Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1908 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Monday Jan. 13, Fred, Lee, 8 miles northeast of Rensselaer. General sale, horses mules, cattle, hogs, farm implements, etc, Wednesday, Jan. 15, James A. Gilmore, £ miles South of Surrey,. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, corn, oats, hay, household and kitchen furniture Wednesday, Jan. 22, Ed. Antcliff, 1J miles southeast of Foresman. General sale, horses, cattle, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Jan. 16, Jacob A. May & Sons, 3 miles north and miles west of Remington. Big general sale, 23 head of horses and mules, 45 head of cattle, 100 head of hogs, including 40 head of pure bred Duroo Jerseys, farm tools, eto.

DEATH OF ZIMRI DWIQQINS. A. F. Long was called to Lincoln, Neb., the first of the week by the death of his brother-in-law, Zimri Dwiggins, a former resident of Rensselaer, who died at his home in that city aged about 65 years. The remains were brought here Thursday and the funeral held yesterday at 10 a. m.. at the residence Mr. Long and interment made in Weston cemetery. Several years ago Mr. Dwiggins was a prominent figure in the field of finance, having established the Columbia National bank in Chicago about 1888 with a capital of $1,000,000. A chain of small oountry banks were started all through northern Indiana and for a time everything was flourishing, apparently. Finally, in 1893, the Chicago bank went under and carried down most of the smaller concerns, the Citizens Bankof Rensselaer being saved by selling out. He lost all he had iu the failure and has since been living a quiet life in lowa and Nebraska, where he was engaged in the life insirrance business. His wife is a sister of H. Purcupile and Mesdames F. J. Sears, Joe Hardman and A. F. Long, and with two children, a daughter and one son, survive him.

SAYS ASSETS ARE AMPLE. Hague Asserts Fowler, Ambia and Goodland Banks Will Pay. Tuesday’s Indianapolis Star: A conference of attorneys representing the ownera of the Fowler, Ambia and Goodland banks which institutions closed their doors some time ago, was held in Indianapolis yesterday at the law office of Addison C. Harris. Daniel Frazier and C. M. Bnyder, attorneys of Fowler, are associated with Mr. Harris in representing the bank owners. D. P. Baldwin of Logansport and W. H. Dague of Fowler, who own the banks, were present at the conference. Petitions asking for a receiver for the banks have been filed and will be heard within the next few days. “There is a movement toward reorganizing the Goodland and Ambia banks,” said Mr. Dague yesterday, “but we can not at this time say what may be done. No one is going to lose a cent on account of these banks dosing, as we have ample assets to pay dollar for dollar.” For Sale of Trade:—Two Gold, Silver and Nickel plating machines, A money-maker for any one who has a little time to devote to the business. Enquire at Worland’s furniture store. For disoonntsThe G. E. Murray 00.. is the plaoe to trade, and you get the voting coupons, too.