Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Come to think at It, why not buy the best—trade at the Home Grocery. J. H. Cox and John Krasner are spending much of their time fishing this hot weather. Monday they tried their luck, and while they saw enough flßh to feed the “seven thousand’’ and more too, they could not get one of them to even nibble. They should see Jack Warner or “Bally” Powers and learn how to fish before wasting any more time. r\Dr. English visited in Chicago rSiniday with the family of L. F. Hopkins, where Mrs. English had been visiting a few days, and took an automobile ridq to Lake Forest and Ft. Sheridan, and thence back to the Polk street station, where •the doctor took the night train home, Mrs. English not returning until Monday afternoon. The trip by auto was about 80 miles and through delightful scenery and over mighty fine roads. The local M. W. A. Camp have reorganized by electing the following officers for the balance of the year: N. Littlefield, V. C.; Ray Collins, Advisor; Joe Jeffrleß, Clerk; J. E. Maines, Banker; Joe O’Connor* Escort; C. Fullerton, I. G.; John Weber, O. G.; John O’Connor, Consul; Trustees, J. E. Maines, J. M. Knapp,- N. Littlefield. They have rented the hall over Fred Phillips* music store and will furnish same. Friday night the Remington team of Foresters will come over and initiate the new candidates recently taken in.

A prominent republican of Rensselaer was overheard talking with another equally prominent - republican a few days ago about the merits and demerits of the democrat and republican national platforms. “Why,” said he, “the guarantee of bank deposits pledged in the democratic platform is of more importance to the people of this country than all the planks in our own platform.” And he was right, but though he was severely condemning his own party for not taking a step to guarantee bank depositors against loss, he will vote ’er straight as usual—because he has to. Hon. Jesse Wilson, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, has been interviewed on the political situation in Indiana, and has concluded that the state is republican by the usual majority. This conclusion is based on observations in several towns, and the fact that the republicans are “united” in the state this year, and then it is a presidential year, too. Jesse may have seen all of these evidences but it is safe to say he did not observe any of them in his home town, and The Democrat is of the opinion that he has another “observe” coming. It also thinks that the “assurances” coming to the republican headquarters of assured republican success have about' as flimsy foundations to rest upon as the “assurances” of the Hon. Jesse’s have.

No sooner did the big dredge begin work last weefc than it was discovered that about thirty feet of the re-blasted rock could not be got down to grade. This necessitated going over this piece the third time, and the contractor thinks the rest of it will be deep enough, which will enable the dredge to come down to the main bank near the Washington street bridge in a few days. Going back to the re-drill has stopped all work in blasting in the main channel, thifc work however is nearing the creamery bridge and it will not take very long to finish it when it is begun again. It is now evident that it will be late when •this work of dredging the Iroquois is finished, and the delay in moving the bridges will not Interfere with the dredging in any way.