Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1902 — Page 7

Jasper bounty Democrat

SI.OO Per Year.

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. A request waa presented from the property owners affected that the improvement of Olark street be deferred until next spring. The request was denied and the contract was let to W. P. Smith at |6.18 per lineal foot. D. H. Yeoman and Hiram Day’s bid was per lineal foot. Delos Thompson, Mary E. Thompson and Ora Ross filed a remonstrance against the proposed sidewalk on Milroy street. The contract was let, however, to Hiram Day at 10 cents per square foot. Rush & Warren bid 12$ cents. The marshal was ordered to move a catch basin on Division street near 0. P. Wright’s and put in tile leading to the water in the street. The city treasurer’s report for the month of October on hand as follows: Corporation fund, 9387.98; road fund, $35.94; water fund, 91,157.86; electric light, |343.79; Cullen and Forest street improvement fund, overdrawn, |115.04. Other funds same as last report. Ellis Walton agreed in writing to submit the matter of the city occupying a small portion of his ground with the water tower to arbitration. The city appointed Ad Parkison as its member and Mr. Walton will appoint one member of the arbitration board and these two members will appoint a third member. On the decision of the board both parties agree to abide. The Ladies’ Literary Society reported that fI,OOO had been subscribed toward the purchase of Milroy Park and the attorney was instructed to draw up a contract with R. D. Thompson for the purchase of same. The following bills were allowed: ROAD FUND. Sylvester Gray, hauling cinders 1 5° Vem Hopkins, work on street 75 Ed Randle “ “ “ 255 Chas. Cordoray “ " ** 165 John Rush “ “ “ 75 John Brown “ “ “ 180 Wm. Guss, work on bridge 75 Frank Swartz ell, work on bridge. ... 150 Ray Hopkins, work on bridge 60 Wm. Simons, hauling cinders 2 50 John Wood, burying dog 50 Smith, Yeiter & Platt, sidewalk and crossings 231 38 C. M. Blue, tile drain 11 97 CORPORATION FUND. B. H. Dillon, salary night watch.... 40 00 F. M. Abbott, salary marshal 45 00 Donnelly Bros., stakes for engineer.. 17 56 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Bruner & Merry, light poles 18 83 Central Electric Co., electric supplies 15 85 Standard Oil Co., oil *5 3° Globe Oil Co., packing 22 22 Illinois Electric Co., supplies 52 28 A. L. Branch, hauling coal ...... 11 00 C. S, Chamberlain, salary 37 50 C. L. Thornton, salary , 25 00 Peter Giver, salary 2500 Ira Smith, work on line 11 25 Conrad Hilderbrand, salary 25 00 John Hordeman, work on main 2 60 Mil£ Chipman, work on main 60 Try Chase and Sanborn coffees. They are the best. Bold only by LaRue Bros.

A Policeman'* Testimony. J. N. Patterson, night policeman of Nashua, la., writes. "Last winter I had a bad cold on my lungs and tried-et least half dozen advertised cough medicines and had treatment from two physicians without getting any benefit. A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and two-thirds of a bottle cured me. I consider it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world.” Sold by A. F. Long. We will sell you any hat In the house at a great reduction in price. Laßue Bros. Physicians Prescribe It Many broad minded physicians prescribe Foley's Honey and Tar, as they have never fonnd so safe and reliable a remedy for throat and lung troubles as this great medicine. Sold by A, F. Long. We have just received 600 pairs of shoes, all new patterns, and at prices that defy competition. Laßue Bros. ty* Per Cent Farm Loans. A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years at per cent interest, with privilege to make partial payments at any interest paying time. Call at Commercial State Bank, No. of Pub. Sq., Rens9elao, Ind. Why pay $1.16 and $1.20 for flour when you can buy just as good for 93c at Laßue Bros. For a Bad Cold. If you hsve a bad cold you need a good reliable medicine like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to loosen and relieve it, and to allay the Irritation and inflammation of the throat and lunga, For sale by A. F. Long.

■*W, DR. MOORE, Specialist, - PRIVATE DISEASES,' ffUMfYP w 0..... Office First Stairs West of Fendlg's Drug Store. Phone 35.. RENSSELAER, IND.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Unloaned school funds on hand Nov. 1, $5.15. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Nov. 7. Ammon Beasley to Clara B. Bond. Nov. 8, Charles W. Shaw to Stella Dixey. —o— New suits filed: No. 6397. Rachel Dunn vs. Jennie Dunn et al; action to quiet title. No. 6398. Rachel Dunn vs. Ida M. Dunn;action to quiet title. No. 6398. The Plano Manufacturing Co., vs. Harry Gifford; action on account. No. 6400. Francis W, Powers vs. W. J. White; appeal from town clerk of Wheatfield. No. 6401. Hiram Goodwin vs. Helen M. Bartlett et al; action to foreclose vendor’s lein. —o — The supreme court has affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of Gleason vs. McGinnis, appealed from the Jasper circuit court. The case came from Keener tp., and was an action on account brought by Gleason. McGinnis won out in the lower court' and was given a judgement against the plaintiff for costs. Gleason appealed, and is again defeated. —o — Following is a report of the proceeding of commissioners court for the November term: Bridge petitions continued: 2in Barkley, 3 in Wheatfield, 2 in Gillam, lin Kankakee, 5 in Carpenter, 3 in Jordan, 1 in Milroy, lin Keener. All bids rejected for bridge in Keener tp, and re-advertisement ordered. Other matters continued: Gillam gravel road; C. D. Lakiu ditch; S. B. Moffitt et al ditch, continued for notice; matter of cut-off Carpenter’s creek; claim of White county for change of venue cases, $732.25; Elias Arnold petition for abutments for Moore’s bridge; A. J. Bellows, petition for abutments; Robert Parker petition for ditch; Moses Sigo ditch, continued sos notice; John Tillett, matter of Gillam gravel road, continued for further examination. In matter of South Barkley gravel road, petitioners present amended viewers report and auditor directed to give notice; board confirms all previous orders and amended reports. In matter of cleaning Union Lakin and Scott Cooper ditch; cause dropped from dooket. In matter of Granville Moody et al ditch; “Ben. J. Gifford on Aug. 5, filed a request asking that report be referred back to viewers; prayer granted and auditor directed to notify viewers to meet Nov. 17, and consider said request.” John W. Hutchinson et al ditch ordered established according to reviewers report; reviewers ordered to meet Nov. 17 and make final report. Petition of Chas. M. Blue for acceptance of certain gravel road in Marion tp., was granted. W. W. Burns et al ditch; “George Parkison and Nathan Eldredge, reviewers heretofore appointed, having failed to qualify and act, the board now apEiint Robert A. Drake and ucius Strong, to meet with Frank Lakin at Rensselaer, Friday, Nov. 11, and proceed to review the proposed highway (ditch is meant) and file their report on or before Dec. 1.” Final report approved in Sidney B. Holmes et al ditch. Reason M. Dunn of DeMotte, and Chas. A. Gundy of Fair Oaks granted liquor licenses, liceses to date, the former from Deo. 4, 1902, and the latter from April 6, 1903. Petition of auditor to have deficit in school fund interest provided for was granted, and S6OO ordered transferred from oounty revenue to school fund interest aocount. S. D. Clark, trustee of Wheatfield tp., was- granted permission to extend additional poor aid to John Conner and family as might be necessary until said Conner is able to work and provide for his family.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, November 15, 1902.

Geo, O. Stembel et al; petition for cleaning Wheatfield ditch. Referred to county surveyor for further proceedings. Joseph Nissius ditch; additional time granted to file reviewers report. In matter of Iroquois ditch; “James Jones, a viewer heretofore appointed, having resigned, the board do now appoint Charles M. Shaull a viewer in his stead.” (Mr. Shaull is from Carpenter tp.) Report of viewers in the matter of the Union Lakin and Scoot Cooper ditch was approved and ditch ordered cleaned and deepened, and advertisment ordered ror bids. Advertisment ordered for letting contract for Hanging Grove tp., gravel road on Dec. 3. In matter of cleaning Marble latteral to Wheatfield ditch; board fix Dec. 2 for hearing report. Following claims were acted upon and allowed for full amount unless otherwise noted: Burt-Terry Sta, Co., sta. for auditor. .$ 43 75 Same, game for clerk 9 75 Thomas Florence, exp. gravel roads... 204 00 R. W. Sprigg, acct. teachers exam 10 00 W. T. Smith, repairs on bridge 50 OO A. B. Cowgill, expense poor 15 00 HoMredgedark.adv. on gravel rds.... 270 M. H. Hemphill, exp. com. c0urt...1.... 5 00 Albert Parker, gravel rd. rep. GHUam.. 5 OO John W. Walker, on Iroquois ditch.... 250 O. P. Robinson, expense jail 4 00 Leslie Clark, public printing 10 00 Paul Sidema, alotting ditches 1 50 D. L. Halstead, same 3 75 W. S. Lewis, same 150 Will Halstead, same 3 75 Chas. Boratrager, same 4 50 Chester Halstead, same 4 50 Eli Gerber, same 3 00 August Tigler,same 4 50 Philip Durand, same 75 R. A. Parkison. exp. ct. h. fuel, light.. 87 25 J. W. MoEwan, public printing 1 20 Same, for same 2 00 Geo. E. Marshall, pub. ditch lettings... 31 52 Same, printing, Hanging Grove tp 21 25 Same, printing, elections 23 75 Same, public printiug 18 00 Same, printing, roads and bridges 9 50 R. A. Lawrie, adv. on Iroquois ditch.... 54 00 D. V. Yeoman, same 35 00 John E. Alter, same 4 37 Stoner A Day. exp. poor farm 1 85 John F. Majer, exp. clerk's office 5 00 Leslie Clark, public printing 10 25 Same, printing for Co, Supt 23 00 B. Forsythe, exp, ct. house 2 00 Same, expense poor farm.. 1 00 L. H. Hamilton, per diem Co. Supt 108 00 Burt-Terry Sta. Co. supplies 136 10 Same, election supplies 89 00 G. E. Murray, exp. jail 2 31 N. Hopkins, adv. on Iroquois ditch 3 75 T. F. Clark, labor at poor farm 15 40 Same, for same -a 12 50 Same, expense same....* 9 80 Chas. Morlan, laundry ct. house 80 Same, janitor 45 00 E. L. Clark, exp, elections 90 W. L. Lewis, alloting ditches 3 00 S. B. Jenkins, firing, ct house $33, allowed at 27 50 Henry Smith, alloting ditches 5 25 Ord Hanley, same 5 25 Joseph O’Connor, same 5 25 M. B. Price, work on ditches.. 66 00 John O'Connor, expense ditches 10 50 A. Woodworth, Marion gravel road.... 250 Wm. Powers, same 4 50 Marjon I. Adams, same 10 20 Henry J. Gowland, same 8 00 E.D. Rhoades, same 3 25 Jesse Nichols, same 52 50 A. Woodworth, same 37 50 Jesse Nichols, same 5 00 Joseph Putts, same 3 00 A. L. Branch, exp. poor farm 32 01 E. D, Rhoades, same 15 68 A. L. Branch, exp. ct. house 145 51 E. D. Rhoades, same 17 35 Same, exp. jail 3 81 21 pounds best granulated sugar for sl-00 at Laßue Bros.

Money to Loan.

Private funds to loan on farms, also city property, for 5 years or longer at a low rate of interest, with privilege of making partial payments. Also money to loan on personal, second mortgage and chattel security. No delay, call or write. A complete set of abstract books.

JAMES H. CHAPMAN.

We have a few overcoats left, which we are closing out at less than cost. Laßue Bros. A Startling Surprise. Very few touid believe in looking atA.T. Hoadley, a healthy, robust, blacksmith of Tilden, Ind., that for ten years he suffered such tortures from rheumatism as few could endure aud live. But a wonderful change followed bis taking Electric Bitters. "Two bottles wholly cured me,” he writes, “and I have not felt a twinge in over a year." They regulate the kidneys, purify the blood snd cure rhenmntlsm, neuralgia, nervonaness, improve digestion and give perfect health. Try them. Only hoc. at at A. F, Long's drugstore. Rend every word of the 2-page Challenge ad. Chicago Bargain Store. We have a complete line of the W B corsets. Best made. Laßue Bros.

FATALLY SCALDED.

Bessie May, the 2J-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Al Ramey, residing in the northwest part of town, was fatally burned by pulling a tub of scalding water upon her Monday morning. The mother had just poured a lot of boiling water into the wash tub and had turned to get some cold water to add to it when the little one pulled the tub off the chair onto her. The child’s head, chest and one shoulder and arm were terribly burned. It lingered along - until 6:10 p. m., Monday night, when its sufferings were relieved by death. The funeral was held Wednesday at 10 a. m., from the Free Baptist church, conducted by Revs. Ferguson and Cochran. The burial was made in Weston cemetery. The pall bearers were Misses Grace Worland, Bessie Kenton, Clara Jessen and Lillian Sheets. Two years of sweets, two little years That vanquised with our darling's breath. So strange! It doth not yet appear What is the blessing hid in death. A sweeter dreame who ever dreamed Than came with her soft lips to ours? Blest with her life, our being seemed Wrapped in the glowing soul of flowers. Oh, heart of God, that pities all! Oh. love that gives and takes away! Confused and faint, on Thee we fall, Yet know not how we ought to pray. May God comfort the sorrowing ones, and they may be led very near him. %*

ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.

The movement started by the various churches of Rensselaer several weeks ago to create a more pronounced temperance sentiment here is apparantly bearing some fruit. The movement is under the direction or in connection with the anti-saloon league of this state, and for several Sunday evenings past the ministers have each preached on the temperance subject. Some days ago power of attorney remonstranceStegainst any and all applicants for liquor license in each of the three wards have been circulated by the pastors and they are, we understand, meeting with very good success. The saloons ohßensselaer are now and have been for some years confined to the first ward, but now many are signing the remonstrances in that ward who have heretofore refused to, and the prospects are said to be very good for securing the requisite number of signers to prevent any more licenses being granted in said ward. Eightyfive remonstrators are necessary to knock out applications for licenses in that ward. Why pay 25c for patterns when you can buy the New Idea for 10c. Laßue Bros.

“WORTHY THE FAME OF A FAMOUS NAME.”

Ben-Hur Flour, made in Minneapolis, is the best ever brought to this market. J. A. McFarland received another carload the first of the month, and for a 6hort time will sell at the same price aB formerly. •

All calicos, over 100 patterns to select from, only 4c a vard at Laßne Bros. For Sale:—Two full - blooded Duroc Jersey Male Pigs, large enough for service. Sylvester Gray. We keep a full line of Kennedy’s cakes. Laßue Bros. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers east—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand. W. B. Austin. Try our pure uncolored tea, no better grown, for only 60c a pound. Laßue Bros. Get your sale bills printed at The Democrat office and a free notice of the sale inserted in The Democrat, the paper that reaches the people.

“OMITTED” TAXES.

The Democrat promised its readers last week to discuss one or two “cases” adjusted by Workman, the tax-ferret, in this county, and true to that promise will take up a “case” in which the parties against whom the alleged omitted taxes were fonnd paid into the county treasury $342.60, rather than go through the trouble, worry and expense of a lawsuit in resisting Workman’s claim. In this particular case Mr. Workman entered of record and gave the party who paid this “tax” a statement of which we publish below all the essential features, omitting ing the name of the victim. “This is to certify that I have had under my consideration and examination the ——, of Rensselaer, Indiana, and have made a careful examination of the records and papers of said and the records and papers of the county, in the matter of listing and assessment of personal property, moneys and credits, and find the following to be the result of the said investigation: That the evidence shows an honest in-

tent to list all of said property for said years, but that the assessor erred AND VIOLATED THE LAW AND DISOBEYED THE AGREEMENT WITH OTHER ASSESSORS AS TO THE PER CENT. DEDUCTED FROM SAID SECURITIES; THAT THERE WAS SECURITIES REGARDED AT THE TIME, AS BEING BAD, OR INSOLVENT PAPER THAT AFTERWARD THERE WAS A PART OF IT RECEIVED; that the sheriff’s sales, judgments and executions, were continued to be treated as “notes” and said notes so kept in “bills receivable.” I therefore find that tor some years the assessments and the amount listed for taxation by said was for a larger amount than stfould have been assessed and equaling the sum of $121.46 upon the years 1890, 1891, 1892,1893,1894 and 1899. That the omission and taxes thereon for the years 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, was the sum of $464.06. Which first amount deducted from the second item, leaves $342.60, and upon the payment of the amount to the county treasurer a receipt shall be given for payment in full of all obligations against said for the period covered by the said investigation, from 1883 to 1899, inclusive. Witness my hand, this 14th day of February, 1902. J. B. Workman.” The capitals in the above are ours, note the sentences therein carefully. It will be seen that the tax-ferret claims that the assessor erred in allowing a larger discount from the notes than that allowed by law, and that Borne of the securities at the time considered 1 worthless were afterward partly realized upon. For these causes THE “FERRET” GOES BACK AND re-assesses Mr. Blank. Now Blank is a democrat and the assessor all these years was a republican, and it is not to be supposed that the assessor allowed Blank any greater discount on his notes and securities than he did his re-

publican friends, and yet we haven’t heard of any of the republican friends of the “assessor who erred” having been called upon to submit to a re-assessment by Tax-Ferret Workman, unless it be Judge Thompson, and the reason he was marked as a victim is too plain to waste words over. Well, Mr. Blank rather than stand a lawsuit and be bothered with the matter and being ignorant to some extent of the law, paid $352.60 into the county treasury, and the county, after paying Workman $170.30 had to go down and dig up about SIOO to pay the state and the city of Rensselaer the amounts due them from the "adjustment.” The point The Democrat desires to make is this, and any lawyer of ordinary ability will tell you we are correct: After the township assessor had seen these notes and securities, placed a value on them, threw some out or placed a low value on them because they were considered worthless, and the assessment sheet had passed through the hands of the county board of review and been “O. K’d,” there is no power in Indiana that can go back and reassess thosejnotes and securities! And yet, if Workman’s statement is correct, that ia exactly what he did in this case, and Mr. Blank was “held .up” for $342,60! Further comment on the merits of “Honest Abe’s” tax investigation i& unnecessary.

Anxious Moments. Some of the moat anxious hours of a mother's life are thoae when the little ones of the household have the croup. There is no other medicine so effective in this terrible malady aa Foley's Honey and Tar. It ia a household favorite for throat and lung troubles, and as It contain* no opiates or other poiaous it can he safely given. Sold by A. F. Long.

Vol. V. No. 32

BOX SOCIALS.

There will be a Box Social and Fish Pond, with Bennett’s graphophone for entertainment, at Pleasant Grove School on Saturday evening Nov. 15th 1902. No admission charged. Everybody come and have a good time. Mary Richardson, Teacher. A'box social will be held at the Kniman school on Friday evening, Nov. 21. A fine program consisting of dialogs, recitations, tableaux and music, will be given free. Everybody invited. Ladies, bring boxes. Sadie Gulbransen, Nellie Meiser, Teachers. A box social will be given at the Blake school, 5 miles north of Remington and 1 mile east of the gravel road, Saturday eve, Nov. 22. Proceeds used for school library. All come. Marie Eck, Teacher,

The Democrat will make a uniform charge-of 25 cents for ordinary Box Social and supper announcements. Teachers will please bear this in mind and either remit the money with the notice or expect to pay for it after the social is over. A large line of fall and winter cape at half price at Laßue Bros.

FOR SALE. Two heavy draft mares 4 years old, in fold; 1 driving mare 9 years old; 1 horse 4 years old; 2 yearling colts; 1 suckling oolt; 14 yearling steers; 2 milk cows; 1 three-year-old heifer; 2 two-year-old heifers; 1 yearling heifer, all fresh soon; ljMcCormick binder, nearly new; 1 mower; 1 two-horse hay rake; 2 cultivators; 2 walking plows; 1 corn planter; 1 harrow; 2 wagons; 1 top buggy; 2 sets work harness; 1 set single harness. Call on Chas. M. Greenlee, 2 miles northwest Rensselaer. We pay the highest market prioe for produce. Laßue Bros.

- PUBLIC SALES. The undersigned will offer at Public Sale at his residence, H mile South of Parr, Jasper county, Ind.. beginning ut 10 o'clock a. m., on TUESDAY. NOV. 25, 1002. Three Head of Horses, two of which are good work horses, nine and ten years old. and will weigh about 1300 and 1400 each, one a good saddle horse and will weigh about 1000 pounds, 8 Head of Milch Cows with calf; 2 two-year-old Heifers: 1 Good Brood Sow; 9 Head of Shoats wt. about 30 to 40 pounds each; 1 New South Bend Farm Wagon; 1 Farm Wagon, with dump boards: 1 TwoSeated Carnage; 1 Set of Work Harness: 1 Set of Buggy Harness; 1 Harrow; 1 McCormick Mower; 1 Walking Cultivator; 1 Road Scraper; 1 Mud Boat; l Hay Ladder; 1 Stubble Plow; 1 Grind Stone; Household and Kitchen Furniture and other articles too numerous to mention. 12 months credit without interest, 8 per cent, off for cash. JOHN CARLIN. Phillips & Son, Auctioneers. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. *

Monon Excursion Rates, one fare for the round trip to ludianapolls, Nov. 17 to 18, final return limit Nov. 19. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK SHOW. Make arrangements to visit the great International Live Stock Show at Chicago in December, with wife and family. They all want to see it. It will be the crown ing event of the year, and the greatest live stock show Chicago ever had, Don’t miss it. Monon trains stop at Englewood and 47th Street. See our line of drees goods; all the new things at the lowest prices. Laßue Bros. Asleep Amid Flames. Breaking into a blazing home, some firemen lately dragged the sleeping inmates from death. Fancied security and death near. It’a that way when you neglect coughs and COlda. Don't do It. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption gives perfect protection against all throat, chest and lung troubles. Keep It near, and avoid suffering, death, aud doctor's bills. A teaspoonful stops a late cough, persistent use the most stubborn. Harmless and nice tasting, it's guaranteed to satisfy by A. F. Long. Price 50c. and sl. Trial bottles free. Keep your wife in a good humor and yourself from being hungry by buying '‘Pride of the Pantry” flour of B. Forsythe. Buy your blankets, comforts, etc., now while stock is complete. laßuk Bros. Read The Democrat for news. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative BromoQuinine Tablet*. All druggists refund the money if It fails to core K. W 7 Grove's signature is on each bos. SOe.