Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1901 — Page 1

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

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nfIPTHQ MAADC It gives great satisfaction to know "UU I wr» IVIv/Lz r» E. that Consumption, Bright’s Disease The careful Specialist of over “/eart troubled al* o“ wYlch* were 40 Years Constant Practice, formerly considered incurable, with - Treats with remarkable success the new methods, can now be cured. A following soecialtieß- • large percent of Epilepsy and Canlonowing specialties. cer can be permanently relieved Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Nose The best of reference given. and Throat, Nerves, Kidneys £ H n ate ™ seaße8 ’ over Fendig s City Hemorrhoids, Epilepsy, Cancer, o . . Old Sores and Ulcers, Ear and Dru « Store - Pirßt Stairß all diseases of women. West of P. O. OFFICE HOURS. HOME AT NOWELS HOUSE. 9t012A. M. 2to SP. M. 7to 8 F. M . SUNDAYS. -ALL CALLS2to 3 P.M. 7toBP.M. Promptly Answered. : RENSSELAER. INDIANA. - ’Phone 251.

Are you Going < ls so bear in mind that | we do a general contracting to Build? - t business, and keep conStanly on hand a full line of Lime, Hair, Brick, and Cement, and make a specialty of Cement Walks,.Cisterns, etc. Estimates furnished for any kind of buildings. If you want home of your own and pay for it in monthly installments instead of paying co ™, in us * HUSH di WARREN. Office with Irwin & Irwin, i D i i j \ Phone 140 Rensselaer, Ind. J _.. c „ ,_„ J 1 \ Odd Fellows Building.

Faint and Wall Paper Store. 1116 RENSSELAER DECORATING co. have opened a general supply store in the Liberal Corner and have on sale the Largest and Most Complete stock of 1111,1 FAINTS PAPER from which to select. 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 (North side of Public Square.) RENSSELAER, INDIANA, at the close of its business, on the loth day of April, 1901. RESOURCES. Loans arid Discountssl33,o44.s9 Overdrafts 491.86 U. S. Bonds 1,900.00 Due from Banks and Bankers.... 41,426.91 Banking House 5,585.90 Current Expenses 14.10 I Currency 2,462.00 Cash on Hand ) 3,908.55 (Specie 1,446.55 Cash I'ems 729-79 $187,100.80 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid in $ 25,000.00 Surplus Fund 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, f s ' 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. . /- '*— > Subsenbed and sworn to be- < SKAL. > fore me, this eighteenth day of 1 r— ' ’ April, 1901. ' JAMES H. 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 and Europe, bdy good notes and loan money on personal and real estate security at current rates. This bank respectfully solicits a share of the patronage of the community promising fair and liberal treatmen to all 5 per cent Farm Loans a specialty. Addison Parkinson, John M. Wasson, 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. They are famous for their efficacy. Easy to take, never gripe. A. F. Long.

The Rensselaer Journal.

Bath Cabinets £l Now is the time to use Bath Cabinets. If y° u are ■ b- I I trou bled Fjw] IM with Rheumatism buy you a Bath Cabinet at once. You can get immediate relief and perhaps save yourself an expensive trip to the Springs. People go 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 surroundiug 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. It is the quick and positive cure

A. F. Long.

for piles.

The JOURNAL and CHICAGO WEEKLY INTER OCEAN for SI.BB per yean fObfeNAL and TOLEDO BLADE, $1.25.

UNANIMOUS FOR THE ROAD.

An Election Will Be Called and One Per Cent Tax Voted. i Perhaps the most enthusiastic railroad meeting ever held in Rensselaer was the one of last Friday evening. The court room was crowded and every person present seemed to favor the road. Two propositions from Mr. Hamilton were read. In one in behalf of the company he offered to accept the voting of one per cent subsidy and the right of way; in the other he offered to accept the one-half per cent and an equal amount in donations and secure his own right of way. These propositions were made on the supposition that not over one-half per cent could be voted, owing to the Gifford tax. At this meeting it developed, however, that the Gifford tax was not in the way, and that the entire one per cent could be voted, or even two, if necessary; For this reason, no action was taken on the propositions of Mr. Hamilton, but a vote was taken to get the sense of the meeting, and it was unanimous in favor of voting a one per cent subsidy if satisfactory to the rhilroad company, and if so the railroad committee was instructed to prepare a petition and present it to the commissioners asking that an election be held.

The company has accepted these terms and the petition has been prepared and is being circulated. It provides that for a tax of one per cent the company agrees to tuild the road through Marion township and Rensselaer, and to locate a depot within three fourth/ of a mile of the court house and iqside the corporations, and to provide all necessary side tracks, etc., and also to have the road completed through the township by November 1, 1903

W. L. Wood Is Managerot the Largest Enterprise ot 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 bands 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 leading 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. Sines, 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.

“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. Roberts, North Creek, Ark. A. F. Long.

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.

THE REASON WHY

JUDY & WOOD, W. L. Wood,

RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1901.

BENEFIT NIGHT! MAY 24, 1901. ELLIS’ - OPERA - HOUSE. 40—COUNT THEM 40 The Most Stupendous Aggregation of YOUTH, BEAUTY, LIFE AND TALENT Ever Shown in Rensselaer. THE FAMOUS J. P. L. TROUPE, LIMITED. Composed of 40 - NOTED ARTISTS - 40 Will present a varied and mirth-provoking program of MINSTRELSY, ACROBATIC FEATS, DRILLING, DANCING, SINGING, FARCE, TABLEAUX. ELABORATE COSTUMES! GRAND CHORUSES! Guaranteed to be produced here with the same Company and Scenery as never used in NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, and NEW ORLEANS. The following favorites will appear: Frances Eiglesbach Mabel Huff Madeline Phillips Thena Meyer Mary Wright Pauline Mossier Bessie Hardy Myra Watson Ethel Huff Floss Starr Josie Porter. Lois Thompson Gertrude Leopold Helen Lamson Esther Phillips Carmen Penn Doris Porter Elizabeth Spitler Cecil Morgan Lizzie Chilcote Jennie Chilcote Frank Hardy Orlan Grant Van Grant Fred Parcels Jay Sayler Ray Parks Frank Meyer, Dick Fiddler Wade Laßue Bruce Hardy Charles Mann Harry Eger Ross Benjamin Frank McCarthy Senior Hopkins Leo Tuteur Carl Duvall Hermann Tuteur Bradley Ross. The Proceeds of this Magnificent Production will be donated to the JASPER PUBLIC LIBRARY. SEATS NOW ON SALD. 50, 35, 25 CENTS.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Cement Walks Ordered and Other Business Transacted. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening considerable business was transacted. Conrad Kellner and others want cement side walks constructed on the east side of Scott street from Cedar to Plum. Referred to committee on side walks. A petition was filed by Duvall Bros, and J. M. Healy asking for the improvement of Van Rensselaer street from Washington to Harrison with brick. Referred to street committee. Cement walks were ordered alongside the properties of J. W. McConahay, C. L. Thornton, James Fisher and W. B. Austin, on Elm street; Mary B. Kayes and Charles E. Nowels, on Cherry street; Fred Stocksick, James M. Leatherman, and Wm. P. Baker, on Dayton street; A. H. Hopkins on Susan street; George Havens, J. L. S. Gray, on Milroy street; D. G. Warner, A. Leopold and Chas. W. Rhoades, on Front street; S. C. Hammond and C. L. Benjamin on South Cullen street. The secretary of the board of health called the attention of the board to the unsanitary condition of Makemself ditch. Referred to committee on vewers. The members of the-fire department were allowed $2.50 each for services at the Benjamin, Moody and Glazebrook fires. > John Rush presented a bond of SI,OOO as treasurer of the fire department, which was approved. The school board presented the matter of heating the school buildings with steam from the city power house. The council agreed to furnish the steam at cost to city if school board will install the plant. J. W. Childers and George Gorham presented petitions asking for the appointment as night watch. Childers

Mgr.

was reappointed. C. B. Steward was reappointed fire warden and W. H. Eger city tapper. Ira M. Washburn was appointed city health officer. Judge Thompson has appointed J. M. Wasson, A. Leopold, Felix French, James F. Irwin and Nelson Randle city commissioners of Rensselaer. Mr. Wasson has declined the appointment, however.

IN A MIX UP.

Sherlf Hardy and Mrs. Logan Wood Have Exciting Experience. Sheriff Hardy was at the north end Monday. Mrs. Logan Wood, of Parr, was in Rensselaer the same day. They both started home about the same hour and met at Burk’s bridge north of town. When the bridge was reached Hardy’s buggy tongue fell down and the horses took fright and overturned the buggy. Mrs. Wood, though a plucky woman, also became frightened and took a flying leap from the bridge seven or eight feet into three feet of water. Her horse then took fright and turning on the bridge ran back towards town, coming toastop at James Cowden’s farm, where they ran into his barn. The buggy was slightly damaged. Sheriff Hardy’s buggy was badly torn up and was almost a complete wreck. Neither party was hurt.

MONEY ON FARMS AT 5 PER CENT. 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. For first class blacksmithing cal) on C. Hansen, on Front street.

MR. AND MRS. NOWELS HURT.

Their Horse Takes Fright and They are Badly Hurt. While Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nowels, of Jordan townthip, were returning home along the College road last Sunday, their horse took fright, and ran away, injuring the old couple severely At Charlie Robinson’s residence the horse took fright at a cow, and jumped to one side, upsetting the buggy in a ditch. Mrs. Nowels was thrown out and had her left collar bone broken. Mr. Nowels remained in the overturned buggy and was dragged down the street a considerable distance, when the horse stopped, after running through a wire fence. Mr. Nowels started to return to the assistance of his wife, but fainted before reaching her. Jerry Schofield, Gus Larsh and others, who happened to be returning from the College, rendered assistance and carried the injured couple into Mr. Robinson’s residence, where they are now receiving attention. Mr. Nowels had a number of ribs broken. The horse and rig were damaged but little.

Arrested at Lafayette.

0. L. Thompson was arrested at Lafayette last Thursday and taken to Ligonier charged with obtaining money under false pretence from 0. F. Morris, of the Goldsmith Hotel, and Mr. Pordner, a liveryman. It is also alleged that he victimized the First National Bank of Hartford City and Fort Wayne, a banker at Avilla and one or more persons at Indianapolis. At the latter city Capt. W. E. English is out about S4O on Thompson’s promises. Several months ago Thompson went to him, saying that his father was dying in Jackson county, and he would appreciate a loan of S2O. He got it. Two weeks later he brought the captain a telegram that his father was dead, which meant another S2O. A short time after he hit the captain again, but was kindly informed that his charity funa could not be replenished again in that way. Captain English says Thompson was arrested, some time ago, and wired him again for assistance. The report that Thompssn had been in Rensselaer under another name just previous to his arrest is without foundation.

Closing Sale.

Having decided to locate in another state, I will sell goods at reduced prices this week beginning on Wednesday, May 15. My goods are new and fresh, consisting of staple and fancy groceries. A complete line of crackers, wafers, fancy cakes, reception flakes, queensware, crockery, in fact everything usually found in a first class grocery. Come early and secure bargains for cash. I will also offer for sale my residence property at a price and on terms satisfactory to any one desiring a comfortable modern home.

W. H. COOVER.

To Avoid Freckles.

The best advice in connection with this subject is to say “wear a sun bonnet” and if in doubt whether a sun bonnet can be made attractive and pretty in conrrast with the old head burying abomination of years ago, every woman preparing to go to the country should look at the June Delineator and examine the dcinty sun bonnets that are shown there both for grown-ups and children.

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 take Rocky Mountain tea

at night.

ELLIS & MURRAY HAVE DECIDED TO DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP. A Dissolution Sale Will commence Monday, May 20 and continue until the stock is reduced to an agreed amount. Everything in the stock will be sold at Reduced Prices.

Organized Monday Evening—Sixteen Charter Members. Albert J. Guthridge Post, No. 448, G. A. R., was organized in Rensselaer Monday evening, by Oapt. Laughry, of Monticello, as installing officer, assisted by nine old soldiers of Monticello. The new post starts out with a membership of sixteen, which is quite a good showing, considering the fact that this is the second post for this city. The post is named in honor of Capt. Albert J. Guthridge, who was second lieutenant in Company G, of the 9th Indiana regiment, and later a captain of the 4th regiment. At the time of the war he was a resident of Jasper county. His death took place at Santa Monica, Cal., in February of this year. The work of installation took place in the Odd Fellows’ reception room. After the installation the new post repaired to the Relief Corps hall, in the same building, where they will meet in the future and whert the ladies were already in waiting, and had a feast prepared for the old boys. In behalf of the Corps, Mrs. Wm. Powers presented the post with a large flag. She was responded to by the new post commander, T. F. Clark. The officers of the Post are as follows: P. 0., T. F. Clark; S. V. 0., N. 8. Bates; J. V. 0., James .A. Ramey; O. D., George L. Morgan; O. G. Thos. P. Thornton; Chaplain, Geo. O. Pumphrey; Surgeon, Shelby Grant; O. M. Wm. Powers; Adjutant, C. B. Steward. Erastns Peacock was elected delegate to the state encampment, and C. B. Steward, alternate.

A Noteworthy Combination.

The consolidation of The Chicago Record and Tne Chicago TikesHerald was one of the most important events in the history of modern metropolitan journalism. People familiar with the newspapers published in the great capitals of the world say that the best daily papers are made in Chicago, and it is well known that The Chicago Record and The Chicago Tim^b-Herald ranked at the very front among Chicago’s best dailies. Each covered the word’s news thoroughly every day and each possessed also distinctive special features giving it that individuality so attractive to its readers. Now that the two have been combined, all the resources and world-wide facilities of both papers are united m The Chicago Record-Herald. It is in truth “a great combination”—a combina tion without parallel in American journalism. The fortunate readers of The Chicago Record and - The Chicago Tikes-Herald now receive every day a newspaper whose news facilities are unequaled by any other American newspaper. You will waste time if you try to cure indigestion or dyspepsia by starving yourself. That only makes it worse when you do eat heartily. You always need plenty of good food properly digested. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the result of years of scientific research for something that would digest not only some elements of food but every kind. And it is the one remedy that will do it. A. F. Long.

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B. F. Fendig.

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NUMBER 49

Picked Up Around Town

A Remingtouian, who rarely goes to Chicago, says somebody there must look almost like him, as the Kids all say “hello Reub” when they meet him, and that’s not his name. ♦ • • Living in the north part of town is a woman who never goes out of her house at all exoept to go down town to buy •groceries now and then. There has been a shutter hanging on her house on one hinge crooked all year, and the neighbor women say she doesn’t go out of the house enough to see it. • • • A widower in this town Is mad because some one said he had asked five women to marry him and they had all refused. He says be never said it, and of course he is mad. • ♦ • A girl said she makes it a point to entertain all the strangers that come to town, if she possibly can get an excuse to do so. The object is, that she is a good visitor and when she gets folks indebted to her, she goes to visit them to pay them back. • « • A man came to rent a farm of a woman. He was a stranger and the deal was not made. Afterwards, some of the neighbors asked why she did not rent the farm. She said she would have rented to him but be was such a profane man. When told that he was a preacher in good standing, she concluded that, perhaps, it would be just as well to get a dictionary and look up the meaning of profane. A man stopped a paper that he had been taking and liked, because it claimed the election of a certain ticket and he staked his money on its judgment and lost. He now says be wouldn’t have the Infernal paper in his place of business if it was given to him. • • • A man’s wife lay on her deathbed. It was not supposed by the griefstricken watchers that she could live through the night. Her busband, an old skinflint who would hang a flea on the backyard fence and skin it for its pelt, went to bed and slept like a stone all night. In the morning when he got up and came to her room he yawned and said in a tone of surprise and perhaps some disappointment: “Well, mother, I see you are still here.” And yet the good Lord allows some men to live and grow old. • • • We heard of a family the other day who have the sneezing habit. They all like to take a good sneeze the first thing in the morning when they get up. So they all stand in a tow in front ofthe bouse and look up at the sun till they all sneeze, and then they say they feel ready for business for all day. « • • Two kids were having an argument the other day about some chewing gum one had found. The boy who did not have the chewing of it said the other boy found it on the ground, but the boy who was chewing it denied it strenuously and said he did not find it on the ground, but be found it on the walk, and then he went on chewing for dear life, as if he were afraid somebody would try to take it away from him and chew it.

Marriage Licenses.

George R. Keever and Mary Jane Webb. William Brock as and Dora Meyers. Joseph F. Iliff and Elizabeth Lock.

Great Bargains in Wall Paper.

We have the best line of wall paper ever shown in the city, and are selling it at the lowest prices ever offered before. Call and see us before buying. RKNBBELAKB DECORATING Co. If people only knew what we know about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, it would be used in nearly every household, as there are few people who do not suffer from a feeling of fullness after eating, belching, flatulence, sour stomach or waterbrash, caused by indigestion or dyspepsia. A preparation, such as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which, with no aid from the stomach, will digest your food, certainly can’t help

but do you good.

A. F. Long.