The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-04-12

~ One of the editors Of the New
Albany STANDARD" visited our town
during court week, but came in too late
to secure an engagement in any impor-
tant legal business. TO his paper he
writes up his. impressions as follows
We owe him one for his jocular allu-
sions to ourself as connected with poll
tics, and when his aspirations to become
the Headlight" of journalism at the
Falls, and official printer to the wealthy
city of New Albany, shall be gratified,
we hope to be able to settle our indebt-
edness.
JASPER, Indiana. March 81, 1870.
To the Editors of the Standard:
Jasper, the capital of Dubois county,
is situated on the banks Of Patoka river,
and is very pretty town of about 700
about half of whom are
Germans and the balance, generally,
Americans.
TIE TOWN.
There are, probably, more brick build
ings in this town than any other of its
size in the State. The people are quiet,
industrious, generally honest, and evil
dences Of enterprise and thrift are to bel
seen in all directions. The town has four
good hotels, two large breweries which
use over 10000 bushels of barley yearly :;
one Of the finest Touring mills in the
State; one circular saw mill, planingI
mill, two churches, one methodist and al
catholic, besides a number of stores, gro
ceries and saloons.
CHURCH AND sCHooL-HoUsE.
There is very large catholic congrc-
CATION here, so large that it has become
necessary to build a largerand more COM
modious church building. The founda-
tion for this church has already BEEN
laid and the work will be completed by
next christmas. The building in size is
to be 80 by $50 feet with a proportion
ate height and when completed is esti-l
mated to cost $4,000. The foundation
Is OF native stone and the supcrstructure
is to be of the best Of brick.
The school trustees of the town have
ordered the building of large public
the cost of which will
reach $4,000. The dimensions of the
building are 25 by 6s feet and 35 feet
in height, and it is TO be built of brick.
LUMBER INTERESTS.
The finest timber and lumber to be
found in the west is obtained i'm this
county. AT present there are two fiat
boats on Patoka river, near the town
loaded with splendid walnut lumber,
awaiting rise in the river for shipment.
10 New York via New Orleans. An
other one at Portersville in this county
Oh White river, and another at Newton
stewart in Orange county. will GO out
fully loaded with lumber for the same
market as soon as there Is sutficicncy
Of water to float them.
RocKPoRT AND CINCINNATI RAILROAD.
The people of this ncighborhood are
in ecstacics at the almost certain pros-i,
pect of the Rockport railroad running |:
through the town. The survey locates |,
i just south of this place. and learn
hat the work in this county will be COM /,
nenced this spring.
OTHER MATTERS. Il
For the year of 1870, fruit distillers to
he number Of forty-seven in this coun-
y took out government license. Ii !
would he difficult TO estimate the num-
Der of gallons Of apple and peach BRAN !,
ly manufactured. The beverage is so
plentiful about here, and said to be sol
,ure and unadulterated, that it has taken.
he place of water in good many fam =
lies. To say the least. there arc but few
lrunken men 10 be seen on the streets
)f Jasper. and there is not county inl
he State that has less litigation amonga
Is citizens than Dubois. h
About one million Of brick were man II
here last season, all of whichS
will be used in the town for buildingIn
purposes. There is considerable inn l
,rovemcnt in building going on now h
md j learn there is not a vacant house |
II the place.
NEWSPAPERS.
There are two good papers published
n this county, and understand both !
ire well supported. The Signal is publ
ishcd at Huntingburgh, and is printed.
n the German language. !
The Courier Is published at this place
md has quite large circulation. and is :
fortunate enough to have as many ad- :
vcrtisements as its proprietor desires. L
Mr.. Clement Doane, the proprietor, is al i
practical printer and newspaper man.,
lie not only makes his paper spicy andIee
interesting. but has plenty Of spare time !
o practice law aud run a brick-yard. II,
With all this, learn from his neighbors|,'
hat he has senatorial and congressional
,sp;rations and I'm n pinch coulI Anil