Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1883 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN Thursday. May 3. 1883.

The Republican is a good local paper, and we don’t cate who knows it. It is fuller this week than that gang of hoodlums were Monday night, after the - circus. And they were too full for any use. The Valparaiso Messenger has been enlarged to a seven column quarto, and the day of issue changed to Wednesday. The Messenger and its Republican contempo- j rary, the Porter County Vidette are txvo of the ablest and best county papers we ever saw. Judge William C. Talcott, the oldest and most respected newspa. per man in the State, has purchased the interest of his son, Mr Charles R. Talcott, in the‘Widette’. printing establishment. We wish Judge Talcott long life, good health, and prosperity in this world. “Valparaiso Messenger.” Republican Voters of Rensselaer should not neglect to attend the convention at the Court House Saturday evening. A corps of good corporation officers is a matter of importance to every citizen, and as the republican - nomination will be equivelent to an election, every good republican should feel in duty bound to turn out and help to nominate good men. Work on the new school house is going forward with a rush. Eight or ten biick-layers are at work, with a probability that the number will be increased soon. If the building, when completed, meets our expectations it will be a noble and beautiful structure, the pride and joy of Rensselaer.

Briefly stated, the modified propositions which Lafayette assented to in order to secure the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago R. R. Shops, are as follows: Four to seven acres more land, the land tn lie graded by the city, the donated money to be subject to no contingency, and the shops to be removable by the company after twenty-five years, from January 1, 1884. The shops will be twelve in number, all the principal ones, end will employ 490 men. The round house will be built this year, the others next year. BrnyrtoetWikm.’ w.B—MIJH '->m ~ Demon Engine or Demon Drink? —Switch engine No. 92, of the Wabash road, at Lafayette, according to the “Courier” of that city, numbers its slain victims by the score. On Wednesday afternoon of l istweek, with an interval of a few hours between the accidents, it killed two men: Clark 0. Moore, of _ West Point, Ind., and James O’Brien, a canvassmau with Van Amburg’s circus. Both men were drunk. Whiskey was the murderer, and “92” only the instrument.

The' last Legislature passed a law authorizing County Boards of commissioners to oiler a bounty of one or two dollars for hawk, owl or skunk scalps. Now so far as the Mephitis Americana, or skunk, as aforesaid, is concerned, he is clearly an individual in bad odor, literally and figuratively, and it would, perhaps, be a wise plan .for the Jasper county commissioners to offt.-r a bounty on their scalps, \vith the proviso that the person killing the skunk should undergo a thorough process of disinfection, before coming to town to claim the bounty. As for hawks and owls, however, v.e most consumedly doubt the wisdow of attempting their extermination. That they sometimes gobble a chicken or two from the j poultry yards fact to for denial, but * whether, on the I whole, their habits of destroying ■ the injurious vermin of the fields,' such as rats, mice, moles, insects j and the like, do not far more than j overbalance the damage they do in | the Len roosts, is a view of the cas-e v Lieb, to us at least, appears•' more L.an probable-:

A High Lonesome.— The presence of the circus was a suffi ient incentive for a number of the “hard bats” of the town and surrounding vicinity, to get on an extensive drunk Monday night. One of them whose name we refrain from mentioning on the strength of his promise to do better, in future while not being any drunker than a number of his companions, was somewhat more demonstrative than the others, and as a result was taken in charge by Deputy Sheriff Robinson. Tuesday morning, before Squire Wood, he | plead guilty to a plain drunk, and was fined one dollar and costs.

FROM DEMOTTE.

De Motte has a Rail Road at last; the first freight was put off there Monday, amid the acclamations of the people. Bronson Harrington’s saw-mill got on a “High-Lonesome” and blew up the other day, but no serious damage was done. The city had quite an interesting fire Sunday, it broke out in the rear of the livery stable, and destroyed several buildings. The principal loss was Ben. Dolson’s wagon shop and jack planes. Keener is having no summer schools. Measles are again raging. Cattle are doing well, and farmers are beginning to sow oats.

AGATE NEWS.

(Crowded out last week.) Our worthy assessor is on the war path again, looking up old tools, traps and notions. Mr. Elelmick is a good citizen and makes a number one assessor. Mr. J ames Osborn contemplates erecting a new residence on his farm soon. Mr. Leon Shaffner has just returned from visiting friends in South Bend. Miss Bertha Seigle, of Hebron, is visiting friends in Jasper. Mr. Lewis Rich and son intend running a large herd this summer. Mr. William Muffley has accompanied his brother-in-law, Mr. E. Pulver and wife, to Dakota. Most of the wheat in this part of the country is uncommonly good this spring. Mrs. J. Helmick, Mr. Robert Hynes, of Lafayette, and Mr. AVolon, of Logansport, were among the list of visitors, last week, at Mr. Brey’s. Thomas Robinson, who has been in the employ of Mr. John Morrison for the past ten years, met an untimely death, Friday evening, April 20th,. He had gone in search of the cows, and when discovered ■was lying g.u the bank of a ditch, his head in the water. Drowning was the consequence-. Deceased was a native of England, and came to this country in 1871. ’ The funeral services took place at the residence of John Morrison, Rev. Forbes, of Valparaiso, He leaves a brother and sister to mourn the loss of a kind brother. They have the sympathy of the whole community.

BARKLEY TO WNSHIP.

General health is tolerably good. Measles are gradually dying ; away. Mrs. Nelson Handle lias been quite sick, but is now convalescent. Mrs. Ida P. Moody will visit relatives in lowa soon. Mr. Richard Fielder of Illinois, formerly of this township, is also spending a few days with his children and friends. Mr. Abraham Abbett at last succeeded in reaching water, after drilling to a depth of over fifty feet. Mr. William Openchain met! with the sad misfortune of getting I i both his horses drowned in Cop-’ ! pers Creek, last week. I Farmers seem to be very busy r.t i clearing fencing, and plowing. ! Rev. J. F. Faulkner preaches at ; Pleasant Grove, and Center every: ■ two weeks. There is some talk of i a reorganization of the Sabbath' School at the latter appointment. Soho -is are again in session. The tPiiciiers-are us foLows:

Miss Ida Coond» South Lawn; Mr. Abraham McElfresh, Smith; Mr. Henry Rooney, Burns; Miss Vena Bonk, Center; Miss Mary Abbett, Canada; Miss Ella Byan, Cozy Palace; Miss Rosa Coons, Independence; Mr. James Brusnahan, Sand Ridge. Spring terms were taught at Randle and the Grove.

Hinds and Havens, Heaven and Hades: —The first two are preachers, the second two are what they’ll preach. At Bell Center, two miles north of Rensselaer, on Sunday, May 13th. All are invited. Our Free Will Baptist brethren are now figuring on a church edifice to cost S3OOO to S4OOO. If. they put that much money into the building, it Is to be hoped that they will conclude to use brick rather than wood in its construction. There is now a considerable probability that a church building will be erected this year by the M. E. society in the neighborhood of the Wasson school house. SIOOO, it is stated, has already been subscribed for the purpose, and if such be the case the erection of the building the present year seems very probable. The Rev. A. Taylor, the Presbyterial Evangelist, received information, yesterday, that he had been elected to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Pierceton, Kosciosko county, Indiana. Mr. Taylor has naturally grown weary of the arduous labors of an evangelist, and will probably accept the call, and remove to to Pierceton about the tenth of this month. The Rev. Gilbert Small, as has already been stated several times, preaches at the Presbyterian church on the first and third Sunday of every month. Next Sunday is his regular appointment and he will preach morning and evening. It is also announced that he will hold services at Bell Center schbol house, north of town at 3 p. m., next Sunday. Residents of the neighborhood are respectfully invited to be present. A branch of the Woman’s Board of Foreign Mission Society, of the M. E. churcn, was organized in Rensselaer, at the residence of the Rev. J. J. Claypool, last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. J. Claypool was elected president, Mrs. M. B. Alter, vice-president, Mrs. T. L. Jones, recording secretary, Mrs. Joseph Clark, corresponding secretary, Miss Madge Osborne, treasurer. Last Sabbath morning being the time appointed for the annual missionary collection at the M. E, church, the Rev. Claypool pretWhed a missionary sermon to such good purpose that the collection which followed reached the amount of Twenty-eight dollars and forty cents. The amount assessed against Rensselaer circuit for missionary purposes this year, is seventy five dollars. All of which, or nearly so, the pastor believes will be raised. When it is remembered that the entire circuit raised but fifteen dollars last year for missions, and never was known to raise more than twentyfive dollars in a year, the magnitude oi Mr. Claypool’s expectations will be fully realized.

THOM B.

The Indianapolis Journal is authority for the statement that the American Express Company put messengers on the Chicago and Indianapolis Air Line Monday, to stay. They were first put on April 2, but owing to lack of order and regularity in the movements of the trains they were taken off temporarily. A Demon Engine.—No. 92, of the Wabash road, on Ihursday run over atifUtilled two men at Lafayette, making an even twenty whicn have been killed by this locomotive. It would seem about time that this demon of slaughter was consigned, to the scrap heap.—“lnd. Journal.” > The Louisville, New Albany and Chicago people have taken off one of their Sunday trains; the one which formerly passed Rensselaer at 11:6 a. in.’ and 5:47 p. m. The Hon. S. P. Thompson attended a meeting of the directors of the Rochester, Rensselaer, ana St. Louis railway company at Winamac last Thursday. The meeting was for the purpose of electing officers of the company. The former corps ot officers were le-blect-cd. Sunday Trains must not go President Young of the L. N-A and (J., road wisely believes that railroad men ought to be allowed the Sabbath for rest, as well as other people. Be has accordingly ordered the discontinuance of all Sunday trains on his road, both passenger and freight. The passenger train which goes north early Sunday morning, and the one which passes Southward at 10:10 in the evening do not rank a-> Sunday trains, and are not discontinued; Considerably Jolted.— The passenger train which went North through Rensselaer Monday morning, met witn what came near being’ a serious a cident, at Monon. Owing tn sombody's neizlert to turn the swi'ch the ti l aiu did not turn off upon the “Y”, which connects the Main and Air Line branches as it s' ould have done, but, instead, it kept up-u the main lin t and run into th eaiKxse ot the work train which wa-sanding yv t e dfpot. Tie cnbo. ,«>• w»s ju'd. about .demolished. juul the p iss' eng ne was a good deal

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damaged. A number of men were pretty badly bruised but luckily no fatal injuries resulted. The passenger engine was too badly damaged to go on with the train, and the work train engine took the train to Chicago, after a delay of about a half hour, The passengers on board the train were considerably shaken up but none of them seriously hurt r

THE ROCHESTER RENSSELAER AND ST. LOUIS.

The preliminary survey is now completed from the eastern terminus to Rensselaer. The corps of surveyors reached the town limits yesterday at noon, and in the'afternoon two lines were surveyed through the town. One line runs beside the L., N-A. and C. track, the other follows Vine street Vine is the first street on this side of the railroad. Col. John Lee, the president and Geo. E. Nugent the chief engineer have been in Rensselaer times since the last issue of The Republican, This week Director S. P. Thompson accompanied them through Western Jasper as far as St. Mary’s. Mr. Thompson re--ports great enthusiasm in Newton county.

Through Tickets. —C. F. Wren, the station agent is now prepared to sell through tickets to almost any place where a rational being could wish to go: North or South, East or West. If you think of traveling call on him and learn what he can do for you. ts

Rensselaer X*oan, Insurance and Collection Bureau, FARW LOANS, S3OO, to SIO,OOO, 5 to 10 years 1 full term or partial payments, Low interest, and reasonable commission. Fire Insurance in Six. Companies. Life and Accident Insurance in the old reliable Travelers, and Aetna Life. Policies written immediately on application. The Lowest Rates, and PERFECT Se COLLECTIONS on all points in the U.S. FRANK W. BABCOCK, Proprietor, Wm. W. Watson, Solicitor.

mi i mek SEASONABLE Specialties: Corn Planters, “Union,” “Western,” “Geo. W. Brown,” . ‘-Farmer’s Friend. Saywii CtahswSi SEED CORN, per bu. SI.OO. RUSSIAN WHITE OATS—pure seed, per bu. SI.OO FRESH WHITE LIME, for white-washing. 100 Cords of wood which we will sell in quantities to suit the purchaser. FIELD & GARDEN SEEDS, fresh stock, just received. Bedford & Warner.

NON-RESIDENT, NOTICE. CT ATE OF INDIANA, ) c?' Jasper County, 1 5.5 Henry Rosenbaum. I vs L David Pulver. J Before David E. Sexton, J. P., for Wheatfield township, Jasper county, Indiana. Whereas Herman Rosenbaum has filed with me necessary affidavit to entitle him to a writ of nttnebnientagainst the goods, chattels, rights, credits and moneys of said David Pulver; and whereas I have issued a summons for the above named defendant, and said summons was plseed in the hands of E. W. Booth, app’t constable, and returned,—mot found in his county. Now the above named defendant will take notice, tint in the event of failure to appear at my i-ffii.e. and answer to the above complaint, to-wif: the Ist day of June, 1883, said cause will be determined in h's absence. DAVID E. SEXTON, J. P. May-7-10-17. , [«kal\]

NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. BY virtue of a decree and order of sale rendered in a judgment for partition in the suit of James S. Blakemore, et al, against William h. Blakemore, et al, in the Circuit Court of Cass county. Indiana, on the 9th dav of April, 1883, wherein I. the undersigned, was appointed commissioner to sell the Real Estate therein described. I will offer for sale at private sale at the Law office of Thompson & Bro.,in the town of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, on and after the 18th day of May, 1883. the following described Real Estate, in Jasper county, Indiana, to-wit: * ‘•The Soulh East Quarter (M) of Section “Twenty Six (26) Township Thirty-two (32> . “North, of Range S6ven (7) West. Terms of Sale One third cash; one third in one year; one third in two years. Deferred payments to draw six per cent, interest from date. QUINCY A. MYERS, Commissioner. A p-19-26 May-3-10.

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE. ' STATE OF INDIANA,) Jasper County, i In the Jasper Circuit Court, June Term, 1883. « Leander Dunham, 1 * «8. Wiley H. Pierce, > Complaint No. 3053. Florence Pierce, I et al. J Now comes the Plaintiff bv Thompson acAJro. attorneys, and ales his complaint herein, together with an affidavit that said defendants Wiley H. Pierce and Florence Pierce are nonresidents of the State of Indiana, and setting said cause for hearing on Monday the 18th day of June, 1883. Notice is therefore hereby given said defendants, that unless they be and appear on the day set for trial as aforesaid, the same being the 13th day of the next Term of the Jasper Circuit Court, io be holden on the first Monday of June A D. 1883. at tie Court House in Rensselaer, in said County, and State and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be heard and answered in their absence. Witness my name and the Seal of said Court affixed, at RensseSEAL ] laer, this 24th day of April, A. D.. 1883. CHARLES H. PRICE. Clerk J. C. C., by Jas. A, Burnham, Dep’y. Ap-26-May-3-10.

NOTICE To CONTRACTORS. In pursuance of an order made by the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, at their Regular March session, 1883. Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county. Indiana, will receive sealed bids, until "one o’clock p. m., on the 6th day of June, 1883, for the erection of two wooden bridges, of single span, (one over Carpenter’s creek, near the residence of J. A. Lamborn, and one over Curtis Greek, near the residence of Joseph Yeoman, both in Jasper county, Indiana,) according to plans and specification s on file in the Auditor’s office No bid will be entertained unless accompanied by a bond, signed by at Idast two freehold sureties, in a penalty of at least one-third* the amount bid; guaranteeing the faithful performance and execution of tiie work so bid for, in case, the same is awarded to such bidder; and that he will promptly pay all debts incured by him in the prosecution of such work, including labor, material fnrnished, and boarding laborers thereon: and to suffer no unsound material to be used in the construction thereof ; nor in any way suffer any part of the work to be slighted. All work and material to be subject to the approval of the agent or agents of the Board, to be hereafter appointed. The Board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Witness my hand and the seal [SEAL] of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, this. 30th day of april, 1883. EZRA C. NOWELS, Auditor Jasper county,

NOTICE To CONTRACTORS. In pursuance of an order made by the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, at their special March session, 1883. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, will receive sealed bids until one o’clock p. m„ of the third day of the regular June Term. 1883, being the 6th day of June, 1383, for the erection of a wooden Pile bridge, across tbe Iroquoisriver at Lamson’s bridge, in Newton and Jordan townships, Jasper county, Indiana, according to plans and specifications on file in the Auditor’s office. No bid will be entertained unless accompanied by a bond, payable to the State of Indiata, and signed by at least two free-bold sureties, in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, guaranteeing the the faithful performance and execution of the work so bid for. in case tbe same is awarded to such bidder; and that he will promptly pay all debts incurred by him in the prosecution of such work, including labor, material furnished, and for boarding laborers thereon ; and to suiter no" unsound material to be used in the construction thereof, nor in any way suffer the work to be slighted. All work and material to be subject to the approval of the agent of the Board, t to be hereafter appointed. The Board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Witness my hand and the seal i SEALi ] of the Board of Commissioners of JcZg'Xx/ Tiisper county, this 30th day of April, 1883. EZRA C. NOWELS, Auditor Jasper ceunty

NOTICE To CONTRACTORS. In pursuance of an order made bV the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, at their regular March Term, 18*3, Notice is hereby given that tiie Board of Commissioners of Jasper county. In iana, wilt receive sealed bids until one o’clock p. in.. oi» the 6th day of June. 1888. For the construction ol stone abutments for the Lamborn bridge, near J. A. Lamborn’a residence, in Carpenter township; and for thq Yeoman bridge, near Joseph Yeoman’s residence, in Newton township, Jasper county, Indiana, according to plans and specifications on file in the Auditor’s office. No bid will lie entertained unless accompanied by a bond, payable to the State of Indiana, and signed by at least two tree-hod sureties, in trpenalty of at least one-third the amount bid. Guaranteeing the faithfull performance, and execution oi the work so bid for, in case the same is awarded to such bidder, and that he will promptly pay all debts incurred by him in die prosecution of such work, including labor, material furnished, and boarding laborers thereon. All work and material to bosubject te the approval of the agent or agents ol the board, to be hereafter appointed. The Board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Witness my hand and the seal [SEAL] of the Board of Commissiojiers of Jasper county, Indiana, thisSOth dav of April*, 1883. EZR/l C. NOWELS, Auditor Jasper ooun ty Indiana