Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

j LOCAL AND PERSONAL. \ Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Com 38c; oats, 350. The “January thaw” arrived Tuesday. % NfMiss Bessfc Eger is home from CEioago Jfor a few days visit. Mrs. B. Forsythe is visiting her sister at New Philadelphia, Ohio. Trevor Wilcox of Surrey, was registered at The Makeever Sunday. - C. E. Patrick of Goodland, was visiting here last Friday and Saturday. F. M. Cobvert of Kentland, stopped over last Saturday at The Makeever. I. M. Washburn has added an X-ray machine to his office equipment. F. C. Evans of Crawfordsville, was here Monday last, transacting business. The Nicholas Krull, Sr. and Jr., of Monon, spent Sunday here with Charles Ramp’s. Ben. Preble has been confined to his home the past week on account of sickness. New advertisments this week: The Racket Store, Ideal Clothing Store, (J. M. Wilcox & Son. Nora Casey, who has been seriously sick with pneumonia for the past two weeks, is improving slowly. Advertised letters: Mrs. John Ton, Mrs. Elsie Hass, Mrs, Rachel Seward, F. M. Timmons, Robert R. Watson. Walter I.Snyder, connected with the Columbia National Bank of ~ Indianapolis, was a business caller here Tuesday. Men’s 50 cent overalls, 38c; boys’ bib overalls, 19c, next week ot the Mill End Sale at the Chicago Bargain store. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, 1; Wann, Indian Territory, 1; Wheatfield, 1. Mrs. Maria Hopkins returned hist Friday from an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hardy, at Woodward, Okla. Galbreath of Cicero, Ind., relumed home Saturday after a few days visit with his brother, Sylvester Galbreath, north of town. Mr. James T. Eaton of Atlanta, 111., and Miss Julia T. McKevit of Wheatfield;’ were united in marriage by Rev. J. M. Elam of the Christian church. Reports from E. P. Honan are to the effect that he is getting along nicely from his recent operation and will be brought home some time next week. News from fourteen different sections of Jasper county on our correspondence page this week! Moral: When you want v all the ' news, read The Democrat. , Dr. Remmek, optical specialist, will remain at Clark’s jewelry store until next Wednesday, Jan. 27. All those in need of work in her line will do well to consult JtSeveral bob loads of Rath bone sifcters went out and spent Saturday with Mrs. Walter Porter in Jordan tp. A big dinner was given by Mrs. Porter in their honor. The second quarterly meeting of Rensselaer circuit M. P. church will be held Jan. 23 and 24, at Rose Bud church. Rev J. A. Swank of Chicago will be present to officiate. We begin next Monday a great closing out sale on everything at one-fourth to one-half off marked price, to make room for new spring goods, at theJChicago Bargain Store. X We understand that it is the intention of Mrs. Mattie Sharp to secure the services of a first-class photographer and continue the business of her late husband, Joseph A. Sharp. T-llrs. Lennie Gant of Union tp., whose house was recently destroyed by fire, has moved to Rensselaer and occupies property owned ! by her brotber-in-iaw, Mr. Norman, in the east part of town.

Miss Merle Beam went to Chidago Sunday. * What’s the matter with the Make-Em-Self sewer?. E. L. Hollingsworth went to Chicago Thursday morning. George Hemphill has entered an Indianapolis business college. ■+Wm. Grube, Jr., of Wheatfield, transacted business in the city Monday. B. J. Gifford of Kankakee, 111., was here Monday transacting business. Annual Mill End Sale begins next Monday, January 25th at the Chicago Bargain Store. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ivan C. Dunlap of Surrey, Wednesday afternoon, a great big son. /SC. P. Wright has just got out after several weeks confinement to the house with sickness. Latest reports from the floodstricken district along Make-Em-Self are that the water is subsiding. Attorney E. B. Sellers of Monticello, and D. J. Pettit of Wolcott, were in the city on business yesterday. The Ideal clothing store has a half page ad in anotherpart of their paper, It will pay you to heed what it has to say. /CSome people are making a complaint about the court house clock, but we fail to see why, as it keeps running day and night and never “strikes.” W T hat more could a person ask? Edward Putman and family and his aged father, Rev. Putman, of Parr, started for their new home in Indian Territory Tuesday. The old gentleman is past ninety years of age. George Barcus has been in St. Louis this week making final arrangements for the exhibition of the Barcus Horse Stocks which are to be on exhibition during the World’s Fair.

There will be another of those popular dances under the management of Messrs. Shindler, Bowers & Shumaker, at the Armory neit Thursday night. Music at Penwright’s orchestra. XMrs. T. A. Crockett, southeast of\ewn, got a bad fall on the ice at her home Wednesday morning and for a time was thought to be seriously injured. She is getting along nicely at last reports. X Sons were born Wednesday t<* J. A. Larsh and wife and Dr. H. L. Brown and wife, the latter, however, lived but a short time, Joe’s boy is as lively as a cricket and his dad thinks he’ll be president some day. The silk stocking club held a dance at the Armory Tuesday evening. Music was furnished by a Lafayette orchestra, and Goff & Son were the cateres. On Friday eve, Feb. 5, the ladies of the Club will give a leap year ball to the gentleman. Samuel Hendrickson and family returned last Saturday after a week’s visit among relatives in Dunnville. Sam says game is plentiful around Dv. He went out hunting one afternoon, saw 35 rabbits, killed 32; ask him about his hunting tour.

Last Sunday occured the mar-’ riage of Miss Bertha Hammond to Clinton Brown at the home of the bride’s father, S. C. Hammond, on South Cullen street. The groom Comes from Barkley tp., where they will make their future home on the groom’s mother’s farm.

"VC. F. Arnold has leased his fafrm in Barkley township to Addison Shook, and will hold a public sale next Thursday, notice of which appears elsewhere in this paper. * Mr. Arnold expects to visit the world’s fair at St. Louis also throughout the west during the summer. D. Nowles went to Emmetsburg, lowa, last week to bring home the remains of Mrs. Nowels’ brother, J. O. Burns, who died there quite suddenly. The remains were taken to Flora, Carroll county, his old home, for interment. Mr. Burns was engaged in the merchantiie business in Emmetsburg, we understand. Mrs. Nowles and daughter, Miss Floy attended {he funeral at Flora.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, January 23, 1904.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest dstkered in the Offices an* Corridors ol the Connty Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 16, Clinton Brown to Bertha Hammond. Jan., 18, J. T. Eaton to Julia T. McKevitt. Jan. 20, Ward J. Yeagly to Anna Bell Roberts. —o— New suits filed: No. 6603. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. Henry Toomire; appeal from justice’s court. , No. 6604. Mary J. Griffin va. Jared H. Fountain, etal; action to quiet title. —o — John W. Tilton of Wheatfield, and I. N. Hemphill and Jesse Nichols of Rensselaer, have each made formal announcement of their candidaoy for the republiotfa nomination for the recordership. It is also rumored that R. B. Harris of Rensselaer would like the nomination, but it is said he will not make a fight to secure same The fight will be between Allman of .Remington, and Tilton of Wheatfield. The Rensselaer republican politicians have no use tor Carpenter tp., except at election time apd tax-paying time, and jt is said they will favor the Whdhtfield candidate in the event one of the Rensselaer candidates can’t land the prize. There are two reasons for thinking that this may be true: First, their antipathy for Remington and Carpenter; and second, if Tilton is given the nomination for reoorder it will practically kill John O’Connor for sheriff, in which event some Rensselaer ring candidate will very likely secure the latter nomination.

It is rumored that J. E. Stiller and W. C. Smalley of Remington also have their optics cast on the republican nomination for recorder. For Surveyor, M. B. Price will again be a candidate, and W. L. Lewis of Union tp., will oppose him at least, he having already announced himself as a candidate. —o — Our republican friends are apparently “all at sea” on the county ticket to be elected this fall, as they make no mention in their call of clerk, commissioners from the Second and Third districts nor county council. They do include county assessor, and we understand from County Assessor Phillips that his term is extended by the action of the last legislature to January 1, 1907, therefore no successor would be chosen until the general election of 1906. The statutes provide that a commissioner elected to fill out the unexpired term of another can only serve for the balance of such term or hold over to the next general election. Our republican friends here take take the stand that Denham and Waymire will not only till out the unexpired term in their respective districts, but will serve a full term in addition on their election in 1902. This would extend the term of each several years, and can’t be done., It is generally conceded also that a clerk must be elected here this fail to take his office Jan. 1, 1905. We would like to get the g. o. p.’s friends started right in this matter.

CECIL ALTER MARRIED.

Mr. J. Cecil Alters a former resident of Union tp., this county, was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Greene at the bride’s home in Salt Lake City, Utah, last Saturday evening. Mr. Alter is a son of ex-County Surveyor J. E. Alter, and was appointed to the Government weather bureau department at Atlanta, Ga., about two years From this point he was transferred to Salt Lake City a year ago, whioh position he still holds. The bride is a teacher in the high school itt that city.

* Saturday Special—l,soo yards L L. 36 inch Brown Sheeting off the bolt, 5 cents a yard.— Rowles & Parker. ■ . C V" A glance in my west window will show you some of my Trade Winners in children’s clothing. L. Wildberg, Prop. O. K. petticoats, fit any figure, large or small. Women find equal economy, ease, and perfect satisfaction in the “Original Kalamazoo.”—Rowles & Parker.

ALL HOME PRINT.

For some time we have not had sufficient space in our fouj pages of home print to accomodate both our advertisers and news columns, and we have had in contemplation the going to all home print. One thing that detered us from doing so a month ago was the serial story being run on the inside pageq, and we did not like to drop this and thereby disappoint those of our waders who were reading the same. Demands for more space became more imperative, however, and we endeavored to have our ready print bouse complete the story at the rate of four or five chapters per week, but in this we were disappointed, or, they refused to run more than one installment, or one chapter each issue, thus compelling us to use their service or drop -the sfory. Rather than be held up in this manner we adepted the later alternative, and The Democrat appears today all home print, and will remain so as long as necessary to give us the required space for home news and advertising, and perhaps permanently. It is our intention to start a serial story, probably next week, of absorbing interest and by otffe of the best authors in the country, which will be run as our space will allow, probably several chapters each week, and we shall also give a summary of the week’s general news and late telegraphic news, markets, etc., in addition to our regular home news. We think our readers will like the new form bettef than the old, after becoming accustomed to it, and the new serial that we propose to give them will more than compensate them for the loss of the remaining chapters of the story that has been running in this paper.

MONON DEFEATED.

The game of basket ball between the Rensselaer high school and the Monon team took place at the Armory, last Saturday night, before a large crowd of enthusiastic spectators who manifested an unlimited amount of interest and enthusiasm during the entire game. A large delegation accompanied the team from Monon, but it appeared as if that crowd was somewhat inclined to be oontrary and said our team cheated, but the fact was, and which was plain to be seen, that our home team was much stronger than their opponents, but the latter put up a fairly good game, nevertheless, and deserve credit for some of the plays they made and the grit they showed at times. Some little difficulty was experienced by the electric lights, they going out at two different times and delaying the game somewhat. Our home team did some excellent work, and especially Miss Josie Porter, who is deserving of much credit and who won many points for our team. The game ended after an exciting contest with a score of 27 to 5 in favor of Rensselaer.

l/Mrs. Charles Borntrager and ohughter Anna, will leave for Ft. Wayne next week, where they intend to make their future home. NThe recent flood has made everything full to the brim. Cisterns are all full and running over. The rivers are raging and in many places the streets have become ponds from walk to walk. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optical specialist, will make her regular monthly visit to Clarke’s jewelery store, Jan. 20 to 27. Dr. Remmek’s method of testing eyes is new, strictly scientific, and more accurate than any other method known to optical science. Examination free. A large crowd turned out to see “A Run on the Bank” last Saturday night. The Company was a good one, comparatively speaking. The audience was treated to some extraordinary good dancing, which was the main feature of the show. Percy and Harold kept the audience in an uproar most of the time and all went away, seemingly satisfied, having got their “money’s worth.” Buy your wash goods for' your spring sewing at the great Mill End Sale, commencing next Monday at the Chioago Bargain Store. Cheese cloth 1 cent a yard, calico cents a yard, dress lining 2 cents a yard, next week at the Mill End Sale at-Chicago Bargain Store.

SEWER DIDN’T WORK.

The Ten Thousand Dollar Make-Em-Self dot Clogged. The denizens on the banks of the-Make-Em-Self let out a mighty roar Thursday morning, when they awoke to find their residences surrounded with several inches of water —and in some cases several feet —their cellars and basements flooded and Cain raised in general by water which, generally, at such times, had flowed down the Make-Em-Self before that hitherto com-mon-place, though esused and discussed ditch was dignified by the present republican city council with a ten thousand dollar sewer. Just where the trouble lay is still a mooted question, but the “January thaw” sent down suoh great volumes of water that the old ditch bed, above the sewer, overflowed and raised Ned. In some cases fires were put out in furnaces and considerable damage was done. The whole territory in the northaest part of town was under water and much difficulty was experienced in getting about by the denizens of that quarter of the city. Some people claim that ice had frozen over the new sewer’s outlet at the river, thus blocking up the same, while others say that the sewer was not properly put in, or is too small. At any rate, the flood is the worst ever experienced along the Make-Em-Self, and those who have been compelled to pay big assessments to put in the sewer are keeping the atmosphere blue in giving expressing to their opinion of the “improvement” and also the council who made or caused the same to be made.

THE GRAFTING TENDENCY.

Ed. Democrat: — We notice in the published reports of receipts and disbursements by township trustees, that the practice of hiring members of their own families to do certain work or duties of their office and paying them out of the funds of the township, is growing. One trustee, “our Charlie,” paid his sister for making out transfers and also paid his brother for other duties which should have been done by himself in the 200 days whioh he received pay for. But the report of receipts and expenditures as published by B. D. Comer, trustee of Union township, in McEwen’s “weakly” shows that he paid himself an enormous sum: B D Comer, service* as trustee $ 300 00 Addie Comer, (for trustee’s work).... 5 00 Addie Comer, taking enumeration ... 35 00 B D Comer, for 18 cords of wood 54 00 B D Comer, handling school b00k5.... 5 00 B D Comer, another 18 cords of wood 54 00 Ist National Bank, office rent, (something not authorized by law) 50 00 B D Comer, school house lot 50 00 B D Comer, gravel 194 50 Total. 807 56 Here is a total of $757.56 paid to himself and family and SSO paid to First National Bank for office rent. He charges for services of himself and family as trustee, $400.00. For 36 cords of wood, which he bought of himself and sold to himself as trustee, he charges just what the same would bripg in Rensselaer; he saved hauling it ten miles. He must have figured the gravel which he bought of himself and sold to himself as trustee, pretty close when he got $194.56 for it. We also notice that he paid Lewis Hamilton $2.30 commission on school books. We had not noticed that Lewis had taken a day off to work the school book

business.

UNION REVIVAL MEETING.

The Methodist and Presbyterian churches of Rensselaer have arranged to hold a series of union revival meetings, commencing next Sabbath evening at the Methodist church. The services will alternate between the two churches*and will be in charge of the pastors. The public will be cordially welcomed to all these services. Ail Christian people who are interested in promoting the religious life of the community are urged to co-operate in these meetings.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Jan. 15, to Charles Schlemann and wife, west of town, a daughter. Jan. 18, to John Zimmer and wife, west of town, a son. The “Bunker Hill School Shoe” equaled by none for style, fit and durability at Rowles & Parker’s.

A REPUBLICAN.

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FARMERS’ INSTITUTE.

Owing to the bad weather and icy roads the farmers’ institute was not largely attended this year, especially tne first day. Thursday there was a fairly good attendance. The program was carried out in most part. A committee consisting of Lee E. Glazebrook, Wm. Washburn and B. D. Comer was appointed to report on a Farmers institute Association, the object of which is to bind the association closer together. The committee was unable to report, desiring to investigate the matter further and secure by-laws of such organizations in other states. W. S. Day,Wm. Augsburger and Rev. Kindig were appointed a committee on resolutions, reporting about the usual form. The institute was favored with solos by Mrs. E. C. English and Mrs. Dr. Turfler, after which Mrs. Ross of Howard oounty, gave an excellent talk on “Needs of Women on the Farm,” which was discussed by L. Strong, B. D. Comer and others. The appointment of L. B. Alter, son and daughter to a short term at Purdue was ratified by the institute. O. A. Somers gave some excellent talk and proved himself thoroughly posted on institute work. Wednesday evening’s session was enlivened by music by both male and female quartettes and a solo by Valera Banes. M. Y. Slaughter gave a talk Thursday morning on “Fruit Growing” and Wm. Augsburger gave a talk on corn judging and scoring, being followed by Huston, late of Purdue. Soil condition, etc., by O. A. Somers, was discussed by Prof. Huston. D. H. Yeoman, Oscar Hauter and W. S. Day were appointed committee on nomination. Thursday afternoon’s session was opened with solos by Misses Kendal and Banes, followed by talks by Mr, Somers, Mrs. Ross and Mrs. B. D. Comer. Discussion by John Norman and others, institute dosing with a few remarks by Judge Thompson. New officers elected: Wm. Augsburger, pres.; Henry Amsler, vice-pres.; Mrs. Ed. Randle, sec. The old executive committee will serve the ensuing year. N. P. Clansen writes us from Wheatfield and encloses a dollar with instructions to send him the TaxvPayers’ Friend a year. He adds: “I moved in here a year ago from Illinois, on a farm I bought for S3O an acre. Raised, nearly as big a crop per acre here as on land in Illinois that is selling for SIOO per acre. Drainage, free mail delivery, telephones, etc., is making this land cheap at S6O per acre.”

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The Democrat has frequently notified its subscribers through these columns of the necessity of giving the old address as well as the new address in writing to have the address of their paper changed. When John Smith simply writes: “Please change my Democrat to Wheatfield,” we are at a loss to know which particular John Smith of the dozen or more on our list is meant. In writing to have your postoffice address changed please use the following form, and thereby save us and yourself unnecessary trouble and vexation: “Mr.. Editor: —Please change the address of my Democrat from Remington, Ind., to Wheatfield, Ind., and oblige. John Smith.” This is in very few words, yet it contains all that is necessary for us to know, In changing to a rural ronte always give the particular number of the route you are located on. you choose you can notify the postmaster where you have been getting your mail, that you will move to some other point, and request him to have your Democrat changed to the new address. It is then hit duty to notify us of the change without cost to you, and the government supplies him with blank cards especially for this purpose. It is also the postmaster’s duty to notify publishers of the change in address of a subscriber, if he knows the new address, without being told to do so, or if the paper is not taken from the office and he does not know the address of the subscriber. Everything just as advertised at Rowles & Pabkeb's.

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