Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Take your eggs to Murray's store A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office, O. Duvall celebrated his 70th birthday anniversary last Monday. He has been a resident of Jasper county for almost 60 years of this time. We understand, that Addison Parkison, who has been in poor health for some time, consulted" a Chicago specialist last week, but was not given much encouragement. AThe Jasper County Democrat says that County Superintendent Hamilton of Jasper charged the county $4.00 per day in full for the mouth of April, and that he spent at least one day at the alleged judicial convention at this place. That was all right, Babcock, don’t you know he has an eye to “business” and a chance to help the boys at the same time.~fj /SBert Goff and Ed Duvall caught a 10£ pound gar in the river, back of the laundry, Wednesday afternoon. The fish was 48 inches long, and its bill measured inches in length. 4 'Two smaller ones were also caught, This and the carp is the kind of fish the state fish commission is trying to exterminate at Cedar Lake. Few are seen in the river here as a general thing. They are not good for food, and are very destructive to other fish.

Dodgeville, Wis.: The Chicago Glee Club opened the lecture course before one of the largest audiences assembled on such an occasion. The program consisted of eleven numbers and, with the encores on every number, extended the entertainment to a late hour. The applause they received was distinctly flattering, and the flattery was universally conceded to be richly merited. Dodgeville (Wis.) Chronicle. At Ellis opera house to-night.

Logansport has been selected for the Elks’ state meeting June 17th, unveiling of the Elks’ monument, June 18th. The Logansport Elks will give the first Grand Carnival Jubilee the entire weeLof Juae lfi to £1 inclusive and have arranged a program that will eclipse all former efforts in the way of amusements during one of these meetings. Reduced rates on all railroads, one fare for round trip, good for two days. Will be on sale June 16th to 21st inclusive.

"(Blaus for the K. of P. block have not been definitely accepted as yet. N.Warner will build a two-story brick in connection with the K. of P’s. on his lot on the east, 32x100 feet in dimensions, and will pay for one-half of the east K. of P. wall, which will now be set over farther east so that one-lmlf sets on the ground of each. This change in building pjatis necessitated a change in the K. of P. block plans, and at this writing the architect had not sent them back for acceptance. Company M, third regiment I. N. G., left on the early train Monday morning for Indianapolis. Two of the boys got a little gay in not reporting at roll call and joined the company at the depot, where they were promptly placed under guard by Capt. Washburn. It was reported here Tuesday that the sights of a great city made some of the boys “dizzy,” While the companies in attendance were not up to the full quota, Co. M., had the largest number in the field, of any, having 70 men in camp.

After the republican city convention “many a heart was aching” and many a head was Bore. It was a very common thing to see a defeated aspirant nursing a huge lump on his head with great tenderness and affection. None of these welts were reduced materially at election time, and no sooner did the new council begin warming their seats than another crop of lumps of lurid color and intense soreness were distributed to the appointive officers with great accuracy and dispatch. At this writing the boys are doing as well as could be expected.