Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1898 — Page 8

J ust Opened. # . I have just opened up with a complete line of Dry Goods, Overalls, Working Shirts, Notions and Boots and Shoes. I keep a futt Stock of NEW -- GROCEIES - FRESH Goods Delivered to any part of the City. N. F. MUIR, Nowels Blk. - Rensselaer. Telephone 223* *•* Sowing | the Seeds ' of comfort and health is what •• .||| 1 Ijf |i| you are doing if you wear the |\.~ )/| '|| sort of rightly made, right- '. tTYT . fitting shoes we offer you *■ y- jlMs S. this spring. The... 0 iv-W^ Selz Shoes * Ir 1 we’ve told you about before, are better »than ever this season. The low cuts and tans are beauties and we are positive as to their wearing qualities. The experience erf 25 years is in every pair. That’s what makes them wear the best BasßfissasßEKJ although they cost the least Firmly believing that we are selling the best and cheapest lines of Ladies’ and Children’s Fine Shoes produced in the world, we ask you to give them a trial, knowing that you will come again. ELLIS & MURRAY.

No Teacher. Should miss the N. E. A. meeting- at Washington in July next. A visit to Washington under ordinary circumstances is an education in itself, but on this occasion teachers will have special opportunities to visit the National Library, the Smithsonian Institute, National Museum, the departments, Mount Vernon and various other places of interest. The navy yard, it is not unlikely, will offer sights worth a journey across the continent to see. The Monon Route will sell ronnd trip tickets at a special low rate, good for a sufficient length of time to see all the sights of the national capital and vicinity, particulars of which will be furnished by any Monon ticket agent. '» Edg»tt Toor Howell WUfe Casearet*. Candy Cathartic, cure ooaatlpatkin forever. We. 25c. UC.C. O fail, druggists reload money. Hpwiug Wanted. Th« uudemigutMlwilldonll kinds of sewing, cutting and fitting, etc., by the 4*y or week, at reasonable prices, Leave ofders at this office. , Mrs. Susan Peacock Ev*nM; Mara So. Caaoarsta Candy Oniiwpe, Ute moat won- , derful medical diqpoveyy of the age, (•'voa. ant ao4 yefreabiflg Uto Uste, pet (reotlv •ad poMCtvcw a* «« *»»’•, Ever usd bowels, cleansing tbs satire system, 4la*»el polila, core hwilssns. fever, Imbituul <*op*br«4m and biliouaneas. Pl«uw buy and try » boa Sf C. C. C. to-day; iMft,«* cent*. Hold atjd gtmrnats^tgntpeby^ldmg^ri.^.

BANK STATEMENT. REPORT of the condition of the ' Commercial state Bank. t North Sid<* of Public* Square.* nKXSSKr.AF.IS, INI)., i«t the close of its business. on the 12th day of ApriLtaw. RESOURCES. Louus and Discounts # 86,870 95 Overdrafts - 888.00 Current Expenses 157.08 Bunking House 5,585.00 Due from Bunks and Bunkers .. 58,251.02 Cash on hand ... 1,787.7) *l«^:vs.B9 LIABILITIES. ; Cupitul Stock paid in 125,000.00 Surplus Fund 1.W11.00 Discount. Exeliunge and interest 387JU0. Individual deposits on demand 92.108. Tj' Individual deposits on time 17.212,1.7 — -Z*. STATE OF INDIANA. Jasper County. , ~ I, Emmet L. Hollingsworth. OusHieri pfeth** Commercial State Hank of KettsseWbt tAMiunu. do solemnly swear that the uhiwestatement is true. Emhkt L. Hollingsworth . ,• ~*— ) Subscribed ulid sworn t<» b efore ) Seal me. this mh day of April. 1808. CHARLES G. BPITI.BH,. Notary Public. This Bank is prepared to receive new accounts. and pays interest on deposits. A share of the public patronage is solicited. • - Addison Parkison. Jambs T. Randl«. John M. Wasson, ■ , Gko. E. Murray, I E. L. Hollingsworth. ! * i Directors. !

[?]TON Letter.

(fhMWflMt Segular Correnpendefat!. fMfefftou, D. C, May l|teliadßd us good in that gMttlfiflflfit and seek it played Verde fleet, and it isfißMiliy IMured that the fleet ntfftittit ii its power to choose wfcatfMr it will sight 1 Admiral Sampson’s fleet, which battered the lilts in the harbor of San Jnafl, IMI Kioo, a few days ago, or Commodore Schley’s flying«on, which is now for the aftny ep to its name, ttHm i CWbta harbor without liglfliflg* or wake a dash for some ofmw ceimtdtfe*. This state of aflairs would be exasperating wii| it iit far the satisfaction eflltjMt feels l« knowing that t§)jb flffMiill fleet is actually in Awarican waters. It may dodge «£far awhile* hat it is bound to ha onr fame ia the end. The end bfllt be at nice it the Spanish fleet 4gs|» to fight either of our fleets. Okie man’s guess is about as good |0 another’s about the intention ol days will show them. The postponement of the sending Of troope to Cuba made necessary by the presence of the Spanish fleet itt American waters is tassOWNfihbting than it appears fi®R***® a tf ood thin o “&$&• JpaathfeWiginal plan of JawpagWOOpS ih Cuba last week b||fl’Jwrried out, we should not sa%6een nWe to land a Sufficient number do capture Havana, which is defended by something like 80,000 Spanish soldiers, owing to the inability of the government to furnish equipments needed by the volunteers; and any delay in whipping the Spaniards out of Cnba after tnt army goes over there ahUi be calculated to lessen our preOthge among the nations of the world. * Dewey’s men at Manilla and the suctession of brave and daring deeds perf >rmed by the me* a* the ship engaged in blockading Caban ports have placed our navy among :he foremost fighters of the wqrld, and it would be very, humiliating for our army not to make an equally creditable showing when it goes to Cuba. It is therefore absolutely necessary that a sufficient number of Wen properly equipped to accomplish whnt they go to do should be sent to Cuba. The delay will serve to place the army on a proper footing. Just to give an idea of the deficiency in army equipments, it may be mentioned that the government has purchased the entire visable supply of tenting canvass in the country and yet has oaly enough to make about half the tents the army will require; the mills are working on the rest. The war revenue bill reported to the Senate from its Finance Committee is in many respects a marked improvement upon what it was when it Was sent over from the House. It now provides for j the immediate issue of $150,000,-j 000 in greenbacks, and for issuing j $42,000,000 in silver certificates j £o represent the seignorage on the silver bullion owned by the; government,- which it directs to j be opined. If taxes all sorts of; corporation*,* and strikes out the 1 authority for issuing bonds. 'A- caucus of the democrats of the-House may be held this week for the purpose of discussing the jbint-resolution proyirfjpg for the annexation of Hftgjfityr Which has been favorably reported jto the H<fose, and deriding upon the adAbility of f mipteg it a party question. There are a number of democrats in the House who are qgqlieed to annexation. It is the same in the Senate, but the democ*#ats of" the latter body long ago decided not to make annexation ! a party question, and the chances are that the samexourse will be followed iti -the House. To attempt to db'otherwise would be to compel those ’democrats who favor annexation to bolt the action j of the party caucus. It is, of j course, in the power of a majority of the .democrats **, tbp House to ma£v oppositpu -to annexation a'

party question, but it is not in their power to control democrats who have committed thempelves to annexation. There was no sign that the democratic party as a whole endorsed President Cleveland’s anti-annexation policy; on the contrary, there were many signs of oppostion thereto. If there ever was a time that opposition to the annexation of Hawaii could wisely have been made a party policy, it has long ago passed. The fear that Mr. McKinley would give staff commissions in the volunteer army to incompetant men, because of his inability to stand the pressure of the political and social influence brought to bear upon him in their behalf, was fully realized. It would have been "an impossibility to have found men more incompetent than many of the .civilians named for positions on, the staff. This incompetency was fully recognized by Mr. McKinley, as he selected enough officers from the regular army to do all the work that is likely to be required of the staff, which will leave the incompetents to do the ornamental. A fight is being made by the tobacco men against the proposed increase in the internal revenue tax on tobacco from 6 to 16 cents a pound. They say that the increase to 12 cents, provided for in the House bill, would have put upon tobacco more than its full share of war taxes, and that it would be unjust to push it up to 16, as provided for in the bill reported to the Senate.

New for 1898.

I Sell the celebrated McCormack ‘ Binder and Mower,—the world’s best. Come and examine our machines. A large line of extras always on hand. I sell the Studebaker wagon. They have shoulder slope spokes, while all other makes have square shoulders. I sell the Anchor, Bimel, Kalamazoo, and Studebaker buggies, ; — None better. I sell the Huber threshing machines and Birdsell clover hullers. Call and purchase a Monarch bicycle. Come and eee me one and all. Yours Truly,

Opposite Makeever House.

Real Estate Transfers.

Albert S. Hammond to William', L. Fry, May Ist, 1898, It 6, pt 537, Western add, §SOO. William Rayburn to Theodore Phillips, Feb. 26, 1898, se ne and pt E. side ne ne 2-30-5, 46 acres, SISOO. Mary E. Kannal to Maggie Worden, May 11, lot 4, bl 2, Harvey’s add., Rensselaer, $125. Alkanah J. Galbraith to W. B. Austin, Feb. 5, Its 12-13-14-15, blk ' •< 30, Weston’s 2nd add., Rensselaer, SIOO. Alkanah J. Galbraith to W. B. Austin, May 19,12-13-14-15, blk 30 Weston’s 2nd addi, $230. Schuyler C. Marks to Elmira Monnett, March 31, s£ sec. 21 and s£, sec. 22, 29,6, quit claim* deed. , Elmira Monnett to Michael Lawler et al April 27, s£ sec. 21 s£ sec. 22, 29,6, $2500. * Sheriff Jasper county to Delos Thompson, May 2, sj sec. 21, sd sec. 22, 29-6, $13317.69. Delos Thompson et al to John J. Lawler, Michael Lawler and Delos Thompson, Division deed interest to each of s£ sec. 21, and s£ sec. 22, 29-6, quit claim deed. s Levi Hawkins et al to William J. Morris, May 7, lot 12 s£ lot 11, blk 12, Rensselaer, quit claim deed. Nasen Courthurst to William J. Morris, April 29, s£ sec. 11 and n£ sec. 12, blk 12, Remington, SI3OO. William J. Morris to Nasen Courthurst, April 29, pt W. D. It 4, blk 13, Remington, SIBOO. “ James H. Noland to Eliza Sheets, April 24, s$ k blk 14, Remington, S4OO.

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C. A. ROBERTS

A Great Day at I Goodland!| ON TUESDAY, 1 May 24,1 1898, _____ Judy s Leif .' # : . : ,v| Company, Of Qoodland, Ind., will give their FIRST SPECIAL SALES DAY. No one should fail to attend this occasion and view the Immense Stock of Wagons, Buggies, Harness, Etc. Bring your Old Buggy and if you want to trade for a NEW ONE Come early and get first choice. If you are in need of anything in their line this day will be a great money saver to you. On these Special Sale Davs, they make a Special Business of trading New Buggies for Old Ones Also giving their customers Low Prices, Easy Tins, and LONG TIME. If you need any Rnpairing and Repainting to be doner bring it in on this day and get Special Prices. ■ ■■■■■■« I !■■■■—! n ■■■■■ II mu i These Special Sale Days will be continued on Tyiesday of each week, and will pfove a boons to all who will take adyd&ntage of the same, '■ llll ■ " | ■ V > « ~, ~ Don’t Forget the date Tues. May