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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

IVA more solid or better looking
body ofmen than the Democratic editors
who assembled in Indiana polls last week
is not u he met anv where. Hon. J. B.
Stool looked like he might he the hest
liver. snd though the South Bend Times
was . paving investment. while Editor
Morse, with his mutton chop whiskers,
shows In HE features the vim that. has
made Chicago great, and Legislators
Francis, Apologize and Pickhsrdt look
ed like solemn. thoughtful statesmen,
seek ing the best interests Of the people
Of the State. as well a. OF their own pro-
fession aud President Henderson, v u
90 good looking. as we'll a. able presi-
ding officer, that II any ladies had been
present they would surely have fallen
in love with him. No wonder he makes
the Kokomo Dispatch pay. We hope 60
meet them all again 1t the summer meet
ing, IL il isn't too hot.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

- "iIun'inghnrg News' - s'se me
~ the new n.m"csss'c newspaper. the
6r~t number az whirh ws~ issued Thurs
dss ~ last week ~ Hnmsinslurg. IT,
pog aphirails h presents = Wsst spreHs
anre. aud ~ Mr. Rrun.iirk u g""'
writer. u wili esiiiosiailv he h'''li'"'
IT. 6Nsncisi success. shouId u reach the
top rounds. win demonstrate that ID"
bois county citizens are more general,
readers than shose OF most counties ~
its size. % elk papers In county like this
hardly ever make fortunes for their pub
lishers. The Courier Wishes Il Ill sue
cess its me rits In the future will warrant.
and has m doubt II will he = great assist
ance 20 Hunting hurg. - ~ hich IL more
than one Of the papers now there is.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

Try virtue OF . certified copy OF do.
- cree 10 me directed from The Clerk
Of the Dubois circuit court, In n cana
wherein the Louisville Mining Ana
Company il plain,i,r
and William r. Riggle and Mary Riyyls
~ defendants. requiring me 10 make ~
sum Of Fifiy.four Dollars and Nine,v
cents, with interest on said decree aud
costs, J VIII expose At public sale, 10 The
highest bidder, on -
SATURDAY. THE 23RD nay or FEN.
RUARY A. ID. 1852,
|hetween the hours Of 10 O'Clock : :,
and 4 o'clock p M. OF said day. n ~.
door Of the Court Hou-e il Dubois conn.
~, Indiana, the rents and profits for .
term not exceeding seven years Of the
Following Real Estate. situated in Du.
bois county, indiana, to-wit:
Lot No. Fourteen (l4). in Block No.
Four (4), IN the town 81 kvana. AZ show
lin the map or plat Of said town.
IL such rents and profits will not sell
lfor smflicient sum 10 satisfy said decree.
Interest and costs. I will, Al the same
time and place. expose 10 pnhlic sale the
fee simple OF said real estate. or So much
thereof as may be- sufficient 10 discharge
said decree. interest aud costs
Said ssle will be made without any re.
lief whatever from valuation or apprai.e.
menl laws.
FERDINAND SCHNEIDER.
Sheriff Of Dubois County.
1 JONI L. RRETz. ATTY for Plaintiff.
Feb. !, lsSs-Sw. [pf- So
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

Health u good IN our town.
The fsrsners are Hearing and making
ready 10 put out good crops.
q. y. BuerckIey hAs returned from
Kentucky. where b has spent most o.
the winter.
Uncle johnny Crook viii soon reach
his eighty eighth mile.slone, aud can
>sili crack . good joke.
Roads are hotsomless here. and I'll b.
cause we have never had = Supervisor.
Schools IN Halt township will be short
this wimser-oniy eighty-one days.
r. :. Crook gave an old.time spelling
match ~ his school last week. which MAS
quite success. lie will have another
next tull moon.
Tho r. II. Literary has been quite .
success 90 far this winter.
J. w. Lanmsn received = letter from
snme unknown member Of the fsirer sex
last week, which caused him 10 shout
and laugh for two days and nights,
Mr.. G. Crook IL the champion mathe'
matician 1t Il. school. lie wants somt
one 10 answer this: elbow much dir
In q hole six feet long. tour feet deep
aud four feet wider" II any one answers
this In next paper he will send another
for The young people 70 try their reason
ing powers.
EaIsKY.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

The personal property Of Daniel Mich
olson. deceased. has been appraised At
over five thousand dollars.
Dolphus Smith has taught . successful
school At Brush College. and has re-
turned TO his hume In Harrison county
and left bis best girl In tears.
Our young folks are enjoying the pro-
tracted meeting AZ Mt. Lebanon churc'
The Regular Bsptists are protrsctinx
. meeting 1t Siringtown.
BAIL Milburn and wife. Of Boone
township, are visiting friends 81 this
place.
Miss Cstharine Milburn has returned
home after a three weeks visit IT hei
brother's in Boone township.
Elkins & Co. will move their eaw.miI
three miles southwest Of Jasper. soon ~
the mud settles. to do lot Of sawing FOL
Mr.. Schumacher.
The Harris School-house Literary So
ciety Is becoming interesting. Unr in
former says there are ten able speakers
hesides . full kit OF officers. The sub
ject debated last Friday night was
sPureuit or Possession" james A
Moore was on the side Of possession ant
got beaten. and be has been in pursui
ever since.
DR.. Whittinghi:l's mill 10 runnin,
again. WIN. DrAbeiug banded the steam
chest.
Frank visited our Ssbbath-schooI las
Sabbath; said he selt that he had don
his duty in recommending his brother =
administer on Nicholson's estate, and i
prosecuting Kesterson. Yet he say
Ben has poor way OF returning sh'
mpIiment. since he has failed TO Civ
him any employ ment, and IL talking q
emp!oving r. J. Cave 10 crv the sale
Yet. Cohen Frank asked Mr.. Cave 1
assist In prosecuting Kesterson. Cav
said be was going home-thst there w
no money in Il.
! Zrppv CooH
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08
Orwell Orifiarnn,ea.

Winter in earnest.
Bowers & Sons are doing . bnsiness
cracking corn two dsya Of each week.
Our Touring mills shut down tor a
few days tor repairs, but u now doing a
good business agsin.
Those out Of coal now seem to be oui
Of fix
Several new buildings are talked Of
will soon be under head way. Cassiday'.
addition on the aouih-=ihe Of town !.
filing up building near the rail
road, or where they hope the road viii
run.
John Braden hsa about sold out AL hi
harness. there IL now : good chance fo
come one 10 handle harness in onr place
a. there is no one here in that line.
Our schools are al closing. We be
lieve with good results.
Prof. II. Clark 8 schoOl will close mex
week, amer which we understand h
will teach spring term.
DRIFT.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

LArAYETTR. Feb THE Hon. Rs ron
w. l.smgdon. Judge Of the ciscnit court,
has jusi made decision which promises
10 invalidste III the marriages made IN
this county within the past half century,.
aud the decision applies 20 other counties
of the state % well. DR.. j. w. Mullen
Il under arrest. charged with perjury IL
swearing TO au affidavit for the procure.
ment OF . marriage license. liz
attorneys made = motion 10 qussh thr
Indictment. They argued thar an oath
in such matters waa simply an opinsom.
not being made with intent TO deiraud.
The Indictment Was quashed, aud. IN
rendering his decision. Judge Lsngdon
held that the clauses .of lawful age "a
marry" aud "ihst he knows no lswtnl
objection" which appear In the afidavit'
on which marriage licenses are granted
are illegal. II his decision that che
afFidavits are illegal Il good. then the
licenses on which they were granted are
invalid. II rsises . pretty serious ones
'iion. aud thu question lis marriage =
failure?r has received . new impetus
here
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

or the Winter Wheat States Meet
ia Organize for Self-PrOtcctiOsn.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 5.-A large num-
her Of merchant milIers from Indiana,
Ohio. Illinois. Tennessee. Kansas, Mich
gan. Iowa. Nebraska and other winter
wheat States are in the CITY 10 perfect
an organization Of the miIIers Of The
country The purpose Of this orgsnizs-
ton il to bring about friendly action
among the millers toward each other 10
protect them against fraudulent bro
kers. scutthrost competition, and 9th
er damaging Influences" az one o.
them said. Z. T.. Noel. Of Nashville,
Tenn. is president, and u. II. Rsnck.
secretary. 1t was agreed that the State
organizations be merged i.to q general
organization. and preliminary steps IA
accomplish this result were taken. A
resolution dema nding = fair adjustment
of the tariff betw cen the United States
and The countries from with American
purchase commodities. in other words, {
reasonable reciprocity. was adopted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

o1Seuator Andrews election bill,
Somewhat amended has been ordered TO
engrossment in the Senate. 1t Il very
strlct, hut almost too cumbersome, I'M
der the provisions % to the competition
OF Election Boards, in Sees. 3 and 4.
there would be four precincts 10 Du-
bois county where II could not be com
piled with, for want OF proper RepubIi-
can material for Judges. The law
should be amended 10 obviate this objec.
tion in precincts where eligible Judges.
provided for, do not reside. lite pro-
visions will add largely to the expense
OF elections but vet II will not cost -
much a. the "bIocks Of five" plan, either
in decency or money, and some plan
must be adopted TO do away with bod
ley's rascality. We hope II may become
. law,-yet We would like It better 4
tickets were permitted to be general!
circulated, and voters were all required
TO 60 into private booths, each by him
self, 10 do his scratching just befor
voting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

ssWas there ever . ~. Valentine. Miss
Dalton (? aud did he 'eend . message %
HE Lose' p asked Mics Derwent.
"Oh. yes indeed. there really was such
Il ea:ut.r replied Miss Dalton. ale was
Bishop Of Rome IN the third century.
and wss . man eminently Distinguished
for bis great love and charity toward
Ihis fellow snen. cannot vouch for hir
sending any love messages 10 any OF
the feminine sex, however. for shose
emissaries Of Cupid now c0nnected with
HE name, are supposed to be Of an ear
iier date
"Among the Romsns, the festival Of
the Lupercalia Was celebrated upon the
I fourteenth 0f February, and upon that
day the names Of the young women
participating were put into receptacle
and drawn out BY the young men, VIII"
thus won . partner for their c0npan
ionehip In the riotous pleasures Of thai
season."
i II anppose calling marriage : lottery
!originsted from thst custom" said Mis-
Grant.
i .Prohabl,, as choosing : mste was
lcertaiuly game Of chance. not choice
liz that instance. But. 10 continue our
b;t Of history IN the subject. in the year
4Q6. one Of the early popes. tje1ssius,
deemed Il wiae for the church 10 abolish
, tho orgies with which the festival OF the
,, Lupercalis WAS fast developing; ana
inding Il necessary TO explain his de-
cision bv appealing 10 the super-'itiors
. lof The Roman senator's and populance
! he searched the roll Of saint aud mar
! tyrs in or.ler 20 discover II there might
not be among them some one who had
!, suffered on that same day, and in thai
!. way consecrste 10 such saint the four.
! teenth day Of February.
"He was re warded for HE research, By
|, finding that acme two hundred YEAR
! previous, 81. Valentine, . bishop Of I'M
doubted piety and Ioveliness Of charac
\ Ter. had been crucifed on that day, II
Y the forum close 10 the nook where III
Altar Of Pan was orixinslIv placed, ans
? where tradition affirmed thst the sacret
wolf had suckied the founder Of Rome
Alter this period. the fourteenth o
February was known o. the day Of til
Z blessed St. Valentine.
III waa 10 st. Francis de Sales. how
y ever, that the 'msssages' Of 81. Valentino
e q we'd their name. He originated III,
custom or sending abroad on that day
! alps Or paper upon which were wri'se'
e the trials and suferings OF The GOO
J. salni. Later, theNe papers becssne. .
,, we'll, the means Of conveying words q
y sweeter and more personal Specification
n until finslly thsir religious tenor Va
i lost and overW helmcd by thu ard0r AM
2 passion OF the lndividusla Who secretl
= sent what was then flrst called 'valen
y llines'
u From .St. Valentine and His Ennis
lsaries," 10 Democratic magazine Tor Fet
rusry.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

No measure, except the election law. .
will come before the present Indiana
Legislature. Of the importance % the
people 0f the State Of The one In regard
20 school hooks. Every county IL the
State has been swindled BY the big
School Book Trust, aud Il should now
be effecluaily smashed. and every one
county superintendents. teachers, book
oellers. editors. ov agents Of the Trust,
who oppose sweeping reformation ~
this matter. should be Externally AT
down upon" The adoption Of the
Barnes Brief History Of the u. s., an
entirely worthless book, By our County
Board ot Education. supplanting better
book. aud compelling parents all over
Dubois county to Submit TO an extortion
in the purchase Of the book. IL an evil
dence Of the power OF the Trust, and Of
it, stealthy way OF getting in its work
WV. scholar having the book ~
heart. would not be entitled 10 % per
cent. on examination. and yet parents
are compelled TO purchase. aud their
cbiidren's time be wasted study II
Smash the School Book Trust, IL you do
nothing else. Legislators, and you VIII
deserve we'll Of the people. Fail In II,
and you will deserve and receive their
excavations. and show your unfitness for
public position.
Ii IL sai,l agents Of the Trust are tusy
with insinnstions, and IL is whispered
uore substantial MEANS, trying to in
luence Legislators 10 leave II alone, or
only amend the law so ss TO not injure
Il. Smash the Trust! Don't leave hide
nor kair Of IL! 1t is better TO use all
sorts OF books. now owned BY parents.
rather than submit to the dictation OF
the Trust another year. Every parent,
and every pupil Is interested, IN this, IN
their pockets and intelligence.
Certainly the books used in schools
should no longer be under the control OF
county boards, but should lie uniform,
throughout the State, aud the copyright
for the State be owned by the State, and
where parents are actually not able TO
furnish their children school books. il
such cases there are, the State should
furnish them tree. and al should be
furnished school books at actual cost,
and all children should be compelled "a
attend some school . certain length oI
time. No monopolisis should be allow
ed 10 dwarf the intelligence Of the grow
ing generation by making school books
costiy. either by combinations among
themselves or by frequent changes o
text books. Smash the School Boot
Trusti
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

Revs. Gill and Barnet commenced Al
protracted meeting q Bethel church last
sunday night.
The young wheat OF this section Of u 9
country looks well, and more than the
average yield may Be conhdentislly ex-
pected.
We are informed that the young hope
fuls Of Topeka assembled 1t the residence
or Zeno Hobbs on last Wednesday night
and enjoy ed the sport Of catching buff
falo. Scion feels greatly disappointed
that the invitation was not extended
within the bounds Of his reach. since he
would have certainly enjoyed the sport
very much himself.
We would advise the coon hunters
who are in the habit Of freQuenting Flat
creek and the surrounding country. tha,
they had better be little more cautious.
las the dander Of some Of the farmers IL
getting raised TO the highest pitch.
We feel that Dr.. Tilmsn hiss conferred
Z great honor upon 10 BY allowing us 10
occupy his idiOtic stool. II IL thought
that he made wise selection BY choos'
ing Us 10 occupy the stool first, since ht
IL not yet qualified 10 treat very critical
case, and We think II best for him TO be-
gin bis practice by treating one who Il
not 100 far gone and so continue TO trea
cases that are by degrees worse until thu
three Dire. become professionals on thu
restoration Of the brains Of idiots, and
Or. TiIman will then occupy the stoo
Ihimself.
j In last weeks issue OF the Argus ap
peared another article, that somebod,
wrote for Ireland's scrub-shoat. "Rake'
states that be Is glad 10 know that 6olos
told The truth IL ackno ging that III
was fool. We think thai you wouIt
not expose 20 many lies 70 the public b!
Lucknow Lodging the same. You tell u
Ito lei Gill and Stallcup rest. We thinI
: that they are resting oil right, onl!
!. when you put your heIl-suares befor
! them then In sympathy with you, VI
feel 1t our duty 20 put you on the RICH
/ track. II Il our duty 70 work for lh
! general good and welfare Of the CON
D muMlty. and Va have made the start b.
| ADVERTISING your hypocrisy IN this We
known paper, and Ne feel truly blest 10
what We have put before the public. A
10 our being welcome Tor what we hav
Z made or Of you. that u oil right, and v
I will pay you fos II Il you like, since 70
! are aware Of the fact that wo dout -
! you soy boot 49,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

Fail raskrr ~ Pstnks has killed him
self. IL wss si~s> ,ssss ~ age. and the
.~n~e h 4 m,a-ry. bur u suppos~d 20
have hsrn Gone Ia it ~ mental Hhrrra.
tim The weapon u.ed WAS sho'gun.
smd the v h.le tap ~ HI head was blows
~. The theory 81 murder was ''i.sil.s'-
"a ~ The discovery 81 = letter. IN which
the purpose Of smicids wac revealed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08
CON N ISSlONEls'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

LULA WEAvER ct 81. }
NOTICE Il hereby given that. bv vIr.
~ tue of IN Order aud Decree Of The
Duhois Circuit Court. made At the Sep.
sember term thereof, 1883. the nndef.
signed. Commissioners appointed by said
Circuit Court TO make sale OF real estate
in the above entitled cause. will Offer
tor salc at public auction. on The
premises, on
THURSDAY, MARCH TIN, 1889.
the following described real estate. attn
ate IN Columbia township, Dubois couu
|ty, Indiana, t0-wit:
The northwest quarter OF the north
west quarter Of Section 81. in township
No. north. range No. 3 west, 40 acres
The west half az the sonfh- west quarter
|of Section rs. said township and range
leo acres. The east-half ofthe south " es
Quarter Of said Section Is, In said town
~hip and range. 81 acres. and parss o
the aOush- half Of the aOnth-east Quarter
and the north " est quarter nf the south
east quarter Of said section rs. said town
ship and range. being and lying nortI
|Of Dillon caeek. 30 A. 10 include all tina
part OF both Of ssid tracts, living north o
ssid Dillon creek not aoId BY PHILIP
Conrad. Sr., 10 Philip Conrad. Jr.. con
tanning rs acres. moro or lesa, and con
|saininv IL ell. 225 sores. more or leaa.
Much of said real eetste 10 covered
" ish vslusble timber.
TRIMS or SALE One-fourth OF tn
purchase money 10 he paid IN cash (: III
residue in three equal payments. At eight
sixteen and twenty four months. de
frrred payments 10 be secured bv notes
lbearing six per cent. interest from date
waving benefit OF valuation laws. wit
freehold surety, to the approval Of Ii
| Commissioner.
| Sale Ia begin ~ 10 O'Clock q. m.
| RILEY BURTOS, Commissioner.
| TRAYLoR : JIUNrEs. Attorneys.
| Feb. 1st, 1899 -4w. (pf el9.50.1
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by virtue ola certified copy Of de.
- cree 10 me directed from the Clerk
~ the Dubois Circuit Court. IN = cause
wherein Joseph Lsndiss is plaintiff. aud
Agnus Msckey aud Andrew Mnckev are
defendants. requiring me 10 make The
-um OF One Hundred and Seventy-two
Dollars aud Ten cents, with interest on
said decree aud costs. ! will expose at
public sale, TO the hivhest bidder. on
SATURDAY. THE 23HD nay or FEB
RUARY A. d 1889.
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock q. m.
and o'clock p. M, Of said day. al The
door OF the Comrt-honsc. IN Dubois coun.
~, Indiana the rents and profits for q
term moi exceeding seven years, the fol-
lowing Real Estate, situated in Dubois
county, Indiana. t0-wit:
The west half OF the north-west quar-
ter Of the sowth-west quarter Section No.
Z wenty six 1863, la township No. two t2)
south. range No three (3) west, contain
ing % acres, more or lesa.
n such rents and profits will not sell
for sufficient sum 10 satisfy said decree,
Interest and coats, will M the Same time
and place expose TO public sale the fee
simple Of said Real Estate, or so much
thereof as may be sufficient to discharge
said decree, interest and costs.
Said sale will be made without any re-
lief whatever from valuation Or appraise-
nlent laws.
FERDINAND SCHNEIDER.
4 Sheriff Of Dubois County.
] TRAYLoR & HUNTER, Ast'ys for P!'f.
I Feb !. 1889 -3w. Inf. $751;
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DThe .blocks Of i've" and Billy Cato
mcnkeying ct elections, viii be done
away with under the Andrews law. Fos
years such things have been . Disgrace
10 Indiana. But II don't 70 quite foI
enough yet. II should be made TO apply
70 primary nominating elections also.
Our foreman suggests that q the first
election under the law II may Be neces
sary to call out the militia and declare
martial law 10 order to enforce II.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

Dubois County certainly needs more
Democratic papers as II Is fast becoming
Repulicanized. At the first election held
q Jasper after the writer came TO THE
city thirty years ago, Republican tick
Of was found in the box. The Judges
examined IL critically. and after much
thought and consultation threw II out,
deciding that ii was joke being playe ed
on them By some incorrigible. Now Il is
understood there are lots Of Republic
cans up there; they are hard workers
for the party, and are making big hole
IN the unanimous Democratic maj
Evansville Journal.
The eiitor Of the Courier has been q
citizen OF Jasper thirty-one years. and
there was cast ct the election in 1853 in
jasper So Republican votes. and In 1885
only SO votes. The Democrats majority
IN the county in 1855 was SS6, in 1888 u
Vas 1765. Not much OF hole percep
tible. But the joke is just as good one
though We ALWAYS thought II Was locat
Cd ct Fulda in Spencer county. Man,
folks are sorry the "blocks Of five" re
ports are not 80 much OF joke.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

oGThe bill 70 elect i've Supreme
Court Commissioners 70 assist to bring
up the work Of the Indiana Supreme
Court has paced the Housc; also the
bill providing separate boards Of trustees
for he State bsnevoleucs iustitutious.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08

For the benefit Of those who abhor
printers ink o prime factor 10 the ID.
vaucement Of their interest, We would
state that Sampson-the strong party.
was tbs fret man % "a vertise. He took
two solid columns TO demonstrate his
strength, and several thousand people
stumbled" to the scheme He brought
down the house. - Evansville Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINIS1 NH1OnC 1O5IOkSs
NOTICE is hereby given that the On.
~ dersigned has heeu BY the Clerk Of
the Dubois Circuit Court. appointed Ex-
ecuior Of the last will and Testament 81
Magdalena Hochgeaang. late Of said
county, state nf Indiana. deceased.
john GIEsLER. Executor.
AL HoNvycrTr. Atty.
Feb 8. 1899 -3W.