Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1902 — Page 2

THE REPUBLICAN Official Paper of Jaspor County. # O .epuWicanjbulldlug on the corner of rton and Weston streets, ISSUED EVERY TUESDAY AMD FRIDAY BY FGE E. MARSHALL SDITOB AND PUBLISHER. <o* . rtrmi of Subscription. Ytj&r *•«»•••«•••••• $1.50 \ 8«x Months 75 Three Months 50 Friday, January 3, 1902.

Notice of Republican Meetings.

Rensselaer, Indiana, Dec. 26th, 1901. To the Republicans of Jasper County: The Republicans of Jasper Couuty will meet in their respective Townships and Precincts on Saturday, the 11th day of January, 1902, at two o’olook p. m. for the purpose of selecting one township preoinot committeeman for each towuship or preoinot in the county The township or precinct committeemen so seleoted shall constitute the members of The Republican County Committee ana as sued Republican County Committee will meet in the east oourt fHoiu in the court house in Rensselaer, at two o’olock p. m. on Monday January 13th, 1902, for the purpose of electing a County Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and a Treasurer, the officers so elected together with three or more persons to be appointed by the Chairman shall constitute the Executive Committee of the County Committee, so organized. At the same time and place the Township and Preoinot Committee will elect ten delegates to the Tenth Congressional District Convention to be held at Hammond, Indiana, on the 15th day of January 1902, for the purpose of selecting a member of the State Committee It is urgently requested that al Republicans attend these meetings and assist in the organization thereof. Charles W. Hanley, Jesse 0 Gwin, Chairman. Vioe Chairman.A. R Hopkins, Treasurer. To the Repnblioans of the Tenth Distriot: Pursuant to the oall of the Republican State Committee the Republicans of the several counties composing the Tenth Congressional District will meet in their respective townships, precinots anc wards on Friday or Saturday the 10th or 11th days of January 1902, at snoh times and places as the County Committee may agree up on, for the purpose of eleoting Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the Distriot Convention to be held at Hammond, Indiana, on the 15th day of January 1902 at lp.m. for the selection of a Distriot Chairman, who shall be a member of the State Committee for the Tenth Distriot. The representative shall be one Delegate and one Alternate Dele gate for each 200 votes and for each additional fraotion of more than 100 votes oast for Hon. Hugh Hanna for Presidential Eleotor at the eleotion held in November 1900. The following is the apportionment by counties: Benton County 10. Jasper *' 10 Lake “ 27 Laporte “ 24. Newton “ 9. Porter “ 14. Tippecanoe “ 32. Warren “ 11. White “ 13. .1 T. J. McCoy, Chairman, C. E. Mills, Beoretary. Mrs. Puronuile’s prices are reasonable and she will make especial effort to please her customers.

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Will Visit Each County.

The board of tax commissioners leld a meeting at the state house Tuesday in Indianapolis and set Feb. 5 and 6 as the dates for the meeting of the county assessors in Indianapolis. The commissioners decided to visit each oounty in the state and try and arrange a uniform assessment with the different assessors. Early in January all day meetings will be held in the different counties with the oounty and township assessors and county boards of review. The work that has been done in the district meetings with county assessors in the last three years has been so satisfactory that the boarc has thought it advisable to holt, oounty meetings. These meetings willjbe attended by commissioners Wingate and Martin of the board.

Many Deaths In Gregory Family.

Mrs. Hettie Reynolds went to Hammond Monday evening to attend the funeral Tuesday of Mrs. Stella Krueter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gregory. The Gregorys were former Monticello people and were well known here. Mr. Gregory’s death resulted a few years ago from an injury received while watching the launching of a lake steamer in Chicago. His son Robert, was killed two years ago by the cars in Illinois; Mrs. Krueter’s husband died two years ago of consumption and now Mrs. Krueter is dead, but from what oause was not known here at the time of Mrs. Reynolds’ leaving.

The County Commissioners

The oounty commissioners met in special session, Monday afternoon) to close up the financial business of the year, and take action on some contraots for supplies: Bids were filed for stationery, blank books and supplies as follows: Class 1, Burt-Terry Stationery Co., Lafayette, $982; Class 3, $159.70; Wilson Humphreys & Co., Logansport, Class 1, $1065; Class 3, $190.50. Class 2, Wilson Humphreys & Co., Logansport, Class 1, $385; Leslie Clark, $368.40. Class 4,5, 6, (janitor supplies) A. F. Long, $69.40. Ike Tuteur, $57.50. The contract for Classes 1 and 3 was let to the Burt-Terry Co., Class 2 to Leslie Clark, and Classes 4, 5 and 6 to Ike Tuteur. A contract for a steel aroh bridge over Gallagher ditch, in Carpenter tp. f was let to the Attioa Bridge Company, for $441. Other bids, for same, were: Indianapolis Bridge and Iron Works $610; American Bridge Co. $467; Indiana Bridge Co. $675. A large number of Claims were considered and disposed of.

The Weather For December.

December just past as observed and reoorded in Rensselaer had 15 dear days, certainly an unnsnal number for December in this region, 12 cloudy days and 4 partly cloudy. The highest temperature was 58 degrees, on the Ist; the lowest 15 below on the 13th. The greatest daily range was 28 degrees on the Ist. The greatest and most sudden ohange was from 52 above on the 13th, to 4 below on the 14. The precipitation, (rain and melted snow) during the month was 3} inches. Greatest on any one day 24 inches on the 13th. Snowfall during month, 4 inches.

Card of Thanks..

The widow and parents of the late George N. Hollister, desire in this manner to have expressed their most sincere thanks to the many kind friends, both in Renßsalear and in Kniman, for their many acts of kindness during the sickness, death aud funeral of their departed husband and son. A lady came into our store and said; ‘‘i jttn going to take Dr. CaldPepain for mv cold, It all -last winter from

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will sell at public sale at Swartz Bros.’ farm 4 miles southeast of Pleasant Ridge, in Marion Tp., beginning at 10 o’clock a m., on Tuesday, Jan. 14th, 1992 The following property: 5 work mares, 1 work horse, 1 suckling colt, 2 yearling, oolts. 2 milk cows with oalf, 1 two year old heifer, 1 yearling heifer, 4 spring calves, 1 binder, 2 Brown walking cultivators, mowidg maohine, 1 Hoke riding cultivator, 1 corn planter with 120 rods of check wire, 2 steel harrows, 1 disc, 1 hay gatherer, 1 hay rake, 1 end gate seeder with seeder bed, 2 sets of work harness, 2 sets of single buggy harness, 1 top buggy, 1 roac wagon, 1 surrey, 1 broad tirec wagon, 1 narrow tired wagon, 1 hay rack. Household goods, including 1 good Singer sewing maohine and articles too numerous to mention. Terms of sale: $5 and under cash in hand; on sums over $5 ten months credit will be given without interest if paid when due, i : not paid when due 8 per oent. interest from date of sale, purchaser giving bankable note. Six per cent, discount for cash where credit is due. Peter Kessinger. S. Phillips &-Son, Auctioneers. J. H. Chapman, Clerk. Gus Grant, hot lunch.

Personal. The lady who had to leave the donation party the other night before it was over will please call at our drug store and get a bottle of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. She bae Indigestion or she would not have taken sick and if she had taken Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin she woulc not have had Indigestion. In 50c and $1 bottles at A. F. Long’s.

Closing Out Sale. The undersigned having disposed of his residence property in Rensselaer wijl offer all of his household goods at private sale beginning December 26th and lasting until January stb, 1902. I base burning coal stove. 1 base burning wood Btove, 1 good cook stove, 1 new gasoline stove, 1 oil stove, 7 rooking chairs, 1 set dining room ohairs, 1 bed room suit, 1 oak dresser, 2 bed steads, 1 new folding bed with moss mattress, 1 cupboard, 1 extension table, , 1 book oase, 1 fine French consol, 3 nearly new oarpets, 1 sofa, 1 sewing maohine, Dishes, 1 pair counter scales, 1 lawn mower, And many other articles too numerous to mention. These goods are all in good condition and will be sold oheap. Any one wishing to look the property over may oall at the house at any time between nine and three o’clook during the days of sale. Very respeotfully, D. B. Nowels. IHead Feels Like Bursting. Maybe you were out late last night? If you had taken a Krause’s Headache Capsule before retiring your head would be clear and cool this morning. Take one now and you will be all right in an half an hour, Prioe 250. Sold by A. F. Long.

Through Sleeper for Florida.

The Monon Route will resume its Florida service Jau. 6, putting on a through Pullman sleeper, leaving Dearborn Station every night at 9 p. m., passing through the beautiful Appalachian mountain region by daylight and arriving at St. Augustine at a convenient hour in the morning. For information regarding Florida, "10 Routes to the South,” see W. H, Beam, agent.

Educate Your Bowels.

Your bowels can be trained as well as your muscles or your brain. Cascarets Candy Cathartic train your bowels to do right. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, 10c.

Thoroughbred Poland China Swine.

For Sale—Some good heavy boned, Male pij/n of the best breeding and fine finish at sl£) to sls each Alb < s fine sows at $25 eaoh. Everything Guaranteed. r$V" Ctfns O’Meara, Roller Mills. L W- Rensselaer, Ind. ■hhb »

Five Per ifent. Loans.

1 Irwin & Irwin loan the funds of ;he Aetna Life Insurance Co., which has made more loans in Jasper County than any other Company or person. Loans made promptly. No “red tape.” No extra charges for making papers; examination of land or abstract. Partial payments accepted. Offioe in Odd Fellows Temple. Rooms 1 and 2.

Money To Loan.

I have several thousand dollarof private funds to loan on Real Estate (farms) for from one to three years time on seven per cent, and small commission in sums of 5300 and upwards. M. F. Chilcote.

Five i*er Cent. Farm Loans.

Farm loans, without delay, at five per cent., and one to two per oent. commission. No need to pay three to five per cent, commission W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, Ind.

Holiday Excursions.

On Deo. 24, and 25, also Dec. 31, 1901 and Jan Ist, 1902 the Nickel Plate Road will sell round trip tickets to all points East or West at reduced rates. Return limit on these tickets Jan. 2nd. T 902. Further particulars from any ticket agent or C. A. Asterlin, T. P. A., Ft. Wayne, Ind., or, R. J. Hamilton, Agent Ft. Wayne, Ind

Money On Farms. At 5 Per Cent. r * -F" A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years at 5 per cent, interest, with privilege to make partial payments any interest paying time. Also loans on city property at low rates. Call or write Commercial State Bank, Rensselaer, Ind No. Side Pub. Square.

MONEY TO LOAN.

A special fund to loan on farms at a low rate rate of interest without commission. Also money to loan on oity property, second mortage personal and chattel security. Money on hand no delay. A complete set of ab straot books. Call or write. James H. Chapman. Makeever’s Bank Building, Rensselaer, Indiana.

Dissolution of Partnership.

Rensselaer, Ind. Deo. 30,1901. The blaoksmithing firm of Danford Bros., was this day dissolved by mutual oonsent, Chas. Danford retiring and George Danford & Son continuing the business. All outstanding aooonnts due the firm may be paid to the new firm. A general blaoksmithing and repair shop will be conducted and the very best work is guaranteed in every line. Danford & Son.

! PANTS SALE 1 | • tl IDEAL. i i ■ i ———" ————» J io Per Cent Discount. I ■ j For the next 30 Days J will give 10 per cent disJ count on all Pants sold. 1 This is a genuine Reduction and no fad or I scheme to rush trade. I rouis wildbcrg, 1 Dec. 2J, 1901. II Proprieio^ A a. A 4k I VV * -A. *.;*.*,» J

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Kruir* new Bakery and DincD. Hsus’ Old Stand Near Liberal Corner. I havJhaked bread, oakes and pies for Renßse- \ laer people for 5 years and oan guarantee the ( best saiLfaction. Good bread always on hand. Pies, Cakes .w all Order Baking a specialty. i I solicit a share of the|publio trade. ' Nicholas Krull;