Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1898 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The fight for better auf uue «•- nofnical countv srovenunest teiHK waged by the Jasper Ceuuty bomcrat should appwd to the aease and judgement of every taxpayer in Jasper county. For years taawMOoa by one of the most extra rings that ever preyed upoa a laug suffering people, the turning paint has come. There are times when a long suffering people refuse to listen to appeals to “stand by tke and vote for their own interests. We believe that this is one of those years in Jasper county.—Delphi limes. Subscribe for The Dem<»ceat. Good correspondence stationery cheap at The Democrat office. A whole armload of old papere for a nickel at The Democrat office. For Sale:—Lots 5 and 6. block 13, Newton’s addition to Rensselaer. Enquire at Democrat office. A handsome envelope, either square or oblong, for 5 cents per package at The Democrat office. If you have for sale a farm, house and lot, or any other property of a salable nature, try advertising it in The Democrat. Get your job printing done al The Democrat office. Satisfaction guaranteed both in stock, prices and workmanship. Bring your job printing to The Democrat office. We appreciate your favors, do nothing but the best work and charg moderate prices. Advertisers should bear in mind that The Democrat has a larger circulation among the farmers than any paper published in Jasper county.

A file of The Democrat will henceforth be found at Kelley’s News Depot, north side of public square, where copies of same are also kept on sale. We occasionally send out a few sample copies of The Democrat to people who are not regular subscribers, with a view of inducing them to become such. These papers are stamped “Sample Copy,” and anyone receiving such need have no hesitancy in taking them from the post office, as there is no charge made for sample copies. Township Trustee Charles JL Holladay, recently addressed a letler to the Deputy Revenue Collector, asking whether or not it was necessary for a township trustee to place a revenue stamp on a check issued in payment for township business, and received reply that it was not A trustee, or other official in transacting public business does not need to use the revenue stamp. Mrs. Sarah E. Clark of Milroy township, has begun suit for damages against her husband, Chas. E. Clark, for abandonment. They were married May 28th, 1898, and defendant is alleged to have abandoned her August 18. She asks that the defendant be compelled to pay her S2OO per year as support and after the birth of her child S3OO, per year. The firntiff’s maiden name was Blackmore, and she is now but 18 years of age. The Benton Review is authority for the statement that “Sister” Mary Travis, a lady preacher well known in the southern part of this county, died at Newcastle, Ind., last week and was buried at Gilboa cemetery in Benton county, Saturday. Deceased had but lately returned from Africa, where she spent about two years as a missionary. She was 28 years of age, was an earnest Christian, and had many friends in the northeastern part of Benton county, where she resided.

The republican organs here are attempting to make campaign material out of the fact that J. F. Major was one of the signers whoexpressed himself in favor of the building of a new court house here when the petition for and against the , scheme was circulated in the south[em part of the county. They neg- , lect to add, however, that at the time said petition was circulated the avowed intention of the board was for a court house to cost complete only about one-half the amount that they finally put into the structure. By the way. we believe the Rensselaer Republican stated very positively to its readers time and again that its cost could not exceed the 2 per cent, bonded limit, but the ring who conducted the business bonded the county for about 4 per ©ent. and paid several thousand dollars in excess of that received from the bonds. The ring organs are indeed hard up for campaign material. ~