Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1901 — Page 1

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Grand opera orchestra! Cor-Lood special scenery I Novel Mechanical Eiiecis! tpSta All New Specialities. Watch For the Big Parade. Prices: 25,35,50 c. seals on sole 01 mill’s 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. O -A- IS T O KI Bun the sp The Kind You Have Always Bought Marriage Licenses. George Bancroft and Amy A. Burns. John Rippe and Kate Ills. Jerry Shea, Chas. Zard, Mason Kentoon, Simon Kenton, Charlie Pullins, Mort Murphy, and Sherman Renicker and Caleb Hopkins will leave today for a prospecting trip to North and South Dakota, where they may locate permanently. CASTOR IA Tor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Astounded The Editor. Editor S. A. Brown, of Bennettsville, S. C., was once immensely surprised “Through long suffering from Dyspepsia,” he writes, ‘‘my wife was greatly run down. .'She had no strength or vigor and suffered great distres sfrom her stomach, but she tried Bitters which helped her at once, and, after using four bottles, she is entirely •well, can eat anything. It’s a grand tonic, and its gentle laxative qualities are splendid <for torpid liver.” For Indigestion. Loss of Appetite, Stomach and Liver troubles it’s a positve, guaranteed cure. Only 50c at A. F Longs’. Bow Are Your Kidneys » Dr. Hobbs’Spararus Pills cure all kidney Ills. Bam. •to free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N. Y.

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ALL ACQUITTED.

Hancock’s Assailants Acquitted on Ground of Self Defense. The preliminary trial of Reuben Gundy, charged with assault upon Peter Hancock, of Rose Lawn, was held before Squire Grant last Friday at Rose Lawn. Chas. Hanley, of Rensselaer, assisted John D. Sink in the prosecution and Attoney Ibach, of Hammond, was attorney for the defense. A hot contest was looked for, but before the case had proceeded far, it was apparent that it was all one sided, and after eight or ten witnesses were heard in behalf of the state, not enough evidence had been secured to make a plea on. Three or four wit nesses were heard for the defense, which clearly showed that the assault was in self defense, as Hancock was making a lunge at Gundy with an open pocket knife with the remark, “Here I come, Gundy, d—m you I’ll kill you.” Such was the testimony taken by the court and the prisoner was promptly discharged. The case against John Mellinger, in which he was charged with carrying concealed weapons, was dis missed. John said he did not carry any concealed weapons, that they were in plain sight. John Boughike, as a a participant, was also dismissed.

Sousa’s Great Tact in Pleasing His Audiences.

It is a remarkable fact, almost invariably noticeable in every part of the country, that to open the doors upon a Sousa concert means a packed house and the happiest of audiences. A Sousa audience is never solicitous, but gloriously expectant. It is simply a question of the arrival of the moment when Sousa shall raise his baton and real enjoyment begins. The public everywhere long learned by experience that whatever Sousa gives is the right thing, just the sort they most wished for, selected more for their taste than if they had made the choice themselves. John Philip Sousa is much the master of pro-gramme-making as of the baton, and therein lies one of the secrets of his marvelous success. To suit the temperament and desires of a concourse of people of vastly varying degrees is a most difficult thing to do, but the famous leader is possessed of rare perceptive powers, and, having long made a close study of the people of every part of this continent he knows exactly what to present in order to please them best. As Sousa himself once said. “I am best pleased when my audience is best satisfied,.” which is a key to his purpose to give the people just what they want. The latter recognize the fact and are, naturally enough, ready to pour into any place thrown open to a Sousa concert, knowing they will be served with delicious things from first to last. These concerts have grown into their wonderful popularity as much through Sousa’s amiable tact in pleasing as through their technical brilliancy. The only Sousa concerts at Indianapolis this season will occur on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings, Sept. 18th and 19th, at the State Fair Grounds, and Sousa goes from there direct to London for his English tour of three months. He Will play his new march “The Invincible Eagle*’ for the first time at Indianapolis.

Over 200 Styles. Fall opening- men’s gloves, Circus day, August 27. Chicago Bargain Store. Lady, bring in that husband of yours show day and see that he gets a new suit of clothes, a hat and a pair of shoes. He will look so much more genteel. Chicago Bargain Store.

Railway Report.

Col. Hamilton, the promoter of the new Toledo and Chicago Transfer railway, ordered one of the corps of his surveyors to Rochester as soon as the result of the election was shown and now they are at work west of that town, on the final route lines and grade levels, says the Rochester Sentinel. % They will be followed by right of way buyers and Mr. Hamilton says grade dirt will be moving in Rochester township by the middle of September, four or six weeks hence. The line east of Talma is not yet located definitely. The Kosciusko county commissioners seem to be obstinate about calling elections for Mentone, Warsaw and North Webster, all of which have petitioned for elections but Mr. Hamilton says this will in no way interfere with the building of the road. He says the line can be run five miles northwest of Warsaw at a saving of more than the subsidy asked and if Warsaw does not want the line to touch the town it surely will nofc’be forced upon them.

Will Have to Wait.

Adjutant General Ward has notified the proposed state militia company here that they cannot be mustered into the service of the state until sufficient companies are assured to form a new regiment. The tnird regiment is now complete and the fourth regiment, of which the Rensselaer company will form a part, will probably be complete and mustered into the service of the state within the year. Acting under the instruction of the adjutant general an election of officers was held Monday night. Dr. I. M. Washburn was elected captain, George H. Healey first lieutenant and True Woodworth second lieutenant. The law requires before an election can be legal that two-thirds of the company be present, and as only fifty members, or less than the necessary two thirds were present, the election will not be recognized. Nothing further will be done in the matter until the adjutant general comes to muster in the company, when another election will be held.

A Fair Oaks Case.

John G. Liggett, of Fair Oaks, on complaint of a Wm. Kale, of Rose Lawn, was arrested Monday by constable Vick charged with shooting a prairie chicken on August 10th. The trial was before Squire Troxell Monday afternoon. A dead chicken was in evidence, but Liggett offered evidence that he was not present at the time of its death and was acquitted. A large number of Fair Oaks citizens were present at the trial as witnesses. It seems that Liggett had had Kale arrested a few days before for violation of the game law, and that the latter sought revenge. As Kale had the dead chicken in his possession at Monday’s trial, after his acquitted Liggett swore out a warrant for Kale’s arrest for having a prairie chicken in his possession, in violation of the game law. He was fined $lO and costs by Squire Burnham, but has taken an appeal to the circuit court.

Canada Seed Wheat.

James Yeoman, five miles west of Rensselaer, who raised 30 bushels of Canada wheat to the acre this year, will sell seed wheat at $2 per bushel and will guarantee the wheat not to fall down and will replace the seed free if frozen out. The grains are nearly white and very plump and can he grown successfully in this part of the country. See him at his farm or address him at Rensselaer.

Sues for Divorce.

Julia A. Richardson has brought suit in the circuit court for divorce from William A. Richardson. She charges abondonment. They were married October 3, 1897, and on January 30, 1898, she alleges he deserted her. She asks for a divorce and the restoration of her maiden name of Julia A. Noland. She is 41 years of age. \

Dissolution Notice.

Ellis & Murray have this day,'July 26, 1901, dissolved partnership. G. E. Murray continuing the business and settling all firm indebtedness. J. H. S. Ellis retiring and taking all accounts due the firm of Ellis & Murray to this date. J. H. S. Ellis. G. E. Murray.

Ice! Ice!! Ice!!!

0. O. 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.

RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1901.

Our Man About Town.

The other day a couple of kids got hold of the family dog and sheared it. They made a lion of him, but left his tail too shaggy and he looked as if he had run through a threshing machine. One of the neighbor women came in and agreed with the lady of the house that the dog looked too ragged and volunteered to shape him up a little better. So she tnrned in and held the dog while the woman sheared his tail. Just as they were getting a good start, the man who owned the dog came home and he has not got through guying them yet. A better graft than the “Buffalos” has made its appearance. It may not cost one so much in some cases, but it is sure to cost them more than 11 cents if it works. The joker with a few kernels of corn in his pocket suddenly and innocently (?) asks his friend if he can give him a dollar for some “chicken feed,” as sma 1 change is sometimes called. The friend to be accommodating, says “yes,” and hands out the dollar. The joker then pockets it and hands his victim several kernels .of corn that he had in his pocket. The most recent report from the corn belt indicate, however, that the promoters of this game are likely to be defeated right at the start. Only the very rich man will be able to go around with a few kernels of corn in his pockets, and his dignity will render him Charmless. *♦* A man bought some goods at one of the stores s >me time ago and did not pay for them. The merchant is having a little trouble collecting the bill. He has been after the fellow so much that when he drives past the store, all he has to do is to point his finger at him and he stops and says he will be around in the evening to settle the bill. That is what one might call 'absent treatment that is effective. *•* A Kansas editor with a hearty imagination says that it has been so long since it rained in that town that spring chickens were grown almost to frying size without ever having seen rain. Some of them showed their surprise during a shower the other day by chasing after the big dropsin great excitement, evidently thinking the drops were bugs. « * w The man who sits down in the lap of a custard pie at a picnic and then tries to laugh it off, may be a philosopher and a gentleman, but the majority of people would a good deal rather pin their faith- to the fellow who takes a case knife and scrapes it off. » * « The quickest way to fame nowadays, is to get cured of some swell disease that is recommended in the fashion notes, and then send your photograph and testimonial to the man who made the proprietary preparation which yanked you out of the grave. « * * Before a girl is married, her voice sounds like the soft cooing of a dove but after she has been married six months, she can be heard four blocks when she talks over the fence to the milkman in the morning.

Who said butter was scarce? We receive aboutßoto 100 pounds daily and when you want good butter you will find it here at only 15 cents per pound, just what we pay for it in trade. Chicago Bargain Store. The third annual farmers’ picnic will be held. at Wheatfield next Saturday, August 24tb. Hon. J. L. Moorman, of Knox, will deliver an address at 10 a. m. There will be a game of base ball between Medaryville and Wheatfield, a fancy race for prizes of five and |lO, a bowery dance afternoon and evening, and a | free lunch to all who attend. A good hat and fine shoes denote good breeding. Your wants supplied at the fall opening sale day, August 27, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Salt 75 cents a barrel at the Chicago Bargain Store.

THINGS IN GENERAL!

9 Discusses I Sundry i and j Other || Matters.

Daily Happenings Around the prairie City. TIMELY TOPICS TERSELY TOLD! News Items Caught on the Pun and Served While Warm Without Trimmings or Embellishment. Local and Personal Notes Excursion to Michigan City Sunday. Miss Bessie Murray is visiting in Monon. J. H. S. Ellis and son James are in Cincinnati. Wade Laßue is visiting relatives at Milford, 111. Mrs. J. E. Flynn is visiting her daughter at Lowell. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kurcie are visiting in Paoli. B. F. Ferguson was in lowa on business this week. The brick for the new stone streets is being unloaded. Mrs. L. Strong is visiting her daughter at Ambia. Miss Ethel Sprigg is visiting relatives in Qlencoe, 111. Wallace’s bill car No.3arrived here Monday evening. Mrs. Peter Giver and baby are visiting in Greencastle. Jay Sayler will enter a dental school in Chicago in October. Dan Day returned from a visit at Danville, 111., Monday. The Merchants’ Cigar factory now has cigars on the market. Miss Hattie Lear, of Monticello, is the guest of Miss Lola Clift. The date of the Lafayette fair will be the week of September 3rd. Miss Addie Hawn, of Remington, is the guest of Mrs. S. O. Johnson. Mrs. W. N. McGinn and son have joined her husband in Chicago. The ground has been broken for the new Monon depot at Lafayette. Judge Thompson and family returned from Michigan Monday. Miss Edith Quantic, of Chicago, is the guest of Mrs. Floyd Robinson. Misses Mary and Miriam Hyland, of Chicago, are visiting friends here. Roy Blue has been engaged as principal of the Wheatfield schools. Senior Hopkins has gone to Conover, Mich., to spend a few weeks. Jacob Cdbal, of Crawfordsville, is the guest of his cousin, Ross Dean. For a first class job of horseshoeing call on C. Hansen, the blacksmith. Charles Tyler, of Lafountaine, is the guest of his brother, Grant Tyler. J. R. Vanattais still confined to his home with inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs. W. H. Ooover has gone to Bay View, Mich., to escape the hay fever. George W. Peterson is now an inmate of the National Military Home. All kinds of wagon and buggy repairing done at O Hansen’s wagon shop. Mrs. W. H. Beam and Mrs. A. S Laßue attended a funeral at Reynolds Monday. Miss Birdie Griffith, of Crawfordsville, is the guest of Mr. antT Mrs. W. A. Huff. Miss Edith Bushnell, of Monticello, was the guest of Mrs. Harry Wemple Sunday. Miss Eliza Thomas, of Monon, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary Thomas. •a Miss Emma Houser, of Harvey, 111., has been the guest of Miss Ethel Ferguson. The Monon officials have promised Medaryville a new depot to be built next year. Mrs. J. W. Cowden and daughter and Mrs. Jake Clouse are visiting at Chauncy, 111. For Sale—Secondhand sprinkling wagon. Address A. Wood worth, Rensselaer, Ind. George Gorham was called to Lafayette Eriday by the serious sickness of his mother. Misses Clara Hemphill and Rosa Carr returned from a visit at Chicago Heights Tuesday. Monroe Allman has moved to Michigan City, where he has a position in the car shops. Azariah Warren, of Manchester, Tenn., is visiting his brother, George Warren, at Parr.

A. W. Cole and family, of Lafayette, spent Sunday in Rensselaer. The Odd Fellows will give a big picnic at Water/ Valley on Thursday of next week. Misses Kathryn and Florence Marshall are visiting relatives at Joliet and Marley, 111. Mrs. Benjamin Oglesby and two children are the guests of her mother, Mrs. Cyrus Haas. Advance sale fall opening- to begin Aug. 27th at the Chicago Bargain Store. Wanted—Two gentlemen boarders in private family. Inquire at the Journal office. Mrs. Wm. Norris has been granted a widow’s pension of |8 per month, with back pay of |ll>o. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Loveland, of Evanston, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Ross. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gaul, of Evanston, 111., are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dlxey. Mrs. Albert Coen and son, of Chicago, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. John Boheik, of Rose Lawn, implicated in the fight there last week, has been released from jail. R. C. Spondan and family, of Danville, 111., are visiting Marsh Warren and family, north of town. Miss Joeva Green has returned from Valparaiso, where she has been attending the summer normal. Frank Eck and Wm. Coffman, of Goodland, have been placed in Jail here to serve out fines for being drunk. The Odd Fellows’ lodges of Jasper, Newton and White counties will hold a picnic at. Fountain Park September 20 th. NJ.akemself ditch, which had become very filthy, was flushed with city water Friday, cleaning it out in good shape. A new K. ofP. lodge will be instituted at Morocco September 3rd. The Rensselaer lodge will perform the work. J. F. Osborne, of Michigan City, Is visiting relatives here. He will shortly move from Michigan City to Newcastle.

Three members of the Remington band assisted at the band concert last Thursday evening. The attendance was large. ’riie Monon ran the largest excursion to Chicago Sunday of the season. It started at Greencastle and ran in two sections. B. M. Donnelly was forced to close his photograph gallery last week on account of sickness, but is now ready for business again. The Lafayette Carnival this year will be in charge of the Lafayette Elks. The date of the carnival la from September 23 to 28. Miss Lillian Nowels has resigned her position in the public schools to accept a position in the Helena, Montano, public schools. Home grown •watermelons have made their appearance. They are not as large this year an formerly, owing to the dry weather/ The long dry spell was broken Saturday and Sunday by extensive rainfall. It comes too late, howeyer, to be of any great benefit. The infant son of John Clager, of Barkley township, died Sunday of cholera infantum. The burial took place at the Catholic cemetery.

We can gown the town with new fall dress goods. Opening August 27th. „See the bargains at the Chicago Bargain Store. The Nowels House has been leased by A. V. Eaton, landlord of the Bramble House, of Lafayette. He will take possession September Ist. Special Sale. A complete new stock of blankets, not one carriedover. Openingday, August 27th, at the Chicago Department Store. While on his eastern trip C. P. Wright was presented with a four caret diamond stud. It is the largest and finest stone ever owned in Rensselaer. Ernest Middleton reported for duty to the army officers at Fort Sheridan last week. He hopes to secure his discharge from the army in a short time. Orders have been issued from Pennsylvania railroad heallqparters to stop the custom of issuing passes to the company’s employes. The management takes the ground that free passes are in the nature of extra compensation, and therefore contrary to business principles.

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FIGHTING MACCABEES.

Two Sisters of the Order Forget Their Obligations. Tuesday evening was the regular meeting night of the order of the Lady Maccabees. But five or six merhbers were present, but the meeting was opened in due form and along toward the close of the session, presumably the head of the “good of the order,” a dispute arose between Mrs. George Hopkins and Mrs. Wm. Fry. Mrs. Hopkins struck the latter over the head with her umbrella and called her a liar. Mr. Hopkins was at the foot of the stairs, and hearing the disturbance, went to the door and demanded admittance. He was admitted and stopped the row, and as claimed by Mrs. and one or two other witnesses called Mrs. Fry a liar and made threatening gestures. Mr. Fry had Mrs. Hopkins arrested for assault and battery yesterday, and on a plea of guilty Squire Troxell fined her |1 and costs, JIO.BO in all. At the close of the trial Mr. Fry had Mr. Hopkins arrested on the charge of provoke. k He had his trial yesterday afternoon before Squire Troxell, who fouud him guilty and assessed a fine of |1 and costs, but remitted the same during good behavior. The testimony was conflicting. The two-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burbage, of Newton township, died Monday morning. The remains were taken to Chalmers for burial. A. Leopold sold lots in his addition last week to Henry Hildebrand, Hiram Day, James Knight, Dr. English, Wm. Mackey, Harb y Shields and 8. E. Yeoman. Sohuyler Robinson has resigned his position as railway mail clerk and himself and Mrs. Robinson will enter the American School of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan returned from the Forester convention at Detroit, Mich., Saturday. While on the way home Mr. Honan had a bad attack of cholera morbus.

James Longstreth, of near Aix, is nursing a broken arm, which he received in failing down a stairway at Chicago Heights, where he had been working at the carpenter trade. O O. Buck, Beirne, Ark., says: I was troubled with constipation until I bought DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Since then have been entirely cured of my old complaint. I recommend them. A. F. Long. Free accommodations and best place to view the circus parade. Make it your headquarters. Chicago Bargain Store. Opposite Court House. Wm. Imes, father of Miss Nellie Imes, W. B. Austin’s stenographer, and uncle of W. J. Imes, died at Bozeman, Montana, Monday. The remains will be brought to Monticello for burial. The pressmen In donkey's printing establishment at Hammond are on a strike. They organized a union and the officers were discharged, which caused the balance of the pressmen to quit work. Al Rishling has succeeded Rev. Sines as manager of the Judy & Wood branch store in Rensselaer. Rev. Sines will attend conference next week. He expects to be given a Benton county charge next year, Prof. Anthony Schath and family departed for Cincinnati, his former home, last Friday. Prof. Bernard Dehtinger, instructor in music at St. Joseph’s College, will succeed him as instructor of the Citizen’s Band. Mrs. S. H. Allport, Johnstown, Pa., says; “Our little girl almost strangled to death with croup. The doctors said she couldn’t live but she was instantly relieved by One Minute Cough Cure. A. F. Long. - J. H. Conway, the farr saloon keeper, was arrested Monday, charged with assault and battery upon the person of Harry Kelley, and for sellingjiquor to a minor. The cases will be heard by Squire Burnham today. Theodore George has secured a position as traveling salesman for the firm of Thomas & Hayden, neckwear and shirt dealers, of Chicago. He went to Chicago Tuesday to familiarize himself with the work. O. P. Wright returned from New York Tuesday, where he had been on . business connected with the Jasper county oil field. He will leave for there again today to be gone a week or ten days.

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