Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Next Monday night is hallow’en. 21 pounds “A” sugar for SI.OO. Chicago Bargain Store. J. A. McFarland and J. J. Eiglesbach have each put in fine new computing scales in their places of business. When in Rensselaer, put your team up at Haff & Masker’s feed and hitch barn, one block north of the Makeever hotel. R. 0. Bates’ lecture on AndersonvilleattheM. E. church Thursday evening was well attended and the lecture was a very entertaining one. H. W. Porter, who was thought to be improving last week, has suffered a relapse, and it is now thought can live but a very short time. Timothy O’Herron, road master of this division of the Monon, died suddenly at Monon last Monday night, from the bursting of a blood vessel in the head. W. J. Imes has been chosen by the democrats for election commissioner, and J. E. Wilson for the republicans. These two, with the county clerk, compose the board.

Some repairs will probably have to be made soon on the new court house. The frescoing on the basement ceiling has peeled off badly and the south stairway has settled nearly one-half an inch, allowing some of the marble pieces to become loosened, and detached. Mrs. Guss, widow of the late Joe Guss, who was murdered by a negro in Woodbury, Tenn.. accompanied by her son William, has returned to Jasper county and expects to make this place her future home. They have been stopping at Reynolds the past few months. The negro who killed her husband is now said to be in jail awaiting trial. William B. Austin has closed up eight farm loans within the last two weeks, ranging in amounts from S3OO to $5,000 at 6 or 7 per cent, according to amount. In no case has the applicant had to wait over three or four days for his money. Insurance companies take from three months to three vears to close up loans, consequently Mr. Austin gets the business. Congressman Crumpacker , addressed a *fair sized audience at Ellis opera house last Saturday night on the republican issues of the campaign, and Wednesday night Hon, U. B. Hunt, republican candidate for Secretary of State, held forth at the same place. The republicans are making a desperate effort, but the people don’t seem, to enthuse as th'ey would wish to have them.

Next Sunday is Quarterly Meeting (lay at Trinity Methodist church. Rev. Dr. Beck, the Presiding Elder, will be present and preach at night. In view of the members from the country and the old people, the Lord’s supper will !be administered by the pastor at i the morning service. The loveI feast service will be held at 3:00 pm. and the quarterly conference at b a. m., Monday. Mr. Arthur Lakin’s furlough expired Thursday and he returned to his regiment, the 4th U. S. regulars, at Ft. Sheridan, Chicago. Mr. Lakin desires to express his thanks to the G. A. R., the W. R. C. and Halstead’s rough riders, the families of J. Duvall and Joseph Lane, for their kindly attention, and also to the people of Jasper couny generally who have so generously endeavored to make his short furlough as pleasant as possible. The perfect town, says an exchange, is the one in which you see a farmer patronize a home merchant. The merchant talks to the farmer through the columns of the local newspaper, the labors ers spend the money they earn with their own tradesmen, thus enabling them to offer better bargains. The spirit of reciprocity etween business men and farmers and laborers results every time in making the town a satisfactory one to dwell in. Such a condition is what we should all strive to promote in Rensselaer.