Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1894 — Page 5

The Rensselaer Republican PROFESSIONAL CARDSPHTSICIiIII, TTT W. HARTSELL, M. D., ' HOMEOPATHIC DPlj-ysiclan. staid. Smrgreoaa,, IKNBBILAKH. ....INDIAHA Chronic Diseases a Specialty»4gl Office East WashlßKton Street. 8-Jan-84. Residence, Makeever House. rvR. I. B. WASHBURN, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Renseelaer, Indiana. Special attention given to the treatment of Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and Disease of Women, Tests eyes for glases, rj« B. JONES, Physician and Surgeon. MEDARYVILLE - INDIANA Calls promptly attended. Office one door east of Streight’s store. Residence Thorson property.

BANES. F. J.Biabs, val. Skib, J. F. Hardman, resident. Cashier. As’t Cashier CITIZENS’ STATE HAWK Rensselaer I nr. CAPITAL $30,000. Surplus and nndivided profits fBSOOO. Does a general banking business. Interest, allowed on special deposits. This U the only State Rank In Jasper County that is examined quarterly by Auditor of State. Your business solicited. Collections will receive prompt attention. A. McCoy. T, J. McCoy. E. L. Hollingsworth. Pres. Vice Pres. Cashier. A.NlcCoy&Co’s.Bank RUNBBELABB, INDIANA. Does a general banking •*_ loaned for short time at current rates. We nake a Specialty of T-O-A-Hsrs, at the lowest rates and on most favorable terms. Rensselaer Bank, (Located in Nowelsßuliding. H. O. HARRIS. E. T. HARRIS President. Vice President. J. c, 1 fARBIS, Cashier. Monov loaned in sums to suit borrower. Exchange bought and sold on all hanking pointo Collection made and promptly remitted. Deposits received. Interests bearing certificates of deposits issued. LA WYERS. . W. MARSHALL, A TTORNEY AT LA TP, Practices in Jasper, Newton and adjoining counties. FspccinV attention given to settle ment of Decedent’s Estates, Collections, Conveyarices, Justices’ Gases, ——? — Etc Etc. Etc.. Office Over Cliicrgo BargainStorO. Rensselaer, - - Indiana. 3INON P. Thompson, » cm J. Thompson Atternty at Law. Notary Publio. rrHOMPBON & ffflo., 1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Rensselaer; Tnd. Practice in all too courts. We pay particular attention to paying taxes, selling and ■■■ 1 ■ ■ leasing lands, - M. L. SPITLER Collector and Abstractor F. CHILCOTE, X ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ronpselaer, Ind. Attends to all business in tbe profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second story of the Makeever building.

William B. avstin. arthvb H. Hoekjnp Geo.. K. Hollingsworth. AUSTIN & CO. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Rensselaer - - - - Ind second floor of Leopold’s J'lock corner Washington and Van Rousseinor stree Practice in all the courts, anti purchase, sell and Ic-arern l rstste. Alty’s for L. N. A. & G. J*. Go. B. I. a S. Association and Itenßse Jaer Water, Light & Power Co. QHARLES E. MItLJL ATTCENZY AT IL^-W Rensselaer, liMiisna. Pensions, Collections ar.d Beal Estate. AMtrw ts> (wefullv prepared, / Titles Examined Air Farm Lpans negotiated at lowest rates Office up flairs over Citizens Bank. 1 . %. JAMESW. douthit ATTORNEY AT LAW, likNBSKLAKJI, - INDIANA. US’ Office in Ronsselaer Bank. : i. v -46. r-~’ ■ ■ ■== MISOKI-I.ANKOTJS. JAMES A. BURNHAM, U. S- PENSION - ATTORNEY AND JUSTICE OFJTHE PEACE. Thoroughly equipped and abreast of the time. Expert in Pension matters. Office with County Treasurer, Court House. Sept. Ist, 1800. J. L. flclmick, Notary Puh!c and Real Estate Agent Lands of all descriptions for sale or ease. WHEATFIELD, IND. JOHN GRAVES, WHEATfrIELD, INDIANA AUCTIONEER, Bales attended In any part of Jasper and adjoining counties, also Beal Estate Agent and Justice of the Peace. Collections promptly attended'to, Large amounts of farms and town property for aale. ddrets - . . Whkatfiild.l* d

A Sad Case of Suicide.

MRS. DEDRICK DEKKEU OF DEMOTTE DROWXS HERSELF IX A WATER TAXK. A lamentable case of death by suicide occured in Keener tp., last Saturday night. Mrs. Sutgerdina Dekker, wife of Dedrick Dekker, both old and highly respected residents of Keener tp., drowned herself in a water tank near her home, during the temporary absence of the other members of the family. The deceased and her husband were Hollanders by nationality. An inquest was held Sunday, by Squire J. M. Troxell, as acting coroner, and the circumstances and supposed cause of the suicide are clearly set out in the finding of the justice and the evidence of the various witnesses, which are here given. DEDRICK DECKER, (husband of deceased,) My wife was fifty-two years old last September. I last saw her alive about eight o’clock, p. m., July 21, 1894. She then appeared about as usual both as to mind and bodily health. After Bp. m., I went to the village of DeMotte and returned home at about fifteen minutes before ten, on that same evening, and missed my wife as soon as I came into the house. A few minutes after I came home my daughter came and I told her that her mother was gone. I at first thought she was at the neighbors and sent to some of them before my daughter found her in the tank. She lay on the bottom of the tank face down. There was a piece of cloths line around her neck, drawn v cry tight with a slip knot, and a stone which would weight about fifteen or twenty pounds was attached about six inches from her neck. We found her and took her out of the tank about midnight or something over two hours after I came home. Her mind for some time has been disturbed on religious matters, and she has talked strangely, but she never at any time intimated that she bad any idea of taking her own life or doing herself bodily barm. We have never had any family troubles or serious disagreements.

— 0“ ROSA DECKER. (daughter of deceased.) Came home at 10 p. ml, July 21, 1894. Father came out and said mother was not in the house. I found her first. She was in the water tank. There was about 1£ feet of water in the tank. It is a square cornered tank. I think she was lying on her face. I was by when she was taken out of the tank. There was a rope tied around her neck arid a stone about feet in (Liffm etcr ~ was- attached.- Was., atllie. ice cream social at school house in the evening, before I came home. My mother was left at home alone in the evening. My mother has appeared to be sane in every way except that for the last few weeks she has talked and acted strangely in regard to religious matters. We found her near the hour of twelve o’clock, midnight, July 21, 1894. -o-

JOHN lIA AN. I live about thirty rods from Mr. Dedriek Dekker’s house. I have been acquainted with Mrs. Dekker for about thirteen years, and saw her almost daily during that time. Have Seen nothing unusual in her talk and actions except that a few weeks ago she said to me when talking about religious matters that “it was wrong with her.” -0JACOB HA AN. Have been acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Dekker about twelve or thirteen years and live about thirty rods from them, and see thqm frequently. She was until recently a woman of sound mind, and was well educated and very intelligent. Since the revival meeting held at DcMotte in the month of February, 1894, her mind seemed to dwell on religious matters and she said that she had committed unpardonable sins which idea troubled her greatly. I last saw her alive on Tuesday evening, July 17, 1894 at which time she seemed inclined to stay by herself, anddo be afllicted with melancholia. -oHENRY GROENBAUM. I came to Mr. Dekker'a house at

about Bp. m., July 21, 1894. I saw Mrs. Dekker then and she spoke to me and acted in her usual manner. I went from Mr. Dekker’s house to the ice cream, social at DeMotte m company with Rosa Dekkef and returned with her at about 10 o’clock, p. m. When we arrived at the house Mr. Dekker told us his wife was gone from the house. I helped to look around the place and went to the neighbors to look for her. I had come back to the house and was in the yard when Rosa found her mother’s body in the water tank. I stood by and held the lantern while the others took the body out of the tank. I saw a rope around the neck of the corpse and a large stone attached to it. Mr. Dekker, Rosa, and her five brothers were near when the body

was taken from the tank. The finding of the acting coronor was that the deceased came to Tier death by d rowing, perhaps by strangulation from the cord; that it was a case of sel f-destruction from melancholy caused by religions excitement. Dr. L. N. Wells, the examining physician testified that death was produced by strangulation and drowning, and that he found no marks of violence upon the body. A. Halleck, Esq. of DeMotte, acted as clerk at the inquest.

How Postage Stamps are Made

Every part of a postage stamp making is done by hand. The designs are engraved on steel—two hundred stamps on a smgle ‘ plate. These plates are inked by two men and then are printed by a girl and a man on a large band press. They are dried as fast a 3 printed and then gummed with a starch piste made from potatoes. This paste is dried by placing the sheet in a steam fanning machine, and then the stamps are subjected to a pressure of two thousand tons in a hydraulic press. Next the sheets are cut so that each one contains one hundred stamps, after which the paper between the stamps is perforated, and after being pressed, the sheets are taken away. If a sirg'e stamp is injured, the whole sheet is burned.

The Iroquois Gun Club Tournament.

The first tournament of the Iroquois Gun Club, held Wednesday afternoon of last week, was a very satisfactory affair. It attracted sportsmen from Morocco, Lowell, Remington, Monticello, Monon and Lafayette. The most prizes were easily won by Rensselaer’s famous wing shot, John W. King, who took six first prizes. J. Ackerman, of Monon, ranked next to Mr. King. The following is the condensed score for the entire day. BLUE ROCKS. Name. No. shots Score. J. W. King 11l 95 J. Simpson 36 18 Bert King 57 28 Chas. Clark.. 95 58 Wm. King 61 28 W. Zink 120 69 B. Lowery 91 59 J Ellis 45 21 R. W Marshall 20 6 D. Thompson 30 12 T. McGowan 5 1 J. Tanner 5 1 R. W. Sprigg 5 1 J. Lewis 5 1 G. W. Goff 20 8 Lan McGee 11 6 J. Ackerman 115 72 Pefley 20 13 11. Kennell 20 3 W. Eldredge . 5 2 A. Clusom... ; 5 2 LIVE BIRD MATCH. J. W. King 9 7 J. Ellis 9 6 W. Zink 9 9 B. Lowery 9 7 J. Ackerman 9 8 Chas. Clark 9 8 D. Thompson 9 7 Ira Miirphy A.Chizum.. 5 2 C. Yanatta 9 7

Anyone wishing vaults cleaned out or moved, call on Harry Wiltshire. S. E. Yeoman, sells the McCormick mo wer t.nd reaper, also the Kalarna zoo hay rake. Don’t forget the clearance sale of summer goods at Mr. Lecklider’s. If the hair is falling out, or turning gray, reqniri g a stimulant with nourishing aDd coloring t od, Hall’s Vegetable Si ilian Hair Itenewer is just the sped sc. The Standard is sold by N. Warner <k Sons. Austin & Co., have private funds to loan on real estate at the lowest rates. No delay, no red tape, but if your title is good you can have the money in 5 hours.

Leopold’s The. New Addition! Oklahoma! The Most HEALTHFUL AND THE LARGEST LOTS PART OF THE of any City of Rensselaer. Addition in Town. They will be sold on convenient terms, to purchasers. Don’t fail to secure one of these beautiful building site* For Terms call on A. LEOPOLD, Proprietor.

UNCLE SAM’S SOGER BOYS.

They Do their Duty in a Business-Like May. Indianapolis Sun. Lieut. Dan Thompson got a streak of reminiscence-relating, the other evening, and his subject was the recent strike, now deceased. He was with the detachment of the Light Artillery company that went up to Hammond to place a quietus on the Lake county anarchists, whom he says are as plentiful as blackberries in Brown county. He returned an ardent admirer of the regular army-soldiers, and of them he tells some pleasing anecdotes: “Its worth a trip of several miles,” said he, “to see one of Uncle Sam’s soldiers get into action. There’s an air of business about his every movement that makes one shudder. Those fellows.up at Hammond were there about three weeks and they didn’t have a single change of clothing. They came from Indian Territory, anyway, where cleanliness is at a premium. They had been riding on coal cars and engine tenders, sleeping on the ground and carefully avoiding water, except to take an occasional sup when beer could not be purchased, until their shabby beards had gathered one of the greatest geological assortments you ever saw. A plaster of coal dust and perspiration covered them from head to foot. They had on their old uniforms, which they always wear on a campaign. They were torn, greasy and begrimed. Now and then a dirty glimpse -of human leg could be seen through a rent in the trowsers, and elbows poked curiously through sleeves into outer air. Dirty, heavy, blue flannel shirts are the rule, and their hats are of the broad-rimmed, felt variety, which are worn turned upOehind and in front, while the crown is caved in uncerimoniousiy. The proper caper in shoes is the brogan, with a fresco of mud or dust. And those fellows aie typical toughs, he continued. They swagger, lots of them do, when off duty, just like a bestriped and bediamoned tenderloin gambler. With their bands half inserted in the pockets of their trowsers, which are suspended low and .dangerously loose, by their belts,and a surplus of shirt bulging out above the waist-band, they are a sight to behold.” “But my, my,” he continued,“you oii r< ht to see the change when the V II LAV-.** LILAV bugle sounds a call for action. You know the buglers in the state militia are very deliberative about giving the various bugle calls. The rapidity with which the United States buglers tongue the calls is remark .able, and startles one upon hearing it. And no sooner is it begun than these greasy fellows are on the alert and every spinal column is as stiff as they get. In action they are oblivious to all except orders, and at Hammond they did not seem to notice the mob, that day, when arm 3 were being procured to [ wipe them out of existence and life wasn’t near at par value. It was a sight to see that Monon train as it pulled slowly through the lowd, a howling, maddened, bloodthirsty mob on each side, while on the engine pilot, cab, tender and on top of the car 3 were scattered that handful of 30 regulars, cool and calm as if they were behind stone walls and not an - enemy in sight. The mob became uglier every minute, but the regulars simply stood or sat still, many of • them chewing tobacco and expectorating when an officer wasn’t looking. The order to fire came. Quick as a flash the heavy rifles were in position to load. Out of their belts the burly fellows jerked three or four cartridges. One went into the gun. The others they stuck between their teeth for the sake

lof handiness. During every moment consumed in loading, aiming and firing there was a smack of business that made one shudder. Their business is to kill, and thpy’er professionals such as the rest of the world is not. They were men who had seen service in . the Indian country and who played dreadful havoc among the red-skins at Wounded Knee. And when the firing was I over they rt sumed that half-sleepy, j seemingly careless attitude, apparently forgetting that their bullets carried messages of death •” “During the firing I walked into a railroad coach where sat an old, grayhaired office. He was day-dreaming,

and calmly watching the rings of smoke which curled up from under his bushy, gray mustache. ‘This thing looks terribly cloudy,’ I said saluting him. ‘ W-e-e-ll,’ said he in drawling manner,‘l guess my men can clean up the atmosphere.’ He said it as if shooting a man dowD was an every day occurrence, and then went back to his day-dreaming and cigar, while a short distance away i ifit s were crackmg and leaden pellets were revengefully seeking human victims.”

OBITUARY.

John Utter was born near Newburgh, N. Y., January 14, 1811, and died at the home of his son, Rev. R. D. Utter, in Rensselaer Ind., July 20, 1894, aged 83 yearay AY -months and 6 days. He was in early childhood, when the family moved from his native place to the vicinity of Trenton, New Jersey. There he lost his father. Thence at the age of fifteen, he conducted his widowed mother, with her family, across the mountains, to Ohio, halting first at Cincinnatti, but pressing on, after a year or two, into the White river country, in Indiana. He was twice married. His first wife was Rebecca Gillespie, of Owen county, Indiana, to whom be was married in 1833. She was born of Methodist parents, near Lexington,Ky., her ancestry hailing from the James River region, Ya. Her father was a member of some note in the local lanks. She died in Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1847. He married his second wife, Mariam Bailey, of Hamilton county, Ohio, in 1849. One child, a son, was born to him of his first wife. His second marriage was without issue. His last wife died in Thorntown Ind., Dec., 19,1892, after which he made his home with his son, Rev. R D. Utter, of the Northwest Indiana Conference.

Not leng after the date of his first marriage he was converted and received unto the fellowship of the Methodist Episcopal church. On declaring himself a follower of Christ he created the family alter, and ever after, morniDg and evening as regularly as the day came around the voice of prayer and praise was heard in his home. A more honest, upright man never lived. He was thoroughly conscientious, acting from principle rather than impulse, never swerving from the right as God gave him to see the right. The end has come at lost. Having furnished his course, he has gone to receive his reward, a crown of life. Tue funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Beech, of the Presbyterian church, at 9:30 a. m., July 21; after which, by the 10:50 train, the body was taken to Thorntown, Ind., for interment.

Estey organs and pianos, and Estey AC snip organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward ’a. Remember that Alter & Yates have a full line of staple and fancy groceries, and that everything is new and fresh, of the best quality, and sold for cash, as (heap as the cheapest. For the “Minneapolis Bipders,” go to N. Warner & Son. Also the Woods Mower. Call on C. B Steward, agent for lots in Columbia Addition; 140 lots at prices from $25 to $l3O. Austin & Co., have private funds to loan on real estate at the lowest rates. No delay, no red tape —but if your title is good you can have your money in 5 hours. 46-3 Farms For Sale, Farms of all sizes for sale or exchange. Chas. H. Guild. 27-10 Medaryville, Ind.

Austin & Co , have private funds to loan on real estate at the lowest rates. No delay, no red tape— but if your title is good, yon can har« your money in 5 hours. Ten different makes of Sewing ma chines, At Steward’s.

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