Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1905 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXXVII

TROUBLE ON THE BLUE SEA

The scene of world-shaking warfar has been transferred from the banks of the Yalu, m Manchuria, to the borders of the Blue Sea, in Mdroy. There Gen. High-Con-stable Kouropatkin Zea has been engaged in a two days’ conflict with Ojama Clark. It seems that Ludd and James Clark have been working Fred Saltwell’s farm, in Milroy, and that Jim has developed such peculiarities that Ludd wanted to get loose from him. He therefore had given up his joint lease and Mr. Saltwell began trying to get Jim off the place. When Ludd moved out he left only three old rooking chairs, but Jim continued to stay, and when asked to move would say he was moving all the while. At other times he wouldi say the Lord had told him to “hang to to the willows,” and he was going to hang. Saltwell brought suit for possession, which was tried before Squire Irwin, Friday, and he was awarded the farm, and S2O damages. Monday morning Constable Lyman Zea went out to collect the'judgement and remove Jim and his property from the place There was considerable of the property including 100 bushels of corn. Jim had previously declared he would not, premit Lyman to eject him. As to just what followed when Lyman attempted to serve his writs, statements are conflicted, but he got three men to help him and finally removed Jim’s property to his father’s place. During the hight of the trouble some one telephoned in to Christie Vick to come out with hand-cuffs and help Zea, but he declined to mix in.

Wants $5,000 For A Horse.

The I. I. 1. Ry 00,-, which runs through the northern part of this county, baa been sued in our cirout court for'ss,ooo damages. The plaimiffa are Wm, A. Buntin and Hiram P. Stephens. They allege that on July Bth 1904 they shipped a black racing mare named “Black Pet” from Lebanon Ind. to Mendota, 111, They shipped her over the Big Font to Kankakee 111. and there the Big Pour delivered her to the Three I to take the rest of the way to Mendota. While still at Kankakee as alleged in the oomplaint, a Throe I tram Crew ran a train against the car which Black Pet was traveling She being of a nevous and high spirited disposition received a shock to her nervous system she never recovered from, and also had her spine in juried and was otherwise bruised and wounded Hence damages are demanded in the sum of $5,000.

Dr. Chas. Vick Heard From

Dr, Oh as. Viok. missing sin 66 last November has been beard from. A. letter from him to his 'wife came Toes, from Louisville. He is well and working towards homeland will be bere about April Ist.

Card Of Thanks.

The undersigned desire to* express their mostearnest and heartfelt thanks to their many friends for kindness and-sympathy during the sickness, death and funeral of their son, Charley, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Laue and Family.

Williams is headquarters for furniture and carpets. Rioe’s northern grown garden seeds, two papers for 5 cents at ■John Eger’s

NO. 25

Mary E. Chesnut, daughter of Rev Thos. M and Jane Officer Chesnut was born May 15th 1842 in Montgomery Co. Ind. Died March 21st 1905 at Evanston 111. aged 62 years’ smonths and 6 days She was married to Fletcher Monnett May 14th 1863 at Loveland Ohio after which they resided in Rensselaer until 1868 when tnfiy moved to Illiniois making their home at Übrana for about 20 years returning to Rensselaer in 1888. In 1897 they moved to Evanston 111. which has since been their home. Mrs. Monnett united with the Presbyterian church when a child and through her whole life has lived a consistent practical Christian life. Her devotion to, and interest in the welfare of the church and christianty was one of her chief characteristics. Four children were born to her Mrs. A. P. Burton and Mrs. H. L, Brown, who reside in Rensselaer. Chas. O. died in 1891 and an infant daughter, several years previous to that time.

M[?]re About The Wreck at Dyer.

Monday’s Hammond Tribune gives the following particulars regarding the.freight train wreck on the Monon at Dyer Sunday night: An extra Monon freight,, north bound was derailed Jthis side of Dyer about six o’clock last evening. It is stated that the engineer did not stop the train in time for the crossing and the engine and some eighteen freight cars went off the derail, The track was damaged for come little distance and traffic over that section was not resumed until almost noon today. Monon officials regard the wreck as me Worst they have ever khowii where there was no loss of life. The eighteen oars were all ditched and almost totally destroyed. The contents were also badly damaged and the loss to the company will amount to a considerable sum, The train was running about thirty miles an hour when it struck the derail and the cars at once left the track and plunged down the embankment. The entire crew escaped without injury which is remarkable considering the gravity of the accident. The track was damaged for a long distance and the wrecking crew were kept bard at work clearing up the debris and restoring order. The cars were badly piled up by the wreck and lay in every conceivable manner,

Comrade Fox Makes a Proclamation

Comrade Chesterfield Fox most active and most courtly of mail carriers, has issued a proclamation to the people of Rensselaer in general and to the hangersaround of the depot in {particular. Its purport is that Uncle Sam hai issued particular orders egainiit mail-carriers endangering or delaying their mail, by carrying persons j between post-office, and depots or steam-boat landings and he therefore gives notice to all persons who are now or may here-* after be waiting for the wagon that they will have to wait for some other wagon than his before they “all take a ride” "Don’t ask us” says Comarde for we will | be competed to refuse you. The ' "we” in the case being the Oom- 1 rade’s little bald-faoed lighting' paced mare, who joins with him in the proclamation.

Early Ohio, Early Rose, Six weeks, Buglese, Maggie Murphy, Green Monntain, Blue Victor, Rural and Cherry Bed seed potatoes all 40 to 50 cents a bushel at John Eger’s

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY MARCH 31, i 905

Obituary.

PAT DON’T WANT MUCH.

Governor Charles Sr Deneen, of Illinois, has been made defendant in a suit far the recovery of $500,000 filed by a former Carroll county man, Patrick O’Donnell, ex-public adminstrator, who was twice prosecuted by Governor Deneen as State attorney on charges of jury bribing. Of the sum O’Donnell seeks ito recover from the Governor, $250,000 represents the amount of fees, forfeitures and fines which O’Donnell claims Deneen collected and retained during his two terms of office in excess of the amounts to which he was legally entitled, An equal sum O’Donnell seeks to recover for himself, in accordance with the statate under which the suit is brought. This marks the latest move in a lengthy feud between Deneen and O’Donnell, which has been marked by much bitterness on both sides It showed itself, according to O’Donnell’s friends, in the relentless manner in which Governor Deneen, when he was State’s attorney, prosecuted the charge of jury bribirg upon which O’Donnell, then connected with the legal department of the Union Traction company, was indicted. The first trial resulted in conviction and a fine. Tue lawyer seoured a new trial and was finally freed. Later he tried to enjoin the county board from making an app r opriation for the expenses of tne Spate’s attorney’s office, but was unsuccessful.

Charley Yelm Didn’t Get the Appointment.

Billy Blodgett, of the Indianapolis News, has invented a new character to talk through, since the “Grid with the red hat,” got married at the close of the legislature. The new one is the ‘‘Lady Drum; met.” This is the way Billy has her ta'k about Charley Yelm, the gigantic Lafayette traveling man, so well known here: ‘‘l tell you, this world is full of sorrow and disappointments. Just when you think you have things coppered out to win. the wrong card comes out of the box, and the dealer sweeps it all in, and you pick up the hoodoo and two-step out, vowing that you will never do it again, You dally a few dayfl with R. E. Morse, and then back you go again and try to raise the limit.” “Why. dear girl, what makes you talk like that?” exclaimed the Chaperou, with horror in her tones, **Oh I was just thinking about Charley Yelm, of Lafayette. He is no smooth bore politician, but a good chap that can hammer a wooden Indian into buying goods. He has been one of the stars at every convention, and his voice has repeated the ballots for years -Whenever hit voice anabunocd a vote you could gamble it was right and no one had to keep cates on him-” “But what has that all to do with your ” “With my line of talk,” interrupted the Lady Drummer, “that’s an easy come off. Charley wanted to be a member of the railroad oomanssion, but when the showdown came he was not one, two, three, That’s how disappointment comes to a man, Bnt Charley is young yet, and he hn’i built like a quitted. He will get a good politic cal job some day and the traveling' boys wilt all be pleased.”

River Queen Mill

The new firm begins business April Ist. The old firm must have all outstanding accounts settled, by April 15th by cash or note, or be placed in hands of ah torney for collection, dwap James Flynn

A Golden Wedding

Uncle George Daugherty and his good wife Nancy celebrated their golden wedding Tuesday evening, at their pleasant home just outside the corporation, on the Pleasant Ridge road. Their original wedding announcement might have read about like this: Married March 28th 1855, at Five O’clock P. M.. at the home of the bride’s uncle, George Williams, at Morocco Ind. Mr. George P. Daugherty of Rensselaer, Ind. to Miss Nancy O. Williams of Morocco, Ind. Rev. Silas Johnson of Morocco Christian church preforming the oermoneyNo cards. This might have been the announcement in the newspapers, but it wasn’t and for the very good reason that there were then no newspapers anywhere in Jasper county which at that time included all of what is now Newton county. Uncle George was then a whole lot younger than he is now though not so very much spryer, and not a bit jollier. He went after his bride in fine style, for he rode in the only top buggy in Jasper Co. which be had borrowed for the occasion. He wore lots of good clothes too, the most notable being a ‘'biled shirt” which a relative, for a joke, had starched the whole front c'ear down to the bottom hem. The joke was not labelled and was lost on the sprightly bridegroom, fur he never knew the shirt was starched at all until he was told afterwards.

There was a goodly party at the wedding, and the next day there was an old-fashioned “infair”at the home of the groom’s father Barney; Daugherty at the old Daugherty homestead about three miles south east of town. The young couple began housekeeping at once in a new house, built for them on the groom’s farm, South or town being what is now the Cain place, near the Big Slough, and where they lived many years. Their house wes a mansion for those days, be. ing a two room frame house. At the golden wedding Tuesday evening, there were about 50 grown people, and a considerable number of children, and all of whom old and young enjoyed it very much, A musical and literary entertainment was given and many keepsakes and souvenirs of a golden hue, were inspected and admired. Of their six children four were p resent and two absent, as they live in Wyoming. And of their 21 grandchildren 10 were present and 11 absent. An interesting incident oooured during the evening: When Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty celebrated their silver wedding, 25 years ago Mr; and Mrs. Ezra L. Clark were present. Ten years later Mr, and Mrs. Clark also had their silver wedding and Mr and Mrs Daugherty were present. Now Mr and Mrs Clark were at this golden wedding and invited Mr. and Mrs Daugherty to attend thoirs’ ten years from now,

Tax Assessors Meeting.

A meeting of the township sessors of Jasper county will be held here on next Wednesday April sth, John Wingate, state tax commissioner will be prese it. A full attendance of the assessors is expected.

Baptist Church Announcement.

Sunday School at 9:80 Public worship at 10;45 and 7;30 Allegaries from the 10th chap, of St John’s Gospel will be the Subject of the morning discourse, that of the evening The Unanswerable Questions. Your presence is solicited. J. B. Baib, Pastor.

Bill Hurley Not Prosecuted.

Bill Hurley, a son of T. H. Hurley, of Blackford was arrested a few days ago, at the complaint of Robert Meeder, who charged him with stealing $lO from his pocket book. Meeder and Hurley had been “batching” together in a hut up near Snowflake school house, in north Barkley. One night they bad an honored guest in a young man named Cover. Meeder as be went to bed dropped his pocket book on the floor, and as he replaced it in the depths of his pocket, remarked that it contained money of the almost fabulous amount of $lO, and all in one great big bill. Meeder claimed that during the night he heard Bill with his, Meeder’s. clothes, The next morning Cover, the guest, brought the empty pocket-book into the mansion and said he found it out by the fence through which Meeder had been carrying hay, the evening before. Thereupon Meeder caused Hurley’s arrest, on charge of stealing the wealth, His trial was to have taken place Tuesday afternoon before Squire Irwin but Meeder the prosecuting witness failed to appear, and was reported to be on a big drunk which covered, in its various ramifications, pretty much all of northern Jasper county. There being thus no man to accuse him, Hurley was discharged.

Paris Surgeons to Operate on Owen.

Logansport Journal: In the baths where Cleopatra and Anthony laved, former Secretary of State W. D. Owen, of this city, has been seeking health for several weeks at Cairo, Egypt. Today he will enter a sanitarium in Paris for an operation on his spine which surgeons believe, will reiieve chronic illness. Since Owen, and W. T. Giffe, of this city, were at their plantation in the Isthmus of Tebauntepeo two years ago, Owen had been suffering from *a complication of ailments. He has sought health in the most noted resorts of the world, including Baden, Nauheim Carlsbad and Cairo, gaining strength but slowly. Mrs. Owen is with him "and they have been guests of Consul General Jack Gowdy, of Indiana at Paris for several days. The most skillful surgeons ortno flench have told Owen his health will not be recovered until the spinal affliction is cured. On leaving the hospital he will return to the United States and leave soon after for Übero, 1 Mexico, where he will spend several months regaining bis strength and looking after the immense interests in which he is interested.

W. F. M. S. Thank Offering

The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of Trinity M. E. Church win M d their Thank Offering service on next Sabbath [evening aat 7:80. The following is the order of service. Mrs. Mary A. Kindig presiding: Voluntary Hymn no. 9:30 Choir and Coni gregation. Prayer Mrs. Hettie Hefner. Anthem Choir. Scripture Reading Mrs. Mina Wishard. Solo Mrs. E. O, English Address Rev, H. L. Kindig. Thank Offering. Hymn Choir and Congregation. Benediction.

The Presbyterian Church.

The Lord's supper will be celebrated next Sabbath morning. In the evening the pastor will speak on "Frank Confession: Full For* giveneas,” Mrs. Nelson will sing at the evening servicer.

Little Girl Fatally Burned.

A not her of those heart- rendering accidents from fire occhred in this county, Thursday morning. The victim was a four year old girl, daughter of H. J. Reeder, living on the J. W. Williams farm, near Virgie. Her clothes caught fire from burning brush, and she was burned over almost her entire body, and can not recover.

Battle of The Blue Sea Greatly Exaggerated

Constable Zea says the reports of his trouble in evicting Jim Clark, in Milroy township, were wilder exaggerations than the early reports from Port Arthur, He says Jim never struck him at all, and never tried to; and that Lyman’s story is correct is evident from his appearance, as he bears no visible maiks of battle on his noble countenance He says that Clark, who is somewhat wrong in his upper story now, refused to leave the place and Lyman and several of Clark relatives removed him forcibly, but he did not put up any fight. Howsoever, whether anyone was hurt or not somebody was evidently pretty badly scared, when Christie Vick was telephoned for to come out with his hand-cuffs.

Suicide of John W. Browning.

John W. Brownirfg, well known to every traveler on the Monon by his long service as a passenger conductor, committed suicide at his home in Indianapolis last Friday evening by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. He had been despondent from il health and during the day had remarked to his sister-in-law with tears in his eyes that he “had lost bis nerve.” He had been in the employ of the Monon ever since - the present road was built, formerly as conductor, and for the last five or six years as fuel agent. Many years ago he lost a foot by getting it caught in a switch and a train passing over it, but he served aS conductor long afterward. He was quite active in politics and was twice nominated as the repub* lican candidate for auditor of Marion county but was defeated both times.

Odd Fellows’ Building Dedication.

The new building at the Indiana Odd Fellows’ Home at Greensburg which will be completed some time next month, will be dedicated on May 17. The state assembly of the Rebekah degree will be in session at Indianapolis on that date, as will grand lodge of the I, O, O. F, Both bodies will adjourn and the delegates will go to Greensburg on special trains to attend the ceremonies of dedicat* irg the new building. The new structure cost over $40,000,

Notice Company M.

As the company is out of commission it to settle the affairs of the old organization as possible. All articles belong ing to th) state whether old or neW must be turned in by those holding such articles in their possession. The quarter-master-Gensral must make his report to the State. Treasurer and cannot do so until these goods are in bis possession. An officer from Indianapolis will go to Rensselaer and bring legal action against any person found with State Property in their possession after a certain time, Do not delay this but turn in your ordnance at once. By order* of GenT McKee.

Good second cook and good dining room girl wanted at the Makeever House. Pure seed potatoes from 40 to 50 cents a bushel at John Eger’s