Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1901 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

SI.OO Per Year.

Private Sale. The undersigned offers at Private Sale at his residence, 3 miles xmth of McCoysburg and 7 miles !>■ west of Monon, in Mitroy tp., the following property: 5 head of horses; 4 cows; 1 spring calf; 7 hogs; 1 farm wagon; 1 spring wagon; 3 cultivators; 2 breaking plows; 1 mowing machine; 1 hay rake; 3 sets of harness; 2 harrows; 3 stacks of good tame hay, 13 or 20 tons; 1 sled; 1 saddle; 1 Gaar-Scott separator and Huber 12 h. p. engine. A good outfit ready to go to work. W. 0. Huston. Public Sales. Commencing at 10 o’clock a. m«, the undersigned will Bell at public auction at his residence in /’air Oaks, on SATURDAY, PEB. 23, ’Ol, 1 team of good young mules, 5 and 6 years old, well broke, will weigh about 1100 lbs. each; 1 team of good work horses; 1 broad-tired wagon; 1 narrow-tired wagon; 1 good binder; 2 McCormick mowers —one new; 1 good one-horae hay rake; 1 12-foot steel harrow; 2 cultivators; 2 walking plows; 1 new corn planter and check-rower, 1 set of work harness; 2 sets of single harness—one a hame harness; 1 oow; 1 pair bob-aleds; 4 tons of Timothy hay in mow; 1 grindstone; 1 set of harness tools, and other articles too numerous to mention. A credit of 12 months will be given on sums over $6. W. E. MOFFIT. S. Phillip® & Son, Auctioneers. C. G. Spitler, Clerk.

Commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. the undersigned will sell at public auction, at his residence, 8 miles south and 1 mile east of Rensselaer, and 4 miles north and 1 mile east of Remington, on MONDAY, MARCH 4, XH, 3 horses, consisting of 1 Percheron Morgan stallion 10 years old, wt. 1500; 1 three-year-old gelding, wt. 1100, broke to drive single or doable; and 1 yearling colt 17 head of cattle, oooaUrting of 10 head of three-year-old steers; 2 head of two-year-old steers; 3 milch cows, 1 fresh, others fresh in April; 2 yearling heifers, one a Jersey. 4 head of baldfaoe Shropshire sheep. 3 head of bogs. 1 extension top carriage, nearly new; 2 farm wagons, 1 a truck; 1 two-seated spring wagon; 1 McCormick Mower; 1 two-section harrow; 1 spring-tooth harrow; 2 cultivators; 1 hay rake; 1 pair bob-Sleds; 1 end-gate seeder; 1 Eagle-Claw cultivator; 1 gopher; 1 Tiger self-dump hay rake; 2 corn planters with check-rowers and wire; 2 log chains; 1 range; heating stove; 2cupboards; 3 bedsteads and springs; 1 dinner bell, and many other articles of leaser importance. A credit of 10 months will be given on sums over $6. ANTHONY GALLAGHER. A. R. Opdycke, Auctioneer. Geo A. Chappell, Clerk.

Commencing at 10 o’clock a. m., the undersigned will sell at pnblie auction, on his farm, 8 miles north and 2 miles east of Rensselaer, and 2 miles north and 1 mile east of Blackford, in Barkley tp., on TUESDAY, MARCH 6, ’Ol, 4 head of horses and colts, consisting of 1 bay mare eight years old, with foal; 1 Oregon mare six years old, well broke; L bay colt, yearling; and 1 two-year-old gray colt. 8 head of cattle, consisting of 2 milch cows; 3 yearling steers; 3 spring calves, one steer, two heifers. 20 head of hogs—2 brood sows and 18 head of shoats and pigs- Farming implements—l broad-tire wagon; 1 steel corn planter, with check-rower; 1 sixteen wheel disk; 2 cultivators; 2 double binge harrows, one wood frame; 2 sets of work harness, and other articles too numerous to mention. A credit of 9 months will be given on sums over $5. J. R. KNIGHT. 8. Phillips & Son, Auctioneers. Wells* Hoosler Poultry Powder Sold by A. F. Long.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, p i|aHs Office First Stair. West of Post Office. Phone 251. RENSSELAER, HMD. t ' * | • * , JL* .. I"- .ti • I 1-i ■ f •

It will pay you to trade at Ellis & Murray’s. Special bargain in window blinds. Chicago Bargain Store. John Kohler of Chicago Heights, was visiting friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Morehead of Carpenter tp., were in town Monday. C. B. Steward sold a fine Kimball piano to the D. of R. ladies last week. Jud&e Taylor of the Tippecanoe circuit court, died last Monday of pneumonia. Matt Steffgen of Anchor, 111., is visiting his uncle Joseph Nisius, near Sharon. The finest quality sauerkraut 4 cents a quart. Chicago Bargain Store. Rev. Edw. A. Jakob of Loda, 111., was here Tuesday to attend the Donnelly-Meyer wedding. D. B. Nowels and T. J. Sayler left Tuesday morning for Lamar, Colorado, for a brief business trip. ,J. Gowland from near Mt Ayt, moved onto the Lute Ponsler farm, which he recently purchased, this week. has passed an antispitting ordinance, and the tobaccochewers will now have to use their overcoat pockets. b(Mra. Mary Richmond, wife- of Join Richmond, died at her home near Pleasant Grove last Monday of consumption. Attorney and Mrs. A. D. Babcock of Goodland, were Rensselaer callers Monday. A. D. had some cases in court to look after. l£jUlph Donnelly, who is attending business college at Indianapolis, was home to attend the wedding of his brother William. This is the third week of the Revival services at the M. E. church. We understand there has been hot one conversion thus far. Michael has traded his farm of 93 acres near town, to Charles Malcbow for 240 acres of land in Milroy tp., and $1,146 in cash. 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter died at the home of her parents south of town last Sunday, after a brief illness from appendicitis. yiA case of diptheria is reported urthe family of Stephen Williams, residing on the John Renicker farm near Blackford. The family have been quarantined. A tramp stole Editor John P. Carr’s beat overcoat at Fowler last week. This is no doubt a “judgment” sent upon John for his trying to bang Mrs. Lyda. John H. Jessen, who has been employed at West Pullman, 111., for the past two months, has returned home aqd will remain here the balance of the winter.

Dr. Charles Vick, the optician, is home for a short time and will attend to all business in his line. You can’t do better than to consult him if your eyes are not right. Wm. E. Marion and Miss Lizz e D. Saltwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saltwell of Milroy tp , were united in marriage by Esq. Burnham last Friday afternoon. It is expected the printers of Jasper, Newton and white counties will hold a reunion here next Tuesday. At least it is said that quite a number of invitations have been 1 sent out to printers to be here. Barkley M. E. church will give a chicken-pie social at the home of Rev. O. JLi. Chivington (Barkley M. E. parsonage) Saturday evening, February 23. There will be plenty of entertainment. Everybody invited. Look Here —Our offer of the Indiana State Bentinel free to all paid-in-advance subscribers, either old or new, will expire March 1. After that date the §rioe of The Democrat and State, entinel will be $1.36; The Democrat alone, SI.OO.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, February 23, 1901.

Big discount in the price of shoes at Ellis & Murray’s. Ellis & Murray’s special shoe sale commencing Thursday, Feb. 21. jWm. A. Timmons of Jordan tpymoved,to Chicago Heights 111., yesterday. Robt. Blake, of near Lee, has moved upon a farm near Idaville, White county. jjFrank Maloy was admitted to tneS»r to practice law at the present term of court. Tell your neighbor to subscribe for the taxpayers’ friend, The Democrat. It gives all the news W. J. lines is assisting in the City Drug Store during Mr. Larsh’s absence on his wedding trip.

C. F. Pence moved this week upon the Eastburn farm, 11 miles south of Remington, in Benton county. Wm. Beck is working for the Jasper County Lumber Co., at Remington, where he has a permanent position. T. A. Crockett, southeast of town, expects to have a public sale March 12. Bills and notice will appear next week. T. E. Glennon of Pern, Ind., James E. and Thomas Walter, of this place, visited relatives in Chicago a few days this week. Mrs. W. L. Bringle of Newton tp., who has been dangerously ill with pneumonia for the past two weeks, is improving slowly, we understand. Card of Thanks: We desire to extend thanks to the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted, ns daring the sickness and death of Henry Steel. Mrs. Steel and Relatives. R. Hazen of Jordan tp., was down in Jennings county this week on business. Chas. Kessinger and M. W. Reed, also of Jordan, accompanied him to look over the country. Rev. Converse of Delphi, will hold services at Slaughter schoolhouse, south of town, on Monday at 2:30 p. m., Feb. 25. A cordial invitation is extended to every one to come out. IF red Schultz moved this week to'Pulaski county where he has rented a 270-acre farm owned by John Koster, 6 miles southeast of Francesville. Fred’s friends hereabouts wish him the best of success, as he deserves it. Elder J. D. Carson will sell at public auction at his farm 1| miles north of Remington, on the gravel road, next Wednesday, Feb. 27, about 15 head of excellent milch cows, some of them thoroughbred Holstiens, a fine team of Hambletouian drivers, household furniture, etc. Don’t miss this sale.

Oxford will vote on re-incorpor-ation Monday. For the few months since the courts knocked out the old incorporation of years ago, Oxford has been, in sailors parlance, a derelict, drifting about without masts or rudder and not knowing half the time whether she was on foot or hoss back. There will be a box-social at the James school-house, 3$ miles south of town, on Wednestlay evening, February 27. A good program will he given, also excellent music. Ladies come and bring boxes, and gentleman come and buy. Proceeds are for buying books for school library. Ida O’Meara, Teacher.

The case of the state of Indiana vs Geo. E. Marshall, for criminal libel, is set for next Tuesday at 9 a. ra„ the court overruling defendant’s motion to quash the second affidavit. This is the case where the editor <>f/the Rensselaer Republican charged The Democrat editor with having charged and being paid about $25 more than the legal rates for publishing the rules of the state board of health last winter. It is understood that quite a number of printers from neighboring towns will be summoned to testify as to what the legal rates were. '

10 cent coal oil for 8 cents a gallon. 15 eent ooai oil for 10 cents a gallon. Chicago Bargain Store.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jacobs and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dunn of Jordan tp., went down to Jennings county Thursday to view the country and look after the farms which they recently purchased there. Neither one expects to move upon their farms this year. -#Lftst Saturday, Sunday and Monday, part of the snow disappeared, but Monday night the mercury took a fall, since which it has remained below the freezing point and part of the time near zero. The roads are quite icy and the blacksmiths are reaping a harvest in shoeing horses. Lodge No. 143,1. O. O. of this city, has purchased of Geo. E. Murray the ground and building between the Commercial State Bank and Odd Fellows’ Temple, paying therefor $3,750. They will probably erect a threestory business house thereon next year, similar to their present structure.

The suit of Court Stenographer Walker against Newton county, for services alleged to be due him in excess of the amount appropriated by the county council of that county, was tried in the White circuit court, where it was taken on change of venue, last Monday and decided in favor of the plaintiff, Walker. The amount claimed was about S3O.

Mrs. Caroline C. Gant, mother of F. J. and Marion Gant of Union tp., who was taken to Longcliff asylum Jan. 17th, died at that institution on Wednesday of this week, aged 71 years. The remains were brought to Parr and the funeral was held there Thursday. The burial was made at DeMotte, the remains being taken north on the milk train yesterday morning. •

Say, Mr. Merchant, if advertising doesn’t pay. how do yon account for the fact that the city merchant living at a distance, succeeds in getting so much trade that rightfully belongs to you? Honest Injun, now, isn’t it because he advertises? Let us be honest about this matter. How does it happen that it pays the city merchant to advertise and doesn’t pay yon?—Ex.

If you are not in favor of the bill to increase the salary of the recorder of Jasper county $650 per year, write a letter to representative Beckman, Indianapolis, Ind. It is useless to appeal to Senator Wolcott, for as might have been expected, he lines up with the aristocracy on everything effecting the common people. You might, however, drop him a line and give him your private opinion of the bill in question.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michael, entertained about 50 of the boys in blue and the girls whq wore blue during the dark days of ’6l to ’65, at their beantiful home on the corner of Van Rensselaer and Rutson streets on Thursday evening. “Bob” and family contemplate moving back to the farm in the near future. The evening was spent in games and amusements to the delight of all present. One of the girls had a pain and Sister Reynolds promptly passed the paregoric, whereupon all clamored for medicine; but Sister Wasson, who took a determined stand on the sofa, loaded her cannon with pillows and vowed she would hold out all summer rather than take the nasty stuff. Refreshments were served later and the way Bill Babb and Cal. Porter mowed down their rations was worth going miles to see. As a token of the good will felt for Sister Michaels the ladies of the Circle presented her a valuable gold badge of the Order. The person who entertains the idea that these old boys and girls do not have a jolly time would certainly change his mind if he were privileged to attend one of their gatherings. At about the hour of midnight the guests took their departure, wishing Comrade Michaels and his sweetheart long life and happiness. *

CUPID’S VICTORIES.

Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock, Mr. William Donnelly and Miss Anna Meyer were united in marriage at St. Augustine's church, Rev. Thomas Meyer officiating. The bride was attended by her sister Mary and the groom by T. E. Glennon of Peru, Indiana. The groom is one of Rensselaer’s moSt esteemed and popular young men, and is a member of the Donnelly Bros, firm, which is one of the most enterprising business firms of our city. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meyer of this city and for several years past was in the dressmaking and millinery trade with her sister Mary, in which they were successful. The high esteem in which the bride and groom are held was manifested by the large number of people who gathered at the church to witness the marriage rites. A sumptuous dinner was given for the near relatives and friends of the contracting parties, at the home of the bride’s parents, on the corner of South Front and Work streets. In the evening a reception was given, at which about 70 young people were hospitably entertained. They received a large number of very beautiful and useful presents. The newly married couple have gone to housekeeping in their new home, which the groom lately purchased and tastefully fitted up for his bride on Forest street. The Democrat joins with their host of friends in wishing success and happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly. LARSH-RARNES. Mr. J. A. Larsh, proprietor of the City Drug Store, who came here from Remington a few months ago, and Miss Maud Barnes, formerly employed in the telephone office of the Jasper County Telephone Co., were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Barnes, at Frankfort, Ind., last Sunday afternoon. The newly wedded couple went to New Orleans to the Mardi Gras and are also visiting other southern points on their wedding tour. They will return to Rensselaer next week. The many friends of both the bride and groom unite with The Democrat in extending congratulations.

SWARTZEL-CASEY. Harry Swartzel of this city and Miss Sadie Casey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Casey, were married at the home of the bride’s parents in Union tp., last Sunday, Rev. S. E. Sines of Aix, officiating. KThey will reside in this city. bates-phebus. %Mr. Wilber Bates of Monticello, ana Miss Jennie Phebus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Phebus, who recently moved here from Monon, and reside in the east part of town, were married at the M. E. parsonage by Rev. C. D. Royse, Saturday afternoon. *f\ Mr. Bates is a harness-maker of Monticello, and the newly wedded couple will reside in that city. FINNEY-MORGAN. >Mr Orlando Finney, head clerk in the grocery department of LaRue Bros, store, and Miss Nora Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan and until recently a typo in the Journal office, were married at the home of the bride’s parents on South Front street, Wednesday evening, Rev. C. D. Royse officiating. twenty or thirty of the imnmdiate friends and relatives of the bride were in attendance at the ceremony. After the ceremony, refreshments were served. The young people began housekeeping at once in the home already fitted up by the groon\ on South Front street. The Democrat extends congratulations and hopes the groom may enjoy “full weight and measure” of happiness and that the bride’s domestic horizon may never again be clouded with that disturber of peace and good nature known to printers as “pi.”

Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 35; oats 24; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 28$; 225; rye 45.

Funeral cards at The Democrat office.

Vol. 111. No. 4&

ELLIS - OPERA - HOUSE! 3. H. 8. ELLIS, Mgr. GOOD ENOUGH I MR. BARNEY FERGUSON • WITH I McCarthy’s SsssEs 11 I Mishaps, Thursday, Feb. 28*

Horse and Buggy Stolen.

s"Qeo. P. Ketchum, living on the John T. Sayler farm two miles east of town, had a horse and buggy stolen from his barn Thursday night. The thieves also stole a lap robe and saddle at Ed Price’s, this side of Mr. Ketchum’s. The rig was valued at about $l5O. There is no clue to the thieves at this writing, but is it thought they drove south.

Can’t Reach Corporations.

The tax case of the Jhsper County Telephone Co., against the officers of this county to enjoin the collection of taxes on alleged ommitted property for several years, was practically decided by Judge Palmer in tho. White circuit court a few dkyg ago, when he sustained dfemur to the answer filed in behalf of the county. It will be remembered that through the Democrat it was ’shown about two years ago theabove corboration capitalized for' $28,000 (all alleged to be paid was assessed $75 in the city of Rensselaer—for three miles of lir.« onjy—and that their total taxes ;pi y»ujs assement for 1898 was only $5.28. The county assessor finally got after the company and 1 assessed it on phones,office fixtures, etc., for the years of 1896 T 7-8 for a total of about SIB,OOO. The telephone company then brought suit to enjoin the collection of the taxes and held that the county assessor had no power, to assess a corporation on otnited property. It is said that the state tax board has no power to assess omitted property, and if the local officers cannot reach a corporation it is likely that the several hundred dollars Jasper county and Rensselaer is entitled to from the telephone company will be lost. Judge Palmer, we understand, took the same view as the telephone people. There is talk of the county taking an appeal. If this view is sustained by the higher court we would suggest that the farmers and other individual tax payers of Jasper county organize themselves into a corporation and then tell the tax officers to go to Halifax or some other seaport town. In this way they might even mattere up a little.

The Circuit Court.

There has been no court this week. The petit jury is called for 11 a. m., Monday. Following is the trial calendar of balance of term: 3d Monday. State vs Frank 3d Tuesday. State vs August Hoops, 2 p. m State vs George E. Marshall. 9 a. m. Meyer vs Meyer, 11 a. m. 3d Wednesday. Hibler et al vs Criswell, 9 a. m 3d Thursday. McElwaine Richards vs Gifford et al, 2 p. m. Gifford vs Judy, 1 p. m. Gleason vs Wood et al, 9. a m. 3d Friday. Merica vs Nichols, 9 a. m. 4th Monday. Schofield vs Schofield, et al, 9 a. m. Vannatta vs Grimes et al, 1 p. m 4th Tuesday. Morris vs Board of Commissioners, 9 a. m. 4th Wednesday. Halligan vs Tanner et a 1,9 a. m