Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1898 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Al Robinson of Monon was in the city Wednesday. Ernest M. Middleton and Bates Tucker left on the 1.45 train for Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon. They will be applicants for vacancies in Company “I” First Ind. Vol, in place of any member of the Company who may fail to pass the medical examination. The foreman of a local newspaper office, who has organized a military company for the war, while drilling his company the other morning, desiring to give the order “Right dress,” suprised all of the military people present by saying: “Justify that line there, quick.”—New Orleans Times-Democrat. There will be a game of old fashioned horse shoe in this city next Saturday at 2 p. m. between the champion horse shoe thrower of Newton county, and Jasper county tallent for a purse of SBO. At the same time and place a wrestling match will take place between Jasper county and Newton county strong men to decide the championship between the two counties.