Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong are visiting D. M. Yeoman and family at Ambia. • Miss Birdie Griffith of Crawfordsville, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Huff, this week. The father and mother of Mr. Ora Watts of Indianapolis, attended the funeral of Mrs. Sylvia Watts Monday. Miss Mary Riddle returned to Colorado Springs, Colo., yesterday, after a few days visit with her mother, Mrs. Lena Riddle. iCt oday’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 54; oats 34; rye 50. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 36; oats 21; rye 42. The new station, or rather grain siding, between Kentland and Goodlnnd has been officially named by the Railroad Company. It will be known as Perkins Switch.—Kentland Enterprise. 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.

’Hiabcock A Hopkins began receiving grain at their new elevator Wednesday afternoon, but owing to a mistake made in putting the engine together at the factory, they had considerable trouble and work in getting it changed so that it worked right. 'Nvi.n e threshing at Township Tiustee S. I). Clark’s near Wheatfield last Friday, a wagon loaded with sheaf oats was set on fire from sparks from the engine, and the team becoming entangled in the harness iu the efforts of the men to free them, were consumed with the wagon. It belonged to Fred Tresemel.

Remember that the Democrat is the only paper published in the county that is giving its readers a report of the tax ferrets’ work as it progresses. As a citizen and taxpayer of the county you are interested in this investigation. Subscribe for The Democrat and keep posted in this and all other matter of public interest. Howard Burr, of Jordan tp., was in the city on business Saturday and mnde The Democrat a pleasant call. He informs us that the new M. P. church in his neigh borhood is almost completed and will probably be dedicated in about three weeks. It will be a neat little church for a country church. 28x40, and will have a 500 pound bell. The arrest of Graham, the optician, in Rensselaer not long ago, will, it is hoped, have a tendency to check the tom foolery indulged in by Certian traveling spectacle jieddlers, who advertise to erndijcate everything with their glasses, j from hair in the nose to a corkscrew pain in the cora-bellum. Better deal with your home optijcian.—Morocco Courier.

free indulgence in fighting whiskey ended in a free-for-all mix-up at Rose Lawn on Friday night of last week, and as a result one John Boheik is now in durance vile at Jasper county bastile, awaiting trial, which was set for yesterday. Shotguns and revolvers played a prominent part in the fracas, and Pete Hancock was quite badly used up, so much so that the case had to bo continued until he was able to appenr. Other arrests were made but all gave bond except Boheik, who was unable to do so. Gossip has made many a hell on earth. Gossip has parted many husbands and wives. Gossip has blackened and sullied the characters of many girls. Gossip has parted lovers who would have been happy if it had not been for it. One little mistep or one little indiscretion will cause gossip to raise with new strength and start on her mission. Her did we say? We ought not to, for we have male gossipers and as rule they are ten times as venomous ana female. A good healthy gossiper is about as mean and low and dangerous as the mennest thing on earth.—Ex.