Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

It is announced that three weddings will occur in the city on Wednesday of next week. The names of the contracting parties are Mr. Albert Overton and Miss Sylvia Robinson, Mr. Schuyler Robinson and Miss Iva Washburn, and Mr. George Dunn and Miss Mary Moody. The “Old Folks’ Jolly Club,” their children and well filled baskets went out to Oscar Houter’s Tuesday evening and spent a few hours very pleasantly. Supper was eaten on the lawn, and various games and athletic sports were indulged in. A. F. Long captured the prize for the greatest eater, with J. F. Hardman a close second. C. G. Spitler won the 100 yards foot race withE. L. Hollingsworth second. In the 100 yards ladies’ race, Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth won first, Mrs J. H. Chapman second. C. G. Spitler won the running broad jump and E. P. Honan the pole vault. B. Forsythe and Oscar Houter were the champion croquet players. According to the Official Apologist, which always favors any scheme for bleeding the taxpayers, the latest proposition for dipping into the county treasury is—after Rensselaer has purchased the triangular patch of ground at the west end of Washington street — to ask the county to appropriate money to erect thereon a fine soldiers’ monument. With a bonded debt of $152,500 for the new court house, eight big law suits on hand and a prospect of having to pay $22,500 of the Keener tp.. gravel road bonds, we hardly think the taxpayers of the county will make any headlong rush to sign a petition for any appropriation of this character at the present time. The Chicago Tribune has compiled census figures, after a canvass, and estimates the country’s population at 78,964,742. The Treasury Department estimate was 77,676,000. The Tribune's figures gives the population of Indiana at 2,918,361. Jasper county’s population is given at 15.000, againstl 1,185 in 1890, the gain being 39 per cent. The gain in Benton county is only 97, or 1 per cent.; Newton’s 42 per cent.; Porter’s 42 per cent.; Lake’s gain is given at 45 per cent.; Pulaski’s 38 per cent.; Starke’s 50 percent.; and White’s at 30 Jper cent. This estimate is considerably less than the estimate made by the state officials, based on the vote of 1898, except in Porter and Lake. In the latter it is 4,500 higher and in the formeß 2,350 higher. In Benton it is 5,595 lower than the state estimate referred to, while in Jasper it is 1,492 less. Rensselaer's population is estimated by the Tribune figures at 1,500. We are inclined to think that these figures are far from correct. In our own county they are probably not far out of the way, possibly a few hundred too high as they are in Rensselaer, but in Benton county the gain in the last decade has certainly been several thousand, while these figures give it at only 97.

30 per cent, off on a $lO suit means a saving of $3, which will be more than your expenses on the Fourth. ________ Cemetery Notice. All those interested in the Osborne cemetery are requested to meet thereat on Saturday, June 30th, for the purpose of mowing 'and cleaning up same. Come early in the morning. David Culp, Trustee. 1 car load new brand of flour “Town Talk,” bought before the advance and will be in in a few days. Chicago Bargain Store. FIVE PER CENT. FARM LOANS. ONLY ONE PER CENT- COMMISSIONW. B. Austin, Rensselaer, continues to make farm loans at 5 per cent, interest and one per cent, commission. No delay, and no sending pajiers east. HONEY TO LOAN. A special fund to loan on City property for a terra of 5 years or less at a low rate of interest. Also have private funds to loan on personal or chattel security at current rates of interest. A complete SET OF ABSTRACT BOOKS. James H. Chapman,