Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Danoe in Warner's hall Thursday evening, Jan. 16. Good music and good order. Tiokets 50 oents. New Subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffioes: Wahoo, Neb., 1; Afton, Tex., 1; Moline, Mo„ 1; Payr, 1; Rensselaer R-R-2, 1; Rensselaer, R-R-3, 2; Remington, 5; Brook, R-R-3, 1; Goodland, 1; Lisbon, No. Dak., 1; Valparaiso, 1.

J. C. Graves, formerly of Morocco where he has many relatives, was convioted at Warsaw a few days ago on the charge of embezzling funds Of a harvester company and fined SIOO and sentenced to 80 days in jail. Graves is an attorney and had made collections for the harvester company whioh he did not tom over, it was charged,

J. R. Hazen, formerly of Jordan tp., but now of North Vernon, in renewing his subscription to The Democrat to April 7, 1909, says: “We are sorry to hear of the many bank failures in Northern Indiana. Things look rather blue but certainly the democrats are not to blame. Republicans will have to hunt a new watchword, as their old saying was that panics only oocurred under democratic administrations.’’

The wife of Fred Stewart, one of the Hanging Grove stone road contractors, was granted a divorce and SI,OOO alimony in the Howard circuit court Saturday, Mr. Stewart not appearing. Young Stewart is alleged to have wandered frequently from the “straight and narrow matrimonial path and bad been guilty of escapades with certain of Kokomo’s soiled doves, stopping at Rensselaer and Monon hotels with them and registering as man and wife.

Mrs. Elizabeth Coppess, widow of Adam Coppess, formerly of Gillam tp.. died Monday at the home of her son Calvin Coppess in Medary ville, aged 90 years. She was among the early .settlers of Jasper county, she and her husband having located here 54 years ago. The funeral was held Wednesday at Independence church in Gillam tp., and burial made in the ceme- 4 tery near by. Ten children were born to deoeafed, eight of whom, inolnding Mrs. John R. Gray of Rensselaer, survive her.

W. H Mackey, the mouument dealer, erected a fine S6OO monument in the Goodland cemetery Tuesday for Mr. George Turner of that place The jfib was Barre granite base and cap with red Scotch granite die, and is one of tbe handsomest and most expensive stones in the Goodland cemetery. Mr. Mackey is putting up practioally all the work now being erected in the Rensselaer cemetery and enjoys a fine trade at outside points, the result of good work and fair and honorable dealing with his patrons.

The Farmer’s Short Course for corn growers, stockmen, dairymen, horticulturists and home makers will be held at Purdue Univereity school of agriculture, Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 13-18. It is open to all and farmers should avail themselves of the opportunity to learn more of their occupation, scientific knowledge. The first annual fruit show will also be held in connection with the Short Course, under the auspices of the Indiana Horticultural Society. Cash premiums to the amount of S3OO are offered by the Society. Any farmer may exhibit.

Bad Hammond writes us from Lisbon, No. Dak., in renewing his subscription and sending a new subscription for his son, and among other things says: “We do not want Tbe Democrat stopped as it is as good as a letter from home every week, and we cannot get along without it. The weather is fine here, have bad no snow to speak of this winter. Have had fine crops since we have been here und I have made more these two years wejhave been here than I ever made in Indiana; have two sections rented for next year and will sow wheat, oats, barley and flax. We look for good \ crops again next year.” Attorney-General Bingman haa given out an opinion in the Lake county Imarriage license controversy, holding that the county clerk may issne such licenses at Hammond, as heretofore, if he so desires. The marriage license business u3ed to be a great feature of the superior court olerk’s duties at hammond, hundreds of Chicago Couples coming down there every month to get “tied up.” Some time ago the legality of these licenses was questioned and "'since then the Lake county* clerk haa refused to allow them to be issued in Hammond, much to the financial loss of Hatnmond justices and othere who profited by the matrimonial business.