Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1898 — Page 1

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RENSSELAER TIME-TABLE I In effect Nov. 28,1807. • n SOUTH BOUND Vo. 81—Cast Mail (don't Htop) 4:48 A. M. No. 5 Louisville Mall, Daily 10:55 A. M. N0.,33 Indianapolis Mail (dally)... 1:45 P. M No. 30—Mll!«|tceoroin,. DaHy . .. 6:16 P.M. No. 3— LonWvilie Kxpresa, Dally ..11612 P M. • So. 45 Ixical l-'relght 2:40 P. M. NORTH BOUND yo. 4—Mail (dally) ... 4:80 A.M. \o. 40— Milk accouiin.. D »lly 7:81A.M. No. 32-East Mult (dally) .. .... 9:56 A.M. •No. 80— <’ln. to Chicago“YeaHaßali .. 6:32 P. M. tNo. 38-Oln. to Chicago. 2:67 P.M. No. 6 Mail and Express, Daily. 3:27 P.M. •No. 46 Local Freight 0:80 A. M. No. 74— Preiirht (dat.y) 7:62 P. M. * Daily except Suuday. t Sunday on.y.

EIEECT GET COUNTY OFFICERS. Oierk . Wg. 11. Coovkb Sherilt Natk J. Herd Auditor Henry B. Murkxy Treasurer JtBBEC. Gwin Recorder .** Robkkt B. PORTER Surveyor - - - John E. Alter Coroner...’. Truitt P. Wright Supt. Public Schools .. Louis H. Hamilton Assessor .'.John R. Phill-its. i Ist llist ABRAHAM IIALLECK (’omm’rs< 2nd I)ist John Martindalk I 3rd IMst.... ... dexter It. Jones Commissioners’ court First Mondays iu March, June, September and December. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor . Thomas .1. McCoy Marshal Thomas McGowan clerk Schuyler 0. Irwin Treasurer 0. 0. Starr Attorney.. O. K. tyiLLS Civil Engineer II- '..Gamble. Fire chief Edgar M. Parcels r, . , 1 M. B. ALTER j .st Ward., j . f.B. Meyer _ L ,i I ... J. C. Porter CDuncilraen ■} 2ud Ward, j o. G. Sbitler I .... IVal Robinson L 3nl VNartl ] j.k. right JUDICIAL. circuit judge Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting Attorney albert E. chizum Terms of Court —First Monday in January; Third Monday in March: First Mouday in June; Third Monday iu October. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. trustees. TOWNsmrs. * Roberts Drake Hanging drove A. W. Prevo 6111 am John F. Pet it Walker Samuel It. Nichols Barkley James !>. Babcock Marion Marcus W. Reed lordan Jackson Freeland Newton i: C. Bierma Keener .1.0. Kaupke ...Kankakee Albert S. Keene Wheatfleld John A. Lamborn Carpenter George W. Castor Milroy l>. 11. Yeoman • Union TOWN OK CITY. A. Beasley Remington M. F. Chtlcole Rensselaer Edward T. Biggs Wheatfleld fjouis 11. Uaniutoir. Co. Supt Rensselaer CHURCHES. FIRST BAPTlST—Preaching every two weeks at lii:4sa. m. and 7p. m.; -iinday school at :i:3or 11. Y. P'C, Cp. in. Sunday; prayer nieet'iiig 7p. m. Paitoiate now vacant. FREE BAPTIST—One service eveiy Sunday morning and evening, alternately. Prayer meeting 'luesday »veiling. A. C. F. meets,, Sunday, 6:30 P. 51. UeV. P. A. Tucker, pasu>r. *** CHRISTIAN—Coiner Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preaching. 10:45 and 8:00; Sunday echooT 9:30; J. Y. P. S. C. 11.. 2:30; S. Y. P. S O. E.V 6:80; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30. w.o. Moore, pastor. Dulles’ Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. *** PRESBYTERIAN—Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching. 10:45 and 7:3o; Sunday school 9:80; Junior Eudeavorers, 2:30: Y . P. C. C. K.. 8:80; Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:30; Ladles’ Industrial Society meets every Wednesday afternoon. Trie Missionary Society, monthly. Rev. C. D. Jeffries, Pastor. *** METHODIST E.—Preaching at 10:45 and V; Sunday school 9:30; Epworth League Sunday 6; Tuesday 7; Junior League 2:30 alternate Suuday; Prayer meeting Thursday at 7. Rev. H. M. Middleton, Pastor. Ladles 1 AldSocleiy every Wednesday allernoon by appointment *** CHURCH OF GOD—Corner Harrison and Elza. Preaching 10:46 mid 7:80; Suuday school 9:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:80; Ladies’ Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. K. L. Austin, pastor. *** CATHOLIC CHURCH—St. Augustine’s. Corner Division and Susan Services 7:80 and 10:80 a. m. Sunday school 11:80 p. m. Rev. Father Dlckman pastor. LODGES. MASONlC—Prairie Lodge, No. 126. A. K. and A. M . .meets llrst and third Mondays of each month. A.H. Hopkins, W. M.: W, J. lines, Sec’y. Evening Stur chapter. No 141, O. E. S . meets meets llrst and third Wednesday of each month. Cora S. Bowels, W. M.; Hattie Dowler, Sec’v. CATHOLIC ORDER FORESTERS—WiIIard Court. No. 418, meets every tlrst and third Sunday of the mouth at So. m. J. M. Heaty. Sec’y; Frank Maloy. Chief Ranger. *** ODD FELLOWS—lroquois Lodge. No. 144,1. O. O. F„ meets every Thursday. J. W. Cowden, N. G.; 8. C. Irwin, Soc’y. Rensselaer Encampment, No. SOI, I. O. O. F., meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. L. L. Ponsler.C. P.; John Vannatta, scribe. Uonsselaer Uebekab Degree Lodge, No. 346, meets llrst and third Fridays of each month. Miss ora Duvall, N. G.; Miss Maude Irwin, Sce’y. *** I. o. OK FORESTERS—Court Jasiier, No. 1708, Independent Order of Foresters, meets second and fourth Mondays. Geo. Golf, C. D. H C. It.; J. W. Horton, K. *** Tent. no. 184, K. O i’, M, Meets Wednesday evening. J.M. McDonald,Commander! K. W.Cissel, Record Keepir. PYTHIAN—RKNSBELAKR Ixidge No. 88, Knights of Pythias, meets every Tuesday. C. G. Hpltler, (5. C.; N. W. Reeve. K. of R S, RENSSELAER TEMPLE. Rath bone Sister*,— No. meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdayy, every month. Mrs. A.S. LaKue. Chief; Mrs. O. A. Yeoman. M. es R. 0. ' *#* PATRIOTIC ORDERS, JRAND ARMY—Rensselaer Poat No. 84 G. A. R. meets every Krldny night. T. E Clark Post Commander. J. M. W asson.Adjutant. Rensselaer Women’s Relief Corps meets every Monday evening.- Mrs James Flynn, Presl dent; Mrs. Lulu Iluff, Secy. *** HOLLY COUNCIL—No. 7, Daughters of Liberty, meets 2nd aud 4th Mondays. Maude K. Spitler, Counsellor; Francis uostwlok. Recording Secretary.

THE RENSSELAER WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

NO. 43.

Already Fully Organized.

The Republican County Central Committee Does Lots of Business Elects Executive Officers, District Delegates, and Arranges For County Convention. " f The newly elected republican county central committee met Saturday afternoon, iu the circuit court room, as per call. Tt is a convincing proof of the excellent state of the party in this county, and of their interest and enthusiasm, that, although the primttry organizing conventions of the week before occurred in a most disagreeable storm, yet of the twenty precincts in the county seventeen bad their chairmen elected and present at the meeting last Saturday. The retiring chairman, B. F. Ferguson, called the meeting to order, and after announcing that he was not a candidate for re-elec-tion and could not accept if tendered by a unanimous vote, he directed the secretary to call the roll of the precincts. The following precinct and township chairmen were present. Hanging Grove, Reed Bnnta. Walker, R. E. Halleck. Barkley, East, S, R. Nichols. Marion Ist, E. A. Aldrich. “ 2nd, d, W. Cowden. “ 3rd, ...... J. W. Burgett. “■ 4th, W. C. Babcock. Jordan, Fred Way mireNewton, ‘. ,omar Morlan. Keener C. 0- Spencer. Kankakee, I. D. Dunn. Wheatfleld, Albert Keene. Carpenter, South, Albert Bellows. “ East, ,C. H. Peck. “ West, . .W. C. Smalley. Union, North, J. C. McColly. “ South, J. L. Babcock. Gillam, Milroy and Barkley west, were not reoresented.

The convention then proceeded wij;h the important work of electing •jf county chairman, to succeed B. F. Ferguson. C. O. Spencer, of Keener, proposed the name of Charles W. Hanley, and E. A. Aidrich, of Rensselaer named Charles E. Mills. Hon. I. D. Dunn arose and stated thet he was authorized to announce for Mr. Mills, in caso his name was presented, that he was not a candidate. Mr. Hanley was then elected by acclamation and a unanimous vote, For secretary, J. F. Warren, for vice chairman, Frank Foltz, and for treasurer, Joseph Harris, were all electfed by acclamation. The election of 10 delegates and 10 alternates to the congressional district convention at Lafayette, Feb. Ist, to elect a district chairman, resulted as follows. Walker and Kankakee, I. D. Dunn, delegate, John O’Connor, alternate. Wheatfleld and Keener, E. T. Biggs, delegate; C. O. Spencer, alternate. Gillam and Hanging Grove, J. P. Gwin, delegate; J. R. Phillips, alternate. Marion, M, H. Hemphill, F. B. Meyer, delegates; Thomas Thompson, S. C. Irwin, alternates. Union, J. C. McColly, delegate: W. L. Wood, alternate. Newton, Jordan and Milroy, O. C. Halstead, delegate, John Martindale, alternate. Barkley, S. 11. Nicholas, delegate, Clins. Murray, alternate. Carpenter had previously, elected three delegates, and these were ratifiod by the convention. The three if they all attend, will have each 2 thirds' of a vote. They are C. T. Denham, A. B. Lewis and Levi Hawkins. Mr. Hanley, the chairman elect, had been sent for, and now entered the was introduced by Mr. Ferguson. Mr. Hanley then

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY i. 1898,

made a few very fitting remarks regarding the necessity, for the best interests of all the people, of the continued success of the Republican party, expressedhis sense of the responsibilities and difficulties, of his new, position and pledged his best and most earnest efforts in the discharge of its duties. He then assumed the chair and presided during the remainder of the meeting. . c The convention then took up the important question of deciding the time, place and manner of tbe county nominating convention. The time was fixed at Monday March 21st, the place Rensselaer and the manner a delegate convention, with one delegate for each 15 votes for McKinley, or fraction of 10 or more, The township and precinct primary conventions to elect delegates to the county convention will be hold on Saturday, March, 19th. A unanimous vote of thanks was then tendered the retiring chairman for his earnest and successful efforts during the period of his chairmanship, and, the meeting then adjourned. It was the largest, the best and .the most entirely harmonious first meeting of the central committee ever held in the county. And none ever did its work any better.

Crampton Fixes It All Up.

Delphi Clltzen. All the parties are now at home in Monticello attending to their usual avocations. Sills swears by the great horned toad that he was not out of White county at the time, and Hums ton is equally as positive that he was not closeted with Miss Spenceraud their friends stand by them. It is now in order for Miss Spencer to assert that she was in the back yard making soap on the day mentioned, and the measly constable who tracked the party should be “seen,” (Kit can do that), and he will probably recollect that he was fishing for suckers that day. Of course.everybody will believe them. The Monticello tongues will cease wagging. Society will bo satisfied and the classic Tippecanoe will ripple by the illustrious -namesake of the home of Jefferson -on its joyous course to the'sea. In a few months the much abused parties can pose as martyrs, and later on ns sabits, when momuments will be erected to their memories and the kids of the coining generation will point to them ns the statues of Saint Rae, Saint Kit and Saint Hump.

Reunion of The 87th.

The annual reunion of the 87th Indiana regiment will be held at South Bend on Wednesday and Thursday Feb. 16th and 17th. The party from this county will leave at 7:30 a. m * on the 16th and arrive at South Bend at noon. Every member of the regiment thnt possibly can is requested to go and when practicable to take their wives with them. Other comrades will also be welcome, and anyone else wishing to visit South Bend. A generous reception thorfc is promised to all. Those desiring to‘go are requested to hand their names to Cnpt. Al]en, ns early as possible.

To Teach Farming.

Governor Mount has discovered thnt Indinnn is spending $10,000,(XX) annually for educational purposes without carrying out fully tho spirit -of the constitution and has taken a stand iu favor of instruction in the comjpon school iu the science of the agriculture. Muny leading agriculturists have written him commending the suggestions he has been making.

Henderson’s Great, Show.

A very large audience assembled at the opera house Friday night, to witness the opening performance of the Henderson Comedy Company, whose engagement here was for Friday alsd Saturday evenings and a Saturday afternoop matinee. It is quite a large company, having fully 20 members, and is also a very meritorious one. Among the very best in their lines that ever exhibited here. . : —v_, v * : r Mr. Ogden, the star actor of the company is truly a star, being an actor of unusual ability and of allaround talents. His support is also very satisfactory. Among the specialty oy Variety- features of the performance, the two Japanese jugglers are the great feature, and they are crnckerjacks, indeed, in whom there is no guile. There various tricks and feats are truly marvelous and excited universal wonder and amusement. Other specialty features are the dancing and singing which are also in their way very satisfactory. In the whole performance, dramas, Japs’ juggling, singing and dancing, there are no coarse, vulgar or otherwise objoctionublo features. The company is well provided with scenery, although being primarily intended for large towns and consequently large theater stages, some of it is too large to use to advantage at our opera house.

Our Misfit Hydrants.

The result of firemen Purcells’ and Perkins’ visit to Remington, Friday, was to prove that it is the nippies on the hydrants and not the screws on the fire hose that is a misfit and does not conform to the established standard. They took a hose attachment and a nozzle to Remington and tried them on the hydrants there and found that they fitted perfectly. The conclusion therefore is that the hose connection is all right and that the hydrant nipple is not regular in its make. Whether the defect will be remedied by obtaining new hose connection or by having the hydrant nipples changed, is not yet determined. The latter would probably be much cheaper, but in some respects not so satisfactory, as it is admitted by all that our hose and hydrants oyght. to conform to the common standard so that other town’s apparatus could work here, and our’s work in other towns. Messrs Parcells and Perkins are more than well pleased by the courtesies shown them by the town and fire officials of Remington, during their stay there.

Mon ticello's Nine Days’ Talk.

According to tho Monticello Herald, Clerk Humston ia back in the bosom of his family and facing the situation with a manliness that iswoithy of approbation, however grave his offense. The Herald further remarks: . “Tho officers when making tho arrest were under the impression that they were arresting Sills, and Constnble Swick lmd to be called in before they could be convinced <0 thecontrary. Swick’sremark when admitted to the room was, ‘‘l'<l give five hundred dollars if .it was Sills, but it ain’t.” It is truo ns stated in the newspapers that Sills and the girl lmd been shadowed for some time past, under instructions from her brother Chns. C. Spencer, tho lawyer. Between him and his sister there is a feud growing out of the division of tho family estate, and the sister lmd employed Reynolds & Sills to represent her interests. Censure is about equally divided between Spencer and the parties to the liason.” Fine Langshan chickens fotfsslc. H. A. Alter north of town. Imp

How They Say It Now.

It used to be that beginners in reading were taught from the good old books about after this fashion: "See the cow. Is the cow nice? Yes, the cow nice. Can the cow run? Yes, the cow can run. Can the cow run as fast 4- ' ' *■ Y as tho horse? No, the cow canno( run as fast as tho horse.” But that is of the past. No doubt the bool s are as good and as plain, and the teaching better, now than then; but after learning the thing correctly in the school room those children who are allowed to take a post-graduate course on the streets, soon acquire a cross bet ween pigeon english and Clark street uninteUjgibility, and the above practice goes as follows: “Get onto de cow! Haint she a beaut? Sure, she’s a corker! Can she get a move on herself? You bet she can get a move on herself. Can she hump it like de boss? Nit, she ain’t in it wid de boss!”—Ex.

Luke County's Great Delinquent List.

The delinquent tax list of Lake county is this year the largest in its history. This is caused by the non-payment of taxes on a vast number of lots in several fake towns in that county. One of the largest of these was in the swamps near the Kankakee river, and others were located in other swamps near Tolleston, not far from Lake Michigan. It is also said that a large portion of the town of Griffith is advertised for taxes, in that county. - The total number of town lots advertised is variously stated at 50,000 to 75,000. The ordinary delinquency is no larger than usual.

County Assessors Will Meet.

A meeting of the county assessors of the State will be held iu March under the direction of the State board of tax commissioners and the county commissioners will be asked to allow’ the expenses. The subject of equal assessment of personal property will be consider* ed, it being believed by the State board that different schedules of values obtain in different counties. The county assessors will bo addressed by the Governor, AttorneyGeneral and members of the State Board.

Death of Mrs. Geo. W. Cover.

Mrs. Mary Cover, wife of Geo. W. Cover, of Union Tp., died Thursday, Jan. 27th, at, 3 o’clock P. M. Her death resulted from a tumor, which was caused by a horse kick, received 3 years ago. Her age was about 50 years She was Mr. Cover's second wife, and leaves children, but by a former marriage. The funeral will bo held Saturday, at tho residence, conducted by Elder A. E. Pierson, Interment in Prater cemetery, in Barkley Tp.

McFarland & Henkle’s prices on groceries will please you.

Marriage Licenses.

( Lemuel Iludtow, \ Jennie Bell Kossinger. ) George M. Spangler, | Eliza Tuteur. Go to McFarland A Honklo for groceries 3 doors north of Ellis A’ Murray’s.

For Rent. A good 8 room house ai.d bnrn together with extensive -grounds. For terms call on or address A. S. Nowels. <lw4tp Save your tickets und get an elegant piece of silverware at McFnrlnnd & Henkle’s grocery. Rooms for to rent for light housekeeping. Inquire of W. T. Perkins. d2wtf. McFarland A Honklo pays the highest market price for produce.

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Only a Word About the Trolley Line.

The people of Remington, who like our own people, were temporarily discouraged by the false reports sent out from a neighboring town about the electrio road, have investigated those reports and know there is nothing, in them. • They have also learned that the people at the Bourbon end of the line have great faith in the road and respect for its projectors. Their interest has therefore fully revived again, and a committee from there is expected early tins week to confer with our with a vievAto more earnest and united action. A general meeting of people favorable to this route, from Fowler, to Francesville, and Winamac inclusive, is being worked up, and will be held in Rensselaer on or about the 16th of February. Several of the head men of the company are expected to bo here at that time. Our route is now the most favored one. Remington is all right and has done its preliminary work. Fowler and all of Benton county the same. Things are also good in Francesville. If now Rensselaer and the people between here and Francesville will get to work, our route will be almost certainly selected. Let us all, press and people, drop our apathy and our disparagements and get the road if any body gets it.

Married Friday Night.

Last evening, while choir practice and Endeavor committee meetings in progress at the Christian church, the pastor, N. H. Shepherd was called into the church vestibule, and then and there performed the marriage ceremony for Mr. George W. Fanson and Miss Jennie M Beody. The parties live in the northern part of Barkley Tp., and were as handsome and intelligent appearing a young couple as anyone need wish to see. - -

Took Most All Prizes.

Mi - , and Mrs. Stoner took most everything offered in prizes at the Northern Indiana poultry show, nt Lognn sport. The finest prize offered was a $25 silver cup for the best breeding pen of eight Plymouth Rocks, and this was captured by Mrs. Stoner and may now bo seen in Ellis A Murray's show window. They alsogcft Ist prize on best cockerel, 2nd on best pullet, and 7 or 8 special prizes offered by citizens of Logansport. * *

A Milk Train Runaway.

The Monnett milk wagon ran into a guy rope at the waterworks plant Monday morning. The wagon upset and the horses ran away. Joe Norman, the diiver, was cooped up inside and for a, while was in a pretty bad boat. Near the school house, the breaking, of a window in the door, let him out. and he escaped without much damage, except a cut or two on the head. The wagon was pretty badly used up. McFarland & Henkle nre giving away some fine silverware to their cash customers. Don't forget to ask for tickets when you purchase goods. Smoko Coleridge. Finest of 5 centers. Sold everywhere. $25.00 in tickets gets a fine piece of silverware nt McFarland & Henkle's A good weLl improved farm to rent for cash or time rent. Inquire nt the Mnkeever bouse. dwtf