Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1900 — Methodist Church. [ARTICLE]

Methodist Church.

Next Sunday morning subject, “The Temptation in the Wilderness;” Evening subject, “The Geometry of a Model Life.”

Grandmother Summers, who made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Saltwell, in Milroy tp., died Wednesday morning, at the age of 76 years. She leaves five children, four daughters and one sou, her husband having died about 9 years ago. Mrs. John Mecklinburg and Mrs. Charles Ramp of this city are daughters of the deceased. The ladies of the D. A. R., will give a Rummage Sale on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week, the 15th, 16th and 17th of November, in A. Leopold’s building, formerly occupied by Chas. Rhoades’ barber shop. Many useful articles will be on sale. A liberal patronage is solicited. Proceeds will be used to purchase books for the Jasper Public Library. The table giving the vote of Jasper county by precincts which appears elsewhere, is subject to correction, as it is likely there are a few slight errors. The official canvass of the vote was not completed until Thursday night, and some of our figures are unofficial. The table will be run again next week in corrected form, at which time we also expect to be able to give the balance of the township vote on trustee and assessor. The official census figures for Indiana shows a total population of 2,516,462, an increase of 324,058 over 1890. The population of Jasper county is given at 14,292. Thejjopulation in 1890 was 11,185. All counties in northern Indiana show a much smaller population than that given in late official reports of the state officials, which was calculated on the vote cast in 1898. Under the latter calculation Jasper county was credited with a population of 16,492, Last Saturday night, 55 Rensselaer citizens. including the Democratic Glee Club, went up to Parr, and were there met by a number of people of the town and vicinity. They all formed in ranks and had a torch light procession. They then repaired to the Parr school house where they were entertained for over two hours by E. P. Honan, who spoke democratic truths to a 1 large and appreciative audience. I The music and songs of the choir I received great applause.