Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A/whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office Mrs. Marion I. Adams is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. B. Harrold, at Hammond. y*Mrs, Geo. Healey and family expect to move to Washington, D. C., about March Ist. Mrs. D. A. Stoner was called to Sheldon the first of the week by the illness of her sister. Mrs. M. E. Thompson and Mrs. N. J. Porter left Thursday for an extended visit in California. Edward Mayo and Elmer Fisher have returned to their old homes in Illinois since sellingout here. The motion for a new trial in Halligan vs. Tanner et al cattle case was withdrawn in the White circuit court this week. C. W. Baker of Gillam tp., was in the city Wednesday 011 business. Mr. Baker will have a public sale Feb. 24, notice of which will appear in the next issue of The Democrat. We understand that S. A. Dowell, the cattle dealer, has vamoosed to lowa, leaving numerous unpaid judgements and an unenviable record as county commissioner behind him. Jasper county’s gain is lowa’s loss. B. J. Gifford was in town this week looking after some of his numerous lawsuits. Redid not say, so far as we were able to learn, just when he expected (?) to begin work on the Rensselaer branch of his railroad. The continued cold snap abated somewhat Thursday and it thawed quite a little in the sun. At night, however, the mercury again got down to zero, warming up again yesterday. Weather indications for t<xlay are for more snow. Mrs Wealthy Ann Dunn, aged 73. whs found dead at her home a few miles south of Wolcott, recently. She was a widow lady and lived alone upon a 40 acre farm She had no near relatives or neighbors and it was thought she had been dead nearly a month when found. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huffman separated again last Saturday, and the latter has gone to live in rooms with Cyrus Haas on South Front stree,t. taking the children with her. The couple separated last summer but became reconciled after a few months and went to living together again. •JLChristie Vick has announced mmself as a candidate for the republican nomination for city marshall. It is understood that A. Simpson, the present incumbent, will seek the democratic nomination as well as one or two others whose names we are not at liberty to make public at this time. The K. of P. Anniversary sermon will be preached this year by Rev. W. E. Meads at the F. W. 'Baptist church, to-morrow at 10:30 a. m. All members of the K. of P’s are requested to meet at Castle Hall promptly at 10 a. m., where they will form in line and march to the church in a body. Cards are out announcing the approaching nuptials of Mr. Clifford H. Dayton of Chicago, and Miss Carrie Wood worth, to take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Woodworth, No. 222 South River street, Rensselaer, on Thursday evening, Feb. 20, at Bp. m. The cards also announce that the contracting parties will be at home after Feb. 21, at 22 So. Center Ave., Chicago. A dispatch Monday from Elwood, states that: “County Coroner Conrad was here from Anderson yesterday to arrange for a further investigation of the death of Mrs. Bessie Ford, aged eighteen, who is supposed to have shot herself through the temple a week ago because her husband refused to take her to a dance. There were no witnesses to the tragedy and many refuse to believe that it was a case of suicide. The girl’s parents insisted on the coroner making a thorough investigation before returning a verdict.”