Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Carrie Woodworth is visiting relatives at Monon this week. Mrs. Sidnial King is very sick with little chance of recovery. Mrs. J. F. Watson has been vis- i iting with friends at Attica. I. J. Porter spent Saturday and i Sunday with his wife near Attica. Elmer Malone of Monticllo spent Sunday’ in this city. Will Tharp has returned rrom Monticello, and will spend the summer here. Mattie Francis of LaPoorte is visiting Katie and Carrie Marshall. Joseph Francis of LaPorte is | again visiting his relatives in this I city. C. A. Bushey anil wife spent ; Saturday and Sunday with their ! daughter, Mrs. Edward Todd, at jf-roodland. ■> L. W. Repregie and wife of visited with Lucy MaJchow and Katie Shields last IJunday. Two coaches of Wisconsin soldiers went south over this road Saturday night, and a few lowa boy s passed through town Sunday 1 afternoon. Judy and The Lief Buggy Co., will sell anything in their line to you individually, independently of any one else as security. C. W. Duvall is now running the Makeever house hack, John Eemley having given up the business at noon'Wednesday. When others fail to suit you in price..style and durability of buggies. wagons, harness, etc., then see Judy and The Lief Buggy Company. ' yRtjV. V. O. Fritts will preach at -the First Baptist church next ls*widay at 10:45 inland Bp. m. Children's meeting at 3 m. All are welcome.

E. Peacock made a businesftirip to IndianajMilis this week. L. W. Henkle spent a few days this week at Noblesville. ' A. W. Cole of Englewood, Bpeitt; Sunday with relatives here. Dennis Gleason shipped anoth-1 car load of horses to Cincinnati,. Saturday. Patronize home industries by smoking home made cigars. I Work on Tom Parker’s new tew j idence west of town is progressing i finely. Bones 25 cents per hundred J pounds at B. S. Fencfig’s. / Miss Rosa Beck left Friday eve. • ning for a visit with her’ sister Sedalia, Mo. John Coneys who has been ri&l iting J. C. Gwin the past tIJU-'i weeks, went to Kirklin, Ind. day. Cash buys more at Judy and The. Lief Buggy Company than airy-< where else. << 1 Miss Stella Griffin, one of the; new proprietors of the Remington ! Press, is very sick at her home in j that place. Mrs. Mary Patterson of Pique,! Ohio, visited Mrs. John Murray a J a few days, returning to her home ; Monday. Call on the Meyer Sisters’ for stylish millinery. First class goods and lowest prices. Monroe Banes went to Monon Tuesday in response to the announcement that his brother-in-law, Dexter Eager, had died the night before with a cancer. Patronize home industries by smoking cigars manufactured in Rensselaer. County Superintendent L. W. Hamilton attended a meeting of the Indiana County Superintendcut’s Association at Indianapolfs, a couple of days this week.

July 4th| ...GRAND... g Celebration! ...AT... |E Rensse-i laer, | 1 z glc Indiana.! 1 1 Sg Come and see the 5[ Company of Rough *. Riders give an tion of their skill in jc handling the reins. S •• • • ..A.. S| Sham Battle | will take place be- SE tween the company ofj U. S. Cavalry Troops SE Base Ball, Bicycle g| [ Races, Potatoe jE ! Races, Etc S 1 i FIREWORKS | I AT NIGHT! ‘ £

A nearly new Deering binder for sale. Call on or address Henry Hautbaum Virgie, Ind. The city council has just completed a contract with the Monon railway company to funnish water for the engines at this place. The contract is for ten years at the rate of $350 per year. For spring hats in latest styles call on Mrs. Imes. Everything- in her line first class and up to date. The excursion to Cellar Lake last Suneay, was pretty much of a success, about 125 tickets being sold from this place alone. The base ball game between the Rensselaer and Lowell ball teams resulted in a victory for our boys on a Score to 7.

The voting place in Wheatfield township has been changed from the Wheatfield school house to the Wheatfield town hall. O. C. McClue left Saturday evening with Dennis Gleason for Cincinnati. From there he will ride through on his wheel to Lexington, Ky. Bring your buggy, wagon and harness wants to Judy and The Lief Buggy Company and they will supply you. They have the material and ability to do it.

Col. R. P. DeHart of Lafayette, who was appointed Colonel of an Indiana regiment has declined the appointment and W. T. Durbin of Anderson, is appointed in his stead.

Mrs. Harvey Davison of Wheatfield who has been visiting with Louis Davison returned to her home last Friday. Millions of small, green bugs infest the wheat fields of central Indiana and it is feared are doing serious damage to the crop. Each one of us is bound to make the little circle in which ho lives better and hajtpier. Each one of us is bound to see that out of that f small circle the widest good may flow. Each one of us may have fixed in his mind the thought that out of a single houshould may flow the influences that shall stimulate the whole commonwealth and the whole civilized world. —Dean Stanley. A young man went the round of i houses in the lower part of town ! one day last week, soliciting alms 'as a pretended cripple. At one or J two places, on refusal of the women to give him money or clothing, he replied in insulting language. Such able-bodied beggars should be unceremoniously hustled out of town by the authorities. Nine out of every ten beg- [ gars, men and women alike, are i impostors, living and growing fat : on a gullible and over-sympathetic j public.—Winamac Democrat.

Bicycles repaired at lowest prices. A full line of bicycle sundries on hands for sale. All kinds of wheels ordered, Give me a call. Chas. Grow. One door west of Makeover Hous. Kniman will celebrate the 4th this year in the good old style, with the ringing of bells, shooting of guns and street parade. Declaration of Independence, orations, horse, foot and bicycle races and a game of ball between the DeMotte and Wheatfield base ball teams. Last but by no means least there will be the regulation fire works and “grand bowery dance. In the contest for electio n of a trustee for Wabash College, which closed on Wednesday of last week. A Mr. Milford of Crawfordsville was elected. Our townsman, W. B. Austin, was only beaten by a few votes and would no doubt have been elected if the ring that has been managing the affairs of the College for some years past had not resorted to unfair methods to accomplish his defeat.

B. S. Fendig, the poultry and egg dealer, will buy junk in connection with his other business. He pays 25 cents per hundred pounds for bones. Good prices paid for all other junk. An infant daughter of Charles W. Israel (deceased) and Mrs. Nora Israel, died at Fair Oaks, last Friday night, aged 7 months and 9days. The ’funeral services were held at the Christian church in this city Sunday forenoon and interment was made in Weston cemetery.

The new war revenue bill imposes a tax of 10 cents a pound on tea. The first tax on tea was imposed by the act of August sth, 1861. By this act. a tax of 15 cents per pound was levied, which in 1864 was raised to 25 cents per pound. In 1870 it was reduced to 15 cents per pound and in 1872 the tax was abolished. This tax is purely a revenue tax and after the taking effect of the act the price of the article will be just 10 cents par pound higher.

. , • ———Sf " _ --- .... JJ DR. MOORE, Specialist, Office First Stairs west of Post Office. RENSSELAER, IND.