Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1902 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL XXXV

The Circuit Court

The oase of the Town of Gqod-->land, vs John G. Perry, a venue case from Newton oounty, was tried before Judge Hadley, Friday, without a jury. A cement walk 150 feet long was ordered in front of Perry’s property. He claimed the walk wouldbe on his land and refuged to build it on the line ordered. The town built it and brought this suit to foreclose on the property. The walk if built where Perry wanted it, would be 5 or 6 feet out of line with a straight-mile of walk, on the same street. There has been a walk maintained along the line where ordered for 40 years, and the town claimed that using for that length of time established the street line there, The court will render decision, Tuesday. Hon. Timothy O. Howard, of South Bend, an ex-judge of the Supreme Court, and one of the ablest jurists in Indiana, will be here Tuesday to try the oase of S. P. Thompson against the tax ferrets, and various county officers.

The Teachers’ Association.

Prof. Coulter’s lectures have been mainly on the subjeot of nature study, in its various aspects. They are not only very interesting but instructive and great practical application. Especially so his talk on birds, explaining their usefulness, and showing that for the most part even the birds of prey, like hawks and owls, do far more good than harm, in the aggregate. Friday afternoon Dr. A. R. Kresler, Hon 4 eßße E. Wilson aud Mr. C. W. Coen, all of Rensselaer, gave excellent addresses on education from the stand-points, respectively of the physician, the lawyer and the business nua. Saturday forenoon Supt. M. R. Marshall, of Remington, spoke on the subjeot of Desoip][ine, Prof. '’Coulter followed, and at 11 County Superintendent Hamilton addressed the Association.

Wallick Goes Free.

Our former townsman J. Y. Wallick, is at last free from his oourt,troubles in Montioello. A year or so ago, it will be remembered, he put some ballets into a young man named Elmer Reynolds presumably from jealously. He was sentenced to six months in jail and a very heavy fine. A new trial was granted, and then continuances until the present term of oourt in White county, when the oase against him was dismissed. We understand that Mr. Walliok has moved to Peoria, 111.

Got 140,000 Crows Left.

We stated recently that the great crow roost, on Carpenteir’s creek, between here and Reming■ton, was abandoned this year, and that the orows were supposed to have gone west over into Illinois to find a new roosting region. The item was only partly correct. The crows may, some. of them, have gone oat of the oounty, bat they left a plenty behincHhem. Their □lain roosting place however is no longer the range line road, bat two or three miles east. There, in a traot of several sqnare miles, along the east end of Jordan and the northeast end of Carpenter and over the oounty line ioto White oounty, they roost every night in countless numbers. L. S. Alter, onlr ex-oounty surveyor, has observed them closely as they were gathering in for the night, and he estimates that the number roosting in that region is not less than 140,000 and may be a great many more than that number. None Such Minoe Meat like! mother used to make for 80 at John Egera.

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Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebrated

The beautiful andspaoious home of Mrs. A. Thompson was Saturday evening the scene of a notable gathering of over one hundred and fifty of Rensselaer’s brightest and most caltured minds; the occasion being the celebration offthe twenty L fifth anniversary of the organization of the Ladies Literary Club of whioh Mrs. Thompson was a charter member, and whose inception was largely due to her. This olub, not content simply with their own progress in mental culture has done much to elevate the standard of our city, and has always displayed much civic pride. The latest instance of their interest being the assistance rendered by them to the city in its purohase ofthe home of General Milroy for apublio park. The olub, under the able leadership of Mrs. Thompson having raised a thousand dollars of the pnrohaee money. It was fitting therefore that the many friends of the olub should embrace this opportunity to extend their congratulations. After a oordial reoeption by members of the olub and the hostess, the invited guests entered the long drawing room whioh was beautifully decorated with palms and carnations. Mrs. Thompson presided with ease and dignity. After a brief invocation by Rev. C. D. Royse, Mrs. Delos Thompson played an exquisite sonata of Beethoven. Mrs- Leatherock of Oklahoma a former member of the olub read an original poem on the "Last Frontier” an unhaokneyed subject, her treatment of which displayed much poetical genius and a fine sympathy with Nature Mrs. Thompson then introdueed Mrs. George Stevenson of Lafayette who gave the address of the evening, ohoosing as her subject, Browning’s drama, Pippa Passes. Mrs. Stevenßon made a plea for the reading of poetry, describing vividly the spiritual effect pf an acquaintance with the masters of song. Her. lecture was fully appreciated by the club and its guests, At its conclusion, Mrs. Thompson beautifully interpreted one of Mendelssohn’s songs without words, and in response to an enthusastic enoore gave Sohmann’s Night Piece. Mrs. Thompsons selections were especially suitable to the oharaoter of the entertainment expressing as she did in her playing the beauty and nobility of life, and her last selection fell like aßenediotion upon an evening devoted to the highest life of the soul The Secretary of the olub then read many letters from former members who scattered from ocean to ocean, great lakes to gulf, yet remember wi h pleasure and heart

felt good wishes, the olub of which they had at some time been members.

Teachers’ Association Officers.

The Jasper Oounty Teaohera’ Association, previous to their adjournment last Saturday afternoon, elected the following officers for the ensuing year. President, Estil E. Pierson; Vioe president E. E. Frazee; secretary, Blanoh Antrim; Executive committee. M. R. Marshall, L. H. Hamilton, E. E. Pierson, Robt. Mannon, Fred Tyler, Emma Tullis.

Marriage Licenses.

w 00 \ Albert P. Taber, Nov. 2o j Leona V. Sohwerdman. vi oq i George L. Posey, Nov ' 29 { Ethel H. Poyer. Wf on t Thomas Earl Obestnnt, " OT - 30 j Ad. Ma, Gay. ... .. y——j 11 11 Mrs. J. L. Jones desires to say that she has on hand constantly a fall assortment 6f Oroft and Reed’s fine soaps, extracts, perfumes eto. Phone ZTO.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, ,902,

Battle Ground Out Classed.

There was a big orowd, at the foot ball game here Thursday. Battle Ground oame up with a pretty husky lot of lads, but as a whole bunch of our old time Athletios were lined up against them, the Battle Grounders were simply not in it at all. They were so entirely out-classed that the game soon lost all interest to the spectators. The soore was 36 to 0 in favor of Rensselaer, and if our boys hadn’t spent more time in playing horse than playing foot ball, they could easily have scored twice that many points.

A Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Our townspeople, Joseph Yeoman. and his wife Rachel, were married fifty years ago today, Nov. 28th, 1902, in a log cabin near where the village of Foresman now stands, by a Rev. Mr. Lansing, a Free Will Baptist minister. The event was observed by about 50 of their friends, who gave them a surprise dinner party, at noon, today, at their residence in the north part of town. A big dinner wal served from the contents of baskets carried by the guests. Mr. Yeoman is 75 years old and Mrs. Yeoman 72.

Chesnut Got Gay.

Mr. Thomas Earl Cbesnut and, Miss Ada May Gay were married at four p. m Sunday, Nov. 30. 1902, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gay, north of the railroad. The groom is the son of Tom Cbesnut of north of town. He is 21 and his bride 19. The wedding was strictly private affair, and Squire J. M. Troxell performed the oeremony.

Grand Army Orders.

The Indiana Department of the Grand Army has issued a general order. It asks for contributions to a fond with which to buy Christmas presents for the boys and girls at the Enightstown Sailors and Soldiers’ Orphans’ home and contains the rules aud regulations adopted at the Washington enoampment.

Exercise Great Care.

Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, predicts that smallpox will be still mors prevalent this winter than it has been, and that it will be mnoh more virulent in form. It behooves everybody to exercise every possible precaution to avoid contagion.

Michigan City Passed By.

The U. S. Naval training station, that Michigan City hoped to get, probably will be looated on Lak6 Michigan, between Chicago and Waukegan; report of site commission has been presented, but contents are secret till congress'meets; the vicinity of Fort Bheridan is believed to be recommended.

The Farmers’ Institute.

Farmers Institute will be held in Rensselaer Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 26 and 27. The Execntive Cora mitte will meet Deo. 6th to arrange program. Subjects for disonssien will be in orddr. L. Strong, Chairman Committee. 'fi ** "! t 1 """

Ladies sewing chairs $1 at E. J. Harley’s furniture store. , Don’t forget that u Jaokson s Mill in the boa business. Phone 210. Thirty shoals for sale, 4 , Apply to John MoOollt, wltp Rensselaer, Ind. The most eompjete line of balk and bottled aweet and sour pickles aawsa*. *t, John icOmuJ S (lifl

Married at Mt. Ayr.

ErbardrWuertner7r. of Newton tp., is another most estimable young man whose Seemingly slow motions in a matrimonial direction appeared to indicate that he was headed towards the unsatisfactory pastures of confirmed bachelorhood. But the danger was apparent rather than real, after all, for he was only two hours behind Estil Pierson i« scoring a matrimonial touchdown. The wedding took plaoe on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27th, 1902, at 11 o’olook a. m. It was performed by Rev. T. B. Markin, pastor of Mt. Ayr. M. E. ohuroh, at bis residence. It wls a very quiet affair, only a few relatives being present. The bride, Miss Amy Belle Francis, is the charming daughter of Joseph Francis also of Newton tp. They will live on his brother-in-law, J. H. Sayler’s farm, a few miles west of town, which they have rented for two years.

Millions From Indiana.

. The annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, made public Tuesday, shows that Indiana contributed $25,178,552 to the total of $271,866,990 revenue collections in the United States last year. Only two states, New York and Illinois, contributed a larger amount' Citizens of the state have been allowed $28,263 for rebate on tobacoo under act of March 1901.

Great Town for Mail Clerks.

Rensselaer Is getting to be as great a town for turning ont railway mail clerks as it is for producing famous football players. We have seven of these clerks now in active service, that we can enumerate, and probably some former residents who are also in that work. Among the seven are Erastns Peacock and A. W. Cole, the two oldest and best *men on the Monon lines. Next after these in length of service is Elmer Wiloox. Of the later crop, now in regular service, there are Charley Grow, Dave Garriott, J. D. Martindale and Fred CHiloote. Schuyler Robinson was in the work for a while bat resigned to stady osteopathy, at Eirksville. Mo.

Shooting Accident At Monticello.

There was a serious shooting accident near Montioello, Friday. A twelve year old boy named Ernest Magee was passing close to the residence of Bert Burns, with a shot gun, when it was accidentally discharged and Jthe oharge passed through the window and struok Mrs. Burns in the forehead. She is badly wounded, but unless complications ensue she will reoover. One eye is badly injured, and she may lose if. A little girl, Opal Maynard, standing beside Mrs, Burns received one) shot in the face, but was not seriously hurt.

Must Support the Family.

A husband, who by his misoonduct drives his wife and ohildibn away from home, ifediable for the price of necessaries furnished to them by others while they are living apart from him. The appellate ooar} so held affirming a judgment against Eliott Rariden, a farmer of White county. The court says that the husband can not, by his own misoondnot in driving his wife Bway from home, relieve himself of the legal obligation, to support her.

Dining ohairs s3.7sper set, a E. J. Hurley’s furniture store. Three dollars a month buys a Singer sewing machine, At the Singer offioe. dt Now is the time to olean chimneys, and Harry Wiltshire is the man to olean them. i jftMj (TL - ™ -

Remington Says “Robbed.”

The Remington Press gives its account of the Remington-Wolcott foot ball war on Thanksgiving Day, under the word "Robbed'’ in great big blaok lettere. The story it gives is essentially different from the wild and Wolcotty side j of the affair whioh drifted baok i here. If the Remington story of the affair is correct, then the Wolcott fellows committed bnrglary, highway robbery, grand laroeny, plain stealing, aud arson all at once. The Press says for one thing, that Wolcott never made a touchdown. That Wolcott lost the ball ©n a fumble, three yards from the line, and Riley of Remington fell on the ball and hang to it, and still has it in his possession, and is willing to swear that at no time was it over the line. It also says Pete Oohs, the referee, is a Wolcott player, and lastly declares that Woloott held out on them in the matter of gate receipts. On the other band the Wolcott Enterprise says the j?nme was fairly won, that the referee decided righteonsly; and that Remington kioked out two Rensselaer men for referee and would have no one but Oohs. ’

Starting in on Another Family.

Captain Milton Garrigus, aged 72. department commander of the Indiana G. A. R., is the father of a fine baby daughter, born a few days ago. A year ago Captain Garrigus, after- a stormy scene with relatives, in whioh the aged lover and Henry Edwards, the girl’s guardian,, oame to blows, married Miss Marie Thomas, aged 20, a cultured young woman. The new infant has half sisters more than 50 years old, and it is an annt to several grown members of the family,

Bank Robbers Murder Boy at Westville.

The town of Westville, in LaPorte county, on the Michigan City division of the Monon road, was the scene of a foul murder, early Monday morning. Robbers broke into the bank and store of E. S. Bmith, and killed a 16 year old boy named Wesley Reynolds, who selpt in the building, as watchman and guard of the bank. The boy shot at the robbers a number of times before he was killed, "and is believed to have wounded one of the robbers. After the shooting they fled, without robbing the bank. Two previous attempts hawe been made to rob the same bapk, one several years ago and another only last September.

A New Divorce Case.

Daniel Colemau, of Remington or vicinity, has filed suit for a divorce from Lillie Coleman. They were mar ried in Jan. 1893, and in December of the same year, as the complaint alleges, she wholly abandoned him, without oause, and has never lived with him since. The abandoment occurred at Morgaptpwn, North Carolina. There is a boy Lawrenoe about 9 years old, but the oomplaiut does not state who has the boy, nor i 9 any order of court asked for as to his oustody. The case can not be tried before the February termas service must be bad by pub. lioatiou.

Lost, N. M. A. “04” claee pin Finder return to this offioe and receive reward. 43tpd A rummage sale under the auspices of the ladies of the Christian ohrrCb, will be given in the rear rooms of the post-offioe, on Friday and Saturday Deo. 12 and *lB Many good goods at very low prioea dwtfj . ■ .«* ■ • « ** *4 ‘ j# .j—.... . : Jk

Wild Times At Wolcott.

Therewasa witd time wt Wolcott, on Thanksgiving Day. Those anoieut enemies and bitter rivals in the foot-ball world, Remington and Woloott, met at the latter place. The teams are very evenly matched, and during the first half neither side oould soore. In the second half Wolcott made a touohdown and a goal kick, in seven or eight minutes. A decision of the umpire however gave- Remington rank offense, and they quit the field. The umpire, whose name ia Oohs, and pronounced ox, could hardly have wanted to "hook” the game from Remington, for he is a Remington man himself, but the RemiDgton boys kicked Ochs like steers. An incident of the conflict was a fight on the side-lines be tween the adherents of the two teams, but it waß suppressed without any disastrous results.

Has Many Decendants.

The following interesting item* from Hammond oonoerns a former resident of Jasper county : ‘‘Aunt Hetty” Shortridge, born i Ohio, in 1804, has twenty-five i living grandchildren, sixty-six great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandohildren, making fa total of 101 living descendants, j Twenty-five of her grand-children are dead. Mrs. Shortridge came to Indiana before it was admitted as a Btate, and with her parents settled in Wayne connty. In 1819 she married Elisha Shortridge. Mrs. Shortridge is the mother of eleven ohildren. She lives with‘a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Burroughs, qf Hammond, who is seventy-five years old. One of her sons, the Rev. Lemnel Shortridge was for more than fifty years 9 pastor of the Christian ohuroh.

The Jasper County Map. The new map, of which we made favorable mention some time ago, is now being sold, and we would urge the importance of having one upon all persons interested in the county. The*map is a full mounted photo-lithograph oo a scale of two inches to the mile and shows distinctly each township in colors, together with all roads, sohool houses, ohnrohes and etc. As it* requires great labor and expense to get up a map like this, there will not, probably, be another published for years. And as the price is muoti lees than similar maps are sold, every have one.' Every city should know hia own county. .. The prioe is $6 00. Address A. R. Obton, Montioello, Ind n

Box Supper at Lewiston. w , u A box supper will be givSft at Lewiston school house, Saturday evening, Dec. 6th, and Joe Ben- 1 nett’e Graphophone. All are invited. Admission 10 cents. > Volnky Peer, ~ ’ * A Social In Jordan. A peanut and oaudy social will be given at the Raymond spbool, Jordan tp, Saturday night, Deo. 6th. Everybody invited. 1 Lena Jackson, Teacher; ■ Household Goods Sale. ■* The undersigned, intending to leave the oity, will offer for sale at hie reaidehoe oh Clark Street, during the next two weeks the following household goods: 5 rockers from $1 to |6; set dining ohairs, $4; 2 oarpeta; Davenport, US’; Baseburner, $22; side- board $lB Dining table $8; oook stove sl6; stands $1 and $5; Lawn-mower, $3; white maple bedto«m suite $24; roll tjop desk slo,s .and* numerous smalt articles L These goods arei ail in good shape and comparatively new. My property will be.fpr rent or sale, dwlw Ewiic* J. Wilcox.