Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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LOCAL MATTERS.

The fishing season will close May 1. ' * Geo. Killinstine has moved to Lowell. Newton county is 40 years of age to-day. When you see it in The Democrat it’s so. Rensselaer city election one week from Monday. The second installment of spring weather arrived Thursday. John Jessen come home from West Pullman last Friday. The first thunder shower of the season came Tuesday evening. The newton county democratic convention will be held July 25. Miss Bessie Foster spent Sunday with friends at Monticello. Make up your mind to vote for Eger and the whole democratic city ticket. But two weeks more for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid penalty. Fine Minnesota potatoes, 45 cents per bushel, at the Chicago Bargain Store. In the coming city election lay partisan politics aside and vote for your own interests. A full-blood Jersey cow and calf for sale —not Barnacle stock. Enquire at this office.

Mot Ritchey has about 8 tons of timothy hay for sale at his farm 3 miles southwest of town. The Jasper Public Library will have Old People’s exhibition and festival at the court house, May 11. » _ C. H. Vick has moved his laundry and news business to the room formerly occupied by the American Express Co.. The “Hearts of the Blue Ridge” company were greeted by a fair sized audience Monday night. The play was a good one and it was well rendered. Judge Willard New and other localcapitalists of Jennings county, have leased territory about Vernon, the county seat, and will prospect for oil and gas. The Marion lodge of Elks will have a big street carnival at that city beginning Monday, June 4. Preparations are being made to entertain 100,000 visitors. The "White circuit court convenes next Monday. It is to be hoped that some of Jasper county’s numerous and long-pending cases will be disposed of this term. Mrs. Braddock of Kniman, Jasper county, came Monday and will ipake a lengthy visit with her brother, Henry Jones and other friends. —Kentland Enterprise. Mrs. George Jenkins and son of Goodland, visited Mrs. W. W. Wishard this week. They were on their way to Michigan, where Mr. Jenkins has decided to locate.

Well, the Newton county “lawless mob” has come back with some pretty strong affidavits about that senatorial convention muddle. Now, let’s hear Bro. Marshall spout again. Mrs. Williams and family, in the northwest part of town, will soon move to Indian Territory, we understand, where her father resides, he having sent her the necessary funds to take the family there. Clyde G. Hopkins, son of O. P. Hopkins of McEwan, Tenn., has secured an appointment in the government printing . office at Washington. Both C. P., and Clyde are well known here and at Remington, where they formerly resided. James Gardner and family will move back to Monticello next week, and Mr. Gardner will re-en-gage in the milling business at that place. The family have made many friends during their nearly two years residence here who will be sorry to learn of-their removal.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, •SwMiwoMw. Office First Stairs West of Port Office. RENSSELAER, IND.

Mrs. C. E. Hershman is reported on the sick list. Mrs. Rebecca Gibson and daughter have gone to Crawfordsville to reside. Only about one more week for taking advantage of mortgage exemptions. A son was born to Miss Annie Williams of the northwest part of town, April 18. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carey of Ft. Wayne, are visiting the family of J. C. Chilcote. I have some money to loan on real estate or good personal security. J. W. Williams. The wood and coal firm Cox and Barcus has dissolved, Mr. Cox purchasing the interest of Mr. Barcus. Mrs. Chas. Paxton, daughter Edith, and Miss Hattie Roe left for their new home at Lamar, Colo., Tuesday. Mrs. R. E. Leatherock of Morehead, Kan., is at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. S. R. Nichols, of Barkley tp., who is quite low with cancer. To-day’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 35; oats 24; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were: wheat 60; corn 30; oats 26|; rye 40. After reading Bro. Marshall’s comments on the Burnbam-Col-vert-Owens-Martin case we are again forcibly reminded of the famousremark of the Scotch jury man. Claude Sigler has moved from his father’s farm in Jasper county to work at the stone crusher this season. His brother Clarence, has taken his place in the management of the farm.—Monon Ne.vs.

Horace Marble declines to make the race for representative in convention number two, so Jasper will have to find a new man. It won’t be any trouble, though. Not a bit of it The highways and byways of Rensselaer are crowded with republicans who are “just dying” to get an office.

Mrs. L. G. Johnson of Chicago, will speak and sing on the great reforms of the day at the First Baptist church, Saturday evening, April 21. Also at Slaughter school house, Sunday, April 22, at 3p. m. She will continue a series of meetings in Rensselaer until the following Thursday evening. The friends and neighbors of Wm. Dunn of Jordan tp., to the number of fifty gathered at his home last Saturday evening and reminded him that it was the 31st anniversary of his birth. Dancing and other amusements were indulged in until a late hour,when a lap supper was served. A very enjoyable time was had by all. It is said that Monon has a white elephant on' her hands in the shape of her new school building. The town is bonded to the limit and the building is only about one-half completed, and there it stands. Efforts have been made to sell town warrants sufficient to raise funds for finishing up the building, but so far without success, says our informant.

A 13-year-old daughter of a couple of movers named Tilkington.who were camped near the Catholic cemetery, died last Friday after a very brief iliness from pneumonia. The family claimed to have spent the winter with friends at Lafayette, and were on their way to Danville, 111., where they formerly resided. The burial was made in Weston cemetery Saturday morning, Rev. Middleton holdng brief services at the grave. John Eger the democratic candidate for citv mayor has ever shown himself to be on the side of the people in all matters of public importance coming before the council during his term of office. This is a statement which no man, democrat or republican, can deny. With Mr. Eger in the Mayor’s chair and a working majority of the council to support him, the taxpayers may expect needed reforms in the city government of Rensselaer.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, April 21, 1900.

A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Mrs. Maloney and daughter of Chicago, are visiting Miss Maggie Healy. John T. Sayler has sold his farm east of town to Geo. R. Katchum, an Illinoisian. Cosideration SB,800. Mrs. J*. P. Hammond, who has been sick for some time, shows no signs of improvement, in fact is said to be growing weaker. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hunt of Barado, Mich., who have been visiting friends here, returned home Thursday, accompanied by the former’s mother who will spend the summer there. Mrs. T. J. McCoy who has been at the Presbyterian hospital for several months for treatment, is said to be improving very slowly. She has been in poor health] since she was thrown from a carriage in a runaway last fall. Twelve indictments, have been returned by the grand jury investigating the assination of Gov. Goebel in KedtucXy, one of which is said to be against “Gov.” Taylor himself, charging conspiracy in bringing about the assination. Wallace Robinson, who is now in Lamar, Colo., writes D. B. Nowels that be had been offered $2,500 advance upon the coal, hay and seed business, which the Rensselaer syndicate recently bought. They have not decided to sell as yet. Several north side residences were entered by someone,presumably a burglar, last Sunday night, although nothing was taken at either place, the would-be thief being scared away before securing any booty. The homes of James Norris, John Hordeman and Mrs. Grant were those entered.

Gifford now says that if the $30,000 and free right of way is given him he will agree to build his road to Remington within two years, and gives the people 100 days to accept or reject his proposition. The people of Remington should go ahead with their electric road project and put it through this year.

The railroad tracks have been torn up, the iron and ties returned to the C. & E. I. railroad company, the superintendent has returned to Rensselaer and all work has been abandoned on the Keener tp., gravel roads. Still there is some five or six miles of the road uncompleted. Do the taxpayers now think The Democrat lied about this gravel road matter in its previous statements or was it the “Official Apologist?” Yes, when you see it in The Democrat it’s so.

In 1869 the town of Oxford, in Benton county, was incorporated—or supposed to have been. Recently the town wanted to expand, and when the matter came up it was found that nothing appeared on record that there ever was such a town as Oxford, the plat not having been recorded, or if recorded, the records lost. School, street improvement and electric light bonds have been issued and sold investors without question as to their legality so far as the incorporation of the town was Concerned, and* the peculiar state of affairs was only brought to light by accident.

The writer made a flying trip to Jennings county last Saturday, returning Sunday morning. Wheat, one of the principal crops in southeastern Indiana, is looking bad. aid from present indications will not be more than one-fourth an average crop. The best fields we saw anywhere along the route were in Jennings county. We saw Mr. Henry Fisher, who recently moved to Jennings from this county, and he is well pleased with the country and his purchases there. The old gentleman was hauling tile and is improving his lands by drainage. Owing to our necessarjlly short visit we did not itoeet rfny Others of the Jasper county contingent, of which there are some thirty or forty.

Sent To the Reform School.

’ Considerable excitement was Occasioned here Sunday morning when it was learned that Squire Burnham’s “stenographer,” Hazel Colvert, had been arrested for the larceny of the Squire’s pocketbook containing some $9, buying goods' on the Squire’s credit, etc., and had been lodged in jail. Matie Owen and Oscar Martin were also arrested as accomplices before, after and during the alleged outiage upon the peace and dignity of both the gray-haireji Squire and the State of Indiana. The Colvert girl is an adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Colvert of this city, and is about 15 years of age. She has been a little wild, it is said. She had been “stenographer” for Squire Burnham for some two or three .months. In addition to swiping the Squire’s pocketbook she is said to have procured some $15.50 worth of supplies at Leopold's store Saturday night, when the Squire only told her she could get a four dollar dress. The Owen girl and Martin, it was said, had assisted in “storing the goods” after they were purchased, and that it was the intention of the trio to take the Sunday morning train for Chicago, where they were to reside. The parties lay in jail all day Sunday and Monday morning were arraigned before Judge Thompson, who sentenced the Colvert girl to be imprisoned in the reform school until she reaches the age of 18. The evidence against the Owen girl and Martin was hardly sufficient to -make a case, and after considerable legal quibbling they were discharged. A great many people are of the opinion that a little more justice should be meted out in the matter.

-■ - 'J’he Appellate Court on Wednesday reversed the judgment of the Jasper Circuit Court in the case of August Rosenbaum vs. State of Indiana. In July, 1897. Rosenbaum was indicted for selling liquor on Sunday, convicted and fined $lO and costs. The evidence showed that the sale, if it was made at all, was made by the bartender employed by Rosenbaum in the absence of the latter and contrary to his express orders. The r Appellate Court held that the conviction was unwarranted by the facts found. This is the second case “Rosey” has wqp in the higher courts within the past year.

The Democrat wishes to secure good, regular correspondents at Remington, Surrey,Fair Oaks, DeMotte and Kniman; also from the central part of Jordan and Milroy townships. We want the news from those localities every week. Other sections of the county are now represented. We prefer some school teacher or other person of fair education for this work, and believe they will find it entertaining and instuctive to them. Will not some of oar readers at these points assist us in securing correspondents and thereby make The Democrat doubly interesting to them by giving a nice breezy lot of local items from their immediate locality each week?

Judge Rabb, of the Benton circuit court, gave the truancy law a hard jolt last week in Benton county. The case was that of the State of Indiana against Wm. Sayres for failure to send his b< y to school as the law directs. Judge Rabb held the indictment bad on the ground that the law could not be enforced. It provides that any child over six and not over fourteen years old must go to school in his school corporation. He also ruled that a pupil may go to another school, to a private or parochial school anytime during the year, provided he goes as many months, weeks or days as are taught in this school corporation. In a term of six months the child need not attend at all during the school year provided he attends school for six months during the calendar year, thus making it impossible to enforce the law.

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

William M. Morris, to Blanche L. Nowels, issued April 14.

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Great Closing Out Sale! • The undersigned, preparatory to moving to Colorado, ; offers the following described property at prices and up- < on terms to insure their immediate sale: A complete, clean and up-to-date Stock of Dry Goods. I An excellent Stock of Groceries and fixtures. An undivided one-half interest in the Rensselaer J dairy, now in good condition and doing a paying < business. < A finely located 40-Acre farm adjoining the city co/- J poration, fronting on the gravel road and less than j mile front "the Rensselaer City Schools. J A very rich and fertile 240-Acre Farm one and one® half miles from railroad station, 6% miles north-wesfl of Rensselaer, with over 3 miles- of tile upon it, fl new 5-ROOM house, new barn, two splendid well® etc., etc. s TF A Good family mare, dark bay, good style, as kinp ! and gentle as she can be, perfectly safe for any woman or child to drive or handle. j A one-seated Top Buggy, nearly good as new; Set Single Harness; Three Tons Tame Hay in mow, etc., etc. As stated, I will make prices and terms right on all I above property for the sake of disposing of it promptly, ! as disposal of it must be made before June 1. This will ! all be closed out at private sale. V ; I will also offer My Residence Property in Ren’B?selaer, and any one desiring one of the choicest Rensseb ' aer residences will have a rare opportunity to obtain one. The groceries and dry goodswill be Closed Out at Cost and Below if not disposed of in bulk before May 1, 1900. Bear this in mind, for the prices will be so low as to be unprecedented. I can be found at my store, north of the depot, or at my residence, 423 N. Main st. Respectfully, D. B. NOWELS.

Mr. Tenney, - promoter of the proposed Kendalvjlle, Winamac & Gilman railroad, has written M. F. Chilcote of this city, and states that he wants Rensselaer to donate $35,000 and free right-of-way through the town and on west to Brook or Morocco, whichever town will put up the most, we suppose. Rensselaer should not be asked for so much. We think this particular road would be a very good thing indeed for Rensselaer, but are altogether opposed to this thing of building a road complete and giving it to someone to operate and throwing in a bonus besides to get them to take it. This road would be a paying one from the start, and no unreasonable sums should be asked for in its aid.

5 PER CENT. MONEY.

Money to burn. We know you hate to smell the smoke. Stock up your farms while there is money in live stock and save taxes on 1700.00 every year. Takes 36 hours at the longest to make the most difficult loans. Don’t have to know the language of your great grandmother. Abstracts always on hand. No red tape. Chilcote & Parkison.

Business Now For 1900.

Buggies, surries, wagons, mowers and binders, • threshing machine agency and a full line extras on nand for mowers and binders. The deering Roller and Ball Bearing machine and the South Bend wagons. Also the Lafayette wagon, the Boss threshing machine, the Russel and the Gaar-Scott. Our line of surries can not be beat for the prices. We ask you to call and see our goods before buying elsewhere. Remember we guarantee all goods. We also handle the John Deere goods, the Brown cultivator and harrows, and the Ohio Rake Co’s goods; and best of all the Deering binder and mowers, and binder twine. Goods will be found at our wareroom near Monon depot. Wishing our friends a good, prosperous season, we are, Truly Yours, Renick er Bros.

Vol. HI. No. 2

BIRTHS.

April 13, to Mrs. and Mr. Bert Blue, north of town, a daughter. April 13, to Mrs. and Mr. Charles Mustard of Jordan tp., a son. April 16, to Mrs. and Mr. Isaac Porter, west of town, a son.

Notice to Farmers.

If you want your disk sharpened I have the machine that will do the work in first-class shape. New plow work polished free of charge; blacksmithing and wood repairing of all kinds; iron lathe. The best equipped shop in Jasper county. Remember the place, on Front St. next brick livery barn. M. L. Hemphill.

A Horrible Outbreak.

“Of large sores on my little daughter’s head developed into a case of scald head,” writes C. D. Isbill of Morganton. Tenn., but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve completely cured her. It’s a guaranteed cure for Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers and Piles. Only 25c at Hunt Rros. Druggists. If troubled with rheumatism, give Chamberlain’s Pain-Balm a trial. It will not cost you a cent if it does no good. One application will relieve the pain, ft also cures sprains and bruises in onethird the time required by any other treatment. Cuts, burns, frostbites, quinsy, pains in the side and chest, glandular and other swelling are quickly cured by applying it. Every bottle warranted. Price, 25 and 50 cts.

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I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending paiiers east—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates Funds always on hand* W. B. Austin.