Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Harry Gardner is visiting in Monticello this week. Amount of unloaned school fund on hand March 1, $3,413.46. Frank Hunt is at the bedside of his brother at Knox, who is sick. The annual meeting of the county assessors was held at Indianapolis this week. W. D. Mauck of near Mt. Ayr. was in the city Saturday and had his name enrolled on The Democrat’s list of readers. Remember the township convention at the court house next Wednesday, call for which appears elsewhere in this paper. Fred Sargent who is now located at Monticello as a partner of Fraser & McElhoe, in the real estate business, was in town a few days this week. Chas. W. Spitler has announced himself as a candidate for the republican nomination for city mayor—the only announcement thus far made. The Kennedy school house in Barkley tp., was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night of last week. Loss about S4OO, which was nearly covered by insurance. The remonstrators secured 136 names to the liquor license remonstrance in the third ward. About 90 was all that was necessary to defeat the application. The Jordan tp., democratic committee met at Egypt school house last Saturday and decided to bold their township convention on Saturday, March 31, at 2 p. m. Maggie Kenton returned Tuesday after four months evangelical work in LaGrange and Noble counties. Her work was very successful, many being added to the churches. Kokomo has the Bell telephone system, owned by ihat monoply. The city council has recently refused a franchise to an independent line. That coterie of city dads will bear watching.—Goodland Herald. The Marriage of Miss Cecil Brown of Barkley tp., and Mr. Roy McKinsey, of Rensselaer, occured last Monday in Remington. The bride is well known among our young people and the groom is an employe in the barber shop of C. W. Rhoades. The two trees, old land marks, standing in front of the Horton building at the corner of Washington and Cullen streets, were cut down this week to make way for an office building, a part of the rear of the building now occupying the lot being moved around the front. A maiden fair with sun-kissed hair came tripping down the street, her face serene, her age sixteen, gee whiz! but she was sweet. On the icey street. down she came quick, with a jolt that shook her curls; but the words she used must be excused, for she’s one of our nicest girls.

A grand entertairment will be given in the opera boose on 16th of March, under the auspices of the W. C. 0. F. About fifty children will take part and as they are being drilled by the best talent in music, elocution, and dancing in the city, it is sure to be a success. The well known fairy tale, “Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper/’ will be reproduced in a four act extravaganza. The entertainment between the acts will be worth the price of admission. Five cars of stock and goods of Joseph Fisher, Geo. Nichols and Mrs. Stanley were shipped early In the week to their new home in Jennings county and their families followed soon after. Mr. Henry Fisher has purchased six farms, aggregating 887 acres in Jennings county and he has secured some good bargains. His deals were all closed up this week and he is well pleased with his purchases. We can commend these people to the citizens of Jennings connty as excellent people and most desirable citizens. The best wishes of a host of friends go with them to their new home. ~