Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1898 — Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Groceries Just received one car (160 barrels) Michigan choice Winter apples, all the popular varieties. 18 pecks guaranteed to barrel. Baldwins, per bu. $ .60 Or per barrel 1.80 Extra large, choice varieties, per bb1,.... s . .$2.50 to $3.25 The above prices are 50c to 75c per barrel less than Chicago prices today ana you will not make a mistake if you come in at once and buy a few barrels before the advance. 20 lbs granulated sugar SI.OO 21 lbs Winsor A sugar .7 1.00 22 lbs C sugar 1.00 Fancy sugar cured breakfast bacon, per lb. .8£ Sugar cured hams per lb 9c 5 gallons good syrup 1.00 McEldowney’s XXXX Minnesota Flour 50 lbs 1.00 Club House, best made flour, 50 lbs 1.10 Silver Moon, best winter wheat flour, 50 lbs. .95 Butter, we pay 15 Eggs, we pay. .13 i Part cash, part trade.

REMINGTON. —W. B. Austin was in town Tuesday afternoon. —Thos. and D. J, Thompson were on our streets Wednesday. —Jas. F. Irwin was in town a short time Wednesday afternoon. —The cement walk around Exchange block was completed Tuesday. —Sol Rader of Wolcott was in town between trains Wednesday forenoon. —The aged mother of Mr. Gigley died ard was buried Thursday of last week. —lt is reported that G. W. Gauthier has sold his restaurant to a party from Wolcott. —The new meat market pf Hartman & Woodkirk opened for business Wednesday. —W. C. Huston, candidate for Sheriff, was In town Monday and reports prospects flattering. —The body of Peter Brookman, who was killed by a train at Chicago, was brought here for burial Thursday, of last week. —Miss Anna Harper moved her milliner stock into her new rooms in the Morris buildSouth Ohio street, Wednesday. —D. H. Garriott, democratic cand’date for county surveyor, was in town Saturday and made a good impression with our people. —Another child of Sr. Pierre’s died of whooping cough and was buried here last Wednesday. Another child 1b sick with the same disease. —J. W. Powell, a former Remington stockbuyer but now a government clerk at Washington, was on our streets Wednesday afternoon. —R. A. Parkison, republican candidate for county treasurer, was shaking hands with voters, but feeling very much discouraged, here Wednesday afternoon, —Mrs. Perry Carson and children left Monday for Peoria, where Perry has employment and where they will make their future home. We regret very much to lose such people from among us. —ln the course of his speech at Exchange Hall, Wednesday night of last week, R. S. Taylor, republican candidate for U. S. Senator, made the remark that it would break faith with the (people) to pay out silver instead of gold, since a silver dollar is worth only 48 cents. Yet the 48-cent dollar ia plenty good enough to pay the poor devil who huska corn, digs dftchee, etc. —While marshall Luckey and his posse of special police were patroiing the town Hallowe'en night, some miscreant visited Mr* Luckey’s stable, took out his family steed and in place left an old "plug" of a horse and did some other devilment, and departed unobserved. Of course the marshall was property and righteously indignant next morning when he discovered the state of affair*. —'There was a meeting held Monday night to consider the advisability of forming a joint-' stock company for the purpose of establishing and maintaining an Acetyline gas plant for the purpose of lighting the business houses and also residences desiring It. We are informed a committee was appointed to determine as nearly aa possible the location for the plant and the amount of piping necessary so as to be ahle to obtain an estimate of the probable cost as definitely as possible. Another meeting was called for Monday night, Nov. 7; to hear the report of said committee and estimates and determine oh further action. . .' v* SURREY. - —Louis Wilcox took a short trip to Chicago Wednesday night on business.