Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

R. H. Robinson, dentist. Old Settlers’ meeting at Delphi to-day. F. M. Hershman was down from Wtdker Saturday. A. O. Moore was in Delphi on business, Wednesday. T. J. Mallat and Mr. Query of Fair Oaks, were in town Saturday. Ray Rothrock of Monticello, is again working in The Democrat office. ' Mrs. W. J. Imes and neice Ellen Paris, are visiting relatives in New York and Brooklyn. ' Miss Mary Rohrman of Hammond, is visiting Tillie Ramp and other friends in the city. $1.55 round trip to Delphi, Aug. 11th. good returning Aug. 12th, for Old Settlers’ meeting. Harvey Robinson of North Dakota, visited his brother Warren Robinson, of Rensselaer, this week. Mrs. Earl D. Sayler of Gilman, 111., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Leavel, northeast of town. Mrs. F. E. Babcock and son Delevan, leave to-day for a week’s visit with the former’s mother at Goodland. Owing to the great number of rains, the sugar beet crop about Shelby and Wheatfield is not going to be very heavy. Dee Watson, of the north part of town, has been confined to. his bed for the past three weeks with a severe case of typhoid fever. Mrs. James Spencer, Mrs. Anna Spencer and son, of Monticello, and Mrs. McOwen of Joliet. 111., were guests of N. S. Bates’ Thursday. • Bro. C. M. Reynolds, of the Monticello Journal, has our thanks for a mess of the finest bass thqt ever tickled the palate of a hungry editor. Miss Anna Walter, who has been a valued employe of The Democrat for several months, has resigned her position to take a place as assistant in the county auditor s office. Miss Lizzie Borntrager, who went to San Antonia, Texas, about two years ago, for the benefit of her health, has returned to her home, south of town, greatly benefitted by her trip. Wm. Louks. aged 26, accidentally shot and killed himself while hunting near his home in Pickard, Ind., a few days ago. Deceased was a relative of Allen Louks, of this township.. Another “gusher” was struck on the northeast corner of the Swisher farm in Gillam tp., Monday. The oil is said to have risen 30 feet above the surface and covered the ground all about it. Isaiah Fisher gives notice through the Barnacle that he will ask for a license at the September meeting of commissioners’ court to dispense intoxicants in the bailiwck of Kniman. The Democrat adds 12 new subscribers to its big list this week, as follows: Potter Valley, Cal., 1; .Glendora, Mich,. 1; Paris, Tenn., 1; Vernon, Ind ,1; Remington, 3; Blackford,!; Rensselaer, 4. Will Anderson has accepted the superintondency in the department of Penmanship in the lola (Kansos) college and will go from here on September 11th tp take charge of same. —Kentland Enterprise. The Newton tp., ditch case, in which Fred Lang asked for a temporary restraining order, was heard by Judge Thompson on Monday and the order granted. The case will come up from hearing at the next term of court. The law requries the owners of land to mow the weeds in the public highway in front of their laud for which service supervisors are authorized to allow them $1.25 per day to apply on their taxes. The weeds must be cut down before August 20.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, . .HBMORHORDB, • ** If < Office First Stairs West of Post Office. Phone 25.. RENSSELAER, lINE>.