Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Subscribe for The Democrat. Ralph Donnelly has gone to Indianapolis to attend business college. Eugene Dilly and family have moved to Trafalger, Johnson county. The County Commisioners meet to-day to close up the of the year. Mrs. C. E. Hershman and children are visiting in Medaryville this week. Milton Witham of Buffalo, White county, is visiting the Maucks, in Newton tp. For artistic job printing at reasonable prices, call on The Democrat. Miss Ida Jacks of Lee, visited Rensselaer relatives the latter part of the week. Take advantage of that free State Sentinel offer at once—it won’t last always. That famous two-headed-three-eyed calf on the Porter farm south west of town, has given up the ghost. You can get The Democrat, State Sentinel and Cincinnati Enquirer «ach a full year for only $1.50, cash in advance, if taken soon.Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 31£; oats 21£; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 26; oats 21£; rye 45. Start the Twentieth century right by subscribing for The Democrat. Remember it gives all the county news and you can get it one year and the Indiana State Sentinel one year for only ONE DOLLAR. County Commissioner Waymire has traded his 80 acre farm in Jordan tp., for the 336 acres owned by the Murray boys in Barkley tp. The considerations given in the transfer are $4,800 for the Jordan farm, and $17,442.50 for the Barkley farms. It is said that A. H. Hopkins will resign his position as cashier in McCoy’s bank Jan. Ist, and Walter White will succeed him. Mr. Hopkins will go to Chicago and assist in the loan business of Hollingsworth and Hopkins, of which firm he is a partner. • Rensselaer has the right to step high. A gain in population of 800 in ten years, without special booming, is highly flattering to either the attractiveness of the town or the unusual ability of its inhabitants to create a demand for red flannel and soothing syrup. —Goodland Herald. g The White County Republican outfit has been sold to the publisher of the Burnettsville Dispatch and Chas. Chilcote of Monticello, who will launch the White County Independant at Monticello next week. Monticello and White county already has plenty of good newspapers, and we predict that the Independent will share the same fate as the lamented Republican. The Riley-Burton Stock Cowill open a week’s engagement at Ellis opera house, Monday eve., Dec. 31, presenting the powerful comedy drama, “Brother Against Brother.” The company is made up of capable acting material, headed by the well known leading man, Mr. W. H. Riley. On Monday eve ladies tickets will be given to the purchaser of every 2ty cent ticket, for 10c. provided the same is reserved by 6 o’clock Monday eve., at Huff’s jewelry store. Judge Burson has secured the signatures of 50 resident freeholders in this township (the required number) to a petition asking the county commissioners to order an election for the building of gravel Sikes. The petition names eight ivisions for the proposed new roads, which, should the election carry, would be built as follows: The Bass lake, Medaryville, Denham, Walter’s Bridge, Pulaski, Francesville, Bruce Lake, and Kewanna roads. —Winaraac Democrat Journrl.