Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Catholic Parochial School closed Wednesday. The heavy Wednesday afternoon blew down several telephone poles and trees out Pleasant Ridge way also.

The stone crushers were running nearly full time this week and considerable rock is being placed on the streets. Vine street and Matheson Road are now nuder construction. ■ ~ ■ * - ■,l Wm. Bowers, the dredge man who returned to Rensselaer last week from Mendosia, 111., because oi high water, has a good job in view with the same company at Rockville, Mo. , C. Babcock has sold his auto th Conductor Shields of the Monon, and will try horse power for awhile, which is less wearing on the nerves and usually easier on the pocket.

Allen Louks of Cambridge, la., says he was offered two local republican papers free for six months if he would take them, but he refused, preferring to get his political news from The Democrat.

A very heavy rain fell over a territory north of Surrey and as far north as Knlman Monday afternoon. Sheriff O’Connor reports that the water fell in sheets. Only a nice shower visited this immediate vicinity.

M. H. Hemphlii, who has been confined to his bed for six weeks, is now able to come down town in a buggy, but is not able to walk much. He has trouble with his heart and is “short of breath” but with nice weather will be out again soon.

Mrs. Emma Burden, formerly Miss Emma Shook of. Rensselaer, writes in renewing her subscription: “There are so many things happen in Jasper county that I would never know about if it was not for The Democrat. I can’t do without it.”

A great many farmers worked all day Sunday in their fields, plowing, harrowing and planting. In some sections of the state, it is reported, horses have been so overworked by farmers In their anxiety to get their corn planted, that many have died from exhaustion.

William Patrick, son of C. E. Patrick of near Remington, was knocked unconscious by a baseball a few days ago, which struck him in the temple as it was thrown by the pitcher. lie has been under a doctor’s care but Is now getting along all right, It Is reported.

Lake County Star: At least two of the Gary saloon keepers can run eleven months • yet, having taken out their licenses only a short time before the- anfl-license Instrument was filed. They will no doubt reap a great harvest after the majority of the 110 saloons are obliged to close.. <

Lowell Tribune: The Jasper County i Democrat will begin on June 1 next the publication of a semi-weekly, the publication days being Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Democrat has lately put in a Linotype and can now do work, with a rush. It is one of the best papers that comes to our exchange table and we wish Bro. Babcock big success In hts new venture.