Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1902 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

ELLISOPERA HOUSE. Monday, Feb. 17. The Prince of the Platform and Apostle of “Sunshine.” Reserved of Opera House Jewelry k Store, Phone 57.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Intereat Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Delinquent tax sale next Monday, 10 a. m. Unloaned school funds on hand Feb. 1, $1,720. The supreme court on Wednesday decided that school property was not liable for street improvement assessments. Marriage licenses: Feb. 1, Otto C. Anderson to Myrtle Hahn. Feb. 5, William Edward Meads to Maggie Kenton. —o — Any man who condones the stealing of public funds is no better than the thieves who do the stealing, and only lacks the opportunity to dip in himself were he given the chance. In our report of trustees’ service accounts last week we made an error in Milroy tp., by including S2O of his predecessor’s salary. • Mr. Smith’s personal service account was $152 ♦ The “ringsters” are making much ado over the county clerk going on the bond of two of the , county commissioners charged with crime. Well, Horace Greeley went on the bond of Jeff Davis. —o — Appellate court minutes: 3,645. Charles M. Kline vs. Addie Kline. Jasper C. C. Appellant’s answer to motion of appellee to dismiss appeal and appeal bond certified. Motion to dismiss overruled. Here are some interesting statistics gleaned from the mortgage records of this county: During the year 1901 W. B. Austin made 84 real estate mortgage loans in Jasper county; E L. Hollingsworth made 26; James H. Chapman, 22; Commercial State Bank, 18; Conn. Mutual Ins. Co., 14; Aetna Ins Co., 18; Lafayette Savings Bank; 20; A. Goodell & Sons of Loda, 111., 15, a grand total of 213 made by these eight parties, of which almost one-half were made by W. B. Austin.

—o — Apropros that “claim” of Marshall’s for publishing the notice of railroad election in Barkley tp., Marshall made oath that it amounted to sl6 at the legal rates. As a matter of fact the notice as published by him lacked several dollars of reaching sl6 at legal rates, and when the Apologist editor swore that it did amount to that sum he was doubly guilty, of filing a false claim against the county and also committing perjury, both crimes of which are punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary. The February term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday. No grand jury is called. The petit jury is called for the third Monday. Following are the names and places of residence of the petit jurors: H. J. Gowland,Marion tp E. P. Burton,Marlon tp Walter V. Porter,. Jordan tp W. D. Saylor,Newton tp .Lewis Davissonßensselaer Richard E. FoulksMilroy tp Frank J. BaitcockCarpenter tp Parris C. Freahour,Gillam tp William targeHanginc Grove tp James L. Babcock, Union tp John Burger... Remington Theodore Warne....,.,.....<.... tp ' Daniels,Aarkley tp < <£%kson,..'...Marlon tp ueo. Wortley,Jordan tp Harvey McCollough, Gillam tp New suits filed: No. 6273. John Makeever vs Jacob McDonald and William H. McDonald, action on note, demand SI,OOO Chilcote & Parkison, attys. No. 6274. Jasper Guy vs. John Barnett; action to recover commission on land sale, demand $200; appealed by defendent from

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Justice Chappell’s court at Remington, where a jury gave plaintiff judgment for $lO2. No. 6275. William M. Nowels vs. the city of Rensselaer; action for damages. Complaint in two paragraphs and $5,000 asked in each. Reynolds, Sills & Reynolds of Monticello, attys. No. 6276. Pauline J. Nowels vs. the city of Rensselaer; action for damages, demand SS,OCX). Same parties attorneys. The above two cases arise out of injuries received by Mr. and Mrs. Nowels last May from a runaway, occasioned by their- team becoming frightened at a cow which was tethered by the roadside near Charles Robinson’s, on College avenue, while they were on their way home from town. Both were thrown out and quite seriously injured, Mr. Nowels having five ribs broken and Mrs. Nowels’ left shoulder and collar bone being broken. They were under the doctor’s care for some time, and they allege that the damages in broken bones and bruises, doctor bills, loss of services, repairs to buggy, etc., should entitle them to the sum set out, as the cow had no legal rights on the street to feed, etc., etc. No 6277. John H. Porter vs. William C. Babcock; action on acct. Hanley & Hunt, attys. No. 6278. Cornelius M. Horner vs. Charles W. Bussell; action on note, demand $78.38, attorney’s fees, etc. Baughman & Williams, attys. —o —

Following is a report of the proceedings of “Honest Abe’s” bankrupt court for the February term, except claims,which will be published next week: Bridge petitions were continued as follows: Marion, 1; Walker, 3; Barkley, 2; Carpenter, 1; Milroy, 2; Newton, 2; Jordan, 1; Gillam, 2. Geo. J. Nichols, et al, petition for highway; approved, James C. Thrawls, Benjamin Harris and M. H. Hemphill appointed viewers, to meet Feb. 17, and report before Feb. 28. August Geopp etal, petition for highway; approved. Viewers same as above. To meet Feb. 17, and report on or before March 1 Henry Huffman et al, petition for ditch; continued for notice. Wm. B. Blankenbaker et al. petition for highway. John Makeever and John Bisloskey file remonstrance, petitioners file demurrer; overruled nnd exceptions. All remonstrances overruled. Geo F. Meyers. John O'Connor and Joel F. Spriggs appointed reviewers, to meet on Feb. 17, and file report on or before March 1. Nancy E. Brown, petition for highway; continued. J. D. Rich et al, petition for ditch; ditch established; reviewers to meet on Feb. 18 and make final report. Amos H. Alter etal, petition for ditch; viewers tile tinal report which is approved. Daniel S. Makeever et al petition for ditch; continued for notice. Wm. Augspurger et al, petition forditch; continued for notice. A. F. Long, petition for ditch; continued for notice. Auditor’s Report of receiptsand expenditures during the year ending Dec. 31, 1901, examined and approved and ordered published. T. F. Clark, requisition for supplies for poor farm, quarte r ending March 31, 1902; contract awarded to: John Eger, groceries $43 80 B. Forsythe, dry goods.. t. 21 45 Louis Wildberg, clothing, notions and shoes..... 1940 C. M. Blue, trustee, petition for acceptance of gravel road; continued. J. N. Price, petition for bridge; continpt#!. > Joseph Conway, of Parr and Charles W. Ulm of Remington were granted liquor licenses. William Nuss, petition for highway; continued for notice. Joel F. Spriggs, petition for highway; continued for notice. Foor reports of Township Trustees were approved as follows: Joseph Stewart, L. P. Bhirer, Elias Arnold. B. D. Comer, John Bill, 8. L. Luce, Thos. F. Maloney, 8. D. Clark, Wm. T. Smith and A. J. Bellows.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, February 8, 1902.

Corn, 56c; oats, 43. Monday was pension day. The ground hog saw his shadow. Read The Racket Store’s new ad. Zero weather and good ingW. E. Price of Parr, was in the City Tuesday. Sam Yeoman is thinking some of locating in Oklahoma. Embroideries 1 cent to SI.OO a yard. Chicago Bargain Store. Remember A. Foster’s big sale near McCoysburg, next Tuesday. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office Henry Parish of near Morocco, was in the city on business Saturday. pfclrs. A. M. Stockton spent Sunday with Mrs. C. H. Porter, at Delphi. Mesdames W. H. Beam and W. C. Babcock spent Wednesday in Chicago. J- Brenner has bought Vernob Nowels’ Washington street restaurant. Fowler Leader: Ben Stewart will move to Sams Smith’s farm, near Wheatfield W. R. Nowels was called to Battle Creek, Mich., Saturday by the serious illness her mother. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Wheatfield, 1; Pueblo, Colo., 1. Public sales are coming in thick and fast nowadays. The Democrat has 6 advertised in another column. A Mr. Simpson, representing The Acme Food Company of Chicago, was in the city on business Saturday. Strohm of Kentland ano'Kilgore of Good la nd, have been re-appointed by President Roosevelt. UWill Clark and family have rerarhed from Crystal Falls, Mich., and will occupy R. B. Porter’s farm, north of town. Mrs. M. J. Berry of Monon, returned home Monday after a two weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. U. M. Baughman.

John Keith orders the address of his Democrat changed from Wheatfield, Ind., to Leota, Mich., where he has just moved. One good 4 room house and 2| acres of ground to rent, 4 mile north of the depot. Outbuildings, well, etc. Call on L. S. Renicker. Potts has bought S. E. Yeoman’s 170 acre farm in northern Union tp., Consideration $37.50 per acre. Mr. Potts will move upon the farm we understand. , For Rent:—B-rootn two-story house, good, new barn for four horses, all necessary out-buildings, on South River street. Possession given March 1. Call on L. H. Myers for particulars. Hefferlin, whose sale is advertised in another column, is preparing to move with his family to Kingsburg county, So., Dakota, where he has rented a farm. He has leased his farm here for the present. "t'*Phe dwelling house of Mrs. Isaliel V. Price at Parr, was burned at about 3 a. m., yesterday morning. Loss about SSOO with S3OO insurance on house and SIOO on household goods. But little was saved. Cause of fire unknown. New pensions: Everett A. Dyar, Fowler, original (was with Bpain) $6; George W. Davis, Lowell, increase, $; Luke Rogers, Wolcott, increase sl2; Amasiah Steele, Oxford, increase sl7; Kellogg M. Burnham, Lowell, increase, sl7. y’ff’ohn Clager, who has occupied one of B. J. Gifford’s farms northeast of Blackford for the past few years, will move to Wheatfield next week where he will reside until he can get possession of a farm be has rented a few miles north of that town.

Read The Democrat for news. Dr. Willits, at opera house, Monday, Feb. 17. Mrs. M. L. Spitler left Wednesday to visit her son, Marion, at Oklahoma City, Okla. Clark is preparing to Build a residence upon his lots on North Division street. See the new wash dress goods, 5 cents yard to SI.OO yd. Chicago Bargain Store. We understand that 8. A. Dowell, the cattle dealer, is loading a car preparatory to shipping bis goods to lowa. JWm. Washburn expects to -build a fine new house and a large cattle barn upon his Jordan tp., farm the coming season. Special sale ladies’ mackintoshes in three lots, all sizes, 50 cents, SI.OO and $1.50; was $2.25 to $4-50 each. Chicago Bargain Store. Baughman & Williams now represent the reliable Northwestern Fire insurance Company of Milwaukee, and respectfully solicit a share of your patronage. Mrs. Emma J. Turpie, formerly of Monon, but now of North Platte Neb., started for home Tuesday after spending six weeks with friends here and at Monon. C. D. Nowels was in Columbia City a few days this week with his son, A. S. Nowels, who was figuring on buying out a lumber yard there. -The deal did not go through, however. For Sale:—We have a very nice, large, heavy-boned male pig of Sept, farrow. He is very lengthty and will make a large hog. He goes at the bargain price of S2O. Frank O’Meara. For Sale:—Good, new residence property of eight rooms, besides bathroom, pantry and vestibule; with three large lots, good location, cheap if taken at once. Fine home for a retiring farmer. Address, Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. • ylLewis Davisson and Charles Ramp each lost a good cow this week under rather peculiar circumstances. Each was well the night before but was found dead in the morning. One died Monday night and the other Tuesday night. Charlie Enz has moved from Princeton township to his Jasper county farm near Francesville. He is an industrious and thrifty farmer and will be a valuable acquisition to the citizenship of the township to which he has gone. —Wolcott Enterprise.

Two desirable building lots, 67x150 feet, total frontage 134 feet by 150 deep, located in desirable part of town, large shade tree in front yard, lay nicely for drainage and fine cellar can be put in at small expense; will be sold cheap for cash or part time. Enquire at The Democrat office. >Jjßev. W. E. Meads, pastor of the fw. Baptist church, and Rev. Maggie Kenton, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Kenton, were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon at the residence of John Rush, Rev. B. F. Ferguson officiating. The many friends of each of the young people wish |hem a world of happiness. 'Mrs. Emma Lowman, wife of Washington Lowman, of near Pleasant Ridge, died last Saturday morning after a brief illness from pneumonia, aged about 34 years. Deceased leaves a husband and six children. \ The funeral was held from the Berkley M. E. church Sunday, Rev. Chivington conducting the services. Interment in Smith cemetery. ’Z4Ten to fourteen below zero several mornings the first of the week made it impossible to hold school in several rooms in the school buildings with the new heating system. A number of small sheet-iron stoves were finally put in and now, if the janitor’s back don’t give out “bucking” wood, it is thought the rooms can be kept sufficiently warm to run school right along.

COMMISSIONERS ARRESTED.

Charged With Having Made An Illegal Allowance to the Apologist On complaint of F. E. Babcock, Commissioners Halleck, Dowell and Way mire were arrested Monday evening on the charge of having made an illegal allowance from the county treasury to the editor of the Rensselaer Republican. The particular allowance on which the affidavit was made was that of publishing the second notice of railroad election in Barkley tp., in 1900, after having previously allowed pay for publishing the same identical notice in the Journal. Under the old law, whenever Abe and his cohorts found time hanging heavily on their hands and could call a special sessionT and bleed the county for $10.50 per day, no penalty was provided for allowing pay for legal publications in almost as many newspapers as was seen fit. but under the County Reform Act —which, by the way, has cut down the expenses in Jasper county more-than one-third—the commissioners are liable to a fine of not less than SSO or more than SSOO for “allowing or paying’’ for publication of any such notice in more than one paper unless it is specifically required to be published in more than one paper. This feature of the law has been violated time and again by the gentlemen who, while not looking after telephone franchises or the cattle business, are supposed to look after the interests of the taxpayers of Jasper county. In this particular instance Leslie Clark, editor of the Journal, filed a claim on Nov. 10, 1900, for sl6 for making this publication, and on Nov. 15, the Apologist man filed a claim for the same publication, also for sl6 and warrant No. 1498 drawn for same. Both claims were allowed at the Dec. 1900, session of the commissioners—not at different sessions, as stated by the Journal—the former on the 2nd day of the term and the latter on the 3d day. Both claims were before the commissioners all the time during the session and it would be very strange indeed if they did not know they were allowing two claims for the same service. (It will also be remembered in connection with the Barkley railroad election, that the Barnacle got its oar into the county treasury for sl2 for “services” alleged to ha\ e been rendered by its editor’s daughter, Mrs. Bostwick, although one of the commissioners when afterward asked what those services were, said that “he did not know.”)

Some time after these allowances were made, The Democrat editor went to the auditor’s office and asked for certified copies of both claims. Deputy Murray refused to make the copies “until thfe court mandated him,”although the legal fees were tendered him and the law requires the auditor to make certified copies of any jiapers in his possession on demand and tender of fee. Deputy Clark also refused. We later appealed direct to Auditor Babcock, who stated that the copies would be made if the law required him to do so. He consulted his attorneys and had the copies made. Our reasons for desiring certified copies was that we had learned from experience that “errors” were sometimes “corrected” in Jasper county by changing the records or in cutting out pages thereof, and while our calling for the same gave notice to the parties implicated that we were onto their steal, we wanted evidence at hand that could not be changed to suit the plea that might be set up in court, should the matter reach there. In the other instances we asked for nor procured no certified copies, as we prefered to let them believe that we were ignorant of their lawless acta. We had hoped to see a nonpartisan “taxpayer’s league” organized here to prosecute all acts of this character, but as such had not been done, determined to file the required affidavit ourself, as the statute of limitations on some of these allowances had nearly expired. Now, in conclusion, we

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wish to impress upon the mind of every taxpayer in the county that the above is not the only instance where an illegal allowance for publication to Marshall has been made—far from it—and while we do not care to state all of them at this time we mention one as a fair sample: About two years ago the Journal published the notice to taxpayers, filing a claim for $54.25, was allowed and pttjd. The Republican editor, a filed a claim for $57.25 for the same identical publication and "Was allowed and paid that amount. The notice was not required in but one paper—a clear steal of $57.25. We know there are a number of people who will tell you all this is false—people who will not believe the evidence of their own eyes because they don't want to believe it—yet we will willingly go to the records with any committee of taxpayers and convince them—if ocular proof will do every statement, now or at any other time made by The Democrat regarding the mismanagement of county, affairs is true. The commissioners gave bond in the sum of SIOO each and the cases will come up at the Feburary term of court.

FOR SALE CHEAP. New house and seven acres of land, north end of Ohio st. Enquire of Wm. B. Creech, Remington, Ind. THE LARGEST. The largest invoice of hardware that he has yet received, is just now on, at Lee’s, at McCoysburg. So full is his line that he seldom ever has a call now for anything which he cannot supply from stock, He is truly a hustler; and what he did not have in stock when he began last summer, he ordered as quickly as any one reminded him that they were in need of such, and in consequence the volume of his business is daily increasing instead of falling off as is usually the case in the winter months. He is continually on the lookout for the cheapest place to buy good goods and knows a snap when he meets it. Postage and telephone toll is no item to him when he is investigating prices, and in consequence he is on the ground floor on the first change in prices-of anything in his line. He carries a neat, clean stock of lumber which he uses the same discretion in handling as he does in his hardware. He is a firm believer in printer’s ink as a means of telling what he has for the people. A prospect could not be better for the eoming year than than his. Remember he is at McCoysburg. 50 pieces of embroideries 3 and 4 inches wide, value 124 and 15 cents a yard. Choice of lot only 10 cents a yard. Chicago Bargain Store. RENSSELAER NOT IN IT. / Tke Chicago Chronicle worked Rensselaer to the queen’s taste last Sunday. After gathering up a number of photos of Rensselaer’s 400 by its representative and advertising that the Sunday edition of that paper would contain pictures of Northern Indiana's most beautiful women and society leaders, and intimating very strongly that Jasper county’s hub would be extravagantly represented, something like 200 to 300 extra copies of the paper were ordered in advance. But when tne paper arrived nary a Rensselaer profile adorned its pages. Winamac, Rochester, Plymouth, Valparaiso and various other towns “got in,” but Rensselaer, whose fair damsels could easily give all those towns cards and spades on feminine beauty, was left completely out in the cold. No doubt numerous other towns were worked like Rensselaer, and will be worked again and again by similar schemes of unprincipled people. Millions Put To Work. The wonderful activity of the new century is shown by an enormous demand for the world's best workers—Dr. King's New Life Pills. For Constipation, Sick Headache, Billiousness, or any trouble of Stomach, Liver or Kidneys they’re unrivaled. Only 25c at A. F. Long's drug store.