Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

l John Knopnski’s house in Barkley tp., was burned Monday at one o'clock p. m. It was fully Insured in C, B. Steward’s agency. Walter R. Lee went yesterday afternoon to join the K. O. K. A. club who are camping about 1% miles north of Monticello on the Tippecanoe river. He is going to find out what Bro. Parrett has to eat and drink there befoie he gets back. The young man killed at Chalmers Thursday by the local freight, was Percy Lash, aged 17 years. He was passing from the grain elevator between a cut of cars when they were hit by some other cars that had been switched onto the side track, and the boy was practically cut in two. The accident happened at 9 a. m., and the lad lived until noon. B. S. Fendlg handles about all the butter that goes to the renovating concerns from this vicinity. He says that last week he did not get more than 500 pounds, whereas he usually gets‘2,ooo pounds a week. The same report is made about the cream coming to market; the amount is about cut in two. Dry weather is at the bottom of it alf, and the supply of butter for city use will fall almost entirely unless there is rain very soon. White & Hickman had a sad experience with the Orient buckboard. auto they have been riding in lately. One day last -week they had been over northeast of town and were coming home. When they got to the hill at the William Day farm they put on all ‘'steam” they had, and when partially down the engine exploded, completely wrecking it. They were on the study whether to buy a new machine or to repair the old one, but have concluded t 9 do the latter.

About fifty Rensselaer young people spent Sunday at Cedar Lake. There was a big crowd there and booze flowed freely as usual, no matter whether it is Sunday, legal holiday or week day. Several of the Rensselaer boys had gone up to Lowell to the ball game, but found Lowell too dry. and they went on up to the Lake on the next train. One Rensselaer young man .became involved in a fight with three or four fellows and got quite badly used up.

Rensselaer is going to have a “home coming” the first week in September, to last four days. If the event is conducted on the plan that Francesville gave its “street fairs,” Rensselaer people will be glad to look forward to an entertainment feature of this kind every year. The old time carnival with its lewd women and immoral shows are a thing of the past and no decent community will stand for their exhibitions, but a'“‘street fair” or a home coming conducted along respectible lines is alright. Francesville is arranging for a “street fair”this fall.—Francesville Tribune.

Marshall P. Warner received a letter from his nephews in Idaho Friday stating that his brother Martin Van BUren Warner, of Thunder City, died on the 24th of July. Mr. Warner went west about 33 years ago from this town, and had become well to do, having a large body of land and considerable town and mining property. He also had a big saw mill which turned out a immense lot of lumber. He was born in Rushville, this state, in 1834. His mother swas a sister of Simon Phillips, and died only a few years ago at a very advanced age. His other brothers here are John P. and Norman Warner of this city.

HAS TO WAIT THIRTY DAYS * Belt Railway at New Orleans, Just Completed, at a Standstill Owing to a Ruling. New Orleans, La., Aug. 4.—With its entire system in running order after ten years of work, and the required rolling stock on hand, the Public Belt railroad, owned by the city of New Orleans, is at a standstill on the day of opening. The trouble lies between'the Belt road and the interstate ‘commerce commission, which several days ago informed the Public Beit railroad commission that in order to be recognised the Belt road Ayruld have to file its tariff's thirty days before commencing operations. This was impossible in time for the opening, whicfti was set for yesterday, but the commission announced that it would open anyhow. The opening came off all right There was the mayor, the* city engineer and a number of others to ride around the road, bull this was the only kind of freight that was carried, for the railroads declined to turn over a single car to the Belt

Cows For Sale; Five fresh cows and several more that will be fresh soon, at my residence 4 miles south of Wheatfield. H. C. MEYERS. Jasper Guy of Remington mgkee farm loan* at 5 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts