Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1901 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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The paving about the public square was completed yesterday. Mrs. G eo. Stoudt and Mrs. Ira Yeoman of Remington, visited friends here yesterday. J. J. Reed of Jordan tp., has gone to South Dakota with J. F. Bruner on a prospecting trip. C. R. Carr of Newton tp. was called to Westyille Tuesday by the death of his nephew, Leslie Hilton . A. N. Lakin writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Biwabik, Minn., to Des Moines, lowa. x/The Wm. Leek farrfi of 245 acres northwest of town, has been sold to T. F. Dunlap of Ellsworth, 111., consideration $65 per acre. Mrs. I. A. Glazebrook and daughter Ara, returned Wednesday from a few weeks visit with relatives in the central part of the state. Just received, the first car 500 bushels fancy white Wisconsin potatoes to retail at 85 cents per bushel, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. Thos. Walter left a peach at this office Tuesday which measured 9| inches in circumfrence. It grew upon their farm northeast of town. The Democrat can furnish printed cr engraved calling or invitation cards on very short notice. We can make you close prices on both classes of this work. SAddison Shook, I. McCurtain, Wm. Folger and Alva Nichols left Tuesday for Platte, S. D., prospecting for land. The latter recently bought a farm near there.

We commend the judgement of the Halligans in taking a change of venue from this county in the famous cattle stealing ease. There are a good many ringsters mixed up in it. - - ■ ’jQlessrs; and Mesdames. E. L. ; Hollingsworth. A. F. Long. Hale' Warner. C. G. Spitler and Mrs. Robt. Randle and daughters Ida and Mabie, went to Chicago Thursday to see “Ben Hur.’’ Six tramps were arrested here last Friday on suspicion of being implicated in some robberies at Lafayette, but on the arrival of officers from that city were released, not being the parties wanted. are out announcing the the approaching nuptials of Mr. Jay W. M. Stockton and Miss Stella E. Perkins, to occur at the home of lhe bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs. J. H Perkins, east of ■ town, Oct. 16. at 8 p. m. | ■JLRev. W. H. Sayler has sold his residence property and six acres ;of ground just north of town to I Henry Randle of Barkley tp., consideration $2,100. and has bought | Mrs. E. H. Morlen's residence on i Milroy street, for $ 1.51X1,

B. J. Gifford was in town several days last week, but evidently the Apologist editor did not interview 'him as to when he expected to begin operations on the "Rensselaer j branch” of the C. & W. V. Ry., as ; it is dumb as an oyster on the subject. Elliott R. Burr, who moved from Jordan tp., to Virginia some ten or twelve years ago, was visiting his brother, Howard Burr, of Jordan tp., this week The years rest lightly on Mr. Burr, and he is looking almost as young as when he left here. Nang Washburn came down from Fair Oaks Tuesday and took a drive out to the east side of the county to look at a farm that Steve Barnes said was worth the money. He bought the farm as be considered Steve’s judgement good.— Benton Review. TRobt. Michal has bought of W. W. Hirsky of Spring Valley, 111., the 109 acre farm 2 miles southeast of town, across the road from Oscar Hauter’s. Consideration S7O per acre. Mr. Michals bought the place for a homestead, and will move upon the same.

is made of the marriage of Miss Blanche Alter of this city, to Mr. Ernest Fritts of Dunkirk, Ind., to take place here Oct. 22. Mr. Fritts is a son of Rev. V. O. Fritts, a former pastor of the F. W. Baptist church here, and was for a time clerk in the Chicago Bargain Store, Prof. W. H. Hershman, who recently bought an interest in the Brook Reporter and took charge of the editorial management of the same, has secured the superintendency of the Hammond schools and entered upon his duties Oct. 1. Bro. Dunghill will again take up the editorial halo so lately laid aside.