Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

AN. Osborne of Gillam tp., was a in the city Monday. Mr. Osborn says he raised about 7,000 bushels of corn the past year and that it was the best corn he ever raised. His was about the only good corn in that entire section, however. He used fertilizer. * Robert Parker of Remington was in the city Thursday in consultation with his attorney, Mr. Foltz. We understand that Mr. Parker will issue a statement to the public soon, through the newspapers, giving his side of the causes which led up to the failure of his bank. A“Hank” Granger, the notorious Kankakee river saloonist, entered a plea of guilty to four of the eight indictmentspending against him for illegal sales of liquor in the Newton circuit court last week and was fined $lO and costs in each case. The other indictments were dismissed. YWm. Washburn returned Wednesday from a week’s visit with the family of his brother at South Bend and at Misbwaka, also St. Joe, Mich, He states that there is no solid corn at all in that vicinity, it being much poorer quality than here, and that seed cord* is going to be a big price there. Joseph Sparling, whose serious sickness from Bright’s disease was mentioned last week, died at his home, south of town Tuesday night. His son Prof. J. B. Sparling had returned to Wisconsin only a day or two before bis death. The funeral conducted by Rev. B. F. Ferguson, was held yesterday at 2:30 p. m., $t his late residence and interment made in Weston cemetery.

For the benefit of our Remington subscribers who want one of The Democrat’s Wail Charts, or those who may wish to become subscribers, we have left a few of these charts at the jewelry store of C. W. Littlefield in Remington, where they can be had in connection with a year’s subscription to The Democrat for $1.35, thus saving the 10 cents which it costs us to mail them. Ssjhe marriage of Mr. W. R. ShesItrand Mrs. Bessie Parker took place Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. W. S. Coen, Rev. J. L. Brady officiating. Only the immediate members of the family were present at the ceremony. They are living at present in the bride’s residence in the east part of town, but will move in the spring to Mr. Shesler’s farm east of town. Mary J. Lockwood was born at Saratoga, New York, Dec. 21,1834. She was married to Stephen H. Howe in Feb, 1862, and settled in Illinois, where they resided til March, 1902, when they removed to MoCoysbug, Indiana, where she died Jan. 18, 1908, of pneumonia. She leaves a busband and three children to mourn their loss. The funeral was held Monday forenoon and interment made in Weston cemetery at Rensselaer. \F. B. Meyers, who is now chief Assistant postmaster at Gary, was here a few days the first of the week moving his drug store stock and fixtures from the Nowels block into the vacant room in the S. P. Thompson building on East Washington street. The room in the Nowels block is to be used as an office and restaurant, or dining room, under the changes being made in the hotel, and the upstairs rooms will be used exclusively for lodgings. While in Remington Saturday the editor met our former Jasper county citizen. Prosecuting Attorney W. J. Reed of Knox, who, was there on business, and he informed us that he had lots of business in bis circuit these days. There are two murder cases on ths criminal docket, one in Pulaski and one in Starke, besides the grand jury “hitting up” the liquor violators pretty lively. One of the murder cases is to be tried the present term of the Starke circuit court. 'While caring for a sick horse at tfcfe Collins hitch barn Sunday morning Andrew Kahler, a farmer living sooth of town a few miles, got his leg broken above the ankle by the horse toppling over on him, He was alone in the barn at the time and had considerable difficulty in getting his foot freed from in under the horse, after which he dragged himself from the basement of the barn up to the street door where he told some passersby of his predicament and was carried to a doctor’s office where he received surgical attention and. was later removed to his home. Both bones of the leg were broken.

. BIRTH ANNOUNCEITENTS. pjan. 18, to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. rettet of Laura, a daughter.