Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1902 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

ELLIS OPERA HOUSE. HAMPTON & HOPKINS Presents a Beautiful Story of Rural Life, Sandy Bottom.. A companion play to "SHORE ACRES" and "THE OLD HOMESTEAD" presented by a splendid company. All of the Scenery used in this production is carried by the company. Seats on sale at Huff’s.

Corn, 55c; oats, 28c. i Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents. All 6c lawns at 3|c yd. at LaRue’s. To-day is “Old Settler’s” day at Monticello. The city schools open one week from Monday. The White circuit court convenes Monday. Blue will teach in the Goodland schools. “Sandy Bottom,” to-night at Ellis opera house Mrs. John Healy and children are visiting in Chicago. Monday is Labor Day, and a legal holiday in Indiana. Read the new ads of the Racket Store and G. M. Wilcox & Son. A new’ six room cottage to rent in Rensselaer. S. P. Thompson. All hats and caps at 50c on the doHarat Laßue Bros. Closing Out Sale. Thomas Shelley of Remington, was in the city on business Wednesday. Home laundry work wanted, Enquire of Mrs. Wm. Dilts, on West Clark street. Duvall is uow installed in the clothing department at the Chicago Bargain Store. J. A. McFarland was on the sick list a few days this week, but is now able to be out again. Spaulding’s 1902 official foot ball guide contains a picture of the Rensselaer foot ball team Ernest Middleton of South Bend, was the guest of Miss Mary Weathers Saturday and Sunday. Fannie Irwin of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is visiting her uncle, J. F. Irwin and family. '/'"'■The militia company went to Delphi yesterday to take part in the military carnival and street fair.

The Democrat consists of 16 pages this week, the regular 8page issue and an 8-page supplement. • Jacob French and family of Goodland, spent Sunday with Mrs. French’s mother, Mrs. Amanda Hoyes. New pensions: Abraham Bunnell, Monticello, increase, sl2; Samuel Piott, Francesville, increase, SB. Misses Cecelia O’Connor and Maggie Eberle of Lafayette, were guests of Miss Anna Walters Saturday and Sunday. Rev. D. J. Huston of Milroy tp , is preparing to move back to his old home at Goodland, says the Newton County Star. Rev. Albert Ogle of Indianapolis, Supt. of State Mission, will S reach at the Firet Baptist church unday morning at 10:45. Mrs. Thomas Grant is dangerously sick and but little hope is entertained of her recovery at this writing. She is 86 years of' age. Lost, Wednesday, Aug. 20, on the gravel road east of town, a youth’s coat. Finder leave at The Democrat office or at Lee postoffice.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, • PRIVATE DISEASES,' • • . HEMORHORDS, . .11, koiiii( Office First Stairs West of Fendig s.Drug Store. Phone 351- RENSSELAER, IND.

City Attorney Williams transacted business at Monticello Wednesday and Thursday. *4-James Thompson is opening a restaurant in the Maloy brick building, near the depot. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Surrey, 1; Stoutsburg, 1. <D. A. Stoner is now sole proprietoUof River Queen mills, having leased Mr. Day’s interest therein pF, W. Mauck of Newton tp., left Thursday for a visit with relatives and friends at Monticello and Buffalo. Orlando Finney came up from Elwood last Sunday for a few days visit with relatives and friends. J. F. Rank and wife of Englewood, 111., are visiting J. F. Irwin and other relatives in Jasper county. The Chicago Bargain Store has bought 3 car loads of sugar since Feb. 15th, over 300 bbls, or $5,500 worth of sugar. It looks like Laßue Bros, mean just what they say in regard to closing out, from the prices they are making on all their goods. Now is a good time to buy goods of all kinds. Price our goods and see how much lower than any places else in town. Laßue Bros. Mrs. H. V. Weaver has moved here from Lowell, and occupies the John Makeever property on South Division street, lately vacated by Earl Duvall. Found, last Friday evening on> the street, a ladies’ pocket-book. Owner may have same by proxing ownership and paying for advertising. Wm. Washburn, Ira L. Galbraith and Guy Daniels, who went West last week to work in the harvest fields, are uow in South Dakota, but expect to go to North Dakota in a few days. The “Old Settlers’ Meeting” will be held one day, Saturday, Sept. 20, in Vanßensselaer grove. The committe on arrangements will meet at 2 p m., to-day in the clerk’s office. Lewis Cramichael, a brother of J. C. Carmichael, of this city, and a former resident of Morocco, died at his home near Almon, Mo., last week. He was 38 years of ace and leaves a wife and four children.

Unclaimed letters: Mr. Charley Atwood, E. A. Brandon, Eugene Chuger. Mrs. Allie Case, Mrs. Lizzie Dennis, Miss Millie Lang. Mrs. Hannah E. Maxwell, Mr. Harry Stimson and Mr W. I. Sanders.

'"SLast Saturday was an eventful day with W. M. Hoover, Sr., south of town. It was the last day of the carnival, he finished threshing that day, it was his mother’s 82 birthday anniversary, and he was made grandpa again. Joseph Durant writes us from Elkton, Minn., that he and the three young men who went West with with him found good crops and plenty of work there, so did not go on to Bryant, So. Dakota, as intended when they left here.* James Gorrell, the aged father of the editors of the Starke County Democrat and the Pulaski County Democrat, died at his home in Knox last week. The old gentleman was 76 years of age, and served with distinction in the civil war. The new city officers elect will take their respective offices next Monday, and Rensselaer will once more pass under full republican control in all branches of governqnent. The officers are: mayor, clerk, marshal and treasurer, the councilmen having taken their offices last May. W. R. Lee, the McCoysburg lumber and hardware dealer, was in the city on business Tuesday. Mr. Lee’s trade has been exceptionably good all season, in fact much better than he had reason to hope, to which he attributes his libera 1 use of printer’s ink and fair dealing with his patrons.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Saturday, August 30, 1902.

Attorney U. M. Baughman and family are spending a few days with friends at Monon and Medaryville. F. P. Morton of near, Pleasant Ridge, got his nose broken a few days ago from being struck in the face by a horse’s foot. The property occupied by Ray McKinzie, on North Dayton street, has been sold to Mrs. Lena Riddle. Consideration SI,OOO. JE. L. Bruce has sold has sold his 20 acre farm 1| miles southeast of town to James W. Amsler of lowa, consideration $7,800. The big meeting of Catholic Order of Forresters, mentioned in The Democrat a few weeks ago, will be held on the St. Joseph’s College grounds to-morrow. William Downey of Martinsville, state land inspector for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., was in town this week closing up loans negotiated Baughman & Williams. "’bMr. Will F. Banes and Miss Dee Hodshire, both of near Wolcott, were married at the home of bride’s sister, Mrs. Wm. Greenfield, in this city, last Sunday evening, Rev. C. D. Royse officiating. Our Fair Oaks correspondent this week tells of a circular barn an the Otis ranch in Union tp., that out-circles Senator Goodwine’s new circular barn in Warren county, a description of which was published in The Democrat last week. . A large number of people from this place and vicinity attended Fountain Park last Sunday and heard Sam Jones. They report an immense crowd but say that Sam’s discourse was precisely the same as he delivered here last winter, jokes and all.

''V-George H. Maines, north of towu, has bought the Robt: Randle property on North Cullen street and will take posession of same Dec. 1. The price paid was *3.400 Mr. Randle will prospect in the west and will probably locate either in Missouri or South Dakota.

French returned Monday night from a few weeks visit with his sons in Kansas. He reports the crops good in the vicinity of Hutchinson, near where he I ought a farm last year, now occupied by his son Ike. His wheat yielded 24 bushels to the acre, oats 55 bushels, and corn prospects are good.

John F. Judy’s town of Judyville, in Warren county, suffered a $125,000 fire loss last Tuesday. Seven storage and other building were destroyed, containing 350 new buggies, 150 wagons, 250 sets of harness, SI,OOO worth of paint. 150 tons of hay and 3,000 bushels of oats, it is said, and the insurance is less than SIO,OOO.

Randle Overton, whose fatal illness from consumption has been heretofore mentioned in The Democrat, died at 3:45 p. m , Saturday at the home of his sister. Mrs. Wm. Childers. Deceased was 25 years of age and leaves a father, three brothers and two sisters. The' funeral was held Monday from the M. E. church, Revs. H. M. Middleton of Remington, and C. D. Royse of this city conducting the services. Interment in Weston cemetery.

A state case of more than unusual importance occupied the attention of Squire Troxell’s court Tuesday and Wednesday. A certain roadway running along or through Geo. Besse’s land in Jordan tp., was blockaded frequently by Mr. Besse who claimed that it was not a public highway. The obstructions were removed each time by the road supervisor, and finally Besse was arrested for obstructing the highway. A strong array of legal talent appeared on each side and thirty or forty witnesses were examined. The court took the matter under advisement and will render a verdict at 2 p. m. to-day. The road was vacated, it seem about 22 years ago, but has been traveled right along since that time, on which fact the state based its case.

INJUNCTION IS ASKED FOR.

Judge Thompson Asked For a Restraining Order In the Newton County Court House Case. The injunction proceedings of John R. Davis of Lake tp., Newton county, against the auditor and commissioners of Newton county, to restrain the letting of a contract next Monday for the erection of a new court house at Goodland, was heard by Judge Thompson in Chalmers Thursday night and yesterday,and the attorneys are still arguing the motion as we go to press, at 3p. m. It is difficult to anticipate the court’s decision in the matter, but in the event the order is granted, it will stop all further proceedings until the next term -of the Newton circuit court. If it is denied, the petitioners may appeal, but the commissioners may go ahead and let the contract and proceed right along w’ith the work until the courts rule otherwise.

The complaint, which is very voluminous, attacks the returns of the canvassing board in the Goodland election, the proceedings of the county commissioners, claims the plans and specifications were changed after they were accepted by the commissioners and those now on file are not those accepted and on which advertisement was made, and last, but evidently where the whole fight will be made, the entire constitutionality of the law. That the latter contention has foundation, no one who heard Mr. Harris’ argument before the court and has read the decisions of the supreme court in the Jackson county seat removal case, to which he referred at length, can well doubt. Many of those who heard the argument predict that the county seat of Newton will remain at Kentland for many years to come. Three or four of Goodland’s people were in attendance at the hearing as well as the commissioners of Newton county. Judge [Sellers of Monticello, appeared for the Goodland people, while Judge Darroch. who is the county attorney, appeared for the comi missioners in resisting the injuncI tion.

E P. Harney of Momence, 111., and Hon. Addison C. Harris of Indianapolis, are acting for Mr. Davis, who says that he is backed by large landowners in northern Newton, one at either Kentland or Morocco is interested in any way or has furnished any financial aid in the fight now being made to prevent the county seat being located at Goodland. The bond has not been presented at this writing and therefore we are unable to say whose names appear thereon, but it is rumored that Mrs. Jennie Conrad, of Laketp., is one of the principal backers in the fight, which is evidently a fight to a finish. All 50c neckties at 39c at LaRue’s Closing Out Sale.

BIRTHS.

August 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Wasson, southeast of town, a son. August 24, to Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Fendig, a daughter August 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hoover, Sr., south of town, a son. August 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Newberry of Barkley tp , a daughter. August 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Millard Frost of Aix, a daughter. August 27, to Mr. and Mrs. John VVard of Milroy tp.. a son. Look out for a car of Peaches and Pears about Sept., 3d to sth. Price about 80c to SI.OO per bushel. Chicago Bargain Store.

carnival echoes.

BY A K. OF P.

Few of the huckster stands paid expenses, it is said. Most people will now agree in The Democrat’s contention that the shows should have been located on the side streets. It is reported that a prize fight was to be pulled off last night at Delphi, in which “Kid Landis” the blacksmith, and a “cullud” gentleman were to do the knocking. It took quite a force a couple of days to clean up, and the holes made by driving stakes in the Macadam streets will give considerable trouble for months to come. Marshall’s testimonial of the morality of the “Hootchie-Cootch-ie” dance ought to be preserved in the freak museum. It is certainly the only one of its kind in existence. One chuck-a-luck man told a friend at supper Wednesday evening that he was $2,000 “to the good” at that time. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday forenoon he did a land-office business, therefore he must have cleared up several times as much more. Saturday’s attendance was a disappointment, being no better, if as good, as Friday. The “masked carnival” Saturday night did not materialize, and except for a few of Rensselaer’s “400” shaking hands too often with John Barleycorn, the evening was without excitement of any kind. Not one" word was said in this column last week that could by any stretch of imagination be construed as reflecting in any way on the chastity of any of the women connected with the carnival shows, notwithstanding the frantic efforts of a certain “K. of P.” of most unsavory reputation to make it appear otherwise. Financially, so far as the Knights were concerned, the carnival was a “grand success.” As the necessary expenses were all contributed, leaving all the funds received from privileges, etc., together with the 15 per cent, from the shows, it could hardly have been otherwise. No doubt $2,500 to $3,000 was cleared by them. Among the numerous victims of the gamblers, we have thus far learned of, was one Jordan tp., farmer who is alleged to have lost S4O; another farmer south of town $100; two citizens of near Morocco, one S6O, the other sl6 (all he had); a McCoysburg man sl2; one poor man in town S2O, aijd various others for smaller sums.

The gambling outfits were packed up early Saturday evening and the “fraternity” left town, to avoid, it is presumed, any late calls that might be made to contribute to the school fund. There were a great many people who thought the whole outfit ought have been arrested, while others thought only the fellows who brought them here and sold them the privilege of fleecing the people should have been pulled. No one wanted to take the initiative, it seemed, and nothing has been or probably will be done. The amount they took away with them is variously estimated at from $5,000 to $20,000. The carnival shows pulled up stakes late Saturday night and by Sunday morning all were loaded up and gone. They are at Huntington this week, and next week are billed for New Albany. The “Lunette” show left the carnival company here and went to Delphi, where they are showing at the street fair this week. The writer wants to say a good word for the people connected with the various shows, both men and women: So far as we were able to learn, they all conducted themselves properly, and we did not hear of any of them drinking or carousing, which is something remarkable considering the number of people connected with the various shows. The prize fight on Friday night is alleged to have been pulled off at the Irwin tile factory grounds, west of town. “Kid Landis, the Blacksmith,” is said to have kno< kod out "Bill Lillard, the Indianapolis Favorite,” (colored) in 1 minute and 5 seconds. The tickets of admissisn are said to have been $1 each, and there were

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about 200 sports in attendance. It is very difficult to get any information regarding the “mill” but one man talked to admitted he was present but seemed reluctant to give any information in the matter. Asked if the K. of P’s. got a rake off, he replied that he “heard it said they got a per cent, of the gate receipts.” Marshall, the Apologist editor, says: “The carnival management had no part whatever in this unlawful sparring business, it being entirely a private speculation.” Be this as it may, many people will fail to see anything more dishonorable in taking a per cent from an “unlawful sparring contest” than in letting in a lot of “unlawful” gamblers to rob the farmers and country boys of their money and to skin the brother Knights who were invited here. And selling the gamblers the privilege of “unlawfully” robbing their guests, too! WANTED TOO MUCH. All arrangements had been made by the manager of the Brook ball team for a game with the Wolcott team to be played at Rensselaer today, but when the manager began to look behind the scenes ho called off the game and secured the Momence team for a game at this place to-day instead. Rensselaer wanted ten dollars for the use of the ball park, Brook team pay their own expenses and guarantee Wolcott’s, and then, to cap the climax, stated that fifteen per cent of the gate receipts would have to be paid over to the carnival management. Our team was not so overly anxious for a game that they would donate money for the benefit of a few grafters in Rensselaer, and of course the game was called off. Rensselaer certainly canfurnish as cheerful a set of hogs as any place we ever heard of, but that kind of graft won’t work even with a liberal people.—Brook Reporter. THINKS THEY DON’T PAY. I am told that the people interested in the street fair project have given up the idea. I think that is a wise move. 1 never could figure out how the expense of a SI,OOO for baloonatics and wire walkers, who will take all this money away with them and the contribution of a couple of thousands of dollars to those who play cards for a living would beof benefit to the men engaged in business in Fowler. Every penny of the money spent in trade in this community has its origin in the fields of grain. A street fair in the town of Fowler will not add a single kernel to the crop. If a farmer loses his crop from the floods, the merchants expect to sell him only the necessaries and that his trade will be less. A street fair will take away three thousand bushels of corn and oats from Fowler and Benton county and how can it be a money maker for the men in business in Fowler?— Fowler Leader. 22 lbs. of H. <fc E. Granulated Sugar for SI.OO for a few days only. Chicago Bargain Store.

EUGENE DILLEY AGAIN “OFF.”

Sunday's papers stated that Eugene Dilly, formerly of this place but for the past two years a teacher at Trafalgar. Johnson county, had left home mysteriously July 8, since which time nothing had been beard from him. It will be remembered that while living here he had a temporary aberration of the mind and wandered away, being found after some weeks in Barkley fp. An operation was then performed by local doctors and a piece of skull which had been presc-ing on the brain, raised, an 1 it was thought no further trouble would result. Tuesday night Jack Hoyes of near Surrey, was coming to town and about 1| miles north of this city mot Dilley who rode into town with him, but when near Nelson Randle’s residence he suddenly jumped from the wagon and since then no trace of him has been had. He is evidently again suffering from insanity. See our glazed building blocks for all kinds of foundation work, the cheapest and best; also have stock and all sizes sewer of pipe. Donnelly Lumber Co.