Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Democrat for all county news. Miss Arlie Matthews, of Monticello, visited Miss Mary Weathers Sunday. 75 cents to Chicago and return, Sunday, July Bth, Special train about 8:48 a. m. W. H. Beam. Mr. William Crockett of Lincoln, Nebraska,has returned home after an extended visit with relatives and friends here. C. R. Yeoman and Prof. I. C. Reubelt of Dana, Ind., came through on their wheels Tuesday to visit Rensselaer friends. A very heavy downpour of rain is reported to have fallen north of town, in the vicinity of the Burk farm, Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Cora North, the last surviving daughter of Mrs. Mattie Henkle, died at her home in Wichita, Kan., last Friday. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 39; oats 22; rye 50. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 30; oats 25; rye, 45. It is rumored that there were several places in town the 4th where the sparkling lager’ was sold, but only the complaint mentioned elsewhere has yet been made. The county commissioners adjourned Tuesday afternoon until after the 4th when they met again to finish up the business of the term. A full report of their proceedings will be given next week. Sidnial King died at his home on Elm street last Sunday, after a long illness, aged about 77 years. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, from the residence, and interment made in Weston cemetery. The city marshal of Bluffton >came here Tuesday and with Constable Vick went .up in the oil country and arrested a young man named Elmer Williams, who was wanted on a Williams was working with an oil gangMr. and Mrs. A. E. Alter left Thursday for Clinton county. Mrs. Alter will remain there with her husband’s relatives for a short time, after which she will follow Mr. Alter to the their new home at Elizabeth, S. C., where he goes at once. We are told by parties in a position to know that there is actually but ten miles of the notorious Keener tp.,gravel road built, thus leaving a shortage of six miles instead of four, as stated in the Nelson Morris complaint. This makes the matter look worse than ever. The official call for the democratic congressional convention appears elsewhere in this paper. Thekdates for the senatorial, judicial and representative conventions have not yet been decided upon. The official calls will be duly published in The Democrat as soon as the time for holding these conventions is fixed upon. The fire department was called out Monday night at about 11 o’clock by a small blaze in an old frame building or shed in the rear of Eger’s store. The fire was soon extinguished with but slight loss. Charley Thompson got his hand caught in the cogs of a hose cart during the excitement and two fingers were badly mashed. While George Crockett and Harley Bruce were driving home from the band concert on Thursday night of last week, their horse got frightened by some boys on horseback, riding by, and ran away, colliding with a tree near the school house, dislocating its shoulder badly and rendering it practically worthless. The boys were thrown out but not hurt in alighting. In assisting the horse to get up, however, the animal fell onto George’s leg and sprained his ankle. He came again in on horseback Wednesday to celebrate the 4th, and in getting off the horse the animal kicked him on the leg, uearly breaking the member. bX present he is laid up for repairs.