Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Closing out sale on all winter clothing at Murray’s Store. ~£jke Tuteur expects to dispose of Bis grocery business here and move to Chicago soon. The program for the coming farmer’s institute appears elsewhere in this paper. January Clearence Sale at Murray’s Dry Goods and Clothing Store. Next week we shall begin the publication of a new serial entitled, “When Hearts Were Brave and True.” y~Mr. and Mrs. Addison Parkison and the former’s sister, Mrs. Isabel Parker, departed for CaliforWednesday.

“When Hearts Were Brave and True” will appear in The Democrat next week. Read the opening chapters. Don’t miss seeing “The Girl From Kansas” at Ellis opera house to-night. She will please you without offending. Robert Lefler returned to her home in Wabash Wednesday, after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Murray. Joseph Rowen, who has been afflicted with cancer for a long time, is in a very precarious condition st this writing and is expected .to live but a few days at most. Rev. George H. Clarke, the new pastor of the Christian church, preached his first sermon here last Sunday. He is preparing to move his family here from Sheldon, 111., at once.

White county girls are slow at Leap Year proposals, only 159 marriage licenses were issued there last year against 173 the previoqs. Here there was also a loss —109 against 120 for 1903. Dr. Herman, who recently purchased Dr. Johnson’s practice and moved here from Detroit Mich., has stored his goods here and will locate elsewhere or take a course in the medical colleges in Europe. The 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker of near Pleasant Ridge was buried at Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove tp., Thursday, Rev. H. L. Kindig of Rensselaer conducting the funeral services. She died of peritonitis.

New subscribers to The Democrat last month by postoffices: Chicago, 3; Rensselaer, R-R-3. 1; Rensselaer, R-R-4, 2; Rensselaer, R-R-l, 2; Gold Field, Nev., 1; Meeteese, Wyo., 1; Marion, Ind., 1; Ganges Harbor, British -Columbia, 1; Newman, 111., 1. F. Stackhouse, the new democratic trusted of Marion township, will office with Baughman & Williams, over the First National bank. He has not as yet determined how much time will be necessary to attend to the office business, but Saturdays will be one of his office days. -rKorah Parker has moved into ms recently purchased property, the former Robt. Dowler property on Scott street, and taken possession of the Schleman buggy and carriage business, which be purchased some time ago. The Parker farm has been rented to Dan Lesh.

We understand that negotiat tions are under way to compromise the new Iroquois ditch objections, and if matterefean be brought to a satisfactory conclusion B, J. Gifford and the Monon Railway people will withdraw their objections, that the work of construction may not be delayed. The banquet at the Jackson Day exercises at Lafayette next Tuesday will be spread at 6:30 p. m., and parties from Rensselaer and vicinity who desire to attend should go down on the 2:01 p. m., train, changing at Monon for the Lafayette train. Quite a number here have signified their intention of going. Writing as from Terrill, lowa, under date of Dec. 29, in renewing his subscription for TJbe Democrat, W. O. Florence says: “We are having fine weather here with the exception of a blizzard Tuesday. Thermometer stood at freezing point at 2p. m., to-day. Five below zero is the coldest it has been here; a little snow on the ground; general health good.”