Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1900 — Page 4

JASPER GOIHITY Mil. ~ Official Democratic Paper of Jasper County. 1.1. MB6OCK, WITOR Mill MIB. Bntered at the Poet-office at Reneaelaer, Ind. as second claar matter. TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ONE YEAR(I<» SIX MONTHSSOc THREE MONTHS26c. \ Payable in Advance. Advertising rates made known on application Office on Van Rensselaer Street, * North of Ellie & Murray’s Store.

Notice To Advertisers. All notices of a business character, Including wants, for sale, to rent. lost. etc., will be published in The Democrat st the rate of one cent per word for each insertion. No advertising will be accepted for less than 10 cent*. Cards of thanks will be published for 36 cents and resolutions of condolence for •1.00. For President in 1900, WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. Democratic Conventions, County Convention, Rensselaer, June 2. State Convention, Indianapolis, June 6. National Convention, Kansas City, July 4. Call for Democratic County Nominating Convention. The delegates selected by the precinct meetings throughout the county, will meet in Rensselaer. Ind., on SATURDAY, JUNE 2. 1900. 1:30 p. m.. to select delegates and alternates to the State Convention, the Congressional Convention, the Senatorial and Judicial Conventions, and to the Representative Convention, and nominate candidates for the following offices to be voted for at the general election in November, 1900: County Recorder,-County Treasurer County Sheriff, County Coroner, County Surveyor, County Assessor, County Commissioner, Second District, County Commissioner, Third District, Three members of the County Council at large, also County Council men from the Ist, 2d. 3d and 4th Councilmanic Districts. N. S. Bates, Chairman. C. D. Nowels, Sect'y.

Of course it would be outrageous for the Boers to blow up the Johannesburg mines, which are owned by British, but it is all right that the two republics should be wiped out or existence. They are only owned by Boers, you know. It is a curious illustration of j American political methods that Senator Hanna is bringing pressure to bear upon himself to accept the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, and Gov. Roosevelt is trying to bring it to bear on himself to refuse the nomination for the Vice cyIn answer to a question as to when he thought the Philippine war would be over, ex-Speaker Reed answered: “Over where?” The speaker is still bitterly opposed to imperialism and the purchase of “yellow pellies at $2 a head,” and points to the Cuban scandals as proof that his misgivings -on the subject were true. The War Department has no official record of Filipinos that have been killed. It is not considered proper by any nation to keep tally on the death dealing work of its armies. But the best informed unofficial authorities place the number at not more than 3,000 — only a very small percentage more than our Own losses from all causes. To appeal from Caesar McKinley to the American people is now the program of the Boer envoys. They have not abandoned their idea of making a tour of the country, and arousing public sentiment. They will begin this week in Baltimore, and from there will go to other cities where they have accepted invitations to attend public meetings. The Spooner bill, making Mr. McKinley Czar of the Philippines, is dead for this session and probably for all time, as in addition to some republican opposition to it, the democrats in the Senate have served notice that the bill would not be allowed to pass at this session and they have the power to make that notice good by simply refusing to allow the bill to reach a vote. \

Now it is reported that there arA a number of clerks in the Washington city postoffice who have been drawing, double salaries for alleged work in Cuba and Porto Rico, although they have never been out of the city and have hcd nothing to do with Cuban and Porto Rican offices. They were appointed, it is said, to sinedures at the time when the Havana and San Juan offices were branches of the Washington office. Will the scandal that started with additional salaries to army officers never end. ' ’ J "V " ' \

The republicans of the BentonNewton representative district, met in Goodland last Saturday and nominated Reid Allen of Ambia, for joint-representative. Everyone should welcome the census taker and help him in his work. He does not come in the attitude of a village gossip and he is forbidden to retail the information given him. It is impossible that accuracy should be obtained in the results unless accuracy is observed in the details of the great work. Republican Senators consented to a Congressional investigation of all Cuban accounts, as proposed by Senator Bacon’s resolution, not that they wanted an investigation, but because they feared to defy a practically universal public demand for one. They are now trying to de-, vise schemes that will enable them to keep the investigation in their own hands, but democratic Senators are wide-awake and intend to participate in that investigation, and if possible, they are going to have another for Porto Rico,' where there has been great extravagance in the payment of double and in some cases triple salaries to postal employes, if no actual stealing. It is also generally believed that affairs are quite as bad, if not worse, in the civil branch of our government in the Philippines, and there are scandals even in the Washington City Post Office.

Representative. Talbert, of 8. C., has been making another warm speech on the Pension question, his text being the case of the Michigan man who draws SIBOO a year as a clerk in the Interior Department, and SI2OO a year as private Secretary to Representative S. W. Smith, of Michgan, and who has been voted by Congress a pension of $72 a month for total disability. Representative H. C. Smith cited the case of Justice Long, of the Supreme Court of Michigan, who draws a pension of $l4O a month as an excuse for this case, and Mr. Talbert said said in reply: “Two wrongs do not make one right. The gentleman asks now because one man is robbing and plundering the government unjustly and unmeritoriously, that another man may be placed on the pension roll and receiye a high pension. That is the trouble about this indiscriminate grabbing of pensions. One man gets in and another man wants to get in. Members have their friends and they will not vote against each other. They will not have the reports read because they sit here like dummies saying, ‘Oh, they will reach my case next.’ That is what is the matter. You want to do a dozen wrongs .to make one right and you want to continue to do wrong in order that your own cases may be favorably acted upon. I want to see justice done by the old soldiers and I will help do it every time if I can, but I do not want to give any soldier what he does not deserve.”

One Man Who Told the Truth.

Remington, Ind., May 29, — Memorial service was held at the Christian church Sunday, May 27. The G. A. R. Post and Womens’ Relief Corps attended in a body. The sermon was by Rev. Matthews oftheM.E. church, and was a masterly setting forth of the facts fearlessly as they exist to-day, reviewing history of nations that have waged war and the result accomplished; and what nations can expect, that wage war for the sole purpose of gain, disregarding the rights of others. He made plain what brought on our late civil war, and why the North achieved the victory, and why the Boys in Blue fought so bravely.—showing it was for the preservation of the constitution. And by so doing we as a nation were blest, not only in seeing slavery abolished but having a j Union whose flag was not stained

by dishonor by floating over an oppressed people in this or any other country. He pointed with shame at the wars now being waged by the British in South Africa and the war in the Philippines by the Americans, showing both were for gain only—the British for gold, the Americans for expansion. He set forth that both would be a blot in the history oLboth nations and would be reconled as the most unwise and foolish wars ever waged. He pointed/ with shame and disgust at out officials in Cuba and tour civilizing the Philippines with shiploads of whiskey. 1 WeXs free Americans, living in *V n Z countr y- enjoying all the Usings derived from such freedom, should feel proud of and should reverence such men as Rev. Matthews, one who is not afraid to speak the truth at all times and under all circumstances. Our legislative halls demand such men at this time. Our Constitution must be preserved, our flag must remain unstained with inno-

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cent blood.

RIGHT OF TAX-PAYERS

To Investigate Book* of County Officers Is Established. The right of tax-payers to investigate the books of county officers, if the board of commissioners refuses to make such an investigation, has been established by the supreme court in reversing two cases from Franklin county, entitled; respectively, the state ex rel. Colescott vs George R. King, auditor, and the state ex rel. Colescott vs John A. Brockman, treasurer. A committee of the tax-payers demanded that the county commissioners investigate the books of of the county officers, which they refused, and a sum of money was raised by subscription and a demand made for the privelege of conducting a private examination. The officers refused the request, and writs of mandamus were applied for, which the trial court refused. In writing the opinion Judge Jordan held that a county officer is only a mere custodian of the records, and it is his imperative duty to keep them safe for the use and benefit of the public. The court held:

1. The authority given by secs. 5,145, and 5,917 R. S., 1881, to the board of commissioners to inspect the books of county officers is not exclusive. 2. A citizen and tax-payer not moved by idle curiosity but in the search for information for the purpose of pursuing, if necessary, the proper legal remedies to enforce the collection of any moneys or demands that may be due the county, and to require the proper officers to enforce such demands, has a right to inspect the books of the public officers of his county with the aid of expert accountants, and may enforce such rights by mandamus. 3. Such right of examination must be exercised so as not unnecessarily to interfere with the business of the office, or the taxpayer has a right to inspect the books for a sufficient time under the circumstances to serve the purpose contemplated, and to make necessary extracts and copies of entries therein.

Death of Edmund Kenton.

N. H. Livingston arrived from upper Salt river valley this morning, bringing news of the death of Edmund Kenton, which occurred at his home about 6 o’clock this morning. Undertaker F. L. Jones left with Mr. Livingston for the river at noon, to prepare the body and bring it to Globe for burial. The funeral has been arranged to take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock from the M. E. church. Mr. Kenton hail been ailing for several weeks and Dr. S. B. Claypool was called in about a week ago and pronounced the disease typhoid fever. Although he received the best of attention his condition was so enfeebled that recovery was impossible. Edmund Kenton was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, in the year 1826; went Io Jasper Co., Ind., in 1843, and made that his home until the year 1852. He then came to the coast. He has lived in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Arizona. In 1869 married Mrs. R. A. Livingston, at Waitsburg, Washington. The family subsequently moved to Nevada, and in 1877 Mr. Kenton came to Globe, remaining a short time and returning to Nevada. In 1881 the family came to Globe, and have resided here continuously since Mrs. Kenton died here in February, 1885, leaving a family of six children by her first husband, and one son, Wallace, the only issue of her marriage with Mr. Rente n.

Deceased has resided on upper Salt river for many years past and was engaged in cattle raising. He was well known throughout the county, was a good citizen, and his death will be generally regretted. Wallace Kenton, son of the deceased, who resides at Lake Valley, N. M., arrived on last night’s train, accompanied by his wife, and they were on their way to the river this morning when they learned of Mr. Kenton’s death.— Globe (Arizona) Silver Belt, May, 17. : The deceased was a brother of Simon, William, and Jasper Kenton, and of Mrs. J. V. Parkison, of this county, Mrs. Jasper McMakeever, of Newton county, and Mrs. J. C. Weathers, of Elk Co., Kan.

A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured. “At one time I suffered from a severe sprain of the ankle,” says Geo. E. Cary, editor of the Guide, Washington, Va. “After using several well recommended cines without success, I tried Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, and am pleased to say that relief came as soon as I began its use and a complete cure speedily followed.” Sold by J. A. Larsh, druggist.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF I** Commercial State Bank (noATM stos or ruoMO muaak) • RENSSELAER, IND.. at the close of its business, on the 16th day of May. 1900. J RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts.(ll4,29B 52 Overdrafts 859 97 g. 8. Bonds and Sec. on hand 1.900 00 Due from Banks and Bankers. 47,061 86' Banking House 5,585 00 Current Expenses and Taxes *69 06 Currency 7.473 00 Speciel,7Bo 95 Cash Items 826 21 $179,75457 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid ins 25,000 00 Surplus Fund 1.000 00 Undivided Profits.«;<■ 1,260 83 Individual Deposits on Demand ... 116.630 27 Individual Deposits on Time 35,863 47 (179,754 57 STATE OF INDIANA. I sfl Jasper County, f I, Emmet L. Hollinsworth, Cashier of the Commercial State Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. EMMET L. HOLLINGSWORTH. » Subscribed and sworriMo before i seal, f me, this 28th day of May, 1900. < > JAMES H. CHAPMAN. Notary Public. My commission expires August 28,1902. We would respectfully call attention to the last statement of the Auditor of State; and solicit a share of the public patronage. We transact a general balking business, sell drafts on the leading cities of this country and on all parts of Europe; loan money at current rates oh personal security and make long time loans on farms at the lowest market rate. Addison Parkinson. John M. Wabson, James T. Randle, Geo. E. Mvbbay, E. L. Hollingsworth, Directors. Mr. W. S. Whedon, Cashier of the First National Bank of Winterset, lowa, in a recent letter gives some experience with a carpenter in his employ, that will be of value to other mechanics. He says: “I bad a carpenter working for me who was obliged to stop work for several days on account of being troubled with diarrhoea. I mentioned to him that I had been similarly troubled and thst Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy had cured me. He bought a bottle of it from the druggist here and informed me that one dose cured him, and he is again at his work.” For sale by J. A. Larsh, druggist.

A Good Cough Medicine. It speaks well for Chamberlain's . Cough Remedy when druggists use it in their own families in preference to any other. “I have sold Chamberlain’s Congh Remedy for the past five years with complete satisfaction to myself and customers, ” says Druggist J. Goldsmith,' Van Etten, N. Y. “I have always used it in my own family both for ordinary coughs and colds and for the cough following la grippe, and find it very efficacious.” For sale by J. A. Larsh, druggist. -A 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 papers 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. Subscribe for The Democrat. You may as well expect to run a steam engine without water as to find an active energetic man with a torpid liver, and you may know that his liver is torpid when he does not relish his food, or feels dull and languid after eating, often has headache and sometimes dizziness. A few doses of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets will restore his liver to its I normal functions, renew his vitality, improve his digestion and I make him feel like a new man. Price 25 cents. Samples free at ; Larsh’s drug store.

A Life and Death Fight Mr. W. A. Hines of Manchester, | la., writing of his almost miraculous escape from death, says: “Ex-1 [ posure after measles induced seri-! . ous lung trouble, which ended in I Consumption. I had frequent 1 hemorrhages and coughed night and day. Then I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery which wholly cured me. Hundreds have used it on my advice and all say it never fails to cure Throat, Chest and Lung troubles.” Regular sizesoc and SI.OO. Trial bottles free at Larsh’s Drug Store. NOTICE We, the undersigned, do hereby I agree to refund the money on two ; 25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to i cure constipation, biliousness, sickheadache, jaundice, loss of appe-! tite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver 1 complaint, or any of the diseases for which it is recommended. It; I is highly recommended as a spring tonic and blood purifier. Sold! liquid in bottles, and tablets in 1 boxes. Price 25 cents for either. 1 I One package of either guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. A. F. Long. B. F. Fendig. Craft * Distemper and Cough Cure WttAs. Sold by A. F. Long.

IHi tt til Mobs 1 And all the boys that want a nice Buggy: Remember that I have the Rubber Tire jobs in stock. •) Call and see them; you are welcome to inspect and 0) (0 get prices. Cash counts for anything I have for 0) ?0 sale. I will name some of the goods: 0\ Studebaker Farm Wagons, Weber Farm Wagons, V Studebaker Buggies and Carriages, Page Bros. Buggies, also other makes I have the agency for the •) (• Weeks Weighing Scales, with patent combination 0) (0 beam without extra charge; the Birdsell Clover 0) (0 Huller, a world-beater, and the Huber Engines and Threshers’ outfit. This engine won all four prizes V at the world’s fair at Chicago, and is better to-day Rf than ever; and these two machines, viz: the McCor(0 mick New 4 Mower and the Right-Hand Binder* 0) (0 the world cannot beat. You are cordially invited to 0) Qi call and see them and get a catalogue. (0 Thanking you for past favors, I am, yours truly, m 2 CHAS. A. ROBERTS. 2 (0 Located at Glazebrook’s Blacksmith Shop, Front St,, Rensselaer, Ind IM - -J. I I ' Hr ’ w r\/7 r. i► 1 * ‘ RENICKER BROS. ✓v LOCAL AGENTS FOR J > Deenng Honesiets. Binte. Mmis. Rokes, n > PURE MANILA, MANILA AND STANDARD TWINE, ETC. ' J : Oeeiiiid M HID, Mm MN. I oo " “ d I; S id IM Mm or 1900. IM wim Bred sioiim § 1 WILKES ABDALLAH NO.- 4645. | (0 Brown horse, 16-1 hands high, weighs 1300 pounds; bred by R. (0 0) p - Pepper, Frankfort, Ky., owned by T. M. Hibler, Joliet, 111. (0 Sired by Onward, who has 144 in 2:30 and better and 100 pioducing sons and (0 over 60 producing daughters; be by the mighty Geo. Wilkes, with over 260 direct descendants in the 2:30 list. 9/ (0 Wilkes Abdallah's Ist dam is Jeannette, sired by Woodford Abdallah, he by f 0 0v Woodford Mambrino. 2:2114. he by Mambrino Chief; 2d dam is Japhet, sired by 0* 9) Bufford’s Cripple; 3d dam Doniphan, sired by Davy Crockett. 9/ 2 NOTICE TO BREEDERS. 0? Wilkes Abdallah will make the season at my farm, known as "the old Cleveland Farm," in Milroy Township, at (15 to insure. He should be seen to be (0 0\ appreciated. He has size, legs, feet and disposition—all that go to make a first- 0\ class individual. I purchased him to use on my own mares, having seen his (0 progeny and know him to be a number one breeder. He gets size, color and (0 0\ actors—Which brings the long prices just now. and that kind are going higher ev- 0v ery day, as good horses are very scarce. He will be found in chargeof my agent, (0 D. Art Whitney, at the farm, who will give you all desired information. (0 0) T. M. HIBLER, Owner. •) Zj P. O. Address, Sharon, Ind. D. ART WHITNEY, Manager. (0

Glorious News. Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of Washita, I. T. He writes: “Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the K best doctors could give no help; but now her health is excellent. Electric Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It’s the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, kidneys and bowels, expels poisons, helps digetion, builds up the strength. Only 50cts. Sold by J. A. Larsh, druggist. Guaranteed.

Business Now For 1900. Buggies, surries, wagons, mowers and binders, threshing machine agency aud 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. I Our line of surries can not bo J beat for the prices. We ask you to call and see our goods before I buying elsewhere. Remember we 'guarantee all goods. We also 1 handle the John Deere goods, the ' Brown cultivator and harrows, and the Ohio Rake Co’s goods; j aud best of all the Deering binder and mowers, and binder twine. ,Goods will be found at our ware- [ room near Monon depot. Wishing our friends a good, prosperous season, we are, Truly Yours, Renicker Bros.

I Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-! ' ent business conducted for modcratc Fees. 1 ! Ous orricc laorFoaiTt u.S.Patcnt Orncc ■ and we can secure patent in less time than those l l remote from Washington. , , Send model, drawing; or photo., with descrip- > tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of' j charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. !, A PaiiPHMtT. “ How to Obtain Patents,” with ( > cost of same in the U.S. and foreign countries ; sent free. Address, ], C.A.SNOW&.CO. |PATENTB-SS k ADVICE AD TO PATENTABILITY PHFI! 1 ► Notice in “ Inventive Age ” Bl BK BS BS 1 ► Book “How to obtain Patents” f 11 Ki MB j r Charges moderate. No fee till patent la secured. ] I litters strictly confidential. AddrsM, j [ E• 6. SI6QERB. Patent Lswjtr. Washington, D.C. j You can get The Democrat, State'Sentinel and Cincinnati Enquirer each a full year for only $1.85, cash in advance, if taken soon. Advertised Letters. List of unclaimed letters remaining in Rensselaer office: , Mrs. Cord Perne. Mita Altade Kermon, Charles Hnldesiey, Geo. Barr. R. P. Golden, Simon Mohler. F. B. Meyer, P. M. Morris' English Stable Liniment Calls'. Pnss.»»s.»af tsox Sold by A. F- Long. Morris’ English Worm Powder Sold by A. F. Long.