Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. Labor day Monday. —— • I The city schools open Monday. Some very hot weather this week. Commissioners’ court convenes in regular session next Monday. Frank and Bernard Maloy will leave next week to resume their studies at Notre Dame. For Sale:—Two lots in Newton’s addition to Rensselaer. Enquire at Democrat office. Auditor Murray and T. J. Joiner both lost their watches at the K. of P. encampment at Indianapolis last week. Several from Rensselaer took in the excursion to Cedar Lake last Sunday, 69 tickets being sold at this station. A Sunday School picnic will be held in the Gowdy grove, in Newton tp., Sunday, Sept. 11. Everybody invited. Six divorce cases and one breach of promise case were on the docket of the present term of the Benton circuit court. Miss Grace Jouvenat has returned to her home in Chicago, after an extended visit with friends and relatives here. Miss Maggie Kenton will preach at F. W. Baptist church to-morrow (Sunday) at 10:45 a. m. Everybody cordially iimted. Robert Randle has secured a position as traveling salesman for the Ohio Rake Co., of Dayton, 0.. and left on Monday to assume duty. Mr. T. W. Mauk and daughter returned Monday from a week's visit with relatives and friends at; Kokomo, Indianapolis and other points. Miss Mary Meyer left for Chica- j go Sunday where she will stay two ■ weeks studying latest styles in millinery, also purchasing an enMre. Sarah Pruitt, mother-in-law of Bert Jones, who recently came here and was visiting at her old home at Francesville, died there Tuesday morning. Rensselaer Post, No. 84, G. A. R. will leave for the National Encampment at Cincinnatti on Monday, Sept. 5, at 1:45 p. m. D. H. Yeoman, Post Com. Does Bro. Schanlaub of the Morocco Courier, want the commissioners of Newton county to build a $165,000 court house, even if it would be located at Morocco. Dr. H. J. Becker of Dayton, Ohio, will deliver his famous lecture, “Five Hundred Miles on Horseback Through the Holy Land,” at the Presbyterian church •in this city, Sept. l(Hh. Dr. A. E. Kirk is spending a few days with his family here this week. He is now located, with a partner, in the practice of medicine at Terre Haute, and will later move his family to that city. The real estate of the late James Kirtlev, treasurer of Benton county, will be sold at public sale Sept. 15. The widow will retain onethird and it is thought the bondsmen will realize about $3,000 from the sale. y " Xi i 11 « There was quite a good attendance at the farmers’ picnic at Wheatfield last Saturday and a very enjoyable time was had. The outlook for a splendid corn crop up in that locality was nevejr better than the present. The ball game at the Remington fairgrounds last Friday between the Rensselaer and Raub clubs for a purse of SIOO was easily won by Rensselaer, the score standing 10 to lin their favor. Owing to rain but five innings.were played. The famous lecturer, Dr. H. J. Becker, of Dayton, 0., will deliver his new lecture “Hail Liberty of Cuba,” at the Presbyterian church in Rensselaer, next Friday evening, Sept. 9th. Admission 25 cents; 15 cents for school children.