Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Today’6 Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; com 53; oats 34; rye 50. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 36; oats 20; rye 42. The would-be local militia company have been notified by the Adjutant General that it cannot be mustered in until a new regiment is formed, which will probably be sometime within a year. « “Twas there by the brooklet the bridlets were singing,” hummed the young man as he leaned on the gate. “And I suppose the flowerlets Wte blooming,” said the young woman rogishly. And then she pointed to a group of cattle over the way and .added: “See the sweet little eowlets.” “Pardon,” said he, with a blush, “them’s bullets.” Budd Hammond of south of town, and the Burk boys from the Gifford district, got into a row Saturday night at “Rosey’s place,” which was later settled according to Al. of Q. rules at the Duvall livery barn, where Budd seems to have got the worst of it. Warrants are now out for the Burks, but at this writing they have not been apprehended. A Alorocco dentist received the following letter the other day from a Brook girl in regard to a set of teeth: “Dear Sir—my mouth measures four and three-eighths inches acrost, and is eleven and five-eighths from tip to tip. It is a kinder heart-shaped and hummicky around the aiges. Have a hair lip in one konner when I grin: If the description won’t fit, I guess I’ll haft to kum and sea you.” Jerry Shea, Charles Zard, Simon Kenton, Elmer Kenton, Alason Kenton, J. F. Bruner, C. A. Hopkins, Martin Murphy, Sherman Renicker and F. AL Lakin took the milk train Thursday morning for a prospecting trip to the Dakotas. Jerry Shea expects to go to Carrington, N. D., and will probably be gone about two months. Others of the party will visit both the Dakotas and will remain from a few days to a month or two before returning.

i An exchange exuberates over the break in the long drouth as follows: A short time ago the cow was sad; she scarce could raise her tail, begad. Her hoofs were sore, her t il was limp, her mane and bangs had lost their crimp And miles she trudged from grass to drink, with scarcely strength to wink. The owner, too, looked blue and glum, and cussed the cattle business some. But since the rain the grass is tall, the cow can raise her head and bawl; her sides are sleek, no bones protrude; she pranches like a city dude. Her tail is sleek, her eyes are bright, she snortsand dares the crowd to fight. Her owner, too, digs up the chink, and asks the boys to take a drink. God bless the rain, it makes a fellow feel young again, he feels like tossing up his hat and yelling like a Hannacrat. John G. Liggett of Fair Oaks was arrested Monday by Constable Vick and brought down here to answer the charge of shooting a prairie chicken out of season, Wm. Kale of Rose Lawn, being the prosecuting witness, Wm. Hurley, Wm. Cox, Hiram Smith and T. J. Joiner proved an alibi for Mr. Liggett and he was discharged by Esq. Troxell. An examination of the chicken failed to disclose shot in the body and it probably died from some other cause than ] a gunshot. Kale had the dead whicken in his pocket as evidence, and Liggett then had him arrested under the game laws for having a chicken in his possession out of season. Esq. Burnham lined Kale $lO and costs, and he took an appeal to the circuit court. The case against Liggett is said to have been inspired through spite, but it seems the spiter got the worst of it. Regarding Liggett’s witnesses, the Apologist sluringly referred to them as “store-box philosophers," etc. The two first named are old soldiers and we understand were much incensed at the Apologist’s account of the trial, as was also Mr. Liggett.