Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. Subscribe for The Democrat. Simon Fendig, of Wheatfield, was in the city Thursday. The Fowler water works plant will be foreclosed for debt. A. Leopold returned Monday from a visit to Sandusky, Ohio. Eugene Spitler, who has been at Rochester, Ind., for a time, has returned home. An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hurley of Blackford, died of lung fever last Saturday. A new wood platform has been constructed at the Monon depot to take the place of the cinder platform.

Subscribe for The Democrat. Henry T. Griggs of Goodland, has been granted an original pension of $6 per month. Mr. Griggs is a county commissioner of his county. A large audience greeted the Sherwood Quartette at the opera house Wednesday night and all expressed themselves as well pleased with the entertainment. Mr, D. A. Stoner went to Chicago Wednesday to attend the combined American Fanciers’ Association and the Illinois State Poultry association this week. He will have some birds on show. Contracts were let by Indiana Odd Fellows Saturday night to Philip Jeckle, of Anderson, for the construction of the Indiana OddFellows’ home on plans submitted. It will be built on their 187 acre farm, near Greensburg., According to the plans it will cost $35,000. Hie cornerstone will be laid on May 1,

W 'W W W >5/ WW W W W W W W W W W W -W W KM’S Mn... Good goods, low prices and square dealing, has built up a good business and is still adding new custemers every day. This is what you find at McFarland’s Grocery. We sell goods as low as any house in Jasper county, quality considered. Farmers will find by comparison that their produce buys more here than anywhere else. The only grocery in the City that handles only strictly high-grade goods. J. A. M’FARLAND, Proprietor.

When in Rensselaer put your team up at Half & Masker’s feed and hitch barn, one block north of Makeover hotel ts George Johnson of Northwest Jordan, has sold his 240-acre farm to a man from Washington, IIL Consideration $54 per acre. Mrs. W. W. Watson has returned to her home in Lima, Ohio, after quite an extended visit with her parents and other friends here. Mr. Isaac Parsons, sr. of Monon, was in the city this week, and made The Democrat a call. He was here as counsel on the Leach divorce case. D. W. Shields came up from Manchester, Tenn., last Saturday to close up some business matters here. He will return to Tennessee next week. John Allen, who has been sick for some time at the Makeever House, was taken to the poor farm last Saturday. He claims Idaho as his home. Harry Townsend, formerly of this place, now of Goodland, was married at Indianapolis on Tuesday of last week, to Miss Nellie Long, of Goodland. An entertainment and supper will be given at Lone Star school house, Milroy tp., next Friday evening for the benefit of the new Baptist church fund. Mrs. John Stillman, residing in the west part of Carpenter tp., died on the 2d inst, and was buried at Goodland. Deceased had been an invalid for a long time. Another mail sack was ground to pieces by the south-bound train Tuesday morning, consequently a number of our people had to do without their Chicago dailies. Frank and Bernard Maloy will not return to Notre Dame. The former will begin the study of law while the latter will take up the study of medicine with Dr. Berkley.

Mr. J. H. McCampbell and Mrs. Jennie E. Delzell were married at the residence of W. S. Parks in this city last Monday noon by Elder N. H. Sheppard, who was a childhood acquaintance of the bride. Mr. McCampbell is a Monticello business man, while the bride formerly resided at Remington and still owns residence property there. YoL 1, No. 1, of the Goodland Journal, A. J. Kitt’s new paper, has reached our table and it is the neatest sheet we have seen for some time. The paper starts out with a large advertising patronage and bright and newsy from start to finish. It's success is assured beyond a possible doubt. We gladly welcome the Journal to our exchange list. Boyd Callahan of Newton county, who has been in jail here for the past year laying out a judgement secured by a Rose Lawn female, was released this week. Callahan claims to have been unjustly convicted and his friends were of the same opinion. He was a model prisoner. Callahan returned to Rose Lawn, where he will clerk in a store. John Flickenstein jr., of Chicago, a former Remington boy, came Tuesday to visit a few days with relatives and friends. Joe has been studying free hand drawing since he left Remington, and is now a rising young artist, some of his drawings having been published in Puck, Judge, the ChicagoRecord and other papers of this class which speaks well for the merits of his productions.—Remington Press. The Rev. Sam Jones, in a recent sermon said, “The newspapers may decry Hobson and speak evil of him, but he has the profound sympathy of my heart. Why, to kiss everything that comes along, from Hie old maid with moss on her lip to the gay widow; to kiss the old sister whose nose and chin are meeting; to kiss the good, bad and indifferent! Gentlemen, I like kissing, but I want to pick the time, place and case. Poor Hobson! He needs the prayers of the church and the sympathy of his comrades.”

A one and one-half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Chiloote of south of the city, died last Sunday, after an extended illness. The fnneral was held on Monday and interment made in the Crockett cemetery, T. K. Harman, ex-sheriff of Benton county was in town Tuesday. He lives in North Dakota ana came back to visit his mother at Remington who is quite old, run over to Fowler to see the boys.—Fowler Leader. The contract for the new Baptist church in Milroy tp., was recently let to Wm. Churchill of Wolcott for |750, without furniture. The seats, bell, stoves and other furniture have been bought from the Baptist church at Monticello, which has not been running for several years. The whole outfit was purchased for S4O. A bulletin issued by the experiment Station of Purdue University is to the effect that 900,000 hogs, valued at $5,000,000 have died in the state from Cholera. The disease has been general over the state but has subsided somewhat at the present time. During die past two years the Station used 4,300 pounds of “Granulated Cholera Cure,” without finding a practical remedy in any one or them.

Capt. Guthrie of Company I, 161, recently reduced Sergeant Tharp of Rensselaer to the ranks and promoted Hairy Strubbe, from this place to the position. This has caused a great hue and cry by some members of the company and Tharp’s friends, and the Captain is being roundly condemned for his action. Referring to the matter, the Jasper Count Democrat takes occasion to pay Mr. Strubbea justly high compliment as a young man entirely worthy of such an honor. Harry Strubbe was raised in Goodland, and no more honorable and faithful soldier left this state, and no young man was more highly esteemed here, for he left a fine a fine record for honesty, industry and morality. Like the Democrat we are unacquainted with the real merits of the question at issue, but we do know that any official duties exacted of Hany Strubbe as a soldier will be discharged with courage, honesty and ability.—Goodland Journal. 'si; ■ . i i

DR. MOOREi Specialist, H ™l2%wo,b, Office First Stairs West of Port Office. RENSSELAER, IND.