Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Tell your neighbor to subscribe for the taxpayers’ friend, The Democrat. It gives all the news, NBorn, last Monday, to Mrs. and Yeoman, northwest of town a eon. Also to Mrs. and Mr. W. O. Florence, of Newton tp., last Friday, a son. jA.colored lad employed at the Makeever House left for parte unknown Sunday night and, it is said, took about s2l of Landlord Jordan’s cash with him. ;It is claimed that the remonstrators against the granting of a liquor license in the Third ward have 104 signers, while 98 is sufficient to defeat the application. We can supply the retail trade with stoneware at 1 cent to 1| cent'per gallon less than you can buy elsewhere in less than carload lots. Chicago Bargain Store. Fountain Park Assembly at Remington, Ind., has a most excellent program of lectures, and music and entertainment this season, Aug. 17 to Sept. 1, inclusive. Get program at Larsh’s Drug Store. Judge Hammond of Lafayette, should be the successor of Judge Woods. He is’ an able lawyer, and of a far more fair and judicial temper. It is odd that his paj-ty friends here have not presented his claims Lafayette Journal. Marshall has resigned her position as teacher in the third and forth year grades in the Rensselaer schools, and Miss Elsie Watson has been engaged in her place. Miss Marshall will teach in Elkhart, at a better salary than here.

The Remington- band gives weekly concerts at Remington, and the Citizens band ditto here. Why wouldn’t it be a good idea for the bands to ‘‘exchange pulpits” some week? The citizens of each town would no doubt enjoy the change and it would also be a little outing for the band boys. Catholic church voting contest at Kniman, held Saturday evening, netted $125 75. J. E. Meyers, Wm. Grube. Sr., and Michael Jungles were candidates for popularity. One cent each was charged for votes, and the last named won out on 7.560 votes. Myers received 836 and Grube 736. The prize was a fine cane and the privilege of naming the new church, which will be called St. Michaels. '/The street improvement work is being pushed along rapidly with a large force of men and teams. The stone used is being shipped in from Monon, it being claimed, w’e understand, that they cannot be had fast enough or as cheap from the crushing plant here. About one hundred carloads have been used thus far. The first installment of vitrified brick for the three sides of the public square are expected the first of the week.

7 While Mrs C. P. Wright was out driving with her husband Friday evening of last week, the team became frightened and ran away. Mrs. Wright jumped from the buggy and sustained numerous bruises, including a sprained ankle. \ The team ran west on the gratet road leading out by the poor farm and was stopped west of town by Mrs. Frank Robinson, who was visiting here from Kansas and who with her sister was driving to town. No serious damage was done other than Mrs. Wright’s sprained ankle. M . D. Graham, the Chicago optician who has been making this city for several years, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant sworn out by Dr. Washburn for practicing medicine without a license. The prosecution was based on a law passed by the last legislature, making it unlawful for anyone to advertise to cure diseases unless they be regular licensed physicians, and Graham did advertise to cure various ills. The case was set for 1 p. m., and Esquire Burnham released Graham on his own recognizance to appear for trial in the afternoon, but instead of standing trial he took the 9:55 train north and thus far has not put in an appearance.

RENSSELAER, IND.