Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1902 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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i: Fountain Park Assembly, J <* REMINGTON, IND., t :: August 9th to 24th, Inclusive, t M * o— ' ° + H ► + \\ Best series of Lectures and T “l Entertainments ever given at JK like assembly. £ ** “Hobson Day,” Aug. 14. tl “Sam Jones Day,” Aug. 24. + «» 4Get programs at Larsb's drug store. +

‘f s C!orn, 54c; oats, f«-Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents. James Maloy lost a good horse last week. Louie Fendig is visiting his parents here. W. S. Parks lost a tine Jersey cow last Friday. Wayne Parker is home for the summer vacation. Wm. Huffman and wife separated again this week. C. H. Armstrong of Walker tp , was in the city on business Tuesday. Vermont Hawkins and wife of Anderson, are visiting relatives here. Mark Forsemau of Goodland, was in the city a few hours Wednesday. James Randle has moved back to Rensselaer from Chicago Heights. The Apologist editor is in Colorado, looking after his mining properties. >The Monou will run another 75 cent excursion to Chicago. Sunday, Aug. 17. Grace Pulver of Danville, 111., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. P. W. Clarke. By the way, what has become of Jasper county’s “oil” boom of a year or two ago? y-Charles Danford of Jordan tp., had a team of horses killed by lightning last Sunday. F. A. Woodin and R. G. Hough of Foresman. were in Rensselaer on business Saturday. 1"X M. Makeever of Osceola, Nebraska, spent Sunday and Monday with relatives here. Mrs. E. P. Honan and son Edward, are visiting friends in Chicago and Michigan City. *V®ditor Clark moved into his commodious new residence on Franklin street this week. New pensions: Mary E. Bowsher, Monon, widow, $8; Augusta E. Einspahr, Lowell, widow, SB. Capt. Wm. Guthrie of Monticello, the democratic candidate for congress, was in the city Monday. Ms. and Mrs. W. E. Holland of Remington, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Merritt last Saturday. . Miss Elizabeth Scheurich went to Lake Bluff,* 111., Tueeday to visit her sister, Miss Rosa Scheurich. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Mauck returned to their home in Anderson Sunday after a visit with relatives here. __ Benj. Dorsten of Rose Lawn, was in the city Saturday, enroute to visit friends northwest of Remington. Miss Katie Shields has been spending the week in Monticello, the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. E. Malone. Schofield has purchased a small farm south westof Monticello, and will probably move upon the same. Mrs. James Culp of Pleasant Grove, went to Hammond last Friday for a few days visit with her son, Harry Wade. and Mrs. H. Kurrie left last Friday on a pleasure trip to Salt lake City, Yellowstone Park, and to visit relatives in Colorado.

""W DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, m HBMORHOHDS, - ' t. Office First Stairs West of Fendig's Drug Store. Phone RENSSELAER, IND.

Wm. Frank returned Tuesday from his visit in Pensylvania. For farm loans see Baughman & Williams. Low rale of interest. Only 65 tickets were sold here last Sunday for the Indianapolis excursion. Herbert Toops of Sharon, has gone to Oklahoma to seek a location. >fUyir. and Mrs. D. C. Hopkins celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last Sunday. Fountain Park assembly at Remington opens to-day, which is Sunday School and G. A. R. day. Editor Clark has sold his interest in the Shelby-Thayer News Review to his partner, John Bowie. A good many cement walks have been put down in Rensselaer this season, and the work is. still progressing. Mrs. Lizzie Duvall and son Ed and daughter Ora, have gone to Chandler, Oklahoma, for an extended visit. Louis Overton, an ' early settler of Jasper county, died at his home in Walnut, lowa, last week, aged 84 years. Ray Thompson has moved from the Presbyterian parsonage into Frank Wood’s residence property on South Van Rensselaer street. Misses Merle and Georgia Harris of Remington, have been spending the week with their grand-parents Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Harris. Frank Kelley of Chicago, who has a position with the Chicago Record-Herald, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Agnes Kelley, of this city. >&F. Smith of Walker tp., has traded his 460 acres of land in Walker for a 488 acre stock farm in Monroe county, Mo., belonging to Will Ade of Kentland. Advertised letters: Miss Bessie Anderson, Mr. John Morris, Miss Minnie Price, Charley Beaty, Charlie Bady, Robert Davidson, C. A. Knapp and Miss Grace Homaday. Mrs. Martha Portzman of Brook, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. H. Shields. Mrs. Portzman has been in California for the past two years, and but recently returned from there. E. E. Preble, the new proprietor of the bowling alley, has moved his family here from Wolcott and occupies the house on Scott street, recently vacated by Peter Giver. •sLj'he Sheldon, 111., girl whose mother was here looking for her about two weeks ago, returned home last week. Ora Brady, the married man with whom she eloped, having tired of her and sent her back home. Carroll County Citizen: On account of the removal of Loeb & Foust Miss Tillie Fendig, the popular saleslady, will return to her home in Rensselaer Monday. Miss Fendig made many friends here who regret her departure. It is not generally known that ex-Sheriff Reed and wife are not living together, yet for a year or more they have lived apart. Mrs. Reed, and their only child, reside at Remington where she conducts a millinery store, but nobody appears to know where Nate is or what he is doing. Grover Ritchey returned Monday from Chicago, where he went to consult physicians regarding an injury to his spine of a year or more standing. The doctors thought he would recover after some time by continuing present treatment and being careful and not straining his back. The writer went over Alf. Donnelly’s onion farm last Sunday, and while the floods of a few weeks ago iniured the crop considerably, he will still have lots of onions. They are growing nicely now and will yield several thousand bushels. There will probably be more small onions than formerly, however.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, August 9, 1902.

17s. E. Yeoman has rented the old Foster hotel and restaurant near the depot, and opened up a hotel therein. .j Sampson, driven by A. Padgett ot this place, won the Ist, 2d and 4th, heats in the SSOO pace at Joliet, 111., Thursday. Time 2:08|; 2:11|, 2:125. New subscribers to The Democrat .this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, 1; Rose Lawn, 1; Rensselaer, R-R-l, 1; Bangor, Mich., 1; Wheatfield, 1. Guy C. Hanna of Monticello, now traveling in the interests of the circulation department of the Indianapolis Sentinel, was in the city Monday and Tuesday. Ara Glazebrook and Lora Rhoades left Wednesday for a visit with friends at Buffalo, Bay View*, New York City, Niagara Falls and other points in New York, state. '‘{'-Threshing is now in full blast and the oats are turning out on an average 45 to 50 bushels per acre. Babcock <fc Hopkins took in oats Thursday from seven different machines. The color is still quite had. N . W. Duvall has again engaged in the bu6s business, having purchased the Nowels House buss of John Jones. SAir. Duvall has an! extensive acquaintance and will no doubt get a liberal share of the business. A. Brusnhan of Parr, lost a good horse Tuesday. Steve had fixed up a barrel of ground feed the night before and his horses broke out of the pasture and ate it all up. Three of them were very sick and one died, as above stated. M. Huston of Minonk, 111., has leased the Nowels House and took possession of the same Wednesday. Mr. Piper, who has been in charge of the house for the past eleven months, goes to Lafayette to remain a few weeks before taking charge of another hotel. Mrs. May. Sherman and daugh- 1 ter Mabel, who went to Chicago last week with Rev. Hoover of the Home Finding association, returned here Thursday. We have not learned her reasons for returning, but presume she did not find matters as rosy as pictured by “Bro.” Hoover.

Quite a number of the business men are objecting to the blocking of the street in front of their places of business during carnival week, and it is possible that the hootchie-cootchie shows will, be placed on the south and east sides of the public square, as suggested by The Democrat last week. Leonard, the 7-year-old son of Harry Alter, who formerly run the tile mill north of town, now of near Russiaville, Howard county, was completely disemboweled by a revolving hay rake last Monday and died in great agony three hours later. One of the long wooden teeth of the rake ran clear through the boy’s body. Fred McColly of this place, ana Miss Alice Wartena of Hammond, formerly of Rensselaer, were quietly married at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, at the residence of Rev. T. A. Hall, pastor of the Christian church. They will take up their residence at once in Frauk Weber's property on the corner of North Washington aud Clark streets. A sensation which shook Rensselaer social circles from center to circumference was sprung here last Saturday when a prominent society woman was openly charged by her husband with unbecoming conduct with a young unmarried man and prominent lodge worker, who was a boarder in the family. The husband left the wife and the p. 1. w. sought another boarding place. Public opinion seems to favor the idea that the husband is a “little olF’ mentally, and had no good reason to suspect his wife of any indiscretion. For the good of all parties concerned it is to be hoped that a reconciliation will be effected between the husband and wife.

Prominent Young Ladies of Jasper County.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Itansof Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Unloaned school funds on hand August 1, $2,012,13. —o- . ’ Marriage licenses: August 2, Winfred McColly to Alice V. Wartena. —o — B. J. Gifford was before the board of commissioners Tuesday on business connected with ditches. —°— | Judge Saunderson of Fowler, was in the city Wednesday on! court business. Judge Saunderson is one of the democratic candidates for Appellate Judge, and , he will receive a mighty good vote j in Tenth district, where he is best i knawn. —*-o New suits filed: N0.*6357. Edward H- Applegate vs. Washington S. Lowman; action on note. Process returnable Sept. 8. No. 6358. William J. Piatt, administrator, vs. Lucia A. Marshall et al; petition to sell real estate.

—o — The following table shows the j net mortgage exemption in the j various towns and townships for, the year 1901 and 1902. the form-, er year’s figures being published for comparison: 1901 1902 Hang-lug Grove *20.215 $15,745 Gilliwn ... 28,450 2 4.345 Walker 21.955 21,382 Barkley 26.765 27, W’ City of Rensselaer 34,690 32.487 ■ Marion 45.905 48,810 j Jordan 46,585 46.545 ; Newton 14.074 17.958 Keener 16.217 14.112 Kankakee 7,900 5,*00 Wheatfield 11.435 7.940 Milroy, 13,395 13.683 Wheatfield town 2.072 2,535 Union 30.185 28,530 Carpenter 46,185 50.795 Remington 16.540 13.630 Total $383,378 $371,042 —O — Readers of The Democrat have no doubt noticed in our report of the county commissioners proceedings for several months past the entry; “Matter of renting old clerk’s office; continued.’’ There is quite a little tale connected with this “renting” the old clerk’s office matter. Something like fwo years ago the office was rented to Squire Burnham, for his justice’s office, at $5.00 per month. The first month's rent was paid in advance, but since that time, we understand, not a dollar of rent has been paid, and instead of it being the “matter” of renting frhe old clerk’s office,” as appears on the record, the “matter;’ is to get the “old clerk’s office” vacated. Two of the commissioners claimed to the writer that they supposed it was vacated a month or two ago, but as a matter of fact it was not, ami is still occupied at this writing. During the time Squire Burnham has been occupying this building of the county's, two railroad elections, we believe, one general election and one city election have been held therein, and

(Number 10.)

MISS ESTELLA WHITE, of Kankakee Tp.

in each case, we believe, the rent paid therefor for election purposes was $5.00. If, as we understand, Mr. Burnham has only paid the county $5 rent and has received $5 from the city and sls from the county in rent of the room for election purposes, it has not been a bad financial deal for the former. The facts regarding this matter must have been known to Abe and other county officers to whom the rent was supposed to be paid, and the allowing of the matter run along in this way for two years is but on a par with that of paying all the Cow-Puncher’s county orders years and letting his few dollars taxes accumulate until they had readied about S4O. There should be no republican or other pets of this kind; treat every man the same. Thanks to The Democrat’s exposure of the criminal partiality shown the Barnacle “editor,” since said exposure all his county orders have been applied on his delinuent taxes, and they are now about wiped out. Now let the county at once take steps to collect the back rent due it on the “old clerk’s office.”

Folowing is a report of the proceedings of the county commissioners for the August term: In matter of approaches to certain bridge over Carpenter’s Creek; board appointed Lewis S. Alter as engineer to make survey and prepare estimate of cuts and fills from each end thereof, and auditor directed to give notice of letting of contract second day of September term. A. J. Bellows, petition for ditch; continued. Attica Bridge Co., repairs to Bullis bridge, $300; continued. Newcastle Bridge Co., new bridge in Walker tp., $710; continued. C. D. Lakin, petition for ditch; R. B. Harris, L. Strong and James I Irwin appointed viewers, to meet Aug. 11. The auditor was directed to advertise in the Journal and Barnacle for 200 tons of soft coal to I be delivered f. o. b. cars at Rensselaer or at boiler house. In the order made by the commissioners ino date was set for the letting of contract, 60 it will be necessary to pass the matter over until another meetiug.

Bridge petitions continued; 2 in Marion; 2 in Wheatfield; 3 in Gillam; 1 in Milroy; 1 in Kankakee; 4in Carpenter; and one in keener. Advertisement ordered for letting contract for one new bridge in Carpenter and one in Keener on second day Sept. term. Final report approved in Henry J. Gowland et al ditch; also, same in Robert Zick et al ditch. Matter of renting old clerk’s office; continued. Chas. M. Blue, petition for acceptance of gravel road;continued. Sophia Chilcote et al petition for ditch; continued for notice, Same action in W. W. Burns, Sidney B. Holmes, Fred Salt well and Baltlmser Brown ditches.

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Carry Lowman et al petition for ditch; veiwers report unfavorable and cause dismissed at petitioners’ cost. In matter of South Barkley gravel road; continued and report ordered first day September term. T. F. Clark, requisition for groceries for poor farm; contract awarded to John Eger at $93. Liquor license granted George A. Strickfaden, to issue Dec. 14, 1902.. David Miller et al petition for highway; David E. Fairchild, Jacob Haan and Samuel T. Smith appointed veiwers, to meet Aug. Matter of application of Jesse Nichols, Supt., of gravel roads, to condemn gravel bed; Henry J. Gowland files demurrer, which is overruled and Lyman Barce. Ben Harris, Sr., and John M. Wasson appointed veiwers, to meet , Aug 11. Report of school treasurers of Rensselaer, Remington, Wheatfield; examined and approved. In matter of Iroquois ditch; bond approved and Robert Lawrie of Monticello appointed engineer, who with James Jones of Monticello and T. F. Maloney of Kankakee tp., were appointed veiwers. Engineer files $3,000 bond, which is approved. In matter of deepening the Union Lakin ditch; M. J. Delehanty, David D. Gleason and Isaac W arner are appointed veiwers, to meet Aug. 25. Austin O. Moore et al; petition -for extension of time; granted. Matter of costs taxed in cause of cleaning Union Lakin ditch and Scott Cooper ditch; continued.

Granville Moody et al ditch; on motion of B J. Gifford the report was referred back to viewers for further investigation and correction of errors. Geo. W. Warren et al, petition for ditch; Frank Parker, M. H. Hemphill nnd Robert White appointed reviewers, to meet Aug. 13. h John \\ . Hutchison et al, petition for ditch; John F. Pettit, Mm. D. Myers and John O’Connor appointed re-viewers, to meet Aug. 18.

Following claims were allowed: W L Lewis, work on ditch i 4.50 K A Parkisou. Wheatfield ditch bonds. 1.592.13 W E Moore, supplies for poor farm .... 9.60 J F Major, postage clerk's office 5.00 J LTyler (assignee) exp Keeuer g r. 3.75 Same, for same 4.50 John R Phillips, services Co. assessor 111.00 White A Marion, exp. poor farm .... ... 2.00 Same. exp. jail ... 5.20 R A Parkisou. treasurer, services hoard of review 48.00 John R Phillips, same 4'.00 James Veomau. assessing New ton tp. 102.00 E R Hopkins, exp. ct house 2.00 Jay Zimmerman, exp. jail 15.35 Chas Morlan, janitor ct. house 45,00 Same, laundry for same .75 W O McCord, exp. jail 17.40 A (i Hardy, exp, S. Barkley g rd 7.06 Judgement and costs in case of K E Babcock vs. Bd. Commissioners. 61.85 Jesse Fox, allotting ditches .. 3.00 Jesse Nichols, rep Marlon grav. rd ... 45.00 E L Gay same 5.75 A Woodworth, some 5.00 M B Price, work on ditches 51.00 Same. iK>stage 1.00 N Hopkins, assessing Marion tp 110.00 Joseph Long, work on Marion tp. assessor's books 42.00 S B Jenkius. exp. ct house 2.25 A G Hardy, exp. ct house . 7.40 Same, expcounty poor 27.75 Jas VV McEweu. public printing 1.67 T F Clark, labor at poor farm 22.00 Same, for same 6.50 RC How ler, same 4.00 T F Clark, stock for same 15.00 Sume, labor at same 21.00 Same, for same 21.00 Fred Phillips, hay rnke for p farm.... 19.00 L H Hamilton, per diem Co, Supt 108.00 Stephen Freeman, exp. Giliamgrd.. 2.50

J. W. HORTON, DENTIST,

Has supplied his office with extra equipment aud will do high-grade dental work at reduced prices during the Carnival. Office opposite the court house.

FARnS FOR SALE OR RENT. I have three good farms for sale or rent for cash, also residence property in Rensselaer for sale or rent. Call at residence, 1| miles south of town, or address Robert Michael, Owner. The Demoorat aud State Sentinel, each . one year for 51.35; Democrat and Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, $1.60; all three, $1.95. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ail druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. \>. Grove's signature is on each box. aoc.