Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1902 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Frank O’Meara was ijit Matoon, 111., on business this w^ek. Simon Phillips is visiting relatives in Darke county, Ohio. Remember the Cloak Opening next Thursday, at Murray’s, Store. Come out and hear Capt. Guthrie, at 2 p. m., to-day, at the opera house. Wo wish everybody in Jasper county to visit our Cloak Opening, Thursday, Oct. 16th. Rev. N. H. Shepherd of Indianapolis, lectured at the Christian church Wednesday evening. Do you want to save money? If so, buy your fall and winter Hats of Mrs. Hershman; strictly up to date. The township trustees of the Tenth district will meet here next Wednesday and Thursday for the purpose, it is alleged, of promoting the welfare of the public. Most farmers say that there will be very little corn husked in this this section this month. The wet weather early in the month prevented corn from drying out. * Hon. B. F. Shivley will speak at Rensselaer on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Mr. Shivley was the democratic candidate for governor in 1896, and is considered one of the very best speakers in the state. Turn out and hear him. those of our people who took advantage of the G. A. R. excursion rates to visit friends in the east were: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long, Mrs. Candace Lough ridge, Rev. J. L. Brady, Miss Maude Healey, Mrs. J. C. Porter.

4.There are several cases of thalarial fever in Rensselaer at present. In addition to those previously mentioned 'in our columns, who are now improving, are: Ross Dean, Vaughn Woodworth, and Gertrude Hilderbrand, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cooney Hildebrand.

The ordnance of baptism was administered to six applicants Tuesday at Lampson’s bridge in Jordan tp., by Rev. Riggle, of Christ’s church. He came to Jordan from Moundsville, W. Va., and has been conducting services at the tabernacle on Warren Sage’s farm for the past month.

Brook Reporter: Barce, of the Fowler Republican, works off a little of that Rensselaer Street Carnival gin in about every other issue. It is a hard proposition for Happy Hooligan to knuckle down to that "carnival committee” and work against the dictates of his own overloaded top story, but the committee says: "Barce, you got our *ad’ and now you work.” And Hooligan does the best he can.

We do not believe there is a town in the state of equal size that furnishes as many inmates to the reform school as Rensselaer. Our quota at present is three. This is a state of affairs that should be remedied. Parents should look after their children closer and see that they are at home and in bed of nights. The unrestricted child generally finishes up in the reform school or the penitentiary. There was no school Thursday and Friday in the city schools, the teachers visiting other schools. Prof. Sanders attended a superintendents’ meeting at Plymouth, Misses Harris, Keith, Messrs. Hiatt, Frazee and Headlee and Mrs. Kaub visited Lafayette schools; Miss Roberts the Marion schools; Misses Ralston, Potter, Watson, Wright, Shields, Bates and Needham the Indianapolis schools, and B. F. Coen the Hyde Park, 111., high school. gentleman from the Gifford district who was a caller at The Democrat sanctum one day this week, says the outlook for many of the tenants there is very poor to get through the winter. The rains in the early part of the season and the frosts later left the district nearly a barren waste. “Last yenr,” said he, “Gifford was asking, ‘Who wants to stay on Gifford?’ This year he is asking, ‘Who will stay?’” Most all are getting out who can, he said.

Thompson went to Springfield, 111., the first of the week with Detective Weinhardt of Lafayette, and identified Arthur Tunica, under arrest there for lnrcony, as the thief who entered his room at tho Lahr House during .thfc recent carnival at Lafayette and relieved his shirt bosom of a S4OO diamond stud. Tunica’s hearing at Springfield is set for next week, the authorities there refusing to give him up to the Indiana officers until they had got through with him.