Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

E. W. Culp of Remington, was in the city Monday.

A foot ball team with Albert Marshal as captain was organized Tuesday night.

The last game of ball of the season was played at Riverside Park on Thursday afternoon.

Miss Pearl Wasson left on Saturday for Veedesburg, where she will teach the coming winter.

Mr. John McGlinn of Kniman, was in the city yesterday. He brought us five new subscribers to The Democrat.

Joe Marshal of the “rough riders,” and Theodore George are home from the war, the former having been discharged.

The Methodist Sunday school was to have picnicked at Cedar Lake to-day, but finally decided to go instead to Phillips’ grove.

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Dwiggins and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. K. Hollingsworth have returned from a several weeks outing at Oden, Mich.

Advertisers should bear in mind that The Democrat has a larger circulation among the farmers than any paper published in Jasper county.

Harry Noland of Remington was released from the county jail Wednesday afternoon, his mother going on his peace bond, it having been reduced to SSO.

H. Wasson of Newton tp., and Philip McElfresh of this city, are visiting relatives in Nebraska. They will also take in the Omaha exposition while there.

The deputy revenue collector for this district was through here this week looking after base brll and fair associations. Our base ball managers were required to put up the $lO license.

The Democrats will nominate candidates for trustees in Jordan, Union and Gillam townships which have appointees, whose places will be filled by officers elected at the November election.

The officers and directors of the Old Settlers’ Association of Jasper county, will meet next Monday afternoon in the east room of the court house at 2 p. m., to elect new officers and make arrangements connected with holding the next annual meeting.

The new curfew ordinance is a little hard on the “kids.” From April to September it keeps them off the street “after the hour of 8:30 p. m., and 4 o’clock a. m.” We fear time will hang heavily on the hands of some during the six months enforced hibernation.

Dr. Becker’s lectures at the Presbyterian church last Friday and Saturday evenings were quite well attended and were most thoroughly enjoyed. The Dr. remained here over Sunday, the guest of County Clerk Coover, and preached at the Christian church Sunday morning and at the Presbyterian .church in the evening.

Ira Washburn of the Ist Illinois, arrived home Monday. He has been quite sick but had so far recovered at the time his regiment came home as to come along with the rest of the boys. He was given a6O days’ furlough. Ira had the yellow fever, and says that he prefers it to typhoid. He dosen ( t say very much about the treatment received except that it was not what they bargained for or expected.