Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1899 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL XX.

Heap, Manapolis & LoMle Rv? SEXSSBL.AEH TIME-TABLE Corrected to May 7, 1889. SOUTH BOUND. No. ron signal) A:4>< *■ M. No. s—l.onUvill* Mail, 8atty......-It':® A- JJ. No. av— ipdiHnanolfej 1:46 £. M. No. 99 Milk aocomm.. IWly-. ■■■ *• •• «•» £• *• No. b— KTi>rie*s. Daily - -s*\ : ®* S‘ m" •So. *s I .or al Freight. .• 9:40 r. w. NORTH BOUND. No. 4 Malioiaily) ■■■■■■•• •• •♦fJ'S No, 4i>— MUli Hfoonirn.. Batty 7.31 A. v. So. s;—Fast Mall (daily) .. ... .... 9:f * A. M. •No. f’m. to Chicago Tea. mail 8:82 P. »• tNo. W»-Ctn. to Chicago. . ...... {,• 2* No. 6—Mall and Kxprosit. Bally. 8.27 F. M. •So. 4fi-l3>cal Freight ....• 9! * A - M. No. 74— Freight (dally) 9 09 P-" 1 * ' *Bally except. Sunday, t Sunday only. \v. H.BEAM, Agent

rmssiggosy COUNTY OFFICERS. ntark ...Wm. li. COOVEB SMSf- " V . ........Natk J. KbNd AlTditor ’‘* v: V V.. H ENTtT B. MURRAY Tfflumrof ... .....JmsbC.GWin BriSfrder V ‘ ., • Robf.kt B. Poktbk * mtrtß. Price noroner Truitt P. Wright Ss«c“ h r..-:.M!S A88 ®“ Vist’Dlst abkaham Halleck Pnmni’rs) vert Pint ~,,BIMRON DOWRLL comm rsj Mw • fbbdbbto Waymibe Oomhilssloners’ Court —first Mondays in every month. . CITY OFFICERS. M . vnr Thomas.l.MoOov Marshal Thomas McGowan Olerk SCHUYLER C. iBWtN Treasurer - . C. O. STARR Attorney " ‘‘" O. E. M ills OiYll Fngineer H. T.. Gamble. Fire Chief . Kldon Hopkins Fire imiei..... . ..q K o. K. Murray Ist Ward..} .ghas. J. dean „ , ( lOHN EGER Counclimen 2nd Ward.! spitler j.n. gwin Brd Ward..) \j y. McColly . JUDICIAL. Circuit judge StMONP. Thompson Prosecuting Attorney...... .-CHAs. B. Mills Terms of Court-Second Monday In February, April. September and November.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. tkubtbks. towkbhipb. Robert * Drake Grove a w Vpftvo till lam &£>“p2u«r*. Wa‘ker Saumel If. MICIIOIS ilLrTun James l>. Babcock Marbm Marcus W. Reed •• •ftckson Freeland rite..*' r !3g * loasoßOljr A Hensley Delos Thomson.... W P . !. S .,Tr»ni Edwatil T. BIRR- . .... Wk*«* c "W , Unis (1 • Hamilton. Co. Hunt CHURCHES. ©Tanr B. Y. P. U.H p. in. Rwiday;prayer meetliie 7p. ill. Rev. V. •». Frill*, pastor. FREE BAPTlST—Services every Bunday morning. Prayer meeting Tuesday evenlnsr. .A. C. F. meets Sunday, 6:80 P. ,M. Rev. A. M. Watkins. Pastor 3HHIBTI AN—Corner Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preaching, 10:46 and 8:00; Sunday school 9:80; J. Y. P. 8. C. K..«: 80: 8. Y. P.S.O. E., 6:86; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:80. A. c. Ward, pastor. Ladles’ Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. PRESBYTERIAN—Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching, 10:46 and 7:80; Sunday school 9:80; Y. P. O. C. E., 6:80; Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:80; Ladles’ Industrial Society meets every Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary Society, monthly. Rev. O. D. Jeffries, Pastor. *** METHODIST E—Preaching at 10:46 and 7; Sunday school 9:80; Epworth League Sunday 6: Tuesday 7; Junior League 9:80 alternate Sunday; Prayer meeting Thursday at 7. Rev. H. M. Middleton, Pastor. Ladies’ AldSoolety every Wednesday afternoon by appointment *** CHURCH OF GOD—Corner Harrison and Elza. Preaching 10:45 and 7:80; Sunday school 9:80; Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:80; Ladles’Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. K. L. Austin, pastor. *** CATHOLIC CHURCH—Bt. Augustine’s. Cor ner Division and Susan Service* 7:80 and 10:80 a. m. Sunday school 11:80 p. m. Rev. Edward Jacobs, pastor. LODGED. MASONlC—Prairie Lodge. No. 196. A. F. and A. M. .meets first and third Mondays of each month. J. M. Wasson, W. M.; W. J. Imes, a SeCy. Evening Star Chapter, No-141,0. E. S . meets meets first and third Wednesday* of each month. Mrs. O. W Hanley, W. M.; Hattie Dowler, Sec’y. IK4OK CATHOLIC ORDER FORESTERS—WiIIard Court, No. 418, meets every first and third Buoday of the month at »p. m. J. M. Healy Seo’y; E. P. Honan, Chief Ranger. *** ODD FELLOWS—lroquois No. 148 I. o .?w,. , s!L.ssr w - *• Rensselaer Encampment, Ho. *01; I. o. O. F„ meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. John T. Saylor, C. P., John Vanatta, , WB..r<fSSd , SGS.^a,Si,t?: MfßEffle Wade, N. G.; Miss Belle Adams, ; - • jfcjfcjfc I. O. OF FOREBTERS—Court Jasper, No. 1708, Independent Order of Foresters, meets second and fourth Mondays. Geo, Goff, O. D. H 0 R.; B. P. Johnson, H.; MACCABEES-Rensselaer Tent, wo. 184, K. O. .X. Meets Monday evening. F. w. Oissel, Commander; A Lewis, Record KeepFYTHIAH—RKNBSEL AER Lodge No. 82. I MODERN WOODMEN OF A.-Rensselaer I Crimp, No. 4418, meets every Ist and 3rd I Wednesday. H. L. Brown, V. O ; P. W I Clarke, clerk. I *** I PATRIOTIC ORDERS. rfcsfeSSFii-SlSs fcOLLY_OOUNOIL-Wo 7, Daughters of LtbI *P- d Mondays. Gertrude iSSSSSitSr. ’ * ®* n “’ Eeoort * 2EJL* Aj 8.-RobenX.Mllroy Olrele ■

NO. 108

Sentenced By Judge Thompson.

It fell to Judge Thompson’s lot while holding court in Monticello this week to pass sentence on one Bert Wickam a cattle thief of considerable repute. He recently sto’e 16 head of young cattle of A. D. Raub and drove them to Otterbien and sold them to a man named Hawkins. The cattle were taken away from Hawkins by the owener and Hawkins then went to Monticello to look up Wickam. The latter saw Hawkins before Hawkins saw him and slid ont. He might have made good his escape, but ventured back to Monticello blacked up as a darkey, and was captured. He plead guilty and being still under thirty he was sent to the Jeffersonville reformatory on a two to fourteen years sentence. There are about 40 different claimants for the fSO reward offered for Wickam’s arrest.

Burned to Death at Medaryvilleg

•* -hi .'V* •?*' v Last Wednesday night the barns of Jas. Campbell and Thomas Brewer, at Medaryville, were burned, and next Horning, in the ashes of the Brewer barn were found the oharred remains of a man. The body was identified as that of William A. Sohulfz. He was acoustomed to sleep in barns and was observed going towards Brewers barn > Tuesday night, smoking and very probably the fire started from his pipe. Schultz was a simple minded young man, 20years and a well known character in and around Medaryville.

From the Oil Regions.

Judson J. Hunt, ex-county recorder and himself the present owner of nearly n sectiou of Gillaui lands*. wftfl cp > ~ia,.lfeaA tewaehip Thursday, and made a vinit to the oil fields. He found that thesPompany whi«h is developing the field immediately around the original Swisher well were pumping four wells with one traction engine The wells are some distance apart some as much as 40 rods from the engine, but they are easily pumped by an ingenious bat simple arrangement of iron rods, suspended on poles. At the time of Mr. Hunt’s visit one of the wells was pumping a good stream of oil, but the other three, at that time were yielding mostly water. ,It is all pumped into a large tank and the water is drawn off at the bottom. All the oil very blaok and heavy and excellent lubricating oil. Thp original Swisher well kept up its voluntary flow of about 10 barrels of the valuable oil a day until Mr. Swisher plugged it up. Why he doesn’t buy barrels and build tanks land let it flow and make him rioh is a problem we will not attempt to solve. It is not beoanse any oil company has a lease on the well, beoanse that well was excepted from the lease. Mr. Swisher, by the way has contracted to sell his farm to John Vanatta, of Brookston for $55 per aore. About half of this price is for the oilprospeot, as the land itself is worth only about $25 or S3O per aore. t here is quite a demand for land near the oil field, and John E. Comer and bis sons have sold all of theirs, abouts2o acres for S3O peri aore, Muoh of thjs land is. very I wild and the average price was muoh enhanced by the oil excitement. The produoing wells are all abont 118 to 120 feet deep. Millinery ipenjig at M. &A. Meyers begifcinar Oct. 4th and will last 2 weeulo not fail tc see the pretty hats. Early fall hats every) style and oolor at Mrs. Imes.’ 7 /

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1899,

Killed By The Cars.

AYonngMan Meets Death Near Parr. V) Another sad and fatal accident occured in this county Saturday. As the train which passes here at 9 55 a. m. was between Surrey and Parr it struck a young man on a bicycle, named Wm. Sheffer, a resident of that vicinity. He bad been to Parr after the mail, on his bicycle, and on crossing the railroad atChupp’s crossing, a half mile south of Parr he met his death. He was killed instantly and very much mangled. The train stopped and took the remains to Parr. He was about 30 years old unmarried and a son of B. H. Sheffer, and a very estimable young man.

Big 111 Again On Deck.

The mammoth passenger engine of the Monon, No. 111, is again in service after b«-ing overhauled Seventy four inch driving wheels have been placed under it. This engine made its first rnn through Rensselaer with the Monon fast express. June 28, 1897, up to September 1, 1899, it had made a trip over the road every day and. about two thirds of the time has doubled the road, running 366 miles in the twenty-four hours. This, General Superintendent Lowell says, in a record it will be difficult to excell. The engine passed through the city on Wednesday morning, hau’ing the north bound 9:55 train.

The Boom Train Is A’Comin.

Rensselaer is not to miss the opportunity' to see the Lafayette* Carnival boomers in all their glory after all. Attfcrmgh ~Hrar —Wednesday’s boom train took a different roule another special train, mainly for Rensselaer’s benefit, is to be run Wednesday of this week. It Will leave Lafayette at 7 a. m. but its exact or approximate time of reaching Rensselaer is not yet known here. If it does not stop at other places on the way it would reach here about 9.80, but it may stop at some intermediate towns on the way up. The boomers, when they arrive will parade the town, headed by a platoon of Lafayette police, in uniforms and by two brass bands. It is estimated that the train will bring 500 shouters for the carnival.

A Successful Revival.

A very successful revival meeting closed at Barkley Christian Church, last Wednesday night. It was conducted by Elder, J. M. Canfield, of Indiauapolis, and continued for three weeks. The meetings resulted in 38 additions to the membership of the churob. The great majority of these new accessions are yonng men.

The Vanishing Grand Army.

The Grand Army of the Republic has passed its zenith and is now on its* down ward course so far as membership is concerned, says the Lafayette Call It reached the highest membership in 1890, twenty five years after the war of the re- : bellion bad ended, and since that time there has been a steady decrease in membership, which will grow greater with each succeeding year until no veteran"of the great struggle is left. From 409,498 members in 1890 the roster now shows a membership of only 287, 891, or a loss of nearly 120,000, most of which was by death. But a fews years more and the Grand Army of the Republio will live only in name.

Arm Badly Broken.

Uncle John English, who lives in the east part of town, was bringing in a load of hay on Monday morning, from the country, and the load slipped off, and in the fall Mr. English got his right arm broken at the elbow. It is a compound fracture, that is the broken bone pierced the flesh and protrud ed outside. Drs. Washburn and Hartsell set the broken arm, that afternoon.

Death of Samuel Moore.

The death of Samuel Moore of Pleasant Ridge, was briefly mentioned our Saturday’s items. He usually slept alone, but Friday night his son and wifefrom White county, were visiting him and his son was sleeping with him. About one o’clock Saturday morning the son was awakened by bis father struggling, but he was unable to speak and only breathed a few times after the sou awoke. His death was no doubt caused by heart disease, with which he had pre-t viously been' troubled. His age was 67 years, 6 moths, 22 days. Samuel Moore was born in Shelby county Ohio, March 8, 1832. He moved to this county in 1842, and was married to Miss Mary Ann Byce, Oct, Ist, 1855. Six children were born unto them. He enlisted in Co. A. 87th, Regiment Ind, volunteers Aug, 11 1862, and wah a faithful soldier until June, 22 1865, wheu he was discharged. He .leaves 3 sons, one daughter two sisters and one brother, besides numerous relatives and friends. His wife died some years ago. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, at the residence, by Rev. V O. Fritts, of Rensselaer, and Was attendedTy alSetegalTon of old army comrades from this place Intemrent was in Crockett cemetery.

The Game Laws.

The open season for hunting game in Indiana is between the dates specified: Deer, from Oot. 1 to Jan. 1, quail and pheasant. Nov. 10 to Jan. 1; wild turkey, Nov. 1 to Feb. 1; prairie chickens, Sept. 1 to Feb. 1; woodcock, Jaly lto Jan. 1; wild duck, Sept. 1 to April 1; Squirrels .'June 1 to Dec. 20,1899. Pigeons and doves, protected at all times.

Important Easiness Change.

Still another important change has just been consumated in Rensselaer. The hardware firm of James F. Antrim and Chas. J. Dean, who have been doing business in the Odd Fellows’ building for qnite a number of years, have sold oat their entire stock and business to Edward D. Rhoades. The invoicing has been completed and Mr. Rhodes ts now in fall possession. Mr. Rhoades has been clerking in stores in Rensselaer ever since he oonld see over a counter, with no break except when he was postmaster, and he now is going into buss ness for himself. Mr. Dean, one of the members of the retiring firm will remain with Mr. Rhoades for a while, or until the latter gets the run of the business.

Milinery Openings.

The days of my millinery opening of fall and winter styles will be Friday and Saturday Hept. 29th and 30th. Mrs. EL Purcupile. The two best wagons on wheels Studebaker and Weber for sale C. A. Roberta ■- w Millinery opening'at' M. &A. Meyers Oot. 4 last 2 weeks cheapest prices en all bats.

Kniman Saloon Case Again.

Again the temperance people of Kniman and Walker township are on top. The most important case tried by Judge Palmer, this week, was the saloon case of Alfred Ponton, of Kniman, appealed from the commissioners court. When the case first came before the commissioners the temperance people were there with a big remonstrance, but the commissioners did not decide on its sufficiency but ruled the applioaion out od the grounds that his applicant was not filed soon enough, namely on the Saturday before the commisioners met. Judge Palmer ruled against the commissioners on this point and in favor of the saloonist. This left the question as to whether he should have a license, depending on the sufficiency of. the remonstrance; that originally contained 133 names and only 90 were required to defeat the applicant. The latter made a hard fight however, and produced a lot of witbdrawls and names who had no legal right to sign, but the best they could do, Judge Palmer decided that 92 names were all right, and Ponton was defeated by a margin of two names.

The Schell Case.

Mr. Editor:—Allow me briefly to represent the action taken by the Northwest Indiana Conference at the recent Frankfort session, anent the somewhat celebrated case of the Rev. Dr. E, A. Schell General Secretary of the Epworth League. When the name of Dr. Schell was called, he rose in his place and stated that, in view of published assault upon his official conduct and moral character, he demanded a committee ot investigation. Ine committee asked for, and promptly appointed, consisted of D. M. Wood, H. L. Kindig, J. A. Clearwater, and R. D Utter, One entire afternoon was given to the investigation, and one evening till near midnight, when the committee agreed upon the following report, which the next day was unanimously adopted by the Conference: — “The committee in the case of Dr. Edwin A. Schell respectively reported: Having heard an extended statement by Doctor H. C. Jennings, agent of the Western Methodist Book Concern, and having carefully examined numerous documents bearing on the subject,— having also heard a full statement by Dr. Schell and others, —we withont approving his 'method of procedure’ as a wise one, fail to find anyjsubstantial ground for.the accusation, widely published, against Dr. Schiel. of official misconduct or moral wrong-doing on his part in relation to the publication of Songs Foe Young People.

The report was written by the undersigned, who has now before him the original draft; howbeit, the clause “without approving his method of procedure’ as a wise one,” whatever itmeans, originated with some other member of the committee. Subsequently,resolutions (signed by C. D. Royse, 8. P. Colvin, Samuel Beck, L. C. Bentley, and W. E. McKenzie) were presented and unanimously adopted, con- 1 demnatory of the attitude of Zion’s : Hearld, which for some time had andwas still, “pressing paoseontion to the point of persecution by its anti-Schell fnlminations. The case has been wonderfully sophisticate and befogged; bat according to the findings of the investigating committee, and as I ver ily believe, there is nothing in the case to discredit Dr. Schell as a man of honor —except fog.

R. D. UTTER.

Foot Ball Friday.

Oar foot ball boys receivedweaff late Monday afternoon, from ths? Sheldon team, that they wonld be here sure, next Friday afternoom The Sheldon boys are fine foot—ballists and the opening game of the season will be a cracker-jack.-

Board of Health and Diphtheria.

The bulletin of the state boar#, of health has this to say regarding diphtheria: “This disease bae beem* reported as appearing in almost; every county in the state witbisr the last two weeks. The mortaHtjr is low, a result largely due to thm now quite general use of antitoxinu Investigation shows, of those who,, as physieiaus, nurses or otherwise,, are assoeiated with diphtheria patients, that 18 per cent carrjr contagion in their throats. Unless therfore, those who are in contact with the disease will spray nostrils and throat with an antiseptic, tbeyr should be looked upon as dangerous* This spraying should be in addition to precautions against carrying the contagion on hands, hair and clothes.

Marriage Licenses.

j Conard Bobofer,' | Frances G. Timmons- { Charles Antrim, j Viola May Tally-

Labor Agency.

Half a block south of DepoC Rensselaer, Ind. All persons wanting work or /. wanting to employ labor: I me making it a Business to fornisb < all Kinds of Labor, Farm hands, City Labor, free to EmployerAll orders will receive immediate* attention. If you are out of wodk don’t wait. Come to see me, 1 have a place for you, at goodwages. ! Send me your applications. It will cost you nothing nntil yots are famished a position. Come> and see me or write. Special rates of only $2.75 Smuday Oct. Ist to points in lowpDlakota or Minnesota. J. B. Sayler, Rensselaer Ind The township schools began today in Barkley, Walker, Newton,.. Jordan and Milroy townships; and with their beginning all|the schoolxin the county are in progress.

NORTH BARKLEY.

Mr. Foster of Kankakee 111., arrived at Comer Saturday and will wodcat the carpenter trade. Frank Lewis Superentendent of' the C. & W. V. called on bis belt ' girl at Hersher 111., Sunday. There was a mistake in the kmmm last week instead of two cars of steal, being unloaded at Comer, it wa twenty two. Grant Darding and Jay Tinnmw - have very sore eyes, caused by moofc* dust. The dance at Browns was well attended, every tiling was peacabfrr only one scrap. Miss Kittie Callahan who has bee* visiting her sister in Chicago managed home Tuesday. R. S. Scoffield of Fair Oaks v»ite«i> friends in Comer last week. * Alf Donnelly of Rensselaer visited 1 T. M. Callahan Friday. Unions are being shipped froa Comer at the rate of 3or 4 cars » day. Herman Ahlers is oo tba si est: list. Mr. Niohols began currying swift from Valma to Gifford Mot*lay. Frank Smith is very sick at thiw writing. The latest style qf bat- heautifafit g| and reasonahe, A M. &. A. Meyeeb ha wfrfxHg line of winter ripnery * read£| to please the public. r * "dUHI