Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Field day next Friday. D. J. Pettit of Wolcott, was a caller in the city Monday. Regular M. W. A., meeting next Wednesday evening. Barney Clark of Goodland, was a Rensselaer visitor Tuesday. “See the newest, “A Breezy Time.” It is to laugh. Opera house, May 15. The city council of Monticello has refused to allow the streets of that town to be used for a street carnival. Mrs. Peter Giver joined her husband at Hammond last Sunday, where the family will make their future home.

jWm. Hoover, Jr., got his left arin badly cut on a circular saw Saturday. The accident will lay him up for some time. Editor Bowie of Thayer, and Henry Taber, a prominent business man of Rose Lawn, were callers in the city yesterday. Advertised letters: Mrs. Rose Ressich, Warren Sage, Miss Mary Knoff, Mr. John W. Smith, Gail Nichols, William Watson, Mr. John Hunter, Mrs. Clarresa Brooks, John Burk. John Finn ofKankakee tp., was a business visitor in the city Monday. John says he is not in the best of health this spring, has lost 51 pounds of flesh and has come to the conclusion that he has been smoking too much. The subject of the morning services at the F. W. Baptist church, Sunday, May 10, will be “Baptism; Its origin, design and Efficacy.” At the close of the service we will go to the river and administer the ordinance to a number of candidates. J. A. Cochran, Pastor. and Mrs. B. F. Ferguson and daughter Ethel. John Coen and Misses Mary Bates and Hattie Kerr attended the wedding of Ray Hershman and Bessie Saylor at Monticello Wednesday. Rev. Ferguson officiated. The groom is engaged in the hardware business at Brook.

The old state case against J. Y. Wallick in the White circuit court, where Wallick shot and wounded one Reynolds whom he claimed he found embracing Mrs. Wallick, was closed this week by Wallick pleading guilty to assault and battery and fined $25. Wallick formerly resided in Rensselaer. *Mr. Jesse Fox, now of Rose Lawn, but formerly of Rensselaer, and Miss Emma Tullis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Tullis of Jordan tp., were united in marriage by Rev. T. A. Hall at the Christian Church parsonage last Sunday afternoon. They will reside at Rose Lawn, where the groom is employed inJjaßue & Finney’s store. The rate to Chicago on the Monon excursion to-morrow is $1 .00 from Rensselaer, instead of 75 cents, as announced last week. One dollar will be the rate from this station on all the Sunday excursions this season, we understand. The new rate applies all along the line, or will be seen by referring to time and rate card elsewhere in these columns. Banker F. D. Gilman of Goodland, was in the city Monday on court business. Mr. Gilman is the administrator of the estate of Richard Putt, deceased, and one of the heirs, Miss Anna Pott, a daughter, had sued for wages for services or housekeeper for her father. The case came up in court Monday. Mr. Putt left an estate of about 18,800, and there are eight heirs.

vsNext month will witness the “crucial test” of the saloon and an-ti-saloou forces in the first ward of Rensselaer. Three licenses — Kellner’s, Rosenbaum’s and Hildebrand s -expire next month. Kellner’s case is row in court in White county on the application made in April, wuile Rosenbaum and Hildebrand are making application for action at th*" 1 next regular meeting of commissioners’ court. Hon. B irtlett Woods, the aged father of Mrs. W. W. Merrill of this city, mention of whose illnoss whs noted in The Democrat last week, died at th? home of his son in Lake county, May 1, aged 85 years. The funeral was held Monday at Crown Point. Mr. Woods will be remembered here by those who attended the late farmers’ institute, where he made some pertinent remarks on farm topics that were well received. Morris* EagHsfc Stable Ltahneat Sold by A. V. Long.