Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1902 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Corn, 52c; oats, 27c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents.* Morocco’s electric light system is about completed. The city of Lafayette has passed a curfew ordinance. Miss Ida Randle visited friends in Fowler last week. Only 75 cents for the round trip to Chicago—to-morrow. Advertised letters: Emett G. Gordon, Wm. Whittaker. James B. Erwin of Demotte, was in the city on business Wednesday. >* Miss Gail Wasson is home from dn extended visit at Marshal town, lowa. Miss Minnie Brennan of Lafayette, is visiting Mrs. Elmer Wilcox. . The Democrat wants good correspondents at Kniman and Gifford. The Newton county teachers’ institute will be held at Goodlaud next week. Read what the old reliable Chicago Bargain Store has to say on page 8. W. S. Parks and family have been spending the week in their cottage at Fountain Park. n A. F. Long was in Goodland this week, assisting in invoicing the Burgess drug stock. The Elks Carnival at Elkhart will open Aug. 18th and continue up to and including the 23d. Ted Eger will enter the Wisconsin University at Madison, Wis., next month, we understand. Frank Hanley and family of Chicago, visited the former’s brother, C. W. Hanley, this week. 'VMissee Bernice and Carrie Warren of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, are visiting Rensselaer friends. The program for Fountain Park next is a most elcelfTnt one and the attendance is expected to be very large. S. Fendig will pay 9 cts. for bens, 11 cts. for chix, 144 cts. for eggs; all other poultry at market price, up to Wednesday. Aug. 20. The Democrat has made arrangements for regular correspondence each week from Stoutsburg, the tirst items appearing in this issue. New pensions: Eunice J. Morris, Rensselaer, widow, $8; Mary J. Stone, Rensselaer, widow, $8; Hugh Treanor, Goodland, increase, 512 •f-We understand that Rev. C D. Royse of this city, will be a candidate for presiding elder before the Methodist conference which meets here in September. * The viewers appointed to locate the proposed Iroquois ditch reached Alter’s mill in Union tp., Tuesday evening, and will complete the location of the line this week. (Joseph Durant, Sant Adams and Harry Murray will leave tomorrow for Bryant, South Dakota, to work through the harvest season, and perhaps longer if they like the country. "iQTbe Jasper county teachers’ institute will convene here the first week in September. The instructors are to be Reuben Post Halleck and O. E. Holland, both of Louisville, Ky. is keeping up the reputation of its predecessor, July, quite well in the way of rain. Of the 15 days of this month, rain hns fallen here 8 days. However, thus far we have had none as heavy rains, although enough has fallen several times to delay threshing. "f-Ora Brady, the Sheldon, (III.)' huxster who eloped with Nancy Bunnell, the 17-year-old daughter of Mrs. Ida Hart of that place, and who for a time were camped along the Iroquois river near Brook, was arrested last week and lodged in jail at Watseka, charged with abduction.