Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn 48c; oats, 31c; rye, 50c. Threshing coal at Coen & Brady’s. Bryan day at Fountain Park next Tuesday. '* Wm. Lewellen has moved to Remington and opened a shoe shop. Miss Ethel Sharp visited friends in Mt. Ayr and Brook a few days 1 this week. Carrie Eger visited her sister, Mrs. Frank Maloy, at Lowell Sunday. Miss Opal Hardesty of Danville, **lll., is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Wash. Scott. NeMrs. E. C. English is visiting Ire* sister, Mrs. L. F. Hopkins, in Chicago this week Tillie Linn of Attica, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Parkison, this week. Leon Eiglesbacb is nursing a broken wrist, the result of a fall from a tree last Sunday. French of Goodland, sis visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Hester Hoyes, of this city. Ladies’ shirt waists, suits and skirts, one-half price to close at k the Chicago Bargain Btore. Miss Gertrude McGinnis of Chicago is visiting her cousin Miss Jeannette Watson this week. The thirty-eighth annual fair of Tippecanoe county will be held at Lafayette, August 29 to Sept. 2. Miss Lizzie Shortridge of South Chicago is visiting her cousin, Jeannette Watson of Rensselaer. Excursion to Chicago. Sunday, Aug. 28; train to leave Rensselaer 8:48 a. m.; SI.OO for the round trip. 'Xw.O. Schanlaub who has been attending school at Valparaiso, is taking in the world’s fair this weeki Maggie Halligan returned Saturday evening from a two weeks visit with Mrs. Lyons in Delphi. f Miss Pearl Brogden, who has 'been visiting her parents in Fran- ■ cesville for two weeks, returned Sunday. Anna and Emma Lane of Newton township, left for St. Louis Tuesday morning to take ■ in the fair. Watson, who is residing in Chicago, came home Saturday evening to spend Sunday with relatives here. > J. Brenner, Bruce White and Charlie Fox were among those who took in the Niagara Falls excursion this week. Miss Freda Zard leaves to-day for a two weeks visit with her parents in Francesville, and Triends in Wabash, tMiss Lucy Wiltshire left Thursy morning for Chicago, where she will be the guest of Miss Irene Clawson for a few weeks. t Henry Luers and daughter, iss Anna, left Tuesday for a visit at Buffafo, Niagara Falls and with friends in Pennsylvania. One-third to one-half off on wash dress goodß. 50c fast colored Embroidered Swisses now •per yard at the Chicago Bargain S^ore. Misses Sadie Cody and Vera Parker returned to Zion City, 111., Sunday, after a week’s visit with •relatives in and about Rensselaer. 'Miss Viola Glazebrook, who came 4pwn with them, will remain here for awhile. W. B. Donnahue of Brookston, real estate dealer, has traded a threshing outfit in Ransom county, North Dakota, for Geo. W. Tanner’s restaurant business on South Van Rensselaer street, and the latter is preparing to'move out there. > Mr. and Mrs, U. M. Baughman and daughter Iris, left on Thursday' for a ten days visit with friends in St. Lonis, during which time they will take in the big fair and the former will transact pome business in the southern part of Missouri.

I Miss Floy Nowels is visiting in Indianapolis. G. C. Sherman of Minneapolis, Minn., is visiting Mrs. S. G Irwin. Charles and Julia Royce of Lafayette, are visiting friends here at this writing. S(, Mrs. L. Strong is visiting her daughter, Mrs. D. M. Yeoman, at Ambia this week. H. B. Murray and daughter Bessie are visiting the former’s mother in Illinois. Mrs. J A. Lovett of Goodland, was the guest of Mrs. Ott Clark north of town, a few days this week. Mrs. Ross Goble and daughter of Omaha, Neb., are visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. John Sullivan. The 16-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McCurtain of Parr, died last Monday from bowell trouble. The Monon will run another excursion to Chicago Sunday, Aug. 58. , Fare for the round trip from Rensielaer SI.OO. A few more days, 10 per cent off on carpets and rugs, 20 per cent off on lace curtains at the Chicago Bargain Store. Rev. and Mrs. V. O. Fritts and daughter, Mrs. Lewellen, of Dunkirk, are guests of the former’s son, Ernest Fritts. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Boicourt of Wolcott are visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W'm. Baker, here this week. and Mrs. P. O. Kennedy of Wheatfield, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers a few days the first of the week. Ellery Moorhead, of Remington, and Asa Thompson, of Rensselaer, left here yesterday for Tracy, Minn., to work at threshing. ' 1 Miss Lenna Grant has resigned her position as compositor in the Republican office and will take a course in short-hand and typewriting. X.Mrs. Candace Loughridge and daughter, Mrs. J. H. Chapman, left Saturday for Boston, Mass., and other points in the east for a week or ten days visit. Thomas Churchill of the Ozark mountain region in Arkansas, is visiting here and looking after his farm near town. His mother, who resides just north of town, is very low with cancer of the stomach. and Mrs. C. D. Nowles left Tuesday morning for a two weeks visit in the West, during which time they will visit the world’s fair, Robt. Randall’s at Mexico, Mo„ and Mr. Nowels’ farm near Parsons, Kan. Oxford Tribune: The merchants of Lafayette endorse the action of the Morning Journal of that city, in opposing any more street carnivals. They are of no benefit from a financial standpoint and a damage to the city from a moral standpoint. Mr. E. Rapp, of Washington, 111., is here this week looking after his farm south of town. He has rented the farm for next year to Benjamin Lanbam of the same locality. Mr. Rapp has bought tile and expects to begin this fall and thoroughly tile the farm. Miss Roe Dennis of near Pleasant Ridge, returned Monday from Cedar Rapids, lowa, where she had been visiting Miss Rita Halst, who returned with her for the summer. Miss Dennis’ wedding, we understand, has been postponed until fall, that she may help her people more. The fine new union depot which it was rumored several months ago the Monon and 3-1 would build at Shelby, has not as yet materialized, and both roads are doing business in separate “depots.” The Monon’s new depot consists of a mounted box-car, and the 3-I’s ditto. W. A. Huff packed up his jewelery'stock and fixtures Monday and departed Wednesday for his new home in Indianapolis. The best wishes of a host of friends go with him to his new home. Mr. H tiff’s place of business will be somewhere on Massachusetts avenue, we understand,

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, August 20, 1904.

Don’t fail to see those new fall suitings at Rowles & Parker’s. Tv Misses Ara Glazebrook and Lora Rhoades visited in Chicago this week. 'xMisses Nellie and Blanche McCarthy are visiting the world’s fair this week. The great clearance sale will continue a few more days at the Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. Nora Finney, of spent a few days with relatives here the first of the week. , Mrs. Marguerite Taylor of Indianapolis is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Makeever, this week. C. D. Meeker of Monticello, has been nominated for state representative by the republicans of the White-Pulaski district. y Louie Fendig, who is now engaged in the real estate business at Jacksonville, Fla., is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig. A. Roberts was called to Indianapolis Wednesday by a dispatch stating that a brother residing there was dead. Mr. Roberts was recently called to Missouri on a like sad errand. The Monon afternoon train to Cincinnati has added another day coach for local passenger traffic. This is an improvement, as it was frequently impossible for the*ladies’ coach to accomodate all the lady passengers who boarded the train at Chicago, and they were often compelled to ride in the smoker. Miss Jessie Cowgill returned to Berea, Ky., Tuesday after a few days visit with her mother and brother, A. B. Cowgill. Miss Cowgill holds the position of stenographer for one of the officers of Berea College, and has been spending her vacation taking in the world’s fair and visiting friends in Illinois. XMr. and Mrs. Joseph Lane of Newton township, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Clark of Rensselaer, Oscar Castin of St Louis., Mrs. Chas. Borntrager of Ft. Wayne, Mrs. M. B. Halstead, Wm. Halstead, Mr. and Mrs. John Borntrager and Frank Alter, at dinner last Sunday. Mr. Halstead entertained the company with graphophone music. C. J. Dean, Levi Renicker, Geo. Tanner, John H. Brown and son Harry, John Mann, John Williams, and two sons, Marcus Burgett, Glenn Baker Jacob Hoffetger, and Fred Renicker of Pyrmont, Ind., together with W. B. Donnahue, the Brookston real estate, agent with a few parties from that place, left on the 9:57 train Tuesday on a prospecting trip to North Dakota. Mr. Lewis Davisson has had a small sore on the side of his nose for the past two years which has refused to heal, and local doctors have been unable to cure it. He has been in correspondence with and is now taking treatment of an Indianapolis doctor who thinks the trouble is cancer. Mr. Davisson’s many friends hope that the trouble is nothing so serious as this and that it will yield to the present treatment. There are numerous sidewalks in the city ordered in by the old notorious republican ex-oity council and costing hundreds of dollars, that are practically untraveled because the city has constructed no street crossings connecting therewith. Special effort should be made by the present council to have these crossings pot in this fall. It is an outrage to compel property owners to construct expensive sidewalks a year or two in advance of the time the city does its part to make them of use and convenience to the public. Mrs. Jasper Kenton and son Charles returned last Friday from an extended visit in South Dakota. Mr. Kenton remained for a few days longer stay, to see how the wheat was threshing out, and will probably arrive home this week. Charley says the wheat was damaged some by rust. Oats, he says, were also damaged slightly by rust yet he never saw better oats grow anywhere than there. Corn was also looking well in the locality they were in. He was quite fafavorably impressed with the country but intimated that he rather preferred this section of Jasper county.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses: John Flohr to Mary I. Wickle. —o —- Thomas Driver has resigned as supervisor of road district No. 2, Barkley township, and Charles Reed has been appointed in his stqad. —o — New suits filed: No. 6699. I. M. Washburn vs. S. B Moffitt; action on account, demand ssl. No. 6700. Martha J. Dickinson vs. Albert H. Dickinson et al; action in partition. No. 6701. John G. Perry vs. New American Oil & Mining Co.; action to quiet title. No. 6702. Perry W. Liston vs. John F. Judy et al; action on account, demand $75. No. 6703. Bejamin J. Gifford and The Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co., vs. Charles W. Burns et al; appeal from commissioners’ court in the Iroquois ditch matter. No. 6704. Norman H. Warner et al, vs. Seth B. Moffitt; complaint on note, demand SIOO. No. 6705. John Makeever vs. Chas. T. Randle and Henry Randle; action on note; demand $175. —o — Clara W. Redhouse, the 14-year-old daughter of W. K. Redhouse of Demotte, was declared insane on Thursday of last week as the result of an inquest held by Squire D. E. Fairchild and Dr. Rice of Demotte and Dr. Petry of Thayer, and was taken to the asylum at Longcliff Wednesday. The girl is unusually large for her age, being 5 foot, 10 inches in height and weighs 118 pounds. She suffers from many illusions, among which is that of seeing funeral processions, seeing herself in a coffin, etc. Her mind has evidently been wrecked from youthful indulgences, and the reading of the Iroquois theatre fire had great effect on her. She has had to be tied to a to her bed for the past three weeks, and cries and moans almost continually. A Chicago doctor treated her for a time but without visible effect. A half brother is confined in the asylum at Kankakee as a result of youthful excesses. The family moved to this county from Chicago about a year ago. —o — The county board of review at its recent annual session reduced the personal assessment of quite a number of people who had money in the defunct McCoy bank, and who had given same in to the assessor, on such persons personal appearance before the board and making the proper showing. The reductions were 75 per cent of the amount deposited in said bank, the board being of the opinion that the other 25 per cent was “good” or would be recovered. Following are the names of those affected by this action and the total amount of their reductions, the figures given representing 75 per cent of the amount deposited as shown by their assessment sheets: John W. Toyne. Gillum, reduced $ 600 Anna M. Burget, Barkley 525 John W. Norman, “ 525 Mary E. Nichols. “ 75 Elizabeth Michaels “ 1,905 Prank Schroer “ 675 Fred Waymire “ 225 Oeo. W. Andrus, Marion 360 Korah A P. M. Parker, Marion 170 Werner Miller, Marion. 360 W. S. Grant “ 75 J. N. Sample, “ 150 Benj. Barger, Jordan 295 Jacob Branson “ . 125 Rebecca Kennedy. “ 125 James Kennedy, “ 350 Alva M eCash in “ 350 Prank Nissius “ 300 Jas. T. Lamson “ 325 James Shindler, “ 100 Augustus Yeoman, Newton 675 W. D. Sayler, “ .1,200 C. Weurthner, Jr., ** 110 C. Weurthner Sr., •* goo Erhardt Weurthner, Sr., Newton 75 Brhardt Weurthner, Jr., “ 75 Michael Schqlta, Union 675 W. E. Price, •• 3.185 B. Biggs, Wheatfield 860 W. D. My era. Walker 2,025 E. J. Alter. Rensselaer 2,190 A. J. Brenner, “ 260 Jeese Nichols, “ 700 A. L. Branch, " 150 C. A Rachel Coen “ 175 C. J. Dean, “ 500 Margaret Day, ** 705 C. S. Chamberlain. Rensselaer 406 C. S. Comer, Rensselaer 70 Mary Eger. “ 720 Wm. H.Arer, *• 4,87# Thos. H. Grant •• «90 David E. Grow, “ ... v . 180 Jodaon J, Hunt, •* 175 Benj. Harris, “ 2,1*

Anna Hoover, “ 130 N. Hopkins “ 516 M. L. Hemphill, “ 130 Lem Huston, “ .... 40 L. H. Hamilton, “ 120 Joe Jackson, “ 1,315 A. Leopold “ 4,950 Martha McDaniel “ 5.250 Sarah J. MoEwan “ 320 Wm. McElfresh “ 720 John Makeever “ 750 Eva Morgan “ 600 Simon Phillips “ 180 Rebecca J. Porter “ 320 Fred Stocksick “ 645 Tony Strlckfaden “ 600 L, Strong, '* 30 S. P, Thompson, “ 5,200 Wm. Washburn, “ 820 The following assessments were raised in Rensselaer, the amounts representing 25 per cent, of funds deposited in the McCoy bank which had not been listed for taxation : Martha Benjamin, Rensselaer, raised. .$ 65 Maude Larsh, “ “ ... 1,500 David Halstead, “ “ ... 295 Gertrude Robinson “ “ ... 10 Fred Barger’s personal assessment in Jordan was reduced $505 on account of money in the failed Home bank at Goodland, and Barbara Kelley $720, ditto.

“THE STORY OF THE STARS.”

Mrs. Elizabeth Reed of Chicago, who delivered her lecture on the subject: “The Contrast between Hinduism and Christianity,” on Wednesday evening, will deliver a lecture on next Sabbath evening on the subject: “The Story of the Stars,” at Trinity M. E. church at 7:30. The public will be cordially welcomed to hear this distinguished lecturer.

CARPENTER TOWNSHIP TICKET.

The democrats of Carpenter township, at their convention last Saturday, nominated the following excellent ticket: Trustee —George B. Fox. Assessor —Moses Sigo. Advisory Board —J. H. Williamson, Chas. Dluzak —George Besse. Justices of the Peace, A. H. Dickinson, E. H. Morrow, G. G. Morris. Constables —W. L. Rich, Jacob Wagner, Ira J. Grant.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN MURDER.

Thursday's Monticello Journal: The body cf Ed. Moyer, a Monon brakeman, was found at a crossing two miles south of Brookston yesterday morning early, in a horribly mangled condition. Coroner Rayhouser was called and an inquest held which was continued until to-day. It is feared that he had been robbed and then thrown from the train to his death, as both his watch and money aje missing and his lanteruwas found on the top of a car. Moyer was about twenty-five years old, resided at Michigan City, and had been married about six months.

FINED FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

Arthur Greenlee, residing several miles east of town, was fined $3 and costs, $20.80 all told, in Squire Troxell’s court Wednesday for assault and battery on the person of Mrs. Sarah Rheil, of that vicinity a few days previous. The woman has been married twice. Her first husband is dead and she has parted from the second. The alleged assault and battery was in a blackberry patch, in the neighborhood of a Mr. Tubbs’ farm in the vicinity of her home, where Greenlee had followed her, she claimed, and occurred last Thursday. The complaint charged attempted rape, but was later changed to assault and battery, and to this the defendant plead guilty. The evidence of plaintiff was to the effect that Greenlee had caught hold of her arm and made amarous demonstrations, etc.

Do not forget that the “Ideal” still has a few suits left at $3.00 to $5.00; suits which sold from $5.00 to $15.00. For Sale: Good farm team, wt. 2,500. Chas. Jenkins, Rensselaer, Ind., R-R-l. That new dress pattern now awaits your inspection in all the latest weaves at Rowles & Parker’s. Guaranteed 40 lbs. more dough to barrel Gold Medal than any other fioar, at the Chicago Bargain store. If yon are looking for bargains in olothing, be sore and call at the Ideal Clothing House before yon buy; we are always with yon and ready to rectify if not correct. Louis Wildbbbg.

VOL. VII. NO. 20

ADVERTISED FOR A HUSBAND AND GOT ONE.

XAbout six weeks ago a Rensselaer widow, on the shady side of fifty, inserted a four line ad in The Democrat for a husband, and she is now a happy bride as the result. She received a large number of replies to the ad, several from distant states, where The Democrat also circulates, but landed a prosperous farmer of a neighboring county. This is her third or fourth venture in the matrimonial sea. *

THE DROUGHT IS BROKEN.

SsThe long drought was broken Yesterday by copious rains which apparently were general throughout the county. The rain came down gently and every drop soaked into the ground, doing an immense amount of good. The dry weather has probably used up the pickle crop and has cut short the corn thousands of bushels in Jasper county and elsewhere over the state.VWhile coming a little late, this ram will be of great benefit tq corn and to pastures, which were almost completely dried up.

CITY WATER VERY LOW.

The extravagant use and waste of city water in the city makes it necessary for the Common Council to notify every one using city water of the dangerous conditions caused by this extravagant use and waste of water. The pressure is frequently reduced to such a point that should fire break out the safety of great portions of the city would be endangered. Numbers of people frequently permit the water to run for hours, benefitting nothing whatever, and not infrequently is it permitted to run all night. Your attention is called to the Ordinance governing the use of water: Section 17 provides that street sprinkling may be done only between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock noon, before 9 a. rn. and after 4 jp m.\ lawns may be sprinkled only between 4 and 9 a. m. and 4 and 9p. m. Section 26 prohibits the use of water for anyother purposes than specified in your permit, prohibits leaks, prohibits waste while sprinkling and prohibits water running from hose, stopcocks or hydrants unnecesarily or during forbidden hours. Section 28 provides that parties violating the Ordinance shall be fined in any sum not less than one dollar nor more than one hundred dollars. Parties who insist and continue to waste water in violation of this Ordinance will have their water supply shut off, and will be prosecuted as provided in the Ordinance. The Common Council City of Rensselaer, Ind. Just received, a new line of cheviots and ginghams at Rowles & Parker’s.

OBJECT TO STREET FAIRS.

A special from Lafayette says: The merchants of Lafayette are making an active campaign against future carnivals or street fairs on the ground that they have greatly injured the city in many respects, especially from a moral viewpoint. It is thought that the fairs have passed out of existence so far as Lafayette is concerned. Try our genuine N. Y. full cream cheese, only 10c per pound and no coloring, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

August 11, to Mr. and Mrs. John Harley, of Newland, a son. August 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Raska, of Union tp., a daughter. August 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kessinger of Jordan tp., a son. The child lived but a few iqinutes. Xkugust 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred McColly, a son. Reed, of Union tp., a daughter. VXugust 15, to Mr. and Mrs. True Woodworth, in town, a son. ' August 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Matt Worden, in town, a son.

One counter of men’s and women’s new oxford tie shoes, about one-half price to close, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Twenty kinds of fresh canned goods, only 7sc a can, for a few more days at the Chicago Bargain Store. Read The Democrat for news.