Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

John Eger spent Tuesday in Chicago, Frank Hodshire of Wolcott will move his family here this week. George Meyers of Knimau was on the streets Wednesday. J. E. Wilson is spending a few days at West Baden, Ind. Joel Spriggs of J. P. of Walker was in the city Thursday. M. F. Chilcote transacted legal business in DeMptte last Tuesday. Mrs. John Eger entertained a number of her lady friends nt tea Monday evening. G. K. Hollingsworth’s new house on Circle Street is rapidly approaching completion. F. A. Woodin the hustling real estate and nursery man was in the city Tuesday. Delos Thompson has now recovered sufficiently from his recent severe sickness, to be able to ride out some.

A party in honor of Miss Ida j Milliken was given nt the home of j • # i Mrs. F. A. Ross, Monday evening. Dancing was indulged in. Monday was Prof. Sander's birthday and the teachers presented him with a handsome chair to memorize the occasion. The Democratic primaries will be held Saturday May 21st, and the Democratic County Covention on the following Saturday. Married. Sunday afternoon. I April 10th., by Rev. H. AI. Middle-j ton. at his residence. Aliss Maude | Templer of Remington, and Air. Lewis C. Mills, of Hebron. Porter county. Harvey Robinson of Gillam, township will be tried for insanity | today at 1 o'clock at his residence i in Gillam township, by Joel F. j Spriggiof Walker, toTh* affidavit charging him with in-: sanity was filed by his brother A. C. Robinson of Alarion. Charles K. Gnrriott of Union! township, returned Monday from l Kansas City where he has been j taking a course in medical treat- j merit from a specialist at that place. His health is much improved by the treatment he received.

Call on the Meyer Sisters' for, stylish millinery, h irst class goods i and lowest prices. The acreage of oats in Jasper county this year will exceed that i of any other year in our territory. Much of the swamp lands where ; the corn was destroyed by early forsts last year has been sown to oats as the farmers believe it to be' loss liable to injury by frost than any other field crop. Last Monday afternoon as J. T, Penn was filling the sprinkler from the hydrant at the south-west corner of the public square the hose became detached from the tank of the sprinkler and the full force of the stream at short range struck the horses. They took fright arid started at a lively rate up Washington street, but the lilies became tangled and brought them to a halt before damage had been dbne. An examination for graduates of the country schools, will be held by Superintendent Hamilton next Friday at Wheatfield on the same date John Kupkee trustee, of Kankakee township will conduct an examination at Dunnville. On the Saturday following the Superintendent will conduct an examination for graduates at the high school building at Rensselaer for all these who may wish to take it and have not passed any previous examination. This will close the examination for the present school year.