Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1901 — Page 1

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ill MCIHDC Itgives great satisfaction to know Uww I UK IVIOO 11 EL that Consumption, Bright’s Disease The careful Sneclallst of over ’ ~ of the Kidneys and many of the ine careful specialist or over Heart troubles, all of which were 40 Year* Constant Practice, formerly considered incurable, with Treats with remarkable success the new methods, can now be cured. A following specialties: ce'/can* relieved' Langs, (Heart, Stomach, Nose The best of reference given, and Throat, Nerves, Kidneys and Bladder, Private Diseases, offlce over F endig-s City Hemorrhoids, Epilepsy, Cancer, Old Sores and Ulcers, Ear and Drug Store. First Stairs all diseases of women. West of P.O. OFFICE HOURS. HOME AT NOWELS HOUSE. 9to 12 A.M. 2to 5 P.M. 7to 8 P. M SUNDAYS. “ A \ L CALLS “ 2to 3 P.M. 7 toB P. M Promptly Answered. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. ’Phone 251. «. . | Are you 6oing ( 'V 0 bear in mind that I we do a general contracting | to Build? < business, and keep con- I Lime, Hair, Brick, and Cement, | and make a specialty of Cement Walks, Cisterns, etc. i Estimates furnished for any kind of buildings. If you I want a home of your own and pay for it in monthly in- i stallments instead of paying i come in and see us. J fl WARREN. Office with Irwin & Irwin, i i Rensselaer, Ind. / „.. „ , „ / J Odd Fellows’ Building, j ■■MHHWHHNiiHiaiiiiiiiiMiiiiniiiiiiiKiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiHiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiainiaiiiHauutun MIMIMIIitHMtOtNWMIBMMMMIMMtMM** Faint and Wall Paper Store The RENSSELAER DECORATING CO. have opened a general supply store in the Jberal Corner and have on sale the Largest and Most Compete stock of PAINTS PAPER from which to select. Prices LOWER THAN THE LOWEST. A complete line of Painters’ and Paper Hangers’ Sup)lies carried in stock. Minting and Paper Hanging Done on short notice by experienced workmen. ...CASH... HARNESS SALE! COMMENCING MAY 21, 01 •X inch General Purpose Harness . . $21.75 to $30.00 % inch General Purpose Harness 22.75 to 30.00 % inch General Purpose Harness 24.00 to 35.00 Double Driving- Harness 17.00 to 40.00 Jingle Harness .. 6.00 to 30.00 falters, from 10 to 1.25 Jweat Pads, from 25 to 35 Jridle, Team .... .- 3.00 to 5.00 Iridle, Riding, 1.00 to 2.00 Curry Combs, Buggy Whips, Dusters, Lines, Collars, Snaps .nd Brushes in proportion. 1 : ■ Sale will commence May 21 and .ast 15 days only. JUDY &, WOOD, RENSSELAER, IND.

Old Soldier’s Experience.

IM. M. Austin, a civil war veteran, of Winhester, Ind., writes, “My wife was sick a >ng time in spite of good doctor’s treatment, ut was wholly cured by Dr. Kind’s New jfe Pills, which worked wonders for her lealth.” They always do. Try them, ply 25c at A. F. Long’s drug store.

The Rensselaer Journal.

Leave your order with C. Hansen for a new wagon or buggy. It will be manufactured to your order from the best material and at a reasonable price. All hand work. For first class blacksmithing call on 0. Hansen, on Front street.

The JOURNAL 'and CHICAGO WEEKLY INTER OCEAN for $1.35 pet yeah JOURNAL and TOLEDO BLADE, $1.25.

Thomas Dexter Is Thrown Against a Tree, and Meets His Death. Thomas Dexter, of Morocco, was almost instantly killed at Gomer last Thursday by being thrown from a large iron roller. He was engaged in rolling ground for Harry Gifford and in going from one field to another he had to cross the Gifford railroad. As he drove onto the railroad tract, the horses took fright and commenced to run. After going a short distance one end of the roller struck a tree and Dexter was thrown against it with enough force to break his neck. He lived but a few moments. It is also thought that the roller passed oves his body, as he was hurt internally. Coroner Wright held an inquest and his verdict was in accordance with the above. Dexter was a young unmarried man. The remains were taken to Morocco for burial.

LOOKING FOR WRECKERS.

Monon Railroad Detectives Are Trying to-Find Certain Miscreants. Two expert railroad detectives now in the employ of the Monon were in the city this morning. They are working oh a case that the officials of the road believe to be an organized effort to wreck trains on the road. A well known official stated this morning that there is no doubt that a gang of wreckers have been plying their trade, perhaps intent upon robbery along t;he Monon route. Within the past two weeks attempswere made to wreck trains at Salem, on the Michigan City branch and at Sanders, near Bloomington. The attempt at Sanders was made Wednesday on south-boand passenger train No. 15. which leaves here at 12:25 p. m. While walking along the track north of Sanders, R. L. Thompson, of that village, found a heavy iron bar placed along one of the rails with the end opposite the direction from which the train was coming, propped up about a foot with a stone. He heard the whistle of the train just as he found the obstruction and scarcely had time to remove it, averting what would probably have been a disaster. —La fayette Courier.

400 pairs ladies’ fine kid shoes, the celebrated E. P. Reed and J. Miller makes, lace or button, coin toe, will wear fully one year or more. Prices were $2.00 to $3.00 a pair. Choice of lot, now only $1.25 a pair, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Last Saturday forenoon some thieves who were certainly very bold stole 10 head of hogs from one of the Lawler ranches near Rose Lawn. The deed was done in broad daylight and in view of one of Lawler’s hands, who was working in a distant field. Bloodhounds were secured from Monticello and put on the trail of the thieves. They were followed nearly to Lake Village, where the scent was lost. It is thought the identity of the parties is known and their arrest is but a matter of a short time. The sheriff of Newton county is now hunting for the thieves.

A special great shoe sale for 15 days, commencing Saturday at Ba. m., May 25, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Jerry Schofield, the hustling busman, has sold out to C. D. Nowels. He is Intending to move to Oklahoma City, and engage in the livery business. Mr. Nowels ’ will dispose of the bus line as soon as he can find a purchaser. Just received, one lot of fresh sound potatoes, 10 cents a peck or 40 cents a bushel, at the Chi-cago-Department Store.

Tremendous reduction on pattern hats at Mrs. Purcupile’s for one week only. $7 and $8 hats for $4.75. Marriage Licenses. C. V. Hawkins and Daisy Willis.

INSTANTLY KILLED.

Samples.

Bold Hog Thieves.

Samples.

Jerry Sells Out.

RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1901.

SPECIAL ..AT.. La Rue Brothers’ [bToI Department Store. Saturday, May2sT GROCERIES. The famous OCCIDENT Flour, for Saturday only at 88c COdI? One-fourth barrel only to each ptl ddlh, customer. 10 Bars Lenox Soap for 25c. Saturday only. 1 boxes Matches, full count, for Bc. Saturday only. 18% pounds Granulated Sugar for SI.OO. Only SI.OO worth to each customer. Saturday only. Coal Oil, 7 cents per gallon. Saturday only. , DRY GOODS. We have been fortunate in securing at this season of the year a large invoice of all-silk plain Taffeta Ribbons in all the popular shades and Widths. We bought them at our own price and the price we have put on them for Saturday only will insure their ready sale. No. 40 washable Taffeta Ribbon, plain, all shades, worth 25c per yard, at 13c per yard. Saturday only. No. 9 plain Taffeta J all colors, worth 12c per yard, at 5c per Saturday only. 100 pairs of Lace Curtains, none worth less than $1.50, at 98c pair. Saturday only. Ladies’ Covert Wash Skirts, in gray,, blue and tan, flounced and tucked, the best made, most serviceable wash skirt on the market; for Saturday, 1 lot plain Covert, gray, tan or blue, worth $1.25, at 98c, any length. 1 lot Covert Skirts, flounced, full width, made right, worth • $1.75, at $1.25. 1 lot Ladies’ Covert Skirts, dark colors, deep flounce, with graduated tucks, worth $3.00, at $1.35. Men’s Work Shirts, full size and length, at 35c. Boys’ Shirt Waists, ages 3 to 12 years, worth 40c, at 25c. Ladies’ Fancy Hose, silk finish, worth 25c, at 12c. SHOES. Ladies guaranteed patent kid, mannish last, shoes worth $4.50, at $3.50. Childrens’ and misses’ low shoes, worth 75c to SI.OO, at 55c, CARPETS. ~ Any all-wool Carpet in the house at a yard. SEWING MACHINES. Arlington, worth sl6, atsl2 Climax, worth S2O, at Marguerite, worth $23, atsjß

Picked Up Around Town

We know a man who never subscribes anything to any chnrch enterprise. He has the money and could afford it. He is not stingy, in general, but liberal. He never refuses to contribute when approached on any charitable donation. But for the building or maintenance of any church regardless of denomination he absolutely and emphatically refuses to give a copper. When asked the reason, the other day, he related that years ago his name had been forged to a church subscription. He refused to pay it, when the collectors came around. He was sued and the case was fought through the lower court, and he was beaten, and it was taken to the supreme court and he lost the case there. He claims he lost it because the clergy were against him and swore to things that he, a worldling, would not have said under oath under any circumstances. Since that time his name has not appeared on any church subscription nor has he been seen inside any church. If he goes to church for worship it is in the night when folks cannot see him, and it is not supposed he goes after dark. The question is, how much good will a church do, that is built with money that has been sued for? If the Lord loves a cheerful giver, what does He think of that sort of a contribution and if “Thou shalt not bear false witness,” what becomes of doctrines and creeds and the love that neighbors should have for each other; what becomes of all these? * * * 9 A couple of little boys met in the street the other day. Neither knew the other, as it afterwards appeared. The older one kicked a clod or two as a sort of challenge and then asked the other boy what his name was. He did not seem to get a satisfactory answer. He asked him where he lived and the little boy not considering it any of his business, wouldn’t tell him. He did not exactly tell him it was none of his business, as it wasn’t, but he refused to give the desired information. He tried to scare the little stranger and that was a failure, so be took his hat and the little fellow comblained, but did not cry. He pretended to throw it up into a tree top. The boy objected and asked for his hat. The larger boy threw it into the street and then began clodding him. He began crying and when he got his hat, the bigger boy made him run home, and thus they had been introduced. And so have boys in all ages been made acquainted. Adam ;is the only exception and the only reason he did not take his neighbor’s boy’s hat and throw it away was because he had no neighbors and besides Adam was made full grown. There may also not have been any trees high enough since it was so early in the beginning. We asked the little offender if he knew the boy whose hat he had thrown away. He said he did not, and when admonished not to tease little boys, he replied, “Well, I made him run home anyhow.” Thus human nature is the same yesterday, today and forever. Very few men around town like to get their hair cut on Saturday. They know it is the barber’s busy day and they prefer to wait and get their work done when there is more leisure. Barbers say as sure as a man comes in to get his hair cut on Saturday, even though there is not another customer in sight, in no time at all, the shop will fill up and they can scarcely get around for people waiting to get work done. *** A Newton county woman had not had a buggy ride for twenty five years, but had worked hard every day. She got a ride the other day. It was at the funeral of a near relative. The next one she will get will no doubt be at het own funeral. * * * A Rensselaerite got a keg of beer to celebrate a holiday one time. He invited several friends in to help him be jolly and have a good time. But his guests had too good a time and the result was both got gloriously, picturesquely jagged. When they started home, each thought the other was under the influence, while he was sober, and insisted on taking the other home. * * « We heard of a girl in this town the

other day who says she has been engaged to so many fellows that she cannot remember them all. Well, why doesn’t she get a family record? ♦ A man told us the other day he had got injured some time ago, and the injury bothered him greatly. It first consisted of some broken bones, merely, but now it has turned into a “chronic.” He probably thought a chronic was the same as a carbuncle or a cancer. We trust it will not kill nim, as be is too tunny to be spared. . * M « We saw a man the other day walking along the street, chewing and moving his lips as if he were busily engaged in eating something that was so good he didn’t want folks to know it. He kept chewing away and we wondered if it was chewing gum. He does not chew tobacco. Presently we discovered that he was talking to himself. How we did wonder what he was talking about. And how can it be any satisfaction, for he surely could not get up anything of an argument. And be could not call his opponent a liar. What if he did and went to knock him down for it? What complications he would get into! And he couldn’t ask him for a chew of his Battle-Ax. and say to him: “Let’s drop all this nonsense and be friends.” But maybe the man knew a sensible man when he saw him and therefore engaged in an animated with himself.

M. M. TYLER ASSAULTED.

Is Confined to His Bed from His Injuries. Last Thursday evening in W. C. Milliron’s restaurant, M. M. Tyler, of Rose Lawn, was assaulted by George Healey, local editor and manager of the Republican, and so badly injured that he has not vet left his bed. Mr. Tyler the past year has been living in George’s mother’s house, as he claims, under a lease which does not expire until June Ist of this year. The Healeys, however, claim that the house was only rented from month to month and that Tyler would not vacate it when requested to do so. Mrs. Healey removed back here from Brookston some months ago and asked for the house but could not get possession, and this is the cause of the assault. Mr. Tyler came down from Rose Lawn on the milk train that evening and went into the restaurant to get a lunch. While sitting at the lunch counter Healey came in and was introduced to Tyler, whom he did not know by sight. A few words passed, when Healey threw one arm around Tyler’s neck, who was sitting on the stool and bending him back over the counter, began striking him on the face and liead. Before they could be separated Tyler was badly cut about the face and head, and his back wrenched badly. He was taken to a doctor’s office and his wounds dressed and later he was taken to his home. A number of stitches were required to sew up some of the cuts. Tyler is now at Rose Lawn and at this writing is still in bed, the injury to his back giving the most trouble. The same evening of the assault Healey was arrested on a warrant sworn out in Squire Troxell’s court. A warrant was also sworn out in the circuit court, but before service could be had on the circuit court warrant Healey was arrested on the other. As Tyler’s injuries prevented him from appearing the case was continued by Squire Troxell and later the case was dismissed by Prosecutor Sink and transferred to the circuit court, where it can probably not be tried until the September term. It is also understood that Tyler will bring a civil suit for damages against his assailant. When the case is tried both sides

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

CLUBBING OFFER. JoußNALand Toledo Blade, per year... .11.25 Journal and N. Y. Tribune, per year,. .$1.25

will doubtless be heard and whatever justification for the assault there was, if any, will then become apparent. Until such time we withhold comment.

PAN-AMERICAN STAMPS.

Series Issued By the Government as Souvenirs of Exposition. The new postage stamps issued by the government in honor of the PanAmerican exposition are 1,2, 4,5, 8 and 10 cent denominations and in size they are a trifle larger than the common stamps. The 1 cent stamps are green with a picture of a lake steamer, typifying lake navigation, under full steam. The 2 cent stamps are carmine and show a limited mail train. The 4 cent stamps are red brown and bear an automobile. The flve cent stamps are blue and have a view of the steel bridge at Niagara Falls. The 8 cent stamps are lilac and show the ship canal locks at Sault Ste. Marie. The 10 cent stamps are light brown and an ocean steamer appears on them. The stamps are neat and the pictures distinct. The new series was printed by the government and cost four times as much as ordinary stamps. The post office men think the stamps will be popular with collectors and it is expected that large quantities of them will be bought and put away uncancelled.

Married, Sunday, May 19, at four o’clock at the home of tho bride’s parents, Miss Daisy D, Willis and Vermont Hawkins. The ceremony was performed., by Rev. Ed Meads, pastor of the Free Baptist church. The house was prettily decorated with flowers. The bride was dressed in white. Dainty refreshments were served immediately after the ceremony. Among those present from out of town were: Mrs. Lizzie Lee and daughter, and Miss Estella Dewy, of Mazon, Ill.; Wm. Hines, Verono, III.; Mrs. Lucy Berry, Streator, Ill.; Hayes Young Mt. Ayr; Miss Mabie Huston, McCoysburg. The young couple left at once for Anderson, Ind., where theirhome is ready and awaiting them.

Brick Streets Ordered.

The city council met in adjourned sessioh last Friday afternoon and passed declaratory resolutions for the improvement of Van Rensselaer street from Washington to Harrison; Harrison from Van Rensselaer to Cullen, and Cullen from Wasnington to Harrison with vitrified brick. These are the three streets around the public square on the west, south and east side. The resolutions also include the balance of Cullen street south, which is to be improved with crushed stone. The notices to con. traders appears elsewhere.

Baccalaureate Services.

Baccalaureate services will be held in the M. E. church Sunday May 28 at 3p. m. The following program will be rendered: March Miss Edna W’ildberg, pianist. Invocationßev. A. L. Ward. Solo Mrs. C. E. English. Sermon Rev. A. G. Work. Anthem Choir. Benediction Rev. C. D. Royce.

ANTHONY J. SCBATH. Late of the Cimcxknati Symphony Orchestra. —'INSTRUCTOR IN MUSIO— Stadioi HARRIS BLOG,, Rensselaer, lid. references: T. J. McCoy. B. F. Fendig. F. A. Ross.

NUMBER 50

A Sunday Marriage.