Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1895 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN Thursday, January 10, 1895. T .- - * ? . IBBUKDRVKBY THURSDAY BY GEO. lE. 1 Publish kb and Proprietor. OFFICE In Republican building, on orner or Washington and Weston streets. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Que Year ...... ..-.11.60 Six Months 75 Three Months.. 00 Official Paper oj Jasper 'County.

Concerning a recent important decision by the Appellate court, the Crawfordsville Journal says: “If a saloon keeper is liable for damages to the person he has made drunk for any injury he receives while in that condition and he is according to a late decision of the Appelate court, it will do much to restrain the sale of liquor to a large class of saloon patrons. This ..theory of the law, coupled with that of the Tippecanoe board of commissioners, that a man who violates the law by making sales on Sunday or on a legal holiday is not a fit person to be entrusted with a will reduce the number of saloons to the minimum. These decisions should be enacted into plain law.

In his remarks on the political situation, in Chicago the other day, Col. Ingersoll said: “What are the markets of the world? We manufacture nothing that we can sell at a profit in England, France, Germany, Belgium or any other Country in Europe. The market in Africa is worth nothing to us; we have very little interest in Asia, very little in Japan, and less in the islands of the Pacific. America is the best market for what Americans can manufacture, and we can not afford to desert our market for what they call the markets of the world. I think we’ve learned a lesson. I think the laboring man has found he cannot injure bis employer without hurting himself, and people of this country are going to retrace their steps, and are going back to protection and prosperity, to reason and republicanism.”

Hon. M. L. Spitler, joint representative for Jasper anti Newton counties, left for Indianapolis Tuesday, to be on hand for the opening sessions of the State Legislature, today. We look to see Mr. Spitler give a good account of himself at this session. While not, in any degree, a “hustler” in the sense of pushing himself forward, he is pre-eminently a hard and conscientious worker—one who will take pains to “get onto his job” and having got thGre, will stay with, — the kind of a member, in fact, who do the hard and useful work of a session, while some more noisy and pushing fellows get the bulk of the glory. Furthermore, while he makes qo special claims to ability as an orator, he is able at all times to render in well spoken words, good reasons for the faith that is in him.

The State Editorial Association will request the general assembly to pass an act requiring township trustees to publish annual reports in two county papers representing the two political parties. They believe, and as we think rightly, that, the publication of reports would be a great check on extravagance in office. That such publications would, in the aggregate, save much more to the people than they cost, there can be no question. Such publications have been required of the town£ ship “supervisors” of Illinois, for

quite a number of years. And while they are about it, why not make it the law that county auditor should publish the allowances made by Judges of courts as well as those made by the county commssioners? It would help amazingly in bracing up the spinal columns of many well-meaning but easy going judges, if they knew that all the allowances they made would be promptly published in

the local papers. There, also, the saving would doubtless greatly exceed the expanse.

In competition with German, French and Engli sh st eel works the American Bethlehem works have secured a $4,000,000 contract for armor plate. It will not do, however, to assume that an average armor plate may be made cheaper in the United States than in the countries named. The Bethelehem works have a process of hardening plates which competing works do not possess. The Russian Government is contracting for what is known as Harveyized armor, a kind that it can not procure in Europe. But the fact that an American steel plate manufactory can turn but better plates than can be made in the old countries is a demonstration of the wisdom of the protective policy. Under Free Trade rule we should have been buying steel armor of Europe. Now we are selling steel armor to Europe. If the rule of buying a thing where it could be made at the lowest cost had been followed, we should have had no steel works at all. The success we have made in this steel industry should confirm the Government in its policy of protecting the ship building industry. The rule of buying ships where they can be bought at the least cost would be as destructive to the ship building industry as the same rule would have been, applied years ego, to the steel industry.

Indiana Liquor Laws.

The people naturally look to the Republican party for temperance legislation because whatever work has been accomplished in that direction was originated and fostered by Republicans. What will be dune —at the coming legislature is difficult to determine, but there seems to be no special or uniyersal demand for a change in the present law and probably no change will be made. The .Indianapolis Journal makes the following statement: “The Republican party never passed any temperance law in Indiana as a party measure. The prohibitory law of 1855 was passed by what was known as the People’s party or the Fusion party, elected by a combination of Know-noth-ings, Prohibitionists and antislavery Democrats, having a majority in both houses. It was voted against solidly by what was known as the old time Democratic party. That law was annulled by a Democratic Supreme Court in less than six months after its going into effect, and the state was for three years and a half without any law whatever on the subject. In 1859 a license law was passed but not as a party measure, Republicans and Democrats voting permiscuously for it. In 1873, both branches being Republican, the Baxter law was passed, but not as a party measure, Democrats and Republicans voting for or against it without regard to party lines; more Republicans than Democrats voting for it and more Democrats than Republicans voting against it. In 1875,-the Democrats b?ing a majority in both houses, that law was repealed, and the present license law, which was dictated by the saloon interest, and written by Senator Turpie as their attorney, was passed as a party measure, the Democrats at the preceding election making the repeal of the Baxter law 7 a part of their platform.”

MONEY TO LOAN.

The Rensselaer Building, Loan & Savings Association has several thousand dollars to loan, on real-es-tate security. 4 . <, Apply to N. W. Reeve, acting secretary, at the Citizens State Bank.

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A BIT OF ADVICE.

See here my little fellow, I’ve something for your ear: When mother says: “The Wood-box Is empty quite, I fear,” '' ” Don’t wait for her to ask you ~ To fill it up with wood, But fill it without asking, And she Will say: “That’s good I” And when she says that to you, I know you will be glad, Because it means, she’s proud of Her helpful little lad 1 . When father comes home weary, Of long, hard toil of day, ’Twill give you both real pleasure If you to him can siy: “The chores are all done, father.” I know his eyes will shine, And he will smile a thank you •That means: “This lad of mine Is helpful, trusty, willing— God bless the little man!” Love father, boy and mother, And help them all you can. .—Eben E. Rexford, inS. S.Times

A SHIP CANAL.

Senator Turpie introduced in the senate a memorial from the legislature of Indiana, praying for the establishment of a ship canal to connect Lake Michigan with the navigable waters of the Wabash river. The proposition is one in WhicEThe business people of Indiana are more largely interested than almost any other that has yet been brought to the attention of congress. Senator Turpie made a short speech at the time of the presentation of the memorial, in which he outlined the great advantage it would be to the shipping interests of the people in that section of ths country. The memorial sets forth the feasibility of the construction of a maritime ship canal from the lower end of Lake Michigan to the head of navigation of the Wabash river has been generally acknowledged and its value for fuuture development of the great northwest can hardly be estimated, and that the various reports of civil engineers of approved scientific skill, including the report of Major O. L. Gillespie, United States corps of engineers, made to the war department, Dec. 27, 1875, demonstrate the full practibility of such an enterprise,! thA report showing that there is a fall approximating about ’seventy feet from the south end of Lake Michigan to the head waters of the Wabash river, and that the construction of the work owing to the physical condition of the country through which it would pass, being level and sandy loam, could be done very cheaply in view of the commercial importance. The memorial also sets forth that the proposed canal would shorten the water way from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico by nearly 400 miles more than any other route that has been suggested or proposed. It was referred to the ..committee on commerce for action, and the senator intends to secure action upon it at the ea’rhest opportunity. —LaPorte Republican. This project of a ship canal from Lake Michigan to the Wabash river, is now receiving considerable attention. Its probable route has already been described in this paper. It would probably leave Lake Michigan about on the line between Lake and Porter counties. Would strike the Kankakee river at Baum’s bridge, follow ” up the river, m a southeast direction to Dunn’s bridge, and then southeast to the Monon river, which it would follow to the Tippecanoe. This route would strike DunnviUe in Kankakee tp., or just east of there and would also probably hit Medaryville. •" 1

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THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Judge Wiley and Pros. Atty. Annibal arrived Monday evening, and opened court and organized the grand jury, with W. A. Brown as foreman and the original panel all present. Tuesday forenoon was consumed in calling the docket, and hearing the evidence in the divorce case of Leota M. Fans vs. Geo. W. Faris. "In this case, a divorce is for on tie the grounds of cruel treatment. The parties were married in Nov. 1893 and lived together on the defendart s farm in Gillam, until the following March. Plaintiff had with her an 8 year old son, by a former marriage, while defendants had a house full of grown children. Several of these, according to the evidence, were big, unmannerly louts of boys, who did everything possible to make matters unpleasant for the plaintiff, and made a specialty of persecuting her little boy. They kept him scared half to death by the frightful stories they told him, so that he even ran away from the house, in the excess of his fear. The defendant, too was very severe on the little boy, said he was no good and never would be; ought to be in the care of his own father, &c. It was also shown by the evidence that the defendant was neglectful of the plaintiff, refused to provide her proper care and food in sickness <fcc. The plaintiff asks divorce and the restoration of her former name of Jones. Judgment on the case will be rendered on the return of Judge Wiley, next week. . Judge Wiley left for Indianapolis Tuesday forenoon, leaving Capt. Chilcote to hold court in his place, as special judge which he is doing with becoming dignity and ability. Tuesday afternoon a decree of divorce was granted to Josiah Davisson from Maggie M. Davisson. They lived m Union tp., were married under the aj.ple blossoms of May and parted during the first run of buckle-berries in September. Their married life was brief but not 11 hsful. She abused him in divers ways, such as accusb g of a varigated catalogue of offers, s against morality ; and was herself much prone to “gallivanting” about with other men.

Yesterday afternoon Mary E. Fay, of Kniraan, was given a divorce from Cli-irles Fay, of Union tp., and her maiden name of Delaney was restored. They lived together six weeks in the summer of 1893, wh;-§ the efendant turned her out. He was ugly and abusive all the. time, and drunk a good part of the time. He also called her vile names, and falsely accused her of running with another man.

For A Big Wolf Hunt.

1000 Men Wanted—At Knim-in, Ind., on Thursday, Jan. 17th, 1894, for a grand wolf drive. The plan is. to meet at Knin an at 9 o'clock a. m. where the men will be placed in 8 companies, under as many different captains, and sent north, south, east and west to designated points where a line will be formed until the circle is completed, a steady advance will then be made from all sides, driving everything to the center, which will terminate in an open field selected for the purpose; It is proposed to form the circle at least 4 miles in diameter, which will enclose 16 square miles of territory, and as wolves are quite numerous in this vicinity rare sport is anticipated. Beside the wolves there should be some foxes, and countless numbers of rabbits in the ring. No guns will be allowed to be carried. Come everybody for a good time, and| to assist in ridding the county of these pests, Coinmittee on arrangements Frank Peters. J. E. Hill.

Laws Wanted by the Teachers.

Before the Indiana State Teachers’ Association adjourned, were adopted instructing the legislative committee to secure legislative action furthering the teaching of vocal music in the schools; amending of the enumeration laws so as to prevent fraud and inaccuracy; modifying the text-book law so as to give corparations a local option, simplifying the method of handling books and keeping the accounts in connection with the books; asking the general assembly to levy a tax for the support of the State university, Purdue university and the State Normal school; recommending a township library for the state; amending the law so as to allow corporations to lay a maximum tuition levy of 35 cents; asking for a law requiring the study of the nature and effects of alcoholic drinks and narcotics upon the human system, and recommending the teaching of patriotism m the public schools.

A few Poland *lw sale. Fourmontns old. Call and see them. Prices reasonable. 4L O. C. Halstead.

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