Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Local and Personal. Com 40c; oats, 300. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 cents.. To-day is the last day for paying dog tax. Editor Clark was a Chicago visitor Monday. Monon will also 4th of July. How about Rensselaer? E. J. Wilcox of Dayton, Ky., was in the city Tuesday. New pensions: S. D. Maggert, Monticello, increase, sl2. iMiss Hazel Warner is visiting mfends in Monticello this week.

John Medicus was down from Chicago Heights Saturday .and Sunday. James Meads of Hammond, was the guest of Miss Myra Clark over Sunday. * “How’s your arm?” is the asual salutation one meets with nowadays. %£l\l Donnelly, the onion grower, has ont about 25 acres of onions again this season. Some of those who were vaccinated say they will take chances on the small-pox next time. X|leaßon M. Dunn has sold his saloon at Demotte to Fred Granger who will continue the hiz. The Wolcott window glass sand pit has closed down aid the machinery will he moved elsewhere. Mrs. E. P. Honan and son Edward, returned Monday from a several days visit tilth friends at Delphi. Mrs. Harry Wade of Hammond, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Yeomen of Newton tp. P Honan went to Lafayette Thursday night to attend a banquet given by the Catholic Order of Foresters.

Charley Nowels, who is working on a grain elevator at Inwood, spent a few days the first of the week with his family here. Over at Goodland Rev. Father King, pastor of the Catholic chnrch at that place, will deliver the Decoration day address today. Extra copies of The Democrat, wrapped for mailing, can de had at any time for five cents per copy by calling at the office of publication. The 99 Cent Racket Store pot up a handsome new awning this week. Mr. Ransford, tbs proprietor, is the artist who lelterd it so nicely. H. W. Wolfram of Joliet, 111., has been visiting his sister near Surrey. Mr. Wolfram Is a printer, and made The Democrat a few friendly calls while in town.

The salaries of the following postmasters in this vicinity have been advanced: Delphi, 11,700 to $1,800; Fowler, $1,600 to $1,700; Lowell, $1,300 to $1,405; Monticello, $1,700 to SI,BOO. The ladies of the Grand Army will serve free dinner to all old soldiers on Decoration day, immediately after the return from the cemetery, at Grand Army Hall. Advertised letters: Miss Net E. Bullis, Frank Yeager, Joe Irions, Mr. Johnie Osborn, Mr. Allie Owen, Mr. Marion Brain, Mr. Leroy Geffield and Mr. William HoUowell. The Newton County Lumber Co., of Brook, capital stock $6,000, was incorporated last week. The directors are Jacob D. Rich, formerly of Remington. E. D. Zook, W. S. Cunningham and Washington Snyder. ' Everett Halstead has traded Acme stock food for Conrad Schaffer’s short order restaurant on South Van Rensselaer street, and the latter will take the road selling the food. Harry Whiting ana Bert Campbell have charge of the restaurant for Halstead. Ed Buroh, aged 27, was arrested at Sheldon. 111., Sunday, by Monticello officers, charged with attempted assault on the person of a 15-year-old orphan girl of Round Grove tp., White county. In default of SI,OOO bond ha was remanded to jail. Burch resides at Wolcott.

A. B. Fisher of Remington, was in the city Tuesday and Wednesday on business. .He has been working on a new railroad over in southwestern Illinois, and expects to return to Illinois next week to take a job on a new road in the southeastern part of the state that is being built by the Big Four.