Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1899 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. A Merry Christmas. No school till Tuesday, Jan. 2. New Year’s one week fana Monday. to turn over that new Owen Byun of Chicago, is again working for W. & Eger. Miss Mary Batea ia visiting friends at Ladoga. Liveryman Short ia reported quite flick at this writing. Only one move week of thatfree Indianapolis State Sentinel offer. The Wolcott gas well is down about 750 feet and will go still deeper. Remember that our free Indianapolis Sentinel offer will close Jan. 1.1900. John R. Warren and family will move to Kansas next month, we understand. The Methodist Sunday school exercises and tree will be held this evening. J. G. Perry of Goodland, was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday and Thursday. Frank Welsh and Robt. Michaels of Jordon tp., were in Chicago a few days this week. D. A. Bickel of Carpenter tp., was a pleasant caller at The Democrat office last Saturday. The gross receipts of the Cbristain church ladies bazar were about $l9O, with expenses, about SSO. The township trustees of the state will hold their annual meeting at Indianapolis. Dec. 27-28. Severa 1 eastern banks and financial concerns have gone under in the past week. Too much prosperity. Advertised Letters: Mrs. Jennie Banson, Mr. F. B. Gardner. Mrs. Lena Gardner, Mr. Dodly Pierson. W. C. McCord of Indianapolis, who has been visiting here for the past three months, returned home Thursday. John JC. Kaupke, Trustee of Kankakee township, and Joel F. Spriggs of Walker township, were in the city Wednesday. The ladies of the Christian church desire to thank the public for its liberal patronage at the bazaar, Dec. 15, and 16. At the meeting of the local F. & A. M. lodge Monday evening, Ralph Fendig was elected treasurer for the twenty-second consecutive year. C. H. Vick bandies the Cincinnati Sunday Enquirer, the best Sunday paper published. A few extra copies for to-morrow. Leave your order for one to-day. Box Social at Wood’s school, 2 miles south of Pleasant Ridge, Friday, Dec. 22. A good program assured. Everybody come C. W. Reeve, Teacher. The Very Rev. M. E Campit n, irremovable rector of the St. Vincent De Paul Catholic church of Logansport, died very suddenly of heart failure in that city last Monday. J. H. Hoover makes a specialty of saw filing; hand or buck-saws. 15 cents each; crosscut, 35c. If you want a good job done, call on him. Corner of East Cedar and Rachel streets, east part of town. fens Anderson, the young Dane who recently lost a foot from being run over by the cars at Monon, has secured a position as flagmai at Hammond. Yens was married few days ago to Miss Iva Wink * ley of MononJ • It is rumored that ex-Prosecu-ting Attorney Chizum would like the republican nomination for easy ro against, therefore The Democrat hopes that he may receive the nomination. . .

DR. MOORE, Specialist RENSSELAER. IND