Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Major are in Remington to-day. Abram Simpson, who has been quite ill, is improving.’ . A fine Minnesota table potato 55 cents bushel, at the Chicago Department Store. 11 ■——■■■ T. J. Irwin has moved from Wheatfield tp., upon a farm 3 miles southeast of Rensselaer. J. F. Irwin is staying "in the county clerk’s office for a few days white Mr. Coover is out looking after his senatorial fences. Special March sale ladies’ muslin underwear, man-tailored suits, jackets, capes and skirts, at the Chicago Department store. Buffalo cor. Monticello Herald: Mathew Karr of Rensselaer, contemplates an early move to his father’s old place south of town. Bro. Marshall seems deeply concerned over the launching of another daily paper in Rensselaer. We suggest that he sue the promoters for criminal libel. To-day’B Rensselaer markets (all top prices) : Wheat 65; corn 29£; oats 22; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were: wheat 62; corn 27; oats 25; rye 40. Moses Sawyer, who has been soldiering in the Philippines, returned a few days ago, and is now with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sawyer, near Foresman.— Goodland Herald. Township chairmen are requested tp send in calls for township conventions to The Democrat for publication as soon as they decide rn the date for holding same. charge is made for such publication. The past two weeks have been rather tough on the business man who does his advertising on bridges, barns and fence boards. People just naturally couldn’t get out to read his bargains.—Morocco Courier. Chas. F. Casey of Foresman, wants to dispense intoxicating liquors to the thirsty people of his bailiwick, and will ask the commissioners of Newton county to grant him the privilege at their April term. Mr. Bruce Chilcoto of Ekford, Mich., is visiting relatives and and friends in Jasper county. He is on his way to Texas, Kansas and Indian Territory, prospecting, and will leave Chicago on an excursion the 20th. Experts now working upon the county records of Boone county have made their report on the - recorder’s office, which showed exRecorder James M. Dyer to be indebted to the county to the amount of $2,941.02. The amount was paid over at ouce by Mr. Dyer. The Christian church here is preparing to entertain the SemiAnnual Convention of Second Missionary District of Indiana. The district composes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski and White counties and presents usually quite a working force. Convention will be held March 21-23—Lake Conuty News. The partition of the John P. Carr estate was made in the circuit court Wednesday morning. The estate is estimated to be worth SIOO,OOO all of it is real estate. There were six heirs in all. John P. Carr, jr., who edits the Fowler Leader, got 345 acres of as fine land as there is in the county as his share. Reynolds & Sills were attorneys for the plaintiff in the case.—-Monticello Herald. Mrs. Minerva A. Wright, who had been sick for several weeks, died last Friday afternoon at her residence on South Cullen street, aged about 85 years. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the residence, and interment made in Weston cemetery. Deceased was among Rensselaer’s oldest residents, having located here with her husband forty-five years ago, and had been a continuous resident since that time. She leaves two eons, Charted P.,and Truitt P.,ahd one daughter; Mrs. John Medicua, all residents of