Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

LOCAL MATTERS. Read Hershman’s new ad. Decoration day next Wednesday. Open air band concerts every Thursday night. C. 8. Chamberlain has bought Kelley Bros, steam laundry. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sullivan are visiting in Chicago this week. John Sayler has bought a 100acre farm just north of Monticello. Gillam tp., democrats will hold their nominating convention today. The old folk’s entertainment is to be reproduced, on Friday eve, June 14. Albert Overton of Indianapolis, spent a few days here the first of the week. Miss Maude Jacks is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. E. Tyner, at Cedar Lake. Mrs. D. M. Yeoman of Ambia, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong. J. R. Hazen, of Jordan tp., was in Jennings connty this week looking after his farm. The two insane patients confined in the county jail have been taken to the asylum. —— A. B. Cowgill attended the state funeral directors’ meeting at Indianapolis this week. A 10-pound democrat arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam Tuesday morning. Miss Belle Fendig has returned from an extended visit with her cousin at Brunswick, Ga. Morocco is preparing to celebrate the 4th under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen. Remember that C. H. Vick handles the Sunday Enquirer, the best Sunday paper published. No. 1 Hungarian Seed for sale at my place, 1| miles north of Rensselaer. Alp. Donnelly. Caleb D. Porter, aged 74, a pioneer settler of White county, died at his home in Monon Wednesday. Miss Mary Beck of Sedalia, Mo., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Beck, and other Rensselaer friends. Mrs. Eva Crane and Mrs. Emma Gray of Logansport, are visiting their father, J. C. Thrawls, on the north side. The Monon section men recently asked for an advance of pay, from $1.15 per day to $1.25. Their request has not been granted. Dr. Horton will move into his new building next week. He will occupy the upper floor his with dental parlors and will lease the lower room. Kensal, is the name of a new postoffice established somewhere within the confines of White county. Christopher Kensal is the postmaster. Col. 8. C. Spoor, the well known ex-banker, of Goodland, has moved to Jennings county, to look after his recently acquired real estate interests there. Gillam tp., Sunday School convention will be held at Independence church to-morrow at 1:30 p. m. A good program has been prepared for the occasion. All dotted swiss and ruffled lace curtains were 11.75 and $2 per pair . Saturday and Monday May 26th and 28th, only $1.25 per pair Chicago Baegain Store. Miss Jessie Thornton of this city, was married at the home of her sister Mrs. George Niccum, at Germantown, 111., May 13, to Mr. Marsh A. Holmes of Danville. W. H. Beaver of Milroy tp., was in the city, on business Monday. Mr. Beaver has been suffering from rheumatism for several months and is now barely able to get about.

OR. MOORE, Specialist, I’KIVATB DISBABKS.' ( ' wombn. ' Office First Stairs West of Post Office. RENSSELAER, IND.

Dr. Vick is sick with lung fever. Geo. Hanna and family of Walker tp., was in the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lardner of Goodland, visited friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Sawyer and daughter and F. M. Dewees of Newton county, were in the city Wednesday. - The Christian church ladies of Rensselaer are interesting themselves in raising funds for the India sufferers. Ices and cake will be served in the room on Libera] Comer on the p. m., of Decoration day, May 30, by the ladies of the M. E. church. Mrs. F. B. Meyer, who has been sojourning with her sou Lawson, at Indiana Mineral Springs for several weeks, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Drake, who was in attendance as delegate, at the Catholic Lady Foresters’ National Convention, held at Chicago last week, returned home Tuesday. W. H. Coover left Sunday for an extended visit to his old home in Pennsylvania, and will also visit Washington, Norfolk, Va., and other points ere his return. We will continue the shoe sale all this week to Monday evening, May, 28th. All sizes up-to-date walking shoes $1.25 value for 28 cts pair, $1.50 and $2 value for 88c pair. Chicago Bargain Store. Base ball games, Brooklyn vs Chicago, and Kansas City vs White Stockings, are among the attractions that may be seen in Chicago to-morrow. Round trip fare from Rensselaer only 75 cents. The ninth annual convention of the Rensselaer District C. E. will be held here June 12-13. The district-includes the counties of Benton, Warren, Newton and Jasper. An excellent program has been prepared for the occasion. Michael Steinbach, father of Editor Steinbach of the Kentland Democrat, died at his home in Kentland on Wednesday of this week, aged 56 years. We extend fraternal sympathy to Bro. Steinbach in his affliction. C. B. Caldwell, ex-trustee of Franklin township, who was indicted last fall for alleged bribetaking from one of his lady teachers, returned this week, surrendered to sheriff Delinger, gave bond for SSOO and was released for trial at the next term of court.—Winamac Democrat Journal. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mr. A. E. Alter and Miss Del ma Nowels, to take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowels, at 321 North Weston street, this citv, to-morrow afternoon at 5 o’clock, They will reside at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, we understand. “Next week,” announces a determined if not desperate North Missouri editor, “we will be running this paper as Jesse James would have run it. Delinquent subscribers may - expect a call from us with their accounts stuck in the muzzle of a six-shooter Otherwise, this paper will have to be run as the sheriff would run it.” Union Memorial services will be held at the Presbyterian church toElder A. L. Ward of the Chris'ian church, will preach the Memorial sermon. All members of Rensselaer Post No. 84, G. A. R., and other war of the rebellion comrades, are requested to meet at Post Hall promptly at 10o’clock, form in line and march to the church. D. J. Pettit of Wolcott, was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Mr. Petitt says there are about a dozen new houses now in course of construction in Wolcott, work is under way on the big building to bo erected by the glass sand company near town, and everything in that locality is moving along briskly. Politics has a decided democratic tinge, and the prospects for democratic triumph were never brighter.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, Jvlay 26, 1900.

The census enumerators will begin their labors June 1. A good shirt-waist only 59c Saturday and Monday, May 26th, 28th. Chicago Bargain Store. D. B. Nowels has sold his 240 acre farm in Union township, to Joseph Leach, consideration S4O per acre. New pensions: Elizabeth J. Duley, Goodland, original widow, $8; George Schreiner, Rensselaer, increase, $lO. Mrs. 0. G. Beal of Remington, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. N. Hyland,, of the Nowels House, Thursday. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Marshall died yesterday morning. The funeral was held last evening at 6 o’clock. To-day’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 34; oats 22; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were: wheat 60; corn 28; oats 25; rye 50. T. H. Robertson of Milroy tp., left Saturday for central Montana, where he will work on a ranch this summer. He expects to return home this fall and will bring back a carload or two of horses with him. Corn planting is about over with. In some parts of the county the farmers are now plowing their corn for the first time, in other parts, owing to insufficient drainage, some fields are just being planted. We are requested to announce that a collection for the India famine sufferers will be taken up at Memorial services to-morrow, and it is hoped that every one will come prepared to contribute asliberaly as their means will allow to this fund. The R. H. Milroy circle, Ladies of the G> A. R., will give a free dinner to all old soldiers on Decoration day, immediately on their return from the exercises at the cemetery, at their hall, in Odd Fellows’ building. Committee. The preliminary steps toward organizings commercial club here were taken Monday evening. A committee composed of W. B. Austin, C. D. Nowels and H. R. Kurrie was appointed to draft constitution, by-laws, etc,, for a permanent organization. Arrangements have been made by which the 9:55 a. m., Sunday train will leave a mail pouch at thia place, and subscribers to Indianapolis and Cincinnati Sunday papers will get same through the postoffice on Sunday instead of Monday as heretofore. Owners of dogs, who have not already done so, should procure their receipts from the township assessor before June Ist when the books are turned over, and thus avoid prosecution and added expense. We understand their are several in Rensselaer who have thus far failed to take up these receipts. Owing to the death of the aged mother of Judge Palmer of the White circuit court, several cases on the court calendar of that county were continued to the September term, including the- Huston vs Fatkacase and the Jasper county Telephone Co., tax case. The May-Dluzack corn-stealing state case was also continued on account of one of the juror’s becoming sick and not able to attend the closing part of the trial. The fact that India’s famine stricken people should be looked after by the English government should not deter the people of this country who are able to do so from contributing liberally to alleviate the great distress of these unfortunates. That England is too busily engaged in a war of suppression ana land-grabbing to pay much attention to the millions of starving people in India is indeed deplorable, but human life is too precious to the liberty-loving people of America to refuse to stretch out a hand to succor a starving nation regardless of all this, and our people should do what they can in this matter.

A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. The Halleck telephone lines reached Mt. Ayr yesterday morning. 300 yds. lawns left at one 1c pqr SI. while it lasts. Sale 2p. m., aturday, May 26th. Chicago Department Store. —. —i ? Charles Kelley went to Western Springs, near Chicago, Tuesday, to take a position in the woodworking department of the Vive Camera Co. The Democrat this week has correspondents from 15 towns and neighborhoods in Jasper county. The greatest number contained in any other paper in the county is but 5. Decoration day will be duly observed by the old soldiers of Rensselaer, and all the secret orders of the city, fire department, cornet band, etc., are expected to take part in the parade to the cemetery. J. B. Sayler, state employment agent for a Chicago western agency, reports that he has already sent about 170 laborers to lowa, Michigan and Wyoming this season. He says that he finds a great many unemployed men in Kokomo, Logansport and other labor centers of the* state. Here is a pointer for the verbose Cholly Landis. Many people have no doubt wondered for the past year why “old glory” has not been unfurled to the breeze from that $4lO court house flag pole upon state occasions. It seems that the hoisting apparatus gave out after a few months use and therefore no flag could be raised. A subscription paper was circulated in the city this week to raise money to repair the same so that the flag might be unfurled on Decoration day, and Thursday forenoon a hobo “steeple climber” made two unsuccessful attempts to climb the pole. He only got up about onefourth of the way, each time, and finally gave up the job. At this writing the $4lO flag-pole surmounting Jasper county’s $175,000 temple of justice continues in a state of innocuous desuetude. A very exciting runaway occurred in town Thursday forenoon. Miss Virgie Austin was driving about town with a single rig when her horse became unmanagable on Van Rensselaer street, near John Eger’s residence, and started at breakneck speed south. The young lady bravely held the reins and guided the runaway the best she could. It attempted to turn in at Duvall’s livery barn, where it belonged, but was pulled away enough to avoid any obstructions there. Just south of the livery barn the phaeton struck the crossing and was nearly upset. At Rutsen street it turned east and ran into the yard at Felix French’s, where the rig was upset and the young lady thrown out, but lucksly escaped without injury. The horse broke loose from the phaeton and ran back to the livery barn with one thill dangling at its side. Miss Austin’s escape from death or at least serious injury was indeed miraculous, and her grit in holding onto the reins and rare presence of mind is all that saved her.

Subscribe for The Democrat. Farm For Sale.—A Bargain. I have a farm of 1091 acres for sale. The farm is well fenced, has five never failing springs, a brick house of 4 rooms in good order, bank barn 45x50, good well, sufficient timber for fire wood and fencing. Land in shape for crops. 28 acres of clover on farm, 22 acres of wheat, 12 of which is firstclass. Possession given at once. Best of reasons given for selling, price $1,500. Title perfect. Abstract furnished. Address, Geo. F. Lawrence, Mayor, North Vernon, Ind. Mention this paper. • Duluth Imperial Flour, the world’s best, 95 cents a J or $3.80 a bbl. Saturday and Monday May 26th and 28th. Chicago Bargain Store.

“Peace” In the Philippines.

Yesterday’s, Chicago Record contained a letter from Geo. Ade, the Record’s special correspondent in the Philippines, giving the true situation of affairs there from a personal knowledge. Mr. Ade is a republican, a son of John Ade Jhe Kentland banker, and is personally known to many of our readers, hence his statements should have greater weight in this section of the county than those of some unknown writer, whom our imperialism shooters might declare was a “traitor” or “rebel.” He says that the repeated assurance that war is “about ended” is not true; that there are now more soldiers being killed than at any time since the war began, and that the guerilla tactics of the Filipinos make it now dangerous to go about the islands than at any previous time. Mr. Ade further says: “The visitor to Manila may learn many facts which have not been reported at home, partly because those making the reports do not care to reveal the whole truth. * • * Then there is the press censorship, which has restrained the few who wanted to tell the truth, at all times without fear or favor * * * Until there is a radical change in the temper of the Filipinos, the towns which are garrisoned will remain ‘pacified’ only so long as the garrisons remain * * * Certainly it will be months and perhaps years before the United States can withdraw its garrisons * * * The preponderance of testimony is to the effect that only a very small part of the native population is friendly to American rule. There is such a consensus of opinion on this point and the expressions are so emphatic that there seems to be no room for doubt. Why should it be otherwise? The natives have not yet reaped any practical benefits from American occupation,” and the “actual experince with Americans has not given him any insight into the policy of ‘benevolent assimilation.’ *** If we have comparatively no friends among the natives the reasons are not hard to discover. Assuring that the Filipinos are incapable of self-government and that the United States really wishes to deal justly and humanely with them, there is still no denying that we permitted them to believe that they would be granted their independence and that later on we refused to consider their claims and that up to date we have killed about 15,000 of them. Whatever may be the facts as to the outbreak of February, 1899, the natives blame the Americans for the present war • * • An invading army seldom makes a pleasant impression on the country being invaded. Certainly the American soldiers have not taken pains to act as forerunners of the tender policy of ‘benevolent assimilation’ * • * The most significant fact tending to prove that the Filipinos are not in a peaceful mood is that the arms used in the insurrection have not been surrendered. Only 3,000 or 4,000 rifles have been captured or purchased. The government now pays S3O (Mexican) for every rifle turned in by a native. As a result of this liberal offer many old Remingtons and defective Springfields have been given up, but the natives have not yet begun to turn in the new Mausers with which they did their fighting. The Americans seem to be unable to buy them or capture them * • * The poor native is unable to ‘size up’ the American soldier, but he dosen’t like the breed.” Taken altogether Mr. Ade does not hold out a very flattering prospect for early peace in the Philippines.

OAK LUMBER.

My sawmill is now running, 5 miles north of Rensselaer, and I am prepared to furnish all kinds of oak lumber and sawed to order, if required. Phone 176.

D. H. Yeoman. Rensselaer, Ind.

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Porter Williamson to Minnie Zimmerman, issued May 23. Subscribe for The Democrat.

Vol. 111. No. 7

To-Morrow’s Excursion.

Following is the schedule of the Monon’s special excursion train. The train starts from Carmel, but we give schedule from Monon only: Monon8:20 Fare $1 00 Lee.... 8:30 “ 100 McCoysburg... 8:35 “ 100 Pleasant Ridge. 8:40 “ 100 Rensselaer.... 8:48 “ 75 Surreyß:s7 “ 75 Parr,, 9.-02 “ 75 Fair Oaksß:o9 “ 75 Rose Lawn.... 9:20 “ 75 Thayer.9:2s “ 75 Shelby9:2B “ 75 L0we119:42 50 Chicagoll:3o Returning train leaves Chicago at 11:30 p. m. More goods and cash for your produce than elseweere in Jasper Co. Chicago Bargain Store.

The Last Shall Be First.

The Jasper free library will present as their first monthly entertainment for its second year a revised and improved “Old Folks Exhibition” in the court rooms on Friday evening, June 15. Doors open at 7:30, begin at 8. Change of room, scene and performance. Admission ten cents. Thanks, the pay in May. was neat, Come goon, in June, to get a seat; The olden music, song and speech, Will please your listening ear. - The olden style is out of reach, ~ Will you pay a dime to hear? Every ladies’ suit, jacket or cape at cost Saturday and Monday, May 26th and 28th, all new styles. Chicago Department Store.

Grand Ball.

Will be given in Warner’s hall on Wednesday evening, May 30th. Everybody cordially invited. The best of order will be maintained. Frank Bicknell, Mgr. The popular new style grass and hemp carpets only 10c per yd. Saturday and Monday, May 26th and 28th. Chicago Bargain Store.

Hitch and fesd Barn. You can save money by putting upyour team at the Masker Feed, Hitch and Boarding Stable, one block north of Makeever hotel. Feeding a speciality. Prices: Hitching, 5c per horse. Feeding hay 5c “ “ “ corn 5c “ “ Jas. Masker, Propr. A car load salt just received. Price 98c bbl. Saturday and Monday only, May 26th and 28th. Chicago Bargain Store. FIVE PER CENT. FARM LOAN&. ONLY ONE PER CENT- COMMISSION. W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, continues to make farm loans at 5 per cent, interest and one per cent, commission. No delay, and no sending papers east. $7.50 ladies’ tailor made suits Saturday and Monday, May 26th and 28th, at $5 each. Chicago Department Store. Massona 23718. A beautiful dark, chestnut stallion, no white, 1200 pounds, seven years old. Bred by Wm. Russell Allen of Pittsfield, Mass. Individually he is very stylish, fine intelligent head, strong back, very wid ? breast, strong loins, flat bone, and a grandson of the great Electioneer, also a grandson of George Wilkes. He is an ideal trotting, coach horse. Standard bred to his fifth dam. He will make the stand at C. C. Starr’s barn, at Rensselaer, Ind., on Fridays and Saturdays of each week. Terms on application. Anyone contemplating breeding for a coach horse, carriage horse or trotting horse will do well to investigate this horse and also his breeding. Come and see him before breeding. Fred Jessen, Morocco, Ind.

nonce 01 (MM mum lew oi Mi. VOTICE is hereby civen to attorneys, witileuses and other interested par ties, that an adjourned term of the regular April Term of the Jasper Circuit Court will be held in the Court House at Rensselaer. Indiana. commencing June 12,1 WM). by T. F. Palmer. to try Cause No. Ml 2. State ex rel Roard of Commissioners vs Joel F. Spent** etal. B Y O WMtn or CovsT. Attest. Johk F. Majoh. Clerk.