Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1898 — Vicinity News. [ARTICLE]

Vicinity News.

Qtto Engle purchased a half interest in “Claude Tenny” a Rensselaer horse, which he expects to put on the turf this season.— Francesville Tribune. A vast amount of oats is being received at our local elevators this week, the oats however are a little light, and tainted from the late heavy rains.—Monticello Jotirnal. Corn is doing well. In some fields, ears are well developed, while in others they are just forming. Farmers feel safe on the rain question now and are hoping for a late frost.—Benton Review. Probably no minister in northern Indiana can speak as much in praise of his members as Rev. Barnes. He has thus far received 54 chickens. Who has been better served.—Hebron News. M. A. Jones and Thorp Bigley attended the G. A. R. meeting at Goodland Thursday to make arrangements for the county reunion this fall. The reunion will be held at Goodland, Sept. 14 and 15. —Brook Reporter. Pine township will vote, Sept. 3, on the question of giving or refusing aid to the question of giving or refusing aid to the John Van Natta railroad. That makes about four new raillroads Benton county is to have. —Oxford Tribune. The stable containing 4 horses, the grainary and several tons of hay on the John Cassidy farm, in the southeast part of this township were destroyed by fire last Monday, just after noon. The origin of the fire is unknown. — Kentland Democrat. D. H. Fulleton's bam was destroyed by fire Monday evening, and about ten tons of hay was also burned. By hard work the fire was kept from the other buildings. The fire was first discovered about 7:30 in the evening. It is not known how the fire originated. —Benton Review. The railroad meeting at this place Friday afternoon was postponed until later. This was done to give time to give an opportunity to test the people on the question of the matter of right-of-way. It is the aim to cooperate with Rochester and Rensselaer in the matter of organization and desire to get the articles of association all similiar. —Winamac Republican.

If any of our citizens have a hankering to feast their visible organs on one of the finest corn crops that ever grew on this mundane sphere, let them meander out through the Beaver Lake country. Yezzur, right out thar where the gulches echo to the tread of the dun-garbed wolf, and where the unwashed brigand and his crew play nine-pins with the skulls of the slain.—Morocco Courier. Lars Johnson was figuring out how much he made on his oats. He had 625 bushels worth $125. The thresher bill was $40.50; twine $22; farm hand S2O; binder note $45; —making in all $157.50. He is not permitted to sell the straw from the farm. If frost stays off till October and he can learn to eat straw like a horse he .thinks that it is possible for him to live through the winter. Fowler Leader.

The Democracy of the Thirteenth congressional district met in South Bend, Wednesday last and nominated Mont. M. Hathaway, of Pulaski county, as a candidate for Congress. B. F. Shively was permanent chairman. Mr. Hath way’s competitor was Dixon W. Place, of St. Joe. The name of Val. Zimmerman, of Fulton, was not presented. Mr. Hathaway was nominated on the third ballot.—Medaryville Advertiser,

C. L. Kuns, the whilom Idaville creamery man, who is wanted by the City, National "bank here as well as by other Cass county people and no end of persons in White county and a scattering from other parts of the earth, has at last been put in position where his solicitous and inquiring friends' can put their fingers on him at a moment’s notice says the Logansport Reporter. He was rounded up at his old home in Preble county, Ohio, this week, and yesterday was confined in the county jail at Monticello to await trial on the several charges against him. — Delphi Times. .