Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1902 — Page 4

jiSPER corn mm. 1, i. BIBCOCK EDITOR HD PUBUSHIR. Official Democratic Paper of Jaapar County. Batared at the Post-office at Rensselaer, Ind. as second class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONi ONE YEAR *l«> •IX MONTHS 50c THREE MONTHS.... 25c. Payable in Advance. Advertising rates made known on application Office on Van Renaaelaer Street, North of Murray’a Store. N OTICE TO ADVERTISERS. All notices of a business character, including > wants, (or sale, to rent, lost, etc., will be published in The Democrat at the rate of one cent per word for each insertion. No advertising will be accepted for less than 10 cents. Cards of thanks will be published for *5 cents and resolutions of condolence for SI.OO.

Jasper County

Jasper is the second largest county in Indiana, having an area of 570 square miles. Population of Jasper C0unty,114,302; Population of Rensselaer, the County Seat, 2,255. Jasper county has gained 3,107 in population since 1800; Rensselaer gained 800. Fine farming and stock raising eouDty. Corn, Oats, Wheat and Hay are principal crops. Onion. Sugar Beet and stock growing largely in Northern portion of County. Fine Lubricating Oil is also found in northern portion and hundreds of wells are now producing while Others are being put down. Price of land ranges from 825 to 850 per Tacre in northern part of county, to 885 to SIOO per acre in central and southern portion.

The White County Independent,* published by Reynolds & Clark at Monticello, in connection with the Daily Journal, has been changed to the White County Socialist, and will hereafter advocate socialistic principles. There has been quite a movement in this line at Monticello and a socialist order has been organized there.

The statutes plainly state that notico of application for liquor license must be published in a weekly paper, and the courts hold that a daily, semi-weekly or monthly publication is not a weekly, therefore publications made in other than a weekly are void, and applicants can easily be defeated for license who do not comply with the law in this particular.

John H. Baker, federal Judge of the district court for the district of Indiana, will retire at the end of the present term of that court, having arrived at the age of 6t> years. The report further says he may engage in the practice of law, and that he could do so without impropriety. We think not. As long ns he draws pny ns a judge it would manifestly be inappropriate to appear as an attorney. If be wants to practice law let him resign his judgeship.

It is gratifying to note that legal journals of the country are gradually taking up the discussion of the Kentuckey requisition cases, and that they all agree that the governor has no discretionary power to refuse a requisition. The last one that has come uuder our notice is Law Notes, which quotes the recent opinion of Justice Beasley, which has heretofore been quoted by The Sentinel, and indorses it as the law. As a legal proposition there is absolutely nothing in Governor Durbin’s contention, for the decision of the courts are as explicit as the words of the constitution and of the statute. The courts all recognize the fact that there is no method of compelling the governors to obey the law, but they are all agreed that the duty ‘imposed is plain, and that a failure to perform it is a clear violation of the law. Indianapolis Sentinel.

CHAIRMAN O’BRIEN.

The Democratic State Committee met at Indianapolis Wednesday and elected a new chairman to succeed Parks W. Martin. But two names were prominently mentioned for the place, Mayor W. 11. O’Brien of Lawrenceburg, and Stephen B. Fleming of Ft. Wayne. The latter was unfortunate in the personal of his backers, also in his legislative career, and ho received only three votes. The name of the successful candidate was presented by Hon. Dan Simms of Lafayette, the new Tenth district chairman, and his popularity as a candidate wus evidenced by the fact that he received 9 of the 12 votes cast, Mr. Fleming being a member of the committee and therefore excused from voting. The new chairman will select the secretary. Mr O’Brien is 45 years of age, has been democratic chairmun of Dearborn county for years, and has been five times elected Mayor of Lawrenceburg. He has always been a loyal democrat and a man of sterling character and integrity. The selection of Mr, O’Brien gives excellent satisfaction to the emocrats of Jasper county and of the Tenth District.

TELEPHONE SYSTEMS.

It is rumored that the HaHeck Telephone Co., has induced a Mt. Ayr citizen to put a thousand dol-. lars into the concern, and that after paying something like 1400 which the company is behind, we are told, the balance will be used to put in more phones in Rensselaer, if any are wanted. We do not believe the Halleck Co., will ever be able to give a satisfactory service in Rensselaer or make much inroads into the business of the old company, so long, at least, as the latter continues to give its patrons the excellent service we now have. There was a time when the people here were ripe for taking other phones, and many would have replaced the Bell with the Halleck had the latter people carried out the promises made at the time they were granted a franchise. But that time has gone by, and to-day we doubt very much if there is a family or business house in the city that would take out a Bell phone to make room for one of the Halleck.

At present, we understand, there are adout 20 Halleck phones in the city, one each at the elevators, at some of the law offices, one at the Makeever House, one at the Court house, etc., and two or three at private residences. Except possibly the latter, each of these places have the Bell phones, and the latter company has a service of over 350 phones in the city and about 50 at farm residences in Marion, Barkley, Newton Gillam, Union, Jordan and Hanging Grove townships, all free, to offer its patrons, in addition to reaching all, or practically all, the Hallack phone subscribers. Therefore the Bell subscriber has about 375 more phones at his service than can possibly be had over the Halleck lines. The same is true of the toll service. The slight difference in rates of the two systems (40 and 80 cents per month) is no inducement to subscribers to make the change. To sum the whole thing up in a nut-shell, if satisfactory service can be had at reasonable rates, it is a foolish thing for any town of medium size to have two telephone systems—a fact which we know from about 18 months personal experience with a Halleck phone. If you want to call up Jones you tind that Jones has the other system, and Jones experiences the same trouble in calling you up. If Mrs. Smith wishes to tell Mrs. Jones where the sewing society is to meet she experiences the same trouble, and vise versa. True, all could put in both systems —and all the business houses would be compelled to if the new' company ever attained any great number of subscribers—but even then it would be found a great nuisance and the expense would practically be doubled. The fact is—and anybody who has ever lind any experience will tell you so—two telephone system in the average town or city is a confounded nuisance and very unsatisfatory to the patrons of each system.

A comparison of the tax levy of Jasper county and Rensselaer with neighboring counties and county seat towns, makes the following showing on each SIOO valuation, the figures the in first column representing the levy for county purposes only, and the latter column.the total town, county and state levy. The state levy, of course, is the same in each county (29§ cents) and by subtracting the state and county levy you get the town or city levy; Jasper $ 50Vi Reims-in er $2 52 Benton 201;, Fowler 240 Pulaski 47S Wiuumac 2 90 Starke 71 'a Knox 3 77

Children Poisoned.

Many children are poisoned and made nervous and weak, if not killed outright, by mothers giving them cough syrups containing opiates. Foley’s Honey and Tar is a safe and certain remedy for coughs, croup and lung troubles, and is the only prominent cough medicine that contains no opiates or other poisons. Scld by A. F. Long.

THE OLD BECOMES NEW.

An old-fashion spelling-school? and peanut social will be given at the Virgin school house, Union Tp., on Saturday evening, Jan. 18. A bnndpome prize will be given the best speller and to the prettiest girl. Everybody, young nnd old, invited.

J. P. GARRIOTT,

STOP ITI

A neglected cough or cold may lead to serious bronchial 01 lung troubles. Don't take chances when Foley’s Honey and Tar affords perfect security from serious effects of a cold. Sold by A. F. Long.

Through Sleeper For Florida.

The Monon Koute will resume its Florida aervlce Jan. 8, putting on a through Pullman sleeper, leaving Dearborn Station every night at 9 P. M., passing through the beautiful Appalachian mountain region by daylight and arriving at St. Anguatine at a convenient hour in tne morning. For Information regarding Florida, see W. tj. Beam, agent.

FLORIDA LETTER.

Ocala, Florida, Jan. 5, 1902. Editor Democrat:— According to promise we will write you a few lines from the Sunny Southland. We left Wheatfield Tuesday eve, Dec. 31, at 5 o’clock and had a long tiresome wait at Shelby for the 10:53 train for the South. In the early part of the evening a gentleman of the genus tramp took up his quarters for the night in the waiting room after being sent out by the agent to “wash up” a little. If he had told him to “wash down” it would not have been amiss, for he was certainly the dirtiest piece of humanity we ever saw. He finally settled himself at one end of the long bench and went to sleep. Later on Mrs. Myers occupied the other end of the bench and has ever since been accused of sleeping with a “bobo.” We arrived at Cincinnati about on time, but were late leaving there and kept losing time all the way through to Jacksonville, arriving there three hours late. Cars were crowded all the way from Cincinnati to Jacksonville, bjut our car were nearly all for Florida and a merry eowd we were. We met some very pleasant people; among them Mr. and Mrs. John Yonkey of Frankfort, Ind. Mr. Yonkey had been over much of the country we crossed during the war. We missed our train at Jacksonville and had to stay over night, so we spent a few hours in sight-seeing. It is a very busy, bustling city, just now building up from the fire of last May. We who read of the fire could form no idea of what it meant to Jacksonville. It is a much larger city than we expected to see and the fire covered so much more space and consumed so much more wealth than we could form any idea of. They are building up very fine new fire proof buildings, business blocks and large hotels and many elegant residences Business is going on in the lower stories or parts of them as fast as iuclosed while the second, third or fourth stories will be in all stages of completion. Some very few are entirely done. From Jacksonville we traveled in company with Mr. Wilson, of the law firm of Ferguson & Wilson of Rensselaer and Mr. Sellers of Monticello. They were on their way to Homosassa, Florida. They changed cars here and when they left us were not so very favorably impressed with the country. At Johnson, Florida, we passed large Kaolin mines where the Kaolin clay is mined and shipped. It is very white and is used in the manufacture of fine porcelain and other things, and is quite valuable. In our next we will write up Ocala and our present surroundings. Myers & Myers.

THE 20TH CENTURY Manure Spreader! From BO to 40 loads of manure are required to cover an acre when spread by hand, and for that reason few farmers have enough to cover more than 10 or 15 acres in one year. This is four times as much as is required to do the work for which it is applied! And a large percentage of this excess is wasted! “But it will be there for years.” Yes, some of it will. But the most valuable properties will evaporate' or be carried by heavy rains to water courses where it will do nothing but grow rank weeds! Every time a farmer wastes a load of manure he wastes dollars, and decreases his income! Instend of covering a little corner of ten or fifteen acres of the future cornfield annually, the entire field may be dressed—and plentifully, too—with the same amount of manure that has been heretofore wasted on the little corner! The increased yield will be just as large on the entire field as it has been heretofore on the 10 or 15 acres, and this result will be produced with much less labor than has ever been expended in the past. There will be no waste! The 20th Century will do this. KENNEDY & JESSEN, Agents for Newton and Jaeper Counties, Morocco or Rensselaer. Rensselaer office with C. A. Roberts, "The Buggy Man." If troubled with a weak digestion, belching, sotfr stomach, or if you feel dull after eating, try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at Long’s drug store. Livery Barn For Sale or Rent. The brick livery barn on Front street, on river side, for sale or rent: old established stand. Henry Hildebrand.

Teacher.

—.— — i i A j- s m j-im j~i_ i—i ——, • _ ' _ .. PANTS SALE AT THE IDEAL .. ’ 10% REDUCTION! For the next 30 days I will line 10 per cent, reduction on all Pants sold. This is a Genuine Re- 1 duction and no fad or scheme to rush trade.,.. LOUIS WILDBERG, Pro. Rensselaer, Ind., Dec. 23,1901.

* n the coffee bin—not : 0 a pleasant thought, b - ( yet when coffees are •tvlK •;& kept open in bulk who knows what different S “things” come climbing and floating in ? n Coffee ealed packaged insures i, uniform quality, and delicious flavor.

Public Sales, i Commencing at 10 o’clock a. m.. the undersigned will offer at Public Sale at his residence. 3-4 mile West of Gifford, in Barkley Tp., on MONDAY, JAN. 20. ’O2. 8 head of horses, consisting of 1 heavy Draft f horse, wt. 1400, 2 good drivers, wt. 1100. X good light farm horse, wt. 1100. and 2 colts coming three years old; 9 head of cattle, consisting of 3 cows giving n ilk, 1 fresh cow with calf by side, 3 fat two-year old Heifers and two calves; 2 brood sows. 1 with pigs by side; 2 sets work harness; 2 sets single buggy harness; 1 set double buggy harness; two new top buggies; 1 spring wagon; 1 broadtired wagon; 1 narrow-tired wagon; 1 c.irn planter with 80 rods wire; 1 McCormick binder and X McCormick mower, both good as new; 1 hay rake; 2 cult vators; 2 stubble plows: 1 riding plow: 1 disk; 1 steel lever harrow; 1 hayrack; 15 tons tame hay; household and kitchen furniture and other articles too numerous to mention, 11 months credit without Interest; 8 per cent, off for cash. A. BROWN. I John F. Pettit, Auctioneer. Joel F. Spriggs. Clerk.

The prevention of consumption is entirely a question of commencing the proper treatment in time. Nothing is so well adapted to ward off fatal lung trotbles as Foley’s Honey and Tar. Sold b\ A. F. Long. Mnrion I Adams is agent for the Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Co., of Jasper, Benton and White counties. Insurance now in force over $1,(XX),000. Farmers desiring policies in this company should call upon or address him at Rensselaer, Ind. ts.

Remarkable Cure of Croup. A LITTLE BOY'S LIFE SAVED.

I have a few words to say regarding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It saved my little boy’s life and I feel that I cannot praise it enough. 1 bought a bottle of it from A. F. Steere of Goodwin, S. D., and when I got home with it the poor baby could hardly breathe. I gave the medicine as directed every ten minutes until he “threw up" and then I thought sure he was going to choke to death. We had to pull the phlegm out of his mouth in great long strings. lam positive that if I had not got that bottle of cough medicine, my boy would not be on earth today.— foEL Demont, Inwood, lowa. For sale by A. F. Long.

I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delayno examination of land, no sending papers east—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates Funds always on hand.

W. B. AUSTIN.

“Some time ago my daughter caught a severe cold. She complained of pains in her chest and had a bad cough. j gave her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy according to directions and in two days she was well and able to go to school. I have used this remedy in my family for the past seven years and have never known it to fail,” says James Prendergast, merchant, Annato Bav, Jamaica, West India Island:. The pains in the chest indicated an approaching attack of pneumonia, which in this instance was undoubtedly warded off by Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It counteracts any tendency of a cold toward pneumonia. Sold by A. F. Long.

MONON EXCURSION RATES. One fare plus $1.07 for the round trip to Charleston. S. C.. account Inter-State Exposition. Dec. 1 to May 15. W. H. Beam. Agt. Morris’ English Stable Powder m ~ A — n — gnTfraga Sold by A. V. Lons

I Commercial State Bank North Side of Public Square, RENSSELAER, - INDIANA. sioteiMii oi Min 01 Close 01 its Business, on me 3ist doy 01 October, 1901. RESOURCES. i, LIABILITIES. Loans and Discounts $162,068.53 || Capital Stock Paid in 8 25,000.00 Overdrafts 570 00 ; Surplus Fund 3,000.00 U. S. Bonds 11,900.00 I! Undivided Profits 42.00 Due from Banks and Bankers.. 39.299.10 ij Discount, Exchange and 1nt.... 4,445.13 Banking House 5.585.00 || Deposits 196.254.78 Cash 9.321.28 Ij $228,741.91 || $228,741.91 We respectfully call the attention of tl.e 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 Saving,, sell drafts on Foreign Countries, make investments on First Mortgage Security for our customers, rent safe deposit boxes for safe keening 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 Parxibon, James T. Randle, ) John M. Wasson. Gko. E. Murray, V Directors. E. L. Hollingsworth. ) 5 Per Cent Farm Loans a Specialty.

SALESnEN WANTED. We want two energetic, reliable salesmen in Jasper and adjoining counties. The largest and most complete Nursery Plant in the State. Liberal commission. Write at once for terms. Alberton & Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind. Come to The Democrat office for your sale bills. White and colored mounting board at The Democrat office. Don’t forget The Democrat when you have a legal notico to be published. Nelson Ducharme, Kniman, Ind., will cry sales in all parts of the country; terms reasonable. Tell your neighbor to subscribt for the taxpayers’ friend, Tbe Democrat. It gives all the neve . Cut this out and take it to L ng’s drug store and get a free simple of Chamberlain's stomach and Liver Tablets, the best physic. The) also cure disorders of the stoma, h, biliousness and headache. 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. The Democrat can offer its readers advantageous clubbing rates on any newspaper or magazine published in the United States or Canada. Come in and Bee us and save Some money.

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Real Estate Transfers,

Noah Frame to Marion Steel et ux. Nov. 15, Usß, 4. bl 8. A L. McDorald's add. Demotte. (no price given.) Harvey J. Kannal to Ray D. Thou pson et al. Oct. 15 It 13, pt se nw 30-29-0, Rensselaer. *3,000. Charles Schwass to Daniel Swan, Jan. 2. w(4 nw 8-31-0, Walker, *3,000, Mary M. Donnelly to Charles W. Murray, Jan. 8. eK ne 10-29-6, wH nw 11-29-6, Barkley, *B.OOO. Charles W. Murray to Francis J. Donnelly, same date, same lands. *B,OOO. Nelson W. Green to Charles Foley, Dec. 11. Pt eH ne 28-31-5, nw ne 28-31-5, nw 28-31 5, Milroy. *2OO. q. c. d. Josephine Vicory to George H. Simonds, Dec. 2. sw nw 6-81-6, 40 acres. Walker, $450. Amelia Curtis et al to Christian Zea. Oct. 3. Its 7,8, 0, bl 8. and out-lot 21, Western add Remington, *250. q. c. d. Jasper Circuit Court to Mary A. Jordan et al. Dec 7. nw 13-27-7, ne sw 13-27-7,8(4 ne 13-27-7, Carpenter. Partition deed. Horace Marble to Henry W. Marble, Dec. 26, Its 10, 11. 12. bl 3. Sioutsberg, *l5O. Robert Ross to Richard H. Wetherill, Nov. 30, se nw 19-29-5, ne sw 19-29-5, s(4 ne 19-29-5, n(4 se"iU-29-5, sw nw 20-29-5, nw sw 20-20-5. Harigirg Grove. *20.000. Eugene Nichols to Jerome B. Wattles. Jan. B.s‘a llw 19-31-6, 82.80 acres. Walker, S!,BD. Franklin C. Moore to Samuel R. Nichols, Oct. 8i nt sw nw 2-29-6. 15 acres, Barkley, *l, q. C (1. James M. Dickey to Guthrie Vorhees, Dec. 37, Its 2. 3, bl 14. Leopold's add Rensselaer, *1,500. John W. Phelps to Mary Whiteside, Jan. 4; It 10 bl 6. Chamber’s & Morgan's add Remington. *125. Annie Bradbury to Henry H. Frame, June 1. 1899. It 6, bl 7, A. L Me Donald's add Demotte, *25. O. C. Halstead to American Food Co., Nov. 25. wHsw 0-31-6, Walker. *1,600. William G. Baker to B.azilia F. Ferguson et ux, Dec. 12, nl4 se 27-29.5, ne sw 27-29-5, 120 acres, Hanging Grove, *4,800. Brazilla F. Ferguson et ux to Charles Erb et ux, Jan, 6, same lands. $4,800-

VTOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS AND LEGATEES. In the matter of the estate of Joseph Putts, Sr., deceased. In the Jasper Circuit Court, F ebruary Term, J 908. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Joseph Putts, Sr., deceased. and all persons interested in said estate. to appear in the Jasper Circuit Court, on Monday, the loth day of February. A. D., 1902, being the date fixed and endorsed on the final settlement account of Edward P. Honan, executor of the last will and testament of said Joseph Putts. Sr., deceased, and show cause, if any, why such final account should not approved; and the heirs of said decedent and all others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said court on said day, and make proof of their heirship, or claim to any part of said ewate. Edward P Honan, Executor, Dec. 38-Jan. 4-11. NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS AND ai LFGATT’E’S In the matter of the estate of Mount Aetna Jordan, deceased. In the Jasper Circuit Court, February Term, 1903. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Mount Aetna Jordan, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear in the Jasper Circuit Court, on Tuesday, the 1 Ith day of February, 1903. being the day fixed and endorsed on the final settlement account of Mary A. Jordan, Administratrix of said decedent, and show cause, if any. why such final account should not be approved; and the heirs of said decedent and all others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said Court, on said day and make proof of their heirship, or claim to any part of ■aid estate. Mary A. Jordan, Administratrix. Come to The Democrat office for your job priuting—everything necessary to tnrn out good work and the skill to do so.

WANTED-SEVERAL PERSONS OF character and good reputation in each state (one in this county required) to represent and advertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial atandli g. Salary $lB weekly with expenses additional, all payable in cash each Wednesday direct from head offices. Horse and carriages furnished, when necessary. References. Enclose self-address-ed stamped envelope. Manager, 816 Caxton Building. Chicago. Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure Sold by A. F. Long.