Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1899 — Page 5

DR. JACQUES DESSLER, OPTICAL SPECIALIST. RENSSELAER, * - - INDIANA. V - T take great nleamirp in annonncing to the people of Rensselaer and the surrounding country that I have located here in the Arcade building, above the Daylight Clothing House, as an Optical Specialist. My thorough experience in the profession, with the h#lp of the latest improved instruments, leads me to hope that I shall be able to give my patients full satisfaction, and can promise with respon<l sibility that every case will be treated with special care. Hoping that the peo- ' pie of Rensselaer and surrounding country will give me a trial, I am, very respectfully yours, OR. 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. EVERY WOMAN fcmotimm need* a reliabl., monthly, regalattaf medicine. Only hamlamMri T tae purest drug* akoaid boused.lf you want the bmt, got Jr* (A Dr. Peal’s Pennyroyal Pills B. F. FEN DIG, Druggist, Rensselaer, Ind. gMggggMgggagggMMgggggggMMgBgMMMMMggBagMMgMSBBgMBgaMgMSBMgMMMSMMBMMSMaMMMMMMMSMBSMMM—— —■— WHEN IN DOUBT, TRY They have stood the test of years. OTtinZiA * an< * cured thousands of ( AGAIN I j£.\ perfect, and impart a healthy Jesi vigo* to the whole being. All drains and losses are checked/rracMrntfy. Unless patients are pro per:y cured, their condition often worries them into Insanity, Consumption or Death. ffflgi-S-S' Mailed sealed. Price f i per box; 6 boxes, with iron-dad legal guarantee to cure or refund the *S money, fc-co. Send for free book. Address, B. F. FENDIG, Druggist, Rensselaer, Ind.

Directory. .1 - ■ A. - ■■ ■ -■ COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Wm. H. Coover Sheriff. Nate J. Reed Auditor Henry B. Murray Treasurer..... Jesse C. Gwin Recorderßobert B. Porter Surveyor...Myrt B; IMce Coroner TruittP. Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assessor John R. Phillips COMMISSIONERS. Ist District Abraham Halleck 2nd District Simeon A. Dowell drd District Frederick Way mire Comm/ otter’s eourt-*-First Mondays in Marek, Jut, September and December. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas J. McCoy Marshal Thomas McGowan Treasurer...7*C. C. Starr AttorneyC. E. Mills Civil Engineer...H. L. Gramble Fire Chief Edgar M. Parcels COUNCII.MBN. Ist wardG. E. Murray, F. B. Meyers 2nd ward John Eger, C. G. Spitler 3rd ward Wm. H. Beam, J. C. MoCollly JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorney Albert E. Chisum Terms of Court.—Second Monday in February, April, September and November. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEES. TOWNSHIPS. Robert S. Drake Hanging Grove A. W. Prevo-Gillam John F. PettitJ Va **s er Samuel R. Nicholsßarkley James D.’BabcockMarion Marcus W. Reed. Jordan Jackson Freeland Newton C. C. Bier ma ..Keener J. C. KaupkeKankakee Albert S. KeeneWheatfield John A. LambornCarpenter George W. Caster Milroy B. D. Comer Union TOWN or cur A. Beasleyßemington M. FTChiieote....Rensselaer Edward T. BiggsWheatfiei i Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Suptßensaeiaer

CHURCHES. First Baptist—Preaching every two weeks at 10:46 a. m. and 7p, m: Sunday school at 0:80: B. Y. P. U, 6 p. m. Sunday; prayer meeting 7p. m. Rev. V. Fritts, pastor. Free Baptist—One service every Sunday morning and evening, alternately. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening. A. C. F. meets Sunday, 6:30 P. M. Rev. D. A. Tucker, pastor. Christian—Corner Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preaching. 10:45 and 8:00; Sunday school 0:30; J. Y. P. S. C. E.. 3:30; S. Y. P, S. C. E., 6:30; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30. H. N. Shepherd, pastor. Ladies’Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment Presbyerian—Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching, 10:15 and 7:30; Sunday school 0:80; Y. P. S. U. E., 6:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:30; Ladies* Industrial Society meets every Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary Society, monthly. Rev. C. D. Jeffries. Pastor. Methodist E.—Preaching at 10:45 and 7; Sunday school 9:30: Epworth league Sunday 0; Tuesday 7: Junior League 2:30 alternate Sunday; Prayer meeting. Thursday at 7. Rev. H. M. Middleton, Pastor. Ladiet Aid Society every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Church of God—Corner Harrison and Elza. Preaching 10:45 and 7:80; Sunday school 0:30; Prayer meeting. Thursday, 7:80; Ladies’ Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. Catholic Church—St. Augustine’s. Comer Division and Susan. Services 7:80 and 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 11:80 p. m. Rev. Edward Jacobs, pastor.

LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

Masonic—Prairie Lodge. No. 138, A.F-and A. M., meets first and third Mondays of each month. 3. M. Wasson, W. M.; W. J. lines, Sec’y. Evening Star Chapter—No. 141,0. E.S., meets first and third Wednesdays of each month. Maude Spitler, W. M.; Hattie Dowler, Sec’y. Catholic Order Forresters—Willard Court, No. 418, meets every first and third Sunday of the month at 3 p. m. J. M. Healy Sec’y; Peter Hordeman, Chief Ranger. Odd Fellows—lroquois Lodge, No. 144,1. O. O. F., meets every. Thursday. Bruce White, N. G.; S. C. Irwin, Sec’y. Rensselaer Encampment—No. 201. I. O. O. F., meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. S. C. Irwin, C P., John Vannatta. scribe. Rensselaer Rebekah Degree LodgeNo. 346. meets first and third Fridays of each month. Miss Gertrude Robinson,N, G.; Mrs. Laura Shields, Sec’y. I. O. of Foresters—Court Jasper, No. 1703, Independent Order of Foresters, meets second and fourth Mondays. Geo. Goff, C. D. . H. C. R; R. P. Johnson, R. MaccaßßES— Rensselaer Tent, No. 184. Kr O. T. M. Meets Wednesday evening. C. E. Tyner, Commander ;T. W. Cissei, Record Keeper. Pythian— Rensselaer Lodge No. 83, a s. Rensselaer Temple, Rathbone Sisters,— No. 47, meets 3d and 4th Wednesday, every month, Mrs. G. E. Murray, M. ETC. Mrs. O. A. Yeoman, M. of R. C Grand AMMY.-Rensselaer Post N 0.84 G. A. R. meets every Friday night. D. H. Yeoman Post Commander, J. M. Wasson, Adjutant. Rensselaer Women’s Relief Corps- - Sec’y. t ROLLYCqONCjL.—No. 7; Daughters ofLlfrH<>pkiniLCouM*Uon NeUteMosa. Recmdtag Secretary. *»

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REASONS FOR INSURING 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 losses to over seventy-five thousand farmers. 4th. Because it insures you for Five Years upon the installment plan, permitting you 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.

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COMMUNICATED.

About That Allowance.

Mr. Editor:—l have been reading The Democrat for some time and see that onr county superintendent only got $308.25 for his work for the quarter ending with Feb. 28, while heretofore it has been $312.25. How does this come. A Reader. If our correspondent will get his calendar down and examine it carefully he will notice that Dec. had but 27 working days, Jan. 26, and Feb. 24, a total of 77 working days for the quarter. This multiplied by 4 (the number of dollars per day he is entitled to for actual services rendered) gives 308; the 25 cents in each case is for the affidavit. In this present quarter there are 79 working days, and, if sufficiently industrious, $316.25 can be drawn from the county treasury. This will restore the equilibrium and bring up the average to the regular standard to $312.25 per quarter.

Moral and Religious Lectures.

No moral lecture so poor but that some truth may be gathered and applied. Dr. Hillis spoke of the different arts, of heathen women wearing turkey feathers. Now we have the chicken feather added, etc,, etc. The most leading, beautiful and useful thought to my mind was industry. Did we go away resolving to be more industrious? How was the average listener benefited? The lecture Sunday by I. S. Wade of Lafayette, could it be called a moral or religious lecture? What was the leading thought? Is society bettered, are we made to see ourselves as others see us, or as God sees? Can we realize that we are fast becoming a nation of drunkards ? Iniquity protected by law? Ami that “old buzzard” the liquor traffic, is waiting for its share of the spoils? ***

Admits “The Democrat” la Doing Good.

Ed. Democrat:—There is not one man in a hundred but what will say we should have at least two political parties, and yet the dominant party in this county has n ade every possible effort to stamp out all opposition. In its effort to hold undisturbed control, the republican machine, in this county, through its press, has kept from the j eople every act of maladministration it could possibly hide. Opposition papers have been so persecuted and belittled by the ruling power that their influence has been of little or no avail in stopping the extravagant practices that have been so common in our county management the last eight years. High taxes have at last opened the eyes of many republicans, so we find that there is a rapidly growing belief that things have been entirely too one-sided in this county for the public good. We are beginning to think that even republicans need watching, consequently we are becoming a little more liberally inclined to a live democratic

paper. Since The Democrat “came to town” we have learned more of our county management than we ever knew before. While many of us may not endorse The Democrat’s tariff and money views, yet when it exposes such things as the Keener tp., gravel road matter, the $4,000.00 “temporary loan,” the stationery frauds, expense of the commissioners’ court, the Jasper County Telephone tax-dodgers, etc., etc., we are compelled to say the papar is doing good and we want it to stay and grow. Two Krties, represented each by at ist one widely circulated county paper, is just what Jasper county must have.

INDEPENDENT VOTER.

The Sheep and the Goats,

’Tis done! Henceforth the goats abiding in this city—the Billys and Nannies, too —will be known of all men as readily as though the mark of Cain adorned his unholy brow. His name, his disposition to “whack up” with the preacher, his church predelictions, and the absence of such predelictions, if they exist, are all chronicled and turned over to the proper committees for future reference. And more, if this particular goat has other goats in his keeping he is carefully cathecised as to their religeous doings and inclinations. Has he a bible? If so, ’tis well. And straightway Mr. Goat is credited with one bible. Does his children attend Sunday School? If so, amen. If not the fact is carefully written in the b—, the r-r—records these of selfappointed shepherds. thay-wll atad

fe New Dress Goods pi • Fl 11 J Clothing. e zj Scotch Tweeds, Black C| y 111 If 0 entire Stock °f r# Cheviots, English Crepons, 4 \A| |l|| || \ Men’s and Boy’s, including J re Plaids and Stripes. [I IV 111 I (I the new B P rin g f Ml LI V VJI 11 IVI VI I V/ marked down 20 per cent, e re . J ! e S New Line nnn lift Anrilllini Umbrellas. " Df Underskirts; nothing II J J ■III 11 J Mill Exceptional bargains in ® £to equal them in fit and A 1 Din I I ‘ N H|< I Ladies’ and Gent’s Silk * finish. vl II 11VI V ell llVIt and Taffety, 45c up. House Wrappers Wash Fabrics. The New Spring Special bargains to sell for Madras, Pique, Zephyr Stiff and Soft Hats, Neckwear, 1 50c and up. Cords, Lawns, Dimities, Ba- Shirts, etc., are in. g (e tistes. Beautiful colorings The be * t dreMed men in tn* city buy | Jr and styles in Connele Cloths, ’ (• Corsets Egyptian Tissues, Waist and Dress Ginghams. Men’s and Boy’s Shoes. Warner’s, Jackson’s, Kabo, All ® , ’ ’ All our s4.do and $4.00 shoes i (• Ball’s Royal, Worcesters. Spec- Muslin Underwear marked to $3-50 this season to < » ial prices. make the best possible value !? 45c for Gowns worth 75c. at this popular price. 50c for Gowns worth SI.OO. ** J (• Carpets, Curtains, Por- Splendid values In Skirts, 30c up. I 2 teires and Mattings. 25c for Drawers worth 50c. Where Do You , 50c for Drawers worth 75c. Buy your Hosiery? We handle 1 The best stock we have ever Misses Drawers for 25c. many lines exclusively. It will L shown; prices the lowest ever Work and fit fully war- pay you to try us when buying g (0 quoted. ranted. this very line. | (• ‘ £ Ladles’ Fine Shoes. J G® Our spring stock of Ladies’ Fine Shoes is delightful. We have them in every size and width. We fit and please everybody who sees them. They wear better J (• than any other make; they are stylish and comfortable, absolutely making the wear- < (0 er happy and her feet glad. : ELLIS & MURRAY’S CASH STORE, | 2 Rensselaer, Indiana. J

Sunday School and can instantly point out the golden rule, and on short notice can discourse learnedly on the beauties of the Christian character, and of the lost and sinful condition By the way it was not a goat, but a sheep—a bell-weather as it were—who remarked a few days ago when his attention was directed to the hardship certain public improvements would work on some members of his flock, “Well, they are about used up, anyway, and we might as well finish them up.”

Real Estate Transfers,

Richard P. Fpulks et ux to Geo. W. Foulks, March 8, n% nw 21-38-5, 80 acres, Milroy, $1,200. Susie C. Aldrich to Joseph Blake et al, March 6. pt ne ne 11-27-7, nw nw 12-27-7. Carpenter, $1,900. Sheriff Jasper Co, to George R. Strong, March 0, und% pt ee ne 17-30-7, Union, SSO. Sheriff’s deed. Joseph G. Swing to William Augspurger, Feb. 21. sw 33-30-6, Barkley, $6,000. John Casey to Benjamin Keller, Dec. 31, 1893, Its 11,13, bl 9. Fair Oaks, $125. Benjamin Keller to Harvey J. Kannal, trustee. March 10,1893, same lots, SBO. Paul Makusto Barney D. Comer, March 10, sese 11-80-7, Newton. SI,OOO. Sheriff Jasper Co. to William B. Austin, March 11, It 1 bl 87, Virgie,s227, Sheriff’sdeed. Heinrich Zacker to Franz Zacker, March 11. pt se nw 4-29-7, 9 acres, Newton. $135. Mandel Diamondstone to Amos F. Shesler, March 3, pt wH ne 28-27-7, Carpenter, $4,04350. Willard Stockwell to Charles E. Fisher, Feb. 21, w% sw 10-28-6, 80 acres, Milroy. $2,800. Andrew J. Robertson to Robert F. Dobbins et al, Jan. 17, Its 5,6, bl 5, Wheatfield, SSOO. Britty Grant to Stephen Thrasher, May 14. 1898, It 35, bl 7, Sunnyside add. to Rensselaer. $75. Frank O'Meara et ux to Mary E. Kannal, March 1, Its 11,12, Emmett's add. to Rensselaer, SI,OOO. William D. Bringle to Hippolyte Conrad, Feb. 16, eH se 30-29-6, eH se 20-28-7, pt nw se 21-28-7, pt sw ne 21-28-7, Jordan. $5,300. Edward L. Wampler to Arthur B. Fisher, March 15, ne se 85-81-7, s% se 35-31-7, ne ne 2-30-7,160 acres. Keener, $3,000. Howard J. Olmstead to Henry Hoffmann, March 15. etg se 6-27-7, Carpenter, $3,120. Lewis J. Steege et ux to Mary A. McEwan, March 18, wH sw 17-81-6, 80 acres. Keener, $3,000. William T. Keys to Oliver Brady, June 18, 1897, wH se 8-37-7, Carpenter, $3,300. Oliver Brady to James Mauzy, Feb. 18, same lands, $8,500. Lewis J. Lane to Charles W. Little, Jan. 8, eK SW BS-38-6, WM ee 83-38-6, IM acres, Jordan, sl. q. c. d. Auditor Jasper county to Thomas Thompson, March 17, pt ntt ae 3-81-7,10 acres. Keener, SBB.BB. Tax title deed. U. 8. of America to Joeeph Davis, Jane 1, IfiMt ew 85-80-7. Union. Patent. Norman Warner et al to Minerva H. Warner, Feb. 34. pt nw 38-30-8,38 acraa, Marion, sl.

Norman Warner et al to Marshall P. Warner, Feb. 24, pt nw 39-29-6, 28 acres. Manon. sl. Sheriff Jasper Co. to Ind. B. L. & S. ass’n, March 30, It 13, Brunner’s add. to DeMotte, $588.50, Sheriffs deed. Carrol C. Kent to Emma Winslow, April 7, 1898, It 5, bl 13. Fair Oaks, $lO. Charles D. Lakin to Francis M. Lakin, March 31, sK se 10-30-7, Union. $3,000. Marshall P. Warner to Warren Robinson. March 32, pt nw 29-39-6, 38 acres, Marion, $1,830. Calvin T. Faris to George W. Tudor, Jan. 16, se nw 3-30-5, ne sw 2-30 5, s*4 nw sw 2-30-5, pt se sw 2-30-5,101 acres,Gillam. $3,200. Claude B. Garrett to Eva H. Wright, Meh. 20, nw ne 5-81-7. s% se 32-82-7, wK nw 34-32-7, n% ne 4-81-7. Keener, SIO,OOO. Claude B. Garrett to Eunice A. Wright, Meh 20, eK sw 83-82-7, Keener, $2,500. Henry Stride to John Kohler, Jr., and Sr., Feb. 13, Its 10-11, bl 8, Harvey’s add Rensselaes. $l5O. Marcus L. Smith to Andrew H. Smith, Oct. 15,1880, sw 29-27-7, Carpenter, $5,000. Claude B. Garrett to Francis Granger, March 20, ne ne 5-31-7, 40 acres, Keener, $1,500.

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