Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1892 — Page 5

THE REPUBLICAN. ~ ISSUED BVKB/ THUBBDAT BT OEO. E. MABSH A T .TU. Publish kb asd Phofhlstob. OFFICE In Kepablican building, on corner of Washington and Weeton street*. Terms of Subscription. - months Three months • • • The Oft cial Faper of Jasper Csoiity.

PROFESSIONAL CARD*^ FHYBICIA#*. TXT -W. BARTBELL, H. P.» ’ homeopathic3P3a.yßiciaaa. a,n.d. SiArg-eon., Muni...'. (o*Chronic Diseases a Specialty Jm Waß^nce S House. jj G. JONES, M. D.; PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Calls promptly attopdod by day or night. ■....... . i H«n a RYVILLE. INDIANA. WiTARY E. JACKSON,M. D. 01 physician and surgeon. Special attention given to diseases ol women ana children. Office on Front street, corner of Angelica. 19 ~ 88 - rvß.'l. B. WASHBURN, ” PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Specal attention given to the treatme tof disease of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and Disease of Women. Tests eyes for glases, ~~ “ BANKSF.J.Bkabb, VAL. SBIB, F.D. CniLCOTB, P ssident. Cashier. As t Cashier CITIZENS’ STATE BANK Rensselaer Ind. CAPITAL. $30,000. Sun lus and undivided profits SBSOOO. Does a general banking business. Interest, allowed on special deposits. This is the only State Bank in Jas, or County that is exnmintd quarterly by Auditor of State. Your business solicited. Collections will receive prompt attention. A. McCoy. T.LMcCoy. YM.I HfflUngswwta Pres. Vice Pres. Cashier A.McCoy&Co’s.Bank KEJISSELAEB, INDIANA. Does a Cneial Barking business. Money iraredfor >loit time at current rates. We Biakea specialty of. at the lowest rates and on most favorable terms. Rensselaer Bank, H O E&E*!f"“ KC "' e ”““D l i<Ow'ELß, President. Vice President, ~ J. C. HARRIS, Cashier, . Money loaned in sums to suit borrower. Exchange nought and sold on all banking points. Collection made and promptly remitted. Deposits received. Interests bearing certificates of deposits issued. LAWYERS. alph w. marshall, attorney at la w, Practices in Jasper, Newton and adjoining eountiec. Especial attention given to settlev ment ol Decedent’s Estates, Collections, Conveyances, Justices’ Cases, Etc. Etc. Etc. v . Address,* - ‘ Rensselaer, Ind Simon P. Thompson, david j. Thompson Attorney at law. Notary Publio. THOMSON A iiRO. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. v Practice in all tne courts. We pay particular -attention to paying taxes, selling and leasing lands. M. L. SPITLER Collector and Abstractor taordecaif chilcote, m ATT ORNEY AT^LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second storv of the Makeever building. William B. Austin. akthebH. Hopkins AUSTIN & HOPKINS, attorneys at law. . V '. -Ok'' Rensselaer, - - - - - - ind. ■w- Office second floor of Leopold’s Block, corner Washington an ' van Rensselaer streets Practise }t all the conjis. and purchase, self. ti n '<! m 11 1 «t li h J AMES W. DOUTHIT ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rknbsxlakk, - Indiana. ■T*Office overrear of Rensselaer Bank. > A .1 MISCELLANEOUS W. H. H. Or ah am. I. B Washburn. 6EAEAM & WASHEUEN Will conduct a Loan and Real Estate Bureau. Oiffice over ileyer’s Drug Store. ~ ? I—JAMBS A. BURNHAM, 0- S- PENSION \TTORNEY AND JUS- ,, TICE OF THE PEACE. Il.eni ‘ . •; •... ami L Lr.i r. pi trtjua; Expert in Pension maUci u. Oinco Kraut, Above the post-office, Rensselaer, Ind. «pt. Ist, 1890. - - J. M. HELMICK, Notary Fuble and Real Estate Agent Lands of all descriptions for sale or lease. WHEATFIELD, RfD. THISTLES] NOTICE MARION Tt'WNSriP. } I will be in my offee, up stairs in Makeev er*s Bark Brifding ever* SatuTdav to j Id Township business. WILLIAM GREENFIELD Trustee Marion.

CORRESPONDENCE.

FROM STO TJTBBJLRQ. M;. Robert Mannan and sister, of Dunnville, were the guests of Rosa and Bertha Grube over Sunday. Mr. William Boderm an, of Chicago iSvisitinghis sister, Mrs. I>. M. Peer. Miss Sadie Tanner, of Chicago will return to her home in the near’future. Wess Ring leaves for Chicago in a few days, he intends to remain through the spring and summer. „ ’ Work on the extensive switch will begin soon. The Center school* closes, on the" 18th. The Gi übe on the |4th. C. C. Sigler and family have moved lately to within one and a half miles from DeMotte. The Weir house is now occupied by Mr. Lintner.

UNION ITEMS. Too late for last week. Married; at the home of the bride’s grand parents, Feb. 23rd, George W. Marshall, of Pierce Co. Nebraska, to Miss Lucia Piatt, of Union tp., Jasper Co. Indiana, ceremony by Elder A. E. Pierson. The happy pair started j for the home of the groom on the 28th. The good wishes of all who are acquainted with the bride go with them. Amos Alter is preparing to build a fine barn this summer. John Alter has traded his property in Rensselaer to Park Wright for horses. Mrs. Phebe Pierson and her son, Estel, are in Noble Co., and were called there last Wednesday, by telegraph to the bed-side of her brother-in,law who is very sick. Her husband was not able to go.

FROM WHEA TFIELD. - Mr. Arthur Morse, of Momence 111. is visiting friends at this place. Miss Ella Gabler, of Kankakee City, was the guest of Jenny Austin, last week. , Our town still continues to boom. Theie are several houses going up now and others making preparations to build. Parties which are building are S. A. Austin, two dwellings; Wm. McNeil dwelling; Chas. Whitaeer and J. E. McNeil are makmg preparations to build. _ r •-~

Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Clark, a boy. Joe Austin has his house completed. - Rev. J. M. Helmick was called on last Thursday night to solemize a marriage, but when he reached the place where the happy young couple were, on examining the marriage license he found that it had been used before. Therefore the wedding was postponed. The groom started immediately for the license, but he has not yet returned. Win. Turner has been quite sick but is getting some better. It is reported that Wm. Miller’s health is improving. Wheatfield. REMINGTON HEMS. The public schools are closed and every precaution is being usedtopre vent the spread of that dread disease, scarlet fever; It has appeared in a mild form, in the household of Mr. James Clowery, but up to this time, Tuesday morning, no other new cases are reported. The temperance meetings held in the Methodist church on Sunday and Monday evenings were largely attended and is it to be hoped that some of the thrilling words that were .uttered will turn the thoughts of cur voters to the necessity of more earnest work for the suppression of this mighty evil. Rev. A. H. DeLong preached a powerful sermon on Sunday evening from the word Aceldama, meaning “field of bloodOn Monday evening Rev. A. H. DeLong, Mr. Heath and Elder Rodman made short but telling speeches, good and appropriate music was furnished and the meeting was one that would surely do good. The meeting to-night will be conducted by Rev. DeLong. The play*of Damon and Pythias, given under the auspices of the K. of I’., waS well and properly rendered by the Riley Dramatic' Co., on Wednesday evening of last week. We aie glad to state that Mr. C. A. Bonner is recovering from liis long and painful illness. He is now able to walk out a little distance and his many friends will hope for his wtrly and complete recovery. Hon. W. B. Price was in town kst Saturday, for the first time in more than three months, having been prostrated with rheumatism the greater part of the winter.

We understand from the Lafayette Courier, that Mr. George Cheek’s store in Red-Key was burned in the fire in that place last week. Mr. Cheek is an old resident of Remington and his friends are hoping that he was fully insured. A ghost social will be given by the rYefcbyb.rian Ijjdies at the residence of Mr. Harry Balthis, an Friday evening next, which promises to be a noy/ el and entertaining affair. » 'g.

Mr. and Mrs. William Green met with a heavy loss in the death of their only son, a bright and handsome boy about ten veaft old. His name was Earl and his death occnred on Sunday evening 1 at six o’clock after a most painful illness with scarlet fever. Dr. Lovett, of Goodland, who was called in consultation with Dr. Landon, said he had rarely seen a more severe case. The fnneral took place on Monday afternoon idT three o’clock, Rev. A. H. DeLong holding short services at the grave, as he was forbidden by the health officers to go into the house. The casket of the little boy was almost covered with beautiful flowers, the gifts of loving friends and teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Green have the heartfelt sympathy of many friends in their great sorrow. Master George Stiller attained his fifteenth birthday, last Saturday and the uccasion-was made memorable to him by a surprise party gotten up in his honor. Thirteen young friends weie present who were regaled with cakes, candies and fruits. After a. splendid time the company dispersed leaving a handsomely illustrated book with George as a memento of the occasion. -

Consumption.

Editor Republican; —From time immemorial the medical profession has believed and taught that consumption is hereditary, i. e. transmissable from, parent to child. Prof. Koch, of Berlin, discovered the tubercle bacillus and averred that it was the caui e of tuberculosis or consumption. I am aware that the Medical Directors of Life Insurance Companies have not adopted Prof. Koch’s theory but reject applicants for life insurance whose immediate relations have died of consumption. Many physicians also have not accepted the doctrine. I think at the present time the arguments arc favorable to the theory, that the bacillus*is the cause of the disease and that consumption is an infectious rather than a hereditary disease. I will cite a few of them for the consideration of the readers of The Republican. Dr. Cornet’s views are opposed to those of Dr. Neuhaus. First, That rabbits are not infected by association because they do not expectorate. 2nd, That of 100 nurses, 63 died of consumption. Up to the age of 50 years the proportion of deaths from consumption was 73 per cent. of the nurses. He asks “Is it sensible to believe that all of these cases are an inherited.” He further asks “How is it that if heredit) 7 plays such an important part that orphan asylums perfectly guarded against its spread, show no cases of consumption He.cites the orphan asylum at Nureinburg with 400 inmates which has had but 2 or 3 cases of consumption in eight years. He also asks, “If heredity is the sole cause of consumption why is it that of 398,000 cattle 8000 had it and it was not found in a single calf ?” Dr. Cornet, says the disease is caused in the vast majority by inhaling the dried jnatter spit up from the -lamga-of-. those who have the disease. Those persons who attend to the daily cleansing of bandeVkerchiefs, cloths and other clothing used by the consumptive are the ones who inhale the dried sputum or matter and thus acquire the disease."^ Comsumption may be acquired by using the meat of tuberculous cattle or fowls or drinking the milk of a cow that has lumpy or tuberculous udder or teats. The finely bred cows are more liable to have diseased udders than the common stock. People in poor health should avoid the dust from the floor of the room occupied by a consumptive. The staterooms of the ocean steamers, the palace cars and the hotels frequented by consumptives are dangerous places. It is said there are 250 millions of red blood globules in one drop of healthy blood and yet the length of the tubercle bacillus is one fourth to one half the diameter of a blood globule. In ay next Communication I will tell you a few things people ought to do to avoid consumption.

NOTICE TO TEACHERSAND PUPILSThe examination of pupils completing the common school “Course of Study” will be held Saturday, March 19, 1892, at the following places : Center school house, Giltam jtp. Center school house, Barkley tpr t High School building, Rensselaer. Brushwood school house, Union tp.' DeMotte school house, Keener tp. Wheatfield school house, Wheatfield township. Egypt school house, Jordan tp. High School Building, Remington. Pupils may attend the examination at the place most convenient for them. •, , ■ The examinations will begin at nine o’clock and close at four. Blank manuscripts will be furnished, but the pupils miust. furnish pens and ipk. * C . r J. F. WARRfeN, ' Co. Supt.

REMINGTONIAN.

I. B WASHBURN.

To Drain Haddick's Mill Pond

That.biafcorical and primeval swamp.“Iladdiek’s Mill Pond,” is to become a thing of the past, and the land it covers to be made fertile farming laDd. Benj. Gifford, its new owner,, bss live, preliminary work for its well under-way. The sur* veys are made and, where necessary,, the right of way for his ditches has been secured. A Mg steam dredge will do ihe princitml' part of the work. This is even now, being set up on Stump’s Slough, wear Boston’s bridge, in Walker tp It wiU I*, a very large and pow, rhi msohme and will cut aeh monel fi-'iu i»> 60 feet wide, and from 6to-i0 feet deep, as the liecesaHkiS require. From its starting point above mentioned it will work south 4 miles, then west 2 miles; then up Copperas Creek about 4 miles, then north from about the center of section 1, in 30-6, two miles, and then cut various other lateral channels. The main channel into which all of these laterals will empty, will follow the Helvis ditch and open into the Iroquois river about a half mile north of Burk’s bridge. This main outlet channel will probably not be cut until next winter. It will be 60 feet wide and about 8 miles long. The entire length of the main ditch and laterals will not be less than 25 miles. The above is the outline of the plan that will be followed, if Mr. Gifford is left entirely to his own resources in this matter. He much prefers, however, lo_enlist the co-operation of the necessary property owners, and to extend The scope of the enterprise so as to include the drainage of the whole Itoquois and Pinkamink valleys, above Rensselaer, to that effect is now beings circulated. • ' 5> It comprehends the formation of three.drainage districts. One, called the “Outlet District” to include the Iroquois river from the ! rapids at Rensselaer to its division into the Iroquois and Pinkamink. The second will be called the “Pinkamink District” and die third the “Iroquois District. ” Among other features the plan comprehends the deepening of the bed of the Iroquois at Rensselaer about 5 feet- The proceedings will be under the circuit court law. This scheme, in its entirety is, by far, the largest drainage enterprise even inaugurated in Jasper county and one, that, if carried out, will be of inestimable benefit to the material interests of the county.

Death of Paris Harrison.

ParisHarrisomawellknownandar most highly esteemed citizen, and a useful and honored member of the Town Board of Rensselaer, died last Thursday morniDg, March 10, at his home in Thompson’s Addition. He had been in a poor stale of health for for some time, as a result of a severe attack of the grip, and for about a week, had been confined to his bed with rheumatism, when pneumonia suddenly developed, and carried him off in about 24 hours after its first appearance He was born in Hamilton Co., this state, Oct. 10, 1846, his age at death being thus just 45 years and 5 months. He married Anna M. Davis in 1867; moved to Newton Co., in 1875, and to Rensselaer in 1888. A widowcand five children survive to mourn the loss of one of the best and kindest of fathers and husbands. The children, two boys and three girls, are all of adult age, or nearly so, tie youngest being 15 years o% age. The family is left in comfortable circuißßtanoeß, financially^ The funeral was held at the M. E. Church, Saturday afternoon, was conducted by' Rev. T. F. Drake, and was very largerly attended. The pall bearers were his surviving brother members of the Town Board, namely, Messrs J, R. Vanatta, J.|H. S. Ellis, N. H. Warner, Ancil Woodworth, and ex-members, H. W. Porter and Edward MorlaD. The Rensselaer Fire Company attended the funeral4fi*a body.

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