Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1898 — Page 1

VOL. XX. NO. 23.

CMcago, Indianapolis & Louisville Rwy RERS SELLER IIME-TABLE Corrected to May 16. 1898. SOUTH BOUND. No. 81—Fast Mall (don’t stop) 4:4« A. M. No. s—Louisville Mail, Dally 10:65 A. M. No. 88—Indianapolis Mall (dally)... 1:45 P. M. No. 89—Milk accomtn,. Dally 6:15 P. M. No. 3—Louisville Express, Dally ..11:12 P. M. •No. 45 Local Freight 2:40 P. M. NORTH BOUND Vo. 4—Mall (daily) 4:30 A.M. No, 40—Milk accomm.. Daily 7:81 A. M. No. 82—Fast Mall (dally) 9:55 A. M. • M O . »i—cin. to Chicago Ves. mail.. 6:32 P. M. +No. 38—Cin. to Chicago 2:57 P. M. No, 6—Mail and Express, Daily. .. 3:27 P. M. •No. 41—Local Freight 9:80 A. M. No. 74—Freight (dally) 7:52 P.M. •Dally except Sunday. + Sunday only. W. H.BEAM, Agent

COUNTY OFFICERS. 4 ( ’V i *ia. n Coovr'i Sheriff . Natk J. Reed Auditor Henry B. Murray Treasurer JebseC. Gwin Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor John E. Alter Coroner..!'. Truitt P. Wright Sunt. Public Schools .... Louis H. Hamilton Assessor ... John K. Phillips 1 Ist Dlst ..Abraham Halleck Comui'rsi 2nd Dlst John Martindale (3rd Dlst. Frederic Waymire Commissioners' Court First Mondays in March, Juno. September and December. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas .). McCoy Marshal Thomas McGowan Cjerk Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer C. O. Starr Attorney C. E. Mills Civil Engineer H. A. Gamble. Firo Chief Edgar M. Parcels r,„, 1 M.B. ALTER Ist Ward.. } f.b.Meyer Councllinen < 2nd Ward. | qq. Spitler | !!!. .!.W. H. Beam 3rd Ward .. j J. R. Kight JUDICIAL. circuit .luuge., Gijion p. Thompson Prosecuting Attorney albert E. Chizum Terms of Court—First Monday in January; Third Monday in March; First Monaay in June: Third Monday in October. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. trustees. townships. Robert 9 Drake Hanging Grove A. Prevo .giHam John F. Pettit Walker Samuel K. N ichols • •■ ■ • Bark.ey James D. Babcock Marton Marcus W. Reed .Jordan Jackson Freeland Newton U. C. Blerma Keener J.O. Knupke • Albert 8. Keene Wheatfield John A. Lamborn C *»V?, uter George W. Castor rV B. D. Comer... , Union town or city. Delos Thompson Edward T. Biggs Wheatnmd Louis H. Hamilton. Co. Sunt Rensselaer CHURCHES. FIRST BAPTIST— Preaching every two weeks at 10:45 a. m. and 7p. in.; Sunday school at 9-80 r B Y. P. U,6 p. in. Sunday; prayer meeting 7p. in. Rev. \ . O. Fritts, pastor. • X** FKEE 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. XXX CHRISTIAN—Corner Van Rensselaer and Susan Preaching. 10:45 and 8:0o; Sundayschool 9:30: J. Y. P. S. C. E., 2:30; S. Y. P. 8. O. E., 6:3t>; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30. H. N. Shepherd, 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; Y. P. c. C. E.. 6:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:30; Ladles’ Industrial Society meets every Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary Society, monthly. Rev. U. D. Jeffries, Pastor. XXX METHODIST E.—Preaching at 10:45 and 7; Sunday school 9:80; Epworth League Sunday 6; Tuesday 7; Junior League 2:80 alternate Sunday ; Prayer meeting Thursday at 7. Key. H M. Middleton, Pastor. Ladies 1 Aid Society every Wednesday afternoon by appointment XXX CHURCH OF GOD—Corner Harrison and Elza, preaching 10:45aud 7:30; Sunday school 9:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:80; Ladles Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. XXX CATHOLIC CHURCH—St. Augustine’s. Cor ner Division and Susan Services 7:80 and 10:80 a. m. Sunday school 11:30 p. m. Rev. Edward Jacobs, pastor. LODGES. MASONlC—Prairie Lodge, No. 126. A. F. and A M. .meets first and third Mondays of each month. H. L. Brown, W. M.; W. J. lines, Bec’y. Evening Star chapter, No 141. O. E. S . meets meets first and third Wednesday of each month. Mrs. C. W Hanley, W. M.; Hattie Dowler, Sec’v. XXX •JATHOLIO ORDER FORESTERS—WiIIard Court. No. 418, meets every first and third Sunday of the month at 2p. in. J. M. Healy Sec’y; E. P. Honan, Chief Ranger. wxx ODD FELLOWS—lroquois Lodge. No. 144.1. O O. F.. meets every Thursday. Bruce White, N.G.; 3.0. Irwin. Sec’v. Rensselaer Encampment. No. SOI, 1.0. 0. F., meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. 8. U. Irwin. U. P., Juiin Vannaua, scribe. Rensselaer Rebekah Degree Ixxlge, No. 846, meets first and third Fridays of each month. Miss Maude Hemphill, N. G.; Miss Laura Shields. Sec’y.; XXX I o. OF FORESTERS—Court Jasper, No. 1708. 'lndependent Order of Foresters, meet* second and fourth Mondays. Geo. Goff, C. D. H C R.; R. P. Johnson, K.; XXX MACCABEES---Rensselaer Tent, no. 184, K. O. r. M. Meets Wednesday evening. C. E. Tyner. Commander; F. W. Cissel, Record Keeper. XXX PYTHIAN—RENSBKLAKK Lodge No. 82. Knights of Pythias, meets every Tuesday. C. W. Hanley, C. 0.; N. W. Reeve, K. of R.S. RENSSELAER TEMPLE, Rathbone Sisters.— No. 47. meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday)’, every month. Mrs. G. K. Murray. M. E. C.: Mrs. O. A. Yeoman, M. of it. 0. XXX PATRIOTIC ORDERS. GRAND ARMY—Rensselaer Post No. 84 G. A R. meets every Friday night. D H. Yeoman Post Commander. .1. M. Wasson, Adjutant. Rensselaer Women's Relief Corp* meets evert Monday evening. Mrs Myrtle Clark President; Mrs. Ella Hopkins. Secy. XXX HOLLY COUNCIL—No. 7, Daughters of Liberty . meets 2nd and 4th Mondays. Gertrude Hopkins Counsellor; Nellie Moes. Recording Secretary.

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

Senator Fairbanks’ Prediction.

Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, sends this signed statement to the editor of the Philadelphia Press: ‘‘The result of the election is a very signal indorsement of the cause of sound money. The people fully realized that Republican defeat meant the loss largely of the fruit of the great victory of 1896, and that Democratic success meant the revival of the free-silver cause, which would prove a serious and standing menace to the country until again defeated at the polls. The people further expressed themselves in favor of the policy of the administration with respect to territorial extension. This policy was sharply challenged by the opposition; it was one of the most distinctly defined issues and the popular verdict cannot be mistaken. “The general result has been to increase confidence—which must inevitably promote a larger measure of prosperity throughout the country. With both branches of Congress in political sympathy with the President there is an absolute assurance that for years to come there can be no impairment of our monetary standard; no destruction of our protective tariff system, and that the grave questions arising out of the war with Spain will be wisely settled. “The country is about to enter upon a period of unparalied prosperity.

The State Vote.

The official canvass of the state of Indiana gives Ralston, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state 265,895 votes. Hunt, the Republican candidate 282,796. The Republican plurality is 16.890. For Hart, the Republican candidate for state auditor, the plurality is 17,681, which is about 800 more than Hunt’s plurality. And yet, strangely enough, Hunt’s entire vote is over 4,000 more than Hart’s. The mystery is explained by the fact that both Democratic and Republican voters in considerable numbers still try to vote straight tickets by stamping the small square for the first man on that ticket, and thereby lose all of their vote except for the one man at the head of the ticket. The returns indicate that about 4,400 Republicans and 5,200 Democrats made this mistake this year. The greater number of Democrats than Republicans making this mistake, would have the effect of giving Hart, the second man on the ticket, a larger plurality than Hunt, the first man, got. Crist, the Prohi, candidate for secretary, got 2,997 votes; Wadsworth, the Pop. got 8,626; Kingsbury, the National, got 2,500 and Moore, the Socialist, 283.

In the Federal Court.

The United States grand jury is in session at Indianapolis. The most important case is that against S. B. Nickutn, the perpetual light man of Logansport. It is said Nickum got about SIOO,OOO from the sale of territory for which he gave nothing in return. About forty complaints from men claiming to be his victims have been lodged against him.

To Banish Free Silver.

Indianapolis News: The returns shows that in the north part of the state, hundreds of democrats remained away from the polls, because they did uot want to vote for free silver. It is reported that John B. Stoll, of the South Bend Times, will lead a movement to banish free silver from the Democratic platfrorn. ———' ——— Remember the foot ball game next Thursday. ,

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, JB9B,

Rushed to the Reform School.

• Events moved fast Saturday with young Jim Blake, the 14 year old boy who was caught the other day swiping candy out of a box in a freight car, at the depot. At 2 o’clock he was bound over to the circuit court by Squire Burnham, and an hour or two later, at the request of his own father, he was taken before Judge Thompson, with a view to sending him to the state reform school, at Plainfield. The hearing was held in Hanley & Hunt's law office. The boy’s father is Al Blake, who runs the pool room over Rosenbaum’s saloon. He said he could do nothing with the boy, that he would not go to school, nor do any useful work, but just loafed around, and got into mischief. At the trial the boy said the candy was given him by a man whose name he did not know, but for whom he had piled wood. He said there was no other boy with him, in the raid on the candy boxes. The stories were out-and-out lies, as the boy afterwards admitted to Marshal McGowan, and to whom he gave up the name of the other boy. Judge Thompson committed the boy to the reform school, where he will in the ordinary course of of things, be kept until he is 21, and where he will be given a good education, be cured of his bad practices and taught habits of industry.

Winamac Democrat. The drainage commissioners on the Monon ditch —Messrs. Barker, Tunis and Stout filed their report in circuit court Tuesday, and objectors, if there are any, have ten days from that time in which to remonstrate. The .matter will not be

Thanksgiving Proclamation and Peace Jubilee.

The approaching November brings to mind the custom of our ancestors, hallowed by time and rooted in our most sacred traditions, of giving thanks to Almigety God for all the blessings he has vouchsafed to us during the last year. Few years in our history have afforded such cause for thanksgiving. We have been blessed by abundant harvests, our trade and commerce have been wonderfully increased, our public credit has been improved and •strengthened, all sections of our common country have been brought together and knitted into closer bonds of national purpose and unity. The skies have been for a time darkened by the cloud of war, but as we were compelled to take up the sword in the cause of humanity we are permitted to rejoice that the conflict has been of brief duration and the loses we have had to mourn thongh grievous and important, have been so few, considering the great result*? accomplished, as to inspire us with gratitude and praise to the Lord of Hosts. We may laud and magnify his holy name that the cessation of hostilities came so soon as to spare both sides the countless sorrows and disasters that attend protracted war. I do therefore invite all my fellow citizens, as well those at home as those who may be at sea or sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe Thursday, the 24th day of November, as a day of national thanksgiving to come together in their several places of worship for a service of praise and thanks to Almighty God for all the blessings of the year, for the mildness of the seasons and the fruitfulness of the soil, for the continued prosperity of the people, for the devotion and valor of our countrymen, for the glory of our victory and the hope of a righteous peace, and to pray that the divine guidance which has brought us heretofore to safety and honor may be oraHoudy rnntinnpd in the vp3’" c tn come. O w

WILLIAM McKINLEY.

By the President: John Hay, Secretary of State.

Status of the Monon Ditch.

determined this term of court, for the reason that the report of the drainage commissioners brings in some new parties who must have a certain number of days’ notice as a legal requirement; so the case has been set for the January term. The big drain as reported will affect 2,738 forty-acre tracts of land, as fellows: In Starke county, 87 forty-acre tracts in Wayne township and 89 in Railroad township; in Jasper county, 12 in Hanging Grove, 52 in Walker and 101 in Gillam; in White county, '24 in Liberty and 24 in Monon; in Pulaski county, 3 in Monroe, 41 in Franklin, 76 in Beaver, 339 in Salem, 343 in Jefferson, 470 in Rich Grove, 501 in Cass 576 in White Post, making a grand total of 109,520 acres to be benefitted by securing the proper outlet —and it is dollars to pins that under the circuit court plan the rock at the lower end will be removed and the needed outlet secured.

Easy for the High School.

The Rensselaer High School, easily defeated the foot ball team of St. Joseph’s College, Friday afternoon. The teams were about evenly matched in weight, but the team work of the High School was too much for the College lads, and when time was called the score was 26 to 0 against them. The lads of the High School were fast, and they made some very good runs, they also tackled hard, quarter back Grant excelling in this respect. The team is now trying to arrange a game with Goodland to be played as a curtain riser to the big game, Thanksgiving day. —— ■

Marriage Licenses.

t William A. Gault, ( Ada Wood.

Justices and Constables Elected.

The following justices of the peace and constables in Jasper county were elected at the recent election. The letters D. and R. denote Democratic or Republican, as the case may be. JUSTICES. Kankakee: C. C. Jones, D. E. W. Allen, D. Carpenter: Geo. B. Chappell, R. Charles Bonner Sr., R. C. F. Fisher, R. J. D. Carson, D. Walker: Joel F. Spriggs, D. Fred 8. Meiser, D. T.fira Gnlhransen, R. Milroy: William Barlow, D. Edwin Blakemore, D. William Smith, D. Marion: James A. Burnham. R. William H. Churchill, R. Joseph V. Parkison, R. Emerald Aldrich, R. Geo. W. Burk, R. Barkley: James W. Lewis, R. Thomas Driver, R. James Tanner, R. Union: Japies Wiseman, D. Samuel Thornton, D. Abraham Warne, D. Newton: John Goetz, D. Joseph Thomas, D. Frank Yeoman, D. Jordan: Warren W. Sage, D. John L. Bicknell, D. Albert L. Duvall, D. CONSTABLES ELECTED. Carpenter: William Chappell, R. Richard Pruitt, R. Charles Bonner Jr., R. Charles Shaull, R. Marion: Joel W. Childers, R. John R. Warren, R. Jesse Nichols, R. , Christie H. Vick, R. William Ferguson, R. Kankakee: Marion Albin, D. John Allen, D. Milroy: Branson Clark, D. William Yeager, D. John Southard, D. Barkley: George Daniels, R. Green B. Lewis, R. Clint Brown, R. Walker: John McGlinn Jr., D. James M. Spriggs, D. David Wesner, R. Union: Francis Geesa, D. Alfred See, D. Charles Martin, D. Jordan: John Reed Jr., D. William Dunn, D. Jacob Dewey, D. Newton: Augustus Yeoman, D. Frank Krasney, D. Christian Weurthner, D. Any of these Justices elect who desire to fill their offices, must write to the secretary of state, at Indianapolis, for their commissions, and enclose $1 for the same. After receiving their commissions, they must file an acceptable bond for $2,000 with the county clerk; and until both these requirments are complied with, they have no right to act as justices. Constables elect do not have to send to Indianapolis for but can obtain their certificates of election of the county clerk, at Rensselaer. The fees for this certificate is 25 (cents. They must file with the

clerk a good and sufficient bond for SI,OOO. Both justices and constables must pay $1 fee to the clerk’s officeafor their bonds.

Harry Noland Clear Crazy.

Harry B. Noland was brought over from Remington Friday P. M., and placed in the county jail for safe keeping, to await a reply to an application for his reception at Long Cliff asylum. He is the unfortunate victim of epilepsy and alcohol, who was recently detained in the jail for a long time, as a result of his attack upon some party in Remington, with a knife. His mother finally secured his release from jail and took him to Indianapolis, But he ran away from there and wandered back to Remington, where, a few days ago he attacked his mother’s tenant, Geo. D. Meyer, with a knife; and also the constable, who tried to arrest him. He was examined by Justices Chappell and Bloom and declared insane. He has been afflicted with epilepsy since birth, and has contracted alcoholism. Is suicidal, homicidal, hysterical, epileptic and a whole lot else. His age is 30 years. Application has been made for his reception in the asylum, but very likely, owing to its crowded condition, it will be some time before he can be taken there.

The Real Republican Plurality.