Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

Splendid October weather. Election three from next Tuesday. ' Corn husking has begun to some extent over the county. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Marlatt are visiting friends and relatives in Ohio. John Eger is building a brick store room 25x40 in the rear of his store. Mrs. W. R. Nowels and mother, Mrs. Rock, are visiting friends in Toledo, Ohio. The Democrat is all home print this week. Read inside pages For editorials. Taxes musti>e paid on or before the first Monday in November to avoid penalty. Five xiew subscribers were added to The Democrat list Wednesday. Pretty good for Roosevelt day. Rev. Billhorn of Chicago, will preach at the F. W. Baptist church at 7:30 to-morrow (Sunday) ingMrs. F. E. Babcock and Misses Fannie Wood, Anna Walter and Grace Jacks spent Monday in Chicago. Mrs. W. B. Austin and daughter Virginia, returned Saturday from an outing of several months in Michigan.

Mrs. Elizabeth Starkey died at her home in Fair Oaks last Friday. Interment Saturday at Fair Oaks cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Smith Newell of Barkley tp.. leave to-day for a week’s visit with relatives and friends near Wabash. Monon is still a :‘dry town,” the latest applicant for liquor license having been successfully remonstrated against. The infant daughter of Mr. anti Mrs. F. E. Reeves died Thursday. Interment in Weston cemetery Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Newton Lyons, a resident of Newton county since 1860, died on the 30th, ult. at her home near Mt. Ayr, aged 60 years. The supreme court has overruled the petition for a rehearing of the James Yeoman vs. James ShaetUr ditch case from Newton tp Ora Wiles and family of Yalma. returned last week from a visit in Hamilton county. They drove through, and report a pleasant trip. Found: A collarette on Van Rensselaer street, Wednesday. Loser may have same by calling at this office and paying for advertisement. The work of putting the crushed rock on North Cullen street began Thursday. The rock is furnished by Yeoman A Woodworth from the Rensselaer crushing plant. James W. Douthit went to Medaryville Saturday, returning Sunclay with his wife and little daughter, who had been visitiug relatives and friends there for several weeks. M rs. Mary English, wife of Stacy English, died at her home jn Hanging Grove tp , last Friday after a long illnefes, aged 75 years. Interment was made in Weston cenietery. The next Jasper Co., Teachers’ association will bo held Friday and Saturday. Deo. 7th. and Bth, 1900, A program will bo issued later. William J. Reed, Pres, of Teachers Asso At this writing Milroy township is still without a trustee. Geo W. Castor resigned last month and the auditor has been qua bio to find anyone who will take the office for the shqrt time that remains of his term. Attorney A. 1). Babcock, of Goodland, candidate for prosecuting attorney on the Democratic ticket, was in town Tuesday looking after his political fences. A. D. is an all around good fellow and if ho is elected will fill the office with honor. Bab’s all right. —Brook Reporter.

SPECIALTIES - tunas, v HKAKT. » STOMACH. NOSB A THROAT NERVOUS PROSTRATION, KIDNEYS A BLADDER, PRIVATE DISEASES, HKMOR HURDS, ‘ BPBLBPST, BAR. AND ALL DISEASES OV WOMEN.

James W. Douthit.was at Hammond Tuesday evening ofi legal business. .. : There were 179 tickets sold here for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. * Abraham Pruett of was in town Tuesday and Wednesday on business. R. H. Robinson, the dentist, spent a few dhys the first of the week wish his parents at Fowler. E. P. Honan addressed an enthusiastic democratic meeting at Duvall school house in Jordan tp., Monday night. The-Ladies Relief Corps will hold their district convention in Rensselaer, on Oct. 25, not in Goodland as stated in The Republican. * Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 37; oats 21; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn oats 21; rye 45. The members of the Epworth League gave a very enjoyable reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Warren on last Monday evening in honor of Rev. Royse and family. Flavius J. VanVoris, who will speak here Wednesday night enjoys a national reputation as a speaker and student cf political and economic questions. He should be heard by all who can possibly come out.

Friday George Gauthier traded his stock of general, merchandise to Wm. Miles of Wolcott, receiving as part compensation an eighty acre farm near that place. Mr. Miles moved the stock to Wolcott Saturday where he intends to engage in business. Kentland Enterprise. The White county court refused a new trial in the long-winded' Dluzak corn-stealing case, and Mr. Dluzak served out the jail sentence imposed in the verdict returned against him. The civil cases of Dluzak against the Mays for damages are still pending. Clark Short, a Monon young man who had recently gone to St. Louis where he secured work as a freight brakeniHiien the S. P Ry., was killed Sept. 30, from being knocked off the top his train while passing under a bridge. He was 27 years of age and leaves a wife and two children residing at Monon. Diphtheria broke out recently in the family of Frank Corbin of West Jordan, and the children had but a slight attack of the disease. Mrs. Corbin was then taken down and died last Thursday. No other cases have appeared at this writing and it is not known'bow the Corbin family contracted the disease. On Monday night, about seven o’clock the bafn, graneries and straw stack belonging to Harry Wortley. living five miles northeast of town, was burned down. The loss w ill be considerable as all his implements, harness, a buggy and a considerable amount of grain were consumed, which was only partly covered by insurance. It is not known how the fire originated.—Brook Reporter. Remember the date for Hon. Flavius J. YanYorhis, of Indianapolis, at Rensselaer, next Wednesday night. Mr. VanYorhis is an excellent speaker, a scholarly, well posted gentleman and will interest all who stop to reason before casting a ballot. Those of other political faiths who wish to hear a clear, calm and dispassionate discussion of the very important issues of the campaign are invited to attend this meeting. The “independent” (republican) Indianapolis Press says that there were 2.500 people, gathered at Monon to hear Roosevelt Wednesday. The republican organ of White county, whish would make it as big as possible, says there were 1.200. and the latter sheet doesn’t claim to be “independent” either. There are liars and liars, but the Indianapolis Press, when it comes to telling republican lies, can discount the warmest baby in the bunch.

DR. MOORE, Specialist,

Office First Stairs West of Post Office. Phone 251.

Rensselaer, Jasper CountY, Indiana, Saturday, October 13, 1900.

B. J. Gifford announces that surveyors will begin work Monday, surveying the line from Gifford to Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Nowels visited their daughter, Miss Floy, at Indianapolis Wednesday and Thursday and took in the fall carnival. School in district No. 4, Jordan tp., closed last Friday on account of diphtheria. If no new cases materialize it will open again next Monday. Remember The Democrat when you want sale bills printed. A free notice in the paper with each set of, bills, and everybody reads The Democrat. Defaun, the little daughter of Charles Robinson, who is employed at the county farm, is sick with what the doctor thinks is most likely scarlet fever. C. B. Way mire, who has been at work on a dredge in Minnesota for the past two years, is visiting his brother-in-law, Jacob McDonald, here this week. He has moved to Francesville, and will work upon a dredge near that place. The Rensselaer public schools were dismissed Wednesday forenoon to help swell the crowd to see Roosevelt. We trust the day will come sometime when our city schools will be taken out of politics, and will not be dismissed for every republican pow-wow, ! football game or prize fight.

Mrs. Eunice Long, wife of Fred W. Long, died early Thursday morning of consumption of the bowels, at her home on Van Rensselaer street. She was a daughter of Frazier Antrim of near MedaryviHe7" Her age was about 27 years. She leaves a husband audit little 5 year old son. Burial will be today at Medaryville. Married, in the city of Monreville. Allen. Co.. Ind.. Thursday, October 4, 1900, at 1:30 o’clock, Mr. Edward Charles Hoshaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hoshaw. of our city, and Miss Ada Bejle Watson, daughter o 7 Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Watson, of Monroeville, lnd., but formerly of northern Jasper county. They were married at the residence of the bride’s grandfather’s. Mr. Slater. Their future home will be in Monroeville. The bride is about 22 years of age, the groom 21 years. We all join in wishing them a happy journey through life. The “Hon.” Henry Powers* •‘speech’’ here last Friday night is admitted by the republicans to have been the rottenest ever delivered in Rensselaer. His talk was too silly to even give to a parcel of heathen. Evidently the “gentleman” from Boston town is troubled so greatly with swelled head that he thought the people of Rensselaer hadn't sense enough to know Whether he was stating anything like the truth or not. Such speakers make democratic votes wherever they go. arul Powers’ visit to Rensselaer was not barren of results for the democrats. Nevertheless. it is sickening to republicans as well as democrats to listen to such nauseating campaign stuff. The Newton county commissioners at their session last week were confronted with a petition signed by 461 voters asking for an election on removing the county seat to Goodland. The petition was not signed by a sufficient numlier, the commissioners held, nml no action was taken. A petition signed by several hundered Jefferson tp., people asking that a new court house be built at Kentland, was presented, and the commission finally ordered a SIO,OOO court house at Kentland. This was ‘•he only action taken, and it is probable the matter will go through the courts, or aft election be called for Goodland, and then the courts, ere the matter is finally settled.

Cloning Out Millinery Sale.

Mrs. C. E. Hershman, near the depot, is closing out her Millinery goods at cost. She has n full line of latest style pattern hats which she will sell at urices that will Burprise you. Can and see her stock and get prices.

Mr. C. C. Warner and Miss Marybelle Purcupile were married at the home of the bride’s parents Wednesday evening at 8:30 p. m. The marriage rites were performed by Rev. A. G. Work, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Many beautiful presents were presented them, also an elaborate supper given by relatives of the bride. Miss Grace, oldest daughter of Judge and Mrs. S. P. Thompson and Mr. Harry R. Kurrie, a promising young lawyer of our city, were married in the presence of near relatives and a few immediate friends of the bride and groom, on Wednesday at 2 o’clock, p. m., at the home of the bride’s parents on the corner of Front and Work streets, Rev. C. D. Royse, officiating. Miss Mary Graham, a particular friend of the bride, was present and played a unique wedding march. They were the recipients of many beautiful presents. Gov. Roosevelt of New York, republican oandidate for vice-pres-ident, passed through Rensselaer Wednesday at about 11:45. A stop of five minutes was made here during which he plead with the people who had gathered at the station to trust in Willie and Teddy and they would do the rest. Probably 1500 to 2,000 men, women and children were at the station to get a peep at him. The Rensselaer schools and the town furnished fully 90 per cent, of this crowd, there being very few in from the neighboring townships.

James H. Greeu of Remington, now at Denver, Colo., has our thanks for a copy of the Rocky Mountain News, containing an article on the recent alleged riot at Yictor, Colo. The article is a terrible arraignment of Senator Wolcott.'whom it charges is responsible for the false and exagerated reports sent out . over the country regarding the affair. The News publishes the version given by a correspondent of a Mc-Kinley-Wolcott paper, the Colorado Republican, who was on the trails with the Roosevelt-Wolcott party and it puts an entirely different light on the trouble from that sent broadcast over the country by the Associated press, which the News alleges was induced to send at the instigation of the Roosevelt-Wolcott crowd.

At the regular meeting of the Rensselaer Bryan and Stevenson club at Democratic Headquarters, Wednesday evening, the dub was entertained for more than an hour by a talk by Mr. Langhans, a German traveling man who happened to be in the city. Mr Langhans is a very intelligent, well read gentleman, and he pointed out the dangers that confronted this country if the American people endorsed the McKinley imperialistic policy at the ballot-box this fall. Hi' clearly showed what imperialism and its twin evil meant and what it had done in bis native country, which he hail left many years ago. While Mr. Langhans claimed to be no stump speaker, he stated that the issues were so plain and clear-cut this campaign that any man of ordinary intelligence could talk instructively upon them He was followed by Lee E. Glazebrook of this township who made a very able and instructive address on “political parties,” and showed that it was the duty of every young man to study the principles of the parties and thbn identify himself with the party which in his opinion was best suited to carry out the principles which appealed to his reasoning. The address was in the main non-partisan, and was one which every young man irr Jasper county should have heard.

Farms, and Personal Property.

Foe Sale: 1 will sell, on liberal terms, a 93 aero farm adjoining Rensselaer, fine improvements; two fine 80 acre farms in Jordan also 40 head 2 year old cattle 1 driving mare, harness and buggy. Call at my residence .*503 South Van Rensselaer st. er address me at Rensselaer, Robt. Michael, P. O. Box 73. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Dkmixjrat office.

WINS BY 6 VOTES.

The Barkley Tp., Railroad Tax Is Carried By a Slim Majority.—Much 111 Feeling Over Promotor Qifford’s Methods. The second railroad election in Barkley township to vote a subsidy of $8,600 to the Gifford railroad was held Tuesday and resulted in the Gifford tenants and hirelings, aided hy a very fewresident landowners, carrying the election in spite of the hosts of taxpayers against the proposal. Gifford himself was on the ground and it is said promised anything and everything ter gain a vote. Where this wouldn't work the screws were put on and threats made if votes and influence were not forthcoming. The methods used to force the tax on the people against their will were such as have made Gifford hosts of enemies in that township who will henceforth be against him in everything he proposes. They realize that Gifford and Gifford methods are a menace to free institutions, not only in Barkley tp., but in Jasper county as well. The influence he had over the county commissioners was clearly shown to them when they took his side in calling this last election. It is claimed that the smallpox was brought into the township by a family brought there to help carry the railroad tax, and the expense of stamping out the disease to the "taxpayers of Jasper county will probably be about SSOO in addition to the township expense. Realizing what this power and influence is leading to, the great majority of the taxpayers of Barkley will join hands and fight such methods as a matter of self-protection. Below we give the vote at this election and also that of the election held July 17th:

" K\6T PRECINCT. » Oct. Elec. July Elec. For dona Hfci- 131 117 Against .’,7 WBBT FUCUCt. For donation. ........it 4H Against 117 117 It will be seen that there was a loss in the total vote cast in the west precinct, over the July vote, of 5. and a gain in the east precinct. when Gifford is monarch of all he surveys, of 8 votes.

Methodist Church. Subjects for Sunday. Oct. .14: Morning, “The Mark of God;”! Evening, "Who Can Tell?” Public Sales. Commencing at 10 o’clock a. m. we will sell at public auction to the highest responsible bidder at our farm, 2 miles southwest of Sharon. 1 mile east and b\ miles south of Rensselaer, and 6 mijes north and 2 miles east of Remington. on WEDNESDAY. OCT. 17. The following property to wit: 1 two-vear-old draft c01t;54 head of cattle, consisting of 19 milch cows, including a number of good ones; 1 two-year-old heifer. Holstein; 9 head of yearling steers; 6 yearling heifers, Durham stock; 1 three-year-old Shorthorn bull, a good one: 18 head of calves, consisting of 3 Hereford and 15 highgra.de Shorthorns. Farm implements. 3 breaking plows. 3 cultivators. 3 harrows. 1 hay rake, 1 disc harrow. 1 Deering mower. 1 Broadcast seeder. Hay, a lot of No. 1 Timothy, if not sold before date of sale. A credit of twelve mouths without interest will be given 7 per cent off for cash. DUVALL BROS. A R Opdvckk, Auctioneer. Geo. A. Chappell. Clerk.

Having rented my farm, and intend moving to F raneesville, I will sell at public auction, at my residence, 5 miles west of Francesville, and 12 miles northeast of Rensselaer, on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17, Commencing at 10 a. in., the following described property, to-wit: 5 head of work horses, 2 mares and 3geldfegs; 41 head 2-year-old steers, m*# on full feed, ft head yearling sfejers and heifers, 5 tnflch oows, 3 ealvek. Cattle can remain on farm to lie fed. HO head of h«gs, now on full* feed,' weight

RENSSELAER, IND.

Viol. 111. No. 27

Ducrt Mi. T * j Hon. Flavius J. VanVorhis of Indianapolis, Will speak at Rensselaer, Ind., on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17, 7:30 p. m. Lee E. Qalzebrook of Marion Township, Will speak at V.IBGIEScHOOLHOPWL Union township. SATURDAY, OCT. 13, at7:3op. m. " ! * - Center Schoolhouse Milroy tp. SATURDAY Oct. 20, at 7:30 p. m. Hon. E. P. Honan of Rensselaer, Will speak at Randle Schoolhouse, Barkley tp. SATURDAY, OCT. 13, 7:30 p. m At Wheatfield, Opera House, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p. m. At Fair Oaks, SATURDAY, Oct. 20, 7:30 p. m. Capt. Guthrie of Monticello, Will speak at Remington, on WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p. m. At Wheatfield, Opera House, THURSDAY. OCT, 25, . at 7:30 p. m.

about 150 pounds, 10 head brood sows, 5 shoats, 1 Poland China boar, full blood; 1 Deering binder, 1 Buckeye mower, 1 new ,2-horse hay rake, 2 farm wagons. 1 surrey, 1 spring wagon. 1 road cart, 3 sets work harness, 1 double set buggy harness, 1 single set buggy harness, 1 low down seeder, 2 cultivators, 2 breaking plows. 1 mud boat, l small anvil and vice, small drills and die, spades, shovels, tile drag, corn in field. 4 heating stoves, 1 cooking stove. 2 sets chairs, 3 bedsteads, carpet. All property can be viewed day before, sale, Terms:— All sums of §5 and under, cash in hand. 41 head of cattle. 4 months time. 80 head of hogs, 4 months without interest. Balance of stuff. 11 months without interest AU notes to draw interest at 8 per cent, from date if j not paid when due. 7 per cent, per annum discount for cash. All \ stuff to be settled for before mov--1 ing same from premises. JOHN W. BURG FT. V D. Clvne, Auctioneer.

The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at his residence, 4 miles east and 2 miles south of Kniman, 1 mile west of Dewdrop church, and 6 miles south of Wheattield, on FRIDAY. OCT. 19,1900. 7 head of horses, consisting of 1 bay horse 5 years old, 1 brown mare H years old. I hay horse 7 years old, 1 bay pony 9 years old, 1 soirel colt 2 years old. 1 black colt 2 years old. and one sorrel mnre H years old. 44 head of cattle, consisting of 12 cows, 12 heifers 1 and 2 years old, 1 Durham bull, and 8 culvcs. Farm implements, etc., consisting of 1 McCormick mower. 1 hay rake. 1 King corn planter aud check-rower, 2 cultivators 1 spring-tooth, 2 set of work harness, 2 set of single harness. 3 broad tired wagons, 1 set of bobs, l hay rack. 1 saddle. 1 two-seated buggy, l .John Deere wheel plow. I doubleshovel plow, corn and hay, poultry of all kinds, household furniture and other articles too numerous to mention. A credit of twelve months without interest will la* given. 8 per cent, off for cash. JOHN W. M’GLINN, Jr. Sale to liegin at 10 a. in.