Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

New pensions: James Finley, Earl Park, increase, sl2. W. R. Nowels will move to his new home in Carroll county noxt week. Atty. George Reynolds of Monticello, attended court here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thompson of Carpenter tp., were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. Special linen sales the last two Saturdays in Feb. All new stock, Chicago Bargain Store. 4 —_ Attorney Geo. A. Williams was in Monticello a few days the firet of the week, looking after legal matters. %W. G. Renicker will move to near Pyrmont, Carroll county, next Monday, where he recently bought a farm. Mrs. B. Forsythe’s father, who has been in poor health for a long time, died at his home in New Philadelphia, Ohio, on Wednesday. James Maloy was taken very seriously sick last Friday night with bladder trouble, and has since beep in a precarious condition. '/jMesdames E. J., and John Duvall were called to Chicago the first of the week by the death of the former’s mother, Mrs. Theresa Blanke.

Frank Cooper came out from Indianapolis Saturday on business, returning home Monday. Mr. Cooper has bought residence property in Indianapolis. Loeb & Hene’s big dry goods store at Lafayette was destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss to this store and adjacent business bouses was nearly $150,000. The Democrat gives speq|el attention to mail orders for job work. State your wants explicitly aud we will get out the work and ship it to you as promptly as possible. " Will someone please tell “Honest Abe” that The Democrat man’s bills are always correct, that he may not refer to them so much during his future biennial stumping tours. C. C. Taylor of Chicago, has formed a partnership with N. C. Aumphrey in the painting, decorating atad paper hanging business and has moved here, occupying the Marsh Warne property on South Weston street. 8 car loads of merchandise contracted to be shipped here within 30 days, 240,000 lbs. freight over $2,500, on seed potatoes, sugar, fruit jars, wire, nails, Pennsylvania coal oil, flour, salt, etc. Chicago Bargain Store.

V John H. Jessen has bought the Jod Porter property, on the north side, at present occupied by Bert Brenner, consideration SI,OOO. Mr. Brenner will move into A. F. Long’s house on South River B>t. for the present, but expects to build in the spring.

D. A. Whitney received by express Thursday three brood sows and one boar from Ohio for T. M. Hibler’s stock farm in Milroy tp. They are thoroughbred Ohio Improved Chester Whites, and will make an excellent addition to Mr. Hibier’s present blooded stock of which he has quite a number both of horses, cattle and swine.

“Waraes Parkison has rented the L. H. Myers property on South Front street, and will move into the seme about March first. Mr. Myers and daughter will move upon Mr. Myers’ farm in Jordan tp., at present occupied by Willis Bicktiell, who will move upon the Larson farm, and the Larsons will move to South Dakota.

On plea of guilty, J. U. Iliff of Jordan tp., was fined and costed $16.60 by Esq Troxell Saturday for assault and battery upon the person of John F. Mitchell, upon whose farm Mr. Iliff resides. The assault arose our of some dispute in the settlement between the two parties, and occured last Friday at tliff’s house, where Mr. Mitchell had gone to make the settlement