Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1893 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Fleming Phillips, an old and well kn~wn oitizen of this county, died last Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. R. Rishliug, near Lee station, aged 68 years, 2 months and 24 days. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. B. F. Ferguson following Sunday forenoon. Interment in Osborn? cemetery. Mrs. Eliza Tannbr died in Barks ley township last Saturday night. Remains taken to Danville, 111., for interment. Deputy Auditor E. L. Clark accidentally dislocated a knee and is perambulating on crutches. S. C. Hammond and son Joe have bought lots south of the old Methodist churoh premises and will soon erect residences. When the L., N. A. & C. receives its new cars it will devote some efforts toward securing the coal traffic from Clay county for northern points.

Thanks to U. S. Sonator Turpie for favors reoeived. Thanks to state senator Gilman for copy of Governor Matthews’ Inaugural Address. The appointment of Judge Jaokson t» the vacanoy occasioned by the death of Justice Lamar has been confirmed by the senate. A bill has been introduced in the legislature to elect presides tial electors by congressional districts. It is similar in its tures to the Miner law Secretary of the Treasury Jb os. ter has placed the fi ancial condition of the treasury in such shape that he has been compelled to call upon New York bankers to tide him over to the 4th of March.

A dog bill has passed the lower house of the legislature which contains a number of stringent provisions. It requires the owner of a dog to register it with the township assessor, which register shall be kept as an open book for inspection in the trustee’s office. Failure to have your dog registered is a misdeme l or and lays you liable to a fine of $25. t costs $1 to register the first male dog and 83 for each additional male dog 1 $3 for the first female dog and $lO for each additional female dog.— Anybody is authorized to kill an unregistered dog. Outside of Indianapolis any excess of the fund collected from thiß tax after sheep claims have been paid goes to the township road fund.

WINTER REBOBTB OP THE SOUTH. Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla., and other South Atlantic and Gulf coast resorts can be reached with but one change of cars from Chicago and that at Louisville or Cincinnati, wuere the Moiion makes close connection the L. & N. and Q. and C. "Vestibule trains, running through to Florida. The Monon’s day trains are now nil equipped with beautiful new Parlor and Dining cars, while its night trains are made up of Smoking Cars, Day Coaches, and Pullman and Compartment Sleepers, lighted, by electricity from head-, light to hindermost sleeper. The Monou has gradually fought its way to the front, making extensive improvements in its roadbed service, until tosday it is the bist equipped line from Chicago to the South, offering its patrons facilities and accommodations second to none in the world, and at rates lower than ever before.

WM. H. CHURCHILL, Justice of the Peaces Office second door north of the Depot, NOTICE OP FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. In the Matter of tbe Estate of Mary Ball, Deceased. In the Jasper Circuit Court, March Term, 1893. Notice is Hereby Giver,, That the undersigned, as Administrator of the eUnte of Mary Ball deceased, has presented ana filed his account and.vonchers in final set lemont of said estate, and that the same will come np for the examination and action of said Conrt, on tbe 21st day of March, 1893, at which time all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court and show cause, if any there be, why said eooount and vouchers should not be approved. | |And the heirs of said estate, and all others interested therein, are al o hereby required, at the time and place aforesaid, to appear and make proqf of tbeir heirship or claim to an? ywt of said estate. JOHN BAKER. Attest) Wn. H. Cooveb. Clerk Jasper Cirouit Conrt. Feh, 25, 1893.