Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1898 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

’ A daughter was born to Joseph Nagel and wife last Sunday. Mrs. Art Cole of Englewood, is visiting with relatives in the city. Solomon Wells of Champain, His., is Visiting relatives here this week. W. H. Young of Medaryville, was here Monday on legal business. Rev. Henry Willard visited with Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hopkins, Tuesday. Miss Grace Thompson is at home from Evanston for the summer. Mrs. N. S. Bates entertained a number of ladies Tuesday evening at a six o’clock tea. H. B. Murray and wife returned Monday from a visit with friends at La Vergve. Ills. Edwin P. Forest. Democratic chairman of the 10th Congressional district was in the city Tuesday. Mrs. Susan Kellog who has been visiting with Mrs. Chas. Simpson returned to her home . at Monon Monday. Miss Maud Hopkins who has been visiting with Miss Nellie Hopkins for the past three weeks, returned to her home at Vernon Tuesday.

The Brook and Rensselaer base ball teams will play ball at Rensselaer on June 23rd, at the new ball park south of the river. A good time is expected. Charley Kelley and Carl Wo 1 started Wednesday on quite an extensive bicycle trip. From here they went to Indianapolis and thence through the southern part of the state. Heavy rains fell in the northern and southern part of the county Monday. The heaviest portion of the rain extended from Mt. Ayr northwest through Parr, then easterly through the county. The heavy rains flooded many fields in Jordan and Carpenter township, doing considerable damage to the oats and corn. A damage suit was recently filed in Carroll County Circuit Court, in which John W. Straight asks $7,500 against James Kirkpatrick, John Kirkpatrick and Louise Guthrie for poisoning the mind of his wife against him to the extent that through their influence she deserted him. The first time his wife Minnie left him was in 1892, four years after their marriage. She ‘remained away about five months when she returned. She left again in 1895 and returned in 1896 and left him again in the same year. The complaint alleges that each and every time she left him, her action was caused by the indirect influence of the defendants over the said Minnie •‘Strait’’ and that he has been damaged to the amount above set forth, The defendants say there is no foundation for the suit and have retained Judges Gould and Pollard to look after their interests