Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1898 — Page 1

RENSSELAER DEMOCRAT.

SI.OO Per Year.

CHICAGO. IVJJIANAPOI.IS & LOUISVILLE. Time table No. 1, in effect Nov. 28, 1897. South Bound. No. s—Louisville Mail 10:55 a. m. No 541 Chicago to Cincinnati, daily, 10:55 am No. 33 1:45 p. pi. No. 39—Milk accommodation 6;IS p. m. No. 3 —Louisville Express 11:12 p. ni. No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p. ni North Bound, ,No. 4 -Mail . . . ...... 4:30 si. m. No. 4<>—Milk accommodation . .. 7:31a.m. No. 32 regular stop 9:55a. m. No. 6 —Mail and express 3:27 p. m. *Nn.3O 6:32 pm. JNo -38 2:57pm No, 46—Local freight 9:30 a.m. No. 74»-Freight «. 7:52 p. m. 'No. 3, stops on signal. * Daily except SuiMlao. t Sunday only. No 74 carries passengers between Monon and Lowell. HamPiond has been made a regular stop for s timber 30 W. H. Hearn, Agent.

Hattie Yeoman is visiting friends in Delphi this week. Rev. V. O. Fritts preached in Mt. Ayr Sunday morning. N. W. Reeve made a flving 0 > * trip to Chicago, Saturday. Milt Roth spent Sunday in Englewood. Albert Overton made a business trip to Indianapolis, Monday. Patronize home industries by smoking home made cigars. W. H. Coover made a business trip to Chicago, Tuesday. Eva Kenton is visiting in Delphi and Lafayette this week. Frank Foltz went to Kentland t»n business last Monday. Fred Gilman the Gopdland bank cashier Sundayed in Rensselaer. Rev. V. O. Fritt’s sons’ of Anderson arrived in, this city Saturday evening. Mrs. Frank Warren visited her sister, Mrs. A. W. Cole at Englewood, Saturday and Sunday. Miss Grace Chapman of Bridgeman, Mich., is visiting her brother James H. Chapman. Jesse Adams of Monon, is visiting friends and relatives in Rensselaer. Bayard Clark and wife of Motion, visited the formers parents Sunday. Mrs. Ed Todd of Goodland, is visiting her parents Mr, and Mrs, A. Bushey. Wm, Johnston of Lafayette, is the guest if his son R. P. Johnston. * Lois Thompson entertained a number of her young friends Monday evening. Patronize home industries by smoking cigars manufactured in Rensselaer. Chas. Hammond visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Steward Hammond, Sunday. John Callow of Centralia, 111., is visiting his parents of this place, a few days. Blanche Kenton, who has been visiting in Carrol county, returned home last week. Mrs. J, H. Chapman entertained a number of friends, at cards Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Grace Chapman. Call on the Meyer Sisters’ for your summer lints. The very latest styles. Hattie Fairchild, of De Motte, is visiting with J. P. Hammond aud wife. James Maloy’s house south of the depot has been moved to Mr. lots near David Nowels residence in Weston’s addition. Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas visited the latters parents, J. C. Gwin and wife a few days last week. They will make their future home in Monon.

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Ellis Opera House the 16th. N. J. Yot4f and wife of Monon were in town Wednesday. Ross Sigler of Monon, spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Mrs. S. Yeoman is visiting relatives ill Kentland this week. Louie Leopold of Wolcott visited relatives here Sunday. Jessee J 2. Wilson spent Monday and Tuesday in Watseka, 111. Mrs. L. A. Moss is visiting in Chicago. Mrs. LiHie Downs of Battle Ground, is visiting with Mrs. Henry Wood. “Just a Plain American Girl” at Ellis Opera House one night only, Monday the 16th. Mr. and Mrs. P. W, Clark spent Sunday at Maynard and Hammond. .jy c, • Bates Tucker has been accepted as a member of Co. I, First Indiana Infantry. Wesley Buswell of Newton county was in the city Wednesday. Judge Hammond of Lafayette; spent Saturday and Sunday in the city visiting with his daughter, j Mrs. W. B. Austin. Good second hand spring wagon j for sale. Inquire of C. H. Yeo-; man west part of town on gravel I road, near Makemself ditch. ! The meetings at Vaugh Chap- ; pel are . attracting considerable I attention and good interest is manifested. John O’Donnel ail I family, who lived in a tent near the threshing machine factory has moved to Newton county. W. W. Wish art! has so far re-1 covered from his recent sickness as to be able to be on the street again. Jfe came for the first j time last Saturday. The post office which was discontinued two or three years ago at Virgie has been re-established with Henry Hautbaum as post master. Mrs. Martha Protzmnn of Mt. Ayr.! who has been visiting with Mrs. E. H. Shields left for an extended visit at Zionsville and Indianapolis last Wednesday. Rev. Tucker and wife will go to Indianapolis today to see their son Bates, before he starts for the front which he expects to do tonight. Revs. Middleton and Tucker, conducted a funeral at Brookston s. yesterday. It was that of the father-in-law of Henry Stuart, of that place, who is well known here, his name being Mansfield. Bicycles repaired at lowest prices. A full line of bicycle sundries on hands for sale. All kinds of wheels ordered. Give me a call. Chas. Grow. One door west of Mnkeever House. The Comedy Drama, “Just a Plain American Girl” will be produced at Ellis Opera House next Monday night by Eunice Goodrich supported by a very clever company of artists. Popular prices, 10-2y-30c. Special sale every Thursday, everything in fine Millinery at special rates. Ladies should attend these saler and secure somJv of the many bargains offered. Miss Coad.

Another Burglary.

Last Sunday evening broke into Harry Kresler’s barber shop across the street from the depot and carried off almost everything in sight. They got his stock of razers, combs and a hair clipper and other articles.

Rensselaer, Indiana, Friday, May 13, 1898.

Admiral Dewey the hero of Manilla, is an uncle of ChasrPigI man and Mrs. Judge Pollard of I Delphi. Joe Paxton and August Rosen* baum of Hammond attended the congressional convention Wedaes- | day. Preaching at the First Baptist church next Sunday at 10:55 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Morning subject, “A bad use for a pen knife.”. Evening, “A seperation necessary.” Everybody welcomed. Noah T. Arnold of Barkley township who was taken to the Long Cliff asylum at Logansport several months ago, returned Monday. His reason has been restored. Another divorce case was filed last Saturday. David N. Marion asks for a divorce from Ida M. Marion. He alleges abandonment. They were married in 1889 and lived together as husband and wife until 1896 when she abandoned him. J. W. Douthit is the attorney. Max D. Brill whose marriage we noted in the first issue of the Democrat, writes to his friend John C. Chilcote from Berlin, Germany. He says that himself and wife will travel in Switzerland, France and England before returning to New York. John L. Duvall who has been staying in the law office of J. W, Douthit for some time, has been visiting his parents at Pekin, 111., the past week or so. A letter received from him Tuesday, states that he is now down with a well developed case of the measles and will be home as soon as he recovers. Mrs. Imes has a fine line of millinery for sale at lowest prices. John Darroch an old citizen of Newton county died at hi? home in Morocco on the sth. He has lived in Newton county since 1852 when Newton county was a part of this county. He was one of three special commissioners who located the boundary line between the two counties when Newton county was organized in 1857. He was three times married and the father of 19 children 14 of whom survive him. George Gorham living in the north part of the city has met with some serious losses. Last Saturday a fine Jersey heifer belonging to him died and Sunday morning he lost a fine Jerse}’ cow. Dr. Alter examined them and pronounced it a case of strychnine poisening. The cows were pastured in a small pasture lot on Sunnyside addition. Mr. Gorham is a poor man and it is a serious loss to him. The ministers of Rensselaer met at the home of Rev. Middleton on Monday at 10 o’clock a. m. and organized the Rensselaer Ministerial Association. They organizer! by the election of Rev. Jeffries as president and Rev. Austin as secretary. They will meet on the 2nd aud 4th Mondays of each month at 10 o’clock a. m. Rev. Jeffries will prepare a paper for the next, meeting of the association. The place of meeting will be in the parlor of the Missionary Baptist church. All ministers are -especially requested to attend. A cordial invitation is extended to all who are interested in church work.”

SPECIAL SALE. On Friday and Saturday of this week I will make a special sale on all trimmed hats. Call and get bargains. Mas. C. E. Hershman.

The plastering of the Leopold building will be completed this week. Minicus Bros, are the contractors. News has come from the White House that Wm. J. Bryan has offered his services to president McKinley in the trouble with Spain, offering to serve in any capacity that the president might name.» We have just received a copy of the Collegian published by the students of St. Joseph’s college. It Is a neat, well edited, monthly journal, brim full of the best thought and reflects the excellent work of the college as an educational institution. The new court house clock at Rensselaer, went on a strike Friday evening of last week, and strbek 75 times before it could be induced to let. up. What a picnic this would hove been for Frank Babcock, of Remington, were he still in the newspaper business. Morocco Courier. Call on the Meyer Sisters’ for stylish millinery. First class goods and lowest prices. t Last Sunday after the regular sermon the Edward Jacob, ‘ Pastor of St. Augustine’s Cath >■ ] lie Church of our city made a few’ very patriotic remarks to his congregation. He stated that the Catholic church had always stood for peace but now that war was a fact it was the duty of catholics to fight and die if needs be in de- i fdnse of their country. He stated that there was 195 of the crew of j ther Maine who were practical catholics and 150 of these were mdnthlv communicants, and the statement that Catholics would not fight against Spain she being a catholic country, was born of a want of the knowledge of the facts. Father Edward read a letter from Bisbbp Rademacher, prayers of the faithful for peace, and the success of our ! cause and for she souls of those ! lost on the Maine, and in the war.

Quite a large and enthusiastic demonstration took place here last Saturday evening in celebrating the magnificent victory of Commodore Dewey over the Spanish fleet., at Manilla. Our citizens turned out en mass, and the military companies paraded the streets headed by the bands. They repaired to the public square where patriotic speeches were delivered by Hon. E. P. Hammond, J. A. Burnham, Capt. M. F. Chilcote and Hon. M. L. Spitler. The speeches were frequently interrupted by the cheers of the audience and enthusism everywhere prevailed. One of the notieible features of the parade was «> ' the St. Joseph Military Company, fifty odd in number, headed by the College band carrying the stars and stripes. It was a demonstration long to be remembered by the citizens of our city.

We have just received a letter from Presley E. Davis formerly of Wheatfield, now of Sutnmitville, 1 Tenn. He is much pleased with ! his new home in the sunny south. ] He says: "We are all enjoying good health notwithstanding the j wet and backward spring. We• did not have to wear rubber boots i nor pay ditch taxes as we did in our old home. We have an abundance of garden vegetables and ; wheat is "immense." Some corn I is large enough to plow and some ! fields are not planted yet'. Early potatoes are six inches high. We ; have had some heavy frosts but will have an abundance of fniit for adr own use, and much to spare.” Any one desiring to know more of that section of Tenn., would I do well to write to him.

ELLISOPERA HOUSE •T. B. S. ELLIS, Mgr. ONE NIGHT ONLY, MONDAY, MAY 16th, 1898. the Representative Popular Priced Company of America. EUNICE GOODRICH, Supported by a Coterie of Players in the comedy drama entitled Just a Plain American Girl Admission, - 10=20-300 Seats at Huff’s Jewelry Store.

GOES TO CUBA SOON.

Army of (nvnsion believed to be prt*p:u‘- j iiig to cm bark within a few I lours. — Expodition may start for (,'tiba before , the re-enforcements which have been i ordered reach Tampa. —General Shes- ; ter will lead the troops—lie will probably Vie followed by other troops j ns fast it" they arrive in Florida. — ; Transportation is provided with necessary provisions for the trip. The war situation suraed up. is that the United States will immediately send an army to invade | Cuba. Transports have been pro- ’ vided and every preparation made for the removal of the troops. General Sfiefter will lead the first fort® of -iuvaaion to be re-enffercyl as sjieedily as troops can U4>jva at Tampa and be made ready for transportation. Order has been isi sued for 1000 car loads of rations which will arrive at Tampa in a ' short time.

j Communications have been es~ {tablished with General Gomez and [ the two armies will co-operate in ! the attacks. The Cuban General has 1 issued a call for volunteers. General Miles started Wednesday for Tampa so as to lie near the seat of war. The volunteer army now numbers .45,000’. It is not known definitely where the Spanish fleet I is. It may be on its return from ; cape Verde to Spain or it maybe” :on its way to America, Reports as ;to its whereabouts are conflicting. The U. S. will hold Manilla, and j more troops will be sent to hold the Philippines than was first in- ] tended. General Wesley Merril will command the forces sent. 12.000 additional troops have been orj dered to San Francisco to form a reserve. Spain may try to retake the is-

Democratic Conventions. Remefhber the Democratic primaries on May 21st. For places of meeting see the call. Democratic County Convention at Rensselaer, May 28th.

lands but they will be held until the end of the war. There isno fear of oposition by other European forces. Ephraimi Sayers of Keener tp. was in the city Thursday, Now is the time to subscribe for the Democrat. M. M, Tyler of DeMotte was in was in the city Wednesday and Thursday.

Attorneys Frazier and Isham of Fowler were in the city Thursday on legal business. Abbot,s bakery has been moved from the Nowels block to A. Leopold’s building, corner of Front and Washington streets., Rev. Horace M. Campbell a fomer Gilliam township boy, will preach at the M. E. church Sunday morniug. The new military company recently organized from St. Joseph college drilled on the streets Thursday evening. They came out in uniforms and presented a very creditable appearance. The court house clock stopped last Tuosdny evening as soon as I the delegates to the republica cou- !- vention began to arrive, and rioth- ; ing could induce it to turn a : wheel. We would Suggest that the i board of commissioners employ an expert by the year to look after it. H. J. Dexter’s grocery store was robbed last mondny evening of $23.95. The thief had probably secreted himself in the back room of tlie store in the early evening i before closing time, and was loek;ed in. Nothing was taken but the money. >ir. Dexter believes home talent is responsible for the robbery.

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