Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. Delphi street fair next week. Indiana State Fair, Sept. 18-22. Francesville street fair next week. Miss Kate Halligan is visiting in Tennessee. The Porter county fair will be held next week. R G. Haff has moved his family to Valparaiso. S'. H. Kuster of Remington, was a Rensselaer visitor Wednesday. Miss Myrtle Oram of Goodland, is visiting relatives here this week. The old creamery building at Fowler was destroyed by fire last week. John Carr came over from Morocco Sunday and spent the day with his parents. Bert Abbott has returned from his Western trip to Kansas City and other points. Lafayette will hold a business men’s carnival, 1 Oct. 9 to 14. A big time will be had. Miss Matie Knight of ington, visited several days this week with Miss Zora Adams. Henry Welsh, C. E. Vincentand John A. Miller of Carpentfer tp., were in town on business Monday. M. M. Tyler of DeMotte, is now traveling for a Logansport grocery house, and i§ located at Star City, Pulaski county. A new pbstoffice has been established in West Point tp., White county, named Peters, with Harry R. Peters postmaster. Rev. F. L. Austin, of this city, is holding a series of meetings at Green schoolhouse (No 1.) in Carpenter tp., this week. Mrs. Abignl Sumner, widow of Edward Sumner, the Benton county land king, died a few days ago at Chicago, aged 8G years.

Owing to sickness, Rev. Faulk was unable to give his great lecture last Monday night, but will be sure and give same next Monday night. The lecturer is very highly recommended. W. J. lines, J. H. S. Ellis and B. F. Fendig attended the exercises of laying the corner stone of Morocco’s new school building Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs Deloust, who have been visiting for the past two months with Miss Kate Hajligan, have returned to their home in Ocolla, Florida. Mr. Robert Davidson of Jay county, this state, and W. J. McDowell, of Dark county, Ohio, are visiting with Wash Scott and family, this week. The wife of County Surveyor Seider of Starke county, committed suicide last week while temporarily unbalanced, using a revolver to end her life. Wm. Cummings of Kentland, Judge Saunderson of Fowler, and Jasper Gtty of Remington, were among the out-of-town attorneys who attended court here this week. Sixteen head of cattle were stolen from the pasture of A. D, Raub, 6 miles west of Chalmers a few days ago. Mr. Raub offers $l5O reward for the thief and cattle. A number of friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Parks, called in last Sunday, in rememberance of their 19th wedding anniversary and a nice time was had and a bountiful dinner partaken of. It is said that the Halleck telephone lines will be extended from this place to Mt. Ayr and Morocco, when they will connect with other lines running to Kentland, Y ?ook, Goodland and other points. The Norlhwaet Indiana M. E. conference closed its work at Frankfort Monday evening. No change is made in pastors of the various M. E. churches in this county. The next conference will be held at Lafayette.

-^C nr DR. MOORE, Specialist, B d^^esovwomsh. Office First Stairs West of Post Office. RENSSELAER, IND. - ' *; ' tr . * .... .