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

Professionel Cards. ATTORNEYS. Hanley & Hunt. I Law y Abstracts , tr Loans and Real Estate. Oflicteiii Hollingsworth Building, Ist floor, reur of McCoy's Bank. J. L. Duvall, Attorney-at-Law. All business profession carefully and thoroughly executed. Money to loan on almost any terms. Real Estate bought and sold. Collections and abstracts carefully propounded. First door eust of P. 0. upstairs. Geo. R. Hollingsworth Arthur H. Hopkins Hollingsworth & Hopkins, Attorneys at Law. fSfOffiee second floor of Leopold’s Block. Corner Washington and Vanßensseluer sts. Pructice in all the courts, purchase, sell and lease real estate. Attorneys for Rensselaer B. L. A S. Association. James W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. Witt. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker. Attorney For The L. N. A. AC.Ry. and Rcnsseluer W,L. AP. Co. Sj&„Oflice over Chicago Burgain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana.

Chilcote & Dunn, Attorney s-at-Latv. Attend to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second story of Makeever Block. RENSSELAER. INI). ILK. DWmGINS, Counselor at Law. Rensselaer, Indiana. I have recovered my health and have again entered upon the practice of the luw. Call and sad me. Office inMakeever’s Bank Building. BANKING. Alfred McCoy. Pres T. J. McCoy. Cash. A. K. Hopkins. Assistant Cashier. A. McCOY & CO’S BANK. RENSSELAER, IND. The'Oldest Bank in Jasper County. ESTABLISHED IN 1854. Transacts a general banking business, buys notes and loans money on long or short time on personal or real estate security. Fair and liberal treatment is promised to all. Interest paid on t ime deposits. Foreign exchange iKinght and sold. V our patronage is solicited. Patrons having valuable'papers may deposit them for safe keeping. Addison Parkinson. John M. V» T ussoti. President. Vice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank. (North Side of Public Square. RENSSELAER. IND. The Only State Bank in Jasper Co. Directors: Addison Parkison. JnmesT. Randle. John M. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This hank is prepared to transact a general hanking business. Interest allowed on time deposits.. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A slmre of your patronage is solicited. - PHYSICIANS.

I. B. Wosliburu. E. C. English. Washburn & English. Physicians & Surgeons, Dr. Washburn will give special attention to Diseases of the Eyejfliar. Nose. Throat and Chronic Diseases. Dr. English will give special attention to Surgery in all Departments, and general meili- ■? cine. -Office over Ellis A Murray's Telephone 48. C. E: Powell, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Will be at office from 2to ;l p. m. Sundays. Calls promptly attended. Office over Commercial State Bank—Residence one block north of school house. Office phone 60. Residence phone 81. DENTIST. J. W. Horton, / DENTAL SURGEON Rensselaer. lud. Our methods suppest pleasantness and satisfaction. We’ve the experience, know how" and the facilities for the best work at least cost, Fresh pas administered daily. Office over Post-office. H. L. BROWN, Dentist Office over F. B. Meyer’s drug store. J. F. Warren J. P. Irwin Warren & Irwin, Real Estate , Abstracts, Collections, Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellow’s Block. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. George Gofi, / Lunch, Cream, Soda and Ices • Agent for Collins Ice Cream Co. i Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat- > | ent business conducted for Moderate Fcks. i Our Oppice is opposite U.C. Patent Oppice > ' |and we can secure patent in leu time than those ; remote from Washington. J 1 1 Send model, drawing or photo., with deacrip- ' [tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of | .v-i (Charge. Our fee not due till patent ia secured. 1 1 < I* Pamphlet. “How toObfcin Patent*,” with > ' cost of same m the U.S. tad foreign countries < soft frees Address, , C.A.SNOW&CO. ! Opp. Patent Omei, Washinston, d. C. >WS»NNS»A'S»%S*NNNNNNNNNNNNNN»»%»»»%' I

Contract.

Contract entered between the Board of Commissioners and Heinzman Bros, for the construction of a new court house. First: The said parties of the first part do hereby for themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators; or assignee, covenant, premise and agree to and with the said board, party of the second part, and their successors in office that they the said party of the first *part, their heirs, executers, administrators, v or assignes, shall and will for the consideration hereinafter named, now or before October 15, 1897, erect, finish and deliver in a true perfect, and thoroughly workmanlike manner, the workmanship, labor, implements, models, and material, cartage, and scaffolding and all work required in the erection and completion of a court house building of the best, quality, and pay for all labor and material used in constructing the same; for the party of the second part, on ground known as the public square in Rensselaer, county of Jasper, and state of Indiana agreeable to the plans and specifications and drawings prepared for the said work by Grindle and Weatherhog architects, or those appointed in their place, to the satisfaction and under the direction and personal supervision of said architects and will find and provide such good, proper, and sufficient material of all kinds whatsoever, as shall be proper and sufficient for the completing and finishing all the excavations. foundations, and the entire of the materials as aforesaid and all other works of said building as shown by the detail, plans, drawings, and specifications, and signed by the said parties, within the time aforesaid for the sum of Eighty-nine Thousand One Hundred and Eighty dollars. Second. The said parties of the second part do hereby for themselves and their successors in office, eevenant. promise, and agree to and with the said party of the first par£, their heirs, executers, administrators or assigues, that the said patty of the second part and their successors ir\ office will and shall, in consideration of the covenants and agreements being strictly executed, kept and performed by said parties of the first part as specified, well and truly pay, or cause* to be paid unto the parties of the first part or unto their heirs, executers, administrators or assignes, the sum of Eightynine Thousand One Hundred and Eighty dollars lawful money of the United States of America, in the following manner: Payments to be made every thirty days as the work progresses, mul to be ninety per cent of the estimate of the said architects Grindle and Weatherhog, such estimates to be based upon the work and labor performed and material furnished in the building and upon the grounds and the other ten per cent to be retained until said building is completed j and accepted by the said Grindle And Weatherhog and the said boarc and when all drawings and specifications have been Returned to said Grindle and Weatherhog, Architects. Provided, that in each cjise of said payments a certificate shall be obtained from and signed by the the architects, to the effect that the work is done in strict accordance with the drawings and specifications, and that they consider the payment properly due; said certificate, however, in no way lessening the total responsibility of the contractors, neither shall it exempt the contractors from liability to replace work, if it be afterward discovered to have been done ill, or not according to he drawings and specifications, either in excution or materials; and at the time of making said payments the contractors shall furnish to the board for their inspection a sworn statement of debts due and unpaid for materials and labor. And it is hereby further agreed by and between the said parties: First—That the specifications and drawings and detail plans are made a part of this contract and are intended to co-oper-

ate, so that any works exhibited in the drawings, and not mentioned in the specifications, or vice versa, are to be executed the same as if mentioned in the specifications and set forth in the drawings, to the true intent and meaning of the said drawings and specifications. Second.—The contractors at their own proper cost hnd charges, are to provide all manner of labor materials, aperatus, scaffolding, utensels and cartage, of every discretion, needful for the due per-, formance of the several works; must produce, whenever required by the architects or board, all vouches showing the quality of goods and material used; and render all due and sufficient facilities to the architects, and local superintendent of works, for the proper inspection of works and material and which are to be under their controi; and they may require the. contractor to dismiss any workman w’liom they think incompetent or improper to be employed; the workman and contractors having control of the ground for the proper execution of the work. Tlie contractor shall deliver up the works to the board in perfect repair, broom clean and in good cornlilion, when complete. ThirdShould tlie board at any time (luring the progress of said work, require any alteration of, deviation from, addition to, or omissions in ! f said . contract, specifications or plans, they slinil have the right and power to make such change or changes, and the same shall in no way injuriously affect or make void i the contract, but the difference forj the work omitted shall be deducted from the amount, of the contract by a fair and reasonable valuation to be first agreed upon and stipulated; and for the work required in the alteration, the amount to be agreed upon before commencing addition, as provided and herein- ! after sot forth in article 6 and I ! such agreement shall state also tlie j extension of time sis any) which j is to be granted by reason thereof. j Com. Record io pages 24.1 to 245. - Note Tlie remainder of the contract will appear in our next. , issue. Bicycle riding on sidewalks is ' more dangerous titan bicycle rid- j ing witlioutlamps. The lampless bicyclers we arrest and fine; the sidewalk bicyclers pursue their ' dangerous practice with impunity It ought to be stepped. A state law forbids riding 011 sidewalks 1 with vehicles. This is sometimes 1 construed to cover bicycles, and therefore to render unigatory any j b\'wn or city ordinance against j bidycles on walks. This view is j noj held in all places, and many I cities and towns have ordinances' against bicycle riding on sidewalk ! that are enforced and produce! good results. We suggest that j our city council assume that the * old state law does not cover bicycles, and that they at once adopt a stingent ordinance covering the point, instruct Marshal McGowan and Policeman Childers to rigidly enforce it. If the council is unwilling to pass such an ordiance let them take the other view that ! the state law covers bicycles, and order the Marshal and Police to enforce it, the same as they ordered that the boys should be j stopped from jumping on trains. ! The marshal and policeman do not like to take all the responsibility of enforcing a necessary| but not entirely popular law. and; it is not right that they should be compelled to. So let the council take its share of the responsibility.” Rensselaer Re-! publican. , We fully concur with Brother i Marsha! on this subject. It is i one of the practices of certain ! “smart youngsters” to ride up > behind pedestrians and when about 15 or 20 feet from them i give a shrill whistle and they must either get off the walk or j run the risk of being run over, j This practice should be stopped and a few good fines would do away with the nuisance. -1

Job Printing.

All kinds of Job Printing neatly and promptly executed at this office. "

Program of the Jordan Tp. Sunday School Convention.

The Jordan tp. Sunday School convention will be held Sunday, May 15, at the Egypt school house. MORNING SESSSON, 9:30 A. M. Union Sunday school, conducted by ’ C. E. Sage How to Get the Money —•> .Albert Brand Song Benefits to Teachers from Their Work .Mrs. May Wav mire AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 P. M. Invocation C. W. Paris W iy Hold Sunday School Conventions W. C. Smalley Influence of Sunday School on the Community Frank Duvall Song Teachers Hour (a) Home Preparation H. K. White (b) Lesson Half-Hour in Class VMcs. Mala Garrison The Sunday School from a Temperance Standpoint Mrs. W. C. Smalley How to Have a Successful Sunday School (a) Parents Part... J. F. Sladler . (b)Teachers Part A. G. Farmer (c) Scholars Part Mrs. J. Dill (d) Supt. Part C. E. Sage ■(e). Choiristers Part J. W. Sage Election Benediction B. D. Comer

Real Estate Transfers.

Charles Meyers to Henry L. Laiigdon. Feb. 28, Its 11-12, bl 6, Wheatfield, S9O. Stephen T. Comer to Barney D. Comer, nw sw, 18-80-6, 37 acres, nw sw, 18-30-6, ne se, 13-30-7, $2,000. Roland V. Johns to William R. Puckett, April 80, w£ se se, 24-28-6, 20 acres, S6OO. Elnora E. Dondlmger to Roland V. Johns. May 3, It 6, hi 17. Rensselaer, Weston’s 2nd add., $1,400. Rene Briggs et baron to William B. Austin, May 3, Its 1-2-3-4-5-6. bl 7, Remington. Meliltire A Shaw's Sub. of Its 4-5-6. bl 7. 89.500. Fannie E.,„ Parks to Charles A. Baleom. April 30, n| It 4, Remington. Coover’s & Golds berg's add.. SIOO. John Clager to George W. Casey, se ne, 12-30-7, 40 acres, $1,200. Alfred Thompson heirs by ati'y to The C. I. & L. Railway, April 26. pt 25-29-6, pt 26-29-6, pt 36-29-6, pt 31-29-5. sl. Quit claim deed. Lydia B. Hamilton to Joseph P. Schofield, May 6, It 1, bl 11, Rensselaer Weston’s add., SI,OOO. Robert Parker to Alfred E. Snyder, Dec. 6, 1897, It 7. bl 13, Remington. $1,200. Charles W. Coen et al to Ruby Knowlton, April 25, pt s 4 se, 2429- 1 acre, SSOO. Samuel M. Laßue to Walter Harrington, April 30, pt wj nw, 130- 50 acres, pt se ne, 2-30-7. 30 acres, $2,500. Nelson Ducharme to William M. Girard. April 25. s 4 ne, 7-28-5. sc nw, 7-28-5, 120 acres, $4,200. Marion L. Spitler, et al to Joseph Glosser, May 2, nw se, 22-28-6, 40 acres, S4OO. Frank Foltz to Joseph Glosser | May 6, ne se, 22-28-6, 40 acres, ! S4OO. Ener Enerson to John W. Sel- | mer, Jan. 7. oi se. 18-80-5. nw se. 13-30-5, ne sw, 13-80-5, 160 acres, $4,400. Hogier Hardy et. al to Alfred E. Snyder*. Nov. 4, 1897, It 8. 1)1 12, Remington. Western add., 5550. Homer Hardy to Missouri Edwards, Oc t. 28. 1597, It 8, bl 17. Remington, $550. >•

Excursion to Indianapolis May 15th.

Special train to leave Rensselaer 7 o'clock a. m. $1.25 fertile round trip.. Arrive in Indianapolis 11 o'cloc k. Returning leave Indianapolis 6.30 p. m. Camp Mount will be open all day to visitors.

W. H. BEAM,

To Coro ConntJpatlon Forever. Take Cuscarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or Sc. If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Sharon Items. Farmers are very busy planting corn. v Pearl Henson is improving slowly. Charles Shew and family of Remington, spent Sunday with his brother George Shew. Rev. Carson preached at Lawndale school house last Sunday afternoon. George Shew and family attended lodge at Remington, Monday evening. Quite a number from here are preparing to attend the township Sunday school convention to be held Sunday, May 15, at Egypt school house. Mrs. mc Daniels is on the sick list

Will Murray and wife were the guests of Smith Newell and wife Sunday. May Wright was the guest of Florence Ropp, Sunday. The quarterly meeting at Barkley m. E. church has been changed to May 15th and 16th, instead of 14th and 15th. Presiding elder Beck will conduct the services, preaching Sunday night at 7:30, quarterly conference Mondaj r morning at 9:30. Mrs. Jen tlie Moody and children of Rensselaer, visited friends in this vicinity Sunday. Meta Saltwell is on thesick list. J. N. Saltwell and family’ were the guests of Charles Parker and wife Sunday. There will be a township Sunday school cony’ention held at the Christian church of this place, Sunday May 22. Robert Shook , and family visited George Randle Sunday. There will be a League convention held at the Barkley m. E. church the 3rd, 4th sth of June, ever}’ body cordially invited. A. CtODSMASHER .

Farmers are getting ready to plant corn. The wheat and oats look fine in this vicinity. Look out for a couple of weddings soon. Mrs. Frank Krasney is on the sick list. Misses Emma and Ida Lane were shopping at Surrey last Tuesday. Miss Julia Crasney is visiting friends at Chicago. Louis Shriver and Minnie Romine took supper with the Misses Schanlaub Mr. and Mrs. James Elijah visited with the latter's parents. David Mauck and wife. Why is Emma Lane so interested in the war with Cuba? Vick Krasney visited at John Goetz' last Sunday. Tillie Schanlaub of near Morocco. was getting up a class of music scholars .last week. The Misses Emma, Rosa and Anna Lane visited at Mrs. J. S. Lakin's last Sunday, Grandpa and grandma Lane visited at John Bislosky’s Sunday. Bertha and Zulu Geezie of Colorado, are staying with their aunt Mrs. Gildenzof. Their father Ed Geezie started for the Kloxulyke a fe\v weeks ago.-

Helen Havroans of Goodland, spent Sunday with family of Geo. Hayreans of Remington. Clias. Beal and wife left Tuesj day-morning for a few days visit ! with relatives and friends in La Fayette. „ Miss Floy Beal accom- : panied them as far as Cbalmers. Dr. and Mrs. Johnson of Rens- ! selaer, spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. :S. Russell, three miles west of ; Remington. Albert Overton of Rensselaer, attended the commencement ex-

Agent.

Valma Items.

Newton Township.

Remington Items.

Directory. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Wm. H. Coover Sheriff Nate JF. Read Auditor Henry B. Murray Treasurer Jesse C. Gwln Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor John E. Alter Coroner ....TruittP. Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assessor , Johu R. Phillips COMUISSIONKBB. Ist District ~ Abraham Halleek 2nd District ...John Martindale 3rd District Frederick Waymire Commissioner's court—First Mondays in March, June, September and December. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas J. McCoy Murshal Thomas McGowan Clerk Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer C. C. Starr Attorney C. E. Mills Civil Engineer H. L. Grumble Fire Chief Edgar M. Parcels COUNCILMEN. Ist ward M. B. Alter, F. B. Meyers 2nd ward J. C. Porter, C. G. Spitler 3rd ward Wallace Robinson, J. R. Eight JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorney Albert B. Chizum Terms of Court.-First Monday in January; , Third Monday in Mnrch; First Monday in June: Third Monday in October. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEES. _ TOWNSHIPS. Robert S. Drake Hanging Grove A. W. Prevo Gillum John F. Pettit Walker Samuel R. Nichols Barkley James D. Babcock Marion Marcus W. Reed Jordan Jackson Freeland Newton C. C. Bierma Keener J.C. Kaupke Kankakee Albert S. Keene Wheatfield John A. Lamborn Carpenter George W. Caster Milroy B. D. Comer Union TOWN OR CITY A. Beasley Remington M. F. Chilcote Rensselaer Edward T. Biggs Wheatti ■, • Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Supt Reus, ir

ercises here last Friday evening. He was the guest of Missßenette Taber. Mrs. Dr. Reed of Burnettsville, visited the family of James Snell south east of this place last Saturday and Sunday. Misses Lardner and McDonald both teachers in the Goodland schools, were seen on our streets last Saturday. Mrs. Maude Nelvie of New Carlisle, Ohio, came last Thursday for a months visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Bowman.

Mrs. James Snell died at her home four milessoutheast of Remington last Thursday. The funeral was held at one o’clock p. m. v # last Saturday, the remains were interred in the Remington cemetery, being followed by an extra ordinary concourse of people. Mrs. Fred Schuster about four miles north west of Remington, died early last Tuesday morning she had been sick for several weeks. Interment in the Catholic cemetery near Remington. Mrs. Frank Eck north west of Remington about eight miles died the fore part of last week. She had been very sick for a long time. Interment in the Catholic cemetery.

John F. Major has opened up a new and first class grocery store in his building on south Ohio street. He *Jias a large line of fresh groceries, and with his popularity, he is destined to command a good trade. He has S. Yeoman employed as his clerk. The class of ’9B high school consisting of eleven members, and the largest and best equipped class ever having graduated from our high school, completed its course, and closed the week of commencement exercises last Friday evening, with a lecture by* Prof. Griffith of the State University at Bloomington, Indiana, upon the subject of “Practical Education.” Ths lecture was given at the m. E. church, the house being crowded to its utmost capacity. The lecture was greatly appreciated. The music for the -occasion was furnished by Miss Mae Hemphill of Remington, who presided at the piano, and the Hinshaw Quartette of Valparaiso. The music was excellent. The saluton- was given by Miss Mary Roberts, and the validictory was delivered by Stephen S. Yeoman. All the exercises werocreditable. 7

The Menicus Lenses.

The particular advantage these Menkus lenses possess are that they give much more correct secondary axes and when adjusted: to the eye yield more perfect vision through the periphery of the lens, rendering the field o: vision much larger and more distinct. .The above is a scientific fact. If you wa%s.pa.ir of these lenses of the best- material in the world, correctly adjusted to vour vision, notif v, or call on Dr. Chas. Vick, the Optician, Rensselaer, Ind.