Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1901 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Commissioner’s court meets Monday. A nice top buggy with a written guarantee at S4O, at Cowgill & Worland’s. \ The school enumeration shows 700 school children in Rensselaer -331 males and 369 females. Strictly pure Hungarian seed for sale at my residence | mile north of town. Alf Donnelly. Tell your neighbor to subscribe for the taxpayers’ friend, The Democrat. It gives all the news New subscribesr to The Democrat this week, by postoffices: Rensselaer, R-D-l, 1; Eveleth, Minn., 1. Come in and carry away a bundle of those old papers for a nickel; they are just the thing for putting on shelves, under carpets, etc. j Bill N. Jones says that he has sent a sample of his roof paint to Rome, Italy, in response to a request for same from a contractor in that sunny clime. My Hats are trimmed in the city by expert trimmers, that are strictly up-to-date. Call and see goods, get prices, and save money. Mrs. Hersh man.

> Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 41; oats 25; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 35; oats 23; rye 45. j ' Mrs. E. P. Honan was called to Danville, 111., Wednesday by the dangerous illness of her brother j James’ baby.KAt last reports the (child was considered out of danger. pA.Mrs. Mattie Bernard'died at the home of her sister; Mrs. Hattie Reynolds, Thursday afternoon (after an extended illness, aged about 11. Funeral today at 2 P.M. W ill J. Davis and wife pulled I out of Lowell Thursday afternoon I Inst in a “Prairie Schooner'’ bound for their new home in Jennings county, Indiana, where he bought a farm. Lowell Tribune.

'J--The committee having in charge the raising of funds for securing a band instructor and band concerts for the summer succeeded in raising about SBOO. Prof. Sehath, who recently gave the recital here has been hired as instructor and the band will be reorganized and ready for business in a short time. '/-As the prospects are n. g. of gett’ng the Gifford Ramshorn railroad for Rensselaer, why not invest that $31,500 in some more gravel or stone roads leading into town? The returns from the investment would far exceed any benefits accruing from the Ram? - horn. The surveying corps of the proposed new east and west railroad reached this city Thursday noon. The gang consists of 11 men, including Engineer Hamilton of Goodland. Mr. Hamilton assured us that all the money for the preliminary work had been paid in and arrangements made for the construction money. He says there is no question but what the road will lie constructed. It will come into Town on the north side.

/ Rev. Voliva, a former pastor of the Presbyterian church here and who later became a convert to Dowieism or so-called Christian Science, died in Cincinnati last week. Rev. Voliva was here and held meetings last they were slimly attended and resulted in no damage so far as known. It issupposedMr. Voliva died of consumption, as he gave evidence when here of having a well advanced case of that dread disease.

/Postmasrer Peek, M. C. Coover and H. C. Goldsberry were over frdm Remington Monday. The latter has recently located in the new Western Eldorado, Okalhama, and Mr. Coover and his brother W. H. Coover of this city, are also thinking strangely of doing likewise. In fact, we are informed that they have decided so to do, and that William will either dispose of his grocery business here or box up the stock and ship it to Oklahoma in a short time. They expect to locate at Augusta.

' On Wednesday evening of last week Mrs. Lucy Malchow, former assistant in the Rensselaer postoffice, and a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Hheilds of this city, was married to Mr. Elmer Malone of Monticello. V The marriage took place at the home of W. O. McCord, on South Van Rensselaer street. The next morning the newly married couple took the train for Chicago for a brief visit, returning to Monticello Friday, where they will make their home. The Democrat extends congratulations.