Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

To-day’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; com 29|; oats 22; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were: wheat 62; corn 29|; oats 27; rye 40. The Burford and Weatherhog cases against Jasper county, set for trial in the White county circuit court the first of the week, are both pending on demurers to answers. The All Star Bowling team, one of the crack teams of the country, played a series of games at the city bowling alley yesterday afternoon and evening. Three exhibition games were played in the afternoon and in the evening two games were played with the Rensselaer Bowling Team and they gave one exhibition game.

Mrs. J. H. Thornton, who had been very ill “for some weeks, died last Sunday from paralysis, aged about 50 years. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon under the charge of the W. R. C., and interment made in Weston cemetery. Deceased leaves a husband, John H. Thornton, four sons by a former marriage and a daughter by her last marriage. When a city council betrays so much love for the Bell telephone monopoly that it will not grant a franchise for an independent telephone company it is open to suspicion. The Kokomo council has just refused the petition of an independent telephone company for a franchise and as a result the people - of Kokomo will continue to pay excessive rates charged by the Central Union branch of the monopoly. —Monticello Journal. C. J. McDonald, the well known fruit agent who has been plying his business here for some years, comes from quite a remarkable family. He has four brothers who weigh respectively 240, 280, 250 and 360, while his own weight is 240. The combined weight of the five brothers is 1,370, an average of 274 pounds each. There are two sisters whose weights-are 100 poundsand 126 pounds respectively. The average weight of each of the children is 228 pouude.

L. T. Kent, trustee of Prairie Township, has shown what we consider, good sense by advertising four of his district school houses for sale, and will try the plan of transporting the pupils that formerly attended school at these buildings to other schools. At present the trustee pays the Brookston school board S3OO annum and under the new plan will pay S2OO per month, by this arrangement he wilt save the cost of building four new school buildings that., would probably cost SI,OOO each ind the expense of the salary of four teachers, which average about S3OO each per year. It will not cost any more, if as much, to transport the scholars as it wi 11 to buy the fuel and other supplies for the schools. It will save SI,OOO per year to the taxpayers and provide better school privileges for the scholars. His action could probably be followed by other trustees to the advantage of the taxpayers and also the scholars.—White County Republican.

MONEY TO LEND.

Persons desiring to borrow money on farm land will find it to their advantage to call at the office of the undersigned. The largest expense in obtaining a farm loan is paying for abstract, Notary fees, etc. I will make you a farm loan at a rate of interest as low as the lowest, AND MAKE YOUR ABSTRACT free of charge. Loans made promptly, interest payable annually at the end of the year, privilege granted to pay part or all of principal at interest paying period.

James H. Chapman.

Office removed to second floor Makeever’* Bank Building.

He Fooled The Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West Jefferson, 0., after suffering 18 months from Rectal Fistula, be would die unless a costly operation was performed; but he cured himself with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the best in* the world. Surest Pile cure on Earth. 25c a box, at Hunt Bros. Drug Store,

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