Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

10 cent coal oil for 8 cents a gallon. 15 cent coal oil for 10 cents a gallon. Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer Decorating Co., composed of Geo. Sharp and W. B. Peterson, have opened up a shop or Liberal Corner, corner of Washington and Front streets. General paint and wall-paper store. Blushes and tools of every description that belongs to the trade. We are prepared to do all kinds of painting, paper-hanging and decorating. Dr. S. H. Moore has begun suit in the Jasper circuit court against J. A. Lamborn and Dr. Jacques Dessler to collect a note alleged to have been given by the former to Dr. Dessler and which Mr. Lamborn pronounces a forgery. Dr. Moore purchased the note of Dr. Dessler some time before the latter left here. We understand that some who have examined the signature pronounce it that of Mr. Lamborn. il Among the prominent newspaper men and printers who attended the editorial reunion here last Tulesday were: A. B. Crampton of the Carroll County Citizen; A. B. Clarke of the White County Democrat; C. M. Reynolds of the W T hite County Independent; Lewis Reprogle of the Monticelio Herald office; Ed Steinbach of the Kentland Democrat; W. D. Harlow of the Monon News; W. H. Robertson, of the Wheatfield Telephone, and J. B. Whitehead, manager of the American Press Association at Indianapolis. Editor Clarke’s absence oh important buoiness (?) in the south was regretted. Messrs. O’Haley of Brookston and O’Ragon of Lowell, were also in the city that •day but as they hardly felt at home in a gathering of experienced newspaper men, held aloof from the rest of the fraternity.

The Apologist man now jumps on Mayor Eger because Mr. Eger suggested that bids be received for city printing, etc., thus saving a good lump of money eaoh year for the people, and thinks another great saving might be made by reducing the regular meetings of the council to one each month. Now we have always noticed that the Apologist man is much in favor of letting printing to the lowest bidder when there is any comes up that The Democrat is entitled to, but raises his hands in holy j horror when there is any talk of getting bids on work which he thinks he has a cinch on. How ! about the Apologist’s prices for printing, anyway? At the letting |of the county stationery contract his bid was $140; the county gets . it from another at slOl, or 40 per cent less. The late printing con- ! tract for the bar docket he wanted |45 cents per page for; tbe county gets it of The Democrat for 39 cents. A few weeks ago at the j suggestion of our “honorable may- | or,” as he is pleased to call Mr. Eger,the printing of an improve--1 ment bond was let by bids, and the Apologist's bid was sl2; the city I got a better job of another foi $5.75, or more thau 50 per cent less And so we might go on ami on , R«rawHn»»*** - •“ -.. ra .*je cuuinguown ot the ! meetings of the council in retaiiation for letting the printing on bids;five of the sixcouncilmnn are republicans, and if Marshall will . get the republicans to pass the ordinance we will guarantee that our j “honorable mayor” will not veto it