Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1904 — Page 5

JASPER COUNTY 6LEANIN6S.

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Cady Underwood, William Ellis and Thomas Johnson, Jr., are husking corn near Pleasant Ridge. Miss Goodrich, teacher of Banner school, being sick, there was no school at that place Thursday. Miss. Mabel Huston returned to her school at Aix last Mouday morning and her brother Glenn to high school in Rensselaer. Don’t forget the social to-night at Lone Star, and also next Saturday night at the Center school house, a social with a phonograph entertainment. Mrs. Frank May and Miss Morrison who teaches, in the Monon school, visited Miss Neliie May, at the Center school, on Friday of last week. Miss May Huston of Goodland came for a visit with her brother W. C. Huston and family Friday of last week, but owing to sickness returned home Saturday.

*Baum 9 s *Brtd^e Elmer Bush called in Porter Sunday. C. J. Kurn of Valparaiso Sundayed here. Sam Walton of Kouts Sundayed in Jasper. Earl Snickenberger visited at home Tuesday. Miss May Clark attended Sunday school here Sunday. Fred Watson is helping James Clark husk corn this week. Roscoe Jones of Valparaiso was through here Tuesday. John Frye of Hebrom called on the Bush family Wednesday. Mr. Maxwell and Mr. Needham are hauling bailed hay this week. August Woolbrandt assisted in plastering A. J. Bush’s house Saturday. Mr. Hunsicker and family visited Snnday with the James Clark family. Miss Nora Snick and brother Earl were Wheatfield callers Tuesday. . Mrs. Ellen Syms is reported to be very dangerously ill at this writing. Miss Merla M>ers and brother Murrey attended Sunday school here Suuday. Ask Jay Delehantey where he was Wednesday night, and if he learned to two-step? Jake Copeland and wife had the misfortune of having their house burned Friday. With an exception of the organ, side board, and sofa, very little was saved.

East WalKer All's well up here. Joseph Fenzel transacted business at Wheatfield Monday. Fred Weltz of Chicago, is visiting with his parents at this writing. Miss Effie Fisher spent Monday night with sister Cai rie Jasperson. Miss Stella Nelson is spending this week with Miss Ollie White of D. V. Say, Valma; you had better move south and get in line with your name, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Albin spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Nelson and family. David Wesner and Miss Ethel Fisher attended church at Wheatfield Sunday evening. J. A. Nelson returned home Wednesday, after a few weeks of corn husking near Lowell. Messrs. Wm. Jasperson, Stephen Salrin and Ferdie Laßerge were Rensselaer goers Thursday. There will be a box social given at the Norway school Dec. io. All are invited. Blanch Steele, Teacher. Several from this vicinity attended the social at Oak Grove Saturday night. All report a fine time. The suprise dance on Mrs. J. A. SchaVeiber.Fnday evening was well attended; everybody reported a fine time. Joseph Laßerge returned home Tuesday evening after a two weeks visit with friends and relatives in South Dakota. Mrs. Warren and daughter Hattie of near Stoutsburg visited with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zick, the first of the week. Mrs. J. Laßerge returned home Sunday, after a few days visit with her daughter. Mrs. Geo. Wallace of Michigan City. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fritz and family and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reinhertz and son Harry were guest of J. A. Schreiber’s Sunday evening. It is quite fashionable for a young man to ride home-with his lady friend to get the pleasure of walkin g home Ask for further particulars.

BOX SOCIALS. A box social will be given at the Kennedy school house Dec. 3,1904, for the benefit of library. Ladies are invited to bring boxes. Prizes given. Come one, come all and enjoy yourselves. Yours Respectfully, V. M. Peek, Teacher. — o — There will be a box social at Lone Star school, Milroy township, Saturday evening Dec. 3. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Good program, I Elizabeth Lueks, Teacher. —o — A box-supper and a good enterj tainment will be given at the Misch school, 1$ miles south of I Wheatfield, Friday night, Dec. I 9,1904. Ladies are all requested I to please bring boxes. Proceeds I are to be used for library purI poses. Manda Funk, Teacher.

A box social will be held at Center school house, in Milroy township, Saturday, Dec, 10. Phonograph entertainment free. Prizes offered, etc. —o — Box social at Mount Pleasant, Barkley township, on Saturday evening, December 10. Everybody invited to come and have a good time. Ellen Donnelly, Teacher. —o — A box social will be given at the Newland school in Barkley township on Saturday evening, Dec. 17. Come out and have a good time. Nellie Eck, Teacher.

RENSSELAER OUTSTRIPS ALL. The annual report of the auditor of the postoffice department shows the receipts of the presidential postoffices in this vicinity for the last fiscal year to have been: Brookston, $2,820.63; Crownpoint, $4,919 01; Delphi, $6,024.71; Fowler, $5,896.20; Goodland, $4,350.90; Kentland, $3,07427; Knox, $3,888.35; Lowell, $3,242.96; Monon, $2,352.27; Monticello, $6,620.51; Morocco, $2,019 - 38; Remington, $3,080.29; Rensselaer, $6,648.73; Winamac, -$4,701.45; Wolcott, $2,565.22. It will be seen from the above that the Rensselaer postoffice does more business than any of her neighboring county seat offices pf Crownpoint, Delphi, Fowler, Kentland, Monticello,, Knox or Winamac. SATURDAY’S RACES. , The running races at the Stock Farm Saturday afternoon were fairly well attended considering the cold, disagreeable day, and the races were quite interesting. In the quarter mile dash Bob Allen, the Roselawn horse, won bv a head, with “Smirk,” the O. K. Ritchey mare, Spiirk started several lengths behind Bob Allen, and had an even start been had would easily have won. In the half mile dash Bob Allen again got a start ahead of Smirk, but the latter was an easy winner, with Tom Watson (also Ritchey’s horse) second, and Bob Allen third. Owing to the lateness of the hour Smirk was not sold, as advertised, but these horses will all run again at Franoesville next Saturday, Dec. 10, and the mare will be sold at auction at the conclusion of the races, and O. K. Ritchey announces that he will also permanently retire from the turf and devote his whole attention to Bronze turkeys and Plymouth Rock chickens after this race. Subscribe for The Democrat. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

THE WEATHER

The following Is the official weather forecast up to Bo’clock tonight: Illinois—Partly cloudy with possibly showers in south portion; colder; winds shifting to brisk northerly. Inidana—Partly cloudy with possibly snow flurries in tiorth portion; winds shifting to northerly. Lower Michigan—Partly cloudy with possibly light snow flurries; colder; fresh northerly winds. Wisconsin and lowa—Partly cloudy with possibly snow flurries in south portion; colder; fresh northerly winds.

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chloago, Dea L Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. December ...*1.08% *1.09 *1.07% *I.OB May 1.09% 1.10% 1.09% 1.09% July 98% .99% .98% .98%, December ... .48% .48% .48% .48% Oats— , May .45% .45% .45% .45% July 45% .45% .45% .45% Com— December ... .29% .29% .29 .29 May 31% .31% .31% .31% July 31% .31% .31% .31% Pork — December ...11.30 11.45 11.27%. 11.40 January 12.02% 12.02% 12.77% 12.80 May ..13.12% 13.12% 12.95 '13.00 Lard — January 7.00 7.00 6.97% 6.97% May 7.20 7.20 7.12% 7.15 Short Ribs — January .4... 6.55 6.55 6.52% 6.55 May 6.77% 6.80 6.70 6.72%i Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 1. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 40,000. Sales ranged at *[email protected] for pigs, *[email protected] for light, *[email protected] for rough packing, [email protected]% for mixed, and *[email protected]% for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the sale sat *[email protected] for fair to good averages. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 12,000. Quotations ranged at J6.35@ 7.30 for extra steers, *[email protected] for goad to choice steers, *3.8504,60 for common to fair steers, *5.6006.50 for good to fancy yearlings, *2.5004.65 for good to good grass steers, *3.8005.00 for choice cows and heifers, *1.4004.25 for bulls, oxen and stags, *2.5004.35 poor to choice Texas steers, *[email protected] for grass western steers, and *4.1506.80 for native veal calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day. 17,000. Quotations ranged at *4.40 @4.85 for good to choice export wethers, *[email protected] for-medium to good natice sheep. *[email protected] for range sheep and yearlings, *[email protected] for gsod to fancy native lambs, and *4.1004.80 for western range lambs. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y„ Dec. 1. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants. East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts, 10 cars, dull. Hogs—Receipts, 40 cars, slow; pigs, *4.5004.60; yorkers, *4.S5@ 4.76; mixed, *[email protected] medium and heavy. *4.7504.80. Sheep and Lambs— Receipts. 20 cars, steady at yesterda *- prices. Calves—Steady.

LAFAYETTE TROUBLES REST DAY AT ST. LOUIS

Town Is Said to Need a Sort of House Cleaning with Strong Soap. NEXT GOVERNOR IS TO HELP Gipe Guilty of “Involuntary” CrimeBread Baking Is To Be Made a Science—State News. Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 2. There is ouly one solution to the mnddle between tile police department and the city court, it is said, and that is an entire housecleaning. Persons familiar with local affairs say the “cleaning” will come,about the first of the year, when J. Frank Hanly takes his seat as governor. It is practically assured that there will be a complete renovation before the city can be rid of the odium that attaches to it as a result of the police row. Combine To He Broken Up. In the first place it is expected that the city council will take some action with regard to the city judgeship. It was declared abolished by the council several months ago, but the office of city judge is still open, nevertheless. It may he that the judiciary committee. which is now probing the city court scandal, will recommend that the office be abolished. Should the office of city judge lie done away with, the first step toward breaking up the combination of sheriff, prosecutor and judge will have been taken, and another cog in the machine will be the superintendent of police. Governor To Be a Iteformer. It is almost certain that there will be a new superintendent liefore many months, and it is rumored that Colonel Harrison will be hi ade warden of tlie penitentiary. The removal of the entire police lioard is not likely, although j. Frank Ilanly may have new members to replace those who are now serving. Governor-Fleet Hanly will play no small part in the reformation of the police troubles, and it is generally known that he is averse to any crookedness in any of the departments under his supervision. Clean Men Like Clean Things. Hanly is in every sense a clean man a churchman —-and he detests the charges of corruption almost as much as the corruption itself. Hence he will try to bring about conditions which will cleanse the entire police and judiciary system in the city and prevent the repetition of the practices which have now brought these two vital municipal departments into disrepute. It is not exiieeted that any report of the Investigation of the affairs of the city court will be made liefore the next meeting of the city council.

BREAD BAKING TO BE A SCIENCE Purdue Is Going (o Establish a Course in the Production of the St»T of Life. Terre Haute, Ind.. Dec. 2. At the state convention of the Master Fakers’ association a letter was read from President Stone, of Purdue university, regretting that he could not be present. but promising to use his influence to have established at the university a course in scientific baking. The association will meet at Funlue In February. Morton Simon, of Cincinnati, president of the national association, delivered an address. He urged that the Indiana branch be thoroughly organized and that bakers in smaller cities be invited to join the organization. He was in favor of the Purdue project. Severttl speakers spoke of laboratory work in the up-to-date bakeries. Where Does the “Involuntary” Come In? Newcastle. Ind., Dec. I.—The .11117 in the case of Haley Gipe, on trial for the murder of Mrs. William Starbuck and baby, who were found in an abandoned well on their farm near Greensboro, July 9, after l>eing out four hours and forty-five minutes rendered a verdict of involuntary manslaughter, which carries with it a sentence of from two to twenty-one years in the penitentiary. Attorneys for the defense announced that they will appeal the case. , Fired at a Dog and Bit Himnelf. Shelby ville, Ind., Dec. 2.— Jefferson Laddie, who lives near Acton, was driving home at night when a dog jumped Into the road and began barking at his horse. It continued to bark until Laddie found it necessary to fire at it from his revolver. He held the weapon In his right hand and the lines in his left. When he pulled the trigger the bullet flashed into his left forearm and made a dangerous wound. The dog was unhurt. Co-Operation of Libraries. Richmond, Ind., Dec. 2. A movement of national significance, having its origin in Indiana, contemplates the co-operation of all the state library commissions in the United States. The state commissions which have united thus far are Indiana, Wisconsin, lowa, Delaware, Minnesota, Nebraska. Ohio and Pennsylanvia. Will Give a Contagion* Hoapttal. Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 2. —Dr. A. W. Bitting, of Purdue university, will give to St. Elizabeth hospital a building to be occupied by patients under treatment for contagions disease. He has bought some property near the hospital, where the building will be erected.

President Roosevelt and Party Recuperate from the Labor of Seeing the Fair. THEY ATTEND DIVINE SERVICE Great Crowds Watch Them Start, and Gather at the Church. Afternoon Devoted Partly to Viewing Some of the Beauties of the Mou mi City How He Saw the Fair. St. Louis, Nov. 28.—1 n sharp contrast with the strenuous experience of Saturday,, when a hurricane effort was made to view the Louisiana Purchase exposition in nine hours. President Roosevelt’s time yesterday was passed quietly and uneventfully. Rest and recuperation from the fatigue of Saturday constituted almost the sole idea of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt and their immediate party. After a late family breakfast at the residence of William 11. Thompson, the treasurer of the exinisition company, who entertained the president, Mrs. Roosevelt Miss Roosevelt, Secretary and Mrs. Loeb and Dr. F. M. Rixey, the president and party attended divine service at 11 o'clock in the Second Presbyterian church. Great Crowd at the Residence. It was known that the president would attend the morning service at this church, and long liefore the hour of his arrival the streets in that vicinity wore bunked with people almost from curb to curb. A considerable crowd assembled, also, near the Thompson residence. As the president and Mrs. Roosevelt descended the steps of the residence to enter their enrtiage the people respect fully uncovered. Both lie and Mrs. Roosevelt acknowledged the silent salutationof the crowd —the former by tipping his hat and the latter by bowing aud smiling. Precaution* for the President’s Safety. Careful precautions were taken by the officers to insure the personal safety of tiie president. The president’s carriage was surrounded by secret service officers, and two picked sergeants of the Eighth United States cavalry x’oile. one on each side of the carriage, both going to and returning from the church. As the president’s carriage stopped at the church entrance hearty cheers were given for the president, which lie acknowledged by tipping his hat. He was met at the entrance by the officers of the church who escorted him and Mrs. Roosevelt and other members of the party to pews in front which had.been reserved for them.

SAW THE SHOW WITH A RUSH Lively Face Kept Up While Looking Through the Great Exposition, It was a lively pace that was kept up by the president and party while viewing the exposition Saturday. Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt were in the run at the start and stayed to the finish. The president declared the exhibition “marvelous.” said the day embraced the “best time I ever had in my life,” and that “I have seen more than I ever expected to see In one day’s time.” Mrs. Roosevelt was equally enthusiastic. The first visit of the day was to the Liberal Arts building. The party was in carriages, which after taking their occupants to one entrance of a bonding would drive around to another to be ready for the party when it emerged. The route of the party was thronged with cheering humanity. After a hurried walk through the Liberal Arts building, which, as were the the others, was closed to the general public, t..e Government building was visited. Here the president met and greeted the board of lady managers, and immediately thereafter reviewed a body of military. Next in order was the German building, which was quickly inspected. Then from one building to another the party went, finally reaching the foreign pavilions. At the French pavilion a speech was made by thepresident, who proposed the health of President Loubet. At the Holland building, the president called to his wife “Oh, Edith, come here: I want you to see a genuine little Dutch girl.” and both ca ressed-=the chtid. leaving its mother almost paralyzed with joy. Stops were made at the-Chinese and Japanese pavilions. At the former the president said to the Chinese commission “May prosperity and unity attend the Chinese.” As he left the Jap pavilion the cry “Banzai!” rang out and the president replied with “Nippon.” TOAST TO MRS. ROOSEVELT Proposed by President Frond*—Filipino Exhibit Favored. * 1 Luncheon was had at the west pavilion of the Colonnade of States, and here President Francis gracefully proposed, to be drunk standing, a toast to “one who exerts a very potential influence over the policy and the destiny of this country—the lady who presides over the White House.” That this was drunk with enthusiasm goes without saying, Mrs. Roosevelt smiling and bowing her thanks. A visit was paid to the president’s old North Dakota cabin, in which he was greatly interested. The longest visit of the day was paid to the Filipino exhibit Here the president waa tbs recipient of numerous presents - ■ - ■ . ■'

BALL-BAND OVERSHOES FELT BOOTS! GERMAN SOCKS OFF 10% OFF CASH PURCHASES. Buy your felt boots, overshoes, German socks and warm footwear right now at our Special Cash ReducGg tion Sale. Every pair of Ball-Band Rubbers are fully guaranteed and you can get a new pair if not sat- •) isfactory in every way. We are the only firm in this county handling the Extreme First Quality of BallBand Rubbers in this county. Any price that seems lower than ours is made on last year’s goods or second grades. This is the truth and we back it with our money and our guarantee. G. M. WILCOX & SON. We have $3,000 worth of Felts and Warm Footwear. Every kind that is made for Men, Women, Boys, Girls. Don’t delay in buying—cold weather is here you’ll need them later—-buy now. G. M. WILCOX & SON Surrey, Ind. Parr, Ind. “ THE TWO BIG STORES"