Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

-LDr. English has ordered a new automobile and will soon have it on the ground. Editor Stonehill, of the Brook Reporter, is sick with small-pox. Other cases in light form are reported in that town. The bill for relief of the township trustees who lost funds in the McCoy bank, passed the lower house of the legislature Tuesday by a vote of 53 to 13. , . , • .... ' The Morocco Courier, after a few months trial as a semi-weekly, has gone back to the weekly again, having found the experiment a losing one from a financial stand point. The Wheatfield farmers’ institute also resoluted in v favor of enlarging the east court room of our new court house so that it will hold more than a bakers’ dozen of people. day dawned bright and sunshiny, with the mercury down to 18 below zero, the coldest of the winter. If the ground hog was not froze up he may be expected to remain houeed for six weeks more. r Most of the New Mexico excursionists have returned. J. R. Parkinson and son Clifford bargained for 240 acres of land in the Pecos Valley, but the deal finally felt” through by the owners accepting a previous offer by other parties Winifred Pence, who now has charge of Nelson Morris’ big ranch at Midland, Texas, is here this week looking after some business matters. The Morris ranch there is 22J miles square and contains 500 sections, or 320,000 acres, almost as large as Jasper county, which has auUarea of 570 square miles.

We have it “on quite good authority that ex-recorder R. B. Porter will be a candidate for the Rensselaer postoffie when F. B. Myer’s term expires. However, Frank has three years from March 28. 1905, to serve on his second term, and the woods will be full of aspirants for the place no doubt ere that time. New subscribers to The Democrat last month by postofhces: McCoysburg, 1; Gifford, 1; Wheatfield, 3; Rensselaer, R-R-3, 2; Pleasant Grove, 1; Watseka, 111., 1; Tefft, 1; Virgie, 1; Rensselaer, R-R-2, 2; Rensselaer, 1; Chicago, 111., 1; Claresholm, Alta., Canada, 1; Depue, 111., 1; Valparaiso,!; Interwald, Wis., 1; Demotte, 1. August Rosenbaum and Billy Frye, his bartender, were arrested Thursday on complaint of Joseph Ellis, who charged them with having sold liquor to his son. The trial of Billy was set for 2 p. m. Thursday, before ’Squire Irwin, and that of “Rosy” for the same hour yesterday. Frye took a change of venue, and the case was sent to ’Squire Thornton. There will be preaohing at the Baptist church next Sunday both morning and evening, by the pastor Rev. J. B. Bair. The sermons will be short and of practical application. A special feature in the services will be singing by the Baptist Male Quartette and a solo by Mr. Boyd Porter. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. J. B. Bair, Pastor.

Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. George L. Maines and Miss Harriet S. Lewis, to take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wbitsel Lewis, in this city next Wednesday at high noon. Both these young people are well and favorably known in Rensselaer, and the best wishAs of a large number of friends will be theirs. Mr. Maine will, with bis brothers, work his father’s section of land north of town the coming year, George occupying the Jasper Kenton farm. The elder McCoy does not appear to be suffering any these cold winter days from hunger or exposure. Both he and Mrs. McCoy occupy rooms over the W arner hardware store since moving from their old home place, which they reoently sold, and are taking their meals at a hotel here. The old man still smokes cigars most of the time, but whether or not they are the 3-for-a-nickel cheroots he used to smoke while shouting prosperity and roping in the gullible who had money to deposit in his bank, we are unable to say. j, „ _ t