Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

John Ramp is attending St. Joseph’s College.

R. T. Newman is prospecting for land in Missouri this week. ' Mrs. Maude Sullivan of Lagro, Ind., is visiting Mrs. Robert Michal The. attendance at the state fair this year was the greatest in its historj-. kLßalph Paxton of Lamar Colo., was in the city a few days the first of the week. The Jasper County Bar adopted appropriate resolutions on the death of President McKinley. It is rumored that Earl Duvall has rented the residence vacated this week by George Mitchel, and will “batch” (?). It required three delivery wagons to deliver peaches and merchandise Tuesday. Chicago Bargain Store. >$A new postoffice, called “Aspnaltum” has been established at the terminus of the Gifford oil branch railroad; Geo. M. Comer, postmaster.' Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 535; oats 344; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 365; oats 20; rye 42. Mr. O. N. Berry and mother, of Monon, Mrs. Kemmer and son Roy, and Mrs. Morton, of Cleveland, Ohio, were guests of Mrs. U. M Baughman the first of the week.

Advertised letters: Mr. James Michaels, Mr. Rufns Bordesell, Mr. Charlie Beaty, William Brubaker, Prof. James M. Clemens, Miss Mary Cords, Miss Bessie Fairchild, Mr. Will Kamberg.

C. B. Steward has just received a few bushels of Cap Sheaf wheat, from Ontario, Canada, for sale or to loan out on reasonable terms. This wheat is fully guaranteed to stand climate aud not to fall dowu.

Born, Sept. 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Goble, a daughter, their first born. Mr. Goble is tbe popular dry goods clerk in the Chicago Bargain Store, and is said to be setting up 10 cent, cigars to all his friends. Call and get one.

TMt. Hope Chapel, in Jordan township, will be dedicated on Sunday, Sept. 29, 1901. There will be services all day with basket dinner^ Everybody invited to attend. The president of the Conference is expected to be in attendance.

Tbe infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Beoughter, living on the east 6ide, died Monday morning of brain fever. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, from the residence, Rev. Ward conducting the services, and interment made in Weston cemetery.

yWhile going home from town Saturday night, on horseback, Harry Brown’s horse got frightened at the lightning playing over Burk bridge, and, when part way over the same, turned and threw him off the side of the bridge to the ground below, cutting quite a gash in one of his limbs and confining him to the house for several days. George Mitchel moved to Remington this week. * He will begin his duties as principal of the schools there next Monday Mrs. Mitchell will remain wiih friends here for a short time, as houses to rent were so scarce in Remington that Mr. Mitchell was obliged to store bis goods for a short time until the one he rented becomes vacated.

After vainly waiting a year and a half for the Halleck Telephone Co., to put in more phones here, so that their services would be worth something, and paying $2 per month during this time for the service given, we have ordered out the Halleck phone and replaced it with a Jasper County phone, No. 315. Our residence phone (same company) it will be remembered, is 311. Call up 315 duriug business hours, and 311 after 6 p. m., if you have any business to talk about or an item of news for The Democrat.