Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mayor Ellis, Ob as. Chamberlain, S. Parka and B. F. Ferguson went to Chicago Tuesday to see abont a new engine for the water and light plant. The style of engine decided on will cost about $4,500 installed. It is of the Corliss make. The next thing is to raise funds or provide means for paying for it.

Monticello Journal: Oliver Evans, who figured as a victim in a shooting affray at Monoq. last April, is in jail at Frankfort for deserting his wife. It will be remembered that he was her second husband. She and her first husband were divorced on Evans’ account, and this marriage took place. The first husband came to Monon to see his children and was so wought up that he attempted to kill Evans and his wife and then shot himself. Evans has now tired of her and her nnmerons progeny by her first husband and is attempting to desert.

Prosecutor Sink and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Marshall, assisted by City Marshal Abbott, gave the show officers to understand that no gambling or “skin games” would be permitted last Saturday, and as a consequence the show is said to have been entirely free from anything of the sort. The show people, or the officers of the gambling department, came down and saw the prosecutors and marshal, we are informed, and intimated that they would be liberally rewarded if the games were allowed to ran. The statement published in a local paper that “the sheriff” was responsible for the absence of gambling is without foundation, as might have been supposed. Fountain Park Assembly will open on August 1 and oontinue through August 16. The pro- !; ram for the season will include ectures and a variety of intertainmenta. Some of those on the program are: Gen. O. O. Howard, of Maine; the Rev. Frank G. Tyrrell, St. Lonis; Mrs. Mary E. Hitchcock, who will lecture on the Klondike; the Atkins Family Band and Orchestra, Chicago; the Rev. Frank M. Bristol;Phil Hunter, magician; Fred High, ventriloquist; J. P. Dolliver, of Iowa; the Rev. Frank Gnnsanlns; Mand Ballington Booth and the Rock Band, of London, England. There will be Bible studies and leotnres each forenoon under the direction of Prof. E. P. Miles and the D. R. Dungan.

Geo. Daniels of Berkley tp., has a small patch of corn that he planted July Bth, and it is growing like smoke, with a good prospect of yet making a crop. The com matures quickly and last year Mr. Daniels harvested some that he had planted July 6, from which he saved seed for that planted this year. The ground on whioh this year’s crop is planted raised wheat this year; the wheat was cut, hauled to another field and shocked, and the ground plowed and planted the same day. The oorn is white, rather short ears, well rounded over on the ends and has small oob. It generally has two or three ears to the stalk whioh makes the yield per acre almost as good as other