Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1901 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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Careful Feeders and Men of Judgement Praise the Merits of Acme Food! WHAT THEY SAY: Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 4,1901. Acme Food Co. Gentlemen: I have fed 100 lbs of your Acme Food to 40 head of cattle and am well pleased with results. I think I saved enough in digesting the corn to more than pay for the food. Jas. W. Pierce. Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 11, 1901. Acme Food Co. Gentlemen: —We have been feeding “Acme IJood” for the past six weeks to fattening cattle, and are well satisfied with results. We feel that we have tested the merits of this food thoroughly. The longer we feed it the better we like it. It causes more thorough digestion and saves feed. We expect to always use it. Very Truly, Burns Bros.

Mt. Ayr, Ind., Feb. 11,1901. Acme Food Co. Gentlemen:—Have been feeding Acme Food to fattening cattle for the past three weeks, ffnd am well satisfied with results, as cattle have done well. I will continue using your Acme Food until Btock is fed out. Respectfully, R. J. Yeoman Rensselaer Ind., Feb. 13, 1901. Acme Food Co. Gentlemen: —I have used Acme Food for five weeks on twenty head of feeding cattle. They digest and perhaps absorb the nutriment of the food better than without the food. I am satisfied with what experience I have had that it is a benefit to feeding cattle. Very Truly, W. E. Moore. (Squire Moore.) . . Rensselaer, Ind. Feb 13, 1901. Acme Food Co. Gentlemen:—l have been feeding “Acme Food” five weeks to hogs. lam pleased with results. It is a good digester and a flesh producer. It is a money-saver to the feeders. Yours Truly, Frank Kino. Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 8, 1901. Acme Food Co. Gentlemen:—l have been feeding Acme Food to cows and am satisfied it is an appetizer and a flesh producer. Yours Truly M. B. Halstead Renssel&fer, Ipd., Pub. 13, 1901., Acme Food Co. Gentlemen: —For horses that are “run down” I consider “Acme Food” an excellent feed. It is now an indispensable article in my barn. lam more than satisfied with its results. Very Truly Yours. C. G. HaMmond. Rensselaer, Ind. Feb- 14, 1901. Acme Food Co. Gentlemen:—l have been feeding “Acme Food” to stock and think it all right. Very Truly, James Yeoman. N. B.—Acme food i* sold strictly on a guarantee ; costs but 1 cent per day to feed to either horse or cow. It will produce equal results to oil meal for one-third the cost. It Is a digester and a feed saver. Take It on a 80 days test trial. EVERETT HALSTEAD, Agt. A great reduction in rubber and leather boots and shoes at the Chicago Bargain Store. When I was prostrated with grip and my heart and nerves were in bad shape, Dr. Miles’ Neryine and Heart Cure gave me life and health Mrs. Geo. Colie, Elgin, Ills. 17| pounds granulated or 23 Sounds of soft white A sugar for 1.00 at the Chioago Bargain Store.

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“DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, H KMORHORDB, “SfJi,™,,. Office First Stairs West of Post Office. Phone 251. RENSSELAER, IND.

Col. Bain, Feb. 19. Sam Norman is reported sick with pneumonia. Medaryville is to have a local telephone exchange. Jay W. Williams was in Kentland on business Monday. J. B. Thompson of Carpenter tp., was in the city Thursday. Ross'Hawkins is also taking in the Mardi Gras at New Orleans. Henkle, of Barkley tp., med at the military home at Marioh on the 11th ult. Simon Leopold and family of Kentland, were Sunday guests of A. Leopold and family. We continue to throw in the trimmings with dress patterns. Chicago Bargain Store. The Monticello Evening Journal and the White County ludependent offices have been consolidated. Thompson Dowell of Monon, was killed in the Erie railroad wreck near Greenville, Pa., last week. VJO. R. Chamberlain has leased bis interest in the Rensselaer laundry to 0. R. White of Franklin, Ind. Another week of zero weather and the finest sleighing on earth with fair indications of a “February thaw” Wood has moved his family to Indianapolis. He will continue to work for the Stevens Thresher Co.

A mild cAse of smallpox was found near Lochiel, Benton county, last week. A case has also developed at Goodland. Henry Powell of Brook is laying out a fine in jail here for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, at Newton county’s expense. Dr. Millard, the osteopath, who has been located here for the past few months, will move to Ohio in a few days we understand. Norman, who went to Chicago Heights two years ago, lias returned and will work a farm in Union tp., the coming year. Anna Luers has purchased the Boaz Evans farm of 160 acres, near Slaughter schoolhouse, Consideration S2B per acre. The sale was negotiated by E. P. Honan. 'HVm. Treatenbrg, who recently sold his farm in Union tp., left with his family this week for Oklahoma, where he expects to purchase a farm and make his future home. The Ladies Literary Club will give a Patriotic Entertainment, Thursday evening, Feb. 21, in East court room. Admission free. Everybody cordially invited to attend. defense in the case of the State vs Frank Frogge, for importing voters into Morocco for the county neat election last July, has filed an answer, setting up the plea of insarfity. J.D. Carson of Remington, was in town Thursday, enroute home from a trip to Chicago. Mr. Carson will hold a sale on the 27th and expects to start for bis new home in North Dakota in March. Look Here —Our offer of the Indiana State Sentinel 1 free to all paid-in-advance subscribers, either old or new, will expire March 1. After that date the price of The Democrat and State Sentinel will be $1.35; The Democrat alone, SI.OO. The delinquent tax sale was held at the court .house Monday. Of the 141 delinquencies advertised, all bat 65 had been settled previous to the sale. The usual crowd was present to gobble up all the choice bargains and the bidding was quite spirited.' YA youthful couple from Fair Oaks were married at the Nowels House Wednesday morning, Esq. Troxell officiating. The groom’s name was Joseph S. Hartley, aged 79, and the bride, Mary Lavin, aged 52. It was the second matrimonial venture for both.

Rbnssblabr, Jaspbr County, Indiana, Saturday, February i 6, 1901.

A first-class top boggy, used but little, for sale cheap. Enquire at this office. Fourth number of the lecture course, Tuesday, Feb. 19, Col. Geo. W. Bain. Subject, “The New Woman and the Old Man.” A February sale—another great reduction on what is left of the great January clearance sale of winter goods, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Sheriff Hardy and Mrs. Abbie Roberts took Mrs. Simon T. Spriggs of Walker tp., who was last week adjudged insane, to Long Cliff Wednesday. XW. E. Moffit of Fair Oaks, wnose notice of sale appears in another column, expects to move to Oklahoma soon, probably locating at Oklahoma City for the present. Thomas Owens a former resident and native of this county, and a brother of Mrs. W. H. Beaver of Milroy tp., died of consumption at his home in Guthrie, Okla., last week.

The two-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Hiram Day died Wednesday night after a brief illness from pneumonia. The funeral was held yesterday at 9. a. m., from the residence. ■ and Charley Nowels, who have been in Elkhart for the past two years, will return to Rensselaer, the former to work for Donnelly Bros, and the latter to work in Babcock’s elevator. Phillips will leave here Feb. 24 for Kansas City where he will assist in a big five days’ thoroughbred cattle sale. There will be five auctioneers, and it is quite a feather in Fred’s cap to be selected as one of the number. The will of the late James Culp was read at Remington, Tuesday. The old gentleman left in cash and notes, we understand, about $3,600, which after paying his funeral expenses, doctor bill, etc. is to be divided equally in four shares —among his two surviving children and the heirs of the two deceased daughters. X-. In another two or three years the ruling price for land in this section will be over SIOO per acre. Two farms were sold this week, located from three to four miles from town, only fairly well improved, at SBO per acre. Three years ago the owners of these farms would have thought S6O au acre a big price.—Brook Reporter. Cincinnati Enquirer: Every seat in the Grand opera house was taken yesterday afternoon at the Unity Club Lecture. The immense audience was drawn by Col. George W. Bain, of Lexington, Ky. The lecture fairly bristled with apt illustrations, gems of poetry, brilliant humor, interesting anecdotes, and noble thoughts that touched the hearts of the hearers. At Ellis Opera House, Feb. 19.

The three county cases pending in the White circuit court are set for the third week of the present term, as follows: Jacob F. Heinzman vs Board of commissioners Jasper county, Monday, Feb. 25; Jasper Co., Telephone Co., vs Treasurer of Jasper Co., to enjoin collection of taxes, and W. B. Burford vs commissioners of Jasper county, Tuesday, Feb. 2d. Patrick Halligan of this county also has a case pending there against Wm. H. Coffman et al, set for third Monday, and W. R. Puckett vs Hilliß Dawson, set for third Tuesday. The “tax-ferret” at work in this county under the auspices of Fleener & Carnahan, left here on Saturday, Feb. 2, and we understand the investigation has since been progressing under his deputies, Deputy Auditor Murray’s two daughters. We were informed last week that the “ferret” would return Monday and that the “investigation” would be finished this week if it was not found necessary to go back over the work of the former experts. Wednesday of this week it was said that the “ferret” would return the following day, but he didn’t come, we understand.

A DARING DEED.

Young Lady rianager of the Western Union Office Held-up Last Friday Night. A great deal of excitement was occasioned here last Friday even* ing, over the alleged attempt to hold-up Miss Spaulding, the young lady manager of the local Western Union telegraph office. Miss Spaulding boards with Mrs. J. H. Kinney, on Front street, and Friday evening left the house at about 7 o’clock to go to her office in the Makeever hotel block. When near the Hansen blacksmith shop some one came up behind her and caught hold of her, at the same time covering her eyes with his hand. It was snowing hard at the time and she had noticed no one about as she hurried along toward Washington street. At first she thought some young lady friend was attempting to play a joke on her, and laughingly attempted to remove the hand from her eyes. The hand, which she alleges was covered with a large, coarse mitten, was only held the tighter and slid down to cover her mouth, but she then, thoroughly alarmed, gave one scream and the man released her and ran away, accompanied by his accomplice. She alleges that there were two men, but in her statement in court made no mention of but one man touching her. She alleges that she was so thoroughly frightened that she could hardly reach the Washington street corner, where she sat down on the sidewalk. Mr. I. A. Glazebrook came along when she had sat there but a moment or two and assisted her into Haus’s restaurant, where she soon recovered her composure and went on to her office. The new 6 spread all over town in a short time and various rumors of who the guilty parties were, was afloat. One or two citizens had seen a man on the porch at Mrs. Kinney’s a few minutes previous to the hold-up, and another man presumably his accomplice, come from around the house, and the two had ran south on Front street. Owing to the blinding snow falling they could not be recognized, if, as supposed, they wore Rensselaer men, and were about the house to see when Miss Spaulding would leave. It was said that her purse containing about $lO was taken, but on the witness stand Miss Spaulding stated that the men did not appear to be in search of money, but she thought they intended to take her back in the alley for a baser purpose. Alleged suspicious circumstances connected two high school boys here who had formerly boarded with Mrs. Kinney, with the crime, and affidavits were made by Miss Spaulding against them— Oscar Oglesby, whose parents reside near Monon, and Chase Ritchey, son of O. K. Ritchey, south of town —and they were arrested Monday. The preliminary hearing of young Ritchey was held Monday afternoon, but there was not the slightest evidence connecting him with the affair. He proved a complete alibi and was discharged. Young Oglesby was examined Wednesday afternoon and there was no evidence against

him sufficient to warrant the court in binding him over, and he was also discharged. In the latter case, however, it was shown that young Oglesby was in the habit of carrying a revolver or two and he plead guilty to this and was fined $1 and costs, amounting to $11.45. Miss Spaulding came here from Greencastle last summer, and is a lady-like appearing young woman who has made many frieuds by her strict attention to her duties and womanly bearing. It is to be regretted that the rascals who are guilty of the base outrage could not be apprehended and brought to justice, but it is extremely doubtful if they ever are.

Chicken-Pie Supper.

Barkley M. E. church will give a chicken-pie social at the home of Rev. O. L. Chivington (Barkley M. E. parsonage) Saturday evening, February 23. There will be plenty of entertainment. Everybody invited. Funeral cards at The Democrat office.

A great sacrifice sale on all winter goods to make room for new spring stock which is arriving every day at the Chicago Bargain Store. - Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 34; oats 24; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 28£; oats 22J; rye 45. Speaking of laws requiring publication in newspapers the Columbia City Post says the friends of economy in the public service should urge the passage of a law compelling all public officers who expend public funds to publish a list of their expenditures. This would include county commissioners, city councils, town boards, school lx>ards and township trutees. Every one of these boards or officers should be Required to publish full statements showing where the money went. It would have a tendency to restrict them in allowing bills and also tend to make them exercise more economy.

Horse racing ought not to be permitted upon the streets of Rensselaer under any circumstances. If a few farmers should come to town and race their horses up and down Washington street like some of our blooded aristocracy have done on several occasions lately for an hour or more at a time, they would be arrested and hauled before some J. P., and all the money they had in their pockets taken from them. Yes, and if they had no money they would be put in jail, too. We trust no more of this dangerous and unlawful pastime will be allowed, no matter who the parties may be. Charles J. Ale et al of Salem filed a petition for building a gravel road from the Jasper county line to Francesville, about two miles. The board appointed Caleb W. Baker engineer and J. R. Guild, William Anibler and Fred Kopka viewers, all to meet at E.H. Applegate’s office in Francesville and proceed to view the line of the proposed highway, set forth an estimate for its construction and report to -the board on or before the first day of March. The proposed road is a continuation of highway which is being constructed in Jasper county to our county line a distance of six miles, and which is estimated to cost about SIOOO per mile. —Winamac Democrat

Judge Thompson rendered his decision last week in the appeal taken by Kentland from the county commissioners’ order for an election for the removal of the county seat to Goodland, and sustains Goodland. His order was that the cause be certified back to the commissioners by the clerk of the court and that said commissioners immediately proceed to fix another date for an election in accordance with the prayer of said petition to relocate the county seat at Goodland. Kentland at once filed bond foi SSOO and an appeal to the supreme court was taken. The point in issue is that relating to the relocation petitioh not being filed on time by Goodland. It is needless to say that Goodland is feeling good over having won the first round, and it expects to be again sustained by the higher court.

A special linen sale, all new stock, 14 cents a yard to $1.25 a yard for fancy satin damask, at the Chicago Bargain Store. . Knights Will Attend Religious Services. All the members of Rensselaer Lodge No. 82, K. of P., are requested to meet at their Castle Hall in Rensselaer, on Feb. 24, 1901, at 10 o’clock, a. in., sharp, to go in a body to attend religious services at the Christian church. Rev. Ward will deliver the discourse. Done By Order of the Lodge. Feb. 12, 1901. John Bruner, C. 0., N. W. Reeve, K. of R. & S. Less Than Cost— ls per oent off on all overcoats. Original Srice marked in plain figures, uvenile suits at cost. Chicago Bargain Store.

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LAW-MAKER’S PLIGHT.

Porter-Lake Senator Visits Lee In Light Attire. State Senator N. L. Agnew of Valparaiso, had a rather harrow* ing experience last Saturday morning. He left Indianapolis: on the midnight train to go to Chicago and thence home. Ho took a sleeper, disrobed and retired for the balance of the night. Whether the senator imbibed too much White river water ere leaving Indianapolis or whether tho anti-trust bill, of which he is tho parent, arose like a ghost to haunt his dreams while his smooth cranium reposed on a snowy pillow upon the berth owned by the great palace car trust, is not positively known, as the Senator claims to have no recollection of what occurred after lying down upon histwo-dollar couch until he “came to” in an humble dwelling at Lee* a few miles east of this city, at about 8 o’clock in the morning. The was some late and took the siding at Lee to allow the south-bound train to pass. It is supposed that Senator Agnew got out of his warm bed and clad only in his fastidious underwear, stepped from the train. Afterwards, when his train had gone on, evidently seeing that he had got off at the wrong station, the gentleman crawled under a freight car and with his bare feet reposing in the snow, again sought rest. Here he was found calmly snoring by the railroad agent, who took him in and thawed out his nether extremities. T. J. McCoy of this city, went down on the 11‘ o’clock train and took along some suitable clothing for the unfortunate senator. Senator Agnew. is a hold-over senator from Porter and Lake, and is a prominent republican leader in the state senate. It iB a wonder that he did not die from the exposure. A friend at Lee sends us the following additional facts concerning the Senator’s mishap: Our little town was all a stir with excitement Saturday morning, the cause being a visit from State Senator N. L. Agnew oi Valparaiso. The visit was unintentonial, according tothe statement of Mr. Agnew, who said he had walked' from the train while asleep. It is very generally conceded that the senator was in some unconscious condition or that he rijust have had a very erroneous idea of the state of civilization of this community* for he had not arranged his toliet in such a manner as to to satisfy the more fastid- * ious of the neighborhood. Mr. Agnew suffered a slight scdp wound and a few bruises and was chilled considerable from the exposure. The railroad agent acted the part of the Good Samaritan and entertained, the Senator until the afternoon train, when in company with Tom McCoy of Rensselaer, and others, he boarded the train and proceeded on his journey which had been so unpleasantly inteirupted.

Dental Notice. We are offering special inducements nowadays to those requiring new sets of teeth or bridge work. It might pay you to investigate;, this will cost you nothing. Modern dentistry. Opposite court house. Dr. Horton, Dentist. “Failing to find relief from old methods, I took Dr. Miles’ Pain Pills, and Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills and was permanently cured.”—Gust. Egan, Jackson, Mich. New Undertaking Firm. A. B. Cowgill and D. M. Worland having formed a partnership in the undertaking business, respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage. All funerals intrusted to our care will have

every possible attention. Mr. Cowgill is a thoroughly competent undertaker, having graduated from the Chicago College of Embalming, and also has a state license. He has had three years of actual experience in the business right here in Rensselaer We trust that by the best of service and fair treatment to be able to win your confidence in a measure so that you will feel like saying a word in our behalf. Yours Respectfully, Cowgill & Worland. J. A. Larsh, the druggist, will refund your money if you are not satsfied after using Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They cure disorders of the stomach, biliousness, constipation aud 1 headache. Price, 25 cents. Samples free.

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