Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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R. H. Robinsqn, dentist. County institute next week. • Kentland will hold no fair this year. White county old settlers meet to-day. J. E. Bislosky, south of town, is visiting in Michigan. Wolcott will hold a business carnival, Sept. 13 and 14. Misses Nellie Bussell and Cora Zimmerman are visitingin Motion. Mrs. C. E. Hershman is visiting friends in the north part of the county. J. A. McFarland started his grocery wagon on the road again Monday. New pensions; Annie Dexter, mother, Goodland, (war with Spain) sl2. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. S. Ellis are visiting at Monticello, with Mr. Fannie McCarthy of this city, will teach in Kankakee tp., the coming year. The call for tbe democratic judicial convention appears on our editorial page. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dunn left Thursday for Wichita, Kansas, their future home. John Sullivan and John Mulder went to Indiana Springs for treatment Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mills have returned from their trip to Niagara Falls, and other points. Nearly all the “old vets” in this vicinity will take in the G. A. R. encampment at Chicago next week. John Kimble of Gifford, democratic candidate for recorder, was in the city on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lois Hollingsworth of Des Moines, lowa, are visiting G. K. Hollingsworth and family. Mrs. Maria Kennedy of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. V. P. Hope of Morocco, visited Mrs. D. A. Stoner last Sunday.

Robt. Crockett and Ord Yeoman left last Sunday for Georgia, lowa, to work for awhile in threshing and to see the country. John Hinnigan, aged eight, and Williard Laplant, aged ten. were drowned in a tile pit at Fowler Saturday afternoon while in bathing. _ Mrs. Charles D. Norman, who has been confined to her bed for several weeks with consumption, is no better but seems to be gradually failing. William Pitman, a highly respected citizen of Burnettsville, committed suicide by hanging last Monday. Financial troubles were the cause. The Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso, Indiana, will open its 28tn year September 4th, Quite a number from this county will attend. Clarence Travis, of south of town, who has been confined in jail here for some time awaiting room for his admission at Long Cliff, was taken to that institution Monday. The third annual reunion of the Yeoman family will be held at the home of James Yeoman in Newton tp., on Thursday, August 30. All relatives and friends are cordially invited, J The News says that within a radius of fifteen miles of Monon there is being grown this year 300 acres of broom corn. Thomas Wiukleback, four miles southeast of Francesville,.is the largest grower, having in 60 acres. Mrs. J. L. Smith of Valparaiso, widow of the late Rev. Dr. J. L. Smith, is in our city representing the American Home'-Finding Association. She will be here about two weeks, speaking in the churches and visiting the homes. She is stopping at H. M. Middleton’s.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, HBMORHORIXS, womk,. Office First Stairs West of Post Office. Phone 35 >. RENSSELAER, IND.

A heavy rain fell here Thursday night. No rain fell at Remington at all. For first class dental work call on Dr. R. H. Robinson. Office over Ellis & Murray’s store. We sei 1 envelopes and writing paper cheaper than any place in the city. The Democrat. • The annual picnic for the graduating class of ’97 was held Wednesday afternoon in Nagel’s grove. 50 cents for the round trip to Water Valley, Aug. 25th. Account Odd Fellows’ meeting. W. H. Beam, Agt. Bids for the improvement of Cullen and Forest streets will be opened at the regular council meeting next Monday evening. Miss Myrtle Chamberlain, who has been the guest of Mrs. Leota Jones for the past week, has returned to home at Frankfort. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Black of Denver, Colo., and daughter, Mrs. John Burger, of Remington, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Major Thursday and Friday. Postmaster Meyer and Auditor Babcock report a big catch of Mack bass at the Kankakee by them last Saturday. Thirty black beauties averaging 2| lbs each, fell victim to their piscatorial skill.

Mrs. lennie Preston and son James of Burlington, Kan., and Mrfe. Arvilla Walgamuth and daughter Pearl of Hartford, Kan., visited their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Kepner, of this city, this week.

While cleaning his bicycle Wednesday afternoon, W. O. Shanlaub had the misfortune to get the first and second fingers of his right hand caught between the chain and sprocket wheel crushing them quite badly.

District Chairman Forrest of Crown Point, Hon. John Ross of Lafayette, candidate for congress, and John W. Miner of Indianapolis, candidate for state auditor, were in the city Saturday conferring with the democratic county central committee.

We have received a copy of the Owen County Sentinel, a new democratic paper established at Spencer. The paper is neatly gotten up and starts out with a liberal advertising patronage. C. B. Harrold lately of this place, is foreman, of the machanical department. A number of Odd Fellows and their wives will attend the I. O. O. F.. picnic at Water Valley to-day. To-night the Rensselaer band and a number of picknickers will go up on the 6:35 train to remain over Sunday. Arrangements have been made to have this train stop at Water Valley to let off those who go up this evening. The horseshoe pitching last Saturday resulted in John Carmichael of this city, defeating the Newton county champion, Sam Butts. Six games were played, of which Carmichael wou five. The Newton county man’s backers are said to have gone home dead broke. A return set-to will be held at Mt. Ayr in the near future, we understand.

The Nowels House will change management next tfeek, Mr. Hyland retiring and J. T. Penn of this city, taking charge. Mrs. Hyland, son and daughterswill remove to Chicago, we understand, where the former will keep a rooming house for awhile and place her daughters in a training school to cultivate their voices’, with the prospect of entering upon a stage career.

Quite a number of visitors to Westou cemetery have been scared considerably of late by the promiscuous shooting thereabouts by men and boys, who seem to forget that anyone might be walking about the cemetery and blaze away at “marks” much to the consternation of the visitors who dislike to have shot and bullets whistling about their ears. This dangerous practice should be stopped ere some one is hurt.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, August 25, 1900.

Lightning damaged several of the Halleck telephone poles north of towp,'Thursday night. > 80-acrefarm, 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. Housekeeper Wanted: A good woman of unquestionable character, about 40 to 50 years of age, willing and able to do general housework. For name of party apply at this office. Except last Saturday, rain has fallen every day for the past two weeks, and some of the rains have been very heavy. Oats still standing in shock have been greatly damaged by these incessant rains. Mr. Malcom Hubley is erecting three mammoth barns on his ranch in McClellan township, the three to cost $9,000. Mr. Hubley has 1200 head of cattle on the ranch at the present time. —Kentland Enterprise. To Trade For W ood: A fine, gents new hunting case gold watch, 15-jewel Elgin movement and 21 year 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.

The new city mayor, marghall, treasurer and clerk, officers elect, will take their respective offices on the first Monday in September. A new councilman will be appointed to take the place of Councilman Eger, who will resign to accept the mayor’s office.

Oil was struck about 2| miles northeast from Dunnville, on the farm adjoining Township Trustee Kaupke’s farm, on Wednesday, that is flowing about four to five barrels per day. This is the first well put down in that vicinity and the “find” has considerable excitement thereabouts.

Owing to the evening being so warm, not a very large number of people turned out to “McCarthy’s Mishaps” at the opera house Monday night, but those who did attend thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and laughed till their sides ached. The company is a good one and puts up an entertainment that is an excellent antidote for the blues.

Remember that The Democrat prints more county news than any other paper in the county, and that the subscription price is no more than those containing less news. Our correspondence page contains a newsy grist of items each week from nearly every township in the county, a feature equaled by no other paper in this section of the state.

B. J. Gifford is surveying a new line of railroad this week, we are informed, running northeast from ■Gifford up into the oil region. It is also rumored that Mr. Gifford has said that he would run this new line down to Rensselaer whether Barkley tp., voted the tax or not. By running the road to the south line of Marion tp.. he can collect the $31,800 subsidy voted in this township, it is claimed.

Jackson Freeland of Newton tp., who was nominated for county treasurer at the democratic county convention, has declined the nomination for personal reasons, as has also J. C. Kaupke the nomination on the county council. The county chairman is authorized by law to fill in withdrawals in such cases. ' The names of the candidates selected to take their places will be published in The Democrat as soon as the. selections are made.

Elsewhere in these columns appears the official publication of the estimates of proposed expenditures from the county funds of Jasper county for next year. The estimates carry a total of about $58,300, against estimates aggregating $65,000 Irtst year. The estimates made last year were cut down to about $42,000 by the County Council, which meets in annual session ou the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September to pass on the estimates and make the tax levy for the year.

■'Papa, are these stores true that Nursie is telling me?” "Never mind whether they’re true or not, Willie; you just keep on believing them!”—New York Evening Journal.

Margaret M. Jackson, mother of Mrs. Jennie S. Jessen. Mrs. Eva Hoover, and Miss Milda Jackson, of this place, died at her home at Lebanon, Ind., Thursday. Her husband, Allen Jackson, died many years ago. "Eight children survive her. F. A. Woodin, the Forseman real estate'and fruit tree agent,; was in the city Wednesday on' business and incidentally exhibit-i ing a big apple grown by Wm. Wilson of Brook, from a tree purchased of Mr. Woodin. Tbe apple was probably the largest ever seen here. It weighed 23 ounces and measured 14| inches in circumference and 5 inches In diameter. The commissioners of Perry county have directed the county attorney to bring suits against former treasurers M. A. Eberhardt and L. L. Mitchell for amounts said to be due from fees illegally retained by them while in office. The suits grow out of an expert examination made of the books. ■lt is estimated that Eberhardt owes the county $925 and Mitchell $2,016.25

David Culp, who was nominated on the township advisory board of Hanging Grove tp.. by the democrats, was later nominated by the county convention for commissioner. He has declined the former nomination to accept the latter, and another candidate for the advisory board will be placed on the ticket by the township chairman. The same condition existed in Barkley tp., where John Kimble was nominated on the advisory board and later nominated for count}’ auditor, and T. M. Callahan was nominated for justice of the peace and later nominated for county surveyor. Each, of these gentlemen have declined the township nomination to accept the latter and the township chairman will fill out the ticket by placing .some good men on in their stead.

Bear in mind that the clients themselves control the publication of non-resident notices, notices of appointment, notice of administrator’s and guardian’s sales, notices of survey, and many other legal notices which do not pass through the hands of county or local officers. When you have anything in this line of publication to be made, insist your attorneys placing the advertising in The 'Democrat. Our prices are reasonable and you will not have to pay for any “padding.” Instead of “padding” out such notices, and thus getting pay for the extra space gained, we always set them in the most compact form, as provided by statue, which generally makes quite a differenre in the cost of publication that, is saved to the party having the work done. Don’t forget this; it means dollars to you.

WILLIE AND HIS PAPA.

Subscribe for The Democrat. You can get The Democrat. State Sentinel and Cincinnati Enquirer each a full year for only $1.85, cash in advance, if taken soon. 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 20; rye 45. John Goff, who has been held in jail here for several weeks for shooting at Mike Lawler at Rose Lawn some time ago, was released Wednesday on habeas corpus proceedings instituted before Judge Thompson. The court held that there was no certificate from the Newton circuit court that the i Justice before whom the prelimI inary trial was held was a Justice 1 of the Peace, and there was no cerI tified copy of an order of the Judge ordering all prisoners from Newton count}’ to be confined in the Jasper county jail.

C. P. Hopkins of McEwen, Tenn., formerly of this city and Remington, was in the city yesterday. Charley is still in the newspaper business at McEwan and is a most enthusiastic democrat, although he left here a republican. He says that on his w*ay up here he found the sentiment overwhelmingly in favor of Bryan, and he thinks the democrats will sweep the country this fall. Tennessee seems to agree quite well with Charley and he is looking well, but little older than when he left this county, ten years ago. He will remain here to-day, and go up to Chicago to-morrow, where he will meet a delegation of the Tennessee G. A. R , boys whom he will chaperone at the encampment.

George Fisher, regarding whom a false rumor gained currency a few weeks ago, reached his former home in Remington last week after a trip to the Klondike, where he went with others in search of wealth. Since his arrival home the Enterprise has been in conversation with him on the subject of the report that was circulated, and was also published in the Enterprise, and he wishes the story emphatically denied as untrue in every particular. In justice to him and concerning our part in the matter, we wish to say that we were misled by the rumor supported bv the dispatches in the papers of the Missouri episode in which another George Fisher figured. At the time of that matter Mr. George Fisher of Remington. was in Seattle, Wash., and knew nothing of or had nothing to do with the affair with which he was erroneously connected.— Wolcott Enterprise. Tell your neighbor to take The Democrat for all county news.

Vol. 111. No. 20

Barn Burned By Lightning.

Lighting struck the barn of J. E. Clarey, on the George W. Burk farm, 4 miles north of town, during the storm yesterday morning at about 2 a. m., and burned it to the ground together with 1,000 bushels of oats, 25 tons of fine timothy hay and two calves. Loss about $1,500 dollars, with no insurance. Mr. Claery bought the Burk farm last winter and moved here from Illinois last spring.

Another Prosperity Item.

We note that Edward J. Kays filed a mechanic’s lien for $75 on Thursday against the residence and Barnacle property owned, by Sarah J. McEwen et baron. (et baron means the cow-puncher.) Evidently Ed feared that his claim might pan out like that of the gopd old democratic farmer’s claim for two loads of choice clover hay for the Jersey’s. Of this latter claim the d. f. secured in lieu of cash, a note with the cowpunchers’ “John Hancock” on the lower right hand corner. He took it to McCoy’s bank and wanted to discount it. Tom McCoy looked at the I. O. U„ attentively for a moment, examined the texture of the paper and said: “I fear Mr. that this paper is not very good.” “What the divil is the matter wid the paper,” asked Mr. , “Why, said Tom, I fear, it will wear out before it is paid.” P. S. —Tom was right the paper is about worn out.

A Remington Lawsuit.

The town of Remington vs Ira W. Yeoman. Robt. Parker. John F. Major. William Townsend. John E. Hollett and the Jasper County Lumber Co., is the title of an appealed case filed in the Jasper circuit court last Friday. It seems that in December. 1899, t[je Jasper'County Lumber Co., at Remington, bought two carloads of crushed rock from the town of Remington. the price of which was $75. The books of the town treasurer, Ira W. Yeoman, when he handed them over to his successor last spring, did not show any payment for the above material from the Jasjjer County Lumber Co. The town asked for payment and the company's manager, C. T. Dye, claimed to have paid the old treasurer, Mr. Yeoman. Yeoman denied that he had ever received payment. Suit was brought in Justice Chappell’s court against the ex-treasurer, his bondsmen and the lumber company. The latter, it is said, produced no evidence that it had paid the amount except the oath of Mr. Dye. Mr. Yeoman, on the other hand, introduced sufficient evidence that it had not been paid to justify the court in rendering judgement against the lumber company for the amount. The lumber company has appealed to the circuit court.

Old Settlers’ Program.

The program committee for old settlers’ meeting, Sept. 14 and 15, have received acceptances to speak from the following persons: E. P. Hammond. “Jasper's part in the Rebellion.” Lucius Strong. "Changes in Jasper since 1837." J. D. Zink. "Future of the Kankakee Valley." A. O. W. Farmer, "South America." David Culp, "My Boyhood Days." The directors meet again to-day at 1 p. m , at the county clerk’s office.

It Helped Win Battles.

Twenty-nine officers and men wrote from the Front to say that for Scratches, Bruises, Cuts, Wounds, Sore Feet and Stiff Joints, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best in the world. Same for Burns, Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by J. A. Larsh, druggist.

Cows For Sale. 200 milkers and springers; always on hand. Sold on one year’s time. Sam Yeoman. 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 nt current rates of interest. A complete SET UF ABSTRACT BOOKS. James H. Chapman.