Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

E. O. Eller has leased the S. Galbraith milk route. Guy Beebe has been appointed postmaster at Gifford. slight flurry of snow came yesterday morning, the first of the season. Genuine first granite 12 qt. water pails for 75cts at Lee’s, McCoysburg. N.C. W. Coen has bought Steve Comer’s 450 acre farm in Uuion tp., paying therefor $35 per acre. tfTbe Thanksgiving turkey season is now on. Local dealers are paying 7 cents per pound, live weight. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams go to Delphi to-day to spend Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Charles Porter. Joseph D. Keith was hanged at Michigan City prison yesterday morning, a little after midnight, for the murder of Nora Kifer. t(Tt is reported that Enos Timmons of Jordan tp., has purchased E. F. Short’s feed and hitch barn at Plymouth, and will move to that city. Geo. Townsend of Fair Oaks, was assessed $1 and costs for provoke upon S. M Lamoine of that berg, by Esq. Troxell, Tuesday, $16.30 in all.

Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 57; oats 39; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 33; oats 21; rye 42. V Lem Huston m sold his news sftmd to W. A. Parkinson and Charles Linn. The latter is Mr. Parkinson's brother-in-luw, of Attica, and will have charge of the business. Mr. Huston is still confined to his bed with rheumatism, but is somewhat better than last week.

In giving the Indianapolis Sentinel free to all subscribers who pay one year in advance td the Democrat we are enabled to devote four columns more to home news than formerly, and besides give 12 pages of news (including the Sentinel) where formerly we gave but 8 pages.

including the team and band, about 140 people went over to Delphi from here Thursday to see the Rensselaer-Logansport football game. ,It was a very tame affair, we understand, no one being killed, and only one player getting hurt seriously a Logansporter, who got an ankle sprained. The score was 31 to 0 in favor of Rensselaer. <T he 12-year-ohl daughter of Frank Lakin of Barkley tp., got her collar bone broken last Sunday from hanging on the back seat of a double buggy. The rear seat was occupied by Mrs. Shelby Comer and Mrs. John Lakin, and the girl’s weight tipped it back, and seat and occupauts were upset upon her. The others escaped with slight bruises.

*CGeo. Barrett of Eureka, 111., has bought the B. O. Gardner farm of 160 acres, 3 miles east of town, consideration S6O per acre. Mr. Barrett is a son-in-law of L. H Myers of this city. He bought the farm as an investment and does not intend to occupy it. Mr. Gardner has purchased the 105 acre farm of Hollingsworth & Hopkins, near Pleasant Ridge, now occupied by W. R. Dennis, who will work the same next year, and 40 acres of J. V. Parkinson, adjoining, at $55 per acre for each.

A number of guests gnthcred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Whitsel Lewis Wednesday evening, in honor of Mr. Lewis. A very enjoyable time wns had. Refreshments were served. The guests were ns follows: Mrs. Birdie Collins and three children; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Richardson and son; Mrs. Ida Hill and two children; Mr. and Mrs. James Elliott and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hoshaw and son Samuel and Miss Mary Hoshaw; Mr. and Mrs. Aarron Hickman and Harry and Lewis; Miss Eva Hickman and Mr. John Merritt. The guests dispersed wishing Mr. Lewis many more enjoyable times. •