Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1893 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

If Carter Harrison puts the same vim and vigor into his administration that he did in the recen; campaign, he will make Chicago a livel / city during his term of office, especially if he carries out his assertion that he intends to dean the Augean stable existing in that municipality. The law making it unlawful to sell cigarettes or tobacco to persons under 16 years of age is in force. The penalty is fine cf $lO to SIOO, and fiom ten to thirty days in j<*il for each offense. Our local tobacco dealers should secure a copy of the law, as it may save them considerable trouble.

The appointment of Judge Lochren of Minnesota to be commissioner of pensions is an eminently fit one. Judge Lochren not only possesses the scholarly attain-> meats necessary for the discharge of his duties, but he was a sold.er in fact as well as in name during the war. Of four hundred men who formed his regiment at Gettys burg, he was one of the forty survivors of Pickett’s terrible charge. Judge Lochren is a true soldier aud a man of conservative judgment. The pension office undtr his management will b 1 run lion*estly and in the interest of the deserving veterans of the late war.

The Indianapolis papers contain the important (?) news that exPresident Harrisen has rented a pew in church, bidding $25 above the list price. While there is doubtless argument in favor of pew renting it seems much better not to be able *o guage a church goers wealth by the location of his pew in church. A great many prefer pews that would be classed as lowest priced and are willing to pay their proportion ot church expen-, es, but would not want their location to designate them as smad contributors to the church fund. Many who can not hear will prefer front seats on this account, while others prefer seats near the door, though they co. t more than those near the center. Again it is uncomfortable for a stranger to be assigned a pew that he feels belongs by right of payment to another. It is said thac Col. Ingersoll once stepped into a pew of a fashionable church, when soon its regular occupant of aristocratic motild stepped in, and after a tew withering glances passed to Mr. Ingersoll a note saying “I pay 1500 per year for this pew.” The agnostic returned tne same written on the reverse side “You pay too d—d much” and calmly sat thro’out the services. The Democratic Town Conventon was held at the court house Wednesday evening. Dr. J. H Loughndge was elected to preside and Jas. W. McEwen Secretary. The following excellent ticket was placed in nomination: Trustt e, 3d Ward—Jacob J. Eiglesbsch. Trustee, sth Ward -Abram F. Long. Town Clerk—Jesse S. Grubb. Town Marshall —James B. Jordan. Town Treasurer—Nt Ison Randle.

Bev. W. Vieus, Wabash, State Superintendent American Bible Society, will be in Rensselaer, Sunday, April 23d. Mrs. Lola Patton and two chibdren, Omaha, Neb., are visitin? Mrs. Patton’s mother, Mrs. Moes, a.id friends in Rensselaer. Wednesday evening Express agent Jesse Grubb received a tel-, egram from Bedford, Ind., announcing the death of h’s fall er. He left for that city Cl I the night ib A meeting will fe '’eld at the Presbyterian church, Rensselaer, Indiana, Thursday evening, April 20th. 1893, commencing at 8 o'clock for the e ection of two trustees, two elders, and sucn other officers as may be deemed necessary. Under the. new tax law whenever a person refuses to list fcis properly for assessment tbe assessor is authorised to take the sworri statement of another person supposed to have a knowledge of such property and the county audit' r has power to add 50 per cent, to the valuation of the property.