Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The cattle market is booming. Judge Thompson farmed at Parr this week. Mrs. C. E. Mills visited friends in Chicago this week. / Mrs. John Eger is j visiting friends at Terre Haute. Jerry Healy is visiting friends at Delphi and Frankfort this week. Born, Aug.-14, to Mrs. and Mr. Geo. E. Nichols, north of town, a daughter. Mrs. C. W. Rhoads will go to Ft. Wayne to-morrow for a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. 8. Spees. Dr. Utter of Dowell, a former pastor of the M. E. church at this place, visited friends her® Thursday- -■ h ; - Miss Matilda Ramp and sister Madalene, will go to Hammond to-morrow for a week’s visit with friends. - V C. D. Nowels is building an addition to the rear of his block of business rooms on West Washington street. New pensions: Original, James G. Smith, Seafield, $8; restoration and additional, James Rogers, deceased, Wolcott, $8 to sl2. The Kentland fair will be held Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. A feature of the attractions will be a cake walk by professional colored cake walkers.

We understand that the tax cases against D. A. Stoner and W. H. Eger will be dismissed, they having made satisfactory explanations to the prosecutor in the matter. You should see C. A. Roberts for Buggies and Road Wagons before buying. It will cost you nothing to see them. At the rear of Glazebrook's blacksmith shop. The Fowler tax levy for next year is: road tax, 15c; corporation, 50; electric light, 15; hydrant rental, 20; interest on school house bonds, 10; corporation poll, 50. —Benton Review. Rev. L. B. Appleton will preach at the U. B. church to-morrow at 10:30 a. m., and at Vaughn chapel Sunday evening, in place of the pastor who is ill. Young people’s meeting at 6:30 p. m. Everybody invited. The Democrat editor acknowledges receipt of an invitation to attend a “woodchopping bee” at Wheatfield by the M. W. A’s on Thursday evening last, but was unable to leave, much as he would have liked to have been there. The Monon will run a special train on Thursday, Sept. 7, to Lafayette, account of Tippecanoe County Fair. Train will leave Rensselaer at 7:50 a. m. Returningwillleave Lafayette at 6:30 p. m. Round trip fare from Rensselaer, $1.40.

The law relating to the publishing of the reports of township trustees requires that such reports shall be published within ten days after the annual settlement with the commissioners. The ten days was up Thursday, and every report Sublished in this county after such ate is not complying with the law by any means. Horatio Ropp and Alex Hurley who were in the Augsberger house north of town, last week when the building was struck by lightning, were quite severely shocked, especially Mr. Ropp. The bolt burned him considerably, tore one shoe off and streaked his body till his skin resembled the hide of a zebra. He is still unable to do any work at this writing. It was an exceedingly close call. White County Democrat: The libel suit instituted some time ago by George E. Marshall, editor of the Rensselaer Republican, against Frank E. Babcock, editor of The Democrat, was dismissed last Monday, Mr. Marshall failing to appear and prosecute. This is the third libel suit that has been brought against The Democrat editor, all of which seem to have simply advertised his paper and tended to strengthen his position in the estimation of the people.