Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1903 — Page 1

JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

SI.OO Per Year.

SEVENTH ANNUAL OLD SETTLERS’ MEETINQ AND BASKET PICNIC. At Van Rensselaer Orovs, Rensselaer. Ind., on Satartfay. Sept. «a, 1903 trsai taa. sa.s to 4 p. m. There will be Speeches, finale. Songs, Sports, and festivities. Comm everybody and bring well filled baskets. COfIfIITTBE.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. This is Old Settlers day at Monticello. ‘ ♦ A very heavy rain fell here Thursday night. Rev. Royee was in Kentland and Raub Tuesday. TThe Sharon postoffice will be discontinued after next Monday. Excursion to Chicago Sunday, August 30; SI.OO-for the round trip. Misses Bernice and Carrie Warren are here from Oklahoma City, Okla. I. J. Porter, wife and son returned home last week from their western trip. Simonin of Jordan tp., got a rib broken by a kick from a horse last Monday. Mrs. S. M. Freelovej of Goodiand, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Babcock. Theo. Lang writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Herington, Kan., to Wichita, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Malone of Monticello, are guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs. E. H. Shields, this week. Lessie Bates and Stella Parkison returned Monday from a three weeks outing at Sault de Sainte Marie, Mich. "V“Xouie Leopold and wife and Mrs. Ike Leopold and baby of Wolcott have been visiting the family of A. Leopold this week. Democrat is sending out an 8-page supplement this week, containing much historical and stastical matter of interest to its readers.

Miss Mary Rhodes of Kokomo, who has been spending her vacation with Mrs. C. B. Steward of this city, returned home Saturday morning. Charles Mann and Alva Clark of the grocery department of the Chicago Bargain Store, are on the sick list, both having malarial fever, we understand. Chase Kelly, who has been attending college at Colorado Springs, Colo., for the past two years, is visiting bis mother, Mrs. Agnes Kelley of this city. Somo friend has the editor’s thanks for a late copy of Leaves ofHealing, giving interior views of Zion City’s lace-making factory, views of Zion City, etc. Merritt and Walter Forbes, who have been working in Laßne Bros, store for the past year or two, are now working in the Chicago Department Store. •AMr. and Mrs. Elmer Gwin and baby boy have moved here from Fairmount, Ind., and will reside in Rensselaer again. They have rented property north of the railroad.

The widow of James Dutton of Jordan tp., fell over a-cbair Tuesday night and broke her arm. She is 87 or" 88 years old, we understand, and is not expected to recover. *“\chas. Paxton, a former lumber dealer of this city, but for some years located in the West, has located at North Judson, Starke county, where he has purchased a lumber yard. Hordeman who is a member of Uncle Sam’s army and now stationed at Atlanta, Ga., is home on a furlough, by reason of the illness of bis mother, Mrs. Peter Hordeman, Sr. G. Andrus, north of town, says he found a secret society pin in his chicken house the other morning. Anyone having lost such emblem may have the same by calling on him and proving ownership. Gray went to Bluff ton Saturday to look after his farm near there. A very severe hail storm passed through that locality recently and Mr. Gray did not know when he left here just how badly it had damaged his crops.

W. O. Hiatt attended the state teachers’ association at Indianapolis this week. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Remington, 4; Lee, 1; Minot, No. Dakota, 1. Judge Clarke Price of Ashland, Kan., was the guest of his brother, County Surveyor Price, a few days this week. Owing to lack of room, the school board have rented the upper floor of the Odd Fellows’ annex for a chemical laboratory. 4La. D. Washburn of near Fair Oaks, manager oT the Kent ranch, expects to move here next week so that his children may attend school. VC. T. Dye and family of Remington came over Sunday in Mr. Dye’s auto and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Deleoust, at P. H. Hallagan’s, northeast of town. Bert Pruett yesterday sold his 80 acre farm, one mile and a quarter north of Kentland, to Chas. Hatch, consideration SII,OOO This is $137.50 an acre, the highest price ever paid for a Newton county farm. —Kentland Enterprise. Fred Fatka drove over from Chatsworth 111., this week on business. Mr. Fatka informs us that his old suit with D. J. Huston has been - settled. He says corn is looking fair, but the general complaint about oats being a light crop also prevails in his section of the country, Howard Burr of Jordan tp., returned Monday evening from attending the annual M. P. conference at Muncie. There were over two hundred active delegates and ministers in the conference, and W. P. Fisher, former president of the conference, is sent to this circuit and will be located in Rensselaer.

F. E. Duvall of Allentown, 111., was in the city a few hours Tuesday. Mr. Duvall brought a party of land-buyers over to Remington and came over to look at the crop prospects on the Duvall Bros., land south of town. In his section of Illinois, Mr. Duvall says corn is looking fine, although some of it is quite late, but oats were a light yield. Miss Ethel Merrill, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Merrill of this city, who is employed by the G. H. Hammond Packing Co., of Chicago as stenographer, was knocked down and quite seriously injured by the driver of a grocery wagon while on her way to work Saturday morning, and was unconscious for several hours after being picked op. She is now ont of danger. The driver of the wagon was arrested for criminal carelessness.

Mason Kenton and wife expect to start for Mitchell, So., Dak., Monday to see the former’s mother whom it is thonght can live but a short time. They had expected to start this wees but can secure much better rates by waiting, which they will do unless Mrs. Kenton’s condition becomes more alarming. Later: Mrs. Kenton died at 6 o’clock Thursday morning, and Mason and wife, Charles Zard and wife and I. N.' Hemphill left yesterday to attend the fnneral which will be held at 3 p. m., to-morrow. Interment will be made there, probably at Mitchell, although they live 13 miles from that city.

A DOUBLE WEDDING.

Mr. John Wells, a farmer aged 23 years, residing at Parr, and Miss Jennie Myers, aged 18 years, also of Parr; Mr. John N. Price, aged 21 years, a former, resident of Parr, and Miss Pearl Garriott, aged 17 years, residence Aix, were united in marriage Sunday evening at the home of Rev. J. A. Cochran of the F. W. Baptist church Rev. Cochran tying the nupital knot. The only witnessess to the ceremony besides Rev. Cochran's family were Misses Bertha Hammond and Glenn Sparling.

TRINITY M. B. CHURCH.

Next Sunday morning will be the closing services of the conference year. All subscriptions to the benevolent collections are now due and should be paid this webk. C. D. Roysb-, Pastor.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, August 29, 1903.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. j The county institute will meet here next week. —o — Judge Darroch was over from Kentland on business Tuesday. * —o — Commissioners’ court convenes one week from Monday—Sept. 7. —o — . The letting of the construction of the Kent ditch in Jasper and Newton counties is advertised for next Monday. New suits filed: No 6534 French Hollinshead vs. Morgan Hollinshead; action to declare lien and foreclosure. —o — The contract for depressing the boilers at the court house heating plant has been let to Rush & Warren and E. J. Murray at $697.50. The various township advisory boards meet next Tuesday to pass on the estimates of expenditures fo§* 1904 made by the township trustees of their respective townships. —o — county council will meet Tuesday, Sept. 15, to make appropriations for county purposes. The estimates for the various expenditures appear elsewhere in this paper. —o — The jasper circuit court will convene for the September term on Monday, Sept. 14. A grand jury must be called for this term. The docket will be quite large, but aside from the Spencer will case from White county none of the cases promise to consume a great deal ot time. —o — Marriage licenses issued: August 22, Washington A. Burns to Ura E. Hannaway. August 22, John N. Price to Pearl Garriott. August 22, John Wells to Jennie Myers. August 25, Willis Jennings Wright to Mary C. Bates. August 26, C. W. Manley to Catharine E. Broderick.

J —°— \The state tax board has increasea the assessments of lands in this county 10 per cent, and improvements 50per cent: Newton was per cent on lands and 20 per cent increased on improvements: Benton 2 per cent increase on lands, . 10 per cent on improvements ;S4parroll, 5 per cent decrease on land; Lake, 20 per cent increase on lands; Starke county, 15 per cent increase on lands, 50 per cent on improvements Pulaski, 5 per cent decrease on improvements. White, 5 per cent increase on lands, 15 per cent on improvements. Ontsiae Marion county, Benton has the highest realty assessement, $42.22 per acre. Jasper county’s average is $14.22 and Newton’s $22.50. The lowest assessement is in Perry county, $4.09 per acre. But 24 counties have a lower assessment than Jasper.

DEATH OF MRS. PETER HORDEMAN.

\Mrs. Peter Hordeman of west of town, who has been in poor health for several months, died Thursday morning. The funeral will be held today at 9:30 a. m., from St. Augustine’s Catholic church and interment made in Mt. Calxary cemetery, south of town. •KJtfrs. Hordeman was born in Westphalia, Germony, 64 years ago, and came to America when about 20 years of age. She was married to Peter Hordeman soon after her arrival here, in New Vork city, and to this union nine children were born, all of whom are living as follow: Joseph, John, Mrs. C. Hildebrand, Peter. Henry, Mary, and Herman of this county, and Mrs. Peter Scallan of of Larayatte, anc William of Cincinnati. Hea husband also survives. Mr. and Mrs. Hordeman have resided in this county for over 30 years, and have been moat respected people. The Democrat extends sympathy to the family in their bereavement.

BIRTH ANNOUCEMENTS.

August 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Firth Nelson, southeast of town a daughter. Subscribe for The Democrat.

WRIGHT-BATES.

marriage of Mr. Willis Jennings Wright and Miss Mary C. Bates took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bates, on Clark street, Wednesday morning, as per announcement, Rev, A. G. Work ofj the Presbyterian church officiating. rAbout fifty guests were present, including the following from out of town: Glen Bates of St. Louis, Mo., brother of the bride, and Misses Lula Rohrobaugh of Delphi, and Opal Havens of Ladoga, cousins of the bride. The couple left on the 9:55 a. m., train for Chicago and other points for a brief wedding trip after which they will return and take up their residence on River street, with the groom’s sisters. The Democrat unites with the many friends of the contracting parties in extending congratulations.

NEW SCHOOL OF MUSIC.

Mme. Lillian Ballagh, a very prominent musician of Chicago, who is at the head of voice culture at Kimball Hall, contemplates opening a branch sohool here including the different arts and to this end will give a concert some time next month under the patronage of the leading people of the city. Mme. Ballagh has sung with great success in all parts of the country and last year was chairman of the program committee and president of the Shuman Club, of Chicago, also leading the music for the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mme. Ballagh is schooled in French, German and Italian. This will be an excellent opportunity for those desiring firstclass musical training, Rensselaer having no one at present in that line of work. For further information and prospectus, address Mme. Lillian Ballagh, School of Voice Culture, Kimball Hall, Chicago.

SNAKE EATING.

'Rensselaer youths have been edified this week with the hoot-chie-cootchie and woman snakeeater. There is an absence of the public gambling, we understand, this year although there is said to be plenty of action for one’s money in more private places. The show attr: ctions are said to be inferior to those of last year, and from outward appearance at least this is true. The attendance has has not been near up to that of last year. ednesday, the K. of P. dedication day, which was expected to be the big day, was very near a frost, and in the K. of P. parade there were a few Knights in line. The attendance Thursday was somewhat better than Wednesday. The attendance yesterday was very slim. A raid was made Thursday night on the alleged house of ill fame known as the Brown hotel near the depot, and Sara E. Burnside (former name Brown) and the girl known as “Trixie” were arrested. The former was charged with keeping a house of ill fame and the latter with living in such a place, we understand. The Burnside woman dug up SIOO in cash for her release bond but the girl is still in jail at this writing. We are told that the snake eater was too much even for “Honest Abe,” and that he had a notion to have the disgusting exhibition stopped. But this was Tom McCoy’s show, and if Abe had any such serious intentions a few twists of his nose by the big bosses would have silenced him. However, as that Logansport editor well said, such hellish, disgusting exhibitions ought not be allowed in a civilised community, and we are glad Abe had the temerity, even temporarilly, to condemn it.

CARD OF THANKS.

To the many friends who assisted us during our late beieavment, in the death of our little babe, we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks. Charles Smith,

BESSE SMITH.

Read The Democrat for news. An armload of old papers for a aiekel At The Democrat office. The Democrat and State Sentinel, each one year for 91.35; Democrat and Cincinnati JWeekly Enquirer, $1.60; all three, $1.95. TO OURS A OOLO IN ONB DAY Taka Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It fails to cure. E.’ wTGrove's signature is on Mch box. 35c.

OBSTRUCTIONS DON’T OBSTRUCT.

Last year, during the carnival, an animal show was located almost directly in front of The Democrat office and the grocery department of the Chicago Bargain Store. All the offal and filth from the cages was raked out at the rear end of the tent and the accumulations from day to day lay directly in front of this office, and for at least two days one of the big snakes that had died added to the pile of filth. That the aroma arising therefrom was not of a desirable fragrance goes without saying, to say nothing of the eternal din made by the show. The smell from the refuse and animals was ' simply nauseating, and there were numerous cases of runaways narrowly averted where people drove up or attempted to drive up to the Bargain store grocery, while Mr. Forsythe’s delivery horse refused to be driven up to the door and his clerks were forced to carry groceries some distance to load them into the delivery wagon. This year Mr. Forsythe and the writer decided to try and keep this street clear and not submit to the outrages of last season’s revel. To this end a written notice was served on the city marshal last Saturday morning and the latter promised to keep them out. Tuesday forenoon a show having some animals in view and several boxes or cages said, to contain more, was unloaded just south of The Democrat office. The writer again saw the marshall and mayor and and protested against its being set up there, to no avail, however, and the tent was erected, blocking three-fourths of the street. An affidavit was then filed with Squire Irwin against the manager of the show for obstructing a public street, and the man was arrested. City Attorney Williams, Jesse E. Wilson, Tom McCoy and bull-doz-ers and the sports who are running the “attractions” appeared in court with the defendant and after failing to intimidate the justice, who said that he should decide the case according to the law and the evidence, they ask for a change of venue and the case was sent to Squire Troxell, who is the city mayor’s appointee as police court justice it not being known whether Squire Yeoman was in the city or not.

The case came to trial and the facts as above set forth were proven, and the statutes and supreme court decisions pointed out, but the court acquitted the prisoner of the charge, and the obstruction was allowed to remain. That the writer had no prejudice in the matter or that the prosecution was spite work, as the gang assert, is evidenced by the fact that both Mr. Forsythe and the writer had requested the marshal) to permit no shows in this space because they seriously interferred wit}j our business, and even after it was unloaded we had requested its removal in a gentlemanly manner. Had we wanted to be otherwise than fair in the matter we could as well filed affidavits against all the shows occupying the other streets, while we only filed against the one interfering with our own particular business and street.

The decision of the court in this matter was not unexpected, but it will be remembered that a year or so ago the same court held that an alleged highway in Jordan tp., had been obstructed by a party who claimed that it was not a highway, and the case was reversed in the circuit court because it was shown that it teas not a highway, as we remember it. In this case there was noquestson about Van Rensselaer street being a public highway nor was there any question about the obstruction. The facts are, that the show was placed in this space for spite work and to show that the statutes of Indiana were not worth a d—where this crowd of bull-dozers were concerned. The matter of filing an affidavit in the Circuit Court was contemplated, but this would have put the sbowmam to great expense to come back here to trial, and he was really not to blame in the matter. Like the others, he had been promised protection by this same crowd, who last year promised protection to the gamblers who robbed the country boys and farmers of their hard earned dollars to enrich the ooffers of the gamblers and the E. of P. lodge, so the matter was dropped.

VOL. VI.

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

“No Farids,’’ and Interest Will Be Paid Cm Protested Orders, Result of Extravagant Adaslnlstratlon.—Other Matters. The city conned met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. A resolution was introduced providing for a tax in favor of the Oarnegie library, bnt as the council had already twice resolved in favor of such tax no action was taken. The matter of improving Washington, Division and Main streets to the depot again came np in the form of a remonstrance against brick, but in a petition asking that the street be macadamised. The petition was granted and the city attorney was instructed to draw up a resolution for a macadam street running north clear to the corporation line. Washington street from Cullen to Weston is to be improvod the entire width, and the balance of the improvement is to be 40 feet wide, with a cement curb. John Makeever was granted a permit to erect a brick building in the rear of the Makeever House. The city engineer made a report on the Susan and Cedar street improvements, which was accepted. W. W. Hartsell et al presented a petition asking that an alley be established through block 16, the block on which the M. E. church is located. A committee, consisting of O. J.Dean, R. B. Harris and Hiram Day was appointed to look after the matter. The petition for the narrowing of Division tsreet south from 'Washington 60 feet and the construction of a 10 inch sewer in the center of the street was granted. An order was made that protested city orders are to draw six per cent until funds for their payment are available. The marshal was instructed to repair Cullen street at the Makemself sewer so as to provide for proper drainage. The following bills were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. J. C. Thrawls, city engineer 29 75 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 17 10 Verne Robison, asst. “ 5 55 Chas. Thompson “ “ 150 A. R. Kressler, expense attending. . Stale Board of Health S IO ROAD FUND. Ed Randle, work on street .... 375 Dorset Brooks “ “ 1 50 J. W. Simmons “ “ I 05 Roy Grayson “ “ 105 John Shelhart, word on crossing.... 3 75 Jim George “ “ “ .... 225 Dave Gasaway, hauling rock 6 00 Tom Parker, “ “ 12 50 W. N. Jones, barrel 80 Al Fletcher, mowing. 9 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. A. L. Branch, hauling coal. 48 65 J. H. Chapman, freight. 90 67 Chas. Morlan, making light duplicates 10 00 Victoria Coal Mining Co., coal. .... 102 90 M. B. Austin & Co., supplies, 93 P. W. Clarke, alarm clock I 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary ... 37 5° C, L. Thornton, “ 25 00 Lem Huston, “ 25 00 Emery Mills, work on line 5 00 J. H. Chapman, freight 72 00 WATER FUND. Conrad Hilderbrand, salary 25 00 John Hordeman, work on mains.... 1 80

ST. AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH.

Next Sunday the Catholic congregation of tills town will celebrate her patron-feast. St. Augustine, a great doctor of the church, who successfully refhted the errors of pagan religion and philosophy and as a great champion of the Catholic church combated the heresies of the Manicheans, Arians, Pelagians, Donatists and died a saintly bishop, of Hippi, Africa A. D. 410 is the patron of the Catholio church in town. At the occasion of the patron feast there will be a solemn High Mass celebrated at 10 a. m. a sermon delivered at Mass by the eloquent professor of St. Joseph’s college, the Bev. Hugo Lear C. P. P. S. All are invited to attend. The College choir will sing at high mass.

GIVEN WIDE CIRCULATION.

The item recently published in The Democrat regarding that early maturing corn of Geo. Danels of Barkley tp., has been extensively copied by the newspapers all over the country, and it is likely that Mr. Daniels will receive many inquries from prospective purchasers of some of this corn for seed. Monday The Democrat received the following letter from DeEalb county, Illinois. Editor Jasper County Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind., Dear Sir:—l was just reading in the ‘ Cayuga Herald about one George Osaa-. iels, of Barkley township, that raised a kind of early maturing corn. The sketch was taken from the Jasper County (Ind.) Democrat. Now will you be so kind as to give the writer Mr. Daniels’ post office address and oblige, M. H. W i llfong, R. R. i. Chadwick. 111. Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing.

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