Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

O. K. Ritchey, Sr, is sick with intermittent fever at his home sooth of town. The horse races that were to have peen held at Francesville today have been called off, we understand. -fNews arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zacher of a new granddaughter at Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFadden’s, in Milwaukee, Wis.. Nov. 30. Amiel Hornhaeur, a student at St. Joseph’s college, fell from a second story window at the college Wednesday evening and sustained considerable injury, the right leg and right wrist being fractered by the fall. ~f~Mr. Emerson Matheny of Hammond and Miss Muriel Donnelly were united in marriage last Sunday at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelly, north of town, Rev. A. G. Work performing the ceremony. They will reside at Hammond.

Felix Gilmartin, the horse jocky who was fined in Squire Irwin’s court recently for “scrapping” with Guy Peacock was acquitted of the intoxication charge in the same court Tuesday. The latter charge was filed against him at the same time of the fight charge. If there is to be a change in postmasters throughout the country at the expiration of the term of the present incumbents, it is proper for the hungry horde of patriots in Rensselaer to get in line for the rich plum here. We favor McEwan for the place. He’s the oldest patriot in the bunch. y Miss Ellen Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Hughes, northwest of town, died Wednesday morning from heart trouble and dropsy, from which she has suffered for some time, aged about 14 years. The funeral was held yesterday at 10 a. m., from the residence and interment made in Weston cemetery. ''L.H. L. Lakin of Zionsville, Ind., has been visiting relatives in Union township this week. He is on his way to Kansas City on business and stopped off here for a few days. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lakin, have recently moved back to Indiana, from Michigan, and now reside near Zionsville, Boone county. Uncle Billy Pierce and daughters, Mrs. Thomas Knox and Mrs. S. H. Howe, were called to Lebanon last week by the death of Hon. John L. Pierce, the only surviving son of the former. He was aged 55 years and was a prominent citizen of Lebanon, having been a member of the Boone county bar many years and was twice elected mayor of Lebanon. The funeral took place Sunday and burial was made at Lebanon. Mr. Walter Nobles of Madelia, Blue Earth county, Minn., visited his cousin, Mr. Geo. Ketchum, Sr., a few deys this week. Like Mr. Ketchum, Mr. Nobles is a native of Alleghany county, N.Y., but be has resided in southern Minnesota for forty years and thinks they have a great country there. He is 86 years of age, two years older than Mr. Ketchum, but is an exceedingly well preserved old gentleman. He is'agent for the Southern Minnesota Land Co., a land agency of Madelia. ,

Two rural route inspectors were working from this point this week. The aim is to make a county service, and have every man served that it is possible to reach. We will at least get one more route to the east, and it is probable that the poetoffice at Foresman will be discontinued and the patrons of that office will be served by the free delivery system from this place. It seems to be the aim of the Department to cut out all small offices and centralize the distributing points—Brook Reporter. r N. S. Bates went down to Indianadolis Sunday to be present in the Federal court Monday as juryman. The first case, however, was that of Wood, the Matthews bank wrecker, and the defense wanted no juryman who had lost money in a bank, therefore Mr. Bates was excused, as he had been one of the losers in the McCoy bank here and was questioned especially ,on that point. He was excused for one week, and came home Monday evening. He will go back again Monday.