Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1898 — Page 5

THE DAYLIGHT a Nd MODEL Clothing & Dry Goods Establishments ° “,• . •' y ARE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

Our new methods of doing business gives entire satisfaction to our old customers and has gained for us many new patrons. This establishment has lately been built new and fitted up in the latest modern style. The rear part of these colossal rooms are lighted in such a manner that goods will show up as good as in the front of the store. I have recently stocked up with an entire new and fashionable line of goods, Consisting 0f....

Professional Cards. ATTORNEYS. Hanley & Hunt, Law, Abstracts, Loans and Real Estate. Office in Hollingsworth Building, Ist floor, rear of McCoy’s Bank. J. L. Duvall, Attorney-at-Law. All business profession carefully and thoroughly executed. Money to loan on almost anv terms. Real Estate bought and sold. Collections and abstracts carefully propounded. First door east of P. O. upstairs. Geo. K. Hollingsworth Arthur H. Hopkius Hollingsworth & Hopkins, Attorneys at Law. fW Office second floor of Leopold's Block. Corner Washington and Yanßensselaer sts. Practice in all the courts, purchase, sell and lease real estate. Attorneys for Rensselaer B. L. A S. Association. Jas. W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker. Attorney For The L. N. A. AC.Ry, and Rensselaer W. L. & P. Co. over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana. ——t : PRANK FOLTZ. C. 0. SPITLSK. HARRY R. KURRIZ. Foltz, Spitler & Knrrie, (Successors to Thompson A Bro.) Attorneys-«t-Law. Law, Real Estate, Insurance Abstracts and Loans, Only set of Abstract Books in the County. RENSSELAER, IND. Chilcote & Diuui, Attorneys-at-Law, Attend to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second story of Makeever Block. RENSSELAER. IND. R. S. DWIGGINS, ...COUNSELOR-MIL. Rensselaer, "T Indiana. I hare recovered my health and have again entered upon the practice of the law. 'Call and see me. Offiee In Makeever’s Bank Building- • J. F. Warren 4. f. Irwin Warren & Irwin, Reel Estate, Abstracts. ■ ■wan uni nn ini

Thanking you for past favors and a continuance of your patronage in the future, I remain, Yours To Save Money, A. LEOPOLD, the Rensselaer Merchant.

BANKING. Alfred McCoy. Pres T. J. McCoy, Cash. A. R. Hopkins. Assistant Cashier. A. McCoy & Co’s. Bank, RENSSELAER, IND. The Oldest Bank in Jasper County. Established in 1854. Transacts a general banking business, buys notes and loans money on long or short time on personal or real estate security. Fair and liberal treatment is promised to all. Interest paid on time deposits. Foreign exchange bought and sold. Your patronage is solicited. Patrons having valuable papers may deposit them for safe keeping. Addison Parkinsou. John M. Wasson. President. Vice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth. Cashier. Commercial State Bank, (North Side of Public Square. RENSSELAER, IND. The Only State Bank in Jasper Co. DIBECTOHS. Addison Pnrkison. G. E. Murray. Jas. T. Randle. John M. Wasson and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A share of your putronage is solicited. PHYSICIANS. I. B, Washburn. E. C. English. Washburn & English, Physicians & Surgeons, Dr. Washburn will give special attention to Diseuses of the Eye. Ear. Nose. Throat and Chronic Diseases. Dr. English will give special attention to Surgery mall Departments, and general medicine. Office over Ellis & Murray's Telephone IS. C. E. Powell, il. D. Physician and Surgeon. Will be at office from 2 to 3 p. m. Sundays. Calls promptly attended. Office over Commercial State Bonk—Residence one block north of school house. Office phoue 60. Residence phone 81. DENTIST. H. L. BROWN, Dentist Office over F. B. Moyer’s drug store. Qeorge Goff, LUNCH, CREAM, SODA AND ICES. Agent for Collins Ice Cream Co. Union Business College, M COLUMBIA ST. LAFAYETTE, INC. Initial Bmlme. Bopk*ktMii( lirilih Serirnr •.a.mud.pm

Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps and A Fine Line of Ladies’ and Gent’s Furnishing Goods. Customers will save from 10 to 25 per cent, as my PRICES ARE UNDER ALL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

NORTH BARKLEY. —Miss Janet Cook visited Clara Zook over Sunday. —About half the people in this vicinity have the ague. —E. P. Honan of Rensselaer, took dinner with Mr. Callahan’s Wednesday. < —Harry Gifford and Mr. Seitz will ship a carload of onions to Cincinnati Thursday. —Will Davis of Culum, 111., visited his father, Janies Davis, a few days last week. —Bert Cramer, who went to Minnesota some time ago to work in a saw mill, returned home Friday. —Albert Inlow, who has been running an engine for Mr. Beck, near Lafayette, returned home Saturday. —Alfred Donnelly and family and Mr. Churchill of near Rensselaer, spent Sunday with 0. Callahan and family. —The surveyors on the R. R. are as far as Sunnyside. They expect to get as far as the Francestille road bv Saturday. night to kill the tomato and potato vines and all the late corn on the muck. Early planting was too far advanced for serious injure. ~t__ ——.— *

NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

—Miss Lily Elijah is on the sick list. —Joe Shindlerhas rented a farm near Parr. —Everet Halstead made a trip to Lowell last Friday. —Lesley Miller spent Sunday evening at Rensselaer. —rLiitle Miss Hattie Shields is attending school at Rensselaer. —Harvey Miller visited Miss Minnie Baker at Mt. Ayr, last Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Handley did shopping at Mt. Ayr last Monday. —Joseph Thomas of Rensselaer, moved hia family in this vicinity last week. —Mr. and Mrs. Lute Mallatt of Fair Oaks,, an spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mil Frank

—Mr. and Mrs. August Rosenbaum spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Herr and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shultz. —Mr. Vete Wienlufski and the Misses Agnes and Katie Carmody of Remington, spent Sunday at Rensselaer with Rose Lane/ —Mr. Robert Crisler and daughterJGlennie, and Mrs. Wm. Wooley of*Mt. Ayr, spent a pleasevening in music and singing at the home of Joseph Lane, last Tuesday. —Miss Marie Lane and Arthur Schacha returned to their home in Cleveland, Ohio, after several weeks visit with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lane. Miss Anna Lane accompanied them and will spend the winter there.

REMINGTON.

—Peter Parks has moved to Valparaiso. —Dr. Felch has sold his practice here and has located at Boswell. —J. H. Biddle returned Tuesday from his trip to Cincinnati. —C. G. Austin-of Goodland was on our streets Monday morning. —Sheriff Reed and J. F. Irwin were Remington callers Monday. —An infant child of Chas. Shew’s died'Sunday evening of flux. —A B. Clark and family of Monticello, spent Sunday with friends here. —Miss Lilia Curtis is filling Prof. Clayton’s place in school while he is sick. —Mr. and Mr§. Austin Flint of Valparaiso, came Monday to attend the. funeral of Charles Shew’s baby. —Among those who left Tuesday for the state fair at Indianapolis we noticed S. S. Galbraith, Scott Russell and George Hemphill. —• L. S. Garvin, an old resident of Gilboa township, Benton county, and well and favorably known here, died last Friday, aged 62 years. — Mrs. Lucinda Roe, mother of Harry Noland, who in default of peace bond has been confined in the county Jail for several weeka. haa her household effect* packed preparatory to removing to Indianapolis. —How long would a bask dark (even a boy of tender years) bold his Job, should he, by miatako,

I pay no rent, but receive between four hundred and five hundred dollars per month from my business properties, and my experience and knowledge of the wants of the public together with my ability to purchase for cash only, makes it possible for me to sell goods for less money than others. Therefore I kindly invite you one and all to give this Great Establishment an early call and save money by so doing. I will quote prices to you which will insure a sale every time.

make a wrong entry, and then try to correct it by removing one, two or 4 pages of his ledger? He would soon be asked to resign. But in county affairs if he stands in with “the ring” it don’t matter. If he gets up a record or makes an entry that don’t look just right he can cut it out and throw it away, and it’s all right. Better elect men to county office who don’t make the errors, and then the records need not be mutilated. —Last Sunday morning in W. H. Shesler’s restaurant on the north side, one Frank Van Dorn and one Plummer, both tile ditchers, became involved in an altercation over some money matters (Van Dorn being loaded to the water line with bug-juice) and in the contest which ensued said Plummer proved himself quit*? a “slugger” and won the bout in the first round by landing a straight right hand punch on Van Dorn's nose, Van Dorn going down to avoid further punishment and was counted out with a badly bruised and battered olfactory member, Plummer coining out with a badly bruised and broken right hand. Van Dorn then attempted to renew the battle Armed with a shot gun. which was taken from him by Dan Coleman and Isaac Leavel. Constable Pruitt' then succeeded in persuading Van Dorn to accompany him down the alley, where they were finally met by marshal Luckey, who had been telephoned for at the beginning, of the affray, and Van Dorn, who lmd by this time yielded to the demands of “Baclius" and “Morpheus,” was tenderly placed on a cot in cell No. 1 to rest and recuperate.

BLACKFORD.

—Weather fine and cool. —Alvin McCurtain has been having the ague for a few days. —Madam Rumor was right when she said there would be a wedding soon. —The people in this locality have done threshing and are now sowing wheat. —The hog cholera is still abundant. Several more people in this locality have been losing hogs from it.. —There was a party given at John W. Hurley’s last Saturday evening. About twenty-five couples were present They played till 12 o’clock and all went home well pleased with the time they had.

—J. E. Sullenbarger, the young; gent that got married here a few weeks ago, is cutting corn for Jacob Lesh. —Will Fisher is woiking for Mr. Jacob Lesh. Mr. Fisher says it is the sweetest he has struck for a long time. —John Martin, the Monon threslierman, says it looks bad tothrash all the season and then end by going to the poor farm —Lester Shriner has bought 1 him a pony. Lester says he lias got tired of riding horses that he $ has to take a ladder to get in the,' saddle. —Well, the war is over and our soldier boys are returning home. It seems as though McKinley takes the cake and not the dough as the people thought when the war begun.

VIRGIE.

—Mrs. Florence is very siok. —Roads good anti weather fine. —C. A. Harrington is done putting in his wheat. The new railroad grade near; Kniman is about done. . —Miss IvaGrannne has returned home from W. Taylors. —A large quantity of oats is being brought into this place. —Mrs. Shrever has been very sick hut is now getting better."' —Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Hh Hochbaum, Friday morning, an. 8 pound girl. —R. W. Taylor has just threshed his oats. He is about done thresh- , ing for this season.

CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

Followiug are the appointments of the Northwest M. E. conference ; for the Valparaiso district: Samuel Beck, presiding elder; Brook, J. P; Jj Shaglay; Chesterton. A. G. Detch; Point, R. D. Utter; Dunnvtlle, C. H. Hick- '« man; East Chicago, W. T. Hovis; Frances- if ville. H.C. Weston; Goodland. A. P. DeLong; Hammond, M. H. Appleby; HebcMl/ 1 W. E. McKinzie; Hobart, J. L. Greenwayi 1 Kentland, W. R. Mikels; Lovell, A. A. Raft- ' dall; Medaryville, A. A. Umpley; Michigan City, J.S. Hoag land; Mooon, A. L. Clark: ij Morocco, O. B. Rippetoe; Remington, W. A. ; Matthews; Rensselaer, H. M. Middleton; | Reynolds, Jacob Rohm (supply); Rom Lawn, J. T. Sawyer; Royal Center, H. C. | Valparaiso, H. A. Tucker; Wasratab, W. fc. ' j Bennett: WeatrUle, C. V. Stockbwger; WmM ting. K D. Smith; Wheeler. J. M. Wowfigl W matnac, iMrid Handley; Wolcott, J. W. Shell,