Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

local Matters.

Elvin and Albert Overton spent Sunday at home. The sprinkling wagon begun business Saturday. W. A. Walts is starting another paper at Chalmers. George Minicus has gone to Chicago Heights to work. Fine Minnesota potatoes, 45 cents per bushel, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. N. J. Reed and baby are visiting the former’s parents at Michigan City. \ Misses Edna and Mattie Yeonian of Kingman, Kan., are visiting Jasper county relatives. Miss Myrtle Oram of Goodland, spent Sunday and Monday with the family of Leslie Clark. Mot Ritchey has about 8 tons of timothy hay for sale at his farm 3 miles southwest of town. The time for paying the first installment of taxes without penalty expires Monday, May 7. Judge Thompson has appointed W. O. Roadifer of Remington, and D. Clark of Wheatfield on the Board Review. Mrs. J. F. Warren and daughter Carrie, returned from the sonth Wednesday The latter’s health was somewhat improved by the trip. About four inches of snow came Wednesday and put a stop to the women cleaning house, also to gar-den-making had spring planting and sowing.

Monticello won’t put on city airs just yet The proposition was defeated by the decisive majority of 94 at the election last Monday. Sensible people. A petition signed by 395 citizens of* the county was sent to Washington this week, asking that Henry Mackey be reinstated on the pension rolls. Miss Mary Bates, who has bee* spending the winter at Ladoga, returned home Tuesday. Miss Bates will be J. F. Major’s deputy in the Clerk’s office. Shoats Fob Sale:—At my farm 3| miles southeast of Rensselaer, Poland Chinas, 9 head, Will weigh about 65 pounds each. Barney Mein brook. Another attempt is to be made to establish a saloon at Parr. Chas. 8. Mandeville has published notice of his intention to apply at the May term of commissioners’ court.

Bro* Marshall is venting his spite on the “Kentland ring” by championing Morocco in the Newton county seat fight. Morocco may well exclaim, “deliver us, O, Lord, from our friends.” Al Peters of south of town, took his three eldest children to Chicago Thursday to have them confirmed in the Episcopal faith, there being no church of that denomination in this locality. Postmaster Meyer has had the interior of the postoffice repainted, repapered and otherwise brightened and added two handsome new antique oak desks for the convenience of the public, and put it all in apple-pie order for the forthcom- • 'Jg democratic postmaster. W. O. Schanlaub, who is teaching in the Morocco schools, came over Saturday to visit his parents and other friends. Will says that Motocco is all ready to take the county seat—only waiting for the consent of the people. His school will not be out until the latter part of June. B. J. Gifford was in the city Tuesday night and met a few of our people and talked railroad to them. No regular public meeting was had. He is reported to have said but little of importance except for the people here to go ahead and vote the tax and talk about oonditons afterward. / He is * said -to have, gone from here to Wolcott to wee what the people there would bid for his road.