Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1905 — Page 4

JIM Mil OMUL f. t. MBM, WHO# (ID POBUXHER Lena Oisvahos TatseHOHaa I Ornoe. •••■ < Raaiaaaaa. ait. Official Democratic Paper of Jaapor County. 51.00 PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE. Advertising rate* made known og application Entered at the Post-office at Rensselaer, Ind as second class matter. Office on Van Reneaeiaor Street. North of Murray's Store. SATURDAY, NOV. 18,1905.

And now let the city council take same action toward recovering that money that has been illegally paid to county treasurers for collecting special assessments for the city. Three killed and scores of broken shoulders, broken arms, and legs and other seripus injuries in the football record for the week. It is encouraging, however, to note that the “game” is being cut out of some of the prominent high schools of the country and is being more frowned upon by the public and many of the leading colleges. Like the democratic party being the “whiskey party,” the Irish have long suffered the ignomy of' each and every mother’s son of them being called imbibers of and lovers\f “the cratur.” Here is ample evidence that they have been basely libeled, for Ireland has just gone “dry” by a good majority. The Ireland in this instance, however, is a town located in Dubois county, this state. A report completed by Statistician Stubbsshows" the entire acreage of Indiana corn this year to be 4,018,432 acres, a total yield of 170,826,921 bushels, which is larger than any year except 1902. Benton Couuty has the largest yield and Rush the best average per acre, it being 54.70 bushels. Stubbs says this year’s corn crop would buy every man in Indiana a S2O suit and every woman a S2O dress. Score another tally for The Democrat. “The Tax-payer’s Friend,” please. It was the only paper in Rensselaer that made any objections to the city council’s appointing a street commissioner and thus paying out unnecessarilly $540 per year for labor that could just as well be done—and of right should be done —by the marshal. The Democrat’s criticisms in this matter aroused public sentiment against the proposition to such an extent that every member of the council at Monday night's meeting voted to abolish the office.

GOING THE LIMIT.

Jasper county certainly spends money like a lord, and, like the city of Rensselaer in the past, it doesn’t make much difference whether she has it to spend or not, it goes just the same. The latest unnecessary piece of extravagance was the fitting up of the so-called ladies’ waiting room at the court house with a hundred dollar Brussels carpet, leathercovered couches, easy chairs, etc. We doubt if there is another county in the state that has gone to this length of extravagant expenditure of the people's money. This room (there are really two of the rooms) was already furnished with folding chairs, steam radiators for heating, had nice hard maple floors, the walls and ceiling were frescoed and it was really the equal of any waiting room to be found in the very best railroad stations in the country. It was good enough for the purpose it is alleged it is for, for any town or city in the country. Not one in a hundred of the farmers who are taxed to furnish this room has or can afford to have as fine a furnished room in his own home as this, and with our county away beyond the limit

of bonded indebtedness, with hundreds of poor devils trying to make a living for their families and pay drainage and county taxes, such acts of unnecessary of extravagance as this should be frowned upon. Another example of extravagant expenditure of the people’s money that we want to call attention to right here is in the cottage lately erected at the State Soldiers Home at Lafayette by Jasper county. Not satisfied with erecting a cottage that would have been more in keeping with the county’s wealth and resources —even prospective resources—and would have been far above the average of those of counties that so far as wealth and population is concerned could, figuratively speaking, wrap Jasper county up in one corner of their handerchief and not notice the lump that it made, we must put up a cottage that in point of cost is scarcely equaled by any of the older and wealthier counties of the state, costing approximately $5,000. Not one in a dozen of the cottages erected by the older counties cost $2,000, but Jasper must make a spluge. and spend $5,000! One half that sum would have erected a building that would have answered every purpose and then have been above the average. Such reckless goody and uncalled for expenditure of county funds must excite the pity of all right thinking persons for the intelligence of the people of a county that will permit their funds to be used for vulgar show rather than comfortable necessities. The tax-payers of Jasper county are under no obligations to furnish and maintain public parlors in their court house the equal of those to be found only in the best hotels in the country, neither are they under obligations to build a cottage at the soldiers home that is equaled only by two or three counties in the state with wealth and population so far exceeding our own that there is no comparison. Such wanton waste of the public funds should be stopped, but so long as the people endorse by their votes such acts they may expect to continue to be ground down by high taxes.

TRADE WITH CANADA.

Tariff Wall Cloning n Good Market For Our Products. The Canadians are considering the question of increasing their tariff rates, already quite high, and putting on a high rate of duty on many articles now on the free list. The vegetable growers are complaining that every year large quantities of vegetables are shipped from the United States to the principal cities in Canada and sold at prices below the cost of production at the centers where they are disposed of. On the other hand, the United States tariff prevents the Canadian vegetable growers from retaliating. There will soon be an impassable tariff wall between us and Canada If the protectionists on both sides of the Hue are allowed their way, and another good market will be closed to American products. The day for reciprocity has passed, and the era of retaliation is opening, and yet the Republican leaders declare they will stand pat.

Investigation Demanded.

The Democratic members of congress should Insist that an Investigation of the campaign funds of both parties shall be ordered and And out just what amounts were paid and by whom during the last three national campaigns. Treasurer Bliss of the Republican national committee could a tale unfold that would harrow up the already distressed souls of the Republican leaders. Such an exposure would arouse the voters to demand that such donations for corruption of the electorate of the close states and congressional districts should be punishable by fine and imprisonment and loss of the office by the candidate for whom the money Is expended.

See Parker for buggies.

Parties wishing sand or gravel for. plastering or cement purposes can procure same of Marion I Adams, delivered. ’Phone 528-A. Ten per cent off on all buggies Nov. 1 to Nov. 25 at Parker’s. The Democrat office is prepared to handle practically anything in the job printing line and our prices are always reasonable. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Remember The Democrat office for job printing.

Furniture That Will Last. That people usually desire that kind of Furniture; it is the kind we keep. ■ Our stock is complete. We have the largest lAf stock of Rockers, Chairs, Buffets, Kitchen “■■ ■■ Cabinets ever in the city of Rensselaer. Know Select your goods for the Holidays. Freight paid on all purchases of SIO.OO and upwards on the Monon and Three I. railways. Don’t forget the place, opposite Public Square. JAY W. WILLIAMS.

Save Your Eyes by Wearing Diamond Lenses.

None genuine without trade mark on every lens. Absolutely clear and free from every defect. Accurately ground and centered, fused from minute crystal pebbles, have no equal, being the most perfect lens made. I control the sale of these lenses in Jasper and Newton counties. Dr. Chas. Vick, Eyesight Specialist. Office in C. H. Vick’s fruit store, next door to express office, Rensselaer, Ind.

House and Three Lots For Sale.

Located on River street, Rensselaer, Ind., 5 room house, city water in house, bearing fruit, outbuildings, etc. For futher particulars inquire at The Democrat office. For Sale: Several pure brood White Plymouth Rock cockerels and pullets. Wm. Geier, Remington, Ind. Call at Parker’s buggy store Nov. 25th, and receive a handsome souvenir.

MIG'S ■ [fflSIK MSTOHt 1$ HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL WINTER SPECIALTIES.

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OP THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RENSSELAER, IND.. AUGUST as, 1905.

BEBOUKCKB. Loans *233,979 65 U. b. and County Bonds... 15,50 ft 00 Bank Building 8,000 00 Cash and due from banks 115JMJ7 50 <373,047 M

Ol RECTORS. A. PARKISON, JOHN J*. WASSON. E. L. HOLLINGSWORTH, President. Vice-President. Cashier. JAMBS T. RANDLE, GEO. E. HURRAY. | moi (OT'is (i span i si« 01 tout Pmionw is soiiciim. |

International gasoline engines and manure spreaders at Parker’s, See them in actual operation.

I MIN H Hi K Big Book House Failed STOCK MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE AT FROM 10 to 50 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. THESE ARE SAMPLE PRICES Late copyrights were $1.50. Our price 28c. Latest includes “The Christian,” -‘Call of the Wild." "Brewster's Millions," “Graustark,” "The Castaway,” "David Harum,” etc. Encyclopedia Britannica, io vole, half leather, regular $36.00, our price $7.79. Charles Dickens complete works, 15 vols., regular $15.00, our price, $2.95. Xmas Special. World’s Best Poots, Shakespeare, Longfellow and 48 others. Du Luxe edition. Full Leather, padded, pure gold edges; regular $1.50, our price 70c each. Every book guaranteed to be new. perfect and satisfactory, or your money back without question or quibbling. Practically any book or set of books you want at a fraction of the retail price while they last. Get our free bargain list before ordering. Save 50 to 90 per cent, on Christmas books. Write for it to-day. DAVID B. CLARKSON CO., Dept. 4. Chicago, 111.

Wool Lined Shoesand Slippers for Ladies In All Styles. * Men’s Felt Shoes, Men’s wooi-Lined Shoes, Leggings, Arctics, Felt Boots, Socks and Overs. In Short, anything you want in Winter Wear can be found here. Tny VS OfICE.

LIABILITIES. Capital Stock $ 30,000 00 Surplus and Profits 18,59 s 92 Circulating Notes.,. 7.500 00 Deposits 816,948 23 <373.047 15

BIG PUBLIC SALE. As I am preparing to move to Brook, I will offer at Public Auction at my residence, 1 mile West and 3 miles North of Mt. Ayr, 7 miles North-West of Surrey and 8 miles South of Fair Oaks, known as the Jenkins Ranch, commencing at ten o'clock a. m., on Tuesday, Nov. 28,1905, 6 HEAD.OF HORSES, consisting of 1 Gray Mare nine years old, weight 1400 pounds; 1 Black Gelding six years old; 1 Chester Sorrel Mare (roadster) nine years old, weight 1200 pounds; 1 Gray Mare ten years old, weight lOOOpouuds; 1 two-year old Colt; 1 spring Colt. 11 HEAD OF CATTLE, consisting of 1 Jersey Co w five years old. an extra good one. will be fresh by day of ■pB?" sale; 4 Milk Cows, two will be fresh by day of sale and others fresh in December; 2 three-year-old Steers; 1 yearling Steer; 1 two-year-old Heifer, with Calf; 1 spring Steer Calf; 1 Durham Bull, three-years-old. 20 HEAD OF HOGS, consisting of 1 full blood Chester White Brood Sow. with pig, and 19 head of Sboats, weight about one hundred pounds each. FARM IMPLEMENTS. Etc. consisting of 1 Deering Binder, new Isst siring; 1 SelfDump Hay Rake; 1 Smith Farm Wagon; 1 Studebaker Farm Wagon, four-inch tire, nearly new: 1 Carriage, nearly new; 1 Rubber Tired Buggy, used only a few months; 2 Walking Cultivators; 3 14-inch Walking Plows; 1 Disk Harrow; 1 Hoober Gopher; 1 Single Shovel Plow; 2 three-section Harrows, one steel, one wood; 1 Corn Planter with 100 rods wire; 3 sets Double Harness; 1 set Single Harness; 3 Tons Tame Hay Hi Mow; 65 acres of Stalk Pasture, snd stack of Straw: a No. 10 Breech-loading Shotgun; 2 Heating Stoves, one coal, one wood; 1 12-ft. Extension Table and other articles of lesser importance. Terms—A credit of twelve months will be given on sums over $5 without interest; all sums of $5 and under cash; 6 per cent off for cash. LAVINA MARSHALL, hRED Phillips, Auctioneer. Bvz Sigler. Clerk. Lunch on the Grounds.

REAL Estate Transfers.

Eva Vanarsdel Stowers to John E. Alter, Nov. 4, its 7,8, 9, 10, Fair Oaks. <3O. Benj. J. Gifford to Martha A. Archer, et al, Oct. 24. it 3, Gifford, <350. Benj J. Gifford to Bichard Farlow. Aug. 30, it 4, pt 1, Asphaltum, <250 Richard Farlow to F. M. Marker, July pt It 1, Asphaltum, $230. F. M.Marker etux, to Wm. Stalbaum, Ang. 23, pt it 1, Asphaltum, <275. Hugh Brosnan to Patrick Hallagan, Oct. 20. sw 3-29-7, Newton, <7,500. Elizabeth Vandercar to Wm. Fitzgerald, Nov. 4. se nw 23-32-5, 40 acres, Kankakee, <2,200. Bosine Valdbeser to Richard B. Wetherlll, Nov. 2, eK se 18-27-6, 80 acres, Carpenter, <B,OOO. Warren Robinson et al, to Jamee W. Toyne, Nov. 3, sH se 35-31-5, ne se 35-31-5, se ne 35-31-5, Gillam, <7,500. Joseph D. Vansickle to Ernest Duncan, Sept. 2, eH ne34-32-6, Wheatfield, $2,500. Ernest Duncan et al, to Vestal Reynolds, et ux, Oct. 21, est ne 34-32-6. Wheatfield. $1,700. S. Curtis Johnson to Conrad Schafer, Jr., March - se se 19-28-6, Jordan. <1.69.29. q c d. Wm. P. Chambers to Edward B. Chapman, Aug. 22, sV4 sw 2-31-6, Walker. $4,000. Geo. Hoehn to Edward B. Chapman, Sept. 20, ne, 82-32-5, 160 acres, Kankakee, <B,OOO. Amzi S. Laßue to Samuel T. Coifing, Sept. 26, w% nw 16-28-5, Milroy, $4,112. Carroll C. Kent to G. I. Thomas, Nov. 8, Its 11,12,13,14,15, Fair Oakr, <SO. Nora E. Bicknell to Geo. E. Switzer, Sept. 9, sH sw 9-30-6, Barkley. $2,800.

HOUSE AND LOTS FOR SALE.

Three lots and good brick house, 6 rooms, summer-kitchen, drilled well, cistern, fruit of all kinds, good barn and other out buildings, 3 blocks of court house. For price and terms call on

Mrs. N. 8. O’Meaba,

Rensselaer, Ind.

Commissioners’ Allowances.

Following are the allowances made by the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Ind., at the regular November term, 1905: E H Hamilton, engineer Kent Ditch....! 51 60 Ku“h * Warren, cottage soldiers home 500 U 0 A F Long, supplies clerk’s office 1 25 Viquesney Print Co, same 1 25 Burt-Terry-Wihon. same 1 20 James N Leatherman, stamps Aud offi. 500 Burt-Terry-WHson, supplies Aud offi.. 39 35 Leslie Clark, supplies Treas office 2 50 Burt-Terry-Wilson, same 36 75 Louis H Hamilton, Supt per diem 117 00 Leslie Clark, supplies Supts office .... 13 50 AF M ® Price, per diem county surveyor.. 44 00 Nettie Price, deputy surveyor 56 00 Same, same ig 00 M B Price, postage surveyor’s office... 300 Hemphill Bros., supplies same 50 Leslie Clark, same 3 00 Chester Halstead, help on ditch 75 W E Monroe, same 3 00* M B Price, same 4 50 Allen Witham, same ... 150 Arthur Trussel. same 1 50 M B Price, ditch repair 16 00 Same, same 4 00 Same, s me.... 4 00 Frank Stiller, same . 200 Washington Cook, same 150 George Johnson,same 3 00 R B Porter, same 75 00 Oscar Howe, same 77 50 Jas N Tyler, same 150 John J Reed, same 24 00 W D Bringle, same,. 11 75 Alva J McCashen. same 67 00 Chas Morlan, janitor court house 45 00 Same, laundry court house 80 S B Jenkins, tiring boiler house 12 00 LetyGriggs, fireman same ......... 10 75 A F Long, supplies same 4 50 Joe O'Connor, repairs jail 7 75 Rush A Warren, same 78 80 Badger Furniture Co., padding cell jail 386 00 City of Rensselaer, lights court house and jail 44 71 Same, water court house 87 50 True Woodworth, sprinkling pubsq.. 45 00 Chas Garling. ladies waiting room 1 75 Pan-American Co., repair court house 22 62 Chas Garling. steam pipe... 1 60 S B Jenkins, same 2 00 B S Fendig, same 2 00 Guss Utterback. Igjior Co., Farm....... 21 00 Nellie Mannahan. same 12 00 John Hordeman. repairs same 4 30 J H Perkins, same 2 50 John Eger, supplies same 118 57 Geo E Murray, same 77 04 Coen A Brady, same 3 48 WmH Eger, same 2 07 J J Eiglesbach, same 2 00 M B Price, advance on ditches 141 00 Geo E Marshall, same... 7 00 Jacob Hensler. Garrison ditch 30 00 Geo E Marshall. Moody ditch 6 50 State Bank, Horton ditch 10 00 A W Prevo. Gillam tp., gravel road.... 152 00 Paris Fresbour. same 5 00 J J Molitor, same 28 00 B R Faris, same 23 00 John Dexter, same 17 40 Lewis S Alter, same 21 00 J P Gwin, Hanging Grove gravel road 42 00 James Clowry, Range line gravel road 96 00 Edward Hely. Marion tp., gravel road. 40 51 S R Nichols, same 22 79 M L Hemphill, same .. 1 00 Will Woodworth, same 1 50 L H Potts, same 45 00 Ancel Woodworth, Same....'. 72 00 J M Leah, same 2 80 WmH Murray, South Barkley gv. rd.. 12 00 F M Parker, same 13 90 T J Richardson, same ....... .. .. 123 John Moore, same 12 00 Korah Eldridge, same 10 13 Milt Michaels, same 12 00 L C Walter, bridge repair 196 60 Pan-American, same 291 00 Geo E Marshall, public printing 12 65 Same, same 15 00 Same, came 15 00 Same, same . ..... 5100 Jas W McEwen, same 3 00 Same, same 3 00 Same, same 3 00 Same, same 3 00 F E Babcock, same „ 7 15 M D Gwin,coroner’s inquest 5 00 W J Wright, same 5 00 E C English, same 5 00 Rush & Warren, cottage soldiers home 201 61 Overesh & Werkoff. same 600 00 C R Weatherhog, plan cottage soldiers home 215 05 D W Maymire, exp Com Court A Bd Review 5 00 Wn> M Morris, erroneous taxes 3 64 James N Leatherman, dedicati n cottage ’. 90 42 ALLOWANCES AT SPECIAL OCTOBER TEHM, 1905. Eng estimate Garrison ditch.......... 1,505 08 Same, on lateral, same 70 04

JAMES N. Leatherman,

Auditor Jasper County.

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