Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1909 — Page 3

FRIDAY • ♦ • ‘ Ola Williamson, of Monon, was In town this moiling. Mrk Ben Smith and children went !to Chenoa, 111., to visit her sister. A free rural delivery route will be established out of Parr about March Ist. Harvey Wood went to Monticello this morning bn business relative to his mother’s estate. J. H. Carson went to Reynolds and Wolcott today and will go to Monticello tomorrow Mrs. Joe Hammond and little daugh- ' ter and nephew, a son of Jens Jenson, went to Wheatfield today. Mrs. G. H. Ricketts, of Hoopeston, returned to her home this morning, after visiting at the home of her brother, Frank Ham. Mrs. Charles W. Rhoades and son, Charlie, went to Joliet this morning to attend a. house party given by Mrs. A. H. White of that city' Joe Nagelieson went to Piqua, Ohio, this morning. He has been attending St Joseph’s College, and had to return home on account of illness. Mrs. Jerome Andrus went to Hart, Mich., this morning, where her husband went a week ago today to get their pew home in readiness for his family. The W. R. C. gave a shower Wednesday evening to Miss Pearl Morris, at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. J. Morris, on River street A very enjoyable time was reported.

Bwisths Wnd YwHtw Atoap Caught The Gary Tribune say? that there is a plan on foot to divide' Lake county Into two counties. It is proposed to put the entire Calumet manufacturing region in, the new county with Gary as the county seat. Miss Mary Meyer went to Chicago today where she will spend some time L , studying the spring milliner}’ styles. | Miss Meyer is one of our most proI gressive business people, and is always on the alert for the latest and best in her line. Ray, A. L. Clark, of Monon, and formerly owner of the telephone plant I there, has purchased the New RichI mond telephone plant and will take I possession April Ist. He also owns I the plant at Clarks Hill, sixteen miles I east of New Richmond. OAUBTORZA. I Bears the ' * The Misses Estelle and Opal Remely returned this morning from Payne, I Ohio, where they attended the weddirg of their cousin, Miss Bertha Lebold I to Loujay Perry on February 22d. Miss Opal Remley was bridesmaid I and Earl Lane, of Fowler, was best I man. | The total majority for a dry counI ty in the option election in Newton j county, Tuesday was 432. Six town- | ships voted “dry" and four "wet," as follows: Dry—lroquois, Beaver, r Washington, Jefferson, Grant and | Lincoln. Wet—Jackson, Lake, Mcf I Clellan and Colfax. •*Jefferson townI ship in which Kentland is located, I went “dry” by but one majority.

CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought J. C. Fraaee, of Peru, in taking advantage of our free wall chart offer says: “My regards to all. Is Infield’s electric road dead, or alive, or speechless?" We are not prepared to answer. Mr. Infield exptassea great confidence In 'interesting capitalists in the project at an early day, in which event work will have to begin before fall if advantage ie taken of the subsidy voted in Jasper county. The referee in bankruptcy, John 0. Bowers, of Hammond, has notified the creditors of the Kouts bank which closed its doors early in January that a meeting o f the creditors would be held at Hammond next Monday for the purpose of declaring a dlvh dend. The dividend will be in the neighborhood of 25 per dent. This Is the Parker bank that was forced to close at the time of the Remington bank failure. The telephone force is now working [on the /toll line to Remington. The Lnost of the phones in Rensselaer south of the railroad have been put Ifn working order. Those north of khe railroad will not be repaired «|f

U 1 it is determined whether the new franchise asked of the city and providing for a higher rate, is granted by the council. If the franchise is granted, a metallic line will be constructed and a cable will be run to the north part of town. Earle Reynolds and his wife, Nellie Donegan, champion roller skaters of the world are now at Syracuse, New York. Mr. Reynolds sends us a press sheet showing illustrations of himself and wife in their various acts, together with favorable press notices from nearly every city of importance in the United States. Mr. Reynolds is secretary and treasurer of the “Professional Exhibition Roller Skaters’ Association of America,” with headquarters in New York City. “ Dr. J. W. Horton and J. J. Eiglesbach are mourning the loss of their dogs. Horton’s fine dog Roger and Eiglesbaoh’s bull dog were found dead this. week near the railroad bridge with bullet holes through their bodies. Dr. Horton valued his dog highly and would not have sold him for slooi Roger and Mr. Hortoh’s little ‘ son John were great chums and wer.e hard ly ever separated outside of school hours. It is supposed that the dogs went visiting with some of the farmer’s dogs and during their wooing met their deaths. !-«|, f4j . ; ■' OAS VOZIXufILs Bwrftke Have Alway s BwgM

SATURDAY. Fletcher Monnett went to Evanston this morning. B. H. Sheffer is down from Parr today. Mrs. A. L. Beaver went to Chicago this morning for a week or so. Miss Bertha Huffman went to Lafayette this morning for a visit of a few days with relatives. Mrs. C. Jouvenat, who has been visiting ,her sister, Mrs. L. George, returned to Chicago this morning. G. M. Wilcox, the Surey merchant, recently purchased at private sale a cow for which he paid $63. Hale Grant has made arrangements to move to Spokane, Wash. He will leave for that city next Tuesday. Carroll and Gibson counties joined the "dry’’ list yesterday. Caroll county went “dry” by about 2,000 and Gibson by 1,067. . Mrs. W. W. Bussell continues to slowly, improve and she is now able to set up quite a little part of the time. - Orville and Ray, sons of Julius Huff and wife, have just had the mumps. Not many cases have been reported this winter. Mrs v Mary Jane Hopkins returned this v morning from a visit of several days with her son Homer and family at MOnticello.

Miss Mary White, of Freemont, Mich., returned to her home this- morning, after visiting her friend, Miss Margaret who is teaching school here. Mrs. Harvey Wood, Jr., and little daughter, Francie, returned this morning from a visit of several days # with the family of Dr. Robinson at Montlcello. Clifford Griggs, who has been working on a dredge near Wolcott, visited with his father, Len Griggs and family over night and left this morning for Marshfield, Wis., where he will follow dredging. Burton Hutson, a former well known resident of this city, was here from Hammond this week, trying to arrange for the starting of a vaudevHle show, in which business he has been for several years. J. W. Brook, of Greenwood, is here today and hlB family will come on Monday. They will occupy the W. L. Hill farm, ■ southwest of town, living in the brick house recently * vacated by Rice Porter and wife. Spencer Greenlee moved to Marshall county, this week, going overland Wednesday with several head of cattle and some of his effects. He fens’ purchased'a farm near Plymouth and being one of our beet farmers he will make a success in his new home. The Dramatic Club has set a date for its first rehearsal and plans are making for the production of the spicy and spirited comedy, “The Professor’s Dilemma." It will be a production worth seeing and will probably be produced two nights. Miss Thura Bowser, first; daughter of Benator and Mrs. A. J. Bowser, of Chesterton, and Mr. Allison K. Bills, Jr., of Monticello, were married February 12th by the Reverend Father Francis M. Baufil, of Sodth Bend, at the rectory in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Bills have gone to Montloello,

where they are to be at home after March 16th. *■". A picture in a recent issue of The Indianapolis Star of Mary Harrington, an aged woman of Morocco, led to her obtaining trace of her nephew, whom she had not heard of since the beginning of the civil war and whom she believed to be dead. The nephew’s name 1§ George E. Lowry and he Is an innate of the Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette. A petition for a local option election in Benton county was filed Saturday bearing the *signatures of 1788 voters of that county. 'Only about 700 names were required, which shows •the temperance sentiment In Benton. The matter will come before he county commissioners Mondya and a day set for the election. Benton has been dry for several years excepting in one township, and the saloons at East Dunn are said to be the most wide open joints in this part of the state. The Indiana Ice Dealers’ association, in convention at Indianapolis, uttered a vigorous protest* against county local option and adopted resolutions setting forth the sentlmeot of he organization on the question of voting saloons out of business. The following officers were elected:, President, Henry L. Dithmer, of Indianapolis; vice president, Otto Rettig, of Richmond; secretary, W. E. Slddons of Marion. The convention next year will be held in Indianapolis some time in February.

Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the Indiana State Board of Health, received notification Tuesday that he had been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on account, of the work he has done in the interest of hygiene. This honor is one of the highest conferred on medical men in the United States and is won only through long and effecient public service. The association is about thirty years old and is of national reputation. The editor of the Republican met W. H. Sanders on the train last Saturday. Prof. Sanders was superintendent of the Rensselaer schools for some five years and for the past four years has been the superintendent of the Bloomington schools and doing some special work part of the time in the university. He had been in Chicago in attendance at the annual meeting of the national education association. He pronounced It a grand meeting. The next meeting will be held at Indianapolis during February of next year. Mr. Sanders’ oldest daughter is in the first year of the university this year. - —r* Everal J. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs Jeff Smith, has done as well if not better than any of our Jasper county people who went to South Dakota. He landed there Feb. 22, 1906, and took a government claim. He worked almost night and day and success is the. result of his industry and good management. He has now proved up on his claim, which is worth at least $6,000, and on March 3d, he will have a sale of 40 bead of cattle, 9 bead of horses and other stock and all bis farm equipment He has rented his farm and will live in town the coming year at least His farm is near Burk, wjjere several other progressive Jasper county people reside. His friends here are all glad because of his splendid success. After a long fight against disease, Enos L. Watson, son of Randolph County’s best-known citizen, and fath of Representative James E. Watson, succumbed at his home in Winchester, about 7 o’clock Friday morning. Mr. Watson was the oldest member the Randolph county bar and he had been Identified with the political and business history of Randolph county for more than half a century. He was born In Green county, Ohio, in December, 1&30, and came o Randolph county when 17 years of age, first locating at Deerfield. He later attended the old seminary In Winchester and taught school in various parts of the county. He was first elected county surveyor in 1862 and held the office for three successive terms.

MONDAY. * Good timothy hay la the barn on the Hartaell farm at 17.60. Phone 273. Mrs. C. G. Spitler is spending today in Chicago. The Home Grotory sells more grape fruit than anybody. Remember you can have your bread, oil and gasoline delivered with your groceries from the Home Grocery. Bom, Saturday, Feb. 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bussell, of McCoysbucg, a daughter. We lead in fish and cheeee—everything new, nothing old—Home Grocery. Mrs. a N Loy was called to Gory Saturday by the serious sickness of her sister, Mrs. H. F. McCracken.

Remember Maines ft Hamilton have a great variety of poultry feed. Try our Crown Brand Poultry Feed. Miss Ethel Murfitt, from south of ML Ayr, went to Chicago this morning for a visit of two weeks. *'• Plow cut discs, flexible and lever .harrows, walking, sulky and gang plows at Maines ft Hamilton’s. Phone 273. Chas. Witham has moved to Monticello. E. Mab helped him move and returned home this morning. Buffalo Glutin Feed, Daisy Dairy Feed and Mill Feed are sold by Maines & Hamilton, phone 273. Center your grocery trade at the Home Grocery and get one of those elegant pictures. Ask for punch cards* Mrs. Fawcett, sister of Mrs. E. V. | Ransford, who has been here for' some time, is now in quite a critical condition, her trouble being endarteritis. Buy your wood, coal, hay and feed of Maines ft Hamilton. We sell the genuine Jackson Hill in egg or lump size. Mr. James Meese, and Miss Cora Meese, of Dixon, 111., nephew and niece of B. Forsythe, are here for a visit of several dayd. Harry Wade, formerly engaged in the barber business here, now a farmer and ranchman in Wyoming, is here to Visit relatives.

Charles and Esther Marner returned —. » . to East Chicago today, after a short visit here with Walter Forbes and wife. Master Earl Woodcox returned to Chicago today, after a visit of several weeks here with his sister, Mrs. Thad Stephens. The Home Grocery glyes a beautiful picture free with every $20.00 worth of trade. Ask for the punch cards. Mrs. B. L. Brenner and Miss Mary Porter returned this morning from a short visit with her uncle, William Porter at Rossville. Joe Scneurich went to Grand Mich., this morning, where he expects to find employment and work during the coming year. Miss Rose Miller, the milliner, went to Chicago this morning and after studying the Bpring styles for a time will l>e sent out for the season’s work as a trimmer. W. D. Pass haa- ordered his address for the Republican changed from MeCoysburg to Pleasant Ridge. Chas. Kissinger has ordered his address changed from R. D. 4 to R. D. 2. Mrs. M. E. Peck is here from Valparaiso to visit the Sparling family. She is conducting a large boarding house at Valparaiso, and has 75 young men boarders. Mrs. Jesse Gates was in Gary last week to attend the marriage of her niece, Miss Gertie Warne, daughter of P. F. Warne, formerly of this county. - _ Mrs. Alexander Rennie and daughters, Margaret and Fattle, returned to Chicago this morning, after a visit of a few days with her cousins, Samuel E. and Bert Sparling, and other relatives.

There is no better wagon sold than the Weber. Maines & Hamilton are making a special price of $73 cash. Offer good until May Ist, at which time all manufacturers will advance wagons 10 per cent. The coffee served at the Eger Bros, demonstration last week and on which many favorable comments were passed was the Denison high grade coffee, or sale at John Egers’. Try it and be convinced of its superior quality. Wallace Miller is back at bis work in the Chicago Bargain Store this morning, after a sickness of about two weeks. Tonsilitls was the nature of his sickness. Mrs. Jesse Crowell substituted for him at the store during his absence. Mrs. Jennie L. Wishard, who came down from Big Rapids, Mich., last week, where, she had spent several months with Will Wishard and family, will remain in Rensselaer for some two or three weeks and then go to NoblesvlUe to visit her son, Dr. Ernest Wishard. Get rge W. Ott was in from Barkley township Saturday and paid for a year’s subscription and secured one of the Indiana maps which we are now giving as premiums. More than 60 of the maps went out last week and another week or two will clean them up. Mrs. Ora Baree completed a term in music at the Valparaiso University last week and will remain In this city at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Jacob Wilcox, for the next several weeks. After that It Is probable that she will go to Bartlesville, Okie., to live with her parents.

BASIS OF ASSESSMENT

Schedule Adopted By the Township Assessors for the Assessment of Personal Property in Jasper County, Indiana, for the Year 1909.

L All good notes drawing 8% interest to be assessed at full face value. All good notes drawing 6% interest to he assessed at a discount of 2%. 2. All stocks of ggods and merchandise to be assessed at 75% of the invoice value. 3. All average horses with speed records, S2OO and upwards at the discretion of the assessor. 4. All pure bred draft horses SSOO, or grade draft horses $200; higher or lower at discretion of Assessor. 5. FARM HORSES. Average yearling colts at_ $35.00 Average 2-year old colts 50.00 Average 3-year old colts 65.00 All other, average horses. 100.00 Higher or lower at the discretion of Assessor. Mplee same as horses. Jacks i _ 300.00

6. CATTLE. Average yearling heifers 10.00 Average yearling steers 15.00 Coming 2-year old heifers 18.00 Cdmlng 2-year old steers.. 22.00 Average 3-year old steers 30.00 Average cows at ... 25.00 Average Jersey cows 30.00 Average feeding cattle per hundredweight 7. SHEEP AND HOGS. Good average sheep per head 5.00 Hogs, per hundredweight.. 4.00

JOHN Q. LEWIS, County Assessor.

GEO. W. SCOTT, Chairman. \ CHAS. W. RtfED, Secretary.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Swim returned this morning from Monon, # where they had been called to attend the funeral- of Mrs. Swim’s mother, Mrs. H.* S. Bailey, who died last Friday of uranic poisoning. She was $1 years of age. The funeral was held Sunday. W. D. Meyers, of Wheatfield, and Henry C. Meyers, of Walker township, each renewed their Republican subscriptions Saturday. Henry is the Walker township assessor and was here to attend the assessor’ meeting preparatory to starting his assessing work today. George R. Robinson, who has been living south of town, will now move to the Peregrine farm in Hanging Grove township, 2% miles northeast of McCoysburg. He has lived in -Jasper county for 62 years, and the Rensselaer Republican has been in his home a great portion of thafe time. * — T ■ ■ 1 With the late ‘advance of 20 cents a bushel on wheat, mills have advanced flour to six dollars a barrel. But having bought heavily before the late advance, we will sell you, for this week, Aristos, thef best high grade patent flour made, or your money refunded. $1.45 a Back. JOHN EGER. The attorneys for the Monon railroad made a motion for a new trial in the Haynes Hackett case at Chicago Saturday. Hackett is the young man who lost both legs at Monon some two years ago and re- f cently secured a judgment for $30,000. If the new trial is denied the case will be appealed. The government has sent out a descriptive letter in an endeavor to ap-> prebend Lawrence W. Fleener, a J deserter from the U. 8. army. Fleener was a sergeant His height is 5 feet 6 Inches and he gave his occupation as a fireman. The case has some local interest because Fleener claimed to have been born In this city about 30 years ago. 4 l —_ Miss Alice Drake, who bas been teaching school at * Glencoe, 111., was j today taken to the Mary Thompson 1 hospital in Chicago and will prob- 1 ably have to submit to an operation. I Her mother, Mrs. Mary B. Drake, wen to Chicago today and will remain until the nature of her daughter's troublM and the surgical necessity is determined upon. We have something special In fertilisers. Call and Inspect these: No. 4322—0.8 per cent N. 10. Potash, 5. P-2 0-6. at $26. per Ton. No. 4326 0.8 per cent N. 10. Potash 8 P-2 0-6 at S2B per ton. These fertilizers are bone basis and contain no rock and are therefore the very best obtainable. Mat nee A Hamilton, phone 278.

ft ~ •" - 8. GRAIN SEEDS. Wood per cord 1.00 to 3.00 Wheat per bushel .70' Com per bushel .40 Oats per bushel J 3& | Potatoes per bushel .60 Rye per bushel ,60 Timothy seed per bushel LSO Clover seed per bushel , 3.60 Buckwheat per bushel .40 Onions per bushel .40 9. HAY. Timothy, per ton 4.00 Wild per ton - * LOO Higher or lower at the discretion of Assessor. l 10. MEATS, ETC. > Pork per cwt -1 6.00 Lard per cwt 5.00 Wool per lb. .16 Sorghum molasses per gal .20 Icq per ton .35 11. LUMBER. Sojt lumber at 76% of invoice. Hardwood per M .... 15.00 £ 12. POULTRY AND BEES. Chickens per dozen 3.00 Turkeys, each : LZi . .75 Geese, per dozen 3,00 Bees per stand LOO 1909 automobiles for 50 per cent. 1908 models for 30 per cent Others to proportion to their value. Additional improvements to be aftsessed at 60 per cent of cost price.

A suit was filed in* the circuit court Saturday by W. H. Parkinson and C. A. Tuteur, as attorneys for John Werner and H. J. Dexter, against E. G. Sternberg & Sons, the ditch contractors. The plalntfifs allege that they were damaged In the sum of S3OO by the dredge uprooting fruit trees on the property Dexter sold to Werner, down the river. Mr. James W. Beckman, who fog the past six or seven weeks has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beckman, in this city, and in the mean time getting some ideas about the newspaper business by spending much of his time at the Republican office, went to Chicago this morning in response to a telegram asking his to assist in caring for the exhibition of the Gregg Publishing Ca, at the coliseum this week. Mr. Beckman was formerly associated with the Gregg Co. and is quite expert in shorthand, using the Gregg system. Mr. Beckman is a young man of talept, industry, integrity and ambition and has some jjative talent in the newspaper line. He rather expects to take up newspaper work and it holds out a fine future for him. Senator Halleck and Representative Brown are two busy legislators. They have a suite of rooms in the Claypoot and after each session of either house they confer about the measures and try to determine what is right and for the best interest of the state and their own constituents. They have been on the right side on every question; have voted against every measure that teemed to have any graft in it and in favor of*all moral Issues. Representative Switzer, of Benton couny, said o the writer, “Tow are certainly favored in your district I by having two mighty good, able and watchful representatives, one in the senate and the other in tha he use. , They are both respected and feared. This has not been a session of constructive legislation, but the activities of the really square law makers has Ibsen taken to prevent injurious law making and public steals. Halleck has backed the graft leaders In the senate Into a corner and given them to understand that he is camping on their trail and will be against every proposition they bring up.' Brown is just as active in the house." The writer talked with many members In the upper house and all spoke in the same lino about Senator Halleck. The session is drawing to a close and it has been a very unusual one, principally because Of the little amount of wholesome legislation that has been accomplished. But there la a part at the body that is there for the single effort to repeal the county load option and thdy ue setting around like dummies, except at such times as them ie something doing in the line of saloon interest*.