Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1919 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

HAMPSHIRES SELL HIGH

LEWIS • LEATHERMAN HERD HAMPSHIRE SOW SALE WAS A SUCCESS. ~ There were a large number of Hampshire admirers at the LewisLeatherman bred sow sale here Saturday. The bidding was brisk and while the prize sow did not bring quite as high prices as the owners had expected, others sold for more and the average was as 'much as expected. Leatherman sold forty-two sows at an average of morethan sll7. Fifteen of these were bought by local parties. The two highest sows, each brought $275. and were sold to Russel Van Hook and Max Kepner. Lewis & Son sold a boar for $290. They sold twenty-eight sows, the highest bringing $230. and the average price received for the twentyeight was slll. This hog was bought by S. C. RObinson. The total receipts for the seventy-one hogs was $8,345, which is an average of sll7.

Marguerite Norris returned to Greencastle Sunday after a shortvisit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Norris. Robert A. Mannan and William Me Neil, of Wheatfield, were in Rensselaer Saturday. Vance Collins went to Hammond today to visit his sons, Devere and Jay, who are employed in that city. Mrs. Florence McKay went to Hammond this morning where she is employed. Thomas Robinson and Perry Horton went to Mt. Ayr this morning to look after some business matters. Mrs. Trevor Wilcox and children went to Chicago for a visit with Mrs. Gladys Merica and Mrs. H. W. Beam. Lulu Fleming returned to Chicago Heights this morning after a visit here with her parents, the Rev. J. Fleming and family.

The funeral of Mrs. Russel Harmon was held this Monday afternoon. Services were conducted by Rev, Strecker and burial was made tn Weston cemetery. Enclosed with his remittance for a year’s subscription Charles A. Zard of Mitchell, South Dakota, writes ■that everybody is well and that they are having fine weather. Mrs. George B. Wenner, formerly of Flandreau, South Dakota, writes to have the address of her paper changed to Colman, South Dakota. Take your cream and eggs to Schlosser Brother, first door south of the Worland Furniture store.. Their station is in care of Mrs. Anna Marion. ' Get the top of the market for your cream and eggs by taking them to Schlosser Brothers. They are handily located just a half block off of Washington street on Van Rensselaer street.