Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1905 — Page 5

3 Chicago to the Northwest, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and the South, Louis-, ville, and French Lick Springs. Rensselaer Time-Table, In Effect Feb. 5,1905. South Bound. No. 5 Louisville Mail, (daily).... ..10:55 a. m. N 0.33 Indianapolis Mail, (daily).. 2104 p. tn. No. 39—Milk accomm., (daily) 6:15 p. m. No. 3—LouisvilleExpresz, (daily)..ll*s p. m. No. 35 —Cincinnati ” (daily).. 11:30 p; m. •No. 45—Local freight 12:54 p. m No. 81—Fast Mail 4:49 a.m. North Bound. No. 4—Mail, (daily) 4:30 a.m. No. 36—Cincinnati Express (daily).. 4:49 a. m. No. 40—Milk accomm., (daily) 7:31a.m. No. 32—Fast Mail, (daily) 9:55 a.m. No. 6—Mail and Express, (daily)... 3:30 p. m. •No. 30—Cin.to Chicago Ves.Mail.. 6:32 p.m. (No. 38—Cin. to Chicago 2:57 p.m. •No. 46 —Local freight 9:55 a.m. •Daily except Sunday. (Sunday only. No. 3 will stop at Rensselaer for passengers for Lafayette and South. No. 4 will stop at Rensselaer to let off passengers from points south of Monon. Fbank J. Reed, G. P. A., W. H. McDoel, President and Gen. Mg r, Chas. H. Rockwell, Traffic Mgr, OHIOASO. W. H. Beam, Agent. Rensselaer.

1. 1. & 1. RAILROAD. In Bflee, May S>. 18W. Stations In Jaspkh Co. ! West East am pm am pm Shelby. Mail and Exp...9:10 5:16 9:50 4:48 DeMotte, “ ...8:56 5:03 10:05 5:03 Kersey, ” ’’ ...8:54 5:00 10:07 5*5 Wheatfield, “ “ ...8:43 4:47 10:18 5:15 Dunnville, -’’ - ...8:35 4:38 10:26 5:22 GEO. L. FORESTER, D. P. A.. SOUTH BEND, IND. Bell Phone 131. Lafayette Phone 379. WABASH Arrival and departure of trains from THE LAFAYETTE PaSEENOER STATION Twelfth and Erie Streets In effect Sunday, November 19.1905. GOING east. No. 3. Toledo* Pittsburg Ex. da..3:38 a.m No. 8. Buffalo Mail, daily 6:01 a.m No. *6. Mall and Express, daily 8:49 a.m No. 4. Continental Limited, dai1y..3:07 p.m No. 50. Peru Ac., ex Sunday 7: 40 p.m GOING WEST. No. 51. Springfield Ac., ex. Sunday..? *0 a.m No. 9. Kansas City Fast Mail daily.B:l3 a.m No. 1. Continental Limited, daily..B:lo p.m No, 5. Fast Mall, daily 7:51 p.m No. 8. Western Express, daily.... 11:56 a.m No, 6 does not run between Ft. Wayne and Detroit No. 3, Eastern Express daily, has through sleepers St. Louis to Boston; St. Louis to New York, and buffet sleeper St. Louis to Toledo. Vestlbuled free reclining chair car, St. Louis „to Buffalo. Dining car serving meal*. No. 4, Continental Limited, daily, has through Pullman sleeper. St. Louis to New York and Boston. Coaches St. Louis to New York without change. Dining car serves meals. No. 6, Mail and Express, daily, has connection with sleeper at Toledo for New York and Boston via Lake Share & Michigan Southern and New JTork Central R. R. No. 8. Through sleeper to New York City, via D. L. * W. Ry. Chair car to Buffalo free. Sleeper to Detroit and Buffalo. No. 1, Continental Limited, daily, same service as No. 4. No. 8, Western Express daily, has sleepers Toledo. Boston and New York to St. Louis; also 3 free reclining chair cars to St. Louis, and St. Louis to Kansas City and Omaha. No. 5. Fast Mail, Coach Toledo to St. Louis. Does not carry baggage. No. 9. Coaches and chair cars to St. Louis, through sleeper and free reclining chair cars to Kansas City without change. Ocean steamship tickets sold to all parts of the world. C.S. CRANE. Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent. H. V. P. TAYLOR. Asst. Gen. Pass, and Tkt. THusJfOLLEn'.’P? A T. A.. Lafayette. Ind. OB ■■ML, CITY OFFICERS. Mayor J. H. S. Ellie Marshal .... ..Mel Abbott Clerk - Charles Morlan Treasurer James H. Chapman Attorney Geo. A. Williams Civil Engineer _H.L. Gamble Fire Chief .._ C. B. Steward COUNCILMEN. Ist ward -C. J. Dean, H. O. Harris 2d ward J. F. Irwin. C. G. Spitler 3d ward Richard Grow. J. Carmichael COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Charles C, Warner Sheriff John O’Connor Auditor J. N. Leatherman Treasurer . - S. R. Niehols Recorder - -J. W Tilton Surveyor -... Myrt B. Price Coroner Jennings Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton County Assessor Johnß. Phillips * COMMISSIONERS. Ist District ..Abraham Halleck 2nd District Frederick Way mire 3rd District .Charles T. Denham Commissioners’ court —First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TBUSTEXB. TOWNSHIPS. Washington Cook. _ Hanging Grove Theodore Phillip* Gillam Albert Bouk ... Walker Grant Davisson Barkley ChaHe* F. Stackhouse .Marion Charles E. Sage .Jordan W. B. Yeoman Newton Henry Feldman ...... Keener Charles Stalbaum Kankakee Robert A. Mannan Wheatfield Anson A. Fell Carpenter William C. Huston Milroy Harvey Davisson .Union Louis H. Hamilton. Co. Supt Rensselaer E. C. English Rensselaer George Hesse Remington Geo. O. Stembel .Wheatfield JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney O. R. Graves Terms of Court.—Second Monday in February. April. September and November.

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 37c: oats 28c. George Barcus of Wabash was here on business this week. J. M. Helmick of Wheatfield was in the city on business Monday, Xf. F. Irwin was out in southeastern Kansas last week on business. Remember the 99 Cent Racket Store is headquarters for holiday goods. \/Elmer Gwin is now the local tigtent for the Prudential Life Insurance Co. ■*" Only two more weeks to “make good” in The Democrat’s piano contest. Give her “RAFFLES” for Christmas, and you are it! See B. F. Fendig. We expect The Democrat’s subscription list to reach the 2,000 mark by Jan. 1, next. Rev. J. B. Bair is bolding revival meetings at the Reed school house in Jordan tp., this week. Xj. E. Duvall of Allentown, 111., was here last Friday and Saturday looking after his farm near Sharon. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Driver of Barkley tp., returned Monday from a visit with their children in Chicago. H. Ritchey returned Saturday from Traverse City, Mich., where he spent thanksgiving with his daughter. Kenton and John Nich--018 left Tuesday for South Dakota where the former will look after his land interests. Lee E. Glazebrook was taken quite sick on Wednesday of last week at his home north of town, but is reported much better now. Dr. M. G. Traugh of Goodland, was in the city Tuesday and Wednesday a few hours, on his way to and from a business trip to Chicago.

Uncle Wm. Wishard celebrated bis 87th birthday anniversary Monday. The old gentleman is quite feeble and is almost totally bl hid. H. Healy, the new partner fnthe business of the Rensselaer Republican, arrived from Washington, D. 0., Monday and is now working on the Republican. ><C. D. Nowels left Tuesday for Parsons, Kans., to look after his farm near that city. He was accompanied by I. A. Glazebrook who is prospecting for a location. Rev. J. C. Parrett, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, and Miss Ethel Maude Stewart of near Chalmers, will be married Dec. 11, at the home of the bride. Young Schoen, the Indianapolis football player who was so badly injured in a game here early in the season, is still in the hospital at Indianapolis, but the doctors state he will be out in a few days more. A Christmas entertainment and Christmas tree will be given at Good Hope church near Aix, on Saturday evening, Dec. 23 All are invited to come out and help with their presence. No admission charged. The marriage of Mr. Charles E. McCarthy of Beaver City and Miss Jennie Cobus of Carpenter tp., took place at the home of the bride’s parents in Carpenter tp., W ednesday evening at 8 o’clock, I Rev. J. B. Bair of this city officiat|ing.

Only two more weeks. xMrs. A. K. Moore left yesterday her new home in Orange county. J-Miss Fame Haas returned Sunday from a few days visit with friends in Pullman, 111. Blanche Randle of Summer, Mo., is visiting he- grandfather, James T, Randle, and othe r relatives here. August Koltlowski’s barn in Walker tp., was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. Loss SSOO, with S3OO insurance. —\Chas. Hansen, the blacksmith, bffs rented his farm in Gillam tp., and will move back to Rensselaer again in a few weeks. -VMlsees Orabell Duvall and True George returned Monday from a week’s visit with the family of Earl Duvall at Rockville. Remember The Democrat’s piano contest will close promptly at 6p. m., Thursday, Dec. 21. No votes will be received after that hour.

VlTncle John Makeever passed tris 86th milestone last Friday, and is still as hale and hearty as most men twenty-five or thirty years his junior. A Benton county farmer says this is the first year in his experience in farming, where he had his corn all husked, marketed and the money for it before Thanksgiving. Remember the second number of the Library Lecture Course at the library auditorium next Tuesday evening. This number is a lecture by Dr. E. W. Oneal on “Popular Fallacies.” I have a number of Barred Plymouth Rock Cockerels and Pekin Ducks for sale; all are extra fine. For prices call on or address, Thomas Reed, R. F. D. Remington, Ind. Independent ’phone, 2 on 79. IW. R. Brown and family of HaYkley tp., moved to town last week and occupy the former Dr. Berkley property on McCoy avenue which they purchased some time ago of Dr. H. L, Brown. Attorney J. E. Westfall of Whiting was in town a few hours Wednesday on his way home from a visit with relatives in Fountain county and at Remington. He was accompained by his mother who will visit him for awhile. In the Thanksgiving football game at Morocco, Rue Parcels, one of the Rensselaer players, was quite badly hurt about the head, so badly, in fact, was he hurt that it is said the blood gushed from his eyes. The score was 16 to 0 in favor of Morooco. The Jasper County Democrat, the St. Louis Twice-a-week Republic, and Farm Progress, a big agricultural and home monthly, all three papers for a short time for $1.50, cash in advance. This offer applies to both old and new subscribers to The Democrat.

In fairness to each other the various livery barns of the city have established a uniform schedule of prices for rigs. This insures patrons that they are each treated alike and, as the prices we understand have not been raised, no one is harmed by the agreement. JrCorn husking is practically all over with for this season and the farmers never had a better season for gathering it than this The weather was ideal and there was no “down” corn to hinder the work. The crop in this section of the state is about the best ever raised here. Geo. F. Meyers will sell a large quantity of stock and farming implements at public sale on Monday, Dec. 18, at the residence of Lewis Elijah, on the old Lewis Davisson farm, 10 miles due north of Rensselaer. Sixteen head of horses and mules are included in the stock offered. As the Farmers’ Institute this year was run on the plan “to the victors belong the spoils,” The democrat was furnished with no report of the proceedings by the secretary. The following officers were elected for next year: Joseph Pullins,'Pres.; Everett Halstead, Sec.; Peter Hordeman, Treas. Clyde Hyer, a notorious young character of Earl Park ; and a former resident of Kentland, with two companions attempted to steal some turkeys of Ed Childress, a farmer living near Earl Park, last week for a Thanksgiving feast. Childress heard them and got his shotgun in play. The coroner held an. inquest over vhat was left of Hyer, but his two companions drove off and made their escape.

ROWLES & PARKER Opposite Public Square, Rensselaer, Ind. II ■! NLY THIRTEEN DAYS LEFT in which to do your Christmas shopping. O The gift-buying season is now at its height, and we are pleased to say that _there is no place in Rensselaer that offers the advantages in making selections you will find here. Everyone knows how hard it is to find useful and pleasing MW/ Christmas gifts. We are ready for Christmas—read}’ as never before—with thousands of appropriate articles, among which you will fin'd just the things that will meet your fancy, and you will not be obliged to look through a lot of riffraff before finding them. It has been our aim to have practical, useful articles in the best of everything. Gifts for Ladies.

Furs Are Most Acceptable. Mink Scarfs. .$6, SB, $lO, $12.50, sls Natural or Blended Mink four-skin Scarfs, double fur throughout; with natural tails and claws. Fine Fur Sets for Children. jB/ocXl Dress Goods. 54 inch Chiffon Finished Broad Cloth 54 inch All Wool Cheviots OQa 54 inch Imperial Serge MnL 54 inch All Wool Panamas ww Five-yard Silk Waist Patterns—appropriate gifts. Suitable Holiday Gifts in China, Fancy Japanese ware in Vases. Salad Bowl*, OR* C/1 fWI Fancy Di*he«, Cup* and Saucer* fcUL 40 9H.UU Fine Haviland Cups and Saucers .. 50c to SI.OO Plates—Bread and Butter Plates .. ... 25c to 75c Women's Hand and Carriage Bags. In Walrus Seal and Morocco Leather, with QQn ft, C 1 Rfk leather covered frames 9livU

\7mbrellas. Size, 28-inch top, of extra good value with covers to match, handle* of boxwood, horn, ivory, trimmed with Sterling and gold trimming SI to 34 Suit Cases. Trunks and Traveling Bags. An elegant and useful gift. Cases and Bags at. 31.50 to $lO Trunks 32.50 to 39 Hats and Caps. All the correct styles in Men’s and Young Men’s Hats—Soft, Felt and Stiff Hats, Shapes suitable for all persons, andwizesTor aiiiieads.. ... . 31 to S 3 Caps of all descriptions, in cloth of Black, Grey, Blue and Fancy, with either fur ear bands or bands to match Caps, at... ...... .....50c to 32.00 Silk, Plush and Fur Caps, all shapes 31 to $3.50 mark all Hate and Caps with your initials, if desired, without charge. Men’s. Boys and Children's Sweaters, vith roll collar*, or made coat style. Wool, in all colors. Men's.. .50c to $4.00 Boys’ 50c to $2.50 Children’s Sweaters, including Buster Browns, of all colors, at 50c to 31.50 Shirts All new patterns. Soft, Pleated or Laundered Bosoms, with Cuffs separate or attached. Equal to made to order Shirts in fit and with sleeve lengths for long, medium and short arm* 50c to 31.50 Men's Handkerchiefs For Christmas Gifts, in soft cotton or fine linen, and silk, with or without initials, plain, fancy and fancy borders, each ,5c to 81.00 Christmas Boxes of Meu’s Handkerchief* at special prices.

Shoe Department. In our Shoe Department we show many new style* of House 1 Shoes aad Slippers, in Leathers, Felt and Velvet. Ladies’ and Children's 50c to $1.50 i Men'* and boys’ 75c to 32.00 j

s(Henry Welsh, a life-long resident of Jasfier county and one of her best known citizens, died’at his home in Remington Tuesday, after an illness of several Greeks, aged 76 years. The funeral was held Thursday at 1 p. m., from the M. E. church at Remington and interment made in the Remington cemetery. The Indiana Fraternal Congress which met in Indianapolis Tuesday, comprising most of the fraternal societies of the state, was attended by E. P. Honan of this city as the state delegate representing the Catholic Order of Foresters. Mr. Honan was made an alternate delegate to the National Fraternal Congress, which meets at Montreal, Canada, next August. Rensselaer Post No. 84 G. A.R' has elected the following officers for the following year, who will be installed next month: J. M. Wasson, Com.; T. H. Robinson, S. V. C.; John Kresler, Q. M.; Larkin Potts, O. D.; J. H. Thornton, Chaplain, Fred Stocksick, O. G.; J. H. Thornton, delegate; B. H. Dillon alternate delegate; D. H. Yeoman, Henry Grow, Charles Platt, Trustees. The George Taylor saloon at Brook was destroyed by fire last Saturday night. The building and contents were insured in the Home Insurance Co., of New York for ♦2,200, and the policy was just renewed Saturday morning. Taylor, we understand, was the only licensed saloon keeper yet remaining in Brook, and his license had a few weeks yet to run before he, too, would be down and out and the power of attorney remonstrance be effective.

Gifts for Gentlemen.

The Greening Bros. Nursery! Company, Monroe, Mich., one of the leading nursery concerns in the United States, write us that they want a good live agent in this section to solicit orders for their nursery stock. Experience not necessary. They offer good pay weekly, and furnish canvassing outfit free. We advise any man or woman in our community, who is in a position to take orders for the above house, to write them for particulars immediately. Rue Parcels, who was hurt so badly in the Morocco-Rensselaer football game at the former place Thanksgiving that he was unconscious for some time, has been confined to bis bed all week. Studied efforts seem to have been made to keep the matter quiet, but he has been quite badly ]off and has bad considerable fever. His school at Virige has had to remain closed this week because of his injuries, but it is thought, his father states, that he mav be able to resume his duties next week. Wm. Isley sends us two dollars for renewal and advance subscription to The Democrat, from Bippus, Huntington county, Ind., and instructs us to credit the 20 votes he is entitled to in our piano contest to McCoysburg Sunday school, where, he states, he lived for twelve years and attended Sunday school with William Culp as superintendent. Mr. Isley says there were good crops in his locality this year, the best since he has been there, but that does not satisfy him and be still has a longing for old Jasper, and especially the good friends about McCoysburg.

Ladies’ \Smbrellas. A very Special Holiday selection. 26 In. Silk Umbrellas. with fancy wood. Ivory and Gold Cl tr, Cd and Silver Trimmed Handles *1 Holiday Handkerchiefs. Bautiful colored border handkerchiefs, suitable for If)p fancy work, handkerchief bag, etc IVU Hand Embroidered Irish Peasant made, fine linen.. 12%c Sheer French Centers, ready for lace borders.... ... 20c Embroidered Scallop and Hemstitched OR RD 7C« <M Handkerchief DU, I DC, > I Holiday ffeckjwear. An exceptional offering in Ladies’ hand-made OR e. Stock Collars, trimmed with val lace fcD A DUC A beautiful assortment of Hem-stitched and in . OR* Embroidered Turn-over Collar* !U TO <£DC Christmas Linen. Beautiful Lunch Linen 36 inch square ...75c to 33.50 Table Linen Patterns, 2H, 3 and 3H yards, napkins to match 84.00 to 38.50 72 inch Satin Damask, with napkins to match All kinds of fancy center pieces, and Tray Cloth, Battenberg and Embroidered Patterns.

Mufflers. Muffler* that are correct. Either square or the new reefer shape. In plain or fancy silks, all colors and shades....... 25c to 5240 Half Hose By pair or box. In plain or fancy new patterns, cotton, Lisle or Cassimere, per pair 25 to 50c Men's and "Boy's Globes And Mitts, yarn, kid, undressed kid. and mocha, in all shades of Tans, in black, and pearl greys, lined, unlined or silk lined, atsoc to 52.50 Men's and Boys' wool lined, large cuff fur back Gloves and Mitts 51.C0 to 52.50 The largest . and most up-to-date stock of Neckwear ever shown in the city. Hundreds of new silk patterns in all shapes, at 25 and 50c The new "Ascot" and wide "Four-in-Hand,” the latest creations in Men's Neckwear, in the new, plain and fancy effects, shapes and qualty, equal to $1 ties, at 50c “Ascots” and Four-in-Hands. in single Christmas boxes, an elegant gift 75c SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW-A Four-in-Hand Tie and Silk Suspender* to match, put up together in Christmas boxes. Pattern* correct and a* rich a present as one could desire, at 51.25 SILK|SUSPENDERS—SingIe boxes 75c

Suits and Overcoats. Agents for "B. Kuppenheimer’s Guaranteed Correct Clothes. ’ 5uit5....512.50 to $2230 Overcoats 12.50 to 24.00 Other lines of good values 7JO A 10.00 Boys'and Children'* Nobby Suits and Overcoat* 2.75 to 12.50

Cline is buying poultry for Moses Atlas & Sons of Lafayette, and for no one else, notwithstanding reports to the contrary. J. O. Cline. Remember that each old subscriber is entitled to 10 votes in our piano contest for every dollar paid on subscription, whether arrears or advance subscription; each new subscriber to 20 votes for one year paid in advance; 50 votes for each new subscription paid two years in advance. No new subscriptions taken for a longer pa id-in-advance period than two years.

Special Low Rate Excursion To The West And Southwest. On Nov. 7th and 21st, Deo. sth, and 19th, the Wabash will sell round trip tickets to points in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Texas, Colorado and points in other states for approximately 75 per cent of the one way fare. Tickets limited to 21 days. Winter Tourist Rates Via Wabash. Very low Tourist rates to points in Mississippi, Georgia, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, Alabama and North Carolina, also to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado, and to points in Mexico, Cuba and Panama. Tickets on sale daily to April 30th. Final limit June Ist. For further information call on or address. Thos. Follen, P. & T. A., Lafayette, Ind. MONON EXCURSION RATES. $3.95 for the round trip to Chicago, Dec. IS, 17,18,19 i return limit Dec. 94. $1.50 for the round trip to Chicago, Dec. 90, returning to Dec. 98. International Live Stock Exposition. w. H. Bkak, Agt*