Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1901 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Mr. Patton of the cigar factory, spent Sunday in Wolcott. Born, to Mr. and Mrs Michael Monybara,. April 22, a son. George Vincent and land I y moved to Jennings county the firsi ot the week. Mx.Eckhart of Fairbury, 111., is visiting fats daughter Mrs. John Robinson. Mrss Ferae Nelson of Rensselaer, took the train here for Goodiand .Saturday. Mrs. Will Parks of Rensselaer, was the guest of relatives here over Sunday. Marion Coover returned home from his prospecting tour in Oklahoma Thursday. Jennie .Dobbins of Wolcnlt is the guest of her cousins, Chloe and Myrtle Dobbins. Miss Gertrude Taylor of Wolcott, was the gut st oi Mrs. Tom Muiien several days this week. John Kobunson has purchased and moved into the P. Carson property ,on East Michigan street. atdM Mrs. Anna Snickenbuiger of Wolcott, was the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry MuJlen, over Sunday. The lecture given at the Christian church Wednesday evening by •‘Parlette” was well attended and enjoyed b> all. G. B. Clark is figuring on building a oew postoffice budding, 20x40, brick veoeered. on the site of the present office. J. D. Allman has a new tinner, J. F. Kerns, of Paxton, 111. He occupies the G. E. Vincent property, on North Indiana street, Homer Bn>der returned home from Whiting Sunday, where he has been working in a drug store for the past two months. Miss Auoa Hays ot North Judson, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Peck, for the past week, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Kingsbury of Monticello, catne last Saturday to make a short visit with her husband who has an interest in the cigar factory here. Walter E. Rich, our former townsman and son of Mr. and Mrs. W.' L. Rich of this place, has been nominated for town treasurer of Oxford on the democratic ticket.

Harry Darr, who has been here for the past six weeks working for Mr. Paxton, left Thursday for Courtland, Ohio, where he joins Phillips U. T. C. Co., for the summer season. Granny Wilkins returned from Delta, Ohio, last week where she has been spending the winter with her son. The old lady, though ioi>* years old, is in very good health and as spry as ever. Charles Harlacher hns traded his thirty-seven acre (arm west of town for the residence property belonging to the A. Wirt heirs now by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rothrock.—Monticello Herald. Joe Meehan, who has been working in The Democrat office at Rens»elaer for several weeks, came home Sunday night and Tuesday went to Chicago where he has engaged with the band of Fuller & Millers dog and pony show, as trap drummer. Harry Crigler of Oxford, is band-master. The show will open the season in Chicago, May 10. W. E. Rich is the happiest inan in town. Monday night thieves broke into his house by prying up a pantry window with Joe McConnell's axe. They got Walter s watch worth S4O, and a pair of sls shoes he is wearing—Tim Harrington s shoes. Tim happened to be in town that night. Tim says he is not coming back any more, that evevtime he's in town something occurs. Mrs. Rich's watcband money were in the drawer next the one robbed, and she is joyous over the fact that she escaped the robbers. The kids bank was also taken, besides a

missionary box containing 115 cents. — Oirford cor. Benton Review. At the Citizens Corporation convention last Friday night the following ticket was placed in the field: Treasurer, James A. Washburn; Marshal, Charles Shew; trustees; Ist ward, W. L. Rich; 2d, A. Beasley; 3d, Dr. Pothuisje; 4th, J. K. Stoudt; sth, Dennis O’Rilly. No noun (nation was made for clerk. The licket is a,n excellent one and should be elected.