Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1903 — Page 1

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The Rensselaer Journal.

RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1903,

THE CITY COUNCIL.

Expresses Itself In Favor of the Library—Council Notes. i The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. J. 0. Thrawls was re-elected city engineer with the understanding that he would serve at least until the acceptance of the Clark street improvement, whieh was built under his supervision, and to make the proceedings complete, should be’accepted by him. The city attorney was instructed to notify the railroad company to stop the leaks at their water tank, and to put in a crossing at Millon and Scott streets.

After the discussion of the library matter the following resolution was adopted: In the matter of a Public Library: Whereas, Andrew Camegie has proposed to donate to the city of Rensselaer the sum of SIO,OOO to erect a public library in the city of Rensselaer. Be it resolved by the Common Council that the Common Council are ready and willing to do all in their power to meet the conditions under which the proposition of Mr. Carnegie is given and that the Common Council will do all in their power under the law as it now is or may hereafter be, to raise the necessary funds to maintain said public library when a site for library building is obtained and approved of.

Under the present law only a little over S9OO could be raised by taxation for the support of tbe library, and as SI,OOO per year is required by Mr. Carnegie’s proposition, a special act of the legislature will be necessary if this amount is to be raised by taxation. The exact amount that could be raised by the city under the present valuation is $716.59 and by the township $193.77, making a total of $910.36. To raise this amount a 9 cent levy would be necessary. The matter of a location was also discussed. Three sites were mentioned—Milroy Park, a lot near the school buildings, and the small triangular piece of ground just east of J. W. Williams’ residence, which is owned by the city and known as Weston park. A committee consisting of Oonncilmen Ferguson and McOolly and the city attorney was appointed to confer with the library board to consider the matter further. Owing to the high price of cokl the electric light fund has become rather low and tbe finance committee was instructed to oonfer with the school board to agree upon a basis of cost for the heating of the sohool houses, in order to draw some money from the latter in order to help the plant ont. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FOND. Donnelly Lumber Co., lumber 18 31, J. C. Passons, easement for Makemself sewer .... 10 00 Chas. Morlan, postage, etc 17 55 ELECTRIC LIGHT FOND. Donnelly Lumber Co., coal 25 *4 Coal Bluff Mining Co., coal ” 96 00 Standard Oil Co., oil ...” it 26 Illinois Electric Co., electric supplies.. 10 43 Davis Co. Coal Co., coal 73 00 Wm. Lewis, unloading c0a1. ........ 2 00 B. F. Fendig, supplies * ia 66 John Albertson, unloading coal 2 00 J. A. Larsh, supplies ”\ ” 785 E. D. Rhoades, supplies 7 17 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 e 0 C. L. Thornton, salary 25 00 Lem Huston, salary 18 56 Noble Ball, work on line ** ’ 200 J. H. Chapman, freight 276 53 ROAD FUND. A 1 Fletcher, cleaning walks 3 50 Lawn Watson, cleaning walks 3 So John Albertson, shoveling cinders..".. 75 John Moosmiller, shoveling cinders... 135 Wm. Childers, work on city hall j 05 Donnelly Lumber Co., sewer pipe.... 625 Lyman Zea, hauling 14 j Q WATER FUND. Conrad Hilderbrand, salary 25 00 J. H. S. Ellis, expenses looking for c0a1... .T 00 Leave your orders for daily papers and magazines with J. H. Cox.

Our Man About Town

Discourses on Many Subjects and Relates Sundry and Other Incidents.

Rensselaer boy was told the story of Washington, the father of his country, and how when a boy Washington cut down a oherry tree and then told his father all about it. “And now, my boy,” said the teacher, “what do you think of a boy like Washington?” “It may have been alright for Washington,” said the wise boy; “he maybe knowed he could work the old man, but if it had been my dad and Washington had been his boy I’ll bet a $4 pnp that the seoond time he out dowp a oherry tree he would have lied about it.” Moral: The same kind of a story won’t work in all oases. V ITIHE public is invited to sympathize ■*- with a quiet and retiring oitizen of Rensselaer who ocoupied a seat near the door of the crowded milk train Sunday evening. A masterful stout woman entered.

Having no newspaper behind which to hide, he was fixed and subjugated by her glittering eye. He rose and offered his place to her. Seating herself—without thanking him—she exclaimed in strident tones that reached to the farthest end of the car: “Say, what do you want to stand up there for? Gome here and sit on my lap.” “Madam,” gasped the man, as his faoe became scarlet, “I—l fear lam not deserving of such an honor.” “What do yon mean, you jake?” shrieked the woman. “You know very well I was speaking to my niece there behind you.” of the country school teachers w was surprised one day to find this legend on the blaok board: “Oar teaoher is a donkey.” With easy sang firoid he added the word “driver” with a piece of crayon and the “smart scholar” had the laugh turned on him. **»

local contributor with a proverbial genius for proverbs sends ns in a batch with the following letter: “Dear Ed.—l have thought a long time about Job’s Proverbs and I have come to the conclusion that this output does not fill modern demands at all, at all. I Inclose the following in hopes they will benefit Journal readers.

For lovers’ good night—Two heads make a close month to say nothing of a bad health. Shun the strange ways of a wild girl for at the last she stingeth worse than an adder, and tasteth unkinder than an old pipe. For nnfcra men—Two of a kind should not throw stones unless one expeoteth to get hit. For fleeing debtors—A friend in need will ride to the devil Indeed. For the morning sportsman—The early worm oatoheth the fish and the fisher catcheth cold. For musical parents—A whistling woman is an abomination unto the Lord and unto all her friends as well. For the merschaum—Where there is good smoke let there be good tobacco always. For the patent office—Procrastination is the mother of invention. For hungry tramps—Half a loaf Is better than a dear conscience. For beer drinkers—A new pitoher may go to the well often, Jnit an old can knoweth the corners better than china.

For the old maid—Let Joy be In thine heart; there are no fires to build in heaven, and there men may be had for three penoe. For old baohelors—Do not wear sorrow all day long, sunshine oometh in the morning and there will be no housekeepers bills—only a landlady’s V A well known local satirist thus speaks of the hustle and pash of the twentieth-oentary life: “Man’s business requires haste. The average business and professional man eats in a harry and gets dyspepsia. He walks in a hurry and gets apoplexy. He talks in a hurry and gets the lie. He does business in a hurry and becomes bankrupt. He reads in a hurry and is superficial. He voces in a hurry and produces corruption. He marries in a hurry and gets a divorce. He trains his children in a hurry and develops spendthrifts and criminals. He gets religion In a harry and forgets it In a great hurry. He makes his will in a hurry and leaves a legal oontest. He dies in a hurry and goes to the devil. And his tribe steadily increases!” *** ITIHE Town Philosopher shook the X moisture out of his beard, and said: If you would increase yonr happiness and prolong your life, forget your neighbor’s faults, Forget the slanders you may have heard. Forget the fault-finding and give little thought to the cause whioh provoked It. Forget the peculiarities of yonr friends, and only remember their good points which makes yon fond of them. Forget all personal quarrels or histories yon man have heard by acoident, and which if repeated, would seem a thousand times worse than they are. Blot ont as far as possible all the disagreeables of life, they will oome, but they will grow larger when you remember them, and the constant thought of the acts of meanness, or worse still, malioe, will only tend to make you more familiar with them. Obliterate everything disagreeable from yesterday; start out with a clean sheet today, and write upon it for sweet memory’s sake, only those things whioh are lovely and loveable.

New Bank at Mt. Ayr.

E. L. Hollingsworth, A. Parkison and John M. Wasson, of the Commercial State Bank, of Rensselaer, and George and J. R. Sigler, of Mt. Ayr, will open a bank in that town about the first of the month. The bank will be in charge of the latter gentlemen and will for the present be located in Sigler Bros’, general store. A general banking bnsiness will be transacted. Mt. Ayr has long needed a bank and as these gentlemen are all thoroughly reliable, the success of the institution is assured.

National Bank a Go.

The proposed National Bank, in which J, W. Paxton is "the prime mover, is now an assured fact. It is thought the bank will be ready for bnsiness about April Ist. It is reported that it will occupy a room on West Washington street.

FIVE PER CENT FARM LOANS.

One Per Cent Commission. W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, has a special fund to loan at 6 per cent interest and one per cent commission No delay.

Will Take the Superintendency off the Poor Farm Next Monday. The commissioners met in speoiM session Monday for the purpose'of appointing a man to suoeeed T. F. Clark as superintendent of the poor fluea. After deliberating all day the ohoirsi fell upon Philip Blue, of Rensselaer. There were a large number of applicants for the position. Among the number were Philip Blue, Jen» Nichols, Lem Hnston, William Greenfield, O. E. Eller, Shelby Grant, John Whittaker, Ike Porter and Lyman Zea. The only ones filing bids ween Lem Huston, S6OO per year; O. HL Eller, |6OO, and Shelby Grant, 97M. Mr. Blue will draw |6OO per year. The new superintendent is a former sheriff of Jasper oounty and is th e present truant officer of Jasper county, whioh office he will resign to the superintendency. Previous te taking the sheriff’s offloe Mr. Bine was a successful farmer, and Is a man well fitted for the plaoe, as he Is honest, and has executive ability and other qualifications fitting him for the position.

Dr. J. N. Hurty, the retiring state health officer, has been appointed principal health officer for the St Louis world’s fair exposition at St Loots for the period of three years at the snag little salary of |6,000 a year. The Indiana doctor is well qualified to stand at the head of such a department and it is a matter of pride and satisfaction to Hoosiers generally te know that the St. Louis exposition managers saw fit to come to Indians to select their man.

George Harold, known as the boy tramp, who claims to have been around the world twioe, struck selaer Tuesday. He was wearing an overcoac whioh he claimed had formerly belonged to Wm. Jennings Bryan and an nnderooat formerly fee property of Garter Harrison. He had documents from various polioe stations to prove his stories of travel. Prom here he departed southward.

The Rensselaer and Monqn Maudelin clubs will give a grand conceit, under direction of Prof. Perkins nt the opera honse Friday evening. The program will consist of solos, daefo, trios, comic songs and readings. The entertainment will be a rare treat and no one should miss it. AdmlssionSK. 85 and 50 cents.

Frank Shlde and Fletcher. ~«*«wnn Edward Dumas and Perwella Bertrand. Clayton Roily Davis and <*- Gal breath. Frank Dewees and Belle Bare.

Beginning February 15th, and eoattnuing every day thereafter aatft April 30th, there will be a special rate to all points in Washington, fll , Idaho, Montano and British Columbia. For maps, rates, routes and other *»- formation write at once to 0. O. Kin, District Passenger Agent, WiaeooMa Central Railway, 230 Clark Stsesa. Chicago, 111. Yes, the Journal prints sale and has the best equipped offioe hi Jasper county for doing this olass «f work. Get our prices before your work.

NUMBER 34.

PHILIP BLUE APPOINTED.

Hurty Gets a Juicy plum.

The “Boy Tramp.”

Grand Concert.

Marriage Licenses.

Are You Going West?