Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1886 — Page 4

TDTSjnarro^rsr judicial ireirtt Jiwlr* Petek M. Ward. rosocwUugAttorns M. U, Walker. 7to-m« af'Court—f\r *1 Mondfy in January; TUrd Mania? <*» MaroA; Pint Monday in June; nird Monday in October. COUWTY OFFICERS ~ Vcrk . . JamMF.lhwdk. -'honff ... : Samuel B. y roman. Viulitor Gkokub M. Robinson. W WifeW* M. Hoover. U«corder* -Thomas Antrim. Surveyor... .... Jambs O. Tubawls. ’onncr.. . 1 iiii.Lir BU'A. superintendettt Public Schools,. .D. M. MsLsuy. /Ist District .A»a (i. Commissioners District .. .S. B. Nichols. (3d District .John W ay.*i»k. Oommiotionero' Court-nrtt Monday* id Maroh Juno, September and December. CORPORATION OFFICERS : MilTphSl... Wm. VtarEßN. ( Val Ski 8. •Treasurer.... T. 4. Ifakukk. r Ist Ward JonN R. Vanatta 3d Ward B. F. FKHUttsoN ’'ouaoilnien <Bd Wara Kira L Clark UthWsrd. A. \¥. Cleveland. I sthWard .....T. J. McCoy.

SOCIETIES. A. F. and A. M. Prairie Lodge No. 125 .meets First and Third Mendays of each nioruh •lav W. Williams, ' (VmH. hwr. Secretary. v- M - O. E. S. Evening Star Chapter, meets First and Third Wednesdays of eacli month. Mrs Mary Spitler. Mrs. Lydia A. Moss. Secretary. Worthy Matron. . 1.Q.0. F. Iroquois Lodge, No. 113, meets every Tuesday evening. John Vanatta, Janies A. Yeoman, Secretary. n . u. K. ofP. Rensselaer Lodge, No. S 3, meets every Thursday evening. „„ VT , W. B. Austin, C D. Nowels, K. of R. * S. C. C. A.O.U W. REKB9KLAKB LODGE No. 100 meets every Monday evening N.J. York, A. Leopold. 10 Recorder. M. IV. O. A. R Rensselaer Post, No. 84, meets every Friday evening. „ T ... . C. P- Hopkins, E. L. Clark, Adjutant. I • c. K. AL.of H Jasner Lodge No. 850, meets every Saturday evening. ;V _ « C. Irwin, John T (ircen. Secy. I-'rotector WHY THE UOLDMBDS WATCH IS THE BEST The Main Spring Barrels completely covered, making it more nearly dust proof than any other. The Regulator is nearly double the length of others, rendering aocurate regulation a very simple matter. To replace a broken Main Spring .the Barrel can be removed without .removing the Balance or interfering with the regulation. The Hair Spring Stud is so formed that two or more coils of. Spring cannot catch iq, the Regulator Pins and cause the watch to either stop or gain time at an unusual rate. The Balance comes under the round, or edge, tlfe strongest part of the case, not as all ©therein the venter and under the weakest part. These are improvements that -annot be claimed by any other manufacturers. There are other advantages which the watchmaker can readily explaiu, and once seen, *ll must agree in saying that it is the strongest and best wateh in the world. ■ buying and carrying a Gal ambus Watch you wi.l Savo Cho price oi ao ordinary watch in a few in impairs aiooe, t.* siy nothing of the inconvenience aiid delay o! rep >irs. “©B I carry a full line of . Columbus watches, also a. cpmplete., stock of docks. Repairing done by a competent workman, at reasonable prices. EJmizict Kanaal, Sole Agent for the Columbus Watch. US)* EL,. WILLIS, GUN and LOCKSMITH .'bop on River bank, south oi School House Rensselaer, Indiana. All kinds of Iron and Wood turning, and fine -ork in Iron, Steel and Brass.' 6n.short notice. «ad at reasonable rates. Give me a call. W?IUSSENI)EN T & SONS, HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTERS, GRAINERS, KALSOMINERS, and CAEISTA G-IS PAHTTEHS, (Shop opposite HAlloran’s Livery Stable.) Rensselaer, - - Indiana. Decora tins, Painting and Paper Humbug a Specia'.tr.^gt ls-35-ts. IEW MEiTIMET Rensselaer, Indiana. SrGLKH & BA Ft TINY PIiOP'RN, BEKF, Pork. Veal, llntton. Sausage. I'.ologua etc., wild in rjuantitiee to suit purchasers. ,»t tlie lowest prices. N'ono but tha be-.t etock cauehtered. Eroryboily is invited to call Tho ighost marketpaid for Cattle. Shacp , Yogs, Calves. Itwe.Mtilo. 18-IG-lf. 'SIGLER & BAP.TIN. PIONEER MEAT MARK ET, Rensselaer, - ; - Indiana J. J. UJGLEBBACR. Fi#|»V. I»IiKK, Pork, Veal, Mftttau. 'susauge, lio i » !.*«». etc.. Wilt in MHimtitivs to suit pur C o'-•'*',•< ct rhe (.west pri.y.v. Mic.it oat ibo boat ■ .*:«»*: I j.hi.'./.Ulered. Kvciylrtnly is liiviusi e Price paid <v» i C’altie. J. EIGLKtiRA- H.

THE REPUBLICAN. Thursday, February - 11, 1886. Of Jk.d.-rrnx 4 tlslaa.gr. Proies»ion»i cards, gn per annum tor S lines er ess : 50 ois. tor eaoh additional line, bocal notices. 10 cent* perline for first insertion ce uts per line for each subsequent insertion. * Hpecial races far choice places in the paper, and tor advertisements wider mail one column. RHls of regular advertisers payable uuarterly ; raiisient to be paid in advance Job FHiNTixa.—Alargc assortment oi type and ocher material for poster, oa.nphlet.circular ano kiinired work. Prices’ow,. -

Call for a Meeting of the Central Committee.

In accordance with the action of the county mass convention, of January 30,1886, the Republican Central Committee of Jasper county is hereby called to meet in Rensselaer oh Saturday Feb., 13, for the purpose of completing their organization by electing a chairman and secretary, to succeed the present chairman and secreary. W. A. Rinehart, Chm’n. G. E. Marshall, Sec’y.

The report that T. J. Wood had lately written to Mr. E. C. Nowels, making the latter an indirect tender of the post-office at this place, is positively denied by Mr. NOWOI3. Another of our great war herns has been fin ally mustered out. On Tuesday afternoon Gen. W. S. Hancock died at his residence near New York, after an illness of only a very few days. The work of choosing a chairman and secretary for the Republican County Central Committee is one of great importance to the interests of the party, in the county,; and all the metnbers of the committee should make it a poipt to be present.

The Republican has the best authority for saying that the parties who are now building the southern extension of the Chicago & Great Southern railroad, and whß propose soon to build a northern extension of the same line, across Jasper county, have not yet definitely located the line for the northern extension, and will not be ready to do so for some time yet. The surveying party which left Fair Oaks some weeks ago, will, we understand, return by the way of Rensselaer. ' These surveys, though careful and accurate, are merely for the purpose of obtaining exact information, in regard to the merits of the different proposed routes. The season for the annual dis. fribution of seeds by the Agricultural Department, is now at hand, she practice heretofore has been for Congressmen to send out these seeds, without Tuio wing whether they were desired or not. Mr. Owen, of this district, wisely thinks that the better .way to dispose of the seeds allotted to him for distribution, will be to send them to Those who want them. He therefoc requests that all wanting seeds, write to him, at Washington, and they will be promptly served. This is evidently the just and fair way to dispose of tiiese things. An event which may mean a revolution m the material prospects of the town of Rensselaer was the visit here this week of one of the executive officers of the Chicago Sewing Machine Co. The company not only makes sewing machines, throughout, but does j general foundry work, and employs; from 75 to 150 men, regularly, j They are proposing to remove j from Chicago, and the officer, above referred to was here inyes-i tigatiug the advantnnges of this place. This matter should at once, receive the serious attention of| our citizens, for if -it siiouid be; found»to be a reliable company,' ancl that it can be brought here on any reasonable terms,'we must not let-slip the chance. * Ah establishment like that located here will dot only do great things itself, in advancing the internal interests of the town, but it will .serve as a starter to bring other like establishments here: ■ A citizens’ meeting Will be held to consider thei matte- , at the Court House, Saturday evening. Let it be web attended. - ■

STILL A MYSTERY.

What Is known and believed about the death of Young Halstead. The body of Edwifi M. Halstead Peached this place, at the expected time, last Thursday night, in the care of Wm. Mills, now of the vicinity of Andover, Dakota, but formerly a resident of Goodland, and previous to tnatof Remington, in this county. From Mr. Mitts we learn that at the time of his death young Halstead was living with an estimable family named Pratt, some three miles from Andover. The second story of the Pratt house was divided into two rooms, and the larger of these rooms Halstead used as a school room, and was engaged upon a term of school, with about three weeks more to teach, at the time of the fatal occurrence. The other room in this story w r as. used as the sleeping room of the deceased. The shooting occured at an early hour on Monday morning. The day before, Sunday, he had written a long and. cheerful letter to his f riends iu this vicinity, and in the course of the letter remarked that in going to town the day Saturday, a fierce dog had attacked him, and that he regretted not having had his revolver with him at the time. Later it became known that he purchased cartridges for the revolver, upon reaching; Andover that day. Sunday Le passed as ordinarily, attending church and Sunday school, in which he was a faithful worker. On Monday morning he ate his breakfast with the family, though not eating very heartily, as Mrs. Pratt remembered, and went up stairs to his room, leaving Mrs. Pratt and her two children at breakfast, while Mr. Pratt had gone out to attend to his chores. A few minutes lkter the sound of a pistol shot was heard in the room above, and this was followed b.y groans. Mrs. ‘Pratt rushed upstairs into the school room and called the yohiig man by nam e She received nc answer, and then ran and called her husband Ho came at once, and going into the bed room found the deceased in a kneeling posture, near the head of his bad, with his forehead resting agaiust the bed or the bed post, and blood running from a bullet hole in the right side of his head, about an inch above and slightly back 01 the highest point of the ear. His position was such that the blood from the wound ran down over liis forehead and face: He ‘continued to breathe feebly for about two hou,rs, but neve;: spoke nor seemed conscious aftei the shooting occured. The revolver laid upon the floor, several, feet to Lis right, and somewhat backward. His open trunk stood near, with a box of open cartridges in its lid. A physician was called by telegraph, from the neighboring town of Aberdeen, but he did not reach the scene until after the young man had expired. _bd The following diagram, with die explanations below, will hel ) to make clear the foregoiug account of this sad and tragical occurrence:

A School Room. • B Stairs. • G C Beds". D Door. t Body. T Revolver. \ An inquest was held oil Tuo’sday and the verdict then was to the effect that the death was intentional suicide; the conclusion being that he had knelt at his bed, in the attitude of prayer, aud placing the weapon to his head, or near, it had sent the fatal bullet into his brain. The inquest does not seem to have been made with i a grea t deal of care, and Mr. Mi Us j aud many others tvere hot satisfied

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with the verdict. The blood was not washed from the face until after the inquest; when this was done Mr. Mills discovered upon the forehead, ijust above the eyes a bruised or swollen . appearance which led him to believe that instead of the wound being received in a kneeling position, the young man was standing at the time, and when shot had ‘fallen forward and struck his head- against the bed post. This, together with the fact’ that deceased had at no time, shown any state of mind likely to lead to suicide, led Mr. Mills, and many others to believe that the shooting was accidental. There seems not to be the slightest circumstance to indicate, nor any* disposition upon the part of any one in the locality to believe, that the shooting was done by any other person than the deceased himself. The body, upon its arrival here was taken to the house of James Randle, corner Cullen and Susan streets and taken in charge by Undertaker C. G. Sears Tne latter, as*soon as he began work upon the body, decided from the great amount of blood that lvad settled about the eyes of the .corpse, that the bullet must have lodged somewhere in the vicinity of tne «yes. It‘should be stated here, that the -opinion of the physician who was present at the Inquest seems to iiave beeh that the course of the bullet was towards the ceuter of the head; if this were true it could not have approached the vicinity of tlie eyes. On Friday two of the town physicians, by request, examined the wound, and carefully probed it with improved instruments. It was their opinion, so far as they were able to judge without removing the skull-cap, that Mr. bears was right 9 in his opinion as to, the location of the ball. If this is correct, then tile swollen appearance. which Mr. Mills n ticed above the eyes, iyas J probably caused-by the bullet, within, rather than by falling against toe bed. we will, in the interest oh truth, sum up briefly some of tbe facts which, support and some which disp.ove the qwo theories of suicide, and of accident: The posture of tne deceased would indicate suicide; also the range of the bullet, if the Rensselaer undertaker and physicians were correct in their conclusions. From' tiiose facts it would appear tout lie had knelt at the bedside, plac ;d the weapon against, or neai, 11 is head, witli the barrel pointing somewhat forward and downward, and fired: In dropping his hand, the pistol .would naturally be thrown ]to somewhere near the position it was found. Against this tneoi-y are the facts that nothing in the young man s known circumstances, nor his state of miqd, would lead anyone to believe tMt he contemplated suicide; more inportaut still is the fact that if he iiad held the weapon near his head as would be expected, it would seem that the marks of fire and powder would be apparent, about the wound, which was not the case. ■ . ~ - In regard to the theory of accidental self shooting,~>it may bo said that the circumstances above stated which --Seem'" opposed to suicide, naturally support the accidental hypothesis. Added to them is the fact that the lock of the pisto 1 was out of order, and

the hammer would sometimes fall of itself, thus discharging the weapou, should ’it be loaded. It is the theory of those Iwho think the shooting accidental, that the young man, while in a standing position, was working with the pistol to see if it was in good order, and having r used the hammer, the pistol went off.of itself, and the ball, having pierced his bfain, he fell forward upon nis knees, against tli'e bed. -Die considerations which militate against "'|he accident theory are the improbability "That he would fall from a standing to a kneeling position, with a biillet in his brain, with sufficient force to greatly bruise liis head, and yet remain in the kneeling posture, and, more important still, the apparent range of the bullet after entering the head. If the bullet was lodged in the vicinity of the eyes, it is difficult to understand how a person could be unintentionally holding a pmtol in a position to give the bu.let such a course, as it must have taken in this case. It must have been held somewhat above and backward from the head. A positiou in the last de gree unlikely for anyone to take in handling a pistol to see if it were in good shooting order. Any theory that there is foul play in the case, is rendered untenable by the facts that no one but members of the family with whom deceased lived, could possibly be suspected, and there is noToom to suspect them, both on account of their ‘good characters, and the. waut of any conceivable motive they would have for committing such a deed. These facts thus briefly outlined, show that this sudden and untimely death is shrouded in a dark and impenetrable cloud of mystery —a cloud which will probably never be lifted until that great day when all hidden things shall be made clear. The funeral was arranged for Sunday, at II o’clock, at the Church of God, but owing to ti e condition of the body,’it was finainy decided to make the internlent on Saturday afternoon, although religous services were held at the appointed time and place; the Rev. David Handley preaching an eieqaent funeral sermon in me presence of a very large congregation.

Maud, The Guerrilla.

All in all it is 'a dramatic effort of much merit —-,we can safely say the best amateur performance ever witnessed by a Crawfords ville audience —It is a finished production in all its parts. It/bristles with startling situations, enlivened with just enough of ludicrous to balance the tragic and pathetic passages of play. The dialogues are carefully arranged and preserve the thread of the play without wearying the audience. The situations are perfectly natural and so carefully arranged that they aye anticipated. They are adapted to the late war and though thrilling are not overdrawn and do not impress the spectators harshly.—CfWr/brtfer/VZe Review. The above named play will be produced at the Operft House, on the 19th and 20th of February, by local talent

Notice to 100-kitt. (STATE OF INDIANA * or County of Jasper, t Joseph East, Catharine Fraser, Mr. Fraser, husband of said Catharine Fraser, H. J. East, Mrs. Bast, wife of; said H. J East, John E. East, Rose L East, Isaac N. East, Marr J. East, Frank J. East, Mrs. East, wife of said Frank •1. East, Levi B. East. Sirs. East, wife of said Levi li Mary K. .Elite, Mc. Ellis. misbaud son, wife of said William Eason. Mrs. Fuller audlLester B, Fuller, her husband, Sainuol A. ' olman, Norinau’Warner. Daniel G. Warner, Nprman 11. Warner, Her-ry P. Jones, William H. Illioades, C.iai Jes Rhoades. Ezra L. Clark. Commissioner of Drainage within and for Jasper county, Indiana, and in charge of ditch No, 44. anil all others-inferestei, are hereby notified that .Eugene Park. Administrator, the estate of Olive East, deceased, has filed his Tferilionln the Jasper Circui t Court, to sell the UcaLKstate belonging to said Estate, to pay tbe debts of said estate -and pay the liens thereon ; and that said cause wilt stand lor hearing on Monday, March -Dili, the same being the 13th judicial day of. tbe March-Term, 18s(i, of said Court, to be held at the Court House, in the town of Rensselaer. in said county and state, and commencing Monday, Marcn 15th, 18,83. —-s. Witness my hand and the seal of SEAL) Oourt. this 2nd day oiFebruary, i I 1880. JAMES F. lit WIN, Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court. Thompson <f St'o. A ttys/or Ad/o’r. Feb-4-11-18. Sheriff’s Sale. BY virtue of a certified copy of a decree is me directed, from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, in cause No, 3370, wherein Mary J. East was plaintiff, and Eugene Park anil Margaret Park and Abraham Pruett, replevin bail, were defeii units. reqinripg me to make nhe sum of Four Hundred and Fifty-two Dollars Tvtici NHiety ceuts (1452.00) together with interest and costs. I will expose at public sale on SatUr a a a S rc , h ! ; e PaV 3 " of between the hours ol' iO o’clock a m. 'and 4 clock p: m. ol said day, at the door of the Court House in the town of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, the rents and profits, tor a term hot excceeding.even (7)years, by t ic year tlie following described Real Estate, to-vvit: .The undivided One-fourth (M) of ad East Half (’/,) of Section Seven (7) in Township Twenty-eight (23) North of Range Seven (7) West, lying east of die Iroquois river,in Jasper county. Indiana. And should such rents and profits uot 'sell for aoni Undent .sum to discharge said decree, interest ami posits, 1 will, at the same ft me and place, and in the manner aforesaid, expose at public sale the fee simple right of said defendants in and to said Real Estate, or so much thereof ns shall, bo sufficient to discharge said decree, interest and cost*. 9 Saul sale, will ha made without any relief whatever from valuation or aiplpr gemo . t laws and in accordance with the ordi of court in said decree, i. SAMUEL E. YEOMAN, Sheriff Thompson Jt Pro., A ttys, for Plaintiff. Sheriff’s Sale. BY virtue of a certified copy of a decree te me directed from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court in a cause (No. 'JIM) wherein Elkaoahj. Galbreth is plaintiff arid Allen MeCaslin and MeCasdn wife of Vilen McCaSiin Richard Wilson and Wilson, wife of Itl. hard Wilson. James C. Work and ' Work, wife of James C. Work, and James C. Til raw Is, Commissioner of Drainage for Jasper County. Indians, were defendants, requiring me to" make the sum of Four hundred and , iglit dollars and Thirty three cents (3*08.83) together with interest aud costs, I will offer at public saloon Saturday the 6th day of March, i«s«. between the hours oi in o.cßck a. in, 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 rente and profits for -a term not exceeding Seven (7).year's, by the year, tlie following described Real Estate towit: "... . , The Northeast quafterdia) of tlie Northeast quarter (‘it; of Section- Fifteen (15) Township ' t hirty (39) North, 1 Range Six pi) Wgst, all in Jasper County. Indiana. And should such rents and profits not sell for n sufficient sum- to discharge said decree, interest ar.d costs, I will, at the same time and plaoe, and In the manner aforesaid, expose at public sale the fee simple right otjsaid defendants iu gud to said Real'Estate, or so much thereof «ts shall he sufficient to discharge said decree, interest and costs ■ Said sale will be made without any relief . whatever form valuation or appraisement law* and in accordance with the order of Court in bahi decree. ■ . SAMUEL E. YEOM AN, Sheriff of Jasper County. hfoi dicai F. Ch ilcoU, A tty. for’ flaintif Feb-11-18-25 Mafch-4. Press fee if JsaV Tou can buy fern good watch Elgin movement, for 0. Call and sjPQ them, at Kannate Drug and Jewelry Store, * a " - , *’ , ; '