Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1902 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

ELLIS OPERA HOUSE. Monday, Feb. 17. JJr. A. A. Willits, The Prince of the Platform and Apostle of “Sunshine.” , Reserved of Opera House . Jewelry Store, Phone 57.

Public Sales. The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at the Dan Waymire farm 5H miles South and I'4 miles West of Rensselaer, and miles Northwest of Remington, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m., sharp, on MONDAY, FEB. 17, 1902 10 head of horses and colts—l team of roan mares, 9 years old, wt. 1300; 1 bay mare, 8 years old, wt. 1400; 1 sorrel gelding by Pluto. 8 years old; 1 sorrel mare, 4 years old, wt. 1300; 1 gray mare, 9 years old, wt. 1200; 13-year-old roan mare; 2 sucking draft colts. 18 head of cattle—four milk cows, all fresh; 14 good yearling steers. 35 head of hogs—--8 head of brood sows, bred to Perfection 2nd, 27 head fall pigs, weight 75 pounds. 20 tons good tame hay in mow, 8 tons baled shredded fodder, 10bushels seed corn, 1 Deering binder, nearly new, 1 Buckeye binder, good condition. 2 mowers, 1 Moline corn planter, fertilizer attachment, 1 Brown corn planter, 2 lever and two disc harrows, 2 Gophers, 1 gang plow, 1 riding plow, 3 walking plows, 1 disc sharpener, 1 fanning mill, 2 broad and 2 narrow tire wagons. 5 sets work harness, 2 walking cultivators. 1 riding cultivator, 1 feed grinder, 1 hand corn sheller, 1 twohorse potato digger, 2 hay ladders, 1 hay rake. 1 carriage, nearly new, 5 dozen chickens, household goods, etc. 11 months credit without interest. 6 p?r cent, off for cash. Hot lunch on the grounds. WAYMIRE A ADAMS. Phillips A Son. Auctioneers. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. The undersigned will offer at Public Sale at the old Cbas. Pullins’farm. 4 miles north and 1 mile east of Renssslaer. beginning at 10 o'clock a. m., sharp, on WEDNESDAY. FEB. 19,1002, 7 head of horses; 1 roan mare. 4 years old. 1 gray horse 5 years old, 1 bay mare. 7 years old. in foal. 1 black mare. 11 years old, 1 mare coming 3 years old, 1 horse coming 3 years old, 1 mare coming 2 years old. 26 head of cattle, consisting of 11 head of milk cows; 6 two-year-old heifers in calf; 7 head of calves. 6 steers and 1 heifer; 1 yearling heifer; 1 steer coming 2 years old; 1 bull coming 3 years old. Seventeen head of hogs. 1 broad tire wagon nearly new. 1 narrow tire wagon, 1 carraige, 1 single buggy, 1 McCormick binder, 1 McCormick mower. 1 corn planter, 1 disc. 1 18foot steel harrow, 2 John Deere breaking plows, 3 cultivators. 2 spring trip, 1 riding plow, 1 shovel plow. 1 hay derrick and gatherer. 1 set of 1H inch leather harness. 1 set chain harness. 1 set double buggy harness. 1 set single harness, bob s.eds, mud boat, scoop board, hay ladder, endgate seeder, grind stone, stands of bees, hay and shredded fodder in barn, cooking and heating stoves,’ household and kitchen furniture, etc. 10 months credit without interest. 7 per cent, off for cash ROBERT SHOOK. Phillips A Son. Auctioneers. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch on the grounds.

COUNCIL MEETING.

The Common Council of the city of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening. But little business was transacted, as follows: Committee on sewers recommend that petition of S. P. Thompson for sewer be granted. Motion to grant permission to construct, beginning 20 feet from cor. Cullen and Washington street diagonally across Cullen street to west side street, thence to alley block 9, thence west to Van Rensselaer street, carried. Petition, Peter Giver et al, increase in wages; referred to committee on lights. Financial committee report, claims approved and allowed: HOAD FUND. Hiratn Day.crosiiiiigs and cement works 699 13 Wm. Moore, work on street 3 30 Joseph Rowen, same 2 70 Harvey Moore, 5ame....... .............. 60 James Elliott, same 60 Al Blake, same... 60 Clyde McGee, same 60 John Albertson, same 60 T. J. Sayler <4Co., crossings 73 50 COBI'OHATION FUND. Abrain Simpson, salary Jan...., 45 00 J. W. Childers, same 21 00 WATKH FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary to Eeb. 1... 22 50 , BMtCTBIC LIUHT FUND. B.Chamberlain, salary to Feb. 1 30 00 Pater Giver, same...., 22 50 C. L.Thornton, same 22 50 J. H. Chapman, freight and express .. 121 81 Chas. A. Schiereu, cement 70 Standard Oil*Co., oil 5 40 Gregory ElectrktCo., repairs 6 50 Central Eleetrio Co., elec, 5up...., 32 85 One good 4 room house and 2| acres of ground to rent, 4 mile north of the depot. Outbuildings, well, etc. Call on L. 8. Renicker.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, . ' H EMO R HORDS, . OffiCe Flrst Stalrs West of Fendig’s Drug Store. Phone a s i. RENSSELAER, I IND.

Corn, 55c; oats, 41. Read The Democrat for news. Dr. Willits, at opera house, Monday, Feb. 17. Judge Palmer of Monticello, was in the city yesterday. Harry Brown visited relatives at La Hogue, 111., this week. r-H. R. Kurrie has been appointed assistant general solicitor of the Monon. A great many movers’ wagons are seen upon the highways of the county now. The Rathbone Sisters gave a valentine box social at the K of P. ball last evening. See the new wash dress goods, 5 cents yard to SI.OO yd. Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs.-Lottie Shaw, aged 29, committed suicide at Knox, Wednesday, via the morphine route. She was tired of life. Elmer Wilcox is taking a two months “lay off” from his duties as railroad mail messenger, on account of sickness. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Wheatfield, 1; Rensselaer, R-D-l, 1; Foresman, 1; Tefft, 1. 'fN. S. Bates has bought Jake McDonald’s poultry business on Front street and took possession of the same last Tuesday. 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. Th. S. Fendig will pay 8c for bens and chicks, 10c for turkeys, 10c for ducks, 7c for geese up to and including the week ending Feb. 22. A small gold locket was found on the street here Sunday night and the owner may have samp by calling at The Democrat office, provine property and paying for this notice. X Mrs. Hop. Keene, a former resident of Jordan tp, died at her home in Goodland, Feb 5, after a few days illness from pneumonia. She leaves a husband, three sons and six daughters. I. E. French of near Brook, left here Thursday for his new home near Hutchinson, Kansas. Owing to his little boy having taken down with the measles, the rest of the family will not go for a few weeks. Frank Cooper writes us to change the address of his. Democrat from Aix to 921 Harrison St., Indianapolis, where he is now conducting a boarding house See his card elsewhere in this paper. E. Moore has bought the residence property and five lots on North Van Rensselaer street, owned by Mrs. R J. Porter and occupied by James Parkison. Consideration S3,S<JO; possession given March Ist. The Francesville Tribune came to us last week in tabloid form printed on a new cylinder press and looking as neat and clean as a new pin. The Democrat is pleased to note this evidence of prosperity of Bro. Knotts’. 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, Dem<xrat, Rensselaer, likL L. Lewis of Union tp., has announced himself a candidate for the republican nomination for county surveyor. It is also understood that H. L, Gamble will be a candidate, which, with the present incumbent, makes three candidates now in the field. N- 8. Bates has gone back into the poultry business, having bought out Jacob McDonald and will conduct the,business at Jake’s old stand on Front street. jF Mr. Bates says he would like a part of the poultry trade and would be pleased to have poultry raisers call and see him.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, February 15, 1902.

A/whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office Mrs. Marion I. Adams is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. B. Harrold, at Hammond. y*Mrs, Geo. Healey and family expect to move to Washington, D. C., about March Ist. Mrs. D. A. Stoner was called to Sheldon the first of the week by the illness of her sister. Mrs. M. E. Thompson and Mrs. N. J. Porter left Thursday for an extended visit in California. Edward Mayo and Elmer Fisher have returned to their old homes in Illinois since sellingout here. The motion for a new trial in Halligan vs. Tanner et al cattle case was withdrawn in the White circuit court this week. C. W. Baker of Gillam tp., was in the city Wednesday 011 business. Mr. Baker will have a public sale Feb. 24, notice of which will appear in the next issue of The Democrat. We understand that S. A. Dowell, the cattle dealer, has vamoosed to lowa, leaving numerous unpaid judgements and an unenviable record as county commissioner behind him. Jasper county’s gain is lowa’s loss. B. J. Gifford was in town this week looking after some of his numerous lawsuits. Redid not say, so far as we were able to learn, just when he expected (?) to begin work on the Rensselaer branch of his railroad. The continued cold snap abated somewhat Thursday and it thawed quite a little in the sun. At night, however, the mercury again got down to zero, warming up again yesterday. Weather indications for t<xlay are for more snow. Mrs Wealthy Ann Dunn, aged 73. whs found dead at her home a few miles south of Wolcott, recently. She was a widow lady and lived alone upon a 40 acre farm She had no near relatives or neighbors and it was thought she had been dead nearly a month when found. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huffman separated again last Saturday, and the latter has gone to live in rooms with Cyrus Haas on South Front stree,t. taking the children with her. The couple separated last summer but became reconciled after a few months and went to living together again. •JLChristie Vick has announced mmself as a candidate for the republican nomination for city marshall. It is understood that A. Simpson, the present incumbent, will seek the democratic nomination as well as one or two others whose names we are not at liberty to make public at this time. The K. of P. Anniversary sermon will be preached this year by Rev. W. E. Meads at the F. W. 'Baptist church, to-morrow at 10:30 a. m. All members of the K. of P’s are requested to meet at Castle Hall promptly at 10 a. m., where they will form in line and march to the church in a body. Cards are out announcing the approaching nuptials of Mr. Clifford H. Dayton of Chicago, and Miss Carrie Wood worth, to take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Woodworth, No. 222 South River street, Rensselaer, on Thursday evening, Feb. 20, at Bp. m. The cards also announce that the contracting parties will be at home after Feb. 21, at 22 So. Center Ave., Chicago. A dispatch Monday from Elwood, states that: “County Coroner Conrad was here from Anderson yesterday to arrange for a further investigation of the death of Mrs. Bessie Ford, aged eighteen, who is supposed to have shot herself through the temple a week ago because her husband refused to take her to a dance. There were no witnesses to the tragedy and many refuse to believe that it was a case of suicide. The girl’s parents insisted on the coroner making a thorough investigation before returning a verdict.”

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. For Rent:—B-room 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. Hear! Hear! W. A. Huff’s phonograph. “Eat Pie,” and visit the “Fishing Pond” at McCoysburg, Saturday eve, Feb. 22. Ladies, bring pie for two. A souvenir for each lady. Prizes given. No admission fee.” Pearl Parker, Teacher. Someone, from somewhere, started the report that E. P. Honan of this city, would be a candidate fcr the democratic nomination for congress from this district, and many newspapers have repeated the story. The Democrat has it from Mr. Honan himself that he is not a candidate for the nomination nor has not been nor will not be, and he is at a loss to understand how the story got started. >|lt is reported that the C. & E. I. wilt double track the entire line between Danville and Terre Haute the coming summer, and that the work done between Cayuga and Newport was but a step in that direction Many profess to see in this preparation to abandon the Coal Road, which is too hilly for hauling coal; and local traffic is said to be too light to justify the expense of maintaining the road. Should these prophecies be correct it will mean several very dead towns along its line.—Perryville Record. The Lady Foresters gave a progressive pedro party at Warner Hall last Friday evening. Nearly 150 people were present and a most enjoyable evening was spent by all. Mrs. E. P. Honan captured the ladies’ prize, a handsome sofa pillow, and F. E. Babcock the gentlemens’ prize, an elegant smokers’ set, while Mrs. Henry Kolhoff was given the “booby” prize, a china cup and saucer, as the poorest lady player, and John Ramp the gentlemens’ “booby” prize, a corn-cob pipe and package of smoking tobacco Refreshments were served after the card playing, after which dancing was indulged in until the midnight hour.

Notice was received yesterday by Post office Inspector in Charge Vickery from W. H. Jordan, Director of the New York Experimental Station at Geneva, that the so-called “red albumen” with which the market has been Hooded during the last few weeks, is a rank fake. It is supposed to make hens lay eggs interminably. There is no such thing as “red albumen.” The product which is being placed upon the market is made of red oxide of iron and sand, with a faint trace of protein (albumen). It sells for from 50 to 60 cents per pound, and is worth from 1 to 2 cents. The stuff is being extensively advertised, and it is understood that there is an enormous sale for it. The postoffice authorities are waiting for further developments, and it is quite likely that State Dairy and Food Commissioner Blackburn will proceed against the firm putting it, on the market. - Ex.

BOX SOCIAL.

There will lie a box-social and graphophone entertainment at the Putts school, 14 miles south of town, Saturday, Feb. 15, for the benefit of the school library. Each lady bring a box, and gentlemen, come prepared to buy and have a good time. Just south of the college.

IDA O’MEARA,

BLACK SMITHING.

For Blacksmithing and Repair Work go to Fred Hemphill and Abe Wartena. successors to Danford Bros , opposite the Hemphill livery barn, and the King hitch barn. The best of work in our line guaranteed. Horse-shoeing and plow work a speciality. Subscribe for The Democrat.

NOT CRIMINALLY LIABLE.

Judge Thompson Dismisses One Case Against County Commissioners on Technicality. The cases of the State vs. Abraham Halleck, Simeon A. Dowell and Frederick Waymire, commissioners of Jasper county, charged with having made an illegal allowance for publication to the Rensselaer Republican editor, were called Monday morning and the defendants decided to try the case against Dowell first. The case was accordingly set for 2 p. m., that day, before Judge Thompson. After the prosecution had introduced the evidence of Deputy Auditor Murray and the commissioners’ record, showing that the petition for the second railroad election in Barkley tp., to vote aid to the C. &W. V. Ry., (Gifford’s road) was filed on or about the 22 day of August, 1900, and that at the September term, 1900, of commissioners’ court the commissioners had made an order for the AUDITOR to give the proper notice of publication for said election, to be held Tuesday, Oct. 9, 1900, and the report of the auditor to the board at its next meeting that he had made such publication in the Rensselaer Journal; and that no publication was ordered in any other paper; that the record mentioned no other paper as having made the said publication except in the claim allowed the Republican, and that the Journal was duly allowed its claim of sl6 for such authorized publication on the second day of the Dec. term, 1900; and that on the third day of the same term the commissioners had allowed George E. Marshall sl6 for publishing the same identical notice in his paper, the witness was turned over to the defense for cross-examination. The court then stated that the statute under which the prosecution was brought stated that for “allowing or paying” for a publication “for the cost of which the county was liable” in more than one newspaper, etc., the commissioner so allowing should be “fined not more than SSOO nor less than $50,” and that in this publication the “county was not liable;” that it wa’s clearly a township matter and the commissioners had erred in paying any part of the expense out of the county fund; that all bills should have been presented to and paid by the township holding the election; and, as the county was not liable, under the statute which the prosecution was brought, he dismissed the case.

It will thus be seen that, while perhaps not criminally responsible, they had illegally paid out several hundred dollars for elections of this character, and the matter was even worse than reported by the Democrat. In this case, as shown by the transcript of the evidence introduced two things are painfully evident: First, that Marshall published the notice of the railroad election in Barkley township without any authority from the Auditor (the only person having power to direct its publication) or any one else. Second, that the commissioners collectively and individually, have not brains enough to poke a hole in the snow. At the September term the commissioners had made an order directing the Auditor to give notice of the election by publication. (See Com. Record 11, Page 457.) With the following record before them: “lu the matter of the petition of Samuel R. Nichols and other* for an appropriation to the Chicago A Wabash Valley Railway Coinpany. Conn's now the Auditor of the County of Jatiper and shows to the Court that pursuant to the order of the Board notice wus publiahe,! as shown l< Auditor's certificate which reads as follows.’’ Also Leslie Clark’s affidavit that he had made publication on Sept. 6,13, 20 and 27, 1900, which affidavit was sworn to before H. B. Murray as deputy auditor Nov. 8, 1900, the claim for which was allowed on the second day of the Dec. term following, allowed Marshall’s claim the third day without any record whatever that he had ever been directed to make publication! “Careful and painstaking” indeed! If Sim Dowell's mental vision is no clearer now than it was when this “business” was transacted lie may wake up

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straddle of the north pole instead of lowa. The facts are, Marshall copied that publication from Clark’s paper (he was never furnished any copy for it by anyone) and published the notice without any authority whatever, presented his bill for the same and was allowed and paid the amount in full, and the commissioners knew all this when they allowed the “claim.”

GIFFORD TURNED DOWN.

Supreme Court Affirms Finding of Lower Court In the Baker Gravel Road Case. The supreme court affirmed the finding of the Jasper circuit court in the case of Gifford et al vs. Baker, in what is known as the Gillam gravel road case, a few days ago, holding that: An error in the notice of the presentation of a gravel road petition under Burns, 1894, sec. 6.879 et seq.. by stating that it will be presented on the first day of the next term of the commissioners to be held on "the first day of May” instead of the first Monday of May, that being the time fixed by law for the board to meet, does not vitiate such notice, nor the petition presented in pursuance thereto. Objections to the mere form of such notice must be presented before the board, by appointing viewers, lias adjudged the notice sufficient. Two gravel road petitions for the same improvement presented to the board at the same time may be considered together as one petition. Since the report of the viewers is made prima facie evidence of the factstherin recited, a remonstrator who attacks such report and asserts affirmative facts by way of defense has the burden of proving such facts and of showing that such report is not true and should open and close the case.

A “TACKY” PARTY.

Last Monday evening Mrs. E. P. Honan gave a surprise on her husband in the feature of a “tacky party.” The guests were requested to come in “tacky” costume, and that they did so goes without saying. Among the gentlemem there were “Weary Willies” that would have made a genuine knight of the road green with envy, while the “Hey Rubes” and plow-boys would have provoked favorable comment from a confidence man. There was also a “big black coon,” arrayed in summer costume, and would be dignitaries in tall silk hats their grandfathers used to wear. Among the ladies were a Samantha Allen and other belles of various names and arrayed in costumes, from a calico gown to gorgeous old-fashioned silk outfits that no doubt years ago had found much favor in the eyes of the gay young Lochivars of that period Mr. Honan had been called up town on “business” and when he returned at eight o’clock and found the house full of such a conglomeration of people, the surprise was complete. “ The evening was pleasantly spent by the thirty-four guests and their hostess and her husband in playing progressive euchre, and at about eleven o’clock elegant refreshments were served, after which the judges appointed to award the prize for the "tackiest” dressed couple in the crowd, awarded the same to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McCoy. The prize was a box of hayseed. Tne guests then departed for their various homes, after thanking their hostess on having been so handsomely entertained and spending so enjoyable an evening with so “tacky” a looking crowd.

FORSYTHE CASE DECIDED.

The case of Forsythe vs. the city of Rensselaer, appeal from street assessments as fixed by the city council, was decided by Judge Lairy of Logansport, yesterday; he taking S4O from the assessment of Mr. Forsythe and adding it to the assessment of A. Leopold, leaving all other assessments as they were. This does not reduce the former's assessment 10 per cent, and throws him in for costs. Plaintiff asked for new trial which was refused and the case will be appealed to the supreme court, we understand. Leopold has 30 feet more frontage on the improved street than Mr. Forsythe, and also has three business rooms fronting on some where Forsythe has but one. In all fairness the assessment of both these properties should have been the same per lineal foot. Embroideries 1 cent to SI.OO a yard. Chicago Bargain Store.