Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1902 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Women’s meeting next Thursday, hour same as usual. Miss Grace Jacks visited, Miss Ona Tyner at Monon this week. Free street parade by the Uncle Tom’s Cabin band, Monday at 12 m. Read the call for the Marion tp., democratic convention, to be held Tuesday, July 1. U ucle Tom, little Eva, Topsy, Marks the lawyer, and all the rest of the usual attractions at the Uucle Tom’s Cabin Show next Monday night. # The Monon will run an excursion to Indianapolis, Sunday, June 22. Fare from all stations between Shelby and Monon, SI for the round trip. Train passes Rensselaer at 7:19 a. m. •/Lightning struck the telephone wire near Louis Harmon’s farm on the Pleasant Ridge road, Tuesday night, rnu into the house and tore off some plastering and done some other slight damage. *N3enry Watterson, the famous Kentucky editor, will deliver the memorial address at Battle Ground next Sunday at 2:30 p. m., in memoriam of the brave men who lost their lives in the battle of Tippecanoe. Estrayed:—Frcm my farm near Foresman, about two months ago, one 2-year-old steer; had ring and tag on under side of left ear, old brand on left shoulder; tail bobbed. Information should be addressed to J. W. Sage, Foresman, Ind.

A tornado passed through Champaign, Ford, Dewitt, McLean. Woodford, Tazewell, Logan, Peoria and Mason counties, Illinois Tuesday night, devastating a strip of country nearly 100 miles wide and 300 miles long, killing 14 persons and irretrievably damaging crops.

Tbe democrats of Milroy tp., have nominated the following township ticket: Advisory Board, William Heuson, John Robertson, Karah McKillip; Road Supervisors, Fred Salt well, James A. Blakemore; Justices of the Peace, Harvey Jonas, John Southard; Constables, Frank Summers and George Wood. iL . H. Potts of this city has just received a letter from J. V”. Parkison, of Bucklin Kansas. Uncle Joe says he has 140 acres of rye, wheat and barley, 30 acres of corn about knee-high, and 40 acres of kaffir corn. All told. Uncle Joe has 2,200 acres of land, of which 1,200 acres is deeded land, the remaining 1,000 acres is leased land., He states that Kansas also has* had a share of rains and storms. Active work was begun on the basement for the new K. of P. block last Monday. W. F. Smith was awarded the contract for the excavating, and the contract for furnishing the stone for the foundation was let to A. K. Yeoman, southeast of town, who has an excellent sandstone quarry upon his farm. The contract for the

building, heating and plumbing will be let the latter part of the month. Mr. Fred Parcels of this city, and Miss May Paxton were married at the home of the bride's i parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Paxton, in Remington, Sunday evening ! Rev. H. M. Middleton officiating. After a short visit with friends at Monticello and Delphi the young couple returned here and for the present will reside with the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels. Quite a number of Rensselaer friends of the contracting parties attended the wedding. Richard Fielder and Mrs. Laura V. Smith were married at some point in Illinois a few days ago and returned here Wednesday. The groom has been living here with his son-in-law, H. B. Murray, for the past few mouths. His first wife is still living, they having separated several years ago, and she is now living with a daughter in Illinois. The bride was granted a divorce from her husband, John C. Smith, in the circuit court here on March 3, 11102, and in the decree was prohibited from marrying again for two years. The Newton County Enterprise 'says concerning the county seat | election that “with Kentland the contest is ended,” and “so far as Kentland is concerned the county seat will go to Goodland, and may it prove a lees curse to Goodland than it has to this town." C. C. Kent, who has been foremost in the fight to retain the county seat at Kentland, says: “I will contest no longer, with me the bkttle is lover. Goodland won. and I will not raise my finger to prevent the will of the people being carried out.” Therefore it is not likely that the matter will be further contested in the courte.