Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

X Hard coal is now being sold by our local dealers at $7.80 per ton. The Chicago Bargain Store unloaded a carload of crockery yesterday. XMiss Lenna Grant has gone to Crawfordsville to attend business college. J. G. Perry of Chicago, was a Rensselaer visitor Thursday and yesterday. W. J. Reed of Knox was looking after business here Tuesday and Wednesday. During carnival week John Eger will have on sale, two car loads of Michigan peaches. Mort Dyer has sold his barber shop on Cullen street to Sam Hendrickson, and will probably locate elsewhere. Ellis Walton, an aged citizen, is very low at his home on North Van Rensselaer street, with little hopes of recovery. M. Baughman, N. Littlefield, C. L. Carr and F. E. Babcock of Rensselaer, attended the democratic congressional convention at Monon Thursday. 'xJas. Lefler and wife of Pleasant Ridge, J. C. Purdem and wife, E. E. Garriott and wife, James Flynn and Vernon Nowles were state fair visitors this week. The Democrat’s office phone is number 315. If you have an item of news to impart or want any advertising or job work, don’t hesitate to call us up and let your wants be known. Dr. A. L. Berkley will leave shortly for Chicago, where he will take a year’s post-graduate course, after which, it is said, he will seek a new location. Dr. Kresler will occupy the office rooms vacated by Berkley. Remember that The Democrat has moved one door north, into the room formerly occupied by the Journal, where it is prepared to fill all orders for advertising or job printing promptly and in the best style of the art. Goodland Herald: The Jasper County Democrat is preparing to issue a special illustrated edition showing the wealth and enterprise of that community. Editor Babcock intimates that he is going to prove to the world that the failure of the McCoy bank didn’t wipe Rensselaer off the map. tax levy for Rensselaer is precisely the same as last year. The levy made by the council does not include the library levy, which is made by the library board. Last year this levy was ten cents, and it is presumed it will be the same rate this year, making the total city levy $1.99. The Democrat and Indiana State Sentinel each a full year for $1.35; Democrat and Cincinnati Enquirer, $1.60; Democrat and St. Louis Twice-a-week Republic, $1.50. Democrat, Sentinel and Republic, $1.85; Democrat, Sentinel and Enquirer, $1.95. Here is lots of good reading for little money. Come in and take advantage of it. YMr. Errett M. Graham of Indianapolis and Miss Helena Washbum, daughter of the late Dr. I. B. Washburn of this city, were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s mother at 4 p. m., Wednesday, Rev. J. M. Elam officiating. The groom is a civil engineer and is now attending a school of technology in Boston, where the young couple left for th e same evenibg.

)C,A dispatch from Medsryville to an Indianapolis paper states that one of the largest deals in oil property ever made has just been closed in the Jasper county field, the Crescent Oil, Asphalt & Gas Co., having bought the entire holdings of the Federal Oil Co., known as the English syndicate, and that the deal amounted to about $460,000. Perhaps this is a misprint, and the figures intended were $4.50. SoDharley Chamberlain fell from the top of an electric light pole east of the depot Tuesday morning, and the cross-bar on the pole falling with him cut a bad gash in bis right leg above the knee, and he was otherwise somewhat bruised. The pole broke near the ground causing him to fall with the pole and wires to the ground. The ligaments of one knee were also strained and he will be laid up for some time.