Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Subscribe for The Democrat. 5 ' Erwin Bros. Comedy Co., at Ellis’ opera house, Monday night Admisshyi, 25 and 35c. A child of a Mr. Rowen of near Sh.elby, was interred in Weston cemetery at this place last Sunday.

Misses Gertrude Yeoman and Winifred Braddock are visiting Miss Mayme Chamberlain at Kentland.

Albert Overton and Miss Edith attended the Sub-Dis-trict E. L. convention at Medaryville last Sunday.

Attorney General Taylor decides that insuring children is unlawful in this state. The Prudential has placed a number of risks on infants in Rensselaer.

The collapse of the rebellion in the Phillippines and foot ball war between Rensselaer and Crown Point, will leave life an aching void.—Kentland Enterprise.

New Pensions: John F. Price, Valparaiso, increase; $8 to sl2; John M. Spencer, Wolcott, increase, sl2 to sl7; John L. Sullivan, Rensselaer, increase, sl6 to $24.

Theo. Beasy at Fair Oaks claims to have cribbed last week an average of 115 bushels of corn per day, starting with 80 bushels Tuesday afternoon. Beasy resides in Rensselaer.

The postmaster general has ruled that married women cannot act as postoffice clerks, and postmasters must ask for the resignations of such employes and reccommend their successors.

By the accidental tiring of some powder, which was to have been used in a dramatic representation, a young Student got his hand terribly burned last Thursday night at St. Joseph’s college.

Orange Bowers, head clerk in the departmenf store of Kennedy & Murphy at Morocco, has accepted the position of salesman in the boot and shoe department of the Chicago Bargain Store in this city.

Job Harrison returned from North Dakota last Friday. Job has taken a claim and is expecting to return some time next spring. He says the weather was quite pleasant when he left the above place.

Firewood is a scarce article in Rensselaer these days, and the farmers Who are hauling to town are able to get almost any price asked. Even old, worm-eaten rails bring $2.50 per load of about 75.

The butchering season is at hand and everybody uses more or less pepper. C. C. Starr can fujnish you pure article, having one of the best French Stone Burr mills made for grinding spice. He grinds nothing bnt clean sifted pepper.

Elder J. E. Collins, the Seventh Day Adventist, has secured the use of the Primitive Baptist church and will continue the meetings for some lime. He has lighted the room with electricity at his own expense, and extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend these meetings.

J. W. Williams has retired from the Farmers’ Bank and will devote his attention to the furniture business. Mr. Williams has been connected with the Farmers’ Bank for the past 16 years, but owing to the close confinement necessary he finds his health failing and Mr. Makeever will henceforth manage the bank.

At the meeting of the Teachers’ Association last Saturday, W. J. Reed of Carpenter tp., was elected president of the Association after a spirited contest. Albert Marshall of Marion tp., was elected vice-president; Clara Parker of Marion tp., secretary, and Joeva Green of Hanging Grove, asst, secretary.,

Have you tried C. C Starr’s FRESH ROASTED COFFEE? He roasts all his coffees and sells the cheapest; quality considered. Twenty years’ experience in selecting and roasting coffee.