Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Local and Personal. . ——- 0 Corn 87c; oats, 80c. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 oents. • ■ - 1 ■ 1 ■ 111 Vernon Jacks is clerking in Cain’s restaurant. A few farmers have began planting corn this week. New pensions: Joseph I. Burns, Rensselaer, increase, sls. Nellie Imes spent Sunday with friends at Monticello. The High school graduating exercises will be held May 27. Nicholas Krull of Monon, was visiting friends here Sunday. One dollar for the round trip to Chicago, to-morrow (Sunday). Chase Ritchey went to Valparaiso Tuesday to attend normal. Several Rensselaer people attended the dedication at Lee Sunday. F. M. Hershmanof Walker tp., was in the city on business Saturday. E. V. Ransford is again able to be out after a few weeks siege of sickness. Remember “Pansy from Parr” at opera bouse, next Wednesday and Thursday nights. Tillie Ramp and Lizzie Scheurich spent Sunday with Mrs. Nicholas Krull, at Monon. Alpheus Elmore of Bluffton, and John Jordan of Remington, were business visitors here Monday. Miss Leah Knox has gone to Chillecothe, Ohio, for an extended visit with relatives and friends.

Henry Wood is making some extensive improvements to his residence on South Division street. Mrs. Vena LaMar of Lee, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Clarence Carrothers, in Rensselaer this week. Miss Grace Jacks is convalescing from her late sickness, and was up town Tuesdav for the first time. ___ The coming event of the season will be the newest, “A Breezy Time.” Opera house, next Friday night. _ Special excursion, Sunday, May 10. to leave Rensselaer about 8:48 a. m., for Chicago; SI.OO for the round trip. D. W. Shields writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Manchester, Tenn., to Malinta, Tenn. sQlfiss Laura Gangloff has gone to Washington, 111., to take charge of the three children of a sister who died last fall. Rev. Dr. C. C. Stratton of Portland, Oregon, will preach in Trinity M. E. church next Sunday morning and evening. Monroe Carr and daughter Rose, and Misses Myra Clark and Buleah Yates spent Sunday with friends in Hammond. Miss Floy Nowels, who has been attending the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music, is home for the summer vacation. is made that Ike Tuteur, the groceryman and Miss Blanche Myers of Chicago, will be married in the near future. John Putt of Newton county, was attending court here Monday in the case against the estate of bis father, the late Richard Putt.

Thomas C. Cain, the new proprietor of the Brenner bakery, and Miss Gertrude Greiser of Remington, were married at Lafayette Tuesday. We a«e pleased to state that W. D. Bringle of Jordan tp., is recovering nicely from his very severe illness, and expects to get out on the corn planter next Monday. Mrs. Matilda Groom, wife of Joseph Groom and a former re.-i----dent of Barkley tp., this county, died recently at her home near Kingman, Kan., aged 48 years. Thos. Cain of south of town, has bought the Brenner bakery and restaurant and took possession of same last week. Mr. Brenner is undecided as to his future plans at present. The new fence recently put up around the Crockett cemetery by Thos, A. Crockett is said to be a good and substantial one, and the cemetery looks better and is in better conditions than ever before. *4>Mrs. Nancy Norris died suddenly at her home on Clark street Tuesday night aged 72 years. The funeral was held yesterday at 10 a. m., from the F. W. Baptist chnrcb, Revs. Cochran and Ferguson conducting the servioss.