Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1901 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

PEM)'NAL AND LOCAL.

A farcaers’ institute will be held at Lowe 11, Nov. 20-21. Lizzie French is teaching in the Roseville, 111., schools. C. E. Mills was in Illinois on business the first of the week. Mrs. Sylvester Gray spent Sunday with relatives at Gpodland. New pensions; Hanna H. Williams, Kniman, original widow, SB. Miss Ella Herron of Brookston, is setting type in the Democrat office. “Dr.” Babb visited his brother Samuel, at Monticello the first of the week. The Annual Teachers’ Association meeting will be held here Nov. 22-23. "iS. Brubaker of Parr, has bought tne Renicker Bros, blacksmithing business on Front street. Monroe tp., Pulaski county, will vote Dec. 17, on the proposition of building about 20 miles of free gravel roads.

Several cases of diphtheria near Lafayette are alleged to have started from the “rummage sales” held at that place. >4 dredge will soon be at work on the Hill ranch, draining the lat-1 swamp in northern Newton.— Morocco Courier. Porter and wife went to Crystal Falls. Mich., last week to visit their daughter, Mrs. Will Clark, and family. Earl Mann, who left Rensselaer last winter, is said to be in the British array in South Africa, in the cavalry service. •'kEggs are very scarce in the local market, and are now worth 20 cents per dozen, an exceptionably high price, especially for this season of t he year. Chas. Petley of Remington, who has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. # Jack Warner, for the past ten days, returned home Thursday. The 80-acre farm of Henry Marsh, 2\ miles east of Goodland. in this county, was sold a few days ago for an even SIOO per acre. It is will improved. Mrs Chas. Baker, south of town, who has been sick with nervous exhaustion but was imprmring, has suffered a relapse and is now quite sick again.

football game here Saturday between the alleged Chicago Electic Medical College team and Rensselaer, resulted in favor of the latter; score 22 to 0.

J. L. Foster returned to Elwood, Ind., Monday after a few days visit here. He says that he has all the work he can do at his trade, that of carpenter and builder.

Logansport had a $50,000 fire Sunday night. Among the buildings destroyed were the Obenchain & Boyer flouring mill and the handsome First Presbyterian church.

Fall plowing done now will kill redtop, said a prominent Jasper county farmer to The Democrat scribe the other day. Early plowing will not affect it, but late plowing kills completely.

Marlatt has sold his 33 acre farm just north of town to J. N. Sample of Rensselaer, for sll2 per acre. Mr. Marlatt will build upon his lots on the east side, near Warren Robinson’s home, and move to town.

The supreme court on Tuesday held that an incorporated town has authority in the exercise of its police powers, by ordinance to forbid the erection or use of gates that open or swing upon any street or sidewalk, under penalty of fine.

Halleck telephone stock will no doubt command an enormous premium in the near future. It, like government bonds, seems to be exempt from taxation. Possibly after making a few Bales, Abe can put another phone or two in in Rensselaer.

Tillett of Gillam tp., was in the city Wednesday. Only about li miles of tbeC. W. Baker gravel road yet remains to be built. Contractor Hack is doing a good job, Mr. Tillett company is erecting a big now elevator at Francisville, also one at Medaryville.

We notice that some of our exchanges are carrying the Aural Clinic adv. for the '‘lndependent Advertising C 0.,” of Chicago. The Democrat had a very flatter ing offer from the Ind. Co., but demanded cash in advance and saveed our space, something we opine others could profit by doing.