Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1899 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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HERE 15 ANOTHER BARQAIN ’ ' . '* M. AT McFARLAND’S SQUARE DEAL GROCERY. Just North of Ellis & Hurray Corner, Phone 99 h 105) Topmost Flour (best Minnesota put.) 9 .01 25) Best XXXXX Butter Crackers .05 4S> Sweet Potatoes - -10 1$ 5)8 Raisins JO 3 oz. very best Saigon Cinnamon 10 1 doz. boxes Matches. JO 1 package Macaroni - JO $ doz. Penang Nutmegs. .04 1 package Elaked Rice , J2s 1 Ijest quality Lamp Chimney 12$ 1 bar Castile Soap. -05 1 package R. S. Stove Polish 10 $6) German Sweet Ch0c01ate......... * JO 1 can Lye Hominy..,,.. 10 1 bottle Catsup. JO 1 package Virginia Sweet Pancake Flour..- JO 1 peck Onions 10 $1.50 f®*This is no “misprint,” you pay your SLSO, state where you saw this advertisement and get the goods. Sale logins Monday, Feb. 13, and continues one week.

ISPORT Of OF IE CommJnai State (North SiA»of Public Square.' RENSSELAER, IND. At the close of the 12»h day of VBfIAITVrCQ Loans and ft S. BondiiandSesuritieson hand 1.900.00 Due from Banka and Bankers IMBfg Banking H0u5e...... 5,585.00 fpwnt Kxpenacs. Ajßj-ffi rSS Capital Stock nKfta..... I 0.00009 Surplus Fund....At*....... —1,000.00 Discount, ExchaaMand Interest.. &.9U.08 Individual DepaMrW demand.... 86,fW71 Inßividual DepcMmon time........ H,aUI ' > SM?,MuK STATE OP INDIANA, U Jasper Coant?. 188-I 88 - I Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier of the Commercial State ment is true. Hollinoswobth SuhkpHp and sworn to before 1 Seal \ me, thM Mdat of January, 1899. * . ’ llabion L. Spitleh, ~ sßßiifc'^°** r 3 r This Bank is 9oireceive new accounts, and pays wtaNraet on deposits. A * Addison Pahunon, Jamns T. Randle, John If. Wasson, Geo. B. Muehat, B. L. Hollinoswokth. .. Directors. Horse-Shoeiag U Still Ftactaati^l Hp Jack Warner still Sticks to the same old price, 4 New Shoes ■For 60 Cents. Put on in firstfclass style and warranted in every ■aspect, at his new two-story shop |m Front street, one block south If the Nowels House. • Jack Warner. NOTICE. I I have 130 acres of fine BlueKrass meadow that I have turned fcto pasture. Any one having IoU^ 1 * horses to pasture will do Bell >y calling on me. Terms for Bolts, yearlings, 75c per month; 2 Ind 3 years old, SI.OO, to be paid m the end of each month. Stock ■> be held until pasturage is folly B|id and satisfied. §§ -Geo. J. Nichols, |f Wheatfield, Ind. j

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It's Not 5o Stowage After AIL There is said to have been a “hot time” when that court house clock was bought, therefore it is not surprising that it refuses to run when it’ll cold. Subscribe for The Democrat. FARMS FOR SALE. We have for sale several tracts of land varying in sise from 40 acres to 2&) acres, which jrill be sold at prices to suit the times. Only a small cash payment, 6 per cent, interest. Prospective buyers will find it to their advantage to call and see ns. Hollingsworth A Hopkins. Subscribe for the taxpayer’s friend. The Democrat. fIARRIAOE LICENSES. Edgar Con well to liny Graham, issued Feb. 6. Try The Democrat for job printing. Whet Next WE Thar Start? MontieeQo Herald: s A man named Albert Enlowwas arrested here Monday by Deputy Sheriff Rothrock charged with stealing a steam engine near Seafield. He had been arrested once before byConstaWe 8 wick bat escaped. He was lodged in jail to await trial. The Democrat and Indianapolis Sentinel one year, $1.35. Democrat and .Cincinnati Enquirer, $1.60. BIRTHS. .To Mr. and Mrs. Bay Wood, Wednesday, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Biggs, Wednesday, a boy. For Sale:—Lots 5 and 6, block 13, Newton’s addition to ffniMiol aer. Enquire at Democrat office. Advertising in The Democrat brings good remilta. Try it Get your job printing done at The Democrat office. * Satisfaction guaranteed both in stock, prices and workmanship.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, February ii, 1899.

LOCAL MATTERS. The man who advertises draws the trade. Next Wednesday is St. Valentine’s day. Mrs. J. A. McFarland is on. the sick list this week. Judge Thompson spent Sunday and Monday at Indianapolis. The city council will meet in regular session next Monday night. A new M. E. church is being talked of for Brook the coming season. J. J. Porter and Sylvester Gray of Remington, were in the city Saturday. A new grain elevator is to be erected at Wheatfield, says the Telephone. Landy Magee moved to Monon last week. He will have charge of the telephone exchange there. A. D. Washburn of Fair Qiks, foreman of the C. C. Kent ranch, was in the city on business Wednesday. The Democrat publishes the news and its editorials are on subjects which interest the people. This is why the people like it. The Brbok Reporter came out last week in a new dress of body type, which adds greatly to the good appearance of that paper. Miss Josie H allhake, formerly of Remington, now of Fowler, is soon to be married to Thomas Holmes of Lebanon. The Democrat extends congratulations. Wednesday was a pretty cold daw, bat one new name was added to The Democrat’s list of readers, nevertheless. Seven is our record of new subscribers thus far this week, and nine was the number for last week. | The town council of Monticellp ‘has changed the name of Julia | Ann street of that city, to Dewey street, Now let Rensselaer get a move on herself and substitute Hobson or Eagan for the name of her Susan street. The Democrat wants a good, I reliable correspondent at Parr, Fair Oaks, Wheatfield, and other settlements and neighborhoods in the county not already represented, to send in the local happenings of their respective localities each week.

Emile Ponton gives notice through the Barnacle that he will make application for a saloon and lunch counter license at the March | term of commissioners’ court The J place where .Emile wishes to dispense grub and intoxicants is at “Hogan,” Barkley tp. Hon. S. EL Nicholson, of “Nichlobonlaw” fame, will spend next | Sunday in our city. He is now Field Secretary of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League. He will [speak at the Presbyterian church in the morning, and address a I union mass meeting at the Methodist church at night. W. H. Kenoyer, ex-county clerk of Newton county, has been employed by the county commissioners to examine the books of County Clerk Sleeper. He is to be begin at the dose of this term of court and receive 30 cents per hour for the time noceaosnly engaged. —Benton Review. A number of farmers from various parts of the county inform us that the growing wheat has been pretty badly damaged for want of snow to protect it Some of them think that while the top is brown and dead the roots are not hurt and that moat of it will come oat *ll right—Starke County Democrat Mrs. Elizabeth A. Chilcote, mother of JohnC. and M. F. Chilcote, arrived at her eighty-sixth milestone last Wednesday. The natal day was celebrated at John C. Chilcote ? residence by a dinner at which a goodly number of her friends were present Mrs. Chilcote is in feeble health, yet reasonably strong for one of her great age.

The annual delinquent tax sale takes place Monday. Mrs. H. B. Murray has been quite sick this week. Wm. S. Nuas of Blackford, has been granted an original pension of sl2 per month. The Benton county divorce bill* passed the house tlmother day by a vote of 58 to? 31. The Hillis lecture had to be postponed to Feb. 27, on account of the Dr. suffering froth grip. No news of the appointment of Rensselaer’s postmaster has been received here as yet, at least to the public. The circulation of The Democrat keeps ihcreasing because it is a newsy, interesting and readable paper. Mrs. N. J. Reed went to Michigan City last Fridly on account of the sickness of her mother, Mrs. P. H. Lally. 8 A ten-year-old boy at Delphi got both his legs cut off last week by attempting to catch onto a moving train of cars. George Robinson and Frank Morelan are now playing “extra” on the Panhandle, having passed examinations as firemen. All parties knowing themselves indebted to the Stoner & Day Milling Co., will confer a favor by calling and settling their account at once. The Kentland people seem to have won the county seat fight. Charges of attempts to bribe legislators was freely indulged in by both sides at Indianapolis this week. The state camnZJF Modern Woodmen met at IncMnapolis this week. During the year 1898, 120 new Camps have been organized in Indiana, with an increase of 6,400 in membership. "“V" — 1 »' - A marriage license issued last week to George J. Nichols and Melzie L. Schreiber of Wheatfield, has been returned and the fee paid back to the applicant. They have decided hot to marry. This week has been the coldest for a great many years, and while the mercury has been at or a few degrees below zero throughout the day, at night it reached as low a point as 18 to 22 0 below. Dr. M. B. Alter’s condition has not improved daring the last week and his physician reports him as being very weak yesterday. He has now been subjected to two operations and a third will have to be resorted to possibly to-day. Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach next Sunday morning upon: “The Nation’s best Memorial to Abraham Lincoln.” This will be a Lincoln memorial service in celebration of the martyred President’s birthday. The public are cordilly invited. The viewers’ report in the proposed ditch to drain the Blue Sea in this and White counties was filed last week and is generally favorable for the improvement. It is proposed to dig a dredge ditch some eight miles in length, emptying into the big Monon ditch, which will reclaim a large body of land. The Blue sea, as it is called, lies partly in Milroy tp., this countv, and Monon tp. White county and has long been famous as a meoea for local sportsmen, ducks, geese and snipe being found there in large numbers both spring and

While trying to straighten the lead pipe to his gasoline engine Thursday, I. A. Glaze brook came near meeting with a very serious accident and loosing his blacksmith shop in the bargain. The pipe broke and gave the gasoline free escape. Mr. Glazebrook was in a comer at the time of the accident, from where it was difficult to escape. The gasoline ignited at once and begun to bum fiercely, bat was gotten under control after having burned Mr. Glazebrook’s hair rad whiskers nearly off and one hand very severely. No other damage of any consequence was done.

ANOTHER LAWSUIT

Grow* Out or Jasper County’s White Elephant.—llelnzman Bros. Sue the County for $3,000. Jasper county has another lawsuit on her hands. Heinzman Bros., contractors on the new court house, have brought suit, seemingly to get rid of paying a subcontractor for roofing the court house. The complaint filed, after reciting the provisions of the contract, says the board of commissioners made an order requiring the contractors to purchase stone of the Consolidated Stone Co., “and the plaintiff’s” (Heinzman Bros.) “are informed and believe and charge the fact to be that said order was made in pursuance of some kind of an agreement between said Board and the said Consolidated Stone Co., whereby the or embers of. said Board should derive some individual benefit or advantage by reason of the stone for said building being taken from said quarry.” And in the next paragraph insinuations are made that the Board well knew that equally as good stone could have been had from other quarries than the Consolidated Stone Co., and for less money. The contractors disregarded this order and purchased stone of another company getting a large amount on the ground, when the “Board wrongfully and arbitrarily” refused to accept the same for no other reason than the same had not been purchased of said Consolidated Stone Co., but that after “much talk” and a delay of 60 days the Board received the non-Con-solidated Stone Co’s, stone. That a claim for $2,500 for damages is now pending before the Board for such delay. That the Board let contracts for carpenter work, ornamental plaster, an enormous flag pole, outside of the original plans, and the size and kind of slate and cornice was changed without plaintiff’s consent; that no written contract was entered into with these outside contractors, and that these contracts greatly delayed plaintiffs. They demand $1,764 for raising 7,350 tons above the three - foot air space left out of foundation by architects; $241.20 for lining certain radiator pockets with Tennessee marble instead of cement; $304.67 for preparing certain plans for grading, curbing, cement walks and approaches to court house and for newels and grade lines, etc.; $95.75 for lumber in preparation to lay corner stone. Plaintiffs made a contract with M. E. Humphries & Co., on April 3,1897, for $2,970, to furnish all slate and copper used on court house. The Board changed the size and kind of slate and substituted Terra Cotta for copper on combs of roof, paying therefor $2,000 extra and in addition to the $2,970, the original contract, when the change was worth only S4OO. This contract was to have been completed in 45 days, but delayed the job more than six months, to plaintiffs damage SI,OOO. Plaintiff has been sued by M. E. Humphries & Co., for $2,000, although plaintiff has tendered all that they agreed to Humphries & Co. An accounting with Humphries & Co.* is prayed for and judgment for $3,000 demanded. The complaint covers seventeen pages of type-written manuscript, including the exhibits.

Don’t ask for more credit until you have first settled your old bill with Stoner & Day.

Fire at Wheatfield.

A livery stable, barber shop and residence were burned Wednesday afternoon. Ten buggies were also burned, the horses being all saved. The property belonged to Wm. McNeil, and was valued at about $2,000, with no insurance.

Ignores Oar Advice.

“Honest Abe” seems to have disregarded our advice about the court house clock, as it “slipped a cog”again Sunday night, and Monday night froze up so solidly that no effort has publicly been made to resussicate it, and as we go to press it is still in a state of innocuous desuetude.

Vol. I. No. 44.

Thos. Harris of Remington, waa in the city on business Wednesday. A young Harkrider brought & team of horses and wagon to town. Tuesday and sold them to David. M. Worland for S6O. It is alleged that the property belonged to Henry Cawley and Harkrider’s mother, of Remington. Young Harkrider has made himself scarce around this place since making the sale.

The Democrat last week contained a news item, which was founded on the assertion of a gentleman who claimed to “know,” for which the editor, although misinformed, wishes to make apologies. The party charged with being dead, “is not dead,” we are happy to say, “but still liveth.” From the Goodland Journal we we learn that the party’s name, who was killed by the Panhandle switch engine at Goodland was Isaac Risbridger, a teamster of that city.

Charles Hales, erstwhile foreman on the Warren Springer farm, is said to be no more —at least in his old haunts. He has gone temporarily to Missouri, . but before going he transacted a little busi—ness. A few cattle in his possession needed a little protection, so he covered them all over again and again with a —mortgage. A Chicago commission firm took charge took charge of the cattle and the other fellow the sack. A team of horses was taken charge of by Thompson & Yeoman. A few notes and accounts complete tho assets remaining to remind hia friends of the departed.

There will be three wrestling matches at Ellis’ Opera House Saturday evening Feb. 11. Mr. A 1 Robinson will wrestle with the two athletic sons of Otis Ritchey, Wilbur and Chase. Mr. Robinson is pretty well known over the state as a sprinter and wrestler. The two Ritcheys are the undoubted, champions in their class in Jasper couitty. Another bout of no les» interest will be between Thomas - Kane and William Frey. This affair will be conducted purely upon business principles. Nothing in the matter of fake will be tolerated. Each of the contestants are out to win, this the management can safely promise. Tickets are now on sale at Huff’s, 25 and 35 cents. %*

“The “country paper,” as the connty weekly is generally called, is about the only means left to preserve the spark of liberty in this country. There is not a metropolitan paper in the United States, we care not what political party it pretends to affiliate with, but what is edited and conducted entirely and exclusively on the toad eating plan. They fawn and flutter around the tainted, tinseled, and glittering scum that pose as “sawciety” leaders and bend the pregnant hinges of the knee to those in high positions of trust — but never a criticism do they have to offer when not only severe criticism, but censure and exposure of their corrupt acts are due to the public. The big papers are all run on the policy plan, and “supported” by the same prop.—Ex.

We wish to thank Mr. Peter. Hordeman, jr. for a copy of “The American,” Vol. 1, No. 60, dated at Manila, P. 1., Dec. 24th, 1898, sent him by his brother Joseph Hordeman, who is a member of a California regiment, now stationed there. The American claims to be the first and only American daily paper printed in the Orient. This paper contains very little Washington news, or in fact news of any kind that would interest U. 8. readers. Many poorly gotten • up advertisements adorn its pages. American (Administration) civilization seems to have gotten a firm foot-hold there also, cs many of the ad's set forth the fact that American coctails, Old Tom gin, bourbon and rye whiskey, sherries, claret, champagne and beer can be had by him who possesses sufficient coin of the realm, which seems to be Mexican silver. The eight page is completely occupied by an ad. of Schlitz, the beer that made Milwaukee famous.”

Get your sale bills at The Democrat office.