Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1912 — N. S. Bates Has Sold His Fruit Farm to J. W. Coen. [ARTICLE]

N. S. Bates Has Sold His Fruit Farm to J. W. Coen.

N. S. Bates, who for a number of years has been engaged in the strawberry and other small fruit and early yegetable business, has disposed of his fruit farm to J. W. Coen. There was five acres in the tract and the price paid was SI,OOO, which is cheap enough. Mr. Coen, it is understood, will give up Mis contracting business at the eMd of this year and devote his energies to the fruit business. He has 10 acres on the north gravel road, that almost adjoins the Bates tract which he bought. Mr. Bates was very successful in the fruit business and produced strawberries and raspberries that commanded the very top price and that were not surpassed by any fruit ever marketed here., He found the work too hard for him and decided to sell and either retire or seek some less active ,and laborious work.

Miss Minnie Scheurich is spending the day in Monticello. Mrs. Harvey Wood, Jr., is spending the day in Monticello. Mrs. R. C. Williams, of Ritchfleld, Idaho, arrived today for a month’s visit here with her sister, Mrs. M. E. Corliss. i Mrs. Dave McCOnahay and daughter, Pearl, and Miss Bertha Davids are attending/the old settlers’ meeting at Jfonticello today. • Thdfmas Davis, of near Kniman : fell from his wagon a few day ago and sustained severe bruises that will lay him up' for several days. Mrs. Wm. Hurley returned today to her home in Dayton, Ind., after a week’s visit here with Mrs. Elma Miller and family, of northeast of town. . D. Hatton, of this city, and brother, W. L. Hatton, of Whittier, Cali. ; went to Monticello today. From there they will go on down to Attica to attend the Hatton family reunion. Kenton Parkison and Abe Hardy returned today from Chicago, where Mrs. Parkison, who was operated on recently, is now in a hospital. She is getting along nicely and is making greater improvement than was ever dared to hope for. Mrs. W. R. Lee has made some improvement the last two days and present indications are that she will make still further improvement, although there seems little prospect of permanent relief. Brights disease and rheumatism are the cause of sickness. v Lillie, the 5-year-Md' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David the former Monnett farm, west >f town, was playing with a cream separator at her home yesterday and caught the second finger of her right hand in the machine and cut it off down to the last joint. Mrs. Harvey Wood, Jr., was hostess Thursday at her country home, southeast of Renseslaer, to about sixteen lady friends. The occasion was given in honor of Miss Beatrice Tates, whose marriage to Elmer Wilcox will take place next Wednesday. The guests came about noon and an excellent picnic luncheon wa? spread on the lawn. The guests were transported by automobiles.'