Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1901 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

SI.OO I*er Year.

Kentland Heard From.

Kentland, Ind., March 13,1901. Aome Food 00. „ Gentlemen:—The Acme Food pur- , phased of Everett Halstead has im- _ roved the condition of my horses. I think it is a good digester for run down stock. Jambs B. Roberts. • I ( Kentland, Ind., March 15,1901. I have been feeding Acme F~od for two months. Am weU pleased. I think it is a money maker. Chari.es White. Kentlandl, Ind., March 14th, 1901. Acme Food Co:—I feed Aome Food. My cattle like it, and seem to relish it quite well. I believe it is a good appetizer aud digester. Geo. M. Herriman. Brook, Ind., - March 13,1901. I have experimented with Acme Food on a cow and fattening cattle. My cattle eat better than before and have gained much better in flesh. I think it payß to feed the Acme Food. John F. Myers. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; com 35; oats 24; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; com 32; oats 22; rye 45.

Sugar Beet fleeting.

The $500,000 Beet Sugar factory will surely be erected at Shelby and in operation this season. The company agrees to pay just as much for beets on the cars at Rensselaer and neighboring stations, as for those delivered at the factory. A meeting to work up the beet sugar growing industry in Jasper county will be held at 1:30 p. m., at Rensselaer, Ind., on Saturday, March 23, at the East Court Room. Speakers well informed on the advantges and profits of sugar beet culture will be present. Let ns have a big attendance of business men as well as farmers, for all are equally inter-

F. W. BBEDRORD,

ested.

Local Representative.

A sale of Black Cat Stockings at EUit & Murray's next week. They are bang up good stockings, strong, durable, hard to wear out, double knees and toes, and fast color. Just the kind you have been looking for. Mrs. C. E. VanDeusen, of Kilbourn, Wis., was afflicted with stomach tr >uble and constipation for a long time. She siys: “1 have tried many preparations but none have done me the good that Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets have." These Tablets are for sale at J. A. Larsh’s drug store. Price, 25 cents. Samples free. 1000 different patterns of wallpaper to select from ranging from I ct. upwards. You can order anything you wish, in our line and get it within 24 hours. Rensselaer Decorating Co. Rensselaer Decoratiug Co., composed of Geo. Sharp and W. B. Peterson, have opened up a shop on Liberal Corner, corner of Washington and Front streets. General paint and wall-paper store. Brushes and tools or every description that belongs to the trade. We are prepared to do all kinds of painting, paper-hanging and decorating. Headache often results from a disorered condition of the stomach and constipation of the bowels. A dose or two of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets will correct these disorders and cure the headache. Sold by J. A. Larsh.

The 5 Minute Breakfast food. Purina Health Flour ar Jw "BRAIN BREAD” PURINA MILLS. St. Louis. Mo. Wells' Hoosler Poultry Powder M»ta» Hen* Lay, cure* ChoUr», Qapaa and Boap, and Maps poultry n.withy. _ p*p paShid?^^ Sold by A. F. Lonß.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, ' HRMORHORDS, E women. Stairs West of Post Office. Phone 25 1. RENSSELAER, IND.

The Morocco schools close today. Get your new harness at Scott Bros. Knox is to have a second pickle factory. Look out for “Other People’s Business.” “Grandma” Callow will be 90 years old next Tuesday. Bernice Warren has rettu’hed from De Pauw. "Oliss Harriet Yeoman is visiting her brothers at Ambia. Geo. Ketchmark was down from Dunnville on business Thftreday. George Minicus of Chicago Heights, is visiting friends here this week. A first-class top buggy, used but little, for sale cheap. Enquire at this office. Mrs. Nelson Randle suffered a fracture of her left wrist Monday, from a fall. Remember the beet sugar meeting this afternoon at 1:30 in the east court room. The spring meeting of the county board of education will be held here April 5. The regular spring vacation in the city schools will begin March 29 and last for one week. Hay for sale at my place, 14 miles north of town. Will sell cheap. Alf Donnelly. Davis of Wheatfield, and Lilly Yeoman of San Pierre, were married at Knox last week.

./Mrs. James Yeoman of Newton ro?Tis visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Wade, at Hammond this week. to Hammond papers Harry Wade won a $25 cash prize at a bowling match there a few nights ago. Miss Mary Meyer is in Chicago to buy spring millinery-and tolearn all the new ideas in the latest style for ladies headwear. The Newton county grand jury returned sixteen indictments, all for misdemeanors, the present term of court in that county. v'Mann Spitler was down from Thwyer Wednesday. Mann is greatly enthused oveT the proposed new beet sugar factory at Shelby. A pleasant surprise was given W. T. Walter, southeast of town, last Monday by his family and neighbors in honer of his 71st birthday. Henry Schaffer, who recently went back to his old home near Washington, 111., has again returned to Jordan tp., and will remain there for the season. vWnrner Bros, have rented the west store room of A. Leopold’s, east of Milliron’s restaurant, and will move their hardware business into the same in a few days. File your mortgage exemptions uext month. Remember that to secure the benefits of the real estate mortgage exemption law you must file your exemptions each year. AxiA. Roberts is still doing mismess at his old stand on North Front street but expects to get into his new building just north of the marble shop, the coming mouth. New pensions: Nathan N. J.arrett (dead) Winuinac, restoration ana additional, sl2; Mary R. Jarrett, orignal widow, Wiuamac, $8; Thomas Beamist, Rose Lawn, original, SB. 7 Mrs. A. M. Harrison and daughters Abbie and Flora, will will move to to Oregon early in April. n£Miss Maud Healy succeeds the latter as reporter on the Evening Republican, “Other Peoples Business,” which is to appear at Ellis Opera House next Monday evening, will create more laughter and amnsemeut than any other attraction seen in our city for many a day.

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

George M. Ray is the only editor in Michigan City prison. Look out for “Other People’s Business,” at opera hoiise, Monday night. The Jasper county sinking fund, Burke’s bridge, is said to again be about out of sight. Miss Lizzie Borntrager leaves to-day for Louisville, Ky., for an extended visit with friends. The young son of Thomas Knight, of near Aix, had his collar bone broken by a fall last Saturday. Wm. Overton and family of Monon, have moved here and occupy property in the northeast part of town. McClintick, has returned from Tennessee, where he located some two years ago, and has now located in Keener tp. I have about 15 tons of good tame hay for sale at the James W. Pierce farm, southeast of town. Wm. Washburn, Adm. Goodland has a colored republican candidate for the nomination for town marshal, in the person of Harvey "Waxwood, the horse trainer. **4l is reported that James W. Douthit and family have located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, a town of 1,000 population in Custer county.

Another jump in the onion market has caused Alf Donnelly to raise the price again, and $1.87 per bushel is what he is receiving at present. H-AJbert White and Miss Grace Jouvenat were married at the home of the bride in Chiciago Wednesday evening. Both are well known here. The Democrat has a nice, newsy grist of items from Knirnan this week. We hope this correspondent will hereafter favor us with items from there each week. Mt. Ayr cor. Kentland Enterprise: Word has been received from J. B. Ashby that he will return about April first and start up in business again in Mt. Ayr. Rev. K. Schill, who was stricken with paralysis, enroute to Chicago last Saturday morning, has been gradually improving and hopes are now entertained for his complete recovery. * v fWe Lave seen but one repuolicau paper that had a good word for the late legislature, and this paper is published in Jasper county. You can guess its name! without our saying anything further.

/Joe Hordern an, who has been WKhe Philippines for the past two years, returned to San Francisco a few weeks ago and received his discharge last week. He will probably arrive home in a short time. A masquerade party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Stucker, last Saturday night in honor of the latter’s niece, Miss Goldie Slmulaub. After having a good social time refreshments were served. About 40 were present. All reported a good time. Albert Schoonover, a rising young attorney who has been located at for the past two years, has moved to Attica, where business interests demand a great deal of his attention. The Democrat is sorry to lose Mr. Schoonover from this judicial circuit. %/The district schools of Hanging Cthave and Union townships close this week. Barkley, Gillam, Keener, Milroy and Walker will close in about two weeks; Carpenter, Jordan, Kankakee, Newton and Wheatfield will close about April 17, while Marion will run until about May 3. Rev. D. Converse, Ediscopalian, will preach at the Primitive Baptist church in Rensselaer, on Wednesday evening, March 27, nt 7:30; also, at 4:15; p. m., Thursday March 28, nt Slaughter school house, in southeast Marion. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend these meetings.

The british lion has been compelled to turn tail by the Russian bear in the land dispute in China. The price of hogs have* touched the highest point since 1894, bringing upwards of 6 cents per pound in Chicago. The Huston vs Fatka case which has been pending in court for several years, was decided in the White circuit court against . the plaintiff. The plaintiff will appeal to the supreme court. The Warren Review editor was sand-bagged and robbed of his gold watch and annual pass, one night last week while in Chicago. Editors and preachers should steer clear of Chicago’s levee district after night, About the first of April, Geo. H. Healy will move to Rensselaer and engage in the newspaper business with Editor Marshall, of the Republican. He will endeavor to to dispose of his interests here or leave some one in charge. —Brookston Reporter. The spring weather of the first few days of the week took a backset, and Wednesday and Thursday some snow fell and the mercury dropped several degrees below the freezing point. The ground was froze up solid again, but yesterday was a bright, sunshiny day and the atmosphere warmed up considerably.

As the newspaper reports of the new laws enacted by the late legislature are so conflicting, The Democrat has refrained from making any extended mention of them until such time as we are able to give information that is reliable. A large uumber of measures were passed, but few were of great importance. During thef next few weeks several hundred dollars in subscriptions to The Democrat fall due, and we trust that each and every subscriber will give the matter his personal attention and renew promptly. Examine the slip containing -your name—on the paper or wrapper and see how your subscription stands on our books. The bummiest aggregation that ever came down the pike—or from Hammond either—was that which “played” at Ellis opern house last Monday night. Fortunately the name under which the “play’’ sailed, “The Red Cat Inn” or The Tom Cat out, or some such outlandish term, was sufficient to keep most people away, and the ‘•company” was greeted by about a baker’s dozen only. C. B. Hnrold, who went to Owen county several months ago to take the foremanship of a new democrat paper started at Spencer, was in town Tuesday night, leaving the following morning for DeKalb, Jll., where he takes a foremanship on a daily and semi-weekly. The democratic paper with which he was connected in Owen county made a fight for an examination of the county records, and all the ex-county officials, who didn’t want any thing of the sort, through a newspaper man in some distant state, l>ought the paper and it will be squelched. There are various ways of heading off such unpleasant things ns an investigation by dishonest rascals who fear the result thereof. .

Poultry is becoming more a source or income on the farm each year. The careful husbandman or diligent housewife who has taken the pains to keep an accurate account finds that the pro fits from this source are entirely satisfactory. As an illustration of the growth of poultry culture, B. J. Ergenbright last week sold in one lot $104.16 in poultry, consisting of chickens and turkeys. The price per pound ranged from 6 to 7 cents according to grade. No other live stock on the farm brings the price of poultry when sold by the pound And as all kinds of poultry is more or less scavengers, gaining a large amount of sustennnco by foraging, the expense of feeding is correspondingly decreased. This is one reason why poultry yields a handsome profiti-*-Monon News..

rs. Marsh Warren was called to Danville 111., Tuesday by the illness and subsequent death of her father, Jasper Peyton, which occnred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Retta Cox, in that city, with whom be had made his home since leaving Rensselaer some two years ago. on Tuesday night. Deceased was aged 85 years. The remains were brought here Thursr day and interred in Weston Cemetery. Fredrick J. Wilder, a former inmate of the county asylum who had made his home with Abe Hardy since the latter left the poor farm, died at the sheriff’s residence last Friday night from Bright’s desease, aged about years. Deceased was a native of Germany and had followed the sea for many years. He became a county charge several years ago. Brief funeral services were held from the house Sunday afternoon. vlHeury Amsler of Pontiac, 111. fros'purchased the Freeman farm northwest of town, now occupiep by Lee E. Glazebrook. We understand that Mr. Amsler will not occupy the farm butTbought it simply as an investment. He owns other lands in this county. The price paid was SSO per acre. Mr. Amsler is also negotiating for the purchase of the Simeon A. Dowell farm, north of town, but the deal had not been consumated yet yesterday morning.

Elias Pullen and family have just moved from Jasper county to the old Eichelburner farm east of town. They have one child, a boy of about two years. In fixing up the house yesterday evening a bottle of patent medicine was placed where the child got hold of it, and he drank some of it—how much is not known, but enough to burn his mouth and throat and put him into a stupor. Dr. G. W. Thompson, who was called, thinks the child will recover. — Pulaski County Democrat. J. F. Warren writes home from Oklahoma that Oklahoma City is one of the busiest towns he was eve Fin. Everything is booming and more business is transacted each day than is usually done in cities many times larger. After running all over the city in search of a house for rent he finally found a small, six-room house that could be had for S3O per month. He did not want to pay any such price, so didn’t clinch the deal for it. Oklahoma City, according to the 1900 census, has a population of 10,037, and is growing rapidly. Frank Morlan, who accompanied Mr. Warren west, has secured work at his trade, carpentering, and will remain in Oklahoma City. Mr. Warren expects to return home the first of the week. The Funniest Musical Farce Comedy ever constructed, “Other People’s Business” a play written to please all. Nothing but fun and legitimate laughs from rise to fall of curtain. Specialties introduced throughout the play by each and every member. It is an All Star cast, each artist being selected for special fitness and adabtility to the work required in this perfect production. Don’t stay at home next Monday Evening but go to see a play that is a play, see acting by actors, see dancing by dancers, comedy by comedians, hear music by musicians. Specialties by .artißts of reputation aud talent who are unexcelled for originality and fun making. Get your seats in advance at Huff’s Jewelry Store. Admission 50, 35 <fc 25cts.

Oxford Not Alone.

There are several young men in Oxford who will walk ten miles through the mud and lie on the wet ground four hours to get a shot at a wild duck or a goose, and then complain because their mother wants them to carry in enough wood to cook the meat for his supper that she bought with money at the washtub. We are often in doubt as to which one should be blamed, the parent or the boy.—Oxford Tribune.

280 Acres of Pasture.

Good-srater, fences and good shade. \Fdr further information inquire ajtJohu Makeover’s bank.

V ol. 111. No. 50*

The Dr. Jackson Trial.

The Dr. Jackson abortion case? has been dragging along in tbo Lake superior oourt at Hammond this week, and is still in progress at the hour of going to press - Two letters alleged to have beenr written to Earl Mann were intro>duced by the state and it is* thought they will play quite aa important part in the case, although they were unsigned. Loccal experts in hand-writing when shown bank checks and a book of lodge minutes written by Mrs-. Jackson, did not think the letters were written by the same person 1 A Chicago handwriting expert was on the stand Thursday and kept there about all day. He stated./ that the writing was all by the same person. This was about the only strong evidence thus far introduced by the state. The Nagel girl’s testimony was of very little benefit to the state, she admitting that she had taken ceitain powdere furnished her by Mann and also some nostrum given her by a Rensselaer woman. In fact her testimony was most disappointing to the state, as no material evidenceof an incriminating character was. given by her at all. Judging from, what we are able to learn of the case Dr. Jackson will be acquitted, as the state has failed to make out a case against her. The case will probably last all of this week and a part of next. Hammond people are of the opinion also that Mrs. Jackson will go free,

The Gifford vs. Judy Case.

In our court proceedings last week we failed to note the case of Gifford vs Judy, which we find Barkley tp., people were interested in learning the result of. This case is one where John F. Judy's agent had sold some goods to Albert Hann, a tenant on one of Gifford’s farms. A chattle mortgage was given by Hann to Judy as additional security, against the former’s protest, on a part of Hann’s crop. Hann demurred to giving a mortgage on the crop as he did not know that he had any right to do so under his ironclad contract with Gifford. Judy’s agent, one Samuel P. Hunter, went on the premises occupied by said Hann and, against the latter’s protest, took possession of SB2 worth of corn and hauled th» same to Pnrr where it was sold Hann protested, as did Gifford, that the corn had not as yet beea divided, but said Hunter is alleged to have flourished a big revolver and intimitated plaintiff’s agent, securing the corn as above stated. The court found for the plaintiff, Gifford, holding that the-lease and contract mado by Hann with Gifford, constituted the said Hann a tenant in the house, barn, garden patch etc., and that he was in effect a hired hand as to the cultivated ground and could use nor mortgage none of said crop until the divison had been made and Gifford had been paid w hatever indebtedness there was due him from said Hann. which in this case included about $37 of that part of the crop taken possession of by said Judy. The case may be nppealod.

Dr. J. W. Horton

Informs us tjißt since he put the prices light he is kept pretty busy. He has a well equipped office and does his work as near painless as high grade, dental work can be done. Those who secure his service are fortunate; those who do not, make a mistake-. Opposite Court House. We want every youngster in the town and county to draw a picture of a funny cat , the funnier the Itetter, and leave it at our store with their name and aildress before March 23rd.

ELLIS & MURRAY.

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