Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1905 — Page 2

PUBLIC SALE. | The undersigned will sell at Vublio sale at his resident in iarkley tp. 4 miles north 1 h miles ailes east of Rensselaer, beginning 10 a m. sharp on. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11, The following propeUy, iovi : ; 7 Head of Horses, consisting of one good span of males, 6 years old, agood all round work team one bay horse 12 old present condition *1403 lbs. One brown horse 11 years old wt 1100, ■one roan mare 5 years old, one Kay horse 8 years old wt 1050, one y mare 9 years old wt 1200. 15 H. dos cattle 4 head of milk cows, be fresh in Mtrch Hod first of Apiil, 3 heed of yearling 6teers 3 head of yearling heifers 1 yearl inn herford, 3 be f*r calves. 1 steer calf. Farm Implements, Vehicles etc, Consisting of one Milwaukee binder, oneMoOormick mower one hay r*ke, one Mitchell farm wagon one sarrey, one top baggy steel tire, two walking plows 14 inch and 15 inob, one gang plow run part of two years. one sulky plow 16 inohes Big I p -a, two walking olntiyators, *4s of spring shovels, ona\ a set of black smith tools; 1 ?? fanning mill Endgate seeders nod maay others of lew importance. Terms of Sale 1 year’s time or 8 per cent cff for over $5. GEO. MoELFRESH. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk.

Public Sale. The uadersigned will sell at üblic Sale at Lis residence on te MoCoy ranch in Jordan tp., 7 dies soulhwfst of Reneselaer, and j miles north east of Foresman, beginning at 10 a. m. sharp on THURSDAY, JAN. 12. The following property of A McCoy & Porter, Towit: 20 He id of Horses: Consisting of 10 good work horses, 3 mules, 4 three-year old oolts, 3 coming two-years old. Six Head of Good Cowp, All good milk cox's, one a Jersey, several fresh with : n 30 days Farm Imp’ements, Vehicles eto. 5 broad tired wagons, 1 two seated spring wagon, 1 delivery wagon 5 sets of double harness, 1 mowing machine. 1 manure spreader. 4 cultivators, 1 riding breaking p’ow 1 walking breaking plow, 1 three leaf harrow, 1 corn planter. 100 rods ot wire, 1 fanning mill, 20 good feed troughs 9 self-feeders, 1 hand sheller, and many smaller articles. 5,000 bushels of corn that will be s >ld Bt private sale. Terms of Sde CLe year’s credit or 5 off for cash, on sums over $5. WALTER V PORTER. Fred Phillips Auctioneer, C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch on Grounds.

Special Meeting Board of Edncation, Offioe of The County School School Superintendent. Rensselaer Indiana, Dec. 27, 1904. To The County Board of Education: You are hereby cal'ed to meet in 1 special session in this office Wednesday, January. 4, 1905 at 1;30 p. m. Purpose of this meeting is to decide on the date of the next County Teaohers Institute. As many of the Ex-trustees as can are urged to be present at this meeting, It is important that every trustee and president of the School Board in the county attend this meeting. Louis H. Hamilton. * County Superintendent TO EXCHANGE. SB acre* in Kankakee township all cultivated, erchard, no buildings. 160 acres in Wheatneld Township, blaok land, fair buildings, near station. Owner will take $3,600 in olear pro., part/ of an/ kind as first payment. 60 acres In Walker township, all prairie land. Use along large ditch near station. Owner vIU take SI,OOO In town property, Dakota or Southern land. 81 acres near the Jasper county oil fields. Owner will take SI,OOO in good trade and give long time on difference. 160 acres In Van Baron county, Michigan All cultivated ezoept 60 acres of fine timber has good nine room noose Urge barn, seventeen mens of grmpas In fuU bearing and a Urge amount of other fruit. Owner wiU take part in clear town property or hotel. 4 V4O acres cultivated, fair buildings. WiU trade , for live stock, 80 acres good Improvement. WiU trade for town property. 160 acres, black land, near station, good bulldogs. Owner will take clear town property as lint payment. tf> acres la Laporte county well improved, tiled, owner will trade for clear property or livery. Clear property In this city to trade for good Improved Und and wiU pay difference. A good seven room house on three lota in Towler Ind. to trade for property In this city, )r Und. Several registered stallions and Kentucky inks to trade for Und or town property. Property In Chleago and other cities for land. Also have a Urge list of fins bottom land In aokson and Scott counties Ind., weU improved nt from $36 to S6O per acre. If you have anything to exchange we can 'listen It no matter what it la. Call or write "id make your wants known. Tou will confer a favor on us and wa may l>e able to do you O. P. HEYERS Over Murray's Store. Konaaeleer Ind.

Notice *of Administration Notice is hereby given that the undersigned ha 3 been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, Administrator of the estate of William Goff, late of Jasper County, deceased. 3| S lid estate is supposed to vent. , _2 JESSE E. WILSON, Administrator, Dec. 22nd, 1004. " ) J «D27j3-1« 1 I-""" ' ii Box‘.Social *At Randal Sohool House, Jan 7th,,’05, Agood program will he given. Come E verybody. ~~J snnielEib, Teacher. Or. Chas. Vick, Eye Specialist This is an a*e of Specialists. The abil ' ,v to one thiug and do it well is more to be commended and is of more benefit to humanity ttvn to do many things and none equal to the best. We limit our practice on the eye to errors of refraction, of which we hawe made a Special Study for over thirty vears Offiia in C H. Viok’s frq»4 stor» next door to express office,

Public Sale. I will sell at Public Auction, at my place 3 miles east and 3-4 of a mile north of Fair Oaks. 2 miles sjuth and 1 mile east of Virgie, 6 miles south of DeMotte, 4 miles north and 1 mile east o! Parr, in Union tp , Jasper Co,, beginning at 10 o’c'ock a. m. sharp, on TUESDAY JAN, 17TH. The following towit: 8 head o’ horses consisting of one team 'o ’ black mares 11 and 12 yrs„ old wt, 2,700 lb one grey horse 9 yr,, o!c wt, 1,400 lbs., one roan horse £ yrs.,old wt 1 450 lb„ one coming 1: year o’d b ack colt wt 1,200 lbs., one coming 2 yerr black mare oolt, one weanling bay horse colt one weanling b’aok mare oolt. Twenty head of c ittle; 9 milch cows, some with calf by side and others to be fresh later, 3 twoyear old heifer, 1 coming two-yeßr old steer, 2 ccmiug yearling heifers. 4 coming yearling steers Farm implements, vehicles etc One farm wagon broad tire, one road wagon, one Milwaukee binder one Osborne mower, one Tiger planter with fertilizer attachment and 100 rods of check w’re, two John Deere wheel plows, two cultivators. oDe three-section steel harrow, one disc harrow, one endgate seeder, three sets leather work, harness, one re ad scraper, one hav ladder and other articles too numerous to mention. One year’s time without interest or 8 par cent, cff for cash, on Bums over 15. WILLIAM D. NELSON. Fred Phillips Auctioneer, C G. Spilter Ulerk. Hot lunch on the ground.

Hanging Grove. Guy Parker has been visiting relatives and friends in this community lately, Mrs J. M. Litten who has been visiting her niece,, Mrs. Geo. Stalker returned home to Decatur, 111,, Tuesday of last week. Our U. 8 M. C. has been taking a weeks vaoation and bis father Esq. Bnssell oarried the mail last week. Little Josephine Johnson has lung fever. An automobile made a few professional oalls at Mr, Cooks last week. i There was a sooiai and watob meeting at Parker school boaae Saturday eve supposed to be for the benefit of the ohuroh. Some of oar people attended the dedication of the new M. E. church at Franoeaville Sunday. There was a party at Mr. Eibs Thursday night. “The Girl From Kansas” will be seen at Opera House on Jan, 7th. The title would suggest that she was a breezy girl from the cyolone state, but titles are sometimes misleading and in this case it is very much so , as “The Girl From Kan sas” if 'a comedy drama full of heart interest and just enough comedy to relieve and brighten the pathetic part of the story. It is in* terprted by a. company of more than nsual excellence inolnding several h'gh class vaudeville specialties, which are sure to ple*se the most fastideous

“The Man Who minks Smokes Captain Jinks” GAPT. JINKS THE LEADER OF ALL 5c CIGARS For sale by B F, Fendig, J. H. Cox, A. F. Long, Goff A: Son, H. K. Wood. J. A. McFarland J, T. Zohring, MoColly & Coen, J. A. Larah, C W. Rhoades, Hotel Makeever

FARM AND CITY LOANS Money to loan on farms at 5 per oent interest A special fund to loan on dwellings wad businoae proper:? Also money to loan on personal seourity second mortgage and ohattle mortgage Money on hand no delay call and see me before making a new loan or renewing your old loan. Commission reduced one half. James H. Chapman, Rensselaer, lad Notice to Holders Of Cily Orders Notice M hereby given that all orders drawn an corporation fund endorsed prior to Sept. If, 1904; all orders drawn on Road fund, endorsed prior to Dec. 20, and all orders drawn on Electric light fund endorsed prior to Dec. 20,1 WM, will be redeemed on pre&entati n and interest shall cease on such srders from and after this date. Dated Dec. 21,1904. JAMES H. CHaPMAN 3t City Treasurer

Notice sf Letting of Contract for County Supplies. The board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana will, until 12 o’clock M., of JANUARY 18TH 1905 receive sealed bids for furnishing books, blanks, stationery and other supplies for the County, its several County Offices, and the courts thereof, for the year 1905. All said bids must be for the classes of supplies, as set out in the specifications therefor now on file in the County Auditor's office, each to bid for separately as a whole, but the bid to specify the amount thereof for each separate office, court or department as designated in said specifications. All the bids must be accompanied by sufficient bonds as required by law, and also by affidavit in form which will be furnished in blank by county Auditor. Bids may be filed with the Auditor, and same will be opened by the board at 1 o’clock p. m. of said day and award made; the Board, however, reserving the right to reject any or all bids. ABRAHAM tfALLECK, FRED WAYMIRE, CHARLES DENHAM. Commissioners. Jan. 3, 1905 For Sale or Exchange. A small tract of land, adjoining a town in Jasper County, Indiana, with good, new, eight-room house and bam and other out buildings This prof erty will be sold on time, or exchanged for good live stock Austin & Hopkins,

NOTICE All persons knowing themselves indebted to the late firm of I. J. Porter & 00. will please call and settle. After Feb, Ist, the books will be placed in the hands of a collector. Bert L. Brenner, Administrator 24,000}Pounds Buckwheat Bran For sale at sl2 per ton. Pure Buckwheat flour at 3 oents per lb, Wifitcr‘wheat flour at $1.40 per saok. Crushed ear corn meal at. 7£ cents per 100 lbs. We have put iu an ear oorn crusher and will orush corn for 5o per bushel, custom work, at the Mill. James Flynn, swfjanfip Prop Seth Thomas Clooke you know about at Jessens.

OHIO'S GREAT MEN

Are Not So Numerous When Compared With Those of Maine. A steady fall In the birth rate of men of talent is met with in going from New England westward. While in New England out of every 100,000 births 54 are those of men of talent, in New York that number falls to 34. in Ohio to 19, in Indiana to 11, in Illinois to 10, in Missouri to C, in Kansas to 2, in Colorado to 1. In the case of such western states as Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska .Minnesota and the Dakotas the extreme paucity of men of talent is in part explained by two facts —a lack of suitable means of education for the present generation and an abnormal proportion of young people among the native born. But if we remain within the zone which was filled by settlers in the eighteenth or the beginning of the nineteenth century, and which includes such states as Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana and Illinois, tint explanation fails, and there remains the fact of a disproportion of from three to one between the east and the west in the present birth rate of men of talent. In several cases the western state enjoys a greater material prosperity has more and larger cities, and has offered to the present generation bettir educational opportunities than many of its eastern neighbors. The state of Ohio is comparable in araa to the state of Maine. In 1810 the population of Ohio was larger than that of Maine. In 1826 there were in Ohio five universities and colleges (Ohio university. Miami university, Franklin college, and Western Reserve university,) against two in Maine (Bowdoin college and Colby university.) Twenty years later there were in Ohib eight times the number of colleges and universities than found in Maine, yet the present birth rate of celebrities is more than twice as great in Maine as in Ohio.

Nor has the state of Indiana remained behind in educational matters. In 1840 the generation which is now 80 years old, found in Indiana six universities and colleges, against two in Maine, one in New Hampshire and two in Vermont. In spite of such advantages that generation and the following show but one-fifth of the birh rate of men of talent observed in Northern New England. A similar fact may be observed in the south. The state of Tennessee early enjoyed better educational advantages than its eastern neighbors. In 1794 there was not a single college or university in North Carolina. South Carolina had but one such institution, the College of Charleston. At that time Tennessee had three universities and colleges; the University of Tennessee, the University of Nashville and Greenville and Tusculum college. Its superiortiy over its eastern neighbors in the equipment As well as to the number of its colleges Tennessee has continually kept from the eighteeneh century down to the present time. Nashville is today the great educational center of the south; yet the birth rate of celebrities in Tennessee is but one third o.' that of South Carolina.

It is evident that the cause of such differences, as we l as that of the imposing intellectual superiority of the poor mountainous regions of New England over the wfcole east, lies in the men themselves, «nd not in' their surroundings. New 'ork, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri are but the successive stages of the great westward migration which, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, peopled the west at the expense of the east; and the steady decrease in the birth rate of talent met with when passing from one of those states to its Western neighbor shows, as is the case in every partial migration, that that particular one was highly selective in its process.—Century Magazine.

The Startling Area of Our Coal Fields. It Is estimated by experts that the area of American coal fields, at present open to mining, is more than five times as groat as that of the coal fields of England, France, Germany and Belgium; the great coal producing countries of Europe. While practically all the available coal areas of those countries have been opened to mining, ours have scarcely been estimated. When we take into consideration the fact that coal Is one of the great mgtive powers in the manufacturing world it is evident that this immense wealth of coal will be of such an advantage to the United States as to be beyond any man's calculation. —From “Success."

The Decrease in Salt.

The latest government statistics state that the United States produced 18,908,089 barrels of salt during the year of 1903. This is the smallest output since 1898, and shows that the use of salt is decreasing. This is probably due to the recent disclosures of eminent scientists that people eat too much salt, that there is sufficient natural salt in the water we drink, in the air we breathe, and in the fruits and vegetables we eat to supply the human system, without sprinkling it plentifully on every dish . Many diseases are now traced to the use of salt. —From “Success.”

Effected a Compromise.

She drew herself up haughtily to her full height. “This is too much—too much," she cried, pale and trembling. “Then I’ll make it $14.99,” said the milliner. “Very well; wrap It up."—Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.

Say! Nigger Blanket the Poor Ass... ■-*j '.’ \ niiiwinm ; And M vour Blankets Cas well as Robes of all [kinds of j W. R. LEE ] McCoysburg, Indiana.

== • j • . ' T I have a Fine Assortment of x $ T ! PIANOS 1 $ and Organs=|' Will sell as cheap as you can buy the same grade of kli goods anywhere. Also a fin® line of second hand or- TK jr||| gans to sell cheap. Don’t 'Send off for an organ or JIW pianos until you get my prides. W INSTRUMENT ON leASY PAYriENTS. W W Pianos from .1 $l5O to $375 W Organs from I. 2 5 to 100 m Come and see me in Castle Elall Building. Vli *R. P. BEK JIM AN *

Glad ter See You... ISjp l '* in ß - - and lef us MS® |[j F:|gUre With THak bill. ||| We will figure against Chicago or any other place on rSk price or grade. We belong to no association nor com- JJVM gggj bination. * Our prices are our own. Yours for business |J. C. Gwin & Co | Employ the'Hustling f 4 4* 444 ▲44 ▲ pair of Auctioneeers dlmCrS Why, we get the »» ■ ■■■ V ■ <9 Highest prices we - ** nnn a aa a VOUr friends. ramie r $ ssJr?.. w . ,u : ARE YOU OOINO TO guarantee satisHAVE A SALE /act.on ft? Gtt Our T*rmi Before Yen pi Your HARMON & GRANT ».■**■*