Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Come to The Democrat office for your sale bills. L. Strong went to Chicago on business Wednesday. JohnW. King is taking treatment at Hahneman hospital at Chicago, for nervous trouble. I. S. Wade will speak at Osborne schoolhouse, in Hanging Grove tp., Monday evening, Nov. 6th. Mrs. Mamie Porter of Montana, is here for an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams. — 1 i John Grooms has moved to his farm in Barkley tp. S. Galbreath will occupy the property vacated by Mr. Grooms. Owing to inclement weather the balloon ascension advertised for Thursday was postponed to one week from to-day. The court house clock stopped business again yesterday morning at 4:45, but was 6et to grinding again after a few hours rest.

The November term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from Monday. The indications now are that the docket will be very light. Onr free Indianapolis Sentinel offer will last but a short time longer. If you have not already taken advantage of it, yon should do so at once ere it is too late. Yon should see C. A. Roberts for Baggies and Road Wagons before buying. It will cost yon nothing to see them. At the rear of Glazebrook's blacksmith shop.

V, D. Clyne, the noted Monticello auctioneer, passed through Rensselaer last Sunday enroute to Morocco, where he conducted a big stock sale the following day.

John Youngless of near Surrey, died last Saturday, after a long illness. The funeral was held from the Catholic church at this place Tuesday forenoon, and interment made at Mt. Calvary cemetery New pensions: Burgess H. Dillon, Rensselaer, original, $8; Jackson Williams, Delphi, increase, $8 to sl2; William H. Harter, Knox, increase, $6 to sl2; Green Biggs, Otterbein, increase, $6 to SB.

The lecture at Slaughter school house, Sunday afternoon, by I. S. Wade, was well attended. The Prince and Morris quartette were present A good house, and all seemed interested. The speaker was feeling well and didn’t lack for words. All requested him to come again.

W. C. Babdock is now the legal auditorof Jasper county, taking his office Nov. 1. For the present there will be no change in the office force, we understand, owing to Mr. Babcock’s grain business occuping his whole attention. Later on he expects to give his personal attention to his new office.

The game of foot ball between Sheridan and Rensselaer last Friday afternoon, was won by the latter by a hard fought contest. The rain poured down in torrents all afternoon but a few enthusiasts donned rubber coats and boots and braved the elements to watch the game. Score: Rensselaer, 6; Sheridan, 5.

Attorney M, A. Ryan of Delphi, was here Wednesday in consultation with E. P. Honan arranging to bring a damage suit against the Monon for the alleged negligent killing of William Sheffer near Parr, Sept. 30. Mr. Ryan is easily the leader of the Carroll coupty bar and pays special attention to cases of this kind.

November has thus far been a terror. Ushered in with a Cold, cloudy, disagreeable day, the 2d, brought snow and slush; Thursday night was a trifle colder, and the snow fell in large, heavy flakes nearly all night long, ana yesterday morning nearly a foot of heavy snow covered the earth, and still it snowed. Trees are loaded down with the mantle and many have limbs broken from the weight of their burden.