Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1903 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

I SI.OO Per Year.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. The Democrat, SI.OO per year. C. E. Hershman is clerking, at p Laßue Bros. Miss Jean McFarland is clerking in the postoffice. Seventy-five tickets were sold for the Chicago excursion Sunday. C. E. Patrick and daughter of Goodland, spent Snnday with friends here. “The frost is on the pumpkin” but, unfortunately, the fodder's not in the shock. Banker F. D. Gilman of Goodland, was in the city on court * business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. N. Crull of Monon, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Ramp Sunday. W. R. Nowels of Flora, Carroll county, was shaking hands with friends bare Saturday. Attorney W. J. Reed of Knox, was here looking after oases in court, Monday and Tuesday. L Mrs. Lyman Zea left Sunday for a month’s visit with relatives in Remington and in Illinois. Mrs. T. J. McCoy accompanied her son Taylor to Andover, Mass., | Monday, where he will enter college. Jasper Kenton accompanied W. [ B. Rowley to Dakota Tuesday and will visit the Kentons near MitchI ell for a few weeks. Clyde Reeve and family have [ moved to Remington, and Mr I Reeve is teaching in the CarpenI ter tp., schools. [ Several Rensselaer people took I in the state fair this week, but the I Cool weather probably kept many I more from going. I Mrs. J. H. Chapman and Mrs. I Candace Loughridge are visiting I Mr. Chapman’s mother at BridgeI man, Mich., this week. I Mrs. M. Spencer of Cleveland, I Ohio, who has been visiting Mrs. I A. B. Cowgill for the past week, [ departed for home Thursday. I New subscribers to The DemoIcrat this week by postoffices: I Remington, 1; Valina, 1; Fair I Oaks, 1; Rensselaer, R-R-2, 1. I John Eger went up in MichiI gan Sunday and came home with la carload of peaches Tuesday, I which he sola out during the I week. I Rev. J. A. Cochran was down I at Brookston a few days this week I assisting Rev. J. L. Meads in a I series of successful meetings at I that {dace. . | Mrs. J. T. Randle and daughter I Mrs. Fisher, went to Marion WedI nesday to visit relatives. The latI ter, with her husband, expects to I locate there. I A. D. Washburn’s 2-year-old I daughter has been seriously sick I with summer complaint for severlal days but is reported better at I this writing. . [ W. B. Austin and family returnled from their European trip last I week, and Mr. Austin was down I from Chicago Saturday, looking I after his business here. I Van Grant, who has clerked in ■ grocery department at Laßue’s I store for some years, has gone to I Watertown, So. Dakota, where be l.has secured a similar position. I The lecture by Rev. J. L. I Meads at the opera house last I Friday evening is highly spoken lof by those attending. However, I the attendance was not half what I it should have been. [ The annual reunion of the I Yeoman family will be held toI morrow (Sunday) at Joseph YeoI man’s in Rensselaer. All memIbers of the Yeoman family, as I well as friends, are invited to be ■ present. I Mrs. John Stevbnson went to ■ Rensselaer Saturday morning to I visit Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Miller. I Her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie JohnIson, who lives at Erie, Penn., was lexpeoted to meet her there TuesIday.—Montioello Herald. The bans of marriage of Mr. I Jaoob Younglss and Miss Carrie I Shupp, a young couple of near I Surrey, will be published for the I last time at St Augustine’s OathI olio church to-morrow. The marI riage will take place Tuesday.

Attorneys Ruth of Remington, and Spencer and Sellers of Monticello, were in attendance in court Tuesday. Miss Grace Brown of Danville, 111., is visiting the families of her brother, Dr. H. L. Brown, and sister, Mrs. E. C. English. Mrs. Coffin and daughter, Allie, left Wednesday for a short "visit with the former’s son, Chas. Z. Coffin, at Indianapolis. Mrs. M. S. Zook of Barkley tp., was standing near a tree in her yard Tuesday afternoon when the tree was struck by lightnings and the lady was severely shocked. Geo. Strickfaden’s father, of Cincinnati, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. M. J. Strickfaden of Memphis, Tenn., are guests at the Strickfaden home on South Cullen street. Mrs. Foster Downing of Little River, Kan., a former resident of this county, is visiting her brothers, O. K. and W. H. Ritchey, and sisters, Mrs. James Welsh and Laura Michaels. Mr. Lyman Wilcox of Rosamond, 111., is visiting his granddaughter, Mrs. A. B. Cowgill. The old gentleman is 93 years of age, but is still quite active and travels about considerably. Rev. Levi Byrd, who has been pastor of the (J. B. Parr mission for the past two years, has been sent by his conference to Gessie, Vermilion county, and Rev. J. C. Phetteplace of Caltin, 111., will succeed Rev. Byrd here. The latter gentleman will not move here, we understand. I. A. Leavel and son Hugh returned home Saturday from their prospecting trip through Kansas. They made no investment. Charlie Robinson, who went with them, remained at Wichita, where he has a -job at carpentering at $2.50 per day. He is thinking some of moving there, we understand.

Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Stoner and son Marion, departed Tuesday for their new home at Wichita, Kansas. Quite a number of their friends accompanied them to ibe depot and wished them God speed. Mr. Stoner still has bis residence property here and other business matters to look after, and will be back and forth for some time. Jesse Snyder is building a new bouse in Leopold’s addition in the east part of town, just south of the property recently bought by his father, on the corner of Pine and Milton streets. He will occupy the property himself when completed. The elder Snyder, who lives near Monon, will occupy the corner property.

Miss Mary Weathers, for the past two or three years deputy post-mistress here, and previous to that for a short time, a compositor in The Democrat offioe, was married to Ernest Middleton, son of Rev. H. M. Middleton, at Hammond last Monday afternoon. The groom is employed by the Hammond Packing Co., at Chicago, and it is understood they will reside there. The marriage os me as a surprise to the bride’s friends here, it being generally understood that a young man at Lafayette was the favored suitor. Her friends, however, including The Democrat, wish her the choicest of life’s blessings. Rev. T. A. Hall is preparing to move to Indianapolis, to-day. He will continue to preach here the same as heretofore for awhile yet. Rev. Hall has proved himself a, hustler in his church, probably having done more to build it np than any minister it has had in the past several years, and was preparing to build a fine new church edifice, and his resignation came as a surprise to the public. It has been rumored that he was asked to resign because of his activity in the antisaloon work here, bat as to how mnch truth there is in the rumor we are unable to say. If so, it is a aad state of affairs indeed.

CAIN RESTAURANT CHANGES HANDS.

Tom Caine, who purchased the Brenner restaurant several months ago, has tamed the same oyer to Mr. Brenner on a chattel mortgage held by the latter, and “Podge” Brenner will have charge of Mine, It is said that Tom sunk several hundred dollars in the

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, September 19, 1903.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of tha County Capitol. Roy Blue has been appointed deputy prosecutor for Wheatfield. —o — New suits filed: No. 6540. The Galena Axle Grease Co,, vs. Samuel M. Lemoine; action on account. No. 6541. W. B. Austin vs. Seth B. Moffitt, action on note. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 11, Earl R; Thompson to Gertrude T. Cooper. Sept. 12, George Beaver to Ella M. Sommers. Sept. 15, William F. Stump to Flora B. Knapp. —o — In report of fees collected, A. G. Hardy, sheriff, reported $194.34 collected for the quarter ending August 31. A bill of $lB, “Belle Blue, labor at poor farm,” was withdrawn. No. 6542. James H. Chapman vs. William Obenchain; action on note. No. 6543. Oliver S. Martin and Charles F. Martin vs. Milroy English and Joseph Bowen; action on note. No. 6544. Dr. Albion J. Miller vs. the C. I. &L. Ry., Co.; action on account. —o — Following is the remainder of the proceedings of the commissioners’ court, proceedings of Saturday: In matter of poor farm supplies for the next quarter, contract was let to John Eger for groceries at $122; Geo. E. Murray, dry goods, clothing and shoes, $54.30; Moody & Roth, meat, $31.50. This is a larger amount, we believe, than has ever been required since the law making it oblgatory to let the supplies by contract went into effect, although the number of inmates of the poor asylum proper has been greater than now. The claim of A. J. Bellows of $262.24 for money expended on Gallagher ditch, was allowed at $35. Following is the report of the superintendent of the county asylum and poor farm for the quarter ending August 31, 1903, of expense and receipts for the quarter. RECEIPTS. 17 Hog? to Will Murray *3OO 72 751 Bushels oats to Babcock A Hopkins 263 18 3 Cows, 1 calf to Austin Moore 105 00 1 Veal Caif to Moody A Both 10 80 12 Bushelsoatato A. G. Hardy.......... *2O Straw to M. P. Warner 2 50 Total Receipts .... ....1686 07 EXPENSE ACCOUNT. J. A.McFarland, sweet potato plants..! 80 Chris Sack, labor in garden ,* 1 50 W. A. Richmond, ditching 5 00 Same, for same * 40 00 Same, for same 40 00 Bessie House, labor 13 29 Mrs. Thornton, berries 2 60 W. A. Richmond, ditching 28 82 Wa, Brown, labor for month of June. 22 00 W. D. Lewis, same, June 21 00 Mrs. Chaffin, labor 1 50 Joseph Nagle, labor 180 Chas. Seelman, labor 2 50 W. A. Richmond, ditching... IS 40 Same, labor in harvest .. 3 78 Same, ditching 15 40 Boy Blue, two months labor 39 00 Wa, Overton, labor 1 50 A. 1ab0r....... 3 00 B. Hollln, repairing shoes..; 80 Madelene Phillips, riding horse to derrick..., 1 60 Chas. Seelman, labor... 4 50 Fred Markin, stacking straw.,.. 2 28 Henry Hordeman, same 2 25 W. R. Johnson, threshing 2 00 Brnest Morlan, threshing 1261 bu.oats, 350 bu. wheat 29 68 W. A. Richmond, ditching... 31 75 Henry Ridgley, threshing 1 50 Basse House, 4 weeks labor 12 bO Geo. Markin, threshing 1 50 Wa. Brown, labor for July 22 00 Ivan Grant, 9k days labor 12 00 W. A. Richmond, ditching U 28 Ivan Grant, one month’s labor 90 00 Wm. Brown, labor for August 22 06 W. D. Lewis, labor in July 14 70 Fred Buchanan, for harvesting 2 28 Warner Bros, merchandise 44 89 G. B. Murray, merchandise.. 22 14 B. D. Rhoades, merchandise 16 12 Moody A Roth, meat 46 31 I. Tuteur, groceries 78 45 John Bger, groceries, tobaoeo, berries 17 35 A. V. Long, drugs.... 4 00 Wm. Bger, nails, wire, ete 96 M. P. Warner, 2,600 pounds ice 730 Scott Bros, repairing harness 5 10 John Carmichael, harness repairs ... 1 18 Way mire A King, blacksmlthlng 11 80 J. 9. Irwin, tile. 196 02 A. L Branch, coal and feed 31 89 Superintendent’s salary...., 18000 Total expenses sect 81.004 14 The report also says: “Balance on hand in A. McCoy & Co's, bank. Aug. 81, $345.58.” This report w endorsed by the commissioners, “Examined and approved.” Reed The Democrat for news.

JACK FROST HERE.

'She cold wave from the West struck Rensselaer Wednesday, but no frost fell until Thursday night, and quite a heavy white frost was visible yesterday morning. In this immediate vieinity it aid little damage, but in the Gifford district, which usually feels the first effects of frost in the county, it is thought great daflfege was done, as well as to cork on the low ground in other parts of the county. Thos. Callaghan from Walker tp., was in the&ity yesterday morning and at his place, he said, quite thick ice forifed, and he thinks a great deaf of damage was done. Little corn, was out of the way of frost in the county except on the higher ground, and it is expected that the ?rop has been damaged from 15 to 25 per cent at least. A warm wave is on the way now And no further damage need be fsared at present.

GUN CLUB SHOOT.

The second annual meet of the Rensselaer Gun Club was held here Wednesday and Thursday and was a success. Joe Parks of Brook won the Rensselaer Gun Club $25 silver loving cup, with 47 broken targets out of a possible 50. Nichols and Lamb were close seconds. Following is the score of each day’s shoot, the first column of figures showing the number targets broken, the second column the number shot at: FIRST DAY. Clark 167 200 Lord 173 200 Head 170 200 Binyou 181 200 Fantasyer ...109 130 Brown 166 200 Elabor* 100 130 Zea 160 200 Peck ....182 200 Cory 166 200 Parka 182 200 Grots 61 100 Hershman ...100 150 Douglass 147 180 Dilley 104 130 Wilcox 129 150 Suprite 138 180 Kinzey 123 200 Butler 173 200 Thomas 172 200 SECOND DAY, Clark ..173 200 Thomas 148 200 Lord 175 200 Head 168 200 8i0y0n........169 200 Suprise 178 200 Brown. 154 200 Zea 156 200 Parka.... 179 200 Kittering 32 45 Corey 38 45 Peck 186 200 Bobinaan.tr.. 87 110 G.8r0wn..... 82 98 Moore 90 148 Peck (W. E). 17 30 McCoy 6 15 Wilcox 123 155 Nlools 176 200 A11en.......... 62 80 8ut1er........180 200 Nash 55 65 Michaels .102 115 .

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Court convened Monday and has been grinding all week, but about all that has been done is in probate cases, making up issues and setting cases down for trial. The grand jury is still in session as we go to press, but has returned no indictments at this writing. It has been sampling “Cream of Plops” and has had several witnesses before it from Parr and vicinity whom it was supposed knew something of this popular drink. The general opinion is that not mnch will be done by this grand jnry. Logan Wood of Parr and Rev. C. D. Royce, late pastor of the M. E. church of this city, were admitted to the bar. The divorce case of Fannie Morgan vs. Rupert S. Morgan, from Fair Oaks, was tried and plaintiff given divorce on grounds of abandonment, and is given the custody of her young boy. The appealed liquor license case of Rosenbaum vs. Brand et al is sent to Newton county, appellant Rosenbaum taking the change. The old damage case of Coen vs. Halstead, recently reversed in the supreme court and sent back for new trial, is also sent to Newton. The case of Taber vs. Panhandle railroad company will also be sent from this county, defendant asking for change, but the court has not designated where it will be sent at this writing. The petit jury will be here Monday, and the follqwing trial calendar baa been made up. SECOND WEEK. Monday—Hildebrand vs. Brand. Tuesday—State vs. Burnsid. “ —State vs. Gray. Thursday—Hammond vs. Littlefield. Friday—Reed vs. P. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Saturday—Newman vs. Newman. THIRD WEEK. Monday—Jennings el al vs. Gifford et ai. Tuesday—Karr vs. Thompson. Wednesday—Filmer vs. Hielscher. ** —Brant vs. Randle. Thursday—Kriebaum vs. Meyers. Friday—Geiser Mlfe. Co. vs. Lister et al. Saturday— Deane vs. Robinson. FOURTH WEEK. Monday—lndy et al vs. Roy. “ —Warren vs. Burns et ai. Tuesday—Borns et al vs. Nichols. Wednesday—Lewark vs. Fries et al. Thursday—Goodwin vs. Bartlet. " Spencer vs. Carson et al. Friday—HoAlisgsworth vs Hollingsworth

SALOON MEN VICTORIOUS.

Commlasionera Reverse Themselves and Hold Withdrawls are Legal. The county commissioners returned from Pulaski county late Friday night and it was expected that a decision in the Rensselaer saloon cases tvould be rendered on the convening of the board Saturday morning. However, at that time it was announced that a decision would not be given out until 2 p. m., and when that hour arrived the board decided that the notices of withdrawal or revocation of power of attorney filed with the auditor were good, and licenses would be granted, to issue Sept. 17. No appeal will be taken by the remonstrators, we understand. The decision of the commissioners does not bear out the former reasoning of the board, that the revocation of the power of attorney must be made in person and direct, but the withholding of the decision from Wednesday to Friday and then again postponing the matter Saturday morning was ominous, and the result was not altogether unexpected. The temperance people do not seem to be disheartened over the matter, but say that the responsibility for their failure must rest on those temperance people who “do not like to interfere with another man’s business” and those remonstrators who were afflicted with curvatnre of the spine. It is rnmored that the temperance people of the whole city will unite on making themselves felt at the city election next spring. In the meantime the anti-saloon work will be kept up here and in other parts of the county, where spinal weakness is not so pronounced, and they hope, we are told, to ultimately wipe every saloon out of the county.

ST. AUCUSTINE'S LITERARY SOCIETY.

Last Sunday evening the St. Augustine’s Literary Society rendered a drama entitled “Hickory Farm.” It opened at eight o’clock and lasted an boor and forty minutes. The Hall was well filled. The audience’s appreciation of the excellent rendition of the play was repeatedly evidenced by cheers and loud applause, accompanied by hearty laughter, Favorable comments were passed upon every scene. The play was impersonated by the following able members of the Society: Zeke Fortune ..Jos. Luers Jessie Fortune Emma Lane McKregan Charles Lane lira. Dodge Cinda Mecklenburg Skinner John Bigelsbach Dogwood Arnold Luera Jack Frank Brusnabau Fantlin Louis Ramp IL. Hildebrand Before and in the intervals of the comedy music was furnished by the Healy Orchestra, which has the well deserved reputation of rendering pleasing musiopieces in a very pleasant manner. The scenes for the play were enhanced by the skill of our practical stage-manager, Mr. Louis Ramp. The fence and rustic bench made by him were well adapted to the rural sceue. *

THE COLISEUM GARDEN.

There are few who go to Chicago nowadays who do no visit that eighth wonder of the amusement world—the Coliseum Gardens. Situated almost in the center of the business district, within a few minutes’ ride of any railway station, there is no reason why this splendid amusement enterprise should not be seen by everybody. Although the great Coliseum, the largest building of its kind in the world, was intended principally for winter sh<Jws, it has been transformed into a veritable summer garden, which pictures the summer scenes in Venice of long ago. Great ropes of flowers hang from the leaf-hidden girders, small electric lights of every color glisten from the foliage, and as one watches the constantly changing views, as the incandescent lamps send their shimmer over the people, the music of Thonias Preston Brooke and the Chicago Marine Band is borne to the ear on the gentle breeze. Kentland will hold a hone show and horticnlturial show Sept 84 and 25. Premiums aggregating $459 are offered for the hone show alone.

Vol. VI. No. 24

HIGHER CITY TAXES ALSO.

Republican Ring Rule Comes High But the People Wanted If. The city council met in regular session Monday evening and fixed the tax levy for 1903. It is 20 cents higher than last year, or a total of sl.Bl on each 9100, against $1.61 last year. Twenty-one cents of this, however, is for the new improvements at the electric light plant and for the library, The levies for the two years is given below: 1903 1902 Road fund ;.... 30 30 Corporation fund 20 2Q Sinking fund ■... 07 07 Special additional fund 01 01 Carnegie libtary fund 08 School library fund 01 Jasper library fund.... 02 Water works fund 15 15 Electric light fund 10 10 Special school fund 40 40 Tuition fund 35 35 Electric light improvement fund. .15 < Total levy. ....sl.Bl $1.61 The city treasurer presented his report showing the following funds on hand: Corporation fund $17.12 Water fund 1,025.48 Road fund 1,480.17 Electric lightfund 310.56 The committee made a favorable report on the matter of opening an alley through block 16 and the matter of assessments of benefits and damages was referred to the city commissioners. The matter of narrowing Division street from Washington sonth was referred to the city commissioners for assessment of damages and benefits. The city engineer made a report on the Vine, Cedar and Snsan street improvements. His report shows Vine street to be 833 feet long and to cost |2,700.90. Cedar street is 1123 feet long] and will cost |3,779.65. Snsan street ie 1,734 feet in length and will cost 14762.50. The report was accepted and the matter of assessments was referred to the city commissioners. W. H. Churchill and others filed a remonstrance against the improvement of Main street north of the railroad from Walnut street to the corporation line. As this portion of the highway was graveled only a few years ago at considerable expense and is nsed almost exclusively for country traffic, the remonstrance seems to have considerable merit and should be given recognition. The three employes at the city power plant clainf that their work owing to increase of business is mnch harder than formerly and ask for an increase in wages from SSO to S6O per month. The matter was referred to the light committee. The opening of bids for cement walks on Plnm street was deferred, as arrangements have been made by all the property owners to put in the walks as soon as a grade is established, which the engineer is instructed to do. An order providing for a 10 inch sewer on Division street from Washington to the river was passed. The contract will be let October 12th. E. V. Ransford and J. L. Adams were found to be disqualified from acting as city commissioners on the Makeoftself sewer and Daniel Waymire and John Schanlanb were appointed in their place. The following bills were allowed: ROAD FUND. Chas. Thompson, work on street.. 1 20 Joe Ellis 4 50 Chas. Bowers 7 20 Wm. Ramey 1 50 Al Fletcher, mowing 20 40 John Ramey, work on street 7 65 Claude Sayler ..... 3 75 Wm. Seelman, mowing 9 60 Frank Giver, work on street 2 25 Wm. Shelhart “ “ “ 615 Ed Randle “ “ “ 300 W. J. Speaks “ “ “ 825 Tom Parker, hauling sand 6 05 A. Leopold, mowing machine hire.. 5 00 John Albertson, work on street..... 60 Alter and Wolfe, drain tile. .1..... .* 9 50 Donnelly Bros., grade stakes 14 31 Warner Bros., merchandise .... 530 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Warner Bros., merchandise 2 56 Illinois Electric Co., supplies 11483 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 C. L. Thornton, salary 25 00 Lem Huston, salary. 2500 Martin Thornton, work on line 825 Emery Mills, “ “ 1760 water fund. Jas. B. Clow & Sons, supplies 9 66 Globe Oil Co., packing. 4 50 Conrad Hildebrand, salary .• 25 00 John Hordeman, work on main 6 00 White & Marion “ “ " ..... 200 Harve Moore “ “ “ .... 240 CORPORATION FUND. Frank Kritser, extra police 975 L. Thomas, extra police 9 00 True Woodworth, extra p01ice..... 7 50 F. M. Abbott, marshal 45 00 J C. Thrawla, city engineer 8 60 Leslie Clark, printing... 36 65 E. V Ransford, merchandise 57 B. H. Dillon, night watch ......... 45 00 Rensselaer Fire Department, does... 3 75 Firemen, salaries...'.. 92 25 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 19 70 Vera Jacks, assisting city engineer.. 5 33 Ben Smith, “ « «... 4$ J. C. Porter, supt. of streets........ 51 on