Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1900 — Page 5

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Directory. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk John F. Major Sheriff ...Nate J.Reed Auditor W.C. Babcock Treasurer R. A. Parkison. Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor.. Myrt B. Price Coroner. Truitt P. Wright Sept. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assessor John R. Phillips COMMISSIONERS. Ist District Abraham Halleck 2nd District Simeon A. Dowell 3rd District ..Frederick Way mire Commissioner's court—First Monday of each month. CITY OFFICERS. May0r....................... .Thomas J. McCoy Marshal ...rThomas McGowan Clerk. Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer..... .....C.C. Starr Attorney Harry R. Kurrie Civil Engineer.... . ...H. L. Gramble Fire Chief Biden R. Hopkins COUNCILMEN. lit ward .Chas. Dean, H. J. Kannal 2d ward..... John Eger, I. J. Porter 3d ward....' J.F.McColly, J. C. Chilcote JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge. ..... Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorney... t Charles E. Mills Terms of Court.—Second Monday in February, April, September and November. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEES. TOWNSHIPS. Robert S. Drake Hanging Grove A. Prevo Gillam John F. Pettit Walker Samuel R. Nichols Barkley James D. Babcock. .. Marion Marcus W. Reed .....Jordan Jackson Freeland Newton C. C. Bierma Keener J. C. Kaupke Kankakee Albert S. Keene Wheatfield John A. Lambom Carpenter George W. Caster Milroy B. D.Comer. , Union TOWN OK CITY . P All"**" .Remington J. F. Warren .Rensselaer Edward T. Biggs Wheatfi »ld Louis H. Hamilton. Co. 5upt...... Rensselaer

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HOF MB. Notice Is Hereby Given, that on Saturday, the 2d day of June, 1900, at my office, on the corner of Brook and Montgpmeiy streets, in the town of Francesville, Pulaski County, Indiana, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m., and 5 o'clock p. m., of said day, the undersigned. Construction Commissioner, .appointed by order of the Pulaski Circuit Court at its January Term, 1000, upon the approval of the report of the Drainage commissioners, in that behalf appointed in a certain application for drainage riled by George Webb and others, will proceed to sell and let for construction the several sections of said work, each of which is one hundred (100) feet in length, and is designated by stakes numbered from “0” progressively down stream, as will more fully appear from schedules showing depth of cut. width, and number of cubic yards of excavation in each section of said work. Said work to be performed and completed in all respects as designated by the report of the Commissioners as approved by the Pulaski Circuit Court at said term. Contracts will be let to the lowest bidder and even’successful bidder will be required to furnish a sufficient bond as provided by law, and in such sum and-amounts as may be fixed by the undersigned. Construction Commissioner. Said Commissioner hereby reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of May, 1000. E. H. Applegate. Construction Commissioner.

~ Real Estate Transfers. Victorine Pierson to Bertha Pierson Nelson, April 37, eH w« ne 88-28-6, Jordan, St. John R. Wilson to William Corah, April 7, pt s%, se 26-37-7, 75 acres, Carpenter. $6,100. Benjamin J. Gifford to Mary A. Kimble. April 21. Its 8. bl 8. Gifford, SSO. George Shephard to John G. Perry, Nov. 14.1898, eK sw. 5-28-6, e* wV$, se 5-38-8, pt wH se 5-38-8, 131.74 acres, Marion, $5,011.87. Roswell Dow to Howard F. Chappell, April 31, nH 10-31-5, Walker, SB,BBO. Agnes Kelley to George W, Kelley, et al. May 8, nw 38-37-7, 180 acres. Carpenter. SB,000. John A. Randle to Ida A. Randle. April 31. 1898, undt« ne ne. 0-29-5, undU nw ne, 9-29-5, und 1 * ne nw. 9-39-5, Hanging Grove, sl,500. Samuel Herehman to Jesse I. Tyler, Jan. 8, Its 7, 8. 9,10.11. 12, bl 8, DeMotte. A. L. McDonald’s add., sl. q. c. d. Ezra Herehman to Jesse I. Tyler, June 13, 1899, Its, 7. 8. 9.10.11,13, bl 8, DeMotte, A. McDonald’s add , sl. q. c. d. ** Lillian M. Neblock to Thomas J, Tucker. Feb. 19, pt ne ne, 11-80-5, pt nw ne, 11-30-6, 57.40 acres, Gillam, $2,400. Charles J. Martin to William L. Wood, April 17. out-lots 14, 15, 18. Parr, S6OO Rachel E. Scott to Julids G. Huff, May 3, It 2. bl 2, Rensselaer, Leopold's add., SBOO. Sylvester Galbreath to Mary E. Galbreath. April 18, nl4 nw 16-80-8, 80 acres, Barkley. 1.50 C. Rufus Fulk et ux to Harry’ L. Fleming. April 4, s*! se ne. 22-29-6, w>; sw, 23-29-5. sw. nW. 23-29-5, 140 acres. Hanging Grove. $4,000. William C. Kirk to Simon H. Kuster, May 1, pt Its 7,8, all 9. bl 8, Remington. $650. Albert B. Cooper to Phebe Gitchel, May 9. pt se 35-29-5, 155 acres. Hanging Grove. SB,000. Jennie M. Thompson to Ray D. Thompson. April 18, pt nH se 2-81-7, 20 acres, Keener, $lO. qcd. We sell envelopes and writing paper cheaper than any place in the city. The Democrat. Miss Florence Newman, who has been a great sufferer from muscular rheumat'sm. says Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is the only remedy that affords her relief. Miss Newman is a much respected resident of the village of Gray, N. Y., and makes this statement for the benefit of others similarly afflicted. This liniment is for sale by Hunt Bros. Druggists. FREE OF CHARGE. Any adult suffering from a cold settled on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung trouble of any Denature, who will call at A. F. Long’s, will be presented with a sample bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup, free of charge. Only one bottle given to one person, and none to children without order from parents. No throat or lung remedy ever had such a sale as Boschee’s German Syrup in all parts of the civilized world. Twenty years ago millions of bottles were given away, and your druggists will tell you its success was marvelous. It is really the only Throat and Lung Remedy generally endorsed by phvsicans. One 75, cent bottle will cure or prove its value. Sold by dealers in all civilized countries.

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NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS.

Rock Island Announces Special Excursion Rates. The Rock Island’s proposition for cheap rate excursions to and from Colorado during this summer has been negatived by the Western Passenger Association. Inconsequence notice wgg served yesterday on Chairman McLeod by General Passenger Agent Sebastian, that the Rock Island will take independent action and put in effect a rate of one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip from Chicago and all intermediate points east of the Missouri River to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Salt Lake City and Ogden. Tickets at this rate will be sold on June 20, July 9 and 17 and August 1. From Missouri River points the same rate will be made on the days following these dates. Tickets at this rate also will be told from Missouri River gateways, Kansas City to Omaha, inclusive, on July 7, 8 and 9. Four special excursions also will be run by the Rork Island from Colorado common points to Chicago and intern ediate stations on June 23, July 12 and 20 and August 4. These excursion tickets, both east and west bound, will be limited for return passage to October 81. The Rock Island announces its intention of placing in service special trains for these excursions, leaving Chicago at 5 p. m. and making the run to Colorado with only one night on the road— Chicago Tribune.

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Warren & Irwin are making loans on farm or city property at a low rate of interest and commission and on more liberal terms than can be obtained elsewhere iu Jasper County. 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.

Indianapolis Excursion.

On account of the Grand Lodge of Rebekah assembly, the Monon Route will sell special excursion tickets to Indianapolis and return, May 14-15, at one fare and a third, good returning to May 18. W. H. Bevm, Agent. When you see it in The Democrat it’s so.

Indianapolis And Return, One Fare. Democratic State Convention.

On account of the Democratic State Convention, the Monon Route will sell tickets te Indianapolis and return, June 4 and 5, for one fare. Good returning to June Bth. W. H. Beam, Agent.

Advertised Letters. ' List of unclaimed letters remaining in Rensselaer office: E. s. Bates C. E. Haus Mr. Riley Pavne Mr, Steve Powley Mr. James Reed S. L. Webber Andrew Weller Miss Clara Reish F. B. Meyer, P. M. I have private funds to loan on I real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always ;on hands and there is no delay—--8«o examination of land, no sending papers east—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait .on insurance companies for 6 months for your 1 money? I also loan money for i short times at current bank rates ; Funds always on hand' W. B. Austin. ' Biliousness is a condition char- ’ acterized by a disturbance of the idigestive organs. .The stomach i is debilitated, the liver torpid, the : bowels constipated. There is a ] loatlwig of food, pains in the bow--1 els, dizziness, coated tongue and j vomiting, first of the undigested or partly digested food and then of bile. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets allay the disturbi ance of the stomach and create a ' healthy appetite. They also tone lup the liver to a healthy action 'and regulate the bowels. Try I them and you are certain t$ be much pleased with the result. For sale by Hunt Bros, druggists. Money On Farms AT 5 PER CENT. A special fund to loan on for Five Years at 5 per cent interest, with privilege to make partial payments any interest paying time, and Commissions as low as can be had in the county. Call at Commercial State Bane, No. Side Pub. Square, Rensselaer, Ind.

Commissioners’ Court.

Following is a report of the proceedings of the board /it their regular meeting held Monday and Tuesday: J. A. Lamborn’s old petition for 4 new bridges in Carpenter tp., was again continued.. J. F. Pettit petion for 2 new bridges in Walker tp,; board ap•N’ Garden engineer to prepare plans and specifications for both iron and wood bridges and same be placed on file in the auditor’s office. A. W. Prevo, bridges in Gillam tp.; board let contract to New Castle Bridge Co., for one 60-foot iron bridge at |1,037. The old petition of R. B. Porter for additional vault furniture was again continued. M. T. Didlake et al, petition for highway in Jasper and White counties; report of commissioners approved and 50-fdbt road ordered established. Stephen Brusnahan et al petition for ditch in Union tp.; S. P. Thompson, G. M. Wilcox and Richard Butler file separate remonstrances; petitioners file demur to each remonstrance, are overruled, and then file answer to remonstrance of S. P. Thompson; board appoint E. T. Biggs, R. Delehantry and Douglas Clark re-viewers, to meet May 17 and report on or before June lr" Final report of viewers presented and approved in C. F. house et al ditch. 8. O. Derby et al petition for ditch; continued for publication. Art Metallic Construction Co., supplies for court house, $375.00; continued. Henry Hildebrand was granted license to sell intoxicating liquors in Rensselaer and Chas. S. Mandeville ditto at Parr, the temperance people of Union tp., failing to secure a sufficient number of signers to their remonstrance to knock out the latter. Omer Osborne was appointed to scholarship at Purdue. B. D. Comer petition for bridges in Union tp.; continued. M. W. Reed petition for. two new bridges in Jordan tp.; continued. C. W. Baker et al petition for gravel road in Gillam tp.; continued. Chas. J. Mansfield motion to re-tax costs by striking out fees of auditor and sheriff in Mansfield ditch case; motion sustained, J. D. Babcock petition to have unexpended Marion tp., gravel road construction money paid over to the trustee; prayer granted. _ Hanley <fc Hunt reported $24.15, old sheriff’s fees collected, which less 10 per cent., their commission, had been.turned into the county treasury. Where the money goes—allowances: Donnelly Bros., repair jail, $ 525 Trustees Presbyterian n church, use of church for teachers' institute.... 15 00 J D Babeock. burial Union Soldier, (J. W Porter) 44 00 Chilcote A Parkison, legal opinion..,. 5 00 W F Rayher, gravel road repairs.... 5 45 Chas. Reed. same. 2 50 Leslie Clark, printing (roads, bridges) 2 00 N J Reed, highways 9 40 Jesse Eldredge, 6 young wolf scalps... 18 00 Samuel Scott, exp boiler house 9 75 J P Simons, gravel road repairs 2 50 N J Reed, taking girl to reform school 2 00 White A Marion, exp poof farm 5 65 H E Randle, gravel road repairs....... 7 50 Leslie Clark, stationary Co. Supt 75 10 Manley Burk, gravel road repairs 62 Harvey Grant, same 3 12 Dick Fiddler, same 3 75 Ed Price, same 3 75 Cox A Barens, exp. jail. 15 75 |C J Phegley, gravel road repairs 13 30 Wm Knapp, work on ditches 4 50 LClark. G E Marshal, sup C.erk’s office 30 00 | M H Hemphill, exp. ditches 4 80 ; J K Phillips, serv Co. Assessor., 132 00 i H E Fishhorn, 1 old wolf scalp.... 10 00 . John Mnkeever. exp poor farm 2 50 I Alton Grant, stock for poor farm 100 00 I Harvey Biggs, gravel road repairs.... 187 Treasurer, school town of Rensselaer, exp poor scholars 18 30 j Heury Leurs,gravel road repairs...., 700 j Geo LMorgan, Itoarditigprisoners.... 8 40 I F H Robinson, public printing 4 90 ' Same, for same 3 00 . Geo L Morgan, expct house 30 00 ' Chas Payne, labor poor farm 20 30 | T C Baker, gravel road repairs 5 62 Joseph Putts, same g 25 I Warner Bros, exp court house 8 20 Same, exp jail 525 | Sam Scott, public grounds 2 50 Chas Morelan. exp ct house 90 I Same, janitor ct house.. 45 00 j Clara Murray, making Ixlg assessment 400 j H B Murray, making assessor's book Kankakee tp 3 00 I Same, for Hanging Grove 4 0J j Same, for Milroy 3 00 j Same, for Gillum 4 40 j Same, for Union ~, 500 Clara Murray (H. B's. daughter) for Newton 325 ! Same, for Keener ' 3 75 ' Bessie Murray (another daughter) for Wheatfield goo Same, for Jordan 8 25 Same, for Walker. 400 W H Coover, postage clerk's office ... 260 M B Price, work on ditches.".7?:' 61 09 M B Price, postage, surveyor's office.. 300 W H Coover, making rei>orts 100 R W Spriggs, janitor, examinations... 600 Democratk\Sentiuel. public printing. 400 H L Gamble, surveying highways, 80 dlsmis d Adam Nagle, same, $4 50 “ Joseph Nagle, same. $4.50 “ Tell your neighbor to subscribe for the taxpayers’ friend, The Democrat. It gives all the news.

BREVITIES OF FUN.

New Client—-“ Are you the head of the firm?” Spoffins, Jr.—“No, I’m only the heir of the head.”—Ldrks. “So the elopment on the automobile was hipped in the bud?” “Yes; the old man hid the gasoline can.”— Syracuse Herald. He kissed her suddenly. “Well, I like that!” die cried. JlSo do I,” he answered, calmly, and she let it go at that.—Philadelphia Bulletin. —“What colors would you suggest as appropriate for our new bicycle club?” She—“Oh, black and blue, by all means!”—Unsere Gesellschaft. “Do you believe in the survival of the fittest?” “Of course I do.” “For what reason ?” “Because I’ve got to. I don’t know enough about it to put up an argument to the contrary.”— Washington Star. » Big Girl—“My little sister’s got a new doll that squeaks when you press it.” Little Girl (nose put out of joint by the baby)—“My muvyer’s got a new doll that squeaks whether you press it or not!”—Sketch. “There is something paradoxical about the dentists,” remarked Mr._ Snaggs to his wife. “What is it?” “The more prosperous they are the more they look down in the mouth.” —Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.

EXPLOSIVE SHELLS.

Gnat Havoc That Has Been Created by Them. The physical effect of highly explosive shells is clearly shown from the results obtained by Emsley’s battery at Omdurman; their effect on men can be deduced from the action of the dynamite guns employed by the Americans in Cuba. These fired a projectile weighing llj pounds, and which contained 3| pounds of nitro-gelatine, and had a range of about 3,000 yards. Even with such small shells the effect produced seems to have been extraordinarily great. One shell, according to the English consul, destroyed a house which it struck. Parker, to whose Gatling battery one was attached, says: “We could drop one within 20 yards or so of the place aimed at. It invariably created a commotion, as may be well imagined, and the gunners of the machine guns were keenly alert to restore order among the Spaniards on these occasions.” On one occasion a dynarfiite gun put a Spanish battery, apparently of three five-inch guns, completely out of action. A shell struck fairly under the center gun, blew it fully 20 feet into the air, disabled the other two, and killed or wounded most of the men in the battery. The moral effect of the guns in the Porto Rican expedition also seems to have been great. You must not imagipe that this weapon is of the Zalinski type. It is really an ordinary gun, the charge being largely air spaced, so as to reduce the pressure, and the explosion taking place in a subsidiary chamber. The advantage of this method of construction over the ordinary howitzer is that it gives a much lighter weapon, as the powder pressures are so much less. Since the war it has been largely improved. A five-inch gun constructed for the United States government fires a 33pound shell containing 11 pounds of nitroglycerin, and with a pressure below 2,000 pounds per square inch. Groups of three and four shots at from 2,500 to 4,000 yards were contained in a circle of three yards’ radius. The board charged with the experiments stated that, in its opinion, “no living being could exist within 100 yards of the bursting shell.” This gun on its carriage weighed 31 hundred weight and had hardly any recoil.—Journal of Military Service.

New Lamp Needed.

Would you believe that, with all of the varied patterns of lamps offered for sale, the ideal lamp has not yet been invented? Yet that is the fact, according to the statement of a manufacturer and dealer in lamps. He says he has hundreds of lamps intended for house use, and that not one of them fills the functions of light giving and manageableness to the degree it should. “Our moet easily managed lamps,” he says, “do not give adequate light, and the beautiful burners that we sell require a poet graduate course in lamps in order to properly care for them. These lamps are simply nuisances when you attempt to fill them and the worst sort of patience destroying vexations when you have to renew the wicks. They are entirely too complicated. I have called inventors’ attention to these too manifest defect*, and they appear to be unable to remedy them.”--N. Y. Herald.

DEEPEST HOLE IN THE WORLD.

Has Been Discovered ■ Five Hundred Miles East of Guam. Tfee deepest hole in the world has been discovered by the United; States navy. It was during the survey of the proposed cable toute from Skn Francisco to the Philippine islands. The hole is in the bottom of the Pacific ocean., 500 miles east of Guam, and on that division of the proposed cable route which lies between Guam and Honolulu.' The lowest part of the hole is certainly six miles beneath the level of the ocean, and probably pinch more. At least that depth was proved. Thia means that if Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, were dropped into the ocean here it would go completely out of sight and ships could sail over its summit with more than a thousand feet of water beneath their keels. Lieutenant Commander Henry M. Hodges, United States navy, made that part of the survey, during which this interesting discovery was made. The Nero is a large steam collier purchased for use during the late war, and on account of her great steaming radius was admirably adapted to make the survey. After careful consideration of the subject, it was decided that the best route westward from Honolulu to the Philippine islands was by the way of the Midway islands and Guam, landing the cable at a convenient point on the east coast of Luzon as near as possible to the latitude of Manila. It was also decided as desirable to survey a route from Guam to Yokohama. Elaborate instructions for the survey were prepared. The plan of the survey consisted in carrying direct lines of soundings, taken at alternate intervals of ten and two knots from Honolulu to the Midway islands, thence to Guam, and thence to Luzon, and also from Guam to Japan. The return course was a zigzag line passing back and forth to equal distances on each side of the route followed in going to the westward with soundingaat intervals of 20 knots at the turning points.

The Nero sailed from San Francisco for Honolulu on the 22d of April. She sailed from Honolulu to commence her work on the 6th of May. On the 22d of May she had completed a single line of soundings to the Midway islands, by July 4 to I Guam and by August 1 to Luzon. Along this route, which is 4,812 knots in length, 853 soundings wera taken. The characteristics of the bottom soil and the temperature of the surface water were observed at each, j sounding station, and these, together ; with the meteorological record and : the frequent observations of specfic 1 gravity, bottom temperature and the ; currents of the ocean, besides their value in laying a submarine cable, will ■ form an important contribution to the physics of the Pacific ocean. Here are the words from Commandi er Hodge’s report, in which he describes the deepest hole in the worlds “I then proceeded to find a southern route to connect with our direct 1 line to Midway; but struck the Nero , deep again, and am convinced that it I cannot be gotten around with, a cable. Mlere the two deepest casts, and the two deepest, temperatures, ever taken were recorded. The depths are 30,900 feet and 31,614 feet, andthe temperatures are 35.9 elegrees at 30,420 feet and 36 degrees at 30,606 feet.” In addition to the greatest depth, a remarkable subm rine mountain j was found. This li-es 12,108 feet from the bottom of tb. ocean to within 492 feet of the sur ice. It is a few miles westward of Midway island. ; Beith pits and mountn ns on the ocean 1 bottom must be avoided in laying & cable. Sudden breaks in the ocean’# depths will leave the cable hanging i like a festooix through a space of many hundred feet and exposed to the strain of its own unsupported weight or free to the attack of great fish. These sharp breaks are usually} ' within narrow areas, and for that reason can be detected only Ly frequent 1 soundings.—N. Y. Journal.

Too Much Freedom a Bad Thing.

Probably every foolish person occasionally wishes he were as “free as & bird,” though nothing could be worse for him. People who are not tied down by duties and responsibilities are very apt to make serious blunders. —Atchison Globe.

Insomnia.

A defective stomach keeps more people awake than a guilty conscience.—Chicago Daily News. .;

Hash and Rehash.

All you can find in some authonf workshop* is old saws.—Chicagw Democrat