Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1883 — Page 4

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June'l4th, ore week from the summer solstice, and a heavy frost last nignt! The weather is more numerous than excellent) veHly. The members us the High School at its closing session passed a resolution voting sincere thanks to Prof. Mitchell for his able services during the school year. The City of Joliet, 111., last year charged SSOO for a saloon license. The plan of high license worked so well that this year the figures -have been doubled and the license fee put at SIOOO. Prof. James H. Smart, Ex-State Superintendent of Public Instruction, was last Thursday elected President of Purdue University by the board of trustees of that institution. It it is a good selection.

Three townships of Pulaski county voted Monday on the question of giving the aid to the Rochester* Rensselaer 4 St. Louis railway. The tax carried in every . township, we understand, but by what majorities we have not edThe voters of Marion township will, on Wednesday, August Ist, vote on the question of giving aid to the Rochester* Rensselaer 4 St. Louis railway. This date will afford ample iiinie for a thorough (canvass of the subject, and the Republican will endeavor to do its part towards enabling the voters to arrive at a clear understanding of What their best interests will require of them, on the day of the election. > The Harper High License Bill is almost certain to become a law in Illinois. It has already passed the lower house and through the first reading in the senate. It forbids the licensing of any saloon in the state at a less sum than SSOO, With the exception that a license to sell malt liquors may be granted for $l5O.

Some twenty-five or thirty people joined the Jumbo Excursion so? Chicago, from Rensselaer last Saturday. Experience has shown that Mr. Ivellar, the General Passenger Agent of the L. N-A. & C. always tries to be as good as his word, and exepting the fact that the tram was a good deal behind time, the common lot of excursion trains, the excursion was all that r as promised. The cars were first class, and accommodations ample, the company respeotable and well behaved. The following item in regard to the Rensselaer people who have just returned from Nebraska, we clip from the last issue of “The Republican Valley Echo,” published in Franklin, Nebraska* “On Monday last the Franklin Real Estate .office sold 240 acres oi the A. K. Ilice farm to Willis J. Imes, of Rensselaer. Ind., for $2,600 and 820 acres of the J. Y. Wirings’ land to R. B. Patton* of the same place, for $1,750. Both these gentlemen will come to their possessions in the near future. Mr. lines has been in the drug business and Mr. Patton in the lumber business for some years, and having wearied of mercantile pursuits, they propose to try corn, pattie and hogs for a whilo, and certainly they have made good selections. The farms are but one mile apart, and both within sound of bur academy bell. These gentldmeh left a very favorable impression on oUr people. It was easy to see that they were business men, with both brains and money, and wo miss our guess if they don’t open out in business after their homes are fixed up to suit They took the.trUitt Tnursduy morning for Indit-na*”

Children’s Day.

The Discipline of Hie M. E. church sets apart the second Sunday in June for a fepecial children’s service and for the presentation of the claims of the Educational Society. This day is usually known as Children’s day and sometimes as Bose Sunday. The day was fittingly observed at the M. E. church last Sunday, the morning hour being given up to it. The weather had the effect of reducing the number of the audience much below what it otherwise would have been, but the services were entertaining and instructive, and in which the singing was a predominating feature. The church was profusely and tastefully decorated with flowers and greenery.

The Latestfrom Nubbin Ridge.

When will the dominion of deviltry come to an ens in Nubbin Ridge? Five of the residents of that remarkable locality have but lately been released from the State Prison. Two are now undergoing punishment in Michigan City and the Recording Angel only knows how many more ought to be there. One of them is now in the Jasper county jail on a charge, which, if proven, will send him to keep company with Hays and McColly. As for the many minor transgressions, which, like the old man’s oxen we have all heard of, “are little but full of h-1,” and which are punished only in the justice court, or not at all, they are too numerous to mem tion. The individual above referred to as being nowin the county jail is a young fellow named Calvin Cavender. The Grand Jury, last week found an indictment against him for an unmentionable crime. If convicted the penalty cannot be less than two years in the penetentiary andmay be fourteen. He was arrested at Vv estville, in Porter county last Friday, by Sheriff Powell. His trial is set for next week.

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Signs of better times are brightening the political skies. All over the land prominent newspapers are coming to the front with well written and weighty articles urging the necessity of moral reform, especially in the * matter of temperance. In an article in a late copy of the Chicago Times we find this statement: “There is no use in moralizing on the temperance question. Two and two make four in the mind of an infidel, with as much certainty as in the mind of an apostle, and it is equally certain in the minds of all men of common sense that in the long run the hu man stomach cannot afford to wrestle with John Barkleycorn.” We have had men here in Remington (and still have) who fully illustrate the futility of such an encounter. Battled and beaten and driven to the wall; they yet, with a strange and incomprehensible persistency rally and renew the struggle until, at last worn out mind and body baffled and bloated they have given up or will give up the unequal contest and sink into our alms houses, prisons or still worse into the hopeless graves of drunkards.

At a meeting of the official board of the M. E. Sunil ay School on Wednesday evening of last week, D. M. Nelson was elected Superintendent, Vice Rev. W. H. Yance, resigned, and J. E. Hollei t, Treasurer, Vice W. F. Butieu, removed. Mrs. J. E. Stiller was appointed teacher of Mr. Butler’s class. Last Sunday was “Children’s Day,” the church was beautifully decorated an 1 the exercises morning and evening we e ! conducted principally by the children. Tad ladies of the Presbyterian church wilt give an ice cream and strawberry festival on Friday evening of this week. We know it will be a pleasant affair, as i heir festivals are always enioyable. The numerous pupils of Mrs. Hattie Shepherd will give a musical service this (Monday) evening, at her residence on N. Ohio street. A beautiful programme has been prepared, and the exercises no doubt, will be one continued “concord of sweet sounds.” The invitation are limited to the immediate triends of the pupils. , Mr. and Mrs: Mark Phelps have arrived, and intend making Remington their abiding place, for the present. Their tuanv friends extend heartfelt congratulations. Mr. Alvah Myers and Miss Bessie Shear, brother and cousin of Mrs. J. S Sheffler, afters short but pleasant visit returned to their home in Kankakee last week. Mis< Mary Turpin, a pupil in the school of music at Madison, Kentucky is expected home the latter par t of this week. A company of ladies spent the day with Mrs. Henry Bellows last Wednesday. They ropUbt a delightful time.

REMINGTONIAN!

FROM HANGING GROVE.

Roads very muddy this week on acoount of heavy rains. Mr. John B. Lefler has just erected a new wind-pump for George Brown. Mr. Alfred Thompson, of Rensselaer, is going to erect a wind-pomp on his farm in Hanging Grove, where Mr. Potts lives. William Moore is patting in some tile ditching this spring. Mr. Parker is spending the week in Marshall connty. Miss Minnie Wright and Miss Emma Gwin have retumea from Boone county. They report a very pleasant visit. Mr. John Randal, of Rensselaer, was in Hanging Grove last Sabbath a week.

WALKER ITEMS.

How does your corn look? is the familiar question among the farmers. Just at present the corn crop does not look very promising, many of the farmers being compelled to. replant whole fields. The prospects for a good wheat and rye crop are very flattering. A few fields look very sorry, but the majority look well. The new German Lutheran Church is dbmpleted and was dedicated last Sunday. Owing to the gloomy weather, the cnwd was now as large as expected, but all enjoyed a pleasant time. Sabbath schools at the Center and Hogan School Houses are in good progress. The Librarian at the last named place has failed to put in his appearance for some time; we would suggest that he b 8 hunted up. Mrs. Elizabeth Meltzer, died suddenly on the 31st ult, at her home in the eastern part oi the tp. She retired in the evening at her usual hour, and remarked to her husband that she did not feel well. A few minutes after, ou going to the bedside, her husband found her dead. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause. J. F. Brown, who is attending the Valparaiso Normal, paid a flying visit to his parents on Sunday last. We most heartily wish our new Co. Superintendent success, and hope he will prove as good a Supt. as his predecessor. Rev. Miller preaches at the Walker School House the last Sunday in June, at 4 o’clock p. m. Everybody cordially invited.

The High School Entertainment.

The High School Entertainment at the Court House Friday evening was well attended considering the unfavorable condition of the weather. The programme previously published in The Republican was carried out, with some additional exercises not therein mentioned. The piincipal features of the entertainment consisted of the following: A biographical sketch of the poet Longfellow, by O. M. Daugherty, giving in a brief but clear add concise manner the principal incidents of his life, a list of his works, and the time and circumstances of their production. The reading of a selection from Longfellow’s “Hiawatha ’ by Miss Mary Washburn. “Waiting at The Gate,” a selection from Whittier, by Miss Rena Peacock. The reading by Miss Belle Powell of a scientific selection from Tyndal, “The Influence of the Sun.” C. G. Spitler gave, in an essay, a brief but well written history of the State of Indiana. Misses Bertie Duvall and % Etta Imes, gave a joint recitation consisting of Longfellow’s “Psalm of Life” and an amusing parody upon the sameMiss Duvall reciting the “Psalm” and Miss Imes following with the parody. Miss Etta Spitler read an essay upon “Mohammedanism”. Glancing at the origin, progress,’ present condition, and doctrinal features ot that great religion. The parts above mentioned were all rendered ifi. manner creditable to the performers and entertaining to tho auditors. A number of pieces of music were intorspersed through the programme.

The Circuit Court.

We give some of the more interesting items of last week’s work in the circuit court, in addition to those published last week: On Tuesday James G. Knight, a native of England, passed through the final stages necessary to make him a fully naturalized citizen of the United States. On Thursday a decree of Divorce wcs granted to Sieger DeVries, of Keener township, from his wife Allie De Vries, on the grounds of desertion, abuse and general neglect of wifely duties. It is generally believed that Mrs. De Fries could have told quite a different story from that of Mr. De Vries in regard to thejr domestic difficulties had she chosen to appear in the case, but as Sfcifcer was will*

mg to make liberal provision for< Hefc support, otft of bis estate, she evidently thought it not worth while to make a contest over the matter. John Bellisle, Andy Bazzle and Joe Martin all plead guilty to the charge of intoxication in a public place. Bellisle was fined one dollar and costs, the two others two dollars and eosts. Judge Ward came over from Kentland Monday and on that, and the following day disposed of some ditch, probate and other causes for which a jury was not required. On Tuesday afternoon the court adjourned until next week.

UNCLE BEN.

The Commissioners’ Record.

On Thursday morning the commissioners rendered their decision in the matter of the application of Thomas Harris for license to keep a saloon in Remington, tb the effect that the appicant had failed to prove that he was a fit and proper person to keep a saloon, and that the application was accordingly rejected. Shadrack F. Brown was appointed a justice of the peace in and for Walker township. John Way wire and Willard Stockwell having produced satisfactory evidence showing that they had been assessed for taxes on property in Jordan, and upon the same property in Walker tp., their taxes were remitted to the extent which justice required.

The claim of Wm. B. Burford, of Indianapolis, for stationery &c., which was continued from the March term on account of an overcharge was considered at this term. The amount of the claim originally was for $853.74. Mr. Bmford came before the Board in -Person and stated that after having carefully examined all of the accounts ha, had presented against the county since the date of the first contract, that he was willing to concede an overcharge of $134.34. Horace E. James, whom the Board at the March term appointed as a special agent to examine the same accounts, reported that he had found an overcharge of $275.29. The Commissioners decided to adjust the claim on the basis of Mr. James’ figures rather than upon those of Mr. Burford, and they accordingly deducted $275.25 from the original bill leaving a balance, allowed Burford, $78.45. This settlement is, of course, not necessarily final as Burford has the privilege of appealing to the Circuit Court if he believes the, commissioners have not done him justice. A petition from numerous freeholders of Marion tp., was presented asking that an election be ordered in the township upon the question of voting a two per cent, tax in aid of the Rochester, Rensselaer & St. Louis, Railway. As the petition contained the requisite number of freeholders’ signatures, the Board ordered that the election he held fixing the time for the same upon Wednesday, August Ist, 1888. The thx if voted will amount to $17,400, to be paid in two annual installments. Much road and bridge business was attended to, the next tax levy for the county and the various townships and towns Was provided for, and a j portion of the claims against the county were disposed of. Much of the business before the Board was necessarily left unfinished, and a special session was accordingly called by the auditor, and which met yesterday and is now in session.

SAND BUR.

mm & WiM; Dealers in Ctaaeeties, Agricultural Implements, BRICK and TILE. -j . JUST KECEIVED: Glassware and Queensware, Which will be sold at prices thai'defy Competition

. .»vs•. Ditch Assessments: WTOTIUEifi hereby.the* ditch pell tiHoned tor by Wi Ilian O. Moore, a. Hick?* M. A Darrow. James Hemphill, A. ffityler ami J. W. Powell in Princeton township. Whitt* couhty, Indiana, and .laeper county Indians* was established by the White Circuit Court at v its March session 1883, and that tkeasees»nieiit* of benefits to the several tracts of land as the same were finally confirmed by the court are as follows, to-wit: ? 2 9 owners q ~b » 3 | 3 Andrew Hicks nwnw 19.27-8 40 120 do ne nw 10-27-8 4C 120 do se nw 10-27-6 40 .20 do off w side sesw 3-27-6 80 24 James O. Moore sir se 3-27 6 40 120 do nw nc 10-27-8 40 40 do SW ne 10-27-6 40 10 Martin McNitt none 10-27-C 40 96 do / sene 10-27-8 40 10 de se se • 3-27-6 40 32 Anthony Taylor se sw 2-27-0 40 120 do SW sw 2-27-0 40 120 do ne-nw 11-27-0 40 18 do nw nw 11-27-6 40 32 John W. Powell swnw 11-27-0 40 16 do sene 3-27-6 40 10 Reuben R. Pettit se nw 11-27-6 40 10 do sw ne 11-27-6 40 20 > North Western Mutual Life Insurance Co. nw ne 11-27-8 40 24 do off w side ne ne 11-27-6 26 16 do sw se 2-27-0 40 120 do nw se 2-27-8 40 120 do ne sw 2-27-6 40 16 do offwsidO sc so 2-27-6 20 SO do off w side \\e se 2-27-6 20 20 Margaret J. Darrow, et al, und V nwnw 12-27-6 40 11 do und>iswsw 1-27-0 40 27 do do nwnw 1-27-6 40 40 do und X off e side ne.se 2-27-6 13 8 do X off e side se se 2-27-6 13 13 do X off e side ne ne 11-27-6 18 3 Alexander Hair und % nw nw 12-27-8 40 22 do un-i %SW SW 1-27-6 40 54 do do nwnw 1-27-6 40 SO do und X off e side lwse 2-27-6 13 6 do und % off e side se so 2-27-6 13 20 do und % off" e side nene 11-27-8 13 6 Hirani Paulsel se ne 11-27-6 40 10 Win .James nw sw l>-2( 6 40 5 do off s sido sw nw 12-2 i-6 80 10 Joseph Doctor off s side senw 12-27-6 30 lJ James Britton nenw 12-27-0 40 10 do off nAide senw 12-27-6 10 r> do se sw 1-27-6 40 28 do no sw 1-27-6 40 10 samT. Spencer off e side swnw 1-27-6 13 4i> do senw 1-27-6 40 10 James Hemphill w side swnw 1-27 6 27 80 do nw nw 1-27-6 40 luO do ne nw 1-27-0 40 10 do se sc *5-28-8 40 120 do sw se 85-28-6 40 80 John B. Hemphill se no 2-27-0 40 60 Edward Hemphill sw ne 2-27-6 40 40 do senw 2-27-6 40 10 do swnw 2-27-6 40 16 James A. May nw ne 2-27-6 40 00 . do ne nw 2-27-6 40 16 do nw nw 2-27-6 <0 16 do ne ne 2-27-6 40 80 do sesw 85-2 S-6 40 01 do ne nw 35-28-6 40 180 Margaret J. Pollard nw se 35-28-6 40 so Dudley H. Chase sw ne 35-28-6 40 120 d o nw ne 85-28.6 40 40 S. O. Abernethy sw sw 35-28-6 40 40 Earl & Banes nwsw 35-28-6 40 24 do nw nw 35-28-6 40 16 National Park Bank N,Yswnw 85-28-0 40 16 do se nw 35-28-6 40 80 Johnß Hemphill out of ne nw 85-28-0 SO 72 Edward Culp out of ne nw 35-28-6 10 10 George L. Park sw sw 26-28-6 40 St sesw 26-28-0 40 110 Peter H. Zea ne sw 26-28-0 40 61 Belli. Appleton ne ne 3-27-0 40 10 Andrew Spencer nw ne 12-27-0 40 ]# Wm.V. Bpencer nene 12-27-6 40 io ArmildaC. Parsons out of se sw 8-27-6 10 5 Princeton township, White Co., for Roads on line sw se 3 10 do sec line between secs 2 and 3 20 do through se se 1 1# do on sec line secs 1 and 2 20 Roy D. Davidson one of the Commissioners of Drainage of White county, Indiana, was at the March Term, 1888, of the White Circuit Court appointed and directed to construct and make said proposed work. Notice is hereby given that the above assessments are called to be paid in the following installments: 20per ctnt. on the Ist day of August, 1883; 20 per cent* on the first day of September. 1S88; 20 per cent, on the first day of October, 1833 ; 20 per cent, on the first day of November, 1883; and 20 per cent, on the first day of December, 1883, to bo paid to me at Forney, White county, Indiana. Given under mj hand this third dav of .June, 1888. ROY D. DAVIDSON, v .Com.of Drainage

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Sheriff’s Sale. BY virtue of a certified copy of n decree, to tile, directed, from the clerk of the Jasper Circuit court, in ;i cause wherein Simon \P. Thompson was plaintiff and l'lorencii fierce, Wiley H. Pierce, Walter Gum and ltose Gum his wife were defendants, requiring roe to make the sum of Three Hundred and Ninetythree and 75-100 Dollars, together with interest and costs, I will expose at public sale, for cash in hand on Saturday the Bth day of July* 1883, bet wee), the hours of 10 o’ciock a. m., and 4 o’clock p. m., of said day, at the dqpr of the Court House, in the town of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, the rents and profits, for a term not exceeding seven years, tire following described Real estate, to-wkp Lot No. Right tft) Block No. Nine (9} Western Addition to Remington, Jasper county, Indiana. And should such rents and profits not sell for s sufficient sum to discharge said decree, interes and costs, 1 will, at the same time and place expose to sale the fee simple of said Hen Estate, or so much thereof its shall bo sufficien to discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said sale will, be made without any relie whatever from i nitiation or appraisement laWi and in accordance \vitt\ the order of court ii said decree. • JOHN W. POWELL, Sheriff Jasper cobatj Thomp*on A Em. Att'y*forpl'tff. June 14-tD23 Jttiy 5. Brest) Pee §10;