Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Charles F. Grow of Rensselaer and Pleasie Spencer of Wolcott came over from*the latter town noon Tuesday, and were married by Rev. A. T. Briggs at the parsonage at 4:30. They l©f€ at 5:52 for Rensselaer where. they will make their home. The bride is one of White county’s popular young school teachers and the groom, a business man of Rensselaer. —White Co. Independent. The Democrat unites with Charlie’s Rensselaer friends in extendcongratulations. In conversation with several farmers from the “Jasper county oil district” lately, we find the consensus of opinion to be that there is but blamed little more than speculation in the aforesaid oil strikes. It is said that very little drilling is being done at present and practically all the various oil companies holding leases on lands thereabouts have ceased paying rents. Many of the farmers are having trouble with some of the companies who are doing nothing and paying no rents, yet claim their leases still hold good, and litigation will probably follow. In the opinion of those we talked with, the “companies” are trying to hang on to the leases without paying any rents until they can unload onto some other fellow. '•t ~ Mrs. Elizabeth lmes, the aged mother of W. J. lmes of this city, died at the home of her son F. J. lmes, in Chicago, Tuesday, aged 82 years J 5 mouths and 27 days. Deceased leaves five sons, W. J. lmes of this city, Richard at Westville, Newton at Monon and George and Frank at Chicago. She was a sister of the late Willis J. Wright of Rensselaer. Her husband, George lmes, died twen-ty-five years ago, and for the past eight years she had made her home with her son Frank, at Chicago. The remains were brought to Monon Thursday forenoon and laid to rest in the Bedford cemetery, 3 miles east of Monon. pall-bearers were J. M. Troxell, Stewart Hammond and S. O. Duvall of Rensselaer, and John Ball, J. A. Anderson and E. E. Walker of Monon. Of the first three, Mr. Troxell was a comrade of deceased’s husband in crossing the plains for the gold fields of California fifty years ago. Messrs. Hammond and Duvall were life long friends and acquaintances of deceased. Short services were held at the Baptist church at Monon before proceeding to the cemetery. W. B. \~eoman of Newton tp., was in the city Monday and showed us a few war relics sent him by his nephew who recently returned from service in the Philippines. Among the collection were Mauser, Krag-Joregsen and Remington cartridges, loaded, and one of those terrible anti-benevo-lent • assimilation weapons of the Filipinos, the 8010. This interesting instrument of war and peace is apparently a most handy “tool” to the natives, occupying about the same position in the Filipino “household” as the Indian tomahawk and hatchet in the earlier history of this country, and also the American hatchet of today. It is made something like a huge butcher knife, only thicker, the blade is about 16 inches long and 1| inches wide. The handle is of horn and is about 4 inches in length. With it the 8010 man can chop cane and bamboo, split kindlings, trim his beefsteak and corns (if he has any) and is at all times provided with a ready weapon of defense in close quarters. With such a weapon a crowd of Carrie Nations could not only demolish saloon fixtures and whiskey barrels but at the first onslaught the beer slingers would take tq their heels and leave the crusaders in full possession.