Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1908 — Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Deacon McCabe and his father, J. J. McCabe of near Foresman, were in town Monday for a few hours. From here they went to Morocco to attend an old-fashion-ed smoker that evening. Mr. McCabe says this is the first time it has been possible to get the democrats of Brook and vicinity to work and take the proper interest in politics. This time they have scented blood and are fighting hard and together for democratic victory. and Mrs. F. M. Parker returned from Chestnut, 111., last Thursday where they had been to visit Mr. Parker’s oldest sister, Mrs. Rebecca Clouse. Mrs. Clouse’s ailment is mental and not physical, her mind being affected, causing her to talk in an irrational manner all the time, while her general health seems to be very good for one of her age. She is past 79 years of age, and her husband was a brother of the late Jacob Clouse of this county.

John Bigelow of New ~ York? 91 years oMT an intimate friend of Samuel J. Tlldon and of every democrat of note' for the last 70 years, delivered a speech for Bryan and Kern, through Mayor McClellan at a meeting of immense proportions at Carnagle Hall in that city last night. This shows where the old war horses are lined up this year. Mr. Bigelow is as bright mentally as he ever was, and he is one of the very few big men of the nineteenth century now living. , The section men were called to Hammond Sunday, leaving no one here to look after the railroad’s business except the ever faithful W. H. Beam. A freight engine set a fire on the north side of the road and east of the maple grove on the Amsler farm soon after noon, and there being no one to look after it Billy gathered up some of the brethern about the depot and boarding the “Irish Limited” the entire crowd went east at little less than a mile-a-minute rate. After a hard fight the fire was put out but not until it had burned over a large stubble field. Kohley, a brother of StepheriKohley, of near Rensselaer, living at Neperville, 111., was here a few days visiting his brother, returning home Monday morning. Stephen Kohley lives in Southeast Marion, on one of what was thought to be the worst farms in Jasper county. That however was because the owners previous to Mr. Kohley did not know how to get crops out of the land. Now this farm is one of the' most productive in this county, and this is all owing to the fact that it is in the hands of one of the most up-to-date farmers in this or any other county. It pays to know your business even if you live on a farm.

D. H. Yeoman came home from his dredge work near Winamac Saturday to spend Sunday with his family here, returning Monday. John Marlatt went up and brought Mr. Yeoman home in his auto, they making the nearly 50 miles in about tvyo hours. Now Dave has got the auto fever so bad that he declares he is going to have a machine of his own. He informs us that he expects to complete his contract on the Gault ditch up there within the next month, and says they have just made a cut on same that is the greatest ever made by a dredge in this state. It is 80 feet wide and 30 feet deep, and a big crowd of people watched them while they were going through the big cut.

PRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ RUMMAGE SALE. The ladies of the Presbyterian chuch will give their annual two days’ Rummage sale, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 24, in the former Michael Eger shop, on Van Rensselaer street, north of D. M. Worland’s furniture store. Many useful and desirable articles, all in good condition and repair will be on sale at very low prices.

LINOTYPE COMPOSITION. The Democrat has a fine new Model 5 Standard Linotype and In addition to doing all its own work is prepared to handle considerable outside composition. At present we have six and eight point mats only, light and bold face, and can set matter most any measure desired up to 30 eras long and on 4, 8, 9 or 10 point slug. All work handled carefully and promptly and at reasonable prices. We also cast 6-point border slugs 30 ems long, for sale at 5c per slug, 12 slugs for 50 cents. They are the cheapest and best border printers can ads and job work.