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

The poutoffice at Norway. Whits county, will ha dwv— tin—l Dec. 30. . GeuqgaE. and BL CL Vincent of Renaadaer The Milroy and Newton attar a brief ffinres It is rumored that Dr. Croak, of Wolcott, fatwrfr of Bus niece, wifl make a contest for the Republican district rhairmaniiliipu— Goodland Herald. One reason given to show ws will not have a severe winter is that the asp baa not gone down in the trees. The sap flows almost as freely from soft maples now as it does in March. Tim secretaries of the various Rensselaer secret societies are requerted to sand in a list of their oceat for publication. No charge is made for such priblieation.

Judge Neal of Noblrerille. field the coonty refiora la* aaartitatioal ia deciding the Boone county court house case on Thursday. The decision favored the tax payers and is against the hoard of Iroquois I. 0.0. F. lodge Not 143, and Reberxa lodge. Not 316, will give a 50-year anniversary on Jacob M. Troxell on Wednesday night, Dec. 27. AU L O. O. F. •nd Rebekahs' are cordially invited. By Order of Com. The Salisbury Orchestra gave a very enjoyable evening’sentertainmeut at the opera house Wednesday evening, under the auspices of the Fiction eiabu It was generally pronounced the best musical entertainment ever given in Rensseiaer. Cade Frank Elijah, one of Newton county's oldest settlers, died near ML Ayr. Thursday. War. Stacker and wife and Miss Lydia Schanlaub of this city, attended the funeral, which was field at Ml Ayr on Wednesday afternoon.

No action has yet been taken on either of the three civil cases against Jasper county, taken to White on change of venue —vix: Grindle A Weatherhog vs Board of Coorinissiouers of Jaspre county: Heinzanua Bras, vs saaae: W. B Burford vs fame., involving altogether soaae fIGjOQO or ffrjOOOL Reports from all courties heard from show great srtings in the cost of county stationery under the new reform plan of comprtitive bidding. The Saving is about one-half over farmer cost for this class of supplies, notwithstanding the stationery firms apparently combined to beat the taxpayers.

William Blake, a fin mu well known early settler of Jasper oonty. died in Rice county Kansas, Nov. ti, aged about 77 years. Deceased was a brother of Isaac Blake of Jordan tp_ and was one the early settlem of this county. He went to Kansas about 18 years bgo. Kesniagton papers please One of the most radical and .general advances ever made in Height rates, it w wwewwl will go into enect Jan. d_ Thoesamfe of articles of evry-day consumption wiU be affected and tW increase will average 3& and 40 per cent, the jump on many dames readung 50 per ccnL This will certainly bring prosperity to the railruada. Mr. C. ELCunouofOklohoma,a farmer resident of this cormty,, caaae Taesdayfar a short visit with old friends He rams via Oiaihc, Kam. and stopped off and saw lames BL w ahaffir a for min county wfaomovedto Kansas 42 yeare a«oc Me. Mhhsfie is m 90 years us gga. MgL Cmmsbl who tern been viaitisg Irins for some t toe, vriff istsra with her