Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

- - • - - - Local and Personal. Corn 44c; oats, 840. Wheat 60 cents; rye, 40 oents. Mrs. B. O. Gardner is visiting in Chicago. Excursion to Indianaoplis tomorrow; round trip fare $1.25. Christie Viok is on the sick list this week with intermittent fever. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wishard visited relatives in Goodland this week. Burlap horse fly sheets, SI.OO per pair, at Lee & Poole’s, McCoysburg. George Culp of near Monon, visited his sister, Mrs. Thomas Smith Sunday. Peter Hordeman visited his sister, Mrs. Skillen, at Lafayette, a few-days the first of the week. Trevor Eger came home last week from 'Wisconsin University to spend the summer vacation. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Marysville, Mo., 1; Eldersville, Pa., 1; Medaryville, 1. I Type-writer carbon paper, best grade, two sheets for sc; 25 cemjs per doz., $2 per box (100 sheets) at this office. Hon. E. P. Honan has accepted an invitation to deliver the 4th of July oration at Monterey, Pulaski county. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Gunyon of north of town were called to Frankfort Friday by the serious illness of their son, Elmer. Miss Ella Welsh of Remington, who had been visiting Miss Maude Hemphill for a few days, returned home Monday. Trustee John Bill of Jordan tp., was called to near Corydon, Harrison county, Monday by the serious illness of his aged father. Rensselaer now has but one saloon, Strickfaden’s, the other three having closed their doors by reason of the anti-saloon crusade. There were 55 White county land-seekers left Montioello last Tuesday for Arkansas. The excursion was in charge of a land agent. The joint commencement of Hanging Grove and Milroy townships will be held at McCoysburg this evening, commencing at 8 o’clock. You know the indications of the binder twine market—then contract for what you think you will need, of Lee & Poole, McCoysburg, Ind.

Miss Candace Brown, who has been laid up for the last month with a severe case of vaccination, is again back to her “case” on The Democrat. The Rensselaer school board has reorganized with G. K. Hoilingsworth, President; C. W. Coen, Secretary; and T. J. McCoy, Treasurer. Mrs. John Jones lost a good milk cow Sunday, c&ussd it is said, from being poisoned from licking out paint cans that had been thrown in the pasture. Oxford Tribune: Miss Jessie McCarthy came from Rensselaer Monday to visit her many friends in this place. Her health has not been gorjd for some time. A good supply of binder twine on hands at Lee & Poole’s, at McCoysburg. Leave your orders now for what you think you will want this harvest. Price guaranteed. Advertised letters: Miss Dora Conden (2), Miss Marie Hitch, Mr. Albert Lur, Willie D. Lewis, F. Phillipson, John Pely, Miss Sadie Wright, Mrs. Arthur Watson. Trustee Bill of Jordan tp., is preparing to build a new school house at Mo. 7, known as Neverfail. Advertisement for bids for its construction appears in another column. The bans of marriage of Mr. Charles Thompson of this city, and Miss Mayme Fleck were published for the first time at St. Augustine’s Catholic church last Sunday. ' + ■>- The Democrat is informed that the people of Kankakee township will do a little work in the anti-saloon line on the application for license, that is to come up at the next term of Abe’s court from Donnville. The board of review have fixed the average assessment of Walker teal estate at 17.34 per acre; In our figures last week Walker was omitted, for the reason that no agreement had been reached at that time.