Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1883 — Page 4

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BY MERIT WON.

Judge Hammond Elevated to The Supreme Bench. In response to« telegram from Gov. Porter, the Hon. E. P. Hammond took the train for Indianapolis last Sunday night, and on the following day Was appointed Supreme Judge in the Fifth district, to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Woods. Although several of the very ablest and best known jurists of the state were applicants for the position, and although one of them, Judge Frazier, of Warsaw, was an old and warm personal friend of the Governor’s, while Judge Hammond was a stranger to* liim, yet so overwhelming was the evidence of the latter’s peculiar fitness for the position, and so strong was the feeling in his favor all over tht northern portion of the state, that “competition fled before him,” and his appointment was soon decided upon. The oath of office was taken Monday afternoon, and the duties of the position entered upon at once. The office pays a salary of $4,000 per year, has 18 months before the term expires, with a good chance fora re-election.

The press of Indiana and our neighboring states have been unanimous in commending the wisdom of the appointment. The following sketch copied from the Indianapolis Journal of Monday, is but a fair specimen of the notices which appeared in all the leading papers of the State, and in the Times Tribune and Inter-Ocean, of Chicago/ Governor Porter will to-day appoint Hon. Edwin P. Hammond, of Rensselaer, judge of the Supreme Court for the unexpired term of Judge Woods, which concludes in November of next year. It has been known for several days that the choice was between Judge Frazer and Judge Hammond, both of whom are eminently fitted for the place, and it is no disparagement to the for mer to say that the appointment of the latter was probably the best that could have been made. ' He has long been recognized as one of the best judges in the State, and the petitions that were sent in his behalf included the signatures of nearly all the prominent attorneys in northern Indiana. Judge Hammond was born at Brookville, Indiana, Noy. 26, 1835. He came to Indianapolis in 1854, and after a short time spent as a clerk in a store, he began the study of law with his half brother, Abraham A. Hammond, who was afterward Governor of the State. In 1858 he began to practice at Rensselaer, and in 1861. at the breaking out of the war, enlisted under General Robert H. Milroy, in Company G. Ninth Indiana Volunteers, of which he was elected first lieutenant. At the expira'ion of his term of service -he resumed the practice of law at Rensselaer, and was shortly afterward elected to represent the counties of Newton, Jasper and Pulaski in the Legislatures, without, opposition. In August, 1862, he organized Company A, Eighty-seventh Indiana, and was commissioned captain. He was promoted to major in March, 1868, and to lieutenant-colonel in the subsequent November. He commanded his regiment during the last year of the war, and showed great skill in the one hundred day's incessant fighting from “Chattanooga down to the sea.” At the close of the War the President on the recommendation-of Colonel Hammond's brigade, division and corps commanders, appointed him colonel brevet “for gallant and meritorious service during the war,” as recited in his commission. Upon his return home he at once built up a large and lucrative practice, and had a fine reputation as an attorney. In March, 1873 Governor Hendricks appointed him judge of the Thirtieth judicial circuit, although he was a Republican in politics—his appointment being recommended by every attorney in the district except one, Who was liimselt a candidate. He was twice re-elected to this position with*’ out opposition, all the political parties tinitingin his support. At his home Judge Hammond is held in high esteem, being considered a close and careful student, a cautious abd practical man, a kind neighbor, pleasant compassion, and steadfast friendi /

Ten Days in Dakota.

The purpose of this paper is to Cdhvey to the readers of the Republican, as nearly as I ean in a limited newspaper sketch What I saw and learned of the country visited on my late tour, but especially ot that portion of Dakota examined. I prefer to sketch my seeings and hearings leaving inferences and argument to my readers. ROUTE OF TRAVEL, Having secured tickets via the C. N. W. Ry., over all its lines in Central Southern Dakota, my route was via Madison and Elroy Wisconsin, crossing the Mississppi river and entering Minnesota at Winona, thence across the state In a West-North westerly direction via Rochester, Mankato, Sleepy-eye, and Tracy, 'entering Dakota at Elkton near the South-east corner ot Brookings county, thence N. westerly through Brookings, thence West through Kingsbury, Beadle, Hand and Hughes counties to the Missouri river at Pierre, passing through the towns of Brookings, Iroquois, Huron, Wessington, St. Lawrence, Blunt and numerous other stations of 200 to 500 inhabitants. Returning from Pierre by the same route to Huron; thence north on the Ordway branch, about a 100 miles, through Hitchcock (now Altoona) Redfield and Aberdeen to Columbia; thence returning to Redfield, take the “Watertown Branch?’’ via Watertown back to Tracy, on the main line in Minnesota, and thence by the route I went to Chicago. So ranch for an introductory out-lme and it will be profitable before pursuing this sketch further to trace out this ‘ route on your map and get the outline fairly in the mind’s eye. This done, we proceed on our trip. Leaving Chicago at 7:80 p. m. Wednesday April 25th, after 88} consecutive hours on the rail, Without change of cars, we arrived at Huron at 10 a. m. Friday, 27th. With no stop for breakfast, it hardly need be said that the tourist without a lunch basket, to which improvident class I belonged, felt a vacuum about the stomach that moved him to seek first something to eat. ' IM WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA. The landscape scenery along the route is so varied as to be interesting throughout. In Wisconsin it is more rugged and there are more waste lands. These are principally, sand knobs, pine scrub oak and quakingasp hills, stony hights and battlement crowned peaks. But there are also many tracts of fine farming land and small rich valleys. One remarkable feature about these hills is the apparent difference in their geological formation. Here we pass a number that seem to be but great piles of drift sand, 300 to 600 feet high, with in a short distance we find another of seemingly a clay formation and others again almost a mountain of rock. Though 3 of the later class within a short distance the railroad is tunneled, the tunnels being respectively, (omitting fractions of 100 feet,) 1700, 1800 and 3800 feet. As a whole, the country we saw in Minnesota is far superior to what we saw in Wisconsin. About 15 or 20 miles from Winona we leave the Mississippi hills and then for hours and hours are whirled over a rich, gently undulating country covered with prosperous farms, in general appearance very much resembling Benton county, and the country along the Pan Handle railroad, in Newton and Jasper counties. This of course is but the briefest out-line* in generalization. I dare not undertake to note exceptions to the good nor go into particulars. But I must add that immediately along the line of this railroad scarcely any land susceptible of tillage remains uncultivated. With this brief glance at the country just named, I pass to the object of my trip and this sketch.

SOUTHERN CENTRAL DAKOTA. Brookings country which is reputed one of the very best counties of Dakota, may be compared with Benton Co. Indiana. It has very much the same typographical appearance and apparently very much the same character of black soil. But there are a larger per cent of waste lands. It was a great surprise to me to see the marshes in Brookirgs and Kingsbury. I had been told there were no marshes in Dakota but we find Bor 10 counties in part of the Eastern portion of the territory, traversed by the Big Sioux river, abounds in them; Kingsbury county, which joins Brookings on the west, is in this marshy region and has the larged; per cent of wet lands of any locality I visited. Generally speaking these marshes, considered singly, are not large and are easy of drainage. The most extensive one that came under my observation is “Lake Preston”, which is 1 fourth to 3 fourths of a mile in | width and about 13 miles long. It i somewhat resembles our Pinkamink I marsh, but lies between belts of high I rolling lands which rise from 4 to 10 ft. 1 above it, and gives its bed a well defined out line. As we approach Beadle county the marshes gradually disappear and we find many, 1 think I may say niott of the higher ridges covered with boulders from ti e size of cobble stones to our ordinary prairie boulders, though most of them will not exceed six inches in- diameter. . In many places these stone almost entirely cover the surface so that one might; by a little care, walk over acres in a place wiibout touching the sod. by stepping upon these stones. They are generally confined to the higher surface but, sometimes cover die lower elevations'and. extend into the depressions. They are said to be merely surface stones that do not extend below the sod. No opportunity was found to test the truth of this theory. If this proves to be trite, these stone IttndPi in future will probably be sought after. At present they are avoided and

many tracts remain unsettled on this account There is a general sameness in’the aspect along the railroad from the time we leave the mfcrshy district in Kingsbury Co., to a point west of Miller, which is the county seat of Hand county. Of course there is some variation both in topography and the character of the lands, bift I speak only of the general aspect At Wessington the Wessington biles are in plain sight and rise, we are told, to a height of 300 ft above the general level, sis the vicinity of these mils are located a number of. THB JaBPRE BESTOX AMD NEWTON COLONY. Comprising F. R. Donnelly," Dr. Trough, W. Corkins, John Me Murtry, the Misses Cotton, Hugh Murray and many others. It was my purpose to visit these old neighbors, but learning from my friend, W. B. Price, that most of them were 15 or 20 miles from the railroad, I felt compelled to forego this pleasure. FROM MILLER TO BLUNT. The description of the country may be generalized as more or less broken, more or less stony and more or less appearance of alkali. Blunt is located just East of where Medicine Creek enters the Missouri river \ hills, and for some miles east the surface is broken. The higher knolls are almost barren of any vegetable growth, while the hillsides near the base, the ravines and flats between support aa inferior growth of grass, upon which I was told stock does fairly well. Even the little flat and gently undulating lands along here, a gentleman of several years experience among the Ranchmen pioneers, said are “alkali lands” and non productive for agriculture. To avoid the high hills of the Missouri, the railroad near Blunt, curves from almost a due West to a Southerly course and then follows the Meanderings of Medicine creek valley, 14 miles to its intersection with the Missouri bottoms and thence up this along the foot of the hills 18 miles to Pierre. 32 miles by the circuitons route, but only 18 miles by air line, from Blunt. The conclusion of this article is omitted until next week. Editor Republican.

About the Churches.

The North West Indiana Conference of the M. E. church meets this year, at Terre Haute, on the 29th of August, a month earlier than usual. Bishop Harris will preside. The M. E. Sabbath School is in a very flourishing condition. The number of scholars in attendance last Sunday exceeded 90. The Rev. Gilbert Small will preach atEorypt school house, Jordan tp., next Sunday, at three o’clock p. m. The Rev. Peter Hinds will preach at Bell Center school house, next Sunday, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Subject; “ The where-a-bouts of the Devil.” The Rev. Peter Hinds, and wife, will be received, by letter, into the fellowship of the Rensselaer Missionary Baptist church, next Sab bath at 10:30 a. m. Mr. and Mrs Jay Williams, and Mrs. J. Q. Alter, have lately united with the M. E. church of Rensselaer, by letter. The Rev. James T. Abbett preached intheM. E. Churches at Wolcot and Remington last Sunday. These were Mr. Abbett’s first attempts at regular preaching, but that he acquitted himself with credit there is no room for doubt. Last Sabbath, immediately after the close of the morning services, the congregation at the Free Will Baptist church repaired to the river, a short distance above, and opposite to the Oil Well, where the pastor, Rev. B. F. Ferguson, administered the rite of Baptism, by immersion, to four candidates: Mr. Frank Kellet, Mrs. Lyman Zea, Miss Adda Daugherty and Miss Minnie Norris.

Temperance Meeting.

After an interregnum of nineteen weeks, and pursuant to notice, given by a committee of ladies, the Rensselaer Blue Ribbon Temperance Union met at the Court House, Saturday eve. the Twelfth inst. The indefatigable Dwiggins, Washburn, Irwin and Beck, favored the audience with short speeches, full of enthusiasm, and calculated to inspire the less sanguine with confideflce in their ability to re-organize and revive the old-time interest in the temperance movement. Great credit is due to Misses Melle Wright, Ada and Ella Rhoades, Annie McEwen and L'zzie Purcupile, who, under discouraging circumstances, -furnished music for the occasion. The Choir will be enlarged, and new features added with each succeeding meeting. A large attendance is anticipated, and an earnest endeavor will be made to furthci the cause of temperance in our midst.

CLARK PRICE,

The construction of the new school house goes on with astonishing celerity. All of the walls - will be laid to the top of the second story by the end of the present week.

County Superintendent Nowels has our thanks for a copy of his late report) to the State Superintendent, of the school children of Jasper county. The reporC will make an interesting article for our next issue. One of the officers of the J. C. D. A., informs us that the water will be let out e£ the mill-dam next Thursday, May 24th. Stockholders in the Association, and others interested are invited to be present and witness the spectacle.

Judge Hammond’s Successor.

The question as to who shall succeed Judge Hammond as judge of the Thirtieth judicial circuit is the absorbing question of the day, especially in legal circles, just now in this circuit. Fowler has raised a considerable of a boom for D. E. Straight, while Kentland ensiitts that the Hon. P. H. Ward, of that town is the fittest man to don the ermine. The members of the Rensselaer bar, with the exception of Mr. JDwiggins, who s< we believe, has declined to take sides in the matter, have given their 'support to Mr. Ward, and from present appearances it is piobable that he will be appointed. Jasper county has no candidate for the position. Several members of our bar are, indeed, in all ways as well qualified for the bench as any in the circuit, but they have felt that the question of locality was against them and that our county was not entitled to more favors at this time. Mr. F. W. Babcock has been urged to become an applicant for the appointment, but for the reasons mentioned has steadily declined to do so, and has given his support to Mr. Ward. A petition in Mr. Babcock’s favor was circulated and numerously signed, Monday but without his knowledge or solicitation. It is understood that Gov. Porter will make the appointment next Saturday.

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE. ftTATE OF INDIANA, I aa . Jasper County, f *’?♦ In the Jasper Circuit Court, June Term 1883. Fannie Hathaway, ) >■ Cause No. 3029. Henry A. Hathaway. I Now comes the Defendant, by Mordecai F. Chilcote, his Attorney, and files his application to have judgment opened and at same time ffleft a full answer to the original complaint, and also an affidavit of a want of notice of original complaint herein, together With nn affidavit that said IPlaintiff is not a resident of the State of Indiana, but is a resident of the town of Normal, County of McLean, and State of Illinois. Notice is therefore hereby given said Plaintiff that unless she be and appear on the first day of the next Tenn of the Jasper Circuit Court, to be holden on the First Monday of June, A. D., 1883, at the Court House in Rensselaer, in said County, and State, and answer or demur to said application to open judgment, the same will be heard and determined in her absence. Witness my name and the seal ( SEAL jof said Court affixed, at Rensselaer this 9th day of May, A. D. 1883. CHAPLES H. PRICE, Clerk James A. Burnham, Jasper Circuit Court, deputy. Mordeeai F. Ghilcote, Atty for Defendant. May-10-17. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. WTOTICE is hereby given to all persons ini, terested In the Estate of John Southard. Sr., late of J asper coun tv Indiana, deceased, that I have this day filed w itn the Clerk of the Circuit Court my final report in sa.d Estate, and that the same will come up for hearing and final disposition, Monday, June Hth, A, D. 1883, the same being the 7th Judicial day of the June Term, A. D. 1883, of the Jasper Circuit Court. HARPER. W. SNYDER. Administrator of the Estate of John Southard, dec’d. Mordecai F. Chilcote, Att'yfor Admetr. May-10-17-24. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of St. John Wilson, Deceased, to appear in the Jasper Circuit Court, held at Rensselaer, Indiana,on the Sixth day of June, 1883, and show cause, if any, why the FINAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNTS with tne estate of saiddecedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. WITNESS, The Clerk of said Court, (sr \ this 7th day of May, 1883. ’ ) CHARLESII. PRICE, Clerk A NjZ Jasper Circuit Court. By James A. Burnham, Deputy. May-10-17-24.

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE. CT ATE OF INDIANA, 1 Jasper County, j 5.5 Usury Rosenbaum. ] vs > David Pulver. ) Before David E. Sexton, J. P., for Wheatfield township, Jasper oounty, Indians. Whereas Herman Rosenbaum has filed with me necessary affidavit to entitle him to a iwrit of attachment against 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 placed in the hands of E. W. Booth, app’t constable, and returned, —not found in his county. Now the above named defendant will. take notice, that in the event of failure to appear at my office and answer to the above complaint to-wit: the Ist day of June, 1888. said cause will be determined in his absence. DAVID E. SEX lON, J. P. May 3-10-17. [seal.]

Sec’y.

Wanted.— A pair of young sand-hill cranes, for which a fair price will be paid.

D. J. THOMPSON

Sheriff’s Sale. BY virtue of a certified copy of a decree, tome directed, from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, in a cause wherein John G. Bishet, guardian of Mary M. Gillam, is plaintiff, and Miles Bisher, Lovinkßisher, William S.Stevens, Stevens and Charles A.Whittlesey are defendants, requiring me to make the sum of Ten hundred and eighty-four dollars ($1084) together with interest and cosib, I will expose at public sale, for cash in hand, on Saturday the 9th day of June* 1888, 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, the following described Real Estate, to-wit; One-hundred (100) acres off of the south side of the south-west quarter (}) of Section Twenty-three(23) Township Thirty (30) North, Range Five (5) West, Jasper county Indiana. And should Such rents and profits not not sell for a sufficient sum to discharge said decree, interest and costs,. I will, >at the same time and place, expose at public sale, the fee simple of said Real Estate, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said sale will be made with relief, ond without any benefit from the redemption laws, and in accordance with the order of court in said decree. JOHN W. POWELL, Sheriff Jasper County. Thompton & Bro., Atty'* for Plaintiff, May-10-17-24-31, Pr.fee $12.50.

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. in., on the Oth 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 Creek, near the residence of Joseph Yeoman, both in Jasper county, Indiana,) “according to plans anil specifications on file in the Auditor’s office No bid will be entertained unless accompanied by a bond, signed by at least two freehold sureties, in a penalty of at least one-third the amount bid; guaranteeing the faithful performance and execution of the 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 oi 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 A 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 Iroquois river at Lamson’s bridge, in Newton and Jordan townships, Jasper countv, Indiana, according to plans and specifications on tile in. the Auditor’s office. No bid will be entertained unless accompanied by a bond, payable to the State of fudiata. and signed by at least two frne-kold sureties, in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, guaranteeing the the faithful performance and execution of 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 the prosecution of such work, including labor, materia*! furnished, and for boarding laborers thereon ; and to suffer no unsound material to be used in the construction thereof, nor in any way suffer the work to be slighted. All w-ork and material to be subject to the approval of the agent of the Board, to be hereafter appointed. The Board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. e Witness my hand and the seal of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, 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 regular March Term, 1883, Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county. In uma, will receive sealed blds until one o’clock p. m„ on the 6th day of June, 1888. For the construction ol stone abutments for the Lamborn bridge, near J. A. Lamborn’s residence, in Carpenter township; and for the 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 bld will be entertained unless accompanied by a bond, payable to the State of Indiana, ana signed by at least two free-hod sureties, in a penalty of at least one-third tbe amoiint bid. Guaranteeing the falthfull performance, and execution of 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 the prosecution of such work, including labor, material furnished, and boarding laborers thereon, All work and material to be subject te the approval of the agent or agente of the board, to be hereafter api>ointed. The Board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. e Witness my hand and the seal of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, this 3>otli day of April, 1888. EZRA C. NOWELS, Auditor Jasper county InJtaaa

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