Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1904 — Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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* C. t). Griffith of Sheldon, 111., was here on business last Friday. Mr. Griffith traded bis farm in Milroy township about a year ago for a livery stable in Sheldon, and later traded the livery stable for a farm in Tennessee.' He informs us that he has now traded the Tennessee farm for a farm near Watseka, 111. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Griffith a few weeks ago.

said that several thousand acres of land have been leased in the vicinity of Karah McKillip’s, in Milroy township, and drilling for oil will begin at once. The first well will be put down on Mr. McKillip’s farm, and the people behind the enterprise are said to be very confident that they will find oil in paying quantities. Wolcott capitalists are behind the move, it is said.

The jury in the Beam murder trial at Hammond, again disagreed last Saturday after thirty-five hours’ deliberation. This was the second trial, the first also disagreeing. Beam was indicted in Valparaiso for the murder of a girl named Lawrence, who was employed by the young man’s father. She was found apparently choked to death, and circumstances indicated that yoang Beam was the murderer. He had quarreled with her and it was believed he committed the crime because of jealousy.

Matt Zimmer was down from Walker tp., on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmer will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, Feb. 14. They were married fifty years ago in Salem, Germany, and came to America three years later, locating near Chicago, where they resided fifteen years. They then mored to Indiana, locating near Remington, this county, where they remained until 1895, when they moved to Walker township, where they have since resided. Thirteen children have been born to them, but only seven, four boys and three girls, are now living. Mr. Zimmer is now 72 years of age and his wife is one year older. They are a very estimiable German couple, still enjoying good health, and The Demoorat hopes they may live many years yet.