Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1901 — Page 1

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You Can Buy Just what You Need Of Us and on Easy Terms. -- <1 ■ww3»k«!*c' :~nini:im~ ijmi—inmiiijwiii We wish to call the attention of the people of Jasper and adjoining Counties to the fact that we have a full line of J Horses. Buggies. Harness. Wagons. Farm Im- J 4 plements. Groceries and Dry Goods Which we will'sell on EASY TERMS and at LOW PRICES. Our goods are bought direct from the factory at the right price. We are prepared to take care of our customers. »■ Our Special Sale Days are Tuesday and Thursday of each Week. JUDY & WOOD, Parr, Ind.

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JACOB M. TROXELL,

Justice of the Peace. • - - Collections elven Prompt Attention. Office N. of Public Square.

A Chance For A Hustler.

There is an opportunity for one of our young men or young women to ' make money with THE UNIQUE MONTHLY, Depew Building, New York. This Monthly, which was formerly The Penny Magazine, ha« now become the standard half-dime magazine of the world. It wants one agent in this vicinity and will give l exclusive territory to the right per* son. Besides paying big commissions to its representative/ it sehds a presen worth more than the price of The Unique Monthly to every subscriber that is secured by the representative. Better address at once The Unique Monthly, Depew Building, New York.

The Rensselaev Journal.

The Legislative visitation committee in their report on the State Institutions has the following "to say of the institutions of learning: “These institutions, Purdue, Institu tion for the Education of the Blind, Indiana University, State Normal, and the institution for the Education of the Deaf, are graduating more than 200 students annually and educating in the higher branches of learning and in special departments of training about 4,000 students There is invested in real and personal property at these institutions $2,267,000, not all of which, however, has come from the State, for as will be found elsewhere in this report, many liberal endowments have been received from other sources. These institutions rank with the best institutions of learning in the United States and are under the management of some of the ablest men in the nation. If a man has a habit of repairing things about the house and keeps them in order, his wife gets the idea that he enjoys it.

The JOURNAL and CHICAGO WEEKLY INTER OCEAN ter $1.35 per yefif. JOURNAL and TOLEDO BLADE, $1.25.

The Planing Mill Owned By Don* nelly Bros May Soon Become a Factory. The most wide awake industry now located in our city is the planing mill in the old creamery building owned by Donnelly Bros. These two men have displayed a great deal of energy and pluck since they established this industry and have been rewarded by a wonderful increase in their business in a remarkably short space of time. The building is well supplied with the latest machinery adapted to this work such as shapers, turning lathes, band, swing, rip and cut off saws, planers, wood makers, sand paper, boring and mortise machines. The men employed at the mill are all skilled mechanics and turn out work equal to that done in any of the factories of our larger cities. The work consists chiefly in manufacture of building and shop material, furniture reparing and the making of fine wood-work such as siae-boards, book-cases, and desks.

While in their shop a short time igo we were shown a handsome sideboard which they had just completed for E. L. Hollingsworth, the veneering of which was birdseye maple with antique bronze trimmings. Such work as this will soon acquire an extensive reputation for its manufacturer. This spring the owne s will idd painting and decorating to their business. They also expect to receive the contract ior manufacturing the Dewey washing machines, which will necessitate a much larger building than the one they now occupy. If this industry continues to in crease at its present rate ot speed, a real wide awake factory will spring up in onr midst before we know it.

The Servants We do not Keep. Dr. Grace Peckam Murray, a wellknown and authoritive writer in regard to Children's Diseases, begins in the March a series of tour valuable chapwrs dealing with “The Child ’’ The first article speaks of “The Child at Home.” Every mother should read these articles as they appear. Where the retaining of a servant is a difficult matter—and in what home is it not?—interest should be felt in the article in the March Delineator by Professor Ellen H. Richards of The Massachusetts College of Technology, entitled “The Servants We Do Not Keep.” Of course the final word on the servant question will never be uttered, but every woman with servant troubles, at least wants to know the troubles of others and how, in some measure, they overcame them.

The opening session of the February term of the circuit court occurred Monday morning. Most of the time was occupied in calling the probate docket. Tne petit jury is called for the third Monday in the month. There will probably be no call for a grand jury. It is charged that the Township Trustees’ Association is acting in or ganised capacity to defeat several bills before the legislature. All members of the house received a telegram from their respective local trustees on the Metsker bill requiring the publication of township trustees’ reports, as follows: “Vote against House bill No. 233. Useless expense.” It is asserted that the telegrams were prepared at the headquarters of the association.

A syndicate of capitalists has leased 10,000 acres of land in two townships in LaPortecounty which are embraced in the Kankakee marsh district. It is the purpose of the syndicate to secure leases to cover 15,000 additional acres and to begin the sinking of wells at once. Oil expects claim that the largest and most productive fields in the state will be developed in the Kankakee region. The big prize 'fight between Jeffries and Ruhlin may not occurr at Cincinnati Friday night after all. It is rumored that secret orders have been issued to two regiments of the Ohio national guard to hold themselves in readiness for service, in connection with stopping the fight on Friday night.

A merry crowd of fifteen couple spent Monday afternoon in a jolly 1 bob sled ride and oyster supper at Haus’ restaurant. In the evening they were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Ross, on River street.

A BIG INDUSTRY

Court Opens.

RENSSELAER, IND.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1901,

FOUND UNDER A BOX CAR.

An Indiana Senator’s Peculiar Experience at Lee last Saturday. Last Saturday morning, at 4 o’clock, at Lee, Senator Nathan L. Agnew, of Valparaiso, in a somnambulistic state, walked off the platform of the Monon train, leaving Indianapolis at midnight. At six o’clock he was found tinder a freight car on a switch atthat station. He was taken to the house of the agent there and properly cared for. Although his toes were frozen from the exposure to the cold, the Senator being clad only in his nightrobe, he was able to go home Saturday afternoon. It was not till 8 o’clock that the injured man became concious and gave hiss name. He said that he had taken thd Monon midnight train for Chicago, and had no recollection of now he got off the train nor under the freight car, where he was found. He was not seriously injured.

Mr. Agnew, when found, had on nothing but his night robe, but in this exposed condition had lain under the car for two hours. An exauiina tion disclosed tbat his toes were frozen, but as far as could be ascertained he had no other bodily injuries save severe bruises. T- J. McCoys of Rensselaer, went to Lee on the eleven o’clock train with a new outfit of 3’othes for the Senator and remained with him until 3 o 4 clock in the after noon. Mr. Agnew says that on leaving Indianapolis he disrobed and immediately sought his berth, and has no recollection of any circumstances after that, until he came to, in the home of the station agent. The train took a siding at Lee and it is presumed Mr. Agnew walked off the train while it was at a standstill.

Senator Nathan L. Agnew is a holdover, having been elected to represent Lake and Porter counties in the fall of 1898. His home is at Valparaiso, where he has practised law many years. He was born at Versailles, Ripley county, in 1850, was reared on a farm and educated in the public sohooh. He was married in 1871 to Miss Sarah E. Allen. In 1883 he was married to Miss Catherine L. Nolan, his present wife. Senator Agnew is a recognized leader in the Legislature. Such is his reputation for being on the right side of a question that his vote often carries with it many of those that hesitate. His name is first on the roll. He is the author of the antitrust bill. Friday he stood up for the valued policy bill. He believes the insurance combination is injurious to the people and that the valued policy would alleviate the injury. He is watchful to prevent a committee from smothering a bill. If he thinks that improper influences have been brought to bear by lobbyists he almost invariably makes a speech insisting that the bill be printed, although the majority report of a committee is against it. He gives the impression of being in dead earnest about his anti-trust bill, although he says he will stand by the Republican caucus if it decides against it. He is chairman of the Seriate Committee on Federal Relations arid Rights and Privileges and of the Committee on Constitutional Revision.

He is chairman of the Special Senate Committee appointed to investigate the Woman’s Prison and Girls’ Industrial School management. This committee held a meeting Friday which did not adjourn until after 10 o’clock and shortly thereafter the Senator took a train for his home at Valparaiso.

We heard a new argument against woman taking the places and doing the work of men. A farmer’s wife was in the habit of helping her husband in the field and therefore was out raking hay one day, not like Maud Muller, but she used a horse hayrake. Her foot got caught in the rake and was injured so it cost the man quite a doctor bill. If women can’t keep their feet out of trouble, of course they ought not to assume to do a man’s work.

Senator Wood introduced a bill that provides that whoever on account of a belief in the teachings of Christian science or religion, shall with hold medical aid from any dependent person in their charge at a time when such person is sick of any disease, and such failure to give medical treatment results in death, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than two or more than twen-ty-one years.

BEVERIDGE MENTIONED.

Republicans in Tennessee Senate Indorse Indianan. The republican members of the general assembly recently adopted resolutions indorsing Senator Beveridge for president, and the junior senator from Indiana has replied to the resolution in a spirited letter, which is in part as follows: “It is especially gratifying to me that this formal utterance of representative republicans should come from a southern state. In the next few years it is inevitable that the ooi£h will cease to be solid on party li fifes. The south is too great to be sectional. The republican party is the party of nationality. The republican party is the party of construction. Every republican policy is a policy of development. Every republican principle is a principle of progress. And construction, development and progress are the supreme needs of the south. Richer in coal, timber, ore, and the materials of fabric and food than any other section of the republic —with these resources ia the beginning of their development, with the great canal at her very door, with the markets of the world, and particularly of the orient, waiting for products, the south will not much longer remain the slave of a reactlonay party.”

Bert Shepherd Married.

Remington Press. At Chicago Thursday, Jan., 31, occurred the marriage of Albert R Shepherd to Miss Mary E. Townsend of that city, Rev. Pardee, Dean of the Episcopalian cathedral, officiating Bert is a Remington boy, bred and raised, and one of whom we are all justly proud, who early evinced an unusual apitude for music, which careful training and ceaseless practice has been developed into a real artist with the violin, and a leader of renown In a city so great as Chicago. The bride is a talented young lady, the daughter of an Episcopalian minster and is in every way worthy to be a help-mate to the man of her choice, Mr. and Mrs, Shepherd commenced housekeeping at once at 342 West Harrison street. Chicago, where his many Remington friends wish them a long and happy wedded life.

Great Oil Gusher.

Tuesday’s Lafayette Courier says that a wonderful oil well has been struck on the Joseph Bird farm, near Hartford City, Ind. The article says that the well Is regarded as the most phenomenal ever drilled and the record breaker of the world. Two donkey pumps which have a capacity for handling seven thousand barrels a day are unable to take care of the output. Experts sa that the well is a crevice freak, and the enormous output cannot be maintained any length of time. The well is owned by the Standard Oil Trust and at the preseqt time they are realizing about $6,000 a day from it.

Church of God.

Services every Sunday at 10.45 a. m. Topics, with their concomitants; God’s promises to man. The condijtions thereof. The peculiarity of character required. The one and on| ly safe guide. Open and free to ail. You are kindly and earnestly invited. 29—2 m D. T. Halstead.

New Scales.

I have recently put in new scales at my wood and coal yard in Rensselaer and will do weighing for the public at the usual charge. All weights guaranteed to be correct. A share of your patronage solicited. J. H. Cox. A startling state of affairs was unearthed by the health officers in Boone township, six miles northwest of Elwood. A number of ther pupils of the Mt. Healthy school have been sick and two deaths resulted. The people of the community are Christian Scientists and tried to cure by prayer. When the application for burial permits was made without a physician’s report, an investigation was made and the cases proved to be diphtheria. The school was closed at once and fifty homes are under quarantine.

J. L. Griffiths, the Presbyterian minister at Remington, has been recommended by Congressman Crumpacker for the appointment of chaplain in the army. The president has had a talk with Rev. Griffiths and seems favor ably impressed.

HOLD UP MEN AT WORK.

An Attempt Made to Rob a Young Lady on Front Street. Last Friday evening about 7 o’clock two men attempted to hold up and rob Miss Elizabeth Spaulding, the popular young manager of the Western Union telegraph office at this place. The two men were hidden in the alley which runs along the south side of the Hanson blacksmith shop and as Miss Spaulding passed the alley on her way to work, one of the men sprang out and placed his hands over her eyes. Thinking that some friend was trying to play a joke, she good naturedly attempted to remove the hands from her eyes, but the party immed iatly tightened his grip and at the same time bis partner began searching her pockets. The party who held his hands over her eyes, began to move backward. Miss Spaulding, being now thouroghly frightened, believing that the men were about to drag her

into the alley, began to scream loudly for help. At this the two men became frightened and ran, one going north on Fron» street and the other south. The young lady saw them as they started, but owing to the heavy snow storm which was prevailing at the time, she was unable to recognize them.

Miss Spaulding now made her way as best she could, to the corner of Washington street, where in afainling condition, she sank down in the snow. Isaac Glaaebrook, who was on his way home at the time, saw the unfortunate young lady and assisted her into the Haus restuarant, where she was soon able to tell what had happened. On returning home that evening, Miss Spaulding discovered that her money and keys, which she previously supposed had been stolen, were all safe, having left them on a table in her room.

On the same night as the hold-up several citizens who passed the boarding house of Mrs. J. H. Kinney, claim they saw two suspicious looking fellows hanging around the premises. One party says he saw two men come around the corner of the house and disappear down Front street in the direction of Hanson’s blacksmith shop. The officials here went to work on the case immediatley and Monday morning Oscar Oglesby, a sixteen year old boy, was arrested, charged with being one of the guilty parties. Young Oglesby’s parents reside at Monon and have been sending the boy here to school for some time. He boarded at Mrs. Kinney’s and is supposed to be well acquainted with the time Miss Spaulding goes and comes from work. It is always the boys custom to go home on Friday nights and not return until Monday morning, but it seems that he remained here on this particular evening. A number of persons seem positive that he is one of the parties they observed hanging around the premises on the night of the hold up. -The lad greatly lacks the appearance of a bold, bad man, and we sincerly hope that he will be able to prove himself innocent of the charge at his trial, which was held while we were going to press. Chase Ritchey son of O. K. Ritchey, who resides a few miles south of town, was also arrested Monday, suppossrd to be the other party implicated in the affair. His examination occurred Monday afternoon before Squire Burnham. There was no evidence introduced which would lead to conviction and he was immediately released. Later —Young Oglesby was found not guilty Wednesday afternoon on the charge of being one of the parties implicated in the hold up. Squire Burnham however fined him one dollar and costs for carrying concealed weapons.

Limburger cheese laid away in cupboards and refrigerators will drive away ants, says an exchange. Ao doubt about it: It will drive a snipe through a brick wall; drive dogs out of a tan yard; a mule through a bartwire fence; a herd of cattie over a precipice; a tramp away from a meal of victuals; a negro from a chicken roost or a man into insanity who stays five minutes within ten feet of its savory presence; yes; it will drive away “ants” and also uncles, and if we had cousins that it wouldn't drive away, we would be tempted to disown them and yet some men would sit and eat the stuff and profess to like it.

If anybody has 20,000 gallons of sauerkraut they should notify the commissary department of the regular army at Washington, because Uncle Sam needs it for his army in the Philipines. Somebody has dis* covered that saur kraut is good eat ing for the tropics and the war de* partment has decided to try it on our soldiers over there.

Goodland Wins First Heat.

Judge Thompson decided the Newton county-seat case late Thursday night in favor of Goodland. Kentland will at once appeal the case to the supreme court and if that tribunal affirms the decision of the lower court, an election will be held at Goodiand to determine whether that thriving city is to have the court bouse. In the case just decided, Kentland claimed that Goodland could not force an election to move the county seat because the time for such elections had passed; and that a new court house should be built at once on the present site. The case is of more than usual interest owing to the attempts of different towns to get the temple of justice away from Kentland and that Goodland has won in the first inning is very gratifying to people interested in getting the county seat a little more conveniently located. The election promises to be a warm one as both towns are pre paring to put up- a hard fight. Good land stands a splendid chance of winning.

Delinquent Tax Sale,

The annua! sale of land for delinquent taxes occurred last Monday at Treasurer Parkison’s office. There was originallv one hundred and fortyone delinquents advertised but before the hour of the sale arrived all but aixty-five had been paid. The delinquenciesin the various towns and townships were as follows: Hanging Grove 1, Gillam 3, Walker 6. Barkley 0, Marion 5, Jordan 2, Newton 0, Keener 15, Kankakee 2, Wheatfield 4, Carpenter 0, Milroy 0, Union 7, Rensselaer 12, Wheatfield town 7, Remington 2.

Struck Oil at Francesville.

Major Laban Sparks, of the Indiana Oil company of this city, has received word to the effect that a big oil well has been struck at Francesville, Ind., and the people in that neighborhood are greatly stirred up as a result. The town is enjoying a boom and property has advanced fully 100 per cent. The gusher burst forth in great abundance yesterday morning, the deep sand being penetrated late Saturday night. The Indiana Oil company possesses wells all around the new gusher and are elated over the finding of a new well near their property.—Lafayette Courier.

Knights Will Attend Religious Services.

All the members of Rensselaer Lodge No. 82, K. of P. are requested to meet at their castle hall in Rens selaer on Feb. 24th, 1901, at ten o’clock sharp, to go in a body to attend religious services at the Christian church. Rev. Ward will deliver the discourse. Done by order of the Lodge, Feb. 12th 1901. John Bruner, 0. C. N. W. Reeve, K. of R. & 8.

Plenty of Ice.

It was the general supposition a few weeks ago that Rensselaer would suffer ice famine next summer owing to the unusually warm weather which prevailed. The cold snap of the last two weeks however have changed things. All of the ice men have succeeded in filling their ice houses and will be well supplied. The ice is nice and clear and ranges from eight to eleven inches in thickness.

There is a firm in this town so op posed to the use of tobacco that they will not sell any kind of tobacco nor cigars. A laboring man went in to get a plug of chewing tobacco and when they told him their reasons for not handling the weed, he said: “Well, Great Scott, gentlemen, you are too good to do business on earth! Your place is in heaven running a lemonade joint.”—Ex.

There is a better prospect for legis lation for cheaper railroad fares. The Neal bill, which requires railroad companies to sell 500 mile mileage books at the rate of 2 cents a mile is well on the road to passage. The house railroad committee tried to smother it, but the house by an overwhelming majority, turned down the report of the committee.

Of course, it was a Missouri democrat, one of the “you’ve-got-to-show-me” stripe, who remarked to a companion, as they examined with awestruck interest a picture in which there were seen the faces of all the presidents of the United States: “Say, Bill, how in thunder did the photograph man ever get them all together at once?” —Kansas City Journal.

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A WONDELFUL SCORE.

Chester Zea Beats All Bowling Records In a Series of Three Games. Chester Zea, manager of the Strickfadden bowling alleys, and one of the best bowlers in the state, made a record yesterday afternoon in a series of three games that has been seldom equaled. Zea was rolling a match with F. Churchiil and in the first game he made a score of 256 pins. The second game he made 346 pins and in the third 248. An average for the three games of 250 pins. This is supposed to be the beet record ever made in the state and Chess feels very proud of it. Previous to his record made yesterday Zea held high average of 238 pins for four successive games. If these high scores continue to be made, Rensselaer bowlers wil soon have the reputation of making some of the best records in the country.

Indiana’s Army List.

Since the President attached bis signature to the army bill be has been besieged by Senators and Representatives and hundreds of others for appointments. Each state will have al certain number of positions, and there are scores of applications for each appointment to be made. hM quite a number of officers in the regular army, and also had quite a number in ths Spanish War, now seeking for commissions under the new army bill.

Representative Landis is looking after Frederick Alexandria, of Noblesville, now second lieutenant, who wants to be a captain. He is now in the Philippines. Lieut. Harry R. Campbell, of Indianapolis, wants to be a captain. He, likewise, has congressional support. Representative Cromer, of the Eighth, is fostering the claim of W. O. Jericho, of Winchester, who served as a second lieutenant during the Spanish American War. Representative Brick is giving uis influence to John 8. Johns, of South Bend, who served in the One-hundred-and-fifty-seveuth Indiana during the late War, and also to Charles A. Sharp, a captain in the One-hundred and-sixtieth Indiana.

Another recommendation, that will undoubtedly receive favorab e recognition, is that for a commission for the nephew of Gen. Lew Wallace, of Crawfordsville, who was a lienun mt in the Fourteenth Infantry. His support comes from many sources It is also said that the War Department is very much in favor of having a commission issued to P. M. Kessler, of Indiana, a member of the regular army, now ot Ft. Flagler, haying recently returned from the Philippines. He is a graduate of West Point, and while in the Philippines was favorably mentioned three times for meritorious and gallant conduct. * The P. C. A St. L. railroad or the Panhandle, as it is more frequently called is to be no more. For years the system of the Pennsylvania lines has gone under this name, but It is now announced that the entire Pennsylvania system, east and west, #lll go under the name of Pennsylvania Lines. This not only includes the Panhandle, but the P. Ft. W. A Q., R. W., Vandalia and probably the G: R. & I. Already the cars are being relettered and P. C. C. A St. L. has bedn dropped. It is said that in a year’s time all cars and engines on all the lines of the Pennsylvania system will be lettered “Pennsylvania Lines.” Postmasters in some of the surrounding towns are endeavoring to complete arrangements whereby the weather reports can bd sent out-each morning on the rural routes. To do this the carriers would be delayed a little in starting as the dispatch, for the weather is not received before nine o’clock. The government will furnish a stamping outfit and cards for giving the information. This arrangement would let each farmer know what sort of weather he oould expect during the next twenty-four hours. The carriers would place a card in each mail box on their routM.

Dick Wood, who lives on the corker of Washington and Cullen streets, says that someone attempted to enter his bouse last Frida} evening, about twelve o’clock. He says that the fellow first tried to open the back door, but finding it locked, went around to the front of the house. By this time Mr. Wood was up and dressed, but in walking from one room to the other, he made a noise, which evidently scared the thief, for he broke and ran down Washington street.

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