Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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LOCAL MATTERS. Prof. DeMotte—Jan. 9th. Miss Nellie Gardner is visiting Monticello friends. Mrs. Bertha O’Neal is visiting her husband in Chicago. A. D. Washburn of Fair Oaks, was in the city Tuesday. Ernest Stewart is again installed in the Wood barber shop. " '■ ■ » Mrs. T. J. Joiner has moved to Fair Oaks, to her father’s, it is said. Judge Thompson and wife returned Saturday from their southern visit. Mrs. C. E. Tyner of Cedar Lake is visiting her father, H. N. Jacks, this week. James N. Zea, Jacob Hensler and F. W. Hardy of Remington, were Rensselaer visitors last Monday. John H. Jessen went to Chicago last Sunday to take a job in the Osborne Binder Co’s plant at West Pullman.

The Methodist church at Chalmers was destroyed by fire Sunday night. Loss about $2,000, with $1,200 insurance.

Samuel Sigler died at the home of his son George, at Mt Ayr, last Friday. The remains were taken to Wheeler, Ind., for interment.

D. A. Stoner leaves to-day to attend the Randolph Co., Poultry Breeders' Association meeting at Winchester, where he will act as judge.

Monticello Inquirer: No, it was not at Rensselaer, where a girl was frightened to death a few days ago from being kissed by a man; it happened in Chicago.

The republican central committee will meet here Jan. 15, to select a county chairman. Their district convention will be held at Hammond on the 16th.

T. P. Gray and David Clark of near Wadena, were in the city a few hours Monday. They were enroute to Pulaski county to shell out the corn crop on their Pulaski county farms. The Wolcott "gas and oil well'’ has been drilled to ’ a finish. Neither of the hoped for fluids being found in paying quantities. The well is down about 9bo feet and it cost §I,OOO. Professor John B. DeMotte will give his famous lecture on •’The Harp of the Senses, or The Secret of Character-Bulding." at Ellis’ opera house, Tuesday night, Dec. 9th. Don’t miss it. B. H. Sheffer has begun suit in the Jasper circuit court against the Monon for SIO,OOO damages for the death of his son, W’. B. Sheffer, who was recently killed at a crossing near Parr. E. P. Honan is attorney for plaintiff.

It is said that Valparaiso fur dealers last month shipped to an eastern market 10.000 muskrat skins, 4,000 skunks, 2.000 minks, 3,000 opposums and 1.000 coonskins. They were mostly taken bytrappers along the Kankakee river.

Isaac Sayler, one of the oldest residents of Jasper county, died at the home of his daughter, Miss Ellen Sayler, in this city last Sunday afternoon, aged 90 years and months. The funeral was held from the M. E. church, Tuesday afternoon.

I would be pleased to assist any two farmers’ sons or daughters to obtain an appointment to two scholarships at the Purdue University by virtue of the Farmers* Institute. The winter term begins Jan. 8,1900. John E. Alter, Pres. F. I. 1 Mr. Wm. J. Swisher moved his Phousehold goods to Kewanna, his future home, last Wednesday. He was assisted by Messrs. Comer, who will likewise move over into that locality this coming March. By the removal of these men Fulton county will gain some of the best of Gillam township’s sturdy farmers.—Medaryville Advertiser.

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

Subscribe for The Democrat. Start the new year right by subscribing for The Democrat. Don’t forget the illustrated lecture at opera house Tuesday night. The big $33,000,000 drainage canal at Chicago was opened Tuesday. J. J. Shea was quite badly bruised up last Friday, in trying to stop his runaway team. State Chief Ranger E. P. Honan attended a meeting of the C. O. F. at Chicago last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Parks returned Tuesday from a ten days’ visit at Berrien Center, Mich. Orlando Finney and Miss Nora Morgan, are visiting the former’s parents at Bunker Hill this week. See the big ad of the Special Clearance Sale of the Chicago Bargain Store. Sale begins today. A. K. Sills of Monticello, denies the rumor that he is in any way connected with the new republican paper to be started at that place.

The ice men are busily engaged this week in harvesting the ice crop. It is about 10 inches in thickness and of extra good quality.

Mrs. Mary Marshall and daughter Florence went to LaPorte, Thursday, called there by the illness of Mrs. M’s. father, J. H. Frances.

Orren Parker, who has been clerking in the Chicago Bargain Store for the past year or more, has secured a position with Marshall Field & Co., at Chicago.

Harry Wade has disposed of his interest in the Wade & Wood barber shop to bis partner, Ray Wood, and will remove to Hammond, where he has purchased a shop.

R. A. Parkison took charge of the county treasurer’s office Monday. His brother, J. R. Parkison, is his deputy. The Democrat believes Mr. Parkison will be a popular and courteous official.

A gang of suspects were arrested in Chicago a few days ago who are thought to have committed a number of bank robberies throughout the country, inluding the one at Reynolds some months ago.

The third number of the series of lectures, given under the auspices of the Fortnightly Fiction Club, will be the illustrated lecture of Prof. John B. DeMotte. A. M-. M. D.. Ph. D., author of the “Secret of Character Building.”

J. M. Bull of Braddyville. Pago county, lowa, is visiting his father, William Bull, of this city. This is Mr. Bull’s first visit her? in nine years, and his second visit since leaving Jasper county, eighteen years ago. He will remain about two weeks.

Jacob Dluzak gets a new trial. This was granted Thursday afternoon by Judge Palmer after the matter had been carefully considered. The new trial was granted on the grounds that irrevelent evidence had been introduced. The alleged mistaken verdict of . the jury was not considered.—White County Democrat.

The Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad company settled with the state last Saturday the fees for filing of the articles of consolidation, and interest thereon since 1894, amounting to $33,600. The company have fought the payment -of this claim for nearly six years, but recently the United States court of appeals decided a similar case against the Clover Leaf road, hence the C. & E. I’s. settlement.

Volume 1, No. 1, of the Rensselaer city directory, compiled by C. E. Harrold and issued by the Journal, is now out. The work contains advertisements of most of Rensselaer’s business houses and a map of the city, together with the names and street numbers of all the adult residents of Rensselaer and other valuable information. It is a very creditable piece of work and shows the result of much painstaking labor.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, January 6, 1900.

Subscribe for The Democrat. fell your neighbor to take The Democrat for all county news. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. The Democrat and the Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel one year ror $1.35; 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 cap be obtained elsewhere in Jasper County. Gil R. Stormont of Pianceton, has been elected commandant at the State Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette. There were thirty applicants. Stormont served in the 58th Indiana, Co. B. Martha Schneckenberger, the Morocco Amazon, who has been serving out a fine and costs here at the expense of Newton county, will be released next week, completing her sentence. The Democrat is read by more farmers than any other paper published in Jasper county. Remember this when getting your sale bills struck, and come to this office for having the work done. A free notice in The Democrat with each set of bills.

L. L. Ponsler, and John Warren, with their families, left last evening for lola, Kansas, where the former will take a position as secretary and general manager of a large brickmaking plant in which he owns an interest, and the latter will work at his trade of carpentering.

Arthur Fisher, the 20-year-old son of Joseph Fisher, residing north of town, died Sunday evening from consumption. The funeral was held from the Primitive Baptist church Tuesday morning. Elder W. R. Nowels conducting the services. Interment in Weston cemetery.

At the annual election of officers of the Jasper Public Library last Monday evening, Judge Thompson was re-elected president; David B. Nowels, vice-president ; W H. Coover, sec ; E. L. Hollingsworth, treas.; Stella Parkison, librarian. David B. Nowels and W. B. Austin were elected trustees for 1 year; Madge O. Warren and L, Strong for 2 years; Ora T. Ross and S. P. Thompson for 3 years.

Henry C. Smith, an old resident Jasper county, died at the county farm Thursday morning, aged 85 years. “Uncle Henry” as he was familiarly known, taught school for several years, and figured quite prominently in the early history of Jasper county. He leaves one son and two daughters to mourn his death. The funeral services were conducted at the late residence in this city, yesterday afternoon, by Elder Halsted. Interment in Weston cemetery.

The court house clock froze up ' solid last Saturday. After remaining “dead” most of the day, it was started up again in the afternoon, but persisted in 'ringing out the forenoon hours, thus placing people in about the same quandry as that of the boy who got his pants on hindside before. At 8 o’clock p. m , it evidently found “where it was at,” and begun striking to catch up, and continued striking for a full fifteen minutes, some 100 strokes being made. Since that time it has been fairly reliable.

Wright Hinkle has recently traded for a twenty-five acre farm in the suburbs of that thriving metropolis of Lee, which he will devote to poultry culture. W. J. Armstrong will be installed as manager to which place he will move early in the spring. Poultry houses will be provided and the place stocked up with the idea of gradually getting into the business on a large scale. When the new industry shall have been fi'irly started, our neighboring village to the west will have something to crow over. —Monon News.

Major Wickliffe Smith of Del)hi, and a young Cuban lad whom Jr. Smith had brought from Cuba ast summer on the return of the 61st Indiana, were both instantly tilled last Friday while crossing the Wabash tracks near Delphi. Both were muffled up well to keep out the cold and did not hear the train approaching until it was right upon them. Dr. Smith was thrown fifty feet and terribly mangled, while the Cuban boy was thrown about eighty feet through a wire fence and his head and the upper part of his body fearfully mangled. The horse and the front wheels of the buggy were unharmed. Dr. Smith was surgeon of the 161st Indiana in the war with Spain, with the rank of major. He was also a member of the state medical association and the national association of railway surgeons. Francisco, the Cuban lad, was a homeless waif whom the doctor picked up in Havana, adopted and undertook the education of. Dr. Smith was about 51 years of age and was a highly esteemed gentleman.

A Series of Revival Meetings.

Meetings will begin at Rosebud church, two miles east of Parr, Sunday, Jan. 7, 1900. Everybody invited. We expect to be assisted by Rev. Edward Day of Monon, pastor of the Monticello cir-

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W. D. Graham, the Optical Specialist,

Will again be at W. A. Huff’s Jewelry Store, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 8-9, prepared to correct all forms of defective vision by means of properly fitted glasses. Call, while you have the opportunity, and have your eyes tested by this careful and skilled specialist.

Money to Loan.

I have made arrangements whereby I can make a loan on short notice, without giving you the trouble and expense of going to the county seat. Low rate of interest. Call on or address, John O’Conner, Kniman, Ind.

Brown-Denniston.

Rev. Hickman presented Ira C. Brown of Kniman, a New Year’s present in the way of a helpmate. Ira C. Brown and Miss Sarah E. Denniston were united in wedlock at the home of the bride’s parents at Kniman, at4p. m.. Dec. 31, ’99. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Denniston composed the bridal party. Guests were too numerous to mention, while time and space forbids the mention of all the presents. A splendid wedding feast of the best the land afforded was spread, and all did ample justice to the choice viands. The groom wore the conventional black, while the bride was dressed in drab and white. The young people are among Kniman’s most estimable ones, and all join in best wishes to them while sailing on the matrimonial sea. xx

It has been demonstrated repeatedly in every state in the Union and in many foreign countries that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is a certain preventive and cure for croup. It has become the universal remedy for that disease. M. V. Fisher of Liberty, W. Va., only repeats what has been said around the globe when he writes: “I have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in my family for several years and always with perfect success: We believe that it is not only the best cough remedy, but that it is a .sure cure for croup. It has saved the lives of our children a number of times.” This remedy is for sale by Hunt Bros., Druggists.

The Democrat wants a good correspondent at Kniman,DeMotte, McCoysburg, Milroy and Newton townships. For Sale:—Lots 5 & 6, Newton’s addition, 134 feet front, good location. Easy terms. Enquire at this office. The Democrat carries the largest and finest line of joo stock of any printing office in Jasper county and can furnish anything in this line in large or small quanties and on very short notice.

Commissioners’ Court.

The county commissioners met in special session last Saturday, for the purpose of settling up the business for the past year and allowing a few claims. On estimate of H. L. Gamble, engineer, #2.200 was allowed on the notorious Keener tp. gravel road contract. A few bills were acted upon: J H Tilton, 1 old fox scalp 2 50 H Landon, med. aid Carpenter tp 25 00 W HParkison, gravel road repairs,.. 1 00 Chas Smith, heating aparatus p. f 580 00 W J Wright, poor relief Marion tp.... 6 00 J C Gwin, cash paid bepobteb in case Babcock vs Gwin 5 00 Francis E. Bostwick, remodeling bks for county 6 88 Chas Smith, changing heating ap. jail 125 00 Leslie Clark, blanks for Co Supt 14 00 H L Gamble, work on Lakin ditch.... 4 50 John Hordeman, work at jail 1 00 J C Thrawls, work on Lakin ditch 82 85 C Bierma, poor relief Keener tp $57.79, allowed at -.... 48 79 I Glazebrook, blacksmithing p f 1 30 I Tuetuer, mdse ct house.... 50 J C Thrawls, work on ditches 11 00 B W Sigler, poor relief Keener tp 25 25 H L Gamble, engineering on ditches.. 150 I Glazebrook, blacksmithing ct house 250 T J Jordan, services janitor... 4 50 M B Price, work on ditches 69 00 Same, postage surveyor’s 0ffice....... 325 Same, work on Lakin ditch 15 00 Wm Knapp, ditqh work 3 00 John Pinter, poor relief Wheatfield tp 31 85 Gilbransen A Paulsen, same 6 00 Moody A Roth, meat for poor farm... 8 63 J D Babcock, poor relief Marion 33 00 T J Joiner, janitor ct house 2 days.... 300 Harry Wiltshire, fixing tile on ct hse. 500 Ellis A Murray, poor relief Union 12 60 Florence Wood, work on Union ditch 500 G E Marshall, notice to taxpayers 1 75 Same, public printing 24 80 James Clowry, work on gravel road.. 22 50 Bank of Remington, material for same 124 44 EC English, med. aid, contract.. 333 Hunt Bros,, mdse ct house 55 E CEnglish, sal sec bd health ~.. 17 36 N J Reed, servidg road notices 3 25 Denham A Broadie, poor relief Car... 643 C Bierma, superintending bridges.... 18 50 Laßue Bros., mdse jail and boiler hse 635 Same, poor relief Marion 10 00 N J Reed, serving road notices 3 35 G L Morgan, supplies for boiler house 60 C C Starr, mdse ct house 1 30 Warner Bros., same 165 Same, mdse jail and boiler house 6 65 E D Rhoades, mdse for county 2 70 J P Hammond, serv. truant officer.. /. 19 00 Same, postage acct 2 00 C Hansen, blacksmithing for boiler hse 290 Warner Bros., mdse poor farm 1 80 A S Keene, poor relief Wheatfield 22 65 J C Gwin, postage treasurer's office.. 9 21 Hunt Bros., medicine for prisoners.... 80 Fenton Metalic Mfg, Co., bill for ex- • tras, ct bouse furniture. $194.85, dismis'd W B Burford, books and stationery... 197 50 SC Johnson, med aid poor farm A jail 417 Same, for same. Marion tp..... 4 17 F. E. COULTEB INQUEST. T P Wright, services inquest 7 50 J W Walker, same transcripting evid’e 11 50 C H Vick, constable for same 2 30 C E Mills, attorney for same 5 00 A L Berkley-, med ex, etc. same 3 35 E C English, same.. 3 35 CE Ross, witness.. 85 J H Coulter, same . 85 Zern Wright, same 85 WJ Wright, same.. 85 Simeon Dowell, same 85 Frederick Waymire.. 85 Harry R Kurrie, 5ame.................. 85 G E Marshall, publishing notice of inq 375 Total cost of inqest $ 42 70 J R Vanatta, mdse poor farm 17 30 Laßue Bros., same ~. 5 25 W H Eger, same.-,.. '... ..... 19 52 John Eger, same...., ................... 5898 A F Long. 5ame....... 16 70 J W Paxton A Co., same 274 16 Donnelly Bros,, same and labor 73 75 Hiram Day, 5ame.,....................... 45 20 Sayler-Bales Lumber Co., same 180 WhiteA Marion, same 7 40 AG Hardy, cash paid labor poor farm 56 45 Coen A Brady, lumber for poor farm 44 05 Ellis A Murray, mdse, same 33 79 Same, mdsect house .... 75 Same, poor relief Hanging Grove 5 00 Same, for same, Marion 4 87 Coen A Brady, coal for et house 200 49 E A Warren, supt. Keener tp.. gr rds.. 60 00 D H Yeoman, lumber for gravel rd rep 99 00 J A Grant, poor relief Mari0n........ 4 50 Burt-Terry Stationery Co., bill for stationery, per contract........ 80 55 Same, bill for same on hand after con 326 55 New Castle Bridge Co., Groom's bdge 1,670 00 J E Troyer, bridge plans and speci.. 75 00 J W Crampton, same 33 40 W J Wright, casket for poor farm 15 00 Chas. Morlan, janitor and laundry.... 36 25 Geo L Morgan, fireman at boiler hse.. 30 00 City Rensselaer, lights for Nov 64 45 J W McEwan, pub, notice letting con. 3 00 W H Dougherty, gravel road work... 1 87 J J Eiglesbach. meat for poor farm... 607 M L Hemphill, blacksmithing for b hse 690 W H Eger, mdse ct house and b. hse.. 20 90 L H Hamilton,services Co. 5upt....... 104 00 Same, postage acct ........... A. 6 11 Hiram Day, mdse boiler hse 50 Sayler-Bales Lumber Co., supplies for jail and boiler hous.e. Board met in regular session Jan. and the followimg record of transactions is made:

R. B. Porter, report as to necessity for additional vault furniiure, continued. A G Hardy, supt. poor farm was given permission to sell 20 fat hogsand 10 tons timothy hay. Chas. A. Gundy of Fair Oaks, was granted saloon license for one year.

Vol. 11. No. 40

8. R. Nichols, petition for bridge; continued./ J. A. Lamborn, petition for 4 bridges; continued. J. R. Kight, petition for ditch Barkley tp.; continued for final report. Alex Merica, petition for highway between Pulaski and Jasper counties; report of viewers favorable and road ordered established 50 feet in width. John Eck et al, petition for ditch; report of viewers favorable and final report ordered made Jan. 11. Nelson Morris et al, matter of drainage district; remonstrants and objectors withdraw without prejudice all pleadings filed by them etc. Petitioners ask to amend petition, which is granted. Report in Union and Lakin ditch cleaning matter approved and auditor directed to proceed as provided by law. Austin O. Moore et al, petition for ditch; James W.„ Cowden, R, B. Harris and Felix French appointed viewers, to meet Jan. 5, and report Jan. 11. Auditor directed to give notice of letting contract for doctoring poor at county farm and jail. Also bids for coal for poor farm and boiler house from Feb. 1 to June 1.1900. In the matter of bids heretofore received for stationery for the county; Board award contract for No 3 to Clark & Marshall at $395.20, and the contract for Nos. 1, 2 and 4 to the Burt-Terry Co., at $1,470.50, as per bids on file.

In matter of bids for janitor’s supplies and drugs for poor farm; contract awarded A. F. Long at $129.50 and $2.80, respectively. Following bills were continued for want of appropriation: Chas Ramp, oil for boiler house $ 600 E B Sellers and Hanley A Huut, legal services 50 00 Hanley A Hunt, same 10 00 M L Hemphill, team for comtnissiou'rs 250 Chas Reed, gravel road work 7 50 Foltz, Spitler A Kurrie, legal opinions 41 62 Isaac Kight, mdse poor Union 18 15 B D Comer, poor relief Union 3 50 Jesse Nichols, gravel road w0rk........ 6 00

LODGE ELECTIONS.

RENSSELAER ENCAMPMENT, NO. 201. IXt.O.F. C. PJ. W. Cowden ScribeJ. R. Vann ata RENSSELAER LODGE, NO, 83, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. C. C. ..Charles Robinson Prelate John Bruner M. of ECharles Morlan M. of FJ. J. Hunt K. of R.&S N.W. Reeve M. of AT. W. Haus M. of W R. B. Porter Trustee,. . J. N. Leatherman Representative to G. LJ. J. Hunt REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE. ODD FELLOWS. Noble Grand,... .Del ma Nowels Vice Grand . ..Mrs. Elizabeth Harris Secretar y * Belle Adams Treasurer..,..... Mrs. C. P. Wasson Lucius Strong. Mrs. J. F. Warren and Mrs. Eleanor M. Adams, trustees, IROQUOIS LODGE. NO. 143, I. O. O. F. Noble Grand E. M. Parcels Vice Grand Jesse Nichols SecretaryS. C. Irwin Treasurer.... ..T. W. Haus Trustees... J esse C, Gwin and Geo. W. Goff

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Real Estate Transfers.

David B. Nowels to Emma A. Nowels, Oct. 28, Its 4-0, bl 17, Rensselaer, >I,OOO. q.c. d, Fredinand DeMaynck to Charles Sigo, Aug. 5, ne_lß 27-6, Carpenter, SB,OOO. Harvey J. Kannal to William S. Day, Dec. 28, pt se sw 30-29-6. Marion. S4OO. James M.Carrto Ray D. Thompson, Dec. 21, ptnw sw 25-29-7, pt e!4 se 26-29-7, Newton. $2,000. David M, Carson to James B, Albertson et ux. Feb. 11. nw se 12-30-5, sw ne 12-30-5, Gillam. SI,OOO. Ira Gay et ul to Martha J. Wilcox. Dec. 19, lts3&6.nw 19-29-6. Marion, $650. David B. Nowels to William B. Austin, Dec. 21. Its 22, 23. bl 32. Weston’s add., Rensselaer, wj* nw se 34-30-5, 20 acres, Gillam, SI,BOO. William B. Austin to Henry Lee, Dec. 27. e*4 ne 28-29-5. 80 acres. Hanging Grove, $3,000. Norman E. Helmick, commissioner, to Albert S. Keene. May 8, It 3 bl 4 Bentley's add. Wheatfield, S3O. Com. deed. Willis O. Pierson et ux to Edward Fleming, Jan. 3. si* nw 12-32-6. Wheatfield. $2,275. James McDonald et al to Albert B. Cooper, Nov. 11, pt se 35-29-5, Hanging Grove, SB,000. Elanore Sayler to Franklin J. Yeoman, et ux. Jan. 2, pt sl£ nw nw 29-29-7, 16 acres, pt sw nw 29-29-7. 10 acres, Newton, $350. q. c.d.

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