Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

U. M. Baughman was in Lafayette on business yesterday. Oppenheimer of New Orleans, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. B. 8. Fendig. The Newton County Teachers’ Institute will be held at Brook, the week beginning August 31. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Wilcox of Surrey, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Slagle at Frankfort.

“East Lynne” or the “Elopement,” by a high class company from the best theatres will be presented at. Rensselaer on Monday, August 24. yCjdn. Henry Amsler, and her daughter of Chicago, returned Tuesday fiom a two weeks trip to Niagara Falls, Buffalo and other points in New York. "i-Quite a large number of people gathered at the home of Frank Grant, living west of town, last Monday night, to listen to a grapohone entertainment given by Everett Halstead.\ Clara Parker and Floy Nowels entertained about twenty-five young ladies with a jelly shower in honor of Miss Mary Bates Bates, at the home of Miss Parker, Tuesday. -Awards have been issued anAnncing the marriage of Dr. Kressler and Miss Grace Pulver, to take place Wednesday evening, Sept. 2, at tfie doctor’s new home On South Cullen street. V. E. V. Ransford was over in llllmos this week and tr&ded a farm he owned over in Newton county for a brick store building and residence in Clarksville, 111. He now has has the latter for sale or trade. ' are out for the marriage of Willis Jennings Wright and Miss Mary Bates, a popular young couple, of this city, to take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bates, on next Wednesday at 8.30 a. m. «**!•—** - ■■ o Abb* "- - ■ -■ —► Wm. Hensen of near Sharon, went to Grant Park, 111., last week with his parents who have been living with him for some time. The old folks reside at Grant Park and Mr. Heusen is also contemplating moving there, we understand.

JbThe Republican and Journal iaay compositors attended the picnic at Water Valley Saturday afternoon. The Haas girls went out in a boat that proved leaky and got a ducking in the river. Miss Grace lost her purse containing about $5 and her ticket home. Mason Kenton received a letter from his parents in South Dakota Monday, in which it was stated that his mother had undergone a surgical operation which had afforded her temporary relief, but that there was no hope of her recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Kenton expect to leave this week to go out there to see her. Mesdames John Eger, C. A. Roberts and B. K. Zimmerman were “At Home” to their lady friends Thursday and yesterday afternoons at the elegant home of the former on North Van Rensselaer street. About three hundred guests were in attendance, 150 each afternoon. Dainty refeshments were served. The decorations were very handsome and tasty, pink, white and green. G. W. Baker of Plymouth, has been looking after business matters in this county during the week. He says that crops in his locality are generally good. Oats and wheat were not up to the average, but corn is looking fine rather more advanced than here. Mr. Baker’s old farm in Gillam which he sold about two years ago at $62.50 per acre, has but recently changed hands again, this time at $75 per acre. He still owns his big farm near Plymouth, but resides in town.

HMr. Joseph Mullendore and wife and Mrs. Wm. E. Adams of Johnson county, who have been visiting the family of W. M. Hoover add other friends south of town for the past few weeks, returned home Tuesday. A pleasant feature of their visit here was was a big reunion of their old neighbors and friends at the home of Mr. Hoover, at which some seventy people were present and a big dinner was served. The oooasion was one long to be remembered by all who attended.