Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1898 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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iotmi mmm. in commercial department actual i RA7 Tnrnroorated 1894 business from the start* in the shortfestablished IHO7, incorporated hand department the student has the free use of the typewriter on C. P. MOORE, P. STOSSnEISTER, AV«RV£SS?S S PnsaiDSNT. SoiiHtM will 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. oidesi and Best Business coiieoe m mum inn. b< " d ' Address, HALL’S BUSINESS COLLEOE, Cor. Broadway and Sixth St. LOGANSPORT, INDIANA. DR. JACQUES DESSLER, OPTICAL SPECIALIST. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. I take great pleasure in announcing to the people of Rensselaer and the surrounding country that I have located here in the Arcade building, above the Day light Clothing House, as an Optical Specialist. My thorough experience ia-the profession, with the help of the latest improved instruments, leads me to hope that I shall be able to give my patients full satisfaction, and can promise with responsibility that every case will be treated with special care. Hoping that the people of Rensselaer and surrounding country will give me a trial, I am, very respectfully yours, DR. JACQUES DESSLER, Optical Specialist. NOTICE—I desire to call your attention to the fact that eyes can be examined with the same accuracy at night as at day time. Examination free.

t'J.lJhlßililfTH CHICAGO. iNOIANAKUt * LOUIGVI4XB Rensselaer Time-Table, Corrected to May 15,1898.. South Bound. No. 31—Fast Mail (don't stop) *'4? a ' m ' No. s—lxjiiisville Mail, (daily) W 35 a. in. No. 33—Indianapolis Mail, (daily).- 1 :45 p. m. No. 39—Milk accomtn.. (daily ). ■ ■ •• P* ,n - No. 3 -Louisville Express, (daily) 11 '.12 p. in. *No. 45—Locul freight _:10 p. m. North Bound. No. L-Mail, (daily). No. 40—Milk aceomm., (daily)..... 7;31 a. m. No. 32 Fast Mail, (daily).... •••••• •• 9:55 a. m. •No. 30—Ciu.to Chicago 5 es. Mail.. 6:.8 p. m. INo. 38—Cln. to Chicag0............ 2:5. p. in. No. 6 Mail and Express, (daily)... 3:27P- m•No. 46—Local freight 9:30 a. m. No. 74—Freight. (duily( I P‘ “• •Dally except Sunday. {Sunday only- . .. No. 74 carries passengers between Monon and Lowell. . , Hammond has been made a regular stop for No. 30. „ _ . Frank 3. Reed. G. P. A., , W. H. McDoel. Vice-Pres, and Gen. M g r. Chas. H. Rockwell, Trattic M g r. W. H. Beam, Agent, Rensselaer.

MOODY & ROTH, Dealers in Fresh, Salt and Cured MEATS Poultry, Game, Etc. Highest Price Paid for Hides and Tallow. OPPOSITE PUB. SQ„ RENSSELAER, fS'D. PHONE 102. Fisher & Norris Near the Depot, Pay Cash For Hides, Yeal, Eggs and Poultry, and Game in season. I RENSSELAER, INDIANA. im in... | 1 : We wish to Inform the public that we S |) have got permanently located in our | 1 ) \ Mill at the old Creamery Building, and 1 1 I' have a full equipment ir machinery |) 1 1 and are prepared to do all kinds, of ij ji Mill Work, Carpenter am! fob Work ji i 1 and all kinds of Wooden V, oik. 1 1 ji I GALL FOR AND DELIVER j; S Articles) to be repaired. When you [i 1 have .r yt l ing tl(6i t'o «*!«<• '' fix, i 1 yive g- . irUi^, jj DONNELLY Hill, J ' , RIIIDINT 'PHONI SOI. ' MIU'PHONI IO«. < ( 1 Try The Democrat for job printing.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, Office First Stair? i Post Office. RENSSELAER, IND. • »

NOTICE OF ELECTION. . ' ■ 2 • The members of Prairie Lotlge No. 125, F. & A. M.. are hereby notified that there will be an election of officers held at their hall on the third Monday in December, 1898. W. J. Imes, Sec’y.

POOR FARM REPORT.

The quarterly report of the Supt. of the county poor farm, due Sept. Ist, for the quarter ending Aug. 31, 1898, was not made until last week, Nov. 24th. as appears on record. The total expenses for the quarter are given at SBol.ll, and the total receipts from sale of products at $764.45.

BULGER GOT SIX MONTHS.

The report that Frank Bnlger, who was arrested here some time ago for attempting to pass raised bills, had plead guilty, as stated last week, was a mistake, in fact his case had not come up for hearing. U. S. Deputy Marshall McCrea of Terre Haute, was here last Saturday and summoned the six witnesses from this place to appear at Indiauai)olis Monday morning last at which time the trial was to be had. Bulger then plead guilty, and was given a work house sentence of six months by Judge Baker. He was under age.

BEWARE OF ROTTEN CORN.

Complaints are being made by farmers who have left rotten corn where the cattle could get Rt it of their becoming sick after eating same, and some have died. More complaints will be heard as soon as the turning of cattle into stalk fields becomes more general, for quite a number of farmers have neglected to take this corn out of the field, either leaving it on the stalk or husking it out and leaving it upon the ground. Either plan promises direful results. The only safe way to do is to take the corn to the house and burn it, as recommended by The Democrat some weeks ago.

BOONE WAS HERE.

Prof. Boone, the hipnotist and mind reader, attracted a good crowd at the opera house last Monday evehing, and performed several feats that were very mystifying to the audience, such as finding articles in the audience, while blindfolded, which a committee had hidden, hipnotism, etc. His subject was placed in a hipnotic sleep in Myer’i? drug store window on Saturday night at 8 o’clock and continued in such sleep until awakened on the stage Monday night, as advertised. A postoffice key who hi iilen by a committee of citizens at the electric light plant Monday afternoon, and Mr. Boone, while blindfolded, drove over the same devious route taken by the committee, found 1 • key, drove back to the postoriiee, unlocked the box to which the key belonged, took a letter found therein and delivered same to the party to whom it was addressed, all within a very short space of time.

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

LOCAL MATTERS.,The foot ball season has closed. Isaac Parker has moved to town. “Honest Abe’s” court convenes Monday. Miss Blanche Hoyes was in Monticello Sunday. The G. A. R. post met last night and elected new officers. Ira Washburn is now a member of Uncle Sara’s regular army. A great December Reduction Sale. Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. Leslie Clark is recovering from an attack of intermittent fever.

Two large arc lights have been placed in the new bowling alley room.

B. F. Fendig has moved into his new quarters just west of the postoffice.

Ray Rothrock of The Democrat force, spent Sunday at his home in Monticello.

Morocco has a five thousand dollar damage suit on her hands. Defective sidewalks.

The Newton county Farmers’ Institute will be held at Goodland next week, Dec. 5 and 6.

Laßue Bros, have moved their grocery stock into their new quarters in the Nowels block.

S. M. Laßue was in Chicago this weeU purchasing goods for their new department store.

We are throwing in more with a dress goods pattern than ever before. Chicago Bargain Store.

C. A. Stevenson has returned from Canada, where he went with W. T. Perkins some months ago.

Boyd Callahan and Henry Powell, both of Newton county, are the only inmates of the county jail at this writing. When in Rensselaer put your team up at Half & Masker’s feed and hitch barn, one block north of Makeever hotel. ts

Mrs. R. P. Benjamin returned Saturday from an extended visit with friends in Tippecanoe and Warren countiev.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe were in Chicago this week buying a car load of holiday goods for the Chicago Bargain Store.

Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Nowels of Hammond, were visiting friends and relatives here the latter part of the week and over Sunday.

Special Grocery Sale, Saturday, Dec. 3d. 21 lbs granulated sugar for SI.OO. Chicago Bargain Store.

Pension checks may hereafter be cashed at money order postoffices, from money order funds, without cost to the holder thereof.

County Supt. Thornburg, T. W. O’Connor and S. G. Engle of Monticello attended the teachers’ institute here last Friday and Saturday.

Presdeint Brown of the Valparaiso Normal school, has prohibited foot ball. Students who particiate in the game will be expelled.

Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth gave a party for her lady friends in honor of her sister, Mrs. Clement of Chicago, who is visiting her, last Saturday afternoon.

The Indianapolis Medical College was nearly destroyed by fire Inst Friday iriorning. Arthur Kresler and Ernest Wishard of this city were attending this college.

Myrt B. Price’s bond as drainage commissioner was approved by the commissioners last week. It is for $5,000 and is signed by W. L. Gumm, Levi Hawkins, O. P. Taber and Wm. Townsend.

Strayed:— From Wm. Schultz’s farm in Union tp., one dark gray mare 3 years old, paces and has front feet split. Any information leading to her recovery will be rewarded by Mr. Shultz or August Rosenbaum of this city.

The Newton circuit court will convede Dec. 12. The Sherwood Quartette next Wednesday, at the opera house.

Read the call for Democratic Committee meeting, on another page.

Lots of corn is yet unhusked, the bad weather greatly retarding this work.

Special Shoe and Rubber sale for December. - , Chicago Bargain Store.

The grocery firm of Creviston & Wasson near the depot, was closed up by creditors last week.

Miss Susie Parker entertained a number of her lady and gentlemen friends last Friday evening.

A great marked-down Clothing Sale for December. Chicago Bargain Store.

Thomns, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth, is quite sick with inflamation of the bowels.

Try The Democrat for latest style calling cards,. either plain or printed in handsome plate script

Miss Viola Glazebrook and her mother went to Putnam county last week foi an extended visit with friends.

Mrs. Bertha Long, who lias been visiting Mr. I. Glazebrook, returned to her home in New York last week.

Preliminary steps have been taken for a county soldiers’ and sailors’ reunion association for Jasper county. If you have for sale a farm, house and lot, or any other property of a [salable nature, try advertising it in The Democrat.

The next number of the lecture course will be the Sherwood Quartette, at opera house, Wednesday, Dec. 7. Don't miss it.

Judge Healy, the exclusive shoe dealer of the city, has an ad on the last page of to-day’s Democrat. Read what he has to say.

Pants, Trousers and Pantaloon Sale *lO per ceqt. discount for December. Chicago Bargain Store.

Dr. Sluyter of Chalmers, has resigned as a member of the pension examining board of this district. other duties demanding his whole attention.

If you would like to better your conditions in life, send to the Union Business College of Lafayette. Ind., and get information that will interest you.

George Hellengren, a feeble minded young Swede from Milroy tp., who was recently placed in jail for safe keeping, has been sent to the poor farm on order of the commissionsioners.

Win. P. Williams, democrat, who is contesting the the election of his opponent, John F. Borders, to the office of county treasurer, over in Pulaski, has been declared eleeted to that office by one plurality by the board of commissioners. The case will be appealed to the higher courts. On the face of the official returns Borders had 6 plurality. * The Jasper County Teachers’ Association closed a two days session last Saturday. President Swaim of the State University, delivered a lecture on the “Elements of a Successful Life” Friday evening. Following are the officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Mary E. Leatherman, Marion tp.; Vice-President, R. E. Leatherock, Marion; Secretary, Mrs. Mae Nelson, Keener tp.

Will Trodd, a 14-year-old boy who has been at the poor farm, has been given a home with a farmer near Winamac. He was brought here from England by his father, Fred Trod, some five or six year ago. He was an offspring from his father’s first marriage, and not being bright mentally, was badly mistreated, it is alleged, by his father and step-mother. His father discarded him here, leaving the boy a public charge on the county, and moved to Goodland, later going to Oklahoma.

“STILL ANOTHER SPECIMEN.”

WE HAVE MET HER. Miss Pearl J. Rodger#, of New* Castle, is in the city. The Daughters of RebekMi are going to give aladies minstrel entertainment in the opera house about Nov. 23rd and Miss Rogers will have charge of the preliminary work in getting ready for the big show.—Monticello Journal. By the way, we have met Miss Pearl. She is quite a success at giving entertainments “for the benefit of some charitable order.” As it happens though, she generally carries off the lion’s share of the proceeds and lets the charitable order pay the bills. She is a success in “working” the merchants and printers, however, and we would advise the editors of Monticello to see that they are not “worked” as others in the profession have been. Yes, we have met the charming Pearl and are well acquainted with her business methods.—Rensselaer Journal. Nov. 10. Miss Rodgers was here this week and called several times at the Journal sanctum sanctorum to “see” the editor, but he found it convenient to be “out" each time she called, for some time. She was persistent, however, and finally cornered Bro. Clark before he had a chance to sneak out the

back door, and proceeded to read the riot act to him in the most approved fashion. Threats of a suit

for slander were made and will ! perhaps yet be instituted for the laying insinuations contained in his article above quoted. It was a bitter pill to swallow, but the brave little woman made him come to ! time in setting her right before the public, and here is what the Journal now says of the “charming Pearl” whom tis editor so basely slandered only two weeks previous: “THE HONOLULU BELLES. A reference was made a few weeks ago in this paper to Miss Pearl J. Rogers, manager of the lady minstrels. Since such (Statement was made proofs have been given us which shows the lady's management to be perfectly reliable. Her good management in putting on “Lady Minstrels” at Montieello proves her ability in that direction, and she has recommendations from societies and lodges all over the state recommending her business methods as upright and honest. The article referred to a business matter between Miss | Rodgers and the writer which we ! are now convinced was a misun- | derstnnding between the two, j which might have been adjusted !at the time had circumstances not I prevented.”

Watch and wait for the grand display of holiday goods. Chicago Bargain Store.

A BIG HORSE RANCH.

Winamac Republican: Most people in speaking of the various business enterprises of the county fail to mention McDonnell’s horse ranch over in the northwestern part of this county. The omission arises from the fact that they do not know that there is such an establishment in the county. The ranch was started just about a year ago and is devoted to the breeding and growing of coach and heavy draft horses. At present there are sixty-eight head of fine horses on the farm of various ages. The ranch consists of what was formerly known as the Cole and Pingle farms up in the Blue Sea region four miles north and east of Medaryville and numbers 481 acres. It is under the control of Albert Dunn, formerly an enterprising farmer over in Jaf r county. Mr' McDonnell, the owner of the business, had interne J _ first to purchase all the grain n ut hay used, but, Mr. Dunn soon con vinced him tin re would be no pr: fit in that and he consented to i i 'V. li d ..ml _tv CrujJ. > . > ’* ;Li tut 1 ing of suihcic... ito ea tjie ranch through .. u >r year and to put it on a paying basis. 10 per cent, discount on all fur Collarettes, and 50 per cent, discount on Jackets and Capes. Chicago Bargain Store.

Vol. I. No. 34

Get your sale bills at The Democrat office.

Good correspondence stationery cheap at The Democrat office.

A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

We sell envelopes and writing paper cheaper than any place in the city. The Democrat.

For Sale:— Lots 5 and 6, block 13, Newton’s addition to Rensselaer. Enquire at Democrat office.

The Democrat and Indianapolis Sentinel one year, $1.35. Democrat and Cincinnati Enquirer, $1.50.

The new form of receipt to take the place of personal checks where depositor draws money personally, are now in use at all the Rensselaer banks.

Advertisers should bear in mind that The Democrat has a larger circulation among the farmers than any paper published in Jasper county. f *

For Rent:—B room house and large barn. Good location and extensive grounds. Inquire of C. D. Nowels or address A. S. Nowels, Hammond, Ind.

Governor Tanner of Illinois, and fifty-four others have been indicted in connection with the riot at Yirden. The governor is charged with palpable onnnission of duty and malfeasance.

Another big invoice of stationery anti printers’ stock received by The Democrat a few days ago. We respectfully solicit a share of your job patronage, and can please you both as to price and workmanship.

lam now able to offer you my goods at reduced prices. Sailors, walking hats and tains at .cost, and trimmed hats at big reduci tiQns, ns I wish to close out ray i entire stock of millinery. Mrs. C. E. Hershman.

! The official count gives Major a majority of two and Dowell only three. These are nnrrow margins, but J. A. McFarland will sell you j groceries ojp*a narrower margin than that. An “official test will show that a pound of good butter |or a dozen eggs will buy more at McFarland’s grocery than anyj where else.

REFORH NEEDED.

The Rensselaer Republican copies the following from the Delphi Herald without comment, but of course no such condition exists in Jasper county, at least in the opinion of the Republican: There are loud complaints all over the state concerning the increasing expenses of township trustees. It is charged that in nearly every county in the state combinations have been formed among trustees to make all they can out of the office. There seems to be a concentrated effort to bleed the taxpayers. As an illustration it is charged that a certain trustee in Cass’county drove to town and bought 15 cents worth of chalk for the schools and charged up a day for the work. It is also reported that a trustee went to Logansport and bought a quarter’s worth of school books for some indigent children and charged a full day—or s2.oo—for the service. So extravagent has the administration of township affairs, in many places become that there is talk of abolishing the office of trustee altogether and a measure with that purpose is now being formulated, it is proposed to have the county ! school superintendent look after he schools, the ditch commissioner K/ok after the ditches, the county commissioners after the poor, ’ec_ 'oas arid other incidental and oamentai duties. The reformay that there is no question < there must be a consolidation jot offices, and three county commissioners. If is pointed out that they can easily manage the township business more safely and much more economically than a retinue of trustees, while the incidental duties belong to other county agents.