Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Democrat is all home print this week. y , Read the new ad of Matt Worden, the harness dealer. New subscribers this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, 1. New pensions: Mary Cox, Fair Oaks, original widow, SB. George Kohler is nursing a broken arm—too much football. You will find home news on every page of The Democrat this week. Maloy is at Sheridan for a Tew weeks as extra Monon operator. Nov. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver of Milroy tp„ a daughter. The plate-glass front was placed in the new Odd Fellow’s annex this week. 'L.J. W. Paxton and family of Kingman, Kan., are visiting relatives here. Mrs. E. J. Wilcox returned yesterday from a few weeks visit at Peoria, 111. Harry A.Tlurgess of Goocfland, has been granted a patent on a grain elevator dump. f'Miss Bessie Eger came home Wednesday from her school in Gillam tp., sick with a cold. Edna and Ward, two of C. E. Tyner’s children, of Monon, are seriously ill with typhoid fever. Miss Spaulding, the W. U. T., operator, is now working at Goodland, and her sister has charge of the office here. p>Theodore Hurley has sent in his resignation as postmaster at Blackford, and if* is thought the postoffice will be discontinued.

"t'Mrs. Mattie Sharp returned from Ohio last week accompanied by her aged father. Mr. Stively, who will spend the winter here. It is rumored that a sensational suit for slander will be instituted by a young lady, formerly of Rensselaer, against a Rensselaer citizen. A daughter was born to Mr. and Leon Shaffner of Wheatfield, at the home of the nurse, Mrs. Eldon Hopkins, in this city last Sunday. t-C. J. Orbisou of the State Antialoon League, will speak at the M E. church Sunday evening. This will be a union meeting of all the churches. s YLJedge and Mrs. E. P Hammohd of Lafayette, were in the city Monday. They are having a fine family monument erected on their lot in Weston cemetery. We hear that several Jasper eonntv republicans nre rejoicing that they voted the local demoj eratic ticket even if they were on j the losing side.—Newton County Citizen. r/sjohn Carlin, notice of dvhose sale appears in another column, will move to Chicago in Ihe spring and re-engage iu cement work, which he followed there some years ago !*/ W. R. Lee has sold a half interest in his business at McCoysburg to Warren Poole, and the new firm will branch out in the grain business also, and will erect an elevator at once. The subject of the morning services at t lie Free Baptist church Sunday, Nov. 16, w ill be “What is Jdan and What Relation Does He Sustain to God.” J. A. Oochban, Pastor. The Democrat acknowledges receipt of renewal of subscription from onr old friend, M. J. Costello, formerly of Remington, now of Russellville, Ky., and somo good words of democratic cheer. Thomas Jordan, the old gentleman who for several years has been general roustabout nt the Mnkeever House, died Sunday morning after a few days sickness with pneumonia, aged about 65 years. The remains were taken to Francesville for interment. The football game here last Saturday, West Lafayette High School, vs. Rensselaer High J School, resulted in a score of 10 to 6’iti favor of tho former. The Seoond High School team played the Woloott team at the latter place Saturday forenoon and were also defeated, Score 11 to 0.