Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Subscribe for The Democrat. * | Simon Fendig of Wheatfield, was in the city yesterday. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Miss Mary Goetz is visiting her brother Charles, at Franklin, Neb. On account of drouth it is said the crop failure in Missouri will be the greatest since 1854. John Platt, who lias been working at Chicago Heights for some time, has moved his family there. Mrs. Louis Hoppe and children of Honey Creek, Wisconsin, is visiting her brothers, the Nagel boys, and other relatives. 50 per cent, saved by buying blankets, cloaks, over-coats, suits and winter underwear this month at Ellis A Murray’s. The new cigar factory will be located in the Ike Glazebrook building, formerly occupied by Lewellen’s harness shop.' J. C. Thompson has been appointed postmaster at Fair Oaks, to succeed Postmaster Brockner, whose term expires in October. J. V. Parkison has sold his‘24o acre farm at Pleasant Ridge to a Harvey. 111., man for $07.50 per acre. Possession given March 1.

W. S. Darling of Rose Lawn, was held up and robbed of about S6O and other valuables while driving near that place one night last week. Mrs. Daisy Brown and children, who have been visiting Mrs. B's. parents, Mr. and Mrs. D H. Yeoman. returned to their home in Terre Haute Wednesday. The vicinity of Francesville was visited by an infant cyclone Tuesday afternoon. A large barn on Al Lucas’ farm was lifted from its foundation and torn to pieces. Jasper Guy and wife, Postmaster Peck. Gem Hascall, J. S. Moorehead. Chris Hensler and one or two other Remingtonians were in the city on business Tuesday. Albert Wortley and Guss Stall of Jordan tp , have gone to Oklahoma to get a slice of the new lands to be opened up for settlement shortly, in the Indian territory. The contract for 32 miles of stone roads in Grant tp., Newton county, was let Monday to William Heffron for $41,881:60, which was $17,000 less than the viewers’ estimate. James Bennett, the 19-year-old son of Geo. Bennett of Rose Lawn, was drowned in the Kankakee Thursday evening, while in bathing. The young man was working on the Brady ranch. Fountain Park Assembly at Remington, Ind , has rt most excellent program of lectures, and music and entertainment this season, Aug. 17 to Sept. 1. inclusive. Get program at Lnrsh's Drug Store. J. Q. Alter, J. C. Porter and S. E. Yeoman are the only old soldiers that we have learned of here who will file (by proxy) applications for lamls in the new Oklahoma strip to be opened next month.

At least two new district schools will be established in Jasper connty this year. One is in Gillam tp., and one in Walker. The contract for the construction of the former building is advertised to be let July 27, and the latter August 3. John Beasy, a farmer residing nenr Chalmers, was killed Wednesday from being run over by a binder. He was fixing the machine when it is supposed the team started up and the “bull wheel” passed over his head, killing him instantly. W e are in receipt of the catalogue of Indiana University for the year just closed. Those in attendance from this connty during the past year were: From Rensselaer, Sndid Leopold, Charles Edward Lewis; from Remington: Maud Dyer, Carrie Edna Irwin, William Roe Murphy, Mary Hilda Roberts, Gertrude Welsh.