Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Do you read The Democrat? Fowler is to have a hot water heating system. Mark Foresman of Goodland, was a Rensselaer visitor Thursday. Mrs. J. W. 8. Ulrey of Washington, D. C., is visiting relatives in this and Newton county. . Guthridge Post No. 448, G. A. R., held their memorial services at the Christian church last Sunday. The High School baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev. C. D. Royce at Trinity M. E. church to-morrow at 2:30 p. m. lEarl Duvall will move into the flight property on Franklin street, July Ist, Arthur Catt, who now occupies the property expecting to move to Chenoa, 111. jMts. C. W. Hanley entertained Monday afternopn in honor of Elizabeth Hardy of Remington, and Mrs. F. W. Hardy, who left Tuesday for Woodward, Okla. Word was received Thursday, by relatives, of the death of Dr. Ernest Mahew’s wife and sister, Edna, the former in Chicago and the latter in California. Both died of consumption. strawberries made their first appearance in the Rensselaer market last Saturday. The crop promises to be about as abundant as that of last year, and is about a week earlier. Frank Woodin, the Foresman real estate man, was in the city on business Tuesday. He reports .that a pair of twin boys arrived at his home last Sunday to become permanent boarders. Patrick Keefe returned Monday from New York City where he had been for two weeks representing Indiana at the National meeting of the Catholic Benevolent Legion.—Kentland Enterprise. Mrs. Charles F. Shroyer, who has been sick for some time, underwent a surgical operation Tuesday at the hands of local surgeons and at this writing is said to be getting along as well as can be expected. Joseph W._ Brooks, aged 35 years, died at his home in the east part of the city last Sunday afternoon of consumption. The funeral was held Tuesday morning and the remains taken to Brook for burial. 'Mt is now reported that Jake McDonald of Rensselaer, will go out to Sharon and run a store, and that the order for the discontinuance of the Postoffice there has been revoked-, and Jake will be the new postmaster. The German Lutheran church in Union tp., willl be dedicated June 15. German speaking in the morning, English in the afternoon. Speakers and singers from Goodland and Reynolds. Free dinner. The public invited. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goss of Carpenter tp., were Rensselaer callers Wednesday. Mr. Goss owns 400 acres of as fine land as lies in Jasper county, and worth SIOO per acre, but not for sale at even a higher figure than that. Mrs. Wm. McClintock, who has been suffering with blood poisoning for the past two years, has now lost all use of one arm and hand. The limb is apparently dead and the nails on the finders have turned black. The injury was caused by running a nail in the hand two years ago. driving over the Marion tp., gravel roads one is impressed with the idea that a little more money spent for gravel and a little less for “superintendents” might result in much improvement to them. As it now is, one wonders what becomes of the large sum annually expended for repairs. and Mrs. E. P. Honan spent Sunday in Lafayette, the guest of Martin A. Quinn, and Mr. Honan was initiated into the order of the Knights of Columbus. In the evening a banquet was held at the St. Nicbolus hotel, at which Mr. Honan delivered an address.