Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Head The Democrat for news. Corn 44c; oats, 30c; rye, 50c. Threshing coal at Coen & Brady’s. Advertising in The Democrat brings results; try it. About twenty Rensselaer people went to Cedar Lake to attend church Sunday. for oats, crop prospect*, in the Gifford district are reported good this year. Mrs. E. P. Honan hnd son Edward are spending the week visiting friends in Chicago. Remember the Monon’s excursion to Indianapolis to-morrow;, .only $1.25 for the round trip. V—Mrs. Calvin Carsner and children of Chicago are visiting the families of Peter Giver and Harry Wiltshire. r 1 Thomas Driver of Barkley township, went to Chicago Thursday to attend Holiness meetings for a week

See the men’s summer coats and vests 38 cents to $1.25 at the great clearance sale at the Chicago Bargain Store. You should wait—Big Sale opens Aug. 6th. Leopold building, formerly occupied by the Racket Store. JujCo. M. left for Indianapolis to attend the State Encampment, I. N. G., on the early train Wednesday morning. E. P. Honan has accepted an invitation to address the old settlers meeting at Delphi, his old home, August 13. 4 Reports from the pickle growing districts of Jasper state that the crop is looking well and a good yield is expected. Good land Herald: We are told that Walter Ponsler of Mt. Ayr, will be a candidate for auditor on the democratic ticket. Miss Fannie Crowden and Roy Shepherd, of Goodland, were visiting her uncle, Jerome Harmon, and family last Sunday. If you will notice the crowds at the Chicago Bargain Store’s clearance sale, you would believe the effects of the bank failure are over. Mrs. William A. Ridenour and two children, Edith and Cecil, of Oleta, Okla., are here for a few weeks visit with relatives and friends.

If you have cares; if you have the blues; if your business goes wrong, “Hooligan’s Troubles’’ will relieve you. At opera house Monday night, Aug. Ist. viW. J. Imes, C. P. Wright, Mrs. Melle Medicus and Miss Flosse Wright attended the funeral of Newton Wright, a relative, at Brookston, Sunday. The Wabash announces their annual Niagara Falls excursion for Thursday, August 18. Excellent touriot sleeping cars will be run in these trains. With late styles of type, first class paper stock and up-to-date printers, The Democrat is prepared to turn out job printing of all kinds in the latest and best style of the art. The following people from this vicinity registered at the Indiana building at the World’s fair during the past week: Frank H. Wolfe, Wolcott; Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Prutsman, Morooco.

J. Levine of Crown Point, has leased the Leopold store bnilding, formerly occupied by the Racket store, and will open up with a big stock of general merchandise one week from to-day, on August 6. The Indianapolis excursion train to-morrow will stop at all stations between Hammond and Frankfort. Train reaches Rensselaer at 7:19 a. m.; 11.25 for the round trip. Returning train leaves Indianapolis at 7 K)0 pi m. Duvall spent Sunday and Monday with his wife and baby at West Lebanon, where Mrs. Duvall and mother, Mrs. Biggs, are visiting the latter’s mother, returning home Tuesday. Mrs. Duvall and Mrs. Biggs remained for a lon- . ger visit.

John Mann is attending the St. Louis exposition this week. The walls of the new library are up ready for the second set of joists. Brook will hold a harvest festival and soldiers reunion, August 31 and Sept. 1-2. Tillie Ramp is spending tne week at Monon, with her sister, Mrs. N. Crull. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Danforth, 111., R-R-l, 1. J Frank P. Meyer of Danville, 111., silent a few days with relatives here the first of the week. >4,MrB. Carrie Lagen of Woodstock, 111., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. N. Leatherman. Don’t forget the greatest reductions ever offered on every thing at the Chicago Bargain. Store. Attorney J. W. Oswald has been elected trustee of the J. A. Patton bankrupt poultryman’s business at Goodland. If you have troubles, just see Hooligan’s Troubles” and you will forget yours. At opera house Monday, Aug. Ist. The C. E. society of the Valma Christain church will give an icecream social at the church Saturday evening, July 30.

You will be getting clothing almost for nothing at the Big sale Aug. 6th. Leopold building, formerly occupied by the Racket Store. '•AMrs. William Washburn and Mhs. W T . O. Rowles left Thursday for a month’s visit with Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Robinson, at Williamsport, Pa. People who paid high prices for potatoes last year hope that State Statistician Johnson is correct in saying that the potato crop in Indiana this year will be the biggest one for many years. W. A. Huff and children bhve gone to Crawfordsville for a short visit, preparatory to moving to Indianapolis. A. D. Washburn will occupy the residence property here formerly occupied by Mr. Huff.

The First National Bank has had a new sewer put in this week, connecting with the Forsythe sewer, preparatory to building an addition to the rear of the bank building for consultation rooms, closets, etc. The counters in front have also been changed somewhat, giving more room in the front part of the bank.

E. P. Honan went to Chicago last evening, and from thence goes with a delegation of Foresters to Grand Rapids, Mich., where a new Court will be organized, the first in that diocese and a big event will be made of it. Foresters from different parts of Michigan will be in attendance as well as from many different states.

The stone work on the Thompson building was completed Thursday. It is thought the building will be ready for occupancy in about four weeks. John Makeever is talking some of putting up a similar building on the alley just east of the Thompson building, but has entered into no contract as yet. If he decides to build he will put up a two-story building, 40x70 feet.

The south bound paper train on the Monon came near having a bad wreck near Grassmere last Saturday morning, caused by a defective rail, it is supposed. The two truck wheels of the engine jumpedthe track, but the train was stopped before the rest of the train left the track. The train was running about forty miles an hour at. the time, and it was a miracle that a disastrous wreck did not result. ~

The McCoys, who were great on street carnivals, prize fights, et cetera, especially the younger McCoy, took several hundred thousand dollars out of this community, and it is to be hoped that no carnival will be held here this year to take out a lot more cash. Carnivals take dollars away from a community where they bring in pennies. They are immoral, degrading and demoralizing to business and to the youth, and are without one solitary redeeming feature. How anv community of sane people will allow one in their midst passes oar comprehension.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, July 30, 1904.

Mrs. J. E. Cutshall of Rochester, Minn., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Elam. and Mrs. H. V. Childers of Delphi, are visiting the family of their son, J. W. Childers. Mrs. J. F. McColly. living in the north part of town, is seriously sick with oancer of the stomach. The crowds attending the great clearance sale is evident that they are securing bargains at the Chicago Bargain Store. The Democrat carries the finest line of type-writer and bond papers to be found in Jasper ccunty; all weights, grades and colors. Attorneys and professional men can save money by buying such papers at The Democrat office. Jessie Ball was here from Wabash a few days last week and sold an interest in his blacksmithing outfit to Dr. J. L. Jones of Monticello, who, with Mr. Ball will reopen the shop next week, Jessie will move back here from Wabash and Mr. Jones will move his family here from Monticello.

'I. One of the severest electric storms of the season—we have been remarkably free from such storms this summer—came Wednesday evening, accompanied by a heavy downpoor of rain, which was quite general over the county and did an immense amount of good to growing crops. Except for a cow killed for Isaac Saidla, southeast of town, and slight damage to James Payne’s dwelling house in town, we learned of no damage did by the lightning.N/Another rain fell Thursday' forenbon, covering for most part the sections of the county that got, but a light rain the evening previous, but only a few drops fell in Rensselaer.

NEARLY A FATAL ACCIDENT.

While Frank Lakin was driving a young team to town yesterday forenoon, hitched to a mowing machine which he was bringing to town to get repaired, they became unmanagble north of the railroad and ran through the' streets until near the Hemphill livery barn, where they collided with a buggy being driven by Mrs. Jay Lamson of Jordan township, upsetting the buggy, throwing Mrs. Lamson violently to the ground and turning the horse she was driving on its side in the ditch. Mr. Lakin was also thrown from the mower seat, and one of the drive wheels and the tongue to the machine was broken — 'WBTtE considerably jarred up by his fall and one shoulder lamed somewhat, Mr. Lakin escaped without serious injury. Mrs. Lamson received a , cut over one eye and one arm was somewhat bruised, but no bones were broken. Two of the buggy wheels were demolished. It was fortunate indeed that there were no more serious results. Mr. Lakin orderea the buggy repaired at his own expense, and purchased a new pair of bits for his horses that will give him a little more advantage in controlling them in the future. Frank had hung to the reins to the last, but was unable to turn out to avoid the collision.

GREATEST OPPORTUNITY OF THE SEASON For visiting your friends in the east or spending your summer vacation. Cheap excursion rates on the St. Lawrence River and through New York state in connection with the I. I. & 1., annual Niagara Falls excursion, which will be run in connection with the L. S. & M. S. R. R., on Wednesday, August 10th. Reservations for sleeping car space should be made early and for full information kindly adress, Geo. L. Foster, D. P. A., South Bend, Ind. UNION SERV4CES. A union vesper service will be held on court house lawn to-mor-row (Sunday) evening at 6:30 o’clock. The subjects for the eight minute addresses by the different preachers are as follows: “The Fatherhood,” J. B. Baer. “The Brotherhood,” J. M. Elam. “The Elder Brother,” A. G. Work, “The Perfect Type,” H. L. Kindig. Wait! Wait! Wait! Aug.6th is the gala day. Yon want to be at the sale. Leopold building; formerly occupied by the Racket store.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Oathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court will cornvene Monday. —o — W. H. King, who was recently adjudged insane, was taken to the asylum at Longcliff Monday. —o — The annual estimates for expenditures and tax levies must be published by township trustees next week. —o — New suits filed: No. 6691. Jacob Younglas vs. Mary C. Teter et al; action to quiet title. No. 6692. Catharine Mosier vs. Matilda Springer et al; action to quiet title. —o—

The McCoys have been given thirty days additional time in which to file their schedules in the bankruptcy court. This means that the first hearing before Referee Bowers will lie postponed about that length of time. —o — The Democrat is requested to publish the fact that now is the time to kill willows growing in open ditches, and that it is a fineable offence to allow such obstructions to remain in such ditches. Any time up to the 15th of August willows may be effectually killed by pulling the bark down the sides of the larger trees or cutting the smaller bushes. —o — Richard Wilkin, who is in jail here awaiting trial for burglarizing a saloon at Kniman recently, attempted escape a few days ago by sawing out a, window sill with a saw made from the hoop from a pail and tearing away the brick and mortar underneath. He was discovered before a hole large enough to give him his liberty was made.

Judge Hammond and W. V. Stuart, of the law firm of Stuart. Hammond & Sims oE Lafayette, were in the city Wednesday on business, connected with the Mc-‘ Coy bank matter. An effort is to be made to have Referee Bowers call a meeting earlier than the thirty days extention of timp granted for filing a schedule, and have a trustee elected. We understand that a number of the creditors favor E. P. Honan of this city for trustee. —o — Clerk Warner with his wife and baby, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thompson and baby, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Nowels and baby and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner picniced in the woods near Foresman last Sunday and dinnered off fried chicken and other good things which they took along with them. Besides spending an enjoyable day they visited the splendid farm home of George Ade, the noted Hoosier author and playwright, west of Foresman. Ade probably has the finest farm residence in the state, and it is most luxuriously finished and furnished. —o — Unless something happens today, July, 1904, will go down in history as one of the poorest July’s fm* the marriage license business Jasper County has experienced in the past twenty years. Of the few issued thus far this month, one was to parties from Monticello, and did not properly belong to this county. The following record of the number of marriage licenses issued in. this county for the month of July past during 20 years will be of interest: 1885 3 1895 12 1886.. 4 1896 6 1887 2 1897..... 4 1888 5 1898 6 1889 6 1899 5 1890.. ...10 1900 4 1891 0 1901 11 1892.. 6 1902 6 1898 6 1903 9 1894.. .... ...... 3 1904....... 2

NOTICE TO McCOY* CREDITORS. & i The undersigned will make out and file your claims for 75 cents for each claim. No other fee or per cent whatever will be charged unless the claim is contested. Each creditor can, by himself or authorized attorney, vote for trustee if his claim is filed. It is to your interest that the trustee be a Jasper county man. Bring your bank books And certificates of deposit. R. W. Marshall. Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing.

SUES SENATOR WOLCOTT.

Vincennes, Ind., July 27. —Senator Eben H. Wolcott, John Metzger and George G. Simonson of Wolcott, Ind., are defendants in a suit for $5,000 filed by Gattfield Frick, of Ross county, Ohio. The plaintiff avers that he purchased a tract of 850 acres in Knox county at S6O per acre, and he alleges a shortage of 81 acres.

RENSSELAER 11, WHEATFIELD 6.

The ball game here Thursday afternoon between Wheatfield and Rensselaer was pronounced the best game of the season. The Rensselaer boys have been practicing up some of late and now put up a very good game. The score was 11 to 6 in favor of Rensselaer. Our boys have several games scheduled during the next month and lovers of base ball sport will do well to attend and lend encouragement to the boys.

NORA NEWMAN DIES.

Miss Nora Newnam died Thursday morning at five o’clock at the home of her brother, George Newman, in the east part of the city, after an extended illness from consumption. Deceased had been sick since last December. Her age was 33 years, 10 months and 25 days. The funeral will be held to-day at 10 a. m., from the residence of George Newman, Rev. H. L. Kendig conducting the services. Interment in Weston cemetery.

A MRS. WIGGS PRIZE.

The management of the Grand Opera House, Chicago, offers the following novel problem: If Mrs. 'Wiggs raises 1367 cabbages on a patch of land 14x27, how many can she raise on an acre of land with a stream of water running through measuring three feet wide? Five dollars in gold for the first correct answer, and two seats for the second and third answers. The award tp be made on Wednesday evening, August 3, at the Grand Opera House, Chicago.

HOUSE BURNED IN BARKLEY.

The tenant house on John Renicker’s farm in Barkley township, was destroyed by fire about 9:30 o’clock Tuesday night. The house was occupied by David Wheeldon, but neither Mr. or Mrs. Wheeldon were at home at the time, the former being away at work and the latter away visiting iu the north part of the county. The fire was discovered in time to save practically all the contents. Mr. Renicker estimates his loss at S7OO, with S4OO insurance. VThe origin of the fire is a mystery, as there was no one at home and no one had been about there so far as known.

HOOLIGAN’S TROUBLES COMING.

Following is the weather report for “Hooligans Troubles” when it comes here Monday night, Aug. Ist: Clear sunshine, followed by heavy laughter; ticklish sensations will chase one another up and down your back and sides: loud roars followed by a cyclonic sidesplitting continuous laughter. The donkey and scarecrow are simlpy great for laughter. So get happy. Its coming this way with a jolly company of funny comedians. There will be something going on all the time. Not a dull moment in it. Its the funniest show on earth. That’s what people say who have seen it. Come prepared to laugh and bring along the whole family. In order to get good seats, so you can see and hear everything, get tickets ahead of time, for standing room only is expected when the “Hooligan Trouble” Company arrive here. Watch out for Hooligan. He steals everything in sight. For a good,clean shave or a hair cut, go to Dyers Red Front barber shop on Cullen street, opposite Makeever House.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. July 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parks of Surrey, a son. July 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben King, east of town, a daughter. July 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopper, in town, a daughter. July 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Wash. Lowman, near Pleasant Ridge, a daughter. File your claims with E. P. Honan in the McCoy bankautcy proceedings. He has the necessary blanks.

Vol. VII. No. 17

NEW OATS COMING IN.

Early Variety Weighs Out Well and Is Yielding 35 to 40 Bushels Per Acre. The first new oats hauled to the Rensselaer market this year came in to the Babcock & Hopkins elevator Monday, from Fred Waymire’s farm. They were of the early variety, called ‘‘4th of July oats” by most farmers. They are of good quality, test 32 to 33 pounds to the bushel and are yielding 35 to 40 bushels to the acre. The price paid is 30 cents per bushel, which is the same as new oats started last year. Last year the price remained at 30 cents for about three weeks, when the price began to raise and reached 34 cents in September, and in the winter got up to 40 cents or better*' The'nrst new oats hauled in last year were brought in by Andrew Ropp, on July 27th, and this year they came in July 25, or two days earlier. It is now thought the oats crop will be rather better than expected, and much better than last year, when they were very near a failure in this locality. They will also be of much better quality, it is thought. The late rains have helped out the later oats considerably, and in some of the states that last year had almost a failure of this crop, this year have a good prospect for a large crop. The price will probably be several cents per bushel lower when the later oats begin to move. There are not many of the early oats raised in this vicinity.

PROHIBITION CONVENTION.

The prohibitionists of this county have decided to make a vigorous campaign and will hold a county convention in the courthouse Saturday afternoon, August &. All prohibitionists are urged to be present at 1 o’clock sharp and assist in planning for an active campaign. A complete county ticket will be nominated and township committeemen selected. I. S. Wade, of Lafayette, Rev. J. M. Elam and others will deliver addresses. Don’t fail to be present. Bring your friends.

JAS. YEOMAN,

J. M. Elam, Sec’y.

ACCIDENT INSURANCE.

The Travelers Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn., is the leader of all Accident companies. They give a fine policy, and a just claim against the company is as readily paid as a bank pays out depositors’ money. We are their agents, sell their policies and accident tickets, and furnish Physicians and Dentists Insurance against suits for malpractice, (or alleged

malpractice.)

HANSEN SHOP TO BE REOPENED.

The undersigned will reopen the Hansen Blacksmith Shop on Front street about August 5, and will do a general smithing business, first-class horseshoeing, etc., and will also carry on a general veterinary practice and surgery and-dental operations. Being experienced in these professions we solicit your patronage.

DR. J. L. JONES,

Jessie Ball.

Beet Eldorado castor oil for machinery 25c, gallon at the Chicago Bargaiu Store. LAND! LAND! LAND! In the famous Red River Valley of North Dakota. Any one contemplating the purchase of Western lands or registering in the Devil’s Lake Indian reservation, will do well to accompany Wm. B. Donohue next Tuesday. For farther information enquire at N. Littlefield’s office or at the Makeover House. Will leave Rensselaer on the 9:55 a. m., train next Tuesday. • It will pay you to buy clothing at the “Ideal,” 25 per cent reduction sale. For Sale: A Deering Binder, almost new, only cut 40 acres. En- • quire at this office. Purchasers of “Wabash World's Fair Tickets” will be given a booklet containing cuts of all buildings, map of the city, and a plot of the grounds. Help Wanted—Gentlemen and Ladies—We pay 115 a thousand, cash, copying at home. No mailing or canvassing. Send stamp. Puritan Mfg. Co., 98 Front St., Worcester, Mass.

Cbm.

JONES BROS.,

Remington, Ind.

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