Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. The Halleck telephone lines reached Mt. Ayr yesterday morning. 300 yds. lawns left at one 1c pqr SI. while it lasts. Sale 2p. m., aturday, May 26th. Chicago Department Store. —. —i ? Charles Kelley went to Western Springs, near Chicago, Tuesday, to take a position in the woodworking department of the Vive Camera Co. The Democrat this week has correspondents from 15 towns and neighborhoods in Jasper county. The greatest number contained in any other paper in the county is but 5. Decoration day will be duly observed by the old soldiers of Rensselaer, and all the secret orders of the city, fire department, cornet band, etc., are expected to take part in the parade to the cemetery. J. B. Sayler, state employment agent for a Chicago western agency, reports that he has already sent about 170 laborers to lowa, Michigan and Wyoming this season. He says that he finds a great many unemployed men in Kokomo, Logansport and other labor centers of the* state. Here is a pointer for the verbose Cholly Landis. Many people have no doubt wondered for the past year why “old glory” has not been unfurled to the breeze from that $4lO court house flag pole upon state occasions. It seems that the hoisting apparatus gave out after a few months use and therefore no flag could be raised. A subscription paper was circulated in the city this week to raise money to repair the same so that the flag might be unfurled on Decoration day, and Thursday forenoon a hobo “steeple climber” made two unsuccessful attempts to climb the pole. He only got up about onefourth of the way, each time, and finally gave up the job. At this writing the $4lO flag-pole surmounting Jasper county’s $175,000 temple of justice continues in a state of innocuous desuetude. A very exciting runaway occurred in town Thursday forenoon. Miss Virgie Austin was driving about town with a single rig when her horse became unmanagable on Van Rensselaer street, near John Eger’s residence, and started at breakneck speed south. The young lady bravely held the reins and guided the runaway the best she could. It attempted to turn in at Duvall’s livery barn, where it belonged, but was pulled away enough to avoid any obstructions there. Just south of the livery barn the phaeton struck the crossing and was nearly upset. At Rutsen street it turned east and ran into the yard at Felix French’s, where the rig was upset and the young lady thrown out, but lucksly escaped without injury. The horse broke loose from the phaeton and ran back to the livery barn with one thill dangling at its side. Miss Austin’s escape from death or at least serious injury was indeed miraculous, and her grit in holding onto the reins and rare presence of mind is all that saved her.

Subscribe for The Democrat. Farm For Sale.—A Bargain. I have a farm of 1091 acres for sale. The farm is well fenced, has five never failing springs, a brick house of 4 rooms in good order, bank barn 45x50, good well, sufficient timber for fire wood and fencing. Land in shape for crops. 28 acres of clover on farm, 22 acres of wheat, 12 of which is firstclass. Possession given at once. Best of reasons given for selling, price $1,500. Title perfect. Abstract furnished. Address, Geo. F. Lawrence, Mayor, North Vernon, Ind. Mention this paper. • Duluth Imperial Flour, the world’s best, 95 cents a J or $3.80 a bbl. Saturday and Monday May 26th and 28th. Chicago Bargain Store.