Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1906 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. ;• i * • Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 43c; oats 28c. Joseph Sharp was a Chicago visitor Sunday. Trustee Bonk was down from Walker on business Monday. ✓ Benjr Knapp of Wheatfield tp., was a business visitor in the city Monday. Mrs. A J. Harmon of Newton tp., with her children, is visiting in LaSalle, 111. and Mrs. S. A. Austin, of 'Wueattield, were Kensselaer visitors Wednesday. county people and stock well represented at the state fair this week. Miss Isabel Luers visited last week with Misses Lillian and Lauretta Latimore at Goodland. Manda Hoyes has returned to fifonticello and resumed her position as cashier in a department store there. John Guss of Proctor, jMinn., returned home Thursday after a five weeks visit with her parents near Virgie. ' Call at the Sharp Photo. Studio and get one of those souvenir albums of Rensselaer. Only 30 cents; by mail, 33 cents. Mrs. G. A. Strickfaden and, daughters who have been making an extended visit in Champaign, 111., returned home last Friday. ><Cj > rof. and Mr*- !• N. Warren and Mrs. Granville Moody entertained the teachers of the city schools.at the home of the latter last evening. Yeoman, of Union township, brought in a stalk of corn from his field Tuesday that was ’way up in the air and measured inches in circumference. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Parker of near Pleasant Ridge are visiting Dr. Wallace Parkinson and wife at Boswell this week and attending the Boswell fair. We are sorry to learn that owing to poor health Bro. C. A. McAllister of the Monon News is' compelled to retire from the management of that paper. The total tax levy in Newton county was fixed by tho oounty council at 39.63 cents on the hundred dollars. This is about half the levy of this county. Shames Welsh, south of town, is ' haVing quite a serious time fronS an affection to one of his ears which his doctor pronounces a cancer, but says be can cure it. Rev. E. M. Kuonen, a former pastor of the M. E. churoh at Wheatfield, and Miss Mary ning of Reynolds, were married at' Reynolds, where be is now stationed, Tuesday morning. Ernest Mellender, the young man who was so badly hurt up in Barkley tp., last week by being kicked by a horse, is said to be getting better and it is now thought that he will reoover. Rev. H. L. Kindig left Tuesday for Lebanon to attend the annual M. E. conference. He has a very unanimous invitation from his congregation to return for another year, and expects to do so.

VMrs. Isaac Wiltshire is visiting this week. 4 ' J* Darroch of Kentland, was looking after cases in court here Tuesday. Bert Gdff and James Reed left Tuesday for a trip to North Dakota aud Wyoming. SM.n. L. M. lines is in Indianapolis this week, baying fall stock of millinery goods. Miss Belle Maines has gone to Fowler to resume her work as trimmer in a millinery store. ■ . ' 1 The first big shipment of ladies’ and children’s fall coats now on at the G. E. Murray Co’s Store. and Mrs. N. Krull, of Kentland, visited tho latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramp, here Sunday. Miss Marguerite Rademacber of Chicago, is visiting Miss Edna Donnelly, north of town, for a couple of weeks. H. C. Reed, the painter, who has been running a hotel near the depot, is now in the Nowels House, having leased same. The Don C. Hall theatre company is holding forth at the opera house this week, and is putting on some high-class plays. 7<Orvil Hitchingsof Goeblesville, Mich., returned home Tuesday after a two weeks’ visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. HUcbings of Jordan tp. >vHerman Horde man went to Battle Creek, Mich., Thursday, where he will work in the Nichols & Shepherd threshing machine factory Until the next threshing season. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Williams of Jordan tp., left Tuesday for a month’s visit with relatives iu Rolla and New Rockford, No. Dakota, and on the return trip will stop off at Louisville, Ky., for a/few days’ visit. \Mr. and Mrs. George Green, late of,Loudon, England, arrived here Saturday to visit the latter’s brothers, the Bissenden Bros, They had not seen each other for 35 years. Mr. and Mrs. Green will probably remain here permanently. , k >4lr. N. Osborn, who occupies 4so acres of the Foley ranch in Gillam tp., was in the city Tuesday. He raised 4,400 bushels of oats this season and has 160 acres of good oorn on the farm. He has also sold S6OO worth of sheep and lambs this season. A reunion of the Culp family will be held at the residence of John T. Culp, near Pleasant Groves on Thursday, Sept. 20. The reunion will be in the nature of a basket picnic, and the pnblic is cordially invited to come and bpng their baskets. s* Peter Hordeman finished threshing up the small runs last Friday, and informs The Democrat that of his regular ran of some 1,055 acres about Rensselaer the average yield was 30 bushels to the acre. He kept no account of some 400 acres extra that be threshed. You are missing a good story if you are not reading “The Manager of the B. & A.,” the serial story now running in this paper. A synopsis of the previous chapters is published each week, sq» you oan begin to read it at any time and get the sense of the story,

New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffioes: Aix, 2; Rensselaer, 1; Rollo, North Dakota, 1. • The two-year-old son of Frank Snyder, on the E. P. Honan farm in Barkley tp., died last Friday from bowel trouble. The funeral was held Saturday. W-JElenry Hildebrand has rented nis residence property to Simon Leopold, and is preparing to move to Chioago, where be owns a saloon on the north side, near Lincoln Park. __________ • jMr. and Mrs. Albert Fendig and children and nurse of Brunswick, Ga., are visiting bis parents, Mr. aud Mr. Ralph Fendig. Albert is engaged in the real estate business and is doing well. Kentland Enterprise: Father Krull of Rensselaer, who returned last week from a trip to Rome and a visit to the Vatican, was in Kentland over Friday night the guest of his brother, Nicholas Krull, and family. I. A. Leavel has sold his farm near Lagro, Wabash county, of 158 acres, to Geo. Kessinger of this county, for $75 per acre, it is reported, an advance of S2O over what he paid some two veers ago. He will now locate in Minnesota, we understand. John N. Baser, of Barkley tp., recently sold his-160:acre farm near Rochester at an advance of $18.75 an acre over what he paid four years ago, and has bought the Mrs. Elizabeth Michael farm of 160 in Barkley tp., paying S4B per acre therefor. J. A. Teter and C, E. Capes of Remington captured some first prizes on Duroc Jersey bogs at the state fair this week, while Look & Wellington of Remington, and A. J, Harmon, of Newtou tp., also won several first prizes on Poland Chinas, the former winning seven firsts. ' Guss Myers of Remington, was lodged in jail here Monday noon for being drunk. spending about’four hours in the quietude of a cell he was sobered up sufficiently to be released, and was .let go on condition that he get out of town and stay out. He skiddooed. E. V. Ransford has sold his residence property on South Scott street to Mary E. Lowe, taking in the deal the property occupied by ; Billy Merica on the same street, but one block north. He gives possession in thirty days. Mrs. Lowe will occupy the Ransford property it is understood. Mrs. Meese, the sister whose sickness called Mr. B. Forsythe of the Chicago Bargain Store, to Dixon, 111., last Friday morning, died the day following from Bright’s disease and blood poisoning. She leaves a husband and four children, and was Mr. Forsythe’s only near blood relative. Remember that The Democrat’s tall oornstalk contest closes next Thursday, aud that we would like to have you represented in the contest. The names of every contestant, together with the height of the stalk of corn entered will be published in next week’s Democrat. The cash prizes will be paid next Saturday afternoon. The Modoq’s excursion to Cedar LakeSuuday was poorly patronized all along the line: For some reason it was poorly advertised, and from this station only about a dozen tickets were sold. There were no Chicago excursions out, and the two or three hundred people who were on the grounds found the entertainment mighty slim,

TStfthn Hemphill, editor of the Valparaiso (Neb.) Visitor, was visiting here this week with his sister, Mrs. E. P. Honan. He left yesterday for Danville, 111., to visit nis mother, Mrs. S. A. Hemphill, who is visiting her son thtre at present, and will go from there borne. John looks prosperous, for an editor, and evidently gets three square meals a day. of the observing farm'ers tell us that while oorn has made a very thrifty growth this season that the yield will not be as good as counted on a few weeks ago. Several stalks are minus ears, they say, and many of the ears are not filled hut well on the end. A peculiarity this season, they say, is that some of the best corfi is on the poorest land. E. V. Ransford, proprietor of the 99 Cent Racket Store, has Eurchased of T. B. McManus, of taluth, Minn., the east threestory building of the Nowels blofek, third door west of the postoffice, and will occupy the same as soon as it can be remodeled for his permanent location. Watch and wait for his great removal sale, whioh will take plaoe soon.

P lam now ready to fill orders for fine sorghum of my own make, in quantities of one to 100 gallons, at my farm near Egypt school house, Jordan tp. Wm. P. Michaels, R. R. 3. Remington, Ind. ' Monon’s street carnival is going on this week, and from all reports about the usual crowd following such attractions is in attendance. Wednesday night the day telegraph operator at Monon was stabbed in the breast by a man who made his escape, and may die from his wounds. The stabbing, it is reported, took place in a dance dance hall, and was occasioned by words over a woman. John Schanlaub deposited a half dozen fine large seedling pefiches and three pears of his raising on oar table Wednesday that are hard to beat for size and appearance. The peaches are the largest and finest we have seen this year, while the three pears weighed pounds and the largest measured 12J inches in circumference. John grows about section of the state. ' - « . , George B. Clark, an old and respected citizen of Remington, died Tuesday night and was buried there Thursday afternoon. * He had been a sufferer from a dropsical complaint for a great many years. E. B. Vondersmith, another old citizen of Remington who has been in a hopeless condition for several weeks, was reported here" to be dying Thursday, but we understood yesterday that he was still alive, although he could probably live but a few hours. Korah Dewitt, of Fair • Oaks, was down here Tuesday and helped the saloon keepers diminish their stock of booze. He became boisterous and “cussed” some people who were quietly sitting on their porch, while on his way to the depot to take the afternoon train, and refused to desist when the gentleman of the house requested him to do so. As a result he was hauled before Squire Irwin and given the usual “dollar and costs,” $11.55 in all, which he paid. Mr Meed S. Findley and Miss Emma Lubker, both of Brownstown, Ind., were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s cousin, Geo. F. Meyers, on South Division street, where she had been visiting a few days, at 7:30 I VVednesday evening, Rev. J. C. Ptfrrett, of the Presbyterian church officiating. The young couple left on the afternoon train Thursday for Indianapolis to attend the statb fair, after which they will return to Brownstown where they will reside. Squire Irwin had quite a hotly contested case on hand Saturday between A. B, Claspel and Edwin Stahl, arising over a gasoline engine trade. It seems the parties agreed to trade and later Stahl baok out, after Claspel had pulled up his engine. But the latter went to the Lute Hemphill shop where the Stahl engine was and took possession of it. Stahl sought to replevin it, but after hearing considerable evidence and the argument of the attorneys the court decided there had been a trade and Claspel could keep the Stahl engine. The latter threatens to appeal to the circuit court. There has been more drunkenness in Rensselaer this week than has been seen here for a long time, the boozers apparently filling their bides for the long dry spell that is soon to be inaugurated iu the city. As a result the police court has been kept pretty busy. The court aud officers want it understood that if it is the intention of the soaks to celebrate the closing days of the saloons here they will be compelled to pay dearly for the privilege, and every last man who loads himself up and is seen by the officers will be hauled before “His Honor” and ask to contribute to the state school fund. If they fail to observe this warning they have no one to blame but themselves.

Bert Armstrong, of Brook, was arrested by Constable Vick Saturday on a charge preferred by Andrew McKinney, of Kniman, and lodged in jail. Armstrong had been keeping company with McKinney’s sixteen-year-old daughter, and wanted to marry her, but the girl’s parents objected. Later it was found that it would be better to have the girl married, and iu order* to have the matter attended to'at once a warrant charging Armstrong with being responsible for her oondition was sworn out, The parents of the girl came down with her Monday and a license was procured and the marriage solemnized by Squire Irwin, the young man admitting the oharge ana being willing and anxious to marry the girl. See Baughman & Williams for farm and oity loans.

THE COMMON COUNCIL

M«et Monday Night and Fix Tax Levy and Transact Other Business. The regular meeting of the common council of the city of Rensselaer was held Monday evening with fcll members present. Following ikA report of the proceedings; Final report of James H. Chapman, retiring oity treasurer, was presented and referred to Committee. The report showed a total of $11,208.52 in the various funds that had been turned over to the new treasurer, Mose Leopold. The clerk was instructed to give notice that the Council would hold a special session at 7 p. m., Monday, Sept. 24, to eleot a council-man-at-large in place of John F. McColly, deceased. The city attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance defining the lines of the Bunkum road, to conform with plat of the city engineer. He was also instructed to prepare resolution for a cement sidewalk on north side of Susan street from Van Rensselaer to Main street. The following tax levy was made:

Road * 10 Corporation 35 Sinking Fund 15 Waterworks 15 Electric Light 15 Special School 40 Tuition 35 Electric Light Imp... i.... 15 Publio Park 03 T0ta1.... *1 83 In addition to the above will be the 10 cents library fund, which is levied by the Library Board. The city levy, is 5 cents higher than last year, the road fund is reduced 10 cents and the 10 cents added to the corporation fund: the sinking fund was increased 5 cents, there being $6,000 of school house bonds to pay of Jan. 1,1908. This will finish the outstaudiug school house bonds. As soon as this is paid off, however, it is likely that a fine new higb-sebool building will be erected, the present buildings not having sufficient capaoity to properly accommodate the pupils now, it is claimed. Resolution adopted in memory of John F. McColly, deceased, councilman-at-large: A Resolution by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, Ind.. in Memory of John F. McColly, Deceased, Whereas, One who was long a member of our body has answered the summons to quit this mortal w-orld; therefore, be it Resolved, by the Common Council of the city of Rensselaer, lud.. that we cease for a time the transaction of the affuirs of said oity. to record the departure of John F. McColly, whose official service for said city commenced ou February 27, 1809. when he was appointed as Councilman from the Third Ward to serve uutil May, 1900. In May 1900, he was elected as Councilman for a term of two years and served until May, 1902. In May. 1902, he was again elected for two years and served until May, 1904. In November, 1905, he was agaiu elected as Councilman and began his services on January 1, 1906, and served until j his death on Septembers, 1906.

His honesty and nobi!2ty of character won for him the coufidenoe and esteem of all who knew him. He was a most honest and conscientious official, never shrinking- from the full performance of his duty. His honesty and uprightness of character exemplified in both his private and public life have builded for him a monument which will live long in the memory of friends and relatives. To living friends and kindred we tender the sympathy of a common loss. Be it further Resolved, That this resolution be entered of record in the Records of the Common Council as a memorial <}f our love and respect for one who was so! long a conscientious and able member of this body, and that a copy hereof be furnished the different papers of Jasper oounty for publication and a copy be .delivered to the family of the deceased. Passed by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor this 10th day! of September. 1906. J. H. S. Ellis. Mayor City of Rensselaer. [Attest] Chas. Morlan, City Clerk. The following were a!* lowed; corporation fund. J. J. Montgomery, fireman 6 25 C. W. Rhoades, same 6 25 Vern Robinson, same 6 25 Harry Wataon, same 0 25 Homer Dobbins, same ?. 6 25 Orlan Grant, same 8 25 Van Grant, same 0 25 John lleColly, Jr., same 6 25 Carl Wood, same... 0 25 Rex Warner, same 6 25 E. W. Hartman, same 0 25 Bruce Hardy, same 0 25 James George, same .". 9 25 F. G. Krosier, same 9 25 Fire Department, disability fund 6 50 J. H. 8. Ellis, salary mayor |l2 00 Henry Hildebrand, councilman 20 00 James F. Irwin, same 20 00 Ell Gerber, same 20 00 John F. McColly. ume 20 00 C. G. Spitler, same : 20 00 Geo. A. Williams, city attorney.. 27 00 Warner Bros.,merchandise 3 15 Lyman Zea, night watch- 25 00 W. W. Merrill, health cdfieer 10 00 Burt-Terry-WUsou Co., order book 0 60 H. A. Campbell, assisting engineer 3 00 ROAD FUND. W. S. Parks, salary 22 50 Warner Bros., mdse., 8 58 Bruce Hardy, labor 36 40 O. 8. Baker, same , 5 50 Chas. Seelmau, same 1 50 A| Fletcher, haullug gravel 2 25 rlxctbic light fund. C. 8. Chamberlain, salary *SO 00 C. L. Thornton, salary £0 00 Lam Huston, salary 30 00 Tom Hoyes. work on Una... 10 86 Western Slaetrlo Co., sdpplles 34 44 Hartford.Staam Boiler las. Co., Insur e 88 00

E*rl Sayler, work on line 10 IT Hiram Day, cement, etc 00 58 Moses Leopold, freight........ 00 00 water fund. Mell Abbott, salary 30 OO J. L. Griggs, work on main... 11 00 Roy Thomas, same. 29 60 A. N. Bailey, same ..... 12 80 Jos. B.Clow & Sons, water supplies 021 87 TOWNSHIP TICKET IN JORDAN. The democrats of Jordan tp,, have nominated the following township ticket, their convention being held last Saturday: -For Justice of the Peace, Morgan A. Dewey. Constable, Charles G. Patriok. Advisory board, John W.Keeu, Geo. W. Kennedy, William Stover.

EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON.

The first fall excursion to the State of Washington at HomeSeekers’ rates, one fare plus $2 round trip, will run on the third Tuesday in September. Would request all persons intending to go to write me or call at my office iu Rensselaer, Ind., as soon as con-

B. F. FERGUSON.

venient.

PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is: “Our Dual Nature;” iu the evening “Christ’s Authority Examined.” All are welcome. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Rev. Chester Birch, the evangelist, will preaoh at the Presbyterian church, at the regular hour for service Sabbath morning and evening, and at 2:30 in the afternoon he will preach to men only, in the opera house. The subject announced for the opera house is, “Show Your Hands;” at the same hour there will be a union prayer meeting of the ladies of the town in the Presbyterian church. All are urged to attend these services.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEfIENTS.

Sept. 8, to Mr. and Mrs. O. H> McKay, a daughter. Sept. 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Elder, in the east part of town, twin boys. Sept. 6, to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lakiu of near Aix, a son. Sept. 8. to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stover, in the northwest part of town, a daughter. Sept. 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reed of near Surrey, twins, boy and girl. Sept. 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborn, in town, a son. Sept. 12, to Mr. and Mrs.H. J. browland, north of town, a daughter.

FOR SALE OR TRADE.

One |luber 10-horse engine and a McCormick corn shredder, been used three years but in good shape; also one wood saw nearly new with driver* belt. Will sell the outfit cheap and will take any kind of stock on trade. There is plenty of work in sight for this machine this tall. Call on or address John A. Williams, ’Phone 518 G * Rensselaer, Ind. On the former McCoy farm in Jordan tp. The Greening Nursery Co. Monroe, Mich., one of the largest nursery concerns in the United States, write us that they want a good live agent in this section to solicit orders for their trees, shrubbery, etc. Experience not necessary. They offer good pay weekly, and furnish canvassing outfit free. We advise any man or woman in our community, who 'has some spare time to take orders to write them for particulars immediately. Mention this paper when writing. A car load in a few days of Pittsburg perfect electric weld fence, the world’s best. Chicago Bargain Store.

SETTLE WITH McCOLLY & SON.

All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to the late firm of J. F. McColly & Sou will please call aud settle. John C. McColly, Jr. Come in and see the new stock new brand men’s aud boys’ hats, caps, gloves, etc. Chicago Bargain Store.

WOOD SAWING.

Having bought the Sayler wood sawing outfit I am prepared to do custom sawing in either town or country on short notice. Call ’phone 374 or write me at Rensse-

laer, Ind.

Car Gold Medal flour, the world’s best, just received, on sale at only sl.lO per sack, Saturday, Sept. 8 to Sept. 22. only. Chicago Bargain Store.

Anyone wanting new or secondhand corn shredders should call on J. V. Collins. ts. Gold Medal flour $1.15 after Sept. 22nd. . Chicago Bargain Store.

C. H. Leavel.