Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Col. Bain, Feb. 19. Sam Norman is reported sick with pneumonia. Medaryville is to have a local telephone exchange. Jay W. Williams was in Kentland on business Monday. J. B. Thompson of Carpenter tp., was in the city Thursday. Ross'Hawkins is also taking in the Mardi Gras at New Orleans. Henkle, of Barkley tp., med at the military home at Marioh on the 11th ult. Simon Leopold and family of Kentland, were Sunday guests of A. Leopold and family. We continue to throw in the trimmings with dress patterns. Chicago Bargain Store. The Monticello Evening Journal and the White County ludependent offices have been consolidated. Thompson Dowell of Monon, was killed in the Erie railroad wreck near Greenville, Pa., last week. VJO. R. Chamberlain has leased bis interest in the Rensselaer laundry to 0. R. White of Franklin, Ind. Another week of zero weather and the finest sleighing on earth with fair indications of a “February thaw” Wood has moved his family to Indianapolis. He will continue to work for the Stevens Thresher Co.

A mild cAse of smallpox was found near Lochiel, Benton county, last week. A case has also developed at Goodland. Henry Powell of Brook is laying out a fine in jail here for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, at Newton county’s expense. Dr. Millard, the osteopath, who has been located here for the past few months, will move to Ohio in a few days we understand. Norman, who went to Chicago Heights two years ago, lias returned and will work a farm in Union tp., the coming year. Anna Luers has purchased the Boaz Evans farm of 160 acres, near Slaughter schoolhouse, Consideration S2B per acre. The sale was negotiated by E. P. Honan. 'HVm. Treatenbrg, who recently sold his farm in Union tp., left with his family this week for Oklahoma, where he expects to purchase a farm and make his future home. The Ladies Literary Club will give a Patriotic Entertainment, Thursday evening, Feb. 21, in East court room. Admission free. Everybody cordially invited to attend. defense in the case of the State vs Frank Frogge, for importing voters into Morocco for the county neat election last July, has filed an answer, setting up the plea of insarfity. J.D. Carson of Remington, was in town Thursday, enroute home from a trip to Chicago. Mr. Carson will hold a sale on the 27th and expects to start for bis new home in North Dakota in March. Look Here —Our offer of the Indiana State Sentinel 1 free to all paid-in-advance subscribers, either old or new, will expire March 1. After that date the price of The Democrat and State Sentinel will be $1.35; The Democrat alone, SI.OO. The delinquent tax sale was held at the court .house Monday. Of the 141 delinquencies advertised, all bat 65 had been settled previous to the sale. The usual crowd was present to gobble up all the choice bargains and the bidding was quite spirited.' YA youthful couple from Fair Oaks were married at the Nowels House Wednesday morning, Esq. Troxell officiating. The groom’s name was Joseph S. Hartley, aged 79, and the bride, Mary Lavin, aged 52. It was the second matrimonial venture for both.