Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1904 — FARM LOANS. [ARTICLE]

FARM LOANS.

The democratic national con▼ention Will be held at St. Louis, July 6 The location is n mistake, it should have been held in Chicago. At the meeting of the state central committee last Friday, Hon. W. H. O’Brien was re-elected state chairman and Hon. Thomas Taggart for member of the national committee. The rumored opposition to T. J. McCoy as republican chairman of the Tenth district, failed to materialize at the convention at Hammond Tuesday, and he was reelected by acclamation.

Suits have been instituted in several counties of Indiana to test the legislative apportionment law of the last legislature, <wbich sought to disfranchise democrats and perpetuate the republican jparty in power in this state.

Indiana’s second corn school and stockmen’s convention will be held at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., Jan, 25 to 30. Speakers from lowa, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania will be present, as well as several prominent Indiana farmers. A rate of one and onethird fare on the railroads can be secured by sending to Prof. W. C. Latta, at Purdue.

John L. Moorman, editor of the Starke County Republican, was elected republican chairman of the 13th congressional district Tuesday. A few years ago we knew John as editor of the Idaville Observer, published in a little obscure town in White county. We are pleased to see John’s advancement, even though it be along republican lines.

Earl Park is one town in Benton county where the anti-saloon people have not cut much ice, to use a slang expression, and it has five saloons. But, according to the Goodland Herald, the tragic death of one Harris, who was found frozen in a ditch near Earl Park, Christmas day, will probably result in driving every saloon out of that village. Harris had been drinking all day, and his condition was responsible for his death, and the good people of Earl are determined to remove the first cause of such tragedies. Harris left a wife and several children.

Tax-payers of Rensselaer should examine the financial report of the city treasurer which appears in the council proceedings published elsewhere in this paper. We understand no more receipts will be forthcoming until the June distribution of taxes. The Teport shows that on Deo. 31, the corporation fund contained but $852.90 while there were outstanding orders against said fund for $2,340 87, leaving a net deficit in said fund of $1,487.97, At the meeting last Monday night claims to the amount of $442.06 were allowed against the corporation fund, which increases the deficit to sl,930.03, and five months to run before any more funds are received! The road fund also shows a deficit of about S7OO. This is the result of years of financiering the Sreßent city administration. How o you like it?

We make farm loans on the most favorable terms and in the shortest time obtainable anywhere. Loans on city property are made by ns for one, two, three, four and five years, with privilege of partial Ssyments on any interest payment ay; also loans on persona!, security. Call at our office and see if we cannot make just the kind of a loan you are needing, or call us up by telephone as we have both the long distance Bell and Independent telephones in oar office. Austin & Hopkins, Rensselaer, Indiana.