Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The thermometer registered four below zero yesterday morning.

Asa Leeoh and sister, Mrs. Carl Hamaober of near Virgie, spent Wednesday night with their father Alex Leech of this city who is very sick.

The serial now running in The Democrat will end with our next issue, when we will begin the publication of a most interesting new story entitled “The Wings of the Morning.”

XT. A. Crockett received a letter from his son Robert a few days ago and the latter is now in Portland, Oregon, and he expects jto remain there for some time. Mort Crockett, another son, is in Spokane, Wash.

C. H. Porter sold bis interest in the grooery store of Porter & Ives to J. T. Ives & Sons on Monday. Mr. Porter has built a splendid trade since locating here a few years ago, and the numerous friends of Mr. and Mrs. Porter will regret to learn that they will return to Rensselaer. —Delphi Times.

Notwithstanding the fact that ex-township trustee Blue of Marion township informed his bondsmen after the failure of the McCoy bank they (the bondsmen) would nave to pay the shortage in his accounts by reason of loss of some $3,000 in said bank, two of his bondsmen signed the remonstrance against legislative relief from liability,

XsNewton McCurtain, a former resident of Barkley township, who left this county some twenty-five sears5 ears ago, died at his home in ulia, Kan., Feb. 3, from pneumonia, aged 69 years, His wife died a little more than a year ago, but he leaves fourteen children, eleven boys and three girls. Mr. McCurtain was a brother-in-law of F. M. Parker of this city.

Democrat received a small box of strawberries from Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kenton of Bqrnett, Cali., by mail yesterday morning. The contrast iu climate is indeed great, for while Mr. and Mrs. Kenton are enjoying strawberries and cream in California, their friends in Jasper county are plodding about through sixteen inches of snow and enjoying the bracing atmosphere-of zero weather.

The case of the State of Indiana vs. August Rosenbaum, charged with having sold intoxicating liquor to a minor, mention of which was made in The Democrat last week, was heard by Squire Irwin last Friday and resulted in a verdiot of guilty and a fine of S2O and costs, about S4O in all A similar case against Wm. Frye, “Rosey’s” bartender, was heard by Squire Thornton and a jury Monday afternoon, and the jury acquitted Frye.

Winamac Journal: Rev. Father V. H. Krull, C. P. P. S., who has served as pastor pro tern, of St. Peters chnrch since the death of Rev. V. Schirack, left on Monday to temporarily supply the place of Rev. Father Lebrate Schuppe at Logansport. Father Krull is one of the most talented priests of the diocese and the reverend gentleman’s ability and

learning well fit him for the discharge of his responsible duties as editor of several Catholic publications.

The impression which the ringsters are seek to create, that none but democrats signed the Nichols remonstrances, is without foundation, for politics has cut n o figure in the matter at all, except that most of the political pluggers are lined 0)? in favor of the act. Many of the most prominent republican taxpayers signed the remonstrance, and there were probably as many or more republicans on the remonstrance as

there were democrats, for nearly every man signed who had an opportunity, regardless of politios. i N(L. M. Wilcox, the junior membeV of the hustling firm of G. M. Wilcox & Son of Parr, will leave in a few week for Springfield, Ohio, where he will engage in business with his father-in-law who runs a large marble and granite business in that city. We are sorry to lose such bright and talented young business men as Mr. Wilcox, but the change will no dofrbt be greatly to his financial benefit, and we join his numerous friends in wishing him the gratest successjinjhisjjew line of business,