Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1898 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Lafayette Strole, a well known citizen of Newton county, died last week after a brief illness. » t C. E. Tyner of Cedar Lake, was in the city Thursday on business, returning home yesterday. Joe Schofield and E. L. Short are land prospecting in the vicinity of Manchester, Tenn., this week. Arthur Catt returned to Hammond Thursday after a few days visit with his parents in Rensselaer. s The wife of Jacob Hall, who resides in the northwest part of the city, died Thursday night after a long illness from consumption. The Indiana IT. S. senatorial situation, it is thought, stands about as follows were a vote taken at this time: Steele, 28; Posey, 2D; Hanly, 18; Beveridge, 15; Taylor. 9. It is thought the fight will finally narrow down to Steele [ and Mount. It is said that Jamison & Heidrich, <>f Peoria, 111., have purchased from Danielson & Ellingson, of Hamlet. Starke county, 1180 acres of land for $30,500. It is I proposed to establish a beet sugar ' factory if the coming Indiana Legislature passes a bounty law. j Sugar beets testing 22.9 per cent, sugar were grown on this land last year. Jamison & Heidrich have a further option on 1,800 acres owned by the same firm and it is said on several thousand acres of individual tracts. Not la Jasper, Sid. Jtwr.xrv Courier: It has come to be recognized by all political parties in Indiana that reform in local government is badly needed in this state. ANOTHER SOLDIER DIES. Joseph Turner, a son of William Turner of Kankakee tp., died in the camp hospital at Savannah, Ga., last week, and was buried at Wheatfield Sunday. He was a j member of Co. I, 161st Indiana regiment, and died of measles. ESTRAYED. The undersigned purchased a Jersey cow about 4 years old at D. H Y eoman's sale. She has strayed ■ from my premises. Any one informing me of her whereabouts will be suitably rewarded. Geo. Coqcmlix, Stoutsburg, Ind.