Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1899 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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: SPECIAL SALE j i > r *‘"‘** November 20 j I ' ;! And continuing through !; the balance of the season. ]; !; I am positively going to | ;j QUIT THE MILLINERY BUSI- ;! vness and will sell my || «! Millinery Goods at Cost !; and below Cost! A nice, J[* ! | up-to-date stock in all de- ] • ; I parMents, from which to ;! ;! selection. No «| old goods. Come early... ! | j| MBS. G. UIERSit ij Location—Near Monon Depot. J 1

LOCAL MATTERS. Thanksgiving next Thursday. Ask for Atlas tickets at Ellis & Murray's. Mr. J. O’Neallof Chicago, spent Sunday with his wife in this city. James Kepner of St. Elmo, 111., is visiting his uncle, Mr. Robert Kepner. Mrs. Harry Watts of Texas, is visiting with friends in and about Rensselaer. The Benton county farmer's institute will be held at Oxford, Dec. 4 add 5. H. H. Downing of Goodland, was a Rensselaer visitor Monday and Tuesday. Simon Kenton attended an all clay’s temperance meeting at Monticello last Saturday. Rev. J. W. Hogan of Morocco, visited Wm. Washburn of this place, during the week. m In 4he Goodland-Rensselaer football game last Saturday the former suffered defeat, score 30 toO. Everett Halstead last week bought James Masker’s interest in the Kessinger & Masker milk route. » Mr. and Mrs. P. Parcels of Monticello, were guests of E. M . Parcels and family of this city, last Sunday.

Special bargain sale for Thanksgiving week at Ellis & Murray’s on Hash Capes, Blankets and Dress Goods. The Healy stock of boots and shoes was sold to S. Fendig last Friday, and same has been moved into the Fendig store. JacobMcDonald represented the Iroquois lodge, No. 144, at the I. O. O. F. Grand Encampment held at Indianapolis, this week. Dr. Frank Hemphill, located at Chili, Ind., arrived here yesterday to spend a couple of days with his mother, living just west of the city. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Burton, north of town, died Saturday morning and was buried in Weston cemetery Sunday afternoon. We have some items this week from a new correspondent at Virgie, and would be pleased to hear from this correspondent each week. - ' The tenth annual session of the -Jasper County Teacher’s Association will bs held at the“ Presbyterian church in this city on next Friday and Saturday. Judge and Mrs. Hammond of Lafayette, were in the city Wednesday, attending the funeral of M. U. Spider. Mr. Spitler was a brother of Mrs. Hammond. New pensions: William Jones, Knox, additional, $6 to $8; Adin Nordyke, Seafield, reissue, S2O; James C. Powley, Virgie, reissue, $8; James Short, Knox, increase, <lO to 12. Will Donnelly returned Wednesday from a week’s visit at Waukegan and Evanston, Hl.'' While away he traded his residence property at Waukegan for residence property in Evanston, hut still owns some lots in the former city.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, Office First Stairs West of Post Office. RENSSELAER, IND.

It will save you money to buy Clothing of Ellis & Murray. Newton county’s farmer’s institute will be held at Brook, Dec. 6 and 7. For Rent: —A fine farm, near town, cash rent. Enquire at Democrat office. New stock of Dress Goods, Serges, Plaids, and Tailor-made Suitings at Ellis & Murray’s. The Democrat and the Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel one year ror $1.00; Democrat and Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, $1.50, cash in advance. Warren & Irwin are making loans on farm or city property at a low rate of interest and commission and on more liberal terms than scan obtained elsewhere in Jasper County. Henry Fisher and son, daughter and sons-in-law bought four farms —602 acres—altogether in Jennings county. They will all go there to reside about March 1. For Sale:—A nice house and lot situated in a good neighborhood, 4 rooms, good well of water, good, new barn; all on high and dry ground. Call on v % E. P* Honan. Joseph Jackson and family of this city, but for the last two years, residents of Illinois, have again located in Rensselaer, and will occupy the Makeever property on Division street. Mr. Jackson has purchased the Short bus line and will give his personal attention to that business.

I have a special fund to loan on farm land at 5 per cent, interest; commission low. Loans made on city property, personal or chattel security for long or short time. Office removed to rooms 2d floor Makeever’s bank building. James H. Chapman. The trial of Dr. Schell, the general secretary of the Epworth League, for alleged official wrongdoing, is being held this week at Cincinnati. Twenty-four of the twenty-six members of the Board of Control are present, the only absentees- being Revs. Drs. Burnett of Montana, and Kroneke of St. Louis. Rev. W. X. Ninde, D. D., L. L. D., a bishop of the Methodist church, is presiding. The trial is are-hash of the old charge of selling his official influence and pocketing the money. Rev. Schell’s enemies are said to be in the majority.

The foot bajl game here Wednesday between the- first Rush Medical College team and Rensselaer, resulted in defeat for the latter by a score of 11 to 0. This was the first defeat suffered by the Rensselaer team this year. The game was attended bv no fatalities, although the ambulance brought in Charley Brinley with a knee knocked out of joint, and another of the Rensselaer boys was knocked silly for a time but the application of a pail of cold water brought him around, and he completed the game. Brinley will be laid up for some time. The city echools adjourned for the afternoon to the foot ball grounds, the teachers taking all the little and big boys and girls out to witness the “manly sport.” John Hordeman received a fine collection of relics from his brother Joseph, who is a U. S. soldier in the Philippines, last Thursday. The collection is a very interesting one consisting of numerous photographic landscapes and war scenery, natives in oriental every day costumes, a bridal pair, carved wooden images, including one of Aguinaldo, the peculiar shoes worn by the natives apd a few reminders of war, one of which is a huge shell from one of the Hotchkiss field guns. Several Chinese and British coins were also in the collection. One peculiarity of the Chinese coins is the perforated centers, whereby the coins are placed on a string for safe keeping. A book among the valuables attracted considerable comment bnt as no one had time to read it, its identity remains a secret as yet. The collection is on exhibition at Fendig’s drugstore..

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, November 25, 1899.

Conkling Family at Ellis opera house to-night. Prices 10, 20 and 30cent8. p ' Remember the foot ball game at Riverside Park next Thursday afternoon. Conkling Family at opera house Saturday night. Contortionists and acrobats—Continuous vaudeville. Prices, 10, 20 and 30. Sample line of Ladies’ Plush Capes, Elegant quality at one third off the regular price. Ellis & Murray. BP. Thompson will sell his lands in Union township, in tracts, and on terms to suit those desiring to farm or raise stock. See or write to S. P. Thompson, Rensselaer, Ind. Hunt Bros, guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and will refund the money to anyone who is not satisfied after using two-thirds of the contents. This is the best remedy in the world for lagrippe, coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and is pleasant and safe to take. It prevents any tendency of a cold to re-, suit in pneumonia. The petition presented to the county commissioners at their regular meeting this month, asking for an investigation of the county reeords, was not acted upon, it is said, for the reason that same was not regularly “filed” some days before the meeting of the csinmissioners, although it was presented to the commissioners in person and they agreed to give it proper consideration. The petition has now been “filed” and no excuse of this kind for inaction can be made at the next meeting.

Jacob McDonald, the South Front street poultry dealer has been doing a big business for the past ten days at his place of business, sonth of the brick livery barn. Wagon load after wagon load of turkeys, ducks, geese and chickens have been brought to him by the farmers for the Thanksgiving trade, and he has no doubt paid out more money for poultry I during this time than has keen j paid by the elevators for graiu, during the same period. Mr. Me-' Donald does not make very much noise, but by fair and liberal treat- • tnent in ‘dealings with his patrons j and always paying the highest; market price, he has built up a large business. The poultry industry has grown to immense proportions in this country and few people realize how great an amount is annually shipped from Rensselaer, or the amount of money 1 paid to growers for this product. A few moments spent at McDonald’s poultry establishment during the “busy season” will give one | some idea of the enormity of this business. O. C. Minor, a young man who for several years had held the trusted position of Big-4 railroad -i and express agent at Fowler, was given an indeterminate sentence i of from 2 to 21 years at the Jeffer- j sonville prison last week by Judge Rabb. Minor had gambled on the Chicago board of trade aud, of course, lost money. He used money belonging to the railroad j and express companies, but before he was found out his friends came to his rescue and the shortage was made good. He promised to doi better, but soon got to “bucking the tiger” again and forged some ! express orders, and was over S3,(XX) short in his accounts when found out, about bne year ago. Extra efforts were made to raise the amount of his shortage, and only a few days before his trial the amount w€s raised and it 'was thought that he would go free. Judge Rabb would not hear to it, however, and the young man entered a plea of guilty, with the above result. Minor’s fall should be an object lesson to every young man who is tempted to gamble, j and especially so, if the money he would stakdon the fickle board belongs to others.

FOOT BALL.

The Carson Pirio Scott team of Chicago, ifnd Rensselaer, will contest for championship, bn the gridiron Thanksgiving day, November 30th. A good game is anticipated.

M. L. SPITLER DIES.

Hon. Marion Lycurgus Spitler, who has been in poor health for the past year, died at his home in the north part of the city last Sunday afternoon, aged, about 62 years. The funeral was held Wednesday forenoon from the residence, Rev. F. L. Austin officiating. Deceased was a member of the F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., and G. A. R., orders, and the latter had charge of the burial ceremonies. Interment was made in Weston cemetery. A number of the members of the various orders of Remington. of which Mr. Spitler was a member were in attendance at the funeral. Marion L. Spitler was born in West Lebanon, Ind., March 12, 1836, his father, George W. Spitler, a prominent Virginian, locating in Warren county at an early day, later moving to Jasper county where the subject of this sketch spent nearly his whole life. Mr. Spitler graduated from Wabash College in 1855 and in 1859 was married to Mary E. Bnrnham who with two sons and two daughters survive him. He served in the civil war and became first lieutenant of his company. He served as clerk of the Jasper circuit court from 1867 to 1875, and made an able and popular official. In 1894 he was elected joint representative for Jasper and Newton cooties on the republican ticket. Last spring in appointing the members of the county council, Judge Thompson appointed Mr. Spitler as one of the republic n members, and he proved to be one of the best informed and most economical members of the coua= cil, and his council and advice on matters pertaining to various exlenditures for county purposes lad great weight with his coleagues. He enjoyed a large acquaintance in Jasper and surrounding counties and his death will be mourned by a large circle of friends.

Mrs. Sarah Burnham, wife of Esq. James A. Burnham, who has been sick for a long time, died at i her home in this city last Sunday | morning, aged about 61 years. ! She leaves a husband and one ! daughter, Mrs. Charles Morlan. Funeral services were held from : the Church of God, Tuesday afternoon, Rev. F. L. Austin conducti ing the services, after which interment was made in Weston cemetery: j Mrs. Burnham was a native of Maine, her maiden name being i Sarah Louise Knox. She was married to James A. Burnham in 1 April 1859 and came to Rensselaer in 1866, where she had since rei sided. She was a member of the Church of God, and a very estimable woman.

Five Per Cent Non Red Tape Real Estate Loans.

Wm. B. Austin continues to make as many farm loans as all the other agents in the county combined. In a recent given period of time Mr. Austin made 86 loans while all the other agents combined made 87 loans. It is not hard to understand this when yop know the facts: First, Mr. Austin makes the interest as low as the lowest. Second, He closes up loans in from two hours to one week from the application.. Third. There is absolutely no red tape in his loans. You don’t have to prove by affidavit that your great grandmother had red hair in order to make an acceptable title. Fourth. He loans home money and is prepared to be lenient with delinquent borrowers. So they mav have no attorney fees to pay. Don’t wear out your lives waiting on insurance companies.

Circuit Court Notes.

The first trial by jury was that of the State vs John H. Jessen, Tuesday afternoon, for criminal libel, George E. Marshall of the Rensselaer Republican, being the prosecuting witness. Prosecutor Mills and Frank Foltz appeared for the state and Cf. W. Hanley for the defendant. This case is familiar to most readers of Th£ Democrat. The prosecuting witness had vigorously assailed Mr. Jessen through his paper a couple

of times last winter and spring and, instead of prosecuting Marshall for libel, Mr. Jessen asked for and was granted space in The Democrat to reply to his traducer over his own signature. Marshall then rushed into court and had both the publisher and Mr. Jessen arrested for criminal libel. In both cases Mr. Foltz was employed by the prosecuting witness to “assist” in the prosecution. But little if any evidence was allowed to be introduced except the articles of the prosecuting witness and the one written in reply, The defense claimed justification, while the state took the grounds that Jessen should have got after Marshall with the law, if he had been libeled, instead of writing and publishing a reply. Marshall admitted that he had been “mistaken” in many of the charges made against but said that he “had got his information from his paid attorney in the prosecution and from John E. Alter, and believed them to be true at the time he had penned them,” although after learning his “mistake” he did not remember of having published any retraction. He also stated under oath that he did not know that Mr. Jessen had any connnection, financial or otherwise, with The Democrat, a charge that he has frequently made through his “paper.” The jury was out with the case about two hours, finding Jessen guilty and fixing the fine at $5, but exempting him from all costs. Court adjourned Tuesday night until Wednesday afternoon, out of respect to the late M. L. Spitler, who was a member of the Jasper county bar. The next case was that of the State vs Dr. Jacques Dessler, the optician, for practicing medicine without a license, Robert Hilton being the prosecuting witness. It was charged that he had treated Mr. Hilton’s eyes in some way that was construed to come under the scope of medical practice, and after being out nearly three hours the jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the fine at $25 and costs. The state cases against E. F. Johnston for forgery, and Augustas Kelly of Remington, for larceny, were dismissed. In the latter case the state’s most important witness had left and could not be found. In the State vs Clement Reed case the indictment was held bad. It is expected to close up all of the jury trials this week. In addition to the regular jury panel, C. D. Nowels, Fred Fatka and George Daugherty were drawn to fill the panel in the-first case. The marsh fire damage case from Lake county has been compromised with the railroad company, and no trial will be had. It was expected that a “struck jury” would be drawn to try this case. The jury was out in the Thom-as-Fisher-Galbreath land commission case, as we go to press. We sell envelopes and writing paper cheaper than any place in the city. The Democrat.

Farmers’ Institute.

The Tenth Annual meeting of the White County Farmers’ Institute will convene in Monon, December 8 and 9, 1899. All friends of the farming industry are urged to be present and do all in their power to make this a pleasant and profitable session. Free to all. Prof. W. C. Latta, of the Purdue Experiment Station, will be present during the session. D. B. Johnson, of Morgan county, and John A, McFarlin, of Marshall county, have been assigned as speakers., The ladies are especially invited. Respectfully, Clark E. Short, Sect.* Monon, U. S. Hussey, Chairman, Monon.

My son has been troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime ago I persuaded him to take some of Chamberlain’s Colip, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After using two bottles of the 25cent size he was cured: I give this testimonial, hoping some one similarly affleted may read it and be benefited.—Thomas C. Bower, Glencoe, O. For sale by Hunt Bros., druggists.

Vol. 11. No. 34

SAVE YOUR MONEY. The nickels you spend, if saved, will soon buy a lot. I have several good lots, well situated, short J| distance from court house, worth ;■ the price asked, which will be sold on small monthly or weekly pay- * ments. Call or write, James H. Chapman, ’ removed to second floor Makeev- tm er'sbauk building-. Temperance fleeting. The temperance meeting will be I held at the Methodist church, j Thursday evening, Nov. 30th, at - 7:30 p. m. Singing Audience S Scripture Reading. Music •. Bessie Murray Recitation .....Mrs. Job Thornton Music Prince and Morris Quartette Recitation % Mrs. Reuieker Music Quartette Address Robert Hopkins Music Quartette -J Query box. Everybody cordially invited to attend this Thanksgiving day meeting. Committee. Come to The Democrat office for your sale bills. Monon Special Rates. Homeseekers' Excursions. On November 7 and 21 and December 5 and 19. 1899, Homeseekers' Excursion Tickets will be sold over the Monon to points in the following named territory, at rate of one flrstclass standard limited fare, plus $2.00. For further information call on or write W, H. Beam, Agt., Rensselaer, Ind. Low Rates For Thanksgiving. For the Thanksgiving holidays, the Monon Route will sell special excursion tickets to points within 150 miles, Nov, 29, 30. for a fare and a third, good to return to Dec. 1. One Fare To Philadelphia And Return Via Monon Route. On account of the National Export Exposition, Monon agents will sell tickets to Philadelphia and return for one fare on Nov. 25, good to return in ten days. Ask for particulars.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TOE Commercial State Bank. (North Side of Public Square.) RENSSELAER, IND At the close of its business, on the 31st day of October, 15199. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 99,844 12 Overdrafts 451 45 U. S. Bonds and Securities on hand. 1,900 00 Due from Banks and Bankers 19.325 38 Banking House 5.585 00 Current Expenses 1.528 SO Currency 2.595 00 Specie .*... 1,301 38 Cash Items 1,380 09 $133,888 93 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in $ 25,000 00 Surplus Fund 1,000 00 Undivided Profits..... iM 12 Discount. Exchange aud Interest.. 3.403 85 Individual Deposits on demand.... 78.101 36 Individual Deposits on time 20,119 79 $133,888 93 STATE OF INDIANA, [«, Jasper County, f * I, Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier of the Commercial State Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana, do solemnly sweur that the above statement is true. Emmet L. Hollingsworth. Subscribed and sworn to before , me, this 13th day of November, 1899. (Seal! James H. Chapman, ' —.—-' Notary Public. | My commission expires August 28th, 1902. | We would respectfully call attention to the j last statement to the Auditor of State and soj licit a share of the pubic patronage. We transact a general banking business, : Iniy and sell exchange on the principal cities of America and Europe, buy good uotes and loan money on personal and real estate security at curreut rates. Addison Pabkison, 1 James T. Randle, E. L. Hollingsworth, Directors. John M. Wasson, I Geo. E. Murray, j Money On Farms AT 5 PER CENT. A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years at 5 per cent interest, with privilege to make partial payments any interest paying time. Call on or write, Commercial State Bank, . No. Side Pub. Square. Rensselaer, Ind. Public Sales! ! jCLYNE, MMM. Having located at Monticello. I solicit your j patronage. Have made and am now bcoket) I for some of the largest stock sales in the country. I guarantee satisfaction on my port or no pay. I’ll make you money on small as ; well as large sales. Terms reasonable. Write ! for dates before advertising, j. V. D. CLYNE, Auctioneer, ornet with o’OOmnor * carr Monticello, Ind. ■ •OUM .LOOM. \ - >8 Morris’ English Stable Powder SSm por puokames Sold by A. F. Long.