Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Local and Personal. Corn 37c; oats, 30c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 oents. Easter Sunday falls on April 12. Remember the Valpos. at opera house, next Friday night. A. Leopold is confined to the house with sickness this week. Judge Darroch of Kentland, had business in court here Tuesday. Miss Manda Hoyes of Monticello, spent Sunday here with her mother. A. D. Washburn of near Fair Oaks, was in the city on business Tuesday. Frank Lewis of Kersey, B. J. Gifford’s superintendent, was in eity Tuesday. C. Chilcote is visiting his daughter. Mrs. F. E. Duvall, near Allentown, 111. It is claimed that Elwood, with a population of 15,000, has no colored people in her midst. C. Frazee and Harrison Warren moved to their new homes in Miama county this week. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, R-R-l, 1; Gifford, 1. Mrs. Taylor Boicourt of Wolcott, is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Baker. Mrs. E. H. Shields has returned from an extended visit with relatives in Wells county and at Monticelkr.

Albert Gray of Manson, lowa, is visiting his brother, Sylvester Gray of this city, and other relatives in-Jasper county. VClyde Reeve has given up his position at Eger’s grocery to take Ollie Hammerton’s place as teacher in the Fair Oaks schools. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Halligan have the thanks of The Democrat editor and wife for roses and other flowers sent them from Florida. F. E. Duvall of Allentown, 111., was here the first of the week looking after the half-section of land owned by the Duvall’s, near Sharon. Orlando Finney has bought a half interest in Laßue Bros, general store at Rose Lawn and will move from Elwood to that placß and have charge of same. Mrs. Byron Sayler was operated upon last week at an Englewood hospital for the removal of an ovarion tumor. She is said to be recovering nicely from the operation. Mrs, H. L. Brown returned Monday from Evanston, 111., whero she had been at the bedside of her mother for the past two or three weeks. She loft her mother much better.

Mr. and Mrs. 11. V. \\ eaver, who ha\ been spending the winter at Shelby, where the f >rmei was employed, have returned aud again taken up their residence ou South Division street. -yfnmes McMannus has moved from near Valma onto Jim Babcock’s farm near Parr, Mr. McMannus and family expect to move to Dakota another year, where he has purchased a farm. Stembel, E. Twiggs, H. Marble and Yes Austin were down from Wheatfleld Tuesday to see the commissioners regarding the oleaning of the Wheatfleld ditch, and the Wolf creek lateral of order to clean these ditches was made,