Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1898 — Page 4

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Democratic State Ticket.

For Secretary of State. SAMUEL RALSTON, of Boone County. For Auditor of State. JOHN W. MINOR, of Boone County, For Treasurer of State, .HUGH DOUGHERTY, of Wells County, For Attorney General, JOHN G. M'NUTT, of Vigo County. For Clerk of Supreme Court, HENRY WARRUM, of Marion County. For Superintendent Public Instruction, W. B. SINCLAIR, of Starke County. For State Statistician, JAMES S. GUTHRIE, of Brown County. For State Geologist. EDWARD BARRETT, of Hendricks County. For Judges Supreme Court, 2d District, LEONARD J. HACKNEY, of Shelby County. Third District, JAMES M'CABE, of Warren County. Fifth District, TIMOTHY E. HOWARD, of St. Joseph County. For Judges of Appellate Court, First District, EDWIN TAYLOR, of Vunderburgh County. Second District, C. J. KOLLMEYER, of Bartholomew County. Third District, EDGAR A. BROWN, of Murion County. Fourth District. WILLIAM S. DIVEN, of Madison County. Fifth District, JOHANNES KOPELKE, of Lake County. For Congress. JOHN ROSS, of Tippecanoe County. For Representative. DAVID H. YEOMAN, of Jusper County. Prosecuting Attorney, 30th Judicial District, IRA W. YEOMAN. The County Ticket. For County Clerk, JOHN F. MAJOR, of Carpenter Tp. For County Auditor, GEORGE O. STEMBEL, of Wheatfield Tp. For County Treasurer, MARION I. ADAMS, of Marion Tp, For County Sheriff, WILLIAM C. HUSTON, of Milroy Tp. For County Surveyor, DAVID E. GARRIOT, of Union Tp. For County Coroner, DR. P. J. POTHUISJE, of Carpenter Tp. Commissioner Ist District, FRANK M. HERSHMAN, of Walker Tp. Commissioner 2nd District, LUCIUS STRONG, of Rensselaer.

Do you think there should be $93,000 difference in the cost of the Barrien county court house, a «ut of which adorns this page, and our own ? Is there any good reason why Jasper county taxes should be so much higher (even under the 1898 levy) than those of the surrounding counties? •Will the newspapers of Rensselaer contend that the §6BB that has been paid in interest on that “temporary loan” is not a part of the cost of the new court house? The selection of township trustees and county commissioners is of much more financial importance to the people concerned than the selection of president of the United States. Rather a slick scheme of Mr. Halleck’s, getting the taxpayers to pay for his campaign thunder. But then, Abe is a slick citizen—altogether too much so to be county commissioner. Jasper county is indeed a good county to reside in, but no better that we can see than either Newton, Benton or White. Why, then, should a man be compelled to pay an extra tax simply because he happens to live in Jasper county? As will be seen by the table published elsewhere, Benton county taxes are 23§ cents on the SIOO less than our own, Newton county’s are 20 cents less on each SIOO, and White’s are 18 cents less. These are facts which the voters and taxpayers will do well to ponoer over. .;■*

Teddy Roosevelt defeated his opponent, Gov. Black, by a vote of 753 to 218 for the republican gubernatorial nomination in New York. Notwithstanding the bulldozing tactics of the corrupt gang, The Democrat has given the taxpayers more information about county affairs daring the past few months than they have ever had before in the history of the county, and we can substantiate every statement we have made. The Journal’s statistician (30 years in office) figures out another surplus from the poor farm—after deducting $243.40 in “permanent improvements”—and this for the first quarter, too, the receipts being given at $764.45. Isn’t it too bad the people never had a democratic newspaper in Jasper county before? Why, the total receipts for the whole year of 1897 were but $911,75, or only $147.30 more than the receipts for three months now! Notwithstanding the fact that we have been accused time and again by the papers of Rensselaer of making false statements in regard to county matters, we wish to say that every statement made by The Democrat is easily proven by the county records, and if there is a solitary man in Jasper county who doubts for a moment the truth of our statements, we ask that he investigate for himself. In fact we invite investigation, and will forfeit our chances in the hereafter if we cannot prove every assertion made by us. ■f {■ We have yet to hear from any other county in the state where it is the custom to correct “errors” of record by cutting the pages from the books. If this is such a common occurrence (even though made a penal offense by the statute) why do not our republican newspaper brethren get a few signed statements to such effect from the officers of our neighboring counties? It ought to be the easiest matter in the world (according to these papers) to get such statements as “there’s nothing wrong in it.”

We have. been running The Democrat long enough to convince us that a paper here conducted strictly in the interests of the whole county will save the taxpayers of Jasper a great many thousands of dollars each year. This has already been demonstrated in various ways, one of which is in the reduction of the county tax levy for 1898 on the plea that the receipts last year were so much greater than the expenditures, when the auditor’s report itself shows that the expenditures were $4,815.05 greater than the total receipts. This reduction was made simply for political purposes, and the thinness of the alleged cause of said reduction can easily be seen by consulting the auditor’s statement of receipts and expenditures. The would-be republican county organ, the Journal, devotes a half column of its valuable space this week in attempting to show that The Democrat has stated that every man, women and child in Jasper county would each be obliged to pay $9.22, the per capita debt of Jasper county. How absurd for the Journal to think for a moment that its readers would swallow such rot. The per capita debt on account of the new court house bonds is $9.22 per capita, and while some taxpayer# will pay a great many times that amount, some will pay nothing at all. The per capita debt does not mean that every parson will be obliged to pay that sum, no more than the per capita of money circulation means that every man, woman and child has some $22 cash in their pocket, As a matter of fact a very few thousand people have nearly all the actual money in circulation, but this system of basing the indebtedness, circulation, etc., is used just the same. The Journal is getting very hard up for argument.

Taxpayers of Jasper county, do yon realize that it eosts yon from $2,500t0 $3,000 every pear, in excess of all that is raised on the farm, to maintain your county poor farm, and that yon cooldsave money by hiring the inmates’ board at the best hotel in Rensselaer and give some one the rent of this fine farm. Ask your commissioners why this is so? Berrien county, Mich., had a population in 1890 about four times as large as Jasper county, has exactly the same number of square miles of territory (570), and we are informed her taxable property is about ten times as much as our own. Her new court house, sheriff’s residence and jail, thoroughly finished and furnished throughout, cost but a trifle over $90,000, and is thought plenty good enough by the county officers and people of that commonwealth.

Berrien County, Mich., Court House, completed and turned over to the county in 1896. Total cost of building complete, including heating and lighting aparatus, Furniture and fixtures, clock, yard grading, walks, coping, etc., etc., fja.ooo, / Note:— Barrien county has an ajea of 470 square miles—precisely that of Jasper county—and the census of 1890 gave it a population at 41.385, about four times that of Jasper, which was 11,185. This building, it will be seen, is exactly the 6ame style of architecture as that of the Woodford county; HI., court bouse. It wfinished and furnished complete in every way, with wood and meud furniture, electric lights, heating, plumbing, water, closets, sewerage, Venetian blinds, screens, etc., and the total cost including everything was, in round numbers, considerably less than half the cost .of Jasper county’s court house. We are informed by as good and reliable republicans as win be found in Jasper county, who have seen this court house, men who are extra good judges of such structures, that it is a larger and handsomer building than our own. We were not furnished with its dimensions, therefore are unable to make comparison of %iie, but the fact that Berrien county has so much larger population than Jasper would naturallydead one to conclude that it was a larger building than .Jasper’s. The property valuation of Berrien county, we are informed, is about ten times larger than that of Jasper county , We are reliably informed that the work on this court house and jail, with sheriff’s residence, were let out to no less than five contractors, all of theeight bidders for the work bidding separately on each part of the work, thus securing the lowest price for everything. There were three local contractors who bid on the work, and notwithstanding their bids were very close to the lowest, the contract was given to a firm from Marshalltown, lowa, while the jail contract was let to a firm from Kalamazoo, Mich. The contractors were in all cases required to employ home labor. Before the county seat was removed from Berrien Center to St. Joseph, the people were allowed to vote on the proposition, and were also allowed to vote on the proposition to bond the county, it being specified that the bond issue should not exceed a certain amount. The total tax levy in St. Joseph where the court house is situated, is now $2.50 on the SIOO, based on a valuation of 40 per cent, of the actual cash value.

The misplacement of a period by the compositor., in correcting the, proof, made us say last week that according to the Journal’s statement, the average township levy in the republican townships was 8.33 on the SIOO, when we should have said 83.3. The Journal, like a drowning man, ever ready to grab at straws, takes this up, well knowing it was simply a typographical error, and devotes a half of column slush to same. As to there being three democratic trustees in Jasper county, the Journal man well knows this is false. Trustee Caster of Milroy tp., was elected we believe as a populist, and we have never heard anyone intimate before that he was a democrat. His annual report has always been published by a republican paper, which would suggest that he was more republican than democrat. The average township levy is as we stated last week, 92$ cents in the democratic townships, and 96.8 in the republican townships, a fact which can easily be verified by consulting the various levies as published in The Democrat last week. The fight for better and more economical county government being waged by the Jaeper County Democrat should appeal to the eenee and Judgement of every taxpayer In Jaeper county. For year* tax ridden by one of the nut extravagant politick rings that ever preyed apou a long suffering people, the turning point has come. There are times when a long •uttering people refuse ta listen to appeals to "stand by the ticket" and veto for their own Interests. We believe that thh Is one el these years In Jasper count > Delphi Times.

JASPER COUNTY TAXES CoffipmdWEiNi%HQCl>|CowrtiH. For county revenue on each SIOO ValJaeper (inc ct house bonds) ..$ *494 White (inc ct house bonds).. .28 Pulaski (inc ct house bonds) .30 Jasper (including special).. .28 Lake (including special)... .23 Benton 1.. 22 Newton . .254

OUR INDEBTEDNESS

Compared With Adjoin ing Counties. Amount. Per£Jpita Jasper $153*900.00 sp.aa« Starke 76,361.44 6.61 White ....... 67,819.64 2.06 Pulaski 56,000.37 3.07 Porter 13,939.11 .63 Lake 8,000.00 .21 Benton none. none. Newton none. none. 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.

COMMUNICATED.

Editor Democrat: I care nothing for your party politics, but I must say you are giving the people a pretty good incite of the way affairs are being managed in our county. There is scarcely a taxpayer in the county, I care not what party he supports, but knows our taxes are, and for years have been, ridiculously high as compared with other counties. Your exposures are already bearing good fruit. The county levies are slightly reduced because of the light you are throwing upon the county records. If you can be run out of town and the usual republican majorities can be rolled up in November money will again be borrowed before the year is out to run the county, and the levies of 1899 will move right back up to the old rate of fifty cents on the SIOO valuation. Party politics should cut as little figure possible in this fight for lower taxes, for it is a matter that effects the great majority of our people alike. Jasper county’s tax is not high simply because it is a republican county. Republican rule in our neighboring, adjoining counties does not bring near such high tax as we have to pay. The trouble with up is we have not put the right kind of republicans at the head. We cannot get them to the front for the other fellows are, and for years have been on top and we are unable to help ourselves. I do not care to take up any more of your valuable space with the little I can say. You are doing Telling the truth. Go right along as you have been doing and the people, regardless or party, will stand by you in this fight %* Subscribe for The Democrat.

NORTH BARKLEY.

—Carl Houser moved to Goodland Saturday, —Jno. Baker wUI start bta saw mill next week. —George Fan ton viaited In Medaryville Sunday. —Otis Beedy did bueinees in ‘Wheatfield Monday. —George Faneon baa three job* of threshing to do yet, —Mr». L. J. Beedy and eon George, are on the sick list. > —Lawrence Coaler ia the champion onion topper—nit. —Mrs. A. L. Bowlua did ahopping in Rfcnsaelaer Tueaday. —Mr. and Mm. W. Potts viaited Charles Caster’s Sunday. —John Holltday of Rensselaer, viaited In this vicinity Sunday. “ —Onion pulling is about over, but topping ia only about half done. -rThe workmen have begun laying rails on the C. A IV. V. railroad. —Merril Stragn of Foresman, viaited George Martian Saturday and Sunday. —Mr*. O. Callahan and son Thomas viaited Mr. P. Halligan and family Sunday. —The “Nubbin Ridge” base ball club crossed bats with the “Muck Waders" Saturday afternoon. The score stood >8 to 48 in favor of the “Muck Waders.”

SHARON.

—Weather flue. —Look out for Jack Frost. —John Zimmer visited In Rensselaer last Sunday. —The schools of Jordan tp., will open next Monday. , —Mrs. Smalley of Remington, was A visitor here Tuesday. —Miss Burr of Union, was a visitor at Mr. Farmer's last Sunday. —James Zea of Remington, was a business caller here Inst Monday. —Homer Timmons and a son of Wm. Hammond are on the sick list. —Jas. Irwin of Lafayette, visited his cousin G. G. Garrison, here last week. —John Presley, Harry Gallagher and Will Yeager went to Chicago last Sunday. —Charles and Thomas Shew of Remington, visited their brother George, here last Sunday. —Mrs. Walter Talbert and Miss Myrtle Blake are spending the week with Hammond relatives. —Messers. Fred, John and Will Penwright and their families of Remington, spent Sunday with their mother. —Wm. Yeager had the misfortune to get his foot caught in a hay press last Monday, which badly crushed his foot and will lay him up for some time. —The democrats of Jordan tp.. nominated Frank Welsh, the old wheel horse, for trustee. Old line republicans tell us that Mr. Welsh has been the best trustee Jordan tp., ever had. and say they will give him their support at the November election, thus assuring him that he will receive two-thirds of the votes of the township.

BLACKFORD.

—Weather very nice and cool. * —The onion crop in the Gifford district is a great success this year. —James Hurley hae bought him a new buggy. Jim, what pretty girl gets the first ride? —Fred Shriner of Chicago, was visiting his brother George, near Blackford, a few days last week. —The Holiness people who were holding meetings at Brushwood last week, are now at Fair Odes. —Madam Rumor says, “Get the bells ready for another wedding, theres going to be one very soon.” —T. H. Hurley, the' Blackford merchant and postmaster, ie very low at this writing with heart trouble. —Mrs. M. Pitaer and daughter of Sheridan, 111., are visiting the former’s parent* Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shriner, of near Blackford. —The people hereabouts think their com will yield nearly 70 bushels to the acre. All the com in this locality is out of the way of frost. —Frank and Ruth Schroyer are visiting relatives and friends in Ohio. Frank will be gone about a month, but Ruth will remain there all winter. • —Jesse Jenkins is the proud papa of a brand new 9 pound boy. The youngster made bis appearance a few days ago. Mother and child doing well. —Jasper county never had better crops than she has this year, considering the season. The wheat went as high as 20 to 25 bushels to the acre, oats averaged 45 bushels and rye 15 bushels

REMINGTON.

—Fred Bowman left Sunday for Chicago to take a position in a wholesale drug house. —Judge Thompson was in town Monday morniugand took the 9:37 train for Kentland. —A brand new “McKinley voter” took up his residence at Frank Peck’s on East Michigan street, Monday. —The town board are spending about S2OO cutting down she grade and graveling in front of Durand block. —Sheriff and Mrs. Reed were in town Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by a lady vhow name your correspondent failed to learn. —Mrs. Shaw shipped her household effects to Elgin, 111,. Tuesday, Where she will make her home with her cjpughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Moses fkriomon. —Frank Townsend, a former resident of Remington, but now located some where in Illinois,was seen in our town Monday in company with his son-in-law, Chae. Lilves, of southeast of town. —William Yeager living nine or ten milee northeast of town got his foot caught in a hay press Monday, badly crushing his toes. He was brought to town and Dr, Pothuisje dressed the injured member. —Ezra Whitehead moved from the Frank Ellis property on South Main street into the W. A. Philips property, on the Goqdland road, Just outside the corporation limits, last Friday. Mr. Philips leaves in a few days for Marlon, Ind., where he will enter the Soldier's Home. —From the tone of the semi-weekly it is to be inferred the Republican man has been whipped back into line on the Crumpacker matter and is now ready to fondle like a whipped cur at the feet of the man he so fiercely assailedafew weeks ago. —John Westfall, while helping to drive four horses on a long evener, -and walking close behind, the double-tree attached to the team he was driving broke, letting the team «u the other end surge ahead so as to strike the end of the evener with such force against his leg below the knee as to break one of the bones. As a result he will be laid up some time.

ATTORNEYS. Hanley & Hunt, Law, Abstracts, Loans and Real Estate. “ naTO&ffgiKf “* *”• J. L. Duvall, Attorney-at-Law. AU business profession carefully and tlfficp sPiasriL teUs-sa&i sSaar fa *s?sx .reffiiLisr. Geo. K. Hollingsworth Arthur H. Hopkins Hollingsworth & Hopkins, Attorneys at Law. nrOAce second floor of Leopold * Block, lease real ertate. Attorney* for RensselaerB. L. A 8. Association. Jas. W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer Attorney For The L. N. A. AC. By. and Rensselaer W.L.A P. Co. over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana. nu.« posts. o. a. wmi«. m*««t a. «“*«n. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, (Successors to Thompson A Bro.) Attorncya-nt-Law. Law, Real Estate, Insurance Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books tn the County. RENSSELAER, IND. Chilcote & Dunn, Attorneys-at-Law, Attend to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second story of Makeever Block. RENSSELAER. IND. R. S. DWIGGINS. ...COBISELORUI-LM... Rensselaer, Indiana. I have recovered my health and have again entered upon the practice of thejaw. Call and see me. Office in Makeever s Bank Building.

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. * BANKING. Alfred McCoy. f*ree T. J. McCoy, Cash. A. R. Hopkins, Assistant Cashier. A. McCoy & Co’s. Bank, RENSSELAER, IND. The Oldest Bank in Jasper County. Established in 1854. Transacts a general banking 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. Tour patronage issolicited. Patrons having valuable papers may deposit them for safe keeping. Addison Parkinson. John M. Wasson. President. Vice President. Bmmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank, (North Side of Public Square. RENSSELAER, IND. The Only State Bank in Jasper Co. DIBXCTOHS. Addison Parkison. G. E. Murray, Jas. T. Randle, John M. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A share of your patrouage is solicited. PHYSICIANS. 1. B. Washburn. fi.C. English. Washburn & English, Physicians & Surgeons, Dr. Washburn Will give special attention to Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Chronic Diseases. Dr. English will give special attention to Surgery iu all Departments, and general medicine. Office over Ellis A Murray’s Telephone 48. C. E. Powell, I*l. D. Physician and Surgeon. . Will be at office from tto sp. m. Sundays. Calls promptly attended. . Office over Commercial State Bank—Residence one bloek north of school house. Office phone 60. Residence phone 81. DENTIST. H. L. BROWN, Dentist • Office over F. B. Meyer’s drug store. George Goff, LUNCH, CREAM, * a v SODA AND ICES. Agent for Collins Ice Cream Co. e* 4 Union Business College, COLU M|EIABT.^FAYtTrE,! ND. Apr. 8. A. DRAKE, Free.