Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1903 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. _ r—‘*A Break for Liberty” at Ellis’ opera house to-night. Judge Thompson was in Kentland on business Monday. Hon. E. P. Honan was in Chicago on business Thursday. J. G. Perry of Chioago; was in the city on business yesterday. Clark’s Monarch Minstrels, at Ellis opera house, Friday eve, Nov. 6. Harvey Robinson of Medora, N. D., is visiting relatives here this week. Mrs. Mary Middleton is back at her old place in the Rensselaer postoffice.' New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Narcozari, Sonora, Mexioo, 1. Edward Mills came down from Chicago and spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Millar Uncle John Groom and wife have moved back to Rensselaer and again occupy their property on the corner of Weston and Rutsen streets. C. P. Wright is now traveling as Snerai manager for the Blondin ypnotic oircus, which exhibited here last week.

Mrs. Taylor Boicourt of Wolcott is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Baker, on Susan street, this week. The K. M. club installed Chas. Mann into the mysteries of their olnb, in the opera house annex Wednesday evening. Mrs. Nanoy High of near Motion, is visiting her brother, Lewis Davisson, and sister, Mrs. John 'Sullivan, of this city. To-night is Hallowe’en, and it behooves the city peace officers to see that too much deviltv is not committed by the ‘'fairies. Miss Jessie Meiser and Mrs. G. F. Meyers of Rensselaer were fiere Sunday the guests of the former’s brother, J. W. Meiser. — Mont ice 110 Herald. Elbert Antrim, who is teaching the Hershman school in Walker ip., came down last Friday to visit Rensselaer friends a couple of days, returning Sunday.

C. D. Carpenter of Morocco, has sold the former Arnold farm of 178 acres in Barkley tp., which he owned, to Andrew Gangloff, east of town, for $11,250. Peanut and Candy Social, at James School, four miles south of town,. Also a fish pond. Saturday, Nov. 7, All invited. Miss Leah Knox, Teacher. Anew continued story of absorbing interest begins in' this issue of The Democrat, entitled, “All for a Title; or The Banker’s Ward.’’ Don’t miss reading the opening chapters.. John Schanlaub got the index finger of his right hand caught under a roller while assisting in unloading a heavy monument base at the cemetery Ttfesday, mashing it very badly.

A new rural mail .route will be established out of Medaryville, Dec. 1. Length of route 24 miles; population served, 477. Frank Everett Mclntire will be carrier, with Ouy Vaught, substitute. D. B. Nowels went to Lamar, Colo., last Saturday to look after business matters, Mrs. Nowels ao- ( companing him as far as Chicago, where she is visiting her son Auburn, who is attending Chicago University. W. L. the blind musio teacher, mention of whom was recently made in the Democrat, moved here this week from Delphi and occupies a part of the D. S. Makeever property on Division street D. K. Haxen has sold his 200 acre farm in Gillnm tp., to C. B. Gordon of Effingham, 111., consideration $77 per acre. Mr. . Hazen will, move to northwest Canada, where he has bought a section of land. Mr. James C. Johnson and Miss Minerva J. Harris, both of'Remington, were nnited in marriage by Squire S. 0. Irwin Thursday morning. The bride is a daughter of Mh and Mrs. J. G. Harris of Remington.

Misses Vivian Rush and Lizzie Brown spent Sunday in Monon, Remember the cloak opening at Rowles & Parker’s Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 2d and 3d.. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe, of the Chioago Bargain Store, were in Chicago buying new goods again this week. Better see those “Better Made Garments” at Rowles & Parker’s Cloak opening, Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 2d and Bd. The eight months old child of Mr. and Mrs. David Leatherman of Jordan tp., died Wednesday and was bnried in Weston cemetery Thursday. The Eentland electric light plant, owned by Geo. D. Ryder, was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night of last week. The loss was from SB,OOO to $lO,000, with no insurance. It will be rebuilt at once, Mr. Ryder says. Cards are out announcing the forthcoming marriage of Mr. Harry E. Remley and Miss Zelma Funk, a popular young couple of Wheatfield, to take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Funk, in Wheatfield, Sunday, Nov. 15, at high noon. A change will take place in the management of the Nowels House, next Monday. S. U. Dobbins, who has been running the hotel at Shelby, succeeding Mrs. Koback, who will go to Monon, where she has bought the hotel just east of the depot and will run a boarding house and hotel.

Geo. M. Cooper of Barkley tp., brought the editor in a halfbushel of mammoth potatoes Wednesday, and also brought in six potatoes of the same variety (Early Rose) that weighed 8 pounds. Mr. Cooper also entered 22 ears of white corn in the oorn show that weighed 20 pounds. Mr. Frank Burns and Miss Mary Hoshaw, both of Rensselaer, were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hoshaw, in the northwest part of the city last Sunday at 10:30 a m., Rev. J. A. Cochran of the F. W. Baptist church officiating. Only a few of the intimate friends of the contracting parties were present at the ceremony. The young couple begin housekeeping at once in property in the east part of town. The city council should make a special effort to put in the much needed street crossings where new walks have been built this season. It is an imposition on property owners to compel them to bnild cement walks and then have the city fail to do its part. Besides, the new walks are practically of no benefit whatever without crossings to connect them, in fact the crossings are the most needed part of the walks. This matter should be attended to before the bad weather sets in.

SUICIDE IN NEWTON COUNTY.

Frank Carter, a well knowp farmer residing near Mt. Ayr, was found dead by the side of bis barn early Tuesday morning with a ballet hole from a small target rifle in his forehead. Carter waff aged about 40 years and leaves a wife and two children. It seems he had been greatly depressed of late and it is thought that he was temporarily deranged. He got np earlier than usual Tuesday morning and secured the target rifle and went out of the house. A search for him a few moments later resulted in finding his dead body as detailed above.

SPORTING NOTES.

The football game here last Saturday between the Rensselaer high school and Central Lafayette high school team resulted in favor of Rensselaer; score 23 to 0. The horse race at the stock farm track on the same afternoon; between Dan. P.,the John Priest horse from Francesville, and John Jones’ Mozelle, resulted in a victory for the Francesville horse, he winning the first two and fourth heals. The Remington-Mt. Ayr football game at the former place Thursday, resulted in a score of 6t05 in favor of Mt. Ayr. Several Rensselaer sports attended the game. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, October 31, 1903.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of lnter«<t (lathered In the Office* and Corridor* of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ oourt will convene next Monday. —o — Monday is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid penalty. The November term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from next Monday. —o — John Casey was not taken to the asylum last Friday, as first intended, but was taken Monday. —o— New suits filed: Frank Batz by August Batz, next friend, vs. Frederick Earnest Hass and Eliza Anna Hass; action on judgment. Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 24. Harvie C. Rush to Pearl Bartoo. Oct. 24, Frank Burns to Mary Hoshaw. Oct. 29, James C. Johnson to Minerva J. Harris. —o — The contract for the construction of the Garrison ditch in Jordan tp., was let Monday to John Zehr, Chris Hensler and D. V. Garrison, at 8 cents per yard for the dirt work and $1.20 per yard for the rock. The contractors sub-let the job to James A. May. Lateral No. 1 was let to John Kellner at 8| cents per yard, and the Nissius spur to S. B. Moffitt at 9 6-10 cents per yard. No bids were filed for the tile laterals. Although this is the last week for paying the fall installment of taxes, the payments are not coming in very fast. Treasurer Parkinson says the payments are the slowest this fall that they have ever been during his four years in office. This condition seems to be quite general in several of our neighboring counties, according to our exchanges, and is do doubt due to the short oats crop this season. The railroad corporations appear to have plenty of money, however, if the farmers have not, and the Monon paid in its installment last week, amounted to a little more than $3,000. The 3-1 and C. &. E. 1., paid Wednesday, the former #3,000 and the latter $2,450. . Clerk J. F. Major returned Wednesday evening from his trip to Virginia, and while there purchased a 500 acre tobacco and cotton plantation in Mecklenburg county, on the Roanoke river, two miles from the North Carolina state line. The plantation contains 250 acres of the finest timber that grows, of nearly all kinds, and 250 acres is under cultivation. Mr. Major sold SI,OOO worth of timber from the farm while there. For that country the plantation is well improved, has a good, practically new house, and other buildings of all kinds and description to the number of 24. There are also 29 negroes on the place, and we suppose John got negroes and all. There are several fine springs on the place, and, taken altogether, Mr. Major thinks it a very desirable plantation. While there are smaller towns nearer by, Souden being the nearest railroad station, Clarksville is the nearest town of any size. Henderson, N. C., is the principal market place for cotton and tobacco, and is about 15 miles distant. Mecklenberg gained 1,200 in population in the last decide, which is a very good growth for that country. In the vicinity where Mr. Major has bought the plantations are occupied by the owners, and most of the people are decendants from the old historic families of Virginia and are well educated and very hospitable people. Mr. Major has leased the farm for next year to the present occupant, and is undecided as to the time when he will oocupy it himself.

DEATH OF MRS. H. L. GAMBLE.

Mrs. Hugh L. Gamble, mention of whose serious condition was made in The Democrat last week, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. M. B. Alter, on Rutsen street, at 1 p. m. Thursday. Mrs. Gamble bad been suffering with cancer of the breast, and it had been known for some time that she could not live. Deoeaßed leaves a husband but no children. The funeral will take place to-day, from the residence at 2:30 p. m., interment in Weston cemetery.

OUTRAGEOUS HUNTING LAW.

Thf»# Gillam Tp., Boys Flood and Costed 534.29 Each for Hunting Without a License. Tobe and Morton Mitchell and Ray Phillips, poor farmer boys of northeast Gillam, were arrested by Constable Zea Monday and brought to Rensselaer and arraigned before Squire Troxell to answer to the charge of hunting without a license. The warrants were sworn out by Deputy Game and Fish Warden Chas. Merryweather of Shelby. They entered a plea of guilty and were fined $5 eaoh and costs, amounting to $34.29 altogether in each case. Phillips paid his fine while the Mitchells staid theirs. One of the Mitchell boys was probably not over 13 years of age. Of the $34.29 the prosecutor gets $5, the state $5, the'justice and constable $4.29 and the game wardens S2O, as we understand it. The deputy wardens, we presume, divide their fees with their principal, and the more prosecutions, the more shekels in their pockets. The present fish and game laws of Indiana were gotten up by the rich sports in the cities, who take a week or two off occasionally and hie themselves to the country and tramp over the farmer’s crops, tear down his fences, etc., and raise Cain generally. They have little to do but keep posted on the game and fish laws which their fertile brain has placed on the statute books. The farmer or the farmer’s boy who must drudge from early morn till late at night is not familiar with these laws and some of them are couched in language and terms beyond their comprehension. If they discover a bunch of quail or chickens on their farm and go out and hunt them even, without a license, during the closed season from Oct. Ist to Nov. 10, although they may not kill a one, they are liable to prosecution and heavy fines. As we understand the game laws, even the city blood must obtain a permit before he can bunt on private lands, and is liable to arrest and fine if he does not obtain said permit from the owner before hunting upon any farm or private grounds, therefore the farmer who cannot go out hunting on his own lands without taking out a license, should refuse absolutely to allow any of these pampered sons of the “captains of industry” from crossing their lands or hunting thereon. No more obnoxious laws were ever placed on our statutes than the present game and fish laws, and every man who is opposed to them should use his influence to retire from public life every legislator who voted for these measures.

HIGHER EDUCATION.

The Democrat is informed that some of the parties returning from the Goodland-Rensselaer high school football game at Goodland two weeks ago today, “swiped” a street lamp in Remington and brought it along with them. When they got along by the Catholic college, just south of Rensselaer, the lamp was thrown from the rig and smashed to pieces. The Remington marshal made a little investigation and came to the conclusion that Prof. Hiatt’s foot ball boys were the guilty parties. He wrote a letter here to the city marshal, enclosing a bill for the lamp and a firm request that the bill be paid or dire consequences would follow for some of the young knights of the gridiron. Our marshal presented the matter to Prof. Hiatt, we understand, and $5, the amount of the hill, was paid over in a few days and remitted to Remington’s marshal. Just who tbe guilty boys were is not made public, and special efforts have been made to keep the matter from the public, but the f%cts in the case are substantially as set out above. Another oil or gasoline street lamp is lying in the street here — on Cullen street —at this writing, and no one seems to know where it came from, as no lights of this kind have been in use here for many years. It is thought that perhaps some other of our neighboring towns have met with similar losses to Remington’s.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Oct. 28, to Mrs. Anna Hilton, at the home of her, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McGee, on Front street,-twins, a boy and girl, r.,

PARR LIKELY TO BE “WET.”

Saloon Application of Edward Cull Not to be Contested, It Is Ssld, Because of So Many Having Withdrawn. Interest again centers in the liquor application from Parr. Applications will be made from Kersey and Kniman also, at the meeting of the board of commissioners next Monday, but the Remington applicant, James Bilile, who published notice of his intention to apply, has pulled off V>d will make no application, therefore Union is the only township where a contest may be made The saloon people filed a list of withdrawals in favor of the Parr applicant Thursday night, the list containing 28 names, as follows: Francis M. Leach W. J. Piatt J. L. Myers John W. Baker Ereret Burnes Barney DeWitt A. M. Mnndon Levi Hodge Henry Bronka Charles C.Flsh August Kruger Gustav Hellsoher John Sworts Otis Shaffer Seymore Hickman Otto Steel Bara Heishman C. B. Lakin Harry Kelley Clarence Goff Charles Fay James Williams Harvey Daywitt John S. Lakin William T. Seed Ernest Stlbbe William Porter J. L. Wood * * Withdrew direct with the attorney-in-fact. The withdrawal cards show that the signatures of the withdrawing remonstrators were witnessed 1 by different ones, and it is supposed that the particular witness to each signature procured the withdrawal, as is generally the case. The different witnesses to withdrawals are: W. J. Piatt, Ed Cull, F. Gilmore, Frank Reed, J. C. McColly, Isaao Kight, August Rosenbaum, John Sworts, Frank Shindler, Chas. Gundy and J. L. Wood. The remonstrators bad until last night at midnight to get withdrawals back and file their remonstrance, but we were told yesterday that they had decided to give up the fight and let the applicant in. Union township has successful)' remonstrated against every liquor applicant since last March; but in each case the applicants have secured a number of withdrawals and made it harder work to defeat the applicant, and it is said the temperance people have become discouraged and will quit.

JESSE ONLY WANTS $100,000.

Through his attorneys, the principal one of whom is W. H. Parkison of Rensselaer, Jesse J. Fry, the lately busted Rose Lawn banker, has begun action in the Chicago courts against the American Trust and Savings bank for SIOO,OOO for damages, alleging that the defendant’s turned down his checks and drafts. By reason of this, he says bis financial refutation was rained and he was forced to make an assignment. If Jesse’s modest claim is considered by the solons of the Am. T. & S., perhaps he may institute suits against a Rensselaer bank for like damages, for we are reliably informed that a bank here protested several checks which he had drawn on it (the Rensselaer bank) some ten days or two weeks before he assigned. We are not aware, however, that he makes any claims of having had any deposits to his credit at the latter bank. Anent the failure of the Rose Lawn bank, a gentleman informs us that 'way along last year he presented a check there for SSO and the cashier went np in the air, figuratively speaking. He conld only give him sls in cash, and then gave him a certificate of deposit for $35 which be told the gentleman a Rensselaer bank would cash, and it did cash ‘ the same on presentation.

PUBLIC SALE. At Singer Sewlag Machine Office Reg»finer. The undersigned will offer at Public Sale to the highest bidder on Saturday, Oct. 31,1903, at 2 p. m. r One Horse, Brown Gelding 9 years old, and 30 Sewing Machines, new and secondhand, all in good order. Terms: On all sums over $5 a j credit of three months will be given without interest if paid at maturity; if not paid when due, 6 per cent, interest from date. 5 per cent, discount for cash where entitled to credit; no property removed until terms of sale are complied with. B.TT WHITE. Fred Phillips. Auctioneer. TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY Taka Laxative DromO Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. WVtirove's signature ia on each box. 95c.

VOL. VI.

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday. The report of the city commissioners on the Oedar street improvement was filed and the council will act on the same at the next regular meeting. It shows assessments as follows: W. H. Eger 415 50 Anna R. Mills.. 374 50 I. N. Hemphill 137 25 C. W. Hanley 137 25 H. O. Harris • 370 57 I. B. Marion 68 62 Eliza Reed 68 62 Hiram Day 266 87 David Halstead 144 87 Conrad Kellner 228 75 Lorenz Hildebrand 228 75 Sarah E. Greenfield 228 75 Wm. Smith 228 75 City of Rensselaer 980 60 M. A. Ryan, of Delphi, had a claim in for SIOO for legal services in the Nowels vs. City of Rensselaer damage case tried at Delphi some months ago. The claim was allowed in the sum of SSO. Firman Rutherford was given until next spring to complete his walk on Clark street. A contract was made with the Anderson Coupling and Supply Co. for two fire nozzles, twenty couplings, four extra rings and one expansion tnbe at $149. An exhibition of the nozzles and couplings was given previous to the meeting of the council. With the use of the couplings the hose can be oouuected almost instantly by one person, as can also the nozzle. While the nozzles in nse at present require two men to handle them, one man can handle the new nozzle with ease under fall pressure. The nozzle also has a spray attachment which throws a spray fifty feet, protecting the nozzle holder from heat and smoke without wetting him and without interfering with the regular stream from the nozzle. With its nse a burning building can be dhtered without danger of heat or smoke, and the work of the firemen can be made much more effective than at present. The following claims were allowed: , ROAD FUND. Wm. Warren, work on bridge 4 05 John Ramey “ street 4 SO Harry McGee, hauling rock 1 7s C. L. McGee, work on street 75 John Albertson “ ** “ ...... 90 Chas. Seelman 11 “ “ 225 Louie Payne “ “ “ 225 Bud Stephenson 1 * “ “ 75 Wm. Ramey “ “ “ 300 Tom Parker “ “ “ 150 Geo. Payne “ “ “ 75 W. F. Smith, rock 16 87 A 1 Fletcher “ 825 Edward Helz, car rock 19 81 D. H. Yeoman, oak lumber 124 48 CORPORATION FUND. H. L. Gamble, city engineer 16 cc Chris Sach, mowing 5 25 W. F. Smith, city’s assessment.... Makemself 1455 29 G. E. Marshall, printing 28 42 M. A. Ryan, attorney’s fees 50 co Dan Duvall, assisting city engineer 4 20 Earl Chestnut “ “ “.. 420 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. W. S. Parks, expense to Chicago.. 7 76 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 42 50 C. L. Thornton, salary 27 50 Lem Huston, salary 27 50 Victoria Coal Mining Co., coal ... 85 40 Donnelly Lumber Co., coal 14 39 A. L. Branch, hauling coal 76 50 J. H. Chapman, freight 1 . 73 bo ELECTRIC LIGHT IMP. FUND. Edward Helz, crushed r0ck........ 39 76 Martin Thornton, labor at plant.. 5 60 A 1 Fletcher “ ... 1 05 John Shelhart “ *‘ “ ... 10 80 Peter Giver, “ “ “ “ ... 17 00 John Hordeman “ “ “ ... 19 00 Walter Sunderland “ “ “ ... 75 J. H. Chapman, freight on stone.. 22 37 water fund. Conrad Hildebrand, 5a1ary......... 27 50

A GOOD SHOW COMING.

Those who are fond of attending a high class minstrel performance will have the opportunity to do so on Friday, Nov. 6, the attraction being a special engagement of Billy Clark’s Monarch Minstrels. This company has been booked in all the larger cities in the state and it is only by special inducements that manager Ellis succeeded in ingthem. The Monarch Minstrel’s will be remembered as making such a hit when they played here last winter and this season the comyany has been put out upon a much grander scale, headed by the only “Minstrel Billy Clark,” who for years has been recognized as the most versatile comedian in minstrelsy. The company carries their own band and orchestra, eight vocalists, six comedians, and Olio of star feature acts, scenery, costumes, effects, etc., and will make a grand street parade at noon. Friday, Nov. 6.

O. H. McKay has one of the neatest and cleanest laundries in the state, right here in Rensselaer. The public ought to be proud of it. . The Democrat, SI.OO per year.

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