Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

White county old settlers will meet August 25. Mrs. Lucy Mai chow spent Sun.day in Monticello. J. F. Warren returned Monday from a visit in Michigan. Miss Leona Biggs, is visiting her grand-parents at West Lebanon, Ind. Miss Fannie Wood, of The Democrat force, has been on the sick list this week. 50 cents for the round trip to Water Valley, Aug. 25th. Account Odd Fellows’ meeting. W. H. Beam, Agt. Both Bryan and Stevenson’s speeches of acceptance will be found on the inside pages of today’s Democrat. The surety of the peace case, King vs McGee, was compromised and the white-winged dove of peace now hovers over both houses. ~ Owing to the Battle Ground Campmeeting and Fountain Park Assembly, no preaching services will be held at the M. E. church tomorrow. William Shanlaub and the Misses Bringle returned home yesterday, ffom Valparaiso, where they have been attending the summer Normal. One hundred and eighty-five tickets were sold for last Sunday’s excursion. The train was about an hour and a half late, both going and returning. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 36; oats 20|; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 70; corn 29; oats 19|; rye, 45. J. N. Johnson of Goodland, was in the city Tuesday and went up in Keener tp., to look at a piece of land which M. M. Tyler wants to trade him foi his restaurant at Goodland.

$1.50 for the round trip to Chicago, August 25 to 29. good returning to August 31, or by paying a fee of 50 cents, tickets may be extended to Sept. 30. W. H. Beam, Agt. The work of erecting the Halleck telephone poles in the city began this week. The poles are very tall, asunder the terms of the franchise the company is required to go above the wires now in use. Judge Rabb of the Benton circuit court, denied the habeas corpus petitioq of Mrs. Lyda and Starr Cox, accused of the murder of the late William Lyda, and the former is held without bail and the latter’s bond fixed at $2,000. Mt Ayr item: Henry Gowland, east of town, has sold his farm of 120 acres to Angus Washburn at ♦62 per acre. Mr. Washburn sold the south 80 acres to Henry Harris and will put the other 40 acres in with his other farm, known as the Dr. Caldwell place.

It will be seen by the railroad election bills that Francis E. Bostr wick—daughter of the Barnacle “editor” —was allowed sl2 for election expense. What service did Mrs. Bostwick perform in thiselecJtion that Jasper county was bound to pay for? Also, who employed her? Mrs. Erhardt Weurthner died at her home west of town last Monday night after several weeks sickness, aged about 60 years. She leaves a husband and four children, three girls and one boy. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon from the residence, and ini terment was made in Weston cemetery. The southbound Louisville passenger train Monday night collided with a freight, head-end, ten miles south of Lafayette and the freight and passenger engineers and firemen were all killed outright, one frieght brakeman killed and another badly hurt. Several of the passengers were quite badly bruised and shaken up, but not seriously. The wreck is said to have been caused from an open switch, and the brakeman whose duty it Iras to close the same has been placed under arrest.