Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1904 — Hanging Grove. [ARTICLE]

Hanging Grove.

The state finance board, composed of Governor Durbin, Auditor Sherrick and Treasurer Hill] celefiecal*year,by ordering]the*paj ment£of a of a million[d<)llars on'the*state debt, *Chiß|redoc~es the .debt to’sl ,902,615, wd'legi&lative candidates’ tbis£fall will be a vote ugainst’the state debt.

“The Democratic platform s shifty in some respects,’ ‘says an eiohange, “but one thing it advocates without heritation, namely, 'the election of senators by the people.” Doubtless the Democratic state platform will contain a similar plank. But will the Indiana Democratic state conventioi proceed to select a man to go before the people of Ind. in connection with the senatorial va. oancy to the end that there may be as near an approach to popular elect, ion of senator; as i j possible under the constitution? The Repnb'ieans of Indi'na have endorsed Senator Albert J. Beveridge for United States senator to succeed himse f. Now let the Indiana Democrats show their faith by. their works and say who it is they would elect senator in case of the improbable circumstance of their crontol of the next geneaal asse rbly. 1

Under date of July the 4th the Democratic sla’e organ printed the following dispatch from St. Louis: “The quar'ers of ugust Belmont at the Planters are throned almost continually by de egates and visitors, Those conferring with the astute manager of the Parker campaign ar-» not-always of the one faith, for the great work of roun up the recalcitrants is being pushed vigorously. Mr Belm nt doe* not care to enter into a diso ssiou of the figures, but expresses confidence that Jud.e Parker wilt bs nominated on ths first ballot/’ s’r August Belmont, wh > i the accre dited representati-e of n merous great financial interests, evidently knew his business, Ue hid arranged for the delivery of the goo s, and the program laid down in W»ll street for the St. Louis convention was obedieat’y carried cut Now if Wall S reet has th« sane success in running the oounvy as it had in conducting the affaira of St Louis oonventim, Judge Parker will be elected pr side nt Bit it won't

Charles Peregrine and Herbert Eib started for Dakota Sunday morning. John Reynolds from near Buffalo visited at Mr. Drake’s and Mr. Reynold’s Sunday. There has been a base ball team organized in this corner. They will play Sat. afternoon, Robert Drake shipped cattle to Indianapolis last week. The petty thief at Parker League Sunday night who had a fl .25 buggy whip spotted, stole a 150. one instead, b’t it was dark and he conld not tell the difference. The big Michigan fruit growers have commenced the shipping of peaches out of St. Joseph via Lake Michigan The crop will be quite large and shipments will continue until October. Weretuin your money on every tenth pair of Oxfords and every twentieth pair of shoes regardless of the price at Rowles & Parker’s