Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Rev. H. G. Rice, for thirteen years pastor of the Presbyterian church at Montioello, has accepted a oall at Albia, lowa, and moved to that plaoe this week. During hia pastorate at Montioelle he preached 2,086 sermqns, wedded 225 couples and oonduoted 238 funerals.

U. M. Baughman finally deoided to locate in Oklahoma City, Okla., and shipped his goods to that plaoe the first of the week, following with his family. He will open an office in Oklahoma City and enter the law practice there. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Baughman it* Rensselaer and vicinity Wish them lots of success in their new home.

The sale of the Gifford railroad to the New York Central lines has been consumated, it is announced, the latter having accepted the option given it by Mr. Gifford some time ago, as stated in The Democrat recently. No doubt the new owners will extend the line on south to Lafayette at least, and north to Gary or Indiana Harbor, making a good road out of it.

The increased salaries that must be paid our city teache r s in order to secure competent instructors will make an increase in the school tax imperative, we are told. The increase will be ten cents, making the regular tuition levy 45 cents on each SIOO valuation. By the way, the city tax levies will be fixed at the next regular meeting of the common council, which will be on the evening of Monday, Sept. 9. . _ Tbe will of the late Mrs. Alfred McCoy has been filed for probate in the Tippecanoe circuit court; Geo. P. Haywood, one of the McCoys’ attorneys is administrator and has tiled a bond of $17,000. The property is to be left in the bands of decedent’s daughter, Mrs. Mattie Rinehart of Queen City, Mo., daring the life of A. McCoy who is to be supported from the proceeds. At his death it is to go to Mrs. Rinehart and T. J. McCoy, the son.

It has been current rumor here for the past Iwo or three weeks that Taylor McCoy, son of the expolitical banker T. J. McCoy, had been arrested and convicted in Chicago for passing a forged check. No confirmation of the rumor has been received and it is undoubtedly without foundation. In fact Taylor is said to have been in Washington, D, C., last week and called on Jesse Wilson, formerly of Rensselaer, who now holds a government position there.

Some young lady signing herself “Nell,” and stating that she was spending her vacation at Remington, mailed a half dozen post-cards here this week that were held up as they are prohibited from the mails unless inclosed in an envelope and 2 cents postage being paid on them, being covered with tinsek or bright colored particles that come off in handling and have caused blood poison in some cases, it is asserted among postal employes who handle them. As “Nell” said a number of nice things about Rensselaer to her Illinois friends and of the good looking “professor” whom she met at the county institute, an unknown friend here paid the extra postage and had the cards forwarded on, that her Illinois friends might know what a nice time she was having. It would seem that the stationer selling such cards ought to explain to the purchaser that they must be enclosed in envelopes and regular postage paid on them.

The remains of Mrs. Frank Osborne were brought here from Francesvillo Wednesday and the funeral held from the M. E. church at 11 a. m. Interment in Weston cemeteryt Mrs. Osborne died at 3 a. m. Monday, at Franoesville, where she was visiting, her death having been caused from inflamation of the stomach and nervous prostration. She bad been in poor health for some time, and the family bad reoently sold out at Newcastle and located in Monticello. They formerly resided in Rensselaer. Her maiden name was Mary Alioe Olds, and she was twioe married. One son, Willard Warfield of Montpelier, alone survives of the three children by her first husband, the one child born of her latter marriage having died in infancy. Her second husband Frank Osborne to whom she was married in 1887 also survives her. She was born in Pulaski county where she taught school for a number of years in her early life. At the time of her death she was. 53 years, 9 months and 17 days of age. Headquarters for boys’ school suits. Chicago Bargain Store. Wanted: Situation in oity or small town as restaurant or short order cook. Best references. Ap ply at onoe, A. E. P., care Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. _