Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1905 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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SPECIAL SESSION HELD.

Contract Let for Bridge In Wheatfield Tp., and Soma Bonds Approved. The county commissioners met in special session Tuesday, and let the contract for a new wooden bridge in Wheatfield tp., to 8. L. Luce of Demotte, a brother-in-law of Commissioner Halleck, for sl,140. John Hack & Son of Lowell, bid 51,295. The trustee of Wheatfield tp., was appointed superintendent to oversee the construction of the bridge. The bond of William L. Lewis in the sum of $5,000, with the U. 8, Fidelity and Guaranty Co., as surety, as superintendent of construction of the Iroquois ditch, was approved. Bond of Andrew W. Prevo as superintendent of the Gillam gravel roads in the sum of $5,000, with George D. Prevo, James R. Guild and Michael Robinson as sureties, was approved.

GOOD REASON FOR LEAVING.

A couple of solictors who were working picture enlarging under a superintendent and boarding at the Nowels House, were seen by Nightwatch Zea taking French leave about 12 o’clock Wednesday night. Learning that they had not settled their board bill, Lyman overhauled the gentlemen at the depot and hustled them back to town, where the manager was roused up and agreed to pay their bill, after taking them to task for leaving him without notice. They were turned loose and left town. Later the manager thought perhaps the fellows had done some act that prompted them to leave so suddenly, and on investigation of the room occupied by Orth Nichols, son of the county treasurer, who occasionally stops over night at the hotel when out late, disclosed the fact that his pocketbook and some $9.50 in cash was gone. The fellows made good their escape.

CUBAN LAND ALL RIGHT.

E. J. Wilcox, who bought 100 aqres of land in the central part of Cuba in June of last year, at the price of $lO per acre, has just received a letter from a big real estate firm asking if he would accept $25 per acre for same. A railroad has been surveyed (and the money to build it is now up),which will pass quite close to his land, which will further increase its value when built. Mr. Wilcox confidently expects to be able to sell at SSO or more per acre within another year, which would make him a clear profit of 400 per cent, on his investment. Asugarmill or a railroad, or both, is what makes land valuable in Cuba. Mr. Wilcox has the agency for a “Thousand Dollar Club” whereby investors may join issues in the purchase of 5,000 or more acres, upon which are to be built both a sugar-mill and a railroad, which he says will absolutely net every investor 500 per cent, within two years.

WILLOWS.

The time for peeling willows is at band. Peel and let the bark hang and sure death to branch and root will follow. This is important to the owners of the right of way of all ditohes now in process of construction. The statute under which the Iroquois ditch is to be let on August 4, 1905, requires the owner of the land to remove willows from the ditch and its banks. (Sec. 21.) It is important that the owners of land through which it is to be cut kill the willows before the dredge comes along and covers the live trees in the deposits on the banks and leaves the live roots and branches in the ditch itself, xx

MONEY MONEY MONEY Money to Loan for one, two, three, four or five years, on farms >■ or town property, on the best terms obtainable anywhere. q ® We also buy good notes, and loan m money on personal security and •< chattel mortgage. . We loan oar own funds and conse- > quently can close a loan on 3 2 shorter notice than anyone in © O the county. 2 ® Our regular customers are our best advertising mediums. Try us before closing a loan, as we > can accommodate yon with any w kind of a loan you want, if you © g have good security. gj ® AUSTIN ft HOPKINS, "* Rensselaer, Ind. MONEY MONEY MONEY

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About The County Capitol.

The petitioners in the 8. F. Iliff et al road case in Jordan tp., have perfected their appeal to the circuit court —o — Mr. John F. Gramps and Miss Cora Wheeler, both of Kankakee tp., were married in the clerk’s office Saturday afternoon, Judge Hanley officiating. * —o — Marriage licenses issued: July 22, John F. Gramps, aged 21, to Cora Wheeler, aged 22; both of Kankakee tp., and first marriage for each. A colored man was brought over from Kentland Monday to lay out a plain drunk in jail here at Newton county’s expense. Our neighbor is paying the penalty of civilization, as most of the drunks over there nowadays are workers on the new railroad passing through that county. —o— The annual estimate of expenditures and tax levies of the township trustees must be made and published next week. The publications must be made in the two leading papers of the county representing the two political parties casting the highest number of votes at the last general election, and also, in the out townships where a newspaper is printed, the estimate must be printed in such paper, in addition to the two leading political papers; New suits filed: No. 6888. James H. Chapman, Trustee, vs. Mattie M. Rinehart; suit, on notes; demand $9,300. This action is brought to recover on three notes given at different times several years ago to A. McCoy & Co., by defendant and which were missing when the other notes and papers were turned over to the trustee, although the records show them to be unpaid. It is supposed they went the same way as the three SB,OOO notes of the Honorable Tom, which were also missing. Trustee Chapman and a host of attorneys went up to Hammond Thursday to finally close up the sale of the McCoy land in Jordan tp., to the Hills of Madison, Ind. Some SIIO,OOO was the balance paid over, SIO,OOO having previously been paid. Of this the McCoy women get a one-fifth or about $24,000, but only about $17,000 is to be paid now, it is understood, as there is some 400 acres of the land which it is claimed was owned by the bank proper and which, if established, will cut them out of a fifth share on.

Sheriff O’Connor went out in Hanging Grove tp., Monday and levied on tbe lands and crops of Mrs. Mattie Rinehart, in the case where Trustee Chapman has brought action to recover on certain notes owing tbe McCoy bank. Mr. O’Conner and R. B. Harris appraised the land at $56,330 and the crops at $1,397. This land is pretty well covered by mortgages, many of which have been given during tbe past year. Had action been commenced sometime last year it would have come in ahead of several of these smaller mortgages. It is stated that a remonstrance against the proposition of making the Kankakee river a navigable stream through Jasper county, as petitioned for by 28 freeholders of that region, will be filed with the commissioners at their August meeting. The objections will be made by land-owners along the water course, and among the reasons to be given why it should not be declared a navigable stream is that it will entail great and useless expense; also, that being a boundary stream, it can only be declared navigable in conjunction with the boards of commissioners of the adjoining counties This remonstrance is being largely signed by landowners affected, it is said. —o — Trustee Harvey Davisson of Union tp., let the contract last

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, July 29, 1905.

Friday for the repairs and addition of a second story to the Fair Oaks achool building and the necessary furniture for same. The bids were as follows: SCHOOL BUILDING. Win. Turner, Wheatfield.. $990 00 J. J. Brenner, Rensselaer 950 00 O. A. Yeoman, Virgie 909 20 FURNITURE. N. Pumphrey, Rensselaer $176 00 Scott, Indianapolis 950 00 Turner, Plymouth 134 00 F. R. Ervin, Fair Oaks 147 00 In the Furniture bids the three first did not include a blackboard. Ervin’s bid included a slate blackboard 26 feet long and 4 feet wide. The contracts were awarded to Yeoman and Ervin. The building requires an entire new roof and all new siding, which runs tbe expense up to a larger figure than first anticipated.

NEW OATS ARE MOVING.

Both Early and Late Varieties Now x Being Hauled to Market /The first load of new oats hauled to tbe Babcock <fc Hopkins elevator were brought in Tuesday by Horatio Ropp, and were raised by Bud Lewis on the the R. B. Harris farm in Barkley tp., near Vai ma. These oats were of the early variety and were not as good as the later oats which have since been hauled to market. The price started at 27 cents per bushel, against 30 cents last year, but the market has since dropped a couple of cents and may go still lower.)/ The late oats are of the best quality this year and are testing from tbe machine at 32 to 34 pounds to tbe bushel, which is better than last year. While several of the north townships and the Gifford district will have a very light crop, yet it is thought the county over there will be double tbe oats there was last year. The price last year advanced a cent the second week and remain-* ed at 31 cents until the latter part of August, when it dropped to 29 cents, then to 28, and the middle of October dropped another cent and remained at 27 cents until early November, when it advanced to 28 cents again and remained at that figure practically until the end of the year. It is interesting to note that the first oats were marketed last year on the same day of the month as this year — July 25—and came from the Fred Waymire farm inßarkley tp. Two years ago they came in July 27. . Some of tbe individual yields that have been brought to our notice are as follows: A. Gangloff, east of town, 50 bushels. Floyd Robinson, east of town 50 bushels. Henry Kolhoff, south of town, 56 bushels. Bud Lewis, Barkley tp., (early oats) 40 bushels.

ZECHARIAH SPITLER DIES.

Zechariah Spitler, an old settler of Newton county, died last Friday at his home in Morocco, at the age of 88 years. In the early days he was, for two years, deputy sheriff of the territory comprising Newton, Jasper and Benton counties. He was the first clerk of Newton county, and later acted as postmaster for several years. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity.

FRANK WANTS A DIVORCE.

A Chicago paper a few days ago contained a more or less highly colored article relative to Frank O’Meara, formerly of this place, who has, according to the article, begun divorce proceedings in Cook county, 111., against his wife, Mrs. Ida Chilcote O’Meara, alleging abandonment. The article was principally untrue and misleading, In his complaint Frank states that his wife left him in 1902 and he does not now know her whereabouts, etc. The facts are, as generally understood here, Frank deserted his wife and she is now living at Mt. Ayr, we understand, and is a highly respected lady.

Wool is fully 331 per cent higher than last year, out you would not think so when you see how Wildberg is slaughtering all-wool pants.

One-third off marked price in plain figures, all wash goods, ribbons, bonnets, etc., at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Wanted:—A reliable middleaged woman as helper in a family of two middle-aged women. Apply at this office.

BRANCHING OUT.

City Council Contracts to Light St. Joseph's. • - NICHOLS' TAX CLAIM IS REJECTED The common council of the City of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday night with all members present. Following is a report of tbe meeting: The Superintendent of the light plant was instructed to purchase material to extend the light line to St Joseph’s College, also to investigate tbe cost of a new boiler.

A contract has been entered into with Father Seifert of the College by which the city is to extend the line to tbe College, the latter to advance the money for the expense of such extension and to be repaid in light rentals. For the light service tbe College is to pay 8 cents per kilowatt, and agrees to take not less than S3OO worth of lights per year, and expects, when all the buildings are wired, that this will be increased to double that sum. This arrangement is to continue for four years with privilege of renewal by the college at same rates. It will be necessary to put in a new boiler at the light plant, we understand at a cost of upwards of SI,OOO, so that with the expense of extending the line it will probably be some years before any revenue will be coming in to the city. The college people will do their own wiring of the buildings, of course. The city attorney filed the following report in the matter of the claim of S. R. Nichols for SSO for collecting special assessments of taxes for the city, which the editor of The Democrat had protested against the allowance of: “The undersigned, City Attorney, to whom was submitted the legality of said claim and liability of the city to pay the same, begs leave to submit this, his report, and in his opinion says: First. That said claim is unlawful and illegal and according to law cannot be collected.

Second. That there is no liability on the part of the city to pay said bill or any part of the same. Third. That it is the duty of the treasurer of Jasper county, as such treasurer, to collect the municipal taxes of the city of Rensselaer, including all special assessments and that in such services he is entitled to no pay, except the salary provided. Fourth. That there is no record or any contract whereby the city has promised or agreed to pay said Nichols, as treasurer, anything whatever for the collection of taxes for this year. I, therefore, recommend and advise that said bill be disallowed. Respectfully submitted, George A. Williams, City Attorney. Motion was made and carried that said report be accepted and said claim be disallowed. The matter of recovery of the $l5O previously paid out for this purpose wilt be reported on at the next meeting. The marshal was instructed to sell no more cinders from the water and light plant until further orders. The marshal was instructed to build wall at ditch on South street at crossing of sidewalk. The city treasurer filed his • report showing the following balances in the different funds: Corporation Funds 238 29 Water Fund 1,389 87 Electric Light Imp. Fund 1,185 02 Public Park Fund 136 15 Road Fund2,2ll 73 Sinking Fund 2,521 34 Special Additional Fund 1,939 °3 Other funds same as last report. Orders aggregating $234.15 have been presented in the Cor‘poration Fund and not paid for want of funds. The following claims were allowed:

COBPOBATION FUND. F. M. Abbott, salaryl 45 00 Lyman Zea, night watch 67 50 Burt-Terry Wilson Co., order b00k.... 600 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 4 00 Hugh Kirk, assisting engineer 1 50 ROAD FUND. \ Frank Shied, work on street 10 50 Chas. Seelman, cutting weeds 165 Roy Thomas, work on ditch 8 00 John McClanahan, work on ditch 1 50 Earnest Cockerell, work on ditch 75 Long and Murray, dirt 77 85 Donnelly Bros., grade stakes 18 43 Platt,Yeider ft Smith,cement work.... 4 00. Leslie Clark, printing 2 00 Louis McNutt, eewer pipe 54 72 WATBB FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 60 00 John Hordeman, work on main 17 25 ■I.NCTBIC LIGHT FUND. Chas. Morlan, making light duplicate. 5 00' C. 8. Chamberlain, salary 100 00 Lem Huston, salary 60 00 C, L. Thornton, salary 60 00 B. F. Fendig, lamp globes 5 43 General Electric Co., electric supplies. 28 30 Victoria Coal Mining Co., ooal 176 83 Donnelly Bros., lumber and labor • 14

LAW MEANS WHAT IT SAYS.

County Officers Must Advertise in ths Two Leading Newspapers. Winamac, Ind., July 24. —In the injunction suit brought on behalf of the Winamac Republican against tbe auditor of Pulaski county, the plaintiff was granted a temporary restraining order, directed against Ellis Rees, county auditor. The decision is of interest to party newspapers in the State. The county auditor is Democratic in politics. He took exceptions to editorial criticism concerning the management of county affairs, and, as alleged, in order to punish C. W Riddick, editor of the republican, he withdrew tbe official printing from that newspaper. He then entered into an arrangement with a nonpartisan newspaper, published in the county, whereby, as still further alleged, that newspaper began supporting the Republican ticket, and publicatidns as required by law were transferred from the Republican to its columns. LAW PERMITS NO DISCRIMINATION. In upsetting this arrangement, the court held that tbe law requiring publications of county notices in two leading newspapers was not for the purpose of patronizing those two newspapers, but it was intended to secure the widest publicity possible of the county publications. No discretion was permitted to the county auditor to make publication save as plainly provided by law, in the two leading newspapers, representing the two dominant parties. In Jasper county the republican office-holders have generally taken tbe position that they could inter-

pret the law to suit and place this printing where it would “do the most good” to themselves. They have yet to learn that laws are made—in some instances, at least —to be obeyed. A paper entitled to this printing should not be made subservient to the officer whose duty it is to make the publications r if it hopes to receive it.

WILLIAMS-DAVIDSON.

Miss Margaret Davidson, daughter of Mrs Susan C. Davidson, of this city, and Mr. George Anderson Williams, of Rensselaer, Indiana, were married at high noon at the home of the bride’s mother, Thursday, July 20th. The wedding day had been set for early fall but the critical illness of the bride’s mother decided the young couple to have the ceremony without delay. The wedding arrangements were simple and informal, the ceremony being witnessed by members of the family only. Rev. Dr. J. M. D. Davidson, of Chicago, officiated, assisted by Rev. P. G. Davidson, of Omaha, Neb., the marriage service being followed by nuptial eucharist, in which the mother was able to join and later give them her blessing. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Gay Davidson, of Quincy, and was attended by her sister Miss Mary Davidson, Mr. William H. Davidson, of Burlington, acting as attendant for the groom. The ceremony was followed by the wedding breakfast. The bride, as a daughter of Carthage, is well known. For the past several years she has been teaching music and drawing in public schools elsewhere, the last two years being spent at Rensselaer, Indiana. Under the try-

ing circumstances under which the marriage took place we are sure tbe bride has the loving sympathy and best wishes of the many friends whom she had hoped to have about her on this occasion. The groom is a popular and successful attorney of Rensselaer and is a noble young man. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will be at home in Rensselaer after Oct. Ist. —Carthage (Ill.) Republican, The many Rensselaer friends of the bride and groom extend hearty congratulations.

The Great Clearance Sale will continue with greater reductions to August 12th, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

July 24, to Mr. and Mrs George Long, near Gifford, a daughter. >T July 22, to Mr. and, Mrs. M. Tuaor of Barkley tp., a son. Buy your farm leases, deeds, mortgages, etc., blanks at The Democrat office.

Vol. VIII. No. 18

OUR PIANO OFFER.

Much Interest Already Shown in the Popularity Vote Contest. HOW VOTE STANDS UP TO DATE. Towns in the North Part of the County Are Slow in Getting Started. J —‘STThe Democrat’s popularity voting contest for the Church, Sunday School and Lodge promises to be very interesting. A great many people do not fully understand the proposition, although we have tried to be as brief as possible. In terming this a popularity contest we make it popular by allowing everybody to vote. The only conditions are that you be a subscriber to this paper. Each new subscriber paying one year in advance is entitled to 20 votes; each new subscriber paying two years in advance, 50 votes; each old subscriber, 10 votes for each dollar paid on subscription, either back subscription or advance, except that no one will be allowed to pay more than two years in advance. The vote now stands as follows: St. John’s Court, C. O. F., Remington.... 30 Gillam Christian S. S 10 Rensselaer Court, C. O. F 10 Remington K. of P. Lodge 60 Milroy Baptist Church 20 Rensselaer Christian Church 20 Mt. Hope Church, Jordan tp 60 Barkley Christian Church 10

All votes are being deposited in a ballot box in our office and will be officially counted by a disinterested committee of three on Dec. 23, 1905, and the lucky Church, Sunday School or Lodge receiving tbe greatest number of votes up to Dec. 22, inclusive, will be given this handsome and costly instrument. We hope to have several new candidates in the next few weeks and look for a heavy vote. This contest means a great deal, every Sunday School or Lodge can be proud to have a prize like this. We invite every one to either call at Rowles & Parker’s dry goods store at Rensselaer, or The Starr Piano Co., 140 N. Penn. St., Indianapolis, and see what a beautiful piano we are giving away.

SUNDAY EXCURSION TO CEDAR LAKE.

The Monon will run an excursion to Cedar Lake on Sunday, Aug. 6, on both its divisions. The round trip fare from Rensselaer is 50 cents. Following is the train schedule and round trip fare from stations between Monon and Lowell inclusive: Leave Monou 9:10 a. ni. .75- “ Lee 9:18 “ .85 “ McCoysburg 9:23 “ .60 “ Pleasant Ridge 9:2S “ .55 “ Rensselakh 9:35 “ .50 " Surrey 9:44 “ .45 “ Parr 9:49 “ .40 Fair Oaks10:00 “ .35 “ Roselawnlo:l4 “ .30 “ Thayer 10:20 “ .25 “ Shelbylo:3o " .25 “ Lowell10:43 “ .15 Arrive Cedar Lake11:00 “ During the last year Cedar Lake has become one of the most popular Pleasure Resorts in the West. There is no better place to spend a day’s outing. A new Bath House and Bathing Beach have just been completed. See the immense new Fish Hatchery established by the U. S. Goverment. Monon Park, the 60-acre picnic grove of the Monon Route, is at the disposal of excursionists on this occasion. Boating, Fishing, Music, Dancing. All kinds of Refreshments. A Cornet Band will accompany each train and furnish music enroute, as at the Lake, Returning Special Train will leave Cedar Lake at 7:00 P. M.

ARRESTED FOR SELLING BEER AT FAIR OAKS THE FOURTH.

John Lakin of near Parr was arrested Monday charged with having sold a bottle or two of beer to Harry Eger, a Rensselaer lad of about sixteen years of age, on July 4th at Fair Oaks. The prosecutor being out of town and defendant desiring to stand trial, the case was continued until 2 p. tn., to-day (Saturday) before Squire Irwin.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at tbe court house is, “Returning Good for Evil; iu the evening, The Resurrection of Rensselaer.” All are invited.