Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 37; oats 25; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 38; oats 23; rye 45. Prof. Mochel, late instructor of the Citizens Band here, is now engaged in a like caoacity at Vinita, Indian Ter. His family are still here, but expect to move the,re soon. The first home-grown potatoes to appear in Rensselaer this season were brought in Satruday morning by the Blake’s, residing about 24 miles northwest of Remington, in Carpenter tp. A pair of nose glasses, in leather case, bearing name of D. Hodge, Auburn, Ind., lost last Sunday, somewhere between town and the Slaughter school house. Finder please leave at this officer Robt. Michaels has bought the 60-acre farm in southeast Marion, owned by Henry Williams, of Hillsboro, Tenn. Consideration $35 per acre. The sale was made through Honan’s real estate agency; i A 7-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Trump of playing about the elevator at that place Tuesday afternoon, got caught in a belt and was whipped about the shafting until killed before discovered. Ellis Jones of Remington, has sold the old Renicker farm in Barkley tp., which he purchased last summer, to Ida A. Randle, of this city. Consideration $7,040. This is $4 per acre more than Mr. Jones paid, and he gets this year's rent, S6OO. Ged. E. Mitchell has resigned as teacher in the Rensselaer schools for the coming school year, and a young man from Rossville has been engaged in his place. George will stay in W. B. Austin’s office this summer and will probably take up the study of law. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Nowels, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sayler and Miss Fannie Porter, daughter of Walter Porter of Jordan tp., left for Colorado Tuesday. The former will remain there forthe summer. Mr. and Mrs. Sayler will visit relatives for a few weeks, and Miss Porter will probably spend the summer at Colorado Springs for the benefit of her health. Tuesday was the day set for opening bids for furnishing heating apparatus for heating the school building with steam, to be used in connection with the waterworks and electric light plant. As but one bid was filed the school board took the matter under consideration and may re advertise for bids again. The amount of the bid filed was not made public. The big Mineral Springs Hotel at West Baden ,Ind., was destroyed by fire on Friday night of last week, entailing a loss of $250,000, with $81,500 insurance Lee W. Sinclair, the principal owner of the big hostelry, is a brother of Mrs. Minerva Glazebrook of this city. He -will erect a big fireproof hotel upon the site of the burned structure. The foundation for the new M. P. church near John Bill’s, in Jordan tp., is completed, lumber for the church is on the ground and the carpenter work began this week. The structure will be quite good size for a country church, being 30x40 with 14 foot posts. Mr. Bill has been very active in raising funds for the building of the church, and much credit is due him for the successful outcome of the movement. Mrs. James H. Ellis, whose dangerous illness was mentioned by us last week, died at her home on North Front street last Friday evening. The funeral was- held Monday at 4 p. m., from her late residence, Rev. Work of the Presbyterian church conducting the services; interment in Weston cemetery. Deceased’s maiden name was Jessie Dayhuff. She was born at Kokomo, Aug. 31, 1863, and was married to James H. S. Ellis, June 11,1885. She leaves a husband, two children, John and James, two sisters and one brother to mourn her early death.