Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Hartley Church of Remington, was a Rensselaer visitor yesterday. The late heavy rains have no doubt colored the oats that are still standing in shock. sL , Our base ball boys went to Sheldon yesterday to play the return game with the club at that place. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hilton of Barkley tp., died on Wednesday of last week. The annual reports of Trustees Freeland of Newton tp., and Kaupke of Kankakee tp., appear elsewhere in this paper. The Remington and Rensselaer “kid” nines crossed bats hero Monday. Score 18 to 14 in favor of Captain McCoy’s Rensselaer team, Mayor McCoy, C. E. Mills, L. H. Hamilton and a few others from Rensselaer, attended the republican convention at Indianapolis this week. See C. A. Roberts for a Studebaker Farm Wagon—it hasSlopesholder Spokes, others square ones —and for a Dewey Buggy, and Hobson Carriages. All warranted. In a letter to a Rensselaer friend, Hon. Dr. H. Patton of Woodward, Oklahoma, formerly of Remington, states that his son Luther, has been nominated for clerk of Woodward county on the democratic ticket. „ Wp. Guess, of Tennessee, was a welcome caller at the Democrat office Tuesday, Mr. Guess is a newspaper man, having but shortiy disposed of a paper in his state and at present is a reporter on the Chicago Daily News staff.

The Camp Mount excursion last Sunday was well patronized. 102 tickets being sold from this station. Many of the excursionists, however, were from Goodland, Remington and other points. At Monticello 150 tickets were sold. Amos (Chub) Nichols returned last week from a prospecting tour in Jennings county. Chub was pleased with stock raising qualities of the country and _ reports the Jasper county contingent there as being satisfied and prosperous. —Remington Press. William Kolb, aged 93 years, died at his home in Oxford last Friday. Mr. Kolb was the grandfather of Mrs. Frank Foltz, of this city, and was the oldest man in Benton county. His wife, aged 90, with whom he had lived for more than 70 years, survives him. It’s surprising to see how many people manage to have business in town on circus day, and who never heard a word a)?out a circus until after they arrived in town. Charley Fraser, Geo. H. Parks and W. C. Smalley of Remington, were among this number who arrived in the city Wednesday, Harry Noland, the Remington young man confined in the county jail in default of a peace bond, is subject to epileptic fits, and last Friday evening, while Sheriff Reed was down town, he was taken with one. The other prisoners were frightened half out of ‘ their wits and it was some time before the excitement was over. We have received a copy of the Jasper County Demoferat published under the new management. It shows the work of a skilled hand; being neatly gotten up and full of news, both local and general. The Democrats of Jasper county sho.uld feel proud of the organ ana give it loyal support, not that we desire democracy increased in Jasper, but that Brother Babcock may succeed financially.—Lowell Tribune. Dr. Washburn received another letter from his son Ira, Monday, who is at Santiago. The letter is written on the bark of a palm tree. He says: “I am as well as ever and have struok the rainy season in Cuba. This was taken from a royal palm, standing sixty feet high on San Juan hill and facing the besieged city. The city surrendered on July 14th. No first Illinois men killed or wounded.” The letter was written July 15th. —Journal.