Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1901 — Page 1

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rmPTriD MCinDC Itglves great satisfaction to know UUv I 'Jn IVIvJKJriC. that. Consumption. Bright’s Disease The careful Snecialist of over of the Kidneys and many of the The careful specialist or over Heart troubles, all of which were -JO Tears Constant Practice, formerly considered incurable, with Treats with remarkable success the new methods, can now be cured. A _ large percent of Epilepsy and Canfollowing specialties. , _ cer can be p ertuauen t|y relieved Lungs, (Heart, Stomach, Nose The best of reference given, and Throat, Nerves, Kidneys «T° ffl Tt ° V6r F : nd l g ' 8 S t Ci i fcy Old Sores and Ulcers, Ear and Store. First Stairs all diseases of women. West of P.O. OFFICE HOUKS. HOME AT NOWELS HOUSE. 9t012A, M. 2to SP. M. 7to 8 P. M SUNDAYS. ALL CALLS 2to3P. M. 7toßp. M. - Promptly Answered. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. ’Phone 251.

A GREAT SHOW.

The Wallace Show Fulfills All Promises. When Wallace’s show comes to town he is always sure to be greeted by a big crowd. His trains struck town about four o’clock Tuesday morning, and almost as early the crowd from the country began arriving. By the time for the parade the streets were jammed with people. The parade was magnificent and covered many blocks in length. The mammoth tent at the afternoon performance was literally jammed with people and many were unable to secure seats. At the evening perform ance the audience was much smaller as is always to be expected in a town of this size. With possibly one exception Wallace has the best show on the road today. The menagerie is large and contains specimens of nearly every rare animal. The circus performance is second to none. The Stirk family in their bicycle acts and the Nelson family of acrobats have no equals. The hippodrome races, as always, created the most excitement, and this feature alone is worth the price of admission. The show was free from all swindling games,'which is a commendable feature. A return of the Wallace show will be welcomed at any time.

National Glass Company’s Exhibit, Pan-American Exposition.

The above Company, which operates twenty-one plants, with main office at Pittsburg, Pa., has erected a complete factory on the Pan-American Grounds and show all processes of manufacturing glass from the raw material to the finished product varying in value from a few cents to hundreds of dollars for each piece. They also show processes of cutting, engraving, etching, decorating and spinning and weaving glass into cloth. They exhibit a full size figure of Miss Maxine Elliott, the celebrated actress, draped with dress woven from glass, and furniture upholstered with glass cloth. Their exhibit is the only manufacturing exhibit on the grounds, and is really the best educational feature of the Pan-American.

Hand Car Mystery Explained.

The mystery of a young man securing a ride on hand cars on the north division of the Monon a few weeks ago, and a notice of which appeared in the Journal, has at last come to light. The Lafayette Call says that instead of being a criminal trying to escape justice, he is a regular employe of the road in the shops at Lafayette. It appears that according to the time sheets of the section foreman of the Michigan City division the amount of work done did not satisfy the engineer and complaint was made to the foreman. The section men gave as a reason that the hand cat s were inferior and very heavy to handle, which greatly retarded fast time. This report came to the ear of the superintendent of motive power, who detailed a young man out of the shops to work the scheme on the section men by using Engineer Kent’s name to an order. How the trip was made in running 90 miles in 5 hours has been published, although it is said that even the highest officials of the road did not know the meaning of it until quite recently. And thus another bubble is busted.

Our Sugar Beet Region.

Michigan Sugar Beet. The sugar beet crop raised on 10,000 acres of reclaimed swamp land in the marshes of the Kankakee river near Shelby, Ind., by the LakeJAgricultural company of which W. ET. Shelby, vice president of the Grand Rapids & Indiana railway, is the heaviest stockholder, is now estimated at 30,000 tons. Owing to the delay of Chicago parties in financing the matter of

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erecting a sugar factory to work the crop, this year’s yield will be taken to the factory at Benton Harbor. That this great tract of land which lies just south of the Michigan line, is capable of raising good sugar beets is not alone shown by the large amount raised but by the chemical tests which have recently been made. A number of beets selected at random showed 14 per cent sugar and 85 per cent purity. It is believed by Mr. Shelby that this former swamp land is an ideal place for the culture of sugar beets. It was formerly the bottom of a lake and the soil is a black loam with just enough sand in it to make it peculiarly adapted for the purpose. It is .very fertile as it represents the alluvial deposits of ages. In »reply to the question as to whether there would be any more dredge work done for the purpose of reclaiming more swamp land, Mr. Shelby said that there was no more of their land td drain and that the entire 12,000 acres are ready for the plow. The company has an option on 8,000 more acres adjoining its present tract and if it desires to buy it, the entire farm will be one of the largest in the county devoted to the culture of sug; r beets.

A Slur on “Nubbin Ridge.”

Morocco Courier. Rensselaer is probably the best show town in Indiana. The Nubbin Ridgers north of the city will sell their cows or cook stoves in order to raise' tne wherewith to attend the “carcus.” The entire “fambly” will arrive in town an hour before daylight, so that no bum feature of the great “consolidated” may escape their vision. They will drink red lemonade until their paunches shade the sward like a green bay tree; the young man with the pink shirt and rainbow tie will clasp glad hands with the girl in yaller basque and number eleven shoes and they will chaw cream candy in a loud, boisterous manner, stare the hyena clean out of countenance, and when the clown cracks one of his hoary jokes, they will yaw, yaw fit to bust.

One Cent Letter Postage Coming.

There is a strong probability that the reduction of letter postage to one cent will soon be a reality. The consideration of this important step has been before the postal department for some years, but the large additional expense involved to the service has hitherto prevented favorable action. But the recent orders issued by Postmaster General Smith excluding certain second-class publications from the mails will, it is believed, effect a saying of several millions in postal revenues, or an amount sufficient to warrant the introduction of one cent postage and other needed reforms in the service. The orders mentioned apparently apply only to publications which have no legitimate cause for being, and have imposed upon the mails a vast amount of heavy merchandise which might go to express companies or other common carriers. The checking of this grave and long-standing abuse, and the saving of revenue effected thereby, probably will not, therefore, involve any hardship or loss to reputable publications, as it was feared would be the case at one time.

A First Class Nursery.

S. E. Yeoman, of Rensselaer, is agent for Hooker, Wyman & Co., nurserymen, of Rochester, N. Y., and is booking many orders for nursery stock for fall delivery. This nursery is one of the most reliable concerns in the country and their stock is guaranteed true to name or money refunded. All. stock dying or proving unsatisfactory will be replaced free. Mr. Yeoman is in the business to stay and will give his personal attention to all stock purchased through him. Give him a trial order and you will be well pleased with your purchase.

Our Man About Town.

The only time a man pleases Everybody is when he turns his face to the wall and expires; and the people hang around him and say things about him that would make him scream for joy if his poor, deaf ears could only hear. • » One of our well known business men went to the post office in a hurry the other morning, and without thinking what he was about, got out his cork screw to open the box. The laugh that greeted his attempt quickly brought him to his senses. * * itI always feel sorry for a woman who comes as a bride to a strange town. If she is not good- looking, the young people openly pity her husband for having married her. And brides usually look so scared to death they can’t be good looking. *' * * At a prayermeeting the other night a Monon man prayed thusly: “Oh, Lord, thou knowest that we are thankful to Thee, that our souls are safe fromthe fire that quencheth not. If a man loses his horse, Thou knowest he can buy another; if he loses his wile thou knowest he can get another; but if he loses his soul, good bye, John.” * * * A farmer who was in town Saturday became so absorbed in a d,eal that when he got ready co go home he forgot his team and walked home, leaving it hitched at one of the bitch barns. When he arrived home he suddenly remembered what he had done and telephoned the hitch barn to take care of the team until he called for it, which he did Sunday. «■ * • You often hear of church affairs where they sell kisses for money: young girls fifty cents to a dollar, old maids three for a quarter; and married women two for a cent. We do not believe any such thing was ever done; do not believe a church fair was ever held where kisses were sold. Have read of many such fairs, but have never been able to find such a place to spend money.

A County Council Question.

An appeal filed in the supreme court Tuesday presents the question whether a county council can be compelled to make an appropriation for the payment of a claim against the county, merely because the board of commissioners have allowed the claim, and no appeal has been taken from the order of allowance. The case is entitled the State on relation of John D. Morgan vs. the Morgan county council and the county auditor.

Locomobiles Save Time.

Locomobiles are becoming popular with traveling salesmen who make Lafayette, The greatest advantage to them is saving time in making the neighboring towns and also less expense than formerly. A represents tive of J. W. Holliday & Co., of Indianapolis, the other day, accompanied by F. S. Cooper of Judy & Cooper’s locomobile livery, made Montmorencie, Otterbein, Temple ton, Oxford, Boswell, Pine Village, and return to Lafayette, between the hours of 9:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The total distance traveled was 87 miles, the locomobile making an average speed of 12 miles an hour. Heretofore it has taken the traveling men two days to make this trip. Mrs. S. H. Allport, Johnstown. Pa., says; “Our little girl almost strangled t> death with croup. The doctors said she couldn’t live but she was inst|antly relieved by One Minute Cough Cure. A! F. Long. Mrs. Mary E. Swain, State President of the W. R. C. of Indiana, has been in our city on official business, called here by the Rensselaer Post 84, who had asked that the charter of Corps Nq. 39 be revoked, but/as the President could find no just causes that could be substantiated, she has returned home, and will appeal the affair to higher authority. »*

FIVE PER CENT FARM LOANS.

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

RENSSELAER, IND.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 29, 1901.

* Discusses I Sundry i and j Other ■ Matters.

Mrs. Daniel Waymire Expires After a Short Illness. May, wife of Daniel Waymire, died at their home in Jordan township last Saturday morning after a few hours’ sickness, of puerperal convulsions. Deceased was the daughter of S. 0. Hammond, of Rensselaer. She was married March 13, 1892, to Daniel W. Waymire. She leaves one child. The funeral was held at the family residence Sunday afternoon and was largely attended. Intermemt took place at the Welsh cemetery, in Jordan township.

On Its Way From New York to Chicago. I -■ .H1..1 Klaw & Erlinger’s“Ben Hur” opens the regular season of the Illinois Theater, Chicago, on Monday evening, Sept. 2d. This is the dramatization by William Young of Gen. Lew Wallace’s famous novel and will be presented with the original cast, scenery and equipment. More than four hundred people are on the stage in the principal scenes of “Ben Hur.” Two special trains will be required to transport the production from New York to Chicago. The first will consist entirely of sleepers and day coaches, and the second, eight 60-foot baggage cars and two live stock cars with twelve horses and three camels. The chariot race is the most thrilling bit of realism which has ever been presented on any stage. Eight horses to two chariots are seen running at full speed, and by means of an ingenious mechanical device, kept in view of the audience during the entire race. The platforms are so moved that first one charioteer is ahead and then the other until Messala’s wheel is smashed and Ben Hur wins. An immense cyclorama, representing the interior of the arena, is moved rapidly across the stage in the opposite direction from that which the horses are headed making the illusion of the races covering a great distance at terrific speed. The chariot race is a physical sensation. The sixth act, however, creates the most profound impression with its tremendous appeal to the emotions. Here is represented the scene of the healing of the lepers on the Mount of Olives. The scene is one of extraordinary dignity and reverence.

The regular evening service will be resumed next Sunday, beginning at 7:30. Subject for morning service: “Life’s Sanctuaries.” Evening subject: “A Knock at the Door.” Special music at each service. Everybody welcome.

Frank L. Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Phillips, formerly of this county, but now of Carroll county, died in a hospital at Carlsbad, New Mexico, on Tuesday night of last week, of consumption. The remains arrived here Sunday and were buried at Weston Cemetery Tuesday evening, services being conducted at the grave by Elder Brady, of Rensselaer. Deceased was about 30 years of age, and a brother of County Assessor Phillips. He left for Texas about a year ago for the benefit of his health. Valparaiso College, Valparaiso, Ind., will open its 29th year September 3d. This institution offers exceptionally fine opportunities to young people for securing a thorough, practical education and at an expense within their means. Few colleges are so well equipped. Credits received at the school are accepted in the best universities everywhere. T. J. Sayler concluded he would take in the Michigan City excursion Sunday. He boarded the train here thinking the cars would go on through to Michigan City. At Monon the passengers were transferred to another train but Tom kept his seat. After waiting patiently a half hour or so he left the car to investigate and f >und that he had been left in Monon. That was the nearest he came to reaching Michigan City that day.

The Best Mineral Water on Earth.

Pluto Spring, at French Lick, is beyond a doubt the best natural medicinal water in the world, excelling the famous springs of France and Germany in it’s health giving properties. New management, moderate rates. Call on the Monon agent for particulars.

A SAD DEATH.

BEN HUR

Trinty M. E. Church.

Frank Phillips Dead.

THE CUT COUNCIL.

More Street Contracts Let lo T. J. Sayler & Co. The city council met in regular session Monday evening. A remonstrance against the improvement of Forest and Merritt streets was presented. The improvement of Merritt was contained but the contract for the Merritt street improvement was let to T. J. Sayler & Co. at 85 cents per lineal foot. D. J, Yeoman bid 90 cents. The improvement is to be but 12 feet in width, without curbing.

A petition was presented asking that improvement of River street be post poned. The petition was refused and the contract let to T. J. Sayler & Co. at $2.85 per lineal foot. D. H. Yeoman bid $2.90. The city commissioners were directed to make and report the assessments on September 16th on the Van Rensselaer and Cullen street improvements.

The contract for the Olty printing was awarded to the Rdpublican. A resolution was adopted ordering the construction of Makemself sewer. It is to be of 30 inch sewer pipe from Main street to the outlet and -21 inch from Main to the source north of t lie rail road. Bids will be received September 25th. The matter of repairing Washington street from Cullen to Division was referred to the street committee. The following bills were allowed: Charles Danford, repairs hose cart. . . 75 E. R. Hopkins, flushing sewer I 00 W. S. Parks, hauling fife apparatus, .. 1 Co Duvall Bros. •* “ “ ... ico CW. Duvall, “ “ “ . 75 H. L. Gamble, services engineer. ... 29 10 Chase Shead assistant engineer 3 00 John Turner, work on street 3 00 Wm. H. Stephenson, work on street,. 225 Chas. F. Seelman, •• “ “ . . 585 Bert Campbell,' “ “ “ . . 300 Frank Weber, “ “ . 1 co Willard Shields “ •• 1 50 Bruce Hardy “ “ “ . . 750 J. A. Ramey “ “ “ 9 00 Dorset Brooke “ “ “ . . 135 Alvin Simpson “ “ “ .. 135 Chas. Osborn “ “ “ . . 135 Scott Richardson “ “ “ tie Ed Miiis <• •« «. ;; , 50 T. J. Sayler & Co. repairing Washington street 127 65 T. J. Sayler & Co. repairing Washington streets 4 57 Ed Randle, repairing Washington st. . 8 to W. Simons “ “ st.. 750 Geo. W. Martin, work on street ... 840 Ross Benjamin “ “ “ ... 660 G. Ross “ •< << si o John Turner “ «< “ 507 Wm. Campbell “ *• “ 360 J. Harshberger “ “ “ 360 Albert Marshall “ “ “ 285 G. Ross 01. << Gen. Electric Co. balance on dynamo. .366 67 James B. Clow & Son, wrench 66 M. Banstin & Co., carbons 9 00 Rensselaer heed & Fuel Co. delivering , coa l 24 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary to Aug. Ic. 1000 Peter Giver . “ “ “ 15 22 50 Emery Mills, work on line 21 50 D. E. Hollister, salary 22 50 Manville Covering Co. packing...”... 4 50

All kinds of wagon and buggy repairing done at 0. Hansen’s wagon shop. Aus. Moore, who has been prospect - ing in the west, has concluded to remain in Jasper county. He has purchased of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, of Rensselaer, her 440 acrt, farm in Barkley township, near' where he formerly owned a farm. The consideration was sl4 per acre. Instructions to truancy officers of Indiana, under the new law, are being sent out from the office of the State board of charities. The new statute provides that the county shall pay for printing blanks and also for postage used by the truancy officers, in addition to salaries. Teachers and all other school officers are required to make such reports as truancy officers or boards of truancy or the department of public instruction may require. Township trustees or the school officials of cities and towns must furnish truancy officers on the opening day of a school year aAist of school children arranged alphabetically. The instructions call attention to the necessity for sufficient appropriations by county councils to enable truancy officers to do their work. The law in this respect is the same as the. former statute, which Attorney General Taylor construed to mean that neither county councils nor county commissioners could hamper the work of truancy officers by cutting off appropriation . There have been several decisions by circuit courts upholding the attorney general’s construction of the law.

Ice! Ice!! Ice!!!

O. 0. 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.

PERPETUAL MOTION.

Sftuire Bussell Has Invented a Machine That Defies the Laws of Nature. Squire Bussell, of Hanging Grove township, was a caller at the Journal ofllce the other day. In conversation the subject of perpetual motion was mentioned, where he ventured the assertion that he, Home years ago, invented a perpetual motion machine, which he still hap in hie possession. He says, however, that while it furnishes power enough to run itself, he has been unable to induce it to furnish any surplus power, so that as far as practical benefits are concerned it is useless. He values the invention so highly that he haslet but two persons see the machine, and did noteven invite the Journal man to inspect it.

Fire at Monticello.

The Christian church, the livery and feed stable owned by George Oowger, the residence of Edward Hopkins and a number of out buildings were destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. Two horses owned by Samuel Oonda were cremated. The total loss Is $12,000. The church was fully insured, the other property only partially.

Trustee Resigns.

B. W. Sigler, trustee of Keener township, has filed in the county auditor’s office his resignation to take effect September let. His successor will probably be appointed next week by the commissioners. Mr. Sigler, who has been in the merchantlle business at DeMotto, has decided to locate at Lowell, which necessitates his re ignation.

TAYLOR'S RULING.

Alarms Many Jjy Asserting What Constitutes a Legal Marriage. The action of Attorney General Taylor in declaring that marriages in Indiana are illegal where licenses have been issued by county clerks to couples where the woman is not a resident of the issuing county, has brought about great apprehension in many families throughout the state. Innumerable cases in other counties beside Clark county, where the notorious Jefferson villo Gretna Green exists, the law, it seems, has been violated. As a result of the attorney general’s decision, county clerks have been besieged with letters coming from alarmed men and women asking to be informed whether tne ceremony which united them in marriage is legal. In several cases the ceremony has been solemnized a second time in order to make all secure against question. If his decision is a good law it will effect many married couples in this vicinity. Hardly a month passes but what parties from Newton county come here for a license in preference to going the roundabout way to Kentland. According to the decision of the attorney general their marriages would be illegal and they might be prosecuted for living together as man and wife.

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. 8. Ellis retiring and taking all ac counts due the firm of Ellis & Murray to this date. J. H. 8. Ellis. G. E. Murray. The Kniman new M. E. church is expected to be completed by September 15th and dedicated soon afterwards. Four special trains were run to Louisville by the Monon from Chicago last Sunday night, to carry passengers to the Knight Templars’ conclave. Ira J. Grant, of Cass county, and Jennie E. Beal, of Remington, were married at the home of the officiating clergyman, Rev. Clarence D. Royce, yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Rev. W. Ed; Meads extends a cordial invitation to all Christiane to cooperate in the revival at his church, commencing Sunday night. Rev. Bagwill, the evangelist, in charge.

-A-» T O !R. X .A.. Bean the The Kind You Haw Always Bought

Bad grammar may not be a crime, but it does not improve a pretty woman’s looks to use a double negative.

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

BOLD ROBBERIES.

Two Residences Entered Show Day—Part of Property Recovered. Show days seem to be a popular time to commit robberies, as many residences are left unoccupied and unguarded on those days. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Stockton left her residence for a few minutes to step over to her sister’s, Mrs. Jay Williams, who lives next door. She locked the house, but when she

opened the front door on her return she found a young fellow rifling her son Jay’s pockets. He dropped the garments and facing her for a moment, turned and darted up the stairs and left the house by a window, sliding down to the ground by the porch columns. The thief had gained entrance by unlocking a rear door with a key selected from a bunch which he carried. He carried off a gold watch and ring belonging to Jay Stockton and a chain and two rings belonging to Mrs. Stockton. In his flight he dropped one of the rings under the window. The jewelry was taken from a drawer in the sideboard. Officers were at once notified of the theft and,going to the show grounds arrested one of the employes, but he easily proved an alibi and was released. Later the relatives qf the thief, who are said to be quite prominent people, opened negotiations fbr the return of the property, they agreeing to return It on condition that the thief be allowed to go free. Their terms were acceded to and the valuables were returned. The stolen property was worth about S3OO.

County Recorder Robbed. The same afternoon while the family of County Recorder R. B. Porter were at the show some person removed a screen from the kitchen window and raising the window, entered the house. Two or three dollars of Sunday school collections, |2.05 of missionary money, a silver dollar, a gold necklace, a pair of gold And a pair of silver cuff buttons and a gold pm and brooch were stolen. The property has not been recovered or the thief arrested.

Young Boy Arrested.

Constable Vick yesterday morning arrested Eugene Donnelly and turned him over to an officer from Delphi. Donnelly was taken there on the eleven o’clock train. Some time ago Donnelly was arrested for some violation ofthe law In Delphi and was fined. The fine was stayed for ninety days, a Delphi liveryman going his security. A short time ago the fine fell due and the liveryman had to pay it. Officers were sent after Donnelly. He disappeared but came back and his arrest followed, Young Donnelly is the son of photographer Donnelly.

Largest Circulation in the United States.

The Chicago Record- Herald enjoys the enviable distinction of having the largest two-cent newspaper circulation in the United States. The circulation of The Chicago Record exceeded that of any other two-cent newspaper in the country, and with the addition of that Of The Chicago Times-Herald it is easily seen that The Chicago Record-Herald is very far in advance of any other two cent paper in point of circulation, not to mention the extensive combination news facilities which have made this great metropolian dally premier among the newspapers of Ameri?a. The facts concerning newspaper circulation can be looked up in any reliable newspaper directory. Advertised letters-Miss So ph a Peterson, Mr. Wm. W. Haskins, Mr. Joseph Washburn, Miss Bessy Warren, John W. Meiser.

Money to Loan.

Private funds to loan on farms, also city property for 5 years or longer at a low rate of 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 of abstract books. James H. Chapman. How differently a man gives his wife money when she asks him for it at the office, in the presence of some of his customers! If wives knew their business, they would ask for it no other time.

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