Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

half mile to station, lies along large ditch, dry and ready for crops, easy terms, at.... 380.00 489 acres, all level black soil, in cultivation, prairie meadow and pasture, 50 acres In grasses, has good outlet for drainage, half mile to Abe station, will divide to suit, at $87.50

57 acres, mile to town, 40 acres cnltivated, 27 acres timber, fenced hog tight, all good land, has five-room house, new bam, good well; owner will trade for good business or city property, Price . 340.00

10 room bouse with full basement, well, cistern, some fruit, fair barn, good garden qq three large lots, three blocks from court house. Price on application.

Local and Personal. 4-Corn 34c; oats, 29c. (Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents.

This is Vol. VI, No. 1, of The Democrat.

Mrs. E. M. Banes visited in Mon on Wednesday.

Smallpox has been completely wiped out of this county.

John Rush is building a new house on North Jefferson street.

Call on E. P. Honan to have yonr mortgage exemptions filed.

Fred McColly is building a new front to his residence on Clark street.

The receipts from the Bachman triplets exhibition last Saturday were $60.16.

-k-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig returned Monday from spending the winter in the South.

If you Want a pretty and stylish hat for little money, call at Mary Meyer’s Millinery Store.

We have what you want, a hat for every head at * reasonable prices. Mrs. Purcupile.

I. N. Warren and children of Fort Dodge, lowa, are fuests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. rwln.

Peter Giver was down from Hammond Monday. He will not move his family there until about May 1.

New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Hebron, 1; Pulaski, 1; Gifford, 1; Valparaiso, 1.

New pensions: Clement S. Kingsbury, Montioello, increase, sl7; Henry Walker, Remington, increase, sl2.

Jean McFarland. Nellie Gray, Esley Wasson, Mable Huston and Hattie Sayler are attending normal at Terre Haute.

John H. Jessen came down from Chicago Saturday night to spend Sunday with his family, returning Monday morning.

August Stachel, formely of Wheatfield, writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Goodwine, 111., to Roseville, 111. , VMr. and Mrs. John Eger went to Chicago Wednesday to meet “Ted” who came home from Wisconsin University to spend Easter. A sack qt ear popcorn, found on th,e street last week, may t>e had by owner calling at this office, describing property and paying for'this notice. 4-John Kimble and C. E. Smith of Gifford were up in northern Wisconsin, prospecting last week. Each bought an eighty acre farm in Taylor county, and expect to move upon the same this fall. Bro. Weeks of the Monon News has purchased the Garrett Herald, and will move to that city at once. The News will be conducted ‘by Mr. Weeks for the present under the management or C. A. McAlister.

Mra. C. W. Shesler, who lives east of town with her son, W. R. Shaeler, went to Milford, 111., Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Eli Holmes. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes’ 50th wedding anniversary occurred April 7. Earl Gray,' a yonng man working with John Baker’s sawmill gang west of town, had both bones of the left leg broken last Thursday afternoon, while helping to move a drive-wheel of the engine. The big wheel fell upon him. x “Two Merry Tramps” drew a good orowd at the opera house Saturday night. The company carried a band and had a great variety of expensive costumes and some clever actors, bat many of the jokes were decidedly stale.