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

Mrs. C E. Mills is visiting] friends at Ottawa, 111. Mrs. G. A. Jacks is visiting friends near Pleasant Ridge this week. ) - -Newton county republicans will hold their county convention*at Brook, June 12. John Schanlaub says that he will begin picking his strawberry crop the first of the week. E. L. Bruce and family have returned from Nebraska, not finding any suitable location there. Remember that McFarland’s grocery has moved into the new Horton block, north side of public square. George A. Rowles and family of Pulaski county, are visiting the former’s brother, W. O. Rowles of this place. Ex-Senator Johannes Kopelke of Crown Point, is a candidate for the democratic nomination for lieutenant-governor. The democratic convention will be held in the opera house. The Citizens Band has been engaged to furnish music for the occasion. The Halleck telephone lines reached Foresman Thursday and will probably reach Brook to-day, thereby establishing connection with Kentland. To-day’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 34; oats 21rye 45. One year ago today the prices were: wheat 70; corn 28; oats 24; rye 45A per cent, tax means S3O for the man who has but $2,000 worth of property. This is what Gifford wants you to contribute to his proposed pumpkin-vine road. An eleven pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Minicus, in town, on Tuesday; also, on same date, a fine democrat boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. K. Iliff of Jordan tp. The Indiana oil report for May credits Jasper county with 16 completed wells for the month, two of which are dry. The oil production for the month in this county is given at 160 barrels. New pensions: James Hanawalt, Swanington, increase, $10; William Messier, Knox, increase, $10; Frederick Jennings, Brookston, reissue, sl4; Abraham W. Bebout, Morocco, additional, $lO. The case of Sheffer, administrator, vs the C. I. & L. Ry., for. damages resulting from the death of Wm. Sheffer near Parr last summer, went to trial in the Newton circuit court Wednesday afternoon. I wish to announce to my friends and customers that I am now located in the Horton brick, Ist door west of Makeever hotel, and will be pleased to have you all call and see me in my new quarters. J. A. McFarland. Our republican friends will hold their number two joint-represen-tative convention at Hammond next Thursday. We understand that Jasper now realizes it will stand no show of securing the nomination, and will not present any candidate. Twelve new names were added to The Democrat’s subscription list this week, as follows: Deiphi, 1; Monon, 1; Aix, 1; Mt. Ayr, 1 Medaryville, 1; DeMotte, 1; Chicago’ 1; Rensselaer, 2; Georgetown, 1; State Center, lowa, 1; Francesville, 1. —* Pulaski county democrats have nominated the following ticket: Recorder, Joseph Stipp; Treasurer, Joseph M. Stiers; Sheriff, William G. Wendt: Coroner, Dr. J. J. Thomas; Assessor, Frank P. I Wade; Surveyor, George Pugh;' I Com. Ist. dist., P. A. Follmar; 2d I dist., John F. Kopka, Strayed or Stolen: From my ' pasture, 8 miles south and 4 miles i west of Rensselaer, on May 4, one i bay pony, years pld, white 1 stripe in face, blind ini left eye, branded, never. beeo ehml, con- ] dition thin and weight only about 8O(h All information should be ' addressed to John Reed, Jr., Remington, Ind.