Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

. The Farmers’ Institute is in session as we go to press. See program elsewhere in these columns.

The Thomas vs Laßue land commission case, taken from this county to Newton on change of venue, is set for trial Jan. 15.

The court house clock at Rensselaer is giving the denizens of that burg no end of trouble. In cold weather it freezes, in warm weather it gets tired. The striking aparatus takes a rest and then strikes a hundred or two to catch up. —White County Democrat.

- It will be three years in March since the contract was let for 16 miles of gravel road in Keener tp. Three years taxes on the construction of the road has been paid or is now due, and we understand; that only about 9 miles of the 16 miles is completed, while over $28,200 has thus far been paid out. The contract price for the full 16 'miles was $31,858.

Evangelist J. E. Collins, who has been conducting meetings for some weeks at the Primitive Baptist church, left on Thursday to attend the state meeting of Seventh Day Adventists, now in progress at Indianapolis, and will be absent a week. EvangelisbA. P. Messier will continue the meetings until the return of his co-laborer. Services each evening. All are invited to attend.

Strayed:—Last Saturday, Jan. 6, from my place, south of Wheatfield, one roan horse, 8 or 9 years did, blind in one eye, and one bald-faced bay mare with bone spavin on left hind foot, about the same age. Were seen going south Saturday evening and it is thought they are somewhere south of Rensselaer or near Remington. Any information regarding them should be addressed to Matt Zimmer, Wheatfield, Ind.

Mt. Ayr cor. Kentland Enterprise: Rich Schanlaub has purchased a farm near North Man-1 Chester, Wabash county. He has; disposed of his land here, selling one forty acre tract to his brother, j Geo. Schanlaub, and another to' Philip Brown. Rich is a good cit-: izen and neighbor with many I friends who gladly recommend him ; to his new home. He will move I about March Ist. We understand that Hugh Tracy and Wm. Brun- i ton of this community have also bought farms in Wabash county joining Mr. Schanlaub. " A matter worthy of mention is that while the Salvation Army stands the lowest in the order of churches it did more to relieve the necessities of the poor this year at Christmas than any other five denominations except the Catholics. These two societies vied with eath other in large'cities in feeding the poor and homeless children, and in the eleven leading cities of America more than 8O.(XX) waifs were* clothed and fed on Christmas day It is estimated that 12.(XX) were cared for in Cincinnati alone; the honors being equal between the ' Salvation Army and the Catholic societies of the city, and this was done regardless of race, creed or color. ’ The Gifford district onion growj ers did not get very much out of their crop last year, notwithstanding the yield was good. No provisions had been made for keeping the onions through the w’inter, and consequently they had to be put on the market at a time when the market was glutted with them. Several carloads, we are informed, did not sell for enough to pay freight charges, while the average price received by the grower was only about 15 cents per bushel. Onions are now worth some 50 or 60 cents per bushel, and had the Gifford growers been able to have kept their crop until this time they would have realized a nice thing on them. As it was, the venture was a losing one. A prominent onion grower of the district says that arrangements must be made for storing the onions or the industry will be abandoned.

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