Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1898 — Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Jasper Wright of Mt. Ayr was in the city Tuesday looking after the purchase of a car load of hogs. Correspondent wanted by the Democrat from each township and post office in the county, to collect and send in the news not later than Tuesday of each week. Any one acting as correspondent will receive a copy of the paper free. Chase Ritchey the 17 year old son of O. K. Ritchey four miles South of the city had two of his fingers mashed Tuesday in an endgate seeder while sowing clover seed. One of his fingers is so badly injured that amputation may be necessary. Drs. Washburn & English dressed the wounds. The town was decorated with flags Tuesday in anticipation of a message from the president directed to Spain, demanding a withdrawal of the Spanish soldiers ! from Cuba. A flag adorned the flagstaff of the I. O. O. F. building and old glory floated over the dome ;of the court house. Preparations were made for a pnblic demonstration and the citizens collected in groups to discuss the war situation. The populist convention of the , 9th district held at Frankfort recently endorsed the candidacy of the Hon. Joseph B. Cheadle for congress and favored an alliance of all the silver forces. The Democrats will probably place him in nomination in which case the Pop- ! ulists and Silver Republicans will make no nomination but vote the Democratic ticket. B. F. Fendig who is at West Baden and who is somewhat a practical joker himself received a dose of his own medicine last Saturday morning. On Friday evening he was' nominated as councilman by the Democrats of the first ward and mmSaturday morning some of his friends who were acquainted with , “Ben’s” joking propensities sent him n long telegram C. O. D. announcing his nomination.