Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Extremely hot weather, Frank Hodshire has moved to Morocco. ( Tell your neighbor to take The Democrat for all county news. Geo. R. Webber of Morocco, has been granted a pension increase, $6 to SB. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Burns of Flora, Carroll county, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. C. D. Nowels. Mr. and Mrs. Shingleton and Mrs. ‘ Dode Kenoyer of Indianapolis, are visiting at J. R. Hazen’s in Jordan tp., this week. The People’s building association of Monticello, capital $200,000, has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. M. L. Spitler has been granted a SI 2 dollar a month pension on the grounds of inability tu earn a living by manual labor.—Republican. Blaine Shaffer, the Monticello young man charged with attempted blackmail, has been bound over to the Cass circuit court under SSOO bonds. Mrs. C. E. Hershman, who has been visiting for the past three weeks with relatives and friends in Walker tp., and Medaryville, returned home to-day. We are informed that the last trial of Jacob Dluzak of Milroy tp., on the corn stealing charge, which was tried at Monticello last Monday, resulted in his again being acquitted. Robert Paris, a Newton county man, was killed by lightning on Friday of last week while working with a thresher crew near Kentland. Paris once lived at or near this place, it is said. A meeting will be held at Bass Lake next Tuesday to organize a district medical association, incorporating a number of counties in northwestern Indiana. Dr. Washburn of this city, will attend the meeting. Medaryville Advertiser: Mrs. A. J. Vonßoston and Miss Lizzie Faris drove to Rensselaer yesterday to be absent about two weeks, during which time they will pay visits to numerous relatives and friends in that locality. The fine of an alleged prostitute, Lizzie Andrews, who has been confined in jail for a few weeks in default of settlement of fine and costs, was cut down and she paid $25 and was given her liberty, presumably to go and sin some more. ' The grain elevator of Lyons & Eason at Brook was distroyed by fire Monday night. About 12,000 bushels of corn and 8,000 bushels of oats were consumed. Loss said to be covered by insurance to within a bout $3,000 of its value. Origin of fire unknown.

The Democrat would call the j attention of its readers to the no-1 tide of the ‘‘Seashore Excursion” in another column. This excursion presents an excellent opportunity to enjoy an outing, and visit the popular summer resorts of Cape May, Atlantic City, etc., at little expense. > One of our Lee readers writes us that the man who took off his overalls and whipped out a fire started by a Monon locomotive a few days ago, may not receive any reward from the company for his work and the many blisters to his skin, but he probably saved the company several hundred dollars, just the same. Frank Lobdel of Fowler, a young mah about 24 years of age, who was with a large party of Fowler campers on the Tippecanoe at Oakdale Park, near Monticello, was drowned last Monday afternoon, while bathing in the river. He was attacked with cramps and drowned before help could reach him. A btother was drowned under similiar circumstances in a gravel pit pond near Fowler eleven years ago.