Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1899 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL XX.

A Rattlesnake Bite.

A oase o! rattlesnake bite was' recently briefly mentioned by our North Barkley correspondent. The victim was a nine year old daughter of J. N. Baker. The snake-bite, if such it was, occurred in the evening. She did not see or hear the snake, but felt a stinging sensation in one her legs, and when she went in the appearance of the two punotures caused the family to fear it was a snake’s work, and as the ohild became very sick and the limb swelled enormously, there was no doubt but that was the cause of the injury. Dr. Moore was sent for -and though the. child remained in a very dangerous condition, for several days, the physician considers her out of danger.

Injured in a Runaway.

Bob Adams, well known here and a former resident, but now living in Monon met with quite a serious accident Thursday. In company with True Woodworth of this city, he was hauling sewer pipe, when the team became frightened and ran away. Both Woodworth and Adams were thrown violently to the ground, the former being considerably bruised, while Adams had his right leg broken in two places below the knee. His age makes the acoident a serious one for him and it will be some time before he will be able to be around.

The Pavilion Gallery Closed.

Miss Jessie L- Bartoo, the well known % photographer and proprietor of the Pavilion gallery, left Thursday night for Colorado, in some point of which state, not yet definitely selected, she expects to locate and there resume her vocation of photography. She has been successful and prosperous in Rensselaer and leaves with muoh reluctance, but consideration of health have made a ohange of olimate almost unavoidable. She is accompanied on her journey by her brother-in-law, G. E. Marshall, editor of The Republican, who will remain in the west only long enough to assist her in finding a suitable looation. The Pavilion gallery will be closed for a short time but negotiations are underway to rent it to competent parties who are expected to re-open it at an early date.

A Popular Resort.

Cedar Lake is the scene of great festivities , these day, Wednesday was the day that had the fullest attendance from here, about sixty five attending the annual picnic of the Smith End Merchants of Chioago. This association furnished transportation to all who wished to gq from Chioago and four tiain loads of six to sixteen cars each poured their contents onto the picnic? grounds at Cedar Lake men, women and oHildren swarming into every vacant spot, music was furnished, danoing enjoyed and [races of every variety that could be imagine for which first, ■ second and third prizes all valuable articles were given. The Tangle Foot, The Fat Womens Race, Three Legged, Ladies Egg Race, were a fewof the most laughable. In the line of acoident a little girl, name unknown to us was run over by a bicycle and had her leg broken. One-half gallon Mason fruit jars, 39 cents per dozen; quarts, per dozen, 32 cents. The above are the lowest prices ever quoted, If any one meets these prices we will go one better, as we lead, otlioiffl follow i Chicago Bargain Stoke, .

... NO. 94.

A company of twenty-three young men from Rensselaer and vicinity left on the 9:55 train Thursday for Boone, lowa, where they have employment on the C. & N. W. Ry., at two dollars per day. They were sent through the agency of J. K Sayler and were under the foremanship of Jndson H. Perkins. Following are the names of those who went and there is plenty of work for all who want it. Nathan Rinker, H. Aldrich, Earl Thornton, Melvin Thornton, C. F. Anderson, Austin Sales, G. A Wolfe, G. A. Swartz, W. J. Barb Wm. Guy, Fred Marion, Clarence Comer, James Hurley, Jesse Nuss, Harry Daniels, Arthur Armstrong, Alfred Dart, Warren Willson, Wm. Rinker, Bert Trook, Ed Woods, Wm. Postil.

Good news for the old soldiers comes with the announcement that Past Department Commander Jas. S. Dodge of Elkhart will be present and deliver an address' at the Soldier and Sailors Reunion at Remington August 4. He desires to see and shake hands with every one of the veterans who can possibly be present J. M. Wasson has been chosen as chairman at the campfire; Vice Pres. Yeoman introduction of speakers; W. R. Love will have charge of Badge and Register Book and J. E. Stiller will look out for the musical arrangements. Efforts are being made to have the Rensselaer band in attendance and every thing done to insure a royal good time.

J. R. Willis, of the noted dredging firm of J. Wills & Son was in town Wednesday and Thursday on matters connected with the Stump Slough ditch which his firm has Completed. He is one of the sons of the firm and an athletic and in telligent young man. He is from Illinois and attended the Illinoi s University at Jacksonville at the same time that Wm J. Bryan, the silver orator and democratic candidate was also a student there. Mr. Wills was a conceited sophomore the year Bryan was a stern and sedate senior. Wills was the leading athlete of his class and Bryan held the same position in his Now it fell out one day that the two classes got into a regular class fight and as a natural consequenoe young Wills was selected to face bruiser Bryan and he did so to such good purpose that the future presidential candidate was put out of the fight in time for Wills to thrash another senior before the battle ended.

Thursday while Stewarts’ men were drilling a well on the Thomp-son-—Lawler ranch about two and one half miles east of Rensselaer they strnok a good quality of heavy black oil. Whether it is a vein or only a pocket, it is, of oonrse impossible to tell. It is ordinary stock tank filled with the water would contain about a barrel of oil that, is of equally good quality as that found in Gillam, which is very satisfactory indeed. It is possible that this may be the same vein as that whioh the Gillam well taps and the find may prove worth developing. Indications seem to point to the fact that oil may be found in paying- quantities in this vicinity, and it is only a question of time until this bounty of nature other proi Uuvio oi w coumy.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1899,

Work for All.

Notes on the Reunion.

A Man Who Whipped Bryan.

Struck Oil.

Death of Grace Bowman.

Grace Bowman, daughter of Mrs. Mattie Bowman Henkle, died ot consumption at Fountain Col. Thursday at 8 a. m. aged 15 years and 23 days. She Was buried Friday at 10 a. tn. Mrs. Henkle moved to Colorado in April in the hopes of recovering the health of her two children, Graoe and Fred, both failing from the same dread disease. Fred is now very low, and another daughter, Mrs. Cora North of Wichita, Kansas is also afflicted in the same manner, and at present is not in much better condition. Another son Santford is at present living there and enjoying fair health, he also, going there to recuperate. This is the fifth one of her family, that Mrs. Henkle has lust from the same disease, her first husband, and in the last few years, her son Charles, at Wichita, Daisy and Edward here, and Mrs. Florence Sayler, at Medaryville this spring, and these her unfortunate ones, most of whom only lived long enough to taste of life, and suffer the worst of deaths are buried, part of them here and the rest in the far West.

Must Not Be Damaged.

The supreme court has decided that the shade trees in front of a man’s residence belongs to him although they may be located on publio property. The case in which the decision was rendered was one in which the property owner sued the telephone oompany for dam-ages-for cutting off the limbs of his trees.

Don Gorrell’s Incubator.

The red headed editor of the North Judson News chronicles the arrival of a new baby at his house as follows:—The News “incubator” hatched again Thursday evening and the product is one of the finest all around baby girls it has ever been our paternal privilege to recognize. We hope it’s no harm to remark in this connection that the machine will forever be respected and cared for in deference of the good it has done, but figuratively speaking, “the fire’s out.” Mrs. Gorrell and the girl are getting along nicely, and the “old man” is thought to be past the oritical period. Here’s lookin’ at you.

Yellow Journalism.

Wealth, fame, age, position or previous conduct serve not in the least as a barrier to misrepresentation by the horde of sensational yellow journals who seem to delight in putting into the month of a wise man the silly twaddle of a fool. The latest is a pretended interview with Admiral Dewey in which he is made to say that “oar next war will be with Germany,” that “we need a navy which can cope with any other power,” and more tommy rot in the same vein, whioh is an insult to the Intelligence of every reader and donbly so to the man who is misrepresented. The idea that the bronzed hero of Manilla bay, the man who has held the most trying position of any man in the pnblio eye for more than a year, the man who has won in both Contests of strength, skill and diplomacy and became the idol of his countrymen with never a slip of the tongue nor a false step, should impart to a driveling reporter such expression of opinion is preposterous, idiotic and without the pale of reason. The Chicago Bargain Store is the only house in town that SJaSsSw cents a dozen; the Quarto at 82 cento a dozen.

Kankakee Drainage Again.

r The subject of draining the the Kankakee swamp region keeps bobbing up every onoe in a while, and will continue to so bob until some feasible plan for accomplishing the great work is finally adopted. The latest regarding the matter is contained in a dispatch in the Indianapolis Journal, of Thursdays" from Crown Point. We append the dispatch but do not vouch for its reliability as Crown Point is a point where many unreliable newspaper dispatches emenate from. The following is the dispatch: Crown Point, Ind., July 28. —At a meeting in Chicago today between John Brown, president of the First National Bank, of this city, and an extensive ranch owner in the Kankakee marsh, and Nelson Morris, B. J. Gifford, J. E. Carman and others, owners of great ranohes fbere also, plans were devised to reclaim 500,000 acres of marsh land by a thorough system of drainage. The quartet of men own the whole southern portions of Lake and Porter and northern part of Newton and Jasper counties, which is all marsh land, only fit for pasture during dry seasons. This step has been figured on for several years, but Nelson Morris fought it bitterly until now, when he has given consent to go ahead. He feared if it was drained it would ruin the marsh pasture for his thousands of cattle, but now believes the system is all right. Immense ditches will be used.

Death of Infant Chilcote.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chilcote are mourning the loss of their babe, aged fourteen months. The little one had been ill three or four days with cholera infantum and passed away at 5 ;3Q—-o’clock Sunday morning, f at their home in Paxton’s Addition across the river. Funeral services were held at 9 a. m. this morning.

A $40.00 Bicycle Given Away Daily

The publishers of The New York Star, the handsomely illustrated Sunday news paper, are giving a High Grade Bicycle each day for the largest Ijst of words made by using the letters oontained in “T-H-E-N-E-W-Y-O-R-K-S-TA-R” no more no more times in any one word than it is found in The New York Star. Webster’s Dictionary to be considered as authority. Two Good Watches (first class time keepers) will be given daily for secand third best lists, and many other valuable rewards, including Dinner Sets, Tea sets, China, Sterling silver ware, etc etc. in order of merit. This educational contest is being given to advertise and introduce this successful weekly into new homes, and all prizes will be awarded without partiality. Twelve 2cent stamps must be inclosea for thirteen weeks trial subscription with full paticulars and list of over 300 valuable rewards. Contest opens and awards commence Monday June 20th, and closes Monday August 21st 1899. Your list can reach us any day between these dates, and will receive the award to which it maybe entitled for that day, and your name will be printed in the following issue of THE NEW YORK STAR. Only one list can be entered by the same person. Prizes are on exhibition at THE STAR’S business offices. Person’s securing bicycles may have choice of Ladies’, Gentlemen’s or Juveniles’ 1899 model, color or size Call or address Dept. “E” THE NEW YORK STAR, 230 W. 39th Street, New York City. dw3w L. S. Renicker handles the Lafayette wagons and Harper buggies

Justice For All.

Walter Daywitt is a star boarder at the jail now, doesn’t miss a meal nor pay a cent, and all because be furnished foaming lager for the delectation of some of his minor friends. He was brought before Squire Burnham Saturday and publicly admitted that the charge was false and accordingly proof was not lacking that he was plead “not guilty.” However, mistaken and His Honor accordingly assessed a fine of twenty dollars and costs.

Jerry Shea and Louis Worland played at fisticuffs and failing to derive sufficient satisfaction transferred their troubles to Squire Burnham’s court. The trouble is one of long standing between the men, and while threshing on the Churchill place Saturday they engaged in an alteroation that fractured the existing truce and a pitch fork handle. The blow of physical force soon supplanted the blow of atmospheric effervesence and then there was merry war, a la Jeffries with pitch forks on the side. Shea cams tcj town and after the clinic had darned the rip in his scalp, swore out a warrent, and constable Vick brought Worland in to face a charge of assault and battery- It cost him $11.65. He then had Shea arrested for provoke, and Jerry donated $10.60 of his lucbre. And the end is not yet.

Genius Unrewarded.

In a Chicago Sunday paper there is an advertisement of a gentleman who has a faith in his works that inspires him to declare that he is a “good all aronnd newspaper man,” and says he is out of a job. If what he says is true, society should hang its head. Here is a man who can, if he lives up to bis announcement, write a poem, weigh corn, discuss the tariff, nmpire a ball game, report a wedding, saw wood, preach the gospel, beat a lawyer, describe a fire so that his readers will shed their wraps, make a dollar do the work of ten, shine at a soiree, address a horticultural society, measure calico, abuse the liquor habit, test whiskey, subscribe to charity, go without meals, attack silver, demand bimetalism, sneer at snobbery, wear diamonds, invent advertisements, overlook scandal, praise prize babies, delight pumpkin raisers, administer to the afflicted, heal the disgruntled, fight to a finish, set type, mould opinion, sweep the office, move the world, play poker, scorn flesh and the devil, be everything, feel everything, see everything, know everything, and do everything on this whirling footstool at a moderate salary and support a family. real “all-rotfnd newspaper man’, is out of a job the blnsh of shame should ring for the elevator and mount the cheek of ungrateful civilization at onoe.

Disappointing.

The newspaper “roast” is the smart aleck’s way of working off on his readers some personal grieveance in which no one bat himself is interested. The effect is a disappointment, of coarse, to his egregrious conceit in believing that his readers are blindly following the curves of his lesh, ready to swallow his drivel without question. Sooner or later, if not devoid of reason, he will be compelled to bow to the demands of an intelligent pnblio and furnish it with good propositions or sound arguments. The time is here when readers are demanding plain, unvarnished facto and rational opinions. ••• - - A bicyle, second hand, for SIO.OO «t th“ £hk*go Bargain Store.

Old Settlers’ Day.

The Old Settlers’ re-union at Rensselaer, Ind., Sept. Bth and 9th, will be the attraction of the year. The finance committee find all our enterprising men business willing to contribute liberally. There will be an attractive program of music, speech and song on both days from 10 a. m. to 4p. m. One feature will be an exhibition of relics in a tent, under the special care of Louis S. Alter and Shelby Grant. Come everybody and contribute curiosities.

For Sale or Exchange.

80 acres 1 mile from station, fenoed, ten acres cultivated, ten acres meadow, balance timber, has three room frame house fair stable and well. In good neighborhood. Price S2OOO enoumberance to assume S7OO due 3 years. What have you to trade? Make offer. " Business property in South Bend, valne SBOOO renting per month, want farm. 20 aores clear to trade for vacant lots or any good trade. Stocks of goods ranging) from S4OOO to S6OOO to trade tor farms. 160 acres fine land in eastern KauSas 90 miles from Kansas City, clear to trade for clear town property or land. I have town properties to trade for farms in Kanka,kee, Harvey, Bradley, Bloomington, River View Deeplaines, 111., Rensselaer, Hammond, Goodland and Remington, Ind. Fine, improved, well looatedfarm of 80 acres all black soil, good drainage, dear, to exchange tor livery or feed barn. For particulars write or call on

G. F. MEYERS,

Kniman, Ind-

Excursions to Chicago.

The Monon will ran another cheap excursion to Chicago, Sonday August 13th. Rates and departure of trains as follows: Monticello 8:02 a. m SIOO Monon 8:20 a. m 1.00 Lee 8:30 ai m..... 1.00 MoCoysburg 8:35 a. m..... 1.00 Pleasant Ridge 8:40 a.m..... 1.00 Rensselaer 8:48 a. m..... .75

Plain and Fancy Sewing.

Miss Myrtle Pnlver, in rooms over R. H. Purcupile’s residence, - corner Washington and Front streets, is prepared to do plain and fancy sewing, by the day or at the residences.

5,000 Acres of Land.

Will be sold within Thirty Days, in tracts and terms to suit those wanting a home*. At from sls. to SSO per acre. For particulars call upon or write to Ray D. Thompson, Rensselaer, Ind., or Jay A. Thompson, Parr, Ind.

Bag Line.

F. L. Short’s bos line makes all trains day and night. Calls for or delivers passengers to any part of the city. Headquarters at the Makeever House, or Leopold’s livery stable building, south of town ball. Bus telephone 107 or 135. F. L. Short. Another great saving to the community. Yon would be paying 90 cents per dozen for one half gallon > fruit jars if we had not reduced the price to 39 cents per dozen. Chicago Bargain Stork.

5 Per Cent. Money. We are making loans at as loir a rats of interest as any one. The red tape idea is all bosh. We can get yon money as qnickly as any one in the city. Our commission will be satisfactory. Call and see ns we have plenty of money and splendid facilities. We will prepare abstracts as cheaply as any firm in the city and please yon. Call and see ns. Febopbom & WILSOH. The undersigned will make >on a farm loan at as low a rate of interest, and as good terms as anyone in the county. I also have some good farms and town property to sell or trade. Call on or write to J. P. Hammond,