Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Corn, 52c; oats, 40c. M. F. Chilcote is reported better. W. O. Shanlaub was over from Morocco Wednesday. Miss Grace Nowels is visiting at Battle Creek, Mich. Mrs. John H. Jessen has been seriously sick this week. HMiss Alice Mills of Ottawa, 111., is visiting her brother, C. E. Mills, this week. Fred Stephens, of near Parr, went to Marion Monday to attend formal school. 4-Fred Phillips went to Kansas City, Mo., Monday to aesist in a big cattle sale. Miss Julia Honan and Mrs. M. A. Ryan of Delphi, are guests at E. P. Honan’s. Clyde 'Comer has bought the Lynn & Parkison news and confectionary stand.

John is building more porch onto-his handsome residence on North Van Rensselaer street. • It is rumored that Chicago parties are talking of establishing a pickle factory at Thayer, Newton county. ■ New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, R-R-l, i; Rensselaer, 2; Marion. 1. ,F- Clark, the poor farm superintendent, has purchased a 100-acre farm in Fountain county, paying $4,000 th?refor. Young Edwards from Remington, was released from jail Monday on S2OO bond, furnished by Jasper Guy of Remington. The city election occurs Tuesday, May 6. Any voter moving from one ward or precinct to another after April sth cannot vote at this election. I have for sale a 7-year-old dark bay mare, weighing 1,400; works in all kinds of harness. A. F. Shesler. 2f miles east, on gravel road. Bro. Fred Clark of the Monticello Journal, was in the city Saturday evening, presumably gathering material for his forthcoming mother-in-law essay.

New pensions: Harriet A. Ball, Medaryville, original widow, $8; minors of John W. Phillips. Medaryville, >l4; Mary G. Shoop, Brookston, original widoyr, SB. Carroll County Citizen: Patrick Daly, of Jasper county, and Miss Mattie Trobaugh, of Cutler, were in town Thursday and were made flesh of one flesh and bone of one bone. Xjl» e infant daughter of Mr. and Mrb- Henry Hildebrand died Wednesday afternoon. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon and interment made in Mt. Calvary cemetery. 4-Jjjaac Brubaker, who recently traded his blacksmithing business with John Kohler for residence property in Weston’s addition, is thinking of moving either to Dakota or Oklahoma. Charles Platt is preparing to remodel his residence on North Division street, moving back the old part and erecting a full twostory front, making a 10 room house when completed. The Goodland Herald says that it is rumored that Rev. A. P. DeLong of that place will be an applicant for the position of presiding elder, to be made vacant by the resignation of Elder Beck. Major Bitters, for the past 25 years editor of the Rochester Republican, and one of the best known newspaper men in Northern Inditiua, died at his home in Rochester last Saturday after a brief illness. Any one with half an eye can see who is doing the business by watching the wagon loads of Dry Goods, Carpets, Clothing, Shoes, Groceries, Wire, etc., hauled away from the Chicago Bargain Store.