Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Come to The Democrat office for the neatest printed calling cards in town. 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 | The fee and salary bills prepared by the fee and salary commission have been practically killed, and it is not probable that any material change will be made in county officers’ salaries by the present assembly. Every taxpayer in Jasper county should read the article on another page under the head of “Never Kicked On Anything.” We would especially call attention to that part of said article referring to the county poor farm. The figures given relating the net expenses are official, having been taken from the quarterly reports in the auditor’s office.

The old local W. R. C., and Milroy Circle trouble is-threatening to disrupt the G. A. R., post here, owing to the husbands of the members of the women’s orders taking their spouse’s part. ’Already quite a number of members have withdrawn from the G. A. R.. post and more will follow, it is said. The withdrawing G. A. R. members will probably establish a new’ lodge also, we are informed. The dwelling house occupied by Oscar McClure and owned by Erastus Peacock, at the west side of town, was practically destroyed I y fire Thursday afternoon. Fire was discovered in the roof at about 12 o’clock and before the fire company could get to the scene and turn a stream of water on the blaze, the roof and side walls were badly burned. The nearest hydrant was so far away that there was some delay in making connection with the hose. The household goods were all removed without much damage, but the building was so badly damaged before the flames were extinguished that it is doubtful if it will pay to repair it. The house was built by Bert Bartoo about seven years ago. The loss was partly covered by insurance.

Aiden Benedict's “Fabio Romani” which will be presented at Ellis opera house Monday, Jan. 28, is a spectacular production of merit, being an adaptation by Chas. W. Chase of Marie Correlli’s novel “The Vendetta.’’ The story of the play is sad, weird and interesting, but with the dark passages of the sombre story are many enlivening scenes that help to make the whole a pleasent entertainment. The promised realism comes at the end of the drama in the earthquake scene. The last act commences with a mausoleum scene, which occupies the entire stage. At the climax of the commotion the whole tomb sinks out of sight and reveals dwellings frilling in ruins, the earth rocking, and rent with fury and fiery fissures, while Mt, Vesuvius in the back ground belches forth huge columns of fire and smoke and pours red streams of lava on the city of Naples at its feet. The Goodland Herald’s special illustrated edition made its appearance last week and it was a very creditable number indeed. The issue was printed on heavy enamel paper and consisted of eight pages of carefully edited matter of special interest and value to its readers and citizens generally, as well as a large number of half-tone and outline cuts of Goodland business houses, handsome residences, progressive citizens and early settlers. No one who has not had practical experience in getting out an issue of this character can realize the amount of labor necessary to make a creditable sheet, and we congratulate Bro. Kitt on the showing he makes with his souvenir number. There are few towns of equal size that have the good fortune to number among its citizens so many progressive, wide-awake business men as Goodland, and it is due to their hearty support of the enterprise of Bro. Kitt that made the edition a success.