Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1894 — Page 5

The Rensselaer Republican i ' . ' ■ " PROFESSIOHAL CARDS pat s x c i a » 6 -rrr W.HAttTSELL, M. D., * V ‘ HOMEOPATHIC FHyslclaaa. arxcS. S-o.rg’eon., ...4NDIAMA jWffi- Chronic Diseases a Specialty Office Bast Washington Street. 8-Jan-84. Residence, Makeever House. JJR. I. B. WASHBURN, PHYSICIAN amd SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Spec ai attention given to the treatment o Aseaaes of the Eve, Ear, Noseand Throat ant 'Disease of Women. Tests eyes for glases, •ty JONES, Physician and Surgeon, MEDARYVILLE - INDIANA. Calls pre nipt ly attended. Office one door east of Streight’s store. Residence Thorson ►property. BANKS. F. J. Bxabb, v al. Sbib, J. F. Hardman, Resident. Cashier. As’t Cashier CITIZENS’ STATE BANK Rensselaer Ind. CAPITAL >30,000. Surplus and undivided profits SBSOOO. Does a general banking business Interest, allowed on special deposits. This is the only State Bank in Jaß. er County that is exaffifred qtiarterly by Auditor of State. Your business solicited. Co’l«eifons will receive •prompt attention. A. nicCoy. T. J. McCoy .E. L. Hollingswortir. Fres. Vice Pres. Cashier. A.NlcCoy&Co’s.Bank RKNBBELAKH. INDIANA. Does a general banking loaned for short time at current rates, we snake a 'specialty of at the lowest rates and on most favorable terms. Rensselaer Bank, (Located in Newels Building. H.O. HARRIS. E.T. HARRIS President. Vice President, J. C. HARRIS, Cashier. Money loaned In snnie to suit borrower. Exchange bought and sold on all banking points Collection made and- promptly remitted. Deposits received. Interests bearing certificates of deposits issued. LA WYERS. LPH W. M AJRBH ALL, ATTORNEY A T LA TP, Practices in Jasper. Newton and adjoining counties. Especial attention giveij to settle ment of Decedent’s Estates, Collections, Conveyances. Justices’ Cases. Etc V,.- ‘-'r. Office Over Chic; go Bargain Store. Rensselaer,- - - Indiana. Simon P. 1 BOMFgoN, ha vn, J. Thompson Aitomep at Lain. .Notary Public. Thompson a bbo. ATTORNEYS AT LAW Reu , - , l“‘t Ind. Fraction in all tne courta. W'e way particular attention to paying taxes, soiling and leasing lands. M. L. BP’Tf.icp < AHector and Abstractor JJORDEI’Ar CHILCOTE, ATTOKV iT LAW, Rent• - ‘ fnd. Attends to all business ir the profession with promntness and <ll •; itch. Office in second storv of the M .it..fever building. WilliamAi stin ahtbubH . Homing (iKp.. K Il< 1 I.INGSWOBTH. r V 011 U & CO. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BTISBBH/J >•• - - - - - - F gyoftice second floor of Leopold’s." Block, corner Washington nr Van Practice it al) ti e courts, and purchase, sell and least seai estate. Atty’sforL. N. A. & C.Jv.(< 1- I « S A >< ciaticn and Rensse laei V atea, Light & Power Co. ’ i £HfIRLEB E. MltLB. __ ATTCItUET AT Zu-A/W ” Rensselaer, Indiana. Pensions, Collect ions and Real Estate. Abstracts carefully prepared, Titles Examined MF Farm "Loans negotiated at lowest rates Office up «t»ir» over Cif item Bank. JAME W.DOUTKIT ATTORNEY AT LAM, rbnhiri aks. -------- Indiana. .■yotßce in kcnsßClser Bank. XV-46. M ISO Et,l. ANEOUB. JAM E 8 ’A. BU BN H AM, Fs- I LFyShH4~ ATTORNEY AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Thoroii •-■' 11 ..pili.ped and abreast of the time. Exp ■ ■■ !'•. ton matters. Office with C uhty Trea urer, Court House. .Sept. Ist, r-ii'i

J. L. Helmick, « Notay Pubic and Real Estate Agent Lands ' all <l:scriptions for sale or ease. W HEATFIELD, IND. JOH> GRAVES, WHEATFIELD, INDIANA AUCTIONEER, Bal'* a m in sny part Of Jasper and adjoin trig' >ntn». ulso (■ .. Real iSstate Agent and Justice of the Peace. OoflectioM promptly attended to, Large amount* or farms aadfiowa property for sale. Address ... WniTfttU,lW ■Or " • -

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THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The January term of the circuit court adjourned Friday. Court was in session only about eight or nine days, during the term, and aside from routne matters, very little business was transacted. Special Judge Daniel Fraser continued to preside to the end of the term, although Judge Wiley came over Thursday, to sign up some records. He was not fully recovered from his late severe and dangerous sickness. On’/ two jury cases were tried during the' term. One of thcs(? Was that of Chas. A. Harrington vs. Peter Johnson. The parties live in the north end of Union tp. Last fall, at the time of the historic fire in the hop-toad tenement district in Sunnyside Addition, in Re nsselaer, when people had forgotten what rain was like, and the wind blew hard enough to blow fire out of a cold flint rock, a fire broke out where Mr. Johnson had burned around some stacks a few days before; and this fire burned over some of Mr. Harrington’s land, and for

the resulting damage, he sued Johnson in justice’s court and got damages for $75. Johnson appealed, and the case was tried last Thursday. It was shown that Johnson had used reasonable diligence in extinguishing his original fire, and the jury found in his favor. Two similar cases against him resulting from the same fire, were decided in his favor at the October term. S. P. Thompson for Harrington, and R. W. Marshall for Johnson, were the attorneys. The other jury trial was that of Frank Foltz, administrator Of the estate of Emily J. Bennett, vs. Nelson Randle, administrator of the estate of Knicely Bennett. These Bennetts were the husband and wife killed by a Strain in the lamentable accident near the Rensselaer depot, in the summer of 1892. The ill-fated old jeople both had children by former marriages, but none from their last matrimonial union.

The point at issue was an unusual and very interesting one. Although both husband and wife met death in the same accident, and apparently the same instant, Mrs. Bennett’s heirs claimed that she survived her husband, and as such survivor, died the owner of SSOO of his property. The circum-

stances of the accident were gone over thoroughly. Also the nature and extent of the fearful injuries both sustained. It was shown that Mrs. Bennett showed some bodily motions for a few minutes after the accident while Mr. Bennett showed none, and the jury decided that she survived her husband, and gave the plaintiff, her administrator, judgement for SSOO. All of the town doctors testified as experts. In answer to hypothetical questions, describing the facts shown by previous - witnesses, their evidence all tended to. show that Mr. Bennett died first. On the other hand, the deposition of a Chicago doctor who was on the train when the accident occurred, was to the effect that death in both cases was instantaneous, and that the motions of Mrs. Bennett’s body after the accident occurred, were involuntary muscular movements, like those of the body of a decapitated person or animal. S. P. Thompson was attorney for the plaintiff, and M. F. Chilcote for the defendant.

Other civil causes disposed of during the term, were as follows: Monnett vs. Monnett, in partition. Dismissed by agreement of parties. Banta vs. Banta; partition. Prop, erty ordered divided. Gaar-Scott Co., vs. Jacob Parker; chattle mortgage; judgment for plff., for $368.28, and costs.

Mahala J. Bruner and .about 20 others, vs. Chas. Smith, et al. Title quieted tn plaintiffs, for McDonald’s Addition to DeMotte. Jos. I. Adams vs. David Campbell, et al. Title quieted in plaintiff. Joseph White vs. L. N. A & C. Ry., for damages for horses killed. Settled by parties. Chris. Hensler vs. O. B, Mclntire, settled by parties.

Joseph Mitchell vs. S. A. Bobb; suit on acct. Judgment for plf., for >39.50. Robert S. McKee vs. Willis J. lines, acct, judgement for plff. for >316.99. B. F. Ferguson vs. David Gasaway,

replevin. Judgment for plff-, for property and costs. Milton Shirk, executor et al VS. Frank E. Noland et al. Judgment for plff. for $2.701.40, ~ Robt. Parker vs. Wnlter Disbrow, chattle mortgage. Judgement for plf. for $lO3 65. Anna S. Peterson vs. Henry Ran-, die, note. For plff., for sll2 20, ■ Sophia E, Walter vs. Wm. H. CuUrcoill. Ejectment. Dismissed for failure to prosecute. Thos. H. Geer vs. Niagara Ins. Co. Settled by parties. Makeever vs. Michaels, note; for plff. for $109.26. Geo. K. ’Hollingsworth vs. Michaels, note, for plff. for $85.43. Eight cases by B. J. Gifford against as many parties for drainage money, on contract, were settled by parties and dismissed. - - Matilda Springer vs. Lewis Mosier et al, venued to Benton county. So also the four fire damage cases against the Three I. of Susan Lintner, Frank H. Ketchmark, Horace Marble and John Beachler. Newton county gets Ns Warner vs. Eli Dowell and A. K. Yeoman et al, vs.L.N. A. cfc C.Ry.

FROM WHEATFIELD.

John Graves was in Rensselaer Saturday. Nelson Morris has now about 3500 cattle on his ranches in northern Jasper. Allen Bros, are now in full control of their store, lately purchased of H. Marble.

Mr. Smiley, the late post-master, will remove his store to Stoutsburg, and engage in business there. Mr. Brown’s- new house in southwest Wheatfield is nearing completion. It is a neat two story building. D*B. Nowels gave his first lesson in Book Keeping last Friday night, at Wheatfield school house. In the class will be some of the business men of the town, who already realize its value from experience.

Kankakee and Wheatfield townships held their monthly institute ast Saturday at Wheatfield school louse. Among the interesting parts was a class drill in “Subtraction” by Miss Vaughn’s primary pupils. During the last week the Kankakee river fell about a foot and a half. Old settlers say it hardly ever does that at -this season of the year. Could the rock at Momence have had anything to do with it? The bridges over the Kankakee and the grade, are all condemned. One could push over with his hands the supports that rise above, of the main bridge, and many of the cross beams are rolled away. The hay buyers have quit buying and are storing what they have bought in their barns or pileiog it up outside since the first of January, because the railroads have raised the price of hauling. They hope to get the former rates.

We noticed in the paper last week that a noted professor read an article on “How to use the Waters of the Kankakee,” His plan was to make a canal from Lake Michigan to Baum’s bridge on the Kankakee, and thus connect the great lakes with the Mississippi river. It would surely be very important and there are no serious obstacles to overcome.

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Little Leland 'Nutt is quite ill at Mrs. Hotelling’s. Mrs. Mary Lackey, from Illinois is visiting the family of James Zea. “Good Enough Ditch” is getting a thorough cleaning. Carrie Huggins is again able to be out after an illness of several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Heath and little son are visiting Mrs. Heath’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cresse.

Rev. Carson was called to Spring Creek, Thursday, to conduct a funeral service. Lola, the little six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ReevVs, is very dangerously ill with bang fever. Dr. Morris is once tnoi’e able to be out. He came to town Thursday for the first time since his accident. Miss Marian Gibson left Friday for Hudson, where she will spend the winter with her brother Martin.

Rev. Handly has been holding revival services the past week, at the M. E. church. He re;>oits a good attendance and considerable interest. ' 1 . r S , ■ 1

Mrs. Ellen Lockwood has givten up her rooms at Chicago, and come home to stay. She returned Friday evening. We are glad to welcome her home. Mrs. Patton who has been visiting her husband, the doctor, lias started on her return trip. Sne will not come directly home but will first visit her sister at Wichita. We much regret to lose Mr. John-

son and family from our ir but wish them success in their t>Usiness at Fowler. Mr. ( o hn^o n will take charge of the S jmniit house at that place. * ’ v provemen + gtad to note irnMr. Ba’ * in our own ' TVe see in fr - <o ° has taken down the fence „ x>nt of his property, and put up > neat wire fence behind the house, f also notice that Mr. Burger and j Chas. Peck have taken down the | fences in front of their houses.

Married, Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, at the home of the' bride’s father, Mr. John Powell, in White county, Mr. Adelbert Gray and Miss Letitia Powell. The marriage service was performed by Elder Carson, making the third time in twenty four hours that he was called on for that service. John O’Conner went to Illinois last week to bring back his brother, who is insane, and will occupy a house especially prepared for him on Mr. O’Connor’s farm, according to the directions in their father’s will. The brother has been insane since his seventh year. His trouble was caused by an injury to the brain from the kick of a runaway horse.

The First Annual of the Remington Christian church was held Wednesday evening. Nearly the whole membership of the church was present, and the evening was spent most pleasantly, A short program was rendered, consisting of songs, papers and speeches. Miss May Hemphill gave a beautiful voluntary. The solos given by Misses Daisy Reed and Maude Bowman, and the quartette by Mrs. F. E, Bowman, Daisy Reed, Maude Bowman and Fred Reeves, deserve special praise. The church history by Robert Parker was very interesting and was followed by a very able critique by Dr. Landon. Thirlcen-stop, full walnut case or gan, $35. C. B. Steward. The undersigned has purchased of Thos. Burns the new livery stable, on Van Rensselaer street, west of the jublic square, and proposes to conduct the same in a manner to give the amplest satisfaction to all patrons. Nothing but good rigs sent out. Prices very reasonable. Give me a trial. Robt. Randle. Ten different makes of Sewing machines, At Steward’s.

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