Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Lightning damaged several of the Halleck telephone poles north of towp,'Thursday night. > 80-acrefarm, six miles from city, orchard, barn, good five-room house, good well of water, land in prime state of cultivation. Big Bargain, see E. P. Honan. Housekeeper Wanted: A good woman of unquestionable character, about 40 to 50 years of age, willing and able to do general housework. For name of party apply at this office. Except last Saturday, rain has fallen every day for the past two weeks, and some of the rains have been very heavy. Oats still standing in shock have been greatly damaged by these incessant rains. Mr. Malcom Hubley is erecting three mammoth barns on his ranch in McClellan township, the three to cost $9,000. Mr. Hubley has 1200 head of cattle on the ranch at the present time. —Kentland Enterprise. To Trade For W ood: A fine, gents new hunting case gold watch, 15-jewel Elgin movement and 21 year gold-filled case; an elegant and first-class timepiece in every way. Will trade for 4-foot wood to be delivered in town. Enquire at this office.

The new city mayor, marghall, treasurer and clerk, officers elect, will take their respective offices on the first Monday in September. A new councilman will be appointed to take the place of Councilman Eger, who will resign to accept the mayor’s office.

Oil was struck about 2| miles northeast from Dunnville, on the farm adjoining Township Trustee Kaupke’s farm, on Wednesday, that is flowing about four to five barrels per day. This is the first well put down in that vicinity and the “find” has considerable excitement thereabouts.

Owing to the evening being so warm, not a very large number of people turned out to “McCarthy’s Mishaps” at the opera house Monday night, but those who did attend thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and laughed till their sides ached. The company is a good one and puts up an entertainment that is an excellent antidote for the blues.

Remember that The Democrat prints more county news than any other paper in the county, and that the subscription price is no more than those containing less news. Our correspondence page contains a newsy grist of items each week from nearly every township in the county, a feature equaled by no other paper in this section of the state.

B. J. Gifford is surveying a new line of railroad this week, we are informed, running northeast from ■Gifford up into the oil region. It is also rumored that Mr. Gifford has said that he would run this new line down to Rensselaer whether Barkley tp., voted the tax or not. By running the road to the south line of Marion tp.. he can collect the $31,800 subsidy voted in this township, it is claimed.

Jackson Freeland of Newton tp., who was nominated for county treasurer at the democratic county convention, has declined the nomination for personal reasons, as has also J. C. Kaupke the nomination on the county council. The county chairman is authorized by law to fill in withdrawals in such cases. ' The names of the candidates selected to take their places will be published in The Democrat as soon as the. selections are made.

Elsewhere in these columns appears the official publication of the estimates of proposed expenditures from the county funds of Jasper county for next year. The estimates carry a total of about $58,300, against estimates aggregating $65,000 Irtst year. The estimates made last year were cut down to about $42,000 by the County Council, which meets in annual session ou the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September to pass on the estimates and make the tax levy for the year.