Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1898 — THE LATEST. [ARTICLE]

THE LATEST.

The first actual fighting] of this campaign occurred] off the coast at Matanzas, at ] 12:57 p. m. Wednesday.! The American >hips New] York, Puritan and Cincinna-| ti opened fire on the forts at] that place and it is supposed | destroyed them. The ob- ] ject of this bombardment | was to prevent the completion of the earthworks at| that point. About 300 shots | were fired from our battle- . ships, and were responded J toby a few shots from the forts, most of which fell short. No one was hurt on the American side but it is not known how many lives may have been lost on the shore among th# Spaniards. P. T. Banta the Ohio nursery ■ Sian is looking after his interest ere this week. T. W. Muir of Monon will occupy the room occupied by C. D. Nowels after May Ist Mr., i Muir will handle a fuU line of dry goods. , | John C. Kaupke, trustee of Kankakee township, Jasper County and formerly of this county, was in town adn called at the Democrat Journal office Monday Mr. Kanpke is one of the two dete ocratic township trustees in that county, the remaining eleven all being republicans.—Winamac Journal.

The Independent Order of For- | esters has purchased a part of the I lodge furniture belonging to the G. A. R. and will now occupy the | hall in the I. O. O. F building ... alone. Ever since the completion ' of that building the two Orders hhye occupied the same lodge ■ ’ but by tlr‘taeewai of fb p A. R. in their new Mil inthe new court house the I. O. F. becomes the sole occupant. Thia order was organised five or six years i ago and for some time had a struggle for existence but for two or three years past has been growing rapidly and promisee to soon be- ; come one of the strongest secret 1 orders in the city. G. W. Goff | one of its members, is the High Chief Ranger of the Grand Lodge of the state, and many of our beat and most substantial citizens are members of the order. One of the popular features of the order is Hie cheap insurance to its members.