Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1906 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Don’t forget the Murray Co.’s new grocery. Everything clean and new. \ Thomas Driver of Barkley tp., went to Chicago yesterday to visit his children and to attend Holiness meetings. Winamac Journal: The notorious robbers and outlaws, the “McCoy gang,” of Rensselaer, have at last been brought to bay, and are now facing trial for their crimes in court at Monticello. We understand that a change will soon be made in the management of the Nowels hotel, Mrs. Dobbins retiring. We have been unable to learn whether the hotel has been rented to other parties or not. JL-Jl?y Stockton celebrated his 3Qth birthday anniversary Tuesday, and a big dinner was spread at his home west of town in honor of the event, to which a large number of relatives and friends did ample justice. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optical specialist, will make her next regular visit to Clarke’s jewelry store, May 22-26. The eye is a delecate organ. Correcting its defects should be done by one having full knowledge of its anatomy and diseases, a thorough college and clinical training and extended practical experience. No charge made for examination.

The Monon is putting on the “tariff’’ a little this year, and its first Chicago excursion for tomorrow the fare for the round trip from Rensselaer is $1.25. This is 25 cents more than the rate for last year and a year or two previous, and 50 cents more than the old rate of 75 cents which prevailed for a number of yeare. The train will run on about the same schedule as heretofore, passing Rensselaer about 8:48 a. m. Uncle John Sullivan was fined and costed to the amount of $9.85 in Squire Irwin's court Wednesday on a plea of guilty of provoke, charged by Charlie Platt. It is said that after paying his fine Mr. Sullivan met Charlie on the street and “said” a whole lot more to him, but at this writing no second charge has been filed. John Barleycorn is said to have been responsible for the trouble. Both the parties are charter members of the Theological Research club which holds continuous session at Healy’s shop. C. F. Arnold, formerly of Barkley tp , who has been in Florida tor the past year or more, writes us to change the address of - his Democrat to Omaja, Cuba, where, he writes, he has purchased a 240 acre farm i mile from Omaja, which is a new town, and expects to make his future home. He will begin to improve his farm at once. Chris says he has been on the island only a short time but has seen a large portion of it and finds the soil and climate good enough to satisfy the most skeptical. While the country is old, it is new in the way of cultivation and improvement, he says, and there are many Indiana people there.

Announcement. I have decided to open an office in Rensselaer for the practice of osteopathy ; office over Warner’s hardware store. No charge for consultation or examination. Bell ’phone in office and residence. S. C. Robinson, D. O. JASPER COUNTY ENUMERATION. The following is the school enumeration for 1906 as just reported by the enumerators. The net loss is 103. Total M F Total 3 o 1805 1906 _ 1906 906 J -3 Barkley 419 214 176 393 26 Carpenter. 342 163 174 337 5 Gillum. 206 111 105 216 10 Hang. Grove. 131 78 61 139 8 Jordan . . 222 116 116 232 10 Kankakee _ 153 89 62 151 2 Keener 245 124 101 225 20 Marlon 428 269 146 415 13 Milroy 118 53 49 102 16 Newton 166 79 76 155 11 Union. •- 492 281 230 511 19 Walker 293 121 127 248 45 WheatUeld 157 88 76 161 7 Total* 3372 1786 1502 3288 54 158 Remington 284 144 152 296 12 Wheatfleld 11l 47 50 97 14 Rensselaer 675 317 341 658 17 Totals 4442 2294 2045 4339 66 160 Total loss ...103 Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Supt. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat offioe.