Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Local and Personal. Corn 37c; oats, 28c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents. Another week of fine winter weather. Geo. Strickfaden was in Monticello Tuesday. J. C. Norman, north of town, is sick with the grip. City Attorney Geo. A. Williams spent the holidays with his parents at Raymond, O. Mrs. Firman Rutherford of Jordan tp., is in Indianapolis for surgical treatment. V. Lesh, residing northwest of town, will move to Wisconsin in the spring. Miss Grace Jacks returned Sunday, from a month’s visit with relatives at Morris, 111. Mrs. Mary Kern, aged 100 years, died at her home in Hobart, Porter county, Tuesday. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices*: Salt Lake City, Utah, 1; Kouts, 1; Chicago, 1. Theodore George will start out next week traveling for Uhl Bros, gents furnishing goods company of Logansport. Joseph Hardesty, a former resident of this county, died at his home in Medaryville recently, aged about 40 years. 4-0 wing to poor health, Jerry Healey has given notice of his intention of giving up his position at Eger’s grocery. The Democrat is the only paper in the county to publish Gov. Durbin’s message. It appears on one of the inside pages. The local lodge of" Rathbone Sisters will go to Chalmers next Tuesday to institue a new lodge of the order at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown of Rugby, No. Dak , are visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. A. E. Brown, in town, and other relatives near Rensselaer. Lost: 10 months old bird dog, body white with red spots, red ears; a reward of $3 will be paid for its return. Victor Walker. Valma. Ind. The defunct Goodland Citizen outfit has been purchased by Bro. Schanlaub of the Morocco Courier, who has added it to the Courier’s equipment. At. M. Hibler of Joliet, 111., has been putting in the past few weeks at his big farm in Milroy tp., building a new barn and making some other improvements. Charlie Beets, who formerly resided with his parents south of town, now of near Kokomo, was married New Year’s eve to a young lady of Miami county. C. M. Hopkins, who has been farming in the Gifford district for the past year, is preparing to move upon the Arnold farm in Barkley tp., now owned by Robert Hunter of Newton county. '■Ljames Haskell of Mount Ayr recently bought a half interest in the Kresler hitch barn, and has moved his family here, occupying E. J. Wilcox’s property in the northwest part of the city. Miss Roe Dennis and brother Milton, of near Pleasant Ridge, went to Marion last Monday where both will enter school. Miss Roe will take oratory, while Milton will take a preparatory course in law. The city council held a special session Monday evening The only business transacted was the referring back to the county treasurer the ’various street improvement > assessments for collection. G. M Wilcox & Hon, proprietors of the “Two Stores,” at Surrev and Parr, recognize the value of The Democrat as an advertising medium, and have just closed a contract for 20 inches of space every week for one year.