Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

'XJohn Mann was quite badly nurt. Wednesday while at work in the Donnelly lumber yard, from being struck on the side of the head by a heavy timber which he was assisting in loading on a wagon. He was also injnred in the chest. Dr. Miller was called and attended his injuries and he is now getting along all right. There was quite a family reunion of his children at the home of L. H. Myers Sunday. Those present were his daughter Mrs. Brown of Little Rock,. Ark., Geo. M, Myers, wife and son of Washington, Ill.; S. W. Myers and wife of Monticello; Charles Myers of Forest 111., and Howard Myers and wife of near Julian. Some of them had not met in twelve years. > It is asserted that from SSOO to S7OO was donated by subscription among certain of the business men of Rensselaer to the carnival people to come here, nearly all of which comes from the saloons, but few of the merchants of the city had even a normal trade, and it was too cold for a good beer trade, and it is said that the saloons did not enjoy a large patronage on this account and the lack of a crowd here.

‘.Jasper and Mason Kenton and Fritz and Charlie Zard returned Tuesday from South Dakota, where Jasper bought a section of land adjoining that of his brother William, which will be occupied by Mason Kenton, and Charlie Zard leased a 360 acre farm which he will move onto. Sherman Lewis of near Surrey, who went out with the party, rented a four or five hundred acre farm and wilk also move out to that country. tvThe shrill scream of the siren re whistle aroused the people from their slumbers at about one o’clock last Saturday morning, and it was found that James Jordan’s barn in the east part of town was in flames. It was too nearly gone when the fire company arrived to do much to save it. Most of the contents were removed. Tne origin of the fire is unknown. The loss was about S3OO, which was practically covered by insurance.

A. C. Harris, the able and expensive Indianapolis lawyer who assisted in the recent legal fight over the Newton county seat matter, has presented a bill for *2,511 for’his services in same. The county aouncil refused to make any appropriation to ' pay Harris and unless the supreme court should reverse itself te help out a member of its own clan, he is like-

ly to go unpaid, as there was no 1 existing appropriation made for such services at the time he was ; employed.

Brook Reporter: We have heard it said that a majority of the county council is ready to vote an appropriation for the erection of a new court house at Kentland. but that the commissioners have plianged their mind somewhat of late and cannot be induced to make another call for an appropriation, thus balking the plans of the Kentland people from the most unexpected source. Now that everything is smooth it would be policy to make the appropriation and put a stop to the wrangling over the court house.

Squire Joel F. Spriggs was in from Walker township on business Monday. Mr. Spriggs raised 150 bushels of a good quality®of of wheat this year and will put out ten acres again for next year. He had an acre of wet ground on his farm that had never produced anything and this year decided to put it in to pickles. He sold S4O wojth from the patch. He says the pickle-growing business has brought a great deal Y>f ready money*- into his section of the county this year, and he thinks it has been a God-send to many people. ' ■

M. Myers, wife and son of Washington, 111., visited from Friday until Monday with his father, L. H. Myers of this city, making the trip via. automobile. Mr. Myers is the manager of a telephone system at his home city, and has but recently purchased an. auto to look after his telephone business. made the trip by easy stages, visiting relatives at different points along the way, and returned home by a different route, where they have still more relatives to visit They left here Monday to visit a brother, Howard Myers of near Julian, and go home from there.