Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

R. H. Robinson, dentist. Old Settlers’ meeting at Delphi to-day. F. M. Hershman was down from Wtdker Saturday. A. O. Moore was in Delphi on business, Wednesday. T. J. Mallat and Mr. Query of Fair Oaks, were in town Saturday. Ray Rothrock of Monticello, is again working in The Democrat office. ' Mrs. W. J. Imes and neice Ellen Paris, are visiting relatives in New York and Brooklyn. ' Miss Mary Rohrman of Hammond, is visiting Tillie Ramp and other friends in the city. $1.55 round trip to Delphi, Aug. 11th. good returning Aug. 12th, for Old Settlers’ meeting. Harvey Robinson of North Dakota, visited his brother Warren Robinson, of Rensselaer, this week. Mrs. Earl D. Sayler of Gilman, 111., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Leavel, northeast of town. Mrs. F. E. Babcock and son Delevan, leave to-day for a week’s visit with the former’s mother at Goodland. Owing to the great number of rains, the sugar beet crop about Shelby and Wheatfield is not going to be very heavy. Dee Watson, of the north part of town, has been confined to. his bed for the past three weeks with a severe case of typhoid fever. Mrs. James Spencer, Mrs. Anna Spencer and son, of Monticello, and Mrs. McOwen of Joliet. 111., were guests of N. S. Bates’ Thursday. • Bro. C. M. Reynolds, of the Monticello Journal, has our thanks for a mess of the finest bass thqt ever tickled the palate of a hungry editor. Miss Anna Walter, who has been a valued employe of The Democrat for several months, has resigned her position to take a place as assistant in the county auditor s office. Miss Lizzie Borntrager, who went to San Antonia, Texas, about two years ago, for the benefit of her health, has returned to her home, south of town, greatly benefitted by her trip. Wm. Louks. aged 26, accidentally shot and killed himself while hunting near his home in Pickard, Ind., a few days ago. Deceased was a relative of Allen Louks, of this township.. Another “gusher” was struck on the northeast corner of the Swisher farm in Gillam tp., Monday. The oil is said to have risen 30 feet above the surface and covered the ground all about it. Isaiah Fisher gives notice through the Barnacle that he will ask for a license at the September meeting of commissioners’ court to dispense intoxicants in the bailiwck of Kniman. The Democrat adds 12 new subscribers to its big list this week, as follows: Potter Valley, Cal., 1; .Glendora, Mich,. 1; Paris, Tenn., 1; Vernon, Ind ,1; Remington, 3; Blackford,!; Rensselaer, 4. Will Anderson has accepted the superintondency in the department of Penmanship in the lola (Kansos) college and will go from here on September 11th tp take charge of same. —Kentland Enterprise. The Newton tp., ditch case, in which Fred Lang asked for a temporary restraining order, was heard by Judge Thompson on Monday and the order granted. The case will come up from hearing at the next term of court. The law requries the owners of land to mow the weeds in the public highway in front of their laud for which service supervisors are authorized to allow them $1.25 per day to apply on their taxes. The weeds must be cut down before August 20.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, . .HBMORHORDB, • ** If < Office First Stairs West of Post Office. Phone 25.. RENSSELAER, lINE>.

White county old settlers will meet August 25. Mrs. Lucy Mai chow spent Sun.day in Monticello. J. F. Warren returned Monday from a visit in Michigan. Miss Leona Biggs, is visiting her grand-parents at West Lebanon, Ind. Miss Fannie Wood, of The Democrat force, has been on the sick list this week. 50 cents for the round trip to Water Valley, Aug. 25th. Account Odd Fellows’ meeting. W. H. Beam, Agt. Both Bryan and Stevenson’s speeches of acceptance will be found on the inside pages of today’s Democrat. The surety of the peace case, King vs McGee, was compromised and the white-winged dove of peace now hovers over both houses. ~ Owing to the Battle Ground Campmeeting and Fountain Park Assembly, no preaching services will be held at the M. E. church tomorrow. William Shanlaub and the Misses Bringle returned home yesterday, ffom Valparaiso, where they have been attending the summer Normal. One hundred and eighty-five tickets were sold for last Sunday’s excursion. The train was about an hour and a half late, both going and returning. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 36; oats 20|; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 70; corn 29; oats 19|; rye, 45. J. N. Johnson of Goodland, was in the city Tuesday and went up in Keener tp., to look at a piece of land which M. M. Tyler wants to trade him foi his restaurant at Goodland.

$1.50 for the round trip to Chicago, August 25 to 29. good returning to August 31, or by paying a fee of 50 cents, tickets may be extended to Sept. 30. W. H. Beam, Agt. The work of erecting the Halleck telephone poles in the city began this week. The poles are very tall, asunder the terms of the franchise the company is required to go above the wires now in use. Judge Rabb of the Benton circuit court, denied the habeas corpus petitioq of Mrs. Lyda and Starr Cox, accused of the murder of the late William Lyda, and the former is held without bail and the latter’s bond fixed at $2,000. Mt Ayr item: Henry Gowland, east of town, has sold his farm of 120 acres to Angus Washburn at ♦62 per acre. Mr. Washburn sold the south 80 acres to Henry Harris and will put the other 40 acres in with his other farm, known as the Dr. Caldwell place.

It will be seen by the railroad election bills that Francis E. Bostr wick—daughter of the Barnacle “editor” —was allowed sl2 for election expense. What service did Mrs. Bostwick perform in thiselecJtion that Jasper county was bound to pay for? Also, who employed her? Mrs. Erhardt Weurthner died at her home west of town last Monday night after several weeks sickness, aged about 60 years. She leaves a husband and four children, three girls and one boy. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon from the residence, and ini terment was made in Weston cemetery. The southbound Louisville passenger train Monday night collided with a freight, head-end, ten miles south of Lafayette and the freight and passenger engineers and firemen were all killed outright, one frieght brakeman killed and another badly hurt. Several of the passengers were quite badly bruised and shaken up, but not seriously. The wreck is said to have been caused from an open switch, and the brakeman whose duty it Iras to close the same has been placed under arrest.

Rensselaer, Jagger County, Indiana, Saturday, August ii, 1900.

For first crass dental work call on Dr. R. H. Robinson. Office over Ellis & Murray’s store. 80-acre farm, six miles from city, orchard, barn, good five-room house, good well of water, land in prime state of cultivation. Big Bargain, see E. P. Honan. To Trade For Wood: A fine, gents new hunting case gold watch. 15-jewel Elgin movement and 21year gold-filled case; an elegant and first-class timepiece in every way. Will trade for 4-foot wood to be delivered in town. Enquire at this office. Among those from Jas pe r county who attended the Bryan notification meeting were: C. W. Littlefield and “Jake” Jordan, of Remington; Geo. W. Casey, of Union tp ; F. E. Duvall, of Jordan tp.; B. F. Fendig, of Wneatfield, Judge Thompson and The Democrat editor, of Rensselaer. The cow-puncher of . the Barnacle took advantage of the excursion rates to go down and see Charley Hernley of the Republican State Committee, and find out what his chances were of securing a little campaign fund, also to lay in a fresh supply of formaldehyde. We would call the attention of our readers who are seeking cheaper farm lands, to the list of farms in another column, for sale by Dalton Hinchman, of Vernon, Jennings county, Indiana. Probably as many as 25 families from this county have located in county during the past three years, and, so far as we have learned, all are well pleased with their change. The writer has made a number of trips to Jennings county and is quite well acquainted with the country thereabouts. We will be pleased to render such assistance or information as we can to people who desire to know more of that section of the country. The list of farms in these columns will be changed from time to time and new lists added. Keep watch of it and you will probably find something that will suit you.

The metropolitan dailies have been devoting a great deal of space during the past few weeks to “the shirt-waist man,’’ and Tuesday’s; Indianapolis Press contained a, portrait of the alleged “original” ' shirt-waist man. The “original” ' has been locatefl in various cities— I New York, Boston, Chicago, etc. — but none of the papers have as yet located him correctly, and we rise to present the claims of Rensselaer and to introduce one of her most popular citizens as the only genuine, name-blown-in-the-bottle, original shirt-waist man in the kingdom of Mark Hanna, a man who for two years or more has been a devotee of the alleged shirt-waist during the heated season and never made any noise about it. This man is big, good-natured, popular J.H. S. Ellis, and if there are any monuments, chromos or medals to be awarded to the city owning the original of this common-sense man who started the shirt-waist craze, we request that the donors look no further, but forward them direct to Rensselaer.

No one here seems to know exactly who is required by law to pay the expense of holding the late railroad elections in the townships where the proposition was defeated. Had the tax carried and been levied and collected, the expenses are required to be paid by the county and the amount kept out of the fund so raised, but no one that we have yet heard of has expressed any positive opinion as to who paid the freight of it lost. It doesn’t seem that the county ought to pay it, as it is a matter on which only a portion of the county, the interested townships vote. Neither should the townships themselves be required to pay the expense, but, rather, after the manner of ditch and gravel road petitions, the people who petition for the election should pay the cost thereof. Let this be as it may, however,-^the commissioners have allowed the bills and the county has paid them, if it [ever gets th • money back it will [probably require a long-winded l;<v nit i < tir e ii. the Wakarusa |ai t <i li uois < ch cases to accoi ipii- this n tilt.

Coroner Wright was summoned to Fair Oaks Wednesday morning to hold an inquest on the remains of a man who was found dead lying beside the track about 300 yards south of the depot that morning. The man was fairly well dressed and had the appearance of a respectable working man. A revolver and about $3.50 in money was found in his pockets. From a letter also found on his person it was learned that his name was Hawes A. Danforth, and that he had relatives in Massachusetts. His sister, Mrs. Minnie L. Procter, of Lynn. .Mass., w r as communicated with and ordered the remains sent there c. o. d., but as the railroad and express officials require pay in advance in such cases, this could not be done, and they were buried at Fair Oaks. Just how the man came to be killed is not known, but it is presumed he was standing on the steps of one of the southbound passenger trains, either the night or early morning trains, and leaned out too far and was struck by the switch guard, as this was broken over where he was found. He was not missed from the train, it appears, and he had no friends on board so far as learned. A conductor’s check in his hat bore the Rensselaer station’s number it is said, and it was thought this was his destination. However, he had no friends here so far as learned.

Another surety of the peace case, this time from Hanging Grove tp., was tried before .Esq. Burnham and a jury of twelve men Wednesday. The jury was out until about 2 o’clock Thursday morning but failed to agree, so they were allowed to sleep awhile and Thursday morning arrived at a righteous verdict, from our understanding of the case, acquitting the defendant. The case was brought by John Pierson, a Swede, against Frank Jones, a young man who had formerly worked for Pierson, and who was “going” with Pierson's daughter against Pierson's wishes but much to the gratification of the girl. Tuesday night they went buggy riding and the girl's father and a neighbor by the name of Eyestone went after them, pulling revolvers on Jones and taking the girl out of his buggy and back to her home. They then got into the buggy, brought Jones to town and had him locked up in jail, a proceeding that seems to have been a most high-handed outrage. The next morning he was “arrested” on a state’s warrant on surety of the peace. After hearing all the evidence the jury acquitted hiuj as above stated. It looks very much as though Jones would have a few good actions for damages in this matter.

Township Trustees' Salary Law.

Secretary William Wilkins of the State Fee and Salary Commission is at work on a plan for paying township trustees on a per capita basis, similar to the plan by which the county officers are paid under the new law. It is the intention to frame the results of the pending investigation into a, law during the coming session of the Legislature. The results of Mr. Wilkin's figuring as to what township trustees are now receiving on a per capita basis reveals some interesting facts. The present law gives a trustee $2 a day for the days he works. In some townships I of the State the trustees charge for every day in the year, and as a con--1 sequence the per capita is very high. The highest that has been found is in Washington township, Clay county, where the rate has reached 82 cen's. The lowest recorded is in Daviess county, where the figure is 1 7-10 cents. The object of the Salary Commission is to find a per capita arrangement that will provide for a fixed salary for the trustees and avoid the inequalities of the present law. It is said that in some townships of , the State the trustees charge for twice as many days as it takes them to dotheir w’ork.—lndianapolis Press. ,

Steam Laundry for sale Cheap.

Pays big on investment, sickness of managing parties reason for selling. Will .-‘ell for part cash; deferred 'payments to cot er 21 years. This is a bonanza for right party. Call on E. P. Honan.

Commissioners' Court.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and transacted the following business, as shown from record: Unloaned school funds on hand August 1, $2,041. Liquor licenses were granted to Geo. A. Strickfaden of Rensselaer, and John G. Moritz of Wheatfield; In the matter of keeping Horace coppers; leave granted to withdraw all papers without prejudice. keener tp., gravel road. In matter of Otis gravel road petition; contract to be re-let for completion of the vrork and the sale of additional bonds ’to be made. Plans were ordered made for two new bridges in Carpenter, one in Gillam and one in Jordan townships. Bridge petitions continued: Carpenter tp., four; Walker one. Contract let to T. J. Burge for a new bridge in Walker for $845. S. O. Derby et al petition for ditch; viewers report approved and ditch ordered established and final report ordered for August 17. Ephriam Gilmore files appeal bond, which is approved. C. W. Baker et al gravel road petition. B. J. Gifford et al are fighting the road and cause set for trial next Monday at one o’clock p. m. Report of Gifford railroad election in Marion tp. ordered spread on record. Eugene Nichols et al ditch petition; viewers ordered to make final report next Monday. Art Metallic Furniture Co., bill $375; continued. Also continued; Burt-Terry Stationery Co. bill, $118,56. In matter of rent G. A. R. room prayer of petition granted and order modified to read “for exclusive use of Rensselaer Post, No. 85. G. A. R.” as per form of order supplied. Road petition of Delos Thompson et al; viewers report unfavorable and cause dismissed. David P. Longet al ditch petition ; viewers report appoved. final report ordered made August 21. T. S. Clark requisition for poor farm; approved. Stephen A. Brusnahan et al ditch petition; report examined ami approved.

S. P. Thompson petition for highway; Edward Rhoads, John W. Duvall and C. J. Dean appointed viewers. Frank Zickman et al petition for highway; James F. Irwin> Robt. White and John Eger appointed viewers. Amos Davisson petition for ditch; Felix French, Ben Harris and J. F. Warren appointed viewj ers. B. D. Comer, trustee, asked to extend additional medical aid etc., to Carmy Hays; granted. Christian Schultz et al, petition for highway in Union tp., Richard Grow, Frank Parker and James Cowden appointed viewers. S. P. Thompson et al petition forditch: C. J. Dean, John W. Duvall and Edward Rhoads appointed viewers. Report of school treasurers of Rensselaer, Remington and Wheatfield examined and approved. Following were the Gifford railI road election bills allowed:

CAHPKNTKK TOWNSHIP. Leslie Clark S 15 00 C. G. Heikle 3 00 John A. Mitchell 3 00 Wm. R. Puckett 4 00 J. D. Allman 4 00 E, H. Blake 4 00 Geo. Hu5cit11............ . 4 00 Levi Hawkins 0 30 J. N. Beal 3 00 E. F. Heath...l 3 00 Daniel O’Connor A- 4 00 John Westfall 4 00 Clarence Babb . 4 00 E. B. Vondersmith 4 00 J. A. Lumborn *. 4 31 83 Abe Wahl 3 00 Henry Miller 3 00 Ed Green 4 00 c. w. Harner 4 00 C. 1\ Dunham 9 30 A. Beasley. 4 00 C. R. Griffith 4 00 Total 2 132 45 a. JOKDAN TOWBRHIH. Leslie Clark S W 00 JohneL. Bicknell 150 Chas. Reed • 1 50 Wm. Dunn 200 J. W. Hitchlncs 2 00 Frank Welsh 5 75 Lyman Raymond 2 00 M.W. Reed 4 00 Total '... • 31 75

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MARION TOWNSHIP. Leslie Clark $ 18 00 M. Eger, room rent 4 00 W. H. Hemphill ... ........... ■ 5 00 Woman’s Relief Corps, meals 29 40 E. R. Hopkins.. 4 00 C. B. Steward ( .... 3 00 C.C. Warner 4 00 H Pnrcupile 300 E. P. Honan. : 4 00 Wm. Washburn 4 00 J. F. Irwin <OO J. D. Babcock 6 OO Wash Scott 3 00 True Wood worth 3 00 Ben Fendig * 4 00 Mose Leopold 4 00 C. D. Nowels 4 00 George Murray 4 00 C. J. Dean ? 6 00 L. Davisson 3 00 Philip Blue 3 00 M. Tyler 4 00 J. F. Warren.... 4 00 J. F. Hardman 4 00 Nelson Randle 4 00 J. R. Vannata 6(0 Larkin Potts 3 00 Lyman Zea 3 00 J.C.Chilcote 4 00 C. G. Spitler 4 00 J. C. Porter 4 00 J. N. Leatherman. 6 00 B.C. White ... f . 4 00 , Total $ 170 80 BARKLEY TOWNSHIP. Leslie Clark.. $ 16 00 S. Hopkins 1 25 Geo. Masters. 3 00 Robert Shook 3 25 F. M. Hays 4 25 Eli Arnold... 4 25 I. D. Wa1ker.......... 4 25 Wm. Daniels 4 25 John H. Renicker 1180 Ancel Potts 1 50 Ora Wiles 1 50 Ray Wright 2 00 Alfred Randle 2 00 Wm.R. Brown 2 00 S. Nichols .......... 8 50 Total ...... $ 5180 INCIDENTALS. F rancis E. Bost Wicks 12 60 Geo. E. Marshall 28 75 A. F. Long 2 05 N. Reed.. 188 Same, for same 12 90 Total $ 57 50 Grand Total $ 384 30 Other bills allowed were: Chas. Morlan, janitor services $ 45 00 Chas. Morlan, laundry, court house 55 Trustee Weston Cem. ex. poor farm . 8 12 OO L. N. Wells, med. aid Keener tp ~.. 20 00 O. P. Robinson, expense jail 1 19 W.O.Roadifer, services Bd Review 45 00 J. R. Phillips, same 42 00 John P. Ryan, same 33 00 N J. Reed, expense highways 3 90 W. C. Babcock, ct. house supplies.... 85 B. Forsythe, poor farm supplies 120 00 W.C. Bal»cock. postage Aud'or'soffice 5 00 John E. Alter, ex. court house 2 25 J. D. Babcock, burying soldier (Sidnial King) $43 50 allowed at 45 50 Same, for same (Wm. Price)... 35 (.0 W. N. Jones & Son, repairs at poor farm .. . 10 62 Leslie Clark, public printing........ 2 50 J. C. Gwin, gravel road rp, Marion tp. 5 25 T. P. Wright, et. al. Coroner's inqu'st. 20 40 Wm. Wells, gravel road repair 5 62 City Rensselaer, light for ct. house.. 20 17 J. F. Major, expense Clerk's office.. .. 4 50 A. R. Parkison, Union ditch bonds. $69 17 allowed at 83 30 Same, court house bonds , 2 531 25 Warner Bros., expense poor farm.... 4 95 Same, expense court house 7 30 Same, expense jail 17 30 M. B. Price, expense Surveyor's office 40c, allowed at 40 00 Same, for same < 200 Same, services as Surveyor 72 00 T. F. Clark, labor poor farm a. 12 00 Same, expense poor farm 16 50 Same, for same 18 00 G. Marshall, public printing....... 17 30 Some, for same (educational).... 3 52 Same, for same .’ 18 50 Ellis & Murry, poor relief Marion 155 Rush A Warren, sidewalks 90 00 City Rensselaer, supplies court house 87 50 School Town Remington, poor exp. 7 95

Will Pitch For A Purse.

The champion horseshoe pitcher cf Newton county will contest with Jasper's champion pitcher at Rensselaer, Saturday afternoon, Aug. 18. for a purse which is being made up by Rensselaer sports.

Cows For Sale. 200 milkers and springers; always on hand. Sold on one year’s time. Sam Yeoman. Gospel Tent Meetings. There will be a series of gospel tent meetings at the city of Remington, Ind.. beginning on Wednesday evening, August 15th, 1900, and to continue indefinitely for several weeks. Meetings will be in charge of Elder A. H.Ziliner, of Rensselaer, assisted by Ehler G. W. Smith, of Culver, Ind. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend these meetings. A. H. ZILMER. * G. w. Smith.

Notice of Reduction of Telephone Toil Rates.

Until further notice, between all points in Jasper county, a uniform rate of ten cents will be made for 5 minutes conversation. Overtime to be charged at 2 cents per minute. Jasper County Tel. Co.