Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Chas. Harrington of Demotte was to the city yesterday for a few hours. K Sylvester Gray is adding a large (porch to his residence on College Road. The Newton county democratic convention will be held at Mt. Ayr July 9. “And still lower prices next week,” is the prediction for the Chicago live stock market given out yesterday. S.C. R. Weiss of Newton tp., is preparing to build a fine new house on his farm this season, costing between $1,500 and $2,000. XCorn planting began on the Wilson Shaffer place south-west of town Thursday. Seasonable weather will see much planting done next week. Mrs. Mary Eger is having a large new porch and other improvements made to her tenant property on Franklin street, recently vacated by Dr. Miller. James N. Johnson, for the past fifteen years engaged in the restaurant business at Goodland, failed last week and his business affairs will be settled in the bankruptcy courts. In a letter to his brother J. C. Carmichael of this city, Henry Carmichael says there are about 6,000 men now out of employment in Toledo, Ohio. He however, has had employment so far. Goodland Herald: The Rensselaer Democrat will issue a paper twice a week commencing June 1, 190'8, and will raise the price. Mr. Babcock gets out a number one paper and it is worth more than SI.OO a year. XJ. A. McFarland has moved into property on Weston street, recently purchased of W. B. Austin, and Simon Leopold has moved into the Robt. Michal property on South Van Rensselaer street, vacated by Mr. McFarland. S. Robert Fendig of this city, who has been clerking in a Hammond store for the past few years, has gone to Michigan City where he will have charge of the shoe department in a large department store. Rev. O. E. Miller, the new pastor of the First Baptist church, moved here with his wife from Piqua, Ohio, this week and occupies the Miss Mattie Benjamin property on South street, recently vacated by A. J. Harmon. Wm. Sigman and family of Gilboa tp., Benton county, have been visiting his folks southeast of Rensselaer this week. Mr. Sigman says no corn to speak of has been planted in his vicinity yet. One man planted a field about two weeks ago but will have it to do over again.

The Illinois manufacturers association met yesterday at Chicago to fight the increase in freight rates proposed by the railroads east of the Mississippi, which will amount to $9.33 to each family in the United States, or will raise the total now collected from $1,000,000,000 to *1,140,000,000. It is not probable that anything further will be done in the Rosenbaum blind tiger case. Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt, who were the state’s witnesses, left town Monday morning on the early southbound train. They got oft at Monon, but it is scarcely likely they will be anywhere in this vicinity by the time the September term of court convenes. The Garrison big general store at Remington has closed and the remaining stock will be sold for the benefit of creditors. It is thought the stock will be sufficient to pay not more than one-half the claims, of which there is in the neighborhood of $5,000. A special sale conducted last month reduced both the stock and tne indebtedness some $4,000, but there is still about $5,000 indebtedness, it is said. The Rev. D. J. Huston of Goodland, one of the few remaining old time "circuit riders,” was a caller at The Democrat office Monday. Mr. Huston is 87 years old and has been in •thfe ministry 65 years, preaching here last Sunday morning and evening. A native of Ohio, he spent his early life in southern Indiana, coming north after the war, and has since lived in this county and Newton. The Marton Jacks store at Gifford was destroyed by fire Saturday night together with all its contents. The origin of the fire is not known. The stock was insured in a Monticello agency, but there seems to be a controversy over the matter and it is likely the courts will have to settle It. The company claims to have sent Jacks notice last week that it had canceled the risk, not feeling safe, but the latter claims he never received the notice