Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1905 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL- XXXVII

Grand Jury Indictments.

The grand jury returned eix indiotmen's to show for their nine days hard work, mostly of them of little importance. Conrad Kellner, ~ of Rensselaer was indicted fir selling liquor to a minor one Harvy Robinson. He plead guilty and got the minimun fine of S2O and co?t* in all s3l which he paid. Herman Schultz, holder of the Rosenbaum saloon license, also of Rensselaer, was indicted for being drunk in a public place and keeping open after lawful hours. Gave bonds, and hearing set for Thursday Mar. 2nd. Jerry Wilson, of up north was indicted for stealing five logs each of the value of $5 from the Northern Indiana Land Company’s land once the Nelson Morris finch. He plead guilty to logging the five logs each worth five dollars and the court gave him * another •’bunch of fives” Jby fining him five dollars for each log. The entire bill was 136-15 which Jerry paid and went away, parciiance after more logs Guy Brockway, who has been in jail for some weeks was indicted along with Wilson end bishearing was set for Thursday. He says his present boarding place is the best he ever had and is grieved at the prospect of being thrust out therefrom. Ernest Trickle and his wife a quite elderly couple, were indicted for keeping a ' blind p : g” otherwise for selling liquor without license at Dunnville. Bonds were given and case set for Friday. The most sensational ind'ctment was that of John McCurtain, of Parr, who is indicted for selling his vote. Bonds given and case set for Thursday.

There Are More Such Town.

Oxford Tribune. Williamsport is after a canning factory, The seme trouble seems to exist in Williamsport that exists in all sluggish towns-a hesitancy in letting loose of enough coin to secure a factory, and the prevalent idea that factories ought to seek out such towns and be indebted to the community for having p'aoedan industry with them.

Cedar Lake To Boom Again

Cedar Lake id to resume its old' time prosperity, according to the Hammond Tribune The summer resort and Sunday picnic business will again hold sway at this popular place, if rec mt reports that have been circulated are true. It is said that the Monon railroad company is laying its plans to boom the lake to the fullest extent during the summer of 1905. Last year business at the lake was a (rest. Very few of the various resorts made their expense at any time during the season and several of them went broke on account of the poor business. The St. Louis exposition combined with a cold backward season killed the summer outing business and put iong deep wrinkles in the expense purses of the hotels about the lake. All of ffiis is to be changed this year and the prospects, are that things will be as lively as they were dull last season. The Monon railroad company it is understood will assume charge and control of the Monon hotel formerly conducted by Charles Sigler and will conduct it upon strictly upto-date lines and cater to tl e best of the summerpatronage. A special low excursion rate will prevail daily after May Ist, and in addition meny picnied and excursions are planned It is reported that the Monon has made arrangements with several other roads running out of Chicago to handle their Sunday excursion business and this will be diverted to the beautiful Monon Park. This will probably double or even treble the biggest Sunday trade the lake has ever experienced even in its palmiest days.

NO. 17

Sounds a Warning at Bedford.

Bedford, Ind , Feb. 27 —The f ew people pausing through the public square early this morning discovered dangling from a tree at the south entrance to the court house park, two ropes, each fashioned igto a noose to which were attached placard* inscribed with a warning, and bearing the dames of persons mentioned in conneotion with the several investigations of the Schafer murder case Among other things the inscription read: “If Lawrence county can’t get justice, Jackson and Washington countif s are ready to help,” The placards bore the names of 8. B. Lowe, Eva Love, Judge J. B. Wilson, Prosecutor Robert Miller and Deputy Prosecutor Fred Fletcher. Within a few minutes a small crowd of people were jostling abopt the ropes in an eager effort to decipher the writing, in the dim light of the early morning. The matter created no little excitment and comment. While a great many people speak of the incident as a joke, others refer to the warnings of the Seymour vigilance committee in that city several years ago, which was followed by the hanging of several persons, known as the-“ Reno gang.” The banners were hurriedly taken down by the officials, who refused to discus* the incident.

February is past and March has begun, and however many little deceitful tricks the latter month may have up its sleeve for us, and it is sure to have enough, yet the backbone of the gwinter is surely broken, , There will be no’more of the fearful strain of long days and weeks of zero temperature and no more long periods of deep snow. The cold snaps if they come will not last long, and the snows when they fall will soon melt'away. Old Sol has been slowly but steadily working northward, and has now got a pretty good grip on the ationThe month was characterized by two remarkable and sharplv contrasted divisions of weather. The first 16 days were desperately and almost unprecedentedly cold, and marked by sudden and extreme falls of temperature. Andon those 16 days, it was below zero 10 days, from 3 to 23 degrees and with a total of 124 decrees below zero. Then followed two days of transitory weather, and then 10 days of weather as mild and equable as the other 16 had been changeable and extreme. The snowfall during the month was 18 inches. There was 15 inches on the ground on the loth, but on the 28th very little was left except in drifts and well sheltered places. The preciptiation, mostly from melted snow, was 2 10 inches. The warmest day was 43 degrees on the 28th, and the coldest 23 betow on the 13th. There were Icorms on 8 days; 11 days were slear, 6 partly clear and 11 cloudy.

Frank Robinson died at Hammond Monday night, about 11 o’clock. He was the only son of Mr. and Mra, Welcome D. Robinson, was about 28 years old. and unmarried. He died from the ejects of an accident, previously mentioned. He started to light a Ere in a blacksmith shop where he worked, using some gasoline and was terribly burned by an explosion. He lingered in great agony until death put a merciful end to his suffering. His death is a terrible blow to his aged pareuts, whose chief comfort and dependance he was. He was born and raised in Rensselaer, but moved to Hammond with his parents while still a young bov. The funeral will be held at Hammond Thursday.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY MARCH 3, i 905

February Is Now Over.

Death of Frank Robinson.

Rev. Peter Hinds Again.

Hege, Indiana, Feb. 27tb, 1905 Editob Republican: I thought I would drop you a few lines to let you know that after two years sickness and ending with a 'bad spell of typhoid fever, in better health than for several'years. We are still doing service for the building up of the Lord’s Kingdom. I understand there has been a few letters sent yon having my name to, in regard to Teanessee. Such was forgery, as this is my my first. Our farm is 12 miles south east of. Columbus, Ind., in the northwest corner of Jennings county. My wife is in good health and we are enjoying better health than for several years. My eon Mahlon and his Wife has good health, they live in Seymour; Ind., where he is engaged with a grain cradle factory. Crops were very poor here last year on account of drought, we didn’t have any rain from the 7th of July until December 23rd last year yet after all there was enough feed raised tn supply the home demand except wheat, there wasn't any wheat last year, fit for milling purposes and the prospect is very poor for a crop this summer, having been smothered out by the heavy coat of sleet and ice, which covered the ground for at least 4 weeks in this part of Indiana. We don’t have so much snow and wind as yon do in Ja c per. We have more rain and sleet, which only lasts a short time. But this winter has been an exception for ice and oold, Our farm is near a railroad station of four minutes walk, where we receive our mail and Daily Indidianapolis Star, the greatest daily published for fresh news. We are between two other towns namely Soipo and Elizabethtown, and near the County line and one and a half miles from the stone erected to center of population; We were very sorry after reading of the McCoy failure, as we always had a special regard for Uncle Alfred as well as our friend Wm. Eger. Well we are still Democratic having begun by voting for Horace Greely end being defeated all these years, until we now believe that our Democratic leaders is about ready to join the Republican Ranks are only waiting an invitation. With good wishes to all our old friends we close for the present. Rev. Peter Hinds, Hege, Ind. Jennings County.

Lively Bidding on McCoy Land.

Bidding has been lively on the McCoy Jordan land lately. After the Fowler people at Lafayette sprung Wm> Hill’s and Carr Bros.’ bids about §2OOO, Hill came back at them by bidding $lO per acre more on the 120 acres of that the Carr’s were after, he going on the theory that his contract with Trustee Chapman would hold the 1,880 acres. Then the Fowlerjai d Potter people came back with an increase of $1,275 on their bid. About that time Jack Esson, over in Brook, woke up and wanted a band in the game. He telephoned that he would raise the Fowler and Potter bid, $1,875, and that he would send in a legal and binding bid to that effect, today.

First Baptist Church Announcements

The church will make an offer ing for Home Missions at the morning service and the paster will preach a Missionary Sermon. In the evening the subject, of the sermon will be "Burning the Bridges.” We gladly welcome the ew faces that are appearing in our meetings all are invited. Revi J. B. Bair pastor.

Henry Fisher’s Funeral.

The funeral of Henry Fish; r was held Tuesday, at two o’oloct p. m,, at the F. W. Baptist church and was largely attended, Rev. W. Riley Nowels, of Flora conducted the rqligious services. The pail bearers were C. D. Nowels, Isaac N. Hemphill, J. C. Porter, Nelson Randle A J. Abbott, and Holdredge Clark. Owing to misfortune in not making train connections, only e part of the near relatives got here in time to attend the funeral. They were the son Joseph and the daughter Mrs. Anna Worland and her husband Lewis M. Worland, and grand-daughter, Mrs. Lily Meyers, all of Shelby county. The daughter Mrs. Mary E. Nichols and husband Geo. E. Nichols, of Newpoint, Mrs. Mary O. Fisher, daughter-in-law, and and widow of Ben Fisher, aud Mrs. Minerva C. Mills, daughter, all of Jennings county, missed connections end arrived too late for the funeral.

ABOUT THE DOG TAX LAW.

The Ist of March having arrived a few words relating to dog taxation may be of use to those who are not posted there on. The Law says that the township assessor shall make diligent injury as to the number of dogs owned, harber. ed or kept by the person assessed, and such person assessed shall pay immediately to the township assesEor the sum of one dollar for each male hr spayed female dog, and the sum of two dollars for each additional male or spayed female dog, and the sum of three dollars for each female dog (unspayed) so owned harbored or kept. 1 Any person who ehall keep or barber any dog, and shall not have paid the township assessor the tax as above specified, and received his .receipt for such payment shall upon complaint of any resident of the county be subject to a fine of not less than five dollars or more than twenty dollars Harboring untaxed dog. It shall ba a miedeameanor for any person who does not hold the township assessor reoeipt, showing that the required tax has been paid for the same, as provided by law, to keep, harbor, board or feed, or permit any dog to stay about his, her cr their premises and upon complaint they shall be liable to a fine in any sum not exceeding ten dollars It shall be the duty of township assessor to keep record of all dogs that have not been pud for by whom owned harbered or kept, and he shall report the same to the township trustee, whose duty it shall be to report the same to the Proe?outing Attorney who shall bring action against such persons, upon convictions he shall receive five dollars for each case eo prosecuted and such fees shall be charged as part of the judgement and cost against such person so prosecuted.

Trustee Mannon Gets Married

Robert A. Mannon, a former leading teacher of Jasper c:unty, now the popular township trustee of Wheatfield townt-hip, and business man of Wheatfield town, was married there last Sunday to Misa Anna Greve, daughter of John Greve the well known attorney of the north' end. Both are most excellent and moat highly esteemed young people. Rev. John Sebring performeu the ceremony.

J[?]sse Wears Good Clothes.

Representative Jesse Wilson, of Jasper county wears lots of good clothes. He wears a frock coat when he is expecting to make a speech and a pretty doubledbreasted white vest on various other occasions.— Indianapolis Star.

Chilcote Property Sold.

The old M. F, Chilacte residence property on Division, Weston and Aoge’ioa streets has just been sold to St. Augustine’s Catholic church. There is half a block in the propty, or six lets, and the church already owned the other half of the block. It was sold by the two heir?, Fred L. aud Gaylord C, Chilcote the former of South Bend toe latter of Birkley, Cal., and the price was $3,500. There i* a pretty good residence on the east half of the propertv, which will be refit'ed for a sister’s residence. A large barn is on the we*t half will, of the same property .Tte sale was negotiated by B O. Gardner’s agency.

Basket Ball Here Friday,

There will be another fine game of basket ball here at the Armory Friday evening. The Hammond high school team is coming down to try to get revenge for the defeat they suffen d at our girls’ hands, some weeks ago. The Hammond News, describing a recent victory of the Hammond team over Harvey, closes with this paragraph: Hammond’s team werk wrs very good, and showed much improvement over the Rensselaer game. The kcal team will go to Rensselaer again next Friday night, and endeavor to redeem lost laurels, The Jasper county team has been the only one able to defeat Hammond this year.

Will Weigh all Mail.

Commencing with this Wednesday, Mar. Ist, all mail that goes out of Rensselaer p sloffice each twenty.four hours will be weighed. This will be kept up for six weeks. All the mail handled by railroad in the United State will be weighed and an accurate account of the weights kept. This is done every four years, and the purpose is to enable the government to arrive at a bass’? from which to figure on the amount cf money b epaid railway companies for handling mail for the ensuing four years. This work will furnish jobs for a few extra fellows with political pulls, but so far as pissibl* it will be kept in the hand of regular government employe?,

Two For The Gallows.

Michigan City, Ind , Feb 28 Edward Donahue, who will be exe cuted by Warden Reid the night of June 9, will be brought from Crown Point to prison this week and assigned to a cell in the death cbam. ber, where day and nighC watches will be maintained until the penalty of the law is imposed. Warden Reid has be.n advised by the officers of Lake c mnty tnat Donahue is desperate f nd they fear ’hat he will attempt his life. Donahue is making professions of religious’penitence and is receiving visits from a Catholic priest. Smith the Indianapolisj nepro who wid be hanged by Warden Reid in May, spends a large portion of tis time in singing and praying. He professes bir readiness to go to the gallows.

Death of David Coover

David Coover, a former well known resident of Remington, where h-i lived many years, died I Wednesday at the home of his sifter, Mrs J H. Allman, at Logan--poit He was a bachelor; and his a?e was 63 years The cause of his death was a malignant carbuncle. Toe funeral was to be held at Remington. He whs a brother of Wra. H. Ccover, former clerk of Jasper county, and has many other relatives in Remington. Friday night Jubilee singers at Ellis Opera House 15, 25, 35 cents.

New Legislative Apportionment

Tne new legislative apportionment, a diagram of which is published in this issue, puts Jasper and Wnite counti s together for a representative district. In this combination White will have several more delegates in die contentions than Jasper and therefore the power to dictate things if they themselves can hang together Which is not an invariable characteristic of politics in White. It is a manifest impossiblity to make such an apportionment bill as will’not show a good many inequalities, whil* the constitution forbids the division of counties in I these districts. But by some combination of circumstances Jasper and its connected counties 'seems to have got the hot end of the poker worse than any others in the state. Tnu* the representative unit is 6943, or in other words, taking , the whole state through there is one representative for every 6,943 v >ters. let White and Jasper together have 9,102 votes, or 2,159 j more than the unit. There is no other representative district in the state so far in excess of the unit. This senatorial district also, composed of Jasper, Newton Starke and White counties, is the most freakish in the state. It is the largest in square miles, and also the crookedest. And is the only senatorial district so crooked that the line in the diagram connecting all the counties in it is so crooked that it passes through the same county twice. And Jasper county is the only one so twice crossed. The population of this sens'orial district is also fully 1 000 above the unit

He Should Have Subscribed

A man was too sting to pay for a newspaper, and, as he could not not get along without it, he sent bis little boy to borrow the copy taken by bis neighbors. In his haste the boy ran over a $4 etand of bees, and in ten minutes looked like a warty summer squash. His cries reached his father, who ran to his aesis'anoe, and failing to notice a barbed wire fence, ran into it, breaking it down, cutting a handful of fl-sh frem his anatomy and ruining a $4 piir of panto. The old cow took advantage of the gap iu thi fence and got into the corn field and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing the racket the wife ran, upeet a four gallon chu»n full of rich cream into a basket of kittens, drowning the whole flock. In the hurry she dropped a 47 get of f i.'sa teeth. The baby, being left alone, crawled through the* spilled cream and into the .parlor, ruining a brand new S2O carpet. During the excitement the o!dt st daughter ran away with the hired man; the dog broke up eleven settling hens, and the calves got out and chewed the tails rff four fine shirts —Ex.

Old People Fast Departing.

In 1898 a remarkable group of o'd citiz ns were photographed h're, and a copy of the picture is now banging in the Sharp photograph gallery. There were 23 'old men in the picture of those* only eight are etid with us. They Jared Benjemin, David Nowels David Halstead, John Makeever, iD. 0. Hopkits, W. W. Wiabard, Simon Phillips and John Coen. Those who have goue to their long rest, 15 in number are Henry Fiabe’, Henry Bruce, Henry I Smith, Sylvester O’Meara, James Reason Goddard, L. I W. Henkle, Wm Cotton, Sidnial I King. Micah Sayler, John Callow* Isaac Sayler, Isaac Parker, H. M ' Babb, and William Robinson.