Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. I Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Renders. )4-Oom 37c; oats, 36c. Next Tuesday is “Ground Hog Day.” Read Bowles & Parker’s page advertisement. ■, a . Miss Blanche Hoyes is visiting in Crawfordsville. R. W. Marshall is back from his trip to California. . Lowell, Lake county, will get an additional rural mail route March 1. Charles and J. V. Myers were down from Wheatfield on business Monday. A It is rumored that a new national bank will be established in Goodland. \JA. H. Hopkins returned Tuesday from a few days of business in Chicago. Miss Eva Moore of Monon, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Nelson, New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, 2. Ralph, the nine-year-old son of Allen M. Faris of Gillam township, died last week. letting of the contract for tne new Carnegie library building will take place on Feb. 18. Mrs. Jacob Speaks, in the northbast part of town, is recovering from a siege of typhoid fever. Fred Fatka of Cbatsworth, 111., is here on business for a few days. Fred says he is still a widower. Advertised letters: Mrs. Alfred Anderson, Miss Belle Mitchell, F. G. Werner, Mr. John Ryan. ' s j«Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig expect to go to New Orleans next month to visit relatives for several weeks. ' NfMise Francis Irwin of Storm Lhke, lowa, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Irwin.

''i Mrs. Maggie Halligan went to Delphi Wednesday, to attend the funeral of a lady friend, Mra. Rose Knefel. Have yonr pianos tuned by Arthur W. Cannell, the reliable Piano Tuner. Satisfactory work. ’Phone 249. Mr. and Mrs. Denver Miller are visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Miller, north of town this week. At the Price Bros, sale in Carpenter tp., last week, a Doroc Jersey sow belonging to Sylvester Gray of this city sold for SB6. Mr. Joseph Luers and Miss Candace Brown spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stephie near Remington. If you are not a subscriber of The Democrat and would like to see a copy of the paper, drop us a card or call at the office and get a sample copy free. \P Joe Larsh has named his boy Jack Arlon Larsh. We infer from the name that the youngster will be a strenuous chap, and will develop into a football player. We must again urge upon our correspondents the necessity of getting their items in earlier in the week. Mail them on Tuesday or Wednesday at farthest. E. P. Honan is still in the hospital in Chicago, and will not be brought home until next week, He sat up a little last Monday for the first, we understand, and his recovery from the operation has been rather slower than expected. ■4-0. K. Ritchey and Emmet Pullins are attending the poultry show at Chicago this week. The latter has seven Bronze turkeys entered in the show, one of which, a yearling tom, weighs 44 pounds, while another, a this year’s tom, tips the beam at SB pounds. The remains of Miss Lula Hendricks were brought here from Maywood, 111., last Friday for interment in the Crockett cemetery. Deceased was aged 19 years and was a daughter of H. L. Hendricks, a former resident of this •ounty. She died of typhoid fever.

“The Biased Trail,” Watch for “The Missouri Girl.” An armload of old papers for a nickel tft The Democrat office. Miss Laura Gangloff has been taken to the Kneip Institute at Rome City for medical treatment Mr. and Mrs. Wray returned to their home in Michigan, this week after a two months visit with Charlie Pullins and wife, north of town. E. W. Cavinder was doyrn from Kersey on business Monday. Mr. Cavinder will have a public sale Feb. 10. See notice of same in our public sale column. The “January thaw” got a backset Friday night and Saturday. Sunday and Monday morning the mercury was again down below zero, and Monday night neatly six inches of snow fell. Zero weather has since been regular. Will Stacker, west of town was kicked on the “shin” by a horse two weeks ago, but did nothing in particular for the injury, and blood-poisoning set in. Dr. Miller was finally called and he is now on the road to recovery. Mrs. James Maloy has been Siite sick since going to her son’s, r. Bernard Maloy’s st Steger, 111., and is still confined to her bed at this writing. Dr. Bernie’s wife is also in a serious condition from consumption, and it is thought can live but a few weeks. exchange whose editor has time to study the styles in female hosiery says: “The story of Lot’s wife turning to a pillar of salt can no longer be doubted. A young lady the other day put her foot on a dry goods box to tie her shoe and two young men who were passing turned to rubber.”

White County Democrat: The Jasper County Democrat came out last week as an “all home” print. The Democrat is a good newspaper, and has been making a gallant fight for the party and for better and more economical management in local affairs. It deserves the support of the people of Jnsper county. •••; -y . ;; ; . Michigan City Dispatch: It is estimated that fully onethird of last year’s corn crop is still out of doors in Laporte and Starke counties, owing to lateness of maturity of crop and scarcity of farm labor. There will be fully 20 per cent shrinkage in the uncribbed corn, but the exposure dose not injure it otherwise. % - —_ The gravel road election in Jefferson township, Pulaski county, carried last week, and as a result twelve miles of new gravel road will be built there the coming season. One road continues six miles west from the west end of the Medaryville road in Monroe tp., and the other six miles west from the West end of the Francisville road in Monroe tp. Thomas Keefe, who was arrested in Crawfordsville last week for the alleged burglary of a jewelery store at Brook several months ago, was brought here from Newton county and lodged in jail. A watch that was stolen from the Brook store was found on his person when arrested. Keefe is a young man about 28 or 30 years old, and is credited with being one of the most noted, and daring burglars in the state.

Mrs. Nancy V. McKinzie, aged 67 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. F. Smith, on South Weston street, Sunday at 5:30 a. m. Deceased had been in very poor health for some time; and was brought here from Chicago last week to spend her few remaining days with her daughter. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the residence, conducted by Rev. H. L. Kendig, and interment made in Weston cemetery.

Hon. C, E. Newlin of Indianapolis, prohibition state chairman, delivered an interesting lecture in the east court room Thursday evening. The subject of his lecture was “The Twentieth Century Problem —Our Civic and Industrial Life,” and his able handling of the subject gave evidence of much thought and study along this line of thought. The attendance was not as large as the friends of the cause would have desired, owing to the severe cold, but those present were well pleased with the talk., ‘

Rbnssblaer, Jaspbr County, Indiana, Saturday, January 30, 1904.

There was a very large attendance at the dance at the Armory Thursday night given under the management of Shindler, Bowers and Shumacker. The next dance under their management will be Thursday eve., Feb. 11. >sTh e freeze-up emptied the cellars and yards in the flooded district. It is now claimed that a pair of “storm doors” were put in at the Make-Em-Self’s outlet, and the ice and water backed up against them so strong that it completely shut the sewer opening. This, the sewer’s friends say, was the cause of all the trouble with the high water last week, and the “storm doors” will now be uied only in dry weather. Monticello Herald: A shocking fatality occurred at Brookston, Tuesday. D. O. Goodman, a fireman on a Monon freight was instantly killed by being struck by the southbound passenger train due there at 11:32 a. m., for which the freight was waiting on the side track. Goodman stepped off fyis engine just as the other train passed, either miscalculating the distance between the tracks or not realizing that the passenger train was so close at hand. He was hurled to the ground by the passing engine and breathed his last in a few moments. John T. Murray, who sold his 196 acre farm southeast of town recently to Charles Schlemann, has bought property of Wm. McConnehay, just at the north side of town and will move into same in a short time. Mr. Murray purchased the farm he recently sold from County Clerk Major about two years ago, at S4O per acre, and sold it for $47.50 per acre. ‘Mr. Schlemann has since sold the farm to Ed. Bruce, but we are not advised as to the price he received for same. Mr. Murray will have a sale Feb. 17th, notice of which appears elsewhere in this pajper.

We begin this week the publication of a charming' serial story entitled, “The Blazed Trail," by Stewart Edward White. This is a story that will please old and young alike, and we will venture the assertion that you will say, after reading it, that it is among the very best stories you have ever read. We shall keep a few extra copies on hand for a few weeks so that new subscribers may get back numbers and thus get the beginning of the story. The story will appear in installments each week, as our space will allow, and we want our readers to be sure and read the opening chapters.

marriage of Mr. Frank Borntrager and Miss Nettie Reed took place at St. Augustine’s Catholic church Wednesday morning, Rev. Father Meyer officiating. Miss Anna Lane acted as bridesmaid and Mr. George Borntrager, a brother of the groom, as groomsman. The bride is a daughter of Mark Reed of Jordan tp., while the groom is a son of the late Chas. Borntrager of Marion tp/ The young couple left on the 10:5o train for a visit in Louisville, Ky., after which they will return and take up their residence on the Borntrager farm, south of town. The Democrat joins their many friends in extending congratulations. ___ Thd Democrat wants to call the attention of farmers to the advantage of advertising what they have to sell or desire to buy, in its columns. Suppose you have some good stock, extra quality of seed oorn, wheat, oats, etc., for sale, some other farmers are wanting those very articles but do not know who has them to sell. A five line advertisement in The Democrat will cost you but 25 cents for one insertion and will be seen by more than seven thousand people, many of whom are farmers. The newspaper is a go-between that should be used by farmers more than it is. Farmers should use good business judgment as well as merchants and manufacturers. It is more than half the battle to be a good seller. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Jan. 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Walker of Barkley tp., a girl. Jan. 23, to Joseph Nelson and wife of Milroy tp., a son. Jan. 26, to George Putts and wife, a son. FOR SALE. A two-seated sleigh, cheap. sllO sleigh for sls. See G. W. Michael.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices end Corridors of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court will convene next Monday. —o— Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 25, J. Emery White to Ada Merritt. Jan. 26, Frank L. Borntrager to Nettie M. Reed. —o — The annual sale of lands for delinquent taxes will~4ake place at 10 o’clock a. m., Monday, Feb. 8. The list is not large. —o — The prohibitionists reorganized their county central committee Thursday by selecting James Yeoman of Newton tp, for chairman and Rev. Elam of Rensselaer for secretary and treasurer. The contract for the Burns ditch in Barkley tp., was let last Friday to W. L. Lewis of Union tp., the only bidder, at $4,931.27. The ditch is about three miles in length, and will be of tile. —o — In the publication of the report of the trustee of Wheatfield township in The Democrat two weeks ago, a typographical error made his service account read “$2.50,” when the amount should have read “$250.00.” —o — New suits filed: No. 6605. Mary E. Thompson vs. Alton Grant; action on note, demand $175. No. 6606. Joseph J. Schuh vs. John Karr; action on note. Demand SIOO. Aw. T. Smith, who expects to move to Missouri in a few days, has resigned as trustee of Milroy tp., and Auditor Leatherman has appointed George L. Parks to fill out Mr. Smith’s unexpired term, to Jan. 1,1905. selection of Mr. Parks is a very good one indeed. Mr. Smith has made a good trustee and the people of Milroy are sorry to have him and his family leave them. —o —

Christian F. Arnold of Barkley tp., this week filed a cross-com-plaint in the action for divorce proceedings recently instituted by his wife, Mary M. Arnold. He alleges that they have not lived together peaceably for several years; that his wife was cross and irritable toward plaintiff, ete.; that her actions were such that he believed her guilty of unfaithfulness toward him, and names one William Hendrix, a hired man of plaintiff, as having been qpite familiar with his said wife; that on one occasion when plaintiff had a picture of his house taken, a man’s face was shown peering out at one of the windows who had no business to be there; that defendant destroyed all of said pictures 1 when her attention was called to the “man at the window,’’ except one, which plaintiff retained, He alleges that they cannot live together as husband and wife should and asks that he be granted a divorce. The last will and testament of Ann E. Pettit, late of Remington, deceased, was filed for probate last Friday. The instrument was executed Oct. 26, 1898, and was witnessed by E. B. Sellers and Mary E. Casad. It bequeathed the 180 acres of land belonging to deceased in White county to three children of decedent—6o, acres to David J. Pettit of Wolcott, 60 acres to Ella M. Stoudt of Remington, and 60 acres to Catharine I. Legg of Logansport. The homestead in Remington is bequeathed to the children of a deceased daughter, Mary J. Leatherman. The north half of the block on which said homestead is located is bequeathed to decedent’s son David J. Pettit, he to pay his sisters, Mrs. Stoudt and Mrs. Legg, each sls as their extra share of same. The remainder of the homestead, the west half of block 7, is given to the two daughters before mentioned in fee simple. To decedent’s remaining daughter, Mrs. Anna V. McColly, the sum of SIOO is bequeathed out of decedent’s personal estate, if so much remains after the debts and expenses of administration are paid; if not, then she is to ' only have such remainder of SIOO as may be left. The three former children are bequeathed such re-

mainder of real estate of decedent as is not disposed of previously in the will, to share equally. Dr. Hanibal Landon and David J. Pettit, decedent’s son, are appointed executor of the will. —o—- • Following are the service accounts allowed to the various township trustees of Jasper county for the year 1903, (or it is so supposed, except where otherwise noted. < Some of the reports do not state the year) as shown by the reports of such trustees: "Hanging: Groves2o4.oo Keener (1902)..5350.00 "Gillam 190.00 "Kankakee 166.00 Walker (1902)... 227.00 "Wheataeld.— 250X0 Barkley (1902) 105.00 Carpenter 320.00 Marion 400.00 "Milroy 144.00 "Jordan 210.00 Union 360.00 Newton 206.00 "Democratic Trustees. There is much food for thought for the tax-payer in the ‘ above figures. It will be noticed that Keener township, which is very sparsely settled and whose trustee is a brother-in-law of “Honest Abe”, who got the appointment for him, the service account was $350.00, an amount exceeded by only three other townships in the county—Barkley, Marion and Union —and in addition to this we find that Mr. Luce was allowed $32.37 for “merchandise,” that L. A. Luce —the trustee’s wife, it is inferred—was allowed $15.00 for “enumeration,” and “Honest Abe” $20.90 for “telephone service and notice printing,” while the “Halleck Telephone Co.” came in again for $12.00 for “telephone service.” Here is a total of $430.17 that “went into the family,” where it would do the most good, no doubt. Still we may expect that benighted Keener will increase its republican majorities at the election next fall. , The people of Keener like to be humbugged the best of any people on earth, and it is refreshing to note that there is no signs of dimunation of that sort of business in the township.

A MAN “FROM MISSOURI.”

In the report of the trustee of Marion township we notice that one of the lady teachers was allowed $3.00 for “sawing wood.” Are we to infer that the lady actually did saw the wood or is the term used as sometimes referred to when doing a little “log-rolling” for a chronic office-seeker?

MORE CANDIDATES.

Robert S. Drake of Hanging Grove tp., is a new candidate for the republican nomination for recorder. Harry Gifford and John Renicker have each made announcement of their candidacy for the republican nomination for trustee of Barkley tp. Gus Grant of Marion tp., and Elmer Pullens of Gillam, mention of whom as probable candidates for the republican nomination for sheriff was made some time ago in these columns, have now made formal announcement of their candidacy. The candidates who have thus far announced themselves for the republican nomination for county qffice are: Recorder—Jesse D. Allman, Remington; John W. Tilton, Wheatfield; Isaac N. Hemphill and Jesse Nichols, Rensselaer; and Robert S. Drake, Hanging Grove. Sheriff —John O’Connor, Kniman; Guss Grant, Rensselaer; Elmer Pullins, Gillam. Surveyor—Myrt B. Price, Carpenter; W. L. Lewis, Union. There are still several patriots yet to hear from. Our republican friends have dropped the office of county assessor from their call, as the legislature passed an act at its last session that no county assessors should be elected There is some question, however, about County Assessor Phillips’ holding over as the statute provides that a county officer holding a four year office shall hold the office but eight years in any twelve, and Mr. Phillips’ eight years will be up next fall, we understand. The last legislature also provided that a county officer elected to a twooffice at the election of 1902 and not taking such office until after Jan. i, 1903, no successor to such office should be elected until 1906. This act, if good law, will extend the term of Doc. Nichols as treasurer, until Jan. 1,1907. Have your stationery printed with our new Mercantile Gothic type, the handsomest series ever gotten out for fine commercial printing.

LEE GLAZEBROOK HURT.

Thrown Prom Load of Hay, Dislocating Shouldfer and Breaking Ankle. Lee E. Glazebrook, who resides on a farm a few miled north of town, met with a bad accident Wednesday. He was starting to come to town with a load of hay, when the horses suddenly turned and tipped the load over, throwing Mr. Glazebrook to the ground, dislocating his shoulder and breaking his ankle in two places. The accident will confine him to the house for some time.

The city council had a short session Monday evening, there being but little business to transact. The library board presented a petition for a sewer from the site of the proposed Carnegie library building to the Makemself sewer. The petition was referred to the sewer committee. The auditing committee of the fire department reported funds on hand as follows: Disability fund, $277.12; general fund, $7.50. . The firemen to the number of eleven were each allowed $2.50 for work at the cold storage fire. The following bills were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Riverside Athletic Association, use of park for smallpox 20 OO S. B. Jenkins, firing 60 W. S. Parks, hauling hose cart I 50 J. L.Adams, “ “ ....A 150 Jas. McMurray “ “ 150 ROAD FUND Hiram Day, car brek 45 86 A 1 Fletcher, cleaning walks 7 OO Lon Watson, cleaning wa1k5........ 6 25 Tom Parker, hauling cinders *7O. J. P. Simons, “ “ 135 Harve Thornton, work on street.... I 20 Hiram Day, brick . 895 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Geo. Barcus, wedges.. .• 5 00 Frank Moats, wiring houses 3* 75 Chas. Robinson, work at plant...., 675 Ed Hopkins, work at plant 6 75 Will Clouse, work at plant 6 75 Roy Stevenson, wiring houses...... 23 27 Duvall Bros., team 3 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary. 42 50 C. L. Thornton, salary 27 50 Lem Huston, saJary 27 50 Western Electric Co., supplies 12 22 Stillwell-Pierce-Smith Vaile Co., piston rods 4 75 Hiram Day, brick 13 10 General Electric Co , supplies 38 47 Standard Oil Co., oil 9 27 Central Electric Co., supplies 43 95 Victoria Coal Mining Co., coal 143 30 J. H. Chapman, freight. 130 36 ELECTRIC UCHT IMP. FUND. McLeod Co., pipe and fittings 24160 Allis Chalmers Co., engine 2200 00 Chas. A. Schieren & Co., new belt.. 367 01 Hiram Day, cement and lumber... 183 25 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 27 50 H. Muller Mfg. Co., supplies 37 k J. H. Chapman, water bonds and interest.... 2054 2J

MARION.

THREE FARMS. Three farms for cash or grain rent. See G. W. Michael of this city. Public Library, Rensselaer, Ind. Sealed proposals, accompanied by a certified check of Two Hundred Dollars, to be returned after contract is let, for the erection of a library building complete, will be opened at 3 p. m. of February 18, 1904. The specifications and drawings can be consulted by application to W. H. Sanders, G. K. Hollingsworth or county recorder at Rensselaer, Ind. By order of Public Library Board. Architect, C. R. Weatherhogg, Ft. Wayne, Ind.

A glance in my west window will show you some of my Trade Winners in children’s clothing. L. Wildberg, Prop. Come to The Democrat office, for sale bills. And please remember The Democrat office is especially “it” when it comes to sale bills. Don’t forget that The Democrat job department is equipped with the handsomest plate script to be found in the county, for printing wedding, invitation and calling cards. 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 > » THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. THE BEST Examination OHHpi THE BEST Ghuues. THE BEST Results. CHARLES VICK, Optometrist. office in C. H. Vick store, Rensselaer, I«L

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THE COMMON COUNCIL.

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