Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Chicago Bargain Store is now fitted out with new awningß. The library people have selected Mias Bertha Parcels for librarian. D. M. and James Yeoman have purchased a lumbei yard at AmZem Wright made a short stay in Alabama. He returned SunJP A. E. Arnold will go to Johnston county next week to work in a saw mill. Blaine Schaffer of Monticello. was the guest of Miss Blanche Hoyes Sunday. Thomas C. Thornton, of Rensselaer, has been granted an increase of pension, $6 to 912. Miss Alice Wartena of Hammond, is visiting her brother, Abe Wkrtena, and family of this city. H. H. Downing of Goodland, a former old-time resident of Rensselaer, was in the city Wednesday. It is estimated that in Marion county the mortgage exemptions tinder the new law will reach SO,000,000. Through the efforts of Mrs. C. A. Roberts rands are being raised to send Mrs. Mattie Henkle and her two children to Colorado in the hope that their health may be restored. To-day is the last day for taking advantage of the .9700 mortgage exemption. If your real estate is mortgaged you can save several dollars in taxes by taking advantage of this law. ' Beginning with next Monday, provided the new laws go into effect this week, county commissioners will hold regular monthly meetings, instead of quarterly, as under the old system. The 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler came very near being killed by the north bound afternoon train last Friday at the railroad crossing near their borne, west of the depot.

Prof. 0. A. Pentaerof Hartsville, Ind., was here on business Saturday. Mr. Pastier owned a 120acre form near Kniman, which he sold to Afonso Wheeler, ofMllinois. Consideration about $2,200. About twenty-five new sobcribers were added to The Democrat’s list this week. People coming in to pay their taxes availed themselves of the opportunity to add their names to tne extensive list of the “taxpayers’ friend.” Fowlei will hold no corporation election this spring. There being but one ticket in the field, the election commissioners decided in the interest of economy to hold no election, inasmuch as the old officers were re-nominated. James T. Saunderson of Fowler, was in the city Wednesday and Thursday in the Dr. Jones case. Judge Saunderson, speaks very highly of Judge Rabb, the new circuit tfudge of the Benton circuit court. A revenue officer was here Thursday looking for bogus cigar stamps from the 9th Pennsylvania district, of which so much has been said. He found several boxes of cigars with the counterfeit stamp. The local dealers are innocent partiee. U. S. Marshal Branham of Indianapolis, was in the city Monday night and subpoenaed C. W. Hanley and Esq. Burnham to appear before the U. S. grand jury to testifyin relation to the Idaville man whom Bulger, the convicted raised hill shover, alleged furnished the bilk, etc. C. E. Milk says that the statement in The Democrat last week fojegard to his connection with tbaAlter case was a mistake. He sUdutly maintains hk argument before the jury was in behalf of the state. Mr. Mills was making the speech and ought to know better than any one eke what he was trying to do. The Democrat therefore makes haste to correct its report.