Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1901 — Page 1

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WORKED THE SECTION MEN.

A Smooth Individual Gets Free Transportation to Michigan City. The Monon Railway company was the victim of a very smooth young man’s machinations a few days ago, that not only astounded the officials from General Manager McDoel down to the road foreman, but set the entire detective force at work in a fruitless effort to discover his id entity. The Michigan City branch is a stretch of track ninety-three miles in length, connecting with the main line at Monon. Employed on this branch are eighteen section crews, their superior officer being A. S. Kent, civil engineer, with headquarters at Chicago. Shortly after the departure of the Louisville express from Monon, Thursday, a well-dressed young man approached the foreman in charge of the section crew at that point and ordered his hand-car and crew placed at his disposal, as he “wanted fast time” to a certain point, indicating the name of A. S. Kent as his authority. He impressed upon the slow-going sectionmen that much depended upon their ability to drive the car ahead at unusual speed, as it was a matter of grave importance. Throwing aside picks and shovels, the brawny limbed track toilers were soon speeding north with their strange passenger. When the next section crew were met, five miles up the road, he gave the foreman the same orders, and, dismounting from the first car, boarded the second, and, with a fresh crew was soon speeding on his mysterious journey. At intervals he glanced anxiously at his watch, often urging the men to renewed efforts, and section crews never la ored so faithfully as they did that day pumping the hand-cars with the thermometer above the century mark. As fast as one section crew met another he would board their car, ordering it ahead as fast as possible, and just as the b : g station clock reg. istered 4:05 p. m. he stepped from the last car at Michigan City, and the section men, mopping their heated brows, watched him enter a saloon near the depot. He came out again and beckoned the crew acros-i to have “sumthin” at his expense, and that was the last they saw of this smooth individual. When the various road foremen made out their usual daily reports and forwarded them to headquarters, “A. S. Kent’s representative, one hour” was charged by each. That gentleman was astounded at the reports, and inquiry elicited the straqge story. What the fellow’s motive was puzzled the officials, and to Chief Detective Healy and his assistants was left the solution. The latter advances the theory that the man was possibly a crook, and sought this unique method of traveling to avoid publicity but how he ever hit upon the plan of converting Engineer Kent’s name into a ticket of transportation for his daylight special is more than they can surmise.

Morocco In Line.

The railroad election at Morocco last Saturday carried by a vote of 230 to 40. State Statistician Johnson, basing his estimate on reports from fifty counties, says the yield of oats this year will be only 60 per cent-ofthat of last year, owing to a reduced acreage and shortage in the crop. The Indiana wheat crop this year, he says, will make 85,250,000 bushels, counting fifteen bushels to the acre. Just received, a shipment of bran and shorts. Give us yonr order. The Rensselaer Fuel and Feed Co.

Our Man About Town.

Last Saturday evening, a man was going to his home in part of town. He was using both sides of the sidewalk, and occasionally would find a place where the walk was so narrow he would have to use part of the street. His arms were filled with bundles and he was pretty well filled with tug juice. A lady, seeing him coming stepped into the yard to give him room to pass. The fellow apprec ated the kindness, and as he passed, in an attempt to be civil, he said, “I hie—got a pretty heavy load.” “Yes, I think you have” replied the lady. . « « • A bookseller in Ft. Wayne advertised for a porter. A big muscular Irishman walked into the shop and glanced around. Finally his eye rested on a big sign over a table filled with books; “Dickens’ works all this week for $4.” The Irishman read it thoroughly, and then edged toward the door. The proprietor asked pleasantly if there was anything he wanted; and thea pplicant remarked with a backward glance toward the the sign. “Oi come in t’ git the job, but Oi’ll not care Pr it. Dickens kin worruk all the week for $4 if he wants to. Oi’ll not. Ye’d better kape him.” And the visitor strode vigorously out. * * When a wife says that her husband does more work than any one else at the place he iseniployed, saltitdown Such stories are very silly and are only told early in married life when the wife thinks it a part of her duty to “root” for her husband. * « A man at Judy & Wood’s the other day was told about a “fifth wheel” in a wagon and he did not believe it had a fifth wheel and probably does not believe it yet. He tnought a fifth wheel was like a “quad splitter” or a “lead tempering” machine in a printing office. The other day we heard one side of a neighborhood quarrel. We got very mad about it and wanted to lick, the aggressor. The next day we heard the other side and then we wanted to lick the other fellow. We can’t lick both, and as both need it, according to the story each tells of the other, we are at loss to know what to do about it. * » What a pity it is that girls are not naturally inclined to work as hard to get a $25 situation as they work to capture a $5 man. * ♦ One of our neighbors who has a tgste for the asthetic made up his mind last spring to raise some flowers. He bought a big sewer tile and set it on end in the yard. He planted some beautiful nasturtiums in it and carried enough water to water a whole menag erie of elephants. The other day when the flowers should have been most beautifully in bloom, he was pleased to find that the only living thing in the tile was a bunch of wire grass and three red ants. And there is no telling when either will bloom. < * ♦ Out on Elm street a few mornings ago early risers were treated to an amusing sight. It happened on one of the recent hot nights. Shortly after retiring the mistress of the house was awakened by a threatened storm. Only half awake she got up to shut the windows and doors. The last door she came to was the front one. A cot was on the veranda, which caught her eye, and being so sleepy she dropped down on the cot and went to sleep, thinking it was her bed upstairs. It failed to rain and she slept soundly until six o’clock the next morning. Awakening with a start she took in the situation at a glance, and the.way she darted into the house one would have thought she had seen a mouse. *•* The following “don’ts” were handed us by one of the local barbers for publication. We ' don’t know whether Arthur is the originator of them or not but he is a pretty “smooth cuss” nevertheless. “Don’t throw hot air into the artist by telling him he is the best barber in town. He will not give you any

RENSSELAER, IND.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1901.

more attention but will give you the worst razor he has. Don’t think the barber must have his tools sharp all the time. There are times when he cannot do justice to his work. The barber is living and gets sick like any other person. Don’t come in with a month’s beard on and get shaved and then ask the barber to trim the hair away from the ears and shave your neck and only hand him the price of a shave. Maybe the barbers smoke. Don’t talk about the barber that shaved you last when you know that you owe him a barber bill. Treat all barbers alike. Don’t ask for tonic and bay rum and then kick if you get charged for it. It cost the barber money and he expects to make something on it. He does not run his business for love. Don’t try to read the newspapers In the chair while you are getting waited on; the barber is not a contortionist. Don’t fail to keep these don’ts in your mind while you are in the hands of the barber.

I Discusses 1 Sundry \ and j Other I Mat,erß

A State Militia Company to be Organized Here. A state militia company is to to be organized in Rensselaer, which will be maintained at the expense of the state. Dr. Ira M. Washburn has had the matter in charge the past week and has succeeded in securing enough members to make the organization a sure thing. Nearly a hundred names have been signed to the enlistment papers, and it is expected that others will be secured. All of those signing are young men and unmarried, with one exception—the exception being George Healey. The company will be officered by a captain and first and second lieutenant, who will be elected at the organization, at which time Adjutant General Ward will be present. The company will be uniformed and equipped at the state’s expense, and will be required to go into state encampment once each year, for which they receive a compensation of |2 per day. The following are the members who will constitute the company: George Robinson Fred Parcels Ross Hawkins Bruce Hardy Theodore George Thomas Hoyes Newton Pumphrey Charles Risling Edward Catt Leopold Tuteur .Bert Goff Earl Duvall Julian Hopkins Ray Collins George Healey Moses Leopold Gurney lessen Frank Kressler Frank McCarthy Grant Rishling Orland Grant Denver Miller Vern Robinson Zern Wright True Woodworth Harry Whiting Van Grant Guss Grant Vern Shock John Ramey Carl Wood Delos Coen *■ William Barkley Rufus Knox J. D. Carr Howard Mills George Newman Frank Bruner Frank Meyer Chase Shead Jesse Porter William Clouse Walter Hopkins Austin Haas George Hemphill John W. Walker David Yeoman Charles Macklinburg Herbert Zea Garland Grant Emory Mills Glenn Wishard Blaine Gwin Clifford Dowell Perry Gwin William Towers Harvey Thornton John Sharpe Dyke Stivers C. Leon Mann Alfred Hickman James George George Platt Charles Smith Rice Porter Roy Stephenson Clyde Comer Dolph Day John Macklinburg O. O. Hammerton Frank Sayler I. M. Washburn

Oscar Anderson, the blacksmith, died at his home on Front street last Friday, after an extended illness, of liver trouble, at the age of 41 years. He leaves a wife and three small children. Deceased was a native of Sweden. The funeral was held Sunday at the residence, Elder J. L. Brady conducting the services. Interment took place at Weston cemetery.

Private funds to loan on farms, also city property for 5 years or longer at a low rate qf interest with privilege of making partial payments. Also money to loan on personal, second mortgage and chattel security. No delay. Call or write. A complete set ot abstract books.

Dissolution Notice. Ellis & Murray have this day, July 26,1901, dissolved partnership. G. E. Murray continuing the business and settling al) firm indebtedness. J, H. S. Ellis retiring and taking all accounts due the flrm of Ellis & Murray to this date. J. H. 8. Ellis. Q. E. Murray. The Delphi street fair will be held September 9th to 13th.

RENSSELAER IN LINE.

Oscar Anderson Dead.

Money to Loan.

JAMES H. CHAPMAN .

Lumber Yard at Coysburg.

Arrow Shots.

I shot un urrow Into the ulr, It fell to the enrth; 1 know not where. - -Longfellow. In a dry time you cannot tempt it to rain. man thinks he does an honest dafy’s work. Red hair must be awfully hot this kind of weather. A good many men get rich only by marrying rich wives. Almost anybody wants to be consid* ered a good neighbor. Yon cannot tell the size of the town by the whistle on the locomotive. Some people are good friends till they owe you, and then they get mad. We do not know why it is that folks who get up early are always so noisy. t The scissors and paper knife are two household articles that are always lost. Nothing is much more humiliating to a girl than to be taken for an older sister. Preachers often agree to preach short sermons, but we never heard one yet. Photographs of a man with a pen in his hand are out of date. It ought to be a typewriter. As much as men are guyed for singing, it is a wonder that any man learns to sing at all. -W'WYou do not know how many mistakes you make till you have no eraser on your pencil. Are you in the habit of placing your watch under your pillow at night, and if you do, why do you? Tell a woman her baby looks like her and she says, “What a pity!” But we do not think she means it. People would be better off without a weather report because they would not worry ahead about what is to come. People so worthless that they are up to any meanness still make a pretence of not doing some things on Sunday. We observe that the man with the most diplomas hanging up in his office does not as a consequence have the biggest practice. Whenever you see a patent right man get off the train, you want to “sic” the dogs right on him and run him out of town.

Thefirst consignment of lumber for our New Lumber Yard has arrived, and We are ready I to serve the Public to any thing in this, as ■ well as the HARDWARE line at the VERY lowest living profit. We wish here to thank our friends for the < encouragement and courtesy advanced us 1 since our opening here and do hereby solicit a share of your patronage in lumber as well | as thejiardware. I Let us furnish both the Hardware and | Lumber for your bill and we will sure save j you one or the other of profits. We have linseed oil and paints. j W. R. LEE, McCoysburg, Ind. (

When people have no kids of their own/ they borrow their neighbors’, which shows they ought to have some of their own. A man who works by the week and makes a pretense of going to a summer resort on a vacation is laughed at whether he deserves it or not. A man from a country town enjoys nothing quite so well as to come home and get oft the sleeper where everybody can see in what style he travels. About as useless advice as any we can think of is to be told by people who have been there what is the best way to do when going on the same trip.

POPULIST PLANS.

Thev Will Put Up Full Tickets Next Fall, Says Editor Walter. The populists of Indiana, whether the party continues under Its old name or adopts a new one, will put full state, congressional, legislative and county tickets In the field for the coming state election. This is the declaration of 0. M. Walter, editor of the state party organ, who is In touch with the rank and file of the organization. The conference called to be held at Kansas City, Sept. 17,18 and 19, says Mr. Waiter will decide possibly upon a new name. Representatives from all over the country will assemble at the conference and Indiana will send a large delegation. The conference will be composed of delegates from the silver republicans, social democrats, union reformists, populists and silver democrats.

Cummings a Candidate.

Hon. William Cummings, of the law firm of Cummings £ Darroch, of Kentland, was In the city last Friday. He states that he will be a candidate for Circuit Judge on the Republican ticket, and that he will have the solid support of Newton county in the convention. Mr. Cummings is a popular and well known attorney of Newton county and will be the only Republican candidate from that county. For fine job work cal) at the JOURNAL office.

THE JOY OF THE

house is the baby. No matter how many have corpe before, the latest arrival brings joy to all. When the little one takes the first glimpse of the world, he is in, it is a minute of keenest, joy. Father is proud, mother is fond, brother is eager, sisters are tender, nurse is devoted; the whole human race is kind. There is another, an under, world with enemies In it. When baby gets into its shadow, be quick with Scott’s emulsion of codliver oil—he is sure to get into its nhadow; let hitq get no farther than into the edge of it. Health is the baby’s life.

When you have read this copy of the JOURNAL, mall It to a friend. As good as a letter.

• Commissioners’ Court.

The board of county commissioners met in regular monthly session Monday. George Ketchmark was granted a license to conduct a. saloon at Dunnville and G. A. Htrickfaden at Rensselaer, James Maloy was refused a license to conduct a saloon at the depot, a remonstrance with sufficient names being died. The petition of W. B. Austin, administrator of the estate of Robert Goodrich, in which he asked for a refunding of saloon license, was dismissed. - The Journal was awarded the contract for additional supplies for the county auditor’s and county superintendent’s office at (63.80. Henry Barge was exempted from poll tax on account of physical disability. John Hudson et al, petition for ditch. Report of viewers approved and ditch ordered established. John Armstrong et al, petition for ditch. Petitioner given leave to amend petition. B. J. Gifford et al, petition for two highways. Ordered established. Nancy E. Brown petition, for ditch. L. Strong, Henry Grow and Samuel English appointed viewers. John Kimble, petition for a highway. Ordered established.

Ex-Busmen Fight.

Isaac Parker and Jerry Schofield indulged in a boxiug match at Joe Schofield’s livery barn last Thursday . afternoon. Parker works in the stable, and Joe took a vacation that day. Before leaving Parker asked him who was to have charge of the barn during his absence. Joe informed Parker that he was to be the boss, and when Jerry came to the barn to look at a horse Parker told him to stay out. Jerry started in, however, and a “scrap” was the result. Jerry has a black eye and Parker a few bruises. Parker paid the court |9.30 for his fan, and then had Jerry arrested for provoke but later withdrew the charge.

Band Concert.

The following is the program for the band concert this evening: March ,1900 Overture Apollo Waltz .... Invitation to the Dance Marchßoom-e Rag Selection Lucretia Boigia March Orchard Lake Selection Popular Airs Finale Alabama Dream ANTHONY J. SCHATH, Director. Don’t be satisfied with temporary relief from indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure permanently and completely removes this complaint. It relieves permanently because it allows the tired stomach perfect rest. Dieting won’t rest the stomach. Nature receives supplies from the food we eat. The sensible way to help the stomach is to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which digests what you eat and can’t help but do you good. A. F. Long.

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