Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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R. H. Robinson, dentist Come to Rensselaer the 4th, _ Fowler is going to build some paved streets. Dr. Pothuisje of Remington, was in the city Monday. Henry Welsh of Remington, was in the city Thursday. Binder Twine 10| & 111 cts. lb. Chicago Bargain Store. Prof. S. E. Sparling of Madison, Wis., is here for a few days visit. A son was born to Mrs. and Mr. Sam Roth, in town, last Saturday. A very heavy rain came Thursday night, knocking the oats down badly. F. E. Duvall of near Sharon, was in Kankakee on business Wednesday. Wm. King and John Weise of Goodland, were in the city on business Monday. Postmaster Peck, Homer and Frank Hardy of Remington, were in the city Wednesday. Miss Ara Glazebrook is spending a few days at Knox, visiting relatives and acquaintances. This short sentence Contains every letter of the alphabet: J. Gray, pack with my box five dozen quills. Seventy acres of sugar beets and about 30 acres of pickle cucumbers are being grown in Monon tp., White county. x Benjamin S. Bell, trustee of I Oregon tp., Starke county, was killed frotn being gored by a bull a fe w days ago. Mann Spitler was down from Thayer Thursday. His son John, has recently graduated from a Chicago optical college. The Rensselaer ball team crossed bats with the Chalmers nine at the latter place last Friday. Score 16 to 7 in favor of Rensselaer. Mrs. Peter Kohler arrived from Chicago Sunday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watson, north of the railroad. Messrs. J. P. Merkel and Samuel Overton, of Chicago, spent Sunday with their families, who are here vititing relatives for a few weeks. Is it strange that the worm has turned? China has been imposed upon by every nation on earth, and forbearance has ceased to be a virtue. The Newton County commissioners have appointed J. J. Collins of Morocco, to fill out the unexpired term of the late sheriff of that county. Kersey is the name of another new postoffice in Jasper county, at the crossing of the Gifford and 3-1 railroad. - Mrs. Ola Hubbard is postmistress. W. B. Austin and T. J. McCoy were the only Rensselaer representatives at the republican national convention. The former was an alternate delegate. According to the Insurance Press of New York, during 1899 there was paid by life insurance companies to Rensselaer residents $5,000, and to Remington $9,000. The repetition of the Old Folks’ Entertainment last Friday evening was not so great a success in point of attendance, althongh the net proceeds were a little more than s2l. R. H. Robinson, formerly of Fowler, has located here for the practice of dentistry, with office rooms over Ellis & Murray’s store, formerly occupied by James H. Chapman. Mr. Lee Morrow of Indianapolis, will speak nt the court house in Rensselaer, Monday evening, June 25, on temperance and prohibition.l at 8 o’clock. Lough, the cele-: bra ted, will sing. * A Kansas girl joined the Bap- | •tist church, recently, and the! people in her section say she did j it just to get a chance to show I her new bathing suit. Kansas has. no seashore, you know.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, WOMEN. Office First Stairs West of Pott Office. RENSSELAER, IND.

Parr will celebrate the 4th. New pensions: Daniel Condo, Monticello, increase, 810. A daughter was born to Mrs. and Mr. J. A. Ramey, June 20. Mrs. J. F. Major will visit her mother at Warsaw, Ind., next week. A son was born to Mrs. and Mr. Werner Miller, southwest of town, last Monday. H. B. Murray and J. R. Parkison left Tuesday for a few weeks visit in Kansas. For first-class Dental Work call on R. H. Robinson, office over Ellis & Murray’s store. Mr. Keene of Bloomington, 111., who owns a farm near Dnnnville, was in the city Thursday. Michael Bernicken of Wheatand R. B. Goodrick of Rensselaer, will apply for liquor license at the July term of commissioners’ court. Albert Overton has purchased an interest in the hardware business of E. D. R.hoades, we understand, and will go into the store about July 1. A class of twenty-five children were confirmed at St. Augustine’s church, Thursday morning, by Rev. Bishop Shanley, of Fargo. N. D., diocese. Mrs. D. B. Nowels and son Auburn, Eva and Bessie Burk and Miss Edna Thompson left for Lamar, Colo., Wednesday. Thelatter goes only for a visit. The Presbyterian congregation j have extended a call to Rev. A. G. Work, the young preacher who has occupied the pulpit of their church a few times recently. Matt Zimmer and daughter of near Wheatfield, were in the city Wednesday. Mr. Zimmer says crops are looking excellent in his locality, having had just enough rain so far. The 4th of July committee desires to have the business men dispense with sidewalk displays on that day, and instead of sameplace benches’ under their awnings for use of the city’s guests. Strayed or Stolen:—June 10, from the Overton farm, six miles east of Rensselaer, a red and white heifer heavy with calf. Finder please address, John T. Murray, Pleasant Ridge, Ind. Twenty-onechildren, 10boys and 11 girls, received First Communion at the Catholic church, last Sunday morning. The ceremonies were couducted bvßev. Thomas Meyer, who also delivered an instructive sermon to a large and appreciative congregation. The advertisements in an up-to date newspaper are representative of the enterprise of the town. No. merchant who has good things to offer to the purchaser keeps quiet about them. The better the bargains the more pains the seller should take to have them known. David Emery, the young man sent to Mineral Springs by the charity of the Rensselaer ladies, last week, died there Sunday evening. Deceased was about 23 years of age and leaves a young wife to whom he was married a bout a year ago. He came here from Romney, Ind., soon after his marriage. The funeral was held at Romney. The Indiana Oil and Asphalt Co., of Lafayette, unloaded an oil well outfit at this place one day this week, and hauled it to Alex. Mexico’s farm, about four and onehalf miles southwest of here, and about one mile west of the old gas well farm. We understand that the company will put down several wells in that vicinity.—Francesville Tribune. Remember that all the varied amusements at Rensselaer on the i 4th are absolutely FREE. The ! four streets centering nt thq northI west corner of the public square will bo roped off for some distance tin each direction and teams excluded therefrom. Suitable platj forms will be erected in the center I thereof from which the stage j amusements, etc., can be seen nnd heard by all.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, June 23, 1900.

Celebrate the 4th at Rensselaer. Mrs. C. R. Yeoman and children of Dana, Ind., are visiting Rensselaer friends. Dr. ami Mrs. Bernard Maloy of Chicago, are visiting Rensselaer friends this week. The McNavin Comedy Co., has been occupying the boards at Ellis opera house all this week. Anything you want will be sold at 30 per cept. off at the Daylight from now until the Fourth. 2 car loads of flour, bought just before the advance of about 50c bbl. Chicago Bargain Store. - The greatest cut-price sale of the season at the Daylight Clothing Store, 30 per cent off from now until the Fourth. Wanted—We want 100 men with approved personal or real estate security to borrow the special fund we have, to put out. Ferguson & Wilson. Mrs. Charles Goss of Carpenter tp., and Mrs. Nettie Baker and two children of Minooka 111., were guests of Mrs. F. E. Babcock, Thursday and Friday. The board of review has been in session all this week. John Ryan of Gillam tp., was selected in place of Mr. Clark of Wheatfield, whose business interests compelled him to decline to serve on the board. Nothing of importance has yet been done. The Citizens’ Band of this city, the Remington Band and probably one other band will furnish music for the 4th during the day, and in the evening they will be re-enforced by the Mt. Ayr Band. This feature alone is worth coming a long way to hear and see. The Jasper County Oil Co., shot a well in section 27, Gillam tp., last week which is said to flow over the top of the pipe and several barrels of the fluid were lost before it could be controlled. Another good well was struck by another gang of drillers in Pulaski county, 4 miles northeast off Medaryville. George H. Tenney of Boston, chief promoter of the Kendall-ville-Gilman railroad which was to pass through Rensselaer, was found dead in his bed at a Kendallville hotel a few days ago. Mr. Tenney’s illness has delayed matters in this proposed line of railroad, but we trust those connected with im in the enterprise will not let the matter drop. The corn in Benton county is rather small for the time of year, but it has a healthy color and with a fair season from now on will make a good crop. The heavy rains have made many fields weedy, but the farmers are out early and late with the plow and that trouble will soon be overcome. Considerable corn has been washed out in the low ground. Oats never looked better.—Oxford Tribune. The name, good will and subscription list of the Delphi Times has been sold to A. B. Crampton of the Carroll County Citizen, thus consolidating the two democratic papers of that county under one head and management, insuring a better paper and more remunerative returns. Mr. Isherwood has purchased the daily and weekly Noblesville Democrat, the democratic organ of Hamilton county. The Democrat extends its best to both gentleman and trusts the change will prove a good thing in both cases. Last Monday evening at the regular session of the W. R. C., the wife and daughters of a mernI tier of the post were initiated in the order. The names of the new I members are Mrs. Thomas Crockjett, Mrs. Wm. McCord and Mrs. Knox of this city. Quite a large number yveje in attendance and late in the evening ■were joined by their husbands. The usual pleasi ant custom of serving refresh--1 meats was indulged in and the ! coolness of ice cream was not re--1 fleeted in their faces, for all enjoyed themselves. Aunt Mary Morgan sung for us and this completed the evening’s entertainment. •

It is money in your pocket to purchase your clothing at the Daylight, 30 per cent off. —— 1 car load fruit jars, 105 gross, 15,120 jars, just received. Chicago Department Store. The corn prospects about Rensselaer and south of here to Remington is said to be very poor for this season, owing to the large amount of rain lately. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheal 65; corn 38; oats 23; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 30; oats 24; rye, 45. John Goff of near Rose Lawn, was lodged in jail h?re Thursday from Newton county. He had some words with Mike Lawler Tuesday night and shot three times at the latter, but without effect. The trouble is said to have been started over a bottle of whiskey. B. F. Fendig and J. H. S. Ellis were in Chicago the first of the week securing attractions for the 4th. Mr. Fendig also purchased the fireworks for the night display, and the selection is said to be exceptionably fine, nothing but the best of everything having been purchased. Last Sunday evening, Perry Barnard, a painter at Flora, Carroll county, shot and killed his divorced wife and wounded his moth-er-in-law and his little daughter upon the streets of Flora, then made his escape. A rew’ard of SSOO is offered by Carroll county for the arrest of the murderer. The vote on county seat removal in Newton county last Tuesday resulted in Morocco receiving 1522 votes, while 1448 votes were recorded against removal. Sixtyfive per cent of the vote cast was required to change the location, therefore Morocco lost. Brook will be the next town to cross swords witli those opposing reA horse was stolen from the pasture of W. H. Snow, smile north of Blackford last Tuesday night. The thief stole a bridle from the stable of Mr. Hurley, the Blackford postmaster, and then went on to the pasture of Mr. Snow where he took his best horse. Telephone messages were sent right and left, and Thursday afternoon he received word that the animal had been found northeast of Demotte, to which point the thief had probably ridden it and then turned it loose. A horrible accident occurred near Crown Point Wednesday morning, on the new macadam road now building. A temporary track bad been laid along the line of road for hauling loaded cars. The engine jumped the track and upaet, .pinioning the fireman underneath. The engineer went to his rescue when a steam pipe burst and burned him so badly that the flesh dropped from the bones. Both men were finally rescued, but the fireman died on the way home, while the engineer lived only until about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The fireman’s name was Moses Livingston, and he was a brother of Mrs. A. C. Pancoast, living west of Rensselaer a few miles.

The Keener township gravel road muddle presents some disagreeable phases and the more the matter is looked into the dirtier the whole transaction appears. The action of the county in going ahead and paying out about one-half of the money when it was well known that there was no bond in existence, or, if in existence, no one knew what had become of it; then deposing the contractor and placing a superintendent in charge, to go ahead and hire men, buy gravel, etc., and complete the work; paying out practically all of the 20 per cent, reserve fund, price contrary to law, and still having over four miles of the road to construct and no money to construct it with; finally abandoning the construction of any more of the road, present some knotty problems ci law to the courts and make the muddle the more difficult to solve. No parallel case has over been decid <1 by the supreme or appellate courts, we understand.

It is announced that three weddings will occur in the city on Wednesday of next week. The names of the contracting parties are Mr. Albert Overton and Miss Sylvia Robinson, Mr. Schuyler Robinson and Miss Iva Washburn, and Mr. George Dunn and Miss Mary Moody. The “Old Folks’ Jolly Club,” their children and well filled baskets went out to Oscar Houter’s Tuesday evening and spent a few hours very pleasantly. Supper was eaten on the lawn, and various games and athletic sports were indulged in. A. F. Long captured the prize for the greatest eater, with J. F. Hardman a close second. C. G. Spitler won the 100 yards foot race withE. L. Hollingsworth second. In the 100 yards ladies’ race, Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth won first, Mrs J. H. Chapman second. C. G. Spitler won the running broad jump and E. P. Honan the pole vault. B. Forsythe and Oscar Houter were the champion croquet players. According to the Official Apologist, which always favors any scheme for bleeding the taxpayers, the latest proposition for dipping into the county treasury is—after Rensselaer has purchased the triangular patch of ground at the west end of Washington street — to ask the county to appropriate money to erect thereon a fine soldiers’ monument. With a bonded debt of $152,500 for the new court house, eight big law suits on hand and a prospect of having to pay $22,500 of the Keener tp.. gravel road bonds, we hardly think the taxpayers of the county will make any headlong rush to sign a petition for any appropriation of this character at the present time. The Chicago Tribune has compiled census figures, after a canvass, and estimates the country’s population at 78,964,742. The Treasury Department estimate was 77,676,000. The Tribune's figures gives the population of Indiana at 2,918,361. Jasper county’s population is given at 15.000, againstl 1,185 in 1890, the gain being 39 per cent. The gain in Benton county is only 97, or 1 per cent.; Newton’s 42 per cent.; Porter’s 42 per cent.; Lake’s gain is given at 45 per cent.; Pulaski’s 38 per cent.; Starke’s 50 percent.; and White’s at 30 Jper cent. This estimate is considerably less than the estimate made by the state officials, based on the vote of 1898, except in Porter and Lake. In the latter it is 4,500 higher and in the formeß 2,350 higher. In Benton it is 5,595 lower than the state estimate referred to, while in Jasper it is 1,492 less. Rensselaer's population is estimated by the Tribune figures at 1,500. We are inclined to think that these figures are far from correct. In our own county they are probably not far out of the way, possibly a few hundred too high as they are in Rensselaer, but in Benton county the gain in the last decade has certainly been several thousand, while these figures give it at only 97.

30 per cent, off on a $lO suit means a saving of $3, which will be more than your expenses on the Fourth. ________ Cemetery Notice. All those interested in the Osborne cemetery are requested to meet thereat on Saturday, June 30th, for the purpose of mowing 'and cleaning up same. Come early in the morning. David Culp, Trustee. 1 car load new brand of flour “Town Talk,” bought before the advance and will be in in a few days. Chicago Bargain Store. FIVE PER CENT. FARM LOANS. ONLY ONE PER CENT- COMMISSIONW. B. Austin, Rensselaer, continues to make farm loans at 5 per cent, interest and one per cent, commission. No delay, and no sending pajiers east. HONEY TO LOAN. A special fund to loan on City property for a terra of 5 years or less at a low rate of interest. Also have private funds to loan on personal or chattel security at current rates of interest. A complete SET OF ABSTRACT BOOKS. James H. Chapman,

Vol. 111.

July 4th.

The celebration to be given here this year under the auspices of the Rensselaer Commercial Club will eclipse in variety and magnitude all previous efforts in Northwestern Indiana. The monster street paiade composed of the file department, secret societies, decorated carriages, horsemen and footmen, with brass and martial bauds, etc., will be the largest of the kind ever seen in Rensselaer. The racing and athletic sports for gold and silver medals will consist of 120 yard obstacle race, 100 yard foot race, tug of war, five round boxing contest, broncho riding, etc., etc. A continuous vaudeville performance consisting of specialty acts, juggling trapeze acts, etc., by special artists secured from among the best vaudeville performers of Chicago, will be given upon a large stage erected for the occassion. Col, R. P. DeHart, one of the finest orators in the State, will deliver the oration of the day. A beautiful, flag will be presented to the largest delegation of horseman from any township outside that of Marion. In the evening the three brass bands will give a musical concert, and a fireworks display of 225 pieces of the finest pyrotechnics that money can buy will be given. Everything will be FREE, and every effort will be made to provide for the pleasure and comfort of the guests. It is expected that fully five thousand people outside of Rensselaer will be here on the 4th and the Commercial Club will see to it that all are taken care of and can go home feeling that the day was well spent. Remember that this celebration is without COST to everybody, and make up your mind to come and bring the whole family.

Hitch and feed Barn. You can save money by putting up your 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 “ “ J as. Masker, Propr. Call at Larsh’s drug store and get a free sample of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are an elegant physic. They also improve the appetite, strenghten the digestion and regulate the liver and bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. R. H. ROBINSON, ...DENTIST... Special attention given to the preservation of the natural teeth and the most improved methods of relieving pain during all operations. Teeth inserted with or without plates. All work guaranteed. Charges as low as consistent with good work. Office over Ellis & Murray’s. Night calls, Makeever House. R. H. Robinson.

Parr I Parr I! Parr!!! The only town on she Monon Route, will give a Milt «l Ml MIUIM th.it will be away above par. Comedy Show, Bley cle, Foot and Horae Races, Base Ball, the b<st Oration In Jasper county. Platform dance. Day and Evening. This Is not a money-making celebration but a good time for Every One as we have “Money to Burn.'* Everybody Invited. COMMITTEE.

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