Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1907 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

KEEPING UP THE RECORD. Am just unloading three car loads of fine Buggies, Carriages, Stanhopes and Runabouts. Will be able to meet any competition, including CATALOGUE HOUSES. This is no new business to me, as most of you know. I can sell you the best buggy you ever bought for the money. Come and see me in my own building on Van Rensselaer street, formerly occupied by K. A. Parker. D. M. Worland,

UNDER THE DOCTOR’S CARE. X<The Democrat editor has been tusseling with the grip and other complications for going on three weeks, and during this time has been unable to be at the office only a part of the time. disease seems to have been epidemic in Jasper county for several weeks, and scarcely a family, nor any member thereof, has escaped it. UNITED IN MARRIAGE. Squire Irwin performed a marriage ceremony last Saturdayafternoon in Holland, that is, the young couple were Hollanders but the marriage ceremony was performed at the cleik’s office in the court house. They were Andrew DeHaan and Catherine Ploegsma, and were from Keener township, of course. SALARY GRAB MEASURES! Two salary grab measures which stand a good chance of becoming laws -is that of increasing the salary of circuit judges from $2,500 to $3,500 per year, and a general increase of the salaries of county treasurers all over the state. The proposed increase in Jasper county is SSOO, making $2,000 in all. “PATERNAL CHARGE. Bert Messenger, a young man against whom paternity charges were brought in this county some time ago by Miss Grace Roush, was arrested in Monon Monday and arraigned before Squire Irwin. The girl refused to appear against him, however, and he was discharged.

BUY A FARM AND STOP PAYING RENT. I have listed for sale 25000 acres of choice farming land in Jasper county for cash or on terms to suit purchaser. T. M. Callahan, Newland, Ind. It is now expected that the big Sternberg dredge will cut through the Monon right-of-way one week from to-morrow. One of the Sternberg dredges was moved over to White county this week to begin work on the big ditch contract the Sternbergs recently secured in that county. Jesse Ball is preparing to move to Mitchell, So. Dak., and Mr. and Mrs. •lames Hemphill will move into the property vacated by Mr