Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The annual delinquent tax sale takes place Monday. Mrs. H. B. Murray has been quite sick this week. Wm. S. Nuas of Blackford, has been granted an original pension of sl2 per month. The Benton county divorce bill* passed the house tlmother day by a vote of 58 to? 31. The Hillis lecture had to be postponed to Feb. 27, on account of the Dr. suffering froth grip. No news of the appointment of Rensselaer’s postmaster has been received here as yet, at least to the public. The circulation of The Democrat keeps ihcreasing because it is a newsy, interesting and readable paper. Mrs. N. J. Reed went to Michigan City last Fridly on account of the sickness of her mother, Mrs. P. H. Lally. 8 A ten-year-old boy at Delphi got both his legs cut off last week by attempting to catch onto a moving train of cars. George Robinson and Frank Morelan are now playing “extra” on the Panhandle, having passed examinations as firemen. All parties knowing themselves indebted to the Stoner & Day Milling Co., will confer a favor by calling and settling their account at once. The Kentland people seem to have won the county seat fight. Charges of attempts to bribe legislators was freely indulged in by both sides at Indianapolis this week. The state camnZJF Modern Woodmen met at IncMnapolis this week. During the year 1898, 120 new Camps have been organized in Indiana, with an increase of 6,400 in membership. "“V" — 1 »' - A marriage license issued last week to George J. Nichols and Melzie L. Schreiber of Wheatfield, has been returned and the fee paid back to the applicant. They have decided hot to marry. This week has been the coldest for a great many years, and while the mercury has been at or a few degrees below zero throughout the day, at night it reached as low a point as 18 to 22 0 below. Dr. M. B. Alter’s condition has not improved daring the last week and his physician reports him as being very weak yesterday. He has now been subjected to two operations and a third will have to be resorted to possibly to-day. Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach next Sunday morning upon: “The Nation’s best Memorial to Abraham Lincoln.” This will be a Lincoln memorial service in celebration of the martyred President’s birthday. The public are cordilly invited. The viewers’ report in the proposed ditch to drain the Blue Sea in this and White counties was filed last week and is generally favorable for the improvement. It is proposed to dig a dredge ditch some eight miles in length, emptying into the big Monon ditch, which will reclaim a large body of land. The Blue sea, as it is called, lies partly in Milroy tp., this countv, and Monon tp. White county and has long been famous as a meoea for local sportsmen, ducks, geese and snipe being found there in large numbers both spring and

While trying to straighten the lead pipe to his gasoline engine Thursday, I. A. Glaze brook came near meeting with a very serious accident and loosing his blacksmith shop in the bargain. The pipe broke and gave the gasoline free escape. Mr. Glazebrook was in a comer at the time of the accident, from where it was difficult to escape. The gasoline ignited at once and begun to bum fiercely, bat was gotten under control after having burned Mr. Glazebrook’s hair rad whiskers nearly off and one hand very severely. No other damage of any consequence was done.