Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. Mrs. J. H. Jessenis quite ill. Everybody chews “Horse Shoe” nowadays. The Newton circuit court will convene next Monday. Michael Eger is thought to be somewhat better at this writing.

Abraham Pruitt of Goodland. was in the city Saturday on business.

Mr. and Mrs. James McMannis visited friends at Goodland last week.

Dr. Dessler is at Farmer City, 111., on professional business this week.

Eay Rothrock of The Democrat force, spent Sunday at his home in Monticello.

C. V. Selsor, of near Remington, moved to his new home at Clinton, Mo., last week.

John R. Wilson of Remington, was in the city on business Monday and Tuesday.

D. W. Shields and family and Mrs. Ira Gay left for their new home in Manchester, Tenn., Monday.

C. W. Baker of Gillam tp., was in the city on business Monday and had his name enrolled on The Democrat’s list.

The “Horse Shoe” tobacco people are distributing free sample cuts of their tobacco all over the county this week.

Mrs. D. M. Yeoman of Anderson, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mi*b. L. Strong, returned home last week.

The moving season is now on in earnest, and wagon loads of household goods and farming utensils are seen in all this week.

Solomon Norman and family moved to Columbia Heights, 111., last Tuesday. He has rented a farm east of that city and will also work at his trade, that of stone mason.

Charles B. Stuart, of the firm of Stuart Bros. & Hammond, of Lafayette, died suddenly last Monday, aged about 50 years. He was one of the prominent democrats of the state.

The 3-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hershman died Tuesday evening from a complication of ailments. The funeral was held from the Christian church Thursday at 10:30 a. m., Elder N. H. Sheppard conducting the services.

A musical and literary entertainment, at the Barkley M. E. church, Friday evening, March 10. Prof. Drysdale will be present and exhibit one of his latest inventions. Come one, come all, and have a good laugh. Admission, adults, 20c; children 10c.

The State Board of Tax Commisioners has issued a call for a meeting of the county assessors of the state to be held at Indianapolis March 15 and 16. In view of the fact that real estate is to be reappraised this year, the meeting is regarded as an important one.

Aujutant General Smock, of the G. A. R., has compiled the semiannual report for the department of Indiana up to Dec. 31, 1898. At the beginning of this period there were 18,166 members. There was a gain of 609 in six months and a loss of 1,238, leaving the present net membership 17,527. Two new posts were instituted and four were abandoned, making a net loss of two posts.

An enteiprising editor of an exchange has been interviewing the inhabitants of his town. He finds that nearly all the successful business men were freely ’‘threshed” by their parents when young, while of the street loafers twentyseven were mamma’s darlings and the other three were raised by their granomothers. This should prove a consolation to the youth who goes nightly to the coal shed for his paternal trimming.