Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1901 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Jule Walters, Jan. 21. Subscribe for The Democrat. - The new piano for the library was installed Saturday. - New pensions: Moses Irelan, Remington, additional, sl2. S. G. Clifton has been appointed postmaster at Gifford. Marion Davis, of Wheatfield, was down on business Tuesday. For Sale or Rent: My place just west of town. Thomas Parker. For fine, home-grown celery, call on C. R. Ramp, phone 14, city. Robert Armstrong of Carpenter tp., was a Rensselaer caller Wednesday. George Keever returned from a couple of weeks visit in and about Monticello. Dr. Millard, the osteopath, wa6 taken to Chicago Monday for treatment. Joseph Sharp is visiting his sister, Mrs. Devilen, at Burnettsville, this week. John Casey of Fair Oaks, to Marion last Monday to enteV the soldiers’ home.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Burk and Mrs. D. B. Nowels started for Eamar, Colo., Tuesday. A four-year-old daughter of James Dunlap, of Mt. Ayr, died Saturday from diphtheria. Mr. and Mrs. John Putt of Newton county, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pumphrey Tuesday. Miss Bessie Foster left Monday for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Charles Bartlett, at Elwood. Will Donnelly went to Chicago and Waukegan Monday to visit and look after some business affairs. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Farmer I7£t for Yukon, Oklahoma, where they will make their home in the future. T. A. Crockett received a from his son Robert Monday. Bob is now working in a hotel in Pueblo, Colo.

Wanted:—To buy small bam. Anyone having one to sell will please address me at Rensselaer. L. H. Myers. Henry Schaffer, notice of whose sale appears in another column, will go back to his old home in Washington, 111. For Sale:—At O. K. Ritchey’s, 4 miles south of Rensselaer, some very fine, large Bronze Gobblers, sired by a 50-lb tom. She was bread in Old Kentucky, she cake in New Orleans; she was sausage in Chicago, but in Boston she was beans. Sales cried in all sections of the country and satisfaction guaranteed. Address me at Kniman, Ind. Nelson DuCharme. Judge Taylor of Lafayette has ruled that the justices elected last fall are not entitled to office providing a contest is made. W. H. Robertson, of the Wheatfield Telephone, spent Sunday in Rensselaer. He reports every thing lively in the north end. Dr. I. B. Washburn amk/son Warren, have bought the Goodland telephone exchange, and went over Tuesday to close up the deal. , Experienced farm band wants work by the month; married man with small family. F. M. Gunion, 709 King st.,, Haughville, Indianapolis, Ind.

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The Misses Meyer are in Chicago this week. “Side-Tracked” at Ellis - opera house Monday night. Thomas Parker has closed out his milk route and quit the business. Two good farms to rent for cash. Call at this office for particulars. The Hemigle saloon at Frauoesville was destroyed by fire/litSt Friday night. Take advantage of that free State Sentinel offer 'at once —if won’t last always. Judge Thompson adjourned court in Newton county Thursday evening until Monday. The Democrat acknowledges receipt of an annual pass over the C. & W. V. Ry., Gifford’s road. Enoch B. McCashin, formerly of Milroy tp., this county, butmow of Lebanon, Mo., is visiting friends here this w r eek. We haye placed our accounts in the hands of E. P. Honan for collection. Please call and settle. Kelley Bros. James Lefler and son, of Pleasant Ridge, have rented 200 acres of the Churchill land north of town and moved onto same Thursday.

G. R. Dickinson of Carpenter tp., was in the city Wednesday closing up the sale of his house and lot in Rabbits Reserve to James S. Richardson. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 33; oats 21|; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 26|; oats 22; rye 45. Mesdames J. P. Sherman and F. E. Babcock entertained the Ladies’ Industrial Society of the M. E. Church at the home of the latter Wednesday afternoon. It is rumored that Orlando Finney has rented a house on South Front street and has also bought a cook stove. We can hardly believe “Finney” expects to bach! Suit has been brought in Starke county against ex-Township Trustee Rennewanz, of Railroad tp., and bondsmen to collect $4,000 which he is alleged to be short in his accounts. B. M. Donnelly of Monticello. Ind., has succeeded Mr. Stoneback at the Pavilion Photo Gallery. The public are cordially invited to call and see samples of work and get prices

There will be a good nuq»y changes among the farmers in JjhXper county this spring. Some of them are moving* to other localities in Indiana, some are going West, while a few ar^retiring. Some time when the city council has a little extra time on its hands it should order in a new 6-foot crossing on Washington street, leading to the main entrance to the court house square. Contractor Hack was down from Lowell Wednesday whooping the boys up on the McKillip dredge ditch. The machine is now kept going day and night and only a quarter of a mile is yet to excavate. —-Monon News. The “good roads movement” is also being agitated in Pulaski county. Judge Burson has taken the iniatiative in the movement. The proposed system includes about 26 miles of road, and it is proposed to make the improvement of gravel. Arthur Kressler has bought tke Kelley news and confectionary" store, and Frank Kelley, who has had charge of the business for the past year, will go to Rockford. HL, where the rest of his folks now are. The deal was made through E. P. Honan’s agency. William Martin, Ray Bunch. Charles Shinkle and Bert Messenb Ser were arrested at Monon Saturay night and taken to Monticello, charged with stealing brass from the C. I. <fc L. Railway Company. About 150 pounds of brass was found in their possession.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, January 19, 1901.

For artistic job printing at reasonable prices, call on The Democrat. The Democrat’s list of new subscribers this week is as follows: Surrey, 2; Fores man, 1; Wheatfield 1; Fair Oaks, 1; Rensselaer, 1. John Keiper has purchased a 59-acre farm 4 miles north Plymouth, Marshall county, and will move upon same early next month. A primary election law may be all right for large cities, but it would be a useless and expensive luxury if made to apply to the smaller populated counties. Uncle James Culp is lying dangerously ill at the home of mis daughter, Mrs. Thomas Jacks, at Lee. The old gentleman is 92 years old, and his death is looked for at any time. Albert Krasney died at the home of his son Frank Krasney,\|n Newton tp. Tuesday evening age 85 years. The funeral was held trom St. Augustine's Catholic church Thursday forenoon and interment made in Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of town. A dispatch from Laporte states that three 'wells' were completed last week near Wilders, in Laporte county, all of which are flowing lubricating oil. Oil has also been struck near Lacrosse, and that town is anticipating quite a boom. —Starke County Democret.

At last year's meeting of the farmers’ institute, Lee E. Glazebrook replied to the querry, “What is winning true success on the farm?” Mr. Glazebrook’s paper was considered of such merit that it was published in the late Indiana Agricultural Reports, at page 1029. During the year 1900 County Clerk Callaway issued 142 marriage licenses, and there were eleven divorces granted in the circuit court.—Monticello Herald. We tie you, Bro. Newton. During the same period Jasper county issued exactly the same number of each. Mrs. Caroline C. Gant, the aged mother of Frank and Marion Gant, who has been living with the latter at Parr for some years, was taken to the insane asylum at Logansport Thursday. She had become so bad that she required constant care and attention, and it was thought best to remove her to the asylum. The old lady is 70 years of age. Paradoxical as it may seem, Al Robinson was cutting hay at the Blue sea last week while other people were cutting ice. He had four mowing machines going and forty men at work most of the week to finish a harvest that has lasted since along in the ides of last July. The crop that he has harvested for the past two months is what is known as rope and packing hay. The work of the closing days was greatly favored on account of being able to pass right over low places on ice.—Monon News.

A man w T ent into a store and asked if he could rest for a fewhours. The proprietor w-ho had just removed a nest of new born mice from a coffee grinder, told him he could, and then asked him why he didn’t go to a hotel. The man replied: “I am suffering from nervous prostration, and the doctor said to get a quiet place to rest and as 1 see you do not advertise I knew that I could not find a quieter place.” And with that he settled back in his chair and watched the swallows build their nest in the cheese case.—Ex.

The Jasper County farmers’ institute finished its two days sesSfon Tuesday with a night meeting at the M. E. church presided over by Mrs. J. F. Warren. The institute was exceedingly well attended during the session and considerable interest was shown. The leading speakers were H. M. Randel, a prominent and successful farmer of •Putnam county, and Mrs. J. W. Bates, of Broadripple, a suburb of Indianapolis. The latter is a sister-in-law of N. 8. Bates of our city. B. D. Comer was re-elected president. and L. 8. Alter, of Carpenter, was elected secretary.

Come to The Democrat office for the neatest printed calling cards in town. You can get The Democrat, State Sentinel and Cincinnati Enquirer each a full year for only $1.50, cash in advance, if taken soon. Experts are now at work upon ex-Treasurer Lightcap’s books in Starke county. His accounts and the auditor’s fail to tally, and Lightcap refuses to sign the settlement sheets. C. B. Caldwell, ex-trustee of a Pulaski county township, who was recently indicted for soliciting bribes from teachers and malfeasance in office, plead guilty to the latter charge and was fined and costed to the tune of $89.50. Chas. Myers and wife of Wheatfield, Ind., arrived Saturday night via Point Washington and West Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Myers visited artd spent portion of last winter, guests of C. L. Lathrop and family and were so impressed with the Bay country and its surroundings that they could not forego repeating the visit.—St. Andrews, (Fla.) Bouy.

Bear in mind that the clients themse 1 ves control the publication of non-resident notices, notices of appointment, noticesof 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. B. J. Gifford’s railroad map, as the same appears on his stationery, shows the main line of his road to be from Dyer, Lake county, southeast along the east side of Cedar Lake and so on south to Gifford, from which point it bears almost directly south through McCoysburg and Wolcott to a point a few miles north of Lafayette, where it makes a sharp curve to the southeast and enters that city. From Dyer to the 3-1 road is merely “proposed,” as also is that from McCoysburg to Lafayette. From the 3-1 to McCoysburg the road is already built, and the town or proposed towns along the line south to McCoysburg are Kersey, Zadoc, Laura, Gifford, Newland. Lewiston, Pleasant Grove, Della and Randle. The map shows the Rensselaer line to be a branch, running from 'the oil field southwest to Gifford, bearing on southwest to Rensselaer, thence south through Remington and Templeton and on south a few miles when the line comes to the edge of the paper and of course stops. This line, so far as that part south of Gifford.is concerned, is also “proposed, ’> but that part northeast from Gifford to the oil field, is already built or under process of construction.

L. K. Yeoman Killed.

Word was received here Sunday morning of the tragic death of L. K. Yeoman, at Rossville, 111. which occurred the previous night from being struck by a C. & E. I. engine. It seems that Mr. Yeoman. who was engaged in the livery business at Rossville, was returning home from making a drive and when crossing the railroad a few miles south of Rossville was struck by a locomotive, the buggy demolished and he was thrown about seventy-five to one hundred feet, crushing his skull and killing him almost instantly. The locomotive was running without any train attached, and neither the engineer or Mr. Yeoman are supposed to have seen each other until too late to avoid the collission. The team had crossed the track and escaped unhurt, but the buggy was square upon the track and was completely demolished. The funeral was held at Rossville Tuesday and burial made at that place. Deceased leaves a wife, one daughter, and three sons, two of the latter being twins aged twelve years, and several brothers, among whom are A. K. and Robert Y’eoman of this county. Mr. Yeoman was a native of Jasper county but had resided at Rossville for several years. His brothers here and other relatives attended the funeral.

EX-GOV. MOUNT DEAD.

Expires Suddenly Two Days After Completing His Term of Office. Mount was stricken with appoplexy at his appartments in the Dennison hotel at Indianapolis, Wednesday at 6:45 6 m., and died in a few moments. e had attended a reception tendered by Mrs. Mount to a number of prominent ladies of the city during the afternoon and shortly after the guests departed he started out for a short walk. Upon his return he said nothing about being ill. and after removing his hat and overcoat sat down to read. In a few minutes he turned to his wife and neice, who were in the room, and said: “I am sick—it’s my heart. Send for a doctor at once.” Within fifteen minutes the former governor passed away. His death again leaves Indiana without an ex-governor.

McCoy’s Partner Skipped.

A I 1 rankfort special to Sunday’s Indianapolis Sentinel, says: “A sensation was created in business circles here today when it became known that J, J. Kelleher, one of the best-know’n and extensive dealers in live stock in the state; had departed leaving numerous creditors for various amounts, some of them for large sums. So far the facts are meager, because of the impossibility of communicating with Mr. Kelleher's heaviest creditor and partner, A. McCoy, the Jasper county cattle king. McCoy and Kelleher were partners in a deal involving the feeding and sale of several hundred cattle. These cattle were sold at various times by Kelleher and the money deposited and checked out in his individual name. Their dealings amounted far up in the thousands of dollars. His own relatives admit that he is unable to meet his obligations and that he has left for parts unknown, taking his family with him. His local creditors hold unsecured accounts to the amount of several thousand dollars. Mr. McCoy's local attorney refuses to make a statement further than to say that McCoy will arrive here tomorrow from Rensselaer.” It will be remembered that Mr. McCoy shipped several carloads of cattle into Frankfort from Chicago during the fall and early winter of 99 and but few of them were sold, Kelleher looking after and feeding those not disposed of. It is understood that Mr. McCoy claims his loss will not exceed S2,(XX).

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Sid Is Still In The Field.

It has been almost two months since old Geo. Marshall’s football bulletin has crossed our threshhold and yet there is no indication of our “bustin ’ up. Who said a man couldn’t live without light and sunshine?—Morocco Courier.

Parks-Karr.

TA marriage took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Blankenbaker, near Parr, Jan. 16, the contracting parties being Mr. Charles C. Parks and Miss Hattie S. Karr, both well known and respected young people of near Surrey. The groom is 22 and the bride 18 years of age. The wedding was a quiet one, only a few near relatives and friends being present. Rev. Mcßride, of Ridgeville, Ind., assisted by Evangelist Lamar, of Chicago, performed the ceremony. The well wishes of their many friends will go with them through life.

For Sale—Household Goods. I Iron Bed; i Folding Bed cost 535, for $10; 1 Heavy Oak Bed Room Suit; 2 Oak Stands; 1 Heavy Oak Dining Room Table, 8 feet; 1 Couch; Ratan Rocking Chair; 4 Oak Rocking Chairs; 4 Oak Dining Room Chairs; 1 White Sewing Machine; 2 Stoves, 1 Cook, 1 Heater; 1 Fancy Lamp; and other household goods. Residence on South Cullen street next to J. F. Warren’s. C. W. STONEBACK. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

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Charged With Incest.

On complaint of the girl’s father, Joseph Sigman, of near Sharon, Jordan tp., Charles Sigman, the 24 year-old son of the complainant, was arrested at Lafayette last Tuesday and brought here and lodged in jail, charged with incest, the victim being his 16-year-old sister. The girl is how in a delicate condition, and if the charge is sustained it is likely to go pretty hard with the young man. The preliminary examination was held before Esq. Burnham in the east court room Wednesday afternoon, and the girl swore quite strongly, fixing time, pla.ee. etc. Her sister and mother were also examined briefly but their testimony added nothing to the case. The defendant was not examined in his own behalf, but entered a plea of not guilty. The court bound him over to the circuit court, fixing the bond at $709, in default of which he was remanded to jail. The young man is a bright, good looking young fellow, and one whom the casual observer would not expect to be guilty of so grave an offense. The defense, if its cross examination can be taken as a criterion, will plead that the girl attended dances and parties in the neighborhood, and that someone else is responsible for her condition. Some of the neighbors whom we talked with also take this view, and say the prosecution is largely spite work, the boy and his father having had considerable trouble, it is said. Hanley & Hunt are defendant’s attorneys, The affair is a most deplorable one indeed

Apologist and Barnacle N. B.

Morocco Courier: It looks like a blamed scurvy trick for any newspaper man to try to beat another newspaper man out of money honestly earned. The above dosn’t apply to Newton county. There isn’t a newspaper man within its borders that would stoop so low as that. Certain Jasper county newspapers will please copy.

Same Here, Bro.

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