Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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the 5 Minute Breakfast food. Purina. Health Flour -T Malles > “BRAIN BREAD/' LUKINA MILLS, St. Louis. Mo. A Happy New Fear. Thomas Jacks of Lee, was in the city Friday. The population of Wheatfield is given at 366. J. E. Brown of near Monon, was in town Thursday. Alf Donnelly left on an onion selling trip Thursday. Mrs. N. S. Bates spent Christmas with relatives at Ladoga, Ind. Miss Grace Jakes of Lafayette, is visiting friends here this week. John McGlinn of Kniman, was in the city on business Wednesday, For fine, home-grown celery, call on C. R. Ramp, phone 14, city. Wm. Hordeman came home from Cincinnati to spend the holidays. Misß Ethel Sharp spent Christmas with relatives near Burnettsville. Two good farms to rent for cash. Call at this office for particulars. Burlingame Borders, a well known Hammond attorney, died last week. Editor Clark and wife spent Christmas with their son Harold, at Indianapolis. Mrs. Gardner of Greencastle, is the guest of her sister Mrs. I. A. Glazebrook, this week. W. O. Scbanlaub of the Morocco schools, spent his week’s vacation with the old folks at home. S. Galbreath purchased the Nowels-Small milk business, and took possession of the same last Sunday. Geo. L. -Sawyer and family of near Foresman, went to Kansas last week for a visit with relatives and friends. The presiding genius of the Apologist should not complain if the “chickens come home to roost" occasionally.

Orlando Finney is now clerking in tbe grocery department of LaRue Bros. store, taking the place of Ralph Alkire. A. S. Nowels and family of Geneva, Ind., spent Christmas week with Rensselaer relatives, returning home to-day. John H. Jessen went to Chicago Wednesday, where be expects to work through the winter again for the Osborne binder firm. Miss Floy Nowels, who is taking instruction in music at Indianapolis, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Nowels. It is announced that Vernon Nowels, the popular young clerk in Ellis and Murray’s store, will be united in marriage to Zettie Smith, to-morrow. A purse containing a small sum of money was found upon a side street Tuesday and left at this office for owner, who can have same by proving ownership and paying for this notioe. You can make no better New Year’s present to any absent friend than a year’s subscription to The Democrat, the newsiest and the best paper published in Jasper oounty. New subscribers to The Democrat received the past two weeks are distributed as follows, by postoffices: Goodland, 1; Medaryville, 1; Monon, 1; Sharon, 1; Rensselaer, 8; Aix, 1; Elroy, Ohio, 1; Kniman, 1 "Chicago Heights, 111.. 1,

DR. MOORE, Specialist, HBMORHORpS, Office First S‘airs West of Post Office. Phone 251. RENSSELAER, IND.

Subscribe for The Democrat. Ralph Donnelly has gone to Indianapolis to attend business college. Eugene Dilly and family have moved to Trafalger, Johnson county. The County Commisioners meet to-day to close up the of the year. Mrs. C. E. Hershman and children are visiting in Medaryville this week. Milton Witham of Buffalo, White county, is visiting the Maucks, in Newton tp. For artistic job printing at reasonable prices, call on The Democrat. Miss Ida Jacks of Lee, visited Rensselaer relatives the latter part of the week. Take advantage of that free State Sentinel offer at once—it won’t last always. That famous two-headed-three-eyed calf on the Porter farm south west of town, has given up the ghost. You can get The Democrat, State Sentinel and Cincinnati Enquirer «ach a full year for only $1.50, cash in advance, if taken soon.Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 31£; oats 21£; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 26; oats 21£; rye 45. Start the Twentieth century right by subscribing for The Democrat. Remember it gives all the county news and you can get it one year and the Indiana State Sentinel one year for only ONE DOLLAR. County Commissioner Waymire has traded his 80 acre farm in Jordan tp., for the 336 acres owned by the Murray boys in Barkley tp. The considerations given in the transfer are $4,800 for the Jordan farm, and $17,442.50 for the Barkley farms. It is said that A. H. Hopkins will resign his position as cashier in McCoy’s bank Jan. Ist, and Walter White will succeed him. Mr. Hopkins will go to Chicago and assist in the loan business of Hollingsworth and Hopkins, of which firm he is a partner. • Rensselaer has the right to step high. A gain in population of 800 in ten years, without special booming, is highly flattering to either the attractiveness of the town or the unusual ability of its inhabitants to create a demand for red flannel and soothing syrup. —Goodland Herald. g The White County Republican outfit has been sold to the publisher of the Burnettsville Dispatch and Chas. Chilcote of Monticello, who will launch the White County Independant at Monticello next week. Monticello and White county already has plenty of good newspapers, and we predict that the Independent will share the same fate as the lamented Republican. The Riley-Burton Stock Cowill open a week’s engagement at Ellis opera house, Monday eve., Dec. 31, presenting the powerful comedy drama, “Brother Against Brother.” The company is made up of capable acting material, headed by the well known leading man, Mr. W. H. Riley. On Monday eve ladies tickets will be given to the purchaser of every 2ty cent ticket, for 10c. provided the same is reserved by 6 o’clock Monday eve., at Huff’s jewelry store. Judge Burson has secured the signatures of 50 resident freeholders in this township (the required number) to a petition asking the county commissioners to order an election for the building of gravel Sikes. The petition names eight ivisions for the proposed new roads, which, should the election carry, would be built as follows: The Bass lake, Medaryville, Denham, Walter’s Bridge, Pulaski, Francesville, Bruce Lake, and Kewanna roads. —Winaraac Democrat Journrl.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, December 29, 1900.

Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Yeoman of Ambia. are spending the week with their Rensselaer relatives. The Democrat wants a regular correspondent in every village and hamlet in Jasper county, not already represented. Mrs. Nancy Hamacher, aged 82 years, 3 months and 7 days, died at the horn® of her daughter, Mrs. John Garriott, at Parr, last Sunday. Don’t say you can’t afford to take a paper when you can get The Democrat and State Sentinel each a whole year for less than 2 cents per week. Estray Taken Up;— Came to my place, i 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. Owing to some business changes, 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. Pat Hallagan has begun suit in the circuit court against Geo. W. Tanner, Simeon A. Dowell, Clinton Brown. Robt. F. Helm, Harvey G. Lewis and Charles Murray for $12,000 damages growing out of the Tanner cattle case in Barkley tp., which is fermiliar to our readers. He alleges conspiracy, we understand, on the part of above defendants to beat him out of the amount of a mortgage held on certain cattle. 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.

B. G. Turner, tbe well known voung hardware merchant of Brook, died suddenly Tuesday morning from heart failure, brought on by an attack of grip. Deceased was formerly of Goodland, and his parents still reside there. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, and one of the leading men of Brook. The writer numbered Bert among his friends, and held him in high esteem. We extend our sympathy to the sorrowing wife and the aged parents. Of the northern Indiana towns that show the greatest growth during the past ten years Hammond stands at the head, showing a population of 12,376 against 5,428 in 1890. Knox, the county seat of Starke county, jumps from 790 to 1,466; Lowell from 761 to 1,275; Monticello from 1,518 to 2,107; Rensselaer from 1,455 to 2,255. Goodland from 889 to 1,205. Morocco and Brook have each made big gains but the census figures of towns in their class —under 1,000—have not yet been made public. The Lyda murder trial at Monticello will consnme part of next week, it is thought. The defense began to introduce testimony Wednesday. The expert witnesses for the defense are of the opinion that Lyda died from urinary poison; that the condition described did not indicate strychnine poison. The state has not made a remarkably strong case,>hile the defense seems to be proving conclusively that Mrs. Lyda and Starr Cox were both always considered of good character and morals by their neighbors; that Mr. and Mrs. Lyda were devoted to each other and that no motive existed for the latter to pot her husband out of the way. Public sympathy is certainly turning to the defendants. The White County Democrat says: “Both defendants hnve created a very favorable impression on the crowds in attendance, and the general impression prevails that they will go clear.”

Future of the Clifford Railroad.

In a recent letter to parties at Wolcott, regarding his plans for the future of his road, Mr. Gifford states, “the mystery touching my plans south of the Monon is easily explained by saying 1 have no plans. The south end of my track now reets on the Monon at McCoysburg, and the line from Gifford to Rensselaer will doubtless be put under construction next spring, ‘but further deponent sayeth not.’ ’’ He says that he wants to extend the road southward into the Wabash Valley, and will adopt any line which may present itself upon which he may be able to build, but I shall not be able to build upon any line without some degree of local co-operation. He says that the volume of business from the territory traversed by his road must nfccessarilly be small, yet he thinks the enhanced value of real estate tributary to the road will more than equal the cost of construction. This idea no doubt was uppermost in his mind when constructing the road through his own lands, and so far as his own real estate is concerned this has no doubt been true, as much of the territory did not possess sufficent natural advantages to attract people to that section of Jasper county, From private sources we learn that Gifford intends to build to Cedar Lake next season, but as to his plans further than this we are unable to learn anything whatever. Regarding this and the voting of subsidies for the southern extension, he has this to say in the Wolcott letter: “The prospects in Lake county where very little effort has yet been made seem at this time to be very fair and doubtless will become the principle field of labor next summer. And whether a line may be found across White or Benton counties, where a majority in interest can cheerfully unite on the above proposition remains to be seen. Should they fail po do so, the south end will remain stationary until a ‘change may come over the spirit of their dreams.’ ”

Little Girl Badly Burned.

The four-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Jacks, south of town, was badly and perhaps fatally burned yesterday morning. It was thought she had been playing about the stove and in some way her clothing caught fire and was completely burned from her body. A physician was summoned from town, but he had not returned at this writing, and therefore the extent of the child’s injuries are not known to us.

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Richardson C. Passon to Julia E. Maxwell, issued Dec. 22. Clyde E. Ulrey to Linnie M. Lewis, issued Dec. 24. Edward W. Jenkins to Lora E. Hurley, issued Dec. 24. Jesse Eugene Francis to Gertrude Robinson, issued Dec. 24. Henry Raymond Wright to Lula Jeannett Sample, issued Dec. 24. Ebcr C. Forbes to Effie Malone, issued Deo. 24. John ‘M. Scripter to Hattie Meyer, issued Dec. 26. William Porter to Nannie Blankenbaker, issued Dec. 27. Jodie Kalip to Lenora Gilmore issued Dec. 28. Insist on having your sale bills printed at The Democrat office. We get up a good bill at a reasonable price ana 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. Remember this and govern yourself accordingly. Bear in mind that the clients themselves control the publication of non-resident notices, notices of appointment, notioesof 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.

A Modern Annanlas.

That the public may 1 know something of what a contemptiblo prevaricator the Apologist editor is in regard to our making an overcharge on those health notices, in advance of the case now pending in court which will show him and his old pard, the “expert” printer of the Barnacle, up to the public in their true character, the following affidavit in published: State of Indiana,) Marion County,J SB, Personally appeared before the undersigned John B. Whitehead, Manager of the American Press Association, Indianapolis, lnd., in the County aforesaid, who being duly sworn, upon his oath, saith that the stereotype plates of the Indiana State Board of Health Rules sold the publisher of the Rensselaer, Ind., "Journal,’’of which the attached is a galley proof, were made from type set from copy furnished by the said Indiana State Board of Health, and that the rules were set in solid nonpareil, with no more nor no less than the ordinary space between the wprds, and without any space whatever between the lines, and in a compact but readable form, and that a good purpose was served by their publication. John B. Whitehead. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 33d i , day of December, 1900. j Seal. ( W. E. McKee, Notary Public. ( ' —My commission expires Nov. 31, 1001. As the rules made four full columns and 598 ems, and run two issues, any printer who knows a long primer quad from a shooting-stick can easily figure the legal price for the publication, and we stand ready to submit to printers (not cow-punchers) evidence in the matter. Jt will be remembered that he now claims that we used padded plates, wide-spacing, “fake plates.” etc., which enabled us to make the charge wo did. The “plates” were purchased jointly by The Democrat and Journal, but were ordered by the latter. The reasons for using the plates was because of a second publication being required, on order of the county’ commissioners, to whom the Apologist and Barnacle “editor” had put up a howl because they were not given the publications, and the said re-pub-

lication, was ordered after the home type had all been thrown back in the cases. All the facts in connection with this publication together with the “bellyaching” of the two old duffers who failed to get the rules to publish, will be fully brought out in court, and we hope to see a good attendance of citizens and taxpayers present at the trial of the State vs. Marshall at the February term of court. Unless the Apologist man’s health requires a change of climate again during the month of February and the Barnacle “editor” feels called upon to “visit” relatives in Pennsylvania, the case will be tried and evidence will be introduced by the state that will show both these old frauds up to public in a way that will not reflect to their credit or add to their standing in the community.

The Common Council.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday night no business was transacted except the allowing of claims. A special meeting will be held next Monday night at which time the regular business will be transacted. The following claims were allowed: BOAD FUND. Albert Wolf (J. H. Cox) work on street..! 2 85 Dnvid McConahay. work on street 2 10 A 1 Timmons, burying do* 5o Joseph Rowen, work on street 2 25 Norman Bros, retaining wall at bridge 44 00 Wm H Eger, hardware 16 40 J CGwin A Co, lumber 25 45 watkk FOND. D E Hollister, salary 22 50 LIGHT FUND. C SChamberlaln, salary 30 00 Lem Huston 22 50 Peter Giver, salary 22 50 Oea Ritchey, delivering coal 27 25 Wm H Eger, hardware 23 21 General Electric Co, electrloal supplies 16 57 Globe Oil Co, packing and waste 15 70 The Democrat for all county nfcws.

Population By Townships.

Following is the population of Jasper county by townships, as reported for the last census and also that of ten years ago: 1900 1890 Hanging Grove 480 479 Ulllam 783 622 Walker 909 687 Barkley 1308 1093 Marlon 3483 2068 Jordan 771 631 Newton 888 588 Keener 764 492 Kankakee 472 413 Wheat Held 886 561 Carpenter 2198 2666 Mllroy 396 269 Union.. 1319 747 Total In county 14292 11185

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f ELLIS OPERA HOUSE. 1 s ■ JrH. S. ELLIS, Mgr. One Solid Week, ; Commencing 7| : MONDAY, Uhl. 01. MHUiHIJRTON STOCK CO. I W. H. RILEY. Manager. j Presenting o New Ploy Each Nil. [POPULAR PRICES. 10 <& 20 Cts. [ Grand New Year’s Matinee, [ Tuesday eve, Jan. Ist, at 2:30 p. >m. Admission to all 10c. Each i child given a package of candy.

Francis-Roblnson Wedding.

A very' pretty home wedding took place Christmas day, at four p. m., at the residence of Mr. T. H. Robinson. The contracting parties were the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Robinson, Miss Gertrude, and Mr. Jesse E. Francis, two of our most estimable young people. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. M, Middleton, pastor of the M. E. church at Remington, assisted by Rev. Clarence Royce, of this city. The bridal couple was attended by Miss Lois Robinson, sister of the bride, and by Mr. W. E Overton, of Freeport, 111. The wedding maroh was rendered by Mrs. F. P. Millard. The bride looked charming enough and the groom happy enough to satiety the most exacting. The old saying that lightning never strikes twice in the same place has been emphatically disproven, for this is the third wedding to occur in Mr. Robinson’s family jeithin six months’ time. The rooms were tastefully decorated, white carnations and chrysanthemums being mingled delightfully with ferns, potted plants and Christmas greens.

After the ceremony the guests sat down to an elegant collation. Many practical as well as beautiful presents were received. About sixty relatives and friends were in attendance, among them the following from out of town: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Schmidt, the latter a sister of the bride; Miss Anna Francis, sister of the groom; Miss Lois Robinsoa and J. A. Heesor, all of Kirksville, Mo.; W. E. Overton, of Freeport, Ill.; Rev. and Mrs. Middleton, of Remington; Mr. anti Mrs. Geo. Graves, of Indianapolis, and Miss Kate Wood, of Monon. In a few weeks Mr. and Mrs Francis will depart for Kirksville Mo., where both will enter the American School of Osteopathy located there. They will take with them the regard and good wishes of their many Rensselaer friends. * Come to The Democrat office for the neatest printed calling cards in town.

Public Sale. Commencing at 10 o’clock a. m. the undersigned will sell at public auction at his residence, 10 milea north and 2$ miles east of Rensselaer and 4 miles northwest of Gifford Station, on WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, ’Ol, 5 head of horses, consisting of 2 brood mares 7 and 9 years old, 2 driving mares 9 years old, 1 stallion, 1 milch cow, 2 spring steer calves, 2 good farm wagons, 2 single buggies, 1 road cart, 3.seta work harness, 1 set single harnees, 2 saddles, 1 McCormick mower, I hay rake, 1 hay rack, 1 hay slide, 1 road scraper, 2 walking plows, 1 cultivator, 1 harrow, full set blacksmith tools, household and kitchen furniture, and many other articles of minor importance. A credit of 10 months will be given on sums over $5. Wm. Petty, Sr. S. Phillips & Son, Auctioneers. Ray D. Thompson, Clerk. Morris' English Stable Liniment Con) Cut*, Bruiara. Hcnlekm Qtlk, Bwe*n«y, Spavin*. Splint. Curb, etc. Prim. Me. per t ilfl* Sold by A. F- Long.