Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1883 — Page 4

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The cold rainy weather is proving ruinous to the corn crop prospects. Barnum’s circus will exhibit in Chicago for ten days, beginning next Monday, June 4th. The Rocky Mountain Rural, is the name of a neat little weekly agricultural paper, which has just been established at Denver, Colorado. The business manager is Chas. Johnson, none other, we understand, than the editor of the departed “Jasper Republican.” Next Monday will be a notable day in Jasper county. The Circuit court, and the Commissioners’ Court, will convene that day, and the township trustees will meet and transact the very important business of electing a School Superintendent to succeed Mr. Nowels, whose term expires on that day. Attention is called to the Time table of the L., N-A. & C. railway in this week’s Republican. The Rensselaer time of both the south bound trains has been changed, to some extent, and the card for the Indianapolis Division is appended for the first time. An examination of the tables Bhows that passengers can now take the 10:58 train, in the forenoon, and reach Indianapolis at 7:45 p. m. the same day; and returning leave Indianapolis at 8:30 a. m., and arrive at Rensselaer at 5/47 in the evening. Removing the Dam. —The water was let out of the mill pond at 10 o’clock a. m. last Thursday. The work was performed by Mr. Trank Hengesbach, who took out the dam and gave a bonus of ten dollars, for the lumber that was in it. A section from the middle part of the dam, about fifty feet in length, was taken out first. The The heavy timber at the top of the dam was cut off at each end of the section and the rear braces sawed off, when the pressure of the water above forced the loose section downward. Tiie water rushed downward through the opening, thus made, with a force sufficient, tQ move rocks of several hundred pounds weight. In a very short time, comparatively speaking, the greater part of the water above the dam had run out through the opening, that in the raceway had . flowed backward, the water wheel in the mill had teased it revolutions, and “The old s’wimming hole,” had become a thing of the past.

“The Three I Road.”

Late advices from Northern Jasper, inform us of the completion, through this county, of the Indiana, Illinois, and lowa railroad. A prominent resident of Kankakee township having informed us that the iron would be laid into SanPierre by Saturday evening last. All accounts agree in pronouncing the road to be, so far as completed, a model new road. The road bed is firm and well made, and laid with heavy steel rails, of excellent quality. On the west end, the line is now finished to tjtreator, the center of the Illinois| coal fields. The eastern end will be carried into North Judson at once, and, as we are informed, to Plymouth, at an early day. The western terminus of the road, at Streator, is understood to be only temporary. As the readers of Thk Republican have already been informed, the projected lowa line, known arf the Toledo, Oskaloosa and Western, is really the continuation of the I. I. & 1., road. Several of the leading railroad men of lowa are connected with the T. O. & W. and there seems to be nogood reason for doubting its early construction. Nearly every township crossed by it in the state has voted a tax in its aid. It will I extend from the Mississippi river on the east, to Council Bluffs on the west. Its route through lowa is identical, or near1s so, with the “Continental,” of blessed memory. The “Three I” road will furnish a valuable outlet for the products of Northern Jasper, and do great things in developing and making valuable the loDg neglected resources of that portion «f our county.

Another fire at Remingten.

A painful rumor was current in this town, last Saturday, to the effect that the greater part of the business portion of the town of Remington had been burned the night before. Later and more correct accounts established the fact that a rather Berious fire occured, but nothing so extensive, as at first reported. The fire originated in the old Fountain building, north of depor, occupied by Ellis Brothers as a saloon. From the saloon the fire spread eastward, burning the entire row of buildings as far as the old Babb House. This last was badly scorched, but not burned. Besides the saloon, already mentioned, the following buildings, or places of business were destroyed.' James Brodie’s butcher shop, Kirk’s barber shop, the old Stiller restaurant, and the Wells building also occupied as a barber shop.* From the part of the building where the fire originated, and the time of its occurence it is generally believed to have been the work of an incendiary.

Hobson Brothers’ Circus gave two exhibitions in Rensselaer last Saturday. The weather was bad, in the early part of the day, and the attendance in the afternoon was light. In the eveniug it was considerably larger. This company follows the old plan of traveling in wagons, and as they exhibited at Kentland Friday, they necessarily experinced a good deal of difficulty, and some mishaps in traveling the road between the two towns. We did not learn the exact extent of their misfortunes, but all their elephants, tigers, seven horned guyascutuses, college giaduate dogs, &c., &c., were either drowned or lost in the swamps. At any rate they were not present with the show, and we have heard no other explanation for their non appearance.

The Boy’s Circus:— The exhibition here of King, Burk & Co’s show was the signal for a general outbreak of all kinds of “circus tricks” on the part of the youthful irrepressibles of the town, and it was not many days before half a dozen or more back-yards were occupied by ametuer circus companies. The admission prices to these ranged any where from seven pins to three marbles, “with no extra charge for reserved seats,” inasmuch as the spectator was at liberty to stand up or sit on the ground, as to him seemed best. These rather small affairs were finally consolidated into one Grand Colossal Combination of arenic attractions; and last Thursday evening a public exhibition was given, in several tents, borrowed for the occasion. The price of admission was ten cents, the number of people in attendance 150, and a great many were turned away for lack of room. Everybody was well pleased with the show.

Memorial Day.

The continuous rain yesterday made it quite impracticable for a general turnout, or to cany out the full programme published for the observation of Memorial Day. But the ladies ot the Floral committee had discharged their trust by gathering and preparing a tine collection of flowers; ami at the riuging of the bell, a delegation from this committee, the Cornet Band, K. of P., and tho Rensselaer Post G. A. R., met at the Court House. The ladies proceeded to decorate the members of the bund and the two orders named, and these, assisted by some other patri otic citizeus, proceeded to Wtston Cemetery, where they spread the floral tributes over the graves of all soldiers buried there, while the band played a dirge. The G. A. R. regulation salute to the dead was then fired by the Guard of Honor, and closed by prayer by Rev. Philip McDade. The column then reformed aud returned to town. At their Post Hall, the G. A. R., unanimously adopted the following resolution: Resolved: —That the thanks of this Post be tendered to the ladies of tho Fioial committee and those who assisted them in gathering and preparing the ' fine floral tribute for this occasion, and also to the Rensselaer Cornet, Band, the Rcnssemer Lodge, No. 82, K. of P., and to tho Veterans aud Citizens who assisted us, during a raid, in spreading onr floral tributes upon the grat es of our e'ead Comrades, rn l thus observing this Memorial Day. And that this resolution re published in The Rensselaer Republican and Democratic Sentinel. Bv order of Post. M. F. CniLcoru, Com. J. A. Burnham, Adj’t.

Ten Days in Dakota.

A new summer resort. Colombia is located at the sooth mid of “Sand Lake,” which is a widening of the Jim river. The lake is } mile to miles wide and 18 miles long. Most of the town is very new. It claims 800 people. A forge 3 story mansard roof hotel is approaching completion and is to be fitted up in good style. Here 1 met Judge Gaskel, of La Pierre, Michigan, who is at the head of a syndicate building two small steamers to ply on the Jim river between Colombia and Grand Rapids, which is 120 miles further up the stream. Although a greyhaired veteran, the Judge is lull of bouyant hope and manifests that boundless faith required for a good “boomer.” On a stream which here empties into the Jim, Colombia has a fair looking 3 stoty water power flouring mill. It is intended to make this town a Summer resort or “watering place.”

Almost a blizzard. May day dawned upon me here, and with it came a fierce gale from the North-west which shook the shanties, pierced every crevice and made outdoor life quite undisirable. It continued to blow forty-eight hours, and finally wound up with a snow fall from two to six inches. A Wabash man, writingfrom Blunt, states the snowfall at 12 inches, but he must have fallen into a drift. At Altoona, it certainly did not exceed two inches, and two men directly from Blunt on the 3rd. placed it, one at three, and the other at four inches. I heard no estimate exceeding six inches. HURON Is the principal town of the lower Jim river valley. It is immediately west of Jim river, and 662 miles, by rail, from Chicago; is the county seat of Beadle county, and very near the geographical center of that portion of Dakota South of the 46th parallel, and East of the Missouri river. The town is hardly 3 years old, and now claims 2,000 inhabitants, which, after a careful look and three days acquaintance in the town, seems not a very extravagant estimate of its population. It is a live place, with many cultivated people, and its business men full of energy and push. Our former townsman, Louis Kern, is doing a good commission business here, in produce, feed and family supplies. With him is our young friend, George Havens, son of our Rev. George Havens. I spent one Sunday here, and, at church in the evening, found myself in an audience of cultivated people, listened to an intelligent minister, and well trained choir. But for the lack of a massive building, stained glass and pipe organ, could easily believed my sell among the elite of Chicago or Indianapolis. This meeting was in the town hail, which is occupied for worship, by the M. E. church, who have not yet erected a building. The Episcopal, Baptist and Presbyterian churches each have a house of worship. There is an $8,001) public school building, three weekly aiM two daily newspapers, a U. S. signal station and land office, extensive machine shops and managing office of the C. &N. W. R’y Co,, a board of trade and telephone system, an organized literary society, and flourishing lodges of Masons and Odd Fellows. In short it is a town with city airs and Chicago energy. Town lots of 25 feet front, in the business portion of town, are quoted at $1,200 $2,500; or S4B @ SIOO per front foot. An ordinary business room rents at S6OO $1,200 per year. All this where three years ago there was not only no town, but a boundless stretch of uninhabited prairie. The town was platted in May, 1880, on land bought at $1.25 per acre. The first train of cars crossed Jim river in June, 1880, fiom which time dates civilization in that portion of the Territory.

UNPRECEDENTED EMIGRATION.

The two through passenger trains which leave Chicago daily on the N. W. road, have 4to 6 coaches of emigrants and tourists. On every considerable side track we passed freight trains loaded with emigrant goods and stock. The number and extent of these trains is a constant wonder to the observer Yet I was told by railroad meD qnd others that what I saw was tame in comparison with that of latter March, and the first half of April. With each emigrant freight car is one to three persons. Of course it will be borne in mmd that the C. & N. W. is only one of the great thoroughiares by which the awful tide of emigration is carried to Dakota. The C. M. & St. P. has three branches into the southern part and the N. P. is straining all of its vast facilities to accommodate the rush to the Northern part. No accurate, and perhaps no reliable approximate estimate, can be mado of the number of people who have emigrated over these three great railroads this spring. They came f rom all parts of the Northern portion of the Union. Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, seem to have furnished the greater portion for Central Southern Dakota. It is perhaps already generally known that the emigrant freight traffic, for several weeks in March and April, rhonopolizod the facilites of the railroads to the exclusion of the shipment of coal, lumber and some otbor actual necessaries. The result is not merely inconvenience but actual suffering. Some had been provident enough to ship tht4r lumber with them and a few others wore provided with wall tents in which they could shelter, but thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, had gone expeciing to find lumber to build their shanties and coal for fuel at their landing station, only to find on arrival that the last board had been sold, and the coal supply quite, or nearly exhausted and that none could bo shipped

in until the emigrant cars, everywhere crowding the ride tracks, were forwarded to their destination. The lumber famine was being relieved when I was there, though many stations were still not supplied. At every station west of Brookings county emigrants in greater or less numbers were still unloading their goods. At Huron there were hundreds of cars, mostly destined for point! beyond, and waiting to be forwarded. At every siding beyond there, we found great piles of household goods, farming implements &c., stacked np in the open air and their owners living by them with no kind of shelter. Doubtless many of the emigrants we saw are still waiting for lumber to build their shanties.

Every place 1 went the hotels were crowded." It was useless to try to get a bed alone; sometimes one could not be bad, even by “doubling up.” At Pierre, we slept upon tne uncarpeted floor of the depot waiting room, and at Redfield we found lodging in a little detatched claim shanty that had been moved into town, after the claim had been “proved up.” The number "of tourists and mere “prospectors” is also surprising. They were met at every turn, hailed from all parts of the North, and represented nearly every trade and profession which could hope for any opening in a new country. Speculative Claims.

Every place I went “deeded claims” were found for sale. Merchants, clerks, attorneys, doctors, local railroad employees, mechanics, laborers, lady teachers and other unmarried women have taken timber claims, ‘Homesteads’ and “Pre-emptions” with no other purpose than to sell their “relinquishment” or the fee simple at the first opportunity after they obtained title from the government. Most of this class and many of those there with the animo manendi borrow the money with which to pay for their land. Banks and loan agents may be found at every station of any size and in greit abundance at the land-office towns, representing capital seeking such investment. From the advices I got on this point, at the different places visited, it appears that fully one half the lands are mortgaged for entry money. These loans generally run from $250 to S3OO to the quarter section of land. Borrowers pay ten per cent annual interest and 7 to 10 per cent commission, and all expenses. Private capital is loaned at 2 to 3 per cent per month, mostly on chattel mortgage security.

General Observations.

Except immediately along the Missouri river, I saw no timber at all in Dakota. In one of the “booming” pamphlets it is stated that the lakes of Kingsbury county are studded with timber. This may be true of some parts of it, but is not true and has no sort of foundation, in fact, in the portion traversed by the N. W. Ry. No opportunity for viewing and gazing was lost and on most of the route, one may see a long distance with the naked eye. To us, who have lived with timber, or at least a grove, always in sight it seems almost incredible, but except a very few small willow trees on Sioux river (they were very few), and some scrubby willow bushes on Medicine creek, not a treo or sapling was seen in all the eight counties and 300 miles of Dakota territory through, which I traveled. For fuel some burn prairie grass, where this is depended on it is pressed into small bundles or miniature bales. Along the railroad, however, most persons depend on coal and wood, which is shipped in. Pittsburgh and Illinois coal is worth generally about sl2 per ton. A coal famine was prevailing in nearly all the country I visited. In some localities the people we reduced to such traites that they were threatening to take possession of the railroad coal sheads and deal out the coal, if the road did not sell to them. The marshy region, and Jim river valley support a good growth qf sage grass, whicn yields from one to two tons of hay to the acre. But the belt petween the Jim valley and the Missouri, produce no hay, the grass being too short to mow. Much of this belt abounds in the Buffalo grass, which, it is claimed, will support stock the year round. Every where I found every body, but waiting emigrants and tourists, busy. Everybody was courteous, cheerful and hopeful. Unbounded faith is everywhere manifest. The true Dakotian brooks no skepticism and tolerates no doubts concerning the continued progress and growing prosperity of that country. Faith without douoting and hope the most trusttul is his creed. Cpnservatism finds no place among them. Young American pluck, and dash is at the helm. Their vessel is trimmed with full sails to the wind, with no regard for rocks or foul weather. I hope adversity may not overtake them until they are older and better prepared for the shock.

FRANK W. BABCOCK.

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Sheriff’s Sale. BY virtue of a certified copy of a decree, to me directed, from the Clerk of the Jjwper Circuit Court, in a cause wherein John G. Bisher, guardian of Mary M. Gillam, is plaintiff, and Miles Bisher, Lovina Bisher, 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 cosis, 1 will expose at public sale, for cash in hand, on Saturday the 9th day of June, .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, the following described Real Estate, to-wit: One-hundred (100) acres off of the south side of the south-west quarter (J) of Section Twenty-three(23) Township Thirty (SO) North, Range Five (5) West, Jasper county Indiana. And should such rents and profits not not sell for a sufficient snm to discharge said decree, interest and costs, I will, yi&t 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. Thompnon & Pro., A tty'> 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 Comraissioiiors of Jasper county, Indiana, will receive sealed bids, until one o’clock p. m., 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. Lainborn, and one over Curtis Creek, near the residence of Joseph Yeoman, botU 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 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 tlie prosecution of such work, including labor, material fnrnished, and boarding laborers thereon: and to suffer ho unsound material to be useu in the construction thereof; nor in any way suffer any part ol 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, To CONTRACTORS. In pursuance of an order made by the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, at their special Marcli session* 1888. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, will receive sealed bids until one o’clock p. in., 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 the Iroquois river at Lanison’s bridge, in Newton and Jordan townships. Jasper conntv, Indiana, according to plans and specification# 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 the same is awarded to such hi,lder; and that he will promptly pay all debts incurred by him in the prosecution of such work, including labor, material lurnislied, and for boarding laborers thereon ; and to suiter no unsound material to be used in the construction thereof, nor in any way sillier the work to lie slighted. All work and material to be subject to the approval o l the agent of the Board,, to be hereafter appointed. The Board reserving the right to reject any or ail bids. Witness my hand and the seal J SEAL j of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, this 30th day of April, 1883. EZRA C. NOVELS, 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, 18«3, Notice is hereby given thatliie Board of Commissioners of Jasper county. In .mint, will receive sealed bids until one o’clock p. in,, on the Cth day of June. IHB3. For tiie construction of stone abutments for tiie Lainborn bridge, near J. A. Lanibom’s residence, in Carpenter township; and for the Yeoman bridge, near Joseph leoman’sresidence, in Newton town- . ship, Jasper county, Indiana, according to plans and specifications on file in the Auditor’s cilice. No bid will iieentertained unless accompanied by a bond,payable to the Btate of Indiana, and signed by at least two frec-hod sureties, in a penalty of nt least one-third the amount bid. Guaranteeing the fnithfull performance, and execution ol 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 muterinl to be subject te the approval of the agent or agents otthe board, to be hereafter appointed. Tiie 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, Ind : una, this 30th day of April, 1883, EZRA C. NOYVELS, Auditor Jasycr county Indiana