Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1898 — Page 2

The <• Republican. OFFICIAL PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY ISSUED EVERY TUESDAY 4 FRIDAY BY GEORGE E MARSHALL, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. ' •* f OFFICE— In Republican building on corner of Washington and Weston Streets. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year .. $1.50 Six Months. . .75 Three .Months .50 Tuesday, January 18, 1898. .

Republican Organization For 1898.

Rooms of the Republicap State 1 Central Committee. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 28,1897. J To the republicans of Indiana: It has been decided by the Republican State Centra) Coilimitte. that the republicans in each county of the State of Indiana shall, on the 22nd day-fft January, 1898, by precinct meetings, bv townships, ward or county delegate or mass conventions, or in such other manner, and at such hour and place as may be designated bv the County Central Committee, ami .after at least ten days’ publication of notice thereof, in the republican press of the county, to be given bv the officers of the County Central Committee, transact the following business. First—Elect from each voting precinct one member of the County Central Committee. The County Central Committee so chosen shall meet at such place as may be designated bv the County Chairman, on Saturday, January 29, 1898, at two o’clock p. m., and elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman, and provide for the selection of a Secretary and Treasurer. Second—Elect delegates and al-, ternate delegates to a Congressional District Convention, at whick\ one member of the State Central Committee from such Congressional District shall be elected. The several counties of the State « shall be entitled to representation in said Congressional District Convention as follows: One delegate and one alternate delegate for each two hundred votes, and each fraction of one hundred votes or over cast for Hon. Henry G. Thayer. Elector-at-Large for the State of Indiana, at the election held November 3. 1896: APPORTIONMENT TO COUNTIES BY DISTRICTS. -x- ’ * •:> * TENTH DISRR T. No. Dele- Vote of gates. 1896 Benton ..10 1.998 Jasper 10 2,032 Lake 24 4,883 Laporte 23 4,691 Newton 8 1,545 Porter 14 2,852. Tippecanoe 31 6,239 Warfen 10 2.045 White ..12 2,383 Total 112 * * * ■» The delegates so chosen from the counties composing the several Congressional Districts of the State shall meet on Tuesday, the first day of February, 1898, in Congressional District conventions as follows: • * * « 10th District, Lafayette. •* * * « The State Central Committeeman from each district shall publish the hour and place of holding the con. vention for the district. The new State Committee shall meet at the Denison House, in Indianapolis, on Tuesday, the Sth dav of February, 1898,. at two o'clock p. m. and shall elect a Chairman. ViceChairman, Treasurer and Secretary, and transact such other business as may be deemed necessary. At each of the district meetings there will be transacted no other business than that above designated. We urgently request that every republican in the State attend these meetings and assist in the selection of the best men possible The Chairman of the Marion County Central Committee is authorized to call the meetings for the purpose of electing delegates to the Seventh Congressional District convention on Monday, January 29, instead of Janqary 22, us provided in other counties in the State. This call is issued by order of the Republican State Central Committee, made at the meeting held in Indianapolis on the 28th day of December, 1891. \~ Geo. F. M< Ci'.llo<iii, , Chairman. R. E. Mansfield, Secretary.

County Call.

Thio republican voters of each voting precinct and ward in Jasper

| County shall on the 22 day of I January, 181)8, meet in their respective Township precincts at | theip Usual places of voting at 2 o’clock, p. in., and select 5 republican residents of said precinct which shall constitute the precinct or ward committee. The committee so selected shall elect from their number a chairman and secretary. The chairmen so selected shall constitute the County Central Committee. The County Central Committee so ohosen shall meet in the court house at Rensselaer, Indiana, on Saturday, January 29, 1898 at 2 o’clbck p. ra., and elect a County Central Committee chairman, secretary, vice chairman and treasurer. Elect delegates mid alternate delegates to a congressional district convention at which one member of the State Central Committee shall be selected. The several counties of thb State shall be} entitled to representation in said Congressional District Convention as follows: One delegate and one alternate for each 200 votes and each fraction of 100 votes cast for Hon. Henry G. Thayer, Elector at Large for the State of Indiana at the election held Nov. 3 1896. Apportionment to Jasper County is 10 delegates. This call is issued by order of the State Central Committee made at the meeting held at Indianapolis, Dec. 28 1897. B. F. Ferguson, J. F. Warren, Chairman. ‘ Secretary.

The coming year promises to be one of the busiest years for the manufacturing industries in the history of this country. An indication of the freight traffic anticipated is shown by a statement of an official of the Pullman Car Company, who says that the company has already more orders in hand than ever before at this time. The Baltimore and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern and branch lines have alone placed an- order for 4,000 cars, to be used for freight traffic.

Director Preston of the United States Mint estimates that the gold mined throughout the world during the year just passed has been $240,000,000, or an increase of about twenty per cent over last year. The indications are that in 1898 this amount will be still further increased. In view, therefore, of the fact that the population of the world increases only about one per cent, per annum, no alarm need be felt that the increase in money will not keep pace with the increase in population. The United States produced last year silver to the extent of $76,069,236, and this in spite of the supposed low price of the metal. The fact is that the cost of mining is not out of propotion to the market value. Mr. Edward Atkinson presents figures showing that in many cases the cost of mining is less than 12i cents per ounce. These low costs of silver-mining are in cases where the white metal is mined in conjunction with other metals, such as lead or copper.' In' many cases the mines are worked on a profitable basis, considering only the baser metals, all profits derived from flip silver output living thus clear gain. This is the ease with the great Anaconda copper mine of Montana.

A single transaction involving the transfer of 120,000,000 in exchange for 4,000,000 long tons of iron ore to bo sent to England calls attention to the evident conclusion reached by manufacturers In that country that they cannot longer compete with the United States in the mAtler of iron manufacture so long as they are dependent upon their own mines. Just what the effect of this new move will Jbe is not known. The scale of English wages is lower than our own, but on the other hand the cost of transportation of the raw material is to be considered. In any event, this action on the part of the British

■ ■■ ■ poisoning C/V# B-F your system J ■ through that insidious habit—coffee and tea drinking. You may not be aware that coffee and tea contain much the same poisonous alkaloids as alcohol, whisky, tobacco, etc., which sooner or later develop some serious derangement of the stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels and nerves, causing headache, dyspepsia? constipation, nervousness, impure blood. Little do you suspect the cause. THINK it pver. Does it pay to abuse your body thus? Perhaps, the effect is not yet ap--5 parent to you, but the day will surely g dawn with unmistakable evidence of ■ its presence. Better stop these healthw destroying habits. Science has given us San ideal substitute —a heilth-builder—- ■ without even denying us the Same rich fl flavor and aroma of Mocha and Java. 0 It is a pure CEREAL food drink, H made from choicest grains, and in such S a way that it looks like coffee, tastes g like coffee and can be freely used by j adults and children. To keep healthful DRINK DR. MARTIN’S Nervine | Coffee 'J The Nev.’ Food Substitute for Coffee. J__ An invaluable replenisher of brain 3 and nerve waste. Endorsed and rec[3 ommended by physicians. One pound il goes further than two of ordinary coffee I or any other substitute. At all grocers. | I lb. 20c., 2 ft>s. 35c. Prepared by I Nervine Coffee Co., Elkhart, Ind.

manufacturers will stimulate our mines and also the manufacture of iron in the Southern States forexport.

It has always been claimed by the free-trade theorists that it is absurd for people in the United States to think to establish a flax industry. We never have had a flax industry and we never would have one so long as we went on the theory that industries should be established before any thought should be taken towards protecting them. The Dingley duty on flax, however, has brought forth fact, as the McKinley duty on tin did likewise, that we can produce our own flax as well as our own tinplate. A ton of flax straw which was grown on the rich land of Washington has been sent as a sample to Ireland and it has been found that it is worth $l5O more per ton than the average Irish product.

The Beipington I’ress wants to know if the “official organ” meaning presumably The Republican, will publish an itemized list of the cost of the new court house when it is completed. The Press assumes to be very solicitous for the readers-of The Republican to have all the facts regarding the court house. But really, its solicitude is entirely uncalled for. All the important facts have been given in this paper, as they occurred, and just as they occurred, including the original contract for the building and the nature and cost of all the so-called extras. It is the readers of the Press who need true information about the court house, and so anxious are we that it should bo given them that if the Press will agree to publish a full, true and correct itemized statement of the cost of the court < house, that we will as soon as the building is accepted, prepare and publish such ‘a list. This is a perfectly fair offer. What does the Press say to this?

HANE YOU SEEN THE NEW "C)’ IN TOWN? It has come to stay, It is the initial letter of Carter’s Caseara Cordial. the ideal tonic laxative that cures chronic constipation, indigestion and dyspepsia. Price 25c and 50c. A. F. Long. J. G. Casterman, Louisville. Ky., says of Universal Ointment:—“That it is a household necessity for sores, chapped hands, piles, ulcers, etc.” 1 ry it and you will use nothing else. For sale by A. F. Long. Half Rates on the Mopou I util further notice the Monon will sell excursion tickets on Sundays at one fare for the round trip to all points where the one wav 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, ngt.

STATE, COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP TAXES / .1 ■ ' ' ‘ In Jasper County, Ind., for the Year 1897. NO I ICE I" HEREBY GIVEN, that the Tax Duplicate for the year 1897 is now in my hands and that I am ready to i>c-ive Ht the County 1 reasurer’s office in Rensselaer, the taxes charged thereon. The following table shows the BATES < f taxation on each SIOO TAXABLE PROPERTY "and on each TaxablePOLL and DOG: Townships and Incorporated Towns. : • tfl IJ f-1 f 11111 FI *ll Irl LI 111111 <l'l FUNDS. h« i • B q : : : • i : i „® i ; i • i • i ’■ i ? i E \ =2 1 ? i,s : : i : .i; 3 i • : . i ’ 7 O i :' i • i- • i • i • i • i t-3 : : | H•! * i : _ , L-.11.L L..: ; : i : i : i : i : f : | °i ® r : isiiisßsis:sisis :s:s:sis' isTs 7g $ State Tax 709 ;.O9 709 ;.O9 ;.O9 709 709 709 .09 709 709 709 709 709 i. 09 ; .09 State School Tax 711 7U 711 711 i.U 711 .11 ,n .11 ;.u 711 711 iji n 711 i ji Benevolent Instn Fund.. .05 705 7-05 7.05 705 i. 05 .05 705 .05 705 i. 05 705 7(5 705 i. 05 i .05 State Debt Sinking Fund 703 703 703 703 703 703 .03 703 703 703 703 703 i.L3 .03 |.03 i.'.3 Educational Instn. Fund . LOlfi.Olji.olf7ol|7ol|;.ol|7olji.ol|7ol|7ol§7ol|7ol|7olj7ol|7ol<| .01f County Tax 50j|.50ji.50|i.50* 750*i.50^750^.50|).50||.50 ji. 50|750^.50|i.50|; .50| : • : : : : : : : i . • i : : Court House Bonds i.lO 710 710 710 710 710 710 i 10 710 710 .10 710 710 710 710 ; .10 Gravel Road Repair Tax. i. 05 705 i. 05 ;.O5 705 i. 05 705 705 705 i. 05 i,05 hOS 705 750 i. 05 i .05 Corporation Tax i.... 7•••;•••• i•••• i. 70 i....i....i... i....i....i....i.25 i.... i... .i....i «... Sinking Fund i.... i.... i. v ... i.. .. 710 i.... i.... i.... i.... i.... i.... i.... i.... 7 .i.... i .... Town-hip Road Taxls 715 715 7 15 i. 15 710 .15 i. 25 715 715 725 .... 7.20 7. .720 i .30 Township Bridge Tax.... 705 710 710 710 .7.05 i.lO i.lO 705 i.lO 710 7.. .710 i....i.10 i .10 Township Tax 7107 25 710 720 L..J.10 i. 20 7 10 i.lO 715 715 7..J.25 7..J.25 i .25 Special School Tax 705 i. 20 720 i. 25 i. 50 735 725 725 720 i. 20 i. 15 ;.35 715 750 735 i .20 Township Tuition 715 725 i. 20 Gravel Road Construction 7.. .i ...i....7 ... i. 40 i. 40 i... 7 ... i 1.007 ••• i• • 7•• •7 . •.7 .. .i .... Special Additional Bond 7 ... 7.. -. i.... 7 ... i/ 20 7 ••• i 7 7 7 ... 7.. 7.... 7 ... i .?.. Township Poor Tax i.Ol i 06 702 702 704 704 701 701 704 .04 708 i.OB i. 03 703 i. 04 i„O2 Additional Special School-7.. .7.. .7... 7.. .710 i.... 7 ••• i.... .7 ... i... .7... 7... 7.. .7... 7. Total Property Taxes . J..[|1,46| 1.96|1.72; 1.92[3.492. 24| 1.91 i i State on each Pollso .50 .50 .50i .50. .50i .50; .50i .50: .50 .5C .50 ,50i .50 .50i .50 • i ' i i : • 7 I > :■* i i i i N State School on Poll. .50 .50 .50 .50: .50: ,50i .50 50 ,50i .50 .50 .50 .50 .50i .50i .50 <3 : ; . ■ i : : ; i .■ ; . i Li r : : i : : : : : °i Special School on Poll. 7 ...i 1...7 ...i....7 ...7...7 . ■....;.i .25:....i1.00....i .... r i I ; ; ! Corporation Poll .... 7 ... i....:... 7.25 7 ... ii. 7 ... i.. : Tp. tuition on P 011.... 7.. .7. v. 7 ...7 .. .*.7-..;....7 ...7 ...7 ... i.... i....725 i... .725 7 ... i .... Total Poll Taxes ........ 1.001.00 1.00 1.00jL251.00:1.OQI1.OdiEOOiE^f^jOOil.00;2.25170011.00 : (6 mo. Old Each Male Dog j over roo j oo j OO j 00 i 2 . oq j. ooif. 00 j. qo j. 001. 00 1.00^.(XM. 00i 1D01.001.00 ' Each Female Dou and each dog ? by°the“anre^Jrsgn. 01 ' 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3■ 00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 [l. Range Line Gravel Road, 20 per cent, of Assessed Benefits Special Tax Levies a 2. Union Ditch, 10 per cent, of Assessed Benefits. 3. Wheatfield Ditch, 10 per cent, of Assessed Benefits 4. Gallagher Ditch, 10 per cent, of Cost of Construction. ALL the Road and Bridge Tax and ONE-HALF of all other taxes make the FIRST INSTALLMENT and must be paid on or before the FIRST Monday in May, 1898. ONE-HALF of all taxes, except Road and Bridge, constitute the SECOND INSTALLMENT, and must be paid on or before the FIRST Monday in November, 1898. Failure to pay the First Installment when due makes both installments delinquent and attaches a penalty of ten per cent, to the full amount. The conditions prevailing are such that the Treasurer CAN NOT make and hold receipts for any one. Please do not ask it. PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO TAXATION: “The owner of property on the first day of April of any year shall be liable for the taxes of that year. The purchaser on the first day of April shall be considered the owner on that day.” Purchasers of PERSONAL Property as well as Real Estate should remember that ‘TAXES b'OLLOW THE PROPERTY when the taxes thereon remain unpaid. ‘COUNTY ORDERS in favor of persons owing delinquent taxes cannot be paid without settlement of the taxes.’ X ‘lt is the duty of the TAX-PAYER.to state definitely on what property he desires to pay taxes, in whose name assessed and in what township or town it was assessed. THE TREASURER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for the penalties and charges resulting from the tax-payer’s omission to so state.’ The Tax Duplicate for any year is made with reference to property on tfie first day of April of that vear and remains for Aver unchanged as to the showing of property, and in whose name assessed and taxed. Transfers after the first day of April of any year will never appear upon the Duplicate of that year’s taxes. Those who pay taxes on property in trust, and whose taxes are’ complicated si'ck as undivided estates, etc,, should pay early enough to avoid the rush of the last few days, as it requires time to msk« the divisions and separate receipts. ROAD RECEIPTS must be presented in payment of FIRST INSTALLMENT. The Annual Sale of Delinquent Lauds and Lots will take place on the SECOND MONDAI of FEBRUARY, 1898. ’’ , J. C. GU/IN. Rensselaer, Ind., December 21st 1897, TREASI RER OF JASPER COUNTY

When most needed it is not unusual for your family physician to be away from home. Such was the experience of Mr. .1. V. Schenck, editor of the Caddo, Ind. Ter., Banner, when his little girl, two years of age was threatened with a severe attack of croup, lie says: “My wife insisted that I go for the doctor, but as our family physician was out of town 1 purchased a bottle of Chamberlain’S Cough Remedy, which relieved her immediately. I will not be without it in the future." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by F. B. ’Meyer.'

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C. C. Polk, Valparaiso, Ind., says: —“My son Harry was pronounced by four physicians a hopeless con. sumptive. Within six weeks after beginning the use of Last resort he was able to go to school and has been hearty ever since*’ It cures coughs, colds, La Grippe and consumption.. 50 cents and SI.OO per bottle. For sale by A. F. Long. Universal Laxative Pill is used by thousands. Mrs?llarrison, of Indianapolis. says :l—“TheK-are the best pills I ever took.’’' They cure constipation. »For sale by A. F. Long.