Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1902 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Another Chicago excursion, Sunday July 13. For farm loans see Baughman & William. Low rate of interest. New pensions: Mary E. Sigman, Fowler, original widow, $8; Ellen Little, Winamac, renewal widow, sl2. Judge T. F. Palmer of Monticello, was elected president of the Indiana Bar Association which held its annual meeting at Indianapolis this week. All parties indebted to the Stoner & Day Milling Co., will confer a favor by calling and settling at once, as they are now in great need of their money. Stoner & Day. W. H. Eger and son Harry, returned Monday from days visit at Valparaiso. Master Clarence Griswold, Mrs. Eger’B nephew, accompanied them home for a short visit.

The wheat crop in those counties of Indiana where wheat growing is mode a specialty is reported good and in many instances excellent. Thousands of bushels of potatoes have been shipped from Floyd and other southern counties to the north. A patron of a newspaper once said, “Mr. Printer, how is it you never call on me for pay for your paper?’’ “Oh!” said the man of types, “we never ask a gentleman for money. ’ “Indeed!” the patron replied. “How do you manage to get along when he don’t pay?” “Why,” said the type-sticker, “after a certain time we conclude he is not a gentleman, and we ask him.” Frank Duvall came out from Alleutowu, 111., Thursday of last week to look after the Duvall farm near Sharon, returning home Friday. He says they had it terribly wet in his locality daring June, rain falling almost every day. The big hurricane that recently passed through Illinois blew a big shed down on their farm and turned his brother’s house completely over, but the inmates were uninjured and made their escape through a window. democratic joint-represen-tative Convention for the counties of Jasper and Lake will be held at Hammond, Saturday, July 26, at 2 p. m. The delegates from this connty are: Albert Bouk and James Smith of Walker; Frank P. Myer and U. M. Baughman of Rensselaer; T. M. Callahan of Newland; Ellis Jones of Remington; J. R. Hnzen of Jordan, and George H. Maines of Marion.) The delegates from this vicinity will go upon the9:ss a. m., train.

The hay crop is reported of excellent quality and abundant in quantity. Haying and oats harvest is coming at the same time, | and will keep the farmers very busy for the next few weeks. Owing to the continued wet weather much of the corn that otherwise would have been plowed again will be left to go without the plowing. Considering the extreme amount of rain that has fallen, corn is very free from weeds, and it is fortunate that it it so. Treasy Worden, who had been very, sick for the past few weeks, died at her home in the southwest part of town last Thursday night, aged about To years, She leaves four children, George and Matthew Worden of Remington, and John and Maggie of Rensselaer. P’The funerai, was held Sunday afternoon from St. Augustine’s Catholic church, and was largely attended. Interment was made in Weston cemetery, where her husband was buried many years ago. 1. ncle Henry Fisher came tip from Jennings county la9t Friday and was shaking hands with old friends here. He said the crop prospects were good in Jennings, they having had just about the right amount of rain. Mr. Fisher says his health is much hotter in Jennings county, and he is certainly looking exceedingly well, and is several pounds heavier than when lie left here. He went to Hammond Saturday to visit his son Janies, a few days, but expected to stop off here agaia on his way home. Contrary to the predictions of the weather bureau; July 4th was a pleasant day, with no rain. Rensselaer was practically deserted, most of our people celebrating out of town. Lowell got the largest number of Rensselaer people, no less than 277 tickets being sold for that point. Parr, Kniman and Dunn’s Bridge also got a few from here, while several went to Mt. Ayr. Altogether 477 tickets were sold by Agent Beam for various points on the 4th. The 'day was particularly free from accidents in this vicinity.