Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1901 — Page 1

ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Nearly Double the Size of any other Paper in County.

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DOCTOR moore; Th.! careful Specialist of over l<> Constant Praetitu’, Treats with remarkable success the following specialties: Lungs, Heart, Stdmach, Nose and Throat, Nerves, Kidneys and Bladder, Private Diseases, Hemorrhoids, Epilepsy, Cancer, Old Sores and Ulcers, Ear and all women. OFFICE HOURS. 9tot2 A, M. 2to SP. M. 7to 8 F. M SUNDAYS. Jto 3 P.M. 7to BP.M.

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'Are you 6oinq f ls so bear in mind that I we dry’general contracting to Build? / business, and keep conZanily P n hand a full line of Lime, Hair, Brick, and Cement, anu make a specialty of Cement Walks, Cisterns, etc. Estimates furnished for any kind of buildings. If you want a home of. your own and pay for it in monthly installments instead of paying rent, come in and see us. * £ WARREN. (Juice with Irwin & Irwtn. 4 n i I A A Phone 140 Rensselaer, Ind. / _.. c „ , _ .... \ Odd Fellows Building.

Paint and Wall Paper Store. The RENSSELAER DECORATING co. have opened a general supply store in the Liberal Corner and have on sale the Largest and Most Complete stock of ~ FAINTS PAPER from which to Prices LOWER THAN THE LOWEST. A complete line of Painters’ and Paper Hangers’ Supplies carried in stock. « Painting and Paper Hanging • Done on short notice by experienced workmen.

BANK STATEMENT REPORT ' of the condition of the Commercial State Bank .-(Nort h side of Public Square.) RENSSELAER, INDIANA, at the close qf its business, ■on the loth day of April, zl 901. . RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $133,044.59 Overdrafts 491.86 U. S. 80nd5....,, 1,900.00 Du&Jrrrm Banksand Bankers.... 41,426.91 Banking House’ 5,585.00 Current Expenses...“.. 14.10 I Currency 2,462.00 Cash on Hand 3 ' 3,4)08.55 (Specie 1,446.55 CashFeins.... 729.79 $187,100.80 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid in $ 25,000.00 Surplus Eund j 2,000.00 Undivided Profits 290.30 Discount, Exchange and Interest 348.02 Profit and Loss 38.05 Individual "Deposits on Demand 123,568.70 Individual Deposits on Time 35,855-73 $187,100.80 STATE OF INDIANA, Jasper County, ) SS ' I, Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier of the Commercial State Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. EMMET L. HOLLINGSWORTH. . Subscribed and sworn to be- < SEAL. > fore me, this eighteenth day of 1 , April, 1901. * JAMES 11. CHAPMAN, Notary Public. My commission expires August 28, 1902. We transact a general banking business, buy and sell exchange on the principal cities of America ancTEurope, buy good notes and . loan money on personal and real estate security lit current"rates. This bank respectfully solicits a share of the patronage 6f the community promising fairantUiberal treatmen to all ialty. Addison Parkinson, John M. Wasson, z James T. Randle, Geo. E. Murray, E. L. Hollingsworth, Directors.

DeWitt’s Little Early Risers search the remotest parts of the bowels and remove the- impurities speedily with no discomfort. Thev are famous for their efficacy. Easy to take, never gripe. A. F. Long.

It gives great satisfaction to know that Consumption, Bright’s Disease of the Kidneys and many of the Heart troubles, all of which were formerly considered Incurable, with m-w methods, can now be cured. A large percent of Epilepsy and Cancer can be permanently relieved The best of reference given, Bfejy Offlce over Fendig-s City Drug Store. First Stairs West of P. 0. HOME AT NOWELS HOUSE. ALL CALLS Promptly Answered.

Bath Cabinets ff"''.- Now is the time to l ..J use Bath Cabinets. If 1 you are RC* ' r trou bled with /.I Rheuma- ■ tism buy you a Bath Cabinet at once. You can g-et immediate relief and perhaps save yourself an expensive trip to the Spring's. People g'o to the Springs every year and spend from SSO to SIOO, when they can get practically the same treatment at home with one of our cabinets. Price of complete outfits, $5 to $12.50. Step in and see our cabinets or call for circular, at LONG’S DRUG STORE.

Patronize Home Industry.

The Rensselaer Steam Laundry meets Lafayette, Indianapolis and other larger cities in competition in the surrounding country and gets the business at the same terms they offer. The above speaks for itself. When you have a good home laundry lay aside your little hammer. Don’t KNOCK AGAINST YOUR HOME INSTITUTIONS and industries. That does not make a city or even help to. BE GOOD. Send your linen to a good laundry and you will be happy. Ring up telephone 66 and have our wagon vail, or leave order at G. W. Goff’s. Porter & Lagen.

Skin affections will readily disappear by using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Look out for counterfeits. If you get DeWitt’s you will get good results. Jt is the quick and positive cure for piles. A. F. Long.

The JOURNAL and CHICAGO WEEKLY INTER OCEAN for $1.35 per year. JOURNAL and TOLEDO BLADE, $1.28.

The Rensselaer Journal.

Twenty Ballots Required to Settle the Truant Officer Matter. Philip Blue was re elected truant officer by the county board of education Monday, after an exciting race. Twenty ballots were required to make a choice. There were three candidates in the race, J. M. Bruner, Philip Blue and W. R. Nowels. The first two named are republicans and the last named was the democratic candidate, who was sprung at the last moment, The board was composed of eight republicans and seven democrats. The republican vote was divided about equally between the two republican candidates, the seven democrats being a unit for Mr. Nowels. On the twentieth ballot the democratic vote was split and Mr. Blue was elected by one majority. Two republicans were not present, they being the trustee of Keener township, and the presid nt of the Remington board, who had not yet been elected, the former president having died a few weeks ago.

W. L. Wood Is Manager of the Largest Enterprise of the Kind In Northern Indiana. The fair minded business man is the man who is prosperous and delights in seeing his neighbors prosperous, and the way to be prosperous is to work. If you get a dollar you have to earn it before you can know the value of it. This is the theory that we meet the public with in all our lines. We started in the busy world with our head and hands our only help—and as long as we can keep them working in the same direction we have no need for fear. We study our business—also the wants of our customers, We buy and sell buggies, harness, wagons, horses, farm implements and. general merchandise and everything else at Parr, Ind., where we have plenty of room to deal in any kind of merchandise or stock. Tuesday and Thursday of each week are our special sale days. We have just opened up a branch store in Rensselaer, where we carry a full line of buggies and harness. We visit all of the .wading buggy and harness factories in the country one or more times each year and we know a good buggy and harness when we see it. Our Rensselaer store is under the management of Samuel J. Sipes, a genteel, honest young business man, who will treat you right. You can’ find us at the Rensselaer store on Saturday of each week, where we will sell you anything you want. Come and see us. We are in a position to do you good. If you have the cash to pay we can save you money on any article you wish to purchase. If you want to buy on time we can take care of you. We don’t care how poor you are. If you are honest and will work we are glad to see you and sell you goods. Do as you agree and we will do more.

Mrs. Noah M. Wenrick Dead.

Callie E., wife of Noah M. Wenrick, died Sunday morning at their home near Sharon, of consumption. The funeral was held at the family residence Monday afternoon, Rev. Sines, assisted by Rev, Meads, conducting the services. Interment took place at the Crockett cemetery. Deceased was the daughter of George M. and Catherine Kessinger. She was born in Miami county, Ohio, October 30, 1864. She was married on January 1,1885, to Noah M. Wenrick. To them eignt children were born, four of whom survive her. She was a member 01 the Methodist church from childhood, but of late years was unable to attend on account of declining health.

“I have been suffering from Dyspep sia for the past twenty years and have been unable after trying all preparations and physicians to get any relief. After taking one bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure I found relief and am now in better health than I have been for twenty years. I can not praise Kodol Dyspepsia Cure too highly.” Thus writes Mrs. C. W. Ro erts, North Creek, Ark. A. F. Long.

Mrs. J. No matter what causes facial eruptions, absolute cleanliness inside and out is the only way to cure them. Rocky Mountain Tea taken this month will drive them away. B. F. Fendig.

BLUE RE-ELECTED.

THE REASON WHY

JUDY & WOOD,

W. L. Wood, Mgr,

RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1901.

MRS DIANA EVANS MOORE.

A Member of General Van Rensselaer Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a Real Daughter of the Revolution.

Mrs. Diana Evans Moore, the youngest child of John Evans and Judith Bunker Evans, was born June 26, 1825, in Wayne county, Indiana, She is now 75 years of age. She married William E. Moore,March 18, 1847, thus have they lived together 53 years. Before her marriage she lived with her mother, her father having died when she was seven years old. Mr. and Mrs. Moore moved to Randolph county where they lived until 1853, when they became residents of Jasper county, and they have ever since lived in this county. Mrs. Moore is the mother of seven children, three boys and four girls, and the grand-parent of 28 grand children and four great grandchildren. Mrs. Moore has been in feeble health for many years, and is able to go out only during the pleasantest weather. She is a member of the General Van Rensselaer Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a real daughter of the revolution, and as such is the possessor of a gold spoon, presented to her by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She has two daughters who are members of the Chapter, Mrs. Melvina Moore Parkison, of Rensselaer, Indiana, and Mrs. Martha Moore Paxton, of Kingman Kansas. John Evans, the father of Mrs. Moore, was born in South Carolina in 1761 and died in Randolph county, Indiana, in 1832. His father was Irish and his people on the maternal side were natives of Wales. Early in life his people settled in South Carolina, John was one of eight children born to them. He was three times married and was the father of 10 children, all of whom are dead, save Mrs. Moore. At one time he was very wealthy, was the owner of a large plantation and 600 slaves. By making a bad security debt he lost his property but gave his slaves freedom. He enlisted as a private in the South Carolinian regiment, April 9, 1776. This regiment was commanded by Col. C. Pinckney,

The Commissioners’ Court.

The commissioners have been, in regular monthly session this weekThe auditor was directed to give notice of letting of contracts for one bridge in Gillam township, one in Marion township, one in Newton township, and two in Union township on Tuesday, June 4th. The report of the viewers in the petition of Josephine Kupka et al for a highway was confirmed and highway ordered established. Conrad Kellner was granted a liquor license for Rensselaer. Ezra O. Switzer et al, petition for ditch. Felix French, Rial B. Harris and W lliam Daniels appointed viewers. James Clowery was appointed gravel road supervisor of No. 3. The former bid of the Indiana Macadam and Construction Co. for the completion of the DeMotte and Otis gravel roads was rejected, and the auditor was directed to re-advertise for bids in the Rensselaer Journal and Indianapolis Journal. The date for the letting will be June 3rd.

MONEY ON FARMS AT 5 PER €EN T .

A special fund to loan on farms for five years at 5 per cent interest, with privilege to make partial payments at any interest paying time. Also loans on CITY PROPERTY at low rates. Call or write to the COMMERCIAL STATE BANK, North Side Public square, Rensselaer, Ind.

Mr. Evans was twice wounded, once in the head, the scar of which he always carried. Mrs. Moore remembers the time when she as a very small child sat on her father’s knee, and combed his hair and patting him saying “bad man to hurt daddie’s head.” Later on he received a musket wound in the leg. He was a faithful, brave and valiant soldier and was given an honorable discharge. Mrs. Judith Bunker Evans was born in 1783. She was a descendant of the Chase family who were English. Qf this family there were four brothers, three of whom came to the United States. It is said that all of the Chases of this country are descendants of this family. Of these there have been several of some prominence, among them Chief Justice Chase of the United States Supreme Court, Another who is given a place in history is Judge Chase of Revolutionary times Of the four Chase brothers, the eldest remained in Eng. land and accumulated a vast fortune, estimated at several million. His heirs in the parent country died out after a great many years and frequent attemps have been made to get possession of this estate by his relations in this country but by some legal quibble have been unsuccessful. Of Mrs. Evans’ fore-parents on her mother’s side, but little is known, as the records have been recently lost. It is known, however, that they w®F e people of good stock; were people of such force and endurance as help establish a good class of people in a pioneer country. They were a family of Quakers, and did not depart from this faith until Judith Bunker, the mother of Diana Moore, married John Evans. Mrs. Evans died at the home of her son-in-law, Charles Burroughs, in Jasper county, Ind., and is buried in Crocket cemetery in the same county. The accompanying photograph of Mrs. Moore is a new one,, and an excellent likeness of a m° s t excellent woman-

Railroad Meeting

A railroad meeting will be held at the court house on Friday evening of this week. Two very liberal propositions will be presented by the company at this meeting antis it is earnestly desired that every one. turn out and give expression to his views.

It ra said a run from New York to Chicago will make a brand new train of cars present the appearance of a train that had been in use for several years. The cinders from the smokestack cut into the paint and varnish like a sandblast. Two years ago the Erie ordered two copper-sheathed cars, and the result has been so favorable that twenty-five more have been ordered. The main part of the sheathing is 12 100 of an inch in thickness, the letter boards being 14-100 and the heads 51-100 in thickness. The weight of the copper used on a single car is about one thousaira* pounds. The Pullman company is considering the advisability of having all its cars similarly sheathed.

FIVE PER CENT FARM LOANS.

One Per Cent Commission. W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, has a special fund to loan at 5 per cent interest and one per cent commission. No delay.

RAILROAD COMING.

Surveyors Now Here Running Two Lines. The surveyors of the proposed east and west railroad, of which mention has previously been made in the Journal, reached Rensselaer last week, and have since been making their headquarters here. They arrived in town from the west, and ran a line througn town about two blocks north of the Monon railway. A second line has also been surveyed through town on Vine street, which is the first street south of the Monon.

The commercial club called a meeting at the court house on Friday evening, at which time R. A. Hamilton, the chief engineer of the road, met our citizens and gave an outline of what the company proposes to do. The road is to run from Toledo, 0., to the Mississippi river, either at Keokuk or Keithburg. Rensselaer and Marion township can secure the road on very reasonable terms. Owing to being bound up with the Gifford tax, Marion township can vote but one-half of one per cent, to aid another road, which would amount to about SII,OOO. For this sum and the right of way through the township the road will be built. A 100 foot right of way is asked through the township and less through Rensselaer. The road will also pass through Newton and Hanging Grove townships and assistance will be asked from each’

The railroad committee, consisting of Warren Robinson, F. B. Meyer and L. H. Hamilton were instructed to appoint two other members and at onoe go to work and get the feeling of our citizens on the proposition. Mr. Hamilton, the engineer, states that the money is all ready, the company organized, and that there is no doubt that the road will be constructed on some line at an early day. SIO,OOO has been set aside to make the survey with. Thia looks like the best chance that Rensselaer has had for years to get another road, and there should be no trouble to raise the necessary money.

Shelby Sugar Drips.

Michigan Sugar Beet.. Shelby is booming. The American construction company has a corps of engineers laying out the grounds for the sugar factory. Four carloads pf sugar beet seed arrived from Germany last week and is being sept out to the beet growers as fast as possible. Messrs. Sohriver, Myres, Burk and Harrison are rushing the work on their beet ground south of town, They will put in 500 acres. J. A. Fuller went to Chicago last week to buy several more teams. He has a contract to break seven hundred acres of pasture sod for the sugar company. It will be used for sugar beets next season, Mr. Harrison has just finished hauling 9,QOQ pounds of beet seed to their farm. He thinks there will be enough to plant a pretty good sised garden. There will be a large number of Michigan men employed in the sugar factory; Mr. Brystlebout, former superintendent of the Michigan Sugar company at Bay City, will be superintendent.

D. Bass, of Bay City, Michigan, has accepted a position in the agricultural department of the Central Sugar company. He has raised beets on a large scale in Michigan for the last three years and will be a good man for the factory. He will put in eighty acres for himself north of Shelby.

Sent to White County.

In the SIO,OOO damage case of Frank E. Babcock vs. G. E. Marshall a change of venue was asked for by the plaintiff, which was granted. The case was sent to White county for trial.

Marriage Licenses.

Martin Hopper and Anna Bruchett John A. Steblow and Cordelia C. Lewis. Andrew J. Granger and Nettie M. Roush.

Ice! Ice!! Ice!!!

C. C. Starr has his houses filled with fine, clear ice and is prepared to furnish ice to all. Prompt delivery any place in town. Telephone 62.

Into each life some ruins must fall, Wise people don’t sit down and bawl; Only fools suicide or take to flight, Smart people takeKocky Mountain tea at night, B. F. Fendig.

Picked Up Around Town

“I don’t care to be rich,” said a friend the other day, “for then I would not have the appetite I now enjoy. lam now so hungry for every meal that I could eat a graven image, and that is the sort of an appetite I enjoy.”

There are Jews and Christians, sheep and goats, and there are figs and thistles, and the poor we always have with us. But there is a girl in this town who is such an admirer of the books of James Lane Allen that she knows only two classes of people, or rather, people are divided into two classes, tnose who like James Lane Allen and those who do not like him. * * «

A man said the other day that unless you belong to some organization nowadays, there wouldn’t be enough people come to your funeral to bury you decently. That would be rather tough, to have to stand around waiting for some one to give you burial long after you had passed in your checks.

The man who takes “too many papers now” came in the other day. He said: “I like your paper firstrate, but I take so awful many papers that I can’t read them all nohow.” We braced ourselves against the side of the house, for from long experience we knew what was coming. He continued: “Now I don’t want you to think that I have got anything agin your paper, for I hain’t.” Up to that we feared he was going to do something to us. We do qot like to have things done to us by people who think they have been offended. Our health is not any too robust this summer, anyway. Then the man wbd thinks some day he will run tor the legislature, said: “I take nine papers?’ But we couldn’t see how that helped us out any. So be said he might take our paper again some day and we were restored. Up to that time we had expected to supend business. It is always very considerate of wise and great people of that sort to tell you that you are running such a good paper, but that they are taking so many papers that they can’t afford to take them all. We have yet been unable to discover how that buys print paper and ink and keeps clean office towels for us. Now, some day that man’s homely daughter will get married and this paper will not say that she was accomplished and handsome and well educated and kindhearted, but this paper will say that she was so ugly that she had to get up nights to rest her face. And that she couldn’t write her name without sticking her tongue out. This paper will say that she had a heart no bigger than a chicken’s and that her feet are so big she has to get her shoes made to order. When his son gets through school, this paper will say he is one of the brightest boys that ever came down the pike. He is so bright that the cows bite him as he walks along the streets, and when the old man runs for the legislature, this “vile sheet” will rake up the incident where he turned his «cows into the cemetery and let them eat the grass on his mother’s grave. And when he dies, this paper will discover what has been the matter with the neighbor’s chickens, that so many have Come up missing. And the community’s loss will be the henhouse’s gain.

A man told us the other day that he had but one regret of his youth. It is not that he was a bad young man nor that he hooked watermelons nor that he used to get his skates on. Nothing of the kind at ail. Indeed, he was not what you would call a wild man, and he never sowed any wild oats, although he is full of regret for what he did. He says about all the worry be has is bis youthful shortsightedness. He wishes he could recall the lines he wrote in autograph albums. Did you ever write in autograph albums ?

A man in this town calls Ben Davis apples hypocrites, because they are not nearly as good as they look.

One of our neighbors is very much afraid of being pecked by setting hens. He wanted to place some eggs under an old hen who persisted in

CLUBBING OFFER. Journal and Toledo Blade, per year.... $1.25 Journal and N. Y. Tribiine, per year,.. $1.25

A man said the other day that he had been bothered a great deal “with that there gumbo.” It was figured afterwards that he meant lumbago.

setting. She wss bound to set, anyway, and be thought it would pay better to let her hatch out some chickens rather than to waste all her youth trying to hatch out a market garden by setting all summer -on a barrel of onions. So he invented a *way to get the eggs under her without danger of getting pecked. He took a corset box and removed both ends. This made a shute, which he placed under biddy; then he dropped an egg in the slot and allowed it to roll to place. Thus he got all the eggs where they would do the most good, and yet did not risk his life by getting henpecked.

MET A WATERY DEATH.

Forra Baxter Drowned In a Dredge Ditch. Forra Baxter, foreman of the Otis ranch, near Rose Lawn, was drowned in a dredge ditch Sunday evening. With a companion he was returning home in a single buggy and had to cross a bridge over a dredge ditch. The bridge had been weakened by the high waters and was marked dangerous. It was leaning to one side and Baxter’s companion got out of the buggy and crossed on foot. Baxter, however, decided to drive over. Owing to the shaky condition of the bridge the horse became frightened and jumped from the bridge into the water. Baxter was thrown under the buggy and was not seen again until his body was recovered a short distance below the bridge Monday. The horse tried to reach the shore, but was drowned in sight of Baxter’s companion. Baxter was 25 years of age.

Board of Education Meeting.

The County Board of Education met at the county superintendent’s office in Rensselaer last Monday. All members were present except those from Keener and Remington. At the meeting it was decided to require each pupil in school to do literary work at least once each month. It was decided in taking examination for diploma, to take the grade the pupil makes through . the school year in music in lieu of examination on the same. On educational day at the county institute all graduates will be expected to be present to listen to an address by State Superintendent Jones. Supt. Hamilton has agreed to furnish entertainment for the graduates during their stay in Rensselaer. Hereafter applicants for teacher’s license may have two days in which to take the examination instead of one as formerly. They may take the professional part on Saturday and the academic the following Saturday. Dates for commencement were set as follows: Union, May 11; Hanging Grove, June Bth. Other dates to be set later. Philip Blue was re-elected truant officer.

Sunday School Picnic.

On last Sunday an all day Bunday school picnic and convention was held at Parr. When the hour of ten arrived they began coming from east, west, north, soutn, and by 10:30 the house was crowded. The Parr school opened by singing a well prepared hymn, after which B. D. Comer made the -speech, which was very instructive and interesting. The program was then taken up and soon we were in the midst of a lively discussion. Noon came too soon, but after the table was set your scribe was indeed glad he was there. At 1:30 the program was again taken up. A very lively time was had all afternoon. Things for a while waxed warm and enthusiasm ran high. The meeting closed by singing “God be with you till we meet again. * *

Mrs. May Sherman was granted a divorce from her husband, James P. Sherman, last Friday, on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment, and failure to provide. Mrs. Sherman is given the custody of their two children, alimony, household goods and certain personal property, and $l2O for the children’s maintenance.

Remember that when the Rensselaer Decorating Co. does your work that mechanics will do the Job and not “kids” or inexperienced man.

NUMBER 48

Divorce Granted.