Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1900 — Page 4

JASPER COUMIY DEERAT. I.f. BfIBCOGK, tDITOR AND TOUSHER. Official Democratic Paper of Jasper Courtty. ■nterod Ht the Post-office at Rensselaer, Ind. as second class matter. TKIi.MS OF BUBSCUIPTION: ONE YEAR SIOO BIX MONTHS 50c THREE MONTHS 25c. Payable in Advance. advertising rates made known on application Notice To Advertisers. AIV notices of a business character, including wants, for sale, to rent, lost, etc., will be published in THE DEMOCRAT at tile rate of one cent per word for each insertion. No advertising will, be accepted for less than 10 cents. I unis of thanks will be published for ascents ami resolutions of condolence for *I.OO.

Office on Van Rensselaer Street, North of Ellis & Murray’s Store.

“The war is still on. Pay! Pay! Pay!” Queon Victoria’s speech to Parliament. •’ The northern papers nre still discussing moans to suppress lynchings. How would it do to try decreasing criminal assaults? Governor Roosevelt has gone to Colorado to hunt. Victor people will take warning and remain indoors until he leaves the state. Oom Paul wishes that the Dutch would help to capture the Transvaal, instead of pluming themselves on having once taken Holland. Tli’e brewers threatened to go out nf business if the tax on beer wasn’t reduced. Naturally, Congress didn’t dare to riskacatastrophy like that. The new board of county coihtnissioners of Grant county contemplate ordering an investigation of the various county offices, the inquiry to extend back ten years. Why should fifty cent dollars be such awful things at home, but all right when it comes to imposing them on the innocent Filipinos as is now [imposed by Secretary Gage? The Boers have done it again, and the British are hurrying further reinforcements to South Africa. It seems almost like a leaf of the Revolutionary War annals, doesn’t it? The election being over, there can be no real objection to the .Neely and Rath bone cases being brought up for trial. Any unpleasant disclosures will be forgotten before next time. 4 After March 4th, any story of an attempt to assassinate President McKinley should be taken with a grain of salt. No one short of n raving madam would contemplate such a thing -if he paused to think who would succeed to the throne.

For the first time since 1814, j when the British burned the Capitol, the British flan was draped inside the House of Bepresenta-1 fives and him*' on the Trout of the Capitol on Wednesday last at the | Cen tenuial celebration of the founding of Washington. The Republican prossis making! a groat miration over Secreta r >' Hay’s condescension in agreeing to submit the amended treaty t° j Great Britain w ithout word of disparagement. We should like to inquire just wlmt country Secretary liny imagines he represents in this canal matter, anyway! The ship"subsidy bill was drawn primarily by the agents of the American li to and has recently been deliberately amended in order to enable that line to rake off twice the subsidy it would get under the original bill. Truly “the bill has been much improved” as Mr. llantm declared in the Senate the other day. Governor Mount should not take the recent lynchingsin Rockfort and Bonneville so much to heart. When n state executive takes murderers “under the shadow of his wing” and refuses to turn them over to the courts for punishment. he should not ho so fearfully offended if the people of his own bailiwick occasionally take the law into their own hands and mete out punishment to brutal murderers. What is the matter with giving the farmer a subsidy for the breeding of improved stock or raising of superior crops? He is just ns much entitled to it asaro the owners of ships who seek a subsidy. If the shipping business is not profitable m a certain line there is no law that compels companies to enter into the business and there is no shadow of excuse for the national government to pay the mating >n of the enterprise a bonus

Oh, of course, our consular salaries are so miserable that no one can afford to take them. Probably that is why there are several thousand applications on hand for them. The Fowler Leader favors subsidizing farm wagons. It thinks that the subsidies going around should be delivered with a generous hand, and the farmer ought to have his share. If it were provided that he should be paid yearly a subsidy for every farm wagon he had in use, the total amount to be paid to depend on the number of trips made, he would receive a goodly number of dollars from the national treasury and would have some recompense for his toil. Unfortunately the Lender’s foresight isn't eqoii to its hind sight. Two months ago it was whooping ’er up for Hanna and the whole republican gang of subsidy hunters.

The Apologist man is great tin establishing new precedents. He was the first “editor” heard of in this section of the state suing another for libel, and now he does the unheard of act of going into the commissioners’court in company with the Barnacle “editor” and tries to get the printing bill of another editor cut down simply because that other editor got the job instead of himself or the Barnacle. It made no difference to him that the price of that printing was much less than either of these two “gentlemen” had been charging or would have charged had they got the work, or that it was a very reasonable price indeed, and lower than any of the neighboring counties, they didn’t get the work and therefore they must try and beat the other fellow out of his pay for it. Both these “editors” occupy a very unenviable position among the newspaper fraternity as well as among all other honerable men of whatever calling they may belong. Prosperity “moves in mysterious ways its wonders to perform.” About a year ago our republican newspaper brethren and the administration shouters were long on prosperity in the cattle business. Of course, the farmer didn’t have any fat cattle to sell but the millionaire cattle trust had lots of inferior stock or feedingcattle to unload upon the farmer through its agents at a fabulous price, and it put up the price of fat cattle to a corresponding high figure. The farmer was led to believe that these prices had come to stay, and, raising what cash he could, he invested it in a first payment on these “runts” from the great cattle ranges of the West, giving a chattel mortgage on the cattle to secure the balance of the purchase price. A great many farmers in Jasper county bit, anil the result proved disastrous in practically every case. Thousands upon thousands of dollars was lost in the speculation and many farmers irreparably bankrupted. One small farmer told |us a few days ago of his own experience and that of a near neighborhood. He fed up all he raised | to the cattle and lost $l2O in cold j cash, while his neighbor sod all he raised and lost S3OO to boot. These are but two instances of probably one hundred or more in Jasper county ns a result of this cattle speculation. Then, we have the Tanner case, when tho farmer loses everything he has and his backers hold the sack for several thousand dollars. Added to this i is the case of another prominent i farmer who in the past three weeks has given a mortgage of $1,3(5(5 27 upon his farm and a chattel mortgage covering all his horses, hogs and stock, corn, hay, fanning implements, etc., etc., also two chattel mortngages on a lot of steers amounting to $8,714.17. Strangely as it uiay appear, lour republican friends are very quiet about piosperity in the cattle business these days.

Holiday Rates.

On account of the Christmns and New Year’s Holidays the Monon Route will sell special excursion tickets to C. P. A. territory points,* Dec. 22, 23, 24,25, 31, and Jan Ist, 1901, at one and one-third fare for the round trips. Students at Educational Institutions on certificate of the principal officer of colleges, eminnries ami universities, ti diets umy be sold on the closing day or immediately preceding; good returning upon date of reopening of school, not later than January Bth, 1901.

No one can reasonably hope for good hcafih unless his hotels move once each day. When this is not attended to, disorders of the stomach arise, biljous ness, headache d>spepsia and piles S"ou follow. 11 you wish to avoid these ailments keep your bowels regular by taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when required. They are so easy to take an 1 mild and gentle in effect. For sale hv J. A. LarsE

CHRISTMAS COMFORTS.

Gittin’ 'long to Christina* -know it by the way The little fellers meet n e at the closin’ of the day; An'Mollle gits my slippers; my pipe is in its place. An'everybody roun'the house wears' now a smilin’face I j,' They jest ain’t no mistakin’ these Christmas signs; you see. They've all about decided that Santa Claus is me! Here’s this one breshin’ off my coat —another takes my hat— It almost seems like paradise—the place I'm livin' at! Gittin’ long to Christinas! 'lhat's the only way This here chap’s accountin’ for the change by night an’ day; Killin' me with kindness!—come at beck an* call; Really think that mebbe I'm somebody aft. erall! If I say my bead aches, house Jest has I afit! Molly gits the camphor an’ goes to rubbin’it! Es my chist is painin’—brotherin, in a breath Here come mustard plasters to blistsr me to death I Gittin’'long to Christmas! Thank the Lord it’s so! - Got to open up the safe an’ let the dollars go! An’ then, it seems like providence—jest like amazin’ grace. For everybody roun’ the house wears now a smilin face! —Atlanta Constitution.

Commissioner’s Court.

The Commissioners met in special session Dec. 13, and allowed the claim of T. J. & H. F. Burk for new bridge in Walker township amounting to $845. A new bridge was contracted for in Carpenter tp., with the New Castle Bridge Co., at $595; also one new bridge in “Jordan tp., same company, $1,098. At the regular Dec. term the following allowances were made by the commissioners to themselves as salaries to N0v.30; A. Halleck * 58 25 S. A. Dowell 56 25 FredWaymire 50 25 Following are the bonds and bondsmen of new officers not heretofore reported: A.G. Hardy, sheriff, SSOOO, signed by A. G. Hardy, Walter V. Porter, John Martin' le and A. Leapold. M.U. Price, surveyor, SIOOO. Signed ly Myrt B. Price. W. S. Russell and Robt. I' rker. Elias Arnold, trustee Barkley tp.. SO. 0, signed, by Elias Arnold, George W. < it, Christain Arnold, Charles F. Arnold, I D, Walker, Win. Daniels. The bond of the trustee of Newtou tp., has not been placed on the record at this writing, Dec. 18. Another special session was held Tuesday last to let the contracts for stationery, etc,, for the various county offices. The BnrtTerry Co , of Lafayette was the only bidder on class 1 and 2. The bid was: Class l $1,063 75 Class 2 263 75 For “class 3” there were three bidders, as follows: G. E. Marshall $l4O 00 Jasper Co. Democrat 126 00 Leslie Clark 102 08 Classes 4,5, 6, janitor’s supplies etc., for court house, the bid of I. Tuteur, $55.50, was accepted A. F. Long bid $(53, and J. A. Larsh for class 4, $47. The bids in “Class 3” were considerably under the bid and contract price the previous year. Last year The Democrat did not bid on this work, and the Journal and Apologist editors put in a “joint bid,” of $395 and were awarded tho contract. This year we put in a bid and the Journal and Apologist each a bid, with tho result that the county gets this work for almost S3OO less than last year, it lacking only $7.80 of making S3OO less. The work last year was worth only about S3O to $35 more than that of this year. The stationery contracts for 1901 foot up to a total of $1,379.30, against $2,882.08 under the old system in 1898.

Brave Men .Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney troubles as well as women, and all fee) the results in loss of appetite, poisons in the blood, backache, nervousness, headache and tired, listles?, run-down feeling. Hut there’s no need to feel like that. J. VV.‘ Gardner, of ldaville, Ind., says: “Electric Hitters are just the thing for a man when he don’t care whether lie lives or dies. It gave me new strength and good appetite 1 can now eat anything and have a new lease on life." Only jo cents, at J. A. Larsh's Drug Store. Every bottle guarauted. S P. Thompson will sell his Jnnd-t in 1 T nion township, in tracts, ami on terms to suit those desiring to farm or raise stock. See or write to S. P. Thompson, Rensselaer, Ind.

Farms, and Personal Property.

bolt B>.\i.E: 1 will sell, on liberal terms, a 95 acre farm adjoining 11 iisin liter, line improvements: two line Ft. aero farms in Jordan also 40 hei d 2 year old cattle 1 tlriviit, * in te. hiti ness and buggy. (>5.11 ut my rosi tence 303 South Win Ron4r.elt,?r .-it. or address me at Runt--else! Rout. Michael, P (). Box 13.

A Jasper County Journalists

A number of years ago, away back in the 80’s, Leroy Armstrong, now of the Lafayette Journal, we believe, came down to Rensselaer from Chicago to write-up Jasper county for the Chicago Herald. Among the interesting curiosities of Rensselaer he mentioned the “editor” of the Barnacle, who was then posing as a democrat and collecting “campaign” funds wherever available! In referring to (ha Barnacle “editor” Armstrong, among other things, equally complimentary, said: One time Del Crampton, of the Delphi Times, met this editor in a democratic convention and stated in the ensuing number of his paper that his confrere had come to America in 1492 as a stowaway on the Santa Maria, and had been put ashore on Watkins’ Island by Columbus for not washing his feet. Crampton confessed at the time, however, that the Spanish court journals contained documentary evidence that the "editor’s” real offence was a refusal to run Queen Isabella’s name in small caps without extra compensation from tne ship’s storekeeper. The “feditor” is then said to have come West and settled in White county, whence be was driven by advancing civilization to the wilds of Jasper.

A Choice Lot of Cows and Dairy Equipment for Sale.

The Rensselaer Dairy, if not sold within the next ten days, will be closed down and the stock and equipment sold out singly. Any one needing a choice cow in milk or soon to be fresh can supply themselves by calling upon the undersigned. It is my purpose to close this stock out at the earliest possible moment. D. B. Nowels.

Paid Dear For His Leg.

B. D. Blanton of Thackerville, Tex., in two years paid over $300.00 to doctors to cure a Running Sore on his leg. Then they wanted to cut it off, but he cured it with one box of Bncklen’s Arnica Salve. Guaranteed cure for Piles. 25cts. a box. Sold by J. A. Larsh druggist.

Closing Out Millinery Sale.

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

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

A. G. Lucas to Mae Lyons, issued Dec. 18. George A. Capes to Lula Estella Groves issued Dec. 17. John H. Thurston to Cora Francis Groves, issued Dec.l7. Benjamin Franklin Barber to Mary Marlatt, issued Dec. 15. Bert Flewelling to Anna Colvin, issued Dec. 14. Charles Smith to Bessie Kimble, issued Dec. 15. Frank Turner to Ora Parcels, issued Dec. 19.

A Keen Clear Brain.

Vour best feelings, your social position or business success depend largely on the perfect action of your Stomach and Liver. Dr. King's New Life Pills give increased strength, a keen, clear brain, high ambition. A 25 cent box will make you feel like a new being. Sold by J. A. Larsh, druggist.

SAY, LOOK HERE!

DO YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL A FARM? IF SO, VISIT HONAN’S REAL ESTATE AGENCY. 80 acres in Milroy Township, 8 miles from city, good house, barn, wind-pump, orchard, etc. Price $42 per acre. 100 acres in Jordan Township, well drained, good house and barn, orchard, best land in tp.; S4O per acre. 80 acres in Marion Township, in prime state of cultlvqjion, young bearing orchard, all thoroughly tiled,good houseand barn. 0 miles from city, good roads all the year round; $55 per acre. 40 acres in Walker Township, good barn, orchard and small fruits; $22 per acre. 100 acres in Marlon Township, 5 miles from town, best farm in the County for the price, 00 acres in cultivation, Price S2B per acre. 03 acres just outside corporation line, every foot in cultivation, thorougly tiled, good houses and outbuildings, admitted to be the best body of land In the County. Price SIOO per acre. 100 acres in Jordan Township, good improved farm, well drained and fenced, dirt cheap at S4O per acre. 80 acres In Jordan Township, good black loam, entire farm can be cultivated, a bargain at $42 an acre. 20 acres fine timber land in Milroy Township, cheap at S2B per acre. 60 acres in Marion Township. 5 miles from city. 10 acres timber, good house and new barn, good well, all drained, price $35 per acre. So acres in Gillam Township, 00 acres in cultivation, 12 acres of the best timber in township, house, barn, good orchard. Price S4O an acre. 80 acres in Marion Tp„ IV4 milea from city at $55 per acre. 80 acres adjoining can be bought at same price. No. 23. 24') acres in Marion township a'tsso per acre. No. 23., 57',4 acres In Jordan township at S4B per acre. No. 20. 168 acres in Marion township at $45 per ucre. No. 27. 100 acres in Jordan township at SB6 tier acre. No. 39. 80 acres in Hanging Grove townshin at SBS per acre. No. 2w. SO acres in Hanging Grove townskip at $35 per acre. No. 80. 80 acres In Gillam township at S4O per acre. No. 31. 40 acrea In Gillam township nts2s per acre. For particulars call on or write E. P. Honan, Rensselaer. Ind.

[Thai comp 1 Hangs on j You have used all l sorts of cough reme- ! dies but it does not | yield; it is too deep f seated. It may wear itself out in time, but it is more liable to produce la grippe, pneumonia or a serious throat affection. You need something that will give you strength and build up the body. SCOTT’S EMULSION will do this when everything else fails. There is no doubt about it It nourishes, strengthens, builds up and makes the body strong and healthy, not only to throw off this hard cough, but to fortify the system against further attacks. If you are run down or emaciated you ; should certainly take this nourishing food medicine. $ SOC. and ti.oo, all druggists, f SCOTT &BOWNF., Chemists, New York.

Come to The Democrat office for the neatest printed calling cards in town. For Sale: —One bay horse 8 years old, 1300; 1 sorrel mare 5 years old, 1500; 3 good young milch cows, 1 thoroughbred Poland China boar; 3 well bred yearling heifers; 1 good wagon; 1 good buggy; 1 Owen stove, used two years; 1 bedstead, springs and mattress; 1 center stand; 1 bookcase; 1 good bobsled; 1 set good chairs; 1 rocking chair. Residence 1$ miles west Donnely’s corner. A. C. Farmer. Funeral cards at The Democrat office.

Nothing Pays So Well

For man or woman, as a good rest, and when you can add to it the best medicinal springs on earth, you’ve struck a good thing, That is the proposition offered by French Lick and West Baden Springs, on the Monon Route. Hotels open all winter. Two trains daily. Through sleeper. Write for a book. Having opened a furniture repair shop in the old Milroy building, west of the river, I will do all kinds of furniture repairing, upholstering, re-varnishing, etc., and respectfully solicit a share of the patronage of the public. Residence, 319 South River street, at which place (or at shop) orders for work may be left. All work called for and delivered promptly. George Sharp. Tell your neighbor to subscribe for the taxpayers’ friend, The Democrat. It gives all the news,

For Sale—From Springtime Herd. I am offering three good thoroughbred Poland China Brood Sows and two extra good thoroughbred Poland China herd boars, 2-year-olds, at S3O each. FRANK O’MEARA, Rensselaer, Ind. Engineer at River Qncen Mill,

Morri*’ English Worm Powder Warranted to cure any caaaof Worm. In Bnraaa, Oattla, Hb«npor Doan. ah<> Pin Worm. In Oita, rriiwMc. Mrln! Sold by A. F. Long,

FARMS FOR SALE. BY Dalton Hinchman BEAL ESTATE AGENT, Vernon, Ind. No. 272. Farm of 105 acres, 25 acres bottom land, frame bouse of 6 rooms, summer kitchen and other buildings; large frame barn; fine orchard; 12 acres of timber; no waste land on said farm, well watered. Price *4OOO, Mt cash. No. 273. Farm rs 173 acres; small bam; good orchard; tine sugar grove timber 40 acres. Frame house of 5 rooms. Price S2O per acre. No. 275. Farm of 80 acres, 2 miles of a railroad town of 3500 inhabitants; frame house of 5 rooms, a fine cellar; log barn; 25 acres in timber, balance in nice fstate of ; farm lays nice and has a large orchard of aJJ t kinds of fruit; farm lays on pike road. Prid *2200. Farm of 140 acres, 2 miles of goed railroad town of 4CO inhabitants; a two-story frame house of 8 rooms; frame barn 54x60, all in good shape; fine orchard; farm well watered; 40 acres in timber, farm lays nice and nice roads to town; 70 acres more can go with the 140 If purchaser wishes it. Price S2O per acre. * No 278. Farm of 848}£ acres; frame house of 5 rooms, good frame barn, a fine young orchard, 100 acres in timber, balance in good state of cultivation, a fine stock farm as well as a good grain farm, it is a well watered farm and lays nice; 25k miles of railroad town. Price S2O per acre, one-half cash, good time on balance at 0 per cent, secured by mortgage. No. 270. Farm of 200 acres; frame house of 5 rooms, large frame barn, ice house and other outbuildings; farm is well watered, lays nice, well fenced; 8 miles east or west to railroad towns on J. M. & 1., B. & O. S. W. or Big Four. Price S2O per acre.; No. *BO. Farm of 700 acres; said farm has three dwellings, two good barns; three good orchards; this farm can be put Into 8 or 4 good farms; part of farm is rolling, but is not bad, most of it level and smooth; 8 miles of a good railroad town, 14 miles of Madison, Indiana. Price *2O per acre, two-thirds cash balance on good time at 0 per cent, secured by first mortgage on said farm. No. 281. Farm of 100 acres, 6 miles of good R. R. town of a population of 400. Nice frame cottage of 6 rooms, large frame barn, fine orchards of all kinds of fruit. Farm lays nice, in good neighborhood. Church and school close to said farm. Price (2200. Farm of 64 acres 154 miles from Vernon. Frame house of 5 rooms, good barn, good orchard, good water at house. Farm well watered for stock. This is a good grain farm; part of the farm broken on one side of the creek. Price (2000. Correspondence Solicited. References; Judge Willard New. Ex-Judge T. C. Batchelor, First National Bank. * Merchants: S. W. Storey. N. DeVersy. Jacob Foebel, Thomas & Son, Wagner Bros. & Co.. Nelson & Son, J. H. Maguire & Co., W. M. Naur. Herbert Goff and Wagner's plow factory. Anyone that wishes to look over the county, would be pleased to show them whether they wished to buy or not. Advertised Letters. Rev. John Corev (8; Miss Lura Hayworth Cora Duite Miss Elis Carlsson Miss Bessie Dunham Miss Viola Brown JRFriud Mr. Guy Clifton Henry Gug*cnfc?ime Chas. Clifton Mrs. Mary Richards Lizzie Goffey (2) Mr. Louis Richard* E. A. Hopkins Miss Anna P. Reed Thomas J. Moore (21 Mrs. C. H. Murray. F. B. Meyer. P. M. Real Estate Transfers, Samuel A. Martindale to Charles A. Gundy. Dec. 8, sw uw 17-30-7, 40 acres. Union. $650. Ben Hart to Elmira Hart, Oct. 27. sw sw 33-28-6. sw nw 4-27-6, Carpenter. *2.000. Sheriff Jasper County to B. F. Myers. Dec. 7. Its 6. 7. 8. 0. 10. 11, 12. bt 18, Its 8, 4. 5. 6. 7, 8.1, 2. bl 14 Sunnyside add Rensselaer. $187.. 84. Sheriff’s deed. Sarah Hilton to Francis M Fross.Dec.il, s(* sw nw 0-30-6. 20acres, Barkley, *l. q. c. d. David Gaston to Marcus G. Lewis, Dec. 18, It 3. Tilton's add Remington. *SOO. John S. Andrus to Edward K. Heath, Dec, 13. pt It B.bl 1. Thompson's add. Rensselaer. *2,500. State of Indiana to Allen May, Jan. 27, 1854, ne nw 28-28-6. 40 acres. lordan, SSO. Patent. Eliza R. Fay to Thomas J. Fay, Sept. 20, ne se 10-80-7. Union. *l. q. c. d. Andrew Arnold to Charles A. Wolf et al. Dec. 14, eVt nw 17-80-0, Barkley, *1,780. Thomas Parker to-Wallace B. Allen, Nov. 28. pt It 2, bl 2, Thompson's add. Rensselaer, SBSO. State of Indiana to Allen May. Jan. 27.1854. sw nw 28-28-6, 40 acres, se nw 28-28-6, 40 acres. Jordan, SIOO, Patent. Greenleaf L. Thornton et ux to William McElfresh, Dec. 18, pt sw nw 4-20-6, 1.07 acres, Marion (60. Arthur H. Hopkins to Geo. K. Hollingsworth Nov. 7. und ne 20-30-7. undsi nw se 20-80-7, 200 acres. Union. $1,783. Elmira Hart to Ben Hart Dec. 14. sw sw 88-28-0, sw uw 4-27-6, Carpenter, SB,OOO. Can It. Mandeville to Mary Gore Dec. 17. Its 2 bl 10. Fair Oaks, *lO.

Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure ,OT Cottgha. Cold., Tina van, rink gya, andall Catarrhal dlwaaaaof horaaa. Waa, Me. gI.M per fcettla. Sold by A. K. Long. ,