Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1902 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Local and Personal. Corn (new) 35c; oats, 27c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents. AM aster Perry Horton is sick with lung fever. Born, Nov. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Ora Fay of Aix, a daughter. T. R. Daugherty is moving back to his farm southeast of town. W. S. Parks is visiting his father, Thomas Parks, at Redlands, California. A daughter was born Dec. 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shriner of Barkley tp. New pensions: W T illiam A. Wilmington, Wheatfield, original (war with Spain) $6. F. P. Morton of Pleasant Ridge, spent several days at the stock show this week. Advertised letters: Mart Read, Miss Sophia Studer (2), Philip Rems, Silas Carpenter. 4. Robert Randle left Sunday for His new home in Mexico, Mo. The family followed Thursday. House and two lots, on desirable corner for sale cheap; easy payments. Call on E. P. Honan. John Daugherty has leased the Sullivan House at Delphi, and has gone there to take charge of same. New harness shop of J. C. Carmichael, opposite Makeever House, for harness, robes and blankets. \ J. H. Sayler, west of town, has leased his farm and will move to town,.occupying the Milt Chipman property on the north side. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Waehburn expect to leave about Jan. 1 for a two months sojourn at Miami, Fla and Mrs. George Mitchell son, of Remington, were guests of Prof. Sanders and family Friday, Saturday and Sunday. County Commissioner Kennedy, democrat, of Newton county, has resigned, and David Hess, republican, of Brook, has been appointed to fiill the vacancy.

girls were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson of Jordan tp., last Monday. One of them died at once, but the other one is hearty and doing well. H. Maines has rented his farm north of town to Fritz Zard, and will move into his recently purchased property, the Robert Randle place, next w’eek. High School Principal W. O. Hiatt has been confined to his home with a light attack of lung fever this week. Miss Helen Wasson has charge of his classes. Nearly every paper one picks up nowadays has one or more accounts of someone losing an arm in a corn shredder. These machines should be called “man shredders.” Morocco Courier: A number of cattle in this locality have died in the past few days from the disease known as black leg. Vaccination is being tried in the hope of overcoming the disease. Rowles & Parker were in Chicago this week finishing buying goods for their new store, in the Odd Fellows' annex, and expect to open up for business in a couple of weeks at farthest.