Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — Page 5

DR. JACQUES DESSLER, OPTICAL SPECIALIST. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. ' ? I take great pleasure in announcing to the people at Bermwitacr and (be surrounding Country that I have located here in the Arcade frafldwg, abawe Ok Ifevlight Clothing House, as an Optical Specialist. My lharcragto eagaiiiioane ia the profession, with the help of the latest improved instruments, leads me So toafae fltoat 1 shall be able to give my patients full satisfaction, and can promise witto aewomsibility that every case will be treated with special case. Ilmgring that she pewpie of Rensselaer and surrounding country will give me atrial, I m, wy oqatfully yours, 0 DR. JACQUES BGSSU3L4vMori.spKnawt. NOTICE—I desire to call your attention to the fact that eyes cam he rianarf with the same accuracy at night as at day time. EiASixrno* m.

M Business Cull* 93 COLUMBIA ST. LAFAYETTE, IND. Actual Business. Book-keeping, English, Telegraphy, Shorthand and Typewriting. Penmanship. The best in every wny. Send for Catalogue. . „ _ Apr. 29,1 yr. S. A DRAKE, Proa. REASONS FOR IMG 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 wrangling about it. . . , .. , 3rd. Because it has adjusted and paid leases to over seventy-flve thousand farmers. 4th. Because it insures you for Five Tears upon the installment plan, permitting yon to pay one-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. sth. 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.

J. A. Thurlow & Co., FORESMAN. IND. . Agents for the Duplex M King end simplex Fence mines. We contact for the construction of all styles of Woven Wire and Iron Fence, and are also dealers in Wire. Steel Posts, etc., etc. Correspondence solicited ' and work guaranteed. Send for catalogues and prices.

Real Estate Transfers,

Effie M. Fairchild to Matthew M. Freel, Feb. 1. It 3, bl 0, DeMotte, S3O. George Hoehn to Frank Raver et al. Feb. 10. eH nw 31-32-5, pt w‘ s 16-32-5, lot 7. 9-32-5. lot 8. 9-32-5, frac 10-32-5, 467.13 acres, Kankakee. $19,000. Andrew Arnold to Samuel H. Hopkins. Mch 1, pt ne se 21-30-6, 31.24 acres. Barkley. sl,109. David Nowels to Charles D, Nowels, Dec. 7, 1898, Its 1. 2. 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, bl 17, Weston's add Rensselaer, $1,C00 % Joseph Roy to Levi Zumwalt. March 1, sw 10-27-7, Carpenter, $7,800. Mary E. Kannal to Harvey J. Kanual, Mc'h 8, pt se sw 30-29-6, Barkley, SSOO. Carrol C. Kent to Lillie B. Standish, Feb. 6. It 5, bl 0, Fair Oaks, $lO. Elizabeth H. Shields to George W.'Terwhlliger, March 4, se nw 5-28-6, Marion, $1,360. John F. Zimmer to Henry Schafer, March 4. se se 19-28-6, 40 acres, Jordan, $l,lOO. U. S. of America to Silas S. Taylor, Jan. 3, 1855, sw’ hw 14-30-5, Gillam. Patent. y Harry J. Davis et ui to James Blake and Eben Wolcott, Jan. 16, wV* ne 13-28-6. ne ne 13-28-6, nw se 13-28-6, 160 acres, Milroy, $4,500.

John Stillman to John G. Schneider, March 4, nw 17-27-7, Carpenter, $8,960. John C- Pruet to Simeon F. Sammons, Feb. 27, eV4 nw 84-32-7, sw 34-32-7, Keener. Estelle V. McKinney to Jess Stowell, wtti ne 8-81-6, eV4 nw 3-31-6, nw nw 8-81-5, Wal ker, $1,4C0. Sheriff Jasper Co., to Hannah Frank, Feb. 24, sw 5-81-7, oH se 6-41-7, nw 8-81-7, Keener, $6,281.62. Sheriff's deed. Emmet L. Hollingsworth to Henrietta Chamberland, Feb. 21, ne 2-81-6. neae 8-81-6.200 acres. Walker. $6,000. Wm. W. Hinshaw to John Finn, Feb. 87, nw nw 84-82-5, 40 acres, Kankakee, SU»O. William E. Irwin to William L. Novels, March 7, nnd X of sw se 84-88-7, Jordan, S4OO. Harvey J. Kannal to Isaac J. Porter, March 8, pt of sw sw 80-29-6. Marion, $750. William B. Austin to Emma J. Warren, May 11,1897, pt of sw sw 28-82-7, Its 18,17, bl 1, Its 2,8,9, bl 7. McDonald's add DeMotte, sl. q.c. d. State of Indiana to Rapbel J. Hopkins. May 8,1864, ne se 84-80-7, nw se 84-80-7, se ne 84-80 7,180 acres, Newton. Patent. George Jphnson to Katie Slrnbhar, Mc'h 8, wS ne 81-28-7, Jordan. $4,400. George Johnson to Samuel Grith, Feb. 28, se 81-28-7, Jordan, $8,560. Hubbard O. Davis to Charles Brown, Sept. 26, undH nw 1-29-5, nM 2-87-6, sw nw 85-89-8, Gillam, sl. 88. nMsw 16-81-5, w«nw 15-81-5, MW* acres. Walker, SI,OOO. Bbciiff Jaaper Co M to George K. HoDfawswoith, Mc’bS.lt 4. bit, Fair Oak*. $18448. * John Finn to John C. Kaapke. Mc*k 8. nw nw 12-27-7, Kankakee, $1,050.

A Few Important New Laws.

applicant are able to wank jmddftibey meant walking he shrill assist them to get warih. limits the aid given to jpaur peogfle at#lsii»> the aggregate in theee mMßdhs, earnest tori the need, ecay give #iX more to toe <dta®s«fi against the county. House act *32 provides that townuibiai) supervisors shall he elected toy She peawfle instead j of being appointed try She VowmStep ttnnstees. House act 362 provides that a ipersm vriboi seeks to secure a deduction ia atoeaunoumted his taxable valuation hy mates heM by himself shall file a statement ad the ntume | of the payee, date of maturity amd srowac <4# (■ Of each note. The act also regnrre* every per- jj son when listed lor taxation to fmaiii a statement of indebtedness owing 8w Man- It as claimed that this act vriUJead to jkacing mnrfti sequestered property cm the tax tfluigiianatex. House act SCO requires couHty utidlttons «ifibln ten days after the term at wiideto affiktennots. are made to publish all riJoacauaies made tkw the county commissioners and judges. House ad 552 requires comity iccmarasSMaiers to give bond in the sum at . House ad 340 provides ttufl snmeycirs ■sftaffi’ receive their pay fnrreceii-ing Aw aiSlotßtneiftson drtclies from the land owners instead wff cant of the county fund. House art ITS smtborixes judges to typonin court bailiffs. House act 20 repeals aH laws as*®ttdic Inlying and selling of votes. Is places ®® axemuPhy on the buyer and places a jx-rudKy <«f .dbriSrarchisement from ten to twenty years «m tttof seller, and offers a reward of fXIX’W# to amy j*erson who secures a convirtaon. House act HX7 permits judges in stferwr. circuit and criminal courts to appoint their lia 1 i Iff it and to fix compensation, aMtteacittdme $75 a month. Senate bill 133 restricting the wsn- ioff toomffls for free gravel or mac;.d*miz>ed roads to 4 per cent, of the total as-seesed vrinatitni «rs til*- ! township i»r townshijwlienesnch roads ore ; located. | Senate bill 184 prohibiting oomfiT oWmmsii- ! sinners from transacting any townarsß ia ■«•«*:- , ; ial sesssi :»n excejrt that indud-r-d m abe eril mS the auditor, and declaring an emergiencySenate bill It) providing that aH dtuinns I against cities and towns must toe filed ifi-sv <days and swtirn to before payment. «tor iriknk toll keep tl>e file docket open at ril acmes jxa&mx claims can be allowed except at * sesswra «c the council or board erf trustees. Senate bill 127 jjroviding that city ttreasimessshall pay all orders issued toy the city wfoe® presented if there is money in the treasury; a? not he shall write or stamp •cm the toar* the | date of presentation, and it shall 'draw iatenefS jj i at 0 per cent. When there is memey Socthe payment of such orders 'outsandin* paibibcßI tion of this fact shall be made three times.

MORTGAGE EXEMPTION LAW.

Following is the full text of the new mortgage exemption law, ! "Section 1. Be it enacted toy a&e spenenil assembly of the -state at Indiana, ftort any jassora being the owner of seal estate lirisHeSorllaxaiaßa! within thestate otf Indiana,and toeing !imfle!t<te£ in any sum, secured toy a roartgape ujaeni aaadh real estate, may hare the aanoort at sneft; Hunter age indebtedness, no# «xoe«Siimg existing and unpaid upon tbe firs! day off April of any year, deducted tan the a—emedl valuation of mortgage premises S«r Stoat fmm and the amount of such vrioatian remutiama* after such deduct*cm shall toawr toee® nuafle shall foam the basis for asseasuteßt amdttaxation for said real -estate for sa*d year, pnorided that no deduction stoaffl Isle riUamed greater j than one-half at such valuatacm cf mod weal estate. ‘•Section *. Any person darim to act shall, between ttoe fest day at Howto amd the first day of May arfencto year. fflewWtoltor auditor of the ooraXy wtoneaw said real estate ZfefetAQMflfeA asses jax Ptoxod itoßdwffefetote tod wm

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Around the County.

NORTH BARKLEY. —Lhb Hewitt is on the sick list. —€hn Zook visited Virgie Zook last Friday. —Charier Bowers is visiting in Pen this week. —Edna Beady of Bine Island, 111 visited T. M. Callahan a few days last week. —Thomas Glynn of Dewey, 111., is visiting T. M. CttHahan for a —Andy, Carrol and John H&mn and families moved to Poplar Bluffs, Missouri, last week. —Otis Bendy has gone to Chicago to week. He has secured a position in Akop s brick yard. —Willie McMmray moved from DfHotte to Woodville, Saturday, and will act as foreman for B. J. Gifford. —Fred Schafer, who has been working in this vicinity for the past two months, returned to his home in Crown Point Friday. —From all indications we are to have a new elevator at Gifford. The site has been sold and we presnare they will build immediately. —-AM Donnelly had better get a patent on his irrigation scheme or it wiD he monopolized by some of jj our onion growers. Better think »up some scheme to kill potato bags.

BLACKFORD.

—Roads roogb and blocked with ,; snow. —Allien Look lost a valuable Shoes*? a few days- ago. Ott is talking some of nwotvine to Rensseiaer. —Jesse Jenkins has rented thirty acres off oats ground of George Ott. —Emery Garriott's child was boried at the Prater cemetery last SunMlay. —Most off the schools close on X. R. Friday and Saturday, 10th and 11th. —Sirason MeCortaln. the’ Parr Esaßsieian. was seen on Nubbin Ridge last Sunday. —The Democrat is the leading paper off Jasper county for truth and honesty. Subscribe for The Democrat, every time. —Henry Ropp's infant child died last Saturday and was buried Sunday at Rensselaer. They have the sympathy off all in. their great loss. —Subscribe for The Democrat it will tell you about “Honest Abe's - clock, secret loans and other rottenness that has been kept from the public by the “ring.”

PARR.

—AIOI lb girl at Chas. Martin's. — James Babcock is on the sick list. —Ed Fay is working for George Burk. —Emory Garriott's baby girl died last Saturday. —Tom Fay shipped 40 bushels off turnips to Chicago last week. —John Martin has moved into the bouse vacated by Wm. Piatt. —Chas. and Carl Wilson of Fair Oaks, passed through town Wednesday. —John Gilmore has moved into the Charles Pullins residence on College avenue. —Lent Warne and Bert Stephenson started the 6th for lowa, where they expect to work the coming summer. —The most severe snow storm of the winter struck ns last Saturday and laminated in a cold wave —A slight wrack in our town Tneeday. The engine erf the local, while switching, jumped the track and ddayed the train about three .... , .

DUNNVILLE.

—A poet couldn't describe oar —Mr. Tnbfas and family are going to more to Knox. Ahtaham Gingrich, who has —Mim Fm— Henry went to San Flam lent Bntnvdeiy. then pasts. Mo deaths however. Mr. another —Mi— Hogm Wwdjnr

—David Miller is loading a car hf lumber at our burg. —Mrs. Mannan, who has been quite bad rapidly recovering. Fitzgerald has rented the farm, known as the Miller farm. —Clayton Collins, who has been sick for the past few weeks, is slightly improving. —The wild ducks have left’us. The reason they left was because they couldn’t skate. —John Anderson of Michigan City, was here looking after his farm, a few days ago. —Mesdames Morrisson and Tyler of DeMotte visited friends in this vicinity last week. —We understand that Mr. Grow of Kniman, has embarked upon the cattle buyers’ sea. —Miss Emma Henry has dismissed her school until next Monday, on account of deep snow. —Mr. Dunn has moved his scale house over to the east of our village. The postoffice will be moved into it. —Messrs. Manson Wheeler and Olda Vandercarr made themselves scarce last Monday. They went to Momence, 111., to work. —R. R. Smith, the D. V. operator, abdicated his throne in favor of the Crown Prince, W. 0. Hinshaw. Whether temporary or not, we cannot say.

KNIMAN.

—A heavy snow Saturday. —Mr. and Mrs. Earl Osborn have moved to Chicago. —A car load of lumber for Wm. Archer’s new house arrived Monday. —Miss Bessie Denniston has been sick with the grip the past few days. —Preaching services here next Sunday. All are cordially invited to attend. —Mr. Fink, the man whobought F. Meiser's place, is moving in and F. M. is moving out. —John O'Connor went to Rensselaer on business Monday. He says, “hurrah for our side.” - . * 7 f —lt will soon be time to think of garden and flower seeds. Call on J. E. M. for same when wanted.! I —lt is rumored that there is to be several new buildings go up here in the spring. We hope it may be so. —Messrs. Elsie Grow and Martin White went to Rensselaer Saturday and returned Sunday via Fair Oaks. They say the walking wasn’t crowded. How about it,, Duffy? —A big dinner was given Mon-! day at Mrs. Shields' home. Her i friends gathered in and helped her celebrate her 70th birthday, and had a good social time. We wish her many happy returns of the day. —Sunday night was a bad night for horses to be hitched to posts and feeding on post hay until two or three o’clock Monday morning. It was also bad on the young men who had to walk home at a late hour. Died, at her home in this place, March 1, of heart disease, Mrs. Nettie McCoy. She leaves a husband, two daughters and an infant son, also many friends to ms urn her loss. She was a kind and affectionate companion and mother, and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Interment in the Zard cemetery.

REMINGTON.

—James Blake, of Wolcott was in town Thursday. —Mrs, M. G. Traugh of Goodland, was in town Monday. —Tom Shew has moved onto Geo. Besses farm in Jordan tp. —Dave Gaston has bought the Mre. Gray residence property on N. Indiana street. —Mrs. A. B, Clarke and Mrs. Wells of Monticello, spent Sunday with Mrs. M. W. Phelps. —Wm. Woodkirk succeeds E. Monagle as manager of the Patton poultry and ice business here. —The old Christian church building is to be sold and removed to make room for the new edifice. —Mrs. Frank Wolfe sold her residence property here last week to Arthur Tarman, who will move into same at once. —Local ice dealers axe making contracts for furnishing ice for family use next summer at 25 centa per hundred pounds. ' —Quite a number of Illinois families arrived here last week, moving on to farms recently purchased in this vicinity. .

Good goods, low prices and square dealing has built up a good business and is still adding new customers every day. This is what you find at McFarland’s Grocery. We sell goods as low as any house in Jasper county, quality ? considered. Farmers will find by comparison that their produce buys more here than anywhere else. The only grocery in the City that handles the highest grade coal oil. J. A. McFARLAND, Proprietor.

—Fred Donnelly has secured a position, we understand, in northern Illinois, and will ship his household goods there soon. —Miss May Bingham of Remington, and Guy Padgett of Kentland, it is reported, were married at Kentland Monday night. —Geo. Shew has rented the Major property, now occupied by Dave Gaston, and will move into same as soon as Mr. Gaston gets out. —Daniel Hauk, now of Elmdale, Ind., was here last week shaking hands with old friends and looking after his landed interests in Benton county. —Geo. Bales, w r ho has been employed in the lumber yards here for the past year, has purchased an interest in the Nowels, Sayler Lumber yards at Rensselaer. —Mr. John Kettering and Mrs. Mary Stout, (divorced wife of Frank Stout) were married Wednesday night and have gone to housekeeping in the house owned by Mr. Kettering on the Goodland road. —Chas. (Gum) Pefley of Remington and Daisy Dean Warner, of Rensselaer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Warner, were joined in wedlock Monday evening at the residence of the officiating clergyman, Rev. J. D. Carson. —The Star Cash grocery, owned by Robt. Parker, changed hands Monday. Mr. Jas. Tribby a former resident, but lately of Kokomo, taking possession, having purchased the stock entire. Mr. Tribby has moved here. —James Blake, northwest of town, and a Miss Alberding are reported to have been married quite recently, and will go to housekeeping on the farm recently purchased by the Blake boys of Mr. C. W. Aldrich, who leaves soon for Indian Territory to make his future home. —Daniel Crease bought Wm. Broadie’s house last week and is moving it to the northwest part of ; town. Brondie has moved into the house vacated by J. W. Powell, who has moved into his handsome new residence on East Division street, and will begin work on a | commodious new residence as soon as weather will permit. —lsaac Leavel and family moved to their new home east of Rensselaer last Saturday. Before their departure they were besieged on two different evenings by a house full of friends who came to make them a farewell call and leave a few handsome presents as a token of the esteem in which they were held. They have the best wishes of a host of friends in their new home. —Mrs. S. M. Black and two sons, William and Eddie, of Denver, Colo., came for a visit last week. One of the boys was taken sick on the way here and grew rapidly worse until Saturday, when he died at Mr. John Berger’s. Spinal menengetis was the cause of his death, ’tis said. The lad was about 12 years old. The remains were taken back to Denver for interment. —The coming Beason promises to be one of considerable importance to Remington in the way of building and street improvements. Prominent among the new buildings to be erected is the large new grain elevator of Curtis & Co., costing some $12,000 to $15,000, a new SIO,OOO to $15,000 Catholic churob, $4,000 to $6,000 new Christian church, a possible $3,000 to $6,000 addition to our school building, a number of private residences, several miles of cement sidewalks, some street improvements, etc., etc. Taken altogether

the season promises to be a very prosperous one for Remington.

COMMISSIONERS' OURT.

“Honest Abe’s” court convened in regular session Monday, but thus far has transacted but little business. This is probably the last crack that it will get at the old per diem system, and it is safe to prophesy it will continue in session for the full nine days—the statutory limit. Following is a record of the transactions up to yesterday, as appears on record and docket: August Rosenbaum was granted a license to dispense fire-water to the thirsty wayfarers of Rensselaer for the period of one vear from June 20th, 1899. Emil Ponton asked for a liquor license at Kniman (or Hogan) but was met with a remonstrance from the good people of that township, and Emile will have to do something else for a living. Thomas Murphy, petition for ditch, cause continued to next regular term. A. J. Knight et al, petition for highway in Walker and Barkley tps., Board appointed John O’Connor, George Meyer and Henry Schmidt viewers, to meet at office of Joel F. Spriggs. Justice of the Peace, on Monday, May 1, and qualify and proceed to view the proposed highway, and file their report on or before the first day of June term of Com. court. Edgar Steward et al. petition for highway, in Jasper and Newton counties, J. W. Cowden appointed commissioner to meet like commissioner from Newton at Mt. Ayr, March 27. view proposed route and report April 27. Among the bills filed and not acted upon at this writing are the following: W. B. Burford Co., books and stationery, $608.25; same for same $145.76; Emerson Burt Co., same, $170.50; Wilson, Humphries & Co., same $164.50, making a total of $1,089.01. Claims for old wolf scalps amounting to $30.75 have been filed, i James McDonald has filed petition asking the county to refund him S6O for capturing Perry Hull, the Gillam tp. “horse buyer.” Heinzman Bros, court house contractors, have filed a claim for $2,500 damages. This claim,- we 1 believe, is for damages occasioned by delay in settling on the kind of stone used in the building of the court house, and has no connection with the suit for $3,000 which they commenced against the county for extras furnished. The bond of the Burt Terry Stationery Co., for faithfully furnishing the county with books and stationery for one year in accordance witlx their bid accepted in December, has not yet been filed, as shows on record. Neither has the $2,000 bond of the poor farm superintendent. John Martindale et al, petition for ditch in Newton tp., Board appointed John F. Warren, James W. Cowden and Frank Parker viewers, to meet at source of the ditch on Monday, March 20, and file report on or before May 10. The Schatzley ditch case which has been in litigation for about a year, was ordered established yesterday. J. W. Douthit represented the petitioners and Foltz, Bpitler & Kurrie the remonstrators. “After careful consideration the following claims were allowed:” Bdwardß. Grins, told wolf M01p.... MS John F. Major, poor relief, Carpenter. 2B S Wm. Shepherd, same. 40 M J. O. B. MeDoocle. mum 9W Z. K. Smith, mate. IS C.H.FwikAOo. wow «» Joeaph Blake, tiling gravel rood. MM John C. Kaupke, poor re f Kankakee 62 «

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