Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Local and Personal. Co®n 38c; oats, 30c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents. Subscribe for The Democrat The Chicago Bargain Store unloaded a car load of wire yesterday. Brookston has a case of smallpox, and the schools have been closed. <C. D. Nowels was in Carroll county on business several days this week. _____ Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles were in Chicago this week buying new goods. Three new rural mail routes will be established out of Winamac, March 2. Henry Eiglesbach is reported sick with rheumatism at his home southeast of town. Prices tell the story why we are crowded nearly every day at the Chicago Bargain Store. Dr. Miller has just added one of the latest improved X-ray machines to hie office equipment. ■' Paris Daugherty, southeast of town, is preparing to move to the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming. B. M. Donnelly, formerly ir. the photograph business here, is now located at Kankakee, Hi. Squire Troxell rendered his decision in the Surrey dog-killing case Saturday, acquitting Gilmore. The meetings at the F. W. Baptist church are being largely attended and much interest is shown. SvFrank Ransford and children, of Chicago, were guests of the former’s brother, E. V. Ransford, Sunday. U. M. Baughman was at Argos and Winamac, looking after some legal matters, the first of the week. New pensions: Jeremiah Aired, Medaryville, (Gillam tp.,) increase, $10; Francis W. Hackley, Wolcott, increase, $lO. A. P. Baker, the insurance man, who has been sojourning at Michigan City for about a year past, has returned to this county. Davisson is building a commodious new two-story house on one of his lots south of his own residence on South Weston street. The remains of the six months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yeoman was brougt here from Hammond last Friday for interment. \A. Leopold is preparing to erect a small building on the south side of The Democrat office for the use of Edmond Hollin, the shoemaker. Wanted:—Choppers to cut 40 cords of 4-foot wood at $1.25 per cord, good timber; 5 miles south and 1| miles west of Rensselaer. Riley Tvllis. •UEph Hickman, who has been soldiering in the Philippines for the past two or three years, has' returned home, having received his discharge. N W. C. Milliron of Monticello, is negotiating for a lease of the room now occupied by Warner Bros, hardware, and wants to return here and reingage in the restaurant and bakery business. The high school juniors and seniors have been having several serious class fights lately. Some of the participants were hurt so badly, we understand, that they had to go home for repairs. The wif> of John Haag, who owns the John Reed farm in Jordan tp., died at her home in Livingston county, HI., about two weeks ago, after a few months’ sickness from Bright’s disease. rO. K. Ritchey received a big Bronze turkey from Notaway county, Mo., last Saturday that scored 96 points at the late Kansas City poultry show, and weighed 46 pounds. He was a fine one indeed.

J. H. McNees of Barkley tp., notice of whose sale appears in another column, expects to move to Osage county, Kan. Wanted:—Place in good family in Rensselaer for good 17-year-old girl to work nights and mornings for her board and attend school. Enquire at Democrat office. The wife of Township Trustee John Bill of Jordan tp., is quite seriously sick. Mrs. Bill’s father, Mr, James Shindler, also of Jordan, has likewise been on the sick list for the past two weeks. D. Wray of Barkley tp., is preparing to move to near Bangor, Mich., where he has rented a farm for the coming year. His son Will, has been living there for the past year, and is well pleased with the country. The advertisement in The Democrat last week for a farm hand brought five replies Saturday, two by ’phone Sunday, five Monday and four Tuesday. Moral: If you want results, advertise in a paper that the people read. E. B. Sellers of Monticello, Goodland’s attorney in the Newton county seat matter, returned last week from a few weeks sojourn in Florida. The county seat case will not come up, however, we understand at this term of court. Advertised letters: Will Rositer, Mr. Frank Erwin, Mrs. Nellie Srase, Mrs. Edith Shaw, Mr. John Stiffgen, Lon Smanley, Fred Hansz, Mrs. O. C. Thomas, Mr. C. E. Hoxsie, Miss Tracy Knopinsk, Mrs. Alfred Mahan and Miss Anna Portt. Some of our Florida visitors have the Democrat’s thanks for a copy of the Miami Metropolis, a bright newsy, 12-page weekly; also a copy of an illustrated edition of the same paper, showing fine half-tone cuts of residences, hotels, farm scenes, etc., in and about Miami. 4 Joe Schofield has moved to Goodland, where, with his brother Sam, he has purchased the J. W. Sapp livery stable. Mr. Sapp, who has had charge of the barn the greater part of the time for the past 18 years, will move to Nebraska, where he has one or two sons residing. The new national bank project mention of which was made in The Democrat recently, is coming on nicely, it is said, and it is expected to be ready for business about April 1. It will be capitalized for $30,000, we understand, and negotiations are pending for a room on West Washington St. Schafer, of Jordan tp., notice of whose sale appears in another column, has bought out the “Short Order” restaurant on South Van Rensselaer street, and will take possession of *the same Feb. 1. |<Conrad is a deserving young man and The Democrat wishes him success in his new business. Dr. Miller, who recently moved here from Lake county, is now located in his office quarters upstairs in the Forsythe block, for the practice of medicine and surgery. His office and residence ’phones are (Jasper County) No. 204, and also Halleck 'phone No. 43 at his residence on South Weston street. ’O’elix French has sold his residence property and three lots on the corner of Cullen and Rutsen streets to Austin O. Moon 1 of Barkley tp., consideration $&250. The latter has leased his farm to Will Daugherty and will move to town. We regret to learn that Mr. French will move to Hutchinson, Kansas, near where he owns a farm and his son Isaac The Democrat has received a copy of Vol. 1. No. 1, of |he Francesville Review, the new paper that has been launched nt Fran cesville by Amos <t Porterfield. The sheet is a six column folio, all home print, and starts out with a good local news column, a fair amount of advertising, and is ably edited. Its salutatory indicates that it will be independent in its editorial policy.

PRIVATE SALE, At my residence 7 miles north and 3 miles east of Rensselaer, 4 head of horses—2 mares, 1 horse and 1 yearling colt; 3 good milch cows; 1 yearling heifer; 1 McCormick binder; 2 breaking plows; 1 cultivator; 1 spike tooth harrow; 1 mud boat; 1 corn planter with check rower and wire; 1 heating stove. C. D. Wray. LOOK HERE. If-you want a farm at a moderate cost, in a moderate and healthful climate, where they raise all kinds of fruits, grains, or vegetables, address A. C. Farmer, Yukon, Okla, A Life At Stake. If you but knew the Kplendld merit of Foley’* Honey and Tar you would never be without it. A dote or two witl prevent an attack of pneumonia or la grippe. It may lave your life. Sold by A. F. Long.

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet*. All druggiiit* refund the money if It fail* to cure K. W. Grove’* signature 1* on each box. Sue.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, KIDMBYB A BLADDER, 7 ■ 7 . jTOWrffijW B "mbS'siß L o» womim Office First Stairs West of Fendig’s Drug Store. Phone 251. RENSSELAER, IND.