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

The census enumerators will begin their labors June 1. A good shirt-waist only 59c Saturday and Monday, May 26th, 28th. Chicago Bargain Store. D. B. Nowels has sold his 240 acre farm in Union township, to Joseph Leach, consideration S4O per acre. New pensions: Elizabeth J. Duley, Goodland, original widow, $8; George Schreiner, Rensselaer, increase, $lO. Mrs. 0. G. Beal of Remington, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. N. Hyland,, of the Nowels House, Thursday. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Marshall died yesterday morning. The funeral was held last evening at 6 o’clock. To-day’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 34; oats 22; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were: wheat 60; corn 28; oats 25; rye 50. T. H. Robertson of Milroy tp., left Saturday for central Montana, where he will work on a ranch this summer. He expects to return home this fall and will bring back a carload or two of horses with him. Corn planting is about over with. In some parts of the county the farmers are now plowing their corn for the first time, in other parts, owing to insufficient drainage, some fields are just being planted. We are requested to announce that a collection for the India famine sufferers will be taken up at Memorial services to-morrow, and it is hoped that every one will come prepared to contribute asliberaly as their means will allow to this fund. The R. H. Milroy circle, Ladies of the G> A. R., will give a free dinner to all old soldiers on Decoration day, immediately on their return from the exercises at the cemetery, at their hall, in Odd Fellows’ building. Committee. The preliminary steps toward organizings commercial club here were taken Monday evening. A committee composed of W. B. Austin, C. D. Nowels and H. R. Kurrie was appointed to draft constitution, by-laws, etc,, for a permanent organization. Arrangements have been made by which the 9:55 a. m., Sunday train will leave a mail pouch at thia place, and subscribers to Indianapolis and Cincinnati Sunday papers will get same through the postoffice on Sunday instead of Monday as heretofore. Owners of dogs, who have not already done so, should procure their receipts from the township assessor before June Ist when the books are turned over, and thus avoid prosecution and added expense. We understand their are several in Rensselaer who have thus far failed to take up these receipts. Owing to the death of the aged mother of Judge Palmer of the White circuit court, several cases on the court calendar of that county were continued to the September term, including the- Huston vs Fatkacase and the Jasper county Telephone Co., tax case. The May-Dluzack corn-stealing state case was also continued on account of one of the juror’s becoming sick and not able to attend the closing part of the trial. The fact that India’s famine stricken people should be looked after by the English government should not deter the people of this country who are able to do so from contributing liberally to alleviate the great distress of these unfortunates. That England is too busily engaged in a war of suppression ana land-grabbing to pay much attention to the millions of starving people in India is indeed deplorable, but human life is too precious to the liberty-loving people of America to refuse to stretch out a hand to succor a starving nation regardless of all this, and our people should do what they can in this matter.