Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1900 — Page 1

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R. H. Robinson, dentist. Lafayette fair next week. “Malon6y’s We^' ig” to-night. Subscribe for The Democrat. Commissioners court meets Monday. At Ellis opera house, to-night—-“Maloney’s Wedding.” The city schools will begfln one week from Monday. Mrs l . I. B. Washburn is visiting her mother at Royal Center, Ind. Mrs. W. H. Eger and son Harry, are visiting in Michigan. T. M. Hibler of Joliet, HL, is here looking after his Milroy tp., farm. Luther Albin and two sons of Kankakee tp., was in the city Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Coover has gone for her usual trip in northern Mich. John Moore has the thanks of The Democrat editor for some fine apples. Circuit court will convene one week from Monday. The docket is quite heavy. Born, Sunday, Aug. 26, to Mrs. and Mr. Noah Wenrick, southeast of town, a son. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears, of Lincoln, Neb., are visiting Rensselaer relatives. John Tacks and son James, of Kingman, Kan., are visiting relatives in this vicinity. City Marshal-elect Simpson has selected A. J. Knight to act as his deputy for awhile. Abe Wartena andF.B. Schultz attended the Woodmen log-rolling at Hammond Wednesday. All the pretty school ma’ams in the county have been here this week, attending institute. Chase Kelley, who is now in the employ of the Chicago Record, visited his mother Sunday. Frank Kressler is home from Chicago. He will clerk in Porter <fc Randle's dry goods store. Mrs. Charles Porter of. Missolu, Montana, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams.

Misses Bessie Eger and Ruth Harris visited Hammond friends a few days the first of the week. J. B. Williams of Bellfontaine, Ohio, visited his brother J. W. Williams, of Rensselaer, this week. Ralph Killin of Lafayette, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Elmer Wilcox. on West Clark street this week. Mrs. Thomas Large and baby of Urbana, 111., are visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Vanatta. Hon. Titus E. Price of Yankton, South Dakota, was visiting his brother County Surveyor Price, a few days this week. Philip Blue of this city, has been appointed truant officer for Jasper county, to succeed the lamented J - P- Hammond. Chas. W. Bontrager of Louisville, Ky., is ‘spending a few days with his family, who have been the guests of Chas. J. Bontrager. N. S. Bates, C. D. Nowels, J. F. Major and The Democrat ed- . itor attended the Judicial convention at Remington on Wednesday. The remaining twin baby of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kessinger of Jordan tp., died last Friday and was buried in Weston cemetery Saturday. Miss Dessie Cowden entertained the members of her Sunday school class last Saturday afternoon from 2 till 6. at her home east of town. A very pleasant time was had. Albert W. Wood in. the old farmer from Carpenter tp., who was recently adjudged insane, is now confined in jail here awaiting room for his admission at Long Cliff, which may be quite, a long time yet.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, HKMOKHOKhS. * Office First Stairs West of Post Office. Phone a s i. RENSSELAER, IND.

Mrs. S. F, Wood and children visited friends in this week. * Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach his farewell sermon to-mor-row morning. For first class dental work call on Dr. R. H, Robinson. Office over Ellis & Murray’s store. Dr. Graham the optician, will be at W. A. Huff’s jewelry store, Sept. 3,4, 5,. If you wish your eyes examined call and see the Dr. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Yeoman, who have been visiting relatives here for several weeks, returned to their home in Dana, Ind., yesterday. Mrs. Chas. Roberts and daughter Mosylene, of Carpentersville, HL, are visiting the former’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Harris. New pensions: Wesley Jenkins, Rensselaer, original, §8; Horace E. James, Hammond, original, $6; Henry Grow, Rensselaer, increase, §l2. The Jasper county teachers’ institute passed a resolution leaving the time of holding the next Teachers, association subject to thecall of the president. Next Monday is Labor day, and is a legal holiday in Indiana and most other states Labor day is the only strictly national holiday we have, not excepting the Fourth of July. Masters George and Delevan Babcock entertained a baker’s dozen of their boy friends Tuesday afternoon from 2 till 5 o’clock. Refreshments consisting of icecream, cake and fruit were served. The little son of Walter Brown, residing in the east part of town, climbed on their windmill Wednesday and fell off, fracturing his right leg. Doctors Washburn & M ashburn reduced the fracture.

Miss Helen Kelley has gone to Calumet, Mich., to teach in one of the primary grades in that city. Miss Kelley resigned her position here, hoping that the climate in Michigan would prove a benefit to her health.

The marriage of Charles E. Babcock and Miss Hattie Fairchild, occurred last Sunday, at the home of the bride’s mother, at DeMotte. The groom is the oldest son of James D. Babcock, of Marion tp.

Perniua Flemming, widow of the late Ephriam Fleming of Jordan tp., has filed suit for partition in the Jasper circuit court, against Andrew Fleming et al. The suit is for a partition of the real estate owned by deceased.

Benton county is again to the front with a sensation. H. S. Bonsib, the “Flying Dutchman,” prohibition candidate for state statistician, was rotten-egged at Talbot, a small place near Oxford, where he was speaking.

The Indianapolis Press of Wednesday says that “the Jasper County Fair at Remington is drawing big crowds this week.” This will no doubt be news to Remington people, inasmuch as the fair was abandoned and the grounds sold some time ago.

Misses Margaret Walters and Lydia Schanlaub, formerly of this place, have leased the Gold Coin hotel at \ ictor, Colo., and are now successfully managing the same. Miss M alters went to Victor three years ago for the benefit of her health and has fully recovered. Miss Schanlaub went a few weeks ago. \ ictor is a town of some 10,000 people and the Gold Coin hotel is the principal hostelry of the city.

Chester T. Miller of Fulton, Mich,, was in the city Saturday, closing up the sale of hie farm in Wheatfield tp. to Wm. B. Austin. The consideration was 83,500. Mr. Miller reported his folks all well. George is still running the steam merry-go-round and is now at Manistee, Mich., taking in the big fair at that place. Mr. Miller says that the democrats are making great gains from the republican ranks in his vicinity this year.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, September i, 1900.

David Clark of near Wadena, was in town Thursday. He was on his way to Pulaski county to look after a farm he owns up there. You can get The Democrat, State Sentinel and Cincinnati Enquirer each a full year for only 51.85, cash in advance, if taken soon. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 37; oats 20; rye> 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 70; corn 28; oats 20; rye 45. Ex-Senator Gilman is president of the Bryan club at Goodland. Mr. Gilman used to be one of the most uncompromising republicans in northwestern Indiana.

John McGriff, survivor of the famous McGriff, twins, died at his home in Portland, Tuesday night, aged 96 years. His brother Richard died two years ago. They were cousins of Simon Phillips of this city.

The County Council will meet next Tuesday to pass on the estimates of expenditures of the county] officials for the calendar year 1901. It is quite likely that a general paring down of the estimates will be made.

D. J. Pettit of Wolcott, was a caller at The Democrat office Thursday. Mr. Pettit dosen’t think the Gifford railroad tax will be voted in Princeton or Westpoint townships, but thinks Round Grove would probably vote it.

The two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kellner got hold of a bottle containing whiskey last Sunday and swallowed considerable of the liquor before discovered. He was unconscious for several hours but was finally brought around all right.

On next Tuesday the various township advisory boards throughout the state will meet 'in annual session to pass on the proposed expenditures and tax levies for next year, and to make, the annual settlement with the trustee, as provided in the township reform law passed by the last legislature.

The Democrat will install a big new Gordon job press next week. This with our 7xll Pearl jobber and the new 25-inch paper cutter recently added, completes our facilities for turning out anything in the job printing line. Remember this, and give us a call when in need of job printing.

Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Gray of Union tp., Benton county, were guests of The Democrat editor and family a few hours last Tuesday. They were enroute to visit their Pulaski county farm. Mr. Gray said that threshing was practically completed in his section of the country, and that most of the oats were saved without serious damage from the rains.

John Curry, an aged man, was taken to the poor farm Tuesday. The old man was quite ill and seemed to be off mentally. It was supposed that he was destitute, but it is claimed now that $8 in cash was found on his person, together with a gold watch and a certificate of deposit from one of the Rensselaer banks for §1,200. He is improving at this writing.

Nearly all the old soldiers in this section, together with many others, attended the G. A. R. meeting at Chicago this week. During the week the excursion rates held good about six hundred tickets to Chicago were sold from this station alone. The regular Monon trains were all loaded down and a great many extras were run. The gathering was one of the largest ever held bv the. G. A. R’s.

If you miss James L. McCabe's “Maloney's Wedding Day’’ at Ellis’ opera house, Saturday, Sept. 1, you will miss the funniest and most entertaining comedy drama that will be seen here this season. It fairly glows and glistens with the jolliest kind of comedy complications, bright, tuneful music, tells a pretty story of everyday life, and is frosh, crisp and wholesome. It tickles the little ones and keeps their elders in a fever heat of healthy humor. It’s a laugh from start to finish.

THE YEOMAN FAMILY REUNION.

The third annual reunion of the Yeoman family was held Thursday at the pleasant home of James Yeoman in Newton townsnip. Friends and relatives to the number of 140 were present. ■ —— Shortly after noon a bountious repast from well filled baskets was spread on the spacious lawn to which all did ample justice. After dinner seats were arranged and a very enjoyable musical and literary program was rendered, followed by brief but interesting talks by Jared Benjamin, L. Strong, Mrs. Phoebe Nowels and Mrs. Simon Kenton on the early settlement of this locality and the part that the Yeoman and Benjamin families had in its development. Rev. H. M. Middleton delivered a very interesting and appropriate talk on pioneer life. Some of the especially commendable numbers on the musical program were a vocal solo, “My Ain Countrie” rendered by Rev. H. M. Middleton, the instrumental duet by Miss Mattie Hemphill and Wm. Wiahard and the vocal duet by Rev. Middleton and Mr. Wishard. All had a very pleasant social time and went away feeling that it was good to have been there and hoping for the recurrence of this annual gathering on many future dates. The following is a list of those present: Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Yeoman Mr. and Mrs. James Yeoman Mr. and Mrs. Jared Benjamin Rev. A. W. Smith, Mt. Ayr Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Middleton Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Makeever Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Ira W. Yeoman, Remington Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Culp Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Berry Parris Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Crow Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Yeoman Mrs. Rebecca Hemphill Miss Mary C. Wuerthner Miss Mattie Benjamin Miss Mattie E. Yeoman Mr. and Mrs. John Martindale Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coen Mr. and Mrs. J.Spindler, Paxton 111. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Nowels Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wade. Hammond, Ind. Geo. Wade. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Yeoman Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Martindale Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parks Mrs. Letitia Benjamin , Mrs. Franklin Grant Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hammond Mrs. Zerby and two children, Mt. Ayr Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Halstead Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Passous Mrs. Dr. Martin Mt. Ayr Mrs. Vanatta Mr. and Mi's. Martin. Indianola. la. Mr. and Mrs. N. Warner Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Yeoman. Dana. Ind. Effie Yeoman, Dana, Ind. Paul Yeoman, Dana. Ind. Phebe Yeoman. Dana. Ind. Chas. R. Yeoman. Jr. Dana, Ind. Opal Yeoman. Dana, Ind. Miss Pearl Ney Phil. Benjamin, Jr. Miss Ruth Maiceever Mary Benjamin Miss Roe Hammond Sarah O. Lang Miss Eva Coen F. W.Mauck Miss Gladys Coen S. O. Duvall Miss Ellen Paris Mr. Willison Merl Warren Mrs. M. B. Halstead Miss Bessie Grant Reuben C. Yeoman Wallace Miller John W. Mauck Miss Josie Miller J. P. Hammond Miss Eva Freeland Herbert Hammond Roscoe Halstead Bernice Hammond Thelma Martindale Mrs. A. J. Freeland Mrs. Marion Freeland Mrs. A. C. Pancoast Evelyn Freeland Miss Nancy A. Carr Jackson Freeland. Jr. Miss Lucy Yeoman Miss Mattie Hemphill James H. CanAda Yeoman Mrs. Adaline CanMiss May Bankston Mrs. Phoebe Nowels Miss Ruth Hammond Ernest Cockerill Miss Lura Yeoman David Cockerill Miss Ruth Yeoman Miss Kate Mauck Miss Gertrude Keeney Frank Yeoman Miss Cena Can Augustus Yeoman Miss Virgie Crow Roe Yeoman Miss Rose McCollv John Culp Mrs. M. A. Hopkins Alva Yeoman Mrs. Mary Porter Tom McClure Mrs. E. G. Warren Wesley Miller Merl Freeland Lucius Strong Emmet Crow Merl Benjamin Wm. Wishard 8. C.Hammond Mrs. Simon Kenton Miss Grace Yeoman Joe Yeoman, Jr. Hugh Yeoman John Rebinson Marie Grnbb Grace Warren

Still Another Oil Company.

The Kankakee Valley Oil Company of Rensselaer, capital stock 850,000, wa£ incorporated Tuesday. The directors are Paul Viezens, L. C. Degener, Theodore Huffregen. Frederick K. O. Walter and A. F. Reicemann, all of whom are strangers to Rensselaer.

MIRRIAGE LICENSES.

Charles E. Babcock to Hattie Fairchild issued Aug. 25. Stephen R. ilill to Lucy Taylor, issued August 28.

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HON. A. D. BABCOCK

Of Goodland, Nominated For Prosecuting Attorney At Remington Last Wednesday. The Democratic Judicial Convention for the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit composed of the counties of Jasper and Newton, was held at the Town Hall in Remington last Wednesday. The meeting was called to order and J. B. Roberts of Newton county, was made chairman, and Ed Steinbach of the Kentland Democrat, secretary. It was conceded that Newton county was entitled to the nomination, and on motion of C. D. Nowels of Jasper county, the name of Augustus D. Babcock of Goodland was placed before the convention and, then being no other names mentioned, his nomination was made by acclamation. The honor came unsought by Mr. Babcock, but he accepted the nomination in a neat speech and promised the convention he would use his best efforts to be elected. Augustus D. Babcock, the nominee of the convention, is about 42 years of age and has resided all or nearly his life in Jasper and Newton counties, has taught school in both counties and is well and favorably known all over the district. He has been practicing law at Goodland for the past fifteen years, has a good practice and is one of the foremost attorneys of Newton county. Mr. Babcock is well versed in criminal law and is able to handle practically everything that would come up in the district without putting the taxpayers to the expense of furnishing assistance, which often costs a good round sum where incompetent men are elected to this important office. He is a man who will do his duty without fear or favor, and do it right. There will be no juggling of the law for political effect nor no ugly scandals like those that appear to have crept into the office in this circuit of late years if he is elected. While Mr. Babcock has a large majority to overcome to be elected, we believe that he will not only overcome this odds but out by a handsome majority.

Gilman, 111., was the scene of a terrible tragedy Monday night. Mrs. “Dr.” Wright, who conducted an alleged lying-in hospital, was sought to be arrested for causing the death of a young girl by foul means at her house. The officer. Michael Ryan, broke into !he house after failure to secure admission from repeated raps and was fired upon and shot dead. A mob of several hundred people soon gathered and the house was bombarded and finaly set on fire and burned, the inmates escaping at the rear in a storm of bullets. “Dr.” Wright’s “husband,” John Myers, was killed and Dessie Salter and the “doctor” fatally wounded. The latter was taken on a stretcher to the Watseka jail, where she died Tuesday.

Medal Contest.

. On Saturday evening, Sept., 1, at F. W. church, will be held a W. C. T. U. silver medal contest. The contestants are a class of girls. The Prince and Morris Quartette will sing.- Everybody invited.

Gas, Then Oil.

Last Saturday, in the southeast comer of the northeast quartes of Section 32, Walker tp., drillers struck a strong flow of gas at a depth of 72 feet. The flow is said to have been go stong that it raised the casing after the well was capped, and heavy weights had to be placed on the top to hold the casing down. No sign of any oil appeared, but Tuesday drilling was again resumed on the well and at a depth of only about ten inches further a good flow of oil was found, and the well is now flowing from the top the pipe, we understand, and promises to be one of the best wells in the territory.

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

Vol. 111. No. 21,

Hon. M. L. DAGGY, OF GREENCASTLE, IND., Will address the people of Rensselaer and vicinity on the political issues of the day from a Democratic standpoint, at the East Court Room, on TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1900, at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Daggy is a good speaker and handles the issues in a masterly way. Let everyone come out and hear him.

The Gifford Railroad.

B. J. Gifford has notified parties at Wolcott that he will ask for a subsidy of | of 1 per cent, from Princton tp.; (the town of Wolcott is in Princton tp.); 1 per cent from Westpoint tp., and 2 per cent, from Round Grave tp., to assist him in his railroad to Wolcott and south through the two latter townships. He states in his letter to them that “the track will be completed to McCoysburg in four or five weeks, but nothing will be done on the southern terminus until I have further assurance of a free right of way to the Lake Erie & Western or the money to guarantee it.’’ Mr. Gifford further says: “Should these petitions be signed for such appropriations and the elections carry, I wilt continue construction work until I reach the Lake Erie & Western, and shall hope to reach Wolcott with the locomotive before the Fourth of July next. Should they miscarry, the work will be suspended until the people change their minds, or other provisions may be made. Should things look favorable. I shall continue grading work south as far as Blue Sea this fall, and, should elections carry, no doubt as far south as Wolcott, even possibly beyond, as in that event I shall crowd the work until frost may shut us out. Should these plans miscarry I propose to transfer the working force to the north end and put the section between Kersey Junction and Cedar Lake under construction.”

Another Divorce Case.

Francina Lambert of Fair Oaks, has begun divorce proceedings in the Jasper circuit against her husband, George Lambert, alleging desertion and non-support. The plaintiff has been married four times. Her first husband was Martin S. Comer, a U. B. minister, to whom she was married Nov. 14, 1866. Comer later secured a divorce. She then married Abraham C. Spitzer, and in 1887 secured a divorce from him. Later she married Henry Wayles, and secured a divorce from him in 1890. She then married George Lambert, the defendant in the above case, who was a man much younger than herself. All the marriages took place in this county, we understand, and all the divorce proceedings were instituted here except the first one, which was granted in Tippecanoe county. The plaintiff was first married when only 15 years of age. and is now but 49 years old. Schuyler C. Irwin is plaintiff's attorney.

An Oil Case.

A new suit was filed in the circuit court last Saturday which promises to be hotly contested. The plaintiff is the Jasper County Oil and Gas Co., with headquarters at South Bend, and the defendants are Howard F. Chappell et al. The trouble grows out of oil leases in the n| of sw| of section 28, Walker and Gillam townships. The leases were made originally to the Inter-State Oil Co., and later assigned to Thomas McDonald and by him to plaintiff. Defendants went to work putting down wells and the plaintiff cot a restraining order from Judge Thompson, and the case will come up for trial at the September term of court.

Cows For Sale. 200 milkers and springers: always on hand. Sold on one year’s time. Sam Yeoman.