Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1901 — Page 1

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B Commercial State Bank North Side of Public Square, RENSSELAER, - INDIANA. sioiemeni 01 Mii:on 01 close 01 ns Business, on me sin ooy 01 July, 1901. r J BBSOUBCES. |l LIABILITIES. Loans and Discountssl4o,29B.4o || Capital Stock Paid ins 25.000.00 Overdrafts 650.02 i Surplus Fund 3,000.00 U.S.Bonds. 1,909.00 i Undivided Profits..* 522.65 Due from Banks and Bankers.. *<1186.02 [ Discount, Exchange and 1nt.... 1,425.82 Banking House 5.585.00 I Deposits. 167.486.33 Cash . 8,814.36 J — I• C $197,434.80 STATE OF INDIANA, > $197.434 80 1 Jasper County f” • I. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier of the Commercial State Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. Emmet L. Hollinghwobth. We respectfully call the attention of the public to the foregoing statement of our condition, as reported to the Auditor of State. We- have money to loan on farm and city property and on personal security at reasonable rates and without delay. We pay interest on Savings, sell drafts on Foreign Countries, make investments on First I Mortgage Security for our customers, rent safe deposit boxes for safe keeping of papers. and tansact a general banking business. We respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage, promising fair and courteous treatment to all.—Addison Pabkison, John M. Wasson, James T. Randle. Geo. E. Mckbay. E, L. Rollingswobth. Directors. 5 Per Cent Farm Loans a Specialty.

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SPRUCEBY. Grond omo orcn&iro’ Cor-lood special scenery! Novel iedionicoi Etiecis! ftWWISB. All New Specialities. Watch For the Big Parade. Prices: 25,35.50 c. seois on sole 01 Hull’s

Seed Wheat for Sale.

James Yeoman, of Newton township, raised this year 175 bushels of the finest wheat ever grown in Jasper county, on six acres of ground, about 30 bushels per acre. Mr. Yeoman paid a high price for the seed, which he got from Canada. He guarantees it to stand up on most any soil and not to winter kill. It was so guaranteed to him, and he will replace seed of all that freezes out. He is offering this wheat for seed at $2 per bushel, considerably less than the grice he paid for his own seed. amples of the wheat may be seen at the Stoner & Day mill, Warner Bros, store and at The Democrat office. It will pay Jasper county wheat growers to buy this seed. Free accommodations and best S' ace to view the circus parade. ake it your headquarters Chicago Bargain Store, Opposite Court House.

Ice Cream at Barkley.

There will be on ice cream social at the home of Charles Parker, one and a half miles south of Barkley church, Saturday evening, August 24. Restaurant cream, the Collin’s make, of Chicago, will be served. Everybody invited. Special sales. A complete new stock of blankets, not one carried over, opening day, August 27, at the Chicago Department Store.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES,' ' * HgMORHQRDs, ' - Office Flr»t Stairs West of Fendig’s Drpg Store. Phones,.. RENSSELAER, IND. • , a

Wallace’s show Tuesday. “Uncle Josh Spruceby” tonight. Another fine rain fell Thursday night. Farmers’ picnic at Wheatfield to-day. Michigan City excursion tomorrow. /Felix French and wife are visitiflgJn lowa. Newton count}- teachers’ institute next week. Monticello has passed an antispitting ordinance, Chicago Bargain Store. Miss Orrie Clark is home for a couple of weeks vacation. R. A. Parkison returned Sunday from his western trip. Read the advertisement of farms for sale in Marshall county. «Lrhp county institute will be held the first week in September. CkA. Leopold is at the mineral springs, near Attica, taking treatment. NQlonroe Allman has moved to Michigan City to work in the car shops. Theodore George is traveling for a Chicago furnishing goods house.

Newton county soldiers’ and old settlers’ meeting at Kentland. Aug. 27-28. Advance sile fall opening to begin August 27th at the Chicago Bargain Store. Misses Ethel and Roxie Kennedy of Morocco visited H.O. Harris’ here Saturday. f Miss Leah Knox returned Sunday from an extended visit at Lebanon and Lafayette. Katie and Florence Marshall are visiting friends in Joliet, 111., this week. Attorney J. W. Oswald, Mike Foley and A. M. Wilier of Goodland were in the city Saturday on business. We can gown the town with new fall dress goods. Opening August 27. See the bargains at the Chicago Bargain Store. The Monon will run another 75 cent excursion to Michigan City, Sunday, Aug. 24. Special train will leave Rensselaer at 8:30 a. m. A good hat and fine shoes denote good breeding. Your wants supplied at the fall opening sale day, August 27, at the Chicago Bargain Store. ZMY. P. Baker has bought the R. T. Newman 106 acres, joining his farm on the south; consideration S6O per acre cash. Mr. Baker now has 540 acres all in one bunch. One copy each of the Rensselaer Semi-VVeekly Republican of December 4, 11, 25, 1900, wanted at this office, for which 10 cents per copy will be paid. George Stembel, of Wheatfield, and Trustees T. F. Maloney, of Kankakee, and L. P. Shirer, of Walker, were among the out-of-town visitors in the city Monday.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, August 24, 1901.

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Michigan City excursion tomorrow. A farm four miles north of Kentland sold last week for SIOO per acre. ?\jie Rose Lawn fight cases last Friday resulted in the acquittal of all jjarties. George E. Mitchell was in Laporte on business Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr. Gragg, of Morocco, was in the city Tuesday, enroute home from Chicago. A. Dowell and B. F. Furguson are in lowa this week on real estate business. Ed Heath contemplates moving from Rensselaer to this place.— Oxford Tribune. \/Rensselaer K. of P’s. will go to Morocco September 3 to help institute a new lodge. The infant son of John Clager, of Barkley township, died Sunday of cholera infantum. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bott, of Bloomington, were visiting friends here Thursday and Friday. The Odd Fellows will picnic at Water Valley next Thursday. The band will accompany them. Airs. A. W. Cole and children, of Lafayette, is visiting Mrs. J. F. Warren and other relatives. Several car loads of brick for paving about the public square have been unloaded along the east side thereof. Prof. Dentinger, the musical instructor at St. Joseph’s college, has taken Prof. Schah’s place as instructor of the Citizen’s Band. The sale of the Felix French farm, near Foresman, has fallen through with we understand, the purchaser forfeiting the SIOO paid Mr. French on the same. John L. Holloway, a Alonon freight conductor, was killed at Shelby Tuesday night. It is supposed he fell from the train. His home was in Danville, 111. pThere are about ISO acres of onions being grown near Wheatfield. While the yield does not promise as well as in former years, the crop will be a fair one, we understand. Who said butter was scarce? We receive about 80 to 100 pounds daily and when you want good butter you will find it here at only 12 cents per pound, just what we pay for it in trade. Chicago Bargain Store

Advertised letters: Dell Thornton. Mrs. Emma Puttfe, A. J. Mandel, John Laning, Miss Ella Wordin, Mrs. Bertha Folley, Marion Fivin, H. E. Daniels, Daisy Crain. James Brown, Flora Berry Mrs. H. Atkinson. J. L. Moorman, editor of the Starke County Republican, is billed to deliver the address at the farmers’ picnic at Wheatfield today. The base ball game, Medaryville vs. Wheatfield, a pony race for a purse of $lO and $5. a bowery dance’and a free lunch for everybody are among the attractions advertised. The musical features of the “Uncle Josh Spruceby” company are a splendid orchestra of twelve soloists. All the new and popular music is rendered, as well as hich-class numbers. The two big bands are composed of musicians of merit and the daily concerts given at noon are very popular and attract large crowd* The company plays at the Ellis opera house for one night, Saturday, August 24. The Democrat would call attention of its readers who desire to buy farms to the advertisers in its columns. E. P. Honan has a nice list of desirable Jasper county farms; Dalton Hinchman, of Vernon, Ind., has a list of Jennings county farms, and John Keiper, a new advertiser, has a list of very desirable farms in Marshall county. Read these lists over and you fill be sure to find something that will suit you.

Mrs. Purcnpile has leased one side of the Alakeever store room and will move her millinery -store into same Sept. 1. T. A. Crockett has the everlasting good will of The Democrat force by presenting us with some fine muskmelons and a big watertnelon. A number of White county farmers left last Sunday for North Dakota to see the country. Oscar Phegley, formerly of this place, Was among the number. The Democrat stated last week that Henry Farmer had drawn claim No. 3621 in the recent Lawton district drawing, when we should have stiid Albert Farmer, his brother. I have about twenty tons of wild hay in Milroy township for sale. I want to sell this hay at once and am willing to sell it for what it is worth. A. D. Babcock, Goodland, Ind. Two interesting letters from former Japerites appear elsewhere in this issue of the Democrat—-one from Rev. J. D. Carson of Oella, N. D., the other from Henry Farmer, of Lawton, Okla. 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. ’ The long drouth was broken Saturday afternoon, and since that time copious rains have fallen in all sections of the state. In this section the rains have been of great benefit to late corn and other crops as well as pastures. Miss Bessie Grubb, who has been visiting at Peter Giver’s for the past month, returned to her home in Greencastle Saturday. She was accompanied by Airs. Giver and daughter Ruth, for a week’s visit with friends at Greencastle and Lafayette.

The little daughter of Air. and Airs. Charles Burbage, of Newton township, died Sunday night after a few hours sickness from cholera infantum; aged 2 years. 1 month and 19 days. The little one’s remains were taken to near Reynold’s for interment Tuesday. Sheriff Warner has issued cards offering SSO reward for a young negro who is reported to have attempted to assault Airs. William Myers, of Reynolds, last Friday evening. The woman’s cries and resistance frightened the brute away, and he has not yet been ap-prehended.-Alon ticello Democrat. C. P. Wright came home from New York city for a few days this week, returning Thursday again. He is said to have sported the finest diamond shirt-stud ever seen in Rensselaer. It is interesting to note that some one is making some money out of the “Jasper county oil field.” The election in Iroquois township, Newton county, last Saturday ofl the proposition of building stone roads resulted in favor thereof by over 70 per cent. Beaver township and Morocco will hold an election September 14 to vote on a like proposition, and it is likely to carry by a safe majority. _/T. T. Penn’s lease of the Newels House expires September 1, and he will then retire from the business. A. V. Eaton, who for several years has successfully conducted the Bramble House at Lafayette, will succeed Mr. Penn. Mr. Eaton is an experienced and successful hotel man, who will sustain the excellent reputation of the Nowels House has had under Mr. Penn’s management. It was found necessary last week to reset Dora Wickwire’s limb, where it was broken just above the knee, and of course in her weakened condition the operation proved a severe ordeal to her. However, she soon rallied from the effects, and is now improving. Mrs. Wickwire will go to Kansas City next week and will probably remain until Dora is in condition to be brought home.—Goodland Herald. '

Today’6 Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; com 53; oats 34; rye 50. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 36; oats 20; rye 42. The would-be local militia company have been notified by the Adjutant General that it cannot be mustered in until a new regiment is formed, which will probably be sometime within a year. « “Twas there by the brooklet the bridlets were singing,” hummed the young man as he leaned on the gate. “And I suppose the flowerlets Wte blooming,” said the young woman rogishly. And then she pointed to a group of cattle over the way and .added: “See the sweet little eowlets.” “Pardon,” said he, with a blush, “them’s bullets.” Budd Hammond of south of town, and the Burk boys from the Gifford district, got into a row Saturday night at “Rosey’s place,” which was later settled according to Al. of Q. rules at the Duvall livery barn, where Budd seems to have got the worst of it. Warrants are now out for the Burks, but at this writing they have not been apprehended. A Alorocco dentist received the following letter the other day from a Brook girl in regard to a set of teeth: “Dear Sir—my mouth measures four and three-eighths inches acrost, and is eleven and five-eighths from tip to tip. It is a kinder heart-shaped and hummicky around the aiges. Have a hair lip in one konner when I grin: If the description won’t fit, I guess I’ll haft to kum and sea you.” Jerry Shea, Charles Zard, Simon Kenton, Elmer Kenton, Alason Kenton, J. F. Bruner, C. A. Hopkins, Martin Murphy, Sherman Renicker and F. AL Lakin took the milk train Thursday morning for a prospecting trip to the Dakotas. Jerry Shea expects to go to Carrington, N. D., and will probably be gone about two months. Others of the party will visit both the Dakotas and will remain from a few days to a month or two before returning.

i An exchange exuberates over the break in the long drouth as follows: A short time ago the cow was sad; she scarce could raise her tail, begad. Her hoofs were sore, her t il was limp, her mane and bangs had lost their crimp And miles she trudged from grass to drink, with scarcely strength to wink. The owner, too, looked blue and glum, and cussed the cattle business some. But since the rain the grass is tall, the cow can raise her head and bawl; her sides are sleek, no bones protrude; she pranches like a city dude. Her tail is sleek, her eyes are bright, she snortsand dares the crowd to fight. Her owner, too, digs up the chink, and asks the boys to take a drink. God bless the rain, it makes a fellow feel young again, he feels like tossing up his hat and yelling like a Hannacrat. John G. Liggett of Fair Oaks was arrested Monday by Constable Vick and brought down here to answer the charge of shooting a prairie chicken out of season, Wm. Kale of Rose Lawn, being the prosecuting witness, Wm. Hurley, Wm. Cox, Hiram Smith and T. J. Joiner proved an alibi for Mr. Liggett and he was discharged by Esq. Troxell. An examination of the chicken failed to disclose shot in the body and it probably died from some other cause than ] a gunshot. Kale had the dead whicken in his pocket as evidence, and Liggett then had him arrested under the game laws for having a chicken in his possession out of season. Esq. Burnham lined Kale $lO and costs, and he took an appeal to the circuit court. The case against Liggett is said to have been inspired through spite, but it seems the spiter got the worst of it. Regarding Liggett’s witnesses, the Apologist sluringly referred to them as “store-box philosophers," etc. The two first named are old soldiers and we understand were much incensed at the Apologist’s account of the trial, as was also Mr. Liggett.

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A Disgraceful Affair.

After the Lady Macabees’ lodge had closed in due form Tuesday night, Mrs. Geerge Hopkins and Airs. William Frey got into an altercation in the lodge room over something one is alleged to have said about the other, and Airs. Hopkins is alleged to have assaulted her sister Alacabee with an umbrella and possibly with her fists. Air. Hopkins was sitting at the foot of the stairs leading to the lodge room, waiting for his wife to escort her home. Hearing the rumpus he went to the door and knocked for admittance, but was not heard in the uproar. He then kicked on the door and finally got it open. The women were separated and went home. Wednesday morning Air. Frey had Airs. Hopkins arrested for assault and battery upon his wife. She was arraigned before Esq. Troxell, plead guilty and was fined $1 and costs, §IO.BO altogether, which was paid. Frey then had Air. Hopkins arrested for provoking an assault from Airs Frey, she alleging that he broke into the lodge room, to take his wife’s part, called her a liar and was about to strike her when Airs. Hoffman, one of the Lady Alacabees present, steeped in between them and told him not to strike a woman. Air. Hopkins denied all this and said he merely went in as a peacemaker and about all he said was that such actions were disgraceful and that the women should desist and go home. He stood trial, the evidence as to his part in the affray being conflicting, but the court found him guilty and fined him the regulation §1 and costs, remitting same during good behavior. The whole affair is deplorable, to say the least, and will, do doubt, result in the thorough disrupting of the lodge.

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Aliss Anna Walter expects to go to Colorado in a few weeks. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoflices: Remington, 2; Gifford, 1. The rains have had a slightly depressing effect upon the grain markets. A. V. Eaton, proprietor of the Bramble House, has just closed a lease that will make him proprietor of the Nowels house, the leading hotel in Rensselaer, on the Ist of September. The house is now being overhauled by its owner, and will be put in first-class condition before Mr. Eaton takes possession. Mr. Eaton’s lease on the Bramble House does not expire until the Ist of December, 1901, and will, at the expiration of the lease, have been in charge of the house ten years. He has conducted it in a very successful manner. His force will be divided until the Ist of December, after which he will concentrate all of it at the Nowels House. Air. Eaton has made a good citizen, and his friends will regret to learn that he has decided to leave the city.—— Lafayette Journal.

Miss Nellie Imes received a dispatch Monday conveying the sad intelligence of the death of her father, W. H. Imes, at his home in Bozeman, Montana. The remains were brought back to Monticello, his old home, for interment, and the funeral held at 10:30 a. in. yesterday. Deceased was aged about 76 years. He leaves a widow by his second marriage, two sons, both of California, and five daughters. Three of the latter married three brothers named Hartman, two of whom reside in Montana and one in Elkhart, this state. Another married daughter, Mrs. Reynolds, resides at Monticello, and Miss Nellie, the remaining daughter, has for the past two years, held the position of stenographer in the loan and law office of W. B. Austin, in this city. Mr. Imes was an uncle of W. J. Imes of Rensselaer, and many years ago taught school in this county. He also, in the old camp-meeting days, conducted a store in this county at what was then called Saltillo, between here and Francesville. He |ias one remaining brother, John, now residing in lowa, aged about 96 years.