Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Misses Meyer are in Chicago this week. “Side-Tracked” at Ellis - opera house Monday night. Thomas Parker has closed out his milk route and quit the business. Two good farms to rent for cash. Call at this office for particulars. The Hemigle saloon at Frauoesville was destroyed by fire/litSt Friday night. Take advantage of that free State Sentinel offer 'at once —if won’t last always. Judge Thompson adjourned court in Newton county Thursday evening until Monday. The Democrat acknowledges receipt of an annual pass over the C. & W. V. Ry., Gifford’s road. Enoch B. McCashin, formerly of Milroy tp., this county, butmow of Lebanon, Mo., is visiting friends here this w r eek. We haye placed our accounts in the hands of E. P. Honan for collection. Please call and settle. Kelley Bros. James Lefler and son, of Pleasant Ridge, have rented 200 acres of the Churchill land north of town and moved onto same Thursday.

G. R. Dickinson of Carpenter tp., was in the city Wednesday closing up the sale of his house and lot in Rabbits Reserve to James S. Richardson. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 33; oats 21|; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 26|; oats 22; rye 45. Mesdames J. P. Sherman and F. E. Babcock entertained the Ladies’ Industrial Society of the M. E. Church at the home of the latter Wednesday afternoon. It is rumored that Orlando Finney has rented a house on South Front street and has also bought a cook stove. We can hardly believe “Finney” expects to bach! Suit has been brought in Starke county against ex-Township Trustee Rennewanz, of Railroad tp., and bondsmen to collect $4,000 which he is alleged to be short in his accounts. B. M. Donnelly of Monticello. Ind., has succeeded Mr. Stoneback at the Pavilion Photo Gallery. The public are cordially invited to call and see samples of work and get prices

There will be a good nuq»y changes among the farmers in JjhXper county this spring. Some of them are moving* to other localities in Indiana, some are going West, while a few ar^retiring. Some time when the city council has a little extra time on its hands it should order in a new 6-foot crossing on Washington street, leading to the main entrance to the court house square. Contractor Hack was down from Lowell Wednesday whooping the boys up on the McKillip dredge ditch. The machine is now kept going day and night and only a quarter of a mile is yet to excavate. —-Monon News. The “good roads movement” is also being agitated in Pulaski county. Judge Burson has taken the iniatiative in the movement. The proposed system includes about 26 miles of road, and it is proposed to make the improvement of gravel. Arthur Kressler has bought tke Kelley news and confectionary" store, and Frank Kelley, who has had charge of the business for the past year, will go to Rockford. HL, where the rest of his folks now are. The deal was made through E. P. Honan’s agency. William Martin, Ray Bunch. Charles Shinkle and Bert Messenb Ser were arrested at Monon Saturay night and taken to Monticello, charged with stealing brass from the C. I. <fc L. Railway Company. About 150 pounds of brass was found in their possession.