Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Jesse Wilson was in Kentland Wednesday on legal business. George Dunn is visiting with his parents at Dunnville this week. Fred Middleton is employed in Hammond at present. Mrs. Nettie Hoover hi building an addition to h«r residence. C. C. Warner has paatially recovered from his recent attack of tonsilitis. Lucy J. Malchow went to Monticello Thursday to visit with Mrs. L. W. Repragle. Mrs. Emerine Israel is visiting with her son, David E. Israel at Lafayette this week. The Brazilian minister startled the country Wednesday by suggesting one vast republic embracing all the western hemisphere. A pair of twin boys born to Mr* and Mrs. J. R. Guild of Pulaski oounty have been named Sampson and Dewey. A little girl of Joseph Putts two miles south of town was kicked by a horse Tuesday and had her knee joint dislocated. Dr. Berkley was called to attend the case. ‘to . A. B. Long of Union township called at the Democrat office Tuesday. He reports an excellent prospects for good cropain his locality. Miss Ora Duvall and Mrs. Mattie Hemkle represented the Daughters of Rebekah at the Grand' Ixxlge at Indianapolis, .last Monday and Tuesday. Henderson the oil man went to Chicago Thursday. He went toi make arrangements with the j Standard Oil Co. to open up an oil' rout in some other city, as he his < sold his business here. . xJohn Greves, George O. Stimble tendJ. E. Biggs, veiwers an the *fraslisng Beimhay extention ditch, made their report Tuesday. They reported favorable and recomended that the ditch be established. Hon. R. B. Sears of Indinapolis will deliver the Memorial day I oration at this place. Mr. Sears j has quite a reputation as an orator j and the committee was lucky to ! secure him.

The Democratic Congressional j convention will be held in Ellis' j Opera House on June 18. The | apportionment is one delegate for each 100 votes and one for each fraction over 50 votes cast for B. F. j Shively for Governor in 1896. This office is in receipt of a copy of the Rensselaer Democrat, aNpew paper published in Rensselaer and Democratic in politics as its name ( indicates. It is bright and newsy | and bears marks of enterprise and | thrift. It is published by Shields ; & Dilley.—Benton Review. ! If you want Comfort, Style, and j Durability in a buggy, come to j Judy & The Leif Buggy Co., Goodland Indiana, Tuesday, May 24,1893. The Benton circuit court closed its session last treek. It was probably the most unprofitable term in the history of the county. Its principal work seemed to be that of continueing cases and transactno business. It is hoped that matters will be in better shape next term. —Benton Reveiw. Mrs. Lizzie Kendal, daughter of Elder D. E. Husten, left last Friday morning for Mitchel, South Dakota, where she will spend the summer for the „ benefit of her health. On the evening before the neighbors called on her at her father’s residence and gave her n surprise and spent a pleasant evening.