Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Dr. Vick is sick with lung fever. Geo. Hanna and family of Walker tp., was in the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lardner of Goodland, visited friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Sawyer and daughter and F. M. Dewees of Newton county, were in the city Wednesday. - The Christian church ladies of Rensselaer are interesting themselves in raising funds for the India sufferers. Ices and cake will be served in the room on Libera] Comer on the p. m., of Decoration day, May 30, by the ladies of the M. E. church. Mrs. F. B. Meyer, who has been sojourning with her sou Lawson, at Indiana Mineral Springs for several weeks, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Drake, who was in attendance as delegate, at the Catholic Lady Foresters’ National Convention, held at Chicago last week, returned home Tuesday. W. H. Coover left Sunday for an extended visit to his old home in Pennsylvania, and will also visit Washington, Norfolk, Va., and other points ere his return. We will continue the shoe sale all this week to Monday evening, May, 28th. All sizes up-to-date walking shoes $1.25 value for 28 cts pair, $1.50 and $2 value for 88c pair. Chicago Bargain Store. Base ball games, Brooklyn vs Chicago, and Kansas City vs White Stockings, are among the attractions that may be seen in Chicago to-morrow. Round trip fare from Rensselaer only 75 cents. The ninth annual convention of the Rensselaer District C. E. will be held here June 12-13. The district-includes the counties of Benton, Warren, Newton and Jasper. An excellent program has been prepared for the occasion. Michael Steinbach, father of Editor Steinbach of the Kentland Democrat, died at his home in Kentland on Wednesday of this week, aged 56 years. We extend fraternal sympathy to Bro. Steinbach in his affliction. C. B. Caldwell, ex-trustee of Franklin township, who was indicted last fall for alleged bribetaking from one of his lady teachers, returned this week, surrendered to sheriff Delinger, gave bond for SSOO and was released for trial at the next term of court.—Winamac Democrat Journal. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mr. A. E. Alter and Miss Del ma Nowels, to take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowels, at 321 North Weston street, this citv, to-morrow afternoon at 5 o’clock, They will reside at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, we understand. “Next week,” announces a determined if not desperate North Missouri editor, “we will be running this paper as Jesse James would have run it. Delinquent subscribers may - expect a call from us with their accounts stuck in the muzzle of a six-shooter Otherwise, this paper will have to be run as the sheriff would run it.” Union Memorial services will be held at the Presbyterian church toElder A. L. Ward of the Chris'ian church, will preach the Memorial sermon. All members of Rensselaer Post No. 84, G. A. R., and other war of the rebellion comrades, are requested to meet at Post Hall promptly at 10o’clock, form in line and march to the church. D. J. Pettit of Wolcott, was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Mr. Petitt says there are about a dozen new houses now in course of construction in Wolcott, work is under way on the big building to bo erected by the glass sand company near town, and everything in that locality is moving along briskly. Politics has a decided democratic tinge, and the prospects for democratic triumph were never brighter.