Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL MATTERS. Funeral cards at The Democrat office. Next Wednesday is St. Valentine’s day. Mr. and Mrs. Casper Eiglesbach were married 50 years ago last Friday. Harry Kessinger has purchased the Galbreath grocery in Odd Fellows’ block. V ' ■ 1 , John Duvall has bought Monroe Banes’ residence property on Van Rensselaer street. Charles Nowels, wife and daughter of Elkhart, are visiting Rensselaer friends this week. , The republican representative and judicial conventions are called to meet in this city March 8. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hantey of Kniman, were guests of their son C. W. Hanley, over Sunday. Nowels & Small (D. B. Nowels) have purchased the Halstead milk route and are now in possession of same.

H. D. Spurgeon of Goodland, was in the city this week looking for a location to set up a shooting gallery. The compositor made us say last week that White county had 1,000 miles of free gravel road. It should have read 100 miles. W. D. Bringle of Jordan tp., will move upon his farm in Newton county, south of Mt. Ayr., which he purchased about a year agoThe Monticello Lumber Co., capital stock SIO,OOO, has been incorporated. The directors are John W. Yost, C. D. Meeker and Jones Brearley. Ephriam Fleming of Jordan tp., is reported very low with dropsy. His brother, Wm. C. Fleming, from Effner, came Thursday and is now at bis bedside. Geo. Schanlaub of south of Mt. Ayr. accidently stuck a pitchfork in his leg a couple of weeks ago and is reported in quite a serious condition at this writing.

Albert Overton has resigned his position with Ellis & Murray and left Tuesday for Indianapolis to take a position in a gent’s furnishing store in that city.

C. H. Vick handles the Sunday Enquirer, the best Sunday paper published. Leave your order with him for a,copy delivered at your door every Sunday morning.

Among the p«mons in bankruptsy reported in Thursday’s Indianapolis papers was that of “John F. Bruner, hotel keeper, Rensselaer. Liabilities $2,674.88; assets, $500.”

The Prohibition convention held here Monday selected delegates to attend the state convention, but decided to postpone for the present the matter of nominating a county ticket.

The receipts of the Goodland electric light plant for the year 1899 were $3,884.58. expenses $5, 621,57. Deficit $1,736.99. Of the receipts $1,944 was from the town for street lighting.

Prosecutor Mills and Attorney Honan went to Wheatfield Monday to try a State case in the Lakin-Garriott feud. Mr. Honan represented the defense and the state got knocked out.

Lost:—Somewhere north of, town, Saturday evening last, a 3 inch iron pump tap. Finder will be paid 25 cents for his trouble if he will leave same at The Democrat office. Andrew Ropp.

The Kirtley bondsmen who compromised with the county commissioners will not have to “dig up” any more lucre to make good any further shortage. Judge Rabb has so decided. —Oxford Tribune. Isaac Glazebrook has sold his blacksmithing business to E. N. Moon, of Palenstine, Ind., who will take possession next Monday. Mr. Glazebrook leases the shop to the new man and will devote his attention to the machine business.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, wombs Office First Stairs West of Post Office. RENSSELAER, IND.