Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. Subscribe for The Democrat ‘~ J - Get your sale bills at The Democrat office. Advertising in The Democrat brings good results. Try it. Wolcott will inaugurate the rock pile treatment for “hoboes.” Geo. Besse of Remington, was in the city on business Wednesday. Mrs. H. Ropp of near Valma, is visiting her parents in Champaign county, Ohio. Rev. V. O. Fritts is holding special meetings at the Missionary Baptist church this week. Miss Nellie Gardner returned Monday from a pleasant visit of four weeks with friends at Attica. W T hen in Rensselaer put your team up at Haff & Masker’s feed and hitch barn, one block north of Makeever hotel. ts Sheriff Reed is having considerable trouble with his left hand, the result of a kick from a horse some two weeks ago. Herr F. B. Meyer ist zum Postmeister ernannt worden. Der Demokrat gratulirt und wuenscht ihm viel Glueck in dieser neuer Stelle. W. H. Beam, the genial station ' agent, at this place, is again in the harness. He is filling an absent train dispatcher’s place at Monon this week. Mr. Horatio Ropp received two fine deer skins from S. M. Pullins of North Dakota, as a Christmas present. Sam slayed the deer with his own hands. Mr. W. B. Freeman, who purchased a farm north of town some five years ago has returned to Newman, 111., which ‘place he will make his future home. A box social will be held Friday night, January 27, at Lawndale school, Jordan tp., six miles south and two miles east of Rensselaer. All cordially invited. Leah Knox, Teacher. Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach next Sunday morning upon, “Soulwinning, The Unsought Wisdom.” At night he will preach on “Following Jesus.” Everybody is invited to these services. Jacob Dexter of Goodland, a member of Co. I, 161st Indiana, died of smallpox in camp at Marianao, Cuba, last Tuesday. Jake was a son of Peter Dexter, the veteran Hollander of Goodland, and was a very likely young man. A new kind of light has made it’s appearance in the city. It is superior to electricity and is much cheaper. Gasoline is the “motive power.” Rosenbaum’s saloon is said to be the only place in the city yet lighted by the new illuminant. The Farmers’ institute selected the Township school trustees, and President of the school board of Rensselaer, Remington and Wheatfield to act with the executive committee named as follows, Lewis H. Hamilton, Maud Spitler, David B. Nowels, Amanda W. Warren and Simon P. Thompson.

Some speculation is indulged in as to who will be Meyer’s successor in the City Council. Mr. Meyer has declared he will resign his city office as soon as he enters upon the discharge of his duties as postmaster. The City Council will fill this vacancy by appointment. It stands three republicans and two democrats. The editor of the Jasper County Democrat was indicted for criminal libel by the grand jury last week. We feel sorry for Mr. Babcock, but earnestly hope he will continue the good work of exposing “county steals,” etc., and hope the day is not far distant when Bro. ‘Babcock will tower far above any other man in Jasper county in the estimation of the taxpayers. Go on, falter not in the good work you have begun, and in the end God will honor and reward you if your fellowmen do not—Hebron News.