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

Arthur Catt of Hammond SuifH dayed in Rensselaer. 1 John Healey is erecting a nelfl residence on Front street. 1 Miss Myrtie Grant of WolcoJl returned to her home last Saturday® Miss Flora Harris has returns® to Chicago to resume her art work® 8. B. Jenkins is working at the! sarpenter trade at Chicago Heights® Mrs* Lee Jessup who has bee® SO the sick list for some weeks in rapidly recovering. - • j Ross Grant spent Sunday ina ftonsselaer. He is at present lo® pgtod in Chicago ] otorge Gorham has been given® 1 cow in place of the one poisoned® recently. The money to pay fort the same was raised by subscrip-1 tfon Mr. Gorham is an honest, | hardworking man w ith a large fam 1 Bp to support and appreciates the | very highly. Lighting played some strange jj teaks at Parr Wednesday. Mrs. I Isabel Price’s residence was struck, | to wood-work splintered and | plastering knocked off. John ; Oarlin’s barn was struck and i burned but lie succeeded in saving! his team. His loss is S2OO with nol insurance. Oounty Superintendent L. W. J Hamilton has just been granted a | license to teach in the public! Schools of this state for a term of | efefc years. The license is granted | state board of education j and signed by D. M. Gating, | JNpteutendent of puhlic instruc- | tote, and by the secretary of the : •late board of education. Mr. Handßon’s grades are excellent i and show thorough training on all SAlMstional subjects. Wednesday evening was the ocMim of a very pleasant surprise | |MW given in honor of Prof. H. JL Qkborne, by the members of !;Hte Epworth at the home Mra. S. A. Hemphill. The Evening was sixuit very pleasantly iu games, etc. After refreshments note served, story felling was most finely engaged inf in which Profs. Osbome and McCoy, each tried to HD “the biggest.’.’ At a late hour 4jha young people departed, leaving Mr. Osborne still spinning away.