Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1901 — Page 2

THE REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY O*« in EepubUcanJbulldlng on the corner of Wuhlngtion and weston Streets, ISSUED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY BY GEORGE E. MARSHALL EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. Terms of Subscription. One Year • $1.50 Biz months 75 Three Months 50 Tuesday, July 80, 1901.

Indiana Odd Fellows.

The program for the Odd Fellows’ convention at Indianapolis from September 16 to 21 has been completed. The big parades will take place on the afternoon and evening of September 14. A #/ reception of the grand lodge will be held in Tomlinson hall on the morning of September 16. The greatest spectacular event of the convention will be a parade on the & afternoon of jSeptember 17. The prize drills will be held on Sept. 18, 19, 20. Try the Thompson-Ried make of Chicago ice-cream, at Vicks. Nothing finer in the city.

Honan’s Real Estate Agency

Farms tor Sale Cheap. 160 acres Jordan tp. 7 mi.*from city 80 a. Marion tp., 160 a. Jordan tp. “ “ “ 80 a. Marion tp. 6 “ 80 acres Gillam tp. 80 a. Jordan tp. 7 “ “ 34 acres inside city limits. Ho. Per Acre 23 57§ acres in Jordan tp S4B 26 163 “ “ Marion “ 45 27 160 “ “ Jordan “ 25 28 80 “ “ Hang, G. “ 35 29 80 “ “ “ “ 35 30 80 “ 1 Gillam “ 40 81 40 “ “ “ “ 25 33 120 “ “Jordan “ 40 37 house and lots on River st 1000 39 fine 2 story house corner Its 2 blks from courthouse 1700 alO 2 city lots promineut cor. 43 100 “ Union tp. 40 44 550 •* “ “ 50 46 200 “ “ “ 40 45 1$ story house, 5 room, corner It in city $550. Houses’ and lots in the city. For further particulars call on or write E. P. Honan. Rensselaer Ind.

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SATURDAY LOCALS

There are to date 619 persons enrolled in the Indiana Soldiers’ Home, 378 of whom are men and 89 of these are out on a furlough. The remaining 241 are women, 76 of whom are absent

Judge S. P. Thompson and wife and sods, Firman and Simon and Mis. Alfred Thompeon of this place, and Isaac Thompson, of Bluffton, Ohio, left this morning for Macinac Island, Mich., to remain until about September Ist. * The Robert H. Milroy Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., will give an all day’s ice cream and cake social next Monday, “Circus Day,” in the rooms recently vacated by the Haus restaurant Everybody invited. ' Two residents of'Goodland or vicinity have letters from different parte of Scotland in this week’s issue of the Goodland Herald. One is Robert Wilson, the other James Watt, The latter is the father of W. W. Watt who was killed by the cars a few days ago. J. E. Spitler is helping put up the big bill boards for Wallace’s circus, today. Gene always works when a big bill board a big circus is to be erected in town. It is sometimes a long spell between jobs, but that does not trouble Gene any.

Senator Fairbanks has been invited to deliver an address at the Buffalo Exposition Indiana day, September 14th, when Governor Durbin and his staff will be in attendance. The senator also has an invitation to deliver an address before the state encampment of the G. A. R. of Kansas. Mrs. Elmer Wilcox, who has been quite sick for the past month has so far recoved as to be able to accompany her aunt, Mrs. Julia Gasaway, who has been nursing her, to the latter’s home in Perrysville, Ind., where she will remain for two or three months. Miss Anna Killin, sister of Mrs. Wilcox who has been here for several weeks, went to her home in Lafayette today. Dr, I. B. Washburn has received a report from the parties who recently attempted to make an X-ray picture of his chest, to show if possible the condition of his liver, with reference to gall-stones. The picture, for some reason, proved on developement, to be a failure. Robert Yeoman, has been found by further examination by hie physioian to have broken a rib in his fall at J. D. Babcock’s new house, Friday, when overcome by the beat. He is improving from the effects of his heat prostration very satisfactorily.

There was no new evidence in the adjourned session of the coroner’s inquest over the remains of W. W. Watt yesterday, at Remington. Death was from all accounts due to aooident, and Coronor Wright’s verdict, which has not yet been rendered will so pronounce it.

It is rather unusual at this time to hear of fires in sitting rooms, but Mrß. W, B. Austin and daughter Virginia, who are spending the summer at their cottage at Charlevoix, Mich., have written to Mr. Austin at this place that on Tuesday of this week they foqnd a sitting room fire very comfortable. W. B. Streeter, state agent of the Indiana Board of Charities, took away today a boy who has been kept by E. Hollin, the shoemaker, for 6ome time past. The boy was very loath to leave, but Mr. Hollin refused to keep him longer, alleging that he was very impertinent to Mrs. Hollin. The boy Veem6 aToutJ;l2 or* 14*"years old.

Marvin Kuhns, the Indiana horse thief, now in the hospital at Columbus, Ohio, says that there is no chanoe for a horse thief since ’phones have been plaoed in so many farm houses. A 6 soon as the loss ooours the news travels faster than the team and the thief oan’t get far enough, away to sell it Basely. Marvin knows what be is talking about, too.

HeDry Zoll, of Hammond, whose wife recently died at that place and was buried here, came down from Hammond last night and this morning superintended the removal of the remains of three of his children, who bad been buried in the old part of the cemetery, many years ago, to the lot in the new part where their mother was buried.

The total population of Indiana is given by the census at 2,516,462, of whom 1,231,068 are females and 1,286,404 are males; 2,347,341 native and 142,121 foreign bom. Indiana has 57,505 negroes, 207 Chinese, 5 Japanese, 243 Indians taxed. Given by percentages in Indiana, 51.1 percent of the population are males. Indiana 94.4 per cent of the population is native born and 5.6 per cent foreign born. The C. E. Endeavor lawn social, held at the residence of Mr. 1 and Mrs. W. H. Coover, on Weston street, last evening was well attended, and a very pleasant affair. A specially pleasant feature was the presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Coover of a silver souvenir spoon, with a gold bowl, containing a picture of the Rensselaer Christian church. It was presented by the ladies of the church, Rev. A. L. Ward making the presentation speech, and was responded to by Mr. Coover. The financial returns of the social were very satisfactory. Harry Townsend, formerly a barber in the tonsorial pallors of his brother-in-law, C. W. Rhoades, arrived here this morning from Lebanon, Ky., for a short visit. Harry’s wife is in Lebanon, where he has been employed in a barber shop.

Indicia has an Andrew Carnegie in the person of J. J. Wilkinson, a wealthy real-estate owner of Evansville, who announcod recently that like Carnegie, of whom he is a great admirer, he had decided to dispose of aU his wealth before he dies. He ljas already given several hundred thousand dollars to churches and colleges. John Halladay and wife returned to their home in Chicago yesterday, after a three weeks’ sojourn with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Callahan, near Newlahds. John is a marble cutter and the hot weather this year had almost laid him np, and his visit here was for the purpose of recuperation. Mrs. Halladay’s brother, Ownie Callahan, accompanied them to Chicago, for a visit.

A olass of fifteen were initiated last night into Rensselaer Encampment, No. 201, I. 0. O, F. There are now about 75 members of the Encampment in Rensselaer and 198 members of the Odd Fellows lodge. A considerable number of these initiated into the Encampfhent last night were from Shelby, Thayer and Lowell. There is no Encampment at Lowell and and it is thought that one will now be established there. The army worms at Alf Donnelly’s place, after he cut the hungarian grass they were working in have moved across the road into his other field of the same crop. They have also appeared in Ed Gay’s field of hungarian, just north of town. They do not confine their depredations to hungarian but seem to greatly prefer that crop. They cut off the leaves at the point where it branches out from the stalk, They do their eating and traveling mostly in the night and burrow down into the ground during the day. ‘ k- ' l » ■ An esteemed contemporary says: “That professor in the Chicago university who pronounces the hymns sung by Protestant churches doggerel is evidently locking for some free advertising. He is the same individual who recently compared John D. llockfeller with William Shakespeare, but failed to make a hit.” When a professor is determined upon saying something that is likely to cause something of a sensation, he usually succeeds in making a donkey of himself.

How Are Your Kidneys?

Dr. HoMm’ rural Ptll« cure All kidney 111*. Batin' pie free. Add. merUne Remedy Co., Chionpo or N.V

MONDAY

The official thermometer registered 99 degrees again yesterday. Mrs. B. M. Donnelly and son Lutber are visiting relatives and frieDds in Monticello, this week. Sunday, August 11th the Monon will run another 75 cent excursion to Chicago. Miss Mamie Morrison, of Wheaton. 111., came Saturday for a week’s visit with Mrs. S. C. Robinson. Abram Halleck and John Bruner are in Lafayette today attending the state convention of the independent telephone companies.

Mrs.B. K. Zimmerman and little daughter, knd Miss Cora Zimmerman returned Saturday evening from a month’s visit with relatives in Dayton and Springfield Ohio. Miss Jennie Marlatt, who has been visiting her father, Perry Marlatt, north of town, for the past three weeks, returned today to Evanston, 111. Two laundry wagon graduates are now serving as porters at the hotels, Julian Hopkins at the Makeever, and Glenn Wishard at the Nowels.

Miss Georgia Dickinson returned to Chicago Saturday after a six weeks’ visit with her parents n=ar Remington

Rev. A. G. Work, of the Presbyterian church, who is taking a month’s vacation, left for a visit at his former home in Oxford, Ohio, today. Misses Mary Gran nan and Elizabeth Hamilton, of Oxford, Ohio, who have been in Chicago, were guests over Sunday of the former’s cousin, Mrs. James McMannue, north of town.

Lee Mauck, six miles northwest of town, cut himself badly with a chizel Saturday, on the right knee. Dr. English, who dressed the injury, says it will lay Mr. Mauck up for several weeks.

W. H. Gardner and wife of Harvey, 111., oome today to look after their reoent land purchases here, and to see their son, B. O. Gardner, who has been here for the past ten days.

Gollmar Bros. & Schumans show company arrived here Sunday afternoon, coming from Winamac, which was their stand Saturday. Their street procession was a 11 a. m., and was a very creditable display. They have a very good show.

Mrs. Belle McConnell Jones, who for the past ten days has been visiting her oousins, the Laßue boys, left today for her home in Louisville, Ky., taking Mr. and Mrs. Amzie Laßue’s daughter Belle, home with her for an extended visit.

The body of Cyril Hinchman, the young boy drowned at Brook while swimming, was taken to Wolcott, his previous home, for burial. The train which carried the body was the one which killed W. W. Watt, in West Carpenter Tp. A. C. Lester, an old resident of Newton county, even while it was a part of Jasper county, knd well known to all our older citizens, is here today, visiting his brother-in-law, Felix French. He now lives in Nemefaa Co., Neb.,' and says crops were never better than than this yettr. 11 i..t) | 1- |.‘

Mrs, Gladys Hendereop, of Georgetown, S. C.„came Saturday for a week’s visit with the ,family of her unelp, G. Vs. opff. jMrs. c Henderson was formerly AU® Gladys Sigler and as sucty she is* well known tp Rensselaer people by repson pf frequent visits h£tp. This is her first visit here sinpe her marriage. . , t , : John Gray, who; wept to Rocky Ford, dol., on April 4th, in oompany' with John L. Turner, has returned to Rensselaer, A new sugar beet factory, costing a million and a half dollars is located at Rocky Ford and lots of beets are being raised there, and this year’s oropis an extremely good one. ■

Monticello Journal: —Conductor James Kinney and train crew, cf the Panhandle, passed through the city today to attend the inquest at Remington made necessary by the accidental killing of W. W. Watts last Wednesday. The deceased was 35 years of age and leaves a widow and one child. Engine No. 214 which ran him down is regarded by the railroad men as a hoodoo as it has killed seven people in the last two months.

Crown Point Register:—Deputy Game Warden Davis, of Lowell, in town Tuesday. He has recently returned from a tour of his territory, Jasper, Newton, Lake and Porter counties, and says that there have been many convictions under the new game laws. The most difficult law breakers to convict are those who seine fish. His last conviotion was that of a man at Fair Oaks for shooting prairie chickens, \

Mxs. F. B. Learning and sons, Marion and Harry, Misses Ruby and fillis Abbott, Lillian Sparklin, Helen Hawks, and Grace Crowell, of Goshen, came today to visit during the week with Mrs. M.“£7 Spitler and daughter, Miss Maud, and Robert Newell, also of Goshen came to visit Taylor McCoy. All the young folks will be quite frequently and elaborately entertained during the week at a number of Rensselaer homes, the week's festivities to begin with a party tomorrow evening at the home of their hostesses, Mrs. Spitler and daughter.

Try Vick’s for ice-cream. He has the Thompson-Reid make. It can’t be beat. Farmers, get your threshing meat of Moody & Roth, the up-to-date meat market. We deliver meat promptly to any part of the city, as we have been doing for some time past. We lead —not follow. Cash paid for choice beeves. Moody & Roth. Fountain Park Assembly, at Remington, Ind., has a most excellent program of lectures, musio and entertainment this season. Aug. 17th to Sept Ist inclusive. Get program at Larsh Drug Store Renseelaer, after J uly 15th. Robt. Parker, Ag 22. Bupt

Knocks the Flies.

No need to allow your horses or cattle to be bothered with flies. B. S. Fendig is selling Fly Bouncer, with which he gives a positive guarantee to keep flies off your horses and cattle if used according to directions, or money refunded. He also has louse and insect destroyer for chicken lice and insects. For particulars oall on B. S. Fendig, the poultry man.

I Che Only fruit Store, 1 C- H- VICK. Prop- Phone 254 I DEALER IN | California and Domestic fruits, | Thompson-Reid Ice Cream The Finest in the City. | I also have the Chicago and Indianapolis | DAILY AND SUNDAY PAPERS X And a oomplete line of 5 acd 10 oent Novel*, Cigars and Tobaooo. ij Agency . . ..American Steam Laundry § ’Laundry Called for and Delivered to any part of the off/. I ♦Satisfactory Slork gnat antewl it) Etrefjr Base-*-X v ( • bttU'sl ; l - O .O<.o'>C’>o-:-O*! , QC-o*o<*© , C*o , i , o<r0 4 >o->ovovC»o*o-;*o*J*o-:-OvO-,OvOvO ..... SOLD AT KRESSLER'S FEED BARN-

BANKSTATEMENT REPORT * OF THE CONDITION OF THE Commercial State Bank, RENSSELAER, IND., At the olose of its business on the Bth day of July 1901. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 140,299.40 Overdrafts 650 02 U. S. Bonds .... 1.900 00 Dne from Banks and Bankers 40,186 12 Banking House ... . 5,685 00 Current Expenses 689 33 { Currency 5.213.00 Cash on HaDd < 6,847 17 ( Specie 1,634 17 Cash Items 1.967 19 $198,121 13 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid In $ 25,000 00 Surplus Fund ... 3,000 00 Undivided Profits 522 65 Discount, Exchange and Interest. 2,115 15 Individual Deposits on Demand... 107,681 41 Individual Deposits on Time 59,864 92 $198,124 13 STATE OF INDIANA, I w JASPER COUNTY. f I, Emmet L. Hollingsworth, cashier of the Commercial State Bank of Rersselaer, Ind., do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true, EMMET L. HOLLINGSWORTH. Subscribed and sworn to before me f bit. 15th dayofjuly 1901. CHARLES G. SPITLER. 5 ; '■s' Notary Public. We respectfully call the attention of the PUBLIC to the loregoing statement of our condition, as reported, according to law to the AUDITOR of STATE. We have money to loan on F ARM and CITY PROPERTY and on Personal Security on fair terms, reasonable rates and without delav. We pay interest on SAVINGS, sell drafts on FOREIGN COUNTRIES, make Investments on FIRST MORTGAGE SECURITY ior our customers, and transact a general BANKING BUSINESS. We respectfully solicit a shareof the public patronage promising fair aud courteous treatment to all, ADDISON PABKISON, JOHN M. WASSON. JAMES T. RANDLE, GEO. E. MURRAY. E. L, HOLLINGSWORTH, Directors. 5 PER CENT FARM LOANS A SPECIALTY. Notice to Contractors. Notice is hereby given that I will receive sealed bids for a new School House to be erected on the south line of Section 1, Township 80, Range 6 west, BarklevTownship, Jasper county, Indiana, up to 10 o’clock a. m. of TUESDAY, AUGUST 13.1901, Sealed bids to be mailed or handed to me on or before said designated date. Said bids to be opened at my office at 10 a. m. Tuesday, Aue. 13,1901. Plans and specification for said building are now on file ai my office and at the office of the County Superintendent of Schools, Rensselaer, Indiana. Trustee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ELIAS ARNOLD, Trustee Barkley tp. P. O. Rensselaer, Ind. R. D. Notice to Contractors. Notice is hereby given that I will receive sealed bids for a new School House, to be erected on the school lot in Section 4, Township 81, Range 6 west, Walker township, Jasper County, Indiana, up to 10 o’clock a. m. of SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1901, sealed bids to be mailed or handed to me on or before said designated date. Said bids to be opened at my office at 10 a. m., Saturday, Aug. 3rd 1901. Plans and up reifications for said building are now on file at my office and at the office or the County Superintendent of Schools, Rensselaer, Indiana. Trustee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. _ LEWIS P. SHIRER, Trustee Walker tp. P. O. Wheatfleld Lid. Notice of Appointment. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court in vacation A&ninistrator of the Estate of Lizzie W. Hitchcock, deceased, late of Jasper County, Indiana. The estate is probWiEEEN homnsoh, Administrator. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, Attys. Jul 80-Aug 6-18