Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1896 — Page 1

VOL. XXVII.

« . _ %»< ■ - » iCEHEt. d>Tiouiswut.nwtam«CHicw irr.co.fo • —' y - :: « RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. ALL TRAINS STOP AT RENSSELAER. SOUTH BOUND. NO. 81—Fa«t Mall (don’t atop) 4:48 A. M. No. ft— i.oulsvlllt! Mall, Dally 10:55 A m . Wo. 88— 1:09 P.M. No 88— Milk accomm., Dally fi:ISP.M. No. «—Louisville Express, Dally 11:13 P. M. No. 46 Local freight.. 2 : 40P.M. NORTH BOUND. NO. *—Mall 4:48 A M. »n. 40—Milk accomm., Daily 7:81 A, M. •No. f 2, Fast Mail %.. 10:07 A.M. NO. 30—Oin., to Chicago Vestibule. 7:06 P. M.No. e—Mall and Express, Dally.. 3.30P.61. No. 40—Local Freight... 9:30 A. M. NO. 74, Freight . : 8:03 P. M, No. 74 carries passengers between Monon and Monon. ,No. 82 stops only to lot off passengers.

ELLIS’ OPERA HOUSE. Saturday, August 15th. ....ONE NIGHT ONLY!.... Hoyts’ - My - Co. -IN“A TEXAS STEER ” Reserved Seats at Huff’s Jewelry Store.

CITY AND COUNTRY.

Corn 21 - 22. Oats 12 to 14. Wheat 45 to 50. - Rye 20. W. P. Walker removed to Delphi, -with his family Tuesday. Miss Belle Smith, of Chicago, is visiting in Rensselaer this week. , Hollister & Hopkins have leased the NoweD mill for another year. Sheriff Hanley is confined to his house by an attack of tonsilitis. Miss Esther Mcdaryville, is visiting relatives ip Rensselaer this week.

Simon Fendig, the Whentfield druggist, and wife visited Rensselaer relatives Sunday. Mrs. H. W. Porter is on the sick list, having been threatened with a fever, but is improving. F. 13. Meyer, the druggist, has gone to West Baden Springs, for the bonefit of his health. R. E. Leatherock is building a res idence on a lot in Thompson’s Addition, lately bought of J. F. Warren. This section was visited with another great rain Tuesday night. It will be very injurious to farmers whose oats are not yet thrashed. The viewers’ report iu the Gallagher ditch is completed. It, (the ditch, not the report) is 17 miles long. The report is some shorter. The engineer of the 11.13 P. M. traiD, Tuesday night, reported having seen four fires from lightning on his way down, that night. Chas. Cox returned to Hoopeston, 111., last Saturday, after several weeks rest and recuperution hero and with a party of friends on the Kankakee river. A cess pool which surely demands the attention of a health oftleer now gives forth its diluvium along the hitchrack, at the east side of the public square.

The waterwoiks at the county farm are now completed and reported as working very satisfactorily m all respects. W. T. Perkins & Son put them in. Miss Kate Rodgers was down from Chicago over Sunday. She is reported as much pleased with her position as assistant editor on the Salvation Army publications. The stone for the foundations of the new couit house have been arriving fast since last Saturday and the work of laying them has been in progess since Monday. C. W. Coen, the grain dealer, has for a partnership with his brother-in-law, J. L. Brady,,now of the Fowler Christian church, and who will remain there until the close of the year. People who have traveled about the country a good deal lately, thiub that this year’s corn crop will be the largest ever raised in Jasper County, always, of course, with the reservation that an early frost does not occur to ruin tho prospects. ,

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Sanford Bowman writes back from Colorado that he is well pleased with his surroundings’tbere, in all respects, and evidently has strong and well founded hopes for fall recovery of his health. Ttfife ladies of the M. E. Church have arranged to serve the public with meals the day of the new Court House corner-stone laying. They are planning liberal things for that interesting occasion. The recent hot spell, which now seems to have come to an end, was probably the worst in the history of the country. In the number of deaths resulting from it in the great cities, it has been like a pestilence. S. P. Thompson has contracted with W. T. Perkins <fc Son for a new heating apparatus in his residence, the hot air system never having been satisfactory. He will replace it with a hot water system and hot air combined.

A. Lewis, the cigar manufacturer, will move his factory in a few days from rooms in the brick livery stable into a new building he as just erected, near the residence he is also building, in the southeast part of town. There have been rumors in circulation that the Roby racing crowd, being now driven out of Lake Co., were figuring on getting a track and having a 15 days’ racing season in Rensselaer; but we guess there is nothing in it but talk. The Democratic district conventions' at Gooilland, Monday, nominated Wm. Darroch, of Kenfcland, for Judge, Mr. Hays, of Fowler, for Prosecuting Attorney and W. W. Gilman, of Goodland for joint Representative. J. C. Porter is now at the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, where he underwent a surgical operation one day last week. He is reported ti doing very well since the operation* but will be obliged to remain at the hospital for several weeks yet. Barney Koezma has got tired of his quart shop saloou business, near the depot, and has sold it to one Billy Denton, from near Rose Lawn. Billy also will be very tired when the city comes on to him for a $250 license fee.

Aaron Wood went to Chicago last week and matriculated as a student at Chicago Dental College; an excellent institution that, like Rush Medipal College of the same city, is a part of Lake Forest University and which stands as high in dental instruction as Rush does in medical. Burglars blew open John Sigler’s siorc safe, in DcMotte, one night last week, but did not secure much plunder, only a few dollars. Mr. Sigler went to Crown Point to secure Sheriff Hays’ pair of blood hounds to track the burglars, but finding the cost quite high, SSO he gave up the idea.

Mr. Oscar L. McClure and Miss Dora Peacock were married last Saturday evening, August Bth, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Peacock, in the west side of town. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. D. Utter. On ly relatives and a few friends were present. A heavy storm which prssed just south of Rensselaer Monday afternoon, made things lively at Monon. It rained, blew and thundered terrifically no great damage is reported. Some men in the telegraph office were mor or less shocked by lightning, but no one was seriously hurt. John F. Whaley, a highly respected farmer of Washington Tp., Newton Co., was killed in a grain elevator at Kentland, Ist Wednesday. His team ran away, just as he was climbing don a the wagon wheel, preparing to dump a load of oats and he was caught against a beam and his head crushed. Tho Rensselaer creamery had a clpse escape from destruction by fire last Thursday. The fire started in the roof of the engine room probably from sparks from the smoke stack. It had made considerable progress when discovered, sufficient to bum through the roof in several places. As soon as discovered vigorous work with the crcfmery hose was began and the fire was practically out by the time the fire company arrived. ’

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 13, 1896

Mr. Richard Haan and Miss Rosa Dekker, both of Keener Tp., were married in the County Clerk’s office last Monday morning, Ang. 10th. Squire J. C. Morgan performed the ceremony, and with something more than his usual expedition; si reported by a very reliable observer just four seconds were occupied by the job. Last Saturday was the hottest day not only of the present season, but probably the hottest for many veark The mercury reached 100 degrees soon after noon. Some thermometers, vouched for es reliable even went to 102 degrees. Sunday was another record breaker, only a degree or two cooler than Saturday. James T. Randle and son Thornes arrived home recently from an extended trip through lowa and Missouri. Ttjey were very favorably impressed with lowa and also the northern parts of Missouri. Thomas having sold his farm in this county is looking for a location, and very likely will decide to buy land in lowa.

The announcement of Capt. M. F. Chilcote, of Rensselaer and an able and long time member of the Jasper County bar, appears in this issue of The Republican. It appears on another page from other announcements, owning to its not being received until that page went to press. One of the typhoid fever cases in Hanging Grove Tp. terminated fatally last Saturday night. The victim was Lilly Rerron, daughter of T. 11. Herron, of MeCoystmrg. Her age wps 13 years, 6 months and 21 days. She is described rs a gentle child, a ! general favorite at home, school and Sunday school County Commissioner Msrtindale seems to have been the greatest sufferer from the storm of lrst Thursday. He had 60 or 70 acres of the finest corn lie ever raised, pnd this was so badly broken down by the storm that he now estimates that it will be no more than half what it otherwise would have been. He also lost a windmill wheel by the same storm.

Hoyt’s Comedy Company is staying here a few da) s, to reorganize and rehearse and paint scenery, preuaratory to opening the season at Indianapolis, with that greatest of modern comedies, “A Texrs Steer.” They will present the play at Ellis’ Opera Hourn Saturday, night an i people well informed as to the reputation of the company, say it will be presented in better shape than any play ever given in Rensselaer. George Babcock, a young man, son of J. D. Babcock, trustee of Marion Township, met with a painful accident, Wednesday of last week. He was helping his father drive some cattle in Union Tp., and riding rapidly through some weeds he ran over an unseen log and his horse fell and threw him off and broke his collar bone. He was brought to town and Drs. Washburn <fe English reduced the fracture and he is now doing as well rs the hot weather and the nature of the injury will permit.

A sad occrsion wai the funeral, Tuesday forenoon, at the residence of Mrs. Julia Healey, of Henry Sylvestar, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Healey, of Brookston. The child was taken sick Thursday, at Mr. Healey’s home in Brookston, with cholera infantum, and died Sunday at about 2 o’clock a. m. Its age wps a year and nine months; and it Was its parents’ oldest and except a young infant, the’r only child. The brief fnneral services were conducted by Rev. D. A. Tucker. Intsiment was lh Weston cemetery. 1 J. H. Jessen is making fair progress with the court house sewer, now that the rock excavation is rll finished. Still the great depth of the sewer, with the wet condition of the ground makes the work difficult and it would dso be dangerous were it not for the precautions taken to prevent caving. As soon rs a few feet of the ditch is dug about the required depth, the walls are held in place by planks, held tight against the walls by jack screws. And as soon 98 a few feet of the sewer are dug 'to the full depth, the sewer pipes are laid and the ditch is at once filled up. Thus very* little opportunity is giving for the walls to cave.

The Wallace circus will have the biggest expanse of picture gallery of any show that ever struck the town. When the advertising car comes along, today or tomorrow, it will find awaiting its artistic bill stickers, 285 feet in length of bill-boards 11 feet high, erected for their special use. Most of it is on the north and west sides of the public square, but 35 feet is on Van Rensselaer street n»ar White’s livery stable. Besides these special bill-boards they have contracted for all the billing space in the control of G. W. Spitler, our local bill-poßter. Mr. Spitler was also the contractor for erecting the big boards. There was a big row at Koezema’s quart hole, last Friday night. Two hoboes from Jagtown tried to run the concern, and got into trouble with Ed Griggs and Josh Goff, both bad-men-from-up-the-creek, and several others. A number of the hostiles were badly pounded. One incident of the fight, as reported was the knocking out of one of the tramps, with a beer bottle* by a painter called Jake, just as the hobo was in the act of doiDg up Griggs with a big knife. Jake’s rear name is not at hand, but since the row he carries a black eye for indentification. Warrants were issued for Griggs and Goff, and Constable John Warren went out after them yesterday; The tramps got out of town, right after the row.

The Republican state campaign will open all over the state on Saturday, Sept. 22nd. Meetings will be held in every county seat in the state. Jasper County is fortunate in having assigned to it, fox the occasion, Hon. A. C. Harris, of Indianapolis; candidate for presidential elector, at large. Mr. Harris is vouched for by ano less competent authority than Hon. S. P. Thompson, who heard him speak this year, as one of the very ablest campaign orators in the state. His speeches are as cogent, as closely connected and as logical as the argument of a good lawyer to a jury. He is also a very pleasant speaker and abuses no one. If the weather permits, his speach here will be out of doors, so all can have the opportunity to hear him. And there is no danger of any not hearing him who wish to for hehas a voice of wonderful power and clearness.

Bulletin No. 6, of Indiana farm Products, from S. J. Thompson Chief of Indiana Bureau of Statistics has been received. It gives the acreage of the various farm crop, for 1896. In wheat, Jasper County is only credited with 7,888 acres, which is among the lowest in the state. In corn Jasper has 72,622 acres; and only Tippecanoe, Benton, Montgomery and White counties have more. In oats Jasper comes still nearer being on top, in extent of average. It has 38,520 acres, and only Benton, with 60,705 has more. In no other farm crop does stand relatively high. The following are some of the Rye, 5,317; barley 12, potatoes 1,219; timothy meadow 21,088, clover 882. There ate 6,147 pigs and 7,713 “old hawgs” in the county; also 2,740 sheep and 2,249 lambs. The wool crop is figured at at 13,798 pounds. The number of horses is 8,620, mules 363,milch cows 4,561, all other cattle 8,360. The mortality statistics show that hogs died in the county to Use number of 5,176, horses 520, mules 49 during the year..

Tub Republican is especially rich in campaign matter this weak. And what adds special value to our political articles is the fact that the principal ones are by Indiana men, Whom all know and hare confidence in. Capt. Eli F. Ritter, of Indianapolis, whose “Plea for Sound Money” may bo found on our second editorial page, has long been the acknowleged leader of the Prohibition party of the state, and has always been conceded to be by friends and foes alike, a man of commanding ability and of the most sincere convictions. As for Judge Robert S. Taylor, of Fort Wayne, whose address is given in the four page supplement, we can only say that’ no man in Indiana stands higher as a deep and sound thinker, and as an earnest and unselfish worker

in the political field. No man' also, is more thoroughly careful and conscientious in regard to ths absolutecorrectness of b : s statements, andevery fact, and every figure that he gives may be relied upon to be true in every particular. Monday was Dr. Alter’s busy dayr In the afternoon lie officiated at the advent into the world of a baby boy in Barkley Tp., whose parentage is to some extent a uestion for the courts to settle. In the evening until 11 o’clock he sat in the city council and was the object of considerable eloquence from the Fifth ‘ ward; from there he went to Elmer Hawkins’ place, just north of town, and presided at the birth of a fine baby boy ; and he had scarcely reached home again before being called to John Kepner’s, in town, whose household was forthwith increased by the addition of a nice girl. Sun Bros-’ circus played to bard luck in Rensselaer lest Thursday for a fact. At noon the sudden severe storm that eftme up then, blew both of their large tents down, and soaked them-with water. About three o’clock they got the teni t up again, and sent out- their street parade, to announce the afternoon performance. But no sooner had the people began to gather, than another storm came up from thg northwest, and frightened most of the people home. A small number had bought tickets and went in, but the performance had scarcely begun when the second heavy wind and rain stoim ’struck the tents, and down they all went again. This occurence, together with the almost constant rains until dark, prevented any evening show, and also prevented the circus from leaving for their next point, Wheat field, until about one o’clook’the next* morning. Their adventures between here and Wheatfield, with bad roads and overflowed bridges, were, no dCubt, much in keeping with what they experienced here.

Last Thursday was a day of storms, wind, rain and electrical. The first came at noon and was the hardest wind since the big storm of August 11th, of last year, or very nearly a year before. This time the wind did no special damage right in town, the breaking down of a few trees being about the extent of it, except for what Suns’ circus suffered. But a strip of country immediately north of town suffered very material damage, for a strip of about a mile wide and several miles east and West. Scores of hay stacks were blown over and the hay scattered around. Trees by the hundreds, including many valuable fruit and shade trees were broken off or torn up by die roots. In many places also, great damage wfs done to cornfields. Plenty of thunder and lightning accompanied this first and several later storms, and many sharp sudden detonations indicated near by lightning strokes; but no damage from this source has been reported farther than that about 40 or 50 telephones were burned out in Rensselaer, entailing a loss estimated at about SIOO. It would seem that in Rensselaer the multitudinous telephone and electric light wires dissipate the lightning and prevent any veiy powerful strokes. The on'y stroke occuring right in town* so far as heard from, fuuher than what the telephone wires got, wrs at fhj house occupied by H. T. Bott, of the The Republican force, on Washington street, and that, Judging from the detonation, was probably only a portion of a bolt, of which the greater part wn carried away by the telephone wires. A woodshed received the stroke, and suffered no damage further than the splitting of one board. Early the next morning, a t-ee at the side of the road, a little west of Weston cemetery was struck, just as Mr. Wolfe, Kiglesbach’s butcher, wrs driving past The shock or the scare brought both his horses down on their knees, but they got up again at once, and apparently | suffered no injury. The «ree was much splintered up. Some of the tough contingent, living near Remington, had -a grand old time Tuesday afternoon, of last week. Dan Hart and wife, living a mile or two south, went to the home of Geo. McCabe, about rs far north, and who are relatives, to spend the day and evidently have a big family drunk. Some time in the afternoon, when the whole outfit was more or

less, probably more, drunk, McCabe went out to do his chores, and Hart, according to the evidence at a subsequent trial, made insulting advances to Mrs. McCabe, and then, with the alleged assistance of another party, whose name we did not learn, attempted violence. Some one notified McCabe, and he rushed into the house and beat Hart Into insensibility with a club. The effects of the beating and the liquor together kept him in that condition until he was tumbled into a wagon and hauled home. As the outfit passed through Remington, several parties who enquired about the trouble, received a blast of curses and a stream of obscenity from Mrs. Hart. Arriving home a son of the Harts, 17 or 18 years old was sent on horseback to Remington for a doctor. He took a shot gun with him, and when he had sent out the physician he rode on to McCabe’s, with the intention of kibing him. Arriving there be tried to enter the house, but was shut out. He concluded to wait MoCabe’s convenience, and stayed around until Frank Eck Sr. came along and by enquiry learned what he was waiting for. Eck tried to persuade young Hart to go away, but be refused. Eck then went into Remington and trie! to get the marshal to go ont and protect McCabe. The marshal said it was out of his jurisdiction and would not interfere. Eck then went back alone, and after some words with young Hart started to enter McCabe’s bouse, when Hart fired a charge of shot into his back. Hart got upon his horse and left and Eck went to town and bad the shot picked out of his back. McCabe was subsequently arrested for the attack on Hart, but was acquitted on the evidence. Hart the elder was also arrested, {and simply put under bonds to keep the peace. A warrant was issued for young Hart, but he had disappeared and could not be found. It is not likely that the grand jury and the circuit court will let the guilty parties to this outrageous affair escape so easily es thus fpr they seem to have done.

About The Judgeship.

Some time ago The Republican mentioned the names of three legal gentlemen of Rensselaer 1 who would probably be candidates for the Republican nomination for the office of circuit judge, in case Judge Wiley should signify bis intention of resigning. One of these three was Capt. R. W. Marshall. He is now in Wyoming, and ei attorney for some parties who have a valuable mine involved in litigation, be is likely to be detained there for some time, and may not get back until convention weak; but in any c?se as be authorizes us to say, he will not make any personal canvass, nor contest of any kind for the nomination. If it should be tendered him, he would accept, and greatly appreciate the honor, bat, as above stated, will make no personal efforts to secure it.

An Aged Woman’s Death.

Mrs. Nancy Smith, widow of John A. Smith, one of the oldest and also one of the most respected residents of Barkley Township, died last Saturday, August Bth, 1896, at the age of 79 years, 6 month)) and 18 days. Her maiden name was Kenton and she was bora in Champaign Co., Ohio, Jan. 20th, 1817. Was married to John A. Smith about tho year 1835; and came to Jasper Co., in 1839, being thus among our earliest settlers. She has lived in tbe county ever since tbe above date, except for a short period spent in Wisconsin. She was the mother of 12 children, only four of whom survive her. She also leaves 24 grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren. She became a member of the Christian or Disciplea church in 1841, and lived and died an earnest and consistent Christian. The funeral was held at the residence, Sunday forenoon, conducted by Rev. R. S. Morgan. Interment in Smith cemetery.

Come in and pav for your twine,

at N. Warner <fc Sons, and “Don’t you forget it” Mary BeUe Porcupile and Blanche Brown have gone to Charlevoix, Mich., to stay a few weeks, with Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth. ? Twenty percent off all trimmed hats at Mss. L. M. Ikes.

PUBLIC SPUING! Hon. A. C- Harris, of Indianapolis, Republican Candidate for Presidential Elector at Large, will address an open air meeting at Rensselaer, Saturday, Sept. 22,. .. at 2:30 P. M. Aon. E. D. Crnmpaeker, of Valparaiso, Republican Candidate for Representative in Congress, will speak at Fair Oaks en Friday, Sep. 21, at 2:30 o’clock P. M,

Race Day Sports.

Last Friday was the day set for the third annual race meeting at the Rensselaer Stock Farm. The indications for a big day had been very favorable. Many good horses had been promised, and a big ball game between Lowell and MonticeUo had been arranged for, bat the heavy rains of Thursday and Thursday night defeated all calculations, and early Friday morning the managers declared everything off and notified the ball dabs not to come. A little later in the day, however, when it was seen that the weather would be fine, and that many people were coming in from the country, and as quite a number of good horses were here, a movement was originated to go on with the races. A combination of ten “dead game sprats” around town was formed, and assumed the management, and the following races were given: Five eights mile dash. Bob Ferrel, Lowden of Hammond, owner, Ist; Billy B, Rice Bros., Hebron, 2nd; Jolly Joe, Seymour, owner, 3rd, Asterlina, Whittaker Bros. Wheatfield, 4th. Half mile beats; Bob Ferrell Ist, Queen of the West, Whittakers’ 2nd, Jolly Joe, 3rd, Billy B 4th. Pony Race; Little Billy, Stoudt, of Remington, owner, Ist, Mollie Darling, 2nd, Bill, Jack Nichols, Rensselaer, 3rd, Shelly B, Bicknell, 4th. A match race between Harry A, Walter White, owner, and Nellie My Geo. Strickfaden, was won by Nellie Bly, by 2 out of 3 heats. A foot race between Gross and Wilson, both of Wanatah, was won by Wilson. An exciting accident occured in the second race. Billy B and Queen of the West fell in a heap and Queen had three ribs broken. The riders, who are always, among true sporting people, considered of little account in comparison with the horses, escaped without much damage. Other incidents were the throwing off twice, of the rider of all the winning races. He is a nine year old boy, weighs only 60 pounds, and la the son of Mr. Stoudt, of Remington. He is so small that he can not stop the horses and therefore they run sway and throw him off. He wsa thrown twice, as already stated, but not hart either time. He is s wonderful rider for his age, but it is a very dangerous thing to allow him to ride, and it onght not to be done. The paying attendance was about 400, while the number that stayed oat in the road and looked over the fence was estimated at considerably more than that number. The races and sports, or the expected races and sports brought in a large influx of the sporting ahd presumably gambling gentry. There was, in fact, a more than ordinarly huge attendance of these not altogether desirable citizens, many of them coming from Roby, Forsythe and other busted racing communities.

Wheatfield Postoffice Bobbed.

Sunday night burglars entered the poetofflce at Wheatfield and blew open the safe and secured $350, all in cash, as reported. P. E. Davis, the postmaster saw ihe robbers and shot at them, but they got away. He then sent for the Crown Point blood hounds, and they arrived Monday 9 morning. They started on a trail, but Mr. Davis, feeling sure that the thieves passed on a different side of a building than the dogs were going, and had them called back, upon which the dogs refused to follow the trail further, in any direction. The thieves, wi'l probably escape and the money never be recovered. The loss will, of coarse, fall upon Mr. Davis. - * *gj

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