Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1901 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Geo. Strickfadea lost a $125 horse last Friday night. A whole armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. New, fresh barrel salt, only SI.OO, at the Chicago Bargain Store. A nice top buggy with a written guarantee at S4O, at Cowgrll & Worland’s. Nineteen pounds of granulated sugar for SI.OO, .Saturday only, June Ist, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Geo. Strickfaden is still confined to the house with illness and little change in his condition is reported. Miss Mary Meyer brought home from Chicago, some of the latest 6tyled hats, also latest ideas in millinery. Trinity M E. church, subjects for Sunday, June 2: Morning, “The veil of the Temple; Evening, “Priests unto God.”

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. Grover Ritchey is introducing a book called the Century Dictionary of American History. It is a good work and every one who esn should secure one.

Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 39; oats 25J; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 34; oats 22; rye 45. The Democrat can furnish printed or engraved calling or invitation cards on very short notice. We can make you close prices on both classes of this work.

Thomas Drives cf Barkley tp., has purchased the 4‘2-acre farm in his township known as the Pence farm, near Andrew Arnold’s. He receives this year’s crop. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Driver will remain in Jasper. entire corps of Rensselaer ttmfchers in the grades and high school has been re-elected for the ensuing year; all have accepted with the exception of Miss Lessie Bates, 4th grade teacher, whose intention it is to resume her studies at the State Normal.

Now that the county officers have investigated the taxpayers to find out whether or no the taxpayers have been paying in all the taxes they should have paid, will the taxpayers still refuse to investigate the county officers to find out what becomes of the money after they have paid it into the county treasury?

Attorney Jesse Wilson and Court Reporter Walker showed their versatility recently by drawing up plans and specifications for a fine city residence for some friends of theirs. The plans were not so bad, but the specifications were wonderful, and somewhat puzzling to the builders. If the specifications are followed to the letter it promises to be the best “jointed” and most “popular” floored dwelling in Rensselaer.

For the commencement exercises at the opera house Thursday night the boxes were reserved for for the press—one for the Journal editor and The Democrat editor and their better halves, and the other ditto for the Apologist editor and the oow-pnnoher. From oar box we failed to observe the preseuee of the two latter gentlemen, and we are constrained to believe that they spurned the courtesy of the school board and did not attend.