Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1901 — Page 1

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CIRCUIT COURT NOTES.

The Alvey-Bedford Case Tried This Week. The circuit court has been in almost continuous session since our last issue. The grand jury adjourned Thursday evening, after finding seven indictments. One was against Fred Glacken, for burglarizing the residences of Mrs. A. M. Stockton and R. B. Porter on show day; another is against Albert Wilson for assault and battery with attempt to commit rape. The other indictments were for forgery, intoxication, assault and battery with attempt to commit rape, for assault and battery, and larceny. Lewis Rasmussen, of Dunville, was fined $5 and costs, $55 in all, for as sault and battery upon the person of Daniel A. Gross, the latter having a portion of his ear chewed off during a fight with the former. Carl Hamacher, of Union township, was acquitted by a jury. He was charged with stealing eleven Guinea hens from George W. Cover. Joseph Milner, of Remington, and G. G. Williams, of Rensselaer, were admitted to the bar. Everett Burns was fined $5 and costs for assault and battery. Montz, of Wheatfield, was acquitted off the charge of illegal sale of liquor. Tn the case of William Cale, of Rose Lawn, who was fined for the unlawful possession of a prairie chicken by ’Squire Burnham, and Who took an

appeal to the circuit court, the prose- ’ cutor made a motion to nolle prosse the case, which was sustained, and the prisoner discharged. Fred Glacken, the young burglar, on a plea of guilty, was sentenced to the reformatory at Jeffersonville for an indeterminate sentence of fromtwo to fourteen years, fined SSO and disfranchised for five years. A case that has taken up consider able time of the court this term was that of the State vs. Minnie Alvey, Josie Shea and John Webber. They were indicted by the grand jury, charged with larceny. Mrs. Alvey, in packing up the effects of her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Hitchcock, got some of the property of her uncle, F. W. Bed ford, in the trunk of goods which she expected to take back to Kentucky with here. She was assisted in the packing by the other two defendants, who at that time were employes of Mr. Bedford. The case was tried before a jury and the court room was packed with interested spectators. The case went to the jury Tuesday evening, who returned a verdict of acquittal. Six or seven ballots were taken and it is understood that on a portion of them three members voted for conviction. At the time of going to press, the Judge had not rendered his decision in the case of Alvey vs. Bedford, for ? the possession of little Frank HitchI cock.

Sues The County.

F. E. Babcock, publisher, of the Democrat, has brought suit in the circuit court against the board of commissioners for a printing bill of sl2. At the last term of the commissioner’s court a bill of Mr. Babcock’s of sl2 for legal printing was cut to $9. This he refuses to accept and has brought suit for the sl2 and costs of suit, and interest from August 26,1901. The case will probably not be tried in I this county. I For fine job work call at the JOURI NAL office. I Geo. W. Lane, Pewamo, Mich., I writes: “Your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure I is the best remedy for indigestion and I stomach trouble that I ever used. I For years I suffered from dyspepsia, I at times compelling me to stay in bed I and causing me untold agony. I am I completely cured by Kodol Dyspepsia I Cure. In recommending it to friends ft who suffer from indigestion I always ■pffer to pay for it if it fails. Thus far ■ have never paid.” A. F. Long.

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FATHER STEPHAN DEAD.

One of the Most Noted Catholics of the Age Passes Away. Mgr. Joseph A. Stephan, superintendent of the Catholic orphan asylum during its existence here, and also pastor of the Catholic congregation here at that time, and later founder of the Indian school here, died in Washington last Thursday, at the age of 77 years. A Washington dispatch gives the following sketch of his life i Mgr. Stephan had been the director of the bureau of Catholic Indian missions since he resigned his chaplaincy in Sheridan’s army corps nearly forty years ago. He was more intimately connected with the Indian character and had seen longer service among the aborigines than any man in Washington. He was a staunch advocate of Indian rights and the possibility of creating among them civilized and self supporting communities. His plan was to educate the Indians at home.

He was aggressive in his methods, and a source of anxiety at times not only to the Catholic hierarchy but to the great political parties. In 1895 Congress determined to withdraw the appropriations for the support of sectarian Indian schools, and since that period Mgr. Stephan had labored to support his twenty odd thousand Indian pupils from the voluntary contributions of Catholics. His able coadjutor in this work was Mother Catherine Drexel, superior of the the Josephites and daughter of the Philadelphia millionaire. Two years ago his bureau would have been dissolved by the board of Catholic archbishops and the work delegated to the local dioceses upon the same lines of administration as orphanages, etc,, but his personality saved his project from destruction.

He was made a monsignore by the pope in 1896, and he bad been for years one of the most remarkable personages at the capital. He was patriarchial in appearance, with a long flowing gray beard and a massive, kindly face. His boast was that no outbreak or disturbance' had ever occurred among the Indians under his influence.

A Great Sunday Magazine.

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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.

ON THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT.

Resolutions Adopted by the Bar of the Jasper Circuit Court. At a meeting of the Jasper county bar, held in the west court room, in the city of Rensselaer, Indiana, on occasion of the death of President William McKinley, the followihg resolutions were submitted by a committee consisting of M. F. Ohilcote, E. P. Honan and W. B. Austin, and on motion were ordered spread upon the record of said court: And Whereas it is but proper that the bar of this county should express in their humble way, by resolutions, their appreciation of the character and worth of the President and their detestatioft of the man and act that took him from this life. Therefore be it resolved by the bar of Jasper county, that in the death of President William McKinley the nation has lost an aggressive and vigorous defender who was the incarnation of true Americanism, and a wise counsellor. He was a soldier, patriot, statesman, neighbor, friend, and a true Christian gentleman, and like Lincoln and Garfield, he waited upon the wishes of the p|ople and was near to them, and they inspired him in his great work of restoring fraternal feeling among the states, and he leaves to his successor a united country and an expanded and prosperous republic.

Be It Further Resolved that we extend this testimonial to the memory of our deceased chief executive with reverence and also with humiliation; humiliation in this, that there should be a being so devoid of humanity and patriotism as to entertain sentiments of hatred and hostility against our government, to the extent (hat it would lead him to imbrue his hands in the blood of its honored and beloved President. And it is the sense of this bar that not only the assassin of our beloved President, but all his aiders, abi Uors, advisors and instigators, direct and indirect, should suffer as their acts deserve. And be it further Resolved that it is also the sense of this bar, that it ip the imperative and immediate duty of congress and of the several state legislatures, to pass such laws as shall effectually make the existence of anarchy impossible in any part of the nation. M. F. Chilcote. E. P. Honan. W. B. Austin.

City Tax Levy.

The city council met in special session Monday evening to fix the tax levy for the coming year. The total levy was fixed at $1.65, the same as last year, bat the county library tax of last year was done away wjjbh. The levy follows : Corporation fund. 20c Road fund 29c Sinking fund 5 C Special additional 10c School library ic Water works 15c Electric light 10c Special school 40c Tuition 36c Total $1.65

Marion Township Teachers.

The Marion township public schools opened Monday, with the following teachers: Bowling Creen—lima Robinson. Union —Maude Daugherty. Pleasant Ridge—Geo. W. Scott. Woods—Edith Shedd. Slaughter—Albert L. Marshall. Putts—lda O’Meara. Parker—Grace Nowels. , Belle Center—Leah Knox. James—H. P. Overton. O’Meara—Renhart N. Fendig. Wasson—Ethel Daugherty. Grant—lnez O. Nichols.

Monon Sued for $10,000.

Mrs. Enoch Morris, of Salem, Ind., has brought suit against the Monon road for SIO,OOO. Her husband was killed last November while walking in the Monon yards. He was an employe of the Monon shops and was on his way to work. He carried an umbrella in one hand and a basket in the other, and did not notice the engine hacking down the track. Do you read the Journal ? FIVE PEH CENT FARM LOANS. One Per Cent Commission. W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, has a special fund to loan at 6 percent in terest and one per cent commission. No delay.

RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1901,

Our Man About Town.

As an example of a loose method of street building we would refer tfie public to the block on Van Rensselaer street recently improved at considerable expense. The gutters were constructed higher at the mouth than at some of the points along the street, And the water not being able to run up hill, stands in places almost shoe top deep after a heavy rain. The water finally seeps away through the ground, leaving the filth in the gutter instead of carrying it to the sewer. There is no excuse for accepting such work from a contractor, and the street committee should see that the work is done according to specifications before accepting it. * 1*

A girl in this town who thought it was high time that she begin to look out for herself concluded she would begin by taking care of her own clothes. She decided to begin by pressing her dress skirt. When the irons had been properly heated, she applied them to the proper spots and got on beautifully till she was coming down the home stretch, about the middle breadth, when by some wicked chance she held the iron too long on one spot and burned out a piece the size of a five dollar bill. There was no way to save it but for her mother to * cut out and fit in a patch so exquisitely that it could not be detected. She did so, but says it took more work than it-would to press half a dozen skirts.

One of our citizens the other night got’ some medicine for his own use and set it on the side board. His wife unwittingly set a bottle of benzine alongside of it. When he went to take his medicine, he observed that it was horrible truck, but he took’ er down, remarking as it went, that it was the best medicine he ever tasted. Presently his wife noticed that he smelled not unlike a Standard oil supply wagon and an investigation disclosed the fact that he had found the wrong bottle. Fearing serious results, she telephoned the doctor, but he told her to rest easy and keep him from the fire and he would pull through without injury. * *

Over in Pulaski county Jonny Gosh and Jennie Dern were married a few days ago. One of the local papers could not resist the temptation to head it “Gosh-Dern,” but the editor has been hiding in the swamps and scrapping with skeeters, bull frogs and snakes ever sinoe in, preference to facing the blushing bride aud her irate man *.*

One of the doctors had a call from a young man the other evening, who said that his stomach was in a bad shapeand wanted the doctor to prescribe for him. The doctor wanted to know what he had ate, but the young man persisted that he had ate nothing out of the ordinary.' By close questioning on the part of the physician, the sufferer finally admitted that he had drank two crocks of milk and ate three musk melons, and still the young man could not understand why he was in such a fix. * The other day four boys hid four bottles of beer in an alley. They were observed, although not aware of it. When they disappeared, the one who saw the bottles took one and drank it. Presently, they returned. Finding a bottle gon4, each accused the other of having sneaked out a bottle and they came near having a fight about it. The only criticism that was made of the man who took the bottle was that he did not take the whole works.

The Old Settlers' Meeting.

The annual old settlers’ meeting was held last Friday and Saturday, and was as well attended as could be expected, considering the insufficient advertising it had. The program was carried out about as arranged, and was very interesting. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Candace Doughridge for the best early history; to Alice Alter for the best old song; to Madeline Phillips for being the best ring around-rosy girl, and to Cecil Alter for the best violin 80)0. For a first class job of horseshoeing call on O. Hansen, the black-smith.

MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION.

» Discusses 1 Sundry i and j Other ■ Matters.

To the Citizens of Rensselaer : Whereas, By the hand of an assassin, President McKinley died on Saturday, September 14, 1901; and as the final funeral service is to be held at Canton, Ohio, on Thursday, September 19, 1901, And Whereas, The President of the United States has requested the people of the nation to suspend business matters, so far as it can be done on said day, out of respect for our dead chief, I hereby earnestly urg-e and request that all places of business in this city be closed from the hour of ten o’clock a. m. on said day,' until the hour of 12 o’clock a. m. on said day, in keeping with the request of the President, and as a further evidence of our respect for the dead. At the special meeting of the common council of this city, held Monday, September lb, this proclamation wasapproved, and the members of the council personally urge all places of business to regard the same. Done this seventeenth day of September, 1901. John Egek, Mayor.

THE FACTORY MEETING.

Preliminary Steps Taken to Secure It. At the factory meeting last Thursday evening the proposition of the Chicago company was laid before those present and communications in regard to the factory were read. A committee consisting of A. Leo pold, C. D. Nowels and F. A. Ross was appointed to visit the factory in Chicago and investigate the financial responsibility of the Arm, etc. The two first named went to Chicago Tuesday and brought back a favorable report. A meeting was called for last evening to hear their report and take further steps in the matter. .

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Incompliance with the proclamation of Governor Durbin, memorial services will be held at the Presbyterian church this morning at 10:30, to pay a last tribute to our dead president, William McKinley. A union service of music, song and tribute will be held, to which all citizens are requested to attend an£ offer ute as they see tit in honor of our beloved departed president. W. H Hershman, editor of the Brook Reporter, and candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, was in the city Tuesday.

Styles For The Winter.

Memorial Services.

RENSSELAER GETS IT.

The Next M. E. Conference Will be Held Here— of Appointments. Rensselaer was selected as the point whebe the next annual meeting of the Northwest Indiana Conference will be held. The conference at Brazil decided upon this point Monday. Rev. Clarence D. Royse, the pastor at Rensselaer, is largely responsible for this decision. In his speech before the conference he said: “Rensselaer invites the North West Indiana Conference to hold its next session there. The invitation is the unanimous nnd enthusiastic action of the quarterly conference and lias been officially concurred in by other churches or our city. We are not asking the conference to come to us simply because we believe the time has come that it is our duty to entertain it. We count it our PRIVILEGE to entertain you and YOUR DUTY to accept the invitation. Of the ■ many reasons why you ought to come to us I trill mention only a few. The conference has never met in our city. In 190 ait will he seven years since it was held in our district. It lias been in every other district once and in two of them twice since the last meeting in our district. And yet in this period the district has extended two cordial invitations, neither of which was accepted. Six of the last seven sessions have been at points not farther north than Lafayette. We believe that the conference of <902 ought to come north, it should come to Valparaiso District, and If you do this you must come to Rensselaer, We believe, further, that a meeting of conference with us would be a great uplift to Methodism in our community and will advance the spiritual interests generally. And lam sure also that it will be a pleasure to you to come. So I not only think you ought to accept our invitation but I believe you will want to do so As to railroad facilities, we are on the main line of the Monon road north of Monon so that we have the trains of both divisions. This

gives vis six trains each way daily. I have looked up the route of every preacher to Rensselaer anil I find that gixty-one members anil fourteen supplies can reach there without change of cars. Only nine will have to travel on more than two lines and none will have more than two chnnges of cars. Compare this with the fact that only twenty-nine can reach Brazil without change of cars. While Rensselaer now has only one railroad yet we are booked for an important east and west line, part of which is built, which we hqpe will be in operation within the year. But even with our present facilities more preachers can reach Rensselaer without change of cars than any other city in the conference that is not on the Monon railroad. In this regard we outrank Terre Haute, Brazil, Lebanon, Attica, Plymouth, Valparaiso, South Bend, I,al'orte anil Michigan City. And leaving now the question of how to get to Rensselaer, I will simply say that when you do go there you will be delighted. We have one of the prettiest places in the state. It abounds in handsome residences and these are increasing rapidly in number. The lots are large, the lawns magnificent and well kept. The streets are broad and well paved. We have many miles of cement side walks with broad grass plots between the walk and curb on the principal streets. Our school system is one of the best, well manned and equipped. We are progressive in public enterprise and offer to our preachers a study in municipal ownership in our excellent plant by which we are furnished with light and water and by which also our school buildings are heated, all of which is property of the city. Jasper county has without question the finest court house in the state in proportion to population and one of the handsomest without regard to population. And last, but not least, the public spirit of the church and community is shown by the fact that they have just completed the finest parsonage in the conference. But that is the way tne people of Rensselaer have of doing things. Whatever they undertake they will do well. I can assurse you that the invitation we are now extending is given with open-handed and openhearted cordiality, and in this matter as in other things we will do well what we undertake. Come with us and we will do you good.” This will mean much to Rensselaer. It will be a big advertisement for our city, and it will mean that the city will be taxed to its utmost to accomodate the crowd that will be here that week. But Rensselaer’s hospitality will be equal to the task and extends a cordial invitation for all the brethren to be presgnt at the next conference.

M. E. Appointments.

Among others, the Northwest Indiana M. E. conference made the following appointments of interest to our readers, in the Valparaiso district : Presiding Elder—B.* W. Beck. Rensselaer—O. D. Royse. Barkley—O. L. Ohivington. Brook—W. Z, Zaring. Crown Point—T. F. Drake. Francesville—G. F. Cramer. Good land—A .P. DeLong, Hammond—A. W. Wood. Hebron—C. L. Harper. Hobart—J. L- Greenway. Kentland—J. C. Martin. Lowell—E. D. Smith. Medaryville—David Handley. * Michigan City—J. H. Oissel. Monon—A. L. Clark. Morocco—J. R. Traxell. Mt. Ayr-W. F. B. Martin. Remiftgton—H. M. Middleton, Rose Lawn —J. M. Lewis. * Valparaiso—M. H. Appleby. Winamao—A. J. Yount. Wolcott—C. H. Kneal. * -

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Arrow Shots.

I shot an arrow tnt,o the air. It fell to the earth; 1 know not where. —Longfellow. When you see how dressed up folks look at a party, you wouldn’t suspect how mussed up the room at home they dressed in looks. A boy waiting on tables at a party holds the tray In the middle of the table and lets everybody reach in. We notice that a man with a coarse voioe doesn’t necessarily mean a man of much importance. A woman who is a flrst class jollier is always popular with the men. A girl who gets married and moves out of town doesn’t like to come back before she has a lot of new clothes. We would dislike very much to be subjected to all the oritioism that is inflicted on an out of town man who marries a girl in a country town. Lotß of planß of ours would succeed if it were not for the “other fellow.” We see folks going to the laundry who do not look as if they ever washed. Lots of disagreeable people think they have “Just enough temper to take their own part,” Most of us put In a great deal of time doctoring. Some men ‘are such good talkers than they can make you hungry just by talking about good things tri eat. We hear women who are Grand Worthy one thing or another of secret orders say “have went.” Lots of people observe Labor Day and do nothing else the rest of the year. We always smoke a cigar longer If we buy It than If it is given t 3 us.

It seems to us the smoke is always on the car we are riding on. When we see two women unusually intimate we begin to look for a quarrel. A woman wearing diamonds and using bad grammar seems like putting new wine inio,old bottles. When we see all the women at an afternoon reception we wonder who ever got money enough to pay for all their clothes. Nothing suits a woman better than to get married out of town and then to come back and spring a lot of new clothes. Nowadays, sensible names are so rare that If a kid has a good old fashioned name, folks at once conclude that it must have been named for a relative. If you want to put things where you may find them again never put them in a kitchen cupboard. We observe that women have the same trouble keeping their neckties down behind that men do. Don’t you every day miss saying something smart because you could’nt think of it ? You really ought not to call a doctor out of an assembly where there are several doctors without calling all of them.

A First Class Nursery.

S. E. Yeoman, of Rensselaer, is agent for Hooker, Wyman & Co., nurserymen, of Rochester, N. Y., and is booking nlany 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 arid will give his personal attention to all stock purchased through him. GrVe him a trial order and you will be well pleased with your purchase. All kinds of wagon and buggy repairing done at O. Hansen’s wagon shop.

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