Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Warren & Irwin are making loans on farm or city property at a low rate of interest and commission and on more liberal terms than can be obtained elsewhere in Jnsper County. —— Mr. Allison Hopkins and William Wood and family left Monday Tor Torrion, Mexico, where Mr. Hopkins is engaged in railroading. Mr. Wood has also secured a situation with a railroad company. Gillam township, in Jasper county, elected a Democrat trustee which, we understand, is the first Democrat trustee ever elected in that township. The office bas always remained in one family or their relatives for the past century and the Democrats, with the aid of Republicans, came to the conclusion that it was such a good thing, they would pass it around.—Francesville Tribune. Notice: —A good, old fashioned box-social and literary entertainment at Fair Oaks Saturday evening, Nov. 24. Ladies bring your boxes with supper for two; gentlemen, money to purchase same. Prizes will be given to the most popular young lady and the man having the ugliest physiognomy. Proceeds go to purchase organ for school. Jessie Fox, 1 m u Loiu Bruce, 1 Touchers. Four years ago the republicans carried Jasper county by 424 over the combined democrat and populist vote, or 641 over the democrats alone. Two years ago, with only about a three-fourths vote, their plurality over the democrats was 475. This year it is 503. The total vote for McKinley four, years ago was 2,032; this year, 2,083. The total vote for Bryan four years ago was 1608; this year, 1580. It would seem from this that Jasper had gained very little in number of voters during the last four years, or that there was quite a stay-at-home vote at the last election.

John Curry, the old gentleman who was taken from Rensselaer to the poor farm recently, sick, and who on being attended to was found to possess considerable wealth, claims to have had $558.47 in cash on his person when taken to the poor asylum, and that this sum was stolen from him while there. He has, therefore, brought suit against the poor farm superintendent, T. F. Clark, and the county commissioners to recover this sum. He also brings a suiUagainst Mr. Clark and Charles Robinson, an assistant at the asylum, personally. Curry was 6ued for his board arid nurse service when it was found that he was able to pay, and has paid about $l6O in full settlement thereof. We understand that when Mr. Curry was received at the poor asylum the superintendent wa| the work of undressing and putting him to bed was done by assistants. The case will probably come up at the present term of court, at which time all the facts will no doubt bo brought out.