Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1902 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

BANKRUPT!

A Sale For the Masses.—The Chance of a Life Time. Being unable to meet financial obligations. J. M. Johnson, of Wolcott, Ind., was forced into bankruptcy, his entire stock being ordered sold for the benefit of creditors, by the United States ’ Bankruptcfhcourt, through James Blake, trustee. This entire stock consisting of Men’s, Boys, and Children’s Fine Clothing, Furnishings, Hats, Caps, and Shoes are to be sold at less than original cost. Fifty cents on the dollar of the wholesale value was the price paid. This will enable you to buy the best the markets afford in seasonable merchandise at less than the actual cost of production. Save this and wait until SATURDAY, AUGUST 23rd, on which date there will be opened to the people of this and adjoin ng counties at the J. M. Johnson Store ou Range Street, a sale which will mark an epoch in the merchandising history of WOLCOTT, INDIANA. We have not the space to list every item, but as the following prices prove, you must come early or miss a grand opportunity. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Men’s Cassimere Suits worth $7.00, Bankrupt Sale price. 2.95; Men’s Worsted and Chevoit Suits worth §9.00, Bankrupt Sale Price, 4.65; Men’s Pure Scotch Wool Suits worth §l2, Bankrupt Sale Price, 6.85; Men’s Fancy Cassimere and Worsted Suits in stripes, checks and plaids, worth §ls, Bankrupt Sale Price, 8.75; Men’s Finest Worsted and Tricot Suits worth §2O and §22, Bankrupt Sale Price, §11.50; Boy’s and Young Men's Suits—Ages 14 to 20 years, in endless variety of weaves and patterns, at and upwards from, §2.65; Boys and Children’s Suits —upwards from 69 cents; Boys’ Good Knee Pants, per pair, 15cts; Men’s Pants—in great variety worth §1.50 to $2.00, Bankrupt Sale Price, 95cts.; Men’s pants—in black worsted, fancy stripes, cheviots and fancy cassimeres, worth §2 50, Bankrupt Sale Price §1.35; Men's Fine Dress Pants—including all the new and stylish effects, worth S 3 50 and §4.00; Bankrupt Sale Price. 1.95; Men's High Suits, fancy silk mixture, worth §lB, Bankrupt Sale Price, §9.85. SHOE DEPARTMENT. All the latest styles, toes and leathers will be sacrificed at less than one-half of their real value FURNISHING GOODS DEPARTMENT. Handkerchiefs, large size blue or red. worth 10 cts , Bankrupt Sale Price, 5 cts.; Handkerchiefs, fancy bordered and white, worth 10 cts, Bankrupt Sale Price 3 cts.; Collars— Men’s and Boy’s Linen, worth 15 cts. to 25 cts each, Bankrupt Sale Price, 5 cts.; Suspenders —Men’s Linen Webs worth 15, Bankrupt Sale Price, 5 cts.; Neckwear—Men’s Pure Silk Ties, all shapes, worth 25 cts. Bankrupt Sale Price, 10 cts.; Shirts—Men’s Good work Shirts, Bankrupt Sale Price. 19 • cts.; Shirts—Men’s Laundried Shirts, some with 2 collars and extra cuffs, worth 75 cts. Bankrupt Sale Price, 35 cts; Sox—Men’s heavy seamless half hose, worth 10 cts, Bankrupt Sale Price, 5 cts. HAT AND CAP DEPARTMENT. Caps that sold for 15 cts, Bankrupt Sale Price, 5 cts; Caps—one lot that were sold at 25 cts, Bankrupt Sale Price, 9 cts; Hats— Men’s hats fully worth 75 cts, Bankrupt Sale Price, 35 cts; Hats —Men’s fur hats worth §1.25, Bankrupt Sale Price, 69 cts; Hats—Men’s stiff and soft hats, worth §2.00, Bankrupt Sale Price, 95 cts. This stock includes a large and complete line of Fall and Winter Overcoats in Meltons, Kerseys, Beavers, Vicunas, Frieze, Etc., which will be closed out during this Bankrupt Sale at less than cost of materials. This Great Sale is positive, nothing reserved. Everything must and will be sold. Show Cases, Counters and other Fixtures are for sale. Look for the BIG RED SIGN of the BANKRUPT SALE on the building formerly occupied by J. M Johnson, on Range Street, and

DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, . HEMORHORDS, * ■ . Office First Stairs West of Fendig’s.Drug Store. Phone a s i. RENSSELAER, IND.

make no mistake. Remember the time and place—Sale Begins Saturday Morning, August 23rd, at 9 o’clock, and will last a short time only. No goods sold nor any one allowed in the building until that time. NOTICE—No goods will be Sold to Merchants except on Friday, Aug. 29, between 2 and 5 p. tn. S. STRAUS, Manager in Charge. Wolcott, Indiana.

Corn, 55c; oats, 29c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents. Mann Spitler was down from Thayer Tuesday. To-morrow is “Sam Jones day” at Fountain Park. Home grown watermelons have made their appearance. Miss Mary Meyer returned Saturday from her trio to Colorado. pMrs. Chas. P. Hopkins of McEwan, Tenn., is visiting friends here. Four prisoners sawed their wayout of the Fowler jail Wednesday night.

There were 146 tickets sold here for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. Wm. Bates of Carroll county, visited his brother, N. S. Bates, this week. Mrs. Retta Sharp returned Monday from a several weeks visit in Ohio. J. G. Perry of Chicago, was in the city on business Wednesday and Thursday. Benton county is to be thoroughly covered with rural mail routes, it is said. Misses Ara Glazebrook and Lora Rhoades returned Sunday from their eastern trip. George Welch, one of the well-;to-do farmers of west Carpenter tp., was in the city. Bro. Knotts of the Francesville Tribune has a new editor on his staff, born last week.

Herman Dener of Chicago, is visiting his brother-in-law, Henry Hilderbrand, this week. Joe Jeffries returned Saturday from an extended visit with relatives at Appleereek. Ohio. Unclaimed letters: Mr. W. A Porter, Miss Mary Ott. Mr. Win. Farmer, Miss Nettie Brown. Mrs Chas. Porter of Delphi, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Williams, this week. Miss Nancy Potts of Indianapolis, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Potts, this week. Ray, the 13-year-old son of Horatio Ropp of Barkley tp., fell from a wagon Saturday and broke his arm. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Norman, near Parr, died Saturday morning of cholera infantum. Miss Freda Kohler of Chicago Heights, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler, this week. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by post-office: Rensselaer, 1; Laura, 1; Bryant, So. Dakota, 1; Goodland, 1; Kentland, 1; Francesville, 1; Remington, 1. Albert Warner of Gillam tp , who went to California last spring for the benefit of his wife’s health, returned last week. Mrs. Warner’s health is considerably improved, Anacleta, daughter of Wm. Walter of this city, visited the latter and family Tuesday. She was enroute from Chicago to her home at St. Mary’s of the Woods, Terre Haute. Among the democratic candidates in the city this week were Capt. Wm. Guthrie of Monticell Judge Saunderson of Fowler,* Judge Darroch of Kentland, A. D. Babcock of Goodland, and a number of our local candidates.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, August 23, 1902.

Read The Democrat for news. I have three good work mares for sale, two them are good brood mares. A. G. W. Farmer, Sharon, Ind. The Democrat and State Sentinel, each one year for 51.35; Democrat and Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, §1.60; all three, §1.95. Odd Fellows of the twentieth Indiana district will hold their annual meeting at Rensselaer on Sept. 1 and 2. The district comprises Lake, Porter, Jasper, Newton and Starke counties. /V tremendous big rain fell north of town and all through the northern part of the county Tuesday night. Quite a rain fell here, also, but in the south part of the ccunty not enough fell to lay the dust. "fsChe charter of Post No. 84, tfhich was taken away some months ago, has been returned by the present state commander, who reversed the decision of the former G. A. R. officers, and Post No. 84, is now in good standing. AC. D. Norman’s house north of town was struck by lightning Tuesday night. The bolt struck the chimney of the main part of the house and ran dotfn the roof, splitting the rafters and tearing up the roof somewhat, but did no great damage.

Joseph Fisher writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Butlerville, Ind., to Shelbyville, where he has just moved. Mr. Fisher recently sold his farm near Butlerville and got something like §I,OOO or §1,500 more than he paid for it three years ago.

* Addison C. Harris of Indianapolis, one of the most prominent lawyers in the state, has been employed by some parties in Newton county —said to reside in the north end —to bring injunction proceeding against the building of a new court house at J. R. Davis of Lake Village, is the man whose name is being used. Many students from this county will attend Valparaiso College and Northern Indiana Normal School, Valparaiso, Indiana, which will open its new year September 2d. This is an institution that meets the wants of all. It is well equipped. The instruction is of the highest order and the expenses very much less than at any other place.

Among the out-of-town people visiting relatives and friends here this week are Misses Nellie and Emma Maguire and Mrs. Nora Finney of Elwood. Miss Carmon Penn of Thorntown, Mrs. J. H. O’Neil and baby of Washington, Ind., Mrs. E. E. Malone of Monticello, Miss Katharine Bourk of Wolcott, Miss Ora Clark -of Lafayette, and a number of others.

The postmasters of the Tenth congressional district will hold their second annual convention at Hammond, October 6 and 7. The speakers for the occasion are postmaster Coyne, of Chicago; O. T. Holloway, of Cincinnati, superintendent of the fifth division of the railway mail service, and S. B. Rathbone, of Indianapolis, special agent in charge of the free rural division of the middle division.—Oxford Tribune.

Speak up! Advertising is the voice of business, nothing more. Use it to say something for yourself. If all the stores in your town are silent, there is a rare opportunity for you to become articulate. If half of them are talking, the silent half will have little attention. Be not one of them. If all are talking, endeavor to speak out above them all. This is a hustling world. Bashfulness and silence are not business virtues. The business man who thrives is the one who has an advertising voice and uses it. So speak up!—Printers’ Ink.

FARITS 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 CARNINAL.

BY A K. OF P.

This week Rensselaer is turned over to the sportiest element that ever invested the city. Vice in almost every conceivable form is flourishing on all sides. Scores of gamblers and prostitutes fill the city, and almost any kind of action can be had for one’s money. The worst feature of the whole affair is that everything should be thrown wide open by an order founded on such high moral principles as the Knights of Pythias, under whose management and sanction the carnival is being held and who have licensed the gamblers or receive a per cent of their earnings. Slot machines are all over the town, while “Old Hi” holds high carnival in at least three places, and other methods of gambling are being run publicly in all parts of the city. Such is a plain and unvarnished picture of Rensselaer's first “carnival,” and it is no worse than was to have been expected, from the fellows who are managing it. The glory or ignominy for it all must rest on the lodge that is “giving the show.” Not only has the public use of the principal streets been abrogated, but the statutes of Indiana have been a dead letter hero all week. The carnival shows did not reach the city until 1 p. m. Monday, and then, owing to squabling between the locating committe and the manager of the carnival shows, they did not get located until five or six o’clock. As a result none of the shows opened until Tuesday afternoon and some did not open until Wednesday. The shows are about the same as usually seen at street carnivals, and as a rule are rather above the the average.

. NOTES. The crowd yesterday was mighty slim. A few feints were made to stop temporarily some of the most public of the gambling. One of the cleanest and best little shows on the ground is the flying lady. The first arrests were made Thursday’ afternoon, when a couple of plain drunks were landed in jail. “Mozelle, the Maid of the Mist,” is spoken of very highly by those who have seen this spectacular attraction. The parade Tuesday was participated in by about one-fourth of the business houses and some very pretty and unique floats were in the, procession. To-night will no doubt be tie worst of the week so far as lawlessness is concerned, and The Democrat advises its readers to keep a close watch on their valuables. The feed and livery barns, saloonsand restaurants have done a very good business, but other lines have been practically dead, and the restaurants did not do near ns much business as anticipated. A prize fight was billed for last night, the contestants being, so the bills stated, “Kid Landis, the blacksmith,” and Bill Lillard, the Indianapolis favorite.” The place where the mill was to be pulled off was only given out to the sports.

Bro. Marshall got back from Colorado in time to see the comely snake charmer and the “HootchieCootchie.” He says the latter is “good and clean enough for anybody.” Notwithstanding this high testimonial, there are many good people who will differ from tftfe Republican editor. Washington street is practically all turned over to shows and stands of various kinds, while parts of Vanßensselaer and Cullen are likewise occupied. There was practically no one in town Monday from the country, and Tuesday the attendance whs very small. A crossed electric light wire connecting with a cigar lighter, in the Haus restaurant caused an alarm of fire to be sent in about 12:30 Wednesday morning. The frontdoor was broken in and the lire extinguished. No damage resulted except to the cigar ligh'ter and a broken glass in the show case beneath.

Wednesday and Thursday were very good days, the crowd Wednesday being estimated by some as larger than Thursday, while others say Thursday was the biggest day. With the §SOO received by the K. of P’s from the carnival queen contest, §7OO and rake-offs from the gamblers and short change men, the per cent, from the dance hall, the stand privileges and other sources not made public, together with the 15 per cent from the carnival shows, it is probable that nearly §3,000 will be added to the K. of P. Master of Exchequer’s funds. Business in most linos has been practically dead, while the huxsttr stands have not done any very large business. Some of the managers of the latter think the gambling machine hurt their business materially, claiming that as soon as the fellow’ who spends his mo’ney freely ran up against a gambling outfit he generally staid thereuntil his money was all gone, and then he had to go hungry and thirsty. A prominent member of the K. of P. lodge informed us that the Knights got §7OO for the exclusive gambling right. But from other sources we learn that they could not make the “exclusive right” business work altogether, and that a rake-off or per cent, of the profits of some of the games was agreed upon with those who are running independent of the gambling trust, so that §I,OOO at least will probably be realized from this business alone by the lodge. W e have heard of few complaints of pickpockets and petty thieves as yet. One lady had her pocketbook, which she carried in jier hand, slit open with a knife while in the' glass-blowers show, but fortunately she had only a little change in it, having removed a five dollar bill' to a safer place but a few moments before. A few’ other cases of pocket-picking have come to our notice at this writing. “Hop” Keen of Goodland, narrowly missed loosing §4OO in cash, checks and notes by pick- pockets.

BAD ACCIDENT AT GOODLAND.

watching a grain-loading machine work in his elevator at Goodland Wednesday afternoon, C. \\ . Hartley the veteran grain dealer at that place, got his foot caught in a rope by which 4he machine was operated, and in an instant was hauled over a pulley and his left leg crushed to a pulp .and he was otherwise bruised and injured. The machinery was closed down as soon as possible and Mr. Hartly was rumored and a surgean called. At this writing it is thought that he will hardly survive the amputation of the injured leg, which must be' made. A Chicago surgeon was sent for and all is being done that is possible to save the injured man’s life. Mr. Hartley is 66 years of age, and located at Goodland in the grain business in 1868. He is the best known grain dealer in the state, and has hosts of many personal friends among the farmers with whom he has done business for the past thirty five years. Latest reports from Mr. Hartleyare to the effect that the injured limb was amputated above the knee, Thursday evening and that he rallied nicely from the operation. '

DITCH MEETING.

All persons interested in the Gallagher ditch in Jordan tp., will please meet at the Shide schoolhouse, Wednesday eve, Sept. 3, to take steps to improve the same aud take out the ledge of stone which now interferes with the flow thereof. Meeting will be held at 7 o’clock p. m. *

CARD OF THANKS.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Norman desire to thank kindred and friends for their kindness through the sickness and death of their daughter, Beth Irene.

BIRTHS.

August 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Renicker, n son. August 16, to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Richards, a son.

Vol. V. No. 20

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Itemsof Interest Gather ed in the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. No marriage licenses have been issued this week—this was “carnival week” aud marriage licenses were not in demand. —o — Appellee’s brief in the case of Robert A. Parkison vs. the Jasper County Telephone Co., was filed in the supreme court last Monday. —o — Marriage licenses: August 16, Harry M. Wood to Elsie E. II ughes. August 16, Martin Harrington to Rosa Erwin. —o— . Tax-Ferret Workman was up from Lafayette Thursday night. He informed the Democrat man that §20,000 had been collected on omitted taxes in Tippecanoe county during the past two weeks, of which he receives 35 per cent. Joe is now traveling in special cars, figuaratively speaking. —o— New suits filed: No. 6361. David Platt vs. Cora Platt; action for divorce. Plaintiff resides at Rensselaer and alleges in his complaint that he was married to defendant, whose maiden name was Cora Adams,on July 31, 1895, and that on Jan. 3, 1899, defendant abandoned him and left the state, and has not since returned, therefore he asks for a divorce on the grounds of desertion and abandonment.

No. 6362. John C. Frazee vs. Hugh Lowe; action to quiet title. —o — Following is a complete list of the allowances made by the county commissioners to assessors and assistants in the various townships of Jasper county for 1902, showing the politics of each assessor: ‘HANGING grove. W E Culp $ 76 00 fGILLAM. Stephen Freeman $ 96 00 Stephen Freeman 2 00 Stephen Freeman 14 00 ♦walker. James M. Spriggs $ 70 00 C H Armstrong 70 OO Mary Armstrong, 5 00 fBAHKLEY. John L Lewis $ 26 00 Charles A W’alker 1(0 00 Charles A Walker 10 00 Laura Walker 12 00 "S Til ARION. N Hopkins sllO 00 Joseph Long. 42 00 IJORDAN. James P Bullis 1100 00 James P Bullis 12 00 Nettie Bullis 10 00 ♦NEWTON. James Yeoman 1102 00 ♦keener. F M Hart $ 92 00 F M Hart 12 00 Pearl Hart : 20 00 •KANKAKEE. Bert Vandercar $96 00 ♦WHEATFIELD. Win Grube J 94 00 Wm Grube 1$ 00 Mary Grube 20 00 tCAKPKNTEU J D Allman * 30 00 J H Allman 110.00 •milboy. W C Huston $ 60 00 t UNION. J R Mallatt SIOO 00 Hattie Mallatt 34 00 J R Mallatt 12 00 Huttie Mallatt .. 8 00 tRENSSELAEU. R B Harris $ 9b 00 R B Harris ' .. 10 00 Mildred Harris 10 00 •Democrat assessor. tßepublican assessor. . tPopulist Assessor.

O’Meara’s Greenwood Herd of Registered Poland Chinas.

“Greenwood Chief and Greenwood Perfection” leads the way. We have for sale 40 spring pigs, the finest lot we ever raised; great big, thrifty, heavy-boned fellows, at §25.00 and up per head. Get a show pig from the Greenwood Herd. Frank O’Meara, Rensselaer. Ind.

Lump Coal for Threshing 53.25 per* ton at Donnellys.' Foley's Kidney Cure. Will cure Brtfiht'a Disease. Will cure Diabetes. Will cure Stone in Bladder. Will cure Kidney and Bladder Diseases. Sold by A. F. Loner. Marion I Adams is agent for the Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Co., of Jasper, Benton and White counties. Insurance now in force over $1,000,000. Fanners desiring policies in this company should call upon or address him at Rensselaer, Ind. ts.