Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Frank Maloy and children of Lowell are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Eger. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Washington, 111., 1; DeLong, Ind. 1; Tefft, I. Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Sinclair and grandson of Cloverdale, Ind., are visiting their nephews, I. A. and Lee E. Glazebrook. Thomas Murphy of near Surrey has bought a property of Mrs. Nancy E. Porter, on Vine street, and will move to town. Consideration was S7OO. Thanksgiving was an ideal day in Rensselaer. The day was clear and bright, but cool, and there ■Was good skating on the river for those who cared to indulge.' The banks were closed all day and the business houses closed from 12 to 2, for dinner. D. L. Hogan of Manhattan, 111., who recently purchased the Shook farm of 269 acres, just northeast of town, has moved here and occupies the D. A. Stoner property in the northwest part of town. Nat Heuson has leased the farm for next year. Township Assessor Bert Vandercar was down from Dunnville on business Wednesday, looking happy and prosperous. Bert is learning railroading nowadays under the tutelage of Agent Wilmington at Dunn’s Siding. The Democrat wishes Bert success in his new undertaking. John Lawler of Chicago and Delos Thompson of Rensselaer,with their attorney, Jesse E. Wilson, were in Eentland Monday and placed a bid with Attorney Darroch for a large tract of land in the north end of the county which Mr. Darroch has listed for sale. —Kentland Enterprise. It is reported here that ex-City Councilman John C. Chilcote was recently married to a blushing young miss of nineteen summers over in Illinois. He has been living with his son-in-law, Frank Duvall, near Allentown, 111., for the past year or so. Jf the report is correct we hope John will let his friends here hear from him, that they may offer congratulations. C. B. Stewart attended the Grand Encampment, I. O. O. F., at Indianapolis last week and was appointed grand sentinel of the grand encampment for the ensuing year. He was also appointed on commietee work in the current sessions of both lodges. L. H. Hamilton was appointed guardian of the grand lodge and also re-appointed district deputy for Jasper county.

Etna, the twelve-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. (3. Florence, who moved from this county to Mexico, Mo., last spring, died last Sunday of pneumonia. The remains were brought here for burial, her mother and two daughters and Robert Randle accompaning them here. The funeral was held at the Christian church Wednesday. Mr. Florence was sick and unable to accompany the funeral party. Adding the road fund allowances made by the city council Monday evening, and the city’s road fund is overdrawn about $2,200, while the corporation fund is shy about the same amount, a total of about $4,500. Taking the $7,200 borrowed by the council into consideration and we have a total indebtedness against the city of about $65,000. In the funds that have been overdrawn, city orders have been issued and the orders protested, therefore the taxpayers are paying interest on them, or will have it to pay, also. Frank Bruner and his father J. F. Bruner, of the Bruner-Merry telephone company, had a little mix-up Sunday morning in which it is said Frank knocked his father down. The latter swore out a warrant for his son’s arrest, but it was impossible to find the boy Sunday, and later Mr. Bruner is said to have thought better of the matter and asked the constable not to serve the warrant. Young Bruner iB about 21 years of age. The trouble is said to have originated over his father chatising another member of the family. Frank formerly worked on the Brnner-Merry telephone lines, but is working for the Jasper County Telephone Co., since Monday.