Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1902 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Corn, 60c; oats, 46c. Monon is to have a street fair, August 26 to 29. Only 75 cents to Chicago and return, Sunday, July 13. Ku- Merrill visited relatives at Valparaiso this week. eopold is taking treatment at Indiana Mineral Springs. New pensions: Charles Overman, Franceesville, increase, $6. Regular meeting of the Modern Woodmen next Wednesday night. John Sharp is working in a poultry packing house at Monticello. "pSenry Lee, an aged resident of Hanging Grove tp.. died last Monday. Wm. T. Beahler of Francesville, was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. T. J. Mallatt and daughter of Fair Oaks, were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. Judge Dudley H. Chase of Logansport, died suddenly Tuesday night of apoplexy. 'lAIis 0 Grace We m pie of Rockford, 111., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. J. Montgomery. The Monon’s new passenger station at Lafayette was thrown open to the public Monday. **3lr. and Mrs. Jay W. Williams spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. C. H. Porter, at Delphi. \"Mrs. Mel Laßup and children are visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. Nora Finney, at Elwood. Mrs. Jacob Alte of Kentland, visited her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Hazen, of Jordan tp., this week.

Mrs. Jacob Bropps of Plano, 111., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Garowiski, southeast of town. Tne afternoon south-bound train on the Monon now passes Rensselaer at 2:01, instead of 1:46, as formerly. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ryan of Gillam tp., spent Sunday with the former’s brother-in-law, Warren Robinson and family. On account of the 4th coming on our regular press day, The Democrat goes to press one day earlier this week than usual. : i * Shields Bros, big dry goods store at Monticello was damaged by fire, smoke and water last Friday night to the extent of about SIO,OOO. "TMrs. Fred Dalton and two children of Gilman, 111., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O’Meara, and other relatives here the first of the week. Frank Davis, the well known Morocco attorney, is making preparations to locate at Newton county's future county seat, says the Goodland Herald. J. N. Vedder, the advance agent of the ‘ Nick Carter” show company that went broke here last spring, announces his engagement to Miss Ella Herron of Brookston.

All parties indebted to the Stoner & Day Milling Co., will confer a favor by calling and settling at once, as they are now in great need of their money. Stoner <fc Day. F. Pettit was down from Walker tp., Monday. They have got every rain up in his locality that we have had here with a whole lot more that escaped ns. Crop prospects are very poor. Joseph Putts was in town Tuesday showing samples of Manitoba wheat, of wTiich he has ten acres which is variously estimated by those who have/seen it will yield from 30 to oO bushels per acre. Joe regrets that he hasn’t more acres of it. We are requested to correct the statement made in the Rensselaer Republican that Glenn Clemens of Keener tp., was a contestant at the recent declamation contest here. Mr. Clemens was not present and therefore took no part in the contest. Jasper county oratory was quite well represented at the various 4th of July celebrations this year. E. P. Honan was billed for Parr; “Honest Abe” at Thayer; Frank Foltz at Kniman; C. W. Hanley at Dunn’s bridge, and Geo. W. Williams at Medaryville. B. Kirsh sold his farm of 120 acreft, near Raub, to Mrs. Barney Funk, last Friday, consideration $15,000 or about $98.00 per acre, and on Saturday purchased the John Flinn farm of 240 acres, two miles east of Earl Park for sllO per acre.—Kentland Democrat.