Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

■ ■ A ■. Democratic county convention to-day. , Commissioners’ court meets Monday. Monticello will turn the eagle loose July 4th. Mrs. W. R. Nowels is visiting friends at Elkhart. Born, last Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. Al Hoover, a son. Mr. Chas. Leonard of Delphi, was in the city Monday. W. L. Criswell of Sharon, lost a valuable horse this week. Democratic state convention next Wednesday, June 6. Agent Beajn sold 134 tickets for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. W. O. Schanluab of Morocco, was over Saturday visiting his parents. J. A. McFarlandhJias moved his grocery store into the new Horton brick. Mr. Morris Maloney of Chicago, is visiting his sister Mrs. Mary Drake. . J .. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Osborne of Kirklin, visited in Rensselaer Sunday. J. W. Paxton and family left for their new home at Laniaa Colo., this week. The Rensselaer ladies raised about $32 to send to the India famine sufferers. ' Mrs. Walter Imes of Griffith/ Ind., visited Mr. and Mrs..W. J. Imes this week. Alf Donnely has started a new industiy, that of raising fourlegged chickens. A daughter was born on the 24th ult. to Mr. and Mrs. William Parkison, in town. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Alter weht to Clinton county Tuesday to visit the former's relatives. Lorenz Hildebrand went to Chicago Sunday to spend a few months with his daughter. No. 1 Hungarian Seed for sale at my place, 1| miles north of Rensselaer. Alf. Donnelly. Miss Anna Beasley, of Remington, was the guest of Miss Hattie Eiglesbach several days this week. Mrs. L. Reprogle and Mrs. D. Anwiler of Monticello, spent Sunday with Mrs. Lucy Malchow in Rensselaer. George A. Bryant has leen appointed postmaster at Lake Village, Newton county, vice C. L. Brandt, resigned. What is called the “time limit” in the Methodist church has been abolished, and a pastor may remain as long as his flock will let him. The mortgage exemptions in White county are almost one-tenth the entire valuation of both real and personal property in that county. , Philip Blue will take the census enumeration in Marion tp., Edward Mills in Rensselaer; in Gillam, W. R. Rayburn; Walker, P. O. Kennedy. D. Clark, E. T. Biggs and M. Delehanty of Wheatfield tp., were in town Wednesday and Thursday, to file their report as reviewers on the Brusnahan ditch. C. D. Nowels made some improvements about the Nowels block last week, such as lowering the glass in show windows, new flooring of the balcony and another new cement walk on the west side. James Lefler received a letter from his son Robert,’ in the Pljiliphines, a few days ago in which he states that he is well and has recently been promoted to orderly sergeant. He is now stationed in Luzon. Laudy Magee was the hero of the day at Rensselaer Wednesday. A purse of S2O was made up and Laudy climbed to the top of I the $4lO court house flag pole mid j adjusted the rope in the pulley J thereon, and old glorv will now float from the dome of the county ' cn pi to 1 on all state occasions.