Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1899 — Page 4

ttSPBt COMITY DMT. Official Oamoeratio Popor of Jaapar County* f. L BUM. ITOt MD PUBLISHER. Intend at the Poet-olßce at Renaeelaer, Ind. as second class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONi ONE TEAR ! J.. tl-00 SIX MONTHS 50c THREE MONTHS.. 25c. Payable la Advance. Advertising' rates made4u)pwn on application ' Office on Van Rensselaer Street, North of Eilla A Murray’s Store.

The three-cornered fight foi the mayoralty of Chicago will end April 4. Wonder how those Keener tp., “patriots” enjoy their gravel road by this time? And now Uncle Sam has some “assimilating” to do at Samoa. Sam is a willin’ cuss, but ain’t the major and Mark imposing on good nature a little ? The paying of that 20,000,000 to Spain is like walking into the Squire’s office and paying a fine for having whipped some fellow you had a grudge against. The Philipino capitol atMalolos has fallen, and Otis and McArthur are “assimilating” the ignorant natives as fast as powder and ball can reach them, is the latest news from the Philippines. The Barnacle “editor” thinks the editor of The Democrat is a mischief maker. No one ever accused the Barnacle “editor” of anything of the kind, and he could easily prove an alibi on that score. It is claimed that the republicans have decided to have a new running mate for McKinley. The objection to Hobart is that he is from a state notorious for the organization of trusts. By the way, this fact should be in his favor, as the republican party is nothing if not very friendly to all such organizations, and if Hobart’s “bar’l” is still in good condition he should trot along with the “man of destiny” in 1900. The term, “cheaper to move than pay rent,” is to be worked on a grand scale, ’tis said, in Kansas. Many of the boom towns there issued municipal bonds right and left for all sorts of municipal improvements, while the “boom” was on, without a thought apparently of the pay day to come later on. Now the booms have boomed themselves out and the bonds must .be paid by the people who are left as residents and taxpayers. The debts in some instances are onehalf the total aseessed valuation of the towns and are a hopeless burden. In self defence the people are thinking seriously of abandoning the towns and moving the business houses and residences to new sites just outside the present city or town limits.

The Democrat has taken occasion several times, to condemn the extravagance of public officials of this county, and the fact that public money has been spent with too lavish a hand is not denied. Then, why not put a stop to it and at once? Why longer allow this wasting at the bung-hole and saving at the spigot? There is but one remedy, cut down public expenditures to the lowest possible limit consistent with a good, economical, public service, and compel every dollar, including franchises of every character, to bear its just share of the public burden. See that public officials do not get one cent from the public treasury for salary or any other purpose that is not allowed them by law. See that all public contracts are let at a reasonable figure. See that every dollar spent for public purchases buys a dollar’s worth. Then, with all property on the tax duplicate, taxes will not be onerous, and private improvements will again become the order of the day.

Now that the month of March is ended perhaps Bro. Marshall will tell the tax-payers of the county who read the official organ something about the stationery deal. The U. S. transport Crook arrived in New York harbor Wednesday with the remains of 686 soldier dead. This is but a part of the blood spilled in maintaining the new imperialistic policy. The government has refused to pay the state for the clothing furnished Indiana troops during the Spanish war. The legislature made an appropriation of some $40,000 for this purpose and now must hold the sack for same.

It seems there is a nice little fight on between the Jasper Library and the county commissioners. The Library has been holding its sessions in the library room at the court house, and it seems has shown a disposition to take possession thereof, but the commissioners, it is understood, have ordered the court house closed at 6 o’clock p. m., sharp, and —what is the Library going to do about it? It looks very much as though the commissioners would win out.

It is a wonder that the present Board of Commissioners or their predecessors have not caught on to the skin game of the city of the great I am town of Jasper county. For ages every tramp that has invaded the place asking for something to eat was sent to the jail and fed at the expense of the taxpayers throughout the county, not the municipality, as they should be. There are many schemers at the hub and by this mode of procedure have kept adding lucre to their treasury at your expense. Rensselear is quite a place, there is a rotten ring there and the sooner the outside townships awake from their Rip Van Winkleness. and shackle the octapus the better. This self constituted ring are responsible for the cumbersome court house debt you are tooting. —Wheatfield Telephone. Tut, tut, man, this is rank heresy, and besides, its dangerous. Don’t you know they indict newspaper men in Jasper county who have the audacity to whisper anything about “de gang?” Better go a little slow, Bro. Robertson, “de gang” proposes to silence all opposition to its raids on the county treasury—if it can. The edict has gone forth that unless this is done its days are numbered in Jasper county.

Indianapolis Sentinel: Governor Pingree of Michigan “thinks it strange that the United States can do nothing to suppress the trusts,” and says “the people will have to take the matter into their own hands.” That is all very well, but how? The trusts today are all powerful with the legislatures, with the courts, with congress and with the national and many of the state administrations. Michigan herself has had an anti-trust law since 1889, but no proceeding has ever been instituted under it. Indana has had a so-called anti-trust law since 1897, but our republican governor and our republican attor-ney-general have never made a pretense of an effort to enforce it. In fact, they publicly declared, some time ago, that the law was not worth the paper it was written on, and yet the republican legislature which recently adjourned refused to strengthen this law or to pass a better one in its place. If the people are going to “take this matter into their own hands” they will have to begin with the primaries and place every candidate for a legislative, judicial or executive office, from the lowest to the highest, on platforms pledging them to exhaust every legal and constitutional remedy to cure this monstrous evil. There has been plenty of talk against trusts. The time is coming for action. Subscribe for The Democrat.

Horse-Shoeing is Still Fluctuating! But Jack Warner still sticks to the same old price, 4 New Shoes Fob 50 Cents. Put on in firstclass style and warranted in every respect, at his new two-story shop on Front street, one block south of the Nowels House. Jace Warner.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

(From oar regular correspondent.) Whew! such a rumpus has not taken place daring the present administration as is now raging around the head of Attorney General Griggs. It’s all about a letter that Griggs wrote about trusts, containing opinions that the remainder of the administration are afraid to stand for. Some of his fellow members of the Cabinet have said a few things to Griggs, but it is understood that their remarks will be entirely forgotten when Mr. McKinley returns and empties the vials of his wrath on him. Some of the administration hangers-on say that Griggs was buncoed into writing the letter by his correspondent, who asked for the information, stating that he was a republican; and that he would not have it had he supposed it would be published. Of course, everybody knew that the administration was not unfriendly to the trusts, with Which Boss Hanna has such close business relations, but, in deference to voters who do not share in the profits of the trusts, it has been understood by those who are close to the throne that an anti-trust plank was to be inserted in the next republican platform, meaningless of course, to head off the democratic claim that the republicans are responsible for all the trusts. Mr. Griggs must have known this. Yet, he wrote as follows, to a correspondent unknown to him personally, concerning trusts; “As a matter of fact, all sf the companies which you refer to as now organizing for the purpose of securing complete or partial monopoly of different branches of manufacture, are similar to the sugar combination, and are not within the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts. If amenable to any law they'are amenable to the laws of the respective states.” But the following was the gem of the letter: “With reference to these large combinations of capital, which are now forming, my own judgment is that the danger is not so much to the community at large as it is to the people who are induced to put their money into the purchase of the stock.” There is nothing in this situation to make democrats mad, but a prominent republican, after a number of unprintable things, said: “The Attorney General has gratuitously made the announcement that the government is powerless to prevent or regulate the formation of combinations of capital to control the manufacture of the necessaries of life, and he winds up this remarkable statement with a flippant remark about the danger of investing in trust stocks. Mr. Griggs is in a fair way to become a second Burchard to the republican party.” * * * Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who never minces words when he expresses an opinion, said of Col. Bryan’s refusal to attend the Belmont Jefferson banquet: “Bryan made the hit of his career when he refused to attend the Belmont $lO dinner. Not one of the crowd would ever vote the democratic ticket anyhow. Bryan’s position brings him closer to the people. Consorting with renegades would estrange them from him. He will certainly be renominated in 1900. The Chicago platform will be reaffirmed, and the democracy will win.” * * * The heavy price of American life and blood paid for our new victories over the Filipinos in the heavy fighting of the last few days, in consequence of the movement of Gen. Otis against Aguinaldo, adds interest to this plain talk from Senator Mason, who is now in Waphington. “I find,” said Senator Mason, “a pronounced change of sentiment among men with whom I talk. Substantial business men who three months ago were red-hot for expansion, now say they have had enough of it. I ask them how about the prestige of their country, and they say they care little about prestige derived from conquering such men, but that the taxes resulting are what they fear. The idea of calling those Filipinos rebels as some of our newspapers persist in doing is unjust. They have never taken the oath of allegiance to the U. S. They wanted independence from the start and they sakl so. They will always hate us and nothing is to be gained by conquering them. Even if we do overcome them, they will turn around and poison our people. I have just learned from the Surgeon General’s office that 21 per cent, of our men out there are afflicted with a loathsome disease. This is a bad beginning for our army. lam not a high moralist, and not so much opposed to stealing in itself; but I do question the judgment Of a man who steals a red-hot stove that he is in no position to carry off. Such a thief

is a fool. The attempt of the U. S. to steal the liberty of the Filipinos is of the same sort I believe the American people are waking up to this question.” *•* “It is a little odd,” said a prominent New Yorker, “that none of the shrewd newspaper men have nosed out the true inwardness of the sudden friendship of Boss Platt for Teddy Roosevelt The guess that Platt, who has been a guest at Teddy’s Albany home, was grooming Teddy to be a candidate against McKinley for the republican nomination for President next year, is away off; Platt pledged the New York delegation to McKinley in the early days of the present administration, and his jollying of Teddy is for the purpose of preventing his trying to interfere with the carrying out of that pledge. Watch the result, and you will see that this is straight.”

About Street Improvements.

For -Jhe benefit of the readers of The Democrat, the statute on street improvement which became a law some few weeks ago is published below. The contemplated improvements in this city come under the provisions of this law. Following is the section relating to remonstrants against public improvements: “That in no incorporated town or city of this state of less than twelve thousand inhabitants, shall any assessment be made upon, or any lien attach to, any real estate bordering on, or abating upon,' any street, sidewalk or alley therein, from or on account of any improvement of any kind made upon or in, any such street, side walk or alley .pursuant to any order, resolution, ordinance, or other action of the Board of Trustees of such town, or of the Common Council of such city, unless such improvement shall have first been ordered to be made by such Board of Trustees, or by such Common Council, and not then if a written remonstrance signed by two-thirds of the resident owners of the whole line of lots and parts of lots (measuring only the front line of such lots and parts of lots as belong to persons resident on such street in such town or city,) bordering on or abutting upon, all the parts of such street, side walk or alley upon which, or in which, such improvement shall have been ordered to be made, be filed before the said improvement be advertised for contract. Provided, however, that such Board of Trustees and Common Council shall have power to require such repairs to be made upon the streets and sidewalks of their respective towns and cities as may be necessary to avoid the liability of such towns and cities for damages on account of accident which might occur if such repairs were not made, and to enforce payment of the cost of such repairs according to the provisions of the Statutes now in force ”

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Real Estate Transfers, Claude B. Garrett to Francis Granger. Mcb. 20. ne ne 5-31-7. 40 teres, Keener. $1,500. Harvey J. Kannil to Frank O'Meara, Mch. 8. pt se sw 30-29-6. Marion, $1,350. Benj. J. Gifford to F. Gay Barnard. Feb. 18. It 4. Gifford. $250. Willie Heilscher to F. Gay Barnard, Mch. 6, pt nw nw 17-31-6. Hogan, $125. Thomas Parker to Jacob J. Eiglesbach. Nov. 14.1888, pt nw se 25-28-7, Marion, $lO. John Gallagher to Harry L. Flemming. Feb. 8. eS nw 23-28-5, nw nw 23-28-5, pt sw nw 23-29-5, ne ne 22-28-5, pt se ne 22-29-5, 180 acres. Hanging Grove. SB,OOO. James H. Myers to John N. Wilson. Mch. 1, pt se nw 26-32-7, 2 acres. Keener, SBOO. Riehard Butler to William C. Pierce, March 20, its 1-4, bl 8. Leopold’s add. Rensselaer, S6OO. William C. Pierce to James W. Pierce Mch. 20, pt sw 6-28-8,15 acres, Marion, S6OO. William C. Pierce to James W. Pierce Mch. 20. pt sw 6-28-6.15 acres. Marion, S6OO. Carrol C. Kent to Herbert J. Waling, Jan. 6, It 15. bl 5, Fair Oaks. $lO. Herbert J. Waling to James A. Shirk, Mch. 25, same lands, s9oi Eleanor M. Adams to Charles M. Chilcote, Mch. 25, h 11. hi 5, Colombia add. Rensselaer. $l5O. John H. Whitehead to Henry O. Harris et al April 15.1898, and % sM sw So-27-6. Carpenter, $2,930. q. c. d. William Zea to Mrs. W. Anne Peters, Mch. 9, ne ne 8-28 6, se nw 8-28-6, nw nw 9-28-6. 120 acres, Marion. $5,400. Christiana Zea to Mis. W. Anne Peters, Mch. 9. wH sw 8-28-6, sw nw 8-28-6, eH nw. 16-28-6, WH sw ne 16-38-6, 220 acre*, Marion, SB,BOO. John W. Paxton. Com. to Lucy E. Smith et al, Jan. 31, wH ne 28-22-7,80 acres, Keenner, $1,600. Commissioner's deed. Lucy E. Smyth et al to Kate R. Watson, Mch. 27, pt eq nw 10-29-7,58 acres, Newton, $1,600.

FARMS FOR SALE. We have for sale several tracts of land varying in size from 40 acres to 280 acres, which will 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 us. Hollingsworth & Hopkins.

■fiiiKinammiil eiHwao, ihoiahapous « louiaviLks av. Rensselaer Time-Table, Corrected to May 15,1886. South Bound. No.Sl—Fast Mail (don’t stop) 4:48a, m. No. s—Louisville Mail, (daily).... ..10:55 a. m. No. 38—Indianapolis Mail, (daily).. 1 !#)>• ***• No. 38—Milk aecomm., (daily).s : Js p * m ' No. 3—Louisville Express, (daily) .11:12 p.m. •No. 45-Local freight... 2:40 p. m. North Bound. No. 4-Mail, (daily).. - *3O No. 40—Milk accomm.. (daily) 7:31a.m. No.32—Fast Mall, (dai1y)...... ... - »=» •• m. •No. 30—Cin. to Chicago Ves. Mail.. 6:32 p. m. INo. 38—Cin. to Chicago 2:57 p. m. No. 6—Mail and Express, (daily)... 3:27 p. m. •No. 46-Local freight »:30a. m ' No. 74-Freight, (daily( 7:52 p. m. •Daily except Sunday. tStinday only. . „ No. 74 carries passengers between Monon and Lowell. Hammond has been made a regular stop i for No. 30. _ Frank J. Bud. G. P. A., W. H. McDoel. Vice-Pres, and Gen. M g r. Chab. H. Rockwell. Traffic Mgr, W. H. Beam. Agent, Rensselaer.

JOHN C. CARniCHAEL, Manuf-ictuer of and Dealer in Hand-Mode Harness, Collars, Robes, Whips, Horse Brushes, Combs and Harness Oil. Manufactures all his Harness, and gnarantaes them A 1 quality and at prices to suit the times. CASH talks with him. Repairing a Specialty. Opposite Court House, Rensselaer, Ind.

Jll ENTAL SIENCE is reached its highest int in our office. We ve conquered pain and xiety. We have assured r patients that our :thods and prices are in keeping with dental progress. §■l Confidence has \ been the keynote of our success. Wm l If we work for ■ V >' ou once we're \ sure of getting all ■ < your work, as well as the dental work of your relatives and friends. Our dental work costs little. wears well, and is guaranteed to be the best that money can buy. Mu Denial Parlors. DR. J. W. HORTON. OFFtCB UPSTAIM IM NIW QUICK. FIRST DOOR WEST OF F. O.

: New Undertaking i « 1 In Horton building, one door west of Makeever House, with a comple'e and first-class stock of FUNERAL FURNISHINGS I respectfully solicit a share of the \ ■ public’s patronage and guarantee sati isfaction in every' respect. Calls promptly responded to day or night. A. B. COWGILL, 'Residence at Makeever House, vmow. tar.

PUNK M 1... We wish to inform the public that we have got permanently located in our MiU at the old Creamery Building, and have a fall equipment of machinery and are prepared to do all kinds of MiU Work. Carpenter and Job Work and all kinds of Wooden Work. IE GILL FOR AID DELIVER Articles to be repaired. When yon » have anything that no else can fix, give ns a trial. DOllLir BROTHERS. RESIDENT 'FMOMS DDL MILL ’PHONE DOS.

Remember that the clienjpfhemselves control the publicatiWi of legal 1 notices, such as non-resident, notice of appointment or final settlement. administrators* notices, notice of survey and many otheis. Beai this in mind when having occasion to get any legal notices of the above class published, and insist on your attorneys having the same published in The Democrat. Morris* English Worm Powder Sold by A. F. Long.

Professional Cards. ATTORNEYS Hanley & Hunt, Law, Abstracts, i Loans and Real Estate. Office in Hollingsworth Building, Ist floor, rear of McCoy's Bank. — It J. L. Duvall, Attobney-at-Law. 44 All business profession carefully and thoroughly executed. Money to loan on almost any terms. Real Estate bought and aold. Collections and abstracts carefully propounded. First door east of P. O. upstairs. Geo. K. Hollingsworth Arthur H. Hopkins Hollingsworth & Hopkins, Attorneys at Law. ■ HT* Office second floor of Leopold’s Block, , Corner Washington and Vanßensselaer sts. Practice in ail the courts, purchase, sell and lease real estate. Attorneys for Rensselaer B. L. A S. Association. Jas. W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. - - , ■ - - - ■ i ■ Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney For The L. N. A. AC.Ry, and Rensselaer W.L. AP. Co. QL>Offlce over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana. hunk volts. e. a. avtTLSS. marry r. kukris Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, 4 (Successors to Thompson A Bro.) Attorneys-at-Law. Law, Real Estate, Insurance Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the County. RENSSELAER, IND. I s** Chilcote & Dunn, Attorneys-at-Law, Attend to all business in the profession with i promptness and dispatch. Office in second | story of Mnkeever Block. RENSSELAER, IND.

J. F. Warren J. F. Irwin Warren & Irwin, * Real Estate, Abstracts. Collections, Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellow’s Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. R. S. Dwiggins, COUNCELOR AT LAW, Office in Room 7. Forsythe block, Rensselaer, Ind. BANKING. Alfred McCoy. Pres T. J. McCoy, Cash. A. R. Hopkins, Assistant Cashier. A. McCoy & Co’s Bank, RENSSELAER, IND. The Oldest Bank in Jasper County. Established in 1854. Transacts a general banking business, buys notes and loans money on long or short time on personal or real estate security. Fair add liberal treutnTent is promised to all. Interest paid on time deposits. Foreign exchange bought and sold. Your patronage is solicited. Patrons having valuable papers may deposit them for safe keeping.

Addison Parkinson. John M. Wasson. President. Vice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank, (North Side of Public Square. RENSSELAER, IND. The Only State Bank in Jasper Co DIBKCTOBS. Addison Parkison, G. B. Murray, Jas.T. Randle, John M. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowetl on time deposits. Money loaned and gooff notes bought at current rates of interest. A shareof your patronage is solicited.

PHYSICIANS. I. B. Washburn. E. C. English. Washburn & English, Physicians & Surgeons, Dr. Washburn will give special attention to ChTouf * Si the ® ye ’ ® Rr ' Kom ’ T* ll-o ®* and Dr. English will rive special attention to Surgery in aU Departments, and general medicine. Office over Ellis A Murray’s Telephone 48. H. L. BROWN, Dentist Office over F. B. Meyer’s drug store. o'- * ' Min MB MU. 93 COLUMBIA ST. LAFAYETTE, I NO. Actual Business. Book-keeping, English, Telegraphy, Shorthand and T&ew?ftii£ Penmanship. The best In every way. Send for Catalogue. Apr. 29,1 yr. &A. DRAKE, {j|es, K and Trademarks obtained and all Pat-e' ess conducted for Moacasrc rice S 'ICC is opposite u.s. Pstint Ornctpl an secure patent in less time than those f 7 rom Washington. ■odel, drawing or photo., with descrip-pj e advise, if patentable or not, free oil] Our fee not due till patent ia secured, ti «L*T. “ How to Obtain Patents,” with#! i „„ >BWOWAOO.H Senes