Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1898 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XIX.

The Fourth at Rensselaer.

Not a Very Satisfactory Success. The weather was all that could have been asked for yesterday, the orowd was a very large one, but in many the celebration here fell far short of promises and anticipations based on those promises, and it is probably no exaggeration to say that practically all of the people went away dissatisfied and disappointed. The one particular feature whose absence caused, the most disappointment, was the balloon ascension. This had been contracted for and was promised in good faith. The contract was made with Walter W. Newman, of Chicago, and the aeronont was to be George Love, a man of much experience in his liae. He agreed to give an ascension with parachute descent, riding on a bicycle. He was to receive $75 for the exhibition and expenses. He failed to come however, and sent no explanation why he did so. Probably he got a better offer from some other source. There was no opening parade, whatever. Even the the bicycle parade for which considerable preparation had been made, finally fell through. The first feature was an exhibition run of the two hose companies. Each ran two blocks and attached 300 feet of hose to a hydrant. No 1. had its stream going several seconds before No. 2. The rival hose companies created considerable amusement for the spectators, by turning their respectives streams on each other. It was a performance more enjoyed by the spectators than by the firemen. The sham battle by Capt. Halstead’s cavalry was one of the leading features of the day. He had 50 uniformed and pretty well drilled men, and after dividing into two parties, they charged and counter charged, keeping up a continual fire, with blank cartridges. The division which represented the Spaniards was finally driven from the field, with great slaughter. The actual casualties of the battle, was a horse shot with a gun wad, but not much injured. All reports that some of the riders were injured, were without foundation in fact. The attempt to secure Gov. Mount or some other eminent speaker from abroad, was begun too late, and failed. There were therefore but little exercises at the stand. Jesse E. Wilson made a short address, and then Uncle Peter Foulks, of Milroy spoke awhile, and Judge Thompson recited a poem. The bicycle race took place soon after noon. It was from the Stockfarm to McCoy’s bank, a distance of about a mile. There were four in it. Jay Sayler, Frank Bruner, Charley Chipman and Julius Tayler. They came in all in a bunch, but Sayler was first and Bruner second. The 100 yard foot race was run by Van Grant, Ist, Fred Parcells 2nd and Merle Gwin 3rd. The ball game took place at the ball park. It was a fair game, and very largely attended. It is to be regretted however, that the money raised for the balloon which did not come, had been used to pay for the ball game, this making it free to the people. It was not certainly known, however, until the 1:55 P. M. train arrived, that the balloon would not come. In the evening the moving picture exhibition, in front of the court house was quite a successful performance, and presented many novel and beautiful features. The skirt dance, after the moving pictures, was very fine, but un-

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fortunately, a large proportion of the crowd left before this took place, under the impression that the performance was over. The bowery dance, in,Roberts’ hall, managed by Kellner & Bushey, was a great success. In conclusion of the whole affair, we may-say that many of our business men and others worked hard and faithfully to make the celebration a success and to fulfill every promise, while many of those who are now roaring the hardest never have and never will, devote an hour of their time to working up an affair of this kind. 19 to 7. The score tells the tale. Delphi came over to play ball but she merely gave our colts a good frolic. Their league battery was not what report had said it was and our boys had their batting eye with them, making two ruus in the first. One (a home run) in the second, two in the fifth, five in the sixth, two in the seventh and seven in the ninth. Delphi made four in the first, one in the sixth, a pretty steal home by Lackey, and two in the ninth.’ The game was a pretty exhibitition of our national game. Our boys are gentlemanly players and played good hard earnest ball, making several errors of course, through insufficient practice. They hold their heads well and play a losing game with the same vim as a winning one. Delphi on the other hand, with her hirelings and pick-ups was continually ragging and quarreling in a way to make the crowd sick. This game shows the folly of employing a few out of town professionals. They lack the good feeling of loyality to home, and don’t play the same snappy game that home boys play. Reynolds pitches a good game, —Brinley on first made some good plays—and a few bad ones, but with practice he will make a star. Muller played a good game both in the box and at short. Tharp plays well but seems weak at bat. Rhoades was not in good form the early part of the game but retreived himself at the end. The field played well. Merica behind the bat played a good game, unfortunately having two passed balls, which though they must be marked against him, were unavoidable. Altogether Rensselaer should be justly proud of her colts, whose record bids fair to rival that of Ansons’ Colts of several years ago, when they were at the top. NOTES. Fully six hundred people must have seen the game, and all went home satisfied. The grounds are now in good shape for a grass diamond. Maloy and his megaphone were in evidence at the game.

Monon Reported Sold Once more the city papers are circulating a report that the Chicago, Indianapolis <fc Louisville, (Monon Route) has been sold to a rival company. This time it is the Big Four which is alleged to have made the purchase. We do not put much dependence on the report, as so many similar reports in theT>aßt have been circulated and proved false. The Monon is a piece of railroad property and we doubt if it is the market. Later: The report of the sale is now ‘‘officially” denied. For a fine buggy or carriage at cost, see C. A Roberts, the latest styles and quality. All work warranted. . Cash buys - more at Judy aud The Leif Buggy Company than any where else.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1898,

Assessment of Horses and Cattle.

The Board of Review has finished going over the assessors' books of the various townships, and have figured out the average assessed value of horses and cattle in the various townships. These average assessed values are here given: . HORSES CATTLE Gillam $17.20 12.97 Hanging Grove. 24.08 .17.14 Wheatfield 19.01 15.79 Kankakee 25.58...... 16.22 Barkley 21.58 18.30 Walker 20.04 14.43 Union 24.06 16.43 Marion 26.75 20.27 Jordan 21.96 16.18 Milroy... 22.46..... .15.53 Carpenter 53.11 17.04 Keener 16.90 16.67 Newton 22.00 20.06 County Average 21.82 16.73 Now while a “boss is a boss” wherever you find him, yet it dees not follow that all horses are of equal value, nor should they all be assessed alike. Moreover it is but reasonable that the horses of some townships should average higher in value than the horses of some others. Thus we know that in the newer and less developed, and to some extent less fertile regions of the county, the proportion of “trading stock,” “skates,” plugs &c to good horses is greater than in others. Still that fact will not explain but rather accentuate some of the differences in the above assessments. Take for instance, Kankakee township. That is one of the newer townships, and though it has much fine land and no doubt many good horses, yet there is little doubt but what their horses are not as good, on the average, as those in Gillam, yet they are assessed just about 50 per cent higher. Again the horses in Milroy are assessed higher than those of Newton. Probably they ought to be very materially lower. Evidently the Board of Review w 11 need to revise these assessments all along down the line.

Saturday morning, of all times when people wanted their Chicago papers, for news of the great battle at Santiago, there were no papers to lie had. It was first supposed that the fast train had carried them by; but when the other mails were opened the newsdealers received cards from the Times-Herald in which it was stated that a strike of stereotypes was the cause of the non-appear-ance of the papers. The stereotypers were getting $3.25 per day for 8 hours work. They struck for $4 per day for 7 hours work and per hour or fraction of an hour over time. The papers mentioned as refusing to accept these evidently very extortionate demands, were the Times-Herald, Tribune. Chronicle, Record and Inter Ocean. Two good houses to rent. Enquire of Laßue Bros.

The Star Spangled Banner In New Triumph Now Waves O’er the Isles of the Sea And the Spaniards’ Freed Slaves.

No Chicago Papers.

These Boys Will Go

Saturday’s Daily. Frank Hawkins, Perry Sorel, Wallace Stivers and Roy Jakes are four young men from this town who have persisted in their intention to join the Mouticello company, and have passed the examination. Wilbur Tharp, wlio was most anxious to go, was rejected on account of eye trouble. Walter Tharp passed the examination, but it is said will not go on account of parents’ consent being withheld. Frank Shide, from about 8 miles south of Rensselaer, is also a member of this company. These boys are all here to spend Sunday and the Fourth. How many Remington boys have stayed and been accepted, we are not informed. Some Wheatfield boys have also been induced to go in the Monticello company. Their number is reported at Monticello this morning was 15. The company this morning number 95 accepted members. They expect to go to Indianapolis, Tuesday,

This Is the True American Sentiment.

Williamsport Republican. Little Hawaii frankly says to the world that she has not declared neutrality and what is more that she does not intend to do so. She goes further still and plainly says she is the open and avowed friend of the United States and that she does not care who knowns it. Hurrah for Hawaii and may the day speedily come when the stars and stripes proudly waves over the loyal islands of. Hawaii.

Fountain Park Assembly.

“Fountain Park Assembly Remington, Ind., Aug. 11th to 22d, ’9B. The best program of lectures, musicals, sermons, moving life pictures and bible studtSs ever yet given. Equal to any of the older Assembly’s for same length of time. Send for program to Robt. Parker, Supt., Remington, Ind.” 5w

Marriage License.

) Elias Campbell, I Clara M. Hurley. I John T. Pike, | Mary G. Stump.

lam talking facts. If you want a buggy or carriage for cost, come with the cash. I have no calico buggies, but of ttie latest styles and quality. C. A. Roberts. Judy and The Leif Buggy Company will sell anything in their line to you individually or independently of any one else as security. Goodland, Ind. Lost a yellow shepherd dog, much white aliout the head. Aliout 7or 8 months old. Finder will lie paid for trouble of returning or notifying mo at Francosville. L. B. Josserand. Bring your buggy, wagon and harness wants to .Judy and The Leif Buggy Company and they will supply you. They have the material and ability to do it. New three room house to rent. Four dollars per month. VV. B. Austin.

From The 159th Regiment

Camp Alger, Va., June 26, 1898. To The Editor: The last two weeks have not only been the warmest but the busiest we have had yet. Tbe early part of it I spent in Hospital. Here for forty-eight hours I received but two glasses of milk and that was given me just as I got there on Tuesday at eleven o’olock, and from then until I was discharged I went hungry. After I came back to quarters I was excused from duty till I was back to my usual condition. On Friday we were ordered out for “outpost duty” and took blankets, poncho, pup tent and twenty four hours rations. About all we had to do' was to keep on a strict look out for “blind pigs” and men who were out with out passes. This was a decided snap. No beat to trot or no challenger every two seconds. We arrived in camp on Saturday at four o'clock tired and dirty but in good spirits. On Sunday we had a good rest and was able to return to usual duty Monday. Wednesday evening we received orders to prepare for a praotice march to the Potomac and all night dreamed of the time we were to have. At six o’clock on Thursday we received the “fall in” and started on the trip with light hearts and for six miles every thing went well. Here we are placed on the rear guard and were sent out on the flanks. Over fences through fields, woods that might be called thickets and berry patched we marched all the time on the sharp lookout for an attack that never came. We arrived at Difficult creek after a fourteen mile march at 11:30 and were glad. We were ordered to pitch tents. All the rest of the day was spent in sleeping and resting. We were not tired, only half dead. At “tattoo'’ orders came to sleep with our clothes on and our guns in our hands but no “long roll” sounded. On Friday morning Co. I. was put to work cleaning camp for the day. At half past ten the attack came and we went up the hill and through the woods like we were in earnest. It proved to be a false alarm. From then on all was quiet in camp until four o’clock when our battalion struck camp for a bitter dose of out post duty. “It was worse than quinine but the perscription said take it.” At half past six there was another false alarm which we were not in. Our picket post was about five hundred yards west of camp with one hour awake and seven asleep. At tentwenty the third and last alarm (I guess it was only to keep us from going to sleep.) At four a. m. Sunday we again broke camp, ate our bacon and hardtack and drank our coffee and started for home hoping we would not be put on rear guard again, but they must have thought we were built for it, and we got it again, and I got the job of carrying signals from one section to the other, and most of the time was on a double quick. 1 stood it until I got a mile from camp and gave up and the last thing I knew I heard a Third New York man say “catch him.” When I awoke I was placed in an nmbu- | lance and taken to the New York Hospital and the M. D. said "overcome by heat.” From there I came to camp. Now since it is all over I am glad I did not fall sooner or I would never have got back. Most of the men feel the effects of it now and keep off their feet as much as possible. Home of them refuse to say they are sore and tired but the way they walk gives them away. The 159th Regiment is due to swelter in Virginia, I fear. The

prospect of getting to the front is not encouraging. Camp life is dull and tiresome. They have put up a large wooden horse for the men to ride, with their feet tied undernaeth, all for missing rollcall. Notwithstanding we get training and learn what war is, even, this side of Cuba. Well I will ring off and try to sleep off some of this tired feeling- Yours Truly,

ERNEST MIDDLETON.

Revenue Law In Force.

Friday’s Dally: * The revenue law is in force today. Every check cashed at a bank, or draft bought, must have a 1 dent stamp. One or two of our banks have received the regalar revenue stamps while others have only common postage stamps, with “I. R.” printed on in large letters. The first check with a stamp paid at the Commercial Bank, was drawn by Dr. ‘ Hartsell. At McCoy’s bank the first was by the Cashier, A. R. Hopkins. The banks all have to pay SSO per year license, and $2 above that for each SI,OOO of capital and surplus above $25,000. All our banks have sent in their license fees, but none have received their licenses. All are doing business as usual, however, except the Farmers’ Bank, which Mr. Makeever in what seems an excess of of caution, declines to open until his license arrives. Other resident business men whom the law effects are money lenders and “note shavers.” They have to puy S2O per year. All patent medioines must have a 1 oent stamp and our druggists have reoeived their stamps for the purpose. Telegraph messages must pay 1 cent each. Operator Johnson, of the local Western Union office has not got his stamps yet, but he collects the cent on each message, Hiid will cancel the stamps when he gets them.

The Law Constitutional.

1 he Supreme Court rendered its decision Friday, on the township trustees and assessors law. The law extended the trrms of all trustees and assessors until the general election in 1900. The court has affirmed the constitutionality of law, but no further particulars of the decision have been received.

Name Sounds Familiar, But Can’t Place Him.

Arcadia Arcadian: A man named Cleveland has been making a speech down in New York in favor of peace and deprecating territorial expansion. Cleveland, Cleveland—where have we heard that name?

To Township Trustees.

NOTICE. The Township Trustees are requested to bring their Ditch records to my office and I will correct the fransfors etc. up to date. John E. Alter, Co. Surveyor.

Farms for Sale. We have for sale several tracts of land varying in size from 40 acres to 280 acres, which will be sold at prices to suit times. Only a small cash payment is required. balance on easy payments at 6 per cent, interest. Prospective buyers will find it to their advantage to call and see us. Hollingsworth & Hopkins. When others fail to suit you in price, style and durability of buggies, wagons, harness, etc., then see Judy and The Leif Buggy Company. At Goodland. Seed Buckwheat for sale. W. C. Babcock.