Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Wallace Parkison left yesterday for Indianapolis, where he will enter a medical school. John Makeever has oil drillers, at work on his lands north of Virgie, we understand. For first class dental work call on Dr. R. H. Robinson. Office over Ellis & Murray’s store. The Whitaker grain elevator at Francesville was destroyed by fire on Friday morning of last week. Leslie Clark took his little son Harold, to the deaf and dumb institute at Indianapolis yesterday. Misses Dora Wick wire and Jennie Lardner of Goodland, visited Mrs. W. L. Wishard the first of the week. - Chase Kelley was home a few days this week. He is still working for the Chicago Record, in the circulation department. Remember The Democrat for wedding invitation and at home cards. The finest line in the county and the latest plate script for printing them. Prices reasonable. The Bank of Brook was broken into and robbed of about S7OO early Thursday morning. The robbers are said to have made their escape via Kentland and Sheldon. George Nicholson of Carpenter tp.. is thinking some of selling off his personal property and moving to Jennings county, where he will buy a small farm if pleased with the country. On another page we publish an original poem from the pen of Hon. W. W. Gilman, of Goodland, exrepublican state senator from this district, who is ardently supporting Bryan in the present campaign.

The Marquette Club of Chicago, entertained Mark Hanna and the republican national committee Thursday night. W. B. Austin of this city, who is a member of the club, was on the reception committee. It was a very swell affair. Mr. Andrew Potts and Miss Anna Webb were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eldridge, in Barkley tp., Sunday evening, Rev. Keister of the Barkley M. E. church, officiating. They will reside on the H. E. Parkinson farm, northeast of Rensselaer. Andrew Smith, who owns a farm southeast of Goodland, and is now a resident of Arizona, is here visiting his Uncle, C. J. Fox, and old friends. He says he will keep his Indiana farm to live on in bis old age. His father is engaged in fruit cultivation in Arizona.— Goodland Herald. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sapp and Dr. Humston and daughter, Miss Bernice, of Goodland, took in old settlers’ meeting here last Friday and Saturday. The former were guests of George Phumphrey and wife, and the latter of D. A. Stoner and wife, old friends of theirs. Buck Stanley the temperance evangelist, will hold a series of gospel temperance meetings at the M. E. church, beginning with to-night. To-morrow afternoon a union temperance meeting will be held at the same church at 2:30. The public is cordially invited to attend all of these meetings. As long ago predicted by The Democrat, the Apologist editor has returned to his vomit and is now whooping it up for Wolcott, along with “Blackguard Bringham” and the rest, of the fellows whome he designated as “a cowardly mob,” "A cheating gang,” “liars and viliiana," etc. Consideration not stated. James B. Weaver, who is to speak here next Monday afternoon, is of national reputation. He was the populist candidate for the fjresidency in 1892 and polled a arge vote. As an orator he is said to be among the best. He will make but few speeches in Indiana and we are fortunate in having the state committee assign one of these to Rensselaer. Let everyone turn out to this meeting.