Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1902 — Page 8

FAIR OAKS.

Time to think about holiday shopping. Dr. Proudly has just plated a new gasoline arc light in his drag store. Miss Rilla Cox has returned home after an extended vlfcit in Lafayette. Misses Jessie and Iva Moffitt were in Chicago the latter part of last week. H. A. Slussei* and wife spent the past week with her sister near Rochester. Chas. McCullough, of Ancona, 111., was the guest of Blanche Dodge a few days last week. . «- Mrs. Sam Ritchey is the proud possessor of a fine new steel range, bought at Rensselaer last week. Peter ’Zea had a good cow killed on the C. & E. I. north of town on Saturday of last week. He valued her at S4O. Ike Kight and Chas. Gundy with their wives, and a number of others from here attended the Fat Stock Show at Chicago last week. A. McCoy received three car loads of sheep from the U. S. Yards at Chicago last Thursday. Uncle Mack says these are about the finest lot he ever saw. J. C. Porter, of Rensselaer, representing the Ohio Farmer’s Insurance Co., was in town Monday, looking affer the company’s interests. The Thanksgiving supper and bazaar given by the ladies of the M. E. church was well attended and a decided success in every way. The receipts were about S3O to apply on the church debt. Our churches will unite in a Christmas en tertainment to beheld at the M. E. church, Wednesday evening, Dec. 24th. A good program is being prepared. Everybody invited to come. Harness Baker and wife were at Chicago Sunday to see Dr. Powers, with whom she has been taking treatment the past month for a chronic trouble, and with very satisfactory results so far. A. Moore, a former Monon section foreman of this place, but who was transferred to Lafayette about two years ago, was given another charge, and is now foreman of the section at Brookston and has moved his family there. A Monon freight train wreck on Thursday of last week, necessitated No. 5, the south bound mail train, to be detoured via. the C. & E. I. from Fair Oaks to Goodland and thence to Reynolds over the Pan Handle, causing a delay of several hours, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cotton, after two week’s visit with her parents, S. M. Lamoine and wife, left last week for Ottawa, 111., where they have an engagement with the Salvation Army of that place. Heretofore they had been at Springfield, Mo., and other places. On Friday of last week, Dec. sth, was the 14th birthday of Miss Helen Zea. In honor , of the event a party was given to about 25 of her friends in the evening. A social good time was enjoyed by all at various games, music 'and refreshments until a late hour, when all dispersed wishing Helen many more happy birthdays. Alice Dewitt, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Dewitt, died last Monday at 2 a. m., at the home of her parents in this place, after about 10 days sickness with obstruction oithe bowels. Her age was about 20 years. The deceased had previously been making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Robinson, at Rensselaer, where she was taken sick and brought home on Wednesday of last week. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at the Christian church, religious services being conducted by Rev. Hall, of Rensselaer, and was largely attended. Interment in Fair Oaks cemetery. Archie D. Nelson, a brother of Mesdames Fannie Cottingham and Amey Richey, of this place, who has been living at Riverside, Calif., for nearly three years past, has just returned to his old home near Brookston for a brief visit. On Tuesday, Dec. 23rd, he will be married to Miss Maud E. Hay, of Wellington, 111., the wedding to take place at the home of the bride’s parents. They expect to reside at Wellington, where Mr. Nelson will engage in blacksmithing, he having learned the trade while in California. Archie will be remembered by a good many of the young people from a visit here just before leaving for the Golden State, who will wish him and his new bride much joy and happiness. Mr. Jack T. Kight and Miss Pearl Dodge, both of this place, were married at Monticello, on Wednesday of last week, December 3rd, 1902, by Capt. G, W. Payne, at his residence. The groom is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Isaac Kight, the well-to-do and highly esteemed general merchant of this place, and is a promising young man. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Dodge, also of Fair Oaks, and is one of our most charming young ladies. After spending a few days honeymoon at Lafayette and other places they returned here last Monday. A host of friends, including your correspondent, wish the new bride and groom much joy and happines through life’s path. They expect to go to housekeeping in the near future.

BLACKFORD.

Rev. Byrd and his two daughters, Misses Emma and Nellie, and Charlie Peters, Roy Scott and Lizzie Switzer spent last Wednes~«»y evening at J. Switzer’s in singing. The box supper at Vick Comer’s school north of here was well attended last Wednesday night. The proceeds were about S3O. Mr. and Mrs. Peters, of Dewdrop, spent Saturday night and Sunday with their daughter, Lizzie Switzer, north of Blackford. Effie Swaim has been quite sick with throat trouble but is able to go to school again. There is snow on the ground and looks like winter had come to stay. At least it felt like it Sunday night and Monday. . —— . H. A. Ames has purchased a new outfit and will start a new paper at Francesville.

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THE MYSTERY OF COUNT LANDRINOF.

COftßKjKt toast or TW AMESKAN PRfcSS AWdATWC

CHAPTER VIII IDENTIFIED BY PHOTOGRAPH. It was bat a few boars after (be receipt of Percy's first telegram that a second message arrived. Percy now wired that be bad succeeded in discovering "Robinson’s address," which we were not slow to understand was intended to intimate that be bad tracked father or bis doable—whichever it was —to some boose in which he liver ‘ Percy's telegram finished op with the, words "starting back tonight" Bo that in three days we should know all that he bad to tell o& These three days were passed—by me at least—in a condition of suspense and anxiety difficult to be borne. I coo Id settle down to nothing; neither did onr little detective display any marked degree of dignified calm. He was greatly excited, and we spent the time together in playing billiards at borne and discussing at great length and with mnch vain repetition the chances for and against the success of Percy's efforts. Borofsky was, though much excited, quite sanguine and almost confident that for some inexplicable reason my poor father had fied to London without warning mother of his departure and that Percy had accidentally found him there. He would not discuss the question as to why father should have done this. There would be plenty of time for explanations, he said, afterward. The main point now was to make sore that the count was safe and well and to know where to find him at any moment It might not even be necessary to bring him back at once shonld he have good reason to desire to remain away. There might be financial tronbles or a quarrel with the authorities. "Both utterly impossible, Borofsky !" I said. "My father is a rich man, and the authorities from the lowest cbinovnik to the czar respect and esteem him." "My dear young sir," said Borofsky, "neither yon nor I can see in the dark. Rather than grope about and knock his shins against the fnrnitnre the wise man will wait for light, and so will wtfl” We had not mentioned to mother the object of Percy's trip to London. She had naturally concluded that he had business of Ms own to attend to, and was pleased and grateful when he promised her, at parting, that he would not be absent long and wonld return to help me in my discouraging task of finding father so soon as ever he could get away. We met Percy on the afternoon of the third day, and as Borofsky and I tramped the platform of the Warsaw station, awaiting the arrival of his train, I, for one, was in such a state of excitement and expectation that I had not a word to say to my companion by reason of the quaking of my jaws and the rapid beating of my heart, and I fancy Borofsky, though he had so mnch less at stake on the result of Percy’s trip, was not much less agitated than I to hear what he shonld have to tell na Slowly and laboriously the train dragged itself into the station, as Russian trains da There is none of that fine rushing in at full speed and pulling up short at the very platform in the admirable manner of our English engine drivera The poor old Russian engine, a lnmbering, wood burning thing, has had an immense distance to go, you see, and is no doubt so tired that it can scarcely drag itself and its heavy load of carriages into the haven where it would be. However, Percy’s train crawled slowly and mournfully in at last, and out jumped Percy. I could see at once by Jiis radiant face and the pleased smile with which he greeted ns that the dear old fellow had been successful, or believed himself to have succeeded, in his enterprise. I sprang to him and seized his hand. "Well, old man," I murmured, scarcely able for excitement to articulate the words, "what lock?" "The very best, as I sincerely believe I” said Percy, pressing my band very hard. "I found the man, as I telegraphed, and I know where be lives and’’— "Oh, is it father?" I blurted, a sort of black mist seeming to form before my eyes for very intensity of excitement. "Dear old Boris, I firmly believe it is,” said Percy. “I cannot say for certain, but there could hardly be another so like him' that I could be mistaken about. He has no twin brother, has he ?” “Oh, nol" I murmured. "I think it must be he. But why, why"— I did not finish my sentenoe. I believe I burst into tears and was harried into the carriage by Percy and Borofsky. There were not very many people about, the train having been nearly empty. I hope there were few witnesses to my weakness.

Borofsky took tip the conversation in the carriage. “So you think it is really the count ?“ he began. “Tell me, did you get a snap shot 1” “I got three, Percy with pride, “and was not caught at it. Twice, I %aow, he did not even see'or notice me. The third time he looked straight at me and suspected me, I suppose, for he asked what I was doing. £«*»>**,' I said, MfnJebooa mith, you? kind permission. He only grunted and Ptpekeik”

BY FINED WHISHAW

n Howdid helHFEnglißh? T7 T liked. "Rather brokenly—bat that was all be said, so that I cannot judge very well.” "My father speaks perfectly, as yon know," I said. "It is nothing f" exclaimed Borofsky. "He would assume a foreign accent, supposing that be does not wish to be recognized as the count Are the portraits successful?" "The photos are not developed yet **

“TMs is a hand camera," I said, "and I've just taken a snap shot." replied Percy. "We’ll do them together after dinner, or before, if there’s time." The developing of those three plates was an exciting operation. The printing from the negatives next morning wait even more so. The prints represented a man whose dress and general appearance were plebeian and altogether unlike my dear patrician locking old father, bat the face—so far as I could judge of it from a portrait, and that a very small and not overclearly printed one—was my father’s face. There was little or no donbt of it. “Well?” said Borofsky, when I had made a prolonged and silent inspection of each of the three photos. “In a Word, is it the count or is it not?" "Heaven only knows," I murmured. "The clothes and the hat are things that father wonld never think of wearing. ” "Do remember,” said Borofsky, somewhat impatiently, "that if this is your father, he is—for reasons of his own which have nothing to do with us at this point of the investigation—disguised. The main question is not as to the clothes, but the man inside them. Is it yonr father or is it not ? Go by the face. Is this the face of the count or another’s?” "If I mnst judge by the face alone," I said, "I shonld say this is a portrait of my father.” "Good!” exclaimed Borofsky. "And very good I I now propose that we show the portrait to the countess and obtain her confirmation of your opinion. When we have that, I shall know what next to da Mr. Morris, yon have done wonders and are to be congratulated. Speaking personally, yon have no doubt that this man whose portrait yon have taken so cleverly is the very Count Landrinof himself?” "Personally I never felt any doubt about it until Count Boris pointed out that his father wonld never dress himself in this way. which is perfectly true.” "Ah, the clothes again!” said BorofBky. "You will not see that the connt might desire to disguise himself.” "It is so unlike him to do so!" said Percy and I almost in one breath. "Very likely. But is he any more accustomed to disappear suddenly without warning?" continued Borofsky pertinently. "A man who has done the one thing may do the other, both actions being, as yon say, unlike him ordinarily.” There was no answer to this argument so far as my poor dazed brain coaid discern. [to be continued,J

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Notice of Hearingoll Ditch Petition. I No. SS9- | IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION* OF ROBERT PARKER, ET AL. I Notice is hereby given that a petition has! been filed with the Auditor of Jasper County,! State of Indiana, and viewers nave been ap-l pointed who have viewed and reported said! view, which is on file id my office. The hear*! ing of said petition upon its merits will be onl Tuesday. January 6,1903, I the same being the second day of theirl December Term, 1902. The prayer of said! petition is that a ditch be constructed on the I following route to-wit: I Beginning sixteen hundred and fifity-six I (1656) feet west of the southeast comer ofl section seventeen (17), township twenty-eight I (28) nhrth, range six (6) west, and running] thence in a general northerly direction a total | distance of 9200 feet to its outlet in Smith | ditch on the east side of the southeast quarter | of the southeast quarter of section eight (8), ] twenty-eight (28) north, range six (6) west. I This proposed work will affect the lands of i the following persons: Herbert Powell, James I W. Barling, John Spies, William B. Austin, 1 Robert Parker, Lois Pennright, Albert G. W. 1 Farmer, Mrs. W. Anne Peters, Civil Town-1 ship of Marion, Trustee of Civil Township of Marion. I Wm. C. Babcock, Auditor Jasper County. ! December-4- x 1J

NOTICE OF DITCH LETTING. ■ NOTICE is hereby given, that, at my office, Hfll on MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1902, at One O'clock, P. M„ I will open sealed bids filed prior thereto, and proceed to let the ■m contract for the construction of an open ■ ditch, known as the deepening, extending S*',-'. and otherwise improving Union, Eakin ana H|li| Scott Cooper Ditches. Hnl No. 403. * Wmk Beginning t wenty(2o)feet south of the north west corner of the east half of section twelve (12), In township thirty-one (31) north, range Hfli seven (7) west, running thence in a general ■fHI southerly direction to its outlet in the Iroquois Kiver near the center of the northeast ■§§§. quarter of the northeast quarter of section IlMi twenty-three (23), t wnship thirty (30) north, ■fit' range seven (7) west. Also a lateral, commencing at the north- Stffi east corner of the northwest quarter of north west quarter of section two (2), township (30) ■SKI north, range sev'fen (7) west, and running thence in a general southerly direction to its HflBF outlet in Main Ditch at stake 310 in the southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section H fourteen (14). township thirty (30)north, range fcfrefc seven (7). west. HHB Said work will be let in parcels as follows: HBK Ist. That portion of Main Ditch lying JH above the southerly side of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad grade, containing WBMm 35,183 yds, estimated at 8 cents per yd, which ■§§§ can be made with teams and scrapers. Ml 2nd. That portion of lateral ditch between ■ptS. station “O” and station “100", consisting tUSUI merely In cleaning one old ditch. Total estimate $179.50. ■Ht 3rd, That portion of Main Ditch below HH| grade of Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and that portion of lateral below sta- ■BWmI tlon'TOO”, which 3rd parcel will be dredge work, and contains 106,353 cubic yards of Mali excavtion estimated at $9,643.85. All to be done according to speciOcations on file In the County Auditor’s office. Each bid must be accompanied by a bond SSII in double the amount of hid. sn| By order of the Board of Commissioners, Wmm Wm. 0. Babcock, Auditor of Jasper County, Ind.* Hng Dec.-4-11. H

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