Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

John O’Connor was down from Kniman Thursday. Miss Ethel Rush of Monon, is visiting relatives here this week. J. O. Cline was down from the north end Wednesday and Thursday on business. Yates has moved to town from near Valma, and is clerking at Eger’s grocery. and Mrs. Arthur Lakin of Barryton, „ Mich., are visiting relatives in this county. Robinson has secured a position as lineman with a Louisville telephone company. K Mrs. M. E. Spitler and daughter Maude, are visiting M. L. Spitler at Oklahoma City, Ok. '/Mrs. Sophia Chilcote and two daughters of near Sharon, left Tuesday for Redlands, Cali., for an extended visit. Ross Goble, head dry goods clerk at the Chicago Bargain Store, is quite sick at his home on South Cullen street, with stomach trouble. The Democrat has printed about three-fourths of the sale bills turned out by Rensselaer print shops this season. The fact that we get up a nice bill and give a free notice in The Democrat, a paper that is read by the people, brings us the sale bill work. The Northwestern Indiana Land and Improvement company of White county was incorporated Wednesday by Charles A. Holladay, Bloomington; Robert Parker, Remington; Albert Goslee, Jacob Kaub and George A. Judd, Chalmers. It is capitalized at $64,000 to buy and develop timber and farm lands. “The Millionaire Tramp” which held forth at the opera house Thursday nighty was the best show thus far this season, and one of the best that has struck Rensselaer for a long time. Every member of the company is good, which is something that can be said of but few companies on the road. At the meeting of the Ladies’ Industrial society of the M. E. church last Wednesday, Mrs. Jacob Wilcox was elected president for the ensuing year; Mrs. E. L. Clark, vice president; Mrs. A. B. Cowgill, secretary; Mrs, Sylvester Gray, assistant secretary; Mrs. Mattie Sharp, treasurer. The Blake Lumber and Coal Co. of Wolcott has filed its incorporation papers with the secretary of state. It is capitalized at SIB,OOO, for a retail business, and incorporated by A. R Colbnrn of Michigan City, Isaac Colburn, of Good land, John A. Blake and James W. Blake of Wolcott. The first named is president. Otto Grebasch, who has been tending bar for August Rosenbaum for the past sixteen months, has returned to Chicago to accept a good paying position with with his old employer, for whom he bad worked for eight years previous to coming here. Otto was a nice, clever young man and made many friends during his stay here. Kight and family left this week for Yukon, Oklahoma, near which place they expect to make their future home. The family have numerous friends in Jasper county who will unite with The Democrat in wishing them success in their new home. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. James Shook of Barkley tp., who also go to make a home in the West. The old dwelling house on the Clay Harris ranch, southwest of Rose Lawn, occupied by Win. Moore, a son of Sq : re Moore of ihis city, was dest >yed by fire Thursday at about o’clock a m. The tire is suppose. ’ co hi vu started from a defective flue. There was no insurance. M’. Moore lost about ell of his furniture. Mr. and Mrs. Moore and Mr. Harris were in the city yesterday, the latter to buy material to rebuild at once.