Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1903 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city oounoi! met in regular session Monday evening. The treasurer presented hie report for the month of May. It shows the corporation fund overdrawn $126.57; on hand in the Washington street im* provement fund 137 30; $363.63 on hand in the road fhnd; on band in the water fund sll6O 35, and the light fhnd overdrawn $514 76. G. W. Ooen was elected a member of the school board to succeed Delos Thompson. The vote stood: Coen, 3; G. K. Hollingsworth, 2. W. B. Austin filed a remonstrance against the sidewalk on Olark and Madison streets. Referred to- street oomipittee. It was ordered that the insurance on the city hall be renewed in the sum of S2OO and on the contents to the amount of S3OO. Also that the hose cart and building near the depot be insured for S3OO. The contract for the city coal was let to the Victoria Mining Go., of Linton, at $2 60 per ton, mine ran, f. o. b. cars at Rensselaer. A petition was presented by J. W. Horton et al asking that Franklin street be narrowed to 66 feet at the south end for the distance of one block and that the extension of Plnm street on the north side of Weston park be established at 30 feet. The object of the petition is to make Weston park larger in case the Carnegie library should be built there. CORPORATION FUND.

Mrs. John Jones, boarding smallpox patients io 67 Wm. Guss, special police. 4 5° A. Simpson “ “ 375 John Huffman** ** 3 00 Joe Hoover “ “ ...., 300 Fred Stocksick, special police. -^. ... 2 25 John Ramey “ “ 975 Wm. Childers “ “ 10 50 John Summers “ “ 6 75 Bert Goff “ “ 6 00 Fred Parcels “ “ . 4 50 J. McConahay “ “ ....... 300 Roy Stephenson “ “ ....... 150 Harve Moore “ “ 1 50 B. F. White “ “ 3 00 John McClanahan “ “ 6 00 C. H. Vick “ “ 9 00 C. Caruthers “ “ 4 SO Jas. Thompson *• “ 7 50 J. W. Speaks “ “ 3 00 W. P. Clark “ ** I 00 Sunderlan Bros. “ “ ....... 1950 Wm. Parks, hauling I 00 A. F. Long. merchaiqj|MflP*t 73 F. E. Babcock, printing. 2 50 G. E. Murray, merchandise.. 3 30 A. R. Kressler, telephone messages.. 1 30 Warner Bros., supplies 28 70 B. H. Dillon, salary 45 00 F. M. Abbott, marshal 45 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Warner Bros., 5upp1ie5............ 612 Parke Co. Coat Co., coal. 56 70 C. Hansen, blacksmithing 2 40 S. C. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 C. L. Thornton, salary 25 00 Lem Huston, salary 25 00 Chas. Morlan, light dup. and postage. 19 50 J. H. Chapman, freight.. 108 80 ROAD FUND. Henry Luers, gravel 14 20 S. O. Baker, mowing 7 93 Chas. Seelman, mowing 8 55 Geo. McCarthy, work on street 9 00 C. Caruthers “ • “ “ ... 75 Frank Giver “ “ 0 ... 75 Tom Parker “ “ “ ... 4 80 Chris Sack, mowing park I 50 Frank McCarthy, work on bridge... 2 70 W.'T. Smith, city’s assessment Clark street 446 31 J. H. Chapman, freight 7 75 WATER FUND. E. H. Gordon, work on mains...... 9 80 . Martin Thornton, salary, 25 OO -Conrad Hildebrand, salary 25 00 H. Mueller Mfg. Co , water supplies. 25 08 Wm. Dilts, work on mains. I 40 Wm. T. Smith, city’s assessment on Clark street improvement, out lots 73 and 74 7500

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Program of the Annual S. S. Convention of Union Tp., Jasper Co., to be held at Parr, Ind., June 21,9:30 a. m., to 3:30 p. m. 9:30-9:4s—Volunteer tinging by nil the schools. Invocation by Rev. Byrd of Brushwood. - 8:45-10:00—Origin and Progress of the International Aaso., Rev. Byrd. 10KW-10d5—Soolal advantage* of the S. S., Barney D. Comer, Rose Bud. 10:15-10:20—Volunteer song by Rose Bud school. 10:20-10:35—Special qualification of the S, ,S. Sup., I. M. Mender, Virgie 10:35-10:50—Special qualifications of* primary teacher, Rev. Cochran. 10*0-10*5—Volunteer song by Pair Oaks M.E.,S. S. qslo*s—ll:lo—Use and abuse of S. S. supplies, Fannie Cottingbam, Fair Oaks. 11:10-1130—Recitations from children, Volunteer song by Virgin. 11:80-l *0- Basket dinner, I*o-I:4o—Volunteer song by all the schools. I*o-1 *s—Relation of the 8. 6. to temperance, Walter Harrington. 1:55-2:lo—Relation of musks to S. S. work, David Rider. 2:10-2:15—Volunteer song by Fair Oaks ChristlanS. 8. 2:15-2:90-Relation of theß. S. to Missionary work, Imma Winslow. 2 *O-2:4s—Method la recitations, T. P. Dunlap, Rose Bud 2:45-3:oo—How attract the 14 year old, by, to, 8. S. General discussion. 3 *O-3:00 —Volunteer song by Brushwood. 3:06-3:ls—Election of officers. 2:15-9:2o—Appointment of time and place of meeting neat year. Closing eoeg by all the sohoois. . L. W. Benbow, Pres. Barney D. Comer, Sec.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item of I ate rest (lathered In the Office* and Corrldore of the Comity Capitol. No bids were recieved for cleaning the Marble lateral to the Wheatfield ditch, and same is readvertised to be let June 19. —o — Marriage licenses issued: June 6, Morton R, Dickinson; to Hettie M. Puffer, June 10, Ira M. Washburn to Mary Elsie Watson. June 11, Newton C. Pumphrey to Myrtle R. Haus. —o — New suits filed: No. 6507. Ida May Heafer vs. William Andersch et al; action in foreclosure. No. 6508. John N. Bicknell vs. Mary S. Sanford et al: action to quiet title. No. 6509. Petition of Reuben H. Crain and Rosa F. Crain for the adoption of Cecilia A Brehm. The County Board of Review have fixed the following average assessments per acre for real estate in the various townships of the county. Some landß, of course, are higher and some lower than these figures, but this is the average the township over. Hanging Orove.ll7 12 Keener -7 17 Gillam. 12 81 Kankakee 075 Walker Wheatfield 6 83 Barkley 15 54 Milroy : 873 Marlon 25 08 Union.... 10 32 Jordan 15 53 Carpenter 32 17 Newton 21 01 In Kankakee a 10 per cent raise wae made from ihe township assessors valuation; Jordan was raised 15 per cent, after reducing the assessments on lands east of Range Line road 13 per cent; Hanging Grove and Milroy was reduced 15 per cent.

Following is the remainder of proceedings of commissioners court for the June term: BRIDGES. Notioe ordered for letting contract for Hunt bridge in Carpenter tp., on first day next term. Contract was Ist for new bridge in same tp., to Pan American Bridge Co., for 1399.50. Notice ordered for letting of contract for re-erection of Grooms bridge in Marion tp., on June 27. DITCHES. Iroquois ditch matter again continued. Final report approved in the Wm. P. Baker ditch. Final report ordered made June 15 in S. B. Moffit ditoh. Viewers directed to meet June 15 and make final report in Moses Sigo ditch, and auditor directed to prooeed with letting of contract Additionol time granted reviewers to file report in Carroll C. Kent ditch. By agreement of parties interested the James G. Francis ditch petition was continued. Report of commissioner in B. F. Hazlett ditch approved and confirmed. Final report approved in both the Fred Saltwell and C. D. Lakin ditches. HIGHWAYS. Petition of Chas. M. Blue for highway in Marion tp., continued. Remonstrance filed by Chris Salrin in petition of August Schreiber highway petition; Wm. Cooper, S. B. Mofliitt and Chas. Harrington appointed viewers, to meet June 22. Viewers report in favor of public utility of highway petitioned for by Nelson Morris et al.

MISCELLANEOUS. Contract awarded for furnishing poor supplies for next quarter as follows; I. Tntenr, groceries, $78.45; L. Wild berg, clothing, $6.90; and Geo. Murray, dry goods and shoes, $22.14 The connty officers reported the following fees collected for the quarter ending May 31: J. F. Major, clerk, $440: same, acct. exsheriffs fee’s, $43.15; W. C. Babcock, auditor, $70.70; R. B. Porter, recorder, $759.45; “A. G. Hardy, sheriff $109.50. Notice ordered for letting contract for 250 tons of coal for heating plant Philip Blue was re-appointed superintendent of poor farm “for the next ensuing term at S6OO per year.” Report of poor farm superintendent examined and approved. The report shows reoeipts for the quarter ending May 31 to have been, from all sources, $344.12, and expenses of $816.40, making

Rbnss£Larr, Jasprr County, Indiana, Saturday, June 13, 1903.

a net deficit of $472.28. The 1,500 bushels of oorn and 2,500 bnshels of oats left by ex-snperin-tendent Clark on Feb. 1, according to his report, have shrunk to 800 bnshels and 1,000 bushels respectively, and only 205£ bushels of oats have been sold, and no corn. The 200 cbiokens left b£ Clark and which shrunk to 100 in Mr. Blue’s report of March Ist, should have been increased by 75 spring chickens. Some chickens were sold to N. S. Bates for which the report says $2.20 was received, and eggs were sold to the amount of $197. Of the 818 cans of fruit left by Supt. Clark, 20 quarts of peafs remain. There are 12 inmates of the poor asylum.

THE LIBRARY SITE.

The committee to secure subscriptions for the Carnegie library site are said to be meeting with considerable opposition from those who want the library located in Weston park, just south of J. W. Williams’ residence. While The' Democrat would favor this location, were it large enough—whioh it is now claimed it is not, and it is proposed to narrow the street on each side to make room, if it be located there —we, think the Moss lots on North Van Rensselaer street presents advantages .that make the latter the most advantageous location, and the price asked for the lots, $1,200, is certainly reasonable. This; location is central, close to the schools, and charchs, and the matter of heating—if the building should be heat from the lihtg and water plant—would be a big inducement to locate it at this point. The matter of narrowing the streets to enlarge Weston park should not be thought of for a moment. If the park is too small to admit of the building being located thereon, some other location should be selected, and nothing has as yet presented itself as so likely a location as the Moss lots. It ought not to be a hard matter to raise $1,200 for this purpose in Rensselaer, with all its wealth and public enterprise, and we that some of our worthy citizens will dig up the necessary funds with which to secure a suitable location.

IT UNDOUBTEDLY IS.

Editor Democrat: Is vaccinating people practicing medicine and surgery? If s \ the two medical students and the son of the mayor and councilman from the second ward are liable for so practicing without a license. The attention of the prosecutor and grand jury are called to the fact. Hobo.

The interrogatory published above was handed The Democrat by a prominent citizen, with the request that it be published in our columns, and we disclaim any responsibility for its authorship. It was, from our understanding of the law, illegal for these boys to perform any vaccinating, but it is a matter in which we have nothing to do except offer the above opinion. - However, there are a great many things that the present city council has done that was illegal, and the city treasury has been drawn on quite frequently to pay bills that have been illegally contracted. It is likely tnat many more illegal contracts will be made and illegal claims paid. Parties who are interested in some of these transactions, those who have the bills to pay or whose rights are interfered with, it seems to us, are the ones who should bring such matters to the attention of the proper officers. The Democrat is a medium to bring matters of public moment before the people, and its columns are always open to ah honest discussion of such questions. But in bo doing or in -granting space for others to so do, it should not be inferred that it is a personal matter with us. It is a duty we owe the citizens to bring wrong-doinjg to its attention, then, if the. citizens or public acquiesce, it is a matter in which only they are to blame.

CAMP ORDER ISSUED.

Adjt. Gan. Ward of the Indiana national guard has issued his first order concerning the state militia .encampment in which he directs that the commanding officers get tbeir men in readiness to go into oamp at the state fair grounds from Jnly 26 to August 3.

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TO THE CITIZENS OP RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, IND.

We the undersigned attorneys in the city of Rensselaer and interested in theeslablishment of a Public Library as provided by the acts of the general assembly of the state of Indiana, A. D., 1901, as amended in A. D., 1903, and ordered to receive the donation contemplated, beg letfve to submit the following: That whereas there has been some misapprehension concerning the laws governing such cases and in order that the public may understand the same we call your attention to the following provisions of the Law. Section 6, of said Law relates in |Kirt to the holding and conveying of real estate and gives the Public Library Board the power to hold real estate for and on behalf of such library. Without this provision the Board would not have any such authority. Taking the whole of this act as amended and this* section as above explained, it was evidently meant that such Public Library Board should hold the real estate upon which any Public (Library Building might be situated. A city has no authority to convey any portion of any of its Public Parks to such Library Board or to any one for any purpose. To make the law under which we are operating absolutely effective tbe Public Library Board should own and control for the use of such Library the real estate upon which tbe Public Library Building is situated. U. M. Baughman G. A. Williams A. Halleck G. F. Meyers Moses Leopold Foltz, Spitleb & Kubbie E. P. Honan Febguson & Wilson - Judson J. Hunt Schuyleb C. Irwin - Ray D. Thompson Geo. K. Hollingsworth Simon P. Thompson

THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Can be established on the following conditions: First. An order of the city council that,it will levy an annual tax not less than SI,OOO. (The council made an order April 13, 1903, to levy one mill on the dollar.) 2d. The transfer to the board of S3OO worth of books, which have been donated by the Jasper Public Library. 3rd. A township levy of onefifth of a mill annually. (This has been done.) 4th. The conveyance to the Board of a satisfactory site. sth. The payment by Mr. Carnegie for building on said site the sum of SIO,OOO. In order that we obtain a supply of books, the site should be satisfactory, not only to the donors and Mr. Cornegie but also to the School Board, so the School Library can be transferred, and to the Jasper Publio Library, so that its books can be transferred by order of the stock-holders. S. P. Thompson. June 12,1903.

THE WHITE COUNTY LION.

At last it seems that White connty is to have a real sensation. There is said to be a real . African or an Asiatic lion stalking around south of town. It was seen day before yesterday by several different parties on the McKain and Spencer farms. It passed in plain view within one hnndred yards of some men who were ditching on the McKain farm. Those who saw the animal say there is no doubt of its being a real lion as it carries its head more erect than any dog and has a different appearance. When last seen it was going westward across C. C. Spencer's farm. This morning be reported four sheep missing. It remains to be learned whether or not they were victims of the beast. —Monticello Journal.

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SAYS EVERYBODY LIED.

John W. Medicos cards tbe Rensselaer Republican to the effect that Rev. Royce ‘‘storied” to him when he signed tbe recent saloon remonstrance here, and says The Democrat editor lied, or words to that effect, in his stateof the case, also that he did not vote at the judicial election in Cook county last yreek, and that he will not be a voter of that state until August. 26th next. John has perhaps forgotten that when he signed the remonstrance he said he was a resident and legal voter of ward 1, of Rensselaer—the caption of said paper so reading—and that his public statements to several others as well as The Democrat man bore out this inference. As to his Being entitled to vote in Illinois on August 26 next, we think the gentleman’s arithmetic is afflicted as badly as his fickle mind. He voted here last November, and if he immediately thereafter took up his residence in that state he would still not be a legal voter there until next November. Of course we care nothing about where Mr. Medicus claims a residence, but merely called attention to the inconsistences of his declarations. Many people regard a signed declaration to be as truthful as an affidavit, which it should be. A man who will deliberately lie in the one case might also be induced to lie in the other.

BOLIVAR CALLED THE BLUFF.

Fowler Leader: The most pleasing event of the year was the parade made by the remonstrators of Bolivar township on Fifth street in this town Wednesday forenoon. Eighty-seven carriages and buggies were in line. The procession was headed by the famous Otterbein band. All of the vehicles were decorated with the national colors. After dismounting, the procession, with the old flag at their head, marched to the court house. There has not been so impressive a parade since the war. As many as could gathered in the auditor’s office. Three persons had given notice in the Otterbein News that they would apply for liquor license. Wm. Ice was the only person who did apply. When he saw the procession, he threw up his hand and said, “I give up.” Proof of application of William Hanrahan and Oscar Nichols was made by the remonstrators and an order was spread on the books that they would be barred from securing license to retail liquor for a period of two years. The applicant had the sheriff to summons one hundred and forty-five witnesses to appear in the commissioners court. The friends of soberness called the bluff and came three hundred strong. The court costs for each witness summoned is about fifty cents each, and eace witness is entitled to a fee of about four dollars. All of the accumulations of Mr. Ice will be wiped out by this little joke which he attempted to play on the friends of soberness.

DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT.

Mrs. J. B. Mahaffie died at her home in this city Monday, May, 35. after an illness of less than two weeks. The funeral was held at the Presbyterian-church Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., conducted by Rev. Edwin McNutt, Lucinda Henderson was born in Highland Co., Ohio, near Greenfield, Oct. 14, 1872, moved with her parents to Longansport, Ind., in 1829, she united with the Presbyterian church at the age of fourteen and was married to James Baty Mahaffie, Apr. 25, 1844, at Logansport. With her husband moved at once to Rensselaer, where they lived until the fall of 1857, when they moved to gOlathe, Kan:, traveling overland. Mrs, Mahaffie was the mother of eight children one died in infancy, the other seven with the husband survive her. * * *—Olathe (Kansas)o,Mirror. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mahaffie will be remembered by tbe early settlers of this connty. Mr. Mahaffie was a democratic connty commissioner of this connty two terms in the early fifties, and / owned and improved what is now known as the Cal Porter farm, north of Rehsselaer, breaking the virgin soil with a team of oxen. Mrs. Mahaffie was one of the organizers of the Presbyterian church of this city.

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WHAT MONTICELLO MISSED.

White County Democrat: Monticello people of an observant turn were able last Saturday and Sunday to point out a few samples of what carnival week would have brought to town. In some manner it got noised among some of the roving hangers-on of these institutions that Montcello’s street carnival was to begin last Monday, and it was so entered in their books. Some of them had not learned that the affair had been dropped, and Saturday they began dropping in, to be on the ground early and get the lay of the land. There were professionals of various kinds, both male an female, and some left their proffesson to be guessed, and all seemed greatly disappointed when they learned that our people had concluded to not throw the town open to them for a weeks liscsnse and revelry. Of course these were not the people who were to be employed to furnish the public attractions, but only a few straggling representatives of that great army of iewdness, licentiousness and graft that operate in back rooms, back yards and alleys, as an iventitable concomitant to a street carnival. With these few samples to judge from our community may be glad that we escaped battalion back of them.

TWO JUNE WEDDINGS.

The home of Mrs. Kateß. Watson on McCoy avenue was the scene of a beautiful little wedding Wednesday afternoon when her eldest daughter, Mary Elsie, was united in marriage to Ira M. Washburn, second son of Dr. and Mr. I. B. Washburn. Promptly at five o’clock the bride and groom entered the parlor, led by the officiating clergymen, to the sweet strains of Mendolssohn’s wedding March, rendered by Miss Mildred Harsis. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Edward Baech of Areola, 111., uncle of the bride, assisted by Rev. A. Golden Work, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city. . The bride was beautiful in a dress of white silk over dress of point de’ sprit, carrying white carnations. The home was artistically decorated with palms, smilax, cut flowers, oak branches and vines fresh from the woods. Immediately after the ceremony, refreshments were served, after which the bridal party accompained the bride and groom to the 6:32 train which was boarded under showers of congratulations, rice and well worn shoes. The out of town guests were: Rev. Edward Baech wife anil family; Mrs John W. Paxten and daughter of Longmont, Colo.; Miss Ella Ritchey of Peru, Ind.; Warren Washburn and wife of Goodland; Miss Mary Washburn of Chicago; Dr. G. Leenheer of Chicago; Louie Wilcox and wife of Surrey ; Mrs. C. D. Martin and Mr. DeLaney Martin of Cincinnati, Ohio; Miss Ruth Balmer of Evanston, 111. The young couple were recipients of many elegant and useful presents. Dr. and Mrs. Washburn will spend several weeks among the lakes of Wisconsin, after which they will return here to take up their residence in the old Washburn homestead on W**st Sonth street. *

The marriage of Mr. Newton C. Pumphrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. George G. Pnmphrey of this city, and Miss Myrtle R. Hans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. H aus. was solemized at the home of tho bride's parents, 207 South Front street. Thursday evening at 8 o’clock, by Rev. A. G. Work, pastor of the Presbyterian church. About forty invited guests were present, and the contracting parties were the recipients of many useful and valuable presents. Light refreshments were served after the ceremony. • Both Mr and Mrs. Pnmphrey are well known and deservedly popular young people, and The Democrat writes with their host of friends in wishing them the choicest of earth’s blessings. They will reside in Rensselaer.

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