Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

In the June settlement[with the state, Jasper county paid in $14,806.10 and drew out for school purposes $6,144.02. Asocial was given Wednesday evening by the Lady Forester’s at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Keiper, 2 miles north of town. A large crowd participated in the pleasures of the evening. The Appellate court has affirmed the decision of the lower court in the ?ase of John H. Jessen of this city vs Pierce etal, in the Newton cireiit court. . This was a case brought to enforce payment for street improvement at Brook. A lawn social will be given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Timmons, four miles southeast of Kniman to-night (Saturday) for the benefit of the ladies’ aid society. Ice cream, cake and raspberries will be served from 6to 11. A musical program will also be given? Everybody cordially invited. ] Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hazen drove over to Winamac last Saturday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mr. Hazen’s mother, which took place Sunday morning. Mr. Hazen received a telegram Saturday morning informing him of his mother’s death. Her age was 63 years, 4 months and 16 days. The neatest, cleanest, and cosiest ice-cream parlor in the city is that fitted up by C. C. Starr in a room opening off from his grocery store. The room is as neat and clean as a new pin and is removed from the noise and rabble of the street, making it a quiet and cosy retreat to partake of this cooling and delicious dish. Drop in and see what a fine place this is and try Charley’s cream. William N. Hurley vs Rachael L. Hurley, is the ‘title of a new divorce case filed in the circuit court last Saturday. The complaint alleges that the parties were married April 5,1897, at Portland, Ind., and lived together as bus* band and wife until June 4, 1898. That on said'darrat Jasper Ind., defendant without cause abandoned plaintiff and has since lived apart from him. The plaintiff resides in Barkley tp. Hanley & Hunt are plaintiff’s attorneys.

The parties who leased the Monon stone crushing plant, after running the plant a few weeks and failing to pay either the laborers or the board bill of the “superintendent’’ and two other Chicago parties, went to the Windy City after funds one day’ last week and has not since been heard from. The old company has again taken charge of the plant and the men employed thereat began suits against the Indiana Macadam Co., (the old company) for the unpaid wages. Thirteen suits were filed. Prof. S. E. Sparling, who occupies the chair of political science and economy in the University of Wisconsin, returned to Madison, Wis , this week. Professor Sparling claims to be a republican but he is not in sympathy with those who are now leading the g. o. p. to destruction. Commenting on the trouble in the Orient he said that it would not be long until the United States government would be drafting men to fight the wars which the present administration had led the country into. The heavy rains of late have ruined thousands of acrqs of corn and oats a few miles south of town, and in Milroy tp.. also east of town. The rains of last week and Monday of this week covered thousands of acres of oats with water in that territory and the straw all turned black and the crops are ruined, we are informed. The rain was the heaviest ever known thereabouts. This is a hard blow to the farmers in that locality. Other parts of the county have not suffered so greatly, and in the north part no damage whatever is said to have been done. 30 per cent, off on a $lO suit means a saving of $3, which will be more than your expenses on the Fourth. 1 car load new brand of flour “Town Talk,” bought before the advance and will be in in a few days. Chicago*Bargain Store.