Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1883 — Page 4

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The Kailroad and the Circus together, occupy a large amount of space iu this week,s Republican; but they are big institutions, both, ' and well deserving of extensive, consideration. The lightning fired the new building of the State JJniversity at Bloomington last Thursday, and it burned to the ground. The museum, (containing the Owens collection) and the library of 15,000 vols, were totally destroyed. Tbe loss is $200,000, with $30,000 insurance.

“We Don't wantto Vote Money to a Rich Corporation.”

In the first place the corpora* tion which is about to build the Rochester, Rensselaer & St. Louis Railway, is not rich by any manner of means; but rich or poor, they have the power and the disposition to bring a great, through, trunk-line railway to Rensselaer, to our everlasting and inestimable advantage; or to build it within a few miles of Rensselaer, to our everlasting and unmeasurable harm. IVo can vote the few thousands and get the road; or we can refuse the few thousands AND LOSE IT. On the one side is wisdom and self-interest. Onjtlie other, madness and self destruction. For our part we should be in favor of voting $17,000 to a party of pirates if by that means we could, honorably and without injury to others, secure benefits greater than ten times $17,000.

For Country Voters.

To toe country voters of Marion township who propose voting against the railroad tax because they believe that Rensselaer will derive a greater share of benefit, from the building of the road, than will the country residents of the township we would present a few considerations: A through competing line to the Eastern seaboard, securing, for all time, better prices to farmers for all the products of their toil, wiil be worth to them all that it' will cost ten times over. How unwise then to throw away a chance for getting a good thing, simply because somebody else stands a possible chance of getting something a little better. The farming lands of the townif situated near such a tojvn and slick a market aS Rensselaer will .soon become, if it gets the new railroad, will soon be worth double what they now are. This statement is no exaggeration, and is afaiply justified' by the value 'of farming lands in neighboring counties, no better than our own land, but situated in proximity to better market towns. Every dollar which the township proper votes for the railroad will be paid back by the company, in the shape of taxes, in ten years time at the longest; and will be paid back in the same manner, as often as once in ten years for', alii time. The corporation of Rensselaer, however, will get, comparatively, speaking, almost nothing from the raihoad in the way of taxes. , * ■. , Every dollar which town afid township together vote to the : railroad will be .paid back rnpre than ten times in every ten years, fey the. increased price of farm products lghich will result from ihe building of the road. . fTliis road, as nearly everybody already knows, is to be a branch ‘6t the Chicago" <k Atlanti(vand, like that splendid line, is to be built in .the most perfect and substantial will be raised on a roawbed so wide and high, as will require a wide, deep ditch on each of the track, which for drain'agP'purposes alone, will be worth 4fr that the farmers will have to •' fatiy if the tax is voted. k. * /

The Railroad Election.

The Rochester, Rensselaer and St. Louis Railway Company is a local organization, the directors all live along the line of work. The Chicago ana Atlantic Railway Company own and operate a strictly first-class through line from the Eastern Sea-board*' cities to Chicago , thus competing for Omaha and St. Paul through shipments. It is seeking a St. Louis and Kansas City connection. For the puipose of inviting the construction of such line through Rensselaer, and not elsewhere, the legal voters of Marion township propose to offer, payable when the road is completed, the proceeds of a tax, to be voted upon August Ist, 1883. This aid is to be voted to the local organization. The fear of imaginary evil ought not to debar ns from seeking our own immediate benefit. The local organization is the agent of the people to invite capital to invest in the project, and make Rensselaer a point Tne voters of the township simply say that if the R. R. & St. L. R. R. Co., will cause a first-class railroad to be built on a certain line, in a certain manner, and within a certain time, a certain amount of aid can be collectible ad valorem. The pedple of the township dictate the place where they want a railroad built, and we have not heard a single voter object to the place selected in the petition. , The voters prescribe the manner in which the railroad shall be constructed, so as to protect the farmers against the evil of stock-killing, and the law decrees a limit of time. Now if a railroad is a good thing for the people, they want it built. They select the place, time and manner of its construction, and contribute a small per cent, of its cost. This is fair, and no harm can come to our people. We propose now to answer some objections: Objection No. I—“ Our tax is too high now, and although the investment would be a good one, we are not now conveniently able to make it.” This objection has merit, but it is not tenable for the reasons: Ist—The occasion offered may not again occur. A neglected opportunity may be a source of perpetual regret. 2nd —Tbe time when the tax is to be paid may be a time of good crops and hign prices. The merchant, when trade is dull, renews his advertising, and awaits better results. Oojection No 2—“ l am afraid the local company are asking this tax to make«money out of the project?” No argument addressed to the man is fair unless supported by evidence. No man who engages as agent to assist any public enterprise, ought to have his motives questioned without reason. No° honest man will, without cause, ascribe an evil intent to an honest act of his fellow man. It is a case of measuring your own character. “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speakoth.” The absurdity of such an uulair objection will at once appear from the fact that not one oent of the money raised by taxation can be paid to any one until the work is completed, and hence the taxpayers could not possibly be harmed. Objection No. 3—“ The people in town will reap an unfair proportion of benefits.” The assessed valuation of property in town, in 882, was $128,000, and in the country $422,000. The town will have the greater tax to pay. The land in town is assessed at about 15 per cent, of the total valuation, while in the country the value of the land is onehalf the assessment. Real Estate will be most largely benefftted, and tho country will realize three-fourths of the profit, according to the rule of quantity. The railroad will pay back, in taxes, to tho township proper, fifteen times as as much as to the town. The objection is without foundation in truth. The tax is a fair way of aiding the project, and no ill feeling ought to exist on the part of farmers, against the residents ot Rensselaer, as such. %*

In Favor of the Tax.

To show how generally the best people of Marion township favor the proposed railroad tax we give a few names gathered, almost at random, from among the many which, might be given: Judge Hammond, Alfred Thompson, David Nowels, W. S. Coen, G. H. Brown, Rev. Claypool, Rev. Zumbielta, Dr. J. Richey, Dr. Loughridge, Dr. Washburn, Dr. Hartsell, Dr. Bitters, F. W. Babctrck, Dr. R. Y. Martin, J. W. Williams, M. F. Chilcote, L- L. Daugherty, Berry Parrik, G. M. Robinson, R. S. Dwiggins, H. W. Wood, 1. J. Porter, T. J. Randal, J. M. Wasson, Win C. Fierce, J. W. Powell, M. B. Alter, J. H. Willey, A. Leopold, Emmet Kannal, Geo. Kannal, F. B. Meyers, H. E. James, Joseph Hardman, R. H. Purcupiie, Norman Warner, Ludd Hopkins, J. v\. Douthit, F. J. Sears, T. J. Farden, Rial Benjamin, Samuel Scott, James Welsh. The list might be extended almost indetinitly but we have given enough for the purpose above indicated. A Card i hanks —l r he sons an«l daughter.* of of ibo late Mrs. Mary Tharp, n quest us to express to their many kiml filends in Keneselaer, their deep sen*e of gratitude over the many tou-rhing mark- of kindness and syrnpaphy shown duiintr the occasion of their mother's death and burial*

Church Notes.

The M. E. Church festival in Makeovers building, last Friday evening was not so successful as its predecessors have been. A heavy rain-storm in the early part of the evening had the effect of deterring many who would otherwise have attended. “He brought him to Christ” was the subject of the Rev. Claypool’s sermon at the M. E. church Sunday evening. The subject, short in words but vast in import, was handled in an able manner. The congregation was very large for the season, nearly filling tbe building. At the Christian church last Sunday morning Elder Halstead, under the head of “Christian liberality versus sectarian Dogmatism” made a manly plea in favor of a more perfect and universal tolerance of religions opinions which do not happen to accord with our own. The work of rebuilding the old M. E. parsonage is now progressing rapidly. Services at the Presbyterian church on the first Sabbath of August. On the fifth Sabbath of July, Rev. Small fills an appointment at Hebron, Ind. An efficient work is being done by an excellent corps of teachers in the Presbyterian Sunday school. There were eighty two scholars present on last Sabbath, and fqr some time past there has been a general average of eighty, and “yet there is room” for more. The Female missionary society held their monthly meeting at the church on Wednesday afternoon, just proceeding the prayer meeting. 1 The Ladies’ Industrial Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at of the Misses Smith on Friday of this week at 2 p. m., and a part of the work of this society is suggested to be the social family visiting among the friends and members of the church. It expected that the Rev. L. Nebeker, of Battle Ground M. E. church, will visit Rensselaer next Saturday and Sunday, in the interest of the Asbury University Endowment fund. He will pjeach at the M. E. church Sunday, morning and evening. Although the funeral ceremonies of Mrs. Tharp took place at two o’clock P. M. on Wednesday of last week, the remains were not buried until the arrival of Mrs. Hood, Mrs. Tharp’s daughter, from Port Wayne, who came on the 5;45 train Wednesday evening. All the other sons and daughters were present at the funeral.

Another Sudden Death.

Mrs. Rebecca Hopkins, widow of Caleb Hopkins, died suddenly of paralysis of the heart, last Saturday evening at the residence of her son, George Hopkins, near the depot. She had apparently been enjoying her usual health all day, aud early in the evening, while reclining upon the lounge playing with her little grandchild, suddenly, without warning or word of any kind, sank down upon the lounge and expired, instantly. Mrs. George Hopkins, the only person present except»the child, at once made an outcry and summoned a number of the neighbors, some of whom made some attempt, in vain of course, at resuscitation. She had long been afflicted with the disease, above mentioned, and the manner of her death could hardly be called a surprise. She was 67 years old, and for 82 years a resident of Jasper county. The funeral services were held at the residence, on Sunday afternoon, and were conducted by Elder D. T. Halstead, of the Christian church.

Keener aud De Motte.

Mr. Elam D. Fairchild and family have returned from their visit to friends of Mrs* Fairchild, in lowa. Dapiel E. Fairchild is making De Motto ring with the saw-mill purchased fronPß. H. Harrington. G. S. Guild’s mother and younger brother paid him a pleasant visit, last week. John Shortridge is slowly recovering from a son stroke, it being about an eight pounder. The trustee reports 102 male citizens over the age of 21. Mr. Jas. Bennett, 74 years old, and ohe of the first settlers of the township, being the oldest. The 1., I. & I. R. R. is now running regular trains. West in the morning, East in the evening. Mr. S. J. Bently, intends moving his store to the corner of the public square. Then to replenish his stock and engage in a general mercantile business. Bruner <fc Tylef have purchased W. H. Tylers store and a» e doing a booming business. Mrs. Dr. Robbins is slowly recovering from a long and servere illness. The . prospect's for the corn crop through the county generally are good.

The Rail-road.—The meetihg at the court house, last Monday evening, seemed to be unanimous in favor of the appropriation. Alfred Thompson presided, and J. W. Me Ewen acted as secretary. Remarks of greater or less length, and all in favor of the road, were made by, E. C. Nowels, James VV. Douthit, Rev. G. Havens, F. W. Babcock, Jas. A. Baraham, I. B. Washburn, Daniel Duvall, S. P. Thompson, W. H. Saylor, Wm Beck and others. The next meeting will be held next Saturday evening. The programme will be found in another place m this paper.

Wholesale Horse Stealing.

Isaac H. Selljck lives in Wisconsin, but owns a large stock farm in Walker tp., this county. Somejtime ago: he employed J. J. Burton to reside on his Walker farm and take care of his stock. On Saturday last Mr. Sellick came to Rensselaer and reported that on about the 9th inst., Burton had stolen four of the best horses in his cuarge, a buckboard, and set of harness, and left the place. The horses stolen were a sorrel mare 8 years old, a brown one 9 years old, and two 3 year old geldings, one gray and the other bay. Burton is a low, beavy-set .man, with light complexion and light mustache, and wore, when he left, small chin whiskers. A reward of SSO is offered for his arrest and the return of the horses. g. l . The Big Stock Show. The Premium Lists of the Tippecanoe county Fair are now in circulation. The Association offers SIO,OOO in cash premiums, and will, without doubt, make the Fair, as heretofore, the great live stock show of Northern Indiana. The fair will be held at the grounds of the Association in Lafayette, but at just what time we coufess ourselves unable to state exactly. On the cover of the premium list the dates of the fair are given as September, 4,5, 6, &7; on the inside title page the dates are given as September “3 to 8, inclusive,” while upon page 56 we have still another statement of the time: The dates there given as September 3, to*7. Such blundering is a source of more aggravation perhaps than of real injury.

Sells’ Great Exposition.

For the first time in the of Jasper county a really great, metropolitan, railroad show is to exhibit within its borders. Sells Brother’s great railroad show will exhibit in Rensselaer on WednesAugust Ist. It will probably not exhibit in another town of the size of Rensselaer in the state. But as this is the natural centre of a tract of country conprising several counties besides our own, the proprietors of the circus believe that an exhibition here will be profitable. The {following notice from the Chicago Times, gives, as we believe a reliable though brief description of the show. As a general thing complimentary notices, many of an extravagant character, precedes the advent of a circus and menagerie, which after its departure is as oliren suffered to depart without word of commendation. In justice, however, to an exhibition, or rather a series of exhibitions comprised in the Sells Brothers’ Exposition, an exception should be made, for positively it is the only show of the kind, in our remem beranceythat has truly and faithfully filled every promise set forth in the advertisement. We do not believe that one of the ten thousand spectators who witnessed the arenic performances on Monday night but will cheerfully admit that they were the best and most unique that they have ever seen, many being of a startling and decidedly original character, as for example, those of the Davene, Stirk and Caron families. The menagerie is vast in proportion, and choice in character, containing amongst other curious" specimens two largo hippopotami, a monster rhinoceros, a herd of giraffes, and a school of sea lions and leopards, besides, as the bills announced, herds of elephants, giraffes, &c., and at least 100 cages us animals. The expense of running this organization must be immense, but the reputation of the Sells Brothers will insure them crowds wherever they exhibit. Emphatically it is by far the best show extant. Chicago Times, May 30.

Big Bulletin Boaud.—The bulletin board erected for the accom r modation of the bill posters of Sells Bro’s circus, around the Northern corner of the public square, is the largest thing of the kind ever seen in the town. It is over three hundred feet long and twelve feet high. Its outer surface presents an area of more than 3600 square feet. Eighty dollars worth of lumber were required ip its construction.

The test 5c cigars ever offered at retail, can be found at Kannal’sj The Mexican condition Powders cure chicken cholera. For sale at Meyer’s drug store, only. Remember, Learning' sells the best White Lead in the market, at the lowest possible price, Castor 'Oil,* for mowing and reaping machines, at Meyer’s drug store. Emmgt Kannal is agent for the Story & Camp organs, manufactured at Chicago, the best first-class, low-priced organ in the market. A full line of Machine oils, including, Eldorado, Sperm and West Virginia Lubricating, at Meyer’s drug store. The largest and handsomest line of cloth window shades ever on sale in Jasper county, may be had at Kannal’s. 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 Bewpre of counterfeits and peddlers of cheap jewelry and silverplated ware, but go to Kannal, the reliable dealer, and get “value received.” I*have lately added Six or eight new brands of Cigars to my already fine stock, and can now furnish you with the best smoke for five cents, of any one in the berg, and don’t you forget it. F. B. Learning. The largest and handsomest lot of Clocks, direct from the factory, at prices so low, anyone can afford to buy. Call and learn prices, at Kannal’s. We aim to treat everybody gentlemanly, and with respect; but the party who pulled down our advertising cards will receive an over amount, if the same offence is repeated. Please bear in mind. Me Cracken & Kirk. There is reported to be among us a horse disease, that is baffling the best Farriers, but F. B. Meyer's Mexican condition powders will, undoubtedly, reach the disease, try it: - '4 Kannal’s I%roved Magic Baking Powder takes the lead. ONLY 40c per lb. Always fresh for he makes it himself, and guarantees the powder strictly pure. Books at half price, go to Kannal’s.

School Furniture.

TJie Victor School Desk, and School Furniture, Noiseless folding seat. Noisless folding lid. Gravitation lock. Solid back and seat, the best school seat manufactured. Guaranteed for tea years. Call and examine sample desk. F. J. Sears & Son, Agents. A gentleman who got severely scared at the wind storm last week, remarked that if he owned an interest in both lowa and hell, he would take up his residence in the latter place, and rent lowa out. He will doubtless get there soon enough any way.—“ Carson (Iowa) Criterion.”

REMOVAL, Kardman “THE” Jeweler One door west of Learning’s Drug Store, in the room formerly occupied by Ge«. (irauel. \, , , t maim Dealers in Agricultural implements, BRICK and TILE. JUST RECEIVED: Glassware and Queensware, Which will be sold at prices that defy Competition