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

Monday is pension day. “Town. Topics,” at Ellis’ opera house, Monday, Feb. 4. Cowgill & Worland have a fine new team for their hearse. Lowell will make an eflfort to to secure the Gifford railroad. Esq. J. F. Spriggs of Walker tp. was a Rensselaer caller Thursday. Two good farms to rent for cash. Call at this office for particulars. The Pulaski circuit court convened Monday. There are 139 cases on the docket. ■' Mrs. Robert Johnston of Ashtabula. Ohio, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. The Ladies’ Literary Society gave the library entertainment at the court house last evening. >Winfred Pullins, who went to Florida a few weeks ago, has returned. y Theodore Lang will remain there for a time at-least, James T. Miller, son Denver, and brother Edward, were called to Eaton, Ohio, Tuesday by the death of the elder Millers’ mother. The Democrat's., new subscribers this week by postoffices are; Rensselaer, 2; Remington, 1; Pleasant Ridge, 1; Tefft, 2; Stoutsburg, 1; Blackford, 1. >Qohn Keiper and family move this week upon a farm near Plymouth, Marshall county, which he recently purchased. We wish them success in their new location. x James Walters, who has been living on the Robt. Randle farm in Gillam tp., for the past two years, moves today upon the Donnelly farm, 2| miles northwest of Rensselaer.

There will be a box supper and literary entertainment at the Randle school house in Barkley township, Saturday night, February 2. Everybody come and see the wax figures. Sadie Cody, Teacher. . Mr. and Mrs. Kasper Eigelsbach today celebrate the 51st anniversary of their marriage. Arrangements were made a year ago for the celebration, but was postponed on account * of sickness of both. Contractor Gibson of Logansport, recently indicted for attempting to bribe the governor of Mississippi, was overhauled at Detroit' and hustled back to Mississippi to! stand trial. He plead guilty to the charge and was fined SI,OOO. xThe aged wife of AndrewArnold of Barkley tp., died Tuesday morning after an extended' sickness from cancer. She was! about 75 years of age. The fun- 1 eral is to be held today (Saturday) I from the Dunkard church, near Blackford. xA 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrfc. John Martin, of Union tp . died Wednesday afternoon from diphtheria. The family reside in the town of Parr and it is feared other cases will follow. Quarantine precautions have been taken to prevent spread of the disease. Regarding the trouble in the local patriotic orders, we are informed by a prominent member of the G. A. R. post that, while there have been a fey withdrawals growing out of this trouble, new members have come in and the order is in better condition to-day than ever before. J. F. Warren expects to move to Oklahoma C’ty, Okla., about March 1, where he will engage in the real estate and insurnnse business we understand. His business here has been disposed of to his partner, J. F. Irwin. \ We are sorry to learn of Mr. Warren’s contemplated removal from Jasper county. $12,000,000 mortgage was filed for record in this county last week. It was given by the 3-1 R. R, to the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. The mortgage covers sixty pages of record and the fees for recording it were sl9 50. The mortgage is to be recorded in every county through which the above railroad passes.