Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. Subscribe for The Democrat The ground hog saw his shadow Thursday. Jan. 30, to Mr. and Mr. and Mil Wm. Mackey, a boy* Tickets on sale at Huffs Jewelry store for the Hillis’ lecture. Blanche Hoyes was in Monticello Thursday on business. “A Turkish Bath,” at the Ellis opera house next Monday night. Just received, new dress goods of all grades and prices at “The Model. ’ r> Harry Bott of the Republican, spent Sunday With friends at Monticello. Sheriff Reed was confined to the house a few days last week from illness. Louis Leopold of Wolcott, was in the city, visiting his parents, this week. Don’t ask for more credit until you have first settled your old bill with Stoner & Day. W illis J. I rues was was in Hammond Thursday visiting his sick son, and on business. C. M. Reynolds of the Monticello Journal, was in the city a few hours Monday night. Geo. J. Nichols and August Schrieber of Wheatfield, were in the city on business Thursday. During the mouth of January over fifty new names were added to The Democrat’s subscription list. Mrs. Harry Butler and little son, of Goodland, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Rhoads over Sunday.

The last and beet of the Fiction Club’s high class entertainments will be the lecture by Dr. N. D. Hillis Tuesday night. Hear him. Miss Arrialla Cotton returned to Chicago with her sister, Mrs. Thompson, and will make that city her home in the future, we are informed. Miss Lizzie Borntrager, left Friday evening for Sedalia, Mo., and San Antonio, Texas, where she will spend the rest of the winter for the benfit of her health. One advantage of the newspaper over the circular as an advertising medium is that it not only prints your advertisement but attends to its distribution as well. “Billy” Frey and Alf. Anderson had a little difficulty Saturday evening. Esq. Burnham assessed the damages to Anderson’s physiognomy at 25 cents and costs, $9.35 in all.