Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1894 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXVI.

MONON ROUTE. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. TRAINS THAT STOP, SOUTH BOUND. No. s—Louisville Mail, Daily..... 11:10 A. M. No. 89—Milk accomm., Daily 6:21 P. M. No. B—Louisville Express, Daily 11:23 P. M, No. 45—Local freight 2: 47 P.M. NORTH BOUND. No. 4—Mail 4:55 A M. -.■> No. 40—Milk accomm., Daily 7:87 A, M. No. 6—Mail and Express, Daily.. 3.26 P.M. No. 46—Local Freight .9:20A.M.

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A son at W. A. Miller’s, Tuesday morning. Engineer Bostwick has relumed from his home visit, to York State. 20 yards for SI.OO. Chicago Bargain Store. Gerrett Tonega, a Hollander, living near Rose Lawn, died Sunday, leaving a wife and four children. - Fine Tomato Plants for sale, by Mrs. J. Zimmerman. A young daughter of Elder Pierson, of Union tp., has been sick a long time with spinal fever. Her condition is still very critical. Did you ever see a silk umbrella, for $1 ? Come to the sale, Saturday, April 18tb. Chicago Bargain Store. Phil Blue, ex-sheriff and present prosperous grocery trade traveler, has bought two good lots in Leopold’s Addition, with the intention of building a residence upon the same.

Clarence Lecklider has a new supply of fine lace curtains, rugs <tc. to sell on the installment plan, from 25 cents to $1 per week. Frank G. Henkle, Monon agent at San Pierre, was visiting Rensselaer friends the first of the week. He was on his way to the Republican State Convention, being a delegate from Starke county. 1000 umbrellas and parasols from 25 cents to $4.00. Special low prices Sale day, Saturday, April 28th. Chicago Bargain Store. Edward Rudesal, the Monon engineer who, five or six months ago, shot and killed Michael Horen, at Lafayette, was acquitted Thursday. The jury took but one ballot, being unanimous for acquittal, Horen was a rough bullying fellow, and Rudesal claimed he killed him in self defense. Rudesal will resume his duties as engineer on the railroad.

Call at John Healy’s new shoe shop on Van Rensselaer street, south of McCoy’s bank, when needing any boot or shoe repairing, or other work inhis-Hne.Good work guaranteed, at fair prices. 32-4tp. The Newton county Republicans, at their convention at Goodland, last Wednesday, nominated Ira H. Drake for Clerk, Schuyler C. Jones for Auditor, Alfred B. Jenkins for Treasurer, Lawrence Graves for Sheriff, Barnett Hawkins for Surveyor,'and W. F. Edmonson for commissioner. The nominees for treasurer and sheriff are present incumbents . The convention also elected delegates to state, congressional and other district conventions. The congressional delegates stand four for Landis and eight for Johnson. j Reign—We reign as monarch of low prices. Rein—We are the check-rein on high prices. Rain—We have the largest stock of umbrellas in town to shelter you from rain and sunshine, and at lower prices than ever offered. Sale day, Saturday, April 28th. Chicago Bargain Store.

John Oleson, alias Buttermilk, is back in this locality again and working on a farm in the vicinity. Last Tnursdayhe got to “boozing” and then to “snoozing” inKosky’s saloon. Jerry Karsner, who was sitting near, observed that misfortune was overtaking Oleson, in his slumbers, and gave him a jolt to wake him up. Oleson on waking attributed his trouble to the benevolent Jerry, and biffed him in the eye, blackening the same. Later Oleson threw aboard through one of the rear windows of the saloon, and became so obstreperous that he was marched over to the jail and locked up by Night-watch McColly. No one filing a complaint he was released the next day.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY. APRIL 26,- 1894,

Harry Wade, now located at Morocco in the barbering business moved his family there, the first of the week. We will start the Threshing Machine Works Monday, April 30th and invite any work, in our line. ’ 35 2 mo. Mrs. James Kays, of Barkley, is building a neat house in Weston’s Addition, and will move to town when it is finished. J. C. Porter & Son. New cash grocery. Prices the lowest. Goods all new and clean. First door west of post office.

A young Indian named Joseph Lange, aged 16 years, died at the Indian school, Monday morning, of consumption. He came from Belcourt, Dakota. His funeral was held Tuesday and interment made at the Catholic cemetery, south of town.' Hundreds bought their umbrellas one year ago sale day and you wil be wise again if you attend tn is grea special sale. Saturday, April 28th. Chicago Bargain Store.

The first primary room of the Rensselaer schools has been closed this week, the teacher, Mrs. Wails, being kept at home by the sickness of her little daughter, who has the measles. There are a dozen or more other cases of the disease among the pupils of her room. We are in receipt of samples of spring and summer clothing from the Globe Tailoring Co. Guarantee perfect satisfaction at Fendigs F air C. C. Sigler has contracted in company with S. B. Fleming, of Chicago, to handle some 66,000 yards of material from the big drainage channel and ship canal now being constructed from Chicago to the Illinois river.

Remember that we shall still con tinue our great clubbing offers with those great weeklies: The Republican and either the Chicago InterOcean or N. Y. Tribune for $1.75 per year; or all 3 for $2. The Republican and Indianapolis Journal, $2. Prices will make an interesting sale day of umbrellas, Saturday, April 28th. Chicago Bargain Store.

The contract for carrying the mails to and from the post-office and the railroad depot is to be relet, sealed bids being asked for until Apr. 29 th. A. Wood worth has been carrying these mails since the time to which the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. His present compensation is the very moderate one of $l5O per year, and four trips daily are now required. He has only missed two trains in eight years. The Quaker Evangelists, Nathan and Esther Frame, at the M. E. church, next Sunday, April 29. They will certainly be present unless sickness or accident should* delay their coming. They are confidently expected. R. D. Utter, pastor. The supper served by the Ladies of the F. W. Baptist chureh, was A success, the proceeds amounting tb more than $35. The ladies express their thanks to the friends who contributed to the supper. Also they wish to state that the music rendered by the Misses May Enslyn, Minnie Wood and Ura McGowan was highly appreciated by all. Many thanks to the young ladies.

B. F. FERGUSON is now prepared to make Farm Loans at 6 1-2 per cent, interest per annum. Commission as low as any one else. He does his own abstracting and can save you money there. Be sure and call. /We can make your loans quickly, because —we make it a specialty.

The Monon has announced that the recently made agreement with the engineers and firemen in its employ was annulled, and that a new schedule would be in force May 15. The men claim that the new schedule contemplates a cut of about 10 per cent in wages, but, as in the case of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, the chief reduction would be affected indirectly by means of a radical change in the computation of overtime. This will involve in a minor degree the conductors and trainmen, who are not touched by any cut in wages.

Laßue Bros. THE GROCERS, are in it more and more. They are Leaders in Low Prices.

Mrs. Walter Maloon, and children from Pierre, Dakota, are visiting Mrs. Spitler and Capt. Burnham for a few days. Don’t forget the “Olden Times” concert at the Opera House, Friday evening, April 27. For One Dollar, the regular price, we will send the Inter Ocean or N. Y. Tribune a jear, and throw in The Republican for six months. S. E. Yeoman sells the Ideal corn planter, made at Decatur, 111. Binder twine a specialty. Married, Wednesday morning, Apr. 25th, at the residence of the brides’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O'Meara, Mr. Frederick J. Dalton and Miss Alice M. O’Meara. Ceremony by Rev. Father Neiberg. Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson, and save money. Clothino just received, prices positively lowest Fendigs Fair.

Mrs. W. W. Watson, wife of the pension examiner, is visiting her par - ents, Dr. and Mrs. Alter. She is preparing to remain all summer, occupying her own house, on River street. Mr. Watson is “in the field” in Missouri.

Mrs. Lecklider has just returned from the city with a complete line of the latest style summer millinery. Capt. Marshall was up to Wheatfield on Tuesday last, trying a law suit before Esquire Graves, against the Three I. and C. & I. C., railroads for killing four head of young cattle belonging to Geo. Hohen, back in the early summer of 1891. Plaintiff obtained judgement against the C. <fc I. C., for full value of the stock kill 3d, $65.00

Buy your farm wagons of B. F. Ferguson. Every one warranted. S. E. Yeoman, sells the McCormick mower and reaper, also the Kalamazoo hay rake.

Rev. Frank A. Kent closed his re vival services with the Rensselaer and Vaughn F. W. Baptist churches, on Sunday and Monday evenings. The large congregation at bo th places express more than words, of the appreciation of 'his earnest and successful labor. The churches and the good people made him an offering of nearly SIOO. Both churches were greatly revived and there were 53 came forward during the services, out of which number 43 united with the churches. A Good Laundry.-C. W. Rhoades, the barber, has the agency for the Acme Steam Laundry, of Kokomo, one of the best in the state, and as good as any represented in Rensselaer. He asks a share of your patronage. 34-2 t.

A senes of six morning sermons will be delivered at the First Baptist church, beginning April 29, on the “Christian’s warfare,” as follows: Apr. 29 “His Enlistment.” May 6 “Nature of His Service.” May 14..,, ...... .“His Enemies.’ May 20.......... “His Equipment.’” May 27 “Soldiersand camp-followers” June 3..... .‘‘Victory and Review.” All are most cordially invited to both morning and evening services. Chas. W. Fletcher, Pastor.

Quite a notable event was a Shakesperian entertainment given by the Ladies’ Literary Society, Monday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson’s residence. Many invited guests were present, the whole number, including members, being about 100. Each member of the Society gave a quotation from Shakespeare, as her name was called, while papers were read by the following: “What Shakespeare has done for the Lawyers,” Mr. S. P. Thompson. “What Shakespeare has done for the Preachers,” Rev. J. L. Brady. What Shakespeare has done for the Doctors,” Dr. M. B. Alter. A Review of Hamlet, by Mrs. J. M. Wasson. A question box was the source of much amusement and some instruction. There was plenty of *flne music, by the orchestra, and others. It is the intention of the Society to give an evening’s entertainment, after the model of this one, every month.

The Republican State Convention assembled at Indianapolis yesterday. An enormous and most Cnthusastic gathering. From Rensselaer Mess. M. F. Chilcote, T. J. McCoy, Vai Seib and Alf Hopkins were in attendance.

There seems to be quite a diver sity of opinion as to the fitness of the Pleasant Ridge rock for road making material. In fact, there is a great difference in the character of the rock' there. Some of it would make a very fair road, probably about as good as the river rock at Rensselaer;-and again some of it is quite worthless. If the good only can be taken and the bad left, it would be all right, but that would be a matter of great difficulty.

Mrs. Mary E. Lease, of Kansas, the brainiest and also the most malignant and anarchistic leader of the Populist party, in company with Mrs. Helen M. Gougar, of Lafayette, who occupies a correspondingly bad eminence in the Prohibition party, spoke at the court bouse last Thursday. The former in the afternoon the latter in the evening. They had very large audinces, though made up mostly from residents of the town, who attended from curiosity. Both are able and entertaining speakers, but not more able than misleading and mischeivous.

Mess. Hawkins <k Curtis, of Remington, contractors for the new gravel roads, were in town yesterday They are trying to figure to use Lafayette gravel largely, especially on the east and west road. The difficulty seems to be in the uncompromising position of the Monon R. R. people. They offer to deliver the gravel at Rensselaer and Pleasant Ridge, at 30 cents a yard, which is reasonable enough, but they insist on 40,000 yards being taken and that payment be made every second day. Both of these provisions seem onerous and unreasonable. Mr. Hawkins says that 30,000 yards are as much as he can use economically, at these two points, aud he suggests that the town of Rensselaer take the other 10,000 yards off his hands, at the cost price of 30 cents. It surely would be the best bargain for street material the town ever made, as the Lafayette gravel is about the finest in the state for road building. We believe, in fact, that it will make a better road than the river rock at Rensselaer, or the best of that to be found at Pleasant Ridge, and vastly better than most of the rock at the latter point.

WILL EXPIRE JUNE IST.

The Republican’s arrangement with the Inter Ocean by which it has been able to offer both papers one year at the remarkably low price of $1.75, or a free copy of the Inter Ocean for a $3 payment on The Republican, will positively expire June, 1, 1894. All who want the benefit of of the Inter Ocean with the Republican on these terms should take notice and send in their orders before that date. The campaign just opening will make the Inter Ocean doubly interesting and desirable. It ought to be in the hands of every voter, and now is the time to secure it with the Republican at the lowest possible outlay. Republicans can do the party good service by calling attention to this offer and urging their friends who are not taking either paper to take advantage of it between now and June Ist.

And for a special campaign offer, we will send the Inter Ocean for one year, and The Republican for six months, both for $1 00, which is the regular price of the Inter Ocean alone. Thu last offer is intended'mainly for new subscribers but will be extended to present subscribers, who are not in arrears. To those in arrears the $1.75 rate for both papers one year is the best our contract with the Inter Ocean will permit us to offer. The young people’s supplement in the Inter Ocean with fine colored pictures, every week, is worth the whole pnee of subscription, to any family having children.

A DEMOCRATIC “CITIZENS’ TICKET.”

The Democrats, of Rensselaer are trying a new scheme this year, and have got out what they call a “citizen’s ticket.” The scheme does not very appreciably magnify their very microscopic prospects for defeating any of the Republican candidates, but will serve as a good blind to conceal the demoralized condition of their party here. Had they got out a straight ticket, under its true name, it would have shown too plainly for denial, that they have been losing ground right along, since last year. The call for their so-called Citizens’ convention was published in the Pilot, and met at the court house, Friday evening. For a long time, the two organizers of the scheme, Messrs. J. W. Douthit and J. C. Chilcote, were ‘all the “Citizers” present Finally, by dint of much bell ringing, Messrs. Bates, D. B. Npwelsand O’Meara, and one or two others dropped in. Even then however, they had to follow the late example of tue Democratic Congress, and adopt “Czar Reed’s” quorum counting rules. There was this difference: The Reed method is to count those “present and not voting." The Douthit-Chilcote rule was to count those absent and not coming. The ticket they decided on was SUfollows: Trustees, Ist ward, Felix French; 2nd ward, W. R. Nowels; 4th ward, John W. Paxton; Treasurer, Berry Paris, Clerk Dallas Yeoman; Marshal, Webb Reeve. Under the Australian election law now in force, it was necessary to nominate this ticket by petition of 20 or more voters, in order to get it printed on the authorized ballots. The petition was signed by the following 20 old-time democratic “citizens:” John C. Ohilcote, N. S. Bates, I. C. Kelley, C. D. Nowels, D. B. Nowels, J. W Douthit, J. H. Loughridge, Chas. J. Roberts, Robt. Randle, J. W. McEwen, Bruce White, Alfred Collins, J. A. Sharp, C. B. Steward, H. Mackey, Chas. A. Roberts, S. Healy, David W. Shields, V. E. Loughridge, John Healy. This list of petitioners gives the whole thing away as a democratic scheme pure and simple, as every last one of them is a thoroughbred Demo--crat. . The name under which the ticket will be printed on the ballots is “Citizens’ Ticket” and its emblem is a star, being symbolical of what the authors of the scheme will see on election day.

The choirs of the Christian and M. E. churches will give an “Olden Times” concert at the Opera House, on Friday evening, April 27. They have prepared an elegant program and the choruses will be sung by twenty voices. It is aimed to make this the musical event of the season, and you will miss it if you fail to attend. The participants ip the unique entertainment will wear old time costumes of a hundred yean ago. The program will be announced later on.

Death of Mrs Martha J. Sharp.

* Mrs. Martha J. Sharp, died at her home in the east part of the town at an early hour Tuesday morning, aged 45 years, 11 months and 19 days. Her death was caused by lung trouble and her sickness of only 5 days’ duration, although her health has been delicate all whiter.

Her maiden name was Peterson, and she was born in Defiance Co., Ohio. She was twice married. First to John Knight, by whom she had one son, now living in Rensselaer. Her second husband was William H. Sharp, by whom she had six children, five of whom survive her. She was again left a widow in 1887, with six small children.

The funeral was held at the residence, at 8:30 yesterday morning, and the remains were then taken to Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove tp., for interement.

THE IROQUOIS DITCH.

WILL PROBABLY BE DISMISSED. There is now a pretty fair prospect that the Iroquois ditch trouble will be amicably settled by the dismissal of the whole proceedings next Monday. A meeting of Citizens to organize to oppose the ditch was held at the court house, Saturday afternoon. At this meeting a propostion for a compromise was submitted by Mr. S. P. Thompson, attorney for the ditch, through E. P. Hammond, attorney for the remonstrants. Mr. Thompson’s proposition was that, in behalf of the petitioners he would dismiss the proceedings, providing suitable arrangements were made for paying the costs so far accrued. The arrangement was to exempt Mr. Thompson himself, as one of the petitioners, from any liability as such, for his share of the costs, and in return he would make no charge for attorney’s fees. To carry out this proposition to dismiss would require the consent of a large majority of the petitioners, if _we are correctly informed, and in order to secure such consent upon the part of the petitioners, it was decided to make an attempt to raise a sum of money from parties who are assessed, to help pay the costs. Committees were appointed to canvass for such subscriptions, in Marion, Barkley, Union, Gillam, Newton and Hanging Grove townships. The papers pledge the signers to pay an amount not exceeding four per cent, of their ditch assessment to be used in affecting this compromise, or if that fails, in fighting the ditch. These committees will meet to report success, to-day. It seems to us that this compromise proposition is a very fair and equitable one, and one that offers an easy and practical method for solving this troublesome problem; and it is much to be preferred to fighting the matter through the courts. The amount of costs for which the petitioners will be liable, in case the ditch is dismissed is abouts4,oQo. It it probable that if the soliciting committees obtain a half or two thirds of this sum, that the petitioners will agree to dismiss, and make up the balance themselves. The number of rhe petitioners is 64. The number of persons assessed for the ditch is upwards of 1000.

Wall Paper Buyers don’t forget that we are sellingibrown;back paper at 3c; a good grade brown back paper at 4c; a good grade white back paper at sc; a high grade white back paper at 7c; a good gilt paper at'B 1-3 Borders tojcorrespond at prices to suit. Paper fa good sized room side wall, ceiling and border from 50c to $1.50. Remember the place. B. F. Fendig’s, City Drug Store? Young Ladies! We are carrying an immense stock of bats, untrimmed and trimmed, some of them as low as twentyfive cenjs. COME AND SEE THEM. How swetfthe little ones look in our baby bonnets. We have one hundred of them. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. For little maids we have fifty shirted hats. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. For the mamma’s of the babies there are hundreds of the loveliest of bats and bonnets. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. MRS. L. M. IMES. Cor. 4th A Columbia PrxHral Hu.in.u M.thod., No Cop,!., from Tell. Boo**, (Uta mulonU. Normal coono. WrUa for OuatofA W «l. CABDCEN, Preaidant.

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