Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

To-day is ground hog day. — “Town Topics,” Monday night. The Chalmers Ledger suspended recently. Commissioners’ court meets in regular session Monday. Geo. Hanna of Walker tp., was intown on business Wednesday. New pensions: Elizabeth A. Eller, Remington, original widow, SB. Mrs. Grace Pumphrey and children are visiting friends in Kentland. /W. J. Imes visited his aged mbther in Chicago a few days this week. .. - J. H. Jessen was down from West Pullman to spend Sunday with his family. I. C Thrawls returned home Monday, after an extended visit near Logansport. The 9-year-old daughter of John Starkey of Barkley tp., died Tuesday of diphtheria. Z Peter Hordeman, Jr., is taking treatment at Alexian Brothers’ hospital, in Chicago. kMrs. Lem Huston, who has been sick for the past ten days, is still in a critical condition. Mrs. C. W, Hanley visited Mrs. F. D. Gilman at Goodland a few days the first of the week.

xjlr. and Mrs. Jesse Francis Have gone to Kirksville, Mo., to enter the osteopathy college. - > The Jasper circuit court will convene one week from Monday, The docket is not very heavy. C. A Morris of Moline, Kansas, is visiting his mother, Mrs. George Morgan, and other relatives. The Indianapolis Sentinel Almanac and Year Book is an sale at The Democrat office, price 25 cents. -Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Parks of Leland, 111., are guests of their nephew, W. 8. Parks, and family this week. Dr. Washburn attended the meeting of the Kankakee Valley Medical Association at South Bend, Tuesday. The Indiana Democratic Edi* torial Association will hold its mid-winter meeting at Indianapolis, Feb. 6-7. mercury has again been hovering about the zero mark this week. Ice about 4to 5 inches thick has formed on the river. Xjjph Hickman, who recently enlisted in the regular army, is now at Ft. Preside, Cal., and expects to be sent to the Philippines soon.

Preaching at the Missionary Baptist church to-morrow at 10: 45 a. m., and 7.-00 p. m., by Rev. P. H. Faulk of Morocco. Men’s meeting at 2:30 p. tn. XThe house on the Cade farm, near Lee, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The fire is supposed to have been of an incendiary origin. No insurance. XLee E. Glaze brook has moved onthe Freeman farm, northwest of town, and Daniel Lesh moved on the W. P. Baker farm, north of town, vacated by Mr. Glazebrook. Banes, who recently moved to Lafayette, will again become a resident of Rensselaer, having rented Mrs. Blankenbaker’s house in Newton’s addition. XT, M. Walters, who has been livfrig on the McCoy farm in Jor(tajWp.. for several years, will "move upon the Quick farm, in North Barkley, which he purchased some time ago. > Misses Clara and Bessie Murray, daughters of Deputy-Auditor Murray, are assisting the representative of Fleener & Carnahan in the investigation of the taxpayers, now being made. XJRev. N. H. Shepherd, a former pastor of the Christian church at this place, delivered his lecture, “Signs of the Times,” here last evening at the Christian church. He is now located at Indianapolis.