Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1901 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

PERSONAL and local

Next Thuf&day is turkey day. J. A. McDonald is on the sick list. The White circuit court convenes Monday. The city'schools will close next Wednesday for the week. >(David Sheedy, general merchant, of Goodland, has failed. The Benton county postoffice will become presidential Jan. Ist. Rev. Brady will oocupy the Christian church pulpit at Kentland to-morrow. John Gaffey and son Hugh, of Barkley tp,, expect to move to Oklahoma in the spring. >JJ. T. Penn has leased a hotel at TlTorntown, Ind., and will move to that place next week. E. V. Hansford was in Chicago several days this week, buying new goods for “The Racket Store.” 'lJLsnae Saldlai was called to Montgomery county last Friday by the death of his aged mother. Ernest Middleton has received his discharge from the regular army, having purchased the same. A new list of Jennings county farms appears in Dalton Hinchman’s ad this week. Look them over. Rev. T. A. Hall of Oxford, will preach in the Christian church to-morrow (Sunday) morning and evening. Good farmers say that the average yield of corn in Grant township is about.3o bushels.—Goodland Herald. A. Fisher moved to town this week, from his farm near Aix, and occupies property in the south part of town,

The town of Boswell has granted a tanchise for the construction of a system of water works, electric light, heat and power. ~jjt is reported that George L. Sawyer was offered sllO per acre for his 200 acre farm south of Foresman a few days ago. Twenty-four varieties of fancy No. 1 stock of apples, from the. tops of the Alleghany mountains, Pa., at the Chicago Bargain Store. Spitler moved* from his own residence into the old Spitler homestead last week. Mrs. Spitler and daughter Maud, have moved into rooms over Tuteur’s store d Addison Parkinson has bought trie Ed Heath residence property, near his own residence, paying $2,500 therefor* W. A. Huff, who occupies the property, has leased it for five years. The Kentland Democrat says that Simon Leopold has leased a store room at the new town of Freeland, Benton county, and will move his stock of goods from Keutland to that place. The U. S. grand jury did not find an indictment against Harry D. Bimiey. recently arrested near Mt. Ayr, charged with sending an obscene letter through the mails, and he was discharged.

lias organized a commercial club and is trying to raise $15,000 to secure the novelty factory from Cnicago, that recently proposed to come here for SIO,OOO and a few acres of ground. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Carpenter of Cincinnati, wort* guest of Mr, end Mrs. J. W. lines Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Carpenter is a member of tbe Rahn, Mayer, Carpenter Co., Manufacturers of iron lathes. % 320-Acbe Farm for Rent—The Butler farm, lying £ mile east of Parr, on the gravel, for rent at $2 per acre, cash. 120 acres of plow land, well tiled, balance pasture. Kar.m has good improvements. Call on or address. E. P. Honan, Rensselaer, Ind. SvJohn Kohler wbh down from Chicago Heights on business a few days this week. He haH sold out his meat and grocery business there to his son and expects "f?> move back here next week and occupy his property south of the court house, lately vacat'd by the Misses Comer.

> f4sf’oodin <fc Agate, the Foresman real estate dealers, on Wednesday closed up a couple of ■ land deals in this county the J. .1, Reed 220 acre farm southwest of town, to John Haag of Cullom, 111., at $14,0(1) cash, and 79 acres of the estate of the late Andrew Arnold eHtat© in Barkley tp., to John Hchroer of Barkley, at $28.50 per acre.