Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1904 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL NEWS. An armload of old papers for a > nickel at The Democrat offioe. U. fM. Baughman went yesterday to Logansport to visit hia brother. File your claims with E. P. Honan in the McCoy bankruptcy proceedings. He has the necessary blanks. A three-year-old son of Henry Gretter south of Kentland, stepSid on a rusty nail last week and ed from lockjaw Tuesday. Purchasers of “Wabash World’s Fair Tickets” will be given a booklet containing cuts of all buildings, map of the city, and a plot of the grounds. John Moreland, the Newton county poor farm inmate who attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket knife recently, died last Friday. Wanted —Agent to canvass Jasper county for fine established line of family medicines. Good in- , ducements. Cash business. Address with references, Hard Medicine Co., Wooster, Ohio. W. A. Huff returned the first of the week from Crawfordsville where he was called last' Thursday by the fatal illness of his mother, Mrs. • Levina Huff. She died Friday and* the funeral was held Saturday. Her age was 76 years, 11 months and 4 days. Burial was made at Crawfordsville. Winamac Democrat: Delos Thompson of Bensselaer has been awarded the contract for constructing thirteen miles of macadamized roads in Salem township, this county, consideration $34,000, and the county commissioners have ordered that the Salem township bonds be sold on the fifteen year ‘ plan. Francesville Tribune: Wm. T. Smith, the stone road contractor of Rensselaer, has located here, and the grading on the system of roads has commenced in this township. He says it will take some time to get things in shape, . but after they once get started systematically, the work will move along at a surprising rate. The continued dry weather of the past two weeks has played havoc with the pickle industry, which promised an excellent yield. In the Gifford district, it is also reported, there was a frost Monday night that killed a great many of the vines. Some fields of corn and buckwheat in that locality also suffered some from frost. Newton County Enterprise: Oats threshing was begun in this township August 1. The quality is good and weighs from 32 to 34 pounds to the bushel. So far the yield is running from 35 to 48 bushels to the acre, and the whole township will possibly average 38 bushels or better, Reports from Benton county are not so en* -couraging. While Lamont Bros, show was pulling out of Idaville, where it had given an exhibition, the other day, the ponies drawing the panther cage ran away, tipped over the cage and the panther escaped to the woods. A posse was organized and the animal was shot Sunday morning near Idaville. The beast was only seven months old and it was not as wild as it’s name would indicate. Goodland Herald: Parties have received communications from F. D. Gilman last week in which he made some statements regarding conditions in the Home bank, but were of no general importance, although relieving some of his friends of their anxiety about their affairs.' Mr. Gilman’s place of residence is not made public, but it is generally the expressed opinion that he is in Chicago. Messrs. Conover & Taber, the gravel road contractors of the White Post gravel roads, report ten of the sixteen miles of road graded. They have commenced hauling ties east of town and are distributing them along the road and as soon as the rails come, they will commence laying track along the road to the gravel pit. Afteir that the work of graveling will be pushed with utmost speed.—Medaryville Advertiser. Lowell people are making a move in the right direction and every town would do well to follow in their wake. A stock company is buying a tract of land consisting of thirteen acres which will be made into a park, or rather a play ground. It will be rented for all public affairs and when completed oannot help bat be a popular place. They are selling thirty shares at SIOO each, and the Souvenir claims that sixteen were disposed of the first day.—Crown Point Star.