Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1901 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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BENTON COUNTY MEN SPEAK.

David Meath, Newton Atkinson, David Eastburn and Win. Booth. Fowler, Ind., Aug. 26,1901. I have fed Acme Food to huge, and I like it fine. Wm. Booth. Fowler, Ind., Aug. 26, 1901 I have fed Acme Food to cattle and. hoge, and I find that it gives aatiafactory results. D. B. Eabtburn. Aydelott, Ind., Aug. 26,1901. I am using Acme Food on cattle, horses and bogs and calves. I think it a splendid food. It is as fine a food for calves as anything I ever fed to them. D. S. Heath. Fowler, Ind., June 23d, 1901. I have fed Acme Food for five months to cattle, hogs and pigs. It is a great conditioner for horses. lam well pleased with the results. I. N. Atkinson. We will have a car load of peaches next week if we can buy them to save our customers 50 cents a bushel. Chicago Bargain Store.

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 ia offering this wheat for seed at $2 per bushel, considerably less than the price he paid for his own seed. Samples 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.

Cider Mill Now Running.

We ere now operating our mill at our residence, two and a half miles northeast of Rensselaer. James C. Clark. Irwin & Irwin are making loans on farm or city property at a low rate of interest and commission and on more liberal terms than can be obtained elsewhere in Jasper County.

For Sate. A few high-grade buck lambs, ready for service this fall, at $6 Jer head; also a few good ewes, nquire of Henry J. Gowland, on ths L. L. Ponsler farm, north of town. Subscribe for The Democrat.

£bb DR. MOORE, Specialist, 'WSS 8 ' oMl<:e F,rst Sta,rs West °* Fend,K ’ DruK store - Phone 38,< RENSSELAER, IND.

Two Horses Cremated.

Robinson’s barn in the east part of town was destroyed by fire Tuesday night and all his grain, hay, farming tools and two horses were consumed. The loss will reach übint 11,000, with no insurance. The fire was first discovered about 1 o’clock Wednesday morning and had made such headway that by the time the fire company got on the ground it was impossible to save it. How the file started is a mystery, unless set on fire by tramps who might have been sleeping in the bam. Mr Robinson’s wagon aud mower were outside and were not burned, but all the contents including the two horses were Of the grain, some of that was not a total loss.

Obituary of May A. Waymire.

Mrs. May A Waytnire. wife of Daniel Waymire and daughter of Steward and Rebecca Hammond, was born October 25, 1871, died August 24, 1901. She was a devoted wife, a good neighbor, and possessed a beautiful character. The many sympathizing friends who gathered at the grave to pay the last tribute of respect, but convey dimly the esteem in which she was held. She was converted and united with the Free Baptist church in Rensselaer at the age of 14. Three years ago she put her membership in the Protestant Methodist church at Egypt, in Jordan township. The funeral was conducted at the residence by Rev. Carnes, former pastor of the Egypt church, and Rev. Ed. Meads of the Free-Will Baptist church of Rensselaer. Interment in Egypt cemetery. She leaves to mourn her departure, a husband, little son Delos, 7 years old, a father, three sisters. Miss Bertha Hammond, Mrs. M. I. Adams, and Mrs. C. B. Harrold, and two brothers, Charles Hammond of Rensselaer, and Joseph P. Hammond of Wheatfield. Then hi the Jiving God we'll trust, Who doeth nil things well. The body shell return to dust. The soul in heaven shall dwell.

Real Estate Agents.

Parties desiring to buy or sell town property or farm lands in this or adjoining counties,, also choice Dakota farms, call on or address, Ellis & Geo. W. Jones and E. C. Forbes, Remington, Ind. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. We are able to make you Farm Loans at a very low rate of interest. Bruner & Randle. Forsythe Block, Room 7.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, i September 7, 1901.

School begins Monday. The frost still holds off. St. Joseph’s college opens Monday Go to Fendig’s for school supplies. wMSenry Gowland is prospecting for a farm in Minnesota. Joel F. Spriggs of Walker tp., was in the city Thursday. A couple of cases of diphtheria is reported near Goodland, j." Miss Grace Jakes of Lafayette, visited friends here this week. Rev. S. R. Shreeves of DeMotte, was a caller in the city Monday. Fowler will hold her annual street fair next week—Sept, 10,11, 12. Miss Maude Healey has gone to Indianapolis to attend business college. y-True Woodworth and Miss Maude Jacks spent Sunday in Monon. Bessie Benjamin is visiting relatives at Otterbein, Benton county. E. L. Hollingsworth returned Saturday from his outing at Charlevoix, Mich. P. McLoughlin and John Farrell of Carpenter tp., were in the city Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Maloy and baby of Chicago, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Maloy. "A-Wm. Porter has disposed of his interest in the Rensselaer laundry to his partner, C. F. Lagen. TSLouie Fendig of Brunswick, Ga., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig, this week.

The Monon advertises a round trip rate of $8.85 for the national encampment at Cleveland, via Chicago. T. A. Crockett received a letter from his son Robert, Wednesday. He is now in Mosco, Colo., working upon a farm. Mr. Chas. Macklenburg and sister Cinda, and Misses Maggie and Anna Walter, visited friends in Lafayette Sunday. Mr. Omar Ritchey of Anderson, was visiting relatives here this week. He is engaged iu the house furnishing business. Watch the locals next week. We may have a car load of peaches at 50 to 75 cents a bushel. Chi cago Bargain store. Misses Madge and Zoe Hartman of Bozeman, Montana, were guests of their aunt, Miss Nellie lines, a few days this week. Albert Oppenheimer of New Orleans, was the gqest of his prospective brother-in-law, B. S. Fendig, last week and this week. Mrs. Elmer Wilcox returned Monday from a few weeks visit with friends and relatives at Perrysville, 111., and Lafayette, Ind. The Monon will run another 75 cent excursion to Chicago to-mor-row, Sunday. Train runs on old schedule, passing Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m. B. M. Donnelly, the photographer is closing out his household goods, preparatory to leaving Rensselaer. He is thinking of locating in Chicago.

The Gillam tp., gravel road subcontractor has thrown up the grading job on account of a difference with Supt. Baker over the disposition of dirt taken from the cuts. Wm. Beck and Ralph Donnelly.and Misses Etta Donnelly anobophia Scheurick returned home Wednesday from a week's visit with John Keiper and family at Plymouth. W. T. Smith, trustee of Milroy tp., returned last Friday from a week’s visit with his father-in-law, .1. N. Bull, in Laporte county, Mrs. Smith remained for another week. Corn in Laporte is about the same as in Jasper county.

W. E. M.

Read the new ad of the “Racket Store.” Janies Mead of Hammond, spent a few days with friends here the first of the week. Mrs. T. M. Walter aad children and Miss Maggie Walter spent a few days in Chicago this week. Lost: South of Rensselaer, last Friday a blue over-coat. Finder wlil be rewarded if he returns same to this office. New subscribers to the Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, 2; Virgie, 1; Goodland, 1; Chicago, 1. Mrs. R. J. Crane and little son Donald, and Miss Dora Cragon of Logansport, were guests of Rensselaer friends this week. Miss Lillie Newell of near Converse, Ind., who has been visiting the family of her uncle, Smith Newell, returned home last Friday. VRev. S. V. McKee of Waveland, Ind., was here a few days this week, having been called here to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Vanatta. J. F. Warren and children expect to leave to-day for their new home in Oklahoma City, Okla. A farewell reception was given them by the M. E. church people at the parsonage last evening. The special meetings at F. W. Baptist church, conducted by Revs. Meads and Bagwell, have been well attended this week and much interest is shown in the attendance. They will continue indefinitely.

Marion I. Adams is agent for the Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Co., of Jasper, Benton and White counties. Insurance now in force over $1,000,000. Farmers desiring policies in this company should call upon or address him at Rensselaer, Ind. ts. The four months old daughter of George Erwin died at the home of Luke Long near Wheatfild Center, of cholera infantum. Interment Saturday in the Meyers cemetery. Mrs. Erwin has only been dead about four months.—Wheatfield Telephone. -

Miss Maggie Walter of Victor, Colo., who has been visiting relatives here for the past two weeks, will start for home to-morrow,’ accompanied bv her sister Miss Anna, as far as Chicago. The latter has given up her visit to Colorado for the present. Abner Foster of near McCoysburg, has purchased a 105 acre farm in Carroll county, seven miles southwest of Delphi, of T J. Ruffing, consideration $4,500. He will take possession March Ist, but will still farm the J. R. McAfee farm in this county. W. J. Miller, the painter and decorator who formerly resided here with his family, died at the soldiers’ home at Marion, Ind., last Sunday night. His sister, Mrs. Ancil Woodworth, of this city, attended the funeral and burial at Litchfield, Mich., on Tuesday. Miss Grace Jacks, who for the past eight months has been attending the training school for nurses at Danville, 111., returned home Saturday, having given up the work on account of a change in rules of the school requiring three years study, instead of two, as heretofore. Lizzie Andrews, the daughter of Gus Andrews, the shoemaker, formerly located here, now of Remington, committed suicide at Gas City on the 20tb ult. via the carbolic acid route. She will be remembered as having served a jail sentence here about 24 years ago for conducting a disorderly house on “Smoky Row.” Mr. and Mrs. Wickwire returned Tuesday from Kansas City. They report Dora slowly improving, although it will be five or six weeks before she is be able to be brought home. Her nerve and cheerfulness under all conditions has had much to do with her recovery, as her life was despaired of the first few days after the accident.—Goodland Herald.

Mrs. I. A. Glazeferook left today for several weeks visit with relatives at Greencastle. See S. E. Yeoman for fruit and ornamental trees, who represents Hooker & Wyman of Rochester N. Y. All stock guaranteed. Misses Orrie and Myra Clark, accompanied by Grace Jakes of Lafayette, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Theo. Warne at Parr. Mrs. Martha Donnelly returned home Wednesday, from a three month’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. John Kieper, of Plymouth. We may buy a car load of peaches in a few days. Leave your name and we will notify you on arrival. Chicago Bargain store. JMrs. Sadie Leopold Wolfe and husband returned from Europe Saturday last, and Mrs. Wolfe came down from Hammond yesterday to visit her parents. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 52; oats 33; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 34; oats 20; rye 45.

TMiss Margaret Walter and Mrs. Mary Corcoran of Victor, Colo., have purchased the E. F. Short residence property on Franklin street, consideration $1,600. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Walter, will move to town and occupy the same. Owing to so much going on this week about the court house—county council meeting, commissioners’ meeting, board of education meeting, county institute, etc. —we were unable to make the publication of Carpenter township’s personal assessment, but will take it up in our next issue. "/-About 30 members of the local K. of P. lodge went to Morocco Tuesday night to assist in instituting a new lodge at that place Lowell, Remington, Brook, Goodland and Kentland lodges were each well represented. A good time is reported. The new lodge starts out with a membership of 32. A. V. Eaton, the new landlord of the Nowels House, took possession of same Monday. Mr. Eaton is still conducting the Bramble House at Lafayette, his lease not expiring for some months yet, aud his sou-in-law, Mr. E. B. Piper, of Indianapolis, will manage the Nowels House for the present, Mr. Eaton dividing his time between the two places.

The little 3 year-old-daughter of Mr and Mrs A. K. Yeoman died Monday night from cholera infantum, after only one dav’s illness. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 10=30 from the residence east of town, Rev. A G. Work of the Presbyterian church, conducting the services, and interment was made in Weston cemetery. The funeral was very largely attended. | Ex-Township Trustee Kaupke of Kankakee tp., has sold 60 acres of his farm in that township and leased the remaining 120 acres to the purchaser, and within the next few months will remove to Oklahoma for the benefit of Mis. Kaupke’s healthWe are sorry to lose such men as Mr. Kaupke from Jasper county and hope his wife’s health will permit of their return here after a few years at farthest. **.Mrs. Jane Vanatta, who suffered a second paralytic stroke August 24, died Saturday morning at the home of her son John R. Vanatta, on South Cullen street, aged 81 years. Deceased was a native of Scotland, and came to America in 1825. She had resided in Rensselaer for about 30 years. The funeral was held from the residence Monday at 8:30 a. m., and the remains taken to Valparaiso for interment beside her husband, who died in 1873.

Dance.

Given in Warner’s hall Saturday eve., (to-night) Sept. 7, music by Bicknell’s orchestra. Bic knell, Bowers & Pumphrey, Managers. Subscribe for The Democrat

Vol. IV. No. 22

About Those Brick.

The quality of the brick placed on the ground by the contractors for paving about the public square haye been coming in for some unfavorable comment during the past few days, it being claimed that they were nothing but “culls,” and not up to specifications. As near as we can learn after sifting the matter down, about the whole source of the fault-finding originated in County Commissioner Abe Halleck, who has a personal spite at the contractors. Abe says the commissioners will not pay for any such brick as those now on the ground, and as Abe is the whole circus when it comes to commissioners’ matters, of course he knows. The brick manufactures were informed of the hitch over the quality of brick and at once informed the contractors that they would pay the expenses of the commissioners and city council to Indianapolis, Brazil (where they are manufactured) and Terre Haute to examine brick used there and convince themselves that these brick were all O. K. Accordingly, Councilmen Spitler and McColly and Honest Abe departed on a junketing trip to those places yesterday, but as Abe had apparently mapped out his program and made up his mind in the matter, it is doubtful if he returns convinced. We are not posted regarding paving brick, but as the public has to pay for this improvement no personal differences between Abe and the contractors should be allowed to enter into the matter of rejecting or accepting those now placed upon the ground—if they are all right and up to specifications, accept them; if not, reject them. We, remember too well Honest Abes star move in having these same contractors tear up some of the walks around the court house square a few years ago, to have any confidence whatever in his honesty of purpose in kicking on the quality of these brick. That little act, which the records show cost the taxpayers of the county several hundred dollars without any corresponding equivelent, was used by Abe as campaign thunder in his race for re-election. He may now be seeking something to confidence the people on again. Abe’s motives will always bear watching.

Bad Fight at Dunville.

Dunville was the scene of a bad fight last Saturday night, and as a result Daniel Gross, who was in the city Tuesday swearing out warrants for those who used him up. had much the appearance of having been run through a threshing machine. The fight occurred at a dance in Ketchmark’s hall, about midnight, in front of the hall. Gross, it is said, in addition to getting beat up badly, had a part of one ear bitten off. The fracas started over two small boys who were quarreling. Soon a free-for-all fight was being indulged in, in which Geo. Gross,and Louis Rasmussen were the principal participants. Mrs. Gross, George’s mother, attempted to pull one of the fighters off her son and is alleged to have been struck a couple of times. Gross alleges that Rasmussen bit off a good share of one of his (Gross’) ears, but others claim that he lost the ear by striking against the edge of the porch in falling. It is also alleged that Gross attempted to bite off one of Rasmussen’s fingers. The arrests have not been made at this writing.

Township Schools.

The township schools of Jasper county will begin as follows: Carpenter, SepteinlM-r 16. HniiK>»tr Grove, September 23. Gillam. September 16. Jordan, September 9. Kankakee. September 30. .Marion, September 16. .Milroy. September 23. Walker, October 7. Union. October 7. Newton, Keener, Wheuttleld. September 30. Barkley, October 7.

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