Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Try The Democrat for job printing. Mrs. Geo. Stoudt of Remington, j is visiting Mrs, F. E. Babcock. i Col. George A. Sexton of Chicago, was chosen commander-in chief of tfte G. A. R. The next encampment will be held at Philadelphia. The commissioners have been in j session all this week. Up to the time going to press but liitle had 1 leeii done except granting of liquor licenses and discussing ditch! cases. No decision had been arrived at in regard to the petitions to dismiss the Iroquois and Waukarusha ditch cases. For various reasons the matter will no doubt lie continued until next regular term, jn December. 1 L.' ' The swellest colored show in the country, McCabe A: Young's Big Company, will present “A Black Trilby" at the Opera House Monday, Sept. 12. Good singing, good shuffle, buck and wing dancing, selections from all the latest operas intermixed with funny sayings, |nd “a continuous roar of laughter from the rise of the curtain ou'the first act to its fall on the last" is the way a traveling man describes the performance of McCalie & Young's company in “A Black Trilby.” 10, 20 and 30 cents. Seats at Huff's.

A lively runaway was witnessed here Thursday morning. A horse belonging to John Bourne of east of town, started from Elder Shepherd's residence on North Van Rensselaer street and ran about town for awhile at a breakneck speed, filially taking* to the gravel road east toward the stock farm. A little son of Mr. Shepherd’s who was in the buggy when the horse started, was thrown but and quite severely brtiised. The rig collided with two or three buggies before it finally left town, doing some damage. The ‘buggy was badly wrecked.

J. C. Schneider, a member of Geo. Sapp’s Newton county goldseeker, s party who left for the Klondike last February, has returned to his home in Kentland for a few months visit with his family, after which he will return to the frozen north where claims have been located by the party and it is expected fortunes in the yellow metal will be unearthed. Mr. Sapp remains with the rest of the company at Mary island, and Mr. Schneider says is enjoying life immensely. George has cultivated the friendship of Indian Chief Big Mountain, and the Indians cannot do to much for them.

A Newton county man says that seven years ago he left his vest containing a gold watch hanging on the fence while mowing the back yard with a scythe, v A young pet calf wandered up and proceeded to eat the vest and swallow the watch with the voracity of an ostrich. He gave it up for lost, of course, and gave it no further thought. A short time ago, this calf, now full grown, was slaughtered. for beef. The watch, now forgotten, was found in such a position between her lungs that the respiration of the lungs closing and filling had kept the stem winder wound up and the watch hail only lost about four minutes during the seven years.

Among those who took advantage of the Monon's cheap rates to Cincinnati to visit friends or take in the national encampment were: Messrs, and Mesdames C. J. Bontrager, W. D. Meyer, L. N. Weils, Janies Creviston, W. J. lines, Wm. Hoile, J. M. Troxell, J. Zimmerman, find Messrs. J. C. Chilcote, A. J. Abbott, Harvey Woixl and son, Esq. Burnham, J. If. Burns, Jas. Warren, T. Newman, L. Potts, Geo. Barcus, Bruce White, C. L. Crisler, Isaac Strucker, J. M. Wasson, L. H. Potts, I. N. Hemphill, W. H. Eger, W. J. Miller, W. W. Murray, W. D. Sayler, John Mann, E. D. Rhoades, D. H. Yeoman, A. Simpson, John Carr, Heny Grow, C. B. Steward, Geo. Daugherty, F. Stocksick, J. F. Warren, J. C. Gwin, Wm. Hoover, J. T. Sayler, W. Hawley, M. H. Hemphill, B. H. Shaffer, N. J. Reed, J. W. S. Ulrey and Allen Catt.