Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1894 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Charlie Landis will accept. The Johnstonites stole the train and the kids stole the convention. There is no telling the extent of the influence tlirei car loads of Landis kids would have exerted in the selection oi delegates at Crown Point. But, alas! their train was stolen. T hey very properly and successfully contested. The principals in the recent Hammond convention were evi dently engaged in a sort of “Dia mond cut Diamond” affair, where in the “Biter got Bit.” Our 8L mon exposed considerable cheek when he assured the Landis crew, in substance, that they could well consent to support Johnston if nominated, ’f he would agree to su, port Lands, if the nominee.— Their tactics proved them both mighty mean. The question to ,be decided is—which ’sthe mean est. Simon was correct in his de ! sign to prepare them to vote for a very mean man in any event.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schultz, of Union towuship, were treated to a genuine surprise on Sunday last, the6lsi birth-day anniversary of Mr. S. As usual, the venerable couple had been invited to srenj the day with a neighbor, and were sent for when all arrange ments had been completed. On reaching home the found it in pos session of their children rnd relatives and friends numbering 75 or 80. The table fairly ben under the weight of the luxuries pro. vided- Numerous valuable presents were given Mr. and Mrs. S. As the 52d birth-day anniversary of Mrs. Schultz occurred during the present week, the affair was gotten up in recognition of both. A daughter, Mrs. Rosenbaum, and her husband were presents from Rensselaer, and report a very pleasant time.