Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Are You Looking For Christmas Presents? FENDIG’S CITY DRUG STORE presents a line to the people which is positively the _ largest and most select in the city. Our line of Books is immense; our assortment of Toys and Games the newest; our display of Cases, Mirrors, Boxes, Novelties, the most attractive ever shown in Rensselaer. We are making a leader on the Carbon Series Pictures at io and 15c each. Fendig’s City Drug Store. ONE DOOR WEST OF POSTOFFICE.

The 5 Minute Breakfast food, Pxirina Health Flour *r -BRAIN BREAD/* PURINA MILLS. Sr. Louis. Mo.

Fine music at the dance, Dec. 25. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Wood, Dec. 15. Wm. Pierce went to Dwight, 111., Saturday to visit his daughter. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes was buried Tuesday. For fine, home-grown celery, call on C. R. Ramp, phone 14, city. . Pass the last Christmas of the 19th century at the Christmas dance. The Lydia murder case from Benton county Is now on in the White circuit court. Ross Benjamin, who has been in lowa for the past year and a half, returned home Monday. Miss Laura McClellan of Crawfordsville, is spending the holidays with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Huff. One of the bones in Geo. Wood’s injured leg failed to knit properly and the limb had to be reset a few days ago. A series of revival meetings begun at Brushwood U. B. church Thursday night. All invited. 8. E. Sines, Pastor The lawsuit growing out of the Tanner cattle case has been compromised, we understand, and the case will be dismissed. Luther Frame of Keener tp., will take charge of the MakeeverHouss, having bought the lease and furnishings of Mr. Connor. Christmas exercises, consisting of songs, recitations, etc., will be held cm Monday night in the Moth'S list, Christian, and Presbypterian churches. E. E, Heath of Benton county, has purchased the Geo. Andrus residence property on North Forost street now oocupied by Prof. Banders, and will move here soon, Consideration $2,500. At the Methodist church next Sunday the pastor will preach two Christmas Bermons. The subjects will be as follows: Morning, “The New Christianity;” evening, “Dynamics of Balvation.”

DR. MOORE, Specialist, HRMORHORDs. *SYsi l oi' , fice First Stairs West of Post Office. Phone 351. RENSSELAF ‘O V '

Subscribe for The Democrat. Bring your best girl to the dance and enjoy yourself. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Parkison are home from Indianapolis for the holidays. All day turkey and blue rock shooting at Parr, Monday, Dec. 24; 50 turkeys to be disposed of, prizes for target shooting. Mrs. Sarah Williams went to Harper, Kan., Wednesday to visit her daughter Mrs. Frank Jacks. Mr. Jacks is seriously sick. The 1900 census returns give Remington a population of 1,120; Goodland, 1.205; Ken Hand, 1,006; Fowler; 1,429; Mouon, 1,160. J. W. Mauck and sister Miss Kate, of Newton tp., attended the wedding of W. T. Buswell and Miss , north of Kentland. Thursday. It has been almost a month since old George Marshall’s football bulletin has shown up at the Temple of Truth. We are almost sure now that Gee-orgio is mad at us.—Morocco Courier.

Mr. Dennis Cnsto, of Rensselaer, and Miss Mary E. Shelhart, of this city, were married Wednesday morning at the M. E. Parsonage, by Rev. C. B. Stanforth. —Francesville Tribune. Miss Grace Jacks, who has been employed in The Democrat office for several months, expects to leave early next month for Danville, 111., to take up the work of beooming a trained nurse. The box socinl at Moore school house, Barkley tp., last week was a success in every way. E. M. Parcels went out with his gramaphone and assisted in the entertainment. The receipts were about S3O. B. M. Donnelly of Monticello, has bought the Stoneback photograph business on East Washington street, and will move here soon. Mr. Stoneback, we understand will return to Chicago, from whence he came. Remember that, as always, The Democrat stands ready to back up any statements it makes regarding county printing or other matters pertaining to the management, or mismanagement rather, of county affairs by the official records. It is rumored that there are more people who will go to the wall as a result of being mixed up in the cattle speculation in and about Rensselaer. Quite a number of creditors are shaking in their boots, and if one or two close in the crash will come in a hurry.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, December 22, 1900.

For Sale: —My dairy farm, 56 acres, miles north of Remington, good paying dairy, running SI,OOO per year. J. D. Carson. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 32; oats 21; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 26: oats 22; rye 45. Estray Taken Up;—Came to my place, \ mile west of St. Joseph’s college, some time in September, a heifer calf weighing about 400 pounds. Owner can have same by proving property and paying charges. Joseph Nagel. The Ladies Auxilary of the Christian church, of Fair Oaks, will give an oyster supper and bill of fare at Fair Oaks schoolhouse, Tuesday evening, Dec. 25. Everybody cordially invited to come and enjoy a pleasant Christmas evening. * Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mr. Clyde L. Ulrey and Miss Linnie Lewis, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Whitesel Lewis, of this city, on Christmas day at 12 m. The groom is a son of J. W. S. Ulrey of Newton county. The Democrat extends advance congratulations, to this worthy young couple.

Dr. J. W. Horton requests us to say that he has done considerable dental work in his new location due to the fact that hismodern outfit offers an opportunity for doing all kinds of dental work more quickly, painlessly and for lower prices. He is positive he can please those requiring the services of a dentist, not only in regard to price but in workmanship also. Remember the place, in the east part of the city. A special session of commissioners’ court will be held on Dec. 29 to close up all business of the year. Those having claims against the county must file them in time for their allowance at this session or they will go over into next year’s expenses, requiring special appropiations and considerable delay. All claims allowed during this calendar year must also bo drawn before the end of the year. The “Immortal Bill N.” Jones, Rensselaer’s champion bowler, met his Waterloo at Hammond Wednesday night The score was 1,299 to 1,160 in favor of Hoyt, the Chicago champion. Quite a number of Rensselaer sports went up to back Bill N., but their pocket-books on the return trip are said to have looked like they had been run over by a street roller. In the club game, which followed the “old men’s- game,” the Rensselaer team wrb victorious.

Spend your Christmas night at the dance in Warner’s Hall. We have been having fine weather now for the past two weeks, the ground remain frozen and roads are excellent. The weather department makes no promises of snow for Christmas. •On Friday evening of last week Fred Fatka found a new sack of flour at the side of the road near his farm, southeast of town. Owner can have Bame by proving ownership and paying for this notice. The Duvall boys, who have resided near Sharon for several years past, have moved back to their old home near Washington, 111. The boys have made many friends in their few years stay among us and all wish them success. On Christmas day, at 4 o’clock p. m., Mr. Jasse E. Francis, east of town, and Miss Gertrude Robinson will be united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson, of the northwest part of town. Estray Taken Up: Dec. 18, came to my place, 3 miles south and 1| miles east of Rensselaer, 5 young hogs weighing about 150 pounds each. Owner can have same by proving ownership and paying for keeping and advertising. A. Peters.

The 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Phebus in the east part of town, died last Sunday after a brief illness. The family recently moved here from Monon. Funeral was held from the house Tuesday morning. Interment in Palestine cemetery, White county. The secretaries of the various lodges are requested to hand in the names of their new officers for publication. No charge is made for this, and if we donate the space the officers should take enough interest in informing their brother members to write up the list and baud it to the printer. James Grant, aged 80 years, died at the home of his son Thomas W. Grant, at Rose Lawn, last Tuesday. The old gentleman had only gone there a few weeks ago to make his home with Tom. The remains were brought here for interment Thursday and the funeral was held from the Church of God. Richard Putt, one of the pioneer settlers of Grant tp., Newton county, who sold his fine farm and went to Tennesse some eight or ten years ago, has returned to Indiana and is now living with his son Henry, southeast of town. Mr. Putt’s Tennesseee venture was not a success, and he has no very good opinion of that country. A calf with two well developed heads and three eyes was born on the Walter Porter farm, southwest of Rensselaer, Thursday. The animal is said to be well developed otherwise and is healthy and active. If he succeeds in raising this calf Mr. Tellis, the owner, will be one farmer who will make a little money out of the cattle business in Jasper county this year.

Morocco Courier: One of our exchanges suggests that the editors of Newton, Benton and Jasper counties meet occasionally for mutual benefit and improvoment. A very good suggestion, brother, very good, indeed. We don’t care so much about the other editors, but we do want to meet old George Marshall, of the foot ball bulletin, and ask him if he is not the same good little Georgie that we used to read about in our Sunday school books. Somehow, we suspicion he’s the same fellow. Many handsome window displays are tcTbe seen in our Washington street business houses, notably among which are those of Rhoades & Overton, Coover’s grocery and the Chicago Bargain Store, who have fine large windows for display purposes. Many other stores nave nice displays, so far as their facilities admit. Our business houses are all supplied with large and attractive stocks for the holiday trade and there is no excuse for anyone going out of town to purchase anything this year.

For artistic job printing at reasonable prices, call on The Democrat. You can get The Democrat, State Sentinel and Cincinnati Enquirer each a full year for only $1.50, cash in advance, if taken soon. It is rumored that one of Rensselaer’s “printer girls” will take to herself a husband during the holidays. As there are seven girls employed in the three printing offices of the city and are all more or less advanced in courtship, it is a little difficult to figure out just which one it is. Owing to some businesschanges, the Stoner & Day Milling Co., asks a settlement of all outstanding accounts on or before the first day of Jan. 1901. On and after that date their retail trade will be strictly for cash, and business firms will be required to settle their accounts each thirty days. Bro. Marshall, of the Rensselaer Republican, seems to have on his scrapping clothes jbst now, as he is attacking nearly every editor in this region and especially Bro’s. Babcock, Clark and our owij Harry Strohm, of the Newton county Enterprise. What his object is in these attacks we are unable to understand.—Rose Lawn Review.

We would remind a few of the newspaper publishers of Jasper county that the filing of false claims against the county is a felony, and the least punishment that can be meted out is two years in the penitentiary. If we do not miss our guess, the taxpayers of Jasper county will learn in the next few months what newspapers have been robbing them Insist on having your sale bills printed at The Democrat office. We get up a good bill at a reasonable price and give a free notice in the paper with each set of bills. Everybody, especially the farmer, reads The Democrat and a notice in its columns reaches the very people you want to reach. Rem-, ember this and govern yourself accordingly. A petition has been circulated west of Medaryville, Pulaski county, and Gillam tp., this county, for a rural mail route to run west from Medaryville and enter Gillam tp., between sections 25 and 36, extending west to Poicel’s corner, thence north to C. Coppess’; then east to Aired school house, south to the south side of T. Robinson’s farm, thence east and south back to Medaryville. Bear in mind that the clients themselves control the publication of non-resident notices, notices of appointment, notices 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 offices. When you have anything in this line insist on your attorneys placing the advertising in The Democrat. We do not “pad” our legals nor give relwites to attorneys, and can therefore save you from 10 to 25 per cent, an advertising of this character.

No new developments have occurred in the Hammond sensation, in which it alleged two Rensselaer parties are the principal actors. Officers from Lake county were here once or twice during the week, and it was reported that the young man had been arrested, one rumor saying at Laporte and another at Chicago. However, this rumor has not been confirmed, and so far as we are able to learn at this writing no arrests at all have been made. The Lake County News Eublishes a statement exonerating ►r. Jackson from any connection with this case. The case which gave rise to the report that she was mixed up in this one was an entirely different one and was perfectly legitimate, the man and wife in that case, who reside at Lafayette, making affidavit to that effect. The whereabouts of the young man who left Rensselaer on account, as alleged, of his connection with the case, are still unknown so far at least as the public is concerned.

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Vol. 111. No. 37

A Money-Saving Proposition.

Marshall says that he has, some time, published legals for Jasper county at one-half the rate fixed by law. Of course no one believes this for a moment, but, as he claims to have been so generous, we will not be out-done in generosity, and we hope he will ch erfully acquiesce to, the proposition we are going to make, and, not raise any howl if the officers whose duty it is to have these publication made accept our offer. It is now about time for the annual publication of the delinquent tax list. Marshall has had the publishing of this for many years and has been paid from SBO to S2OO per year for it. We propose and hereby offer to do this work the coming year for $25, about J what it usually costs. We will ako publish all commissioners’ and circuit court allowances for 2 cents for each allowance —Marshall gets 5 cents. We will also agree to publish all legal notices required by the city of Rensselaer and usually published in the Apologist for the legal rates for such publications. We agree to do this work tii a better and more workmanlike maimer than usually done by the Apologist. If this proposition is accepted by the proper officers it will effects saving of many hundreds of dollars each year to the taxpayers of Jasper county and of Rensselaer. Of course, this offer may appear “unprofessional,” but it is no more so than was the Apologist man’s going before the board of commissioners and trying to get them to cut down the honest bill of a business competitor simply because he (the Applogi.st man) didn’t get the work, •or of his seeking to make the people believe the said competitor robbed the public by charging the exact rates fixed by law in a legal publication, again simply because he and the cow-puncher didn’t get the publication. We make the above proposition in good faith and assure the public and the officers who have this work done that we will carry it out to the letter. As The Democrat reaches many more readers iu Jasper c<?unty than the Apologist, the interests of the public are best subserved by placing the advertising in its columns, anyway.

Smith-Kimble Wedding.

Sunday, Doc. 16, 1900, at noon, Mr. Charles Smith of Pleasant Grove, and Miss Bessie Kimble of Gifford, were married at the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. John Kimble. While Miss Cora Smith played tiro wedding march the young couple marched into the parlor, the bride arrayed in light blue and the groom in black. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Sines, iu the presence of about twenty friends and relatives. They then partook of an elegant wedding dinner. They received some very useful presents. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will reside on the Smith farm near Plensant Grove. They are both intelligent young people and their many friends wish them a happy and prosjierous journey through life.

A Twin of the Barnacle.

In granting a liquor license to a person at Monon, the county commissioners did wrong. The White county National, in which the notioe was printed, is not a paper of “general circulation,” which the law requires.—Fowler Leader.

Grand Christmas Ball.

A Grand Christmas Ball will be given in Warner Hall, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 25. Music by Prof. Mockel’s five-piece orchestra. The best of order maintained. Conrad Kellner, Mgr. Don’t say you can’t afford to take a paper when you can The Democrat and State Smntinel each a whole year for leas than 2 cents per week. The Democrat wants a regular correspondent in every village and i hamlet in Jasper county, not already represented.