Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1903 — Page 3

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To Go to Chicamauga.

Company M, Third Infantry, of Rensselaer, is happy. Last week the company was made a part of the national guard. This will give the boys an opportunity each year to visit some point to witness the manoevers of the regular army, and for the time spent in such outing the members will receive pay. Next summer the state militia will go to Uhicamauga Park, Tenn., and the home company will be there in full force. This is a trip that would be a rare treat for any one, as the scenery is grand, and such that but few of our boys have seen. At present the local company has over sixty members, but it is thought that the membership will be largely increased, owing to this new condition of affairs and those joining now will have the opportunity of participating in the outing next summer.

The Petit Jurors.

The following names were drawn Tuesday to act as petit jurors for the FebrAsry term of the circuit court, .which convenes next Monday. The jury is called for the second Monday: Simon W. Hamilton Wheatfleld Geo. J. Nichols Walker Thomas Cain Marion George Markins Marion Frank W. Austin Wheatfleld Philip Staffer Walker John Koskey Gillam Wm. H. Gratner Barkley Amiel Harmon Marion Burdett Porter Carpenter Jacob Heil Walker H. M, Prevo .Gillam James Lefler Hanging Grove W. D. Bond Marion David M. Peer Walker Lewis Welsh .Jordan-

Jasper County Triplets.

Triplets, all boys, weighing 8,5, and 3J pounds respectively, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Bachman, living about two miles northeast of Rensselaer, Tuesday morning.

Marriage Licenses.

Robert Olark and Clara Haste. Taylor Boicourt and Vivian Baker.

Are You Going West?

Beginning February 15th, and continuing every day thereafter until April 30th, there will be a special rate to all points in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montano and British Columbia. For maps, rates, routes and other information write at once to O. O. Hill, District Passenger Agent, Wisconsin Central Railway, 230 Clark Street, Chicago, 111.

FIVE PER CENT FARM LOANS.

One Per Cent Commission. W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, has a special fund to loan at 5 per cent interest and one per cent commission. No delay.

gjL SAY MISTER WHAT’S THE MATTER? mfj? D ° n ' b ° ther thC P °° r fell ° W ' He haß iust seen our list of Lumber Pri«* in the Rensselaer Republican, and it just makes him sick to think / W What he haS lOSt by buy!n 8 his little bill elsewhere last week. Now don’t you make the mistake this fellow has made. Always keep in mind the that haVC 2 VERY C ° mplete St ° ck ° f Lumber > Hardware and General Building Material of all kinds. Also keep in mind that we die- ■ 1 tate P nces * or them all to follow. We courteously ask you to call call and see us. Respectfully yours, TV LEE a, POOLE, 1 ■ , McCOYSBURG, I NO.

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SCHOOL NOTES

Items ol Interest Regarding the Rensselaer Public Schools

Marion Pierson, after a week’s absence from school, is back in his classes. It will be remembered that in the spring that the high schools of Goodland, Fowler, Remington, Monticello and Rensselaer will hold an athletic and oratorical contest. This year in our schools preparation is being begun earlier. Each class has already selected from three to five orators. Each class will hold a preliminary contest and then there will be a public contest between those who won in the class contests. Interest in that kind of work is growing and we will make a good fight for a cup this year. A meeting of the executive committee of the Northwestern Athletic and Oratorical Association will be held at Monticello, Feb. 14, to arrange the time and place for the “meet.” Last Saturday some eight or ten men put a floor in the garret of the new school building. Wallace Bros, maintain that this floor will solve the heat problem in that building. They put in the floor at their expense, but if it does solve the heating problem, then the school board is to pay Wallace Bros, for flooring the garret. The high school girls’ basket ball team will play the Monon girls’ team next Saturday evening at Monon. The(ftrlS have been practicing faithfully for the last two weeks and will be in fairly good shape for the game, though their endurance will not be the best, owing to the short time they have been training. The Monon team has been playing all winter. The line-up of the Rensselaer team is as follows: Alice Drake, capt. i ~ ■> Lola Clift ? } Guards Frances Eiglesbach 1 ~ , Irma Orosscup j Centres Mary Wright ) Josie Porter [-Forwards Madge Beam J Mr. Rizer, a student of Indiana University, will referee the game.

Millions Put to Work.

The wonderful activity of the new century is shown by an enormous demand for the world’s best workers Dr. King’s New Life Pills. For Constipation, Sick Headache, Biliousness, or any trouble of Stomach, Liver or Kidneys they’re unrivaled Only 25c at A. F. Long’s drug store. Yes, the Journal prints sale bills and has the best equipped office in Jasper county for doing this class of work. Get our prices before placing your work.

The Poor Farm Shortage.

The co mmissioners went over the accounts of the poor farm Tuesday with ex-superintendent Clark. A total shortage of $1199.97 was found. Deducting SIOOO, the amount previously paid into the treasury by Mr. Clark, left yet due the county $199.97. To offset this amount Mr. Clark has accounts against the county, which will leave it in his debt about three dollars. An adjustment on this basis will probably close th6^~matter.

The county council met this week per caff of the auditor, to make reappropriations to pay claims of last year and additional appropriations for this year. For the payment of claims of last year the sum of $10,512.40 was appropriated. Of this amount $7,413.44 was for bridges contracted for last year but not completed. For 1903 the following additional appropriations were made for supplies: Clerk, $5.75; treasurers,s4.oo; recorder, $10.00; surveyor, $9.00; circuit court, $2.00. Total, $30.75.

Judge Neal, of Noblesville, has decided that the law of 1901, giving town clerks the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, is unconstitutional. He said he did not think that such judicial power was within the title of the act and that such authority could not be conferred on town clerks in the manner laid down in the law.

The ruling was in the case of the State against Biddle, appealed from Town Clerk McMath, of Sheridan. The defendant was fined for disturbing a religious meeting and Judge Neal reversed the ruling.

The commissioners have been in session this week and had not yet adjourned at the time of going to press. In the matter of lettiDg the contract for the Hanging Grove gravel roads, the bid of Smith & Padgett, the only one received at the January meeting, was rejected. The bidders specified that gravel was to be used from pits near the Proposed road and as the commissioners have no power to change the specifications, their bid could not be accepted. The matter of cleaning the Marble lateral to the Wheatfield ditch was continued for notice. A. McCoy et al, petition for ditch. Continued for notice.

Wm. H. Baker et al, petition for ditch. Referred back to viewers for correction.

The bill requiriiig township trustees to publish a full report of their receipts and expenditures each year instead of a synopsis only, as at present, has reached its third reading and will probably become a law.

RENSSELAER. IND., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1903.

The County Council.

Against Town Clerks.

Commissioners’ Court.

Our Man About Town

Discourses on Many Subjects and Relates Sundry and Other Incidents.

rpHE Man who Sees Things says he be was on a Monon train coming home the other day and saw a drummer get the frozen glove in great style. The drummer looked across the aisle. The seat beside a pretty girl was vacant. Going over, he said: “Is this engaged?” “No,” said the girl, “but I am; so it won’t do you any good.” V rpOO many people talk shop when away from business. It is a good thing to lock up your prices and schemes when you lock your office door at night. Your friends will enjoy your company much better If you will let them forget that you sell dried beef or talk insurance or that flour is advancing in price. You might as well wear a placard on your breast telling your occupation as to be forever talking about it. * *

A N old maid who sometimes writes news items for our paper found these hints amongst some of her youthful scribblings: “Girls, when you are married and have daughters of your own remember that once upon a time you liked— To giggle in church. Make goo-goo eyes at the preacher. To play games in the dark when ma wasn’t there. To wear your best clothes sometimes when it wasn’t Sunday. To play shinney and ball with the boys. A A teacher in one of the outlying districts recently requested her pupils to write a sentence containing the words “sanctimonious” and “anonymous,” explaining that the first word meant “hypocritical and somewhat serious looking,” and the second “without a name.” When the papers were handed ifi the next morning she was convulsed by the following sentence that met her eye: “On my way to school this morning I met an anonymous dog trying to chase a sanctimonious cow.” •V T\OWN on Front street there was nothing doing one evening. The girl had looked at the clock and turned up the lamp a little. Still he wouldn’t take the hint. Then she got up and hung on the back of a rocking-chair. Then she murmured, “Mr. Staylate.” Nothing was forthcoming lor the caller was apparently lost in reverie. The young lady called his name again and this time there was a sharp note

such as women rarely ever develops until after marriage. “Why, Miss !” he exclaimed, “you fairly made me start!” “Good,” she rejoined. “I began to be afraid that nothing would make you start.” In a few minutes more he was in the open air. * # * /"\NE of the teachers who attended the institute last Saturday reports that she has several bright little pupils who make as much fun for her as a barrel of mice. The other day she was giving some ideas about punotuation, and closed by saying emphatically: “Now, when you come to a period you must stop.” A little blackeyed girl then commenced to read, and went on in a reckless manner regardless of the period in question, whereupon her seat mate, a fat little lad with a Senator Hanna face, eleotrifled the sohool by yelling lustily “Whoa!” He grasped the situation.

TTTE heard two people roasting secret societies one day last week and it caused us to pause and review the daily walks and talks of .individuals. Gur conclusions were that they knew nothing about lodges or the good work that that they do. If a member is ill the membership takes turns in sitting up with the sick one, and if it comes to the name of a member who cannot go, he hires some one to go in his place. Every meeting night the question is asked:—“Have we a sick member or a member in distress?” Not many churches look after the membership BO carefully. It is true and we are sorry it is so, that there are some lodge members who do not live any nearer to the rules of the order than some church members do to the principles of Christianity, but the lodges have good men and churches have plenty of good women and some good men/

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The senate committee on education killed two bills Tuesday that were intended to abolish the truanoy law or place the offioe with the township trustees. The members of the committee figured that neither of the bills would have greatly weakened the compulsory education law, whioh have resulted in a larger school attendance. One of the bills abolished the truant officer and the other provided that the powers of the truant officers should be vosted in the township trustee. The latter bill has the indorsement of the State Grange. 7 Representative Wilson on Monday introduced a bill by which Rensselaer hopes to levy sufficient tax to secure the Oarnegie library. It provides for a tax of one mill on the dollar for publlo libraries. E. V. Ranstord has purchased the interest of his partner in the raoket store firm of Ransford & Franks, and the store hereafter will be under his sole oontrol. Mr. Franks, however, will assist in the management of the store. Mr. Taylor Boicourt, of Woloott, a former employo of the Chicago Bargain Store, and Miss Vivian Baker, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Baker, of Rensselaer, were married at the home of the bride’s parents Tuesday forenoon in the presence of about ten persons. Rev. Olarenoe D. Royse, of Trinity M. E. church, officiated. A wedding breakfast followed the ceremony, after whioh Mr. and Mrs. Boicourt departed for a short stay in Chicago before going to Wolcott, their future home.

The unanimous protest which went up from Hawaii against the adoption of tbe recommendations of the Senate subcommittee has checked for tbe present all action on the general measures proposed. It is not likely that Congress will act upon any of the suggestions unless it is the private irrigation bill which is being advocated by a powerful lobby, who seek to have the bill brought up when most of the Senators are in their committee rooms and only five or si* are on tbe floor. This is the last resort by which “jobs” are rushed through. The exclusion of pertinent testimony from tbe record, whioh, bad it been in, would have made the report impossible, has occasioned much unfavorable comment in Congressional circles. It is now learned that a majority of the committee have decided to have this testimony added to tbe record by way of a supplemental report.

Having received our winter styles wo are now prepared to show a beautiful line of winter millinery, also a good grade of medium priced bats to suit all purchasers.

NUMBER 35.

Truancy Law Stands.

Winter Millinery.

MRS. H. PURCUPILE.