Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. ."V ‘ • Court convenes Monday. Balloon ascension to-day at 1 p. m. C. W. Hanley is on the sick list tbi» week. Hie Leonards* at opera house j»ll next week. Joe Beynolds is working on the Delphi Journal. Dr. Merry of M t Ayr, was in the city Wednesday. Ezra Clark is visiting relatives in Pratt county, Kansas. The prohibited period for killing quail expired Thursday. Miss Maggie Kenton is rssisting in revival meetings n Chicago. Crown Point and Rensselaer football teams will play here today. L. D. Richardson and family of Albany, have moved back to Rensselaer. Mrs. Mary C. Teter of Lamar, Colo., is visiting Jasper county friends. Mrs. Caldwell and daughter of Mt. Ayr, were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hardy of Remington, were guests of C. W. Hanley and family Sunday. Wolcott will bore for oil, gas or any other old thing, $1,600 having been subscribed for the purpose.

W. T. Pierson has sold his 80acre farm near Rosebud, to Amos Alters, consideration 126.50 per acre. Mis. Henry I. Adams and family are intending to remove to her farm in Jordan early in the spring. * Mr. and Mrs. Fredericks of Medaryvile, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. C. E. Hershman, this week. Hanley A Hunt sill soon remove 'to rooms - in the Leopold block, lately vacated by Hollinsworth A Hopkins. Rensselaer's streets are being numbered and the names of the various streets are being placed upon the street corners. - The city schools closed day for the week. The instructors visited Chicago and Indianapolis schools Thursday and yesterday. The new pastor of the Church of God, Rev Zilmer, will occupy the Mrs. W. T. Pefkins property, on North Van Rensselaer street. The late Judge Healy left a will ' bequeathing all of his property to his widow. His son Jerry, was named in the will as executor of the estate. J. F. Major, oounty clerk-elect, has rented the Mrs. Mattie Benjamin property, opposite Dr. Washbum’s residence, and will occupy same about March 1. The Goodland-Rensßelaer high school football game to have been played here last Saturday, was postponed on account of the weather until Nov. 18. Josiah Davisson of Aix, has negotiated the sale of the Mulford tract of 560 acres near Aix, to S. W. Thayer of Chicago. The consideration was not stated to us.

The editor of The Democrat has paid long ago every penny honestly owed Jasper county for taxes. It is the “spite taxes,” levied'npon him by Auditor Murray, that he declines to pay. New pensions: James R. Goff, , Crown Point, additional, $8 to sl2; Madison Obenchain, Monticello, increase $lO to sl2; Joseph L. C. Thorton, Medaryville. increase, $6 to )8; Uriah D. Jaqna, Valpar•'aiso, increase, sl7 to $24. Sanford Adams met with an accident last Monday, while engaged at work on the telephone line. A comrade stepped on his foot, piercing it with the spar of one of the climbers. The accident will undoubtedly rendered hip unable to work for some time.

DR* MOORE, Specialist, “IS*andiu Office First Stairs West of Post Office. DRMCGCI add urttn dseases or women i\JUgi ii,Ly* * .L ' ,