Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1902 — Page 5

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Fountain Park Assembly, REMINGTON, IND., August 9th te 24th, Inclusive. —o — - Best Beries of Lectures and Entertainments ever given at like assembly. “Hobson Day,” Aug. 14. “Sam Jones Day,” Aug. 24. Get programs at Larsh's drug st»re.

Corn, 58c; oats, 45c. Ce. l. Hollingsworth and family are at Charlevoix. Mich. Omar Ritchey of .Anderson, visited relatives here this week. A lovely new case of cutlery, just on at Lee s hardware, at McCoysburg Mrs Simon Leopold of Shelbyville, is visiting relatives here this week. v Mrs J. W. Powell of Washingtoh, D C., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. G. Spitler. Wm Frank left Wednesday for 1 a few weeks visit at his old home ! at Pennbrook, Penn. Quite a good many oats have j been cut this week* and next week ( the harvest will be in full blast. «LMrs. W. H, Parkison accompanied her mother, Mrs. Linn, j of Attica, home for a few weeks visit. Will Wishard and wife left Saturday for an extended visit in South Dakota, Michigan and other points. Jay W. Williams was iu Lafayette Wednesday and Thursday, but says he didn’t go to Attend the | horse races. jh Miss Mary Meyer left Tuesday! for a visit with Mrs. Mary Cor- j cornn and Miss Margaret Walter at Victor, Colo. Jeffries, cashier in Murray’s store, left Tuesday morning for a month's visit with his mother at Applecreek, Ohio. A large number of Odd Fellows and Rebekah’B spent Sunday at James Yeoman's in Newton tp. A very pleasant time is reported. Jt-»-Supt. Clark threshed out the lb acres of wheat grown on the poor farm this year, and it yielded 315 bushels or about ltH bushels per acre. ' The first roasting ears of the season in this market made their appearance at Eger’s grocery Monday. . They were grown by R. P. Benjamin. Mrs. Jacob Probst of Plano, 111., who hasjieeu visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. Gaworski, east of town for a few weeks, returned home Thursday. A-John C. Brewer, an old and well known resident of Medaryville and the grandfather of Mrs. C. E. Hershman of this city, died last Sunday, aged 85 years. Peter Giver has purchased the Dewier property in the Southeast part of the city, and took possession of the same Tuesday. The consideration was about $1,300. Michael Ryan the well known Delphi attorney, has sold all his property in Delphi for a consideration of $18,500 and will move to Indianapolis about the first of Octo-, her to engage in the practice of law. —Monticello Journal. Thos. Crockett received a card from his son Robert, Tuesday, stating that the writer was at Great Bend, Kang,, going with a threshing machine. He said there was not much w°rk there owing to its being too wet to do much.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, HBMOKHORDS, ‘H.fciS.'iK,, Office First Stairs West of Fendlg’s Drug Store. P.ione a s i. RENSSEL.AER, IND.

A son was. born to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hildebrand Wednesday. Hayfield supplies—forks, ropes, pulleys, etc. Lee’s hardware. McCoysburg. Misses Bessie Grant and Belle Yeoman are visiting their uncle M. N. Yeoman, at Kingman. Kan. J Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hopkins relumed Tuesday from their wedding trip and will take up their reticence here. Three grades of machine oiltwo of cylinder oil, one of of caster oil, and one of threshers’ hard oil, at Lee’s, at McCoysburg. 4jThe price of new potatoes has dropped to 85 cents per bushel in the Rensselaer market, and the price of eggs has advanced to 15 cents per dozen. '■fwhile at Lafayette Tuesday night, Delos Thompson’s room was entered at the Lahr House and a S4OO diamond pin extracted from his shirt front. At a meeting of the executive officers of the Old Settlers’ Association last Saturday it was decided to hold the meeting this year on Saturday. Sept. 20. Mesdames Henry Wood, Clias. Spriggs and Miss Viola Glazebrook went to Zion City, 111.. Saturday to attend the annual meeting of the Christian Catholic church. Mrs. Lizzie Barcus, relict of Luke Barcns who died- recently at \\ oleott, died at her home there last Monday after an extended illness The family formerly resided in Rensselaer. Squire Chuchill officaited at a Sunday wedding last Sunday, the contracting parties being Mr. Walter Brown, a blacksmith of this city, and Mias Pearl Lister, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lister of the Cleaver Hotel, near the depot. There will be special services at the Christian church to-morrow morning for laboring men. Sermon by the pastor, Rev. T. A. Hall. Subject, “Dignity and, Destiny of Labor.” Everybody invited, especially laboring men and their families. Two or three head of drowned horses, some cattle and a number of hogs and sheep floated down the river during the high water. We have been unable to learn who lost the stock, but they evidently cWtfie from quite a distauce up the river.—Brook Reporter. The Dye & Colborn Lumber company of Michigan City, Capital stock, SIO,OOO. was incorporated Monday. Directors—Charles T. Dye, Remington; Isaac Colborn, Goodland; Abram R. Colborn, Michigan City. The object is to carry on a lutnl>er business at Silver Springs, Fla. V Mr. Welsh had no photograph of himself of late date and, as he is somewhat jealous of his good looks, we were unable to induce him to sit for a photo. For this reason no half-tone of him is published in our write-up of the democratic candidates for county office which appears on another page. W e are sending out a few extra copies of The Democrat this week to persons not regular subscribers. This copy comes to them free gratis. We invite you to peruse it carefully and, if pleased with it, to call or send in your name and become a regular render. The subsexiption price is but SI.OO per year, in advance. *>W e’ve an idea that the special ordinance passed by the city council in favor of the K. of P. street carnival would last about as long as the proverbial snowball in sliaol, if any one pleased to violate its provision. In our opinion the council has gone several steps too far in this matter, and established a very bad precedent.

Tom Cain returned yesterday from Indiana Mineral Springs, almost entirely recovered from his rheumatism. Sept. 1 is the date set by the, Newton county commissioners for the letting of the contract for building the new court house at Goodland. >|LUp to and including yesterday rain has fallen 11 of the 18 days of this month. Some days but a few drops fell while at other times quite heavy rain came. The Monon’s excursion to Chicago last Sunday took IDO people from Rensselaer. The train was composed of 17 coaches all but two which were well filled when it pulled out of this station. Quite a number from here attended the Lafayette race meeting and carnival this week. Duvall Bros., Wm. Smith and A. Padgett had horses entered in the races. Padgett’s horse got fourth place in Tuesday’s race. Thursday the Smith horse, owned by Tom McCoy, won first. v on the basement for the K. of P. block has been pushed rapidly this week. The excavating is practically completed at this writing and good headway is being made on the foundation walls. We understand the contract for the building is practically closed, for about $25,000. Anson Chupp, one of the pleasant and obliging grocery clerks in the Chicago Bargain Store, has been taking a vacation this week in which he has combined business with pleasure, and last Tuesday was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Tucker, at. Hortouville, Wis. Anson was to return home with his bride yesterday, and will at once begin housekeeping in the groom’s property in the north part of town. The Democrat extends congratulations >1) epnty Prosecuting Attorney W. H Parkison went to Indianapolis Wednesday and secured the requistiou papers for Samuel L. Howard, foreman on the Warren Springer ranch, iu the northern part of this county. Howard is alleged to have embezzled some S3OO of Springer’s money. He was arrested last week in Chicago bnt refused to return here without a requisitiou. The papers were sent to Chicago Thursday afternoon and Howard will probably be brought back to-day. r*A goodly number of Rathbone Sisters gathered at the palatial home of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Harris on Division street, Tuesday evening, tlie occasion being a surprise in honor of their daughter, Mrs. Charles Roberta of Carpentersville, 111., who ia here on a visit. The evening was very pleasantly spent with music and games until a late honr. Delicate refreshments of ice-cream and cake was served by the committee, after which the company dispersed, feeling it was well to have been there. The old paper mill at Tioga, including what remained of its contents, has been sold to Condo & Jenkins. The building brought SBO, the iron wheels, etc.. 10 cts hundred. The mill will be torn down and the iron converted into junk. Thus passes out of existence what was once a flourishing industry and a valuable adjunct to Monticello, and it is a sample of hundreds of other small paper mills over the country since the advent of the paper trust It is to be hoped that some one will now secure the splendid water power at that place, and utilize it iu building up some permanent industry.—White County Democrat. Mrs. May Bherrann went on the excursion to Chicngo last Sunday, with her children, and while there the boy, Roger, joined his father, who resides in the Windy City. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman were divorced about a year ago ami the latter was given the custody of the two children and continnedHo reside here. The boy, who is about ten years of age, had told his playmates that he was going to Chicago last Sunday to stay with his father, and tlmt the latter had sent them money to go up on. The mother and ohildren went and the boy staid with his father, whether or not with the mother’s consent we know not, but the report that was circulated here that the boy had been lostve believe to have been without any foundation whatever.

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

Regular Meeting Held nonday Night and the K. of P’» (liven the Keys to the City Carnival Week.— Other Business Transacted. The Common Council of the city of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday nigljt with all members present. Following is a report of the business transacted: Hiram day et al filed petition for a sidewalk on the south side of Kannal avenue, from nw cor of It 4, hi 2, Harvey’s add. east to river street; referred to committee The petition of Thos. H. Robinson et al for an arc light at intersection of West Washington and West South streets, opposite entrance to cemetery, was referred to committee. Petition of Lucius Strong et al for sewering Makeinself ditch was referred to committee on sewers. Judge Thompson asked the city to become responsible for 5 per cent of the preliminary costs of the proposed Iroquois river drainage. and the Council finally agreed to 4 per cent. Coen A Brady entered a kick on the Cullen and Forest street sewer; that on account of so many others tapping into it without leave or license the sewer had become inadequate to carry away the water during a heavy rain; matter referred to committee on sewers to investigate. Treasurer’s report for the month ending June 80, showed balances as follows: Corporation Fund $1,657 08 Water Fund 1.615 01 Rond Fund 401 69 Light Fund 892 69 Sinking Fund 5.128 29 Special Additional Fund 2.65 l 55 Cullen St. Improvement Fund 18 31 Catch-basins were ordered in on McCoy Avenue, iu front of Dr Berkley's residence; on the corner of Cornelia and Division streets; and one at the corner of Division and Rutsen streets. Sewers were ordered repaired on Franklin and on the west side of Cullen street, north of Makemself ditch. Incandescent street lights were ordered at intersection of Clark and Lucina streets, and at Vine and Webster. Report of auditing committee of Fire Department filed, showing balances on hand: Difuhility Fund $258 62 General Fund ... 5 50 An ordinance prohibiting the riding bicycles on all cement walks of the City was introduced and passed to second reading. The Rensselaer K of P. Lodge asked to have certain streets turned over to their sole use and management during the week of proposed carnival, August 18 to 23, and for free electric lights, etc., as follows: Washington st., from the east line of Front to the west line of Division; Harrison st., from the west line of Yanßensselaer to the east line of Cullen; Cullen st.. from the south line of Cornelia st., to a point opposite south line of lot 8, block 13. and Vanßensselaer st.. from south line of Cornelia to a point opposite lot b, block 10; also for free electric ligliis from 2 p. m. to midnight, free electric current for the carnival people and four arc lights; also some electric light wiring free gratis, aud free right to all the city water necessary. (The carnival people, we are informed, have an electric fountain and this will take lots of water and lights.) They also asked that the exclusive right to said streets for selling privileges for stands, etc., be under the sole management of said lodge and that all show licenses, etc., be remitted during said carnival, except those not under the management of said lodge. All this was granted and the license fee for all shows, etc., not under the management of said lodge was fixed at SIOO per day or night. This ordinance takes effect Aug. 18. The probable cost to the taxpayers of Rensselaer for all this and the extra labor and police necessary during the carnival will probably reach from SBOO to SSOO.

Following claims wore allowed: CORPORATION FUND. A. Simpson, marshal 45 00 1). 11. Dillon, night watch 40 00 J. 11. Chapman, treasures, salary 37 00 11. L. Gamble, cteengineer.*,..., .. 3 60 Jay Zimmerman, assisting engineer.... 75 Geo. A. Williams, city attorney 58 50 J. 11. Hoover, mowing park 5 25 C. H. Vick, special police 1 50 James Thompson, rent of hose cart house 1 50 S. C. Irwin, clerk 63 50 H. R. Kurrfe, city attorney 10 00 John Eger, mayor 12 00 B. F. Ferguson, councilman 8 00 W. S. l’arks, “ 8 00 Henry Wood, “ 8 00 Fred Phillips, “ I. 8 00 John F. McColly, “ 1200 Peter C. Wasson “ 800

John Eger, expenses in Nowels damage case 53 40 ROAD FUND. Donnelly Lumber Company, lumber and •sewer pipe 6 81 J. A. Ramey, work on streets........ 13 So Chas F. Seelman “ “ 7 20 Joseph Rowen ‘‘ “ 1 50 Wm. H. Stephenson “ “ .... 2 20 John Patee “ “ .... 1 50 John Richards “ .... 4 80 Fred iStocksick “ ' “ .... i 50 John H, Jessen, work on catch basins. . 1 25 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary . .37 50 Peter Giver, engineer 25 00 C. L. Thornton, engineer 25 00 Landy Magee, work on line 32 62 S C. Irwin, freight, etc 16 36 J. H. Chapman, treasurer, freight. ... 98 19 A. F. Long, sundries 3 58 R. Williamson & Co , supplies 3 17 General Electnc Co , supplies 30 41 August Rosenbaum, rebate on light bills J 18 06 WATER FUND. Conrad Ililderbrand, salary 25 00 John Hordeman, work on mains . . .ft 200 J. 11. Chapman, interest on bonds . 288 72 SPECIAL ADDITIONAL FUND. J. 11. Chapman, int on school bonds. 330 82 Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. Last Monday was the fiftieth or golden wedding anniversary of that most worthy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Pruett, and their relatives, friends and old neigbbors’tothe number of about forty came in upon them Sunday at at their home on South Yanßensselaer street, unannounced, and' proceeded to help them celebrate their golden wedding one day in advance. The reason for holding it on Sunday was on account of inconvenience for some of the parties to be present on Monday. The “invaders” carried baskets of refreshments with them and an elegant repast was served. Quite a number of presents were left as a reminder of the esteem in which they are held, among the more valuable of which w T as a fine bedroom suite. The following persbns were present: Mr. and Mr«. W’m. Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Robinson. Mr and Mrs. W. O. Rowles, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Clark. Mr. and Mrs W T . D. Hringle. Mr. and Mrs. George Davidson. Joseph Branson and family, Wm. Pruett and family. Miss Jean McFarland. Gaylord McFarland. Miss Nora Rridgemuu. Mrs S. Bridg-eman. From Goodland—Mr. and Mrs. Kimper, Henry Herath, aud family. Fred Herath, Rev. Carpenter and Miss Hasel Herath. From Wolcott—Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bridgeman. From Chicago—Mrs. Jane Michael, a sister of Mr. Pruett. Mr. Abraham Pruett and Miss Sarah Cooper were married in Parke county, this state, and resided iu that county until about 1865, w r heu they located iu Newton county, aud have since resided in this vicinity, part of the time in Jordan tp., aud later at Goodland, moving to this city last spring. They are now aged 71 and 70 years, respectively, and apparantly have many years yet before them.

PHILIPPINE LETTER.

Under date of May 15, Eph. Hickman writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hickman, of this city, as follows; Camp Vicars, Mindanas, P, 1., Dear Father and Mother, Rensselaer, Ind.—l will now try and answer your kind and loving letters ot a lew weeks ago. As we have been on the go most all the time I couldn't write. We have been campaigning for a month now. and having hard times so I thought I had better write now or you mi/ht think me dead, but lam tiot F>ut there has been several boys killed. I suppose you have seen the details of the battle on Mindanas Island, on May 2. Well, it was a hard and bloody battle as I told you it would be some time ago. There were three battles on our way to the lakes, but the last one was the worst. They started bombarding the fort at 12:30 May 2, and shelled it for about an hour, and then charged it. The fight lasted from 12:30 May 2, until 10:10 a. m., May 3.- There were 9 Americans killed and 47 wounded, and 3 men have died with w'ounds. On the Moros side there were 685 killed and some prisoners taken. The Moro Sultan says his loss was9B9 in all, but we only counted 6Sj dead as we buried them? Oh, 1 tell you, Mother, it was a horrible sight to see. The Moros piled up iti the trenches, 4 and 5 deap, and they laid for three days out in the hot sun before they were buried, and the stench was something awful. 1 never want to see any more of it. But it was bad to see our boys be killed by their people. There was one Moro killed a ist., Lieutenant of the 27th.. Inst. His head was blown ofl, his name was Vicars. They named this camp after him. But all the Moros have surrendered to us now and the trouble is all over, 1 think. I hope so, any how, as I have got enough of it. 1 haven't had a change of clothes for over a month and I am pretty dirty. We are living in our little dog huts, two men in a tent. Oh, I wish you could see my little shack, as we call them. I’ll give you an idea of the size of it, then you can laugh. It is 5 feet long, 4 feet wide and 354 feet high. Now, don't you think it is a pretty close place to live? Oh, 1 tell you this soldiering is fine business, (mt). It isn’t so bad in barracks, but I don't think we will see any more barracks until we hit the U, S. Well I’ll tell you more about this when I come home as this is an uneasy place to write, as I am wilting on my gun-stock. Well, I suppose it is getting pretty warm by this time, and every one is

Ml fEI. Ml Unloading at Lee's Yard at McCoysburg 12,000 feet of choice Shiplap, which will retail at from SIB.OO to s2o,oo*per thousand, which will prove to all that the proprietor surely knows how and where to buy good lumber cheap. lie is also unloading No. 1 hemlock piece stuff which he will continue to retail at $16.00 per m. Try him once. Motto: “Good-goods at right prices.” lets. 01 Ittiiii

busy. Well, here is good news-I think that we are Coming home in a short time, as our time in foreign service is about up. It may be four months before we start and mavbe longer, but 1 think I will spend Christmas in. the L T . S. I hope so at least. W. 11, I will close for this time. Answer soon. 1 remain your loving son, Ephriam. Troop A, 15th IT.l T . S. Cav. Manila, P. I.

SUICIDES IN WHITE COUNTY.

John Brucker of Reynolds, Chooses Revolver Route, While Lena Comer of Yeoman, Tries Acid. VYh ite county lias had her share of sensations the past week. On last Friday morning Miss Lena Comer, the 18-year-okl daughter of James Comer of Yeoman, walked into a drug store at Monticello and bought ten cents worth of carbolic ncid. \\ hen asked what she intended doing with it. she replied that she wanted it for a lotion. After receiving the deadly drug she asked the druggist for a glass of water, and when"'his back was turned swallowed the ounce of acid. She then staggered to the door and fell outside. Physicians were at once summoned, antidotes administered and the girlsstomach pumped out The next day she was taken home. .She declared that she had tried to kill herself with morphine before taking the carbolic acid, but it had failed to do the work so she tried the latter route. The girl is said to have been quite wayward and is evidently tired of life, as she declared after recovery that she would try it again ami would make sure work of it m xt time. Sunday morning at 5:30 o'clock John Brucker a prominent druggist of Reynolds, was found dead in his place of business with a big hole iu his head. He was lying in a pool of blood behind the counter, his right hand grasping a 32-caliber revolver. Death had evidently been instantaneous.* Mr. Bruk er was formerly one of White county's most prominent citizens, but of late is said to have drank heavily, and it is thought this caused him to commit the rash deed. He was a relative of the Warners of this place, who attended the funeral at Reynolds, Monday.

IROQUOIS DITCH MEETING

The Iroquois ditch meeting at the court house last Saturday appointed (). C. Halstead, Henry Arnsler, >l. K. Alter, X. Hopkins, D. H. Yeoman, (irativille Moody and S P. Thompson as soliciting committee to secure subscriptions to the bond to guarantee the expense of making the preliminary survey, which is limited to $1,050. It is proposed to deepen the main channel in the Iroquois, commencing at a culvert on the 9outh side of 10-20-7, in Newton tp., and ending at the foot of the rapids west of Rensselaer, which would require a cutting out of a rock channel through Rensselaer. At this writing 5b per cent of the guarantee bond has been signed. If 50 petitioners are secured and 100 per qent. be signed, the application will be filed at the next meeting of the commissioners, we understand. A meeting is to be held Aug. 3d to decide on this.