Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1899 — Page 5

DR. JACQUES DESSLER, OPTICAL specialist. RENSSELAER, - INDIANA. ~=2~2~== I take great pleasure in announcing to the people of Rensselaer and the surrounding country that I have located here in the Arcade building, above the Daylight Clothing House, as an Optical Specialist. My thorough experience in the profession, with the help of the latest improved instruments, leads me to hope that I shall be able to give my patients full satisfaction, and can promise with responsibility that every case will be treated with special cate. Hoping that the people of Rensselaer and surrounding country will give me a trial, I am, very respectfully youre, DR. JACQUES DESSLER. Optical Sp.cMlrt NOTICE—I desire to call your attention to the fact that eyes can be examined with the same accuracy at night as at day time. Examination free.

Directory. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Wm. H. Coover Sheriff Nate J. Reed Auditor Henry B. Murray Treasurer Jesse C. Gwiu Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor Myrt B. Price Coroner Truitt P. Wright Supt. Public Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assesser John R. Phillips COMMISSIONERS. Ist District Abraham Halleck 2nd District Simeon A. Dowell 3rd District Frederick Waymire Commissioner's court—First Mondays in March, June, September and December. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Thomas J. McCoy Marshal Thomas McGowan Clerk Schuyler C. Irwin Treasurer C. C. Starr Attorney .C. E. Mills Civil Engineer H. L. Gramble Fire Chief Edgar M. Parcels COCTNCILMEN. Ist ward G. E. Murray, F, B. Meyers 2nd ward.... John Eger, C. G. Spitler 3rd ward Wm. H. Beam, J. C. McCpllly JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge. Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting attorney Albert E. Chizum Terms ofCourt.—First Monday in January; Third Monday in March; First Monday in June; Third Monday in October. f COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEES. TOWNSHIPS. Robert S. Drake Hanging Grove A. W. Prevo - Gillam John F. Pettit Walker Samuel R. Nichols Barkley James D. Babcock Marion Marcus W. Reed Jordan Jackson Freeland Newton C. C. Bierma Keener J. C. Kaupke, Kankakee Albert S. Keene Wheatfield John A. Lamborn Carpenter George W. Caster Milroy B. D. Comer Union TOWH OB CITT A. Beasley ..Remington M. F. Chilcote Rensselaer Edward T. Biggs Wheatflei t Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Supt Renssetaer CHURCHES. First Baptist—Preaching every two weeks at 10:45 a. m. and 7 p, m; Sunday school at 0:30: B. Y. P. U,B p. m. Sunday; prayer meeting 7p. m. Rev. V. Fritts, pastor. Free Baptist—One service every Sunday morning and evening, alternately. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening. A. C. F. meets Sunday, 6:30 P. M. Rev. D. A. Tucker, pastor. Christian—Corner Van Rensselaer and Susan. Preachimr, 10:45 and 8:00; Sundayschool 0:80; J. Y. P. S. C. E.. 2:30; S. Y. P. S. C. E.. 6:30; Prayer meeting Thursday 7:80. H. N. Shepherd, pastor. Ladies’Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Presbyerian—Corner Cullen and Angelica. Preaching, 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 0:30'; Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:80; Ladies’ Industrial Society meets every Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary' Society, monthly. Rev. C. D. Jeffries. Pastor. Methodist E.—Preaching at 10:45 and 7; Sunday school 0:30: Epworth League Sunday 6; Tuesday 7: Junior League 2:30 alternate Sunday: Prayer meeting, Thursday at 7. Rev. H. M. Middleton, Pastor. Ladle*’ Aid Society every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Church of God—Corner Harrison and Elza. Preaching 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school 0:30; Prayer meeting, Thursday, 7:30; Ladies’ Society meets every Wednesday afternoon by appointment. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor. * Catholic Church—St. Augustine’s. Comer Division and Susan. Services 7:30 and 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 11:30 p. m. Rev. Edward Jacobs, pastor.

LODGES AND SOCIETIES. Masonic—Prairie Lodge. No. 126, A.F. and A. M., meets first and third Mondaysofeach month. J. M. Wasson, W. M.; W. J. Imes, Sec’y. Evening St ah Chapter—No. 141,0. E.S., , meets first and third Wednesdays of each A month. Maude Spitler, W. M.; Hattie Duw- “ ler, Sec’y. Catholic Order Forresters—Willard Court, No. 418, meets every first and third Sunday of the month at 2 p. m. J. M. Healy Sec’y; Peter Hordeman, Chief Ranger. Odd Fellows—lroquois Lodge, No. 144,1. O. O. F. f meets every Thursday. Bruce White, N. G.; S. C. Irwin, Sec’y.Rensselaer Encampment—No. 20!. I. O. O. F., meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. S. C. Irwin, C P., John Vannatta. scribe. Rensselaer Rkbbkah Degree LodgeNo. 846. meets first and third Fridays of each month. Miss Gertrude Robinson,N, G.; Mrs. Laura Shields, Sec’y. I. O. of Foresters—Court Jasper, No. 1703, Independent Order of Foresters, meets second and fourth Mondays. Geo. Goff, C. D. H. C. R; R. P. Johnson, R. Maccabees—Rensselaer Tent, No. 184. Kr O. T. M. Meets Wednesday C. K. Tyner, Commander; F. W. Cissei, Record Keeper. J^YTHlAN—Rensselaer Lodge No. 82, Knights of Pythias, meets every Tuesday, C. W. Hanley, C. d: N. W. Reeve, K. of R. & S. Rensselaer Temple, Rath bone Sisters,— No. 47, meets 2d and 4th Wednesday, every month, Mrs. G. E. Murray, M. E. C. Mrs. O. A. Yeoman, M. of R. C. Grand Army.—Rensselaer Post No. 84 G. A. R. meets every Friday night. D. H. Yeoman Post Commander, J. M. Wasson, Adjutant. Rensselaer Women’s Relief Corps—meets every Monday evening. Mrs. J. Q. Alter, President; Mrs. Hattie Reynolds, Sec’y. Holly Council.- No. 7, Daughters of Liberty meets 2d and 4th Mondays. Gertrude Hopkins. Counsellor; Nellie Moss, Recording Secretary. Rensselaer Markets. Wheat .66 to .62 C0rn...... 20*4 Oats 26 to 27 Rye 40 Hay s*.so Hogs.. 2.75 to 8.00 Potatoes ...!.,46 to .80 Butter 12*4 Eggs .18 Hens .04 Young Chickens 84 to .04 Ducks 04 Roosters 02 Turkeys .06 €T .07 Hides... 06@ -06 Tallow ~ 02 rtiss. oob. ass Bottle. Sold by A. F. Long.

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THE LEADING INDIANA KffSPIPEB THE liMi ML _ (Established 1822.) *S. Doily, sondn and Retn Mias. THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL, ia its several editions, continues to occupy the position it has so long held of The Leading Indiana Newspaper. It is the oldest and most widely read journal published in the State. Its rates of subscription are the lowest. THE SENTINEL is a member of the Assoc i ated Press and its telegraph columns are the fullest and most comprehensive of any Indiana papers. ItfJJlLss reports are supplemented by Special Washington dispatches, covering very fully all matters of Indiana interest, and by reports from its special correspondents at every county seat in Indiana. The market reports of The Indianapolis Sentinel we complete and accurate. THE SENTINEL, pay* special attention to Indiana News and covers the ground fully. Indiana readers will find mote news of interest to them In The Sentinel than in any Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis or Louisville newspaper. THE SENTINEL, although Democratic in politics, publishes all the news fully and mpartially and always treats its political opponents with fairness. ~ TERIS Of SUPM Daily, one year 86.00 Sunday, one year too Weekly, one year JO FARMS FOR SALE. We have 'for sale several tracts of land varying in size from 40 acres to 280 acres, which will he sold at prices to suit the times. Only a small cash payment, 6 per cent interest. Prospective buyers will find it to their advantage to call and see us. Hollingsworth & Hopkins. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers east—abeolutely no red tape. Why do yon wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand* W. B. Austin.

Arounf the County.

PARR. —The sick are on the mend. —Prayer meeting was well attended here last Tuesday night. —The recent rain fall and freeze hare made the roads quite rough, —Mrs. D. EL Hudson’s health is improving under Dr. Kirk’s treatment. —Miss Ona Warae of Leavenworth, Kan., is visiting relatives in this vicinity. —Dr. Kirk of Rensselaer, has moved to Parr where he will make his future home. —Stephenson Bros., are over in Barkley this week putting down a well for Chas. Pnlllns. —Nat Petty of Fair Oaks, and Johnnie Guss of Minnesota, passed through onr town Wednesday. —Mrs. Rosa Davis and little daughter of Remington, were visiting at T. F. Brushanan’s this week. —Mrs, James L. Babcock went to Remington Friday to see her sister, who is quite low with consumption. —Mr. and Mis. T. F. Brnsnahan are rejoicing over twins, since last Friday—a six lb. girl and a four lb. boy.

NORTH BARKLEY.

—Lewis Brown moved to Momence Monday. —Blanche Steele visited at Samuel Pase’s Sunday. > —George Faison moved to Wheatfield Saturday. —Charlie Caster and family moved to Delphi Monday. —T. M. Callahan visited John Kieper Saturday and Sunday. —D. D. Zook and Ora Morgan did business in Rensselaer Saturday. —Otis Beedy’s beaming countenance was seen in onr midst Monday. —Lee Jessnp is building a store building and dwelling house at Comer for Mr. Gifford. —Less Hewitt and sister Orla. visited Bruce Caster and family, near Blackford, Sunday. —Greely Cook, Mahlon Layton and Charlie Snyder are prospecting in Missouri this week. —Joseph Zook who has been visiting his Uncle. M. S. Zook, returned to his home at Watseka, HI., Monday. —Mrs. Ed Healy returned home from Chicago Saturday where she had been attending the funeral of her uncle Mr. Gaffey. —Misses Zelma Funk, Belle Seitz, Ella Callahan and Tena Knight attended the examination in Rensselaer Saturday.

KNIMAN.

—Roads are very muddy now. —Sunday was a typical March day. —For good goods and low prices call on our leading merchant, J. £. M. —Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. Everybody cordially invited. —Fred Meiser had a sale last Saturday. He will more to Fulton county. —Hark, ’tis the wedding bells we hear in the atmosphere. For information ask W. W. —Frank Goff is putting up a residence at Zadoe, on the Gifford marsh, which he intends to occupy as soon as completed. —Miss Nellie Meiser spent a few days with her parents ore their departure for their new home, returning to Rensselaer Sunday. __ —Mrs. Eliza Kennedy has been sick with that dread disease the grip, for the past week, and Sallie Deniston has been doing her work. —lsiah Fisher has purchased the Halleck homestead, now occupied by Wm. Archer. Mr. F. expects to move to town in the near future. —This has been a hard wintei on house plants around this locality. Nearly every home was adorned with pretty green plants. Now they are black. —B. J. Gilford had his railroad crossing pat in at the C.&RL, road last Friday. Mr. Deniston superintended the work far him. B. J. intends to extend his road on north. —Henry Wolf, while at work at Zadoe patting in the crossing at the C. & E. 1., railroad, was struck

in the left hip with a pick, making a severe flesh wound. Dr. Jones was immediately summoned and dressed the wound. He is now getting along as well as can be expected.

BLACKFORD.

—Good time for ducks. —Roads still very muddy. —The grip is disappearing in this locality. —Last Monday the mercury was down close to zero. —Walter Shriver bought him a driving horse last week. —Elias Arnold is able to be out of doors some, after his recent illness. —Mrs. Henkle is reported as, gradually growing weaker all the time. —Chester Caster is improving very slow after his long and dangerous illness. —Charles Hurley of DeMotte, was seen on Blackford streets one day last week. He says DeMotte is on the boom. —Andy Ropp has been hulling clover and buzzing wood for the Nubbin Kidgers this week. His clover holler was destroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon. It is not known how the fire got started. —Ed Price from east of Rensselaer, came up on Nubbin Ridge last Sunday and took his best girl to Brushwood church and had an accident on the way. He got on a floating bridge, and with his best girl got thrown out and broke his buggy.

MILROY TOWNSHIP.

—Charles Beaver has moved into his new house. —The building of the new church in Milroy is progressing finely. —Matt Yeager is visiting his sister, Mrs. Zimmer, at Wheatfield. —Andrew Smith has bought a span of ponies. Watch out, girls. —William Yeager and Harry Cage have gone to Waltham, Minn, ana if the country suits them they will make that their future home.

DUNNVILLE.

—Oh, for language to describe our roads. —Daniel Gross went to Indianapolis to work. —Roy Wheeler has gone to Momence, HI., to work. —Henry Amsler, of Pontiac, 111. is here looking after his farm. —Wilson Reddin is working for Henry Floars, the hay presser. —Mr. Bryant, formerly of this place, has moved to Wheatfield. —Miss Leona Finn, who has been quite sick is rapidly recovering. —The Kankakee river is raising very rapidly; hunters are jubilant. —John Blocher has moved into Billy Jones’ house, east of Dunnville. —John Collins, of Knox, visited his brother, David Collins, last Sunday. —Everybody who had potatoes buried reports that all or most of them are rotten. —John Lily of San Pierre, is learning telegraphy under R. £. Smith at Dunnville. —Mr. and Mrs. J. N. White went to Medary ville to attend the funeral of Mrs. Blue. —W. W. Hinshaw has sold his form to Johnathan Finn. We hate to lose Mr. Hinshaw, but snch is fote. —John Dunn of Wichita, Kansas, visited his parents the Hon. I. D. Dnnn and family, a few days ago. —Clayton, a younger son of David Collins, is very sick. Dr. Agnew of San Pierre, is giving the medical aid. —Lambert Collins, Warren and Jessie White, and Emma Henry were the guests of Miss May Kellerman, last Sunday. —Joe Hilliard still poises before the sons of men, as a celebrated walxer. If Joe was in Zoln land, be might become a celebrated Zulu war dancer. —Rev. J. Yandercar, who worshippers of confusion, had in Chi ua, has returned. Being asked about Pekin, he said, “I never saw that {dace, but Thayer, Newton county, is all risrht.” Is Newton connty in China?

SHARON.

—Times lively. —Sam Lucas, of Remington, was a visitor here last week. —Walter Talbert was a business caller in Wolcott last Tuesday. —Mr. Spencer, of Wolcott, was a business visitor here last Saturday.

pSiftSs~^“ (• Good goods, low prices and square dealing . has built up a good business and is still adm ding new customers 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 0) find by comparison that their produce buys more here than anywhere else. The * only (• grocery in the City that handles the highest f) grade coal oil. McFARLAND, Proprietor.

—The Endeavor Society will elect new officers at their next meeting. —Albert Duvall leaves Monday for a week’s visit to his old home in Illinois. —Farmer Reed, living southwest of the village, has moved to Rensselaer to reside. —Sharon was well represented among the business circles of Rensselaer last Tuesday —Joseph Schenrich is working now for “Uncle Sam,” and is Sharon’s full fledged mail carrier. —Mr. and Mrs. George Shew attended the funeral of Grandma Courtx ight at Gilboa last week, —Albert Farmer has rented the George Shew farm for a term of five years and takes possession soon. —Pete Woods has moved onto the McDaniel farm, and Pete McDaniel has moved to the Wasson farm. —Abe Hardy’s son Bruce, was a visitor here last Wednesday. Bruce knows where to find good hunting, “mud ducks.” —Conrad Shafer, of Cooper, 111., who purchased the Zimmer farm, came in last Tuesday and has taken possession. —Elmer Fisher is reported to have purchased the Stockwell farm, one mile north of town, and will occupy it at once. —The rain of last Saturday night was one of the heaviest for some time and the water was higher than it had been for years. —The schools of Jordan tp., close soon. Prosperity has struck us so hard that it seems that five months schooling is all that we are to have. * —Henry White, who has farmed the Balcolm farm, miles south of Sharon for several years, has moved to the Teter farm, near Remington. —George Lorenz, of Farmdale, 111., who recently purchased the Chappell farm, has rented the Haley farm of 240 acres and has arrived here. —At Hicks & Wood’s sale on Thursday of last week, good prices were realized. One Wilks horse sold for |520, another for $320, and others from $65 to $l3O. They advertised in The Democrat and buyers came from far and near. —lt seems that a large number of our farmers have got the Missouri fever. Already four of them have exchanged farms here for Missouri land, and five more are negotiating for exchanges. They want a change and say they can’t stand Jasper county’s exorbitant tax rate. —At George Shew’s sale last Friday horses brought S6O and S7O, milch cows, $43, and calves, $16.50. Mr. Shew has decided to move to Remington, where he will erect a new residence. George is a wholesouled fellow and he and his good wife will be greatly missed by the people of Sharon and vicinity. Our best wishes go with them,

REMINGTON.

—Robt. Shearer was in Rensselaer on business Monday. —Dr. Cronk of Goodland, will locate at Wolcott, we understand. —M. G. Jordan has moved to Camden, Carroll county, where he will again engage in the hotel business, . ' —Thomas Blair of south west Carpenter, moved to near North Vernon, Jennings county, this week, where he purchased a 200-acre farm about a year ago.

—-David Leatherman has moved from north of Rensselaer upon & farm east of Remington. —Matt Massena, former roadmaster of this division of the Pan Handle, died at his home in Logansport last Tuesday. —Wm. Jordan and family, old residents of this neighborhood, have moved upon a farm near Rockfiekh Carroll county, which Mr. Jordan has purchased. —Uncle John Brennan, now of Pulaskiville, was visiting his daughters, Mesdames Hugh Treanor and John O’Connor, last week. Mr. Brennan is the owner of Lake Cicott. near Logansport, and the Pan Handle railroad company pays him S4OO per year for the ice privelege of same.

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