Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1905 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Come to The Democrat offioe for all kinds of job printing. Best binder twine made, 10} ots. per pound, at the Chioago Bargain Store. Reduced prices now in order in every department at Chicago Bargain Store. The Democrat handles Farm Leases, Mortgages, Deeds and other legal blanks. Jacob Templen, aged 47, an employe of the tile works at Brook, was struck by lightning and instantly killed on Monday of last week while battling clay to the tile mill. The Reporter says nearly every bone in bis body was broken. The lightning struck him squarely on the top of the head. Honey Creek township, White county, in which the town of Reynolds is located, will hold an election June 30 on the proposition of building 12 miles more of stone roads. The viewers’ estimate oi the cost of the improvement complete, rock 8 inches deep and road 8 feet wide,with a dirt road at the side, is but $1,700 per mile. Mrs, Jennie Conrad, owner of a 5,000 acre ranch near Lake Village, dedicated a new town Monday which is to be built on her lands, principally by herself, with impressive ceremonies and a big free dinner to which the entire country in was invited. The town is on the new north and south railroad and is to be a model city. Jim Portwood hopped his bond Tuesday night and skipped the country. He had not entirely recovered from hia wonnds and it is the opinion of the doctor that the one through the lungs, which has been giving him trouble of late, may prove to be a pretty serious affair for him yet. But he has saved the county considerable expense by hiking.—Brook Reporter.

John and Levi Renicker and C. J. Dean returned home Saturday from their prospecting trip to northwestern Minnesota. The Renickerß have a trade under way of their farms here for a section of land there near Stevens, Marshall county, but the deal has not been consumated at this writing. The land they are trading for is all improved and under cultivation, there now being 420 acres in wheat and oats.—_—_ : ><fcharlie Zard came in from near Mitchell, So., Dak., Monday evening and remained with friends here until WednesdayXtahen he returned home. He got a chance to secure round trip transportation to Chicago with a couple of carloads of stock, and embraced the opportunity to come on down to Rensselaer and make a brief visit. He is well pleased with his new home, says crops are looking fine and the family like their location firstrate. There was a big rain and hail storm there last Thursday, doing considerable damage in its path, but it missed his farm. Mason Kenton’s farm was touched slightly and several panes of glass broken from his residence.

Judge Hanley closed the May term of Newton circuit court at Kentland Saturday,. In the case of the town of, Goodland against ex-treasurer Coovert to recover moneys paid by Coovert to F. D. Gilman, treasurer of the town of Goodland, in advance of the regular time for the June draw, the court held that as there was no objections made to the payment at the time, the treasurer was not liable; that Gilman gave a bond as treasurer of Goodland in 1899 with Gilbert Goff, Herman Ploutz and John Weise as sureties; that although re-elected each year since that time the town trustees had not exacted a bond and he hod never given one; that the old bond is solvent and has never been released. The five State cases against Thos. Horn charged with Bhooting James Port wood of Brook, were called Friday. Four of the cases were dismissed and one oontinued to October term. Horn was released on his own recognizance. Portwood failed to make his appearance in court and a bench warrant was issued.