Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1901 — Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. G. A. eJacks is seriously ill. The latest:up-to-date Pattern and Trimmed Hats at Hershman’s. The Farmers’ State Bank of Knox was incorporated Thursday. •Tames Blake of Fair Oaks, was visiting in town Thursday and yesterday. _ Mrs. D. M. Yeoman of Ambia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. Strong. F. A. Clarke of Monticello, is assisting in The Democrat joh department. The Gleason vs. McGinnis case was tiled in the appellate court Thursday. County Recorder Wm. Oliver, of Pulaski county, has been adjudged insane. Mrs. E. H. Shields and little grandson are visiting D. W. Shields at Manchester. Tenn. Strictly pure Hungarian seed for sale at my residence i mile north of town. Ads Donnelly. T. P. Wright is preparing to build a new undertaking shop just east’of Sharp's photograph gallery. The Makeever House has been leased to a practical hotel man from Hammond, who will take charge of*same next week. Mrs. O. K. Ritchey, who has been seriously sick for the past week or more, is reported somewhat better at this writing. Isaac Parker, who left Rensselaer about a year and a half ago, has returned and again taken up his residence with his family. Tom McCoy’s new barn was ‘ given a house warming on Friday eve of last week. A Chicago orchestra furnished music for the dancing. v The farm house of Chas. SchlatzJby, of Wheatfield township, was destroyed by tire last Saturday about sp. m. Loss $1,500, insurance SBSO. F. D. Gilman, of Goodland, was in the city Thursday on matters connected with the estate of the late Richard H. Putt. Mr. Putt carried $3,000 life insurance. L Forra Baxter, aged about 25. ' was drowned Sunday evening in one of the big ditches northeast of Shelby, the bridge going down with him while he was driving over it. Chilcote, of Eckford, Mich., came for a few days visit with his brothers Frank and John, last week, and also to accompany back to Rensselaer his aged mother who had been spending the winter with him. The old Newton county case of Vanatta vs. Gilman, growing out of the George M. Ray township warrants issued by Trustee Stoudt and which was brought here on change of venue and later venued to White county, was dismissed at plaintiff's cost last week. The Rensselaer Democrat last week had a good write up of the business interests of that live little city. The people of Rensselaer