, Agt. Rensselaer Ind. Office at Makeever House.

Real Estate Transfers.

James McCord to Isaac J. Porter, Sept. 1, pt se, 34-29-6, 20 acres. $533. Sidney G. Henderson to Johanna Koesema, Sept. 1, It 12, bl 2, Austin A Paxton’s add, Rensselaer, SIOO. Mary A. Spacy to Max Welle, March 1, uud X nw nw, 10-27-7 $1,200. Samuel S. Spacy to Max Weller, Mar. 1, ne 9-27-7,160 acres, $7,200. John W. Spacy et al toAJax Weller, Mar. 1, undfc se, 4-27-7, 120 aores, 18,400. Sheriff Jasper Co. to Elisabeth A. Gw in, Sept. 6, und 2-21 of e pt wH ne, und 2-21 of w pt'eH ne 34-29-6, Sheriff’s deed. $l2O. James Houghton to Robert Cox, Aug. 2, se, •H sw 33-28-7, sl, Emma J. Lewis et baron to Jesse E. Wilson, Sept. 9, Its 4, 5. bl 21, Leopold's add., Rensselaer, q. c. d.-si; Jesse E. Wilson to Adolph Lewis, Sept. 6. Its 4,5, bl 21, Leopold’s add., q. c. d. sl. James W. Cowden to Delos Thompsou et al, Sept. 10, pt e side wV4 nw 28-29-6, $l5O. • Robert Cox to Nellie C. Skinner, Aug. 30, »H, sw, 83-28-7, *7. Isaac Sell to Fred S. Meiser, Sept. 10, sw. se, 8-31-6, ne ne, 17-31-6, 80 acres, SIOO, q. c. d. Sarah A. Ritchey to Robert Michael, Sept. 9, and H sw ue, 27-28-7, $ Matthias Schiilo to Michael Obermoyer, Aug. 20, wH nw, 8-31-5; 80 acres, $2,000. Obermoyer to Frederick Smith, Sept. 12, nfc wH nw, 8-31-5, 60 acres, $487.50, Michael Obermoyer to George F. Meyers, Sept. 12, wH nw, 8-31-5, 20 acres, S4OO, Sarah C. Wallace to Caroline R. Shields, Sept. 5, pt It 4, bl 3, Hogan, $250. Flora Henricks to Walter B. Rich, July 18, It 6, bl 4, Remington, S7OO. Emma Bowsher to Nancy E. Martin, Oct. 5, 1867, its 9. 10, bl 12, Fair Oaks, SSO. William Bowsher to Nancy B. Martin, Oct. 5,1897, 1*7,8, bl 12, Fair Oaks. SSO. Jacob D. Rich to John Schofield, April 27, It 7, b 1.2, Wheatfleld, $1,300. James Shindler to William L. Bringle. Sept. 13. se sw, 33-29-7,40 acres, $530. J ohn Tanner et al to Fred S. Meiser. Sept. 10, pt se ne, 8-31-6, SSO, q. c. d. John L. Sullivan to George E. Hosmer, Sept. 12, sw nw, 20-28-6, 40 acres, $llOO, Joseph W. Sargent to Orris Gard, Sept. 14, pH ne, 25-31-7, $0 acres, sl.