Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 40; oats 25; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 39; oats 24; rye 45. Jjittle Agnes Minicus, who had a limb amputated two years ago, which was infected with sarcoma, or soft cancer, is lying upon a bed of pain at the home of her parents, Mr? and Mrs, Andrew Minicus, southeast of town. Her whole system was infected with the disease, and she can never recover. Her sufferings are very great. The White county commissioners have granted the Halleck Telephone Co., permission to erect poles along the highways of that county. If the company is not any faster to act there than it has been since gaining a franchise for an exchange in Rensselaer, the highways of White are not likely to be badly obstructed with telephone poles for some time. jMlenry Gowland. who bought the L. H. Ponsler farm, 2| miles north of town, last fall, at $66 per acre, sold the same last Friday to W. W. Matheny of Lexington, 111., for $75 per acre. Possession is given March next. This is the highest price yet paid in this vicinity for farm lands, we believe. The farm is an exceptionally good one and is finely improved, v The deal was engineered by S. M LaRue. For nearly two weeks the old postoffice building has obstructed Washington street, and from present indications it will continue to obstruct for the next two months. The parties in charge of the moving of this old hulk should be given to understand that it must be gotten out of the way at once, and unless removed by them within three days time it would be taken care of by the city and the expense taxed up to them. There is no sense in such dilatory tactics, and no more delay should be tolerated.

July 4th was an ideal day for the lemonade man, the mercury registering near the 100 mark all day long. Other than the heat the day was very pleasant. Quite a number of Rensselaer people celebrated at Fair Oaks, where there was a big crowd, some went to Lowell, where a ball game between Rensselaer and Lowell took place, resulting 7 to 2 in favor of Lowell. Others went to Monon. Fountain Park and other points, so that the town was pretty well deserted. The temperance people, however, had out a good attendance at their meetings both in the morning and afternoon. A cigar manufacturing company with a capital of SI,OOO, has been organized here and J. A. Hopkins, who has been working for A. Lewis for several years, will have charge of the plant. The stock was subscribed by G. W. Goff, A. F. Long, J. A. Hopkins, T. J. McCoy, Geo. Hopkins, Geo. Murray, B. F. Fendig, Geo. Strickfauen-, Delos Thompson and Henry Hildebrand, SIOO each. The officers are G. W. Goff, Pres.; A. F. Long, V. P.; J. A. Hopkins, Sec. and Mgr., and T. J. McCoy Treasurer. The company will be incorporated under the state laws and manufacturing of goods will begin sodh. According to the Morocco Courier, David N. Marion and Miss Bertha M. Sager of Morocco, were married June 24 at Chicago. Marion formerly resided in this county and last fall worked for the Halleck Telephone Co. The court record shows that he filed a suit for divorce from his wife, Ida M. Marion, May 7, 1898. He failed to put up any money for his attorneys, and at the January term of court, 1899, the case was dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. A writ for costs was issued Sept. 3, 1900, but nothing could be gotten out of him. As he is now married it is supposed that he must have secured a divorce somewhere, but whaa-Or how is not known here. While here last fall he was talking about applying for a divorce again, so, if be has secured one it must have been since that time. Miss Sager is said to have had a few hundred dollars in her own right.