Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1883 — Page 4

THE REPURLICANThursday, January 18. 1883. ” RATEsTjF ADVEKTISING. ' Proiewionai caran, *5 per annum lor 6 lines er Jess: fio cts. tor each additional line. 1.->eal notices. 10 cents perllne for first insertion f cents per 1 ne far each subsequent Insertion. special rates for choice places in the paper, and f<m advertisements wider pan one column. BiHs of regular advertisers payable ouarterly; to be paid in advance job PjbtntinG.—Alargeassortment of type and toiler material for poster, ra.nphlet, eiroular and •mured work. Prices’.gw.

f -Ex Slate Senator George Majors, o£ Benton county, was on Tuesday nominated by the democratic caucus of the legislature for director of the state prison, north. We learn that the pupils of the High School are preparing to give a Theatrical entertainment at the Opera House on Friday, Jan., 2fi for the purpose of getting funds to procure an Organ for the use of the School. It is a most worthy object, and should receive the hearty encouragement of all public spirited people. Governor Porter, in his late message, devotes considerable attention to the subject of the Kankakee Marsh, and seems strongly impressed with the a'disability of the thorough drainage of the same.. Like everybody else the governor seems at a loss to suggest any practicable means by which this great weak may, at present, be accomplished. In lieu of anything better, however, he thinks that it might be competent for the state to advance money, retaining a lien upon the lands benefited for the return thereof, or it might empower the counties, to be benefited by the drainage, to guarantee bonds to, pay for the work. The governor commends, very highly, Prof. John L. Campbell* of Wabash college, for the very

successful manner in which he, and jhis able corps of assistants, carried on their late exhaustive survey of the marsh. In this connection we give, below, a comprehensive abstract of Prof. Campbell’a report of the survey. “He began the survey in Sb. Joseph county, near where the Grand Trunk road crosses the north branch of the river, and ran a line to the dam at Momence, 111. The distance from the starting point to the State line is 75 miles, and to Momence six miles further. The average fall to the mile, he reports, is about 15 in., and he found no place where the fall was less than one foot. The mean level of the marsh is 675 feet above the sea* It has a mean elevation of 90 feet above. Lake Michigan, and f6O fpet above the Wabash river. He adopts the estimates made by the. defunct Kankakee Draining Co., to show the number of acres in the massh. The. acreage as given is as. follows: St. Joseph county, 39,633, Laporte 124,253, Porter .75,543, Starke, 153,625, Jasper 90,459, Newton, 79,854, Lake 61,438; Total 624,805 acres. He thinks it would be proper for the State and National governments to assume the work of constructing the main channel and would rely on the people to construct the latteral drains. It will be necessary to use steam dredges for the work. He estimates the cost of the main ditch, from the starting point to Momence, at $522,378 if the contract could be let at 7 cts per cubic yard, if it cost 10 cts the total would be $643,469. In addition to this cost,, says, the maintenance of the channel will have to be considered, as the causes that produce Vie present crooked river will remain, audit will require care to preserve an unobstructed tiuw of lae water. Business Change.- Dern Bro. Ihers hive sold tl»ir stock q( groceries to Mrs. Catherine La Hue t hose sons, as we understood, will continue the grocery business in the same building as heretofore. ( Mr. I\. N. Dern will remain in the stare, for the present at least, iu ' the capacity of salesman- The ij-liei brother,s w dictum tu v kite ‘ tvux.ty.

Another mill project :-Mr. E. L. Keil, an experienced miller of Wanatah, was in town this week looking up the prospects for*a steam flouring mill, in this place. Mr. Keil is a miller of 32 years experience, has the best custom mill in LaPorte county, and should he conclude to come to Rensselaer he will, we doubt not, put up a mill which will be a benefit and an honor to the town. It will Aave a capacity of 500 bwshels of wheat per day. Should he conclude to make a proposition to our citizens, he will furnish plenty of references of the most unquestionable character.

The case of the young men, Emmet and William Bergman, furnishes a strong illustration of the danger which attends those who are reckless in their associations. These young men are new-com-ers in Jasper county, and, although those who have had the best opportunity of knowing them as they are believe them to be, a couple of honest well meaning and industrious young fellows, their habit of frequenting the sa- , loons, and the character of the associates they have chosen, have resulted in bringing upon them misfortunes of a grave character. They have both recently been charged with serious crimes. One of them was exonerated by the Grand jury, the other has passed through the trying ordeal of a solemn trial before a court of justice. The proper tribunals have declared them innocent of the offenses with which they were charged, and we have no . doubt of the justice of the decision If their unpleasant experience will result in teaching themselves and others the value of correct habits and wholesome associations it will not have been wholly without its advantages.

In this connection we wish to express our regret for a certain news item in regard to one of the Bergmans, which appeared in a late issue of this paper. The item in question spoke of him as if he were really guilty, instead of simply accused of. guilt, as it should have done. It was a grevious error, but the item was written hurriedly, just before going to press, and its language was the of inadvertency rather than of serious intention. For the truth of this, our excuse, we point for evidence to the manner in which, with this one exception, we have always spoken of persons accused of crime in this county.

The Lamson Failure.

Fuller investigation has shown th© Lamson failure to be a more serious and unfortunate matter than was, at first, supposed. At the present writing there would appear to be no grounds for hoping that lie will again be able to resume business. So far as heard from his liabilities will foot up to about SIO,OOO. and his assets to about $6,500. Some two weeks since Mr. Lamson confessed judgement in favor of Seaberger, Breaky and Co., of Chicago, in the the sum of $1,408. Immediately the judgement was entered the plaintiffs took out an execution and took possession of the defendant’s store. A number of other creditors at once began a combined effort to have the above mentioned judgement set aside, ih order tiiat all the creditors might have -equal proportionate shares, in the assets of the firm. The motion to set aside the judgement was argued before Judge Hammond Tuesday evening. J. E. McHugh, of' Lafayette, and 8. P. Thompson and M. B. Austin of Rensselaer, argued the case* in favor of the kicking creditors; and J- F. Plummer, of Chicrgov and J. H. Vi allace and A. W. Reynolds of Monticello, appeared, for Seaberger, Breaky A 1 Co. The court took the case under advisment and wijl. lender a Cede ion this even toe.

The Court Record.

The trial of Harry Wilkshire, upon an indictment of two counts one charging him with receiving stolen goods; the other with receiving stolen and embezzled goods, began Thursday Jan., 11th. .It was an interesting and hardly contested case. The best legal talent of Jasper county being engaged upon one side or the other. M. F. Chilcote assisted the prosecution, and S. P. Thompson'and F. W. Babcock defended. The principal wiiness a gainst the prisoner was the boy, Jack Halloran, whose testimony was to the same effect atf has already been mentioned in this paper, that is to say, briefly, that Jack, in accordance with an arrangement made with ‘Wilkshire, took considerable sums of money from the drawer of his father’s 'saloon, with the understanding that the money so obtained was to "be used by Jack and Wilkshire to go west with; and that some 855, so obtained was given into Harry’s keeping and never returned. For the defense the prisoner himself contradicted, directly, Young Halloran’s statements; and it was also shown that Jack’s testimony was self-contradictory in many points. The evidence in the case closed Friday afternoon. M. F. Chilcote made the opening argument for the prosecution. It was a strong argument, the best the case would admit of. S’ P. Thompson made a short argument for the defence. In the evening F. W. Babcock closed for the defense ih a long and very able argument, which was listened to by a crowded court room of auditors. Acting Prosecutor Frazer closed for the prosecution. The court charged the jury and, at about 10 o’clock, the case was loft in their hands. After remaining out about three quarters of an hour they returned a verdict of “not guilty, as charged in the indictment;” and the prisoner was discharged. It is understood that, at the first ballot, the jury stood eleven for acquittal, and one for conviction.

SECOND WEEK-Monday:— The trial of Emmet Bergman was begun before a special jury. As in the case of Wiikshire, the legal giants of Jasper i county were pitted against each other in this trial.* F. W. Babcock and S. P. Thompson defending, and M. F. Chilcote assisting in. the prosecution. The charge against Bergman was “receiving embezzled goods.” The point sought to be established by the prosecution was.' that Jack Halloran, who had beyond question, been making very free with his father’s money, had intrusted some $57, to Bergman’s care, he knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. Jack’s own testimony was the chief reliance of the prosecution, and that was altogether too incoherent and contradictory to warrant a conviction. The trial attracted a great deal of attention, and during the argument Tuesday afternoon the court room was crowded with spectators. M. F. Chilcote made the opening address for the prosecution, S, P. Thompson made the only argument for the defense, Babcock not speaking on account of indisposition: Frazier closed for the prosecution. The case went to the jury at 8 o’clock. They remained out two hours, and returned, a verdict of not guilty.

With the liberality for which th© Chicago & Nor T-- Western Railway is noted, and the generous spirit it always shows for enterprise, it responds to a need of low rates for land seekers and buyers, and is endeavoring to make the interests of the settler identical with its own by offering every inducement to meet the requirements necessary to further this object. Tiiis road is the gateway to the unsurpassed farming regions of Central and Eastern Dakota. Write to the General Passenger Agent of this, road, at Chicago, 111., for maps,, etc.

Teacher's Examination.

The regular Examination in Jan.* will be heid on the last Saturday ) of the month at the Independence: School house, to Gillam township, i It will begin pivpiytly at 9 o’clock. I _D. B. Nowels, Co. Supt. ; Mr. Emniel E McCord, 1 Mcificken■Re., Ituii ir sny.-c “Brown’s Ironj, ViUeri cured n.e <>t UillicusucssJ’ ’ )

Floridia Oranges* Valencia Oranges, Messina Lemons* Choice Fruit received this week by Horace E James, who respectfully invites yourself and ffiends to call and trade with him Cjoarljotuib (Hanbn (a pure article) FOR BAD COLDS, PURE SUGAR STICK CANDY, Rock Candy, Gam Drops, * Fine French Creams, FRESH CARAMELS &ennine Moi Butter Ml TAFFY, KISSES, IMPERIALS Everything nice. Everything neat. Everything pure. Everything reasonaNe. HORACES. JAMES Why Don’t You Try HORACE E. JAMES ’ Best 5-Center CIGARS! These goods are made to order, expressly for my trade, from good mixed stock, partly reaHavana tobacco, without WfjlamrinQv>hat?ver\ and arowarranted equal in quality to the host three-fcr-a-quarter cigars of the cities. If you enjoy a pure, clean tobacco smoke, Without Drugs or Flavoring, “Horace E. James’ Best 5-Center’- will give complete satesfuction. Keep the Spray, 8 for 25 cents, the Dasher, the Pick and several other brands of choice 5-ceut Cigars in stock. Should you w#it something a little tonier, I can set out as good 3-fcr-a-quar-ter or 10-cent-straight Cigars as can be bought anywhere in the Unite*. States. 'advance, honey bee, STAR, SILVER COIN, SOLACE, MULBERRY, SPRING, AND DURHAM, CHEWING TOBACCOS; fWeal of North. Carolina, Blackwell’s Durham, Boomer Durham, Golden Star, Tax Payers, Tie 1 rose, Smoking Tobaccos, And a line of Tobacco Boxes, Tobacco Pouches, Matches, Pocket Match Safes, and Choice Cigars, are sold cheap enough by HORACE E. JAMES. bWord s ram.

DEALERS IN GROCERIES. If you want goods that are strictly pure, full weight, and prices as low as the market will permit, go to Bedford & Warner, When you fail to get vegetables at your regular place of trading, and really need potatoes, cabbage, onions, etc., the place to go is JBc<l lord & Warner’s* Or is it nails, hinges, screws,, axes, or any kind of Hardware, • Tin-ware or : Wooden-ware,: the place to find them is [ Iledfbrd.Ac Warner’s. [ Or peijiaps you need a new plow, harrow, scraper, or some kind of Farm machinery? if so go at once to liedlord A, Warner’*. They also sell p ■Slide eSc Til©, t which they will be pleased tofe supply you with, and all their goods to be Jwwtas Represented. I

NOTICE TO TRUSTEES. Toe Township Trustees the severs Civil Townships of Jasper.county, Indian* will meet at the Auditor’s office in Rcnsse leer, on Thursday, January 25tb, at O’clock p m., to receive the enuomratio books of their respective triwushipj, the necessary instructions relating to Hi enumeration of the White and Coloredvoters of said county, EZRA C. NOWELS., Auditor Jasper County. NONRESIDENT NOTICE: STATB OF INDIAN A> o - Jasper County V o* o’ Cause No. 3018. Zenoah Beeson, Leonard Beeson, Renhe-r Lefler, Plesant Massey, Araininta Beeson. John L. Beeson, Henry Z. Beeson, Mallnda E. Beeson. Thomas Tkornbnrgh. Margaret Jane Thornburgh,.Joseph A. Thornburgh, Jcnnthai . Willis, Lucinda Willis. Margaret Ballard. Rachael Massey, William Ballard, Edward Let’ ler, Charles Lefler, and all the ufiknown heir* of Hannah Beeson and Za Chari ah Beeson., deceased, are hereby notified that Allred Thompson has flied hfs complaint in the Jasper Cirouit Court, to quiet title to certain real estate situate in said county, aud that said cause wi.’L stand for trial on the first day of the March Term, 1883. of said Conrt, at the Court House in Rensselaer, Indiana, commencing March Jfith. 1883. /seal) CHARLES 11. PRICE, Clerk of Jasper Circuit Court. It. S. <t Z. PhoiggCM, -A tiy'tjnr Pln'tff. Pr. fee.% Jan. 11—18—25.

SHERIFF’S SALE. By virtue of a certified copy it a, decree to me directal from the Clerk' olthe Jasper Circuit Court in a canse wherein The Equitable Trust Company whs plaintiff and Elkanah B. Vondersnnth and Maria Vondersmith were defendants requiring me to make the sum of six thousand and five hundre d and twenty one Dollars and Eighty Eight cents (|tis2l.B»j together with interest and costa I will expose to public sale on Saturday the 3d day of February, 1883* between the hours of 10 o’clock, a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m„ of said day, at the door,of the Court House, in the town of Rensselaer. Jasper County, Indiana, The rents and profits for a term, 'not Exceeding seven years of the following descrilied real estate, to’wit: The East Half (X) of section throe, (3) Township, Twenty seven, (27) north ; .Range seven. (7). west; Jasper County, Indiana,. And should sjtch rents and profit* not? sail for a su llicicnt sum to discharge said decree interests and costs 1 will at the same time and placeExpose to sale the fee simple of said real estateor so much thereof as shall be sufficient to discharge said! decree interest and costs, said sale will be made withont any relief whatever from valuation or appraisment -laws and in accordance with the order of court in saul decree JOHN W. POWELL, fth'ff Jasper County. R. 8. * Z. Dwiggins Att’vs for Pint’ll. Pr. FeeflO, Jan. 11-18-25 Feb.. 1..

SHERIFF’S SALE. By virtue oS a certified copy of a decree to me directed fsom the Clerk of the Jasper Circui t Court in a cause wherein John Makeover was Plaintiff and:Asahel Smith, and Smith, his wife were Defendants. requiring me to. make the sum of Ninety Doilirsand Fifty four cents (90 54) Together witli interest and cosis. 1 will expose to public sale, for cash in hand, on. Saurday, the 3d dav of February, 1883, Be'ween the hours of 10 o’clock A M., and 4 o’clock P. M., of said day, at the door of theCourt House, in the Town of Rensselaer. Jasper County, Iddiana, the rents and profits., for a. period not exceeding Seven yeatts, the following discribed Real Estate, to-wit: The North half (; 2 ) of the North-east Quartern (U). and the East part of the North half (}£) of the North-east Quarter (Jj) of the North-west Quarter (!$) of Section Twenty-four (24). Township Thirty-one (31) North. Range Seven (7) West, in Jasper County, Indiivna. And should such rents and profits not sell for a sufficient .sum to discharge said decree, interest and costs; I will, at the same time and place* expose, to public snle the fee simple of sai<i Retri Estate, or so inuoii thereof as shall be sufleieutto discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said sale will be made without any relief’ whatever from valuation or appraisement laws, and in accordance witii the order of Court in said decree. JOHN W. PVWELT .Sh’ll. Jasper Count \ . M. F. Chilcote. Att’v for Plt’ff. Pr. fee sl2 50. Jan.’ll-18-25 Feb. 1.

SHERIFF’S, SALE. By virtue of ciyfjflcd copv of a decree, to tne diwjetcd, from the Clerk of the. Jasper Circuit Court, in a cause wherein Caroline Hoge was plaintiff, anil Janies A. Loshbaugh, Man A. I.oshbaugh. and Charles P. Mavliew, weft* defendants, requiring me to- make the sum of One thousand and twenty tW9 dollars ami Eighty five cents. (•1'1022.85.), together with interest and costs. I will expose to public sale on Saturday, the 3d day of February ,1883, Between the hours orlo o’clock A. M„ and 4 o’clock I*. M., of said d;(y. at the door of theCourt House in t.Ue town of Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana. Thofents and profits, for a term not Exceeding swven years, the following described real* estate.to wit: The north Half (J a ) of the North-west quarter ( ‘fl of section Twenty-one (21). in Township Twenty-Eight (28). north of Range seven (7).. west, and the west Half (’£) of the North east quarter (ID of the South-east quarter (M) of of section nineteen (lb), in Township twenty Eight(2B) north; Range six 'Gj west, Jaspercounty, Indiana, And should rents and profits not sell for a. sufficient sum to discharge said decree, interest and costs, 1 will at the same time and place, expose to public sale the fee simple of said real or so much thereof as shall benecessary to discharge said decree, interest and costs, said sale will lie made without anv relief whatever from valuation or nppi'aisment law and in accordance with the order of court in said decree. JOHN W. POWELL, Sh’s. Jasper Counlv.. R. S. & Z. Dwiggius Att’Vs forPlt’ff. IT; Kee 412 50. Jun. H-18-25 Feb. 1.

arid butterflies and caterpillars to school and tell what he knew about them. The boy was delighted at this unexpected turn of affairs, anil in a few days the listless dunce was the marked boy of that school. Books on natural history were procured for him and a world of wonder opened to his appreciative eye. He read and studied and examined; he understood the necessity of knowing something of mathematics, geography and grammar for the successful carrying oh of his favorite study, and he made rapid progress in his classes. In short, twenty years later he was eminent as a naturalist, and owed his success, as he never hesitated to acknowledge, to that discerning teacher. As It Came Ont. A man one day came running into a farmyard and hurriedly cried for a spade. The farmer, ooming out, de* manded what he wanted with it, when the man replied that his friend had stuck in a bog and he wanted to dig him out.j “How far in is he?” inquired the! farmer. “Up to the ankles.” “Is thad all?” said the fanner. “Then, he caqj pull himself out again. You’ll get no spade here.” Scratching his ' headi while his face bore evident signs » grief, the stranger blurted put: “OcME ibut be jabers, he’s in head first!”