Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Dwight Babcock, the Goodland attorney was in the city Friday. Hon. I. D. Dunn was in the city on business Monday. Mell Laßue went to Rossville Monday. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Alter went to Chicago Monday. Ed Culp of Carpenter township, was in the city Wednesday. William B. Austin went to CrdwsfordsviHe Monday on business. Patronize home industries by smoking home made cigars. The new improvement on front street has Wen completed. It is a very creditable piece of work. Hon. E. P. Hammond spent Sunday with W T m, B Austin and wife:

Mrs. I. B. Washburn is visiting -relatives at Logansport. P. W. Clark spent Wednesday in Lowell. „ B. J. Gifford of Kankakee, is attending court this week. ETnest Kennedy, the implement dealer, of Morocco. spent Tuesday m this city. i /Masses Mamie Chizum and Bertba oager, of Morocco, were Renseiaer visitors Monday. Mrr. Henry Purcupile went to Chicago Wednesday to purchase a new line of millinery. JJolm Braddoek and wife is visiting .with their daughter, Mrs. 8, E. Yeoman.

Mr. and Mrs, Delos Thompson went to Chicago Tuesday. ; Miss May Farmer, daughter of A. J. W. Farmer, of South East Marion, attended the State Sunday school convention at Greenfield last Tuesday, Wednesday pnd Thursday. Chas. E. Flora clipped 128 lbs. <jf wooi from ten head of.ewes, nine yearlings and one old ewe. He also took three pounds froth a spring lamb. We are ready to hear from any one who can beat that.—Flora Sentinel. Fair Oaks will celebrate on July 4th. E. P. Honan and George A. Dunn will be the speakers. The usual prizes will be offered for foot race, bicycle races, Sack races, base ball, horse races, etc., io by followed by a bowery dance inthfe afternoon awd evening and fireworks at night. Call on the Meyer Sisters* for your summer hats. The very latest styles. Mrs. Jessie Hayer died last Friday at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Jay Lamson of Jordan township. She was a widow 30 years I old and leaves two yonng children. The remains were sent Tuesday to Dayton, Indiana, her former home i for burial. Mrs. Lamson and| Mrs. Barnhouse accompanied the j remains to Dayton.

Revs. Fritz and Middleton will preach to their congregationsnext Sunday evening on the subject: “A Curfew Ordinance.” All ojher ministers are requested to preach on the same subject. . Noah Arnold who was taken to the insane asylum at Logansport two weeks ago, died at that institution last Monday of epilepsy. His age was 52 years. He leaves a wife and several children. His remains were brought Tuesday and interred in the Hurley ceme- ■ tery near Blackford Wednesday I morning. Last Tuesday the board of Comi missioned granted license to sell I intoxicating liquors to Henry HilI derbrand, Adolph B. Stuiltz, of I Rensselaer, Daniel P. O’Conner [and John M. Johnson, of Remington, and George F. Nichols, of ■ Wheatfield. ■ This is the largest number of licenses ever granted on any one day ih the history of the county. At Goodland where much enthusiasm and patriotic work in recruiting for the army has been done, the number of willing-to-die was 60. it is said that when they w’ere ordered Tuesday to report for transportation but 16 answered ‘.‘.ready.” The others had business which would suffer if they should leave home.—Fowler Leader. Stock men report that Jasper county has more hogs this year than ever before ranging in all sizes from the little pig up to the full grown porker ready for the market which will insure steady shipment all the year. Prospects for wheat and oats are excellent with an increased acreage of the latter. Corn looks fine and if the prices for all grains stay anywhere near where they are at present this year will be the most prosperous in our history, When ever the farmer is prosperous all other businesses prosper. ’ < A

E:-Judge and Mrs. Burson visited the latter's brother, Mr. Thos McGowan last Tuesday. Mrs. W. J. lines is visiting her sister-Mrs. Lydia Kimble at Con-verge.-1 nd., this week. Mta Catherine Laßue and Mrs. A. Abbot are visiting with relatives at Bloomington, Ills., the former home of Mrs. Abbot. W. Homer, the Monon banker, Was in the city Tuesday. He has a large farm in .Union townshijl and came here to meet his tenant. The total valuation of property for taxes in Rensselaer last year amounted to $428,260. This year shows an increase of $88,340, makingthe sum total $517,600. Rev. Miss Lizzie Moody, of Hillsdale, Mich., will preach on the subject of “Woman’s Mission” at the F. W. Baptist church next Sunday. All are cordially invited. Will tanTMcDonald, son of Cary McDonald of Milroy township, is vex/ sick with epilepsy. His first of the (disease occurred about four months Hgo. His age is about twenty-one years. The regular session of ihe commissioners’ court convened last Monday. Halleck and Waymirq were present, but Martindale is sick at his home in Newton township. A base ball club was organized last Friday evening with Joe Reynolds as captain and Benj. F. Fendig as manager. New’ uniforms were ordered and the time for the first game fixed for yesterday. A movement is on foot to establish a base ball park, and the sight selected is south of the river, across from the coal oil well.

Circuit court convened last Monday. The Fourth of July falls on Monday this year. The farmers are well pleased with the outlook for crop. Mrs. John Eger is visiting at Kendelville, Ind., for a few days. Mule meat is wofth' $4.50 a pound in Havana. The assessors made their final i . report the first of the week. George Miller of Stoutsburg was in the city Saturday. Chas. Carter and family visited in Rensselaer Friday. Miss Maggie Wagner visited relatives in Chicago the first of the week. , Mr. and Mrs. Stallard of Lafayette, are visiting with Mrs. Stockton. Harry Zimmerman has secured a position in a telegraph office in Lafayette. D. B. Newels is covering his residence on main street with a new <soo .of paint. . E. Sayers, of DeMotte transacted business at Rensselaer Tuesday.

Chris. Henslet of Carpenter township was in the city Monday on business. Ansen Woodsworth and wife returned Sunday from a visit with relatives in Monon. Albert Fendig, of Brunswick, Georgia, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig the first of the week. Miss Ella Stimson returned home Tuesday, after a visit of several days with Rensselaer friends. Patronize home industries by smoking cigars manufactured in Rensselaer. Daniel O’Cpnnor, James Hogan, James and John Mitchell and Ira W. Yeoman of Remington were in this city Tuesday. XTie up your Old Buggy with ropes or wire, bring it to Judy & The Leif Buggy Co., Goodland Indiana, June 14,1898 •and ride in a New One.

Bicycles repaired at lowest prices. A full line of bicycle sundries on hands for sale. All kinds of wheels ordered. Give me a ceGl. Chas. Grow. One door west* of Makeever Hous.. Chalmers reports an attempt to burglarize the postoffiee at that 'place one night last week. We suspect the report to be an attempt on the part of some enterprising citizen to advertise the town. Her next move will probably be an attempt to new court house from Monticello, to that enterprising little town. Spain's condition is indeed pita ble. Without money, food, arms or ammunition—with gaunt poverty stalking the streets of her cit ies like “a strong man at noonday.’’ she still loudly boasts of her valor and honor, and through the medium of lying newspaper reports deludes her poor, ingnorant people into believing she is destroying our warships right and left. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay no examination of land, no sending papers east--absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for you money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand 1 W. B. Austin. Andy Sharp, brother of Joseph Sharp, of this place and formerly of Newton county, died at his home in Lakei county, Ohio. Sunday. Mr. S. was well and favorably known to many of the people here, he having served four years as deputy-Audi tor of Newton county some fifteen years ago at which time his father, Alexander Sharp was the County Auditor. The sub-district convention of the Epworth League was held at Barkley M. E. church last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sunday’s session proved to be the most interesting session of the three—the programme which was carried out in full was well rendered throughout. About sixty members of the Rensselaer League were in attendance. The next meeting place will be at Monon sometime in December.

The of_ Jnoney paid as sdW»irtr «!r.l their dependents of the last war in one year would pay all the government expenses of Mexico of every kind for six years. jADon’t Trade an Old Friend for A New but Trade Your Old Buggy for A New at Judy & The Leif Buggy Co., Goodiard Indiana. June 14,1898. The graduating exercises at Wheatfield has been changed to June 25, in order to allow the trustees to attend the annual meeting of the county superintendents at Indianapolis on the 21st of J uue.

In the teacher’s regular monthly examinations for the next six months beginning with May, the questions in the Science of Education will be based on “Plato, the Teacher,’’ covering one of the Township Institute Outlines (1897-8) at each examination as follows: May, the first institute; I June, the second; July, the third; August, based on the “Phardro;” September, on “Protagoras,” and October, on Symposium.” For the same examinations the quesI tions in reading and grammar will ibe drawn from that part of “The i Language-Arts” bearing directly on these subjects. Tw’o new divorce cases was filed last week. Mrs. Hattie Meyer asks for a divorce from George D. Meyer. They were married Dec. 20th, 1879 and separated May 3rd, 1898. She alleges cruelty and inhuman treatment and that the defendant is a habitual drunkard. The plaintiff asks for the custody of their child, a daughter of 17 years. In the other case Mrs. Alice Meyer is the plaintiff and Gustave Meyer is the defendent. They were married Jan. 1, 1885 and separated March 21, 1898. The complaint alleges cruelty and inhuman treatment, failure to provide and that the defendant is a habitual drunkard. They have no children. All the parties live in Carpenter township.

Warren Robinson and wife returned from a week’s stay with Wabash county relatives. James H. Chapman took a flying trip over the northern part of the county Tuesday. A. Lewis, the cigar man, went to Lafayette and Logansport Tuesday morning, on a business trip. He will be gone one week. Call on the Meyer Sisters’ for stylish millinery. First class goods and lowest prices. 'M. L. Spitler, Jr., returned to Wabash college, to take part in the Annual Commencement. He is one of the graduates of this year from that institution. Rev. V. O. Fritz and I. J. Porter of fliis city and Henry Pierson and wife of Mt. Ayr, attended a Church dedication of a new Missionary Baptist church at Chalmers Monday. For spring hats in latest styles call on Mrs«,lmes. Everything in her line first class and up to date. The United Brethren of Rest are now holding their sessions in the neighborhood of the depot. Their meetings are frequent and they have no stated program aside from the discussion of the various phases of the war question. A nearly new Deering binder for sale. Call on or address - Henry Hautbaum Virgie, Ind. Jqhn W. Minor of Marion Co., r was a caller at the Democrat office Monday. Mr. Minor will be a candidate for Auitor of state before the Democratic State Convention. He is a man well for the position to which he aspires.

The school board has filled the vacancies in the teachers for the next year. I. N. Warren’s place is filled by O. L. Reed. Miss Ada M. Chilcote takes the place of Miss Helen Kelley. Miss Chilcote is at present a student in the State Normal school at Terre Haute, Ind. Last Sunday Father Eugene Grimm, Professor of Greek, at St. Joseph’s college, started for New York, from which place he will sail, for Germany, his native country. He will be joined at New York by Father Geitl, manager of the college printing office, who will take the trip with him. They will be absent about two months. Rev. Jesse Deweese who lives on the Mounett farm two miles north of the city met with a serious accident yesterday. He was hauling a load of hay when his team became frightened and started to run. In turning, the wagon was cramped throwing off the hay with him under it. The fall broke his leg just above the ankle joint and otherwise injuring hi m. The other injuries however are not serious.

The latest fake and swindle is certainly an up-to-date one. The scheme is for a pair of sharpers to go to a farmer and notify him that he has been drafted to go to the Spanish war and must put up » certain amount or accompany them to the state Capitol at once. It is said they have succeeded in getting small amounts from several of the well-to-do farmers in Indiana. The farmers have a remedy. They can do a little fighting right at home, when these fellows come near. Simon Leopold is the champion apricot eater of the county. On last Friday afternoon he ate one box of apricots on a wager. The box contained 150 apricots which was disposed of in twenty minutes standard time. Wils. Porter paid the bill, then went down and had a few words with the undertaker and prepared an obituary for the editors, all of which appears to have been thrown away for at last account Simon was still selling “all wool goods cheap” over the counters of the model store none the worse off for having made Wils, pay the bill.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, '& Office First Stairs West of Post Office, RENSSELAER, IND, ■ . " ' . . " , ■ ' ■ . • . . . fei