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

The Kentucky squabble still remains unsettled. Taylor is yet undecided whether to sign the peace agreement or not. Frank Kennel' announces his intention of applying for a saloon license in Ward three of Rensselaer at the next regular meeting of the county commissioners.

Quite a number of Rensselaer sports went to Lafayette Wednesday night to play a return bowling game with Logansport bowlers. Rensselaer was defeated in every game. Appellate Judge U. Z. Wiley is gaining a little notice at the state capital. Thursday he rescued a negro who had made some remarks derogatory to the late Gen. Lawton from a mob, an I Wednesday some one stole the Judge’s overcoat, according to Indianapolis papers. The Klondike social at Burr Oak Center was a success. Quite a crowd gathered there. A prize was offered, a dish, for the most popular young lady, which was won by Miss Anna Lane. All report a good time. An organ will be bought with the proceeds. D. B. Nowels, J. W. and Charles Paxton and Wallace Robinson left Tuesday for an extended western trip. They will visit lola and other points in Kansas, and Lamar and other points in Colorado, also points in other states. They expect to be gone some two or three weeks.

Miss Lois Robinson resigned her position as teacher in the city schools, taking effect last Friday, and left at once for Kirksville, Mo., to study the new treatment of Osteopathy, with a view of making that her profession. Miss Lillian Haworth of Oxford, takes her place as teacher in the schools. At a meeting of the republican county chairmen of the Tenth district held at Chicago on Friday night of last week, it was decided to hold the congressional convention at Lafayette, Feb. 22, and the convention to select 'delegates to the National convention and to choose a presidential elector on March 22, at the same place. The report that the former convention would be held here was erroneous.

Samuel Hemphill, whose illness was mentioned in our columns last week, died Wednesday morning at 3:2<J o’clock. The remains were brought here for interment Thursday morning and the funeral services were held at the family residence on North College ave., at 2:30 p. m., of the same day, Rev. Middleton of the M. E. church conducting the services. The G. A. R. Post here had charge of the remains. Interment in Weston cemetery.

The republicans announce that they will hold their Marion township convention March 7. J. C. Porter, C.M. Blue and J. P. Hammond have announced themselves as candidates for trustee, and J. W. Cowden for assessor. Their city convention for nominating mayor, dark, treasurer and marshal, on March 15, and for councilmen on March 22. Thos. McGowan, J. T. Penn, Harry Wiltshire, Burgess Dillon, C. L. Thornton, Geo. L. Morgan and Ancil Woodworth have announced that they are after the marshal plum, while 8. C. Irwin and Ray Thompson want the clerk’s office.

It is stated that Halleck Bros, will ask the city council at its next meeting for a franchise to put in telephone exchange at Rensselaer, and they will bind themselves to make a rate of 60 cents per month for residence phones and fl. 20 per month for business houses, which is but a trifle over one-half the rates charged by the present exchange. They will also soon have connections with many other ’towns west and south and will maintain a low rate for all toll messages. The franchise should be granted by all means. The saving to the people of Rensselaer by reason of another exchange would amount to several thousand dollars each year. Let in the Halleck Bros, and remember, if the old company then reduces rates, who it was that brought it about.