Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Subscribe for the taxpayers’ friend, The Democrat. Mort Crockett of Battineau, No. Dakota, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett, of Marion tp. At this writing the jury for the November term of court has not been drawn. The jury will probably not be called until late in the term. The Democrat is read by more farmers than any other paper published in Jasper county. Remember this when getting your sale bills struck, and come to this office for having the work done. A free notice -in The Democrat with each set of bills. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday. A saloon license was granted Isiah Fisher, of Rniman, and some other business transacted. Wednesday, the board adjourned until to-day, when it will consider bridge bids and the petition for an investigation of tne county records. A full report of the proceedings will be given uext week. In the replevin case of Mrs. F. E. Babcock vs. the treasurer of Jasper county, where the latter attempted to collect the “spite taxes’’ placed on the duplicate against The Democrat editor, and in which the treasurer levied on n job press belonging to the former, Esq. Churchill heard the evidence in rights of property last Tuesday and decided against the treasurer. Gwin has appealed to the circuit court. _ _ Mrs. E. P. Honan of this city, is in receipt of an invitation to the International Bazaar of the American colony in Berlin, Germany for the benefit of the American church in Berlin, tinder the patronage of Mrs. Andrew Dickson White, wife of the American Ambassador, on Tuesday, Nov, 28. Mrs. James Henry Honan, wife of Dr. Honan, a brother of Attorney E. P. Honan of this city, is treasurer of the bazar and has charge of the lace and embroidery booth with Mrs. Consul-General Mason.