Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

We sell envelopes and writing paper cheaper than any place in the city. The Democrat. The Monon Route will run another cheap excursion to Chicago Oct. 7th. This will probably be the last this year. W. H. Beam, Agt. The Democrat would respectfully call the attention of the farmers of Jasper county to the grain and hog prices' for the month of March during the two last presidential adminstrations, which is Published in another oolumn. hese figures are authentic and thoroughly dispose of that false claim of unprecedented prosperity for the farmers under the McKinley administration.

Boys fishing at the west side of Cedar Lake last Saftirday brought to the surface a gunny sack which on being opened was found to contain a human head. The head, it is thought, was packed in quicklime, and fell to pieces soon after being taken from the water. The only clue to its identity is a small plate, such as is used by dentists in holding false teeth in place. The size of the plate shows that the head was. that of a woman, but further than this nothing has been disclosed. Divers have been at work along the lake where the head was fonnd but their labors have resulted in finding nothing further. It is now thought that the woman was murdered in Chicago and the body distributed by piecemeal at different points to cover up the crime. An effort is being made to find the dentist who made the plate found in the mouth, but it is probable that the crime will never be cleared up.

And now, at the earnest solicitation of citizens of brook, Morocco and the north end, Goodland will contest for county seat honors in Newton, it is said, and an election will soon be called for the purpose of voting upon the question. Goodland is the most convenient point to reach from all parts of the county, by rail, and the people opposed to the retention of the county seat at Kentland are now, that they can not themselves win out, practically united in supporting Goodland. We would suggest to our Goodland friends that they secure the consent of the editor of the Official Apologist of this county before taking any decisive action toward securing this plum. Goodland being the place where that celebrated republican senatorial convention was held and also the home of El Bringham, will probably be somewhat against securing this consent. But he has been “brought around” heretofore to view matters in a different light, and we have implicit confidence in Goodland’s ability to understand and apply the potent ointment. The democratic county central committee has selected William J. Reed of Jordan tp., as nominee for county treasurer, to take the place of A. J. Freeland of Newton tp., who declined. Mr. Reed is an excellent young man, well qualified in every way to fill the office, and is very popular. He has taught Bchool in Carpenter tp., for several years, giving the most complete satisfaction: At the last meeting of the Jasper county teachers’ association Mr. Reed was elected president of the association, which shows his popularity among the teachers of the county. Joseph Grubo of Wheatfield tp., was selected to take the place of John Kaupke as member of the county council from the First Council manic district, Mr. Kaupke having declined the nomination for private reasons. Mr. Grube is a prominent farmer about 45 years of age, residing at Stoutsberg. He is an old and highly esteomed member of the Wheatfield K. P. lodge, and was one of the lodge trustees for four years. He is a man of good judgment and will make an excellent councilman.