Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

MATTERS. City council meeting next Monday night. Mis. Henry Mackey is again quite rick. Morgan Dewey of Jordan tp., is on the sick list. Alonzo Wood expects to move to White connty soon. Washington Scott has been on the sick list a few days this week. Buy the Alexandria kid glove, best made, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Chase Kelly nas moved his newsstand two doors west of his former location. Michael Bernicken of Wheatfield, was in the city Sunday and Monday. W. H. Ritchey returned Tuesday from a visit with his daughter at Marion. J. Wood, of south of town, has been quite sick with lung fever. He is now improving. Miss Mary Meyer will be in Chicago for two weeks studying the latest styles in millinery. Four of the children of Mr. and Ts re. Oscar Dyer of Brooks ton died of diphtheria within nine days. Miss Mary Meyer will return in two weeks from the city with a full line of latest designs in millinery. A. G. Hardy purchased five head of Stock Farm horses, A. Padgett one,, and Walter White one. J. W. Speaks, of north of town, will move on the Gifford ranch in northern Jasper county. —Morocco Courier. Reduced prices on linen, one week only, Monday, March 13th, to Saturday, March 18th, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Farmers, look sharp to your seed corn. A prominent farmer has given it as his opinion that good seed corn will be very scarce this year. Advertisers should bear in mind that The Democrat has a larger circulation among the farmers than any paper published in Jasper county. The Democrat’s file is short two papers, Nos. 7 and 31. Ten cents each will be paid for the above copies in good condition delivered to this office. The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. John Blaze died Tuesday morning and the funeral was hela from the residence on Wednesday afternoon. It was born Dec. 19 1898. J. M. Hetmick, the Wheatfield real estate man, was in the city Monday closing up the sale of a . 206-acre farm in Walker tp., to ' Jess Stowell of Lake county, W. H. Beam, the genial railroad agent and councilman from the 3d ward, was taken seriously ill at Chicago last Sunday and was gotten home with difficulty. He is still quite sick. Some Chicago parties are building an elevator at Wheatfield, which will “fill a long felt want.” The north end of this county is coming out of the kinks very rapidly, and investments in that reS'on are being made nearly every iy. An ordinance will be presented . to the common council next Monday night to prevent riding on cement Side-walks. Under a recent decision the law now covers only walks made of wood, stone, gravel or brick. This ordinance should be readily enacted into law and that law enforced without fear or favor. The Democrat this week contains the mast complete and comprehensive review and synopsis o*T L. laws enacted by the recent legislature published in Jasper Tn addition to the county and township reform bills and other laws onitsoutride pages, three columns will be found on an inside page. Extra copies of the paper may be had at five cents per copy by calling at or addressing this office.

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