Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1897 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Even tn< McKinley Aid Society in many Diaces presumed to celebrate Jackson Day—January Bth. Cobs for sale, 00 ots. a load, delivered. Phone 151. i W. H. Chubchill. A fee-bill should be passed that will pay county officers for the amount of work required to be done. Extent of population is no proper basis to go by Increasing trade ••oquiies more shelving in Judg* Healy’s store. ‘Lei’ Clark, of the Fort Recovery, Ohio, Journal, is visitin & his parents and friends in Rensselaer. Call on Berget & Penn for Drain Tile. Ofiice over Ellis <fe Murray’s store A number of Republionu papers have reoently contained the following: The number of trusts in this country is placed at 800. The extent of their influence is beyond computaiion. Alinoat everything entering into the necessities of life are more or less affected by these combines which result in big profits to the few and exhorbitaut prices for the masses. Twenty of these true's represents an aggregate capital of a billion dollars... Much of their stock is flotitious, or watered, and serves the double purpose of speoulatio » and a pretext for the enormous tribute laid upon the consumer. In the proportion -that trusts prosper, the publio must sust tin loss, for a’l their gains are inevitably derived from those who consume their pro l ducts. From a pecuniary standpoint, the trust if one of the monster evils of the time, and it it continues to Bpread and grow the next decade as it has in the past a serious state of affairs indeed will confront us. but let us hope that a just remedy may be found for its dissolution rather than growth. And yet these same papers advocate a protective tariff, the very food that cause trust to spring into existence, and upon whioh they feed and thrive. J udge Healy, from long, practical experience in the manufacture of boots and shoes, is undoubtedly the best judge of the make, up, the quality of material, and the proper price for such goods, in the business in this section: HOLLISTER & HOPKINS. The new partners but old millers, are now in full charge of the owels mill, and prepared to do custom grinding promptly, in the best manner, and all other business in their line. Give them a call.