Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1901 — Sidney Jr. 16248. [ARTICLE]

Sidney Jr. 16248.

Standard and Registered. ~ This handsome trotting stallion will be in Rensselaer Wednesday of each week, and longer if necessary, until July 1, at Jerry Schofield’s brick livery barn. Farmers and breeders please call and see this horse before breeding your mares. I defy competition. George Jessen, Owner and Manager. For Sale or Trade: Good two story 8-room house, good barn, j acre of ground, three blocks from court house. Will sell cheap or trade for piece of land located not more than 5 miles of town. J. T. Lamson, Rensselaer, Ind.

Read every page of The Democrat. Come to The Democrat office for mounting board. The Democrat is printing a 40page catalouge for the National Bronze Turkey Club. Thirty-seven horses were sold at the horse sale here last Tuesday, averaging SIOO each. The Democrat can furnish engraved calling, reception or invitation cards on short notice_and at prices that defy competition. F. W. Mauck of Newton tp., was in town yesterday for the first time since Dec. 20. Mr. Mauck had quite a seige of the grip, and he has not been well all winter. Geo. Mellender, an old resident of Hanging; Grove tp., died last Sunday night, aged about 82 years. The funeral was held Tuesday forenoon at the residence of his son-in-law, J. L. Osborne and interment made in the Osbore cemetery. The business write-up which appears in this issue of The Democrat is by R. M. Isherwood, former editor of the Delphi Times. Mr. Isherwood is a congenial gentlemen and an able writer. He expects to make writeups his business for a while at least. Monon Agent John Murray, at Monticello, who recently secured a divorce from his wife who eloped with a Monticello man, was married to Miss Gertrude Parcelsof that cityon Wednesday last. Both are well known here, the bride being a neice of E. M. Parcels.

The Commercial State Bank of this city has arranged with its correspondents at Buffalo, to pay its drafts in the hands of visitors to the Pan-American Exposition, which opened May 1. Their plan will obviate the neccessity of strangers being identified, which is often a great inconvience and causes annoyance and delay. The bank will gladly extend these priveleges to its patrons. The handsome engraved commencement invitations sent out by the graduating class of the Rensselaer high school were turned out by The Democrat. Our bid on the work was about 35 per cent lower than any other bidder. By the way, these invitations are the “swellest” ever sent out by any graduating class in Rensselaer, and the cost is probably less than any previous ones. The bond of Albert Powers, who stole Mr. Ketchiner’s hosre here last February, was fixed at $3,000 in the Covington, Ky.,. court Saturday to await action of the grand jury. Cincinnatti papars state that after the indictment is returned be may be allowed to go with the authorities at Lebanon, Ohio, and after serving time there, if convicted, can be brought to Covington to be tried for the shooting.

Mr. J. E. Toole and his clever company opened a three nights engagement at Ellis opera house on Thursday evening in “Killarney and the Rhine,’’ and the general opinion of tnose who attended the opening play was that the .company wak “all right”—one of the best that has played here this season. Last night they rendered Joseph Jefferson’s version of “Rip Van Winkle,” and to-night they will play the great New York success, “The Gypsy German.” The company is a good one and deserves a liberal patronage. C. B. Stewart was up about Shelby Thursday and says that preparations are being made to raise sugar beets there in huge quantities. Four carloads of beet seed, costing $15,000, and 16,000 worth of beet drilling machinery is already on the ground and 200 laborers are now employed plowing and in getting the ground in condition to plant, etc. The side track leading to the factory site is now completed and the company’s office is being built. The work of erecting the big factory will be pushed sa rapidly as possible.