Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Jasper County Telephone Co., have announced a 10 cent, rate for toll messages north, where they parallel the Halleck lines, taking effect Feb. 1. It is interesting to note that the Remington rate, where there is no competition, remains at 20 cents.

William Darroch, commissioner and attorney for the Gregory estate, on yesterday disposed of this holding comprising five thousand six hundred acres in Lincoln and Colfax townships to the Lawler Bro’s of Chicago for the sum of SIOO,OOO. The land will continue to be used for a grazing ranch. —Kentland Enterprise.

I have just received at the “Model” my new line of Dry Goods which I have selected with the greatest care. I extend a cordial invitation and welcome to my numerous old friends and patrons and to all new ones who will be pleased to call and inspect my line. Yours, Anxious to Please, Mrs. Will Mossler. There are many new cases of smallpox reported from the infected district of southern Indiana. Green county alone has 2,soocases. The present epidemic is the worst ever known in the United States, but thus far the attacks are very mild. Scattering cases are reported in various northern counties and it is probable the whole state will become infected. Every precaution to ward off the disease and prevent its spread is being taken by the health authorities.

The Indianapolis Democratic Editorial association held a rousing meeting at Indianapolis this week. Numerous speeches were made by prominent members and the resolutions adopted unequivically indorses the Chicago platform, W. J. Bryan, sympathizes with the Boers, and denounces trusts, annexation of territory by force and the work of the Taylor republicans in Kentucky. Bayard Gray of the Frankfort Crescent, was elected president for the ensuing year, and A. J. Diphoye of the Columbus Herald, secretary.

At a meeting of republicans held at the court house last Friday evening to reorganize the city committee. C. C. Warner was elected chairman and J. H. Kannal, secretary. The ward committeemen are; Ist ward. Harvey Kannal, Walter White and John Jones; 2d ward, J. F. Irwin, C. C. Warner and H. B. Murray; 3d ward, Peter Wasson, S. E.' Yeoman and E. Aldrich. A mass convention will be held March 15th to nominate mayor, clerk, treasurer and marshall, and on the 22d a mass convention will be held to nominate candidates for council men.

John Cuthbert, the armless saloon keeper^of Kentland, died very suddenly/ last Sunday afternoon from hemorrhage of the stomach. Mr. Cuthbert was for some years an engineer on the State Line division of the Panhandle, but on May 21. 1871, in a wreck between Goodland and Kentland, both arms were crushed to a pulp and his jaw bene fractured on both sides, His arms were both amputated near the shoulder. Despite his fearful inquiries Cuthbert survived and a few years later married and raised a large family of children. He was an honorable, upright man and was generally well thought of despite his business.

There seems to be an impression out that those who asked for exemption under the S7OO mortgage law last year will be credited with exemption this year without making another application. This is erroneous. The fact that exemption was granted last year will have no bearing on the question this year, those desiring to take out exemption being required to file their claims with the county auditor just as they did last year. These claims must be filed between the first day of March and the first day of May. It is likely that the total Of these exemptions will be much larger this year than last, as many people did not come to an understanding of the law until it was too late to take advantage of it.—Ex.