Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

School begins Monday. The frost still holds off. St. Joseph’s college opens Monday Go to Fendig’s for school supplies. wMSenry Gowland is prospecting for a farm in Minnesota. Joel F. Spriggs of Walker tp., was in the city Thursday. A couple of cases of diphtheria is reported near Goodland, j." Miss Grace Jakes of Lafayette, visited friends here this week. Rev. S. R. Shreeves of DeMotte, was a caller in the city Monday. Fowler will hold her annual street fair next week—Sept, 10,11, 12. Miss Maude Healey has gone to Indianapolis to attend business college. y-True Woodworth and Miss Maude Jacks spent Sunday in Monon. Bessie Benjamin is visiting relatives at Otterbein, Benton county. E. L. Hollingsworth returned Saturday from his outing at Charlevoix, Mich. P. McLoughlin and John Farrell of Carpenter tp., were in the city Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Maloy and baby of Chicago, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Maloy. "A-Wm. Porter has disposed of his interest in the Rensselaer laundry to his partner, C. F. Lagen. TSLouie Fendig of Brunswick, Ga., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig, this week.

The Monon advertises a round trip rate of $8.85 for the national encampment at Cleveland, via Chicago. T. A. Crockett received a letter from his son Robert, Wednesday. He is now in Mosco, Colo., working upon a farm. Mr. Chas. Macklenburg and sister Cinda, and Misses Maggie and Anna Walter, visited friends in Lafayette Sunday. Mr. Omar Ritchey of Anderson, was visiting relatives here this week. He is engaged iu the house furnishing business. Watch the locals next week. We may have a car load of peaches at 50 to 75 cents a bushel. Chi cago Bargain store. Misses Madge and Zoe Hartman of Bozeman, Montana, were guests of their aunt, Miss Nellie lines, a few days this week. Albert Oppenheimer of New Orleans, was the gqest of his prospective brother-in-law, B. S. Fendig, last week and this week. Mrs. Elmer Wilcox returned Monday from a few weeks visit with friends and relatives at Perrysville, 111., and Lafayette, Ind. The Monon will run another 75 cent excursion to Chicago to-mor-row, Sunday. Train runs on old schedule, passing Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m. B. M. Donnelly, the photographer is closing out his household goods, preparatory to leaving Rensselaer. He is thinking of locating in Chicago.

The Gillam tp., gravel road subcontractor has thrown up the grading job on account of a difference with Supt. Baker over the disposition of dirt taken from the cuts. Wm. Beck and Ralph Donnelly.and Misses Etta Donnelly anobophia Scheurick returned home Wednesday from a week's visit with John Keiper and family at Plymouth. W. T. Smith, trustee of Milroy tp., returned last Friday from a week’s visit with his father-in-law, .1. N. Bull, in Laporte county, Mrs. Smith remained for another week. Corn in Laporte is about the same as in Jasper county.