Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1903 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Wheatfield, 1; Surrey, 1; Valma, 1; Fowler, 1; Cleveland, Ohio, 1.

Several of the drunks in town Saturday night were minors, and the parents of the boys are wondering where they got their liquor.

g'UMrs. Kinney has rented her •operty on Front street to A. B. owley, the horse-stocks man, who will move his family here from Dakota, and will make her home with her daughter, Mr. F. L. Chilcote, at South Bend. -

The party who “borrowed’’ the lap-robe from L. H. Potts’ barn recently, was evidently impressed with the ad for same which appeared in The Democrat last Saturday, for Monday night the robe was returned to\the barn.

The Democrat editor was in Lafayette Saturday afternoon and didn’t see half as many people on streets of the Star City as he saw in Rensselaer on returning home at four o’clock. Saturdays are generally very busy days in Rensselaer.

Obed Barnard, of the grain firm of O. Barnard & Son, of Fowler, died suddenly last week at Riverside, Cali., where he had been spending the winter. He was 77 years of age and had been engaged in the grain business at Fowler since ’74.

Alex. Hurley came down from Chicago Heights Saturday to look after some business matters, returning Monday. Alex likes it very much there, and has bought ft lot aud will build a residence. He is employed in the car shops and has steady work at good wages.

Pulaski County Democrat: Rev. Paul E. Deininger of Rensselaer was here this week the guest of his cousin, Father Linder. Rev. Deininger is the priest who celebrated his first mass here Christmas, and he is now teaching in St. Joseph’s college at Rensselaer.

is said that there were more drunks in town Saturday night than have been seen for a long time. Only one arrest was made, however. One well known farmer from north of town was perfectly helpless, and his friends thought he had been “doped.” A doctor was called to attend him.

jJ)r. Ira Washburn has let the contract for a new house on College avenue, north of the creamery bridge, and it is reported that when completed his father will move into same, while Dr. Ira will join the order of benedicts and reside at the old home place.

1 Mr. and Mrs. N. h. Littlefield of Fair Oaks, who went to Colorado a few weeks ago for the benefit of the former’s health, returned Saturday. Mr. Littlefield expected to engage in buainess there but found no suitable opening, hence his return. He has now moved into property in Rensselaer on the north side, and will engage in the real estate business here.

Pulaski County Democrat: — Trustee Fred Holl of Cass township filed an affidavit in Holladay’s court a few days ago charging John C. Behrnes, also of that township, with |orgery. The affidavit alleges that in February of 1901 Behrnes forged the signatures of Julius Thues and Mike Tetzloff to a S4OO note, but that the note has since been destroyed. When the case came up for hearing Saturday Behrnes pleaded not guilty, and was bound over to circuit court, giving S3OO bond with John L. Burton and W. F. Prakison—a Rensselaer attorney —as sureties. »

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. G. F. MEYERS, formerly of Kniman, Ind., is now located in this city ancLhas opened an office iu tiie Leopold block, over Murray • store. Having been a resident of Jaßper county for thirty years and in the real estate business for eight years and having a large list of farms and oity property for sale and exchange, he would be pleased to have you call or write if you have any business in liis line. If yon have a farm or city property for sale he will be pleased to sell it for you. If you want to buy, see his list before buying. You will fin# below a brief description of a few of his bargains.

380 acre* In solid body, level land, well set to grass, make fine pasture or stock farm, near three railroads, easy terms, at the low price of - 100 acres, small boose, orchard. 40 acree call rated, balance timber, mortgage 32.000 due three years; owner trill trade for horses ot any kind of clear property. Prise—336Ao 80 acres, near oil fields, good land, used fbr pasture, will take part in city property and give long time on difference, at only—s3s4o 180 acree, six miles of this city, fine elay loam soil, fine bnUdings of 10 room house, large bsrn, doable corn cribs; stock scales, wind mill, good orchard and small fruit; cellar, cistern, deep well, near school, well tiled, a model farm, 0n1y.., *07.50