Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1903 — Page 2

THE REPUBLICAN Official Paper of lasper County. -- 111 1 m • Rice In KepubHcanil>iill(liii)> ,m the corn «r <>( VfMQlttgton and Woston Streets. ISSUED EVERT TUESDAY AND FRIDAY BY G6ORGE E. MARSHALL £DITOB AND PUBLISHER, r...l«n»i : rf o»S»crtptlan. One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Three M0uth5....... . . .50 Tuesday, January 27, 1903.

“The mor« ; we can learn about r the proposed Ripper bill, for ripp* ing np the management of the Jeffersonville reformatory the more we are disposed to believe the bill is not justified by conditions and ought not to pass The men who advocate it give out many dark hints that there are things wrong with the institution which require a change but they are never able to mention any of these things, aud when olosely pressed they frankly admit that there is only one reason why they favor the bill and that is.beoause Gov. Durbin owes the present management a dig for not consulting him when the new warden was appointed, with the further alleged reason that the new warden was not a resident of the state when appointed. But there is probably one other reason why the change is de ire J , and that is tbht Goy. Durbin, if the law passes, expeots to control the appointment of the new warden, and that aa active member of the governor’s political maohine is already pioked for the place. If these faots are true then the bill ought to be beaten aud our representative, Jesse E. Wilson, is taking the right stand in opposing it nntil a better show down of faots is made in its favor. One thing is oertain if the reformatory is ripped up now for political purposes, the bars will be let down for tbe Democrats to follow the same preoedent with all the state institutions if they ever get in power again.

Col. Arthur Lyoob, an Irishman who went to the Transvaal ostensibly as a newspaper oorresponcL ent and then entered the Boer army and fought against Great Britian, and while there was eleoted to parliament from Belfast, and then retrrned expecting to take his seat, has just beeu tried in Loudon for treason. He was oonvioted and seuteuced to death, but hie sentenoe will probably be oommuted to life imprisonment. It was a clear oaee and his oouvio-

tion was only what he ought to have expected under the circumstances. What we wished however to specially note about the case was that 'he trial began on Wednesday and on Friday it. was finished and the jury had agreed and brought in their verdiot. In this county with crime encouraging, lyuch-law producing methods of courte such a trial would have lasted fcr weeks, and instead o' bringing out all the vital faots, both for and against, fairly aud ole-irly as was done in this case, these facts would have been befogged and covered np with a great mass of irrelevant matter and precedents and oe-ieions, until the jury would Lev * been so oonfused that they would have been unable. to' agree or wouiJ have aqnitted the prisoner on the grounds of “reasonable doob* ” Aud if he had been oonvioted i u e matter would have been kvp. in the higher oourts two or three years, probably a new trial granted, and by that time the witnesses would ha a a bean lost and the case against him dismissed. That is the difference between the laws and oourts of Great Britain and the United States, and that is one of the principal reasons why there are more crimes of violence in this country than in the whole of Europe combined. __.. V ■■//---- • January 90tk i* the date of the Mir Mandolin 01 fcb entertainment at E •• Opera House, a rare treat to ou sio lovers.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Jeremiah Healy et al to John Healy, Dec. 31, pt Its H, 15, bl 3, Rensselaer jT••'•••.. .$1 ,COO Jae. B. Graham to M, Beruicken, Nov. 21, Its 1,2, 3,4, Graham’s 2nd Add, Wheat field. ..200 Wm. H. Stepheus to Jesse J. Pry,Dec.*27,nfrwb-30^,80aeree, Union 3,300 Paul M.ikus to August R Shultz Jan 3, aa se 11 30-7, Uuiou.. 1,900 John Healy to Jeremiah M. Healy, Dec. 31, It 16 pt It 15, bl 3, Rensselaer 1,400 Jeremiah M. Healy to Margaret Healy, Jan. 3, It 9 bl 3, Rensselaer, Wm —B. Austin to “Geo. W. Peters Dec. 27, ne 26-31-6, 80 acres, Walker 2,400 Jaoob Koning et al to Wm. Van Wienen, Jan 2, e| uw, w£ ne, 3132 7, Keener .4,000 Mary E. Grow to Chas. F. Grow, Jan 3, Its 8, 10 bl 10, Weston’s 2nd Add, Rensselaer 800 Geo, W. Peters to Mina Dahncke Nov. 1, It 7 bl 2, Hogan, It 2 bl 2, Schmidts Add, Hogan 1,400 Chas J. Baker et al to Bert O. Gardner. Jan. 9, undf, n| sw 19-28-6, 58 acres, J0rdan........ 1,500 Wm. L. Wood to Chas, D. Lakiu, Jan. 10, c-4 w$ se 22-30 7 90 acres, Union .1,800 Samuel W. Mitchell to Sylvester Villinske, Jan. 3, It 9, Searight’s Add., Remington ... B „8.... 750 Julia A. Treavor to Nannie Kendall, Dec. 12, Remington, pt sej sw 30 27 6, Carpenter 500 Victor T. Brassard to Frederick J. Smith, Jan. 2, se sw. 11-30-5 pt se ne nw 14-30-5, Gillam. ...2,900

Loans. REAL ESTATE Insurance. Call on B. 0. Gardoer for bargains in land, properties for sale or exchange. Agt. for the John Hanoock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Agt. for the Traders Fire Ins. Co. List your properties with me Farm or City. u* Yours for business, B. O. Gardner, Rensselaer, Ind Five Per Cent. Loansthe 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 oharges for making papers; examination of land or abstract. Partial payments accepted. Office in Odd Fellows Temple Rooms 1 and 2.

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will sell at public auction at his farm 2| miles east of Rensselaer, and miles west of Pleasant Ridge, beginning at 10 o’olpeb a. m. sharp, on TUESDAY FEB 3, ’O3, the following property: 8 head of horses: Consisting of one gray horse 8 year old, weight 1500 lbs; one bay horse 8 years old, weight 1450 lbs; one gray horse 12 years old weight 1200 lbs; one gray horse 12 years old weight 1500 pounds. Three PeroheronNorman colts as follows: one roan colt coming 3 years old, weight 1300 lbs; one black mare colt oom ing 2 years old, weight 1050; one roan mare colt coming yearling; one bay gelding coming 2 years old weight 800 lbs. eleven head of oattle—Consisting of five good milk cows and six head of veal oalves. Hogs —Two Poland China sows with pigs at their sides, and bred to a full blood Poland China boar. IMPLEMENTS, VEHICLES, ETC I Two 2-horse wagons, one 12 ft | harrow, one Tiger disc harrow ; good as new, 2 cultivators with eagle olaw attachments, 1 16 ft | hay ladders. 1 oats seeder cart, 2 loom planters, 1 new John Deere with fertilizer attachments, 1 Jim | Dandy in gcod working order, 80 rods wire with each, 1 16 inoh and 2 1 i inch John Deere breaking ! plows, 3 sets good dbl work harneaa, 1 good wood cook stove, 1 good soft ooal heating stove, and l numerous other artioles. * N. A. HENDRIX Col. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. Gas Grant, hot lunch. Three dollars ■ mouth buys a Singer sewing machine. At the Singer offioe. '■ dt

MURRAY’S 9 % . -=aB»PAL—CLEARANCE SALE of Desirable Winter Goods at SLAUGHTERING PRICES!

5 ♦ Never mind why-we havent space here to explain but we are determined to onload several thou- | sand dollars worth of goods before February Ist. We are determined to rid onr stock of all the odds ! and ends of Winter Goods and to do this the prices will be LOWERED IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. —There are numerous places through this store where $10.09 will do the work of $20.00, Come and | yon will find the goods just as advertised.

Ladies Shirt Waists. Marked down for this sale, while they last you may have them at the following prices: SI.OO and $1.25 waists $ .75 1.50 and 2.00 French Flannel waists 1.25 2.50 and 3.00 French Flannel waists 2.00 4.50, 5.00 and 6.00 Silk waists 3.50 Underwear and Hosiery. During this sale we.wish to clean up all remnant lots. Everything has has been re-arranged and marked down to make them go. Men’s heavy fleeced suits the 90c grade......... 75c Women’s all wool the $1 quality for. 75c The 50c quality 39« Women’s heavy fleece lined, sale price.......... 23c Children’s fleece lined 25c grade f0r.... . 20c One lot of men’s heavy undershirts sale price.... 20c Ladies’ heavy wool hose, sale price 23c M 11 . ii n i ,i i Blankets and Bed Comforts. All our cotton and wool blankets and bed comforts will be sold to make room for Spring Goods that are coming in every day. - -A-* “ • -ft Ladies Wraps, Suits and Skirts. We still have a limited stock of Ladies’s and Children’s cloaks that we will sell at ONE HALF PRICE, and during this sale we will give It per ct of! marked price on our elegant line of LADIES SKIRTS.

Buy a nice Overcoat now at less than wholesale prices. During this sale we will give alO per cent discount on every pair of Shoes sold. -V- * * Remember (be place for Bargains is * * Murray’s Cash Store.

Wash Goods and Embroideries. We are showing our first Spring shipment. To see them means to buy. We have never shown so large an assortment of new and dainty designs as this season. Lace Curtains. We are having an advance sale on Lace Curtains and can save the buyer of curtains fully 25 per cent during this sale, and will show you far the largest line to select from ever shown before by a Rensselaer store. Table Linen and Crashes. —This is the month that every housekeeper supplies herself with linens for the table—remember we save you dollars at this sale. 16 inch Linen Crash 5 C 18 inch Linen Crash 0 C 18 inch Cotton Crash The best Towel for 10c ever shown for the price. Carpets for Spring. In this line we have doubled our capacity and stocks, and during the season you will find here the most attractive patterns in Brasses, Ingrains and mattings. Oil Cloth and linoleums. ! Hlvslliis and Sheetings. Now is your opportunity to buy muslins, wide sheetings and domestics of all kinds. Heavy brown L. L. Muslin 3^ Good bleached Muslin Good bleached Muslin g 0