Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1905 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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A MATTER OF HEALTH &AKIKG POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS HO SUBSTITUTE

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn 40; oats 29. JfMrs. I. M. Washburn and baby ale visiting relatives in Chicago. TCSylvester Gray is looking after nis farm near Bluffton this week. Matt Zimmer of near Wheatfield, was a business caller in the city Monday. [Vance Collins who has been ' living at Mt. Ayr, has moved back to Rensselaer. Alex Leech, whose sickness we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, is reported no better.

Chas. Hanson, the blacksmith, will move onto his Gillam township farm next week. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Brusnahan of near Parr, died Wednesday from pneumonia. N A. L. Berkley, late of Rensselaer, is now located at Portland, Oregon, in the practice of medi,j e - , Lainson of Newton tp., moved this week to near Bluffton, Ind., where he has rented Sylvester Gray’s farm. Rev. J. H. Cissel, a former presiding elder of this conference district, died at his home in Laporte Monday morning.

John W. Burget has sold his private bank at.Francesville to the State Bank of that place, and The Bank of Francesville will cease to exist. Peter Plummer has rented his farm near Virgie and this week moved on a farm three miles north of Fowler, which he has leased. Frank and Ad Robinson and Mrs.' Lute Ponsler of lola, Kansas, came this week to attend the funeral of their sister, Miss Orlena Robinson. Mrs. B. Forsythe, who has been confined to the house for the past three or four weeks with a bad cold and the grip, is now nearly recovered.

C. N. Slaughter, the Sharon blacksmith, has bought him a pair of the Barcus horse stocks and is now ready to shoe all kinds of vicious horses. Estif, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hewitt, of Gifford, died last week from inflamation of the bowels. He was aged one year and seven months. Mrs. D. T. Halstead has been confined to the house with grip for the past few weeks but is thought to be improving somewhat at this writing.

The high school basket ball team went to Hammond last Friday evening and played the high school team there, defeating them by a score of 25 to 8. H. Cnlp of Lee was a business caller in the city Tuesday, Mr. Cnlp has been drawn as a petit juror for the present term of court in White county. ~Tlf. A. Larsb expects to engage in agiiculture the coming year. His'brother Guss and Ben Smith will work Joe's farm west of town and Joe will sign the checks. Yon will miss a good story if yon fail to read onr new serial, “The Wings of the Morning,” the opening chapter of which apissue of The Democrat.

Collins is prospecting in Kansas. Jasper Kenton was here from Indianapolis a few days this week on business. John Mueller, a Lisbon, North Dakota, real estate dealer, was here on business a few days this week. The little Bon of Mr. and Mrs. Billie Mericus is very sick with serebo-epinal meningitis, and his death may occur at any moment. Mason Kenton’s sale Wednesday was largely attended and the property brought good prices. Mason bad good stuff and it brought out the buyers. Samuel D. Barcus, a pioneer resident of Chalmers and father of George Barcus, formerly of Rensselaer, now residing at Wabj ash, died at bis home in Chalmers last week, aged 79 years. ~4dt>hn H. Brown and son Harry will leave next week for their new home near Lisbon, North Dakota. Mrs. Rrown and daughters, Misses Candace and Lizzie, will follow about a week later. The case in Squire Irwin’s court against Miss Belle Bailey of Chicago, for alleged practicing medicine without a license, which was continued to Feb. 18, was dismissed for want of prosecution. 'HlJncle Simon Phillips says that he wants to cry one more public sale before permanently retiring from the auctioneers’ field, and has therefore made arrangements to cry Randolph Wright’s sale west of town, y uesday March 7. Uncle Lewis Davisson, who was treated recently for cancer of the nose and face, thinks he has been permanently cured and the cancerous growth fully removed. The wound has healed nicely and it is hoped that he will have no recurrence of the trouble. Roy McKinsie, the barber, who has been in failing health from consumption for some time, is reported barely alive at the home of his wife’s parents in Barkley tp., where he has been staying this winter. At this writing his death is looked for at any moment.

K. A. Parker has a handsome bay horse model standing in his show window, all “saddled and bridled” and hitched to a fine rubber-tired rig. This is something not often, seen outside the larger cities. Call in and see the animal and look over Mr. Parker’s fine stock of buggies. Another fire in Strick’s coldstorage house near the depot called out the fire department Monday afternoon, but the blaze was not of much consequence and was extinguished before the up-town company arrived on the scene. The fire started from an overheated stove, it is said. VA surprise party was given Saturday evening in honor of Miss Madeline Ramp at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramp, on South Division street. Some twenty-five or thirty boy and girl schoolmates and friends were present. The evening was spent in playing various games and having a grand good time. Elegant refreshments were served. Miss Bernice Warren, daughter of our former townsman, J. F. Warren, was married Feb. 14, at her home in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Mr. Lorenzo F. Farman, also of that city. The groom is credit man for the Oklahoma Wholesale Grocery Co., and is said to be a very fine gentleman. The friends of the bride in Rensselaer extend congratulations. Miss Orlena Robinson, aged 37 years, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Robinson, at the east side of town, Saturday morning last from epilepsy, from which she had suffered since a child. She leaves a mother, one sister and six brothers. The funeral was held from the residence Monday at 10 a. m., and interment made in Weston cemetery. It is currently reported that Mrs. Nora Morgan Finney has begun action for divorce from her husband Orla Finney, a former clerk in Laßue Bros, store here. They are now living at Elwood. One of the charges in the complaint is said to be drunkeness. When here Mr. Finney always conducted himself like a gentleman and was well respected.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, February 25, 1905.

Aj~Matt Worden’s fire loss was adjusted Wednesday, he receiving the full amount of his policy, S4OO. J He was insured in the North “British insurance company, represented by C. B. Steward.

Mrs. Theodore Hurley died at her home in Barkley township last Friday from consumption. She was the third wife of Mr. Hurley. The funeral was held Sunday at 10 a. m., and interment made in Prater cemetery. Obituary appears elsewhere in this paper.

X'Will Donnelly and Louie Ramp returned Wednesday from a five weeks visit in the southwest, most of the time near Houston, Texas. Will has bought a saw mill and planing mill some thirty miles from Houston and expects to locate there permanently in a few weeks. Louie Ramp will probably go out there also. Frank Donnelly will carry on the lumber yard here,

A good sized company of the people of the First Baptist church called at ,the home of the pastor, Rev. J. B. Bair, Thursday evening and had an enjoyable time in which refreshments, music and sports were among the leading features. Music was furnished by Clyde Comer and Floyd Bair. All enjoyed themselvee, both old and young, especially the minister and his family, and extend an invitation to their friends to come again.

A report was circulated about Goodland last week that the Goodland Bank was “shaky,” and a small run resulted. The bank people brought in $40,000 in cash from Chicago, 6ays the Herald, and everyone that wanted his money got it promptly. Like the Dutchman, when the depositors found that the bank could pay, they didn’t want it, and the trouble was soon ended. The party responsible for the alarm will be prosecuted, it is said.

The sale at the Kent ranch near Fair Oaks Thursday was the biggest sale of the season. There was an immense crowd there and the hot lunch man was eaten completely out, selling over S6O worth of stuff. Property all brought good prices, one big team of mules selling at S4OO another mule team $370, etc. The entire sale aggregated about $6,450. Several span of mules were bought by an agent of the Knickerbocker Ice Co., of Chicago.

A RENSSELAER THAW. [With Apologies, Etc.] Swear, and the town * wears with you; Don't, aud the crowd is mad, For the whole town knows In the melting snows That the walking's p. d. bad. Oh, for a flat in some Vast wilderness where snow Is kept alway In a dry frappe Until it is time to go In a summer rush Of decent slush. And not the kind we know. Slosh, slosh, slosh, Out of the slush The gutters rush; Into the slosh The gum galosh Goes with a glickety-gluck-galuck. And out again with a slimery suck. Slippery, sloppery; Drippery, Droppery; Flippery, fioppery; Skippery, hoppery: We jump On a lump Of snow in a hump To find that it's only a sloppery slump, A devilish, deceitful, damply duihp. Aud we get Our feet wet From the icy jet That shoots up our— Well, no matter, We get the splatter J ust the same. And our temper is hot. Though are feet are not. Look at our pants, or skirts. Soaked in the slush that squirts, Out of the beautiful everywhere. Thawing fast in the melty air. Look on us; pity us, Kindly heaven; Let us say, “Damn!’’ Aud be forgiven.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. This has been a very slim month for marriage licenses thus far, only three having beenissned. —o — The various township assessors of Jasper county met at the county assessor’s office yesterday to agree on a schedule for assessing personal, property this year. Assessing will begin March Ist, one month earlier than nsoal, and assessements will be made on property on hand March 1.

The following items from the proceedings of the White circuit court are of ihterest to readers here: Delos Thompson vs. Louis B. Josßerand and Albert E. Josserand, judgment for $1,144 in favor of plaintiff. James H. Chapman, trustee, vs. Louis B. Josserand, judgment for $664 30 in favor of plaintiff.

At this writing, Friday morning, the grand jury is still in session, but r no indictments have been hanjed in as yet, although it is understood that several have been returned. Owing to sickness of Wilson Schaffer they did not reconvene until Wednesday. It is rumored that an alleged case of attempting to give a farmer knock-out drops in one of the saloons here is being investigated, also the assessment sheets of some of the McCoy bank victims to compare their losses with the returns made to the assessor.

The much advertised stationery contracts were let Wednesday, the Burt-Terry-Wilson Co., of Lafayette being awarded classes 1 and 3 at $599.38 and $61.75, respectively; The Vequesney Co. of Terre Hfijute, class 2, at $35.88; and Leslie Clark of Rensselaer, class 4at $l9O. The bids are by items and the aggregate as given above means if all the items named are required and furnished. If there are no “catches” in the contracts, the total price for stationery this year will be the lowest had for several years.

New suits filed: No. 6821. Lewis Gilbransen, administrator de bonus of the estate of Christian Nelson, deceased, vs. Eliza Miles et al; action to foreclose mortgage. No. 6822. Victor E. Shields and Wm. H. Shields vs. August Rosenbaum; action on account; demand $85.75 No. 6823. Mallory Commission Co. vs. D. J. Lane and Sarah E. Lane, his wife; action on note; demand $442.66. No. 6824. Minnie Wiseman vs. John Wiseman; action for divorce The complaint states that the parties were married in Newton county, Ind., in 1877, and lived together as husband and wife until Jananuary 29, 1905, when defendant abandoned plaintiff; that as a result of said union they have seven children, six of whom are under twenty-one years; that at the time of said abandonment they resided on a farm in Wheatfield township, Jasper county; that they had seperate property interests that were used as a whole in the support of the family, said property being in the form of personal property of the value of less than $500; that defendant now claims all of said property and has served notice on her not to dispose of same; that defendant is an able bodied man, a plasterer, competent to earn a living for himself and family; that plaintiff has been in feeble health for the past year and confined to her bed much of the time and unable to contribute in any way to the support of herself or minor children. Wherefore plaintiff asks for an order of court to have and hold, sell and dispose of such personal property for the support of herself and family. No. 6825. John Pinter vs. Lewis Sayler and Lawrence Sayler; action on note; demand $251.51.

No. 6826. William B. Austin vs. John Williams, John W. Price and Rachel M. Price; action on note; demand $l5O. No. 6827. The state of Indiana on the relation of Charles F. Stackhouse, trustee of Marion Township, Jasper county, Indiana, vs. Chas M. Blue, Mary E. Robinson, John W. Horton, W. B. Austin, Emmet L. Hollingsmorth, John Eger, D. G. Warner, Geo. E. Murray, Theo. F. Clark, Abraham Leopold, John Martindale, Louis Hamilton, Granville Moody, Walter V. Porter, Anna R. Mills, Edward Mills, Emory Mills, and Howard Mills; suit on bond; demand $2,929,14. This is an action to recover on bond of C. M. Bine late trustee of Marion tp., and we, understand the bondsmen are willing to pay but want judgment taken against Bine as principal No. 6838. Colonel G. Lamar vs. Gunyon; suit on note.

RELIEF BILLS ARE VETOED.

“Against Public Policy and Are Unconstitutional/* Says Governor Hanly In Vetoing Them.

Three of the bills to reimburse public officials for funds lost in bank failures, which had passed both branches of the legislature, were sent to the governor Monday, and Wednesday he returned the bills, with his veto. One bill introduced by Representative Mountz, asked for the reimbursement of about $7,000 to seven trustees in DeKalb county; a second bill, introduced by Represented Jesse Wilson, for the reimbursement to the extent of . approximately SB,OOO to five trustees in Jasper county, and the third bill, introduced by Representative Salisbury, for the reimbursement to the extent of about $7,000 to George W. Willenar, treasurer of Stuben county. Governor Hanly gives as his reasons for vetoing the bills that such measures are against public policy, and would be unconstitutional, if enacted. The vetoes were concurred in by the House, only eight members voting for the passage of the bills over his veto. The bill for the relief of Treas-

DAIRYMEN’S CONVENTION

And Business of Jasper County Institute will be held at Rensselaer, March 4, at 10 a. m. On special request this meeting has been called for two lectures on dairying by Prof. H. Van Norman of Purdue. This means how to make more and better butter with less labor. No one can realize the good of a 4100 eeperator until they have tried one. No product of the farm brings so little profit for the labor required as poor butter; nothing demands a better price and more of it than good butter. The subject for the morning lecture will be “Profits in Dairying;” afternoon, “The Young Man’s Opportunity; Does he Realize It?” This meeting will be a real treat to Jasper county. The talk will be mostly upon the Farmers’ Institute Association. Coming as it does on Saturday it will be a good opportunity to bring out the boys and girls to the meeting. Wm. Augspurger, Chm.

For Sale: —Domesticated wild Mallard ducks. Fine decoys, prolific breeders. Price $2.50 per pair. Address, Geo. L. Burgess, Goodland, Ind. See Baughman & Williams for farm and city loans.

NEW GYMNASIUM AT ST. JOSEPH’S.

Fine New Building Dedicated By Bishop Alerding of Ft. Wayne.—Many People In Attendance.

£ St. Joseph’s College has added another building to the several already on the grounds. The new gymnasium building and recital ball which has long been the desire of the students, was dedicated Wednesday by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Jos. Alerding of Ft. Wayne. After the dedication ceremonies, the Bishop mounted the stage and delivered a splendid address on the old theme “Mens sana in corpora eano” (a sound mind in a sound body.) In his own characteristic philosophical manner, his speech spiced with epigrams and witicisms, he spoke of the relation of the body to the soot aud the necessity of physical culture. In proportion as men take greater care of their body and their external appearance, they become better and advance in civilization. He said he did not believe in the saintliness of dirt.

The speaker then spoke of the benefits of systematic physical exercise to the health of the person and advocated a proper use of the same, He also compared present methods in college athletics with those of forty years ago, and said he believed he got as much fan if not more, oat of their old time unscientific baseball and football as of the present “scientific” games. Some indoor games and military exercises occupied the remaining part of tRe morning. In the afternoon a spirited and altogether notable contest was

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urer Nichols’ bondsmen, as well as those of several other officials of other counties, are still pending in the Senate, but the action of the governor on the above practically disposes of all such bills, and they will no doubt be “killed” or indefinitely postponed there without ever reaching the governor. While much sympathy is expressed here for several of the township trustees who lost township funds in the McCoy bank, yet the fact remains that they cannot be legally reimbursed by taxing the people again. We are told by a prominent citizen of one of the townships affected that he thought if the trustee would give his service account for the past year that the balance would be made up by subscription among the more prominent taxpayers of his township. This gentleman also said that he understood the feeling was the same in some of the other townships affected. This, it would appear, is the only way that the trustees can be reimbursed in any way.

PUBLIC SALES. The democrat has printed bills for the following coming public sales. For complete list and description of property, see another column: Monday, Feb. 27, Frank Lakin, near Blackford; general sale, horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, household goods, etc. Tuesday, Feb. 28, V. H. Thornton, on the Lang farm-at Surrey; general sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, household furniture, etc. Thursday, March 1, Mary A. Hallihan, | mile southwest of Newland; general sale, horses, cattle, hogs and farming implements. Tuesday, March, 7, Randolph Wright, 6£ miles west of Rensselaer; general sale, horses, cattle, farm implements, etc. Monday, March 6, Conrad Schafer, 6 miles south and 1 mile east of Rensselaer; general sale, horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, farm implements, etc. Thursday, March 9, August Vos, 7 miles south and 2 milea east of Rensselaer; general sale, horses, cattle, farm implements, household goods, etc. Read The Democrat for news.

held by the Senior Elocution Class for the Gold Medal offered by the President of the College. All of the speakers read their lines with something of the smoothness and effectiveness of professional elocutionists. The Judges Rt. Rev. Bishop Alerding, Revs. Mark Hamburger and Thomas Conroy, awarded the medal to D. Lawrence Monahan.

Mr. E. P. Honan presided and opened the program with a felicitous introduction speech. Following is the Program: March and Overture— I “Bridal Rota".... Orchestra. Gualberto’s Victory..Fallcian Wacheudorfer Clarence’s Dream (Selection from Richard III) Maurice O’Connor Bernardo del Carpio Victor Heagher The Two Vagabonds —Maurice Ehleurtngsr The Progress of Madness ........ Lawrence Monahan The Bashful Man - Edward Pryor Cardinal Wolsey's Farewell....Albin Sheidler Speech of Brutus to the Romans. Othmar Snap* Soliloquy of Hamlet Raymond Rath Song, "Tu est Petrus”.. Choir “Voices of the Might" Orchestra There was a large number of visitors in attendance from a distance and not a few from town. The new building, which is in every way a first class college gymnasium, will attract an increased number of students. Already this year there has been an increase of forty over that of last year and the coming year will probably mark an even greater increase.