Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1904 — Page 4

am nun mm. F. LBUBCOCI, HI1Q« MB WBLISHIB *•— Dinmoi T«l • { g"', Official Democratic Papor of Jaaper County. *I.OO PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Advertising rates made known on application Entered at the Post-office at Rensselaer, Ind. as second class matter. Office on Van Renaseiaor Street, North of Murray's Stora.

Of Interest to Advertisers. An examination of the latest Issue of the American Newspaper Directory. the recognized authority on circulation ratings of newspapers In the U. S. and Canada, reveals the fact that In Indiana THE JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT has a higher circulation rating than Is accorded to any other paper published In Jasper County.

The criminal laws were intended to bring criminals to justice, and not for the purpose of allowing individuals to vent their spite on honest jieople. Will the gag rule of shutting off discussion of public questions in Jasper county be endorsed by the tax-payers, who have a right to know what is being done by its public officials? The Democrat has never made any charge against “Honest Abe” that it could not substantiate from his own records. Every statement made concerning him we propose to stand by. In the list of prominent speakers who are to be present at the republican love feast at Brook next Thursday we fail to discover the name of our “Honest Abe.” Why is this thusly?

A reader of The Democrat wants to know which one of the three female inmates at the poor farm wears all those smoked pearl buttons on her dress, or if they were divided up among all three? Was it our publications of the enormous amount of supplies required for the poorfarm that roused Abe’s ire and| induced him to get mad over publications made in this paper a year and a half ago? Gibson County commissioners have decided that when a man signs % blanket remonstrance against the granting Jof a saloon license he] can not revoke the signature for two years. The question came up on fthe application for license ofJacob Johnson of Patoka.

If by chance you should mention the large amount of supplies required for the support of the Jasper county poor farm, don’t mention “sugar” If you do, most any of the ringster is liable to make affidavit that he is the superintendent and have you arrested and thrown in jail for slander. Senator Hoar has a compilation from the government’s records showing that war and warfare have cost this nation one thousand million dollars in seven years about $2 per head, or $lO a family each year. If our taxes were direct instead of (indirect, and the tax-gatherer went from door to door and collected $lO at every home, how long would the terrible waste go on ? The “World’s Fair Industry” is galloping, hot-footed. The St.Louis outfit has got ten million dollars from the Federal treasury and Portland, JOre., Jamestown, Va., Wheeling, W. Ya., and the Mayflower Pilgrims want as much more. It looks as if they would get it, too. We are much given to acclamations of joy and multitudinousjfireworks and the celebrants find Uncle Bam easy.

In the death of Senator Mark Hanna the republican party loses its most powerful member and a man who, in our opinion, would have been the presidential nominee of that party had he lived. It will be noted in connection with Mr. Hanna’s death that most of the prominent men nowadays who fall sick are attended by a bevy of physicians, and almost invariably, where this is the case the victim dies, even though the ailment is nothing serious at the start. Each physician, apparently, has some hobby or experiment to work off on the patient, and we believe that in Senator Hanna’s case, like many other like cases that might be referred to, he had too many doctors.

SENT TO NEWTON COUNTY.

Abe’s Two Latest Libel Suits Against The Democrat Editor Are Venued From This County. The two libel cases filed by “Honest Abe” against The Democrat man were called up in court Tuesday morning and a change of venue taken by the defendant from this county. Pending the court’s ruling on the change of venue, motion was made to quash one of the affidavits, on which the alleged libelous charge was a simple three-liner in The Democrat on Dec. 6, 1902, which read: “And the public funds still flow to spite Abe’s enemies and please his friends.” Defendant’s counsel took the position that there was nothing libelous in the words complained of; that there was no imputation that any crime had been committed in the few words published (which, by the way, was the full text of the article) and that an action for criminal libel would not lie. The court held that the words were libelous, however, and the case will have to be tried. The motion to quash in the other affidavit was not argued, but will be heard in the other court. The words complained of in this case appeared in a threefourths column article in The Democrat of Nov. 1, 1902, summing up the article in question, which went on to state that in the campaign of 1898 Abe had worked the dodge that the taxdodgers were fighting him and rode into office on that thunder that the county would be enriched thousands of dollars by the taxpayers investigation which he (Abe) was fathering; that the result of said investigation showed that it had been a losing game for the tax-payers, etc; that he was using the same burned powder in his campaign then on. The article concluded:

“Don’t trust Abe, he is as slippery as an eel and as tricky as a Moro native of the Philippines. You will rue it for three years if you return him to the office he has so long disgraced.” It is a well known axiom of the law of libel that the whole writing or article must be taken as a whole and construed as a whole. Words standing alone which might be libelous, are not so when taken in connection with the whole article. The words above v quoted are all that Mr. Halleck alleges are libelous, and are all that he mentions in his affidavit. The very fact that he has waited a year and a half before beginning any action shows that he is animated more by animos than anything else in the prosecution. The fact that he has still another libel suit against the editor of this paper, for a statement published that he was not financially responsible for a nickle, and that as a protection we had procured a judgment that had been taken against him, and had ordered out an execution to ascertain whether or not a collection could be enforced against him, might have actuated him to bring the present actions. In any event we are still waiting for the S2OO judgment to be paid.

A GRAVEL ROAD LAW.

“Whenever the citizens of any county on this State shall build one mile or more if gravel road on any county or section road to the acceptance of the board of directors of any county, the same shall be accepted by said directors and kept in repair as other free gravel roads, provided the same shall be by them considered a good and sufficent road for the locality where built.” The above is a copy of the road law under which so many roads have been built since its passage, and can be found in the Acts of 1893, page 355-366. Every neighborhood can build just such a road as they want and have no red tape about it, It has proven the very thing for oar people and we are well supplied with good roads, which is the open door to society. Some of your people have been making inquiry about this

FARMERS INSTITUTE ASSOCIATION.

In October of last year a meeting was held at Purdue of the State Workers of Farmers Institute, and this new organization was adopted. At our last institute in this county a committee was appointed to investigate the constitution and by-laws, and they have reported favorable. Any one over sixteen years of age can become a member upon paying an annual membership fee of not less than twenty-five cents. This fund is to supplement the State fund, and the larger this supplement fund the more good can be accomplished in this county. The fee need not be paid until the next annual meeting. Cards will be issued by the Secretary and her assistant upon application. We should like a memship of two hundred in this county. s.. The Constitution provides that the President appoint in each township a resident farmer as Vice-President. These several Vice-Presidents shall constitute the executive committee and solicitors to secure members, and the following have been appointed by the chairman and committee: Sec. Mrs. Ed Parkinson, R-R-I. Asst. Sec. and Treas., Lee E. Glazebrook, R-R-2. VICE PRESIDENTS. Marion Township, Henry Amsler. Union John Alter Jordan Benj. Welsh Milroy Richard Foulks Newton Earhardt Weurthner Barkley John Norman Gillam Harvey McCullough Walker John Pettit Wheatfield Douglas Clark Kankakee Thomas Maloney Keener Fred Swanke Carjienter Lemuel Shipman Hanging Grove.. .Joseph Stewart B. D. Comer, 1 Lee E. Glazebrook, > Com. Wm. Washburn, )

FIVE PER CENT MONEY On well improved farm lands in this and adjoining counties. We can loan on two to ten years time, with privelege of partial payments of SIOO or more at any interets paying time. Money ready as soon as abstract is approved. Lec.st red tape. No publicity. Baughman & Williams, Attys. and Loan Agents, Rensselaer, Ind.

A PURPOSE IS OF HO ACCOUNT IF YOU DOII'T FOLLOW IT, Unless you look upon advertising as an essential element of your business you are not pursuing your purpose with that assistance of which advertising is .capable. To get all that there is to be derived from advertising you should make it a newsy part of The Democrat’s cVery bueeK. news. Just have the feeling yourself that advertising should be news, and that will go further than anything else to help you make it such. The Democrat will complete the news value of your advertising by giving it continuous weekly publication.

law, and you may publish this if you choose. Very respectfully, J. J. Moore, Trafalgar Ind.

Notice to Telephone Subscribers. The Jasper County Telephone Company will offer, commencing March Ist, 1904, the following rates for farmers’ lines connected with the Rensselaer exchange: First—Service on grounded lines, ten subscribers to a line, at One Dollar ($1.00) per month. On these lines all telephones will ring when any one rings. These lines will give satisfactory service to those who are willing to put up with the annoyance of having their telephone bells ring often; and will give service to those desiring it at a cheaper price than has heretofore been charged. Second—Full metallic semi-se lective lines, ten subscribers to a line, only one-half of the telephones ringing when Central rings and no telephone ringing when subscriber rings, at One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per month. Third —Contracts will be taken on a basis of five cents (sc) per call for out-going calls; this rate per message applying to all telephones and all toll stations in Jasper county reached by this company’s lines; the subscriber guaranteeing at least twenty messages per month. This is for full metallic, semi-selective lines, with a limit of ten subscribers to a line. Further particulars regarding these rates will be furnished by any representative of the company. The Jasper County Telephone Company. Advertising in The Democrat ' brings results. Try it.

FROM INDIAN TERRITORY.

Wann, I. T„Teb. 14,1904. Editor Jasper Co. Democrat: I would like, through the colums of your paper, to address a few remarks to inquiring friends, and would say that I arrived here all right and am at present located on a farm of 160 acres, 90 acres of which is bottom land, the balance second bottom and bluff. The bluff land produces a very good quality of grass for pasture or hay while the second bottom raises good oats, Kaffer corn or caue; and the bottom land, if a man can judge from the corn in the cribs and the stalks in the fields, I should say that there is but few places where a man could raise more corn per acre than here. Perhaps for the conenvience of those that might want to look up the place on the map I had better tell where it is located. I am located on California Creek, 2£ miles east of Wann, I. T. on the W. K. T., R. R., 9 miles north west of Seenepah, I. T., on the Iron mountain R. R., and 14 south of Coffeyville, Kansas, which by the way, is noted for its numerous gas and oil wells, also several large glass factories, and in fact everything that goes to make up a prosperous town. This country is more or less covered with numerous creeks and rivers which produce stock water in good supply. Most of the farms that have been taken up at present are located on some creek or river, as only such land that will raise good corn with a little oats and bay land, has been taken but there is plenty of land that is not at present in cultivation, owing to the fact that the high land is not productive for corn. But the time is not far distant when these vast prairies will be plowed up and be raising Kaffer corn and cane, as it is in western Kansas, which, by the way, produces more feed to the acre than almost anything else that can be grown. As to the climate, it is generally mild in winter, and not much hotter in summer than it is in Indiana. The. weather at present is quite mild for the time of year. Of course there is more or less wind here every day and sometimes, and in fact quite often, whips suddenly to the north and blows quite a gale, which is very disagreeable. The frost is about all out of the ground and if the

present weather should continue a few days longer, seeding will commence in earnest. One week ago yesterday several plows were running but since then it has been froze a little too hard, People here had been plowing all winter until just before I arrived, about three weeks or a little more. Since then there has been some winter weather but no snow that could be seen two hours after it quit snowing, so of course, we have had no sleighing. But for fear that this will find the waste basket, I had better close. But for the fact that I have painted a picture that is in the most part fair to look upon and might deceive some one, I had better add, that this country has its drawbacks as well as its advantages, therefore will say, that in ~ addition to the disagreeable cold winds spoken of there is some danger of drouths. Crops must be got in pretty early to insure a good crop. Then, again, as was the fact last spring, it might be too wet, and as there is no tile in thiscountry, might prove disastrous to crops. Then there is a disease or fever that get among the cattle and is very destructive to large cattle growers and gives the owner a great deal to gaurd against. But this is getting better and in time will be stamped out. In the meantime farmers may employ their time raising hogs which can be done very easily. But 1 must close for this time. With well wishes to all, I remain yours respectfully, Edward Putman. Town Talk Flour only $1.05, \ bbl and guarantee it good as any made or money back. No com: plaints and none returned. Chicago Bargain Store.

TOO MUCH WHISKEY. A brutal fight occurred at Thayer Sunday night in which a section man, Ailie Blood, was bit with a neck-yoke by a man named Foss, and his skull crushed. The blow may prove fatal, but he is still alive at this writing. Foss has been arrested but a stranger who was with him escaped. One report says that the trouble started over Blood or his companion John Van Meerten, pushing a table from a wagon loaded with household goods, and broke it. A bloody fight was also narrowly averted at Rose Lawn Tuesday evening, in which some Kentuckians who had too much whiske y aboard were the principals. Rose Lawn and Thayer whiskey furnish nearly all the criminal business transacted in the Newton ton circuit court, and Prosecutor Sink lives in that vicinity, too.

See here! If you want more reading matter than The Democrat, we can give you this paper and the Twice -a - week St.Louis Republic for a short time for only $1.50. Two papers, the price of each of which is SI.OO, for . only $1.50. The Republic is Democratic politically, and those of our subscribres who are now taking it say it is one of the very best papers published in the United States. Pay up your old subscription if in arrears and one year in advance and get these two big papers for only $1.50. See the new embroideries, laces, wash dress goods, etc. Chicago Bargain Store. 5 PErTcENT LOANS. We can positively make you a loan on better terms than you can procure elsewhere. No “red tape.” Commission lowest. No extras. Funds unlimited. See us before -borrowing or renewing' an old loan and we will you money. IRWIN & IRWIN. I. O. O, F. Building. See the new spring Btock of latest shaped hats and capß for men and boys. Chicago Bargain Store.

FARM LOANS. We make farm loans on the most favorable terms and in the shortest time obtainable anywhere. Loans on city property are made by us for one, two. three, four and five years, with privilege of partial payments on any interest payment day; also loans on personal security. Call at our office and see if we cannot make just the kind of a loan you are needing, or call us up by telephone as we have both the long distance Bell and Independent telephones in our office. Austin & Hopkins, Rensselaer, Indiana. Subscribe for The Democrat.

THE WEATHER The following Is the official weather forecast ud to 8 o’clock tonight: Illinois— I Threatening, with snow; colder: brisk northerly winds. Indiana—Snow or rain; brisk northeast shifting to northwest windsLower Michigan—Heavy snow; warmer in south portion: brisk to high northeast winds. Wisconsin—Snow; colder; brisk northerly winds. lowa—Generally fair in west, snow In east portion; colder in east and south portion; brik northerly winds.

THE MARKET REPORT

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Feb. IS. Followinw were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .98% 8 .99% $ .97% $ .99% July (new)... .88% .90% .88% .91 July (old) 90% .91 .89% .91 Sept. (new).. .84% .85% .84% .85% Sept, (old) 86 .86% .85 . 86% Corn— May . .55% .66 . 55% .55% July 63% .53% .63 .53% September ... .52% .52% .52 .52% Oats— May 44 .44 .48% .43 July 39% .40 . 39% .39% September ... .34% .34% .34% .34% Pork— May .15.12% 15.17% 14.95 15.15 July 14.85 14.97% 14.85 14.97% Lard— May 7.77% 7.77% 7.70 7.77% July 7.87% 7.90 7.77% 7.90 Short Ribs — May 7.26 7.25 7.20 7.25 July L 35 7.36 7.27% 7.35 Chicago Lire Stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 34.000; sales ranged at $4.0004.65 for pigs. $4.5505.16 for light, *5.0005.15 for rough packing, $4.8505.36 for mixed, and $5.2005.45 for heavy packing and hipping lots with th ebulk of the sales at $4.9005.26 for fair to god average. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 10.000; quotations ranged at $6,200 6.70 choice o extra steers, $4.5005.20 good to choice do., $4.1504.60 fair to good do.. $3.14004.10 common to medium do., $3.7005.35 fed western steers, *2.1504.20 Stockers and feeders, $1,250 4.40 cows, $2.6004.60 heifers, $2.2504.25 bulls and oxen. $35004.25 stags, $3,000 4.40 Texas steers, and $4.0006.75 veal calves. Stoep and Lambs—Estimated rereipts for the day, 10,600: quotations ranged at *2.4004.30 westerns. $2.4004.60 natives. $4.25 05.50 yearlings, $3.5006.15 western lamb, and $3.2506.00 native lambs.

mm trustees; cards. Jordan Township. John Bill, trustee of Jordan township, gives notice that he will be at his residence in said township on the secotid and fourth Saturdays of each month for the purpose of transacting township business; and business relating to making contracts or paving claims will be done on such designated day. John Bill, Trustee. Morris' English Stable Liniment as sS^raga^^g^ Sold by A. r. Long.

5 Per Cent Farm Loans made by Austin & Hopkins. We will continue the great Clearence Sale on everything to March Ist. Prices lower. Chicago Bargain Store. MONEY ON FARMS. A special fund io 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. Last call. Another cut in prices. You can save $ $ on blankets, cloaks, clothing, shoes, etc. Chicago Bargain Store. Don’t Forgot tiio Now Lumber Yard Where you can get all kinds of Lumber, Lime, Hair, Brick, Cement and Plaster; also the celebrated alabastscent Wall Plaster. I solicit a share of your trade at my old stand. Respectfully, Hiram Day.

* -—■■. Chicago to the Northwest, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and the South, Louisville, and French Lick Springs. Rensselaer Time-Table, In Effect June 29,1903. South Bound. No. s—Louisville Mail, (daily) 10:55 a. m No.33—lndianapolis Mail, (daily).. 2:01 p. m‘ No. 39—Milk accomm., (da11y)....... 6:15 p. m" No. 3 Louisville Express, (daily).. II :25 p. m" •No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p. m* No.3l—Fast Mai 1....... 4:49a. m) North Bound. No. 4—Mail, (dally) 4:30 a.m. No. 40 —Milk aocomm., (daily) 7:31 a. m. No. 32—Fast Mail, (daily) 9:55 a. m. No. 6—Mail and Express, (daily)... 3:30 p.m. •No. 30 —Cin.to Chicago Ves. Mail.. 6:32 p. m. tNo. 38—Cin. to Chicago 2:57 p.m. •No.46—Local freight 9:55 a. m. •Daily except Sunday. tSnnday only. Hammond has been made a regular stop for No. 30. No. 32 and 33 now stop at Cedar Lake. Frank J. Run, G. P. A., W. H. McDokl, President and Gen. M’g’r. Char. H. Rockwell, Traffic M g r. CHICAOO. W. H. Bbam. Agent. Rensselaer.

Bell Phone 131. Lafayette Phone 370. WABASH Arrival and departure of trains from Thk Lafayette Passenger Station Twerfth and Erie Streets In effect Sunday, January 3, 6 a. m. GOING EAST. No. 2. N. Y. and Boston lim, daily3:42 a.m No. 8. Buffalo Mail, daily 6:00 a.m No. 6. Mail and Bxpreea daily 8:55 a.m No. 4. Continental Llmltdd, dai1y..2:12 p.m No. 24. Aiantic Express, daily 2:43 p.m No. no. Lafayette Ac. ex Sunday ar.7:85 p.m f No. 6. Not run bet. Ft. Wayne and Detroit GOING WEST. No. 61. Springfield Ac., ex. Sunday.6:3o a.m No. 6. Kansas City Fast Mail daily-8:35 a.m No, 3. Western Express, daily ....12:04 a.m No. 7. Mail and Express, daily..... 1:03 p.m No. 1. Continental Limited, daily..l:4B p.m No. 6. Fast Mail, daily 7:50 p.m No. 2. New York and Boston express, has through sleeper (buffet) St. Louis to Boston; also sleeper St. Louie to New York. Vestibuled free reclining chair car, St. Louis to Buffalo, and dicing car, serving all meals. No. 4, Continental Limited, daily. has through Pullman sleeper, St. Louis to New York and Boston. Coaches St. Louis to New York. Dining car serves all meals. No. 6, Mail and Express, daily, has connection with sleeper at Detroit for New York and Boston via Lake Shore & Michigan Southern aud New York Central R, R. No. 8. Through sleeper to New York, and chair car to Buffalo. No. 9 has sleeper and free reclining chair car to Kansas City. Does not handle baggage between Lafayette and Danville Junction. No, 1, Continental Limited.daily,same service as No. 4. Does not carry baggage for stations between Lafayette ana Danville Junction. No. 8. St. Louis Limited, daily, has sleeper (Pulln.an buffet) Boston and New York to St. Louis; also free reclining chair to St. Louis, and St. Louis to Kansas City. No. 5, Fast Mall, Coach Toledo to St. Louis. Does not carry baggage. Ocean steamship tickets sold to all parts of the world. J. RAMSEY, Jr., President. C. S. CRANE. Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent. H. V. P. TAYLOR, Asst. Gen. Pass, and Tkt. Agent. St. Louis, Mo. THUS. FOLLEN, P. & T. A„ Lafayette, Ind,

Attention Farmers. Why remain in the North and stay indoors six months in the year consuming what you -aise during the other six months? Go South where you can work out doors every month in the year, and where you are producing something the year round. If you are a stock raiser you know your stock are now “eating their heads off” and, besides, have to be protected from the rigors of winter by expensive shelter, Economical stock feeding requires the combination of both nesb-forming and fat-forming food in certain proportions. Alabama and Florida produce in abundance the velvet bean and cassava, the first a flesh producer, and the latter a fat producer, and they sre the cheapest and best fattening materials known to the world. More money can be made and with less labor, in general farming, fruit and berry growing and truck gardening along oat road in the South than m any other section of the Union. If you are interested and desire further information on the subject, address. G. A. PARK, Gen’l Immigration and Industrial Agent, Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co., Louisville, Ky,