Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1900 — Page 8

CITY NEWS.

THURSDAY A. F. Long is transacting business in Chicago today. ' Miss Xariffa Norris is quite sick with fever. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray and | children, are in Chicago today. L. L. Randle is at Delphi, techy on business. J. W. Walker is in Moiticello today on business. Calvin Faris is making a few days’ business stay at Frniicesville. j. W. Hack, of Lowell is in our city today on business. Mrs. R. A. Parkison and Mrs Sarah Rogers are in Lafayette, today. Mis. A. Grant, north of town returned home today, from a month’s stay in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. TXs&ir Applegate of Sheldon, 111,,- are the guests of their niece, Mrs. J. J Brenner. A bow ling team from Monon is coming over for a game here, tonight. Spectators admitted. Miss Zula Hopkins arrived home last evening, from two weeks’ visit with . relatives and friends at Lafayette and Frankfort. Mrs. N. A. Stoner, returned

home to Morocco, today, after three weeks’ visit with her son D. A. Stoner and family. Born, Thursday morning Dec, 13th. to Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance Collins, in northwestern part of town, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Porter, of Rossville, Ind., are the guests for a few days’ of their ttensselaer relatives. Mrs. Russel Harmon west of town arrived home today from a month’s visit with relatives at LaSalle. 111. Mrs. W. Leonard and children north-east of town arrived home today, from a weeks’ visit with relatives at Harvey 111. Mrs. Clara Sayler, returned to Watseka, 111. today after several day’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sayler. Miss Hattie Gant, of Philip Wis. arrived today, for an extended visit with her mother Mrs. G. D, Gant near Remington. Kessinger and James Masker are preparing to open a grocery store in the Foster building, near the depot. Mrs. J B. Sayler, who has been the guest of Mrs. F. B. Meyers, for several days’ returned home to Crescent City, 111. today. Harry Wade, the barber, formerly of Rensselaer, made the highest bowling score ever made in Hammond, a few nights ago. It was 248. Edward Casto, of Valparaiso, has accepted the position as agent for the Singer maohine of Jasper county. Mr. Casto comes well recommended and will remove here in a few w eeks. I George Ferguson took his final examination for what might be called his locomotive engineer’s degree, in the service of the Pennsylvania R. R., at Logansport, a few days ago. He passed the examination with high credit. Rev. Benedict Doebner, rector of St. Joseph’s College, is at Lafayette, today, conferring with the new bishop, Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding, who is making an official visit to Lafayette. The Bishop is expected to make his first official visit to the college in a short time, "tint probably not until some time after New Years.

The Rathbone Sisters desire a full attendance Friday night, Dec. 14, after the meeting refreshments will be served by Mesdames LaRue, Hamilton and Phillips. Clearance Sale. On all kind of Millinery goods they are going regardless of cost at Mbs. C. E.Hershmans, 4 w j £ Near Depot. Phone 210 or 107 when want imr the Makeever House Bus and leave you? call and it will receive prompt attention. J( „

About Voting Machines.

The First Oii'fit Nhoii'd Be Furnished By the State. We are in favor of the universal adoption of voting machines, but we are not in favor of leaving it to the individual counties to adopt and purchase any kinl of a machine they chops', and at any kiudofa price. If that is done the prices paid will be exorbitant, as witness the contract just made in Clinton county for a supply of the machines at S6OO. The manufacturers and agents for the dis- , ferent machines will at once proceed to work all kinds of schemes to sell their outfits to county boards, at enormous prices, and where they cannot succeed by cajolery and deceit, they will not scruple to resort to bribery, as was tlie widespread custom, a few years ago, of bridge and stationery firms. The right way to adopt voting machines is to pass a law requiring the state to furnish to the various counties the first mnfit. of voting machines. The law should contain about the following provisions: Constitute a' non-partisan commission which should have power to examine and test the various kiudsyaf voting machiues on the market, and then to contract with some responsible individual or firm for enough of the to supply them to every couuty at the rate of say one to every 400 voters.

A maximum price for the machines which the commission could pay should be named iw the law. That price should not exceed S3OO per machine aud probably not over $250. If a company can go to the expense of making a few machines and pay the big agents’ commissions, and sell them to counties here and there for S6OO each, they cau sell 4hem in such large quantities as the whole state would require, for S3OO, and probably considerably less. The law should further provide that the company which got the contract should supply whatever additional machines counties or cities might requires, at prices no higher than the contract price with the state. The law should provide some equitable means by which cities and towns could use the machines furnished by the state to the counties, and whereby they could buy additional machines as needed either by themselves or in conjunction with the counties. The law should also fix the maximum number of voters to each precinct, and also the minimum, so far as it can be d<me within present township lines. If voting qaachines are adopted by the method above indicated they will cost the people of the state, in the aggregate less than half what they would if the counties buy them individually, and a better and more uniform system be secured.

Underwriters Board Re-organized.

The local board of underwriters was re-organized, Wednesday, at a meeting held Wednesday. |B. F. Ferguson was eleoted president and S. C. Irwin secretary and treasurer. Rating Committee, J. J. Hunt, J. H. Chapman and C. G. Spitler. -

Literary Entertainment in Barkley.

The young people will give a literary entertainment at the Barkley M. E. church Wednesday evening December 19, 1900. Everybody cordially invited.

Church Supper at Fair Oaks.

The ladies of the Christian church at Fair Oaks will give an oyster supper including all the modern dainty delacies which go with the same. The supper will be at the sohool house Xmas night. Ample entertainment will be carried along with the supper to make a pleasant evening for all who attend. Everybody most cordially invited.

Todays Big Advertisments.

In today’s issue of the SemiWeekly Republican appear two double page advertisements, and this week is the first time in-the history of Jasper County that two double page ads appeared at the same time in the same paper. Both these lug ad-*, in today’s Republican were sot up entirely in our own printing office. That also is an unprecedented feat in Jasper county journalism. We may add here, also, that Rensselaer’s big stores keep city stocks at city prices, and they are advertising their goods in an up-to-daie way They are spending a good deal of money on advertising, but it evidently ptys them or they would not do it. But while it helps them it also help 3 all the rest of the town. People read the ads, note the prices and see that, they can buy go ,ds here cheap as any place and cheaper than most places, and they 7 come here to trade from’ many ’miles around*. And having come here once they find it such a good place trade that they come again and keep coming and all our stores get a share of their trade.

A Box Social. At Powell school district No. 6 Newton tp. this Friday evening, Dec 14. All cordially invited. — —Katie Shields, Teache*. Good girl wanted For housework in family of two. For further information enquire at this office. Have Joe’s this call for ycu when wanting to go anywhere, day for night, he will be there on a few minutes notice Phong 210 or 107. Fiue, fresh cellery and lettuce at the New Cash Grocery opposite he court house. Wauted, reliable men and women in every locality to introduce our popular goods. Steady employment $3 to $5 per day easily made. For particulars call cr address. Robert Randle. . Rensselaer, Ind 5 Per Cent Farm Loans. A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years at 5 percent, interest, with privilege to make partial payments at any interest paying time, and Commissions as low as can be had in the county. Call at Commercial State Bank, North Side Public Square, Rensselaer Ind —i A Choice Lot of Cows and Dairy Equipment for Sale. The Rensselaer Dairy if not sold within the next ten days will be closed down and the stock and equipment sold out singly. Any one needing a choioe cow in milk or soon to be fresh can supply themselves by calling upon the undersigned. It is my purpose to close this stock out at the earliest possible moment. D. B. Nowels.

Settle With Stener and Day. Owiug to some business ohanges the Stoner and Day Milling Co., asks a settlement of all out standing accounts on or before the first day of Jan • 1901. On and after that date their retail trade will be strictly for cash and business firms will be required to settle each thirty days. Notice of Sale Gravel Read. Notice is hereby Riven that on the 7th day of January, 1901 sfc the bank of Prancesvllle In the County of Pulaski, and State of Indiana, the lettln&of the contract for the building of the Gillam Gravel road petitioned for by Chr-rles W. Baker et al. known as cause No. 8106 of the Commissioners Court of Jasper County. Indiana, being three miles in length, described as follows, towit. Commencing at the sooth west corner of section three (S) and from thence due east to the south east corner of section one (1 > alt In township twenty nine (29) north, range five (6) west in Jasper County. Indiana. Said contract for the building of said Improvement will be let as a whole or li# parcels as to the grading, draining, bridging and gravellDg of said Improvement, according in all respects to the plans and specifications now on tile In the Auditor's office at Rensselaer. Jasper county. Indians, where bidders can obtain full tnd complete Information as to the character! and scope of this Improvement. Persons desiring to bid on this Improvement shall file sealed bids accompanied with a good and sufficient bond executed by bidder with freehold sureties, payable to the State of Indiana In double the amount of the bid accompanying such bid, and file with the cashier of said hank on or before the day set for the sale of said Improvement. Persons de • siring to make bide may bid separately on the grading draining, bridging and graveling of said Improvement or they Did on the Improvement as a whole. The work shall be let to the low. est responsible bidder and shall not be let above the estimated cost of said Improvement and the undersigned specifically reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Improvement bereln shall be completed In all respects oooordlng to the plans and specifications on or before December l, lnei and sooner if possible. Dated this 13th day of December, 1900. Chjuu.es W. Bakes. Superintendent, PrancesvilU, lad.

FAIR OAKS.

Bruce Moffit attended the stock show at- Chicago a couple of days last week. Mrs. Cottingham was at Reynolds on business a couple of davs this week. Dr. Davis and Ja3 Chapman of Chicago, wGrre in town Saturday and Sunday, the guests of John Liggett. Miss Mae Erwin is visiting friends and relatives at Brook this week. Rev. R. H. Morgan of Star City, Ind. was here a few days last week, the guest of friends and relatives. Bob Harmon of Brookston spent a couple of day? last week with his Drother Grant, and family near town and also attended the public saie. J. W. Crooks is nu duty at the drug stor6 a few days this week, .while M, V. Harness, the mauagt r is off on a vacation with friends and relatives at ilonon and other places Mrs. Clias. Gundy gave-a dinner party to a number of her friends at her home last Monday, but more especially in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Harmon, who will soon depart for their new Lome in California. Mrs. P. W. Nelson went to Chicago last Saturday evening and returned Sunday with her little daughter Irene, who has been there the past five weeks with relatives and also having her eye treated that she accidentally got injured. /

Ex-Sheriff Simon Dobbins of White county, was calling on friends in town a couple of days last week. He will deliver his famous lectnre, “From the Cradle to the Jail,” at the M. E church next Saturday evening, Dec. 15th. Admission 10 and 15 cents. Go and hear him.

J. W. Odle will offer at publig_ auction at his place one-hair mile south of Fair Oaks, next Tuesday, Deo. 11th, all of his personal property, consisting of horses, mules, cattle, farming implements, vehicles and various other articles. Sale to begin at 10 a. m. Phillips & Son are the auctioners.

Grant Harmon’s public sale took place at his farm 3| miles northwest of Fair Oaks on Wednesday of last week as advertised. The attendance was fairly good and most ail the property, especially the live stock brought good prices. The ladies of the M. E. church served lunch to the crowd and realized about $5. After about two weeks’ visit with relatives in town and at Brookston, and other places in the southern part of the state, Mr. Harmon wili depart with his family for their new home at Riverside, California, accompanied by his brother Bert, and where Mrs. Harmon lias two brothers living.

A la Carte The Case service on Qtleen & Crescent trains is noted for its excellence. Meals are served ala carte. Snowy linen, sparkling crystal, noiseless servants # and a faultless menu give zest to appetite. The Queen & Crescent Route, Southern Ry. and Plant System trains Cincinnati to Florida carry case, parlor and observation cars. Free chair cars on night trains. *4-hour schedules. Winter W \ tourist tickets at reduced rates. Write for particulars. ■ H.J. VAN DCRMAHK, N. I. P. a., I m *7 Woodward Avt., Detroit, Mich, B E W. o. RINCARRON MM. A.T. M C.HCIHHAT. Let ATUUU KJ

Ray moods’ five Gbair Barber Shop The Largest and Finest In Jasper County. Go there for a Tine Smooth Shave and fashionable ' Bair Cut. .... Bath Booms and Boqt Black Stand in Ccnseotion..;.. Cbe Only Trait Store, O H- VICK- Prop- Phone 254 . - .: IN========= California and Domestic fruits, Oysters, Fish and Game, in season. I also- have the Chicago and Indianapolis J , DAILY AND SUNDAY PAPERS And a complete line of 5 and 10 cent Novels, Cigars and Tobacoo. Agency . ... American Steam Laundry Laundry Called for and Delivered to any part of the oity. * fflork Gnat at?teed it* Every (sase<-

JUDY & WOOD’S 1 )if Department Stef!- .... We carry a lull lint, 0f.... Groceries, Dry Goods. Boots, Slices. Haidware, Harness. Wagons. HORSES. Farm Implements. Binder Twine. Etc. Buggies, Surreys, Spring Wagons In medium and high grades. Can furnish Rubber Tire on any or all of them. How we buy! We buy in large quantities and direct from the factory. HOW We pay! We pay spot cash for everything. How we sell! We sell for cash or on time. We invite everyone to come and see us and we will convince you that we can save you money on any article you may purchase of us. The volume of business we do and amount of goods we sell convinces us that we are pleasing the people. We have come to stay. Judy & Wood, Parr,lnd^

j. o. Gwnsr, - LUMBERM ERCHANT - . mmm <a LUMBER SHING-LES. DOORSJi^ Of all kinds. Lath. Sash. Blinds, SEWER PIPE All sizeson Bills Solicited. I.buv tISI 1 m dlw direct from lumber regions! Paxton’s old stand. J. C. XjWlflj , " — A* j