Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. S. F, Wood and children visited friends in this week. * Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach his farewell sermon to-mor-row morning. For first class dental work call on Dr. R. H, Robinson. Office over Ellis & Murray’s store. Dr. Graham the optician, will be at W. A. Huff’s jewelry store, Sept. 3,4, 5,. If you wish your eyes examined call and see the Dr. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Yeoman, who have been visiting relatives here for several weeks, returned to their home in Dana, Ind., yesterday. Mrs. Chas. Roberts and daughter Mosylene, of Carpentersville, HL, are visiting the former’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Harris. New pensions: Wesley Jenkins, Rensselaer, original, §8; Horace E. James, Hammond, original, $6; Henry Grow, Rensselaer, increase, §l2. The Jasper county teachers’ institute passed a resolution leaving the time of holding the next Teachers, association subject to thecall of the president. Next Monday is Labor day, and is a legal holiday in Indiana and most other states Labor day is the only strictly national holiday we have, not excepting the Fourth of July. Masters George and Delevan Babcock entertained a baker’s dozen of their boy friends Tuesday afternoon from 2 till 5 o’clock. Refreshments consisting of icecream, cake and fruit were served. The little son of Walter Brown, residing in the east part of town, climbed on their windmill Wednesday and fell off, fracturing his right leg. Doctors Washburn & M ashburn reduced the fracture.

Miss Helen Kelley has gone to Calumet, Mich., to teach in one of the primary grades in that city. Miss Kelley resigned her position here, hoping that the climate in Michigan would prove a benefit to her health.

The marriage of Charles E. Babcock and Miss Hattie Fairchild, occurred last Sunday, at the home of the bride’s mother, at DeMotte. The groom is the oldest son of James D. Babcock, of Marion tp.

Perniua Flemming, widow of the late Ephriam Fleming of Jordan tp., has filed suit for partition in the Jasper circuit court, against Andrew Fleming et al. The suit is for a partition of the real estate owned by deceased.

Benton county is again to the front with a sensation. H. S. Bonsib, the “Flying Dutchman,” prohibition candidate for state statistician, was rotten-egged at Talbot, a small place near Oxford, where he was speaking.

The Indianapolis Press of Wednesday says that “the Jasper County Fair at Remington is drawing big crowds this week.” This will no doubt be news to Remington people, inasmuch as the fair was abandoned and the grounds sold some time ago.

Misses Margaret Walters and Lydia Schanlaub, formerly of this place, have leased the Gold Coin hotel at \ ictor, Colo., and are now successfully managing the same. Miss M alters went to Victor three years ago for the benefit of her health and has fully recovered. Miss Schanlaub went a few weeks ago. \ ictor is a town of some 10,000 people and the Gold Coin hotel is the principal hostelry of the city.

Chester T. Miller of Fulton, Mich,, was in the city Saturday, closing up the sale of hie farm in Wheatfield tp. to Wm. B. Austin. The consideration was 83,500. Mr. Miller reported his folks all well. George is still running the steam merry-go-round and is now at Manistee, Mich., taking in the big fair at that place. Mr. Miller says that the democrats are making great gains from the republican ranks in his vicinity this year.