Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1901 — Page 1

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ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

In consulting the “ommitted tax duplicate” we find that the following amounts have been placed on the same this week as a result of the tax-ferrets’ investigation: AMOUNTB PAID. Benjamin Walker. Remington S7B 50 Wm. W. Wataon. Rensselaer 53 11 PLACED ON DUPLICATE BUT UNPAID. John L. Turner, Carpenter tp ..sll4 86 Same. Jordan tp 495 06 Wm, P. Baker, Marion tp 6 72 Same, Rensselaer 5 05 —O — Remington will probably realize quite a little out of the tax-fer-ret investigation, as the amount paid in at the county treasurer’s office does not include Remington’s tax, that corporation collecting its own taxes. New suits filed: No 6160. Perpetual Building, Loan and Saving Association of Remington, vs. Nate J. Reed and Maude Reed, his wife; foreclosure of mortgage on residence property at Remington. Jasper Guy, attorney for plff. —o — The omitted tax case against F. R. Curtis and family of Remington, was up yesterday. The matter was not all adjusted, we understand, and the Curtis’s will resist payment in the courts The total taxes are reported to be about $2,300. E B. Sellers of Monticello, appeared for defendants. o Marriage licenses issued since last report: James Wilderick to Pearl May David, issued August 12. —o — The reports of the various school corporation treasurer’s made last week, shows the following balances: Renmplaer—Sppoitil school fund $2,830 15 “ ~Tuition 3.878 46 Wheatfiel<S-Speeial Dchool fund 168 60 “ — l Tuition 619 26 Remington- Special uchool fund .. 643 10 “ -Tuitlou 1.88 56 - O The bond of T. F. Qlark, supt. poor farm, iu sum of $2,000, with Jas. W. Cowden and John Eger as sureties, was approved by the commissioners at their session last week.

—o — The Democrat desires to state that it has not asked for or received any iuformatiou whatever from the tax-ferrets regarding their work. The information published by us is taken direct from the public records. We have been repeatedly asked to not publish certain names, but The Democrat owes a duty to its thousands of readers who are helping to pay for this tax investigation to publish what is being done, and this duty is greater than individual friendship. Therefore we shall publish all the es&eutial facts os shown by the records. Remember this, and don’t waste any breath iu asking us to omit certain names of those found owing taxes as a result of the tax-ferrets’ investigations.

Does it Pay?

Here ere men of sound judgment and successful in business who have carefully investigated and they say, Yes. W»rren McCray Kentland, Ind C. C. Kent 44 Charlie White 44 44 John Kennedy Morocco 44 Cyrus Brunton 44 44 Henry Templeton 44 44 E. 0. Lucas 44 44 William F. Herron “ 44 Ben B. Miller Mt. Ayr, 44 S. H Dickinson Goodland, 44 John Cochron 44 44 Otis Shepard 44 44 Warren Wilson 44 44 Fred W. Gillman 44 4 4 Newt Atkinson Fowler 44 David Heath v 44 44 W'm. Fowler Karl Fark, 44 John Windhorst Wolcott, “ And hundreds of others near Rensselaer and through Jasper, Newton, Lake, Porter and Pulaski counties do say That Acme Food Pays to Feed.

Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure A SmclOc for pkitemper, Coach*, Colds. Reares, rlna K/e, soil sll < aUrrhml ilteeueeof homes. rriaa, see, kioo par kettle Sold by A. F. Long.

r DR. MOO RE, Special ist, HEMORHORDS, » . ' y • . E IS. 4 » l S<.o«»»: Office First Stairs West of Fendlg s Drug Store. Phone 251. ' RENSSELAER, IND.

Morocco is going to institute a K. of P. Lodge. Ernest Lamson is in Logansport this week. Mother’s meeting to-day, 2:30 p. m., at court house. C. Paxton of Lamar, Colo., was here a few days this week. Henry Parish of near Morocco, was a Rensselaer visitor Thursday. grown watermelons made their first appearance in town this week. George Moorhead and family of Carpenter tp., were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. |Miss Laura McClellan of Crawfordsville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A. Huff. Ellis Jones of Remington, was looking after real estate in this vicinity Tuesday. Miss Nellie Gardner of. Monticello, was the guest of Miss Helen Tuteur this week. White county old settlers’ meeting will be held at Monticello, Saturday, August 31. Grandfather Babb returned home Saturday from an extended visit in Wisconsin. Mrs. M. E. Henkle of Barkley tp., has been granted a widow’s pension of sl2 per month. . YJPerry Marlatt, north of town, was relieved of his watch and chain at Chicago last Sunday. J. C. Passons has bought the small tenant house across the street from Jasper Kenton’s, of S. C. Irwin. Miss Dena Gangloff of Indianapolis, came Sunday to spend two weeks with her parents, a mile east of town. T. M. Hibler of Joliet, 11l , who owns the old Cleveland farm in Milroy tp., was here on business Tuesday and Wednesday. The Monon will run another 75 cent excursion to Michigan City, Sunday, Aug. 24. Special train will leave Rensselaer at 8:30 a. m. X 216 tickets were sold to the Chicago excursion Sunday. This was the largest number sold for any Chicago excursion this season. Henry Farmer, formerly of near Rensselaer, now of Yukon, Oklahoma, drew No. 3624 in the recent land drawing in the Lawton district. Miss Josie Mitchell of Ridgeville.came last week for an extended visit with her brother, George Mitchell, of South Division street. Ex-Sheriff Joseph Sego of Porter county, was arrested this week for forgery. Three notes have already come to light which are said to be forgeries. street improvement on Washington street costs about 70 cents per lineal foot, we understand, and is being paid for out of the general road fund A good rain fell in central and southeastern Indiana Wednesday night and Thursday morning, being heaviest in Jennings and Bartholomew counties. I. A. Glazebrook returned home Inst Friday night from Buffalo. He knew nothing of his mother’s death until he reached Hammond. Mrs. Glazebrook will return next IRantoul, 111., suffered a bad fire last Friday night, and among the dwellings burned was that of Wesley Reed, a brother of exSheriff Reed, and formerly of Jordan tp. The woll known law firm of Sellers & Uhl of Monticello, which has had charge of many Jasper county cases, has been dissolved and each will maintain separate offices hereafter.

TThjo. Gorham’s barn, north of tho depot, was destroyed by fire Monday. Bcfys smoking is supposed to have caused the blaze. Two pigs were badly burned in the fire, one dying.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, August 17, 1901.

JkMiss Mary Eger left Tuesday for ’Denver, Colo., for an extended visit. Newton county soldiers’ and old settlers’ meeting at Kentland, Aug. 27-28. J. Gifford has named the proposed town at the terminus of bis oil line branch ‘‘Asphalt.” The contract for the improvement of Forest, Merrit and River streets is to be let at regular meeting of the common council, Aug. 26. Harry T. Bott and family, of Bloomington, Ind., came up Wednesday for a visit with Monticello friends. White County Democrat. information gleaned from people who have been in different parts of Indiana and Illinois, Jasper county leads on corn' prospects. And it will not make to exceed half a crop here. Dr. and Mrs. Albert Wile of Peoria, 111., returned home Monday after a few days visit with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Lena Tuteur. Miss Lena Tuteur accompanied them for a month’s visit- - TTh e contract for the new school building in Walker tp., was awarded to J. C. McColly of Wheatfield, at $592.40. The one in Barkley township, at Gifford, was awarded to Rush & Warren of this city, at $635. iilr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan of this city, and W. J. Reed of Remington, left Sunday for Chicago and from thence went to Detroit to attend the national meeting of Foresters. Messrs Honan and Reed were delegates. Benjamin Bowsher, who died at his home east of Lee on the 3d ult, aged 68, left a widow, 20 children, 51 grandchildren, and 3 greatgrandchildren. He was twice married, the first union, resulting in II children and the second 9.

Mrs. C. A. Roberts entertained last Friday evening in honor of Misses Lorene Vanatta of Fowler, Daisy Nauruan of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Bessie Burk and Glenn Robinson of Lamar, Colo. Some thirty-five young ladies were present. Elegant refreshments were served. Abont a dozen Indies of the Methodist Industrial society spent the day, Wednesday, with Mrs. Wm. Warren, south of town. They ran foot races and ate fried chicken and other good things, with ice-cream and cake to top off on. Mrs. J. F. Warren was the best sprinter in the bunch. Snyder, of Monticello. aged 21, was killed by the midnight train on the Monon near that place Saturday *night. He was under the influence of liquor when last seen, about 10 o’clock Saturday night. It is supposed he had started to walk home on the railroad when struck and killed.

Democrat subscriber wants j we should publish for the benefit of farmers having willows or other shrubs growing along their ditches or fences, that all such cut down on the last day of August will die, roots and all. He says that Simon Phillips of Rensselaer, told him this many years ago, and that he has tried it and found it true. Miss Goldie Schanlaub very pleasantly entertained about fifty of her young friends, at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Stocker, north of town, last Saturday evening. MiA Schanlaub proved herself to lie a most entertaining hostess. . That the evening was sjH'iit in a most enjoyable manner is attested by all the guests. Refreshments, consisting of ice-cream ami cake were served. Trhe trustees of the I. (). O. F. lodge did not let the contract Saturday for the new Odd Fellows’ building. Two bids were filial, but they were considered too high. They were by local builders and each for about $9,000, one by Donnelly Bros., the other by Rush & Warren. The architect thought it could bo built for about fti.OU). It is not now probable thnt it will be erected this season.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong are visiting D. M. Yeoman and family at Ambia. • Miss Birdie Griffith of Crawfordsville, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Huff, this week. The father and mother of Mr. Ora Watts of Indianapolis, attended the funeral of Mrs. Sylvia Watts Monday. Miss Mary Riddle returned to Colorado Springs, Colo., yesterday, after a few days visit with her mother, Mrs. Lena Riddle. iCt oday’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 54; oats 34; rye 50. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 36; oats 21; rye 42. The new station, or rather grain siding, between Kentland and Goodlnnd has been officially named by the Railroad Company. It will be known as Perkins Switch.—Kentland Enterprise. Fountain Park Assembly at Remington, Ind., has a most excellent program of lectures, and music and entertainment this season, Aug. 17 to Sept. 1, inclusive. Get program at Larsh’s Drug Store.

’Hiabcock A Hopkins began receiving grain at their new elevator Wednesday afternoon, but owing to a mistake made in putting the engine together at the factory, they had considerable trouble and work in getting it changed so that it worked right. 'Nvi.n e threshing at Township Tiustee S. I). Clark’s near Wheatfield last Friday, a wagon loaded with sheaf oats was set on fire from sparks from the engine, and the team becoming entangled in the harness iu the efforts of the men to free them, were consumed with the wagon. It belonged to Fred Tresemel.

Remember that the Democrat is the only paper published in the county that is giving its readers a report of the tax ferrets’ work as it progresses. As a citizen and taxpayer of the county you are interested in this investigation. Subscribe for The Democrat and keep posted in this and all other matter of public interest. Howard Burr, of Jordan tp., was in the city on business Saturday and mnde The Democrat a pleasant call. He informs us that the new M. P. church in his neigh borhood is almost completed and will probably be dedicated in about three weeks. It will be a neat little church for a country church. 28x40, and will have a 500 pound bell. The arrest of Graham, the optician, in Rensselaer not long ago, will, it is hoped, have a tendency to check the tom foolery indulged in by Certian traveling spectacle jieddlers, who advertise to erndijcate everything with their glasses, j from hair in the nose to a corkscrew pain in the cora-bellum. Better deal with your home optijcian.—Morocco Courier.

free indulgence in fighting whiskey ended in a free-for-all mix-up at Rose Lawn on Friday night of last week, and as a result one John Boheik is now in durance vile at Jasper county bastile, awaiting trial, which was set for yesterday. Shotguns and revolvers played a prominent part in the fracas, and Pete Hancock was quite badly used up, so much so that the case had to bo continued until he was able to appenr. Other arrests were made but all gave bond except Boheik, who was unable to do so. Gossip has made many a hell on earth. Gossip has parted many husbands and wives. Gossip has blackened and sullied the characters of many girls. Gossip has parted lovers who would have been happy if it had not been for it. One little mistep or one little indiscretion will cause gossip to raise with new strength and start on her mission. Her did we say? We ought not to, for we have male gossipers and as rule they are ten times as venomous ana female. A good healthy gossiper is about as mean and low and dangerous as the mennest thing on earth.—Ex.

It is announced that Oren Parker and Miss C’edelia Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Harris, will be married in October. Mrs. Minnie Morrison died at her home in Valparaiso Wednesday from injuries received in the C. & A. railroad wreck nenr Norton, Mo., tecently. Indianapolis Sentinel state tax board item: Jasper County telephone company appealed for the reduction of its assessment, amounting to $16,650, through C. E. Mills, who was before the board. He claims that it ought to be reduced several thousand dollars, and called attention to several errors in the company’s report which, he says, reduce its net earnings very materially from what they would be were the report correct.

Messrs. J. G. Tharp and Wm. Townsend of Remington, were over Thursday evening and attended I. O. O. F. lodge. The Remington Odd Fellows are going to have a big time at Fountain Park, Sept.-26, at the annual I. O. O. F. picnic of Newton, Benton and Jasper lodges, and it was for the purpose of interesting the members here that they came over. The leading attraction will be a' band contest, and $75, divided S3O, $25 and S2O, will be given to the three best bands. Further announcement will be made later.

Judging from the following the Goodlnnd Herald takes a very gloomy view of the prospective corn crop in that vicinity. It says: “The condition of the corn is now the all-absorbing question for discussion, as it is one of vital importance to this community. Thomas Ramsey says he has examined his corn pretty thoroughly and finds one gccxl ear in every eight stalks. Jerry McGraw says his corn will run about one ear to ten stalks. Both are tirstclass farmers. Mr. Geo. Hardy, who has had years of experience as a corn raiser, places the average yield, after wide investigation, at twelve bushels per acre. The majority of our farmers place the prospective corn yield at fifteen bushels per acre Many place it lower, but there are very few who fix a higher figure.”

A dispatch from Kankakee says: “Eastern capitalists have secured property rights along the Kankakee river between this city and Wilmington nnd will construct seven darns for the. purpose of developing power for electric roads and manufacturing concerns in eastern Illinois.” It is quite evident to our mind that this is a j“fake” or that those “eastern capj italists” have never perused L. S. Alter s and Bro Marshall’s treatise On the German (’arp. Had they done so they would not attempt such a foolhardy thing as to construct dams in the Kankakee. According to the aforesaid treatise the rooting propensities *of the German Carp, especially those in the Kankakee, are such that Rn eastern capitalist’s dam would last about as long before the snouts of one of those dam carp as the proverbial snowball in the realms of darkness.

A man about 33 years of age, giving his name as Albert Wilson and Boone county as his home, is confined in jail as the result of being arrested Monday afternoon on the charge of assault and battery. The man enticed a couple of little girls to the the outskirts of town by offering them presents, and is said to have caught hold of one of them with the evident intention of assault. She broke away and ran back to town. The constable was started Hftor the fellow and he was found near Valtna, lying under a tree rending a blood and thunder novel. He was brought back to the city and arraigned before Esq. Burnham, where _he pleat! guilty to the charge, but it was thought boHt to let the circuit court investigate the matter and ho was bound over on S3OO bond, in default of which he was sent to jail. The fellow is a stranger here, but claims to have gone with a threshing machine in Benton coilkity recently.

Vol. IV. No. 19

An Important Business Transaction.

Mr. Fred W. Gilt man, the well known banker of Goodland, Ind., has r with his brother George, of the same place, made h business deal that iee looked upon by his friends and neighbors as one that will result for the good of the community. They purchased in June one car load or twenty-five thousand pounds of Acme Food. They fed Acme Food last winter to fattening cattle and like other careful cattle men saw that it made them money to feed it. The car load of Acme Food was shipped into Fowler on July sth last.

Fatal Accident at Pleasant Ridge.

Mrs. Wm McDonald of Pleasant Ridge, met with an accident Monday morning which resulted in her death at 11 o’clock that night. It seems that Mrs. McDonald was driving an old family horse to a neighbor’s when she noticed that the fly net was not properly adjusted and got out of the buggy to fix it. She arranged the net satisfactorily and went to get back into the buggy when the horse started to walk off The old lady missed the step with her foot and in some manner her limb got between the spokes of the buggy wheel and she was twisted around once or twice before the horse stopped, resulting in' the limb being broken and twisted until the bones protruded through the flesh, also in internal injuries. She was soon extricated from the buggy wheel, the horse remaining passive until help arrived, and medical attendance was procured but with out avail and at 11 p? m., she passed a wav. Deceased was about 75 years of age and leaves a husband and ten children, among whom is J. A. McDonald, the poultry, dealer of this city. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning from the Christian church, Rev. Ward conducting the same, and interment was mnde in Weston cemetery.

Mrs. Sylvia Watts Dies.

KMrs. Sylvia Watts who recently came here from Indianapolis, died at the home of her father. Larkin Potts, in the northwest part eff the city Saturday night after a brief illness from consumption, aged ID years. 1 month and 17 days. Deceased was born and reared in Rensselaer, and was married to Mr. Ora Watts of Indianapolis on May 18,1901. The funeral was held from the Christian church Monday forenoon. Rev A. L. Ward conducting the services, interment iti Weston cemetery. Mrs. Watts leaves a devoted husband, father, several brothers and one sister. Her death is particularly sad at so early an ago and so soon nfter marrying and setting up housekeeping. The bereaved relative** and friends have the sympathy of the community in their affliction. iss Sarah J. Dixey of this city, and Mr. Wm. Gouiof Evanston. 11l , were married at the home of the bride’s sister in Lake Forest, 111., Tuesday evening.

Regarding locating of the aged father of Mrs. Francis E. Hickman of this city, after he had been mourned ns dead for 40 years, Mrs. Hickninn has received another letter from him in which Mr. Appleton, says that he wns taken prisoner Jan. 6, 1803. and wns kept a prisoner one year and 16 dnys, till the close of the war. After the close of the war he went back to his old home in Ohio and tried to lenfn something of his family, but was unable to do so. and he finally concluded thnt they were all dead. He later married Lucinda Covley. a widow, and drifted to Arkansas. His wife died last winter and he is uow living with her children near Lockesburg, at the advanced age of 84 years and I months. Mr. Appleton served in tho Mexican war also Co. B. First Rogt. OhioVol., served in 1895-7 and in the civil war was a member of Co. M. 14th Illinois Cavalry, following his trade, that of blacksmith. H»* is now drawing a pension of sl'/ per month and is hale and hearty. Sulworibe for The Democ rat.