Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1905 — Page 5

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief items of interest to City and Country Readers. Corn. 51c; oats 25c. 'V-M4ss Maggie Halligan is visiting relatives in Dayton, Ohio. Miss Julia Leopold .is visiting Miss Donna Harmon at Pontiac, Hl. S—Mies Grace Worland is visiting her uncle Joe Worland at Hammond. Additional local news will be found on another page of The Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hefner visited over Sunday with relatives at Brookston. Edward Honan is visiting his uncle Jim Hmphill at Danville, 111. Henry W. Long and son Grant of Monon were in the city on business Tuesday. Christens Hildebrand returned Tuesday from a visit with Lafayette relatives. V Mrs. M. I. Adams and daughter /Mary went to Chicago Thursday for a few days visit. y Mrs. H. O. Harris and .granddaughter Marcelence Roberts, visited in Morocco this week. 4-Miss Lena Tuteur has returned from a month’s visit with the family of I. Tuteur in Chicago. John Stuber, who is now working in the office of the Hammond Tribune, spent Sunday with his mother here. Mrs. W. J. lines and mother, Mrs. Berry Paris, left Wednesday for a few weeks viait in New York and Brooklyn. Remember the Monon’s excursion to Cedar Lake Sunday, Aug. 6. Only 50 cents for the round trip from Rensselaer. SC®- P. Honan went to Indianapolis yesterday to make an address at a banquet of the C. O. F., in that city last night. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. McChesney of Charleston, Va., who have been visiting F. M. Parker and family, returned home Thursday, Mrs. Hettie Reynolds left Sunday for a few weeks visit in New York City and Saratoga. Her son Joe of Delphi, accompanied her. Joseph Behles has been appointed carrier for the new rural route soon to start out of Tefft, with Annie Behles substitute carrier. and Mrs. Robert Mannan of Wheatfield were guests of Recorder Tilton and family Tuesday. Mrs. Mannan is a sister of Mrs. Tilton. Messers Elmore Barce, Dr. Neighbor, Mr. Barnes and Mr. Crose of Fowler were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday, making the trip via team. aud Mrs. J. C. Porter are at Winona where the former is in attendance at a meeting of the Indiana agents of the Ohio Farmers Insurance Company.

/Peter Hordeman’s first job with his big new threshing outfit was out to Andrew Gangloff’s, east of town. It is said to be a very fine outfit and works splendidly. Edward Brooks, teacher of mathematics in the Rensselaer schools, has resigned for the com* ing year. At this writing a successor has not been engaged. A couple of gentlemen from Elwood were here the first of the week ane bought 400 acres of pasture land in Walker tp., which they expect to improve this fall. The 14-year-old. son of Alfred Lowman of near Pleasant Ridge fell from a bay derrick last Friday, a distance of over twenty feet, and was rendered unconscious for some time.

The work for fitting up the room in the I. 0. O. F. building for Rowlee & Parker’s clothing and shoe department is now being done. They expect to open up this department about August 15. -<Mr. and Mrs. E. P. .Honan and Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Strickfaden will leave to-morrow for Boston, Mass., to attend the national convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters, which meets there next week.

While cutting a wire in two with a hatchet to mend a harness, Tuesday afternoon, Geo. Slaughter, son of M. Y. Slaughter of Sharon, was struck in the eye by a piece of the wire and the optic so badly injured that he may lose the sight entirely.

Atttorney Jasper Guy of Remington was in the city yesterday on business.

<\TB lbs. of granulated sugar for SI.OO at the Clearance Sale, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Uncle James Maloy of Steeger, 111., was here a few days this week looking after his property Uncle Jim is looking exceedingly well. The remains of the infant son of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Overton, of Tuscola, 111., born July 17, was brought here for burial day—diMrs. J. J. Montgomery returned Monday from a visit at Rockford, 111., her sister, Miss Grace Wemple, returning with her for a visit here. Mr. and Mrs. Anson Chupp left Monday for their new home in Edinburg, where Anson recently purchased a grocery and notion store.

The Home Missionary ladies of the M. E. church and several of their friends spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. George Ketchum, east of town. About fifty ladies were present and a very pleasant time was bad.

>rCharlie Chamberlain went to Chicago Tuesday night to purchase material for extending the electric light line out to St. Joseph’s college, also to contract for the material needed by the college. It is expected to have the lights installed in a few weeks.

Sam Murdock, with a party of Lafayette friends, passed through the city Wednesday in the former’s big three-seated automobile, the largest and costliest machine frobably that was ever seen here, t is said to be of 60 horse-power and cost something like SB,OOO. The party were bound for Chicago.

A typographical error appeared in the amount of the claim of Wm. Rinehart for services as assignee of, the McCoy bank matters, in a few copies of The Democrat sent out last week, the figures given in those copies being $2,000 instead of SI,OOO, the correct amount. The error was corrected in the greater part of the edition.

John Greenfield has written from California that he expects to move back here next month and will want possession of his residence property on the corner of Scott and Cedar streets. E. T. Jones, The Democrat’s foreman, who has been occupying the property since last February, will move into one of the Bussell houses on South Scott street.

Mrs. Rettie Sharp was taken to Chicago Monday to undergo another operation for an ailment of long standing. She was taken to St. Mary’s hospital and was to be operated on yesterday. She has been in rather poor health for some time, but the operation she is to undergo and which it is expected will bring permanent releif is not considered a dangerous one, although it is likely to keep her the hospital for three weeks at least.

The Modern Woodman, the official organ of The Modem Woodmen of America, will hereafter be printed at Indianapolis, W. D. Pratt of that city having landed the contract at something like $6,000 per month. The paper is issued monthly, has a circulation of about 780,000 copies and requires five carloads of paper for each issue and twelve mail cars to carry the printed edition. Its mailing will increase the receipts of the Indianapolis postoffice $12,000 per year.

VD. M. Worland has traded hia residence property in the northwest part of town for a livery stable and business in Alexandria, Minn., a town of 3,000 population in Douglas county, and expects to move out there in about a month’s time and run the livery businesaA The part of tbe old McCoy home-i stead wlrich be recently traded for, he has sold to James T Randle, Swanie Makeever and A. Parkison. The first two named were the original purchasers of the property from A. McCoy last winter.

The sale of the R. B. Porter and Martha Donnelly farms, has fallen through with. No contract had been entered into, Mr. De bo stating that his word was good and he would take the land, but Friday he came over from Remington and refused to go ahead with the deal, it is said. It is possible that action for damages will be instituted against him. We see by the Wolcott Enterprise that Mr. Debo last Saturday bought a 270 acre farm 8 miles south of that place, paying tOO per acre therefor, which no doubt accounts for his becoming “dissatisfied” with his deal here.

Good woolen Pants at the Ideal from 11.00 to $2.00. They are easily worth double the money.

Fountain Park’s great program of lectures, entertainment, field day sports, bathing and Boating. You cannot afford to miss it. Aug. 12th to 27th, 1905.

-+Henry Eiglesbach threshed his wheat on the J. M. Wasson farm southeast of town Thursday, and the 32 acres yielded 808 bushels, or 25| bushels per acre.

Carey M. Hopkins, many years ago a resident of Rensselaer, moving from here to Goodland, died at bis home in Momence, 111., Tuesday, aged 81 years. The funeral was held at Goodland yesterday, several Rensselaer relatives attending.

The heaviest train ever hauled on the Monon was run from Hammond to Lafayette Monday in charge of Conductor Horn. It consisted of 118 cars heavily loaded with merchandise and was drawn by engine 250 with Engineer March at the throttle,

Mrs. W. H. Cornell and daughter Vera of Grand Rapids, Mich., are visiting the former’s brother, C. W. Duvall and family. Miss Orabelle Duvall who has been visiting and attending business college in Grand Rapids for some time, returned home with them.

SPECIAL EXCURSION

To Niagara Falls Thursday, August <7» ’OS, via Wabash. Rates. Attica ... ~,»7 25 Delphi... .17 00 Lafayette 700 Logansport... 7 00 Tickets will be limited to Aug. 30th, with provisions for extension to Aug. 28tb. Extension fee 25cts. Stop-overs allowed on return trip. Bicycles checked free. Corresponding low rates to Alexandria Bay, Toronto and Montreal. Free reclining chair car from Lafayette and Danville; $1.50 per double berth tourist sleeper. Give berth order early. Write for booklet showing particulars, time of special train, etc. Teos. Follen, P. & T. A. Lafayette, Ind; Gilbraltarflour, $1.35; XXXX Minnesota $1.40; the same as others ask $1.50 and $ 1.60 for. John Eger’s. $1,200 Worth Of Feed Just Received. One car Small Grain Wheat, $1.25 per 100 pounds. One mixed car, Bran, Shorts and Middlings, $1 to $1.20 per 100 pounds. One car Hominy meal —25 tons extra quality Meal—*-$1.15 per 100; per ton $22. A. L. Branch, Prop.

10,000 pounds of Binder Twine at 9 cents a pound, guaranteed to be equal to any standard twine on the market or money refunded at John Eger’s.

For Rent:—A desirable room for department store, also office rooms and basement at the corner of Washington and Front streets, Rensselaer, Indiana. Baughman & Williams.

For sale. miles west, S3O. J. M. Helmick & Son. (Aug. 12.) Wheatfield, Ind.

Twins Who Are 90 Years Old.

New Albany, lnd„ July 27.—Mrs. E. M. Carpenter, of this city, and her twin brother, S. S. Morrill, of Fulton, N. Y., have just celebrated their 90th birthday anniversary. They are brother and sister of the late Justin Morrill, United States senator from Vermont.

Has a Broken Jaw Now.

Pennville, Ind., July 27. Mack Wright, saloonkeeper, became involved in trouble with Luther Letts, a young man residing near this place, and struck him with a beer bottle, breaking his lower jaw in two places, besides cutting several severe gashes.

Profitable Sand Knob, This.

Morocco, Ind., July 28. W. A. Harriott, eight miles northwest of here, owns a ten-acre sand knob on which he cleared a thousand dollars last year from the sale of melons and grapes. This season he Is confident that his profits will be considerably in excess of last .year’s.

Treasurer Kelly Defeats Gov. Hoch.

Topeka, Kan., July 28. The state executive council has approved the bond of State Treasurer Thomas T. Kelly by a unanimous vote. The bond consists entirely of personal security, and is for $965,500. Thia ends the fight on the state treasurer, as far as present developments are concerned.

Hit by Her Own Petard.

Newport, R. 1., July 28. While testing torpedoes In Narragansett bay the United States torpedo boat Vesuvius was struck by one of the projectiles, which turned in a circle after it had been launched from one of her own tubes. Of course it was not loaded.

The Democrat bandies Farm Leases, Mortgages, and Deeds other legal blanks.

THE IDEALj BIG PANTS SALE! Will be continued through the month 2 of July, or until the present stock of Pants is sold out. 2 Also Suits for Hen, Boys and Children § will be sold at greatly reduced prices § to make room for Fall Stock. *£ [ 10 PER CENT. OFF™] j On all Shirts, Overalls, Etc., including 2 the Racine Make. Never mind so-called sacrifice and re- 2 moval sales; you can get more and ? better goods for your dollars at « J* THB Than anywhere else on earth. § | Louis Wild berg, Prop., H | Rensselaer, Indiana. a

WAR ON YELLOW JACK

New Orleans at Last Wakes Up and Gets Busy in a Desperate Fight. CITIZENS ARE TAKING A HAND Modern Methodi* Are in Operation Against the Bronze Terror with Signs of Success. New Orleans, July 27. —Six deaths from yellow fever were recorded yesterday up to 6 p. m.. making a total to date of forty-five. The number of new cases, reported Tuesday but compiled yesterday, is eleven, making all told to date 165. There are now nineteen foci of infection. The organization of forces for fighting the spread of the infection and for a campaign of education and practical application of the mosquito extermination plans, has been completed, and besides 100 men put on as extras to clean gutters by the city 350 men are working as part of the system of sanitation. Cltisena Being Organised. I Citizens are being organized In wards, and these ward clubs will form precinct clubs and a house-to-house canvass will be made to assure the screening of every cistern and the oiling of every cesspool and water pond. Tbe business men have provided the funds for this work, and as the people are now aroused to the necessity of action there will be no let up. Yielding to tbe sentiment of the community the state board of health has adopted new regulations for the fruit ships, providing that they should remain six days at sen between the last port and New Orleans,and requiring fumigation at port of departure and fumigation here after the discharge of the cargo. State Official* to Bald a Canfar«n«w. In view of the many quarantine complications which have arisen Dr. Soncbon has called a conference here next Sunday of the health officers of Texas, Mississippi and Alabama to discuss quarantine regulations and devise a system by which travelers can be admitted with certificates of the marine hospital service. Surgeon White, who Is tn charge of all tbe government w*ork. will be present and participate. The work of locating the detention camps is progressing, though it hits been slower than at first anticipated.

Oa« Good Sign Io Notod. The infection of the original focus seetns to l>e dying out, as fewer new cases are being reported there, which is a hopeful sign, indicating that modern methods bare been effective. Th?

work now is to locate the new foci and treat them in the same manner. Physicians are now reporting ail cases of fever, and wherever there is the slightest suspicion, rigid sanitary rules are applied, with the result that up to now there has been no spread of any case from any of these new foci. Those which are developing are ail traceable directly to the origin focus in the Italian quarter. Ten Cnae* in n New Foctu. Shreveport. La.. July 27.—A special from New Orleans to The Times says: “A report to the marine hospital service from Ray St. Louis, Miss., states that ten supposed cases of yellow fever have developed at Back Bay in that section.”

NO SPREAD OF THE STRIKE

Chicago Teamatora* Council So Decide* and Order* Striker* to Call Off Their _ Strike* at Once, Chicago. July 26.—The Teamsters’ Joint Council held a meeting to consider the action of the members of the Employers’ association in declaring that no more union teamsters would bo employed until the strike had been called off by all of the local unions in the city. The position taken by the employers caused strong feeling among the unions, and before the meeting there was strong sentiment in favor of calling all the union teamsters of tbe city out on a general strike. After a meeting that lusted well into this morning, and which was at times marked by tierce debate, tbe council decided that tbe strike should not be spread, and ordered all of tbe local unions that had failed to obey the order to call off the strike to do so at once. In addition, the council issued an order declaring that there are no longer any boycotted bouses In the city.

Shonts Arrives at Colon.

Colon, July 27.—The steamer Mexico, with President Theodore R. Shonts, of the Panama canal commission, and Chief Engineer Stevens, arrived here from New York. Governor Magoon and other high canal officials came from Panama on a special train to welcome President Shonts and bls party, all of whom are in good health.

Twins Burned to Death.

Pittsburg, Pa., July 26.—As the result of an explosion of a gasoline stove »t tbe home of Levi Titus, 725 Wood Alley, Braddock, Harry and Meyer Titus, twins. ? aged 7 years, were burned to death and five other members of the family were seriously burned, two fatally.

Investigation of Leak Begins.

Washington, July 25. —The investigation of the leakage of the cotton reports of the department of agriculture was begun by the federal grand jury. In accordance with the call of District Attorney Beach the jury assembled at 11 o’clock nnd promptly entered upon the work before It.

Missouri Community Flooded.

Cairo, 111., July 28.—Levees along Little river at Morehouse, Mo., have broken and that town is flooded, the water l»eing from one to three feet deep in the streets and still rising.

Will Organize the Carpenters.

Minneapolis. July 28. —Philip Carlin, of this city, has been appointed general organizer for the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

THE MARKETS

______ Chle«e«v Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. July ...$ .86% $ 86% $ .85% $ .86 Sept 86% 87% .85% ,86% Dee 87% .88 .86% .87% CornJuly ... .56% 56% .54% .54% Sept. .. - .53% 51%.52% .52% Oats — July ... .30% 30% .29% .29% Sept 28% .28% .28% .28% Pec 29% .29% .28% .28% Pork— Sept. ..13.00 13.12% 12.97% 13.05 Oct. ...13.02% 13.07% 13.02% 13.02% I ,ard— Sept. .. 7.20 7.25 7.20 7.22% Oct. .. . 7.27% 7.35 7.27% 7.30 Short Ril»s — Sept. .. 7.87% 7.87% 7.85 7.85 Oct. ... 7.92% 7.92% 7.90 7.92% Chtoatf'i Live tiuoK Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 22,000. Sales ranged at $5.10@ 5.80 for pigs, $5.70(</6.07% for light, for rough packing. $5.50@ 6.05 for mixed, and [email protected] tor heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of tbe trading wtthin the range of $5.60(1(5.95 for fair to good averages.

Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 8,000. Quotations ranged at $5.45 @5.90 for fancy corn fed beeves, $4.50 @5.40 medium to choice fat steers, [email protected] fat cows and heifers, $3.20 @4.50 straight Texas steers, $3.50@ 6.80 fair to choice veal calves, $3.50@ 6.80 heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 15.000. Quotations ranged at $4.50 @5.00 choice to fancy fed wethers, [email protected] fair to choice range wethers, [email protected] fair to fancy light yearlings. [email protected] fair to good heavy yearlings, [email protected] good to prime spring ininbs. [email protected] poor to choice feeding lambs. ■Mt Baflhle Uw Meek. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts, 10 cars; market, slow. Hogs —Receipts, 10 cars; market, strong; medium and heavy, [email protected]; pigs and yorkers, [email protected]. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 5 cars; market, flrm; best lambs, [email protected];yearlings, $5.75 @6.00; wethers, [email protected]; mixed sheep, [email protected]; heavy ewes, $4.00@ 4.50. Calves—Market, strong; best. [email protected].