Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1902 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

SI.OO Per Year.

® Commercial State Bank North Side of Public Square, RENSSELAER, - INDIANA. mhi oi Minon oi cm oi iis Business, on me ®oi Feomoiy, w. RESOURCES. I LIABILITIES. Disco '‘ nt * $173,270.18 I Capital Stock Paid in $ 25.000.00 iT? r n i 1.080.00 Surplus Fund 3.000.00 j ii*'*i* 11,900.00 Undivided Profits 1.024.39 R«nkta^ , M l^ n ? S ° nd BRnkerß ” 49 604.92 Discount. Exchange and 1nt.... 4.171.82 Banking House 5.585.00 Deposits 216.866.74 Cash . 8,622.85 I $250,062.95 $250,062.95 J’®*P® ct fully call the attention of the 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 Savings, sell drafts on Foreign Countries, make investments on First mortgage Security for our customers, rent safe deposit boxes for safe keeping of papers, and tansaot a general banking business. We respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage, promising fair and courteous treatment to all. Addison Pabkison, J ambs T. Randle, ) John M. Wasson, Geo. E. Murray, }• Directors. E. L. Hollingsworth, ) 5 Per Cent Farm Loans a Specialty. QQ Pont Racket' vu belli. STORE. 213 WEST WASHINGTON STREET. \ Nothing over 99 cents in the entire stock, which fact alone is <; a positive proof beyond a doubt that you will find bargains here <; in abundance. :> We notice the women are the greatest Bargain I; Hunters on earth, and when you see a crowd of them I > together you can depend that thjere’s something unusual <; on hand. You will see just such crowds at our store when it is possible for the fair ones to get out, and no < • matter whether it storms pitchforks, tines downward, jou will find them here, as the Bargain Values are so great that they will risk their lives rather than miss <> one of our many Bargains which we shall quote below: F 50c Jardineres only 25c. 75c Jardineres only 49 Ci $1.50 Jardineres only 99c. 100 Bxl2 Pictures, the finest selection ever brought to < I town, worth 50c now 25c. Over 10 different subjects. < > 100 Bxlo, some gilt, white, black, bronze green, and !' others, a fine line of subjects, could not be manu- ’! factured for what we shall sell them for. Only 25c. < ’ Just arrived, a fine line of Men’s Pants, and Boys’ Suits, to be sold for | what others ask. Just think <> a pair of pants that will fit the largest to the small- J ’ est man and just such goods that you have paid sl, < J $2 &$3 for you get them for 99 cents and less., ? Boys suits from 3 to 15 years of age, suits we nor any body else can duplicate when they are gone, for < J this sale while they last, only 99c. j A big purchase in chambers makes it possible for us I» to sell you one for (just think) only 19c. ’! It is unnecessary for us to tell you every thing we have, you all know where to come and you will find the ; I good things when you get here. We have a large stock and handle most every thing. We sell goods ;! we do not keep them—and we sell them cheap. Re- ; I member the place. The 99 cent Racket Store, Rensselaer, Ind., the only one in Jasper county. < I RANSFORD <& FRANK, h PROPRIETORS.

NOTICE TO BREEDERS. Having purchased the Shire Stallion formElmer Fisher, I desire to in- I. K. form the public that he will make the season of 1902 at my farm. Terms: To insure foal, •8.00; to stand and suck, SIO.OO. M. I. ADAMS. Headache often reaulta from a disordered condition of the stomach and constipation of the bowels. A dose or two of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will correct these disorders and cure the headache. Sold by A. F. Long. When you have a legal notice to be published, such as notice of appointment, notice of final settlement, notice of survey, notice of administrator’s or guardian’s sale, non-resident notice, or any other notice not controlled by county or township officers, bring it to The Democrat office. . Our prices for this work are lower than others by reason of our setting them without any padding whatever, and we will appreciate the favor. SHEEP AND LAHBS FOR SALE. 25 head of good ewes with lambs by side, will sell all or part of them. Enquire at the old Stackhouse farm, 4 miles north of Rensselaer. H. J. Gowland.

BOTH SHALL MEN. The Bluffton Banner says: “The smallest man in Indiana lives at Hoagland, a little village near Decatur. His name is Otto Evans, and his weight is only fifty pounds. Evans is twenty years of age and measures just forty inches in height. His twin sister is also very small.” You are entitled to another guess, neighbor. Knox has your Hoagland little man faded to a frazzle. Che Mah, the Chinese dwarf, who for years has traveled with Buffalo Bill and other shows, is a resident of this city and has been for a number of years. He is 57 years old and measures only twenty-eight inches in height. He wears a full beard, speaks English fluently and is as sharp, shrewd a business man as any six-footer. He is about town much of the time when the weather is fair, looking after his property, of which he has considerable. Without question Knox is entitled to the belt for the smallest man.— Starke County Democrat. SUICIDE AT FOWLER. Mrs. Lee Dinwiddie, aged 45, wife of Lee Dinwiddie, president of the Bank of Benton county, committed suicide last Saturday by cutting her throat and severing an artery of the wrist. Continued ill health is supposed to have been the cause for her rash act.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, March 15, 1902

NEWTON COUNTY PULLS OUT.

Republicans of That County Refuse To Submit To Jasper's “Methods'* of Selecting Judicial Delegates. A meeting of the Newton county republican central committee was held at Morocco last week and the “method” of selecting delegates to the judicial convention by the Jasper county republican machine was discussed at length. Chairman Little, as a result, was instructed to confer with the Jasper county chairman and if possible, have him modify his call so that the delegates might be selected by the people of the county instead of by the machine at the county convention, and in the event of the latter gentlemen refusing to make such modification, “then, in that event, the chairman of this committee is directed to cancel without further action of this committee the call made providing for the selection of delegates to the judicial convention to be held at Brook on April 10.” The result of this conference is shown in the following card appended to the resolutions of which the above is a part: “In accordance with the above instructions from the Central Committee, I have personally conferred with the Chairman of Jasper county, who refuses to modify their call In any manner whatever. 1, therefore in compliance with the further instructions from our committee, hereby revoke the call or agreement for the judicial convention to be held at Brook on April 10th. f Z. F. Littlb. Chairman.” “The above statement by Chairman Little,” says the Newton County Enterprise, “made by direction of the central committee settles the judicial convention set down for April 10th. So far as Newton county is concerned there will be no convention; no delegates will be selected, as the call for the selection of delegates has never been issued, and in pursuance of the action of the chairman and the central committee the voters will not assemble for that purpose.” The Democrat has interviewed some of the machine politicians here and they say that Jasper county will go ahead and select delegates and hold a convention in pursuance to the call, which they say was regularly issued, and make the nomination anyhow, that Newton w’ould have “cut verv little ice” at most, as Jasper has the delegates and can and will dictate the nomination; neither will they allow their man to be side-tracked. If might makes right we presume they can do this, and the overwhelming republican majority will elect Mr. Hanley in spite of everything, they say, even though Newton county should later hold a convention of her own and put a candidate in the field

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest (lathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. The amount of unloaned school funds on hand March 1 was $758. licenses: March 12, Charles T. Harris to Laura B. Glosser. B. Workman, the tax-ferret, was admitted to the Tippecanoe county bar at Lafayette Tuesday. <J-H. O’Neil, who has been assisting in the tax-ferret investigation here for several months, has moved his family to Bloomfield, Greene county, where he has a tax investigation contract on his own account. New suits filed: No. 6 298. Job English vs. William Wyatt et al; action to quiet title. Hanley & Hunt, attys. No. 6299. Joseph Moritz et al vs. Martin Warren et al; action to quiet title. Hanley & Hunt, attys. No. 6300. Amanda Jane Roberts vs. Mildred Tyler et al; action in foreclosure, demand SBOO. Foltz, Spitler <fc Kurrie, attys. No. 6301. Aetna Life Insurance Co., vs. Frank M. Hart et al; foreclosure, demand SSOO. 8. C. Irwin, atty. —o—- “ Honest Abe’s’’ telephone lines have not been placed upon the ‘omitted tax-duplicate” as yet for the years 1900 and 1901 in Rensselaer, and 1901 in Remington and Wheatfield. The attention of the tax-ferrets was called to this “ommission” about four months ago, but this seems to be one of those cases that it takes a long time to adjust, notwithstanding the case is so clear that a six-year-old boy could see into it. Perhajis if

DAVID NOWELS.

Abe hadn’t been a county officer and the self-assumed father of the tax investigation, this omission would have been “discovered” ant! adjusted a year ago, without the necessity of outsiders calling attention to the matter. —o — Following is the remainder of the report of the proceedings of commissioners’ court for the March session: All bridge petitions continued. Petition for highway by Geo. J. Nichols et al was granted on report of viewers showing public utility of same. Also same action in petition of August Goepp et al. Petition of Robert Parker et al was continued. Also same in the petition of Wm. Blankenbaker et al, John Makeever, I. N. Makeever. Wm. H. Ade and Warren McCray filing remonstrances. Report approved and viewers discharged in J. D. Rich et al ditch. Nancy E. Brown ditch petition continued, also Daniel S. Makeever, same. Ditch ordered established in Wm. Augspurger et al petition. Same action in A. F. Long et al, and Henry Huffman et al petitions. T. J. Sayler <fc Co., bill for $5,954 25 for street improvement about public square was continued. Henry Wagner et al petition for highway; board appoint David D. Gleason, Daniel E. Fairchild and Michael F. Schwanke (of “Honest Abe’s” township) viewers to meet at the office of Lura I. Halleck (“Honest Abe’s” wife) on March 24, qualify and proceed to view the proposed highway. Wm. Nuss et al petition for highway; James C. Thrawls, Mark Hemphill and Benj. Harris appointed viewers, to meet March 17. In highway petition of Joel F. Spriggs et al, same viewers appointed to meet same date. C. M. Blue, trustee of Marion tp., was granted permission to extend aid to Mary J. Stone, Mary Peyton, Sarah Platt. Frank Ramey, John King, Cora Morlan, Mattie Morlan, Belle Watson and Albert Choffin. T. F. Maloney, trustee of Kankakee tp., was granted permission to extend additional poor relief to E. T. Miller.

Following reports of fees collected for the quarter were presented and approved; J. F. Major, clerk, $471.17; W. C. Babcock, auditor, $112.60; R. B. Porter, recorder, $858.10; A. G. Hardy, sheriff, $185.67. Following claims were acted upon: City Renaaelaer, light* for Dec. 1901,248.43, Continued Same, water from Jan. 1 to Apr. 1, 187.50, Continued. Joseph P Schofield, aoct. poor. $4. Withd'wn T F Clark, exp. poor.f 60 00 J P Ryau, enumeration male inhabitants 4 00 O E Murray, exp. prisoners 3 89 I Tuteur, exp. court house 58 15 J M Troxell, acct, poor 3 06 S A Dowell, gravel road repair* 3 30 J R Phillipa, service* Co. Asscaaor 15 00 J C Gwin, exp. jail 196 Frank Parker, viewing highway 150 Jno M Wasson, same 1 50 Webb Jackson, same 3 00 W B Burford, judgment 477 00 W C Babeock, laxtage 5 00 School Tree*. Keiuwlaer. acct. p00r... 12 66 Jas Callaghan, allotting ditches 75 Rensselaer Fuel A Feed Co., fuel ct. h., 77 09 J F Major, clerk's salary 471 17 Fleener A Carnahan, aoct omit'd taxes 743 72 Wm Burns, old wolf scalp 10 00 M B Price, exp. surveyor’s office 50 Same, postage 4 0j M B Price, ditch work 72 00 Chas Morlan. janitor ct. bcoae 45 00 Same, laundry7o R A Park)won. treasurer's salary 306 00 Jay W Williams, exp. poor farm 86 00 J R Phillips, exp. Co. Assessor 15 60 Same, services same 123 00 Leslie Clark, public printing 2 00 Same, for same 975 Burt-Terry Co., books and stationery. 177 25 W C Baitcock, salary-Co. Auditor 550 00 White A Muriou, exp. poor farm 5 80 Philip Blue, truant officer service* 24 00 R. B. Porter, salary Co, Recorder 425 00 Same, pos'age 0 90 S B Jenkius, exlru firing ct, home .... 510

PHOEBE A. NOWELS.

Same, fireman 30 00 L H Hamilton, Co. Supt. salary 96 00 Same, postage 5 00 Geo E Marshall, public printing 23 00 Same, printing delinquent tax list 48 40 Same, publishing court allowances 6 05 Same, exp. highway 10 10 A G Hardy, exp. fuel county jail 11 50 Same, postage... 2 00 Same, salary as sheriff 350 00 Jas W McEwan, public printing 23 00 Wm Dittman, ditch work 3 00 C M Blue, burying J S Ramey 48 00 C J Dean, destroying fish seines 10 00 Clara Schultz, labor at poor farm 12 00 T F Clark, exp. same 3 00 Same, salary 162 50 Chas. Cain, labor at same 20 00 T F Clark, exp. same 2 50 Same, same , 2 50 Hordeman Bros, exp same 6 00 A Halleck, com, salary to Meh. 1 56 25 S A Dowell, same 56 25 Fred Waymire, same 56 25

CIRCUIT COURT ECHOES.

Laura Steele, who testified one way in the preliminary hearing of the Lewis-Fay rape case and an entirely different way in the circuit court, at the regular trial, was arrested last Saturday for perjury on an affidavit made by James Fay. On a plea of guilty, the girl’s mother showing that the girl was not 16 years of age until August 24 next, the court withdraws judgement and sentence on said defendant, and required the mother to report at the September term the conduct and behavior of said defendant. George W. Brown & Co., vs. Marion W. Phelps et al; judgement for plaintiff $204. Allie Crawford was granted a divorce from Eliza Crawford. Appeal bond with Ben Hart, principal, and John Johnson and Charles Miller as sureties, was filed in the Hart vs. Sigman case from Jordan tp., and the case will go to the supreme court. Raridon vs. Raridon, the Brookston divorce case sent here from White county, was continued by the court, none of the parties appearing.

Wallick Granted a New Trial.

The attorney in the case of state vs. Jacob Y. Wallick, the first trial of which resulted in a compromise verdict by the jury, made argument on the motion for a new trial in the circuit court this morning. The court granted a new hearing and the case will come up at the next term.—Monticello Journal.

TO PROTECT STATE’S FISH.

Attorney-General Taylor has notified Z. T. Sweeney, state fish and game commissioner, that he has the authority by means of seine to destroy the mud turtles, garfish and possibly carp, that inhabit the lakes and rivers of the state. He has been prohibited from doing this heretofore by the law against the use of seines, but Attorney-General Taylor claims that he will be permitted to use this means by the law making it the duty of the fish commissioners to preserve the fish in the lakes and streams. It is the intention of the commission to authorize the seining of the lakes as soon as possible and a deputy will at all times be present to see that good fish are put back into the water. The Monon Railway company has already petitioned that they be permitted to seine Cedar Lake, in the northern part of the state, in order to rid that lake of mud turtles. A seine 1,000 feet long and deep enough to reach the bottom will be used.—lndianapolis Sentinel.

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. Euquiie ul The Democrat office.

Vol. IV. No. 49

WEDDED SIXTY YEARS AGO.

Mr. and Mrs. David Nowels Celebrate The Sixtieth Anniversary of q Their Marriage. *Tt is given to but few men and women to take so leading a part in the history and as active a part in the development of a town and county as has fallen to the lot of David Nowels and his good wife, Phoebe Ann Benjamin Piper Nowels. Having lived for a space of 67| years and 64 years, respectively, in this county, and for some 22 years in this city, they have seen a wilderness full of halfnaked savages transformed into a splendid city and a county filled with scores of thrifty and prosperous farmers. The fleet-footed Indian, the fleeter deer, the fox and wolf, the millions of wild geese, ducks, and sandhill cranes, chickens, and quail, still live in the old man’s memory, as though but yesterday he were pursuing them. And a mighty hunter was he, and an innumerable fund of interesting stories he can tell of his prowess in the chase. A Mr. Nowels was born in Holmes county, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1821, and moved from Bunkum (now Iroquois) 111., to this city in the fall of 1834. Mrs. Nowels was also born in Ohio, (Fayette county) Feb. 22, 1819. His father, together with Mr. Joseph Yeoman, who had married a sister to Mr. Nowels, built a log cabin where the Nowels House now*.stands. Four years later found Mr. Nowels carrying mail from Logansport to Bunkum, which required three days to make the trip The postoffices then on this route were Logansport; one, half way between Logansport and Monticello; Monon; Rensselaer; one south of Brook; and Bunkum, in Illinois. In 1842, March the 10th, Mr. Nowels was married to Phoebe Ann Piper, a widow, who 10 days after her first marriage lost her husband, he perishing in a frightful storm on the 28th day of Dec. 1838, while going on foot to Laporte. His body was not recovered until the next spring. Nine children were born to this union—Jared, who died in infancy; Ezra Crane, who died in Lamar, Colorado, a few months ago; / Wm. Riley, now of Flora, Ind.; Chas. Dalias, of this city; Mrs. Mary Ellen Grow, also of Rensselaer; Eliza Jane, who died in infancy; Eliza Jane (named fcr her little sister then dead); who also died in infancy; David Benjamin, of Lamar, Colo.; and Mrs. Ida Ann Randle of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Nowels have 27 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. In their green old age their faculties are undimmed and they enjoy reasonably good health. On last Monday the sixtieth wedding anniversary of this worthy couple was observed in their usual quiet and home-like way. The Democrat wishes them good health and that they may live to enjoy many more anniversaries.

CITY COMMITTEE REORGANIZED*

to call of City Chairman Strong a meeting was held E. P. Honan’s law office Wednesday night for the purpose of reorganizing the democratie city committee and fix date for holding the city convention. The Democrat editor was appointed secretary of the meeting, after which the following proceedings were had: L. Strong whs re-elected city chairman, John 11. Jessen, secretary, and John Eger, treasurer. Committee Ist Ward: Nathaniel Scott, Felix French, Wm. Washburn, Frank P. Meyer. Second Ward: D. A. Stoner, John Eger, C. B, Steward, John Schanlaub. Third Ward: Frank Maloy, L. Strong, C. W. Duvall, Bruce White. Wednesday, April 2, was decided upon as the date for holding the city convention, the ward conventions to meet at 7:30 p. m. and the city inass convention to meet immediately thereafter in the east court room.

BLACKSHITHING.

For Blacksmithing and Repair Work go to Fred Hemphill and Abe Wartena, successors to Danford 8r05.,-opposite the Hemphill livery barn, and the King hitch barn. The best of work in oar line guaranteed. Horse-shoeing and plow work a speciality.