Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Come to the greatest rally of the season and make your headquarters at the Chicago Bargain Store, November Ist. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 34: oats 20: rye 45. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 29; oats 22; rye 50. Wanted, Reliable men and women to introduce popular goods. Steady employment, S 3 to 85 per day easy made. Call on or address Robert Randle, Rensselaer, Ind.

The Carpenter tp., republican managers have cut Sylvester Gray off their ticket as a member of the advisory board, and put another in his place. Mr. Gray was the best man they had on their ticket, a life-long republicai® and this action in removing him from the ticket without his request or knowledgeisarbitrary and uncalled for. It is supposed Mr. Gray was considered too honest a man for the place, hence they wanted him off.

Captain Guthrie, who is troubled with hay fever, has been forced to cancel his dates for speaking which were fixed by the state committee. Quite a good deal of his speaking was done in the open air and it was more than he could stand, hence his dates were canceled at his request. As a special favor he has consented to speak at Rensselaer to-night, and this will probably be his only speech in Jasper county this campaign, therefore all who desire to hear this eloquent young man should avail themselves of the opportunity to-night.

The Indiana legislature in changing the time for election of township trustees and making their term of office four years instead of two, and then making them ineligible for re-election, plainly intended that no trustee should serve longer than four years. But, it seems, no particular reference was made to trustees serving under appointment, and the appointees took advantage of this to keep themselves in office, which is a plain violation of the intent of the law if not of the let' ter. In Jasper county the republicans have two candidates who have served already the allotted time, but by appointment. B. D. Comer of Union, has served about 4 years, we believe, and M. W. Reed of Jordan, 6 years. Neither should have asked for re-election, and we believe the better class of