Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1903 — Page 7

THE COMMERCIAL STATE BANK. NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. STATEMENT OF CONDITION (condensed) at the close of its business, on the 15th day of Sept., 1902. RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. Loans and Discountssl9s,4o7.s7 Capital Stock Paid in... 25 000.00 Overdrafts 1,008.82 Surplus Fund 5’000.00 U. S. Bonds 11,900.00 Undivided Profits ’ Due from Banks and Bankers 29,193.00 Net Earnings......* 350208 Banking House 6,000.00 Deposits2lsß6o2B Cash..... 5.853.07 - ’ ,7 $249,362.46 We respectfully call the attention of the PUBLIC to the foreeoine statement as reported to the AUDITOR OF STATE. 8 We have money to loan on FARM and CITY PROPERTY and on Personal Security at reasonable rates and without delay. 3 We pay interest on SAVINGS, sell drafts on FOREIGN COUNTRIES, make investments on FIRST MORTGAGE SECURITY for our customers and transact a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. transact a We respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage, promising fair and courteous treatment to all. Addison Parkison, James T. Randle,) John M. Wasson, Geo. E. Murray, > Directors. E. L. Hollingsworth, J 5 PER CENT FARM LOANS A SPECIALTY.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

ATTORNEYS- AT-LAW. R. W. MARSHALL, Attorney-at-Law. Practices in all Courts. Special attention given to drawing up wills, and settling decedents’ estates. : : : Office in county building, east side of court house square. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker. ATTORNEY FOR THE L..N.A.& O.Ry. and Rensselaer W.L.&P.00 over Chicago Bargain Store, Rensselaer, Indiana. W. H. Parkison, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Law. Real Estate, Insurance, Abstracts and Loans. Attorneys for the Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. Will practice in all of the courts. Office over Farmer’s Bank, on Washington st., RENSSELAER, IND. B. F. FERGUSON. J. E. WILSON. Ferguson & Wilson, Attorneys at Law. Rqal Estate, Insurance, Abstracts and Loans on both Personal and Real Estate Security. Are making a complete set of abstract books. West Side of Public Square, in Hollingsworth Block. RENSSELAER, * * INDIANA. Frank I oltz. Charles Spitler. Harry r. Kurrie. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie. (Successors to Thompson & Bro.) Law, Real Estate, Insurance, Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the County Rensselaer, Indiana. JUDSON J. HUNT, Law, Abstracts, Loans and Real Estate. Office over Geo. & Murray’s. DENTIST. H. L. Brown, D. D. S. Bold Fillings, Crown and Bridac Work. Tooth W ithout Elates a Spectaltv. Gas or vitllized air administered for the painless extraction of teeth. Give me a trial. Office over Larshs’ Drug Store

J. CL G'WIN, LUMBER ...MERCHANT... Lumber of all Kinds. Shingles, Lath, Doors, Sash, Blinds SEWER PIPE—AII Sizes. ESTIMATES ON BILLS SOLICITED. I buy direct from Lumber Regions. Paxton’s Old Stand. j £ GWIN WHEN IN CHICAGO YOU MUST EAT, AND THE BEST PLACE IS THE BURCKY& MILAN SLSRESTAURANT. 154-, 156,150 and 160 South Clark Street, Chicago. EXTRACT FROM BILL OF FARE. Dinner. ' Baked Whitefish 15 Roast Mutton. ..15 Mutton Pot Pie ic " Ladies’ and Boiled Trout ....15 Roast Porkls Vear Pot I '.e. .’1 c Gentlemen* 3alt Mackeral ...15 Roast Vealls Pork and Beans.lc Endlcss varieToilet Rooms Dried Perch.... 15 Boiled Ham.... 15 Soup** of Good » with Hot and Roast Beefls Beef Tongue... 15 Pudding e Wholesome Cold Water ~ „ 1 r x j c 3 Food properly and other Breakfast and Supper. cooked, at => conveniences. Small Steak ....15 Pork Chops ....15 Whitefish . 1.... 15 Moderate Seating capac- Veal Cutlet...., 15 Breakfast Bacon. 15 Fried Perch.... 1 c . Eer " ity 700. Mutton Chops ..15 Salt Pork, Boiled 15 Salt Mackeral. ’’ 15 sect Berv > ce . Bioiled Ham.... 15 Fried Sausage ..15 Fried Eggs .....15 __2__ *' " Lever and Bacon 15 Lake Trout.. . ..15 Scrambled Eggs. 15 CIICHO OOTIL lICOIIECIIU, BOOMS Mt, lit ill Sl.ll 111 Ml. \

REAL ESTATE, LOANS, ETC. J. F. Irwin. S. <j. £r W in IRWIN & IRWIN, Successors to Warren & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts and Collections, Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. * Office Odd Fellows Building. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. • DR E. C. ENGLISH, Physician - and - Surgeon, Office over Mrs Imes* millinery store. ’Phone-! 1771 Rensselaer Ind I Residence 116. CttUS WiU be Klven DOCTOR A. J. MILLER, Physician and Surgeon. Office up-stairs in Forsythe block. General practice of medicine, surgery and X-ray work. Calls answered promptly day or night. Office and residence ’phone, 204 (Jasper County), and Independent, 43, at residence. Dr. S. C. Johnson Physician and Surgeon, Office and Residence over Porter & Yeoman’s. ’Phone 205 RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA. I. B. & I. M. WASHBURN, Physicians & Surgeons, Dr. IB Washburn will give special attention t 0 Pleases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Chronic Diseases. He also tests eyes for glasses. Office up-stairs, over Ellis & Murray’s store. Telephone No. IS.

BANKING. * Kre ? T - J • McCoy, Cash. A. R. Mopkins, Assistantcashier. A. McCOY's & GO’S BANK Rensselaer, Ind. The Oldest Bank in Jasper County E 8 TA BLIMBED 1X1854. Transacts a general banking business, buys ™ t ®l aa l l< ? ans mo “ e y on long or short time Ol \ real estate security. F a i r L n ± 11 / er^ treat “ ent is promised to all. InMerest paid on time deposits. Foreign ex snHnitcH OU p h . t and • Your Patronage is £*u rons . having valuable papers may deposltthem for safe keeping. COMMERCIAL STATE BANK. See card in another column. Law meat market -- Moody &IRoth, - Successors to vy*" CREVISTON BROS. , Rensselaer. Ind. Shop first door east of Odd Fellow building. Everything fresh and clean. Fresh and salt meats, bologna, etc. Please give us a call and we will guarantee to give you satisfaction. None but good cattle killed. Remember the place. Highest marked price paid for hides and tallow.

CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 6.

Office of the Superintendent of the Jasper Co. Schools. Rensselaer, Ind,, February 7, 1903, To the Teachers and School Officers, Greeting : dnrin^ a Jh ne vi “ lfcd al ? th ® teache T rs of the county—city, town and township, n J present school term, I desire to make the following suggestions, recommendations and announcements. QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS. Number of teachers in townships 112, in towns 11, in city 16. total 1 to Number of teachers who are graduates of colleges or univershies n‘ Number of teachers who are graduates of State Normal Schools .. ‘ ' 6 Um or CollegTs CherS haVe Studied one or more 7 ears in Normal Schools Number of High School Graduates Numb ® r n«L te T aChe y S M WhO Ve c had ’ t’raini’ng above Common Schools, Local Normals or Small High Schools. . NONE Fif.^n 6 f X Thirl >" Bix teache J? who are teaching their first term of school. ZvX c • nUm ?t r "® High School Grates; all have done work above the Common Schools, but none have had Professional Training. PRESENT CONDITION OF SCHOOLS. Our schools are doing excellent work. Our teachers are wide awake s P adSlc S toX e m nd li W,th Very few ex “ptions the work has been toS Z h concerned. The work of our experienced teachers is as good as the best, and patrons and school officers are justly proud Of them mendatffin. there S ° complaints and s ® ma ny expressions of comMuch of this success is due to the spirit of our teachers. Imbued with res P° nslb,llt >’ of the profession and possessed with that highest qualification ‘ Love of Children,” defects of scholarship and proses iona training are not so apparent. F proiessionai SOME POINTS OF EXCELLENCE. i h r° U ? eS T de aS beautiful and healthful as possible. School life is made happy, interesting and enjoyable. <7An t il^ aCherS morali, y b y bein g moral, manners by being ladies and gentlemen, and industry by being vigilant to duty. “ TelX!^ S a k ,ade bright a r cheerful b ? s * n g in g of excellent songs, leacheis make very careful preparation of lessons to be taurdit me e ntoreler^ n . ingS b ° me StUdy ’ “ nd thus P reservin g bodily health and °“[ readi " g is bein g. better taught. Words are thoroughly mastered -dX^ms Dg Pr ° Per ‘ S aUemPted - MUCh altenti ° n ' Paid t ° In most schools pupils write a full Period each day. Pupils all have copy books, and the work is very carefully supervised. P studiolsschooh and dlSCipHne are maintained - The iet s <*ool being the «u< of the of smdy. CherS f ° llOW aS Cl ° Sely “ possible the ado Pted program and course assigned."" 7 eXerCiseS are held once a month - All pupils taking parts to know*,'and tXe Xe“ P “ P "’’ abo, “ ,h ' m ' T ° The good pupil jg commended as much as the smart pupil. TOWNSHIP INSTITUTES. the th?«A Cted ° n lhe Reci . tation Plan - Teachers prepare on all ’ i d dje sessions ar e spent in live, interesting discussions. TeachMn«t «f Fare 'r absent ’ and with few exceptions, are thoroughly prepared Institute. 01 * 1 rUSteeS attend these meetings, and are a very great help to the HIGH SCHOOLS. Jasper county has two of the best High Schools in the state There should be a th.rd established. The town of Wheatfield wJh £ excelled the bovs”™ ) sei ? t ! me “ t sbould be aided by the surrounding corporations, and Kpa y j d \v lr » ° P Wbeatde ld town and township together with Kankakee Ser coXaSnl" sboald b -e advantages equaTto tS se of the omer corporations. It js possible, with the proper eftort to establish in •> a Go ” nnssioned H ’gh School at Wheatfield. The grade work in county s n o a me of COrporatio L S aS g °° d as that in th « othef parts of hut off’ of ° ur J er y best teachers come from this part of the county work The ,S pa n froS ( $ 9 w m ?h a Sch T °° lS ‘ hey mUSt g ° elsewh ere for advance selves toestabhshCn f N ? rt . hern l as Per it to their children and themk Commissioned H)gti School at Wheatfield. It is th! r rS Sh ° U D en . co “ ra ge all eighth year pupils to attend High School SM Axte - - -- p epared who has in addition a year or more of professional training. EXAMINATIONS. Anr-| TE M CHE T S ’ wiU be held the last Saturday in January March April, May, June, July and August. y ’ " ,arcn > Dirk?.?? 8 th S. year ’W, examinations in Systematic Methodology and S P^X°. r ’ my ° Bub,u, “ ed f “ s “' nce Edue,,iS: “ d March 1 Anrif knd W M °?? he - hird Saturda y in ea ch of the months of March, April and May. The Questions in Reading will be based on the t’k ’ of Ke Ship. April-lie FilS Skepy HollZ. T C g ' lb ' L ' ght “ ri6 ‘‘ de - “*l-™ Legend of TIME AND PLACE. Saturday, March 2ist, 1903. ville P°i n ’ McCoysburg Rensselaer, Gillam Center, Wheatfield, Dunville, Cozy Palace, DeMotte, Knirnan and Parr. Saturday, April ißth, 1903. Remington, Rensselaer and Wheatfield. Pupils may take the examinations at the most convenient place. 1 hemes. These must be in the office by March Ist. They should ?n n fh? f r ° m a tbousand to twelve hundred words. All applicants Successful m the examination are to commit and deliver these Themes at the Commencement exercise of their corporation. inbA . AU P u P. ils mak »ng a grade of 75 per cent., or above, need not take the examination in music. nzM r l t?iF r l adU^ e the a PP licant must make an average of 75 percent., and not fall below 60 per cent, in any one subject. ’ There will be no examination of the Seventh Grade in Geography. rec l u, . r , cd tQ make report of the scholarship and deportment of Eighth Grade pupils. In case the report is unfavorable the anplitewhere nOt be graduated ’ Blanks for these reports will be mailed to P a ll LENGTH OF TERM. WheaSeldL° NTHS ~ Barkley ’ Uni ° D ’ MUr ° y ’ GiUam ’ Walker , Keen er and Six and One-Hai* Months—Kankakee. Seven Months—Hanging Grove, Newton, Marion and Jordan. Seven and One-Half Months—Carpenter. J TEACHERS’ REPORTS. To Successor. Manuscripts will be furnished all teachers in which to make these reports. Teachers have found them of inestimable value. Make this report as helpful as possible, giving a careful review of the work done in each grade. Make such a report as you would like to receive to guide you in taking up your work in a new school next fall. You need not make a report m the register. Final Report. Make this correct, full, and with black ink. Both of these reports must be made and properly filed before teachers can make final settlement with Trustees. PATRONS. Make every effort possible to get them to visit your school. Have your pupils write their parents special invjtations. Call upon your patrons yourself and urge them to visit the school. You need their co-operation ®“ c f eed in havin g them see your work. Have a LAiKUNb DAY. Make it so interesting that they will return. FINALLY. ”J- 0U 1 - kc teachin E- If you are a success, both as at) instructor and as a disciplinarian, you are most earnestly requested to remain in the profession. Thanking the Teachers and Trustees for the many kindnesses shown for their hearty support and co-operation, and above all for their taithfulness to duty, I am, with best wishes and kindest regards, Yours very truly,

LOUIS H. HAMILTON.

Notice to Non-Resi-dents. THE STATE OF INDIANA, ) Jasper County. j In the Jasper Circuit Court, February Term, 1903. M. Rutnley Company, Incorporated J vs. I George W, Fanson, et al. J Complaint No. 6442. Now comes the plaintiff by Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, its attorneys, and files its complaint herein, together with an affidavit that the defendants, George \V. Fanson and Mrs. George W. Fanson, wife of said George W. Fanson, William W. Allen and Mrs. Allen, wife of said William W. Allen; Clendon C. Morrison and Mrs. Clendon C. Morrison, are not residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given said Defendants, that unless they be and appear on the fifth day of March, 1903, the same being the 22nd Judicial day of the next term of the Jasper Circuit Court to be holden on the second Monday of February A. D. *903, at the Court House in the City of Rensselaer, in said County and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be heard and determined in your absence. The complaint is in attachment to recover judgment on notes and mortgage. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto I > sct m y hand and affix the seal of s SEAL - said Court, at Rensselaer, Indi- —■* ana, this 31st day of January A. D. 1903. John F. Major, Clerk. Feb. 5-12-19.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given, that on Wednesday, the third day of the March Term, 11)03, of the Commissioners’Court, towlt, on the 4th day of March, 11)03. at the Commissioners’ Court room. In the City of Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, the undersigned Superintendent, in charge of said work, witli the approval of the Board of Commissioners of said county, will let to the lowest responsible bidder, by sealed blds, the construction, as a whole, In one allotment, of “THE SOUTH BARKLEY GRAVEL ROAD” ordered by said Board of Commissioners constructed; according to plans and specifications thereof, on Hie In the office of the Auditor of said County, which road is of the total length of 44561 feet. Bidders will be required to file with blds made, bonds to the approval of said Board of Commissioners and the Superintendent in charge of said work, In not less than the amount of the bid made. Blds to be on Hie c ! ock M - The right, to reject any and all blds is reserved. By order of the Board of Commissioners. Wm. O. Babcock. Auditor. Dec. 18-25. Jas. C. Thrawls, Supt. Feb. 12-10.

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CHICAGO and the NORTHWEST, INDIANAPOLIS, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, and lhe SOUTHS Monon Time Table (In Effect June 29, 1902.) —^lL'L rH bound. ~j _»outh bound. ?.° J;. 1.30 a m Nos 10 55am $” .7.31 am No 33.... ..1 .. ™Ol p m ► t 6.32 p m No 4ft 2 40dm A°A 8 a:»7 p m tNo3I 4<» a w 4t» 9.55 a m ♦Daily except Sunday. tSunday only $ Flag stop. Wt H. BEAM. A-ewt

Low Rates To CALIFORNIA. Via Chicago, Milwaukee &St. Paul and Union Pacific line. February 15 to April 1903. Only $33 Chicago to Sam Francisco, Los Angelas and many other Californiapoints.. One-way, second-class, colonist tickets. Will be glad to send yo» additional information. C. C. MORDOUGH, Traveling Passenger Agent, 12 Carew Bldg., Cincinnati. 12-1926

The Main Traveled Route 0 the Northwest is the CM!A i cago, Milwaukee & St. Parti Ij’ | I Railway. It is the BEST ' ' road, has best train equipment, and best sleeping car and dining car service. It la the route of the United State* Government Fast Mail train* and of the famous Pioneer Limited trains. If you go to the Twin Ohtie* of Minnesota or beyond go via ‘“Th® St. Paul Road” and ride on the beet train in the world. All ticket agents sell tickets via Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. For descriptive literature address: F. A. MILLER, General Passenger Agent, CHICAGO, ILL.

Double Dally Train Service via the Louisville & Nashville R. R. Between Cincinnati, Louisville Chicago and St. Louis and Nashville, Memphis Atlanta, Birmingham Mobile, New Orleans Florida and Gulf Coast Points Through Sleeping Cara and Chair Care An Unexcelled Dining Car Service Low Rate Excursions First and Third Tuesday each Mondi For rates, maps, folders and time tablet Address C. L. STONE, Gen. Pass. Agt. Louisville, Ky.

THE WAY SOUTH IS THE - Connects with all trains CINCINNATI _TO_ Chattanooga, Knoxville, Atlanta, And Texas Points. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE 24 Hour Schedule to NEW ORLEANS, AMD JACKSONVILLE. PULLMAN DRAWING ROOM SLEEPERS. DAY COACHES, CAFE AND PARLOR OBSERVATION Write for Printed Matter and Rates. W. A. BECKLE, N. P A., 113 Adams St., Chicago, OL W. J. MURPHY, W. C. RINEARSOJJ, General Manager. Gen’l Paes. Agaat. CINCINNATI.