Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1905 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City nnd. Country Readers. Corn 38; oats 28. The Newton oironit court conenes Monday. , 'Sunday and Monday. > yp. B. Nowels returned to Lamar, Colo., Wednesday. The cut prices on ladies’ fine shoes continues at Murray’s. '~4t*«bn Ramp is temporarily attending the Catholio school at Winamac. Watch for the opening chapters of our new Berial, “When Hearts Were Brave and True.” —i.. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hopkins spent Sunday with the former’s folks in Carroll county. /J. A. McFarland was up at Pierceton, Kosciusko county, on business the first of the week. Caleb B. Baker has been appointed. postmaster at Francesville and John M. Morrow postmaster at Hebron. . / 'f Mrs. Peter Giver is moving to Wabash, where her husband is now employed in the Barcus horsestocks factory. The interesting serial story that has been running in The Democrat for several weeks will close with our next issue. Now is the best time to buy your Ladies' and Childrens underwear; special discount off the regular price at Murray’s Store.' A. Harmon will hold his 3rd Annual Stock Sale on the Iroquois Stock farm, west of town, Tuesday, January. 24th. Bills will follow later. 'TvEsper McCleary, who has been in Nebraska for the past few years, arrived in the city Tuesday for an extended visit with relatives naar Aix. Mrs. Frank Yeoman of Claypool, Ind., has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bringle of Newton township for, a couple of weeks. Mrs. Helen Peacock has sold her residence property and two lots on Scott street to Mrs. Frank Kennel, and will move to Dyer, where her son Roy is employed as telegraph operator. With Bros. Kitt and Shepherd of the Goodland Herald both feeding at the public crib—the former as postmaster ’ and the latter as township trustee —what will become of the Herald?

Monticello Journal: Mrs. Nettie Hoover and Miss Maude Dougherty who had been here visiting Wm. Dougherty and family for Jthe past week, returned to their home in Rensselaer yesterday. comes from Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kenton, who have been sojourning in California for some time, that they have bought a residence and two acres of ground at Long Beach, and may conclude to make their home there in the future. The case against Dr. McMurray of Francesville, in the Pulaski circuit court, has been dismissed. Dr, McMurray was indicted for manslaughter, in causing the death of a patient, but it seems there was not much grounds for the charge. and Mrs. Frank Leek have recently moved here from Surrey and begun housekeeping in the Mrs. Stockton property on South Weston street. Mr. Leek is a railway clerk mail clerk, while Mrs. Leek was formerly Mrs. Facile Loughridge. Vrownship Assessor-elect, Peter Hordeman, has engaged Mr. L. Strong as bis deputy in assessing Rensselaer. No better selection could have been made than this, for Mr. Strong is a man of excellent judgment, well posted on property values and will do his duty in every case. V Joe Hordman, who for the past eight years has been serving Uncle Sam in the afmy, is now at his home here. He completed his service with rank of commissary sergeant. He has taken examination for an appointment as a guard at the U. S. Prison at Atlanta, Ga., and expects to get the appointment.

Closing out sale on all winter clothing at Murray’s Store. ~£jke Tuteur expects to dispose of Bis grocery business here and move to Chicago soon. The program for the coming farmer’s institute appears elsewhere in this paper. January Clearence Sale at Murray’s Dry Goods and Clothing Store. Next week we shall begin the publication of a new serial entitled, “When Hearts Were Brave and True.” y~Mr. and Mrs. Addison Parkison and the former’s sister, Mrs. Isabel Parker, departed for CaliforWednesday.

“When Hearts Were Brave and True” will appear in The Democrat next week. Read the opening chapters. Don’t miss seeing “The Girl From Kansas” at Ellis opera house to-night. She will please you without offending. Robert Lefler returned to her home in Wabash Wednesday, after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Murray. Joseph Rowen, who has been afflicted with cancer for a long time, is in a very precarious condition st this writing and is expected .to live but a few days at most. Rev. George H. Clarke, the new pastor of the Christian church, preached his first sermon here last Sunday. He is preparing to move his family here from Sheldon, 111., at once.

White county girls are slow at Leap Year proposals, only 159 marriage licenses were issued there last year against 173 the previoqs. Here there was also a loss —109 against 120 for 1903. Dr. Herman, who recently purchased Dr. Johnson’s practice and moved here from Detroit Mich., has stored his goods here and will locate elsewhere or take a course in the medical colleges in Europe. The 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker of near Pleasant Ridge was buried at Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove tp., Thursday, Rev. H. L. Kindig of Rensselaer conducting the funeral services. She died of peritonitis.

New subscribers to The Democrat last month by postoffices: Chicago, 3; Rensselaer, R-R-3. 1; Rensselaer, R-R-4, 2; Rensselaer, R-R-l, 2; Gold Field, Nev., 1; Meeteese, Wyo., 1; Marion, Ind., 1; Ganges Harbor, British -Columbia, 1; Newman, 111., 1. F. Stackhouse, the new democratic trusted of Marion township, will office with Baughman & Williams, over the First National bank. He has not as yet determined how much time will be necessary to attend to the office business, but Saturdays will be one of his office days. -rKorah Parker has moved into ms recently purchased property, the former Robt. Dowler property on Scott street, and taken possession of the Schleman buggy and carriage business, which be purchased some time ago. The Parker farm has been rented to Dan Lesh.

We understand that negotiat tions are under way to compromise the new Iroquois ditch objections, and if matterefean be brought to a satisfactory conclusion B, J. Gifford and the Monon Railway people will withdraw their objections, that the work of construction may not be delayed. The banquet at the Jackson Day exercises at Lafayette next Tuesday will be spread at 6:30 p. m., and parties from Rensselaer and vicinity who desire to attend should go down on the 2:01 p. m., train, changing at Monon for the Lafayette train. Quite a number here have signified their intention of going. Writing as from Terrill, lowa, under date of Dec. 29, in renewing his subscription for TJbe Democrat, W. O. Florence says: “We are having fine weather here with the exception of a blizzard Tuesday. Thermometer stood at freezing point at 2p. m., to-day. Five below zero is the coldest it has been here; a little snow on the ground; general health good.”

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, January 7, 1905.

White, assistant cashier of the defunct McCoy bank, has made preparation to open a meat market at Lowell,and has moved his family to that place. Btate Representative Jesse E. Wilson and wife went to Indianapolis Tuesday and Mrs. Wilson will remain there with her husband during the session of the legislature. the Clark boys north of town, Charley and Wilson, are prospecting in Kansas at present writing. The deal for the big farm in South Dakota which they bargained for some time ago, has fallen through with. Both Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Ritchey nave been sick for some time at their home south of town, but are up and about the house again at this writing. O. K, has been laid up for five weeks, which is a long time for him to temain away from town. We are glad to note their improvement.

“The Girl Erom Kansas” is the title of a bright up-to-date comedy drama which comes to the opera house on Saturday, Jan. 7. “The Girl From Kansas” has an interesting story running through the entire play, is filled with bright comedy situations and is interspersed with several high class vaudeville specialties, which are sure to please. The Company is an exceptionally olever one having been especially selected for their fitness to the characters they represent.

The teachers of Hanging Grove township “surprised” the out-go-ing trustee, Mr. Joseph Stewart, Monday evening, and with oysters and other things spent an enjoyable evening. As a token of their appreciation of Mr. Stewart they presented him with a handsome gold watch chain and charm, the latter bearing the inscription, “Teachers, 1904-5.” Mr. Stewart, like the great majority of the old trustees, retires from office with the good will of all his constituents, and has made a most excellent trustee.

The Democrat man acknowledges receipt of a handsomely engraved invitatation to attend the inauguration of Governor Hanly next Monday. Thanks, Frank, for the recognition, but we have accepted an invitation to attend the Jackson Day banquet at Lafayette Tuesday, and too much dissipation of this sort we fear would not agree with us, besides we infer the latter will be more in line with our political preferences. Hope you will have a nice time and that the piehunters will not bore you too much.

C. G. Hammond of Newton tp., crime near having a bad fire at his home on Tuesday night of last week, the night the wind was so hard. The stovepipe passed up through h tube in the ceiling, thence into a drum and then into chimney. A hole for a pipe in the chimney was not used, but was covered with a flue-stopper, and a picture was hung over the fluestopper. The soot in the chimney caught fire, heat the tin fluestopper and it set fire to the picture, and the fire from it fell down on some clothes underneath and did a few dollars damage. Fortunately the smoke awakened the family and the fire was extinguished, but it was a close call. The loss was adjusted promptly by the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., in which the property was insured.

“MUST LOOK TO BONDSMEN.”

The advisory board of Marion tp„ made its settlement with the outgoing trustee, C. M. Blue, Tuesday. Mr. Blue is short $2,929.14 in his cash, by reason of funds lost in the McCoy bank failure. On instructions from the advisory board, the new trustee, C. F. Stackhouse, has made a demand on the bondsmen for the money, after first making demand on Blue, who told him that he would have to get it from bis bondsmen. There are fourteen bondsmen, all good, who will pay the amount, but most of them want suit brought and pay the amount required of them through a judgment of the cour|.

Some Mammoth Bronze Turkeys for sale, both toms and hens; will make a respectable showing in any poultry show in America; also some Plymouth Rock Cockerells, good ones. O. K. Ritchey.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Ofof the County Capitol. Ex-Recorder Porter will be the (deputy) county treasurer and see that the cash is kept straight from now on, succeeding James Parkison. Wohn O’Connor, the new sheriff, moved to town Monday and is now properly installed in the sheriff’s residence. The retiring sheriff has moved into the Tom Sayler house on Front street. s — o — There were 19 marriage licenses issued in Jasper county last month, against 16 for the month previous and 12 for the same period in 1903. This is probably a record-breaking month for the marriage license business in Jasper county. —o — Thfe county board of education was called together Wednesday to discuss the time of holding the next county institute. It was decided to hold it earlier than that of this year, and the first week in August was decided upon. There was barely a quorum of the board present, but the sentiment was largely in favor of the time decided upon. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 31, Benjamin F, LeFevre to Ella Josephine Toyne. Dec. 31, James W. Noland to Viola C. Hullihan. Dec. 31, Oliver M. Dawson to Rosilla May Bartholomew. Dec. 31, Alfred K. Moore to Nellie Barlow. Jan. 2, Charles Rogers to Mattie Chupp. r —o — New suits filed: No. 6767. The Bellfountain Foundry and Machine Co., vs. David D. Lehman et al; suit on notes. No. 6768. Benjamin F. Rouse vs. Carl K. McFadden etal; action to' quiet title. No. 6769. . DavfijrK. Fry, trustee, vs. Pat Gillispey; action on note. No. 6770. H t V. Moore Banking and Trust Co., vs. Pat Gillispey; action on note. No. 6771. Alvira J. Wilcox and Abner C. Wilcox vs. Federal Oil& Asphaltum Co., et al; action to quiet title, —o — The Burt-Ferry Wilson stationary firm, who had the contract for furnishing supplies last year has filed a bill for $l5O for election supplies for the twenty precincts of Jasper county at the late election. The appropriation for elections has all been exhausted but about SSO that could be applied on this bill, and according to law this is all the company can be paid. The claim has been continued for the present. We shall see what final action will be taken in the matter.

claim of *32 allowed to J. F. Bruner for services as truant officer, at the special session last week, has not been paid because there are no funds appropriated for this purpose, the appropriations having been Five claims for supplies and labor at poor farm, aggregating about 1200, were also allowed in excess of the very liberal appropriations made for this expensive institution. This should not happen again, and we would suggest that the county council give the superintendent free rein in appropriations for this financial sink hole. According to law and the position (sometimes) heretofore taken by Bro. Marshall and the commissioners, the latter are subject to arrest, heavy fine and jail sentence for allowing claims in excess of existing appropriations. This apparently only applies to the Democrat man, however —or, at least, is only applied when his claims are in question.

Following is the proceedings of the board of commissioners for the regular Jandary term which convened Monday: The recorder reported $205.45 receipts of his office for the month of December. Report approved. In the Wm. C. Pruett ditch matter, reviewers granted until first day of next term to file report.

Mrs. Chas. M. Paxton et al ditoh was ordered established. In the matter of application for license of John Ulm of Remington, board found remonstrance filed was signed by a majority of the legal voters of Carpenter, township, and application was dfepied. Charles Arthur Karsner, a young boy of doubtful sire at the poor asylum, a legacy from a former administration, was found to be a proper person for admission to the sohool for feeble-mind-ed at Ft. Wayne. Resignation of John R. Parkison, lately appointed to scholarship at Purdu#was accepted and Ray Yeoman appointed in his stead. Petition of C. M. Blue, trustee of Marion tp., to grant additional poor relief, not exceeding sls each per quarter, to Kate Young, Cyrus Haas, Mary Peyton, John W. King, Ida McClintock, Sarah Platt, John Alberson, Sarah Marion, Mary J. Stone, Frank Ramey and Mattie Morland, was granted. Report of C. M. Blue of poor expenditures, including S2B for services as overseer, was allowed. The order heretofore entered at the December special term, awarding contract for stationary supplies to the Burt-Terry Wilson Co., was recinded and the auditor directed to again give notice of letting on Jan. 18, 1905. It seems there was a little slick work or irregularity developed later in this bid and parties were notified and an explanation asked for. No reply being made the wfiole matter was rejected and new bids will be asked for. —o — Following are the bonds of the new county officers and the remainder of the township trustees and assessors, most part of the latter having been published herein last week:

Recorder $4,000; signed by John W. Tilton, George Hoehn, J. H. Tilton, Albert S. Keene and John T. Biggs. Sheriff, $5,000; signed by the National Surety Co., of New York. Coroner, $5,000; signed by the American Surety Co., as surety. Hanging Grove, trustee, $5,000, signed by Washington Cook, Robert S.Drake, Rufus Folk, John R. Phillips and Richard Foulks. Assessor, $3,000; signed by John L. Osborne, Joseph Stewart, W. D. Rosebraugh. Keener, trustee, $6,000; signed by H. F. Feldman, Andress Crawford, Jacob Groet, Gerret Gravenstuk, Tunis Snip, D. D. Gleason. Assessor $3,000; signed by Charles G. Harrington, Walter Harrington, Chas. A. Harrington. Kankakee, trustee, $5,000; signed by Charles Stalbaum, Wm. Hershman, George Stalbaum, C. R. Peregrine.

Newton, trustee, $7,000; signed by W. B. Yeoman, James H. Carr, Carey L. Carr, D. S. Makeever, James T. Randle, A. J. Freeland, C. R. Weiss. Assessor, $3,000; signed by G. L. Thornton, G. M. Wilcox, Nehemiah Hopkins. Union, assessor, $3,000; signed by Edw. W. Lakin, Chas. D. Lakin, A. N. Lakin, F. M. Lakin. ■ Marion, assessor, $3,000; signed by Peter Hordeman, C. F. Stackhouse, Henry Lusts. Wheatfield, assessor, $3,000; signed by Albert S. Keene, Alfred Barlow, John M. Helmick. Gillam, assessor, $3,000; signed by Oris McCullough, Michael Robinson, Thomas H. McCullough, A: W. Prevo. At this writing the bond of the assessor of Jordan tp., has not been filed; all the others are in.

All winter goods at greatly reduced prices at Murray’s Store. CHANGE OP LOCATION. Dr. W. L. Myer, the dentist, has moved his dental parlors from the K. of P building to the suite of rooms formerly occupied by Drs. Johnson, and Herman on South side of Washington street. FOR SALE OR EXCHANOE. A small tract of land, adjoining a town in Jasper county, Indiana, with good, new, eight-room house and barn and other outbuilding. This property will be sold on time, or exchange for good live stock. Austin & Hopkins, Read The Democrat for news.

Vol. VII. No. 40

A FACTORY PROPOSITION.

Rensselaer has another opportunity to secure a factory, and the matter is now being discussed something definite will and probably be decided upon in a few days. A publio meeting was held at the court house last evening to talk the matter, over but we are unableto give a report in this issue. Briefly stated, a Chicago firm of overall and shirt manufacturers propose to come here, to start March 1, 1905, and begin with 50 hands, with pay roll of at least SSOO per week, increasing as rapidly as possible, providing our citizens will furnish free of rent a suitable room and give them free lights, heat and power for a term three of years. If agreeable to parties concerned, and at any time within the said three years the citizen to furnish suitable corner lot and erect a two-story brick building thereon 40x140 feet in size and install a steam heating plant and electric moter sufficient to furnish necessary power. This company employs mostly women and girls, and therefore is not so valuable an acquisition as one employing men —the heads of families—but it does not ask as much as most factory propositions, and were it to come here would furnish a means of livelihood for many women and girls of our city. Their object in leaving Chicago is to reduce expenses and avoid labor troubles, it is said.

END OF NOTABLE CASE.

The old case of Patrick Maguire, a former hay dealer of Remington, against the Monon railroad, was decided by the United States supreme court Tuesday and Pat’s judgment of $2,500 was upheld. This case was first tried in the White circuit court in 1896. By this decision C. C. Spencer of Monticello, Judge Winfield of Logansport and Steis & Hathaway of Winamac, Maguire’s attorneys, come into possession and ownership of real estate at Francesville, on which the judgment had been foreclosed, worth $30,000 to $40,000. The property includes two grain elevators, a brick bank building and some stores, offices and residences, we understand.

CLARENCE B. TRAVIS DEAD.

Clarence B. Travis, who formerly resided southeast of town but who has been confined in the insane asylum at Long Cliff for the past four years, died at that institution last Friday afternoon and the remains were brought here Saturday for interment. Thefuneral was held from the home of his siqier, Mrs. M. E. Thompson, on River street, at 2:30 p. m., Sunday, Rev. D. L. Halstead conducting the services, and burial was made in Weston cemetery. Deceased was born in Phoenix, Pa., but had resided in this county for the past forty years. He was married April 15, 1879, to Mary E. O’Meara, who with two daughters, Mrs. Bert Welsh and Miss Lelia Travis, survive him. He died of erysipelas, and was sick only about one week. His age was 54 years, 11 months and 3 days.

NOTICE TO DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS.

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