Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Newton circuit court convenes Monday.

J. F. Warren has been on the sick list the past week.

D. M. Worland is home from a visit to southwestern Kansas.

Will Schanlaub began his school near Morocco last Monday.

Bates Tucker, of the 159th Indiana, is home on a 30 day furlough.

Messrs and Mesdaraes L. W. Ross and Ira H. Drake of Kentland, spent Sunday here.

The Newton county old soldiers have decided to hold their next annual reunion at Brook.

Messrs. A*■ B. Long and Scott Cooper, of bear Kniman, were in the city on business Wednesday.

Joe Reynolds and Guy Peacock are working for the W. B. Conkey printing company, near Hammond.

Rev. and Mrs. Beech of Indianapolis, who have 'been visiting friends here, returned home Tuesday.

Miss Lillie Witham, of near Monticello, is out for a short visit with her grandfather, F. W. Mauck.

The contract for carrying the mails between Rankin and Monon has been let to W T . C. Shesler at $l5O per year.

John Jessen, who is looking after the engineering part of Brook’s new crushod stone streets, spent Sunday with his family here.

M. L. Spitler, Jr., Mose and Sadie Leopold, Geo. Moss and W. H. Parkison are attending the State University.

Mrs. Sarah Keefer and Miss Grace Gee have gone to Denver, Colo., where they will make their home in the future.

We understand that John Stillman of northwest Carpenter, has sold his 160-acre farm to an Illinois man, consideration $56 per acre.

When others fail to suit you in price, style and durability of buggies, wagons, harness, etc., then see Judy and The Lief Buggy Company.

On ouF-editorial page this week will be found a cut of the Woodford county, 111., court house with a brief description of the building and of its cost, etc.

A very common remark: “I paid $1.50 or $2.00 for a J. Miller shoe and wore them every day for over one year.” Chicago Bargain Store.

Mr. H. Zchoegner, superintendent of the United Buffalo Mines of Globe, Arizona, after a two months visit with relatives at his old home in Alleghany City, Pa., spent Saturday and Sunday with Simon Kenton, of Surrey.

Some two weeks ago a fine watermelon weighing 424 pounds was stolen from The Democrat window during the absence of the force at dinner. Last Saturday, on returning from dinner, a handsome melon, weight 46 pounds, was peacefully reposing in a dark comer of our sanctum. We made no inquiries at the time but have since learned that" the Journal man lost a melon of about that size and at about the hour this one must have been left at our place. Yes, ft was an excellent melon, in fact the best we. have sampled this season.