Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The old W. B. Burford case against Jasper county, set for trial in the White circuit court Wednesday last, was again continued. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 32; oats 21: rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 26: jats 22'; rye 45. We understand that H. R. W. Smith, publisher of the Arcadian, at Arcadia, Ind.. a relative of the Paxton boys, formerly of this place, now of Lamar, Colo., will also locate at Lamar. Henry Walters, who lived across the river in Jasper county, moved to Minnesota this week. He went with his car of goods and his family followed Wednesday morning.—Hebron News. A great many nice salmon are being caught in the Tippecanoe river. Five and six pound fish are often caught, and Saturday a salmon weighing eleven pounds was landed.—Monticello Journal. Sol Norman and a Mr. Miller of Chicago Heights, came down Saturday for a few days stay, returning Wednesday-. The latter was lookiug for a carload of milch cows, but didn't succeed in buying them.

Albert Farmer will move to Yukon, Oklahoma, the latter part of the month. He expects to engage in the law and real estate business there. We are sorry to lose such promising young men as Mr. Farmer from old Jasper.. The Ladies Auxilary of the Christian church, of Fair Oaks, will give an oyster supper and bill of fare at Fair Oaks schoolhouse. Tuesday evening, Dec. 25. Everybody cordially invited to come and enjoy a pleasant Christmas evening. * The much-talked-of bowling match between Champion Bill N. Jones of Rensselaer, and champion Hoyt of Chicago, for a purse of $25, will take place at Hammond next Wednesday eve. The Rensselaer Bowling team will also bowl the Hammond team on the same evening at Hammond. J. E. Westfall of Remington, attended teachers’ association meeting last Saturday and while waitiug for afternoon’s “business to open” in the east court room, where the association was held, ventured into the west court room to hear the lawyers wrangle a bit. Another juror was wanted in a case about to bo tried and John was nailed. He held down a chair all afternoon and heard the lawyers wrangle to his heart's content. But the afternoon session of the teachers’ mooting didn’t do him much good.