Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1902 — Page 1

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The Oil Field Again.

“An Old Settler,” in the Medaryville Advertiser of last week, says: Concerning the oil field located in Jasper and Pulaski counties, Ind., will say that I think the field has been very badly operated by “old drillers” who thought they knew more than they did. I think that if most of those wells had been properly treated, they would pay 100 per cent on every dollar invested, when I have stood by and seen numbers of these wells gushing oil out on the ground for weeks, the oil running into the dredges and road ditches until the company was notified of the fact; that they had to put in tile to hide it. This is the way the land owners have been treated while this company was to give one-eighth royalty. They tell them to wait until they get a market for the oil and then they would get their share. Well, we have waited almost three years and nothing has been done yet m the way of giving us % single cent. They tell us the oil is worth $5.00 per barrel and we would be perfectly satisfied if they would make some effort to have our share sold and let us have our money. We have lots of oil and there will be many more good wells drilled, as there is just as good territory to drill on as has been drilled. The Federal Co. has some good wells, but other companies have as good, if not better. The St. Joe Co. has wells on both sides of the Federal that have given better satisfaction to the old settlers than the Federal, for they have shipped car load after car load of oil to St. Louis. The Mudge Co. is drilling lots of good wells as is also the Davis Co. The Jasper County Co. has some good wells and the Tippecanoe Asphalt and Oil Co., with headquarters at Monticello, Ind., has some as good wells as there are in the field. On Mr. Henry Snider’s eleven acres one well pumped in about 90 days 1590 barrels of oil. This well is in the northwest corner of the tract and there Ib room for many more and plenty of room just over the line from the St. Joe and Federal companies.There is a reason for the publication of the article by “An Old Driller” and that reason is as plain as the nose on your face—it is to scare or keep away capitalists or companies that are as yet not in the field. There are other reasons, of course, that , come home more closely to “An Old j Driller, ” and if he wants us to enumerate them, We shall do so in the future. An Old Settler.

Will Bowman Dead.

Will Bowman, mention of whose injuries by being run down by a traveling orane at Puebla, 0010., was mentioned at the time of the accident, died last Wednesday. He was about thirty-four years of age and the son of Mrs. Mattie E. Henkle, formerly of Rensselaer. He was the last but one of nine children, the other seven having all died from consumption, and it was to get relief from this disease that they went to Colorado some years ago. I’ll brave the storms of Ohilkoot Pass, I’ll cross the plains of frozen glass, I’ll leave my wife and cross the sea, Rather than be without Rocky

Mountain Tea.

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She Rensselaer Journal.

B. F. Fendig.

Our Man About Town

Discourses on Many Subjects and Relates Sundry and Other Incidents.

AND now a Kansas Methodist minister has caused a halabaloo in religious circles by asserting that the serpent which tempted Eve was a man and belonged to the same race as Adam apd Eve. With these frequent outcroppings of dissent from the accepted faith by exponents of the bible is it to be wondered at that there is an inclination on so large a part of the world to remain wicked in the generally accepted term? V rpWO young Rensselaer gallants were talking in the post office the other day while Meyers boxed the concentrated essence of correspondence that had come in on the morning mail. “I’ve sworn off smoking,” said one. “Sort of a. New Year swear done in December. I suppose you have taken some sort of a pledge, haven’t you?” “No,” replied his friend. “Not one. I tried it once bu^failded.” “How was that?”

“Well, I’ve always been a sort of a spendthrift, I guess. Some time ago I said to mysefb. ‘Every one is making some sort of a resolution, why not make one yourself?’ So I resolved to save up a little money for a rainy day. That afternoon I placed a five dollar note carefully away, and—and —the next day it rained.” * • * "DOYS, there are a number of you whq are going to school with a purpose. You’ve “hitched your wagon to a star”—that’s good. Your friends will be watching you for years to come. Here’s a bit of advice if you are contemplating the presidency or a county office. Don’t enter politics for fun. It may be fun at the start, but it is crucifixion at the last. The path of politics in all lands is lined on both sides with the bleached skeletons of mighty men. “Hand us another,” says public life, as it pitches one man aside and clutches for some promising man in law or merchandise or social position. Politics mnst be reformed, and if you have the martyr spirit, go into them, but if you undertake that style of life for regalement and profit, you make a mistake that cannot be corrected. A United States Senator writes this advice to his boy: “If I were to express any regret or designate any great error of my life, it would be that I had ever connected myself with any party politics or accepted a political office. If you would be happy or usefal, or self-respecting, I would advise you to let party politics and political positions severely alone.” The only safe spirit in which to enter politics is the martyr spirit, and then if yon are sacrificed. The fact that you have great brains affords no safety. This is the very reason why you will be put down or vioionsly handled. The political parties don’t want great brains hanging aronnd prominent places. lam surprised to find how little brains it takes to make

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a great man in this country. Do not enter politics because you have unusual mental equipment or especial fitness for office, but in the martyr spirit. Generally, as soon as a man gives himself up to politics, he either lowers to the standard of the roughs, or for his integrity and nobility of character is put in the pillory. * * * T was taking my dinner one day at a Jasper county farm house, and the lady of the house, who had four children playing around the front of the establishment, was inclined to repine at her hard luck in having so much work to do. “I run this here whole farm,” she said, in a tone which indicated that she was ready to resign. “How many acres have you?” I in-, quired. “A hundred and forty; twenty in wheat, sixty in corn, ten in medder and paster, an’ the balance scatterin’ an’ woods.” “Got any stock?” “Ten head uv cattle, two cows, six hogs and work critters fer the place.” “And you run the whole business?” “Indeed I do; every hide an’ hair uv it,” she sighed. “No help.” \ “In course'but tain’t hired help that takes the load offen a body.” There was philosophy in that statement, and I paused a minute. “Haven’t you got a husband?” I next asked, with a good deal of sympathy. * “Yes,” she responded, very slowly, “but I have to run him too.”

Dies From His Injuries.

James L. Shaw, who moved from Rensselaer to Kokomo a few months ago, died in that city last Thursday He was run over on Tuesday by a switch engine in the railroad yards, losing one leg and being badly bruised, and his injuries resulted in his death. While living in Rensselaer Mr. Shaw was engaged in the scavenger and teaming business. His age was 65 years. He leaves one son, Charlie, a resident of Rensselaer, and three grown daughters, also a widow and three step children by his second marriage. The ftmeral and burial took place at Kokomo Saturday.

A Wedding In Holiday Week.

Among the many society events of holiday week there will be one to which you are cordially Invited, “O’Hooligan’s Wedding.” Ellis’ opera house, Saturday, Dec. 27.

FIVE PER CENT FARM LOANS.

On* 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.

Dear Journal—Our tour began in the ides of December with a run on time to the Star City. The Wabasn flyer due to leave at 1:32 p. m. was four hours late. As we desired to ride in day light we became guests at the Lahr until the morning train, which started also nearly three hours late. This was our first ride to St. Louis over this line and we found the landscape full of interest. The corn belt prevailed from Lafayette to Decatur, when the green fields of wheat were much in evidence, thence until dusk at East St. Louis. The bridge across the Father of Waters beiug a trust, our train like all others, had to wait our turn and pay toll. The Goulds own the bridge and unless there are other bridges made the coming world’s fair will be greatly handicapped. As we strike the Missouri side we go under ground below the main part of the city to the Union depot. This tunnel is double tracked and so far no accidents have resulted. We are at the Southern, a full block hotel bounded by 4th, Broadway, Elm and Walnut streets and in the heart of the Mound City. The contrast, in push and irush, with Chicago gives St. Louis a slow place. We took a street car to the world’s fair site about six miles west by a little north. The surface is level and many of the buildings are under process ot construction. The big tob' cco dealer, Oatlin, owns all along th« north side of the grounds and has constructed a boulevard and is letting places for amusement and side shows, refusing to pay tribute to the management. An appeal to the legislature will be made to make it a crime to allow the venuing of goods or to have side shows within one-half mile of fairs. The coming celebration of the Oentenial of the Louisiana purchase will probably be the last world’s fair in this country for many years. It will be a great show and well worthy of patronage. The southern 'states of America, whether in the Union or independent, will be well represented. Our next point of observation will be on the way to Little Rock. While it is a part of a good education to travel and see different places there is no place for comfort like home. 8. P. Thompson. St. Louis, December 19, 1902.

Charles Buckley, a resident of Car* roll county, has a novel way of keep* ing apples. He stores them in dry forest leaves m the cellar and last year kept such varieties as white pippins, wine saps and even Grimes’ Golden into the month of April without a loss exceed* ing ten per cent. Mr. Buckley claims this is a better showing than can be made by the cold storage warehouses. He arranges the leaves and the apples in alternate layers in bin or barrel and the leaves protect the fruit by absorbing the moisture and preventing constant change in the atmosphere. The fruit retains its natural flavor and does not wilt or rot. See or telephone Joe Jackson, the busman, when you want to go any place. Prompt attention given to all calls. Day or night.

From Judge Thompson,

Keeping Apples.

TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS.

Movement on Foot to Secure Raise of Salary of Officers. The township assessors of the state held a meeting at Indianapolis last week. The assessors organized and elected officers, making a permanent association, the immediate object of which is to secure legislation at the approaohing session of the* general assembly that will make the office of assessor a more lucrative one. Seventy-five per cent of the counties in the state were represented. The association was of the opinion that the pay of the assessor should be classified in conformity with the population. And as a result of this feeling a legislative committee was appointed for the purpose of undertaking to secure the adoption of a bill changing the laws governing the work of the assessors so that they will get more money. At present the assessors reoeive $2 per day for sixty days in townships under 25,000 population; in townships of 25,000 or over they receive salaries- of from SI,OOO to $1,500 per year, the exact amount being fixed by the county council. The compensation in townships under 25,000 is wholy inadequate, in the opinion of the assessors, and the bill {he legislative committee will prepare will provide that the assessors are to be paid from $2.50 to $5 per day for sixty days in all townships under 5,000, and in townships of from 5,000 to 25,000 they are to be paid graded salaries not to exceed 1,500. The legislative committee was given fall power to aot for the association and another meeting of the state organization may not be called until after the legislature adjourns. The township assessors now in office were elected two years ago for a term of four years hence if the change in the law they desire is made this winter they will receive the advantage ot the increase in salaries for the remianing two years of their terms, unless there is a provision in the bill that it is not to take effect until the present incumbents go out of officet

Of Interest to Teachers.

State Superintehdent Jones has issued a circular of interest to sobool teachers of tbe state. The time of examination for professional license has been changed from March to tbe last Saturday in February and will be held at the following places: Department of education, state house, Indianapolis; office of city superintendent of schools, Fort Wayne; office of city superintendent of schools, Fort Wayne; office of city superintendent of schools, Evansville; office of county superintendent of sohools, Valparaiso; office of county superintendent of schools, Evansville; office of county superintendent of sohools, Terre Haute; office of county superintendent of schools, Lafayette; offioe of oity superintendent of sohools, Seymour; office of city superintendent of sohools, Bloomington. Applicants for state life license may be examined by the state board on the last Saturday of April at any of the above named places. The letter farther says that in regard to common school examination “Systematic Mythology” and "Dickens as an Educator” may be substituted for science of education and literature, respectively.

O'Hooligan's WEDDING, A Laughing Success. One Good Long Clean Laugh •»ut« EllisOperaHouse Reserved Seats at Huff's Prices 25c, 35c, and 50c. One night only . . . Sat. Dec, 27.

Put Up a Strone Talk.

Read What These Feeders say Regarding the Qualities! of This Great Feed as a Digester and Appetizer. Kentland, Ind., April 13, 1901. Acme Food Go. We have fed 250 lbs. of Acme Food to sixty-seven head of cattle and have ordered 750 lbs. more of your agent* Everett Halstead, today. We like Aorae Food. It Is undoubtedly a good digester and a money saver to the feeder. McCray & Herriman. Rensselaer, Ind., April 17,1901. I am feeding Acme Food and lam sure it is an appetizer and a good digester. Wm. I. Hoover. Morocoo, Ind., April 10,1901. I eat Acme Food for indigestion. It gives relief in five minutes. It is the best thing for dyspepsia I ever used in my life. I would recommend it to dyspeptics. Cyrus Brunton. Rensselaer, Ind., April 17,1901. I have used Acme Food on horses. I think it is a good food, and I believe it pays to feed the Acme Food. ; Omar Moris*.

To Survey Indiana Harbor.

Congresmao Orumpacker is anxious that the war department shall make a preliminary examination and survey of Indiana Harbor, in Lake county. His resolution authorizing the secretary to do tbis is before the committee on rivers and harbors. He feels that there is a great fature before this harbor and believes the government ought to take notioe of the advantages offered.

Wanted. 500 bushels of good corn, also 500 bushels of good oats. Will pay above the market price. Inquire at Rensse* laer Feed Store. A. L. Branch.

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