Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1900 — Page 8

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

NORTH BARKLEY. Onion* are about done weeding. Bari Newland, did business at Rensselaer Saturday., Elsie-Levereau, is working far Mrs. Frank Nelson of Comer. ' Wes Burns of Lewiston, was in the vicinity of Comer. Monday, buying hogs. Miss Manda Funk of Wheatfield, visited the Misses Ahlers near Comer, Friday. Quite a number f Coiner visited B. F. Funk and family at Wheatfield Sunday. Grading on the C. & W. W. Is progressing nicely. At present there are about 59 teams ‘ at work and have about 20 men laying steel. We will syon be at MeCoysburg, then we ~ can go to the hub by rail. Lewis Seitz received a message from his home at Walkerton that his brother George, had been hXi t in a runaway, on Thursday eve. He was still unconscious when last heard from. Saturday morning. His skull seems to be fractured, and he was not expected to live. Be formerly lived near XJorncr

BLACKFORD

Charles Jenkins cut oats Monday. The wind blew our oats down bad Monday night. Several people went to the river fishing last Monday: Dalton Kopp spent Saturday night with Jesse Jenkins.’ Lincoln Jenkins from west of Parr, spent Sunday on N. R. k , Anderson Jenkins and wife spent Sunday *ith Victor Yinmiaii and[ family. D. \ . Dewey w as seen in this locality Tuesday. The old gent is trying to grow a mustache. O.Garriott, the Purr huckster, did not showup last Monday as usual. It was reported, that he got hit with n hawe-baii. , Dr. Siivermoou gave entertainments at the Blackford schoolhouse the evenings -'of the 2s. 29and :IO nit. and the 2 lust. There was a good attendance. Fred Fisher, one of the party to emigrate to Jennings county awhile back, visited in this locality the first of the week. Mr. Fisher ■ays the crops are good anil will make a good yield. He says all who moved down there seem satisfied.

REMINGTON.

■John Major and Berlie Parks of Rensselaer, ■pent Sunday here. Mrs. John Mitchell who has been visiting in Mt. Ayr. returned home Sunday. Mr. Lee McGee has been laid up with a sprained ankle for the past week. Abe Hardy and daughter Bessie of Rensselaer, spent Tuesday with his mother. The band boys secured a fine cornet player from Peoria, 111., to assist them the Fourth. Mr and Mrs. Blake of Wolcott, spent Sunday here the guests of Mrs. Bettie Payne, Mr. Don Howard of Logansport, spent the Fourth here, the guest of Miss Stella Snyder. Mr. Blake, who is sick at his daughter’s home, Mrs. Bettie Payne, is repotted some better. The Misses Bessie Davjs, Harriet Puckett and Emma Buell, spent the Fourth in Rensselaer. Mrs. leudore Norris and daughter Nora, ■went to Wolcott Thursday to remain till Sunday evening, Miss Mudge Maxwell of Logansport, came Tuesday for an extended visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. Nettie Wooden camedowu from Hammond. to spend the Fourth w ith her mother Mrs. Phillippi. Mrs. Gertrude Wilson and little daughter Thelma, spent the past week with Miss Matie Knight and other friends. Messrs. Taylor uu<l Benjamin Anderson of Chicago, came Thursday for an extended visit with their Aunt, Mrs. Cooper. Mesdames Bowman. Burtoo ami Griffith went to Joliet, 111.. Tuesday to visit their brother ('has. Blood, who is very ill. The Misses Ada Blake of Wolcott, and Cora Griffin of Chicago, spent several days here last week, the guest of Miss Nora Morris. The Salvation Army came herefrom Wolcott Tuesday and have their tent in Rev. Griffes yard, they are holding some very interesting meetings. Mr. Smith, who has been leading the singing during the series of lectures that took place in the Christian church the first of the week, returned home Tuetday. The Misses Virginia Stratum Ruth Wooden. Florence Loverage and Mr. Henry Loverage. of Hammond, came Saturday for an extended visit w ith relatives and friends. Tomorrow (Sunday l is to l>e a great day here, the laying of the corner stone of the New Catholic church, and as there are to be excursions run in from Logansport and Lafayette. a very large crowd is expected.

INDEPENDENCE.

Funner. are buoy laying their corn by. Our rye harvest is all over in these parts. ■Charley Jenkins liegan to cut his twits Monday. Dick Nichols purchased a new buggy Tuesday. John Gatfy hauled wood to Rensselaer Tuesday. Miss May Hay s is workiug at Will Florence s in Union tp. Lynn Hays helped Edward Miller plow corn Saturday. Mr. D. V was visiting in these parts the first of the week. Nearly all the people of this place spent the 4th at Rensselaer. Miss Blanche Hill of Renuelaer, visited Charley Hopkins .Saturday and Sunday. Charley Hopkins and wife and Mr. D. V, and wife of the future tense, drove to Wheatfield Tuesday. Chris Morgenegg curort rd f<ur ladies home from the ice-cream social, Chris, the next time Just take the congregation. Leonard Hayes. John Hopkins and Guy Daniels worked all forenoon Tuesday preparing their bikes for an early start In the afternoon and didn’t break down, either. A MCOBCHINO TIN*. Au ice-creain supper was given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins last Saturday evening to a few of their friends. Mr. Dunnville, that old pie-eating buffalo, came also. After ice-cream had l>een served and washed down with a few gallons of lemonade. the kids amused themselves, playing games and telling sun fish and bull-frog Tories. After a few hours of Jollity the young people departed hence, saying as they were leaving that they had a fine time.

McCOYSBURG.

Corn is grow Ing nicely. Mr. Bailey is able to be out once more. Clara says ha's just as sweet as be used to be. John Foster went to near Virgie last Tuesday. Will Goodnight attended C. E. here Sunday evening. ■•Dutch” suys his horse is a "daisy” if its ears are short. Most of our citizens went to Rensselaer to celebrate the Fourth. John Johnson of two miles south of Lee, was here Sunday evening. The Misses Emma and Lena Ritter attended C. E. here Sunday evening. Miss Pearl Potts w as the guest of Vera and Edna Lefler Sunday afternoon. Mabel McDonald and Vluu Wachtel visited Pleasant Ridge friends last Sunday, Guy Parker is making un extended visit with his sister Pearl, in Valparaiso. The ball game, P. R. vs Rensselaer, resulted three to one in favor of Rensselaer. John Brendle talks of going away soon. He is at present working for Clgde'Randle. Oscar. Gustave and Ed Bernhnrt Sundayed here Well, they sny walking is good exercise. Mrs. Stiller, who had her collar-bone broken some time ago. had to have it re-set last week. it won't be long till the hum of the reaper w ill be heard in this vicinity Oats are getting ripe very fast. Miss Vina Wachtel returned home last Saturday for a few days visit. She Ims been working In Chicago. Somebody is cultivating a Lablt of breaking into Reed McCoy's store they had better be a little bit careful hereafter. Clarence Foster went prospecting over in Gilmore’s marsh last Sunday night, he don't mean for any one to find it out, though. L. W, Goodyear is prepared to set buggy tires and do a first-class job of [tainting. He does his work neat and-cheap. Boys, give him a call. A letter recently received from Harry Murray states that he is working on a ranch, near Lamar, Colorado. He intends going on into the Rocky Mts. soon. A certain fellow in this vicinity said he didn't know that this was leap year and didn't know he had any buggy 'til he was told about it Sunday night. A certain man of Brookston, Ind., in speaking of Mr. Bryan, said: "I consider him next to Jesus Christ.” That means true Democracy. Hurrah for Bryan!

FAIR OAKS.

A. M. Bringle began to move this morning. Mrs. Nelson is off on a visit to friends in Ohio. Mrs. Rose Harmon and children went to Monticello to spend the 4th. Elmer Moffitt came home from the Heights to spend the Ith with his family here. Several of our townspeople went to Rensselaer to spend the Ith and see the sights. Mrs. Dr. Proudly of Chicago, is visiting friends in Fair Oaks a few days this week. Mrs. Frank Ott and Mrs. Ben McColly are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abbott. Mr. Henry Wilson of Chicago Heights, has moved in his brother Charley's house in town, just vacated by Mr. Nelson. Al Moore has been sent from here to take charge of the Monon yards at Lafayette, where he will move his family in a week or two.

PLEASANT RIDGE.

Hot and still a heating. Jennie Murray spent the Ith, in Monticello. Howard Landis of Delphi, spent the 4th at Ron seiner. Edd Sybles was in this vicinity Saturday and Sunday. A new mill, on Thompson's ranch, is being built where one lately burned. Miss Tense Shook spent last week with her sister Mrs. George Parkisou and family. The ice cream supper and dance at Mr. Low man's. Saturday night was almost a failure. Pleasant Ridge did beat MeCoysburg, playing base ball but they did uot beat Rensselaer by a whole lot, Vick Comer was suddenly called to his home by the death of his sister, near Virgie, July 3, The funeral being held in the morning of July 4th.

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.

Heartburn.

When the quantity of food taken is too large or the quality too rich heartburn is likely to follow, and especially so if the digestion has been weakened by constipation. Eat slowly and not too freely of easily digested food. Masticate the food thoroughly. Let six hours elapse between meals and when you feel a fullness and weight in the region of the stomach after eating, indicating that you have eaten too much, take one of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and the heartburn may be avoided. For sale by J. A. Larsh. When you want a modern, up-to-date physic Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25 cents. Samples free at J. A. Lara h’s drug store.

Hitch and feed Barn.

You can save money bv putting up your team at the Masker Feed, Hitch and Boarding Stable, ode block north of Makeever hotel. Feeding a speciality. Prices: Hitching, 5c per horse. Feeding hay So “ “ •. “ corn 5c “ “

JAS. MASKER, Propr.

BIG ENGINE IS SPEEDY.

Special Train of Colorado Excursionists Tests New Locomotive. Railway men of all classes are watching with much interest the tests of the "1300 series" of the Rock Island road, the largest running out of Chicago in passenger service. Engine No. 1201 was given its first severe test for power and speed last week. The patrons of the Rock Island's first excursion to Colorado occupied fourteen of the largest and heaviest coaches. This was enough for two trains to be pulled by ordinary passenger engines of the day, considering the speed required. The big engine did all that was expected of it and more Between Chicago and Rock Island it pulled that train of fourteen coaches with ease on schedule time, and when called on for a little extra (Tort developed a speed of over 72 nt'.’es an h >ur. Engines of that class will haul all the special trains which will be used by the Rock Island in its series of Colorado excursions, at the rate of oqe fare plus $2.00 for the round trip, Three more excursions, will be given, leaving here July 0, July 17 and August 1. The departing time of the special'rains will be 4:45 p. m., but on tlie dates named excursion tickets will also be honored on all regular trains. The special trains to be used are high class throughout. Through dining car service is provided and the run from Chicago to Colorado ts made wiih.only one night on the road. Excursion rates will be made to Colorado and Utah from all points on the line of the Rock Island between the Missouri River and Chicago.—Chi-cago-Ocean.

Monon Excursions.

On July 3, 0 and 17, Aug. 1. 7 and 21, with final return limit Oct. 31. 1900, special round trip rates, Rensselaer to following points: Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo Col., $3’.85; Ogden and Salt Lake, $45.50; Glenwood Springs, Col., $14.50; Hot Springs, S. D. $32.90; Deadwood. $30.90, G. A. R. CHICAGO 20-31. Every patriotic American should visit Chicago during the G. A. R. encampment. August 20-31. and take his sons and daughter--. The spectacle of the aged veterans of the war of the rebellion and the younger men who fought in the war with Spain; soldiers and sailors, with their commanders, including the President of the United States, will be a sight long to be remembered, and one to stir the dullest heart. The Monon Route makes a rate of one cent a mile for this great event. Enquire of W. H. Beam, Agt.

State Will Not Mix In.

Indianapolis Sentinel: The state of Indiana yesterday refused to enter an appearance and give its consent for the construction of h large ditch in Starke county, which, if dug, will drain 70,000 acres of land in Starke and Porter counties. The proposed ditch, as surveyed, is to be twenty-three-miles long and crosses the Kankakee river sixty-four times. It will also cross a small portion of the two sections of land owned by the state. The remonstrators claim the ditch, which at places is to be sixty-five feet wide, will clog up the river and cause an overflow on land owned by them further down the stream. The matter was presented to the state yesterday by Attorney Roberts and Mr. Coffin, representing the petitioners. They asked the officers to enter an appearance and give consent for the ditch to pass through the land. This they refused to do because they do not wish to involve the state in litigation, as the matter is already in the courts. The last legislature passed a law authorizing the sale of the two sections of land, the proceeds to be used in deepening the river near its mouth. This sale will be made as soon as the land can be surveyed. Within ten days Attorney-General Taylor and George U. Bingham will visit the land and arrange for having the survey made. Governor Mount is anxious to proceed with the sale and the work of deepening the river as soon as possible.

5 PER CENT. MONEY.

Money to burn. We know you hate to smell the smoke. Stock up your farms while there is money in live stock and save taxes on $700.00 every year. Takes 36 hours at the longest to make the most difficult loans. Don’t have to know the language of your great grandmother. Abstracts always on band. No red tape. Chilcote & Parkison.

Business Now For 1900.

Buggies, surries, wagons, mowers and binders, threshing machine agency and a full line extras on hand 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. Our line of surries can not be beat for the prices. We ask you to call and see our goods before buying elsewhere. Remember we guarantee all goods. We also handle the John Deere goods, the Brown cultivator and harrows, and the Ohio Rake Co’s goods; and best of all the Deering binder and mowers., and binder twine. Goods will be found at our wareroom near Monon depot. Wishing our friends a go#d, prosperous season, we are, Truly Yours,

RENICKER BROS.

For Sale:—Lots 5 & 6, Newton’s addition, 134 feet front, good location. Easy terms. Enquire at this office. * whole armload of old jiapers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

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Rebellion In Nineteen Hundred.

To define rebellion now would rack poor Webster's brain, Or to tell what we are buying with our millions from old Spain. Is it mount and isle and citv, with inhabitants thrown in? Or are we buying human souls and trafficking in sin? If not, what are the people of each colony we gain, Who. like the helpless Indians, by hecatombs are slain. Because they fight for freedom, not quite the same as ours. And do not bow before the flag, nor trust in unknown powers— Who love to live in idleness, beneath the palm tree's shade, 'Rejecting all our learning, and refusing all our trade? Sueh ideas prove them rebels—as the Cubans were to Spain— When we sought a right to quarrel, and found it in the Maine. The governed must consent to the great Republic’s rule, Whose mission is to civilise and teach a grammar school. Yet freedom is man's heritage, though the oracle be dumb, And her dying shrieks are stilled by the rolling of the drum. A conquest makes the captive, submission makes the slave, But patriot* seek for freedom through the gateway of the grave; And the dark-skinned Filipino must smile with humor grim When dynamite and cannon preach humanity to him I —Baltimore Sun.

COMMUNICATED.

What the Railroad Tax Means. The Gifford railroad promoters have repeatedly stated that the bonus asked for was a very small one, and that it would increase the present tax burden but little. Let us see. It is proposed, we believe to make this per cent, levy during a period of two years, | per cent, each year, making 75 cents additional tax on each one hundred dollars valuation each year. Below we give the total levy in these towns and townships for 1899, and assum n ' that the regular levy for 1900 and 1901 will be the same, show what the levy will be with the railroad tax added: Regular levy. R.R. added. Rensselaer $3.45 $8.30 Remington 1.08 3.38 Barkley 1.58 3.38 Marion 1.70 3.45 Jordan 1.63 3.87 Carpenter 1.83 3.57 The above tax, understand, as shown in last column, would last for two years and the total amount of said tax would almost equal the total regular annual tax for all purposes in Remington, Marion, Barkley, Jordan and Carpenter. The next man who approaches you with the “argument’* that this is a “small tax,” just tell him that he don’t know what he is talking about, or, if he does know, he is trying to deceive you. The tax is a heavy one, Mad especially so fur a branch “road” such as contemplated. Rensselaer. II II II A Barkley Township View. Editor Democrat:—My view of the railroad tax on Barkley tp., now in question, is that it is certainly void of the least spark of equity or justice to a great majority of the taxpayers, it having no equal in its brazen demand. The injustice is only greater by trying to hide its purpose by straining to

magnify some points for good, to finally rob men, and the widows, to replenish the sack of the monopolist. This is my view of the matter, by observation heretofore and a schooling never to be forgotten of like principle, and also the injury of a cross-raiload to the town that suffered the cross road, makes me think so, and know it. Enhance the value of land within a limit of Bor 10 miles of the town of the cross road, and town property itself! No, there will be a retrograde move in all that from 10 to 50 per cent, which I have seen and felt, as soon as the tax was consumed, and has followed for thirty years and it has a death grip still which seems to be immovable in its course. Money and wit have been freely poured out to regain the country and town’s former prosperity, but all in vain. This retrograde is still there and will have to remain whilst the cross road remains—a cross road and a much better route than this pretended one can be if-done, to all presented extremities, or pretended points, if any. Vote a tax on yourself to rob yourself and stagnate our splendid town and beautiful country and be an accomplice in robbing your neighbor and friend? Don’t, don’t think of voting a tax as little as of robbing your neighbor and helping to kill the town and country, suiciding yourself at the same time in its most aggravating and mean form, produced by brazen men. A Friend to Equity and Prosperity.

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Wanted—We want 100 men with approved personal or real estate security to borrow the special fund we have to put out. Ferguson & Wilson.

HONEY TO LOAN.

A special fund to loan on City property for a term 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.

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 mouths for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates Funds always on hand* W. B. Austin.

Money On Farms AT 0 PER CENT. A special fund to loan on>Farms for Five Years at 5 per cefitinterest, 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 Bank, No. side Pub. Square, Rensselaer, Ind. Morris' Eaglish Stable Liniment Sold by A. F. Long.

Real Estate Transfers.

U. S. of America to Mary E. Hoffman, April 10,1848, sw ne 35-80-5,40 acres, Gillam, Patent. Charles W. Murray to William W. Murray, June 16. wk ue 10-39-6, pt w« se 3-39-6, 101 acres. Marion, $5,000. Jasper Circuit court to John Rodgers. Meh 6, Pt w* ne 35-30-5, Gillam, Decree. George Blocher to Zeri Miller, June 33, nw ne 12-82-6, 40 acres, Wheatfield, S6OO. Theodore H. Smith to Jerusha A. Rrum, June 1, its 3. 4, bl 10. Sunnyside add. Rensselaer, S3OO. Charles Fox to Albert S. Hammond. June 36, Its 4,5, 6, bl 37, Weston's add. Rensselaer, $. q. c. d. Albert E. Kirk et ux to Joseph R. Kight et al, July 2, pt out-lot 12, Parr, $55. Simon P. Thompson to Arthur Catt, May? out-lot 12, Parr. $55. Rensselaer Land and Improvement Co. to Charles W. Coen et al. June 32, Its IC, 11, bl

Shooting Gallery.

I have rented the lot in the rear of A. Rosenbaum’s saloon and have fixed the same up in first-class order for a shooting gallery. Entrance can be had on either side of the saloon, but the gallery is entirely separate from the same and has no connection whatever therewith. Electric lights have been put in for evening shooting and all who enjoy this kind of sport are invited to call, they will be kindly treated. I have good guns and patrons will be entertained with good music.

H. D. SPURGEON.

QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the largest sale of any medicine 4n the civilized world. Your mothers and grandmothers never thought of using anything else for Indigestion or Billiousness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of Appendicitis, Nervous Prostration or Heart failure, etc. They used August Flower to clean out the system and stop fermentation of .undigested food, regulate the action of the liver, stimulate the nervous and organic action of the system; and that is all they took when feeling dull and bad with headaches and other aches. You only need a few doses of Green’s August Flower, in liquid form, to make you satisfied there is nothing serious the matter with you. For sale by A. F. Long.

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8. P. Thompson will sell his lands in Union township, in tracts, and on Terms to suit those desiring to farm or raise stock. See or write to 8. P. Thompson, Rensselaer, Ind.

White Man Turned Yellow.

Great consternation was felt by the friends of M. A. Hogarty of Lexington, Ky., when they saw he was turning yellow. His skin slowly changed color, also his eyes, and be suffered terribly. His malady was Yellow Jaundice. He was treated by the best doctors, but without benefit. Then he was advised to try Electric Bitters, the wonderful Stomach and Liver remedy, and he writes: After taking two bottles I was wholly cured.” A trial proves its matchless merit for all Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles. Only 50c. Sold by J. A. Larsh, druggist.