Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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ATTORNEYS Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law, Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans. Will practice in all the courts. Office, first stairs east of Postoffice. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Hanley & Hunt, Law, Abstracts, rjtt > ■ - ,s .' Loans and Real Estate. Office up-stairs in Leopold’s block, first stairs west of Van Rensselaer street. Jas. W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney For The L. N. A. &C.Ry, and Rensselaer W. L. A P. Co. over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana. PRANK VOLTS. O. O. SriTLSR. HARRY R. KURRIR Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, (Successors to Thompson 4 Bro.) Attorneys-at-Law. Law, Real Estate, Insurance Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books tn the County. RENSSELAER, IND. Mordecai F. Chilcote, William H. Parkison Notary Public. Notary Public. Chilcote & Parkison, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Law, Real Estate, Insurance. Abstracts and Loans. Attorneys for the Chicago,, Indianapofis & Louisville Railway Co. Will practice in all of the courts. Office over Farmers’ Bank, on Washington St.. RENSSELAER. IND. J. P. Warren LF. Irwin Warren & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts. Collections, Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellow's Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Ira W. Yeoman, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Remington, - • Indiana. Law. Real Estate, Collections, Insurance and Farm Loans. Office upstairs in Durand Block. Addison Parkinson. John M. Wasaon. President. Vice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank, (North Side of Public Square.) RENSSELAER, IND. The Only State Bank in Jasper Co. DIBBCTOBB. , _ „ Addison Parkison. O. E. Murray, Jas.T. Randle, John M. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A share of your patronage is solicited. Farm Loans at 5 par Cant. PHYsjwANsTZZZI Drs. I. B. & I. M. Washburn, Physician & Surgeon. Dr. I. B. Washburn will givespecial attention to Diseases of the Eye, Ear. Nose. Throat and Chronic Diseases. He also testa eyes for glasses. Om«> Tslsrhoss No. 4*. Rssiobhcr Phoms No. S 7. Rensselaer, - - Indiana. E. C. English, Physicians & Surgeons. Office over Post office. Rensselaer, Indiana. Ornes Phoms. 177. RasiesMos Phoms, lie. DENTIST. H. L. Brown, DENTIST. Office over Larsh’s drug store. R. H. ROBINSON, ...DENTIST... Special attention given toxthe 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. Morris’ English Stable Powder Sold by A. F. Long.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, HEMORHORDB, ’ Office First Stairs West of Post Office. RENSSELAER, IND. ? * ■ N >

R. H. Robinson, dentist. Remember the Chicago excursion to-morrow. Bert Vandercarrof Tefft, was in the city Tuesday. Mann Spitler was down from Thayer Saturday. Frank W. Fisher of Kankakee tp., was in town Monday. W. H. Coover returned from his eastern visit last Saturday . A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Freeland of Newton tp., Tuesday. Miss Blanche Alter is away for an extended visit with friends in the gas belt. Mrs. S. M. Freelove of Goodland. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Babcock. T. M. Hibler of Joliet, 111., is looking after his real estate interests in Milroy tp. Wm. Price, an aged inmate of the poor asylum, died Wednesday morning of dropsy. D. M. Yeoman came up from Ambia last Thursday and remained until after the 4th. Newton county will vote on the proposition of moving the county seat to Brook, on September 25. Misses Ethel Sharp and Lelia Knox and Mrs. Ida O’Meara are attending Normai at Terre Haute. Mrs. J. H. Loughridge is having her old house moved back to another lot, preparatory to building a fine new residence. Michael Bernicken, John Greve, John Pinter, I. McNeil and Town Marshal Brown, all of Wheatfield, were in the city Monday. W. O. Schanlaub closed his school work at Morocco last Friday and will leave for Valparaiso next Monday to attend normal. New pensions; Charles Shipps, Oxford, lenewal, $8; William Burton, Kentland, increase, sl2; William Clift, Rensselaer, increase, sl7. The corner stone of Remington’s new Catholic church will be laid to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon. A large number from Rensselaer and vicinity will attend. Notice:—Fountain Park Assembly, Remington, Ind., July 28 to August 12. Finest program yet offered. Write Robert Parker, Remington, Ind., for one. Mr. R. S. Dwiggins hied himself away to Ohio a few weeks ago and on Saturday of last week was united in marriage to Mrs. Ella Weather of Jacksonville, Ohio. • Frank Frogge, the alleged “Blocks-of-five Dudley of Newton county, gave bond Saturday in the sum of SSOO and is now at liberty. His wife secured bondsmen for him. ' Orlando Finney, the genial head clerk in the grocery department of the Chicago Bargain Store, has resigned his position therein and left Thursday to take a position as commercial traveler. John Jenkins, one of the pioneer settlers of Newton county, died last week, aged almost 80 years. He settled in Newton oounty in 1865, and resided near Mt. Ayr for many years. Mr. J. A. Hopkins -and Miss Cora E. Harmon were married at the residence of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harmon, on the east side, last Saturday evening, Rev. Middleton tingCharlie Watson, a young man of near Remington, got bis hand badly mangled here the 4th by a cannon firecracker. He thought it had gone out and held on to it long. This was the only serious accident here that we learned of. The commissioners granted liquor licenses to Michael Bernicken of Wheatfield, aud R. B. Goodrick of Rensselaer, last Monday, no fight being made against either of the applicants. Goodrick will open a new saloon in the Leopold building, south of the Rosenbaum saloon.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, July 7, 1900.

The Democrat for all county news. Miss Arlie Matthews, of Monticello, visited Miss Mary Weathers Sunday. 75 cents to Chicago and return, Sunday, July Bth, Special train about 8:48 a. m. W. H. Beam. Mr. William Crockett of Lincoln, Nebraska,has returned home after an extended visit with relatives and friends here. C. R. Yeoman and Prof. I. C. Reubelt of Dana, Ind., came through on their wheels Tuesday to visit Rensselaer friends. A very heavy downpour of rain is reported to have fallen north of town, in the vicinity of the Burk farm, Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Cora North, the last surviving daughter of Mrs. Mattie Henkle, died at her home in Wichita, Kan., last Friday. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 39; oats 22; rye 50. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 30; oats 25; rye, 45. It is rumored that there were several places in town the 4th where the sparkling lager’ was sold, but only the complaint mentioned elsewhere has yet been made. The county commissioners adjourned Tuesday afternoon until after the 4th when they met again to finish up the business of the term. A full report of their proceedings will be given next week. Sidnial King died at his home on Elm street last Sunday, after a long illness, aged about 77 years. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, from the residence, and interment made in Weston cemetery. The city marshal of Bluffton >came here Tuesday and with Constable Vick went .up in the oil country and arrested a young man named Elmer Williams, who was wanted on a Williams was working with an oil gangMr. and Mrs. A. E. Alter left Thursday for Clinton county. Mrs. Alter will remain there with her husband’s relatives for a short time, after which she will follow Mr. Alter to the their new home at Elizabeth, S. C., where he goes at once. We are told by parties in a position to know that there is actually but ten miles of the notorious Keener tp.,gravel road built, thus leaving a shortage of six miles instead of four, as stated in the Nelson Morris complaint. This makes the matter look worse than ever. The official call for the democratic congressional convention appears elsewhere in this paper. Thekdates for the senatorial, judicial and representative conventions have not yet been decided upon. The official calls will be duly published in The Democrat as soon as the time for holding these conventions is fixed upon. The fire department was called out Monday night at about 11 o’clock by a small blaze in an old frame building or shed in the rear of Eger’s store. The fire was soon extinguished with but slight loss. Charley Thompson got his hand caught in the cogs of a hose cart during the excitement and two fingers were badly mashed. While George Crockett and Harley Bruce were driving home from the band concert on Thursday night of last week, their horse got frightened by some boys on horseback, riding by, and ran away, colliding with a tree near the school house, dislocating its shoulder badly and rendering it practically worthless. The boys were thrown out but not hurt in alighting. In assisting the horse to get up, however, the animal fell onto George’s leg and sprained his ankle. He came again in on horseback Wednesday to celebrate the 4th, and in getting off the horse the animal kicked him on the leg, uearly breaking the member. bX present he is laid up for repairs.

| Tell your neighbor to take The Democrat for all county news. If Mr. Gifford intends adandoning the old line through McCoysburg and thence south to Wolcott, etc., as claimed by his henchmen in Rensselaer if the proposed tax is voted, why is he now working with a large force extending his line south on the old line? "We understand the line is nearly to McCoysburg now. If he intends abandoning the old route he is certainly going at it in a peculiar way. W. D. Burditt was in town Tuesday. The Starke county lands belonging to the assets of the old Commercial Bank were sold at public auction June 13th inst., at sl6 per acre cash, the same to be paid as soon as the title was guaranteed. With the proceeds of this sale and the other moneys on hand Mr. Burditt will make a payment of 6 per cent, to the depositors. This will make 69 per cent, that the depositors will have received on each SI.OO deposited and with the 6 per cent, interest paid by Assignee Runner will make dollar for dollar. The Commercial Bank has done better by its creditors than any of the other banks in the Dwiggins syn-dicate-.—Oxford Tribune. Mrs. Josephine Moosemiller and Mrs. Lena Riddle, daughters of the late Joseph Putts, have begun action in the Jasper circuit court to set aside the will of the latter. Mr. Putts left an estate consisting of 120 acres of land about 2 miles southwest of town, valued at about SSO per acre and incumbered for SBOO. The old gentleman was practically helpless for the last two years of his life. His will bequeathed, after paying all outstanding debts, funeral expenses, etc., to his son George E. Putts, $350; to his daughter, Lena Riddle, SSO; to she other daughter, Josephine Moosemiller, $100; to his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Putts (wife of Joseph Putts, Jr.,) for caring for him during his sickness, $600; to the pastor of St. AugusCatholic church SIOO, and and tKe~re*sffltt€-te Joseph Putts, Jr. An exchange prints the following up-to-date 4th of July story: The boy stood on the backyard; fence whence all but he had fled, the flames that lit his father’s barn shone just above the shed. One bunch of crackers in his hand, and two others in his hat; with piteous accents loud hecried, “I never thought of that!” A bunch of firecrackers to the tail of one small dog he tied; the dog. in anguish, sought the barn and mid its ruins died. • The sparks flew wide and red hot, they lit upon that brat; they fired the crackers in his h? nds and lit those in his hat. There came - a burst of rattling sound—the boy! Where has he gone? Ask of the wind that far around strewed bits of meat and bone, and scraps of clothes and tope and nails and hooks and yarn, the relics of the dreadful boy that burned his father’s barn. The report that Eugene Dilly had been adjudged insane was a little premature. He was examined by physicians and he told them that some three years ago while teaching jn Barkley tp., he had been assaulted by some unknown party and struck a terrible blow on the head. He was then thrown into a ditch of water and left for dead. He never knew until recently who the assailant was. The man made a dying statement that he assaulted Dilly and his widow wrote a letter informing him of of the fact a short time ago. He recently injured his head again from a fall, and he has had periods of mental aberation more frequent since the latter injury. An examination showed that a portion of the skull was pressing upon the brain, and the physicians think that by raising this he will regain a normal condition and be a well man. It was expected to operate upon him this week. Dilly is now at his home and is said to act all right at present. Hard work and the heat brings on the spells of de rangement during which he seems to wander aimlessly about and knows nothing of what he does.

BRYAN IS NOMINATED.

Unanimous Choice of the Convention. Platform Declaring For Silver and Opposing Imperialism, flilitarism and Trusts Unanimously Adopted. A Harmonious Convention Stevenson of Illinois, Nominated for Vice-Presidency. Kansas City, Mo., July 6.—The Democratic national convention unanimously William Jennings Bryan for President at 8:44 last night amid the greatest enthusiasm ever witnessed at a national convention. The platform was adopted by acclamation and makes a specific declaration for 16 to 1. Imperialism, militarism and trusts are tl e paramount issues. After the reading of the platform by Senator Tillman of South Carolina, the convention went wild and for 28 minutes enthusiasm held full sway. Republicans "had hoped for a division of the party on the silver plank, and the unanimous declaration for the white metal came as a sad disappointment to them. At eleven "o’clock yesterday the convention reassembled to nominate the candidate for Vice-Presi-dent. Roh rig of Minnesota placed in nomination Charles A. Towne. Several other names were also placed before the convention. Ex-vice-President Stevenson of Bloomington, 111., received the nomination on the first ballot.

A Big Celebration.

The celebration here the 4th was a success. An immense crowd in town, variously estimated at from 6,000 to 8,000; the day was perfect except being awfully hot and the events were all carried out as advertised except the fireworks, and the display of the latter being only equaled by that of two years ago. The parade was excellent and some handsome business floats were seen. Notable among those attracting special attention were those of Laßue Bros., John Eger, Geo. Strickfaden, Chicago Bargain Store, Duvall Bros., livery barn, Warner Brqp., Hemphill’s blacksmith and repair shop, Standard Oil Co., Stevens’ Thresher Co., Spurgeon’s shooting gallery, Ramp’s oil wagon, Eiglesbach’s meat market, Lewis’ cigar factory, Moody’s butcher shop and perhaps osme others that we fail to call to mind. This feature alone was worth coming a long distance to see. The Remington band ably assisted our own band in furnishing musical intertainment all day long, and at night they were reinforced by the Mt. Ayr band The former band had the honor of leading in the big parade and many compliments were passed upon their appearance and the excellent music furnished by them during the day and at the concert in the evening. One thing that was woefully lacking during the day was shade, and a few mild prostrations from heat resulted. The cutting out of the trees on the north and west sides of the court house yard was again vigorously condemned by the many who sweltered on the hot streets. Aside from this there was plenty of entertainment for everybody and of all varieties, we understand. The people felt that the celebration at Rensselaer for 1900 was “all right” and went home happy, or as nearly so as could be expected after celebrating all day. We have not the space to give a very extended write-up of the day, and, as most of our readers were here to see for themselves, it is unnecessary. Suffice it to say no

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larger or better celebration taken all in all was ever held in the county. The crowd was well behaved and no drunkenness was noticeable. Miss Della Owen of Chicago, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Owen, a few days. Miss Lida Schanlaub and Miss Hattie Nichols left Tuesday evening for Victor, Colorado. They intend spending the summer and if the climste proves beneficial especially to Miss Nichols health, will perhaps remain longer. With the aid of a dray, about .twenty big stout men and the free advice of perhaps fifty non-com-batants, the Murrays, man and wife, who were released from jail Wednesday aftej serving a sentence for drunkennesSj were again jailed Thursday afternoon for looking upon the flowing bowl to often. Among the out-of-town people who visited Rensselaer friends over the 4th were G. W. Gauthier and family of Kentland, at W. A. Huff’s; Jacob French and family of near Wadena, at Mrs. Hoyes’; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Grant of South "Bend, Mrs. Gaylord Nowels and little daughter, at J. Q. Alter’s; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper of Greencastle, at I. A. Glazebrook’s; and Oscar Tharp and sons of Monticello; Miss Laura Essen and George Collins and wife of Brook. August Hoops, bartender for A. Rosenbaum, was bound over to the circuit court Thursday on the charge of selling intoxicants on a legal holiday. The affidavit was made by J. F. Warren. Mr. Warren, it seems, had an idea that intoxicating liquors were being sold on the 4th, and with Prosecutor Mills “followed the crowd” to the pool room over Rosenbaum’s saloon, where they allege the “blind pig” was doing business. In order to have everything down pat some of the liquid refreshment was purchased and partaken of, and each pronounced it beer. Hoops being the apparent proprietor of the business the affidavit and arrest followed. The most puzzling thing of the whole matter is how Frank and Charlie knew the stuff was beer.

Laying of Cornerstone

For the new Cathode church at Remington, Ind., Sunday,. July 8, 1900. Meals and refreshments will be served on the ground. All are cordially invited. The Committee. Rev. J. B. Berg, Pastor.

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John Arthur Hopkins to Cora Esther Harmon, issued June 30, Urban B. Ren to Sarah A. Blaze, issued July 3.

Temperance Meeting.

Temperance meeting will be held in the east court room next Monday evening, July 9. Sous; Prayer; Scripture Reading; Address. A. E. Schmadel: Song; Reading. Mrs, Parks; Quotations; Song; Recitation. Bessie Kenton; Cornet Solo, Alonso Healy; Query Box.

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: Monon 8:20 Fare SI 00 Lee 8:30 “ 1 00 McCoysburg... 8:35 “ 100 Pleasant Ridge. 8:40 “ 75 Rensselaer.... 8:48 “ 75 Surrey 8:57 “ 75 Parr 9:02 “ 75 Fair Oaks....*. 8.09 “ 75 Rose Lawn.... 9:20 “ 75 Thayer 9:25 “ 75 5he1by...?.... 9:28 “ 75 Lowell 9:42 *‘ 50 Chicagoll:3o Returning train leaves Chicago at 11:30 p. m.

FIVE PER CENT. FARM LOANS.

ONLY ONK FIR CtHt COMMISSION. W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, continues to make farm loans at 5 per cent, interest and one pet dimt. commission. No delay, and no sending papers east. We sell envelopes and writing paper cheaper than any place in the city. The Democrat.