Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1898 — Page 1

RENSSELAER DEMOCRAT.

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■*- Udk—— r—--1 Ik 1 CHICAGO. INniANAPOtIS A LOUISVILLE. Time table No. 1, th effect Nov. 28, 1897. South Bound. No. s—LottlsHlte Mail 10:55 a. m. No 5-41 Chicago to Cincinnati, daily, 10:55 am No. 33 r 1:45 p. ttt. No. 39—Milk accommodation. - 6:15 p. m. No. 3—Louisville Express .....11:12 p. m. No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p.m North Bound, • No. ♦-Man 4:30 a. m. No. 40—Milk accommodation 7:31 a. tn. No. 32 regular 5t0p...... 0:55a.m. No. 6—Mail and express 3:27 p. m. *Nv. 30 ... 6:32pm. INo -38 2:57pm No. 46 —Local freight - 9:30 a. m. Mo. 74—Freight ... 7:52 p. m. No. 3. stops on signal. • Daily except Sandao. Sunday only. No 74 carries passengers between Monon and Lowell. Hammond teas been made a regular stop tor Number 30 • W. H. Baam, Agent.

Born to George McElfresh and wife, ori'inst Saturday, a daughter. Patronise hotre industries by smoking home made cigars. *the pettit jury’ was convened | Monday. Bones 25 cents per hundred pounds Rt B. 8. Feu dig’s. Samuel Fisher of Morocco was the’guest of James T. Randle and wife, Monday. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery visited relatives at Bockford, 111., the first of the week. Hon. E. B. Sellers of Monticello, was here Monday attending circuit court? Michael O. Halloran of Englewood, is attending court this week. e J. L. Duvall returned to this city Monday, after a three week’s visit at Pekin, 111., his former homo. r '■Gash buys more at Judy and The Lief Buggy Company than anywhere else. Co. Supt. W. W. Pfrimmer, of Kentland, spent Friday and Saturday in this city. Mrs. A. McCoy visited with relatives and friends in Delphi, the forepart of the week. Call on the Meyer Sisters’ for stylish millinery. First class goods and lowest prices. Patronize home industries by smoking cigars manufactured in Rensselaer. An old soldier in the Remington Press asks the young men of Remington to organize a volunteer company for the war with Spain. Winfred Pence, foreman on the Nelson Morris ranch, was in the city attending court, the first of the week. Elder Geo. A. Bretz, of Albion, Ind., will preach at the Primitive Baptist church next Sunday at 10:30 a. m, and 4:00 p. m. All are invited, Judy and The Lief Buggy Co., will sell anything in their line to you individually, independently of any one else as security. John Remley has sold his hack Jine and freighting outfit to John F. Brunner, landlord of the Makeover house. Billie Postill will continue driving the hack. For spring hats in latest styles call on Mrs. Imes. Everything in her line first class and up to date. Under the new army organization law 106 soldiers make a company; twelve companies make a regiment; three regiments make a division and three divisions make an army corps. The report of an Aurora man who chopped two fingers off his right hand in order to avoid being drafted as a soldier raises the problem why a man who has nerve enough to do that should be afraid to go to war. Is it fear or mere obstinacy?

DR. MOORE, Specialist, Office First Stairs West of Post Office. RJBNfiSBLABR, IND. ... • • *■ • '" i

Isaac Parsons of Monon, was in the city the first of the week. M. L. Spitler, h., grahrited from Wabash college last Wednesday. Mrs. 8. A. Fulton, of Chicago, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Sayler. Orren Parker returned home from the Chicago School of Pharmacy, Saturday afternoon. Luella McCoy is at home again after a year’s stay at St Margarite’s Academy at Buffalo, N. Y., having returned Friday. A nearly new Deering binder for sale. Call on or address Henry Hautbaum Virgie, Ind. Miss Grace Stranahan who has been visiting with Mrs. Thomas Parker returned to her home i n Delphi last Saturday. Rev. Shepherd attended the State Missionary convention of the Christian church at South Bend the first of the week, Auburn Nowell arrived last Saturday night from Manlius, N. Y., where he has been for a year past attending college. J. L. Allman, of Remington, was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Win. H. Coo ver,, the- fetter part of last week. T. J. Bo ram. a former resident of Rensselaer, hrs? how of Hammond visited refeftyes in Union township last w&bk. He spent Monday in Rensselaer. Bring your buggy, wagon and harness wants to Judy and The Lief Buggy Company and they will supply you. They have the material and ability to do it. C. Salrin, of Medaryville, was a welcome caller at this office fest Saturday. Before leaving, Mr. 8, left enough of the •‘fifty lucre” to insure' the weekly visit of the Democrat to kfafaSdfass-. for-owe-year. The binder-twine question is likely to become a serious one with our farmers. The blockade nt Manila has prevented the exportation of manila and sisel from the Phillipines, and as a consequence twine is not only scarce but costs more than double what it did last year and is steadily increasing in price. 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 Makeever Hous.. The Catholic Order of Foresters held their entertainment at Robert’s hall on Thursday evening of last week. The contest for the 850 diamond stud between George A. Strickfaden and E. P. Honan resulted in a victory for Mr. Strickfaden, Mr. Strickfaden had votes amounting to $287.25 and Mr. Honan showed up with $246.50. An interesting musical and literary program was rendered., followed by a box supper. W. N. Jones auctioneered the boxes which generally brought good prices. Since the first inst. the post office department is issuing stamps commemorative of the Trans-Miss-issippi exposition, which opened then at Omaha. The stamps are engraved as follows; One cent, “Father Marquette on the Mississippi;” two cent, “Mississippi River Bridge;” four cent, “Indian Hunting Buffalo;” five cent, “Fremont on Rocky Mountains; eight cent; “Troops Guarding Emigrant Train;” fifty cent, ‘*A Western Minning Inspector;” one dollar, “Western Cattle in a Storm;” two dollar, “Harvesting in the West”

Renssela®», Indiana, Friday, June 17 1898.

Mr. and Mrs Henry Jones from Kentland, are visiting with 8. E. Yeoman’s this week. A veiy simple rule to follow in pronouncing these Spanish names is to pronounce tbemthe old way, and in a firm unfaltering tone, which defies correction and disarms suspicion. Ten to ope the other fellow will give you the credit for being posted. Albion J. Miller, a nephew of M. F. Chilcote. graduated from Harvey Medical college at Chicago, last Wednesday. Mr. Miller formerly lived in Rensselaer. He will probably locate in Chicago where he has been offered an excellent position as assistant in the office of one of the members of the faculty of the college. One Archibald Henry, of Hoopeston, Ills., has recently secured a verdict of SBOO against the city. Henry’s little girl had her feet severely burned while playing about a pile of rubbish in the street and immediately brought suit for $2,000 damages. The city will appeal the case to the supreme court. Commodore Schley has a brother at Indianapolis who was a democratic member of the legislature of 1885. Hfe naine is John i Schley, and he is by trade a printer. He was occasionally mentioned in connection with a federal appointment during Cleveland’s first administration. The parents of the Schteys came from Germany and located in Maryland, When others fail to suit you in price, style and durability of buggies, wagona, harness, etc., then see Judy and The Lief. Buggy Company. Harry Rice, a nephew of James H. Rice, drowned in the river near Indian Town —east of Mo-rritnce.-lasl He was. in bathing with some other boys and, it is thought, was taken with cramps. He was about fifteen years old. The place where -he drowned was not far from that where a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Black met a like fate a number of years ago. —Morocco Courier. B. 8. Fendig, the poultry and egg dealer, will buy junk in connection with his other business. He pays 25 cents per hundred pounds for bones. Good prices paid for all other junk. Representative Crumpacker has introduced a bill providing the United States District of Indiana, which meets at Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Evansville, shall, in addition, sit twice a year at Hammond. The bill provides for the appointment of a deputy clerk and deputy marshal, who shall be residents of Hammond, The county of Lake is to bear the expense of a room in which the court shall meet. It is not generally known that over a century ago the Spaniards took Indiana. At least they marched ;up through this state, past South Bend through St. Joseph county, over the border into Michigan and captured Fort St. Joseph, near Niles. It was in January, 1718. Spain then pos-" sessed a vast amount of territory in what is now the United States, extending along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida around to Texas and upthe Pacific coast to British America. She was gradually making her way northward and acquiring territory all through the Mississippi valley Her northern most post at this time east of the Rocky mountains was at St. Louis, Mo., where a small garrison was maintained.

Thanks to N. S. Bates for a fine box of Strawberries. The railroad rate will be one fare for the round trip from all points in the district along the line of the Monon to the Congressional convention at Rensselaer next Saturday. Gertruda Welsh who has been teaching fa the city schools of Marion, Iris., is visiting her parents in Remington and other relatives in the? county. She will go to Terre Haute in a few days to attend the summer session of the State Nonas! School. George Ifevison who has been at Washington Gulch, Montana, running’ a steam shovel for a mining company, returned home the first of the week. He stopped in a Dakota town to change cars and went a shdi*t distance from the depot to get ft tench and on returning was assaulted by three' thugs, who robbed him of £Bo—all the money fee had with him. The conductor bn the next train loaned him enougll money to come home on. An extdiimge says that a Milwaukee preacher averts that ••nude figures” on five dollar bills are “iadewnt.” Perhaps this is so. but we never have had one of these enough to examine it But we don’t think •'nude figfares” would shock us very miicdi. We have attended social entertainments where the ladies were in “full dress” and wore but little more than a necklace above the belt and we still live. The figures on a five-dollar bill which have the most attraction for us.is the figure 5.

Dr. Pratt, Dr. Traugh, Fred and Ike Col born have recently engaged in fishing in the Stewart pond, and the results have been remarkable, as usually follow this sport. Pratt hooked an ounce and a half bass, the other evening, and the boys claim that he made more noise landing it than a battle-ship in action. Fred Gilman reached into his pocket for a match, Saturday evening, and pulled out a frog which had crawled into the dark recesses to hide from its misery. He said Ike gave it to him for bait, and in his excitement over Pratt’s bass it must have escaped.—Goodland Herald. . The Fowler school board oonBttxii’ed sometime ago that it would be a good plan to discriminate against married women in the employment of teachers and the new contract requires them to agree to not get married during the term for which they are employed. Whether or not all have signed this contract willingly or otherwise, we have not heard but some might consider that in so doing they were signing away certain rights that might in the meantime become of considerable importance to them.—Fowler Review. . , ■ ■ ■ ' -■--T ■

ANOTHER JUNE WEDDING.

As we go to press, (Thursday afternoon) there is a wedding ceremony being performed at the residence of the officiating minister, Rev. H. M. Middleton. The contracting parties are Mrs. Susan Peacock, widow of Alexander Peacock, and G. K. Haskell, one of Mt Ayr’s substantial citizens. The wedding is extremely quiet, only a very few being present After the ceremony, the newly wedded couple will drive to Mt. Ayr, where the groom has a very pleasant home.

J| WILL CELEBRATE] Rensselaer will celebrate and it will have a progtfh® that will far surpass anything ever given in this city| raH fore. More money will be invested, and the people almost forgotten war, on account of the coming Fourt® The committees have all been appointed, and great care. No better selection could have been ma»H every one is suitable for his or her appointment. entertainment committee is the one to look forward they will have a number of surprises for the people, som® thing new, attractive and interesting. ■ The city will be put in readiness for this At night the streets will be illuminated with elecoM lights, and with the assistance of the vast ■.amount of works-that-wilb be discharged, the city will be a beai||H ful sight. I During the day the entertainment will consist ofsM grand parade, races of all kinds, base ball game, bowe|H dance in Robert’s large hall, and an attempt is beiaH made to secure an aeronaut. What more could a pers|H ask for? Think of the patriotic scenes. While the afl is floating the nation’s colors, and the band playing pop® lar airs, Captain Warner and his volunteers will give® military drill on Washington street, after which the c&H alary company, commanded by Everett Halstead, wwH about one hundred prancing steeds and riders, will gr® an exhibition of their ability with the reins and guns.?! I The people can look for something good, becaw® they are going to get it.- The base ball game will be® goed attraction. The Renssefeer team will play eitt® with Brook or Winamac, so you Can look for a good, haral close game. , ' ■ There will be a hose cart contest during the day isl tween the two hose cart companies of the city. This |iJ something new and very attractive. I There will be a wild west performance. Prizes w® be given for foot races, capture of the greased pi® climbing the greased pole, etc. Many noted speakers will be present and Jake pa® in the program of the day. Come early and don’t miss anything, as the progrflH will start at sunrise. Fire-works at night. ■ THE COMMITTEES. 1 On Finance and Soliciting Subscription.—Thos. J. McCoy «® Charles G. Spitler, S On Cannons, Anvils, Etc.—lsaac Glazebrook, Luther and Hansen & Wartena. On Amusements. —J. H. S. Ellis, G. W. Goff and T. J. Sayler® ! On Speakers.—Judge Thompson, M. F. Chilcote, J. E. Wilson® I On Music. —H. L. Brown, J. A. Hopkins, W. B. Austin, JhH Raymond Wood, Mrs. John F. Warren, Leo Miller. J On Distributing Advertising.—Walter White, Hemphill & Sc® Oscar Phegley, John G. Reynolds. | On Printing.—B. F. Ferguson, B. Forsythe, Judson J. Hunt. I On Parade.—Fred Phillips, Gus Grant,'Albert Overton, Chari® Warner, Everett Halstead. I On Decoration and Flags.—Jno. F. Warren, Jos.- C. Reynol® Mrs. C. G. Spitler, Susie Parker, Marybelle Purcupile, Nellie Mo® Committee on Arrangements and Programs.—George E. Morri® Chas. W, Hanley, Delos Thompson, A. F. Long, George K. Hollfa® worth, James H. Chapman, Jesse E. Wilson. I All the committees are requested to report to the Committee ® Arrangements, Monday, June.2oth, as to what they have done |® •what they have provided for. 1 1 1 I

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