Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Read Herehman’e new ad. N. S. Bates lost a good horse yesterday. Births: Oct. 15, to Mrs. and Mr. Joe Norman, a son. Philip Stuppy of Wheatfield tp., was in the city yesterday. —i ; Ground has been broken for a new Catholic church at, Morocco. John S. Lakin of Newton tp., went to Chicago on business yesterday. Monday, Nov. 6, is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid penalty. The Wendling lecture at the opera house Wednesday night is very favorably spoken of. Try Duluth Imperial flour and you will not use any other, at the Chicago Department Store. Mrs. Lucy Malchow and Mrs. Lewis Reprogle of Monticello, are visiting Mrs. E. H. Shields. The court house cases, taken to White county on change of venue, have been continued to the next term of court. Chas. H. Slack, the retailer of the finest groceries in Chicago, sells Duluth Imperial flour. You can bay it here at the Chicago Bargain Store. Joe Lakey who has been at Osage, lowa, in the employ of. a bridge company, was home for a short visit this week, before going to the next point, which will probably be Cincinnati, Ohio. ±3*. The parties who stole the Milt Chipman horse from the Adamson pasture last Sunday night, left another horse in the pasture in the place of the animal stolen, but one of less value. The horse left gave evidence of having been driven hard. Mrs. S. Erwin who went to Tennesse some three or four years ago, and who has been in very poor health for several years,, is visiting friends at Wheatfield. Her health is somewhat improved at present. Mrs. Erwin is a sister of James Welsh of Marion tp., and Henry Welsh of Remington. It is rumored that the Wheatfield Telephone man is figuring on entering into an alliance with the campaign fund collector of the Barnacle in establishing another daily in Rensselaer. A combination of this kind would, without doubt, cause the rest of the newspaper men here to take to the woods.

Charles Patrick and James Rodgers of south of town, got into a little fracas oyer some turkeys and the strong arm of the Indiana criminal law was brought into play to settle the difficulty. Patrick paid $14.60 for assault, and then had Rodgers arrested for provoke, and the latter was find $1 and IrimnuQorQ- ■ . —: ttiuiuiincn. The Democrat, editor would be pleased to have the city council take some action toward having a sidewalk built along the south side of Harrison street, from - Cullen street along past the Barnacle office to Division street. We are becoming a little uneasy about traveling even the opposite side of the street from the Apologist office. The Frankfort faith curists who were recently arrested for failure to provide medical attention for their child, were set free this week. Judge Kent holding that there was no law in Indiana compelling a parent to provide medical attention for his children. This is the first case of the kind ever tried in this country aud the ruling is expected to be national in its influence. * Bernie Maloy, the younest son of James Maloy, who is attending a college in Chicago, surprised his friends last Monday by notifying them that he had joined the ranks of the benedicts that day. Miss Etta Maloney of Chicago, a sister of Mrs. Drake of Rensselaer, is the bride. The ceremony was performed at St. Ann’s Catholic church, Chicago. The Democrat extends congratulations.