Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1901 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

The Democrat is all home print this week. Don’t forget the Reno Novelty Co., Friday, Dec. 20. Kentland fair Association has decided to quit business. Read every page of The Democrat for home news this week. L. M. Wilcox of Surrey, spent Sunday in the metropolis of Jasper county. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bringle of Fair Oaks, were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. Additional locals and correspondence will be found on the inside pages of The Democrat. Nelson Ducharme, Kniman, Ind., will cry sales in all parts of the country; terms reasonable. VsA Bltowman, who recently returned from Paris, Tenn., has purchased a resturaut at Francesville.

X Jasper county’s assessments for tne improvement of the streets on the three sides of the public square amount to $5,963.7.5. Don’t forget that the Reno Novelty Company has got a troupe of trained dogs and birds with them; you want to see them of course. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wright of Indianapolis, who have been visiting Geo. W. Casey and family of Union tp , returned home Wednesday. Henry Grow has purchased 40 acres'of the Stockton land in Union tp., which’joins his farm on the north, consideration $42.50 per acre. Bert Bartoo was taken quite sick again on Wednesday of last week and was confined to his bed for several days, but is now about again F. H. Robertson, of Goodland, the old original, all wool and a yard wide, Wheatfield Telephone man, was in the city on business Monday. Geo Healey has sold his Brookston Gazette plant to E. W T . Tucker, who has been operating the same under lease for the past six months. D. A. Stoner goes to Cynthiana, Posey county, next week to act as expert judge in the poultry show of the Wabash Valley Poultry Association. B. F. Fendig, A. F. Long and J. A Larsh, Rensselaer’s progressive druggists, all have Acme Food now in both small and large packages for sale. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 60; oats 44; rye 45. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 32; oats 21; rye 42. Fred Parcels was tried Monday before Esq. Troxell and a jury and acquitted of the charge of indecent exposure of his person in the foot race recently at Parr. 'f~Mrs. Candace Loughridge went to the Indiana Mineral Springs last Saturday for treatment for rheumatism. She was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Chapman.

The county commissioners over in Newton county, desiring the best legal talent, have employed Wm. Darroch of Kentland, for county attorney. Mrs. W. H. Beam and Mrs. F. E. Babcock went to Chicago Monday and took in “The Price of Peace” at McVicker’s Monday night, returning Tuesday p. m. The commissioners contracted with Bert-Terry Stationery Co. for all the blank books, stationeryies and printed supplies for the ensuing year for 11,082.90 and no more. —Benton Review. If Bro. Strohm of the Newton County Enterprise, wants to put on 2-ounce gloves with The Democrat editor he has only to make one more break like that of last week and we promise to send a challenge over by return mail. Alf that football game between the South Benders and Rensselaer should go off at Delphi, we would suggest that the managers let the fact be known in time so the public schools of Rensselaer may be dismissed for the occasion.

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