Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Jacob Pinter of Crown Point, the aged father of John Pinter of Wheatfield, died suddenly at the home of the latter, where he was visiting, last Saturday, aged 78 years. C. R. Yeoman, who has been teaching at Dana, Ind., for the past two years, spent Sunday here. He is now employed at Pullman, 111., and we understand expects to soon move there, giving up teaching for good. Mrs. Jas. H. Ellis, who has been an invalid for several years; has been very sick this week, and slight hopes are entertained of her recovery. As we go to press we learn that her folks have been telegraphed for and it is thought she can live»but a-short time. Mrs. Henry Hildebrand gave a birthday surprise party at her home on South Front street Thursday evening in honor of the 40th birthday of her husband. About 60 guests were present, refreshments were served and a very pleasant time was had. Owing to some irregularity in the bond of the lowest bidder, all bids for the construction of 30 miles of new stone roads in Grant township were rejected by the Newton county commissioners last Monday. The bid of Morrison & Fisher of Greencastle, was the lowest, it being $46,750, or about $1,500 per mile. Monday evening a tetxn belonging to Anthony Gangloff, which was hitched to a tree in the College grove, broke loose and ran into town where they were caught. Fortunately no serious damage was done. The Gangloff family were in attendance at the play in the College auditorium at the time of the runaway. While chasing a wolf near Blackford a few days ago, Wm. Obenchain was badly bitten in the face by a dog. Obenchain was making his way through some bushes when the dog, mistaking! his movements for those of the wolf, sprang into the brush and planted his teeth in his face, makings bad wound. The effect of the law making the minimum wages of teachers in our public schools 24 times the average grade of the license will be to cast suspicion on both teachers and superintendents. There it opens the door to the commission of fraud. We believe teachers should be hired like other people, on their merits —Lowell Tribune. The Rensselaer K. of P’s held i their first observance of decoration | day of their order Tuesday last. In addition to a good .turnout of , K of P.'s and Rathlione Sisters, the G. A. R. and Woman’s Relief Corps turned out and marched to the cemetery with them, making a nice number in line. The exercises at the cemetery were imposing and appropriate. B. F. Ferguson made a brief address, dwellingon the principles of Pythian Knighthood and the observance of the decoration of the graves of deceased Knights. The Citizens Band lead the procession to the cemetery and furnished appropriate music. The success attending the first observance of Pythian decoration day in Rensselaer will probably induce the lodge to observe the day regularly hereafter. The Democrat scribe visited County Chairman N. S. Bates’ “truck farm” north of town Tuesdaj’ morning and had the pleasure of helping ourself to big, luscious strawberries direct from the vines. Mr. Bates has the tract of five acres all into garden truck and fruit. Of the latter, strawberries are the principal crop, anti Mr. Bates thinks the yield this season ought to reach close to 4,(XX) quarts, with favorable weather. He also has quite a patch of dewberries which are just coming into bearing, also peach, plum, currants and gooseberries. Quite a large part of the tract is given over to sweet corn, peas, asparagus and other garden truck, and it would seem that Mr. Bates’ property would soon bring him in a neat annual income from the different products of the plat.