Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

“The Missouri Girl.” Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing. contract for the new Carnegie library building was let Thursday t© Rush & Warren of this city, for $10,241.55. A. B. Rowley 1 has returned from his sojourn in the East, where he has been looking after the interest of the firm of Geo. Barcus & Co. TSAttorney Edward P. Honan returned home from the hospital yesterday looking well and ready for business. He will be in his offioe to-day. Jean McFarland has resigned her position in the postoffice, to take effect to-night. She will take a position as book-keeper pt the Rensselaer flouring mill. O. A. Finney, who has been manager of Laßue Bros. Roselawn store for the past two years, has resigned and will move to Kokomo and travel for a wholesale grocery firm. At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McKenzie, last Tuesday, quite a large number of friends assembled and celebrated the birthday anniversary of Mr. McKenzie. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable time was had by all.

Mrs. Sophia Chilcote and daughter Lillie left Monday for Colorado for the benefit of the latter’s health. They had intended to go some time ago but Mrs. Chilcote was unable to rent her farm south of town. She has now rented the farm to Walter Disbro, who has moved onto same. Wm. Heuson, notice of whose sale next Thursday appears in another column, has sold his 160 acre farm near Sharon to Wm. Gaffield ,who will take possession of same March Ist. Consideration SSO per acre. Mr. Heuson is undecided as to his future movements, but expacts to leave the county. *J. A. Leaveland family and son Hugh and wife left this week for their new home in Wabash county. Mr. Leave!, Sr., goes on a farm near Lagro, which he bought several months ago, while Hugh has rented a farm near Wabash. The best wishes of their many friends in this county go with them to their new home.

Warren Springer of Chicago, who owns at least, two sections of land in Walker township, this county, has been declared a bankrupt, and a reciever has been appointed to take charge of his property. Springer has been classed as a millionaire, Ad his wife is a a leader in Chicago society. He denies insolvency and will fight receivership. The BarCus horse stocks people have bought the plant of a bankrupt gasoline engine factory at Wabash, at receiver’s sale for $7,100, and will probably move their horse stocks business to that place. The building and equipment is said to have cost $27,000 but a few ago, and many Wabash people who took stock in the concern to get it started, will not receive a penny. The preferred creditors get about 40 cents on the dollar.

\W. R. Dennis of near Pleasant Ridgfe, and B. O. Gardner of this city left Tuesday for a week’s prospecting in Indian Territory and other parts of the west, Mr. Gardnej chaperoning the party which included one or two others. Mr. Dennis’s deal for the Michigan farm, mention of which was made in The Democrat some time ago, has fallen through with and he will remain here for the present, occupying the house where he now resides, near Pleasant Ridge. and Mrs. B. Forsythe moved into the upstairs rooms of their elegant new home on the corner of Washington and Division streets this week, from rooms in J. T. Randle’s residence, which they had Occupied for several years. Their new home is one of the handsomest and most up-to-date residences in Rensselaer, and cost between $6,000 and SB,OOO. The dwelling is an ornament to the city and in architectural beauty surpasses many of the already fine residences here. It is supplied with some 36 electric lights, and when lighted up at night presents a very handsome appearance.