Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1905 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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MONEY MONEY MONEY

Money to Loon for one, two, three, four or five veare, on farms or town property, on the beat terma obtainable anywhere. We also buy good notea, and loan money on personal aecurity and chattel mortgage. We loan our own funda and consequently can close a loan on snorter notice than anyone in the county. * Our regular customers are our best advertising mediums. Try us before closing a loan, as we can accommodate you with any kind of a loan you want, if you have good security. AUSTIN A HOPKINS, Rensselaer, Ind.

HONEY MONEY HONEY

MONEY MONEY MONEY

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City end Country Reeders. Corn, 51c; oats 25c. Dr. Rice of Demotte was in the city Wednesday. W. Williams waa in Chicago on business the first of the week. Additional local news will be found on another page of The Democrat. 'yCMrs. H. Ballard and Miss Ocie /Jackson of Lebanon are visiting Mrs. J. H. Jessen. Miss Gail Low of Medaryville is visiting her cousin, Miss Iris Baughman, this week. xC. E. Hershman of Valparaiso is here this week looking after some business matters. Ira H. Buck, a farmer residing near Monon, dropped dead from heart disease Saturday. Rev. DeVol of Remington was here Wednesday advertising Fountain Park Assembly. E. L. Hollingsworth and children have gone to Charlevoix, Mich., to spend a few weeks. ><Mrs. N. Krull of Kentland is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ramp, here this week. Geo. F. Meyers and C. E. Hershman were in Grant county on real estate business this week. Miss Mabel Huff left Saturday for her home in Selina, Ohio, after a six weeks visit with friends here. of all thqse eligible old bachelors who boarded at the Comer House, Jud Hunt is the only one left. Mrs. Oppenheimer and daughter Belle, of New Orleans, are guests of the former’s daughter, Mrs. B. S. Fendig. Miss Jeanette Needham returned to her home in Dublin, Ind., Wednesday after a few weeks visit with friends here.

'><Earl Duvall of Rockville is visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dnvall, and shaking hands with old friends here this week. Daisy Brown and children of Miami, Fla., is here for an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman. Mrs. Elmer Dwiggins of Des Moines, lowa, is visiting friends here this week. Mr. Dwiggins was also here Sunday, but returned home Monday. Saylor of Lamar, Colo., came* Saturday for a few days visit with old friends and to look after some business matters, returning Wednesday.

Fountain Park’s great program of leotnres entertainment, field day sports, bathing and Boating. You cannot afford to miss it. Aug. 12th to 27th, 1905. Co. M will go to Indianapolis August 2 for the annual encampment of the I. N. G. They will camp at Ft. Benjamin' Harrison and the meeting will last ten days. Mr. and Mrs. Jakey Hopkins, who have been living in Brazil for the past year, have returned to Rensselaer and the former is again working in the Rensselaer cigar factory.A Mr. Gregory of Montgomery county, has rented one of John Makeever’s tenant houses on South Division street and will move here with his wife the first of the month. He will travel for the Wells Medicine Co., of Lafayette, having Jasper and Starke counties for his territory.

■' » ■'■< - —— - Miss Estella Huffman is visiting at Indianapolis this week. Joe Hardman is visiting his aged parents at Warsaw this week. and Mrs Perry of Chicago visited Mr. and Mrs. Orren Parker here this week. A. F. Long and Mrs. C. C. Warner returned Monday from a few days visit in Watseka, 111., William Stively, who has been visiting in Ohio for several months, returned home Wednesday. Miss Jennie Harris entertained last Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Jeannette Needham of Dublin. Ind. , , Miss Madge Beam returned Tuesday from a several weeks visit with Miss Mabel Kenton at Artesian, So. Dak. Miss Jeannette Scharle returned to her home in Chicago Wednesday after several days with the Misses Peters south of town. Mrs. James Grider and daughter Mrs. Sherman Stickroe of Paxton, 111., are visiting Mrs. Alex Leech and other relatives in Jasper county. and W. H. Eger have rawed Judge Thompson’s bid on the McCoy & Porter land in Union tp., to $16.50 per acre. The Judge is now to bear from again. Shook and family, who weht to Washington state last winter, have returned and at present are at Chicago Heights, 111. We are not informed as towhether they will settle in Chicago Heights or not ./Mrs. Joseph Swain and daughter Myrtle of Louisville, Ky., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kiplinger. Mrs. Swain is a cornetist of considerable ability while her daughter is quite an aoomplished violinist.

HONEY MONEY HONEY

Read the page ad of catalogue goods of the Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. Forsythe is building up a large business in this line also, and will soon issue a 200 or 300 page catalogue which will be sent out through Jasper and surrounding counties. Mrs. C. C. Sigler, formerly of Rensselaer, died at her home in Tulsa, I. T., Tuesday, aged 52 years, and was buried there the following day. She had been in poor health for some time. She leaves a husband, who is a brother of Mrs. Geo. W. Goff of this city, and four children, all grown. The fourth quarterly meeting will occur next Sabbath. Dr. D. M. Wood, the presiding elder, will hold quarterly conference on Saturday eveiiing at 7:30 and preach Sabbath morning at 10:45, followed by the holy communion. In the evening the pastor will preach on the subject “The Sin of Indifference and The Liquor Traffic ” The public cordially invited.

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hodges of Hiseville, Ky., were here last week a few days, the guests of attorney Geo. E. Hersh man. Mr. Hodges is a law classmate of the latter and it is probable that he will locate here and form a partnership with Mr. .Hersh man in the practice ,of law. B. F. Ferguson, Mr. Hersh man’s present partner, will probably move to Washington ere long. Geo. A. Williams was called to Carthage, Hi., again thia week by reason of the serious illness of his affianced’s mother, and as Mrs. Davidson wished her daughter and Mr. Williams to marry before she dies it is likely they will be married this week. Mr. Williams has rented the Mrs. Monneghan prop*, erty on North Weston street and will begin house-keeping there, Mr. Vanatta desiring to remain in the property owned by Mr. Williams for awhile yet.

Miss Alice Bates has resigned as librarian of the Jasper Public Library, to take effect August 81, and, it is understood, will continue as assistant in the county auditor’s office where she has put in her extra time for several months. Miss Bessie King has been engaged in Miss Bates’ place at an annuul salary of 1400 per year, the same as that offered Miss Bates; and she is now at Winona taking instruction in library work- Miss Bates has made a very efficient and popular librarian but she thought she could not afford to continue to do the work with its greatly added duties at the salary offered.

Renssblabr, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, July 22, 1905.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered la the Of* flees of the County Capitol. Miss Jean McFarland is now acting as deputy in the clerk’s office. —o— New suits filed: No 6887. Harry L. Nowlin vs. Flora toe Laer et al; action to quiet title. —o — There are some of the ex-trus-tees’ accounts in Jasper county that ought to be investigated, and it would not be a bad idea to have the “Graves Auditing Co.” of Warsaw look into some of the “supplies” purchased during their term from rascally supply houses. —o — The Hammond Tribune says that S. P. Thompson was in Hammond Wednesday in conference with Referee Bowers, and that Mr. Thompson has been appointed attorney for the A. McCoy & Co., estate to succeed Jesse Wilson, who soon leaves to take up his new duties in Washington. f — o — is being made to have the county council appropriate money to assis in the improvement of the three miles of dirt road in Jordon tp., on the Range Line between Rensselaer and Remington. The two towns will also be asked to assist in the way of a popular subscription, we understand.

The Democrat was mildly taken to task a few days ago by a member of the county council for its statement last week regarding the cost of the extension to the Burk’s bridge, the councilman stating that he thought the cost was only a little over S7OO. The Democrat made the statement from memory only, and while it thought that the cost was over $1,400, it wanted to be on the safe side and gave it as “about $1,400.” Since the county councilman above called attention to the matter an examination of the records was made and it was found that the contract was let to the Pan American Bridge Co., in December, 1904, for $l,lOO, and that this company was allowed at the March, 1905, term of commissioners’ court $1,470 for the improvement, or $370 more than the contract price, so The Democrat was only S7O too low in its figures last week.

The county commissioners have been asked to sign a disclaimer of any interest on the part of Jasper county in the $23,000 county funds lost in the McCoy sheepskin bank, in order to assist 8. R. Nichols in his petition to offset some $15,000 of this sum against a like amount which he owed the bank personally. The Democrat is not advised whether or not the commissioners have signed this disclaimer, as no record whatever regarding it has been made, but it is told by a prominent attorney that should they do so it might have the effect of releasing the treasurer and his bondsmen from liability and saddle the loss upon the taxpayers of the county, a thing that was attempted to *be forced upon them last winter by legislation. If you have any influence with your commissioners you should use it to prevent anything being done that will jeopardize the county’s interests in the matter.

| to | off on shoes and oxfords at Rowles & Parker’s clearance sale.

WILL PAY IT ALL BACK.

The Democrat's Move to Have Honey Returned That Was Illegally Paid County Treasurers To Bear Fruit.

The move made by The Democrat man to have money returned to the city treasury of Rensselaer that had been paid out without authority of law to the county treasurer for collecting special assessments of taxes and to permit payment of no more city funds for such purpose, as outlined in this paper last week, is to bear good fruit, we are informed, and the money will be paid back. The amount that was paid out for this purpose is $l5O, and a claim for SSO more was pending at the time the protest of The Democrat man was filed. Of this amount SSO was to R. A. Parkison on Nov. 23,1903; $37,40 to 8. R.

MAY PROVE INTERESTING.

A few days ago an agent for a supply house presented a due bill to one of the new township trustees of one of the north townships of Jasper county for quite a sum of money, the due bill having been issued to the supply man by the former trustee. Unthinkingly, he gave his check for the amount, but later came to town and on advice of bis attorneys stopped payment on the check and will now let the supply bouse sue the claim if they desire, when some interesting developments may occur. It is said that the old trustee, who during his term bought “supplies” running up in the thousands, from supply houses, and run bis township badly in debt, was credited SIOO on this bill when the order was given.

THE LATEST FROM NEWTON.

Goodland Herald: We are frequently asked the questions, “what will be the next move in the court house problem?” We don’t know and have failed to find anybody who does. . Even Judge Hammond, ’tis said, failed to read the combination at the first dash and took thirty days for consideration before venturing an opinion as to what course to pursue. The supreme court hunts for technicalities in the court house location enterprise with all the ardor of a jaybird going after a fishworm, and there will be no more warwhoops of victory reverbrating along the mosquito-infested banks of the historical Iroquois until the statutes and supreme court reports of Indiana are fully masticated and spread out over a record that even the Japanese navy couldn’t puncture at short range. Sorry, but this is all the “court house”’ news we have for this issue.

WILCOX FAMILY REUNION.

The Wilcox family met in reunion at the home of Jasper Kenton, Saturday, July 15tb, in honor of Cass Wilcox and family of Gillam township who will remove within a short time to Clear Lake, Washington. Dinner and supper were served on the spacious and shady lawn, with ice-cream and all the good things of the season, to which the assembled guests did ample justice. The afternoon was pleasantly spent by all amid congenial gossip and music. A phonograph manipulated by A. L. Branch added much to the enjoyment of the occasion. The guests were: Cass Wilcox and family of Gillam tp.; John Bruner and family; Frank Osborne and family; William Wilcox and family of Parr; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilcox; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wilcox of Dayton, Ky.; A. L. Branch and daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bruner of Brook! Mr. and Mrs. David Yeoman and daughter, Harriet; Mrs. Daisy Brown of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. F. E. Mauck of Anderson, Ind; Grandmother Morris; Uncle Tom Thrawls; Mrs. Maggie Meads and son; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Daniels; Mr. and" Mrs. Thomas Robinson; and Mr. Wm. Day. A most enjoyable day was reported by all. **«

TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.

Trinity M. E. church will hold a lawn social at the parsonage, under the auspices of the Epworth League, Thursday evening, July 27. Ice-cream and cake will be served and a good social time is anticipated. Everybody invited.

Nichols on July, 25. 1904, and $62,50 to Nichols on Feb. 13,1905. Mr. Parkison, we are told will return the SSO paid him on demand being made, saying thathe doesn’t want the money if he is not entitled to it; and, if necessary, suit will be commenced against Nichols to recover the SIOO he has received. If The Democrat man had not made a kick for the return of this money it is not likely anyone else would have had the temerity to have done so, therefore if the money is returned to the city treasury, where it belongs, the taxpayers of the city have only The Democrat to thank for it.

WM. WANTS ONE THOUSAND PLUNKS.

A. McCoy’s Son-In-Law Demands $66 Per Day for Fifteen Days He Was Assignee of Bank.

W. A. Rinehart has filed a claim for services as assignee of the A. McCoy & Co. bank, and demands SI,OOO for the fifteen days be was in charge of same. This is about $66 per day, a reasonable sum surely for a man of Mr, Rinehart’s rare business attainments, considering the fact that bis wife has also got in claims aggregating $21,000, which she alleges "her father owes her. Bill was formerly chairman of the republican county central committee here—a fact which our republican friends would like to forget, along with Tom and old Mack’s prominence in their party —and no doubt this has something to do with his modesty in filing so

BAD ACCIDENT IN JORDAN.

Ten-Year-Old Boy Has Foot Cut off In flowing Hachine. The 10-year-old grandson of John Beecher of Jordan tp., got his foot cut nearly off in a mowing machine Saturday. It seems Mr. Beecher went to the field to cut bay, the boy accompanig him. He mowed around the field, telling the boy to remain at the corner where he started in. His attention was taken up with his team and he did not notice the boy again, but after cutting twice around he turned and made a back cut next to the fence. When near the corner where he started he heard the boy scream, and before the team could be stopped the sickle bad cut one of the lad’s feet almost off at a point just above the ankle, it bolding only by one cord. Doctors were at once summoned from Goodland and the member was bound back on in the hope that perhaps it might be saved and be of some use to the boy. At this writing the injured boy is getting along as well as could be expected although greatly weakened by loss of blood. It seems that he had sat down in a clump of grass next to the fence or hedge, not expecting his grandfather would cut back again on that side, and before he realized it the mower was upon him. The boy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thurlow, reside at Rock Island, 111., and with his mother he was out here to spend several weeks with Mr. Beecher, as is their custom ever summer. Latest reports from the boy are to the effect that the doctors will probably have to amputate the foot.

MRS. THEODORE KEIPER DIES.

Mrs. Theodore Keiper, whose hopeless condition was mentioned in The Democrat last week, died at her home south of town last Friday afternoon. The funeral was held Monday at 9 a. m., from St; Augustine’s Catholic church and interment made in Mt. Calvary, the Catholic cemetery, south of town, Mrs. Anna Magdaline Kerns was born May 5, 1853, at Schuylkill Falls, Pa., and was married to Theodore Keiper, March 30, 1869, and with her husband had lived in Jasper county about 30 years. Four children were born as a result of this union. One died in infancy and three, John Keiper of near Plymouth, Mrs. Lizzie Abbott of Rensselaer, and Anthony Keiper, who is still at home, with the husband, survive her. Deceased was a highly respected lady and the sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved husband and children.

CARD OF THANKS.

To the many friends and neighbors who lent us their assistance and sympathy during the breif sickness and death of our beloved wife and mother, we desire to extend our most heartfelt thanks. Theo. Keiper and Children.

THE POLICE COURT.

Roy Grayson and “Shorty” Adams were arrested for intoxication and arraigned before Squire Irwin Monday where the former was fined $1 and costs, $9,55 in all, while the latter was given $5 and trimmings, $18.05 all told. Both fines were staid for ninety days, Mrs. Adams going Shorty’s surety. Come to The Democrat office f or all kinds of job printing.

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small a claim for the valuable services to the (McCoys and himself) that he is believed to have performed. Even Bro. Marshall is now kicking Bill and the McCoys once in awhile, and we all know how he for years used to carry the names of the whole gang in double leaded long primer in the most prominent place in his paper. If trustee Chapman’s services are equally as valuable, by the time the court costs, attorneys’ fees, et cetera, are got in, it may be necessary to make an assessment on the creditors to pay out. Experience, however, is a mighty expensive teacher, yet there are many people that must have it.

WILL RENSSELAER GO “DRY?”

Remonstrance Under the Moore Law Now Being Circulated. A remonstrance under the new Moore law against the granting of a liquor license to any and all per-, sons in the first ward of Rensselaer is being circulated and numerously signed. Ninety-seven names are neceseary to defeat, and those having the matter in hand expect to secure over one hundred names before filing. The remonstrance, under this law is against the business, and not against any one or more certain applicants. If sucessful it will knock out the four saloons here and place Rensselaer along with Remington, Oxford, Fowler, Boswell, Earl Park, Otterbein, Brook, Brookston, Medaryville and numerous other towns in this section of the state that have “gone dry” in the past few years, and will be effective in shutting out all saloons here for a period of two years at least. Benton county has closed up every saloon in its borders except at the little town of Freeland, and it is reported that a move will be made soon to make that town “dry” also.

JUST A REMINDER, THAT’S ALL.

Acts of 1899, page 80, contains the following statute regulating the allowance and payment of claims against incorporated towns and cities, and provides penalties for the violation thereof: Section 1. Be it enacted by the Ge neral Assembly of the State of Indiana, That it shall be unlawful for the Board of Trustees of any Incorporated town, or the Common Council of any incorporated city in the State, or any member thereof, to make any claim against said town or city, or to order the issue of any town or city warrant or order for the payment of money, except at a regular or special session of said Board of Trustees or Common Council, and it shall. BE UNLAWFUL FOB ANY CLERK OF ANY CITY OB TOWN TO DRAW OH ISSUE ANY TOWN OH CITY OHDRH OR WARRANT TO ANY PERSON, EPCEPT THAT THE SAME HAS BERN ORDERED AND ALLOWED AS IN THIS ACT PROVIDED.

Section 2. No claim shall be allowed by said Board of Trustees of an incorporated, town, or any Common Council of any incorporated city, unless such claim, setting forth the particular items and amounts claimed, and duly verified by claimant or by some person having knowledge of the facts on his behalf, shall have been filed in the office of the Clerk of said town or city, by said Clerk PLACED ON THE CLAIM DOCKET MORE THAN FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE HOLDING OF SUCH HEHBION OF THE BOARD OF THUSTBES OB COMMON COUNCIL. Sections. The Clerk of said town or eity, shall at the expense of said town orcity, procure a suitable book to be used as a claim docket. He shall when a claim is filed as herein provided enter the same on said docket, stating the name of the claimant, the amount claimed, and in general terms for what claimed and the date of filing thereof. And when a claim is acted upon, said Clerk shall briefly upon said docket state the action of the Board of Trustees, or City Council. BAID DOCKET SHALL AT ALL TIMES BB OPEN TO THE INSPECTION OF ANY AND ALT, CITIZENS. Section 4. The Clerks of incorporated towns and cities are hereby authorised to administer all oaths and affirmations by thia act required, for which they shall charge no fee. Section 5. Any Clerk of an incorporated town, or Clerk of an incorporated city, ob ANY MEMBER OF A BOARD OF TRUSTEES Of an incorporated town, oh any membeb or a CITY COUNCIL, who shall VIOLATE ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, SHALL,UPON CONVICTION THEROF. BE FINED NOT LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS FOR SUCH OFFENSE. The Democrat-has no desire to unjustly criticise the Rensselaer city council for its laxness, in transacting public business for it believes most of the members, at least, mean to do what is right. The above law has not been observed very well in the past.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the court house is “The Children of Light;” in the evening, “Distrust in Righteousness.” All are welcome.