Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1903 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

SEVENTH ANNUAL OLD SETTLERS’ MEETING AND BASKET PICNIC. At Van Rensselaer Oreve, Rensselaer,. Ind., on Saturday, Sept. la, 1903 tram ■**. ■., te 4 p. at. There will ba Speeches, rtaslc, Sonps, Sports, and festivities. Cone everybody and briny well filled baskets. COHHITTEE.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. The city schools begin next Monday. M. 0. Burk is now clerking in . Murray’s store. Jerry Healey is clerking at LaRue Bros, department store. Miss Besse Eger went to Chi- , cago yesterday to study music. Bert Vandercar of Dunnville, was a Rensselaer visitor Saturday. J. P. Overton returned Monday from an~extended visit in Colorado. Mrs. W. J. lines is visiting • friends in New York City this week. All the latest styles and sizes of calling cards at The Democrat office. Attorney Simon Bybee of North Judson, was in the city on business Monday. Remember the Jasper County Old Settlers’ meeting at Rensselaer next Saturday. Mrs. George Morgan visited her daughter, Mrs. Nora Finney, at Rose Lawn Sunday. I. A, Glazebrook returned Wednesday from his three months sojourn in the West.

Miss Lizzie Scheurich left for Chicago last week, where she will work at dressmaking. Mr. and Mrs. Philip McElfresh are visiting relatives at Logansport and Pera this week. I. A. Leavel and son Hugh, and Charles Robinson left Thursday for Kansas, land-prospecting. A famished or aufarnished room to let, two blocks of school house. Enquire at this office. Miss Ethel Gardner of Valparaiso, who has been visiting Miss Besse Eger, returned home Monday. Todd Dluzack of Remington, spent the latter part of last week with Joe Laers, taking in the carnival. Peter Surprise, aged 109 years, said to have been the oldest person in Indiana, died at Creston, Lake county, hist week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fendig and children of Brunswick, Ga., are visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stackhouse of Indianapolis, returned home Monday after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eger.

Edgar J. Harley went to Rossville, Clinton county, this week to see his father who is sick, and accompany his daughter Ethel home. Mrs. Delos Thompson and children who have been visiting her mother at Battle Creek, Mich., for some time, returned home Saturday. J. F. Warren and daughter Miss Bernice left Thursday for their home in Oklahoma city, Okla. Mrs. Warren and Carrie are still here. Misses Tena and Allie Dluuazk and Cordelia Sego of Carpenter tp., were the guests of Misses Anna and Isabelle Laers, south of town a few days last week. Frank Gardner of Monticello, who has been working in a restaurant here for several weeks, returned home Monday to get ready to attend school next Mon-

day. There were 95 tickets sold at this station for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. The excursion was run in two sections and was one of the largest ever run by the Monon. At M<mticello 159 tickets were sold. Lowell Tribune: Station Agent Frank Maloy spent Thursday night with his family in Rensselaer. He has rented the Spindler property on the west side and will soon move his family here. Wo bid them a hearty welcome in ad- ■ vance. •

The Parochial school will begin next Monday. Attorney Ruth was over from Remington on legal business Monday. Joe Hordeman returned to Atlanta, Ga., Thursday to rejoin his regiment.

Mrs. W. E. Meads of lowa, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Kenton. Miskes Mary and Helena Washburn returnea Wednesday from their European trip. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Foresman, 1; Wheatfield, 1. Mrs. Josephine Burns, of. Wolcott, was the guest of Mrs. Sylvester Gray a few days last week. The remaining twin baby of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lewis, of the northeast part of town died Monday. Orlan Grant has gone to Danville, 111., to take a position in the department store Frank Meyer is employed in. Rev. Royce returned from South Bend at 11 a. m., yesterday and took up the work of assisting his colleagues in the ministerial association in the liquor remonstrance work. W. O. Schanlaub went to Morocco Sunday to attend the Newton county teachers’ institute at Brook this week, and Monday will begin his duties as principal of the Morocco schools. L. H. Meyers has rented his re cently purchased property in the east part of town —the P. O. Wasson property —to Simon Leopold, who has again taken up his residence in Rensselaer.

Kentland Enterprise: The average street carnival is fast sinking into disrepute. The minsters and good citzens generally fight their reproduction in all places where one has been held. Mr. Jerry Shea of north of town, and Miss Belle Mitchell, daughter of Hiram Mitchell of Gillam tp., were married at the residence of J. D. Martindale in this city last Sunday morning, Rev. T. A. Hall officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phegley, Oscar Phegley and daughter Mrs. McDonald, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Daugherty of Monticello, and Mrs. Abbie Winters of Chicago were here Thursday to attend the funeral of David Phegley.

Rev. Royce is attending the M, E. conference at South Bend this week. Mr. Royce will not be returned to the charge here, but hopes to get the presiding eldership of the Greencastle district. The appointments will not be announced until Monday. E. P. Honan had still other honors thrust upon him again last week by the Catholic Order of Foresters, being elected one of the three elective members of the Board of Investment, which invests the large surplus of the order, a very important and trustworthyoffice. Dr. Arthur Kresler and Miss Grace Pulver were married Wednesday evening at 9 o’clock in the new home of the doctor’s on South Callen street, Rev. T. A. Hall officiating. There were a goodly number of guests present and the newly married couple were the recipients of many presents.

Miss Grace Bull of Laporte county, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T. Smith of Milroy tp., and other relatives and friends in this and Benton county, returned home Saturday accompained by Mrs Smith and children who will yisit, her parents there a few weeks. Mr. Smith is batching and trying to look pleasant during Mrs. Smith's absence. Mr. Olin Stewart, son of Township Trustee Joseph Stewart of Hanging Grove tp., and Miss Ethel Pearson of Battle Ground, were married at the home of the bride’s parents at Battie Ground on Wednesday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart will commence house keeping at once in Hanging Grove and Mr. Stewart will teach in that township daring the winter. He has rented a farm in Hanging Grove and will farm there next season. . The Democrat extends congratulations.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, September 5, 1903.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest Gathered In the Office* and Corridor* of th* County Capitol. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. —o — There were no unloaned school funds on hand in Jasper county, Sept. 1. v . Twelve marriage licenses were issued last month against 9 for the previous month and 8 for August 1902. —o— Marriage licenses issued: August 28/ Arthur Allis to Dolly Smith. August 29, Hale Grant to Nellie Nichols. August 29, Jeremiah J. Shea to Cora B. Mitchell. Sept. 2, Arthur Kressler to Grace Pulver. —o•— The county board of education met at the county superintendent’s office Thursday and it was decided to begin the township schools as follows: Gillam, Marion, Jordan, Newton, Kankakee and Carpenter, Sept. 14. Hanging Grove, Sept. 21. Barkley, Keener, Wheatfield and Milroy, Sept. 28. Walker and Union, Oct. 5.

New suits filed: No. 6536. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. E. L. Hollingsworth, as administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Parker, deceased; action on claim. No. 6536. Carrie Watson vs. Charles E. Watson; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Nov. 19, 1895, and lived together as husband and wife until August 1,1901, when defendant without cause abandoned her and has since made no provision for her support; that he was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, etc.; that they have two children, Harry aged 6, and Frank aged 5, plaintiff now has the custody of. Plaintiff says she now resides in Rensselaer and is by occupation a domestic or waiteress.

No. 6537. John F. Judy et al vs. Peter Roy; appeal from Justice B. E. Steller’s court at Remington. No. 6538. Z. F. Little et al vs. Joseph Eldridge; action on account, demand S2OO. The total assessments in Jasper County for 1903, exclusive of railroads and corporations, such as telegraph, telephone, pipe lines, etc., is as follows: Farm lands 55,098,545 10per eeat added by State 80ard.... 508,854 Total farm lands.... . 5,007399 Improvements, farmo 658,430 50 per cent added by State Board 329,215 Total farm improvementss 987.645 Total farm 1and5....... 15,607,399 Total land and improvements6,s9s,o44 Real estate in town-....• 333,500 Improvements intown 457,415 Total valuation, town.l 790,915 Total personal (entire c0unty).......52,193,545 Grand total valuation 59,578,504 From the above a mortgage exemption of $398,583 must be deducted, and the assessments of railroads and other corporations added, the figures for which have not as yet been received, such assessments being made by the state board of tax commissioners. It will be observed that the increase of 10 per cent on real estate and 50 per cent on improvements, made by the state board in this county, has not been added in our figures to city and town property, the county officers here understanding that it applies only to farm lands and farm improvements. The auditor has written for information regarding this matter, but at this time has not received a reply. The railroad and corporation assessments will probably run the total valuation in the county up to over $10,000,000.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

August 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Elkins, of Pleasant Ridge, a daughter.

MONEY ON FARMS.

A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years at 5 per cent interest, with privilege to make partial payments at any interest paying time. Call at THI FIRST NATIONAL BANK. The Democrat, 11.00 per year.;

GIVEN IN THE NUDE.

Last Show of the “Turkish Theatre” Said to Have Been a Very Warm Number. The carnival shows tore down Saturday night, or in the wee sma’ hours Sunday morning, and Sulled out, leaving behind them irty streets and a disagreeable odor. Studied efforts seem to have been made to keep the true facts of the carnival from the public, and numerous matters of public interest and some that should be vigorously condemned have not been Mentioned at all by our local contemporaries. They say there was practically no drunkenness, and yet the writer saw scores of drunks —and be wasn’t down in the levee district either—and one of these was that ot a man who holds one of the most important county offices in Jasper county. Of course there were no arrests,

for it was practically understood that drunks were immune, and one Rensselaer attorney publicly advertised that all arrests during carnival week would be defended free gratis, with no limit as to the offense. This was in the nature of an invitation to go ahead and raise all the h— you wanted to, it would cost you nothing. We saw a drunken man sitting in a chair in front of Waymire & King’s livery barn for an hour or more last Saturday, in a drunken stupor; his hat had fallen off and lay on the walk beside him, while his head hung over to one side and he was the object of comment of all passers by. Finally the marshal came along, shook the man and after some time got him to move off—but no arrest was made.

A drunken man was inveigled into an outhouse in the alley back of the Journal office Friday afternoon and robbed of sls in cash and his watch. The wife of Herman Stevens, foreman of The Democrat office, who occupies rooms over the Racket Store, saw the whole affair and notified her husband as soon as possible, only a few moments after the thief had ran down the alley with his booty. Mr. Stevens and the writer immediately went to the outhouse and found the victim of the robbery in a drunken stupor, his watch chain hanging to his vest and the watch and money gone. After considerable shaking he was aroused and made aware of his loss. He was too drunk to tell his name, but said he had had sls in his vest pocket. At our request he felt in the pocket, but the money was gone. The loss was reported to the marshal but the thief, whom from the description given by Mrs. Stevens corresponded with a man we had seen with one of the carnival shows that morning, was not apprehended. One of the police informed us that he thought he knew the fellow but he did not catch a glimpse of him after the robbery. The name of the victim was not learned, but as he was dead drunk, little sympathy was felt for him. He was a rather slim man, sandy mustache, apparently about 40 years of age and had the appearance of being a farmer in moderate circumstances. Not a word of this and many other similar matters that no doubt came to public notice, including the “in the altogether” hootchie-cootchie for “men only” (most of the men said to have been boys in their teens) given Saturday night to which 25 cents admission was charged, was mentioned. This latter show, we are informed, sold 165 tickets for “in the altogether,” but only about 100 men and boys could pack into the tent, and as but one exhibition of this kind was given, the fellows who could not wedge in were out the "worth” of their money. This last “entertainment” swelled the receipts of the “Turkish Theatre” to $57.50 for Saturday, the largest day’s business of the entire week, although the crowd of people in town Saturday and Saturday night was the smallest of the week. It swelled the exchequer of the K. of P’s, somewhat, but it ia apparant that “all money looks alike” to the fellows in control, and if any compunctions of conscience has been felt by any member it has not made itself manifest as yet. While the attendance was only about one-half that of last year and the rake-off from gamming privileges was not in this year, it

is claimed that the K. of P’s. net earnings were about equal to those of last year, and that the total amount realized was $1,330.28. Of course the cost to the city in the way of special police, electric wiring and lighting, damage to streets, cleaning up, etc., etc., to say nothing of corrupted morals of the youth will nearly equal this sum, and be it remembered that city orders are, and have been for some time, being protested when presented for payment.

AND STILL ANOTHER ONE.

Miss Ethel Rush, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rush of this city, and Mr. John Gray were married at Monon last Sunday evening. Miss Rush had been working in The Democrat office since last fall, and a few weeks ago went to Wolcott and Monon to visit relatives and friends, and news of her marriage came as a surprise to her friends here. The Democrat extends congratulations.

THE STATUE TURNING TO LIFE.

As far as we know every visitor at the trilby show was delighted to watch the magician turn the cold statue in white to a living, moving young lady of rare beauty. But Jasper county can boast of more real and practical deeds performed every season by some of her up-to-date stockmen. For example, James T. Randle and Barney D. Comer, as well as many have all spring been performing the magical art of converting a statue of Acme Food into gold and silver by feeding Acme Food to fattening cattle. The owners of the 220 prize-win-ners at the Fat Stock Show in Chicago last fall performed the same feat.

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

Rensselaer has been enjoying the presence of a fine looking lot of lady and gentleman teachers this week, who are attending institute. We doubt if any county in the state could produce a handsomer, better dressed, more lady like or more gentlemanly lot of teachers than these. The nights have been exceptionably fine for them to pair off in prominades about the city, and no one but the man in the moon was looking. The attendance at the institute has been good and much interest has been shown. A reception and banquet was given the teachers by Supt. Hamilton at the court house Monday evening. Thursday the male teachers crossed bats with the Rensselaer clerks but the latter were to much for the pedagogues; score 13 to 12. The teachers claim they run in some fresh men toward the last of the game, otherwise the score would would have been different. Yesterday was the close of the session and most of the teachers departed for their homes.

REMONSTRANCE SITUATION.

The anti-saloon battle is again on in this county, four applications for license, two from Rensselaer, one from Parr and one from Wheatfield, coming up for action Monday. In Wheatfield it is said no contest is being made, but in Rensselaer and Parr the “antis” hope to win out. The saloon forces have succeeded in securing a number of withdrawals in each place, but many of these it was expected would re-sign yesterday. Following are the names of the withdrawals:

HENBSELAKR. J. B. Mariou Charley Platt. George Platt Charles Shaw John Worden Wm. Warren Ben Preble John W. Medicus Ben F. Smith Isaac Wiltshire Joel W. Childers George Putts Charles Harmon Charles Cain Wm. Dilts J. F. Hardman B. L. Brenner John C. Hodshire D. Gassoway. Total 19. UNIOX IOWHSHIP. William Hopkins Simon McCurtain William Meyers John Call W. L. Lewis David Hahn H. J. Reeder John N. Price Wm. Ulrich August Kruegar Gustave Hulser Otto Steel W. J. Piatt Desale Porter James McManus Seymour Hickman Henrich Branke Orville B. Bller F. A. Leach William Burns C. Piper Levi Hodge Geo. B. McColly J. E. Winslow Asa Leach Henry Hochbaum G. W. Jones ~ D.R.L. Lakin Wm. Foull Thomas J. Cain Martin P. Reed Total 32.

GOOD DAIRY FARM FOR SALE.

56 acres, 1| miles of Rensselaer, on gravel road, new 7 room house, new barn 50x38, good granaries, cribs, wagon scales, good drilled well, etc.; tiled. For particulars enquire at this office.

Vol. VI. No. 22

ODIOUS COMPARISON.

Contemporary Says Carnival Lined Up Favorably With the Methodist Conference. “There is considerable more noise now, and a good deal more hilarity, but so far as good order and general good and law abiding conduct goes, the carnival crowd so far lii\ps up very nicely with the Methodist conference of about a year ago."—Rensselaer Evening Republican, Aug. 29. (This item was omitted from the Semi-Weekly.) Well, did you ever? We wonder what those Methodist preachers who attended the conference here last year would say to this? Think of comparing the snakeeating woman, the hootchiecootchie dancers and some others of the carnival’s crowd and followers with the good, pure, modest Christian women who accompanied their husbands to the conference here last year! Think of lining up the show “barkers” with the eloquent and learned Bishop Vincent who delivered one of the finest addresses ever heard in Rensselaer, from the court house steps one afternoon of the conference! And then there was the “colored man” who stuck his head through a hole in a canvas and allowed eggs to be thrown at him for so much per throw, and “every time you hit the nigger’s head you get a cigar!” Imagine those dignified preachers tumbling over one another to purchase a ticket to “in the altogether” at the Turkish theatre! Then there was that Rensselaer citizen (white) who was caught in a compromising position with a colored lady in the court house yard Wednesday about midnight, when preachers are generally in bed sleeping the sleep of the just! Compare the amount of intoxicating liquors sold in Rensselaer last week, where about a score of able-bodied men were required to hand out the booze, and the quiet that prevailed on the levee during the conference last year! Notwithstanding this exalted opinion by Bro. Marshall, we still believe that from a moral standpoint Methodist conferences are better fora community than street carnivals.

A FEW PRESS NOTICES.

Rev. Jas. Meads of Chester, delivered a lecture on temperance to an appreciative audience. The speaker sustained his reputation as a brilliant platform talker. We believe him to be among the very foremost platform orators in his specialty now before the public in this country —Ava Citizen. Rev. Jas. Meads is still quite young but there is no rubbing it out, as the saying goes, but he is immensely above the average for ability. It was a positive pleasure the other night to enjoy the accuracy of bis statements, the smooth and fluent speech and the fine eloquence, rising at times to the dignity that characterizes the genuine orator, of his fine lecture on John Brown —Ava Citizen. Everyone present appreciated the eloquency which characterized the delivery of the lecture and the excellent lessons which Rev. Meads drew from the life of Wendell Philips, this country’s greatest reformer—Chester Tribune.

Rev. J. L. Meads, who preached the baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class of Bryan Academic and Collegiate Institute in the opera house last Sunday morning, is said by competent crities to have preached the best sermon ever heard in BryanBryan (Tex,) Pilot. Rev. Meads will lecture at Ellis opera house in this city, Friday, Sept. 11.

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CIDER MAKING.

Our cider mill is now running every Tuesday and Friday, at our farm north of town; will deliver cider and pure cider vinegar in town every Wednesday and Saturday during season, cider 20c gal. vinegar 15c gal. Orders for either may be telephoned to No. 167, Jasper Uo,, phone. •

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