Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Wm. Hordeman came home from Cincinnati this week. J. W. Paxton’s son Herbert, of Lamar, Colo., is visiting here. R. B. Goodrick, the ex-ealoon-ist, is seriously sick at his home on South Division street. C. M. Reynolds of the Monticello Journal was in the city a few hours last Friday evening. Mrs. Lucy Malone and sister, Miss Katie Shields, of Monticello, visited friends here Thursday. One lot left of Alpine lawns,, on sale Saturday, 9 a. m., June-Ist, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Lewellan Bros, who run the harness store near the Glazebrook blacksmith shop, have moved to Terre Haute. John Casey of Fair Oaks, is back from the Marion soldiers’ home, where he has been spending the winter. SLI, W, Haus will move his restaurant into the room in the Odd Fellows’ temple formerly occupied by the Coover grocery. Agnes Kelley of Rockford, 111., came down to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, T. P. W T right, and will remain here. D. J. Thompson, who has been confined to his rooms several months with sickness, is reported somewhat worse at this writing. X Andrew Arnold, of Barkley tp., who recently suffered a stroke of paralysis, was reported considerably better Wednesday. The old gentleman is 78 years of age. E. P. Honan had business in the Newton circuit court this week. Mrs. Honan and son Edward, accompanied him over and visited friends at Kentland. Hon. George Major, who has been lying dangerously ill at his home in Mulberry, is reported much better, now being able to sit up, and it is hoped that he will soon be about again. is generally expected and conceded as the proper thing for the county commissioners to appoint Jennings Wright as coroner to fill out the unexpired term of his father, the late T. P. Wright. /A grain elevator is being erected midway between Goodland and Kentland, on the Panhandle road, by McCray & Morrison, of Kentland. It will cut off considerable trade from Goodland, no doubt. Mr. Arthur Harrington, of Jasper county, and Miss Ella A. Ryan, of Monon, were united in marriage last Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Ryan, at Monon. Riley Tullis and Miss Grace Iliff were united in marriage at the home of the bride in Jordan tp., last Sunday, Rev. J. L. Brady of this city, officiating. They will reside upon the farm of Walter Porter, in Jordan tp.

Sam Bartholomew, an old adjunct of the Morocco Courier, leaves this week for Oklahomo. where he will endeavor to secure a strip of real estate Uncle Sam is about to throw open to settlement in the Indian territory. H. Coover has sold his residence property on North Weston street to Henry Amsler of Pontiac. 111., who recently purchased the Freeman and Dowell farms. Possession is given in August. Consideration said to be $2,700, cash. Hanging Grove tp., commencement exercises will be held at McCoysburg’ Saturday, June 8, at 7:30 p. m. The graduates are six in number—Lural Anderson, Roy Bussell; Walter Lutz, Jennie Bailey, Will Whittaker and Will Foster. Mt. Olive Cor. Monticello Herald: Marion Churchill and wife of Rensselaer, are visiting relatives here a few days before starting to Minnesota where they will make their home. Mr. Churchill has been prospecting in Washington, Idaho, Dakota and Minnesota and decided to locate in the northern part of Minnesota.