Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1897 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOLUME XIX.

COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk ...Wm. H. Cooveb Sheriff ...Nate J. Reed Auditor. ..;..,-.rr...Hrx«T B. Mvkbay Treasurer .. J i ssE C. G Win Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor John E. Alter Coroner Truitt P. Wright Supt. Public Schools .... Louis H. Hamilton Assessor ... John R. Phillips ( Ist DiSt ABRAHAM HALLECK Comm’rs< 2nd. Diet. John Martindale < 3rd Dist. Dexter R. Jones Commissioners’ Court First Mondays in March, June, September and December. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas J. McCoy Marshal ... Thomas McGowan Clerk Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer C. O. Starr Attorney G. E. Mills Civil Engineer L. A. Bostwick Fire Chief Edgar M Parcels fist Ward I M. B. ALTER Ist ward..} f. B. MEYER Councilmen < 2nd Ward, j ’' srd Ward ! • ■ WAL ROBINSON L 3rd Ward | J. R. Kight JUDICIAL. Circuit judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting Attorney albert E. uhizum Terms of Court—First Monday in January; Third Monday In March: First Monday in June; Third Monday in October. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEES. TOWNSHIPS. Roberts. Drake Hanging Grove A. W. Prevo Gillam John F. Pettit Walker Samuel R. Nichols Barkley James D. Babcock Marion Marcus W. Reed Jordan Jackson Freeland Newton C. 0. Blerma Keener J.O. Kaupke Kankakee Albert S. Keene Wheatfield John A. Lamborn Carpenter George W. Castor Milroy D. H. Yeoman Union TOWN OR CITY. A. Beasley Remington M. F. Chilcote Rensselaer Edward T. Biggs.. Wheatfield Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Supt Rensselaer

CHURCHES. FIRST BAPTIST—x-reaching every two weeks at J<>:4sa. in. and 7p. in.; eunday school at 9:30r B. Y. P. U, 6p. m. Sunday; prayer meet-ing-7 p. m. Pastorate now vacant. *** FREE BAPTIST—One service every Sunday morning and evening, alternately. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening. A. C. F. meets Sunday, 6:30 P.M. Rev. D. A. Tucker, pastor. *** CHRISTI AN—Corner Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preaching, 10:45 and 8:00; Sunday school 0:30; J. Y. P. 8. C. E., 2:30; S. Y, P. 8. O. E., '6:30; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30. W. O. Moore, pastor. Ladles’ Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. *** PRESBYTERIAN—Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching, 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 9:30; Junior Endeavorers, 2:30; Y. P. 0. C. E.. 6:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:30; Ladies’ Industrial Society meets every Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary Society, monthly. Rev. C. D. Jeffries, Pastor. METHODIST E.-Preaching at 10:45 and 7; Sunday school 9:80; Epworth League Sunday 6; Tuesday 7; Junior League 2:30 alternate Sunday; Prayer meeting Thursday at 7. Rev. R. D. jUtter.D. D. Pastor. Ladies 5 Aid Society every Wednesday afternoon by appointment r . ' *** . CHURCH OF GOD—Corner Harrison and Elza, -preaching 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 9:30; ""Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:30; Ladies’ Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. *** CATHOLIC CHURCH—St. Augustine’s. Corner Division and Susan. Services 7:30 and 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 11:30 p. m. Rev. Father Dickman pastor. LODGES. MASONlC—Prairie Lodge, No. 126. A. F. and A. M. .meets tirst and third Mondays of each month. A.H, Hopkins, W. M.; W. J. Imes. Sec’y. Evening Star Chapter, No-141, O. E. S . meets meets first and third Wednesday’ of each mouth. Cora S. Nowels, W. M.; Hattie Dowler, Sec’y. CATHOLIC ORDER FORESTERS—WiIIard Court, No. 418, meets every first and third Sunday of the month at 2 p. m. J. M. Healy, Sec’y; Frank Maloy, Chief Ranger. *** ODD FELLOWS—lroquois Lodge, No. 144,1. O. O. F., meets every Thursday. J. W. Cowden, N. G.; S. C. Irwin, Sec’y. Rensselaer Encampment, No. 201, I. O. O. F., meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. L.L.Ponsler.U. P.; John Vannatta, scribe. Rensselaer Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 346, meets first and third Fridays of each month. Miss Ora Duvall, N. G.; Miss Maude Irwin, Sec’y. *** I. O. OF FORESTERS—Court Jasper, No. 17<)3, Independent Order of Foresters, meets second and fourth Mondays. Geo. Goff, C. D. H C. R.;J W. Horton, K. *** MACCABEES- 1 -Rensselaer Tent. no. 184, K. O. «. M. Meets Wednesday evening. J.M. McDonald, Commander; F. W. Cissel,Record Keeper. *** PYTHIAN—RENSSELAER Lodge No. 83, Knights of Pythias, meets every Tuesday, C. G. Spitler, U. C.; N. W. Reeve. K. of R. S. RENSSELAER TEMPLE. Rathbone Slsters.No. meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdayy, every month. Mrs. A.S. Laßue, Chief; Mrs. O. A. Yeoman, M. of B. C. *** PATRIOTIC ORDERS, GRAND ARMY—Rensselaer Post No. 84 G. A. R. meets every Friday night. T. F Clark Post Commander. J. M. W asson, Adjutant. Rensselaer Women’s Relief Corps meets every Monday evening. Mrs James Flynn, Press dent; Mrs. Lulu Huff, Secy. *** HOLLY COUNCIL—No. 7, Daughters of Liberty, meets 2nd and 4th Mondays. Maude E. Spitler, Counsellor; Francis Bostwick, Recording Secretary.

Half Batea on the Monon Until farther notice the Monon will sell excursion tickets on Sundays at one fare for the' round* trip to all points where the one way. rate does not exceed $3.50 and is not less than 25 cents. Tickets good returning to starting point until daylight on the following morning, / . ' W. H. Beam, agt. Coen & Brady want your ordei for Hard' Coal,

LAMPS==NIT!

Their Lights Not Trimmed and Burning. Eight Bicyclists to Pay for Their Neglect. Mel Abbott, Fined and Costed 86.80 Others To Follow. Friday’s Dally: ’Squire Burnham’s office will be bicycle headquarter for several days to come—not that the ’squire is holding out any extra inducements to the wheeling fraternity, but the dignity of the great state of Indiana has been greatly marred and must be righted. Last night Night Police Childers cleared the streets of all bicycles not bearing head-lights and took note of the names of their respective riders. This morning warrants were sworn out for the arrest of Luella McCoy, Virginia Austin, Kenneth Morgan, Bernard Maloy, John H. Jessen, Bruce White, Frank Sayler and Mel Abbott. Up to the time of going to press Mel Abbott is the only one to come within the scope of Marshal McGowan, who has the necessary documents. Mel plead guilty in ’Squire Burnham's court and was fined $2, the lowest limit, and costs; amounting in all to $6.80. The others will be “gathered in one by one” and the state’s exchequer enriched accordingly. The observance of this ordinance was becoming less each day and the bicyclist carrying a lamp was considered a “greenie” who had just “got in.” " In many cases the riders did not appear with lights simply through neglect and their arrest will, have great effect in impressing upon the riding public that the bicycle ordinance is not a dead letter. “Keep your lights trimmed and burning,” or “Childers-’ll-git-you-if-you-don’t-watch-out.”

Dunkards Dissatisfied.

For some two or three years past a systematic effort has been made in different parts of the country, and especially in northern and central Indiana to colonize different portions of the Dakotas with members of this thrifty sect. Several from Jasper, White, Carroll and adjoining counties have gone, and efforts to induce others to go still continue. Dispite the roseate hue given the enterprise by those interested in the colonization, rumors still continue to float back that conditions are not as glowing as painted. The following from the Rochester Sentinel is a fair sample of what we have noticed in a number of our exchanges. The Sentinel says: “It is again reported that the Dunkards who went in colonies from this state to Dakota last spring will return as soon as they can. They have met with reverses and say they have been deceived? Land booming companies represented a year ago that the National Society of the Dunkard church has gone into the scheme of colonizing Dunkards from all parts of the country in the Dakotas. About 5,000 went, last year and a like number joined them this spring. The letters received state that there is general dissatisfaction and this fall will witness a general depopulation of colony towns.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1897,

TheSemi-Weekly Republican

With the issue of last week ended the eighteenth volume of the Rensselaer Republican and with the beginning of the nineteenth volume, we have decided to put into effect a plan we have had in contemplation quite a long time, namely the changing of the paper from a weekly to a semi-weekly. ■ Not many semi-weekly papers are published in Indiana, blit in states they are quite common and seem, by all reports to be very popular with their subscribers and advertisers. Whether a Semi-week-ly paper in Jasper county will meet with sufficient public favor to justify the much increased labor and expenses is a problem which only actual experience will solve. In the belief that it will The Republican is now making the experiment. Our publication days under the new arrangement will be Tuesdays and Fridays, it being our intention to go to press Monday and Thursday afternoons, to permit the mailing of the papers early the following mornings. For the present at least, and until we feel justified in purchasing a faster press, we shall adopt the plan, quite common with semiweekly papers, of issuing a four page paper on Tuesdays and an eight page on Fridays. The four pages of Tuesday will be wholly given to local matters. The eight pages of the Friday’s issue will consist of four pages of home matter and four pages of general news and miscellaneous matter. The Friday’s issue will be the same size as the weekly Republican has been heretofore. The issue will be half that size. It will thus be seen that taking the two issues of the week together we are giving our patrons what is equivalent to a twelve page paper, or an increase of 50 per cent, over what it has been before. In spite of this great increase in size and the great additional expense and labor it will entail, the subscription price will not be increased but remain at §1.50 per year, as heretofore.

Grounds And Officers Chosen

For The Old Settlers’ Meeting. The several committees having in charge the arrangements for the old settlers’ meeting met at the court room Saturday Sep. 4th. Committee on grounds reported they had chosen as the place for the meeting, Simon Phillips Grove just outside corporation, west side of Rensselaer. Permanent officers were chosen as follows:, President. W. R Nowels. Secretary C. E- Mills. Ass’t Secretary L. Strong. The committee on grounds will meet at Simon Phillips picnic grounds, Monday September 20th. to prepare the grounds for the meeting.

Strayed Pup.—Strayed my place, on the Nelse Randle farm and thought to have come to Rensselaer, a black fice pup, yellow around eyes and mouth. Finder please return or notify me at Valma, Ind. Suitable reward. 2tp. W. G. Renicker.

IN DOUBT

Is the Second Ward Saloon Fight. The Status of the Remonstrance Against McCordLegal Points will Probably be Settled in Higher Court. Saturday’s Dally: The perennial struggle between the temperance people and the other side, over the question of a saloon in the second ward of Rensselaer is on again, harder than ever. Friday was the day for filing remonstrances against saloon applicants, under section nine of the Nicholson law and such a remonstrance was filed with the auditor against Will O. McCord, whp is an applicant for a license in the Roberts building, Strickfaden’s old stand, in the second ward. Only 81 legal names are required for a majority of the voters of the ward, as. shown at the last corporation election, and this remonstrance contains 92 names and the temperance people felt they had it sure. But the applicant had secured the written withdrawal of four of these names, before the remonstrance was filed, and three more of the 92 moved out of the ward. This would still leave 85 names on the remonstrance, or four more than enough to defeat the applicant. But four of these 85 signers live in Austin & Paxton’s addition, which was only recently annexed to the city, and as the limits of the second ward as described in the ordinance dividing the city into wards, do not specifically include this annexed territory, McCord’s attoriieys claim that the four in that,?' addition are not residents of the second ward. If this contention is held right it leaves 81 names, or just enough, on the remonstrance. But here again come the applicants attorneys who claim that at least one of those signers is not a legal resident of the ward. Thus if all the claims made by the applicant prove sound, there will be only a tie against the saloon, whereas the law requires a majority. But on the other hand the remonstrants claim that the general description of ward two, in the city ordinances, lets in Austin & Paxton’s addition. They also claim that the disputed signer is a legal resident all right. It is not unlikely that these disputed questions will lead to a legal fight which will have to be settled in the higher courts.

A Crowd Of Sportsmen Enroute to Jasper County.

A large covered wagon that passed the city Monday night about six o’clock aroused considerable curiosity. It contained, besides five men, a couple of bird dogs and an abundant supply of ammunition and camp fixtures. The bottom of the wagon resembled a grocery store, for all manner of provisions were carried. The men were William Beik, James Grants Chris Grell and Bob Hulley of LaFountaine, and Henry Beik of Wabash. They were enroute overland to the happy hunting ground of Jasper and Benton counties where they will hunt, prairie chickens being their special “meat.” The game law lets up a little on the sportsmen

about 'the first of September, and these men expect to remain until the close of the open season if their luck is good. They will sleep in their wagon, and as as far as possible deny themselves the luxuries of civilization during their outing.— Logansport Journal. But if the aforesaid gang of wholesale prairie chicken exterminators should run up against a few prosecutions and fines for hunting on other people’s lands without permission, they would find that there were some “luxuries of civilization” that they could not deny themselves pf, after all.

The Teachers’ Institute-

The Institute closed Friday at 4:35 P. m., without any resolutions or other unnecessary formalities. The last day’s sessions were made notable by two lectures by Dr. Dennis on Shakespearian subjects and two by Prof. Bohannon on Hygiene; and one by Dr. H. W. Johnson, of the State Normal, on “The Teacher Outside of the School Room,” ’ Thursday evening’s session was one of Unusual interest. Prof. Brown’s Picture Drawing lesson and and lecture were especially interesting and valuable. The musical features and the evening’s were also especially attractive. But the entire session of the Institute has been supplied with most excellent music in liberal measure, thanks to Superintendent Hamiton’s exertions. The entire enrollment of the Institute was 144, and this included every known teacher in the county except two. Notes from Thursday’s Dally. Prof. C. W. Currey, of the chair of English Literature, of the State Normal, v at Terre Haute, was with the teachers Wednesday evening, in the interests of the Inland Educator, of which he is associate editor, Ex-County Superintendent and Mrs. J. F. Warren gave a dinner today, to all the instructors of the Institute, Superintendent Hamilton and Prof. W. A. Bell, of the School Journal. Prof. W. A. Bell, of the Indiana School Journal, is here today, in the interests of his excellent publication.

The Lampless Bicyclers.

Of the various parties charged with bicycling after night without lights, Frank Sayler has plead guilty and was fined $2 and costs. Kenneth Morgan called on the justice and explained that he merely jumped on another person’s bicycle, at Geo, Goff’s place, and rode to the bridge, after a party he wished to speak to, then back to Liberal corner. He did not intend to violate the law, but did not think to notice whether the bicycle had a lamp on or not. Virgie Austin also called and explained that she had her lamp on all right but had a head end collision with Louella McCoy that evening, breaking her lamp. The Squire has these two cases under advisement. Louella McCoy appeared this afternoon and paid the customafy $6.80. The others for whom warrants have been issued have not yet appeared before the Court. I have the Studebaker wagon for sale in all styles. C. A. Roberts.

NUMBER 1.

GOOD ENOUGH

Rensselaer Captured Third Money In the Band Contest at Kent- ' land Wednesday. Will Make a Better Showing at Wolcott, Thursday. The Citizens Band of Rensselaer did very well in the band contest at the Kentland fair, Wednesday. They got third place, the prize for which was SSO in money, which they brought home in cold cash. There were six bands engaged in the contest, and .their percent and premiums were as follows: BAND. PER CENT. PRIZE. Momence . .96 SIOO.OO W01c0tt..... _..95. v ... 75.00 Rensselaer.. 93 50.00 Remingt0n...... .91...... 40.00 Watseka 88.... . 25.00 Raub 87 - The standing of our. band is still more favorable and encouraging for the future, when it in remembered that it was the only based the prize-takers, except WataeWwMlch was not loaded up for the dcoasion with hired players from other places. Momence had some Chicago men, Wolcott some from Lafayette and Remington half of Monticello’s band. This loading up with a few extra good players from other places is not permitted at the Band Association con tests, and as Rensselaer was only 3 points behind the leaders at Kentland, it is not unreasonable to expeot that when the bands all meet on equal terms at Wolcott, Thursday that Rensselaer band will make a relatively much better showing than it did at Kentland.

Waterworks Moving Along.

The Light Plant BoughtThe City Council is making careful but steady progress towards a solution of the waterworks and electric light problems, along the lines of a combined system, under municipal ownership. W. H. Roney, a competent engineer and the man who superintended the making and placing of all the iron-work in the new court house is making plans and specifications for a system of waterworks. His diagram of mains calls for 5J miles, and leaves only two “dead ends” as they are called, which is a pretty good evidence that he understands his job. The whole town nearly is well reached by these 5| miles of pipes. The present electric light plant* was purchased Monday afternoon, of the General Electric Company for $7,540, on very favorable terms. Possesion in October.

The Indiana White City.

The visitor to the State Fair grounds at Indianapolis this year will find a complete and wonderful change in appearance It is now a White City, every building and all the fences having been put in firstclass repair and then painted white. The street railway has run its tracks into the ground and passengers will be unloaded near the grand stand, saving a most unpleasant walk, to the old station. The managers of the Fair give out the assurance that it will be well worth attending. ■' Remember the dates —Sept. 13 th to 18th.

Wanted a cross watch-dog. at farm south of Bustardville, Union Township. ./* James P. Shermah «