Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1899 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

VIRGIE. H. Hochbaum is buiidin? a new house. Sabbath school every Sabbath at K> a. m. Two new buildings have gone up here recently. Miss Clara Haste of Parr, attended Sabbath school at Virgie last Sabbath. There has been quite an improvement in this place in the past few weeks. There is a new boarding house on Harlington street, in the west part of town. Boarding cheap. OwenW. Grimm, of Virgie. has broke the record on shucking corn. He shucked 72 bushels in 0 hours.

NORTH BARKLEY.

August Seaman has moved to Comer. Everybody hunting rabbits these days. Mr. Reed of Rensselaer, visited Mr. Ahlers Sunday. John N. Baker did business in Rensselaer Monday. Mise Kittle Callahan visited her parents near Comer Sunday. Taylor Hawkins returned from his visit to Tennessee Saturday. Frank Lewis visited his best girl at Hersher, 111., Saturday and Sunday. Harry Gifford and Walter -Jones transacted business in Rensselaer Saturday. Chau, Evans is transacting business in La’fayette this week. T. M. Callahan is tending office for him during bis absence. John Parker must have run short of finance one day last week. He tried to undersell Kimble, our storekeeper. He sold his rubber boots for SI.SC and walked home barefoot. Any mote boots to sell, John? Miss Belle says she has given up all hopes of getting to be somebody’s housekeeper, so she has gone to batching at Mr. Hann’s. One thing sure, she will learn .how to cook, unless she has previously learned the art. .

INDEPENDENCE.

Joel Wray Is working at Wheatfield. Frank Snyder was home last Sunday. Miss 9ylvia Hill is working in Rensselaer. Dan Snyder has moved north of Wheatfield. Miss Ora Henkle of Valina, was a visitor here Sunday. Edward Miller did business in Rensselaer Tuesday. George Davisson was seen in these parts last Sunday. Will Wray did business in Rensselaer Wednesday. ? Charley Snyder of Wheatfield. was here, the first of the week. Wm. Daniels visited friends near Pleasant Ridge last Sunday. Homer Pierson of Parr, called on John Nichols last Sunday. Charley Hopklna if shucking corn for Smith A Newell of Valma. Mr. Bruce of south of Rensselaer, was in this viclhity Monday. Henry Smith of Wheatfield, did business ia inis Yiciimy Atunuay.

Miss Kimble of Gifford Station, and was in these parts last Sunday. Luther Watson of Gillam tp.. called on his best girl here Sunday evening. John Norman and family of Valine, attended our Sunday school convention last Sunday. Will Markems was seen going towards George Zereman’s Sunday evening as usual. George Masters and Esper McCleary are working at the carpenter trade in Laporte Co. A big show was held in the school house at this place Monday night. Melyin Wood, manager. It was a good show.

PARR.

Miss Laura Clark is bettei*this week. Chas. Garriott of Aix, is visiting Parr relatives. Joe Brown and family visited at T. J. Fay’s Sunday. The weather has moderated and the snow is almost gone. Albert Alter is visiting his parents in Clinton county this week, Ed Lane of Newton tp.. spent Sunday with Frank Brußnaham. Willis Pierson of Wheatfield, was seen on streets Wednesday. Mrs. Emery Garriott was the guest of Mrs. John Garriott Monday. Mr. Sullivan of Chicago, is visiting his cousios, the Brusnahans. Aunt Mary Greenfield is putting up a dwelling here and expects to be one of us soon. John Porter, John Garriott and Marion Gant are thiffklng of digging their potatoes—when the snow melts. Mrs. Belle Price, Mrs. McCurtain, Mrs. Nina Price, John Garriott, and Allen Thompson and wife were among the business visitors at Rensselaer Monday. Grandma Blankenbaker and her granddaughter. Miss Ottie, came out frdm Rensselaer Wednesdsy for a few days’ visit with the latter’s father, Wm. Blankenbaker. Miss Rachel Mitchell, who has been very sick at John Martin’s, for the past three weeks, died Friday morning at eleven o’clock. She was buried Sunday at the Sandrtdge cemetery. Her parents both died several years ago of the same disease, consumption, but she has brothers and sisters and other relatives to mourn her loss. A few weeks ago we noticed items from an-, other correspondent at this place. We hope he or she, whoever he might be, will continue to send in items, as it is an Impossibility for us to find out all about our neighbors, as well as we like to gossip. Please lend a hand again, brother corresDondent.

BLACKFORD.

Bryan in 1900, Very cool weather. Charily Jerkin* ha* a sick horse. Jacob Leah is reported on the nick list, .< Dal Nichols went to Reoaselaer Tuesday. Last Friday was visiting day for the school teachers in this locality. '■■■% . ' Jesse Jenkins has been working on ffm. Potts new house this week. Better buy some of those walnuts of Newt Ji*flkiVlfi fT A p» — 4 KllttKol * Z Py . John £ WillilHlfl flf fipar t'g{ r Oalrn nnont *j , "

Miss Theresa Warren is visiting at her Uncle’s, Anderson Jenkins' this week. Charles, Edward, and Newton Jenkins did business in Rensselaer last Monday. Fred and Charley Fisher and Lebern Stanley were seen on Nnbbin Ridge last Sunday afternoon. » Charley Campbell ja.buildlng a new chicken bouse. Mr. Campbell is going in the chicken raising business. Bang, bang, go the gnns. The hunters are having a fine time shooting rabbits this week, now that the snow covers the ground. Will Campbell, iunior partner of the firm of Campbell & Son’s, of Rensselaer, was seen in this locality buying poultry last Tuesday. If Jim Hurley don’t want to be let down on his high kicking he had better not try some of the scholars of the Bumstown school. For' further particulars inquire of the right party.

REMINGTON.

. A dance is advertised for Austin opera house to-night. Oh! The snow, the Beautiful Snow! The scarcer the more beautiful. A brother of E. F. Emery’s died last week at his home in Pennsylvania. Dr. and Mrs. Pothuisje returned Saturday afternoon from their wedding trip, Homer Hardy is around again after a severe seige with an abcess in his throat, Mrs. P. S. Griffith is slowly improving, as also the typhoid fever patients in town. Denham A Broadie shipped a load of hogs from this place to the Chicago market Tuesday. It is said that Grace Paxton of this place and August Dexter of Good land, were married at Kentland last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Locke returned last week from a visit with the former’s brother J, T. Locke, at Kankakee, 111. A detailed account by rounds of the Shar-key-Jeffries fight was received here by telephone Friday night as the fight progressed. The handsomely decorated windows for the new Christian church have arrived and are now in place. They make a very neat effect. Workmen are patting on the finishing touches on the handsome new residence of Hal. E. Sheets on Blaine and New York streets. It is rumored that Riley A Rawlings have disposed of their restaurant business, Mr. Wm. Hallihan purchasing same, and will take possession in the near future. Millard Opdyeke. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Opdyeke of this place, and well known to our people, recently purchased the Hampton, lowa, Courier. We wish Millard abundant success. The snow Thursday night crushed the ware room of Phillips Bros., totally demolishing same and also several fine carriages stored in same. A number of other buildings in town were nearly wrecked, shade trees were badly broken by the great weight of the wet snow. Owing to the terribly bad weather last week the Imperial Stock Co. did not have the crowded houses th4y deserve. They are a first class theatrical company composed of perfect ladies and gentlemen and put on a performance far above the average, and deserve a liberal patronage. The I. O. O. F. lodge at this place is enjoying quite a revival. Last Monday night they are reported to have conferred one initiatory degree, four first degrees and two second degrees. and for next Monday night Nov, 13, they have two initiatory, one first, four second and three third degrees. It is reported that the Rebekah lodge here had six candidates for initiation last Tuesday evening, about 75 members being present , including about a dozen from Harmony lodge of Goodland. After the initiation. Sandwiches and coffee were served in the lodge room. An enjoyable time was had by every one present. J. S. Barnes has sold and shipped from all points since August sth, 213 cars of hay and grain. A number of cars have been shipped to the New England states, but the great bulk of the shipments have Rone to Virginia aud North Carolina markets. He is now shipping hay to Washington and Newburn. N. C.,.by rail and water, the hay being transferred to the Old Dominion Steamship Co. at Norfolk. Va. Jake says close by shipments are not exciting enough for him, and that long rolls cut no figure now days. He has sold a carload of onions and a car of potatoes to be shipped over the Monon, to Vu. will only buy onions in carload lots.—Remington Herald.

GILLATI.

Mud, muddy, muddier. Opplia Bisher visited his parents Sunday. Jos. Blankenship and Geo. Paris went to Rensselaer Monday. Miss Katie Ambrecht and Grandma Bisher are still on the sick list. Mrs. Rath bone is still very low, being unconscious part of the time. Jewry Miller must have been hungry Friday night, as he ate fivesnppers. Harry Hendrix has moved out on the prairie. He moved on Sunday. Levi Miller’s mother south of Medaryville, visited him a few days last week. Ed Goldabury, whose foot was hurt, is able to walk without the use of his cane. Miss Jennie Mason and Mrs. Lidda Able, visited Mrs. Laura Bisher last Monday. Mrs. Levi Miller, who has been sick for some time, is able to be up and around again. Mrs. Jas. Blankenship, Mrs. Jno. Bisher end Miss Lissie Poieel visited Mrs. Reed Monday. - Somebody ask Sim Marion and Jno. Saltwell how many times the got they mitten Sunday night at church. The new school house on the Ambrecht farm has been named Bethel. Sabbath school •every Sabbath or (Saturday) at half past nine. Everybody Invited. . 8. E. Huber of Wheat field, was the guest of Jas, Blankenship and wife Saturday night and Sunday. His little grandson Clarence went home with him to visit until Thanksgiving. Last Saturday being Mr. and Mrs. Harve Robinson's 15th wedding anniversary a number of friends and relatives gathered at thqir home and gave them an unlooked for surprise. A pleasant time was had. Tom Logan stayed so late over to Miss Sunday evening that his horse, being tied to the hitch, rack, got cold and hungry and started for home through snow and mud and wire fences. He found his horse over in Jno. Bisher's meadow. Both horse and buggy were al l right with the exception of the buggy step being bent. Put your horse in the barn next time, Tom. lit MEMORY or WHJSATXIM-D AXD D. V. COB. They have 'made Yhei Ml vessubl i me, Aim depart luff Iwt Doniud them,,

WHEATFIELD.

The snow is still with ns. Corn huakiog and hay pressing is the order of the day. M. D.Falvey of San Pierre, was in this place onbusines last week. Daniel Meyers’ parents of Clay county, were visiting him last week. Quite a number of our boys went to the hub last week “to pay rent.” Mrs. Isaac Knapp of lowa, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Webb, of this place. * Mrs. F. H. Scott gave a party for her Sunday school class on Wednesday eve of last week. Died, Friday, Nov, 8, of brain fever, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orange Heath. Mr. and Mrs. Heath have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. Clara Miller, who has been working at Fow*' ler, came home a few days ago and stayed over Sunday with her parents, their took the train for Chicago where she expects to work this winter. Mr, Charles Gerber of this place and Miss Jessie White, of DunnViile, were united in the “holy bonds of matrimony” Saturday Nov. 4. Ye correspondent with their many friends wish them success and happiness through life.

FAIR OAKS.

A sister of Mrs. Zea is visiting here this week. S. B. Thornton did business in Rensselaer last Monday. Mr. John Gwin of Rensselaer, visited in our town Wednesday. Ben Keller’s moved in to the Lambert property last Saturday. Mr. Turner’s moved into the John White property last Monday. Miss Edith Moffitt visited in Rose Lawn Wednesday and Thursday, Victor Bringle was visiting in our town last Sunday. We wonder what fair damsel is taking his eye? Dr. Proudly experienced a serious attack of hemorrhage of the lungs, Monday evening. Dr. Washburn of Rensselaer, was called the next morning to prescribe for the case. The patient is doing well. The C. T. U. meets at the Christian church Sunday eve, Nov. 19,1899. PROGRAM. Song - - - Congregation Invocation, Song. Scripture Reading - - Mrs, Proudley Duet - Mesdames Bringle and Thornton Recitation - Lester Thornton Selection .... Mrs. Winslow Selection - - - . - Mrs. Foy Recitation .... Edna Moffitt Duet - - Misses Elsie and Lillie Rowen Selection ... Miss Edith Moffittt Recitation ... Miss Mary Arnold Recitation ... Mrs. Nora Thornton Recitation ... Mrs. Della Renicker

WASHINGTON LETTER.

(From our regular correspondent.) Imperialism is now bidding for Southern support, by holding out inducements, which it is hoped will catch the cotton growers and manufacturers. It is now semiofficially stated that the administration, which claims to have secured verbal promises from European governments which have been grabbing Chinese territory, that American commerce should enjoy equal privileges with their own, in all the Chinese territory controlled by them, has demanded of those governments formal written agreements, to accord with the verbal promises and intends, if the demand is not acquiesced in, to back it up with force. This is said to have been the real reason for the recent material strengthening of the American naval forces at Manila. The same statement adroitly points out the material advantages to the South, tjie Chinese tr.;de will give, because of the increased demand, and, of course, increased prices for all kinds of cotton goods. The men who are manipulating imperialism are very sly in putting out this bid for Southern support. They know that the cotton raisers of the South have had hard lines of late, and hope that this promise of better times will create an imperialist sentiment among them. t t The administration has hatched up a scheme to commit the country irrevocably to Imperialism. It has already began the work of securing promises from senators and representatives to vote for a joint resolution, to be offered as soon as Congress meets, declaring the intention of this Government to permanently retain the Philippine islands. Nothing could more strongly show the steady growth of imperialistic ideas in administration circles. Only a short time ago, Mr. McKinley said that he intended, and had always intended, that Congress should decide whether we'should keep the Philippines. Now be will say to Congress, in effect, “I have decided to keep the Philippines, and I demand that you shall ratify my decision.” The reason for this change is obvious. Mr. McKinley fears that if Congress takes up this question and thorougly discusses it, to many good reasons will be presented against our going into the colonization business tothe extent of keeping the Philippines that Congress might decide against their retention. Therefore, he will, endeavor to head off anything like a free discussion, by saying to Congress that it is necessary to end the war in the Philippines, that this joint resolution should be adopted, knowing that if he succeeds, any future discussion of the matter in rlAtArminimf iL p m j* s al

government. He will have no serious trouble in getting his scheme through the House, but the antiimperialists of ths Senate will have something to say before it can be put through that body. t t Senator Chauncey Depew has found out that Boss Platt, who made him Senator, isn’t the whole thing in Washington, and he doesen’t rejoice over the knowledge. Plait compelled Depew to join him in making a fight npon the accceptance by the Treasury Department of plans for the New York Custom House, chosen in open competition by a Committee of Architects, and endorsed by the New York and Philadelphia branches of the American Institute of Architects, not because he knew of any defects in the plans, but because the successful competitor was Mr. Cass Gilbert of Chicago, and not a New York machine politician. Secretary Gage, to his credit be it recorded, refused to be influenced by political pressure and decided in favor of the report of the Committee of Architects. This was Mr. Depew’s first taste of humble pie, and if he could control his own actions it might be his last, but having agreed before being elected Senator, to do everything in a political way that Platt asked him to, it probably will not be, t t If prominent men from the eastern section of the U. S., who come to Washington, know the sentiment of their people t the anti-im-perialist spirit is rapidly growing in that section. Saidone of them— Mr. E. S. Beach, of the Boston bar: “Senator Hoar is* voicing the better sentiment and I believe that sooner or later, the country will appreciate his efforts to keep our government in the safe path justified by all the years of our national existence. There are a great many good and influential men in New England, who are saying little, but who have firmly resolved that if imperialism is to be a fixed policy of the republican party, they will cease to be republicans. Aside from the moral question involved in keeping up this war upon a people who regard themselves as fighting for their liberty, American citizens want to know what is to be f ained by carrying on the conflict. s it worth while to have saddled upon us a large standing army, an immense indebtedness, increased taxation and the loss of hundreds of gallant young men, in exchange for these islands? I candidly believe that the mass of our people are against this departure from our established policy of non-in-terference in, foreign lands. Back of the whole business is the spirit of commercialism and mercenary greed. The-Philippines are rich. That is all the argument needed with a certain class of men who care nothing for principle if there are dollars to be acquired.”