Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Marion tp., schools will open next Monday. Homer Babcock of Chicago, was visiting here this week. The mother of Mrs. E. G. Haff died at Aurora, 111., last week. Geo. K. Hollingsworth qnd family have returned from tb'elr sojourn in Michigan. A fine rain Thursday afternoon and night but a little too damp for old settlers’ meeting. Miss Mary Meyer will spend a week or two in Chicago, studying the new fall millinery styles.

Arlan Clark of Buchanan, Mich., an electrician, is visiting his uncle, Milt Chipman, this week.

Miss Cobb, of Ohio, a former teacher in the Remington schools, is visiting Miss Abbie Harrison of this city.

Remington and Goodland were visited by a heavy rain early Thursday morning but it missed Rensselaer completely.

W. B. Austin returned from Michigan the first of the week. Mrs. Austin and daughter-Miss Virgie, will remain awhile yet.

W. W. Pfrimmer, the Kankakee poet, of Kentland, was among the first on the ground for old settler’s meeting, arriving Thursday evening.

Col. A. D. Shaw of Watetown, N. Y., was elected commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. The next annual encampment will be held at Chicago.

Misses Edith A., and Mary T. Miller, who have been in California and New Mexico for the past two years, returned Wednesday and will remain here with their uncle M. F. Chilcote.

Correspondents should use great care in writing proper names. Oftimes we are obliged to cut out items because we are unable to make out the name or names of the parties mentioned therein.

Ten head of cattle in Geo Holdridge’s pastures have died during the past few days. Dr. Sangster, veterinary, was called out and made a thorough examination pronouncing the disease blackleg.— Wolcott Enterprise.

Mr. George Miller, formerly of near Stoutsburg, this couuty, is shaking hands with old friends in Jasper county. George and his parents have been spending some time at Fulton, Mich. They will all return south in about two weeks.

The fall meeting of the Logansport Presbytery will convene at the Presbyterian church, in this city, Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p. m. A popular meeting will be held Wednesday evening, at 7:30 o’clock. All are cordially invited.

Mrs. Samuel A. Newman, of Keener tp., died quite suddenly at the home of her son, W. O. Newman, in Rensselaer, where she was visiting, Friday morning, aged 64 years. The funeral was held Sunday morning at 9:00 o’clock, and interment made in Weston cemetery.

The explosion of a gasoline stove at Vance Collins’ residence, in the northwest part of town, brought out the fire department Saturday evening. The gasoline had apparently not been turned off completely and some had leaked out. Mrs. Collins lit a match in the room and the gasoline ignited. The stove was pitched outside by a neighbor and little damage resulted.

We have been unable to get reports of the work of the various township advisory boards, but in Marion tp., the levies were made in accordance witji the trustees estimate except the special school levy, which was raised 10 cents to provide a fund for building a township high school building another year, and thus be independent of the Rensselaer schools, which are now costing the township a large sum of money in tuition for township pupils. The total township levy is $1 on each SIOO valuation.