Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. * Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn 49c; oats, 29c; rye, 55c. T city schools open Monday. Read the auctioneer ad of Harmon & Grant, in another column. /Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan of Newland, were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. NlJErank Corbin of Brook, was snaking hands with old friends here Monday, Mrs. Wm. Powers and Mrs Ed. Irwin left Saturday to visit relatives in Kansas City. " The cigar factory will move into the west room upstairs in the new Thompson block. * Only $3.55 for the round trip to Indianapolis, Sept. 12 to 16; limit Sept. 19, via the Monon. F. M, Hershman of Walker tp., was a business visitor in the oily Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chilcote of South Bend are visiting relatives and friends here this week. Y Bruce Hardy of this city and Miss Edith Brenner of near Mt. Ayr, were married Tuesday. jFMrs. C. E. Hershman returned Wednesday from a month’s visit with relatives at Valparaiso. \j. A. Wickersham and G. D. Clymer of Goodland, were business visitors in Rensselaer Tuesday. |f Miss Katie Shields, with her sister, Mrs. Lucy Malone of Monticello, is taking in the world’s fair. Mrs. Ida Pierce and children -returned last week from an extended visit with relatives in Kansas. eorge Hopkins and family moved to Wabash this week, where he will work for the Barcus HorseStocks Co. Sunday’s excursion to Chicago was one of the largest of the season; 131 tickets were sold from this Station. The Sharon rural mail route, which has been hanging fire for a long time, will be established soon, it is thought.

Assessor Bert Vandercar of Kankakee township and Miss Eva* Bush of Wheatfield township were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. •Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spinney aita Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rich of Goodland were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins Sunday. is trying hard to get m Rensselaer’s class. They have had a big bank failure and now boast of a fire-bug and a dog-pois-oner. Mrs. Victorine Wood is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Florence Greenwalt, at Taylorville, Ill.' She will probably make her home with her. Ernest Fritts has moved from the Blue property on Scott street, into the former R. W. Sprigg property on the corner of Franklin and Plum streets. ~4fi)6llinß Bros., Ray and John, will start an upholstering and outfitting establishment in Rensselaer, and expect to be ready for business about Sept. 10. In the U. B. conference assignments, Rev. J. Vandercar of Dunnville is assigned to Parr. L. Byrd, formerly of the Parr mission, is assigned to Watseka, 111. « Mrs. J. F. Irwin was called to Remington Tuesday by a serious accident to her aged mother, Mrs. Ravenscroit, 85 years old, from being thrown from a buggy. Eiglesbach returned to hfe duties as street car conductor in Chicago Monday after a two weeks visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach southeast of town. Advertising car No. 2 of Gollmar Bros. Shows was here the first of the week putting the finishing touches on the advertising for the show which will exhibit here next Monday. U. M. Baughman, wife and daughter returned Tuesday evening from their trip to St. Louis. Mr. Baughman thinks the fair is great, and says it is far ahead of the Chicago exposition of *93 in many

Monday is Labor day. Another fine rain fell here Wednesday. 4jDr. J. W. Horton is attending the world’s fair this week. Miss Edna Thompson is visiting friends in Darlington, Ind. 'NjVliss Ethel Sharp is visiting friends in Logansport this week. Y Miss Blanche Hoyes is in Chicago this week having her eyes treated, Mrs. A. L. Willis is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Vermont Hawkins, at Anderson. Wright has gone to Carrollton, 111., where she will teach the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe were in Chicago Monday and Tuesday buying new goods. %*Perry Marlatt and daughters, Katie and Mrs. Joe Jackson are attending the world’s fair. '/Dr. Washburn has purchased an Olds automobile, which is the first “devil wagon” ever brought to Rensselaer. „ W. A. Huff, who recently moved to Indianapolis, is located at 372 Massachusetts avenue, with his jewelry store. Mrs. Anna Mills returned Wednesday from a two weeks visit with friends and relatives in and about Ottawa, 111. The call for the democratic congressional convemtion appears on another page. The convention will be held at Monon, Thursday, Sept. 15. Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Miller and Mrs. Hettie Reynolds expect to take in the world’s fair next week. Mrs. Reynolds will also visit her brother who resides in St. Louis.

Authority has been granted for the establishment of a new national bank at Goodland with a capital of $25,000. It wtll be the first uational bank in Newton county. Roy Keesey, “ one of the dry goods clerks in the Chicago Bargain Store, was called to his home in Logansport last Friday by the serious illness and subsequent death of his sister, who died Monday night. ■xSqnire Troxell has rented his residence property in Rensselaer to Abel Grant, who succeeds W. S. Parks in the dray business, and Mrs. Troxell will move back to Demotte to take charge of her hotel property there. T. J. Headlee, former teacher in the Rensselaer high school, was here (he latter part of the weekend packed up his household goods and shipped them away. He will take a two years course at Cornell University. -LThe marriage of Miss Helen Tuteur of this city and Mr. Harry Stern of Indianapolis, took place at Kingsley’s hotel in Chicago Bunday evening. Several Rensselaer relatives of the bride were in attendance. They will reside in Indianapolis.

Brook Reporter: Rensselaer has decided to* drop the carnival question for this year. The people were thoroughly disgusted with the carnival companies there last year. Such a conglomeration of fakes as they were ought not to be tolerated by any town. W. O. Hiatt, for some years principal of the Rensselaer high school, and who had been engaged for the ooming year, has resigned to take a similar position in the Frankfort high school at an increased salary. At this writing the school board has not filled his , place here. Remember the circus parade at 10 o’clock next Monday, and if you haven’t a boy of your own to take to the show, borrow one of your neighbor who is possibly overstocked and don’t know how I under the heavens he’s going to scare up enough money to take all his kids to the show. Mr. George Lutz of Connersville, Ind., and Miss Manda McCune of Jordan township, were married at the home of Mrs. A. C. Stockton, on North Division street, Sunday evening at 8:30 o’clock, Rev. H. L. Kendig officiating. They will reside at Connersville, where the groom is employed in a furniture store.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, September 3, 1904.

Nothing further has been heard from W. S. Parks, so far as known. Wm. Pierce and daughter, Mrs. Thomas Knox, are visiting rejptives in Lebanon. J. Hunt and Miss Pearl Wasson returned Wednesday from a visit to Columbia City and Bass Lake. The annual big dinner at John Martindale’s in Newton tp., was given yesterday, and was largely attended. Found, a large, jointed office key. Owner may have same by applying at this office and paying for this notice. Twenty-three tickets were sold from this station to Lafayette Thursday, on account of the Lafayette fair. Mason Kenton, Charles and Fritz Zard and Sherman Lewis will accompany Jasper Kenton to South Dakota next Tuesday, on a land prospecting trip. Dr. Merrill has moved back to Rensselaer from Englewood, 111., and occupies his old office quarters on Washington street. His family will remain in Englewood for the present. Walter Reynolds, of East Vine street, had a fainting spell at ‘A. B. Cowgill’s residence Thursday morning and fell from the porch broke his left hip. He was carried home in the buss. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Katie M. Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Collins, of Barkley township, and Mr. Fred K. Rich of Naperville, 111., to take place at Trinity M. E. Church in Rensselaer, at high noon, Tuesday, Sept. 6. Mr. and Mrs. Rich will be at home after Sept. 15, at Naperville, 111. V I. A. Leavel of Lagro, Ind., was Basking hands with friends here Saturday. Mr. Leavel sold the farm he bought in Wabash county before he got all moved in, at an advance of $1,600, but has farmed the place this year. He is thinking of buying a larger farm near by. He says crops are very good in Wabash county this season, especially the hay and oats. G. A. Williams of near Roselawn but late of Waukegan, 111., has rented James Maloy’s property on the east side and moved into same this week. He comes here to educate his children. Mr. and Mrs. Maloy will go to Steeger, 111., October Ist to keep house for their son, Dr. Bernard Maloy, this winter, bnt expect to return to Rensselaer next spring, and will retain their residence here. to delay in receiving the windows and doors for the new Thompson block, Mr. Clark was unable to move into same, and therefore The Democrat was unable to move into its new quarters this week. However, the material has now arrived aud the Journal will move to-day, and we expect to get moved the first of the week and issue our next paper from our new quarters and on our new press, which was unloaded last Friday*.'..

-A»On Monday Jasper Kenton mosed the sale of his 319£ acre farm three miles northwest of town in Marion and Newton townships, to James H. Maines, for an even $26,000, which is $81.25 per acre. The farm is a good one, well drained and improved. Next week Mr. Kenton will go to South Dakota, where he expects to invest the proceeds in a big tract of land, and will probably remove with his family to that state in a year or two. Mr. Maines npw owns 720 acres of land in this county. ■V-Warren Washburn of Goodland, formerly of this place, met with quite a severe accident at Fountain Park last Friday night. With Mrs. Washburn he was camping in the park, and in going to their tent on a run he ran into a wire stretched from trees to keep teams out of certain parts of the park, and the wire caught him on the upper lip just under the nose, cutting it to the bone and throwing him backwards several feet ana causing the back of his head to strick the ground with great force, and rendering him unconsoious for several hours. He is now getting along all right. Don’t fail to see the “Princess Garments,” new fall styles ladies tourist coats at Rowlee & Parker’s.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: August 27, George W. Lutz to Manda C. MoCune. Sept. 1, Francis T. Hilton to Florence Nellie Mitchell. —o — Commissioners’ court convenes Monday, and the County Council the day following. —o — If you want to vote at the November election, don’t move from one township to another after next Thursday. —o — Only 4 marriage licenses were issued during the month of August against 4 for the month previous and 12 for August, 1903. —o — There were no unloaned school funds on hand Sept. 1, except what is spoken for and, in fact, applications are on file for ndarly three times the amount now on hand. —o — New suits filed: No. 6708. W. Deering vs. Samuel R. Nichols, county treasurer; action for injunction to prevent collection of certain ditch assessments in Keener township. No. 6708. John Makeever vs. Samuel R. Nichols, county treasurer; injunction to prevent certain ditch assessments in Keener township. —o — The first meeting of McCoy creditors will be held at the court house in this city on Monday, Sept. 12, by Referee Bowers. The hour set for the meeting of the bank creditors isYO a. m., and that of Alfred McCoy and T. J. McCoy, indiviually, at 1 p. m., creditors should file their claims previous to this meeting, and be represented either in person or by power of attorney at same. •. —o — The County Board of Educamot here Thursday and discussed various matters of school interests. The schools of the county will begin as follows: Sept, 12,—Carpenter, Gillam, Kankakee and Jordan. Sept. 19—Marion, Hanging Grove and Newton. Sept. 26 —Keener, Wheatfield and Milroy. Oct. 3 —Barkley, Union and Walker. —o — A Goodland gentleman, who is quite close to the Gilman family, informs us that Mrs. Gilman is in communication with her husband, late banker F. D. Gilman, of that place, and that she received a letter from him a few days ago. This letter, the gentleman says, was mailed from the stockyards station in Chicago, by a go-be-tween. He does not think Fred is in Chicago, but we inferred from his talk that he thought he was in Canada, and that the letters that pass between Gilman and his wife are sent through a mutual friend in Chicago. No particular efforts are being put forth to find Gilman, so far as known.

JASPER’S BLOODED SWINE.

John Teter of Carpenter township and Newt Pumphrey of Rensselaer, left here last night with a large herd of fine Duroo Jersey swine, which they will exhibit next week at the Wisconsin state fair at Milwaukee. John takes a herd of 35 head, headed by his famous prize-winning male hog, “Top-Notcher Again.” Pumphrey & Son took five head, making 41 head in the lot altof ether, and after exhibiting at lilwaukee they will all be shipped to Indianapolis for the state fair the week following, Jasper county is fast acquiring a great reputation for blooded hogs, snd we expect a large number of premiums will come this way from the exhibits again this season.

Boys and girls long wear “Bunker Hill” school shoes at Rowles & Parker’s. Wantid, 50 Men With leans, To work on ditch near Virgie. Enquire of O. A. Yeoman, Virgie, or Coen & Brady, Rensselaer, Ind. All the new weaves in wool dress fabrics just received direct from the manufacturer at Rowles & Parker’s.

CHARLIE PRICE DEAD.

j-'Charles H. Price a former democratic clerk of Jasper county and brother of Myrt B. Price, died at his home in Remington Wednesday evening, of consumption, aged 55 yeards/ The funeral will be held fromthe Presbyterian church in Rensselaer to-morrow at 11:30 a. m., and will be attended by the Masons, Odd Fellows, K. of P’s. and other orders. The burial will be at Weston cemetery and will be in charge of the Masons. Obituary next week.

STONE OPPOSES CARNIVAL.

Opening of Purdue University nay Be Delayed If Carnival Is (liven. Lafayette, Ind., August 30. — President Stone, of Purdue University, is leading the fight against the proposed carnival at this city the first week in October. The opening of the Purdue University will be postponed until the carnival is over, he asserts, if the members of the faculty are notified that the carnival will be given. This will mean a delay of a mouth in the opening of school, and would not only work to the disadvantage of the university, but would also necessitate the abolishment of the winter and spring vacations and the Christmas holidays. Conservative merchants and business men of the city are opposing the carnival, and assert that the city should not be plagued with another street fair this year. There has already been one. There were two last year, and the proposed carnival this year is being arranged by saloon men, gamblers* hotel and restaurant men, and those whom it will directly benefit. The conservative merchant is opposed to the carnival, and a thorough canvass of the business portion of the city has revealed the fact that only one out of every ten is in favor of the carnival, and then only upon condition that it be confined to some private property, and not in the public streets. The rest are opposed to the proposition because it hurts their business and corrupts the morals of city. Merchants are circulating a palmer, which is signed by conservatives, pledging themselves to abstain from supporting the carnival and promising to fight it in the courts, if necessary. An injunction, restraining the promoters from using the streets, will be filed and they will find every barrier thrown in their way. With the opening of Purdue, September 7, President Stone does not have time to conduct much of the fight against the carnival, but he has expressed the views of the faculty, and promises that if he is assured that the carnival is given, he will close the school. He asserts that the carnival is damaging to the work of the institution and detrimental to the morals of the student.

ANOTHER PARTY OF LAND-SEEK-ERS FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

Wm. B. Donohue, traveling agent for the John Mueller Land Co., of Lisbon, Ransom Co., N. D., is here again arranging for his next trip to North Dakota which will be Sept. 6. Mr. Donohue has a large party for this excursion day, organized at Brookston and Rensselaer and vicinity. He is a hustler in this line of business as is shown by the large number of people he has taken to North Dakota this year. A large number of these have bought farms in Ransom county ranging from 160 acres to 640. All tlyit have returned say it is the best country they have seen and there is no doubt in their minds that the land they are buying will doable in value in the next five years. Anyone wishing to see the famous Red River Valley this fall will do well to accompany Mr. Donohue on hiß next trip. Information regarding rates, price or terms can be had by calling at the office of N. Littlefield.

Fresh home-made candies at King’s. Advance fall sale of blankets and tennis flannels at Rowles & Parker’s. For Sale: New, Drop-Head No. 9 Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine, cheap. Enquire at The Democrat office. Don’t fail to see those new fall suitings in both wool and cotton fabrics at Rowles & Parker’s.

VOL. VII.

NINE DIE IN A WRECK

OollUlon on the Onnd Trunk Railway at Richmond, Que. Twenty-Three Other* Are Severely Injured. Montreal, Sept. 1. Nine persons vrers killed and twenty-three others injured in a head-on collision on the Grand Trunk railway near Richmond, Que. The trains involved were a special excursion from Montreal bound for Sherbrooke, and passenger train No. 5, running between Island Pond, Vermont and Montreal. The collision, it is alleged, was due to neglect of orders on the part of the train crew of the excursion train, which left Richmond without awaiting the arrival of the passenger train. Following is the official list of th® dead: J. R. Blanchett, M. P.. St. Hyacinthe; Fred Bowring, South Durham; T. H. Ilackett, Montreal; unknown man from Beloell, P. Q.; W. T. Mountain. Montreal;boy named Dubdette, St. Theodore de Acton; Chaa. A. Samard, St. Hyacinthe; A. Theodor® Richard, Quebec. The excursion train carried about L--000 persons bound for the exhibition at Sherbrooke. In the collision both engines were locked firmly together. The baggage car of the excursion train was dropped on top of the car following it, a smoker, and it was in these two cars that the greater number of fatalities occurred.

PRINCESS AND GEMS MISSING

Louise of Coburg, Daughter of King Said to Have Aguin Eloped. Vienna. Sept. L—A sensation waa created here over the reported disappearance of Princess I.ouise of Coburg, daughter of King Leopold of Belgium, from Elster in Saxony, where she has been taking the waters for a fortnight. Her absence was discovered when it was found that she had escaped by a window from her hotel. It is believed tbe princess lias been abducted by Lieutenant Mattnslch, the former officer of the Austrnln army with whom she eloped some time ago. The escape of the princess was accomplished in a mysterious and romantic manner, ladders and an automobile beinc brought into play to effect her release. Nothing is known beyond the fact that the princess and another guest of the hotel, believed to have been Mattnslch. disappeared, and with them the Jewels of the princess and an automobile.

Another Good Man Strays.

Watertown, Mass., Sept. 2. —Nathan A. Frye, for eight years treasurer of the Watertown Savings bank, has been arrested charged with embezzling $12,000 from the institut ion.

John P. Hopkins at New York.

New York. Sept. 2. —John P. Hopkins. chairman of the Illinois Democratic state committee, has arrived at New Y’ork and visited the national headquarters.

Earl Grey To Be Governor General.

Ixindon, Sept. 2. —King Edward has approved the appointment of Earl Grey as governor general of Canada, in succession to the Earl of Minto.

THE WEATHER

The following is the official weather forecast up to 8 o’clock tonight: Illinois. Indiana and Lower Michigan—Showers and thunderstorms: fresh southerly winds, becoming variable. Wisconsin —Showers and probably thunderstorms: cooler in south and west portions; variable lowa—Threatening with showers and thunderstorms in east portion; cooler; variable winds

PRINTER WANTED.

The Democrat wants at once a good, all-round printer, job and ad man; married man preferrred, one who does not booze. To such a man a steady position for years to come will be given at good wages. Apply at once, stating age, habits, etc.

Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. August 29, to Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Benbow, of Parr, a son. August 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder, of Laura, a daughter. August 29, to Mr. and Mrs. J, F. Bruner, a daugfiter. August 30, to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Guss of Chicago, at home of Mrs. Goss’ parents, Mr and Mrs. C. C. Starr of this city, a daughter. !<Sept. 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simons, in the east part of town, a son. NrSept. 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith, of Union tp., a son. Used For Pnaumonia. Dr. C. J. Bishop of Agnew, Mich., savs, “1 have used Foley'a Hooey and Tar in three very aevere caaea of pneumonia with Rood resulta in every case." Refuse substitutes. Sold by A. V. Long.

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