Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]
W. A. Phillips of Remington, was in the oity yesterday, on business. The twenty-fourth annual camp meeting at Battle Ground will begin July 28 and continue to Aug. -■■■ Frank Hardy of Remington, is talking of going to Oklahoma and engaging the in cattle growing business. |jv For spring hats in latest styles /oft on Mrs. Imes. Everything its her line first class and up to date. The and Indianapolis Sfsntinel one year, $1.40. Democrat and Cincinnatti Enquirer, jf1.50. Mr. ikd Mrs. Samuel Fisher of Morocco are visiting the latter’s mother;! Mrs. James T. Randle, here tbm week. Hon. George Major and wife of Bloomiijgton, Ind., are visiting the fornjer’s son, John F. Major, at Rem>on. George Allman and Miss Mayme Sloan of Indianapolis, were guests of the former's sister, Mrs. W. H. Coover,|Thursday. The 'Chicago papers are again making;their appearance but in abbreviated form. The stereotypers’ strike is still on. We regret to learn that Stella Griffin, irae of the editors of the Remington Press, is not likely to recover from her illness. The ||dl game at the ball park Thursday afternoon between the clerks <fcd the college boys resulted itt a victory for the latter. Score, to 21. We hhve an elegant line of plate script printing wedding cards, calling beards, invitations, etc. Remember us when in need of anything in this line. .v • - > The fife of John M. Fuller, one of the large ranch owners and stock irttfsers of the Kankakee valley, died at Shelby Thursday at an advanced age. '• T%£ The Democ rat has rented residence property on the corner of Main and Harrison streets, and will move his family here from Remington next week.
Benton Review: Our old friend Joe Hixson and wife of Kniman, spent Sunday and the Fourth in Fowler. He says the cattle and hogs are doing first rate and the crop® are good.
The report of the 4tli of July finance committee shows that all the money subscribed was spent except $5.25. What in thunder would they have done if the balloon man had have come, performed his part of the contract and demanded his $75? *
Mr. Max D. Brill, a former clerk in Rensselaer, now of New York city, who is on his wedding tour, writes his friend John C. Chilcote, that himself and wife are now taking in the sights of Paris, and send regards to all his old friends in “dear old Rensselaer.”
New wheat is now being marketed in the southern part of the state. Dealers have reduced their estimate of the vield of the state 5,000,000 bushels during the past week. The normal crop of Indiana is about 45,000.000 bushels. The estimate now made for 1898 is 35,000,000 bushels.
Work on the court house yard and sidewalks is at a standstill, and will probably remain so until the contractors and commissioners reach sotne agreement in the matter of what the specifications call for. It is to be hoped that their differences may soon be adjusted and the work completed.
'Z 1 Alonzo Barcus of Francesville, was here a few hours the 4th, being on his way home from a visit down in Warren. He drove through, and reported crops of all kinds looking fine along the route. The com in Benton county, his old home, was much better than he had expected to find it from what reports he had received from there. It has come to the front greatly in the past two weeks. \ ’