Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1902 — Page 1

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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 Ul- - 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 251. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. BLACKSMITH INGI For Blacksmithing and Repair Work go to FRED HEMPHILL and ABE WARTENA, successors to Danforth Bros., opposite the Hemphill Livery Barn and the King Hitch Barn. The best of work in our line. Guaranteed. HORSE SHOEING AND PLOW WORK A SPECIALTY. 1 £ | Farmers’ Supply | | Establishment f I Jl A A VO | ¥ f f | i t *• f I If 1 i J W. L. WOOD, MGR. Y ¥ ft | Largest Retail Dealers in Farm Supplies | in Northern Indiana. „ —The Farmers’ Supply Establishment can fit you out with any article you may need at a £ price that will satisfy the customer. They carry a large stock of Groceries and Dry Goods, and S H Farm Implements, which supply the farmers for J| miles around. In addition they have a neat, well v equipped Livery, Feed and Sale Stable, Black- £ § smith and Repair Shop. g W. —The most interesting lines operated by the ® | Farmers’ Supply Establishment is the Buggy, J| Carriage and Harness department. They can fit 2 5 you out with a cheap Buggy or Harness or a high 5 grade. They would rather sell you a first class g nigh grade Buggy than any other kind, but will £ | sell you just what you want. Remember you get what you buy. Their guarantee is as good as gold, 5 and they will gladly fulfill any promise they make. W. You can see Buggies, Harness and Wagons sold g | by Judy & Wood in any part of the state, also in j| j£ Illinois and other adjoining states. They sell the || g O’Brien farm wagon with a two years’ guarantee. £ . S Their horse business is immense. They can fit g W. you out with a good farm team and will give you S the privilege of trying the horse until you are gj satisfied. If he don’t suit, don’t buy him. You 2 will make no mistake if you go to the Farmers’ Supply Establishment to buy anything you need, g S' Judy & Wood. 1W LUMBER YARD IN RENSSELAER. > Where you can get all kinds of Lumber, Lime, Hair, Cement and Plaster; also the celebrated Alabaster Cement Wall Plaster. I solicit a share of your trade at my old stand. HIRAM DAY. ~

The JOURNAL and CHICAGO WEEKLY INTER OCEAN for $1.40 per year. JOURNAL and TOLEDO BLADE, $1.25.

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RENSSELAER. IND., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1902.

SCHOOL NOTES

Item* et Interest Regarding the Rensselaer Public Schools

Miss Ida Merrill, daughter of Dr. Merrill, entered the Freshman class * Monday. She came from the Hammond sohools. Misses Harris and Keith went to Chicago last Saturday and saw Mansfield as Brutus in the play of “Julius Caesar.” Mr. O. E. Frazee spent Saturday and Sunday in the country at Mr. Ed Parkison’s. The first literary exercises of the year were held last Friday afternoon under the direction of Lemmnel Hammerton, president and Helen Lam son, secretary. The exercises were first class. To maintain that standard means a very profitable year’s work. The possession of a piano by the high school has aroused a similar desire in the grades. During the last week they bought and moved in a piano. It will be used principally in passing the pupils oat and in at the intermissions. Next Saturday at the Athletic Park occurs the return foot-ball game with Monticello. The boys are working hard and the school and town will support them right loyally we know. With such a backing of “rooters” and the team doing their very best, there is a fighting chance for onr team to win, despite the fact that the Monticello team is mnch heavier than our own. The game will be called at 2:30 P. M. Admission twenty-five cents for everyone above the seventh grade, others fifteen cents. And now the bull-snakes, the garter snakes, the grass snakes, the blue racers, the vipers and the rest of the snakes have moved into their new Fifth Avenue mansion down in the high school museum. Architect Sprigg, with an eye to snake convenience, beauty and utility has designed and built a four roomed home for them. There are screens at all the windows and doors, and running water in every room. Each of the living rooms has in it a tree for the young snakes to plsy hide-and-seek in and for the older snakes to rest in. That the snakes are pleased with what has been done for them, you can tell by the merry twinkle in their eyes.

Wood in Jail.

H. Clifford Wood, the feather renovating rpan, who figured in an assault and provoke case in the justice court here a week or two ago, is now in jail in defanlt of $l5O bail, to answer to the charge of petit larceny, in the circuit court. Nightwatch Dillon lost his dark lantern recently and having pretty strong reasons to suspect Wood of the theft, went to Lafayette last week with Constable Vick, who arrested Wood and brought him back here. He had his preliminary hearing before Sqnire Burnham Saturday and was bound over to coart as stated. Wood and his brother took in the last Chicago excursion and while there were arrested and fined $6.50 each for drnnkenness. They lacked a small amount of having enough to pay both fines, and so one of the brothers paid his and shortly after, being released returned with money enough to make np the small amount lacking and paid Clifford’s fine. It is supposed he pawned the lantern for enough to make up the deficit and the Chicago police are now trying to locate the missing property. The officers here think they have enough, evidence to convict Wood even if the lantern is not recovered.

Sues for Divorce.

Mrs. Emily B. Hewitt, of Newland, has brought suit against her husband, Levi Hewitt, for divorce. She alleges cruel and inhuman treatmem, claiming that at different times he struck and cursed her. They were married July 11,1888, and lived together until the 2nd day of the present month. They have three children, of which the mother asks the custody, together with SSO per month for their support, and alimony of SI,OOO. Hewitt is the man who was fined a few weeks ago for striking his wife. Wanted— Man willing to make himself useful about premises. Steady job and good wages to the right man. Send address and references to Box D., Rensselaer, Ind.

Charles W. Hanley, the Republican nominee for Judge of this circuit, is of Irish descent and was born in Hanging Grove township in this county 37 years ago. His father was a Union soldier and when the subject of this sketch was quite small his parents moved to Gillam townshsp where Mr. Hanley lived until he was 23 years of age. His life there was that of the average farmer boy, doing suob work as was generally done by boys ou the farm. He worked ou the farm at home during most of the time and for neigh bors when no work at home was to be done. He attended school at Terre Haute during 80 and ’B7 and after wards taught several terms of school. He was elected sheriff of this county in 1892 and re-elected in 1894, Previous to this he had rend law and during his entire term of office he spent every spare moment of his time in fitting himself for the profession he had chosen for his life work. In 1896 he formed a partnership with Mr. J. J. Hunt of our city and has since that time been in the active practice. It is as a lawyer that I have known him and have learned to appreciate him. The foregoing events alone would give but an inadequate idea of the life and character of Mr. Hanley. He is always affable, polite and genial. His manner is of the quiet dignified type, not wanting in cordiality, but never drifting to the extremes; with a keen sense of propriety and great regard for the feelings of others; his manners are always gentle, and his demeanor toward all is kindness itself. His uniform courtesy and consideration for the rights and feelings of others are distinctive features of his character, and have won for him the warmest friendship of all who know him. From babyhood he has been a lover of good books. His mind was fashioned to study, industry and research. I have been against him in numerous law salts and know that he is an indefatigable worker in the preparation of his cases. Without an inheritance of wealth; without assistance of influential friends; without any of the adventitious aids that smooth the pathway to eminence, bat by his own energy and persistent toil he has

Wesley Price Defendant In a Damaoe Suit for Whipping a Boy. 'S An account was given last week of the fining of Wesley Price for whipping Othel Caldwell. The boy, whose mother is dead, was left in the care of Price, and seems to have been ill treated by Price, who is a resident of Barkley township. The boy’s father has now brought suit against Price for SO,OOO damages on two counts. On one count Price is charged with cruelly whipping the boy, for which damages in the sum of $3,000 is asked. In the second count he alleges that Price poured boiling hot water and hot vinegar on the boy’s foot and leg, causing them to be covered with malignant sores, which is likely to make the boy a cripple for life. Caldwell claims to have already spent SBOO for medical treatment made necessary by the boy’s injuries. He also asks $3,000 damages for these injuries. / Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth are visiting in Indianapolis.

CHARLES W. HANLEY.

SUED FOR $6,000.

climbed the ladder of success. Every step he has reached was the result of his own ability and honest effort; his strong sense of right, his absolute integrity as a counselor, and his high regard for the truth as well as the law. No breath of calumny has ever assailed his professional life. No suspicion even of wrong doing has ever compromised his personal honor. The lawyers of this and adjoining circuits who have met him in coart, have every confidence in him. He usually addresses the court or jury in a quiet, common sense manner, bat when aroused by opposition his calm demeanor vanishes, and hie whole nature seems changed with earliest mien and forceful argument. Always courteous to an opponent he never wastes words in effusive or insincere compliments. By hard labor, night and day, close attention to business, an indomitable will, unimpeachable integrity, and unswerving fidelity to his clients, he stands the peer of any member of this circuit. He possesses the highest qualifications for a judge—independence, clear perception, patience in argument, thoroughness in investigation, sound judgment, absolute integrity and above all good common sense. His briefs filed in the higher courts are characterized by sound logic. He has now pending in onr Supreme and Appellate Courts at this time 9 or 10 cases and up to date there has been decided by these higher courts and reported some 4 or 5 of his cases and he has never lost oat on a single case. The records for the past four years disclose the fact that he wins more than eighty per cent of the litigated cases in the circuit courts in which he is interested. Without saying anything In disparagement of Mr. Darroch I might remark that the Trial Calendar of onr Supreme and Appellate Coarts for the May term 1902 does not show but one case pending in those coarts in which he is interested. There is a marked difference in having a long experience in sitting around a law office and being in the active practice for a shorter term. W. H. Parkibon, Of the Jasper County Bar.

WANTS BIG DAMAGES.

John McLaughlin Brings Suit for $20,000 Damages Against His Father-In-law. Last Saturday a suit was filed in the Jasper Circuit court that will be of considerable Interest to the residents of the south end of the county. John McLaughlin, of Remington, has brought suit against his wife’s father, Wm. S. Russell, of Carpenter township for $20,000. He charges Russell with alienating the affections of his wife. McLaughlin and Miss Della Russell were married in October of last year and he charges the defendant with persuading bis wife to forsake him and refnaing to live with him. The complaint is in two paragraphs, in each of which SIO,OOO damage is asked.

Marriage Licenses.

James E. Parks and Mary Zimmerman. Oscar Graham and Anna Loughrey, Edward Q. Wesner and Tracy 0. Fecher.

Fifty Years the Standard Awarded Highest Honors World’s Fair. Highest tests U.S.Oov’t Chemists

CAN’T LAND TONICA.

Diamond Thief Remains Safest Springfield, 111. Lafayette Courier. Archie Tonica, whose travels about the country are disguised with a dozen aliases, will probably never be returned to Lafayette to answer to the charge of stealing, at the Lafar House last July, a valuable diamond belonging to Delos Thompson, of Rensselaer. Tonica was released on bond of |3OO at Springfield, 111., where he is held for larceny, but was immediately rearrested on the fugitive warrant, pending the decision of the governor as to the granting of the requisition for his return here. Tonioa’s attorneys, well known and with plenty of backing, tried to secure his release by habeas corpus proceeding, but they failed and Tonica was remanded to jail. A dispatch from Springfield says: “Governor Yates today refused to honor a requisition from Governor Durbin, of Indiana, for the extradition of Archie Tonica, wanted in Lafayette, Ind., on a charge of robbing Deloe Thompson of SSOO worth of diamonds in Thompson’s room in a hotel at Lafayette. The governor declined to issue the warrant on the ground that Tonica is now under bonds to await the action of the Sangamon county grand jury on a charge of robbing three jewelers of Springfield and that the looal courts have jurisdiction iu the case.” Detective Welnhardt has been to Springfield several times, but has almost abandoned the idea of landing Tonica. There is a power behind him which is keeping him from Lafayette. His return here would surely mean a visit to Michigan City.

The Trustees’ Meeting,

The Trustees of the tenth congressional district met in Rensselaer last Thursday and Friday. The district was well represented at the meeting. The meeting was called to order by the district chairman, Joseph Beattie, of Orown Point. Ohas. M. Blue, of Rensselaer, presided, and F. M. Pierce, of Lake county acted as secretary. The following program was gives and thoroughly discussed: Welcome Louis H. Hamilton Relation of the Trustee and • Advisory ~ Board John Ryan Schools, and Care of School Property.... „ F. M. Pierc'd Needed Legislation Mr. Critter The Transfer Law Fred L. Gemmer Relation of the Trustee and Teacher • • Herman R. Miller Relation of the Trustee to the Poor. Eldon L. Lane Ditches and Their Repair.... Harry O. Perry Hedges and Other Fences... Daniel McCuaig Bridges O. H. McMaster Resolutions were adopted in favor of the following propositions. The sale of text books direct from publishers to dealers. The discontinuance of pay to teachers for attending county institutes. [Pay for township institutes to continue.] That trustees be allowed to hire beginning teachers at $2 per day, regardless of grades. Favoring the present system ol electing county superintendents. Favor giving trustees charge of the poor the same as other funds. The raising of the additional road fund tax to 15 cents. The codification of the road laws. The raising of the pay of trustees to |2.50 per day. Making trustees elegible to reelection. * The time and place of the next district meeting will be determined as the state meeting to beheld in Indianapolis November 19th and 20th. The public sale season has opened. Get your sale bills of the Journal,

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