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

A first-class top boggy, used but little, for sale cheap. Enquire at this office. Fourth number of the lecture course, Tuesday, Feb. 19, Col. Geo. W. Bain. Subject, “The New Woman and the Old Man.” A February sale—another great reduction on what is left of the great January clearance sale of winter goods, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Sheriff Hardy and Mrs. Abbie Roberts took Mrs. Simon T. Spriggs of Walker tp., who was last week adjudged insane, to Long Cliff Wednesday. XW. E. Moffit of Fair Oaks, wnose notice of sale appears in another column, expects to move to Oklahoma soon, probably locating at Oklahoma City for the present. Thomas Owens a former resident and native of this county, and a brother of Mrs. W. H. Beaver of Milroy tp., died of consumption at his home in Guthrie, Okla., last week.

The two-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Hiram Day died Wednesday night after a brief illness from pneumonia. The funeral was held yesterday at 9. a. m., from the residence. ■ and Charley Nowels, who have been in Elkhart for the past two years, will return to Rensselaer, the former to work for Donnelly Bros, and the latter to work in Babcock’s elevator. Phillips will leave here Feb. 24 for Kansas City where he will assist in a big five days’ thoroughbred cattle sale. There will be five auctioneers, and it is quite a feather in Fred’s cap to be selected as one of the number. The will of the late James Culp was read at Remington, Tuesday. The old gentleman left in cash and notes, we understand, about $3,600, which after paying his funeral expenses, doctor bill, etc. is to be divided equally in four shares —among his two surviving children and the heirs of the two deceased daughters. X-. In another two or three years the ruling price for land in this section will be over SIOO per acre. Two farms were sold this week, located from three to four miles from town, only fairly well improved, at SBO per acre. Three years ago the owners of these farms would have thought S6O au acre a big price.—Brook Reporter. Cincinnati Enquirer: Every seat in the Grand opera house was taken yesterday afternoon at the Unity Club Lecture. The immense audience was drawn by Col. George W. Bain, of Lexington, Ky. The lecture fairly bristled with apt illustrations, gems of poetry, brilliant humor, interesting anecdotes, and noble thoughts that touched the hearts of the hearers. At Ellis Opera House, Feb. 19.

The three county cases pending in the White circuit court are set for the third week of the present term, as follows: Jacob F. Heinzman vs Board of commissioners Jasper county, Monday, Feb. 25; Jasper Co., Telephone Co., vs Treasurer of Jasper Co., to enjoin collection of taxes, and W. B. Burford vs commissioners of Jasper county, Tuesday, Feb. 2d. Patrick Halligan of this county also has a case pending there against Wm. H. Coffman et al, set for third Monday, and W. R. Puckett vs Hilliß Dawson, set for third Tuesday. The “tax-ferret” at work in this county under the auspices of Fleener & Carnahan, left here on Saturday, Feb. 2, and we understand the investigation has since been progressing under his deputies, Deputy Auditor Murray’s two daughters. We were informed last week that the “ferret” would return Monday and that the “investigation” would be finished this week if it was not found necessary to go back over the work of the former experts. Wednesday of this week it was said that the “ferret” would return the following day, but he didn’t come, we understand.