Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1902 — Page 1

We do JOB PBINTIN6 of all kinds. Our superior equipment enables us to give the lowest prices. No Job too small or none too large.

VOL. XI.

DR. MOORE, The Careful Specialist of 45 Years Constant Practice, Treats with remarkable success the following specialties : Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Hemorrhoids, Epilepsy, Nose and Throat, Nerves, Cancer, Old Sores and UlKidneys and Bladder, Pricers, Ear and all diseases of vate Diseases, Women. It gives great satisfaction to know that Consumption, Bright’s Disease of the Kidneys and many of the Heart troubles, all of which were formerly considered incurable, with new methods, can now be cured. A large per cent, of Epilepsy and Cancer can be permanently relieved. The best of references given. Office and Residence over Fendig’s City Drug Store. Office Hours —9 to 12 a. m. 2tosp. m. 7toßp. m. SUNDAYS—2 to 3p. m. 7toßp. m. All calls promptly answered. ’Phone 261. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

DR. CHAS. VICK, OPT. D. J THE OPTICIAN. } The optician who asks the public f to patronize him should first acquire a knowledge of the anatomy of the 2 :ye and the physiology of vision, * then of the principles of optics, the 4 . aPHHS laws and properties of light, re 1 fraction by transparent media of dis- f ferent density, and an aquaintance 4 with the various kinds of lenses, and \ gflKT their action upon rays of light that ' V vSA pass through them. 4 He has a first class trial case with \ all the other paraphernalia usually v found in a firstclass office, for test- 4 ing the eye. He is a close student or specialist, devoting his entire time to his 2 chosen profession. He commenced fitting people with glasses in 1872. T A discount will be given from his regular prices, from now until January Ist, 4 1902. Come and have your eyes tested; you will find his diagnosis correct, no \ matter what the trouble may be. x ® Office with R. P. Benjamin, the Music Dealer. Second door west of the Rens- 4 selaer Bank, Rensselaer, Indiana. \

BRIGHT'S DISEASE.

The largest sum ever paid for a prescription,, changed hands in Han Francisco, Aug. 30, 1901. The transfer involved in coin and stock $112,500.00 and was paid by a party of business men for a specific for Bright’s Disease and Diabetes, hitherto incurable diseases. They commenced the serious investigation of the specific Nov. 16, 1900. They interviewed scores of the cured and tried it out on its merits by putting over three dozen cases on the treatment and watching them. They also got physicians to name chronic, incurable cases, and administered it with the physicians for judges. Up to Aug. 25, eighty-seven per cent of the test cases were either well or progressing favorably. There being but thirteen per cent of failures, the parties were satisfied and closed the transaction. The proceedings of the investigating committee and the clinical reports of the test cases were published and will be mailed free on application. Address John J. Fulton Company, 420 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

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 oi abstract books.

JAMES H. CHAPMAN.

IHi inle[ Co. (SUCCESSORS TO BALES LUMBER CO.) Lumber Lath, Shingles, Doors, Windows, Sewer Pipe, Flue Linings, Vitrified Brick, Hard and Soft Coal, etc. Estimates cheerfully furnished. want your trade and can make it to your interest to let us figure on your bill. Several years experience in the contracting business enables us to make very close figures on anything in the building material line. '"1 DONNELLY LUHBER CO., 'Phone No. 4, Office and Yards Opposite Monon Depot.

The JOURNAL Aftd CHICAGO WfiIRLY tkl'isk O&EAN for $1.35 per year. JOURNAL and TOLEDO BLADE/$1.25.

The Rensselaer Journal.

LEE tor Hardware and Lumber at McCovsburg.

Fendig’s Poultry Prices.

B. S. Fendig will pay the following prices for poultry for the week ending Jan. 25. 8K cents for old and young chickens, excepting old roosters. 8 cents for Ducks. 6 cents for Geese, 8 cents for Turkeys. We guarantee you the rise of the market. These prices are for fat goods.

Children Especially Liable.

Burns, bruises and cuts are extremely painful and if neglected often result in blood poisoning. Children are especially liable to snch mishaps because not so careful. As a remedy DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled. Draws out the fire, stops the pain, soon heals the wound. Beware of counterfeits. Sure cure for piles. “DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured my baby of eczema after two physicians gave her up,” writes James Mock, N. Webster, Ind. “The sores were so bad she soiled two to five dresses a day.’ A. F. Long.

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. "

OASTORIA. Bears the /f The Kind You Han Always Bought

SHOT HIS WIFE.

Mrs. Clifford Passons Wounded by Accidental Discharge of 6un. Clifford Passons was cleaning his shot gun last Friday and in extracting a shell the gun was discharged. Mrs. Passons was in an adjoining room, with her baby in her lap, facing the partition of the room in which her husband sat. The shot passed through the partition and some of.them struck the toes of both feet, the balance passing between her feet and doing no damage. Two toes were broken by the shot, one on each foot. All the toes were badly damaged. Tt was a narrow escape from death for both the mother and child and Mrs. Passons will be laid up for several weeks with her injuries.

MARDI GRAS.

New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola. The Mardi Gras Carnivals will be held this year in above cities, from February 4 to 11. For this occasion the Louisville & Nashville R R will sell round trip tickets to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola at one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale February 4 to 10, and are limited to Febuary 28. For a very iuteresting illustrated booklet giving the history of the Mardi Gras, address, 0. L. Stone, Gen. Pass. Agt. Louisville and Nashville R. R., Louisville, Ky.

Law Questions Answered.

Dr. Quack: “We do not see that you have any redress, although the case is certainly an aggravated one. If your pet dog bit a neighbor’s boy, and caught the chickenpox by so doing, about the only thing left for you to do is to train your dog to be mote discriminating.” Prof. Belts: “No; a mortgage executed on Feb. 31st will not stand.” Mabel: “We do not feel competent to advise you as to the style of hat you should wear during your breach of promise suit. Something fetching, of course, but be careful not to put it, on quite straight. Most judges prefer a slightly rakish angle.” City Clerk: “You say the tramp struck you, but you fail to tell for how much.” Parr: “It depends on the man who gives the note whether it is good or not if dated on Friday.” Anxious Wife: “Why not write to your husband and ask him if he will pay your board while you are secretly securing a Dakota divorce from him ?” George: “If you gave the girl the ring in good faith it may be difficult for you to get it back again. You say she laughs at you when you ask for it. At the same time we cannot advise you to begin a S6O lawsuit to secure asl ring which you admit is plugged and is presumably plated. Mary Jane: “You say the young man stole a kiss from you, and that you want legal redress. But we really cannot approve of this. If the young man seems truly repentant and is willing to return the stolen goods, you would do wisely if you concluded to call it square.”

A Profitable Investment.

“I was troubled for about seven years with my stomach and in bed half my time.” says E. Demick, Somerville, Ind. “I spent about SI,OOO and never could get anything to help me until I tried Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. I have taken a few bottles and am entirely well.” You don’t live by what you eat, but what you digest and assimilate. If your stomach doesn’t digest your food you are really starving. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does the stomach’s work by digesting the food. You don’t have to diet. Eat all you want. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures all stomach troubles. A. F. Long.

The Ideal Country House.

In the Delineator for February Alice M. Kellogg describes a small and very desirable country house. , One of the best featurea-of the h .use is that the kitchen and servants’ quarters are quite distinct from the other rooms. Not only are floor plans of the house given, but the building completed and numerous photographs of the various rooms artistically furnished, so that the prospective builder cannot only see the way the exterior will look, but can get ideas for the proper furnishing of the interior.

RENSSELAER, IND.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 23. 1902.

Our Man About Town.

A woman was in a china store the other day buying pretty plates and things. She saw a chop plate with the picture of a lamb, hand painted, on the platter. She asked the proprietor if it was for “lamb chops.” But to the credit of the town and to the woman it must be stated that she knew better. V We heard of a woman the other day who had a new way of disposing of loafers who sat along on the street rubbernecking at women as they pass. She was asked how she bluffed them. She said, “I look at their feet. As soon as they come in sight I begin to look right down at their feet. It makes them nervous and they walk away.” We are glad to learn that there is something that will make a loafer ashamed of himself. V Last month the head of a family bought a wash stand for his family and it was for a Christmas present. The price mark on the stand was $18.75. He erased the mark and put on it $35. He said they would like it a good deal better and it did not cost much to make the change. • * * • fi When men /come to town to distribute a new kind of yeast or baking powder, every kid in town is busy. One Bet of kids areemployec| to distribute the samples around at the houses and another! set follows up and picks up every package as soOn as it is left at a door. They carry the samples away for their own use. They are not employed by the distributors. *** A woman took her three weeks’ old baby to church. It cried in church, which is not remarkable. If anybody had taken us to churoh when we were three weeks’ old we should have raised the roof, howling. We would like to scream sometimes yet when going to churoh is mentioned- This baby cried till it had to be taken home. The mother explained it by saying that the baby was afraid of the organ as it was used to a piano at home. Nearly everybody is laughing about the idea that a, three weeks’ old baby is so fastidiously brought up. * * • One of our neighbors got her husband a beautiful pair of gloves for Christmas. He was so grateful for them that when she presented them to him on Christmas morning he told her she would better take them back and get the money for them. They have not yet gone back. * »

When we sell our paper we shall take to running a church paper. Everybody in the church works for subscriptions for the church paper. The preachers from the pulpit urge the people to subscribe, and we never heard of a preacher advising anybody to take this paper. We hold that the church papers have the best of the deal. Furthermore nobody ever objects to anything that is printed in the church paper. Not a week goes by that there are not a great many people mad at this papsr, and yet it is the purpose of the paper to hurt nobody’s feelings. • * * Up near Parr there is a very young man, something like four years of age, who acquired a baby brother last Christmas, and owing to the natural excitement of the occasion, didn’t get much else. The family tried to console him by telling him that Santa Claus bad sent the baby for a present. The young man was saying prayers the other night, and when the regulation prayer was done and he had asked blessings for all the family and immediate relatives he scandalized his mother by tacking on the following amendment: “And dear God, will you please tell Santa Claus to cut out the baby brother this year and send me a sled. I’ve got all the baby brothers I can use.” Hear Sam Jones’ lecture, “Get There and Stay There” at Ellis’ opera house, Friday night:

I Discusses I Sundry and Other Matters.

Gus Wartena Falls From Telephone Pole and Death Results. Gus Wartena, a former Rensselaer boy, but for several years a resident of Hammond, died Sunday morning from injuries received by falling from a telephone pole the previous Wednesday at Chicago Heights. He was working for the Bell Telephone Company as linesman. The bones of both legs were broken and the skull at the base of the brain was fractured. The superintendent happened to be present at the time of his death and had him removed to a hospital in Chioago. When he was first picked up he was conscious and requested that the seriousness of his injuries be kept from his family. After being removed to the lioßpital he became unconscious and remained in that condition until death came to relieve his sufferings. His age was twenty-eight years and he leaves a wife, formerly Miss Emma Rob.nson, daughter of W. D. Robinsou, formerly of Rensselaer, but now oi Hammond. The funeral was held at Hammond yesterday. A number of relatives and friends from Rensselaer were in attendance.

Tlie Wheal field Telephone man was in town last week and here is some of the interviews he had with business men. 0. 0. Warner—We could spare the Monon railroad better than we could part with our gravel roads. B. F. Fendig—Bh I Don’t make any noise, my foot is asleep. Harrie Kurrie—l am seriously considering the advisability of entering the race for the judgeship. The proposition strikes me favorably. J. F. Major—Tell ray friends lam feeling fine and dandy. Editor Babcock—Do you think Abe Haileck is or is not or am I dreaming ? George Hollingsworth—Don’t you think I had better trade my DeMotte property for a dog and then shoot the dog and save taxes, Chas. Hanley—l am in the race for the Judgeship. Watch my smoke I Hugh Gamble—Keep your eye on me. I think L hear something buzzing. Editor Marshall—Don’t tell anybody, but lam preparing ray annual ground hog article. George Strickfaden—lf my wheat speculation comes out right it will make me bow-legged carrying my profits around. Abe Haileck—We are thinking very seriously of appointing editor Babcock a member of the Board of Commissioners when a vacancy occurs.

Monticeilo Democrat. The Rensselaer Republican says: “The time of the county convention was sot for Moddy, March 24.” That’s good I Now if the Republicans of Jasper could sot the election for Tuddy, March 25th, they could get their political troubles out of the way before the spring work begins.

Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

“Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in one 10 three days. It’s action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 76 cents. Sold by J. A. Larsh, Druggist, Rensselaer.

Francis Thurston and Mable Thurston. Oharles F. Pettet and Nancy B. Graham. Jeremiah Miller and Martha M. Swartzell.

Reduced Rates to the West.

Commencing March Ist and daily thereafter, until April 30th, 1902, the Wisconsin Central Ry. will sell Settlers’ tickets from Chicago to points in Montano, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, at greatly reduced rates. For detailed information inquire of nearest Ticket Agent, or addressjO. 0. Hill, D. P. A., 230 Clark St., Chicago, 111., or Jas. C. Pond, Gen’l. Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis. Dr. Kay’s Lung Balm the very best cough cure. Price, 10, 26 and 60cte.

DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.

What They Say.

Let Us Laugh.

Marriage Licenses.

SCHOOL NOTES.

Frances Eigelsbach has been out of school the laßt week, teaching for her sister Hattie, who has been siok. Dr. Geo. Ward, financial secretary of Wabash College, inspected the High School Wednesday and Thursday last. From the Senior Class ho was looking for prospective students; from the citizens of the town he was seeking contributions to college endowment. Wade Laßue is still on the sick list. Pearl Poets entered the eighth grade Monday. And now they say that the question of keeping the buildings warm has been settled. A Paul system expert from Ohioago was here Saturday, and located the chief difficulty in the vaouum pump at the power house. As a result of some adjustments, Saturday, with a steam pressure of onehalf pound the temperature of the rooms rose to 85 degrees. Several of the radiators in the new building have been enlarged. Miss Harris spent Saturday and Sunday at Hammond with her Bister, who departs this week for California. The High School Athletics and Literary Association met last Friday at 4:00 p. m. Plans were set in motion for seouring field meets with the neighboring high schools. They also hope to arrange a debate with some of the high schools. W antBD-— Some patriotic citizen or citizens to present the high school with a piano. There is an opportunity for somebody to do an infinite amount of good with a small amount of money. Honor bright, who is lucky man ?

The Spirit of Winter.

The spirit of winter-, is with us, making its presence known in different ways-sometimes by cherrey sunshine and glistening snows and sometimes by driving winds and blinding storms. To many people it seems to take a delight in making bad things worse, for rheumatism twists harder, twinges sharper, catarrh becomes more annoying, and the many symtons of scrofula are developed and aggravated. There is not much poetry in this, but there is truth, and it is a wonder more people don’t get rid of these ailments. The medicine that cures them—Hood’s Sarsaparilla—is easy obtained and there is abundant proof that it’s cures are radical and permanent.

Child Worth Millions.

“My child is worth millions to me,” says Mrs. Mary Bird, of Harrisburg, Pa., “yet I would have lost her by croup had I not purchased a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure.’’ One Minute Cough Cure is a sure cure for coughß, croup and. throat and lung troubles. An absolutely safe cough cure which acta immediately. The youngest child can take it with entire safety. The little ones like the taste and remember how often it helped them. Every family should have a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure handy. At this season it may be needed suddenly. A. F. Long. The Federal Oil Co. is said on good authority to haye struck their best well in the field the latter part of last week. The drillers struck a pooket of gas which forced the oil high above the derrick. When the force of the gas subsided the oil kept on flowing over the top of the pipe and it is said to be flowing now. This well is located on the VanNatta farm, in section a 3, Gillam township.—Medaryville Advertiser. The supreme court last week again rendered a decision in the celebrated Turpie-Lowe case, which has been In the courts for about sixteen years. The judgment of the lower court is affirmed, which gives Mr. Lowe the victory. Turpie, the principal, met death a year or two ago by falling from a hotel window in Lafayette, and this decision will probably end the litigition, whioh has already cost a small fortune. In a “seven up” card game a Texas man is said to have “begged” with the ace and deuce in his hand. The dealer gave one, and the other fellow made high, low, Jack, game and the gift. The dealer got mad and shot the man who-“begged” and a jury acquitted him of murder, they reasoning out that a man who begs with two points in his hand ought to be billed.

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

A VICTORY FOR GOODLAND.

Supreme Court Decides In Favor of Goodland in County Seat Case. A decision in the county seat election case appealed to the supreme court from Newton county was rendered last week in favor of Goodland. After Morocco and Brook had each had an election to vote on the question of relocating the county seat in those towns, and failed, Goodland petitioned the commissioners to order an election for that town. The commissioners refused the petition on the ground that the time prescribed by law for filing a petition for Buch election had expired. On appeal by Goodland to the circuit oouyt, Judge Thompson reversed the decision of the commissioners and ordered an election held. An appeal was taken to the supreme court by Kentland parties, and that body last week affirmed the decision of the lower court. Goodland will now no doubt hold an eleotion and her chances for success are very promising. A Bixty-five per cent vote of the oouuty is required for relocation.

East and West Railroad Not Dead.

News must have been scarce around Bro. Ingrim’s shack again last week when he prepared that tale about our new east and west road being knocked into a cooked hac by the Vandalia’s purchase of the Eel River road. Attorney Annabel who has been in our county several times with the late Promoter Hamilton, says there is no truth in the report that the T. & O. T. railroad is dead, but on the contrary says the prospects are bright. He expeots trains to be running by next fall, as has been promised from tbe start.--Winamac Republican.

John Kennedy Says It Pays.

John Kennedy, of Morocco, purchased forty head of feeding cattle last September, and after feeding them corn for 120 days sold them to Bennett Lyons of Brook. Cattle cost Mr. Kennedy $3.60 per cwt. He fed them AomeFood and got a fine gain on them. Mr. Lyons paid |B.OO perowt. Mr. Kennedy has the reputation of being one of the best feeders and furnishers of cattle in North Western Indiana. He sayß it pays well to feed Acme Food.

A Treat.

Sam Jones, the evangelist, of Carterville, Ga., will be here Friday night at Ellis’ opera house. Mr Jones is the greatest of publio speakers today before the Amerloan people, and possibly the only minister of whom Ingersoil did not care to jneet In discussion, perhaps because Sam has much of the article used by Mr. Ingersoil, that of ridicule. Rev. W. Ed. Meads, pastor of the Free Baptist church, secured Mr. Jones for this date and he speaks under the auspices of that ohuron.

Calvin Karsner Dead.

Calvin Karsner, the youngest member of the Karsner family, but for a number of years a resident of Chicago, died at Denver, Colo., of consumption, last Saturday, where he had gone several months ago in the hopes of obtaining relief. He leaves a wife and three children. His age was about twenty-seven years. The remains were buried at Chicago yesterday. His sisters, Mrs. Peter Giver and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire, and his brother, M. Karsner, of Rensselaer, attended the funeral.

Don’t Live Together. Constipation and health never go together. DeWitt’s Little Early Rtsero promote easy action of the bowels without distress. “I have been troubled with costiveness nine years,” saysJ O. Greene, Depauw, Ind. “I have tried many remedies but Little Early Risers give l>est results.” A. F. Long. Farms lor Sale or Trade. We have farms for sale or trade in Jasrer county, Ind., and in Oklahoma. For particulars write to or call on A Q. or H. P. Farmer, Sharon, Ind. 33-I3t John Jones’ Bws Line. Answers calls, day or night, any part of the city. Telephone 278, at residence, or 188 at Schofleld’B barn.

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