Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1908 — Page 2

HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP

Rev. Simons was re-appointed to the Barkley charge. Mrs. Kate Bowman is visiting relatives at Frankfort. John Johnson attended the state fair one day last week. Misses Mary and Myrtle Peregrine visited Mrs. Anna Warner Friday. Mrs. John K. Smith entertained company from Rensselaer Friday. W. C. Rose, of- Hoopeston, 111., came out to his farm Thursday evening. ■■■/ • ..7A__ Clarence Montz is a high school student this year, and entered Monon high school yesterday. Brook Sneideker fnoved the saw mill from M. Ringeisen’s to his father’s farm in Barkley. Clarence Montz managed the R. C. McDonald store Friday, while the latter attended the state fair. Quite likely some of our fine poultry raisers will have some stock to exhibit at the Francesville fair. Harry Willits packed his goods and moved to Culver, Marshall county, where he has secured a position as painter at the Culver academy. The Ringeisen ditch was sold to Bruce Moss it, but the work on the ditch will be delayed until enough ■water falls to float the dredge boat. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Warner and son Paul expect to leave here for Mexico early in the spring for the benefit of Mrs. Warner’s health. Mr. Warner has rented his farm to some man near Francesville.

R. J. Stewart and Orville Burris are working on the Gilmore dredge. Ira Blackman is cooking for the dredge men, and the boys say he put up a good meal. This position came as a promotion from fireman

Chas. Erb, one of Hanging Grove’s very progressive farmers, is building a fine big cellar. The old kitchen was torn away and the cellar is being built there. After its completion, he will build a new kitchen over it, with all the improvements to make a comfortable home.

P. B, Downs returned home Saturday morning from * a short business trip to Lafayette. He says they are badly in need of rain in that locality, - but .most of the farmers have concluded that since a rain would not benefit the corn any, that the dry weather will hasten it from frosts.

It is the old time theory of most bee raisers that a swarm of bees in July “let ’em fly’’, but now comes one Geo. Stalker with an entirely different story. Two years ago last July a swarm of bees settled near his houso, it was such a large swarm that he hived them in a salt barrel, since that time Mr. Stalker has saved four fine swarms. On transfering them from the salt barrel this last August, he got ten gallons of nicely packed honey. Can anyone beat it?

A letter from Gaylord Parker at Mitchell, S. Dak., states that he and Chester Downs have worked every day since their arrival there. They got a job with Jim Kenton and Reed Banta’s threshing machine hauling water and running a bundle wagon respectively. The boys like the country very well and will probably stay till corn husking or maybe longer. It seems quite likely that Conrad Maxwell may coMe ‘ nomb witß / the boys. He probably can’t find a little house on the sand out there that looks as good to him as the one in Hanging Grove.

Several patrons on the route who are subscribers of the Chicago Daily Journal have lately been annoyed quite a little by receiving notices that they were or soon would be delinquent on the subscription, when really they hold receipts for one year in advance. Just exacly the cause of this is a little hard to comprehend, but it is quite likely, however, that the fault lies with the bookkeepers. Subscribers need not be alarmed though, for a receipt will prove itself. D. E. Noland, of Lee, was appointed to Mt. Ayr by the conference and bad intended to move to that place last week but his oldest daughter, Neva, took the scarlet fever and he may be detained here for a month or more.

The writer who is sometimes puzzled when to use “shall” or “will,” never makes any mistake when his wife says he “must.” A New York woman wants a divorc because her husband has 67 different shirts. That gives him 67 chances to ask for the shirt that has Just gone to the laundry. If we knew the fly had wiped his feet before he walked through the butter, we could forgive him some of Jas foot-prints. r■■■— -q

WANT ADDRESSES OF DRINKERS

Brewers Make Appeal Direct to Tipplers—Wives and Cnildren Should Also be Interested.

The latest move on the part of the brewers of Indiana, who are putting up such a desperate fight against republican candidates, is to secure the names of all the men who drink. To all such, circular letters are sent with the object of having all local option laws repealed. It Js a despicable business at the best and will certainly do the brewery cause no good. The circular .which is an entertaining a piece of brewery literature as has been seen in this campaign, is as follows:

Dear Sir—We are perfecting an organization through which we hope to have the local option laws of Illinois, Indiana and other states repealed. Believing you to be in sympathy with such movement,we trust you will favor us with such help as you may give. We do not want money contributions from you or from any one else in your county, but in order to carry oqt our plans it is necessary to have the name of every voter who is not opposed to the . sale* of liquors. All we ask of you is to confidentially furnish us with a list of the men in your town and vicinity whom you personally know use liquor. By doing this you will not be obligated In any way. You need not even sign your name to the list unless you so desire.

All money necessary to carry out this campaign will be furnished at the proper time. Neither you <n those whose names you send in will be asked to subscribe a penny. We inclose blank form and stamped envelope, which we trust you will use in giving the information we must have. The sooner you furnish us the names the quicker we can get to work on a plan that is for your benefit as well as ours. The letter is signed "The National League of Liberty.” It is written on the stationary of the “league.” Why didn’t the brewers go a stop further and ask for the names of the wives and children of the men who are tipplers? Beyond a doul t the women and children of Indiana would just fall all over themselves trying to help the "League” repeal local option laws in order that men may go out and get beastly drunk whenever their idea of “personal liberty” impels them to. What a shame it is that the democratic party has permitted itself to be taken charge of, body and soul, by the brewery combination.

NOT EXPECTED TO UNDERSTANI

The Intended Surprise Became A Matter of Fact Event. Two little girls in one of th« suburbs of Boston,whose ages are re spectively, 4 and 6, are devout an/. Interested attendants at the Episco pal church. Their maternal grand mother resides in Boston and comei of old Unitarian stock. The children were visiting the grandmother on*Sunday and it chanced that th* same day the rector of their owl church preached at Emanuel Church In Boston. So the grandmother thinking to give them a pleasant sur prise, took them to the service, but contrary to her expectations, the) expressed no surprise whatever. “Do you know the minister?” sh* asked. “Yes, he is our minister.’’ “But why Is he here?” "Why he Is our minister.” “Do you think he came here be cause ypu were to be here?” • “ ’’Why, of course; he la our minister.” "But,” pursued the grandmother "I don’t think I quite understand.” “No,” answered the little 6 year old, "of course, you don’t, grandma, but then (with a pitying sigh) you’re a Unitarian.”—Boston Herald.

Take It In Instalments.

William H. Crane, the actor, tells of an amusing incident that occurred in course of a performance by a company with which the comedian was connected at one time. Crane had been understudying for the leading man, and it became his duty at a critical time to lift up the fainting heroine and convey her to the wings At the time mentioned Mr. Crane was slight and anything but strong, so that the task assigned was extremely difficult, when it 1« considered that the leading woman -weighed nearly two hundred pounds. After sundry attempts to accomplish th* "business” assigned him, with little hope of its accomplishment, the etrain was broken by the hearty laughter.of the audience, for a strong, shrill voice from the gallery had shouted: "For Heaven’s sake, man, take what you can and come back for ths rest!”

▲ man may not be able to west a good coat always, but there is nothing to hinder him from keeping the dandruff off the collar of the one he is wearing. u Most of you have more tilings now than are good for you, yet nobody bat mynslf, for instance will admit it

QUESTION PUT TO BRYAN

If Mr. Bryan were elected president, would he, In case of ,need, protect the gold reserve and maintain the gold standard?

That Is a crucial as well as a new question in the campaign. It Is the most important one that could be asked. Free silver Is a dead Issue to most Democrats. Yet If in a possible fiscal emergency the president of the United States did one thing the country would be precipitated in a minute to a silver basis. The law allows it. Mr. Cleveland would not act within that law’s allowance in a crisis and "issued bonds in time of to pay the nation's debts in gold. Would Mr. Bryan do that? It’s up to him to say. This is no campaign catch-query. Most of our readers will wonder they never thought of It before. As Walter Wellman says, it is a question of tremendous Importance to everybody. Through him it has come to the country. He received a letter from a manufacturer in the small city of St. Mary’s, Ohio, a German-American, and these are the more important sentences in the letter:

"Assuming that Mr. Bryan will be elected, assuming that a certain percentage of the .people will become nervous over this fact and that in consequence the gold reserve goes down, as it did in' Mr. Cleveland’s second term; assuming, further, that the revenues fall off, as they did in Mr. Cleveland’s second term; question: "Inasmuch as there are outstanding (I have my information direct from the secretary of the treasury) United States bonds as follows: Loan of 1908-18, $198,792,660, issued June 13, 1898; loan Of 1925, $162,315,440, issued Jan. 14, 1875, and these bonds and the Interest on them are by law made payable simply In coin; the question which arises in the minds of many people is this: "Will Mr. Bryan be equal to Mr. Cleveland and maintain the . gold reserve, or will he order his secretary of the treasury to pay the interest in silver, as he would legally have the option of doing? "You no doubt know just what will happen should Mr. Bryan pay any part of this interest in silver. That would mean alarm,"and every dollar of gold will instantly go Into hiding. There Is absolutely no question about this. We should be on a silver basis at once. What the business world wishes to know Is: Where would Mr. Bryan stand and what would he do in case of such an emergency as this?”

That is not a fair presentment of a condition possible within the next four years. Cleveland construed the word “coin” in the law to mean gold. Most bitter of all attacks on him for so doing was Bryan's. That is fifteen years ago. How would Bryan act In a similar emergency today if he were president?

What will he do if he becomes president and the gold reserve dwindles to the danger point? Will he sell bonds to buy gold, as Mr. Cleveland did, despite his deoH’wL’.iten ct Mr. -dsw land for that action? Or does he hold to his former view that the intent of the law is plain that “cion” means either gold or silver?

If he acted today as he would have ddne in such an emergency any time from 1897 to 1907, had he been president, he would precipitate a panic mnch worse than that of 1893-96. And we fear that is just what Bryan would do. Only the other day he told his admirers that his third nomination had renewed his faith in the policies for which he had contended so long, and bad strengthened his attachment to them. Year before last, interviewed In London ere sailing for home, he declared he was more radical than ever. Many fear, should occasion call him, that the Bryan of today is as much a bimetallist, or silver monometallist, as he was when an employe of the big silver mine operators of Colorado and Montana in the nineties.

It is the day of “new" mop in old political duds. John Kern on Tuesday manifested in manner mild as Bryan’s that he has sloughed, for this campaign at least, all his old vitriolic verbiage. His speech was pleasing to his chief, who passed its manuscript as 0.. K. before delivery. .It is not tree from error, but It was suave In expression. Maybe Kern has come to realise that vinegar is not as effective as molasses in catching Die* or votes.

Appropriations of County Council.

The county council met in regular annual session last week to make appropriations for 1909. The total appropriations amounted to $71,044.83. The county tax levy was fixed at 49.65 cents and the court house bond levy at 3 cents, making a total of 52.65 cents, a reduction of 2 cents from last year. The regular appropriations made were as follows: County Clerk’s salary $1,500.00 Expense office 325.25 County auditor’s salary 2,350.00 Expense office 376.00 County treasurer’s salary 2,250.00 Expense office 234.65 County recorder’s salary 1,700.00 Per cent of fees 300.00 Expense office 125.00 County sheriffs salary —— 1,400.00 Expense office 30.10 County surveyor’s per diem 1200.00 Deputy - -——— 400.00 Help on ditches Expense office 144.40 County supt.’s per diem 1,404.00 Help on examinations L 25.00 Expense office 244.00 County assessor’s salary - 000.00 Attending assessors’ meeting 15.00 Expense office ——— 25.78 Expense circuit court . 7,717.20 Expense court house 2,767.50 Expense county jail 458.00 Expense county farm 3,150.00 Expense commissioners’ court 950.00 New bridges 3,450.00 Bridge repair - 2,500.00 Salary county attorney — 400.00 Repair gravel roads, Ist dist 1,500.00 Repair gravel roads, 2d dist. 7,000.00 Repair gravel roads, 3rd dist 1,500.00 Interest court house bonds— 5,737.50 Int. court house expense 25.00 Judgments against county Inmates state benevolent and penal institutions —— 565.00 Public advertising 700 00 Expense board of review 315.00 Expense coroner 200.00 Expense assessors, supplies and per diem 2,205.70 Expense truant officer and

supplies 215.00 Ditch funds advanced 1,000.00 Highways 100.00 Free gravel roads advanced— 400 00 Teachers’ institute 100.00 Bounty, fox and wolf 100.06 Supplies, poor children in school 100.00 Miscellaneous 1,082 00 Total $59 240.05 Special appropriations fqr 1908: New bridges 6 698.50 Bridge repair —2.500.00 Supplies special election 500.00 Drainage com. circuit court— 1,000.00 Farmers’ institute 100.00 Miscellaneous —— 706.28 Total $11,804.78

Thinks Kansas Is All Right.

C. M. Hopkins, better known as "Cash” Hopkins, who Is paying the first visit to his old home in Rensse-

laer in eighteen years, will leave the first part of the week for Hutchinson, Kans., to spend a few days at the Kansas state fair before returning to his home at Greensburg. “Cash” was one of the first settlers in Kiowa county, Kans., and was fortunate enough to locate bls claim on what later proved to be the town site of Greensburg. He laid out his claim into town lots and succeeded in disposing of them during the “boom” days of Greensburg at the high prices prevailing at that time. He invested some of the proceeds in a good farm near' there and now “has from rents sufficient to keep him without work. Later the Greensburg boom “busted” but “Cash” was not caught in the crash, as were a number of investors in town lots from Rensselaer ana other places, who had hundreds of dollars when the crash came. Greensburg has nearly recovered now that the country has caught up with It and things are moving along nicely. Mr. Hopkins says that the early settlers who were not driven out by the dry times of the early days of that country, and stuck to It, have prospered, and are now able to live in comfort and many of them own automibiles and are enjoying life. “Tod” Hopkins, his son, who was only about 15 years old when he moved form here, Is now 41 and has a family of grown children. “Tod” has also prospered and owns a good farm in Oklahoma, but st ill lives in Kansas, as he considers the climate there more healthful than in the part of Oklahoma in which his claim is located. He reports that C. D. Nowebs, who moved to that state a few years ago, after trading the Nowels House here for farm land in Kansas, struck it rich. The land was traded to Mr. Nowcis at a low price and could today be sold at an advance of several thousand dollars over the price paid for it will happen, but the bestregulated families keep Dr. Thomas* Eclectrlc Oil for such emergencies. It subdues the pain and heals hurts.

The Battle of “Yorkey’s Run”

Yesterday we ran across a copy of a “History of the Town of Remington” published in 1894 and written by James H. Royalty. In the book under the head of "Base Bhll” is published a story of the celebrated "Battle of Yorkey’s Run',” in which many of our ex-base ball fans participated. in those days Remington was noted for its many saloons, where bad beer and whiskey was dispensed, and it was considered the proper thing when a ball game was played there for about half the population -of Rensselaer to accompany the local team and before the game fill up with the “booze” dispensed there. In those days Ambrose Yorkey, now located in Michigan City, was engaged in the bakery business here. He was one of those jolly fellows met in every town and went to Remington along with the rest of the boys. When the battle with umbrellas started “Yorkey” gave a great exj dilution of sprinting and the fight J was therefore christianed "The Battle of Yortey’s Run” by the local ;Hbnan, - one of the fellows who precipitated the battle. No one was hurt and not much jwd | feeling was engendered, as in those days a fight between the adherents of the two towns was considered quite the proped thing. The ’history of the fight is given -by. Mr. Royalty in the following article: Word had gone out that on the ’ 17th day of June, 1891, there would be a test game of base ball played t between the Remington nine and the Rensselaer.-nine, which was composed entirely of Indians who were attending St. Joseph Collegeat Rensselaer. The Rensselaer nine reported in Remington at noon of that day, and after dinner both nines with a large number of people from Rensselaer, .«

Independence.

Miss Francis Gorbet is on the sick list ' Ed Oliver went to Chicago on business Monday. Mr. Ernest Rees spent Sunday with Mr. Elmer Shroyer. Miss Leatha Rees spent Saturday evening with Miss Verna Shroyer. Miss Leatha Rees spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Ed Oliver. Miss Mary .Rees spent Tuesday evening of last week with Miss Lola Oliver.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rees and family spent Sunday with his brother Mr. Sftin Rees. t , Miss Lizzie Tow of near Remington, is spending this week with Mr. Ed. Oliver.

Born, Wednesday, Sept. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Blackman of near Gifford, a daughter. Mrs. Ed Oliver and daughter Lola, spent, Sunday with Mr. Summer's south of Rensselaer. Several from around here attended the. home coming last week and all report a good time. . : i_ We had quite a frost here Wednesday night of last week and did considerable damage on the muck. Mr/ and Mrs. George Daniels and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daniels spent Sunday with Lon Daniels, of Gifford. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cooper went to Gifford Sunday for their daughter, MriSi' Bertha, who has been staying with her brother.

Bargains in Pasture Land.

280 acres level pasture land 11*• along large ditch, mostly open lan J, in blue grass, on main road, % mile to school, ft mile to gravel road leading to court house. Will take half in good town property, merchandise, or other land. Price S3O. G. F. MEYERS, Opposite Court House.

Continental Insurance Company.

The largest and one of the beet Of American companies writing fire and wind storm insurance on city and farm property. Fanners before renewing your insurance see the Continental's most liberal contract. Any limit you wish on horses and cattle. In case of loss we pay an adjustment without discount, all at the same prloe that smaller companies will charge you. Bee that your insurance is written ip the Continental. Call it my office any time and let me show you. The same office that ‘he Continental has been represented in for years, room four, second floor, I. O. O. F. building. Rensselaer, lad. A. J. HARMON, tf-ew-2d Successor to J. JF. Bruner. Harsh physics react, weakens the bowels, causes chronic constipation. Doan’s Regulate operate easily, tone the . stomach, cure constipation. 35c. Ask your druggist for them.

Remington and surrounding towns and country, repaired to the ball' grounds about one-fourth of a mile southeast of the village. It appeared that there was some feeling engendered between the respective friends of the two different clubs. A stranger had been selected as the umpire for the game, and as the game progressed it was charged that he was biased and that his rulings were prejudiced in favor of the Remington nine. Some also claimed that he had money wagered on the result of the game. The Rensselaer nine had the first inning at the bat, but they made no run or tally. The Remington nine had made two tallies in their first inning and a dispute arose over the third, some claiming a foul and others claiming that the run had been legitimately made. The quarrel soon became fierce and the result was a general fight between .th® out “ aiders and some of the Remington nine, It was noticed, none of the’ ( ,Indlans took any part in this disgraceful,, affair, „but many of their Rejisselaer backers took a lively part it- The principal weapons used were, fists and untotoilas. The figfct lasted for .perhaps ten intones when the c waß , queued. There were none who were seriously injured beyond a few scratches, the greatest damage having been done to umbrellas, which were generally badly wrecked. There were probably thirty men ;( engaged in this fights The following , are the names of those participating in this game Of basq < ;;; Remington nine. (White.) Bert Staler, Captain Jacob Pefley, Earnest Hart, George Allman, ? Dan Lyons, M. C. Mitchell, . Luther Patton, Bert Crowe, Robt. Lyons. Rensselaer nine. (Indian.) J. Lamoreux, Captain; M. Auge, H. Mexene, F. Montgomery, Joe Daybird, R. Manion, G. Shelefo, Joe Pecor, F. Starnalt

NURSERY STOCK For Sale by the Halleck Nursery Co., Fair Oaks, Ind. Large stock of apples in all sizes, J trees 6 to 7 feet high, sls per 100; 30 trees at the 100 rate. We also keep a good stock of pears, peaches, plums, cherries, grapes, currants, gooseberries and small fruit of all kinds, shade trees, evergreens, flowering shrubs and plants, roses, etc. Come and see us or write tor price list. CHAS. HALLECK, feb.lsw. Manager.

Mt. Pleasant School began at Mt. Pleasant Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davidson were Rens=tlaer callers Saturday. John Baker and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Price Sunday. Albert Kerns went to Schneider this , week to/work on the railroad. Everett Merrill is working for Sawyer .& Normfp, who are building a cellar for Will Zimmerman... John Frazee came up from Miami county, Monday, to see after his farm and transact other business. WetleyPrice was almost nrostrated 'with heat last Friday while pitching hay and has not yet fully recovered. Mrs. Alva Mackey and family and Mrs. Maggie Clouse of Rensselaer, visited Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse Sunday. . Fanners are busy sowing wheat these deys, of which there will be a large amount sown this year in thia vicinity. J no. Kimbell, who has lived in Michigan the past few years and attended the home coming at Rensselaer, is visiting with Joseph Williams this week. Mr. and Mrs. George. Yates and Mr. and Mrs, Edward Rltted, who attended the State fair at Indianapolis Thursday and Friday, returned home Saturday. . ' Charley Reed has purchased the former Theodore Hanley residence at Blackford of Frank Kressler and is moving it to his home farm one-half mile south of Blackford : Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne, from this vicinity, and 28 other guests visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis near Gifford Sunday, the occasion being a dinner in honor of Mrs. Davis’ birthday. Mrs-Minerva Wilsopsnd son Homer, whp have lived at Kingman, Kans., for the past 26 years, are here visiting her brother, John Clouse, of this vicinity, and her sister, Mrs. John Tyler, of Kersey. First, last and only for fancy Michigan fruit, Wednesday and Thursday, September 2»rd and 24th, at the Chicago Bargain Store,