People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — Page 7

MONON TIME TABLE. SOUTH BOUND. No. e—Louisville-Mail. Daily 10:5" A. M No. 39—Milk accomm., Daily. 8:20 P. M. No. 3. —Louisville Express. Daily.. 11:23 P. M. N«. *s—Local freight 2:10 P. M. NORTH BOUND No. 4—Mail 4:25 A. M No. 40—Milk Accomm., Daily 7:31 A. M. No. 6—Mail and Express, Daily 3:24 P. M. No. 46—Local Freight 9:30 A. M. No. 74—Freight 9:22 P. M. No. 74 carries passengers between Lafayette and Rensselaer.

THE WEEK AT HOME.

Visit Healys’ new shoe store. Miss Mary Yates is visiting at Rossville, 111. Mrs. J. W. Douthit is spending the week at Medaryville. List your farm property or business, with Lee & Co. Samuel Johnson of Remington was in’ town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Spencer were over from Fowler Sunday. Will Parkinson has been very sick at Purdue, but is better now. Stephen Freeman is seriously sick at his jiome in Barkley township. Mrs. J. R. Vannatta made a trip to Indianapolis a few days since to consult an eye specialist. Remember the box social at Union school house?, Marion township, to-morrow night, Katie Shields, teacher. February 10th is the next date on the Rensselaer Lecture Club's course. Slayton's colored jubilee singers will be the attraction. Judge Healy’s shoe store is the place to find a large variety to select from; the best grades at the lowest prices. There will be a box social at the Putts school house, tw’o and a half miles south of town to-morrow evening. Miss Myrtle Pulver of Lowell is spending a few days with her sister. Mrs. P. W. Clark. This is discouraging weather for the ice harvesters, but there is plenty of low temperature coming next month. Harry and Eunice Adamson, three miles north of town, are just recovering from a severe attack of la grippe. Two Sunday school classes effected a surprise on Mrs. Hattie Weaver last evening. Miss Pearle Hollister will leave for lowa to visit a widowed aunt, where she 'may remain permanently. Mrs. Coen entertained the aid society of the Christian church at luncheon yesterday afternoon, in honor of her sister, Mrs. Belle Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crosscup and their original three little folks are the happy possessors of a fine new baby, a twelve pound boy who arrived Tuesday morning. Peter Foulks, who broke his leg several weeks ago was able to be in town Saturday though using crutches. Miss Blanche Makeever was with friends at Lowell last week. Miss Stella Jacks has returned from a short visit at Lowell. Mrs. Effie (Gwin) Thomas has returned to her home in Englewood. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltz were at Oxford last Sunday in attendance at the wedding of a brother of Mrs. Foltz Mrs. John Makeever fell a few days since and severely sprained her ankle, J. P. Overton, who was obliged to return from the south on account of ill health, has sufficiently recovered as to be' able to leave the house again. Dr. Kannal and wife are sojourning in Ohio. Mrs. H. B. Murray, who has been sick for some time, is convalescent. Miss Anna Nagle is recovering from her illness. Attorney Jesse E. Wilson is being visited by his sister, Miss Herschel of Bloomington, 111. H. N. Childers of Delphi was in town Monday visiting his son, J. W. Childers. Joseph A. Robinson's sale last week amounted to over 82500, though but little of it was cash. The prices were good; it is said that horses sold better than at anyrsimilar sale this season. It is re gretted that Add will leave for Kansas in a few days. Benhart Fendig has taken the Surrey school, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ed Bowman, whose health is impaired. John Karsner a former resident of Rensselaer, but late of Chicago, died in that city Jan. 22, at the age of 67 years. Interment at Weston cemetery the 24th. Deceased was another yictim to a complication of diseases resulting from an attack of la grippe some time since. Ira Gay lost a valuable mare Monday by having its leg broken in a switch frog at the depot. Alfred Bates has opened a law office in the J. E. Spitler block. He has been reading with R. W. Marshall for some time. I Married at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Burr of Jordan township, Sunday, Jan. 26, 1896, by Rev. A. G. W. Farmer, Miss Hattie Burr and Mr. Samuel Lemaster, a prosperous young farmer of Newton county. Mr. and Mrs. George Martin of Jordan township were blessed with a daughter Jan. 57th.

PUBLIC SALE! r J - - i- ■ 1 —■ in i 1 r mm ii _ The undersigned will offer at Public Auction at his farm, 10 miles east of Rensselaer on Thursday, Feb. 13,1896, the following described property, to-wit: 22 HORSES. One full-blood Norman stallion, Premier, No. 7657, coming six years old, fully registered and pedigreed; color black, weight 1500 lbs. One full-blooded Norman piare, Amourense, No. 7656, coming six years old, fully registered and pedigreed, color black, weight 1500 lbs. One Bay stallion, Blair, Jr., coming six years old, weight 1300 lbs. Sure foal gettei. Fourteen head of Mares and Geldings, ranging in age from five to eightyears old, all perfectly sound and well broke. Five head of colts and young horses ranging in age from one to four years old. 1 25 HEAD CATTLE. Twenty head of good feeding steers. Two full-blood Jersey cows. Three half-blood Jersey cows. 40 STOCK HOGS. Five Brood Sows. I,OOOBUSHELS OF CORN IN CRIB. Seven hundred bushels of oats in bin. Ten tons timothy hay in barn. Four sets of double work harness. Farming implements of all kinks—Mowing Machines, Hay rakes, Stacking outfit, Breaking Plows, Drag Harrows, Disc Harrows, Cultivators, Corn Planters, Wagons, &c. TERMS OF SALE— A credit of nine months without interest on all sums over $5.00; sums of $5.00 and under cash in hand. ROBERT RANDLE. SIMON PHILLIPS, - - AUCTIONEER. i HOT COFFEE AND LUNCH ON THE GROUND.

THE PEOPLES PILOT. RENSSELAER, INU., THURSDAY, JAN. 3.1. IS9G.

A Tax-payer's Voice Raised.

To the Editor of the People’s Pilot. In looking over the last week's Repub--1 can we find quite a le’bgthy article in I justification of the action of the county | commissioners, which is all right, but I don't think the writer went back far enough. There is a very popular citizen around the court house who will be affccte ? by a court house tax the same as I am by the dog tax. (I have no dog.) I have seen him during court go up and sit down by our gixxi friend. Judge Wiley. and call his attention to the supposed leakey condition of the roof, and the cracks in the ceiling and the general bad condition of the building I think that is where the ball began to roil. Let her roll, it is all right with inc, but lets stay in the middle of|tb(\|road.DAfter the or<ler forfthej new house the Kepublicangsays ’it met thejalmost entire.approval of all’|the people. Now exactly the reverse is true. If the people had a chance they would vote it down in everyjtownship in the county:even Rensselaer would vote it down, worse than it did the waterworks. Peoplejdon’t talkfmueh for the reason it does no good.rjWc would like to have a good court house if we were aide to build_it. So far as the long time bonds are concerned it amounts to’cash. We must pay the eash or pay interest, which is worse. Interest is the worst thing on earth. Why did the architect tell us the clerk office was in a frame building in the court yard? We knew that before he told us. He says the commissioners hold court in the auditor's office we knew that. He says tin* court room is unhealthy. If that is so ujl the second floor rcoms in town are unhealthy. A person does not have to be very well acquainted in Rensselaer to guest) who dictated that report. Respectfully,

Build The Court House Now.

To t he People's Pilot. The politically timid party worshipers of the republican party say “do not try to build tt court house in campaign year, for it will down us sure.” Some people put party above every thing else. It matters not what is proposed or what is needed, if it is of a public nature, the question with too many is, how will it affect my parts.” A new court house, in the near future, is a necessity, then is it not the part of wise economy and good citizenship for us, regardless of party advantages, to be men and say “on with the needed work.” Looking at it from a .political standpoint, as a republican, I see nothing toJear, for there is practicably no organized opposition to our party in this county. We may lose a few votes by doing our duty in building but we have plenty and to spare and once the house is built every body will see the wisdom of it. If the republican party is to bear the blame for starting this move, it of course, will be given the credit for building the house’, when it is done. A house is needed, and now is the time to build it, when the dominant party, in the country, has everything its own way; wait till the dominant party, which ever one it may be, has only a bare majority-,, and the question of a new court housewill not dart; to be sprung. To the* republican party do we look for a new court house, and I am fully persuaded! that we shall not look in vain.' duty. To the Editor of the People's Pilot. As you have so kindly opened the columns of your paper to those who wish to discuss the “court house question,” pro and con, I, a moderate taxpayer, am ready to say let the new house be built. I am one who does not view this subject from a local and selfish standpoint. A new court house in Rensselaer will be Jasper county property. We, who are in the extreme north-west part of the county, should not oppose needed improvements simply because they are not in our immediate vicinity. Jasper county needs a new court house, the present one is unsightly, inconvenient, too small and thought by many intelligent and honest people to be unsafe. Our court house may not fall in ten years and it may fall to-mor-row, that it is not a strong, substantial structure no one will deny. Even the most bitter opponents of a new house admit that we should have one. within the next five or ten years; would it not be very acceptable now? When will we be likely to find labor and material cheaper than they are to-day? When will we be any better prepared to begin the building of this proposed house than now, when the county is out of debt and new capital is every day coming within our borders? Commissioner Taber says three years ago we spent S9OO in repairs on the old building, yes and it is this putting new cloth into old garments, this patching up old hulls that we are wanting to avoid by building a new house. “Build a new court house on 20 centcorn,” say the antibuilders; yes .at 20 cents, we have more corn money than we ever had here before. We should write and talk with reason upon this question; corn will not always be 20 cents, the present low price of farm products will not long prevail. With proper care and business like management in our county affairs a new court house can be built and the taxpayers will scarcely notice it. Once the house is built, like your gravel roads down there everybody will say “it is just the thing, could not get, along without it.” It is progress, it is economy to build a new court house, and I for one think it should be built, and the sooner the better.

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TAX PAYER.

B. DECK.