Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A. L. Branch retained Tuesday from a several weeks’ stay with his parents in Stockton, Cali. Harry Watson of Cbioago Heights has been visiting relatives and friends here several days this week. Mrs. H. O. Harris is seriously siok with grip and other complications, and a trained nnrse is in charge. Lois, the 10-year-old daughter of J. C. Hodshire, formerly of Rensselaer, died Monday at their home in Frankfort, of pneumonia. ■ "--i ■ - ■ 't. The Newton county oouncil is oalled in speoial session for next Thursday to appropriate, among other items, S6OO to employ an expert to audit the books of the auditor and treasurer. The Knights of Pythias Lodge will attend ohnroh in a body at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. The resident and visiting brothers are requested to meet at the Castle Hall promptly at 10 o’olook. -AMr. and Mrs. Andrew Gangloff <ff east of town are preparing to move to town shortly and occupy Mrs. Bessie Shesler’s property in the east part of town, which they have rented. The boys will conduct the farm. Thomas Larson of Milroy tp., notice of whose sale appears elsewhere in this paper, has rented the Chestnut place consisting of residence and 10 acres, of land, north of town and will move to same’ and team on the stone roads here the coming summer. The Republican’s position assertion that there is no mechanical or bossism in republican politics in Jasper county is on a par with its many other silly political assertions. The Republican’s readers are not all fools, and the paper shows poor judgment in assuming that they are. we go to press we learn that the condition of Miss Geraldine Kindig, the 16-year-old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Kindig, who has been very sick with pnhnmonia for the past ten days, took a slight change for the better Thursday night, and some hopes of her recovery are now entertained. Ed Oliver of Newland is preparing for a big stook sale Feb. 21. Forty bead of horses and mules, 18 bead of cattle, principally milk cows, 45 head of Shropshire ewes, 40 head of brood sows are in the lot. See notice of eale elsewhere in this paper. This will be the greatest stock sale held in the county this year and will no doubt draw a big crowd. Hifhebarn on the Barns,farm in Barkley township, now owned by Benj. Harris and occupied by Wm. Daugherty, worth about #7OO, was totally destroyed by fire Monday night, together with three good horses, several tone of hay, 500 bnshels of corn, some farm tools, harness, etc. The loss was partly covered by insurance, there being about SSOO on horses and contents and S4OO on the barn. The origin of the fire is unknown,

jW. F. Osborne, of Rensselaer, a'well known school teaoher, of Marion tp., has announced himself as a candidate for the republican nomination for county surveyor. He is said to be well qualified for the office and is a good straight man. M. B. Price the present surveyor, will also be a candidate for re-election, and “Bob” Mantmrf of Wheatfield is also reported in the race, although as yet he has made no official announcement of his candidaoy. jsMr. Kenton Parkison and Miss Bessie Hardy were united in marriage Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., at at the home of the bride, Rev. J. C. Parrett officiating There were some 30 friends and relatives of the contracting parties in attendance at the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Parkison left tbe same afternoon for a few weeks’ visit in Chicago and Sioux City, la., after which they will return and take up their residence on the farm of the groom’s father, R. A. Parkison, in Barkley tp. Tbe old Hnghes block at Monticello, just east of the publio square, with Frank Harlaoher’s bakery on one side and Ootterell’s barber shop on the other, was destroyed by fire at an early hour last Friday morning, entailing a loss of about SIO,OOO, partly oovered by insurance. Frank Harlaoher’s loss to building and contest was $4,000, with SI,BOO insurance, and was the heaviest loss. The Hughes block was ereoted in 1850 and was the oldest brick building in the town. A frozen hydrant handicapped the firemen or less damage would have resulted.