Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Read The Democrat for news. 'A. D. Burns has moved into the Minicus brick house, on the east side. Mrs. Ernest Fritts of Delphi, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter, this week. The Sirois implement store at Lowell was destroyed by fire Monday, night, loss SIO,OOO. WDavid Clark of Joplin, Mo., is visiting his brother, Supt. T. F. Clark, at the poor farm. The commencement exercises of the Mt. Ayr Sohools will be held at that place to-night. Harry Bott, who formerly worked in the Republican office here, is now located at Piqua, Ohio.

Alfred Peters 4£ miles southeast of Renssleaer, can take in 10 to 15 head of horses or cattle to pasture.

Editor Bowie of the ThayerShelby News, was in the city Wednesday and made The Democrat a fraternal call.

Miss Etta Stocksick, who has been visiting her parents here for the past two weeke, returned to Paxton, 111., Thursday.

Owing to the cold, threatening weather Sunday morning, only 85 tickets were sold from this station for the Chicago excursion.

Glenn Tharp has secured a. position in the electric light plant at Goodland and left for that place this morning. He will move his family there in a few days.—Monticello Journal.

Mi6B Lida Wigmore of Monticello, who instituted suit for injuries sustained from falling down an elevator shaft at Indianapolis about a year ago, was this week awarded a verdict for $4,000.

An 8-pound girl baby was born to Mrs. Ed Murray of Chicago, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daugherty, where she is visiting, in the northwest part of town, Thursday evening.

The Jasper County Democrat has started to publish a series of portraits of Jasper county yonng ladies. This week’s issue contains an excellent half-tone photo pf Miss Nellie Imes, so well known in Monticelio.

The Lafayette Journal, democrat, has been consolidated with the Burt-Terrv Stationery Co. The latter people are republicans, and just what effect the '“merger” will have on the future policy of the pnper is not stated. George B. Antrim of Chicago Heights, died Inst Sunday at a Chicago hospital, after undergoing h surgical operation. The remains were brought back to DeMotte for interment Tuesday. Deceased formerly resided here, also at Demotte. Pittsburg, Pr.: It is a pleasure to me to say that I have listened repeatedly to the Chicago Glee Club. With artistic excellence they combine an irresistible method. It is the most “taking” organization of its kind I have heard in the Lyceum. George Kiernan, instructor in Expression, Shady Side Academy. At Ellis opera house, Saturday, May 7. Schanlaub was over from Morocco Monday. He will not study law, as announced in the Morocco Courier, but expects to attend the summer term of the Terre Haute normal, and has already been engaged as principal of the Morocco schools for the next nschool year, the advanced position carrying with it an increase in salary per month. The library entertainment last Friday night was probably the greatest financial success of any entertainment ever gotten up in Rensselaer. The opera house was taxed to its utmost and everyone was greatly pleased with the program rendered. The net amount cleared was about $205. Mesdames F. A. Ross and Delos Thompson, who got up the entertainment and carried it through to a successful conclusion, are to be congratulated for the great success of their work.