Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1898 — Page 1

SI.OO Per Year.

... fc,U rHITAGO, IN WAN APO 1.18 * LOUISVILLE, Time table No. 1, in effect Nov. 28, 1897. South Bound. No. s—Loninvillc Mail .. 10:55 a. tm. No 5-41 ChicJißo to Cincinnati, daily, 10:55 am No. 33 1:45 p.m. N<f. 34—Milk accommodation 6:15 p. m. No. 3—Lonismlle Express 11:12 p. m. No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p. m North Bound, No. t—Mail 4:30 a. m. No. 40 —Milk accommodation 7:31 a. m. No. 32 regular strip.. .9:55 a. m. No.6—MaW and expre.ss 3:27 p. m. '*so.3o .... 6:32 pm. JNo -38 2:s<pm No. 46—Local freight 9:30 a. nt. No. 74—Freight T:s2p. m. No. 3, stops on signal. * Daily except Sundao, t Sunday only. No 74 carries passengers between Motion aad Lowell. Hammond ha* been made a regular stop for Member 30 V,'. H. Ream, Agent.

George Bessie of Remington i was here on business Tuesday. John King is slightly better; though hi a very serious condition i vet Prank Donnelly is building a I new front to his house in Weston’s addition. Glen Bates who is farming near j Alt. Ayr is visiting with his parents Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bates. We will promise our renders a treat, on the courl house question in our next issue. The brick work on A- Leopold’s new building where the old stone building stood will be completed early next week. Mrs. S. A. Royster was called to j Pino Village, Ind., Alomlny by a message announcing the serious j illness of her mother. Call in and see Airs. Hershman's j hats before you buy elsewhere, she j will save you money Location j near depot. Mrs. T. J. McCoy left Wednesday of last week for Buffalo, N. Y., where slfe will visit her daughter 1 Luella, and other relatives in that! city. Rev. V. 0. Fritz, pastor of the j Missionary Baptist Church Ims j gone to Anderson his former i home. His family will accompany i him on his The Ma ine is abandoned. Many! of its crew are buried in its shatteml hulk. But their memory is f not abandoned, nor is it likely to be. !

Mrs. Hershman in showing up n j lino line of trimmed hats, selling them cheaper than any firm in j town. j Walter Harrington of Union! township, started on a western trip ' last Monday. His object point is Springfield, Mo., but. lie may travel over Kansas and Nebraska before returning home. The ordinance of baptism was administered to six applicants last Sunday afternoon, in the river near the creamery bridge. Rev. Sheppard of the Christian church officiated. The meetings at the Cljristian mChurch are gaining rapidly inaf-“ v tendance and interest .. One of the chief features of the meetings is the singing by Miss Lilian Pearl Perrin, who has a voice of remarkable sweetness and power, and her songs touch the heart and bring | tears to the eyes of many. I '• Alone in Greater. New York,” was produced at the, opera house , Monday night to a rather slim au- : dience. The drama is a produc■PJftion of the pen of J. A. Fraser and | lt% an exceptionally strong one, and the company rendered it with idealistic distinctness. This was a ■Spry good, and strong company of Bpltists and played the whole of pjgMit week in Chicago. They sure- | ly deserved much better patronage , than they received.

DR. MOORE, | ' HragignfßgpjpiSC ' *: Office First Stairs West of Post Office. ife / .Jfl "' , M ■ • , Ti JuM ._

RENSSELAER DEMOCRAT.

John Eger spent Tuesday in Chicago, Frank Hodshire of Wolcott will move his family here this week. George Meyers of Knimau was on the streets Wednesday. J. E. Wilson is spending a few days at West Baden, Ind. Joel Spriggs of J. P. of Walker was in the city Thursday. M. F. Chilcote transacted legal business in DeMptte last Tuesday. Mrs. John Eger entertained a number of her lady friends nt tea Monday evening. G. K. Hollingsworth’s new house on Circle Street is rapidly approaching completion. F. A. Woodin the hustling real estate and nursery man was in the city Tuesday. Delos Thompson has now recovered sufficiently from his recent severe sickness, to be able to ride out some.

A party in honor of Miss Ida j Milliken was given nt the home of j • # i Mrs. F. A. Ross, Monday evening. Dancing was indulged in. Monday was Prof. Sander's birthday and the teachers presented him with a handsome chair to memorize the occasion. The Democratic primaries will be held Saturday May 21st, and the Democratic County Covention on the following Saturday. Married. Sunday afternoon. I April 10th., by Rev. H. AI. Middle-j ton. at his residence. Aliss Maude | Templer of Remington, and Air. Lewis C. Mills, of Hebron. Porter county. Harvey Robinson of Gillam, township will be tried for insanity | today at 1 o'clock at his residence i in Gillam township, by Joel F. j Spriggiof Walker, toTh* affidavit charging him with in-: sanity was filed by his brother A. C. Robinson of Alarion. Charles K. Gnrriott of Union! township, returned Monday from l Kansas City where he has been j taking a course in medical treat- j merit from a specialist at that place. His health is much improved by the treatment he received.

Call on the Meyer Sisters' for, stylish millinery, h irst class goods i and lowest prices. The acreage of oats in Jasper county this year will exceed that i of any other year in our territory. Much of the swamp lands where ; the corn was destroyed by early forsts last year has been sown to oats as the farmers believe it to be' loss liable to injury by frost than any other field crop. Last Monday afternoon as J. T, Penn was filling the sprinkler from the hydrant at the south-west corner of the public square the hose became detached from the tank of the sprinkler and the full force of the stream at short range struck the horses. They took fright arid started at a lively rate up Washington street, but the lilies became tangled and brought them to a halt before damage had been dbne. An examination for graduates of the country schools, will be held by Superintendent Hamilton next Friday at Wheatfield on the same date John Kupkee trustee, of Kankakee township will conduct an examination at Dunnville. On the Saturday following the Superintendent will conduct an examination for graduates at the high school building at Rensselaer for all these who may wish to take it and have not passed any previous examination. This will close the examination for the present school year.

Rensselaer, Indiana, Friday, April 15, 1898.

Charley Rhoads of the Ledger, spent Sunday with his parents lie.er Rev. F. L. Austin performed the rite of baptism to one convert, at the river Sunday afternoon. Airs. E. Smith who has been visiting the family of A. Leopold a few days, returned to her home in Chicago, Monday. Bruce Pumphrey and wife of Brook, spent the latter part of the week and Sunday with their relatives here. The electric connections, with the new Court House were completed last Thursday and the lights turned on that night for the first time, Ross Grant who for many years has been a fixture in * the store of John Eger, has accepted a position in the wholesale house of Reid, Murdock & Co. Chicago where he will enter upon his duties next Alondav. .> Call oil the Meyer Sisters’ for your summer hats. The very latest styles.

An exchange tells a story of a tramp who rang a doctor’s door bell and asked the pretty young woman who opened the door if she woidd kindly ask the doctor if lie had a pair of old pants lie would kindly give away. "I am the doetor." said the smiling young woman. and the tramp fainted.

A Logansixirt officer arrested an umbrella mender and after the ‘shower stick" artist had reached the very zenith of frenzy he poured forth his wrath by calling his captor. “You d-d Spaniard.” This see mod''t'o be the strongest term that his vile tongue could utter and it indicates the trend of public opinion. , The Post, office authorities have advertised for bids for carrying the mails between Rensselaer and Alt. Ayr for the year beginning June Ist. Bids will be oj>en until April lfith. After June Ist the mails will leave Alt. Ayr nt 7 a. m. and arrive at Rensselaer at 9.30 a. m. anti leave Rensselaer at 11.30 a. m. and arrive nt Alt Ayr at 2 p. c. m.

Deputy State Fish Commission- j or Earle of Lafayette, who has been working in Lake county since : the beginning of the year, has, arrested half a dozen violators m vicinity of Hobart, where they were clearing out the Little Calumet and Deep rivers. He also con- j fiscnted several thousand feet of seine and nearly a hundred other nets. Bicycles rejwiirecl at lowest prices. A full line of bicycle sun-' dries on hands for sale. All kinds! of wheels ordered. Give me a call. Chas. Grow. One door west of Makeover House. The law with regard to the time for paying taxes has changed some- j what in the last two years and | there are many who have not yet j posted themselves in regard to it. j The last day for paying taxes is i the first Monday, in May, which; I falls on the 2nd this year. Before ; the law was changed the third j Monday in April was the.lost day | for the property owner to call at |the treasurer’s office and liquidate. The, Republican ward conven- ! tions Wednesday evening nominated candidates for the City coun-. cil as follows. ward -.* F. B. Meyers. 1 2nd ' “ J. C, Porter. j 3rd 4i Wallace Robinson. | All the Nominees are members of I the present council and their renomination is an endorsement of their official course during their 1 term of office about to expire.

Clinton county has a lady assessor this year, Mrs. Lamar having been appointed a deputy of the Michigan t< wnship assessor and filed her in the sum of SI,OOO as required .by law. Any one having an old calender of 1887 may successfully utilize it fbJ* this year, as 1898 is an exact reproduction, holiday and all. Tliis will not again occur until 1996. Mr. Albert C. Farmer and Aliss Lida Richey were married Thursday April 7th, at the home of the brie’s parents, Mr. and Airs; O. K. Richey four miles south of the city. The bride was until recently a student in the high school at this place. The young couple will make there home on the Dr. SUgpkwell farm in Milroy township. Last Friday evening Air. Hammond, the school teacher, was pleasantly reminded that it was All Fools’ day. Pupils to the mtgiber of thirty-two gathered at his home and spread a delicious lunch upon his table. After the good things had been dispatched the little folks siiont the remainder of the evening very pleasantly with games and all had a good time.- Morocco Courrier.

A noted American actress who rgsrelttly arrived in Chicago from a three-months engagement at Alndrid, Spain, says that the Spaniards showed her marked courtesy during her stay it that city, some of the young men even going so far ns to spread their capes upon the ground for her to wmlk on while passing from’the theater to her carriage.- -Ex. j i ... The tde factory at Mt. Ayr, Itffh‘ffie•%nrn that sio6ff‘ just north of it. two good horses, a ■cow and a carriage, were consumed by fire Tuesday noon of last week. The tile factory and burn and all ! the other property, with the ex- | ception of one horse, owned by ! Phil Seecore. belonged to Stacker ! A Coo vert. The fire was started by some children who were playing in or near the barn.

The Kankakee Reclamation Company, which proposes to iv- ! claim 50,000 to 75,0!X) acres of ; land in the counties of Porter. Lake, La Porte, Starke. Jasper and | Newton, along the Kankakee river, has been incorporated under the State laws. It is the purpose of the company to make the river as straight as possible, remove all 1 debris and then cultivate, t; e land i for sugar beet raising. —Morocco ! Courrier.

New Divorce Cases.

Two new divorce cases have recently been filed with the circuit clerk. Marie Haus asks for a divorce from Carl Haus alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to provide. She asks the custody of her three children aged.2,-7, and 10 years respectively, and the restoration of her maiden name Marie Schlientz. They were married in 1888 and separated in 1897, The other case is thaU of Adde D. Crosscup vs Charles Crosscup. The charge js abondenment. They were married in 1384 and separated in 1896. The plaintiff also asks the. custody of her three I children aged 8, 11 and 13 years.

Hunters.

Bring your game to me and I will give you the highest price*, for them. 1 hnve bn hand n large supply of loaded shells and will load them to order on short notice. A fine line of guns for sale at low prices.

C. E. HERSHMAN.

John W. Duvall spent Sunday with his brother near Sharon. Aliss Edith Kelley of Springfield Ohio is visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Agness Kelley and family. Job Work done at the Democrat office. W. B. Austin started to Cameron Springs Thursday for a three days visit Rev. D. A. Tucker who was severly injured in a runaway recently is rapidly recoverrag. •Marshall McGowan hgis had a large force of men working on streets this week. AI. F. Chilcote delivered a talk to the high school Wednesday, on the Constitution ,of the State of Indiana. Ed Rhoades is taking the enumeration for school purpose this week. s Daniel Snipp of Carrol county, is visiting his relatives, the Swaims near Aix this week. Airs. T. F. McCoy is visiting her daughter Luella, Mrs. Alattie A. Rinehart in Buffnlp, N. Y. this week. Thomas F. Brusnahan of Parr and his brother-in-law Ferman Rutherford, of Rose Lawn, is visiting friends at Alonticello. Judge Townsend of Terre Haute was in the city Wednesday. He represented Fleener & Carnahan the "Tax Ferret’s” cases which was appealed to the Supreme Court during the January term. « Alerle Gwin son of Treasurer Gwin, had his arm broken just above the wrist while practicing high jumping at school last Wednesday. Drs Wasiibv rn and English sot-tife f

Council Proceedings.

J. W. Childers was appointed night watch for the ensuing year. The City is to pay him S2O per month and he is to collect the balance of his salary from the business men of the city. The proposition of Lewis Thorn- | ton to sell the city a strip of land !hiby 00 feet fronting Main street | with the building there on, to be I used ns a hose cart, station was referred to a committee. The City Engineer filed his re- | port estimating the cost of build- | ing stone wall on western approach lon the north side of the bridge. A cement walk was ordered I on the east side of Cullen and Forest streets extending from Makemsel'f to Elm street. The City contracted with J. T. Penn to furnish water for the street sprinkler for SBS per annum. A rate of $lO was adopted for use of city water for'family uses. The, following electric light rates were adopted. Hotels, Saloons, Restaurants. 60c i Business houses other than ! above. 50c ! Residences first five lights. 30c I “ next five “ 25c I I Each light above ten. 20c ! Each potron taking five lights i or more entitled to use one light all night.

All night lights other than j above. Sl.OL} i Meter rates, per thousand watts. * 12£c i Ten per cent off on above rates for ! cash within five days after | month. The following inso<^ appointed tor the J||||M Ist ward. |hhHß| ‘ 2nd. - ,

Declares For War!

Radical Resolutions Adopted After Brief Debate By The Remarkably Large Vote of 322 to 19. The following is the text of the resolution adopted yesterday by the national house of representatives: “Whereas, that the government of Spain for three years has been waging war on the island of Cuba against a revolution by the inhabitants thereof without making any substantial progress toward the suppression of said revolution, and has conducted the warfare in a manner contrary to the laws of nations, by methods inhuman and uncivilized, causing' the death by starvation of more than 200,000 innocent non-combatants, the victims being for the most part helpless women and children, inflicting intolerable injury to the commercial interests of the United States, involving the destruction of the lives and property of many of our citizens, entailing the expenditure of millions of dollars in patrolling our coasts and policing the high seas in order to maintain our neutrality; and,

“Whereas, this long series of losses, injuries and burdens for which Spam is responsible has culminated in the destruction of the United States battleship Maine in the harbor of Havana, and in the death of 266 of our seamen: “Resolved, etc., that the president is hereby authorized and directed to intervene at once to stop the war in Cuba to the end and with the purpose of securing permanent pence arid “order there and establishing by the free action of the people thereof a stable and independent government of their own in the island of Cuba; and the president is hereby authorized and empowered to use the land and naval forces of the United States to execute the purpose of this resolution.” J Resolutions reported by a majority of the senate committee on foreign relations, action on which was deferred, read as follows: “Whereas, the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States battleship, with 266 of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured, as has been set forth by the president of the United States in his message to congress of April 11, 1898, upon which the action of congress., was invited; therefore, i “Resolved, 1. That the people iof the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent. “2. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand, that the government of Spain at once relinpuish its authority and government islar -1 • ir.tvv

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