Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Ts rv>_ _ l ; ■ , • Local and Personal. '•idoro 46c; oats, 310. -J-Wheat 65 oents; rye/ 40 cents. Rensselaer was well represented at Fountain Park again last Sunday. Excursion to Chicago Sunday, August 30; SI.OO for the round trip. Typhoid fever is reported as epidemic about Goodland and Remington. Another dollar excursion to Chicago, Sunday, August 30. Train schedule same as usual. " “ * New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices; Goshen, 1; Medaryville, 1. The Wabash Bridge Co., of Wabash, has gone under, with liabilities of $200,000 and assets of SIOO,OOO. Tiring the children to see th'e great play “East Lynne” at Rensselaer on Monday, Aug. 24, They will enjoy it, and carry away with them a lesson that will last them a lifetime. A dispatch from Lafayette says that seventeen indictments for the illegal sale of liquor at the carnival in that city last week have been sworn oat and arrests for gambling were very numerous. The Rensselaer Gan Clnb will give a big shoot at Riveside Park, Sept. 16th and 17th. Good prises are hung up and a iaige number of amateur shootists as well as several professionals are expected to be in attendance. Watch for the Sample Sale, the third week in August, held by the ladies of the Christian church. General merchandise —everything from a bar of soap to a plow. The sale will be in the new Castle Hall, first fluoi, and held on August 20, 21 and 22.

Hugbo R. Brown of 522 'Pence st., Indianapolis, dropped dend at the depot in Monon Tuesday night. He was on his way from Denver, Colo , to his home and had to be taken from train No. 3 into the depot to wait for No. 35 when he dropped dead. The new improvement on Cedar street has transformed that thoroughfare from a quagmire into one of the prettiest streets in the city. By the way, the improvements on both Cedar and Busan streets are the best yet made in excluding the brick streets abouf the public square. Sylvia May Hurley, aged about 25 years, died at her home near Blackford Wednesday after an extended illness from consumption. The funeral was held at 9:30 a. m., yesterday, from the residence; interment made in Sand Ridge cemetery. Deceased was a daughter of the late W, B. Hurley of Barkley tp. The city commissioners will meet at the court house ou 9 a. m., Sept. 4, to asssess the cost of the construction of Makemself sewer Property owners effected by the construction of said sewer may oppear before the commissioners and be heard regarding tbeir assessed benefits. The commissions will probably be in session for several days. “Farm er” Hopkins was fined $5 and costs, sl6 10 in all, by Squire Troxell Wednesday morning for intoxication the day previous. Mr. Hopkins is said to have caused a little disturbance by pulling a pocket knife on Lorenz Hildebrand, and resisted arrest when the officers went after him. He was placed in jail outil morning, when he was fined as above stated.

Here is ft Starke County suake story: While Superintendent R. L. Blair end men were cutting grass near North Judson the other day, says a dispatch from that filace, they were attacked by a urge blue racer which after some difficulty they succeeded in killing. The snake measured 14 feet and 5 inches. The dispatch is wholly silent as to what particular kind of liquor the haymakers had been drinking. The viewers for the Iroquois Ditch have settled tbe shape, depth and grade of its rock channel through tbe City of Rensselaer. The bottom width will be discussed before the City Council on next Monday evening, at tbe Court House A narrow bottom will avoid bars and sewer weeds, also secure a constant flow of w ter, so as to le worth more for seenre quicker deep drainage at sewerage. The present rock snr face in the channel will make sufficient outlet-for surface drainage through the improvement. A wide bottom for the rodk-cut will flood time. ' •• •