Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1898 — Page 1

Jasper county Democrat.

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THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Although no official record has been made of the fact at this writing or of the proceedings had, the commississioners were here last Friday and the matters pertaining to the claim of the Heinzman’s was discussed. As before stated, no record of the proceedings has been made, and therefore we are unable to state just what is proposed to do in the matter, but we are unofficially informed that Suit will be brought unless settlement is made. Personally, we are of the opinion that the county will pay both the Gri ndle & Weatherhog and Heinzman Bros.’ claims. The amounts turned in as fees collected by the various county officers, as given by us last week were in part taken from the Rensselaer Journal, we having neglected to secure the amounts of a couple of officers from the record. We find on investigation that the amount turned in by the auditor was $104.20, instead of $425 as given by the Journal, and copied from that paper by us. We are sorry this error occurred, but supposed we could trust the Jonrnal to make a correct statement occasionly. We note that the Journal makes no correction, but allows its previous statement to stand.

O. P. Robinson, caring for jail, $35.25, dismissed. John I. Gwin, making delinquent tax lists, no action taken. The following bills for books and stationery nave been continued: W. B. Burford, $615; Wilson, Humphreys & Co., $164.50; Emerson-Burt Stationery Co., $170.50. Total $950. A. G. Hardy, superintendent of the poor farm, presented his report for the quarter ending Nov. 30, which shows there were 11 inmates at the end of the quarter (another birth has occurred at the farm since this report was made). The total expenditures for the quarter are given at $2,877.26, and the total receipts at $396.29. Four insurance policies for SI,OOO each were placed with the local agents at a cost of S3O per thousand premium. Following are the bills allowed since our last publication, as appear on record. In the bills allowed marked with a the commissioners’ docket shows no action taken, but in the commissioners’ record they are shown'as allowed as stated: Donnelly Bros., making booths f 7 IS * Hand* Hoyea, work on ditches. 6 SO * Same, for same 34 00 * John J. Alter,same..... 54 SS * Florence Wood, same ... *1 SS * Same for same 14 75 * John B. Alter, same, *43X5, aUowed at 23 00 * John K. Alter, same, 181.25, allowed at 00 00 * John B. Alter, same, 181X0 allowed at 00 CO * W. H. Cooyer,fees, election...... 41 06 Hanly and Hunt, insurance premium.... 00 SS Warren A Irwin, same 00 OS B. Peacock, some; 00 SB Cbas.B. Spitler, same...., 30 SS * N. J. Bead, exp taking boy to reform «*ooL 4 15 Lewis S. Alter, work onditehes 141 IS A. HaUeck, per deim 9 ds. 01 00 8. A. Dowell, same.... a 50 Bred Way ml re, same a SO

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N. J. Reed, attending com. court 18 00 A. Halleck, per deim 1 day 3 50 S. A. Dowell, name. 3 30 Fred Waymlre, name 3 50 N. B. system of gravel roads, was allowed the following: A. Woodworth, supt $66 25 Abel Grant, labor 21 96 John Moosetniller, same 6 00 True Woodworth, same 6 75 N. Warner A Sons, mdse 2 00 Total $lO2 95 N. W. System was aUowed: A, Woodworth, supt 78 25 Abel Grant, labor 27 50 John Holiday, same 7 50 Ben Smith, same 2 60 John MooeemiUer, same U 25 T. Woodworth, same 9 73 Harry Alter, tile. 88 I. A. Glasehrook, blacksmithing 1 50 Henry Shlde, labor 5 00 Total $144 28 South System gravel roads was allowed: Wm. Penwright, supt 49 75 Peter Brookman, labor 2 25 Noah Dunn, same 2 25 John Penwright, same 3 00 Frank Turner, same 3 00 Jonn Harris, same 39 50 D. T. Crisse, same. 5 50 John Penwright, same 5 75 .John Tengri atria, same —.... T BO Jasper oonnty lumber Co., lumber...... 86 il J. D. Allman, nails... 1 80 P. W. Maun -..".7 18 95 M. A. Gray., 6 00 O. P. Taber 23 11 Wm. Hotlaling, 12 yds grauel. 12 00 A.R. Opdyke, same 12 00 Robt. Parker, cash paid to use of gravel road .’ 179 00 Total $157 57

FARMERS’ INSTITUTE.

Rensselaer, January 13 and 14. If the program does not have your theme or name printed it is because you did not tell the committee what you knew the “best” or wanted to know the “worst.” This is a Farmer’s free school, and the special topics assigned for speech, essay or report are not exclusive. We live in a time for hearing, asking or telling something new and the program provides for free and full enquiry and discussion. We are striving for a higher plane of excellence in applying the law for the public good. A good farmer is usually a good man and the success of this institute depends on their acting, as suggested by the Apostle Peter to the lame man, “Such as I have give I unto the” No man living needs higher qualities for his work than the farmer. Let us not neglect the inspiration and enthusement, the education and infusement of new truths and methods. If you can not “Speak in public on the stage” learn at least so far as to ask your wants of our teachers, Profs. Riley and McFarlin. It will do us all good to be cheered by co-afirmation if not information of mind. The value of the Farmer’s Institute depends on your attendance and assistance in the work.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

CLOVER AND TIMOTHY SEED.

We are retailing fine clover seed at $5, prime Timothy seed at $1.50 per bushel. We expect clover seed to advance after the holidays. Any farmers wishing to buy seed can secure it from us.

J. S. BARNES & SON,

Remington, Ind.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, December 24, 1898.

LOCAL MATTERS. A Merry Christmas to all. Only one more week of 1898? Hairy Bott spent Sunday in Monticello. John Jessen was at Kentland on business a few days this week. Editor Clark and family visited Chicago last Sunday. W. H. Potts of near Mt. Ayr, was in the city Tuesday. W. H. Martin has gone to the soldiers’ home at Lafayette. Mrs. G. W. Goff is visiting friends in Englewood this week. Anthony Gallagher of Carpenter tp., was in the city Saturday. It is rumored that A. J. Kitt intends starting a new paper at Goodland. George Besse and Thomas Shew of Remington were in the city Wednesday. The Appelate court has decided that venders of “hop ale” must have a license. Miss Nellie Gardner is spending the holidays with her sisters and other friends at Attica. The Catholic people of Goodland are figuring on building a fine new church at that place. The December thaw struck us in good earnest Sunday, and the roads have become very bad again. M. A. McNichol of the Remington Press, is spending the holidays with his parents at Jamestown, Pa. A number of Rensselaer girls say they would like to be Hobsonized, and they’re not very particular whether Hobson does the job or not. , A large number of the Christian church people “surprised” Elder N. H. Shepherd and family last Tuesday night. A very pleasant time is reported. Geo. Taber of Remington, a son of ex-County Commissioner Taber, has gone to Schenectady, N. Y., where he takes a position with the Edison Electric Co. The first annual masquerade ball of the new volunteer fire department will be given in the hall over N. Warner & Son’s hardware store next Friday evening. John L. Munden, of Fair Oaks, an employe on the coal road, and Miss Louise Klouse, a daughter of Frank Klouse, of Remington, were married at the M. E, Manse last Tuesday.

Mr. Chas. Schleman and Miss Nellie Malchow were married at the home of the bride in this city last Sunday afternoon, Rev. C. D. Jeffries officiating. The young couple will reside at Lowell where the groom is engaged in business. Lient. Hobson, who is gaining quite a reputation in the osculatory line, passed through Rensselaer last Sunday afternoon over the Monon. Hobson is receiving considerable assistance from the fair sex in making a damphool of himself. D. W. Shields left Tuesday, for Manchester, Tenn., to look after his property interests there. Mrs. E. H. Shields, his mother, accompanied him and will remain in the south during the winter. Dave expects to return in about two months for his family. The new fire alarm whistle was E laced in position iu the power ouse at the electric light and water works station and tested but its tone was considered too deep for a fire whistle and it has been sent back and one of the screamer order will be substituted in its stead.

Ed Phegley has disposed of his livery business to Maurice Gorin an and AugnstMalchow, who aro now in possession. The new proprietors are both nice young men and will treat their patrons right. We wish them abundant success. Mr. Phegley, it is understood, will go back to the farm.

Ora Yeoman has moved upon his father’s farm near Fair Oaks. A whole armload of old papers for a pickel at The Democrat office.* A. R. Nowels, who is attending St John’s school at Manlius, N. Y., is home for the holidays. Dr* and Mrs. H. L. Brown returnup Wednesday from a visit with jri ends at Evanston, IIL Postmaster Robinson has been confuted to his home by illness for the gjtst two weeks or more. A little snow and cooler weather Thumday night makes it appear rathe* more like Christmas time as it fhonld be. One of the alleged Flora bank robbers and another prisoner, who brokj jail at Delphi last week, were both |it liberty at last accounts. *» -1 John W. Wilson of Tippecanoe county, and Emma M. Peterson of Jasper county, were married by Esq. ; Burnham Thursday afternoon.. Home for the holidays: Frank and Bernard Maloy, Leo and Helen Tuteiir, of Notre Dame; Clifford Moody. of Mt. Vernon, Iowa; Bernice "Warren, of Grand Rapids, Mich, Conte in and subscribe for The Democrat for a year and send it to ya«ir friends living at a distance. It will be better than a letter to themSind a weekly reminder of the donoM Ernest Clark who has been assisting his brother Leslie, on the Journal, for several months past, will ejtiter the local office of the Western Union Telegraph Co., the first 6t the year. We want the people to attend the opening session of the FarmersMnstitute, beginning on Friday, January 18, at 9a. m. There will be an address on the subject, “The farm and the Farmer” which will be handled by Lee E. Glazebrook/and will be well worth ingThafef jaw a rat-killing time at Moody & Roth’s slaughter house the other day. Old rats, middleaged rats, young rats and rats were knocked in head right and left. Eighty-three of the rodents succumbed to club persuasion, and probably three times that number got away.

A bad gang of burglars and thieves have been captured at Mishawaka. It is claimed thatthey are the parties who have been doing a wholesale business in their line in northern Indiana for the past few years, and are the gang who robbed the Flora bank recently. They were arrested for robbing the Union Bank at Richland, Mich. Advertisers are not apt to take uote of journalistic changes which are constantly going on in a community. The advcacy of popular measures or popular men or a change in management often brings a paper from the rear way to the van gnard, clear ahead of all its competitors. Leaders who have long enjoyed prestige and popularity are oftimes relegated to the rear. Thus it sometimes happens that papers the publishers of which can put up a good bluff are often thrifty and prosperous on the strength of circulation which they enjoyed years ago, but which has long since departed. They are running the mill “with the water that has passed.”—Ex.

/ The resolutions committee of the Valparaiso Epworth League sub-district convention which was recently held at Monon, took particular pains to censure the editor of the Monon News, over a little matter of an advertisement of a harness dealer in the convention programs, which particular section read: “To cure a balky horse, leave the women at home.” The advertisement in question, it appears, was inserted to fill up a space for which other copy had not be< n handed in, and if the News’ explanation of the trouble is correct, the resolutions committee did the editor of that paper a great injustice, and they owe him an apology-

A BIT OF NEWSPAPER HISTORY.

There seems to be some disatisfaction among certain of the county officers and their immediate friends regarding the conduct of The Democrat in political affairs. Many of these worthy gentlemen during their lucid periods—unwittingly no doubt—associate The Democrat with the now defunct People’s Pilot. In this these gentlemen greviously err. There was a “Democrat” started years ago—in 1888—but it is dead and was laid to rest before Benjamin Harrison became Presidentof these United States. A resumesof the “Democrat” of 1888 and the Pilot will not be inopportune at thin time. “The Rensselaer Democrat” of 1888 was founded during the Presidential campaign of that year by some of the leading democrats of that day, among them Geo. H. Brown sr. and Jas. A. Loughridge, both since deceased—long may their memories remain green among the democrats of Jasper county —with James H. Sickles, (a portegeof C.P. Wright,) late of the Chicago Times as editor, and Horace E. James as compositor. Sickles was nothing, if not a good judge of whiskey, and insisted on passing judgment on Mike Halloran’s stock of old rye so often that he found little time for any thing else—except, possibly to sleep off his drunk. It is needless to say that the small sum guaranteed to start this paper was soon wasted, and 10, one night Sickles, having had a conference with the republican central committee, “departed into outer darkness.” At this point Horace E. James took up the work of spreading the light among republican heathen of this county. As a republican he had become acquainted with their needs, and he proceeded to administer to them to the best of his ability. He had invented some very choice epithets which, as a republican, he had used effectively on democrats and knowing the weak points of his new adversary, he proceeded to viciously attack them, much to the discomfiture of his former political aseociatee* While James meant well, as his present political affiliations prove, everything democratic went down in the landslide of 1888, and the “Democrat” was soon a thing of the past. This left the opposition to republicanism without an organ, and a man named Butler made a proposition to start a paper. The name of the paper he would not divulge. When press day came the People’s Pilot was started on its devious journey, and Butler was its first editor. As might have been expected he and Geo. E. Marshall were at it in no time. Marshall posed—as very much becomes him —as a great moralist. Butler was not particular how he posed, so he posed, and he was always posing. He could easily out-pose Marshall. He was becoming dangerous. He threatened to divulge some secrets about county affairs. That settled it, and filling his belly with republican whiskey and his pockets with republican money, he, in the night time and without warning, departed hence. A week passed by and no tidings of Butler. Apprehension gave way to fear, yet Butler came not. Something must be done. The Pilot’s train was running wild. A stock company was hastily formed composed of men of both parties. But the paper had no editor. The breach must be filled, and on all great occasions great men arise at the right time to fill them. This occasion was no exception to the rule. The occasion was present and answered to it’s name. So did the man. His name was Leslie Clark. He was well acquainted with the town and its highways, and by-ways, also its needs, which in his new position he had excellent opportunities to minister to. After a time it was discovered that his most effective argument in subduing the opposition was one that could not be publicly endorsed, neither could its secret use be tolerated, and so one day he, too, turned tail to the enemv, admitting he had been greviously mistaken on a great many subjects, not wholly relating to politics, and if not interfered with

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too much he would get out of town., and he got. Another great occasion had suddenly loomed upon the horizon and another great man loomed up also. This man was C. B. HarolcL His first act was to place the Pilot on neutral grounds. He was & very neutral man on all subjects except one. Upon this he had very positive opinions. The President of the Pilot Co., soon became aware of this fact. Quite a number of times, as much as twice a week he was made aware of the extent to which this opinion had. taken possession of the new editor A very decided opinion took possession of the President, but it wasn’t like the one which held Harold in its vise-like grasp. The President’s opinion prevailed however, and Harrold ascended downward from his lofty position as editor to sweeping out the office and like menial services, and he soon proceeded to find a new place to graze. Changes in editorial management had brought the Pilot in diadisrepute. The campaign of 1894 was on. A Moses was needed to lead the hbsts out of the wilderness. L. E. Glazebrook was selected to do this work. Before he had warmed up the editorial tripod* Geo. E. Marshall began to show symptoms again, and an old man. by the name of Clark, who used to work some at the court house, readjusted his spectacles and prepared for the ordeal he felt sure would come soon. Lee warmed up to the work like an old stager. Week after week he poured the hot shot of truth into the ranks of the enemy. The battle soon became general. There was firing all along the line. Charles E. Mills was then County Assessor. He was soon in the thick of the fight. Between writing denials to Lee’s red-hot propositions, and explaining about taxes, he had scarcely time to eat bis meals. The battle was lost by a scratch and Lee, tiring of writing editorials, retired and was succeeded by F. D. Craig, a monstrosity from Wisconsin. If Craig was anything he was not an editor, and and after due reflection we decline to name him. He and the Pilot trotted along together until after the disastrous campaign of 1896 when Craig and the Pilot came to the jumping off place. The Pilot lapsed into innocuous dessitude and Craig into oblivion. xx

A CLASH OF AUTHORITY.

A warm fight has been engendered at the court house. Dick Wood, a young man having but one leg, who has been employed as fireman at the boiler house for several weeks, was discharged by Sheriff Reed, who installed Morgan, an old soldier drawing a liberal pension from the governor ment, in his stead. Wood was not hired by the sheriff and it is claimed by his friends that the latter has no jurisdiction in the matter of who is employed at tluf heating plant. Commissioner Waymire is said to favor Wood’s retention, Dowell is for Morgan, while ‘‘Honest Abe” is noncommittal. Wood and Morgan have each circulated petitions asking for the position, the former, we understand, having secured over 600 names to his list. Wood’s crippled condition excites much sympathy, and as he does the work in an entirely satisfactory manner, his retention by the commissioners would meet with the wishes of nine-tenths of the taxpayers of the county, so long as it is necessar-y to employ s man for this work Wood, we are informed was put tc work in the plant by Joiner, the court house janitor, on order of the commissioners, and they have never given any orders for his dismissal. Just what the outcome of the fight will be is difficult to determine at this writing.

ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Mrs. Edna Benedic; G. Burlin, (Foreign); Mr. Nic Dexter; Harry F.; Mr. Clem Furguson; George Hathaway; Mrs. Alice Harvey: Mr. Elsworth Smith; Mrs. Hina* Ulna; Miss Lib Watson;- Henry Miller. Persons calling for any of the above letters in this list will please say they are advertised.

G. M. ROBINSON,

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