Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1898 — Vicinity Notes. [ARTICLE]

Vicinity Notes.

Mrs. Coon, wife of our liveryman, was adjudged insane Friday and will be sent to the insane asylum at Logansport as soon as a vacancy occurs. —Brook Reporter. The Woodmen of America Lodge are rapidly perfecting arrangements for their big picnic at this place on Tuesday, Sept. 6th. Hon. Geo. M. Boyde, of Chicago will be the principal speaker of the Democrat. A visitor at this office Tuesday expressed the opinion that a wellorganized band of horse thieves had a rendezvous somewhere along the Iroquois river, but whether or not the man had any actual evidence that such was the case, is something in regard to which he failed to inform us.—Morocco Courier. - } . Amos Pettit received a letter yesterday from Richard Herron, of Co. 1, of the 161 Ind. Vol. located at Jacksonville, Fla. Dick says our boys are all in good health but are all willing to return home since peace has been declared. But three deaths have occurred in the regiment, although nearly 300 answer the sick call. Dick closes by describing the country as one of “niggers, snakes and other animals.”—Monticello Journal. Win. Julian, who claims his home is at Williamsport, Ind., but his home is at Williamsport, Ind., but has lately been working as hired hand for Wm. Watts, a few miles north of Goodland, was brought into Squire Heilman’s court Wednesday and placed on trial for having hugged Mrs. Watts the mistress of the house. He plead guilty and was fined $5.00 and costs, which altogether amounted to $15.00, which price he did not possess, and was “sot into de cooler.”—Kentland Democrat.