Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

J. A. Patton, the Good land poultry dealer, was in the city on business Monday. August Stimson, a former resident of near Wheatfield, but now of near Valparaiso, was in the city on business Wednesday, > / Ezra Hershman and family cu* Union township, left yesterday for Manchester, Tenn., where he expects to locate permanently. Uncle Michael Eger has been quite bad off for the past week. The old gentleman is 87 years of age and is becoming quite weak.Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Nowels wen? to Lamar, Colo., Saturday, called there by the sickness of Mrs. Nowels’ father, George W. Burk. J. W. Freshour returned a days ago from a week’s absence at Lafayette hnd Wabash county visiting his father at the latter place. Mrs. Walter lines of Huntington, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W.* J. Imes. Mr, lines also visited here a few days this week, returning home Thursday. While working with a corn' shredder last Friday afternoon, Charlie Bussell of Hanging Grove tp., got three fingers of his left hand quite badly crushed.

T. J. Irwin and family will leav<? Tuesday for Pratt, Kan., where he will locate for the present. Tom’s many Jasper county friends wish him success in his new home. The Fitst National Bank has closed a deal whereby a Corliss screw door safe will be installed in the vault and the old one will be taken out. Several other improvements are being contemplated. Mrs. Catherine Laßue, residing at the home of her son, Amzi S. Laßue, on River street, took suddenly sick Tuesday afternoon with an attack of pneumonia. She is over 70 years of age and she is in a critical condition at this writing. Union township’s republican convention will also be held March 19. Greenip I. Thomas is the only announced candidate for the nomination for trustee, but J. R. Mallatt, L. W. Benhow and Rev. S. R. Shreeves seek the assessorship. The delightful spring weather has thawed a good many of our citizens out who have been confined indoors for some time, but regardless of the fine weather considerable sickness is prevailing all over town, which is usually the case at this time in the year.

The republican convention in Barkley township last Saturday resulted in the nomination of Harry Gifford of near Newland for trustee, he receiving 115 votes to John Renicker's 90. Charles Walker was nominated for assessor by 133 votes to 68 for Charles Reed. Mr. Rapp of Washington, 111., sold the farm he bought of J. M. Ritchey in 1896 for $68.00, to Mr. Glick for $122.00 per acre. That was a pretty good investment. — Benton Review. Mr. Rapp is the gentleman who bought the Wm. Haley farm, south of Rensselaer, a few months ago. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Borntrager, northwest of town, died last Thursday afternoon after a few hours illness. The babe was born Feb. 8, and was their only child. The funeral was held at 9 a. m. Saturday from St. Augustine’s Catholic church, and interment made in Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of town. A trustworthy gentleman from the Gifford district who was in ths city on business one day this week informed The Democrat man that there were now about seventyfive vacant farms in the district and there would be many more if the tenants could get places elsewhere. The uncertainty of raising a crop there is given as the principal cause for this.

Mary E. Thompson and heire have sold a § interest in the 2,578 acres of the Thompson lands lying east of Rensselaer to John J. £ Lawler of Chicago, consideration stated in deed being $85,792. Delos Thompson also has sold to same party a § interest in 280 acres in section 25 and 36 in Marion township, the stated consideration being $9,333.33. A complete new line of lace curtains, curtain goods and draperies, at Bowles & Farkkb’s.