Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1901 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Platt, Dec. 17. Attorney Baughman was in Monticello on business Wednesday. George Minicus of Chicago Heights, was recently married at that city. T. F. Maloney of Kankakee tp., was in the city yesterday on township business. Acme Food makes the weak strong. Ask your druggist for it. It will fill you with life and energy. Skating is now here. Boys you can get an elegant pair of skates for 50 cents at Lee’s Hardware at McCoysburg. / Harry Wiltshire fell from the 'roof of a house where he was cleaning a chimney, Tuesday morning, and broke Jiis right ankle. Considerable difficulty has been experienced in heating some of the rooms at the school buildings this week, and a few of them had to be dismissed. The Democrat will accept one and two cent postage stamps on subscription or advertising for amounts under one dollar. Do not send larger denominations, for we cannot use them. Dr. Westcott has returned to Goodland and while looking after the affairs of the Chi. & Toledo Transfer Co. in this county will also give attention to the practice of his profession.—Goodland Herald. . Capt. William Guthrie, of the law firm of Guthrie & Bushnell, has been retained to assist in the prosecution of Dr. Gray of Garden City, Kansas, who is under indictment for murder at Chicago. —Monticello Herald.

Next Wednesday is Christmas. The Democrat wishes its thousands of readers who reside in almost every state and territory and some even in foreign countries, a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. The trial of Jacob Y. Wallick indicted by the grand jury for assault and battery with intent to kill, is set for Friday, Dec. 20th. The defendant has been placed under bond of SI,OOO with George F. Palmer and Jacob D. Timmons afi sureties.—White County Demo crat. XGeorge Bales has bought an interest in Ike Colborn’s lumber yard at Goodland and will move there in about six weeks, or as soon as he gets his business affairs here settled up.JVeorge has made many friends herexluring his stay who, while regretting to have him leave, will unite with us in wishing him success in his new location. X“Do you know,” said a merchant of long years experience in business, “I never would consent to have my name on a fence for advertising purposes.” “Why?” “Because three-fourths of the names you see painted on the fences and barns are of firms that have gone out of business. It’s a fact. The next time you drive into the country just take notice and see if it isn't Word comes from Oklahoma City, Okla., that Mrs. J. F. Warren narrowly escaped serious injury and perhaps death one day last week. A new kitchen range blew up, tearing out the windows and creating a general havoc in the culinary department of the Warren domicile, caused by an accumulation of coal gas in the range. Mrs. Warren had just left the kitchen when the explosion occurred. The Halligan cattle case has taken up so much of the present term or the White circuit court that many cases that had been set down for trial had to be continued to the February term. Among the number was the case of F. E. Babcock vs. Jasper county, to collect pay for a legal notice published in The Democrat, which the commissioners had cut from sl2 to $9, thinking, no doubt, that the cut was so small we would submit to it rather than assert our rights in the courts. At the Methodist church, the evening services for some time to come will be devoted to addresses by the pastor on various sociological, political and psychological questions of more than ordinary interest. Among the topics so far decided upon are the following: Spiritualism, Christian Science, Faith Healing, Municipal SelfGovernment, Various theories for the solutions of the Liquor Problem, Crime and its treatment. The pastor has given special attention to each of the subjects that will be treated in this series.