Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Great bargains in all kinds of shoes at Murray’s. The subject for the morning service at the Free Will Baptist church Sunday, March 29, will be, “The Greatest Thing In The World.” At 7 p. m., “God’s Promise To Them That Overcome.” Everybody invited. J. A. Cochran, Fastor. Bringham Bros, store at Goodland was entered by burglars on Thursday night of last week and $55 in cash taken from the safe, which had been left unlocked. An entrance was effected through one of the rear windows. It is thought to have been the work of local talent. We fear we shall have to “sawoff” on our Virgio and Dunnville correspondents’ good-natured, long-range personal encounter — it’s too much work to put these long-winded effusions in type. You have each had a whirl or two, boys, therefore we suggest that you play quits. , Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Jacks, residing southeast of town, went to Chicago Tuesday morning where the latter underwent a surgical operation Wednesday, at the Hannemin Hospital. The operation seemed to be a successful one and at latest reports she was doing nicely. Mrs. Frank Randle of Clark’s Hill has been hero this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wood. She leaves here the last of this week for Myrtle Creek, Oregon to remain there during the summer in the hope that the change of climate will help her lung trouble.—Monon News. 'h Some one helped themselves to one of Jay W. Stockton’s fat hogs one night last week. It is supposed to have been knocked in the head and loaded into a wagon and hauled away. We understand search warrents were issued next day and two or three places searched, but no porker was found.

TThe laying off the Kentland fair ground into town lots, for building purposes, marks the end of the country fair in Newton county. /It is well. The country fair was not particularly uplifting in its effect upon the community and could scarcely be a necessity from any view point.— Morocco Courier, Squire Troxell united Chanced Wilson of Gillam tp., and Miss Ora Belle Blaze of Rensselaer, for better or worse last Monday. The bride is but 15 years of age, and is a daughter of John Blaze of Rensselaer, formerly of Remington, who gave his consent to the marriage. The groom is about 24 years old. blanket remonstrance is being circulated in’ Union tp., and is said to be being generally signed. At this writing it is thonght a sufficient number of remonstrators will be secured to make Union a dry township for tlie next two years. At present there are two saloons in Union - one at Parr and one at Fair Oaks. The weather department’s cold wave failed to materialize last Friday and Saturday, but on Monday and Tuesday it came with a little snow,.and the mercury was down to 35 0 above zero a part of tho time. Wednesday wns considerably warmer, and fair and warmer weather has been the schedule since. Quite a number of farmers have begun sowing oats. v >4The Bachman triplets will be on exhibition at the ladies waiting room in the court house, Saturday afternoon, April 4. The proceeds will bo given to the parents of the infants, who are worthy people and quite poor in this world’s goods. The exhibition will be by the neighbor ladies of the Bachmans. Admission 10 cents, or as much more as any choose to give. Alf. Donnelly informs us that things didn’t come his way on onions last season, as usual—not but he raised lots of onions, but all the other growers in the country apparently did the same. As a result, Alf. is left with about 2,000 bushels on his hands, and if you want a bushel or two free gratis for nothing, just slop at his onion farm and he will scent you up in good shape. Thednniage caso of Harry Gifford vs. Judy & Wood took a number of witneases from here to Kentland Moudaj, and Thursday “Honest Abo” took Bros. Marshall and Clark and the cow-puncher over nt county expense in the caso of F. E. Babcock vs. Jasper county, where the former is suing to recover pay for printing tho I county and township ballots used I at the last oloction in this county.