Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1898 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Esan Hart of Remington, was in the city yesterday. Miss Jessie White of Attica, is visiting Mrs. J. F. Watson. A party of our little folks numbering about 18, picknicked at Peacock’s grove, Saturday afternoon. Miss Belle Marshall who has been visiting in Laporte for the past month, returned home Wednesday. Postoffice Inspector Leatherman of Valparaiso, was in the city Thursday afternoon, checking up the Rensselaer office. Sheriff Wickwire of Newton county, brought over a young man from near Morocco, Thursday, who is charged with getting money under false pretenses, ana placed him in jail here for safe keeping until the next term of the Newton circuit court. The war tax of $lO is payable alike by all base ball teams, professional, semi-professional or amateur, where an admittance fee is charged. It makes no difference how small the town is, the tax will have to be paid.—Ex. Mayor McCoy and Delos Thompson of this city, Bert Van Voorst of Monticello, E. H. Goodrich of Chicago, and J. M. Watson of Crawfordsville, left Thursday for a several weeks hunting trip in So. Dakota. Mrs. Nettie Hoover who is now visiting in Monticello, still remains very seriously sick. Her condition seems to be somewhat of a puzzle to the physicians but they think she is suffering from a general nervous prostration. Clarence B. Travis, a well known farmer residing some two miles south of the city, was examined Thursday before Justices Burnham and Churchill, and Drs. Moore and Berkley, as to his sanity. He was adjudged insane and an application has been made for his removal to Long Cliff.

Some of The Democrat’s out of town readers will no doubt wonder what kind of crops are grown in the court house yard, that it takes so much labor, knowing that the contract for grading and fixing up same was let last fall or summer at an expense of over SB,OOO. For their benefit we will state that the crop this season was “gypsum.” Remington Press: Rensselaer is now agitating the proposition of having a SIO,OOO public park to be located presumably adjacent to the new court house. Quite a scheme, once the commissioners are interested, its building will be a matter of comparative ease, and the fishing possibilities will be a strong incentive to test that “$338 pole” with the $510.50 corner stone for a sinker. Indianapolis Sentinel: The state board of tax commissioners yesterday heard appeals from county boards of review. A number were heard, but all were individual cases. Eugene Parks and Paul Weishaar of Goodland, bought government bonds on March 31 and the county board assessed them for the money as being bought to evade the law. They appealed from the assessment. It takes as much courage and convictions sometimes to stick to your advertising through the dull seasons as it would take to face an army. But it is the man with the courage to stick to his task who wins out in the end. Ceaseless pounding is what counts. Advertising to-day, to-morrow and the day after is what brings trade. It is money thrown away to advertise a day, a week or two weeks, unless it is followed up. —Shoe and Leather Gazette. Miss Stella Parker, living in Barkley township, was treated to a pleasant surprise last Tuesday evening, by about twenty-five of her friends calling in upon her uxexpectedly, the occasion being her 19th birthday. Light refreshments were served. Those present from Rensselaer were: Messrs. Schuyler Irwin, A. G. Cowgill, Jay Stockton, Vermont Hawkins, W. O. Shanlaub and Misses Belle Adams, Laura McClellan and Flora Harrison. A good time reported.

Monticello was visited by a cloud-burst Sunday afternoon. The river rose three feet in two hours, streets, cellars and the low--®r floors of some residences were flooded, water standing 18 inches deep on the floors of several houses, carpets were ruined and considerable damage done to furniture. Byer Bros. & Co. estimate their loss at S2OO. Their cellar was filled with butter and eggs. The storm was between the hours of 12 and 2, and 5| inches of water fell during this short space of time. ' .V 'LA£* .. /