Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1903 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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PUBLIC SALES. The undersigned will offer at Public Sale at his residence. 1 mile West of Virgie, and 3 miles North and 3 miles East of Fair Oaks, on WEDNESDAY. JAN. 14, 1903. Six Head of Work Horses and 6 Head of Cattle, consisting of 1 Gray Mare ten years old, with foal; 1 Gray Mare ten years old; 1 Bay Mare six years old; 1 Gray Mare six years old, with foal: I Bay Horse eight years old; 1 Roan Colt one year old; 2 Good Milch Cows, both giving milk, one with calf at side; 3 Spring Calves; and 1 Yearling Steer. One Good Wagon; Two and one-half seta of good Work Harness; 1 Disk Harrow; 1 Sulky Plow! 3 Walking Plows; 1 good Planter; Steel Harrow; Eagle Claw Cultivators; 1 Corn 1 Oats Seeder; 8 tons of Tame Hay; Stone of Wild Hay; 1 rick of Straw: some fodder and other articles too numerous to mention. Sale will begin at usual time, 10 o’clock a. m. 13 months credit, 7 per cent, discount for cash on sum. over Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. The undersigned will offer at Public Auction at his residence, on the John Carlin farm, 1-4 mile South of Parr, Jasper county, Ind., commencing at 10 o’clock In the forenoon, on THURSDAY, JANUARY. 15, 1903. The following property: 10 Head of Horses and 4 Milch Cows, consisting of 1 Grey Gelding coming tour years old, weight about 1300 pounds; 1 Grey Mare coming six years old, weight about 1400; 1 Sorrel Mare ' seven years old, weight 1000; 1 Brown Mare eight years old, weight 900; 1 Roan Gelding six years old. weight 1100; 2 Two-year-old Colts; 2 Yearling Colts; 1 Black Stallion, coming four years old, weight about 1400 pounds; and 4 Milch Cows that will be fresh in the spring. 1 Corn Planter with checkrower and wire complete; 2 Walking Plows; 1 Hay Rake; 1 Disk Harrow; 1 Harrow; 2 Walking Cultivators; IWeeder; 1 Hay Rack; 2 Farm Wagons, both broad“tires; 1 Spring Wagon; 1 Top Buggy; 2 Sets of Work Harness; 1 Set of Single harness; and other articles too numerous to mention. Sale will begin promptly at 10 o’clock a. m. 12 months credit, 6 percent, discount for cash. J. S. LAKIN. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. C. Spitler, Clerk. The uudersighed will offer at Public Auction at his residence, 2 miles South and 1 mile East of Rensselaer, on TUESDAY. JANUARY, 20, 1903. . « Head of Horses, consisting of 4 Good Mares; 1 coming two-year-old Colt; and 1 Yearling Colt. 30 Head of Cattle, consisting of 8 Steers coming two-years-old; some good Milch Cows, Heifers and Yearlings, and 1 good two-year-old Hereford Bull. 1 Osborne Mower; Corn Planter, with checkrower end wire; 1 J.l.Caise Riding Plow; 2 Walking Plows; 1 Disk Harrow; 3 Cultivators; 1 Double Harrow; I Farm Wagon; 1 Spring Wagon; 1 Buggy; 1 Broadcast Seeder; 1 Hand Corn Sheller; 1. Hay Rack; 1 Sled; Some Hay and Straw: and other articles of minor importance. Sale will begin at 10 o'clock a. in. 10 months credit. 6 per cent, discount for cash. FRED FATKA. Fred Phillips. Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. The undersigned will offer at Public Auction St his residence, 2 miles West and *4 mile South of Mt. Ayr, 6 miles East of Morocco, and 10 miles West of Rensselear, commencing at 10 o’clock a. m. on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY. 21, 1903, The following property: 8 Head of Horses and 1 Mule, consisting of 1 Team of Grey Mares ten and eleven years old, wt. 1350 each, one with foal to good jack; 1 Team of Bay Mares five years old, wt. 1450 each; 1 Team of Grey Mares nine and ten years old, wt. 1400 each; 1 Grey Gelding coming three years old, wt. about 1300; 1 Bay Horse three years old. wt. 1000; and 1 Yearling Mule. 23 Head of Cattle, consisting of 5 good Milch Cows, one now fresh; 10 head of high grade Polled Angus Yearling Heifers; 4 Yearling Steers; 2 Spring calves; 12-year-old Polled Angus Bull. 19 head of hogs, consisting of 4 Poland China Brood Sows with pig, and 15 Shoats weighing about 125 pounds each, 1 Janey Corn Husker and Shredder, good as new, having been used but very little. 1 Champion Binder, nearly new; 1 Champion Mower, nearly new: 2 Gang Plows (1 Clark, 1 Gale) both nearly new; IJ. I. Caise Sulky Plow, new; 1 Walking Plow; 1 Disk Harrow; 1 Low-down Seeder with grass seed attachment, nearly new; 1 Corn Planter: 1 Riding Cultivator; 1 Walking Cultivator; 2 Three-aection Steel Harrows; 3 Farm Wagons, one a wide tire; 1 Spring Wagon; 1 Double Carriage, good as new; 1 Hand Corn Sheller, new; 1 Hav Rart; 1 Good Pair Bobsleds; 3 Sets Work Harness, new last spring; and many other articles of leaser importance. 12 months credit, 8 per cent, off for cash. A. A. KAUFMAN. V. D. Kline, Auctioneer, C, G. Spitler, Clerk. We are closing out all our blankets and comforts at less than cost. Laßue Bros. Naw Century Comfort. Millions are daily finding a world of comfort in Bucklen'e Arnica Salve. It kills pain from Burns, Scalds, Cuts and Bruises; conquers Ulcers and Fever Sores; cures Eruptions, Salt Rheum Boils and Felons; removes Corus and Warts. Best l‘ije cure bn earth. Only 25 cents at A. F. Long’s drug store. We have a lot of felt boots and overs from fl 00 a pair to f 2 00 for enag proof. Laßue Bros. 4000 seasoned white oak fence posts for sale at my farm in Barkley tp., at 5 cents each. C. F. Arnold.

...... DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATK DLSKABBB, ' H < . HBMORHORpH, 4 i ® ateFta ‘«*» West of Fendig’s Drug Store. Phone a s >. RENSSELAER, IND.

Local and Personal. Corn 37c; oats, 28c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents. Another week of fine winter weather. Geo. Strickfaden was in Monticello Tuesday. J. C. Norman, north of town, is sick with the grip. City Attorney Geo. A. Williams spent the holidays with his parents at Raymond, O. Mrs. Firman Rutherford of Jordan tp., is in Indianapolis for surgical treatment. V. Lesh, residing northwest of town, will move to Wisconsin in the spring. Miss Grace Jacks returned Sunday, from a month’s visit with relatives at Morris, 111. Mrs. Mary Kern, aged 100 years, died at her home in Hobart, Porter county, Tuesday. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices*: Salt Lake City, Utah, 1; Kouts, 1; Chicago, 1. Theodore George will start out next week traveling for Uhl Bros, gents furnishing goods company of Logansport. Joseph Hardesty, a former resident of this county, died at his home in Medaryville recently, aged about 40 years. 4-0 wing to poor health, Jerry Healey has given notice of his intention of giving up his position at Eger’s grocery. The Democrat is the only paper in the county to publish Gov. Durbin’s message. It appears on one of the inside pages. The local lodge of" Rathbone Sisters will go to Chalmers next Tuesday to institue a new lodge of the order at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown of Rugby, No. Dak , are visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. A. E. Brown, in town, and other relatives near Rensselaer. Lost: 10 months old bird dog, body white with red spots, red ears; a reward of $3 will be paid for its return. Victor Walker. Valma. Ind. The defunct Goodland Citizen outfit has been purchased by Bro. Schanlaub of the Morocco Courier, who has added it to the Courier’s equipment. At. M. Hibler of Joliet, 111., has been putting in the past few weeks at his big farm in Milroy tp., building a new barn and making some other improvements. Charlie Beets, who formerly resided with his parents south of town, now of near Kokomo, was married New Year’s eve to a young lady of Miami county. C. M. Hopkins, who has been farming in the Gifford district for the past year, is preparing to move upon the Arnold farm in Barkley tp., now owned by Robert Hunter of Newton county. '■Ljames Haskell of Mount Ayr recently bought a half interest in the Kresler hitch barn, and has moved his family here, occupying E. J. Wilcox’s property in the northwest part of the city. Miss Roe Dennis and brother Milton, of near Pleasant Ridge, went to Marion last Monday where both will enter school. Miss Roe will take oratory, while Milton will take a preparatory course in law. The city council held a special session Monday evening The only business transacted was the referring back to the county treasurer the ’various street improvement > assessments for collection. G. M Wilcox & Hon, proprietors of the “Two Stores,” at Surrev and Parr, recognize the value of The Democrat as an advertising medium, and have just closed a contract for 20 inches of space every week for one year.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, January io, ,1903.

John O’Connor was down from Kniman Thursday. Miss Ethel Rush of Monon, is visiting relatives here this week. J. O. Cline was down from the north end Wednesday and Thursday on business. Yates has moved to town from near Valma, and is clerking at Eger’s grocery. and Mrs. Arthur Lakin of Barryton, „ Mich., are visiting relatives in this county. Robinson has secured a position as lineman with a Louisville telephone company. K Mrs. M. E. Spitler and daughter Maude, are visiting M. L. Spitler at Oklahoma City, Ok. '/Mrs. Sophia Chilcote and two daughters of near Sharon, left Tuesday for Redlands, Cali., for an extended visit. Ross Goble, head dry goods clerk at the Chicago Bargain Store, is quite sick at his home on South Cullen street, with stomach trouble. The Democrat has printed about three-fourths of the sale bills turned out by Rensselaer print shops this season. The fact that we get up a nice bill and give a free notice in The Democrat, a paper that is read by the people, brings us the sale bill work. The Northwestern Indiana Land and Improvement company of White county was incorporated Wednesday by Charles A. Holladay, Bloomington; Robert Parker, Remington; Albert Goslee, Jacob Kaub and George A. Judd, Chalmers. It is capitalized at $64,000 to buy and develop timber and farm lands. “The Millionaire Tramp” which held forth at the opera house Thursday nighty was the best show thus far this season, and one of the best that has struck Rensselaer for a long time. Every member of the company is good, which is something that can be said of but few companies on the road. At the meeting of the Ladies’ Industrial society of the M. E. church last Wednesday, Mrs. Jacob Wilcox was elected president for the ensuing year; Mrs. E. L. Clark, vice president; Mrs. A. B. Cowgill, secretary; Mrs, Sylvester Gray, assistant secretary; Mrs. Mattie Sharp, treasurer. The Blake Lumber and Coal Co. of Wolcott has filed its incorporation papers with the secretary of state. It is capitalized at SIB,OOO, for a retail business, and incorporated by A. R Colbnrn of Michigan City, Isaac Colburn, of Good land, John A. Blake and James W. Blake of Wolcott. The first named is president. Otto Grebasch, who has been tending bar for August Rosenbaum for the past sixteen months, has returned to Chicago to accept a good paying position with with his old employer, for whom he bad worked for eight years previous to coming here. Otto was a nice, clever young man and made many friends during his stay here. Kight and family left this week for Yukon, Oklahoma, near which place they expect to make their future home. The family have numerous friends in Jasper county who will unite with The Democrat in wishing them success in their new home. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. James Shook of Barkley tp., who also go to make a home in the West. The old dwelling house on the Clay Harris ranch, southwest of Rose Lawn, occupied by Win. Moore, a son of Sq : re Moore of ihis city, was dest >yed by fire Thursday at about o’clock a m. The tire is suppose. ’ co hi vu started from a defective flue. There was no insurance. M’. Moore lost about ell of his furniture. Mr. and Mrs. Moore and Mr. Harris were in the city yesterday, the latter to buy material to rebuild at once.

Wm/ H. Stucfier, on Squire Moore’s farm 2| miles west of the city, raised from 100 acres of ground 5,000 bushels of corn. If it had been an ordinary season he would have raised more. Mr. Stucker is a hustler, a good farmer and an all ’round good man. -The cold weather has caused another advance in coal by the wholesalers. The Donnelly Lumber Co. have bills for four cars of hard coal which they are looking for any day now, but they will be compelled to sell it at $8.75 or $9 per ton, or about a dollar more than a month ago. F. C. Lagen has thus failed to effect a settlement with the insurance people for the loss of his laundry, and has moved to Chicago. He has offered to take SBOO in settlement of his loss, and it is likely the insurance comSiny will accept the proposition, onnelly Bros, have attached the laundry lot for a balance of sll7 due them for coal furnished, and a brother of Lagen’s is understood to have held a mortgage on the plant, so he will realize but little from the insurance after paying claims against the property. , - Our neighbors on the prairies of Benton and Newton counties, also Remington, have probably felt the scarcity of coal much more than Rensselaer and vicinity. Plenty of soft coal has been procurable here most of the time, while about a dozen cars of hard coal have arrived here. Gcod dry oak 4-foot wood has been hauled in from the surrounding country in abundance and retails at from $3.50 to $3.75 per cord. Quite a good many people have been unable to get sufficient hard coal, and have substituted wood burners, but taken as a whole Rensselaer has been much better provided with fuel than most places this season, and we have little cause to grumble.

COMM ISSIONERS COURT.

“Honest Abe’’ has been holding an extended session this week, and is still absorbing steam heat in hfs office at the court house as we go to press. He has had both arms spread out over his docket most of the time and we are therefore unable to give very much of a report of his proceedings. In the Hanging Grove tp., gravel road letting, only one bid was filed. Smith <fc Padgett (supposed to be Delos Thompson) of Rensselaer, at $10,242 for the 6£ miles. The parties desire to use gravel found near the proposed road, and some question arising as io the quality of the same, the matter was continued to the February term. The Robert Parker et al ditch was ordered established, and the Marble lateral of the Wheatfield ditch ordered cleaned. In the petition of Carrol C. Kent for a ditch in Newton and Jasper counties, Michael Delehanty, David D. Gleason and John Greve were appointed viewers, to meet Jan. 20. Dr. I. M. Washburn was appointed secretary of the county board of health for the ensuing year in place of Dr. English, whose term had expired, Thursday evening, as a reward, no doubt, for their good behavior thia term of his court, Abe took Freddie and Charlie up to see the “Millionaire Tramp,” and the boys are said to have enjoyed the treat immensely. At this term the newly elected commissioners are supposed to take the oath of office and reorganize, but if anything of this kind has been done we failed to observe it in our necessarilly hurried examination of Abe’s docket. All orders of record are still signed “A. Halleck, Pres.,” and perhaps Abe has taken the matter by consent and continues to servo under hit> old dispensotion. Th. bills allowed, etc., will be publi: ad by is next week. Anomer car load of Occident Hou. just received, bought before the . dvance, and we are selling it for a few days yet at 93c. Just as good as others sell for fl. 10 to fI.SO.

LARUE BROS.

HALLAGAN-HEALEY NUPTIALS.

The marriage of Mr. Joseph Hallagan and Miss Margaret Healey was solemnized by Rev. Father Meyer, at St. Augustine’s Catholic church Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock in the presence of a large concourse of friends of the contracting parties, the nuptial high mass ceremony of the church being used. The singing was a feature of the ceremony, Miss Lamb of Delphi, leading the choir and also singing a solo. The bride was handsomely attired in a dress of light blue, trimmed with lace, while the groom wore the conventional black, and a very nice looking couple they made indeed. Mr. James Hallagan, a brother of of the groom, was best man, and Miss Mary Meyer, bridesmaid. A reception was tendered the newly wedded couple Wednesday evening from 8 to 10 at the home of the bride’s brother, Mr. John Healey, on Front street, and they were the recipients of a large number of handsome and useful presents. They departed on the 11:30 p. m. train for Ocalla, Fla., where they will visit for a month or more with the groom’s sister, Mrs. A. E. Delehous. A number of the friends of the young couple escorted them to the train and started them on their journey with showers of rice, old shoes, etc. Among the guests from out of town were: Mr. Fitzgerald, sergeant of police at Chicago; Mrs. Fitzgerald, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Hallagan of Kouts; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gray of Monon; Miss Mary Wagner of Remington; Miss Anna Wagner and Mr. Wagner of Wolcott; Misses Anna and Katie Lamb, and Miss Smythers, of Delphi. Mr. and Mrs. Hallagan on their return to Rensselaer will reside in the Healey homestead on Front street.

AN UNMERITED DISCHARGE.

Peter Giver one of the faithful employes at the city water and light plant for the past seven years was discharged by Supt. Chamberlain last Monday and Lem Huston hired in his stead. The only fault found with Mr. Giver seems to be in the fact that he had incurred the displeasure of the august superintendent, whom the present city council lias given plenipotentiary powers in all matters pertaining to the hiring and discharging of employes at the plant, and who had threatened some time ago to “oust’’ Peter. He is also alleged to have taken him to task for exercising his freeborn right as an American citizen in signing the saloon remonstrances recently. Chamberlain is a republican, as is his new employe, while Mr. Giver is a democrat. Giver recently purchased residence property which he is now paying for, and to be discharged right in the dead of winter to gratify the personal spite of the superintendent, as alleged, is an outrage to say the least.

BOTH JUMPED

To Save Themselves From a Wreck That Failed To Materialize. Indianapolis, Ind., January 5. Harmon Russ, a Monon passenger engineer, and his fireman, C. A. Dusch, were returned to this city to-night. They left this city at 1:35 a. tn., with the second section of a Chicago train nearly an hour behind the first section. While rounding into Fair Oaks, in the northern part of the state, they saw the first section at a standstill. A collision seemed inevitable and both men jumped. Russ was injured about the head, shoulders and legs, and was also hurt internally. The first section began to pull out just as they jumped, and by the time the second section came to a halt it was well out of harm’s way.

One lot of children’s underwear, wor' h from 15c to 30c each, for 5c and 10c for choice at Laßue Bros. WOOD FOR SALE. 50 cords of green wood, delivered to any part of the city in cord lots or more. E. P. Honan.

Vol. V.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. The Newton circuit court convenes next Monday. Many of the township trustees have been in thistfeftk, filing their annual report with the audior. —o — Attorney J. E. Westfall of Remington, was over Thursday and filed a couple of suits in the circuit court. —o— Squire Troxell turned in a goodly amount of fines to the school fund a few days ago, the amounts being $49.50 for the county fund, sl3 township, and $4 city. Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 2, Gust Schulz to Gusta Reitter. Jan. 3, Robert E. Hilton to Mary C. Smith. Jan. 6, Joseph Hallagan to Margaret Healy, —o— The supreme court on Tuesday affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of Franklin Fisher vs. John G. Perry, taken up from this county about one year ago. Fisher won out in the circuit court, it will be remembered. —o — New suits filed: No. 6424. Edward Lynch vs. Nettie E. Rowley et al; action to quiet title. No. 6425. Jared Benjamin vs. William H. Price et al; action to quiet title. No. 6426. Charles C. Warner et al vs. Thomas Boyle; action in attachment.

No. 6427. Frank Donnelly et al vs. Fred Lagen; action in attachment. Demand S2OO. No. (>428, Emile H. Debo vs. Jesse 11. Debo; action for divorce. The plaintiff in this cause resides at Remington, and gives her occupation as that of domestic. She alleges that she was married to defendant, Sept. 22, 1898, and that he without cause and against her wish and consent wholly abandoned plaintiff on May 30, 1900, and has since lived apart from her and has failed to contribute to her support, although fully able to do so, They have no children. Defendant is now living in lowa. A divorce and restoration of her maiden name of Emile H. Onken is asked for. No. 6429. Jacob Dyke vs. Albert J. Bellows et al, composing the board of trustees and certain members of the First Presbyterian church of Remington. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff contracted with defendants for S7OO as pastor of said church for one year, and on July 2, 1902, began to perform his duties, etc., and continued in said service until Dec. 28, 1902, when he was discharged. The plaintiff asks for judgment for balance of said year’s salary, S4OO. No. 6430. Cora E. Forsythe vs. Robert A. Parkison treasurer of Jasper county; action to enjoin the collection of S9O alleged omitted taxes “discovered” by “Honest Abe’s” tax-ferret, the ex-auditor of Owen county. This is another instance where the “stand and deliver” game didn’t work. No. 6431. Abraham Leopold vs. Margaret Hamilton et al; action to quiet title. No. 6432. David R. Benson vs. Aaron L. Miller et al; action to quiet title. No. 6433. Mary Kreibaum et al vs. John V. Meyers et al; action to quiet title. No. 6434. Lorinda McGlinn vs. The State Building and Loan Association of Indiana; action for cancellation of mortgage. No. 6435. Kahn Tailoring Co , vs. Fred Phillips; action on account... A full line of heavy fleeced underwear, worth from to fl.oo a suit for 48c a suit at Ijaßue Bros. For tasty and reliable job printing, call at The Democrat office. Prices always reasonable.

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