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

“Rachel’s Tears,” Monday night. Geo. Robinson returned from lowa Monday. New pensions: James R. Ward, Wolcott, increase, $8 to sl2. A slight frost fell Wednesday night, the first of the season. A foot ball team has been organized here for the coming football season. The Chicago Bargain Store got in a carload of barbed wire Wednesday. Roy Blue of this city was admitted to the Jasper County Bar, this week. Mrs. Edward Honan of Delphi, is visiting her nephew, Attorney E. P. Honan. E. B. Vondersmith and J. E. Stiller of Remington, were in the city yesterday. A new postoffice has been established at Gilford, Barkley tp., with John Kimble as postmaster. The many friends of Rev. Middleton are much pleased over his return to this charge for another year. Mrs. C. E. Her slime n will be home to-day from Chicago, where she has been for some time, buying goods and learning styles.

Mrs. James W. Douthit, who has been in poor health for several months, was taken to a Chicago hospital for treatment this week. Dr. Washburn of this city, was elected president of the Kankakee Valley District Medical Association, organized at North Judson a few days ago. Hon. Flavius J. VanVorhis of Indianapolis, the famous free silver republican, will be one of the speakers on Thursday at the Francesville street fair. C. W. Stoueback of Chicago, has opened a new photograph gallery in the Pavilion. He has moved his family here and occupies the Frank Warren property on Cullen street. James W. Douthit, attorney for John W. Baker, secured a divorce for his client from Stella Baker at this term of court. The parties reside in Union tp., and had been married about two years, separating after a short time. Fred Parcels has gone to Tyndall, S. Dak., to run a foot race against a prominent So. Dakota sprinter for a purse said to be SSOO. The date of the race has not yet been set, but will probably be run within a week or two. In the meantime Fred will go into training. ___ The district schools of Marion, Carpenter and Kankakee townships began Monday. The other district schools of the county will begin as follows: Keener, Wheatfield and Union, Sept. 18; Gillam and Hanging Grove, Sept. 25; Jordan, Milroy, Newton, Walker and Barkley, Oct. 2. One notable feature of the old settlers’ meeting was the absence of gambling and other “skin games.” A large number of the sporting gentry came here prepared to pluck the unwary, but the management refused to allow them to ply their trade, consequently they hurriedly left town, a most disgusted lot. It is noticeable that there is a general paring down of estimates and reduction of tax levies this year, by counties and townships, on account of the work of the new councils. This result is the complete justification of the measure. A real reform always takes care of itself when it is once enforced.— Indianapolis Sentinel.

At the meeting of the county council last week the Jasper county poor farm came in for a good deal of discussion, and the toembers of the council were practically unanimous in the opinion that it would be good economy to sell off all but the 40 acres on which the buildings are located unless the next year or two makes a better financial showing for the farm.