Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1901 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

JUST RECEIVED.

A fine line of Up-To-Date Pattern Hats, and Street Hats, also. If you want the very latest style hats money can buy, call and see my line for they are trimmed in the city, by expert trimmers, and are not old material or shelf-worn, but are strictly swell hats. If saving money is any object, give me a call. Location near depot.

FARHS FOR SALE. Plymouth, Marshal County, Indiana. Farm of 170 acres. All under cultivation, fine 10 room brick house, bank barn 90x00. granary, corn cribs, hog house, wood house and other out-buildings; all in good condition, good fences, fine 5 acre orchard, 2 good wells, school acioss road from farm, good pike from farm to city, 4 miles to Plymouth, $55 per acre. Farm of 80 acres. 75 acres in cultivation, 5 acres good timber. 2 good frame houses, one good bank barn 40x00, corn cribs, wagon shed, hay barn, 2 good wells, schoolhouse on farm, *4 mile from R. R. station, 5 miles from city, pike roads, $55 per acre. Farm of 300 acres (stock farm). 100 acres In pasture, 200 under cultivation. 2 good houses and barn, all necessary out-buildings, good orchard. 1 mile of R. R. town of Burr Oak, 11-4 of Hibbard, 8 miles of Plymouth, $45 per acre. 80 acre farm. 00 acres under cultivation, 17 acres fine timber. 3 acres in fine orchards and fine fruits, good 2-story house, barn, wind pump, fine water, cistern, wood house, carriage house, granary, ice house, smoke house and other buildings, fine little farm for price. $4,000. 45 acre farm. All under cultivation, good six room house, good barn 30x40, good well, young orchard. M mile to school, S mile to K. R. station. 5>4 miles to city, $1,500. I have several other farms for sale, cheaper ones and higher priced, larger and smaller. Most of this land is heavy gravel land, fine for wheat and clover and cannot be beat for fruit, but will raise any grain or hay that can be grown in Indiana. In regard to kind of land, enquire of Jas. Donnelly, Rensselaer, Ind. Any one wishing to look at farms or wishing particulars, call on or address, J. V. KEIPER. Plymouth, Ind. F. R. D. No. 3. Everybody reads The Democrat. To Rent. Two, 320 acre farms, well ditched, near Kniman, and one, 160 acre farm near Demotte, Indiana, to parties who can do a large amount of plowing this fall, and put in 300 acres of corn next year. Apply, Warren Springer, 197, S. Canal St. Chicago, 111. Subscribe for The Democrat. MAUDE WAS BUNCOED. Maud Muller jumped, on the timeworn bike for an evening hit on the dusty pike. An old dropframe and a way-down gear, with a rattle that the dead could hear. The judge came bounding along behind, out airing his judicial mind. De noted the figure neat and trim and the graceful motion of the hidden limb, and he said to himself in grave delight, “What’s the matter with Maud? She’s all right.” He drew up beside her and asked her flat which way she rode on such an old icecart as that. And she said saleladies could ill support such a wheel as the district court. He said she could on a chain less ride, with a diamond frame if she’d be his bride, Or if she would burst her solo life, they would tandem together as man and wife. Maud bit at the bait like a hungry trout and the old man smiled as be yanked her out. They ride on a tandem now, of course, but Maud has to work like a treadmill horse. For the judge has learned to sit and shirk and let his darling do all the work. He weighs two hundred and forty-one, but the poor girl thinks it’s an even ton. Subscribe for The Democrat Read the Democrat.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, -■> ' HgMaUKMUM; k dYskaseß L of women. Office First Stairs West of . RENSSELAER, IND<

MRS. C. E. HERSHMAN.

TROUBLE IN THE CITY CAMP.

Council Sets Commissioners’ Street Assessment Aside and the Latten Promptly Resign. The common council held a special meeting Monday night to pass on the reports of the city commissioners on the Van Rensselaer and Cullen street improvements. On the former the commissioners’ assessments were changed as follows: A. Leopold, from $363.75 to $398.75; C. A. Roberts, from $87.30 to $72 30; Michael Eger, from $242.50 to $162.50; Candace Loughridge, from $242.50 to $192.50; Benton and Cora Forsythe, from $291 to 477. Robert White’s was left at $169.74, on basis of benefits derived, The cne missioners had made the assessment on street frontage, the same all along. It would seem that Mr. Forsythe has the “hot end” of the expense, and just how the council could figure that he was benefitted almost SIOO more than A. Leopold is a mystery. The former has only his grocery department as a business room fronting on s**4 street, and has but 120 feet, while Mr. Leopold has three business rooms and 160 feet. Mr. White also has a livery stable and two other business rooms fronting the improvement and ought by all sense of justice be assessed more benefits—if this plan is to be adopted—than Mr. Forsythe. The difference in the assessment of Mrs. Loughridge and Michael Eger was made on account of the 4 feet offset on Mr. Eger’s side of the street, which proportionate reduction was allowed C. A. Roberts. Mr. Forsythe thinks the assessment made by the commissioners should have been allowed to stand, but says had they reported the assessment as finally fixed by the council he would not have complained, as they were the regular officers appointed to make such assessments. As it is, he will appeal from the outrageous assessment. On Cullen street sls was taken from Albert Brand and $5 of this was added to that of J. F. Warren and $lO the city. The City Commissioners were offended at the action of the council and have all tendered their resignation. The commissioners are J. F. Irwin, Nelson Randle, Felix French and A. Leopold, and are appointed by the Judge of the circuit court. The two latter were disqualified from assisting in making the assessments on these two particular streets, being interested parties. J. H. S. Ellis and C, D. Nowels were appointed in their stead.

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.

A surprise was given Mrs. Mary Reed, wife of John Reed, Jr., 8 miles northwest of Remington, in Jordan tp., Sept 23, it being her twenty-ninth birthday. Friends and relatives gathered there about 11 o’clock with well filled baskets, and after dinner was over, which was a grand one, ice-cream and cake were served and other enjoyments were had, till 5 o’clock, when all returned to their homes, leaving Mrs. Reed many beautiful presents, among which was a handsome rocker, a gift from her husband. A Friend.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, October 5, 1901.

ABE’S CLOVEN HOOF.

County Commissioners Ask For Injunction In Street Paving Matter But Get the Marble Heart. Foiled in creating a sentiment against the quality of the brick being used in the street paving about the public square or in convincing the public that the work was not being well done, “Honest Abe” found, himself compelled to fall back upon his own numerous resources to embarrass the contractors, and on Monday an injunction suit was filed to enjoin the city from accepting the work or paying therefor or issuing bonds to pay therefor. The complaint alleged that the stone foundation for the brick was not as thick as the specifications required, that the brick were not as they should be, and much other buncomb. Judge Thompson owning property fronting on the improvement, was disqualified, and special Judge Virgil 8. Reiter of Hammond, heard the case Tuesday, but reserved his decision until Thursday when he sustained the demurrer of the city to the complain*’, holding that the matter of ac« ceptiug or rejecting the work lay with the city council and thecounty could only abide by its decision. This knocks the last prop from under Mr. Halleck in his, we think, uncalled for fight against the contractors on this improvement—unless he can cause them embarrassment by refusing the allowance of the claim for the county’s share of the cost of the improvement when the matter comes before the commissioners, which Abe’s right-hand man, Simeon, the cattle dealer, says will be done. The fact that Mr. Halleck is personally at outs with the contractors is well known to everyone here, but this is a matter in which the public has no concern. Wholly irresponsible himself in a financial way, he is apparently using the county’s money to vent his personal spleen upon others. The costs of this case will probably reach SIOO or more, as attorneys ■EMHUt good round fees, especially when the county pays the bill. It is time for the people to call a halt on such foolish and needless expenditure of public money.

ALEC. HURLEY’S BARN BURNED.

\ During the thunder storm north of town Tuesday afternoon, lightning struck the barn of Alexander Hurley in Barkley tp., and burned it to the ground, together with contents, principally consisting of hay. 7*The statement printed in the Apologist that a team of horses was also burned was without foundation. The loss will reach several hundred dollars, with only $225 insurance.

THE T. & C. T. RAILROAD.

Pulaski County Deniecrat: Col. R A. Hamilton was here yesterday on T. & C. T. railway business. He assured those whom he talked that the road is going to be built, and built at once. He drove out east to where a corps of surveyors are working to see that they are getting along all right. This corps has worked west from Rochester. The camp was moved onto Alf Carper’s farm today, and the men expect to be here by tomorrow. Col. Hamilton states positively that actual construction work will commence at Rochester, running east next week, and that another gang will a few days later start west from there, this latter gang being expected to practically complete the work to this point by spring. Come ahead.

OIL LAND FOR SALE.

200 acres, all or part, in the Jasper Co., Ind., oil field. It lies about J of a mile north of Asphaltum, on the wagon road, and is in 28-31-5. It is not leased. Address the owner, Charles Foley, Danville, Ind.

FOR SALE.

About Oct. 10, until Nov. 1, I will have a complete assortment of Nursery Stock, consisting of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, at Kressler’s Feed Barn. Will sell cheap. F. A. Woodin.

MR. OVERTON TALKS APPEAL.

Parker Overton, who was fined $1 and costs, $43.85, last week in Esq. Troxell’s court for punishing the 10-year-old son of Frank Corcoran, south of town, in a manner which the jury thought was unjustifiable, and amounted to assault and battery, will appeal to the circuit court, it is claimed, but the appeal had not been filed up to the time of our going to press. Regarding a couple of statements made by The Democrat last week we - wish to give Mr. Overton’s statement as to their incorrectness. We stated that his own testimony showed that this was the third time he had been arrested on a like charge, and that it was alleged that during the sixteen years he had taught school he had never taught the same school for two terms, Our authority for the first statement was tue court and two of the attorneys engaged in the trial, but Mr. Overton says that if they made such statements they must have misunderstood him, as this was only the second time that he had been arrested for such offence. Regarding the second statement, which we did not give as a fact, only an allegation, but which was current talk upon the*streets the day after the trial, Mr. Overton says that he taught the Surrey school two terms, one term intervening between the first and second terms taught; also, No. 6 school in Newton tp., two years in succession, and the Osborne school in Hanging Grove tp., three years, two of which w’ere in succession. We have no desire to misstate the facts in the matter in any way, and make this correction on Mr. Overton’s own statement in justice to him.

WILL BUILD NEXT YEAR.

Says Prominent Official of Central Sugar Company. Thomas Driver of Barkley tp., returned Saturday from a few days visit with his children in Chicago. While in the city Mr. Driver called upon Mr. Schrieves, one of the principal parties connected with the proposed sugarbeet factory at Shelby, and he stated that arrangements had been made for a factory in Michigan to handle she beets grown this season at the same prices as guaranteed at the time the contracts were made. He said that the project of establishing a factory at Shelby had not been abandoned; that owing to the failure of a bank in New York City, they were unable to secure the money for erecting the plant this season, but the fi- ! nancial part' of the scheme had been satisfactorily arranged and the plant would surely be erected i next year.

RENSSELAER LAD RUNS AMUCK.

Monon News: Tuesday afternoon one of Rensselaer’s smart alecks droppetl into our city and attempted to show off. He smelt a beer bottle cork and some one hit him with a sour apple and he then started out to have a time. He resorted to a little “guying” but being adjudged a little weak in the upper story no one expostulated with him. He finally wound up his day’s doings by unrolling some biota of calico which were displayed in front of one of the stores and throwed them on the walk. The marshal oaught him just as he was getting on the evening train to go to the world’s fair at Francisville. He was brought up before Squire Jones and his fun cost him $4.50. We truly sympathize with our neighboring town for containing such specimens of puppyism, but when they come to a town where people are civilized they must take the consequences and our marshel is not to be mqnkeyed with.

ENTERTAINMENT AT BARKLEY.

An elocutionary recital and play will be given at Barkley M. E. church Saturday evening, Oct, 5, by Miss Roe Dennis’ class in elocution under the leadership of Miss Dennis. A large turnout and an enjoyable evening's entertainment is anticipated.

FACTORY MEETING.

Steps Taken To Secure the Novelty Manufacturing Plant. A meeting of the Commercial Club and others was held Wednesday night to discuss the proposition of Kuhn & Co , to move their manufacturing plant to our city. A report of the committee who visited Chicago to examine the plant was called for, and was responded to by said committee, to-wit: A.

Leopold and C. D. Nowels, who spoke favorably of the plant and urged that some action be taken to secure it for our city. Mr. Brown of. Chicago, a member of Kuhn & Co., was present, and gave in detail what they proposed to do if they came here. His talk was favorably received. Many others expressed themselves as favorably impressed with the proposal and were willing to aid with their means to help raise the necessary money to secure the factory. A committee of five was appointed to take a few subscriptions and talk with the people to ascertain their feelings toward it. The following parties have at this writing put down their names and amount they would give as follows: E. L.- Hollins worth.. .$509 00 A Leopold 500 00 B. Forsythe 500 00 W. B. Austin 300 00 John Eger 200 00 Warren Robinson.... 100 00 I. J. Porter 50 00 Others who were not asked to subscribe said they would help all they could. Those who have subscribed so liberally deserve great credit, and if all would take a like interest the plant could be secured and our city be largely benefitted thereby.

BERT BRENNER’S BARN BURNED.

barn on the I. J. Porter property in the northwest part of town, was destroyed by fire Saturday at about 5:30 p. m. Bert Brenner occupies the property but Rush & Warren sub-leased the barn, and a horse and quite a lot of carpenter and cement tools were burned. The fire had made such progress before the fire department could reach the scene that it was beyond saving. The total loss was in the neighborhood of S3OO, of which Rush Warren lose one half. The fire is supposed to have b?en started by children playing.

DEATH OF DAVID COCKERELL.

David Cockerell, whose serious illness was mentioned in The Democrat last week, died at his home in Newton tp . Saturday at 5 o’clock p. m.. aged about 40 s’ears. Deceased was a native of Newton tp., and had resided there all his life. He leaves one brother, Ernest, who resided with him, and one sister, Mrs. Webster, of Westville, this state. >The funeral was held Monday forenoon and interment made in the Makeever cemetery.

PLAYED A JOKE ON SID.

farmers over about Morocco spliced a couple of corn stalks together, glued five huge ears of corn to the stalk and then took it to town and made Bro. Shanlaub of the Courier believe that it grew out in the marsh north of Morocco, The latter has had the “freak” embalmed and at the next meeting of the legislature, when the old Newton county seat question comes up, Sid, at the head of the regular Morocco delegation, will go down to the capitol city and triumphantly introduce this stalk of corn to the law-makers as a silent witness against Pat Keefe’s base calumny that the country north of Morocco is a “d— d barren wasthe.”

TIME OF SERVICES CHANGED.

The hour of holding the Sunday evening preaching services at each of the four Protestant Churches in Rensselaer has been changed until further notice to 7 o’clock. Rev. C. D. Royse, Rev. W. E. Meads, Rev. A. L. Ward, Rev. A. G. Work. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

Vol. IV. No. 26

Miss Mary Meyer spent the first of the week in Chicago, buying millinery.— Millinery Opening, Thursday, Frid a y and Saturday, Oct-

ober 3d, 4th and sth.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Commissioners’ court meets Monday. - Amount of unloaned school funds on hand Oct. 1, $3,000. The tax-ferrets have evidently not been doing very much lately, as no taxes hav e been placed on the omitted tax duplicate for the past two weeks. Marriage licenses: Sept. 28, Frank Shindelar to Grace E. Lakin.* Sept. 30, Newton Lugenbeal to Mary Arnbrecht. Sept. 30, Titus B. Corah to Lillie Fletcher Renker. Oct. 1, Clarence Rayburn to Effie Robinson. Oct. 2, Aubert L, Berkley to Luella McCoy. Oct. 3, William R. Puckett, Jr., to Effie I. Luckey. ■ =O= - New suits filed: No 6190. Board of commissioners of the county of Jasper vs. the City of Rensselaer. T. J. Saylor & Co., Thomas J. Sayler, Delos Thompson and Hugh Gamble; injunction. Hanley <Sr Hunt and Furguson & Wilson, attys. for commissioners. No. 6161. Mary Oleson vs. John Oleson; divorce. Chiltfote & Parkison, attys. for plff.

LAKIN-SHINDLEAR.

The marriage of Mr. Frank Schindlaer and Miss Grace Lakin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lakin, took place at St. Augustine’s Catholic church at 9 a, in., last Tuesday, Rev. Father Meyers performing the ceremony. < The newly wedded couple proceeded to the home of the bride’s brother, John S. Lakin, after the ceremony, where a fine wedding dinner was served to a large number of invited guests. In the evening a reception was given them at the home of the groom’s parents, also near Parr, where they will make their home until about Nov. 15, when they will move upon one of S. P. Thompson’s farms 1 mile west of Parr, which the groom has leased for the coming year. The Democrat unites with the many friends of this excellent young couple in extending hearty, congratulations. / Berkley-m’coy. XThe marriage of Dr. A. L. Berkley and Miss Luella, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McCoy, took place at the family residence of the McCoy’s, Wednesday evening, Rev. A. G. Work of the Presbyterian church, performing the ceremony. There were about 150 invited guests in attendance, quite a number of whom were from a distance, and the wedding was a very elaborate one. %Mr. and Mrs. Berkley left on the 11:30 p. m.» train Wednesday night for a brief wedding trip in the south, after which they will return here and reside in the new residence recently erected by the groom on McCoy avenue.

WILL PLANT A FOREST.

Starke County Democrat: Joseph Adams of Chicago, member of a Chicago stock yards firm, owns 4,100 acres of land in the Kankakee valley in Newton county on which he proposes to plant a forest. It is to be laid out by experts, the plans having been furnished by officials of the state and national forestry commissions and the varieties of trees tb be planted selected. Oak, elm, ash, European larch catalpa are the trees to be planted, while the maple, birch anil willow now growing on part of the land will be removed. It will be the first extensive undertaking of the kind in Indiana.

MILLINERY OPENING.

Mrs. Purcupile announces her regular Millinery Opening, Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5. All ladies cordially invited to come and see the latest styles and popular creations.