Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Newton county democratic convention will be held at Brook, July 24. J. C. Thrawls is visiting his stepdaughters Mesdames Crane and Gray, in Logansport this week. Jeff Kreider of Brook, -was brought over here Tuesday and lodged in jail. Wife beating is the charge, due to too much firewater. Ephriam Fleming, who has been lying at the point of death at his home southwest of town for some time, died Wednesday afternoon, aged 66 years. This week we add ten new subscribers to our list, as follows: McCoysburg, 1; Rensselaer, 6; Joliet, 111., 1; Los Angeles, Cal., 1; D.vight, 111., 1.

Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 40; oats 23; rye 50. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 30; oats 23; rye, 45. Notice: —Fountain Park Assembly, Remington, Ind., July 28 to August 12. Finest program yet offered. Write Robert Parker, Remington, Ind., for one. The committee appointed to investigate the books of John Austis former town treasurer of Winamac for five years, reported a shortage of $893.41. The amount of the shortage was at once paid over by Mr. Austis. Rev. Middleton was called to South Bend last Saturday to preach the funeral of an old parishoner. Mrs. Middleton accompanied him and the two spent the week there. Rev. C. W. Postal occupied the §ulpit of the M. E. church here unday morning and Rev. Tucker of Ridgeville, in the evening. In reply to numerous inquiries, we re-publish the amount asked for as a donation by Mr. Clifford in the different townships. Barkley, $8,700; Marion. $31,800; Jor dan, $6,550; Carpenter, $21,100. The total mileage assessed for this year in Jasper county is seventeen and the assessment is $2,000 per mile. The county board of equalization adjourned sine die last Saturday. Not many changes were made in the assessment returns. In Hanging Grove the personal assessment of several residents was reduced, while in Gillam and Walker a few changes were made. In Rensselaer only a very few changes were made.

C. B. Harrold, who has been connected with the Evening Journal since its establishment a few months ago, left with his wife last Monday for Spencer, Owen county where he takes the foremanship on a new democratic paper to be establiahed there. The Democrai wishes Mr. Harrold success in his new location. Every farmer in Barkley, Marion, Jordan and Carpenter townships, as well as thoee in town, who are opposed to voting the Gifford railroad subsidy, should not fail to turn out and vote next Tuesday. Remember that only one vote may be the means of fastening a big tax upon you, therefore drop your work and go to the polls and vote. Ex-State Senator, George MaC* >r of Mulberry, has been visiting is son J. F. Major, this week. Mr. Major expressed himself as highly pleased with the democratic national ticket, that it would have been impossible to have got a better one, and said that the platform adopted was magnificent Mr. Major is now 81 years of age, but bears his years well and is as active as most men teu to fifteen years his junior. He returns home to-cUy. * There is n prospect of many illegal votes being got in for the Gifford railroad subsidy unless the opposition is very vigilant. Polls should be taken and challengers be appointed to stay at the polls all day and see that no man votes who is not a legal voter. Remember that to be a legal voter the person desiring to voto must have resided in the state 6 mouths, the township sixty days, and the ward or precinct 80 clays pr* ceding the election.