Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1899 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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-What Is the Matter With M ? -This? We will sell you Buggies and Carriages 25 cents on the dollar cheaper than you have been paying heretofore, besides we will take your old Saggy or anything else you have to trade on a new. rig at all they are worth. We have some second-hand rigs and light harness we will sell at almost any old price. When in town drop in and see us and we will prove to you that we will do what we advertise. Worland & Landwerlen, The new Buggy and Carriage firm neM door to Short's livery barn, Rensselaer, Ind. „ z) yHtr Saw Edge” Collars and poor laundry work have spoiled this man’s temperand ruined his linen. If you know him tell him The American [irons the edge of every collar and cuff with the latest machine for done by US L I Americsiii S*te&fihl«&undrv LAFAYETTE, IND. C. H VICK, Agt. Rensselaer, Ind.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, April 15, 1899.

XWB<m B B “Worth a Million,” 10 A 20c. I O. K. Ritchey spent Sunday in I The Brook Reporter is four Logansport had a $65,000 fire last feday. ■ ’■ . --. A new girl at W. F. Michaels’ in Jordan tp., April 3. It is now thought the new laws will be out about May 1. The annual school enumeration is being taken this week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Benjamin, April 7, a girl. W. J. Miller and family have moved back to Battle Creek, Mich. J. A. Hixon and Dr. Jones, of Kniman, were in the city Tuesday. The Brook canning factory is to be converted into a planing mill. j Editor Clark, of the Journal, i was up to Carter Harrison’s town ! the first of the week. The -W. C. T. U. will meet at Mrs. Perkins’ Tuesday, April 18, at 3p. m. All invited. W. A. Phillips, of Remington, has been granted on additional pension of $4 per month. Advertised letters: Miss Cora M. Davis; Mrs. Minnie Hann; J. B. Schuman; L. M. Thomas. Simon Fendig, of Wheatfield, and J. F. Petit, trustee of Walker tp., were in the city Saturday. M. A. Gray, of Remington, was in the city Saturday, enroute to Brook to visit his brother for a few days. Lost, near the depot, last Sunday afternoon, a child’s white muff. Finder please leave at Democrat office. A. Leopold and Mrs. Mosslet, of the Model and Daylight stores, were in Cincinnati purchasing new goods this week. The admission price to the Alexander Leonard Co., will be 10 and 20 cents; ladies free Monday night if accompanied by a paid ticket. Mrs. J. W. Horton, who has been taking treatment at St Luke s hospital in Chicago for the past seven weeks, returned home Sunday, much benefitted. Suits have been filed in the Benton circuit court against those of the sureties of the late ex-county Treasurer Kirtley of that county who failed to pay their proportion of the Kirtley shortage. Walter Hershman and Robert Zick, of Walker tp., were in the city on business Saturday, and while here subscribed for the “best 1 paper in Jasper county.” Four’ others did the same thing that day. We pay salary of sls per week and expenses for a man with a rig to introduce our Poultry Mixture j in the country. Hustlers wanted.' Address with stamp American ■ Mfg. Co., 124-126 Lafayette Ave., 1 Terre Haute, Ind. _—_ Miss Alice Rhoades, who has been ill for a long time, died at the home of her mother in this city last Sunday, aged about 39 years. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the M. E. church, interment in Weston cemetery. Remington Press: S. A. Fulks, southeast of town, has a curious freak of nature, a calf born without eyeballs. It is now three weeks old and apparently healthy, but the eyes are entirely missing, although the sockets are in their proper place. Michael O’Halloran, of Englewood, 111., is one of The Democrat’s new subscribers this week. Mr. O’Halloran is a great admirer of “Honest Abe,” and be wants to anow now Aoe ana ms court nouse |

Subscribe for The Democrat. S. Bt. Kuster of Remington, was in the mty yesterday. • C. W. Hanley is no longer deputy prosecutor, he having resigned. The 161st Indiana regiment will be mustered out on the 30th inst. Walter Ponsler finished sowing oats Wednesday. Who can beat this. Miss Nina Hammond of Lafay- ; ette, is the guest of Miss Virgie ' On and after Monday next the | “milk train” on the Monon will carry mail. Mrs. C. E. English and children ' are visiting the former’s parents at Danville, HL Mrs. A. H. Nowels and son of Hammond, are visiting the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson, this week. And still that ordinance com- , mittee foil to report on the bicycle | ordinance or the Central Union I Telephone franchise. “Judge” Healy has been drawn ;on the t. S. pettit jury to meet at ; Indianapolis, May 16. The judge ! has been on the “bench” for 30 i years and ought to make an excel- ■ lent juror. At the urgent request of his ; many friends B. H. Dillon has ’ concluded to try for the appoint- \ ment for night watchman. Mr. has held this office before ' and made a very creditable repu- ; tation for himself. Delphi Times: The Jasper County Democrat, one of the < ablest newspapers that reaches the Times, has just completed the ■ first year of its existence and usefulness. It is an able champion of law and right in a community ring-ridden and wronged. The Alexander Leonard Co., will open a week’s engagement ; here Monday night in the new play, “Worth a Million.” The company is much stronger and better than it was when here the early part of the Reason and now carry much scenery for every play iproduced.

The Library people have contracted with the Bowen-Merril Co., for 670 volumes of books at a cost of $420. They have also purchased an edition of the Century Dictionary for S6O. A meeting is to be held this evening at which time a librarian will be selected and other matters will be discussParties desiring to take advantage of the S7OO mortgage exemption law must file their* claim for exemption with the county auditor before May 1. It means quite a saving to owners of mortgaged real estate. In Rensselaer the owner of a piece of property assessed at SI4OO with a mortgage of S7OO or more against it, can save over s2l in taxes by taking advantage of the provisions of this law. Blank affidavits for the purpose may be had at the auditor’s office.

Thomas E. Allison, of Walker ■ tp., a former telegraph operator on j the Panhandle at Remington, died .very suddenly at his borne last I Saturday afternoon. He complained of his head hurting him and started to lie down but fell to the floor, and within two hours time was dead. The funeral was held at Winamac on Tuesday. Mr. Allison was in Rensselaer on business only a few weeks ago and ; remarked to the writer that he Was J strong and hearty, and farm life : agreed with him much better than i office work. The Remington Press agrees with The Democrat on the wolf scalp foolishness. It says: Viewed from our angle this “bounty business” looks like a foolish expenditure, and may unwittingly be the means of fostering the very evil it is intended to kill. As thickly as our county is now populated, wolves have not a very good chance to flourish, unless their “home” is protected. And we believe every man coming in contact with a wolf would try just as hard to kill it if no bounty whatever was offered.

A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. . ~ We are sorry to note that little hopes are entertained of the recovery of Bro. Marshall’s infant son, who has been very sick for the past two weeks. k “Worth a Million” will be produced Monday night. It is a companion piece to “Shore Acres,” and one of the best in the repetoire of the Leonard-Kellar Co. Andrew Turner of near Blackford, was arrested Thursday for failing to pay dog tax and was fined 25 cents and cost by Esquire Burnham, $11.55 in all. He was unable to pay and must lay it out in jail. The attorney-general gives an opinion that the new law governing the distribution of township funds among the poor, no applicant for assistance can receive over sls a year for all purposes, except for burial purposes or medical aid. If necessity demands the outlay of more than sls for any one person, that person shall be considered a fit subject for the poor farm and be sent there, or allowances discontinued. The Board of Directors requests us to say that The Jasper Public Library has purchased books to the full extent of the stock. All who have not called fortheir share are respectfully asked to do so at once. The stock has been signed and sealed and is ready for delivery by the Treasurer, E. L. Hollinssworth, at the Commercial Bank, Rensselaer, Ind. It is earnestly desired that no delinquency appear in their first manual. Wheatfield Telephone: “Der gang” at der county seat appear to have it in for the taxpayers of the outlying districts. When the Commissioners issued a pronuncimento that no more tramps should be fed and lodged at the county jail, incurring an expense to the taxpayers of the county, they conceived the idea of arresting any and all tramps as vagrants under the state law thus causing the people at large to provide them shelter. This is one way of whipping the devil around the stump, but their will come a time some day when the tillers of the soil and laborers at large will get even with the great I am municipality of Rensselaer.

Pulaski County Democrat: Not every one realizes the length, size and importance of the Monon ditch, but a glance at the advertisement of it in this issue will help to clinch an idea of its immensity. It is nearly 25 miles long, will be a regular canal in size, and is calculated to benefit 100,000 acres of land—much of it very materially. It was dug eight years ago as a commissioners’ court ditch, but the taking out of the rock that was found at the outlet could not be enforced under that method and the work therefore proved practically valueless. As a circuit court ditch, however, that rock will come out and the drain will be perfected—those interested may rest assurred of that. Some land in Starke, Jaspea and White counties is benefitted and assessed, but onlj’ a little as compared to that in this county.

The Monon News speaks of a couple of Rensselaer’s bold, giddy girls coming over to that town a few days ago to “flutter around like butterflies before a seductive flame.” According to the News they were “mashed” on the sentimental Mr. Mattison of the Earle Doty Co. One of the girls was blessed with a big brother composed of the right stuff, who took the first train for Monon when appraised of the girls whereabouts, and with the assistance of the town marshal corralled the girls and hustled them home on the next train. The parents of some young girls—and boys too —in Rensselaer should provide themselves with a few good hickory switches, and when their offspring, fail or refuse to listen to parental I advice or accede to their reason** able demands, a liberal application of old-time parental discipline might have the desired effect and] keep the reform school from gain*]

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Louis Kellar’s Will.

The will of the late Louis Keller, the Winamac banker who suicided a few weeks ago, was filed for probate last week. After a few small bequests to relatives, and the house and lot where she resides to his wife, to be her’s during life, $5,000 is left to Wm. S. Huddlestown, for his honest and faithful service as an employe, SI,OOO per year to each of his two sons, Ora and Frank, and onethird of the net income of the estate to the widow, Nettie Kellar. Wm. S. Huddleston is named as executor and trustee to have absolute control of the estate and carry on the banking business asheretofore until the son Ora shall arrive at the age of 30 years, when his duties shall cease and the property to be divided equally between the widow and two sons. The executor is empowered to apjooint a successor by will with all the powers delegated to said Huddleston. The will was drawn in February, 1895. The estate is supposed to be worth $150,000.

GONE WITH THE HIRED MAN.

The wife of F. O. Gray, a farmer residing a few miles south of Mt. Ayr, left her husband’s abode last Saturday in company with a former hired hand of Gray’s named Shuck, who has made his home at or near Rensselaer with relatives. The trouble is said to have been brewing for some time. Gray became aware of the way matters were going and ordered Shuck to leave, but the woman insisted that if he was to leave she would leave also. He then told her to go, that he would haVe nothing more to do with her, and the pair left. The Democrat is informed that Gray married the woman, then a girl only about 16 years of age, in 1891 or 1892, and that this is not the first trouble of the kind he has had; that he has moved from two or three towns and finally upon a farm, in the hope of keeping the wife from forgetting her marriage vows and for the purpose of removing her from the scenes of their former domestic troubles. He is said to be an honest, straightforward, hard working man, and has done everything, possible to make their home life pleasant. He has at last given up all hope of his wife’s reformation and washes his hands of her. Gray wishes to notify persons not to trust his erring wife on his account, as he will pay no bills which .she may contract. The parties are now said to be somewhere in the vicinity of Rensselaer. Shuck is said to be a mere boy, being only about 18 years of age.

Rensselaer Markets.

Wheat 65 to .69 Corn a© Oats ... .MH Ry* - .40 Hay $5.00 Hogs . 8.40 to 8.50 Potatoes so to * Butter...... .13# Erss 10 Hens .07 Young Chickens Ducks

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