Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Hides per 1b........ 5c Lard per lb 11c Tallow per lb 2C Rags per lb 1-4 C

Local and Personal. iLCorn 46c; oats, 32c. "iWheat 65 cents; rye, 40 cents. The Democrat, SI.OO per year. Another dollar excursion to Chicago, Sunday, August 30. Train schedule same as usual. A heavy rain fell north of town a few miles Tuesday afternoon, but it missed Rensselaer entirely. from the hail stricken belt generally confirm the great damage done to the corn last week. Most of the farmers agree that the crop through the strip of country the hail passed is cut short three-fourths, while some place the damage at less than this. At all events it is bad enqjugh. CV?be new American Building Loan and Savings Assocication starts oat with U. M. Baughman, A. R. Hopkins, J. M. Wasson, Wm. Donnelly and A. H. Hopkins as directors. J. M. Wasson is president and A. H. Hopkins secretary and treasurer. They already have application for several loans.

\While boring a well on Geo. Tamer’s farm 3 miles south of Mt. Ayr, last week, Downing & Gilmore struck wood at a distance of 110 feet below the surface. After passing through the wood the drill dropped through a cavity of two of three feet into a deposit of sand. How did it get there? is a question that is agitating the minds of our keen scientists. Samples of the wood can be seen at A. D. Babcock’s office. —Goodland Herald. Woleott Enterprise: Since the issue of the Enterprise was off the press latt week it is learned that the time specified in the right-of-way leases or grants to Col B. J. Gifford for his railroad enterprise through this part of the country has expired. In two or three instances near town it is known that the time allowed for the road to be built was three years, otherwise the right was void and a new one will become necessary should he again expect to build the southern extention as mentioned in these columns last week.

A little fracas occurred in town Monday which was aired in Squire Troxell’s court Tuesday afternoon. It seems thatC. W. Duvall bought a horse of S. O. Duvall a year or two ago, and over remarks alleged to have been made by the former regarding this deal the trouble arose. The first trouble occurred, we understand, in Worden’s harness shop between S. O. and C. W. Duvall, where the former threw a chair at the latter and was met with a horse collar in return. Later Ed Duvall met C. W. on the street and several blows were exchanged, the latter’s young-setr John rushing in to help his father and also receiving a slap or two. Affidavits were sworn out against Ed J. Dovall for assault and battery, to which he plead gttilty and the fine and costs amounted to $10.60; and one against S. O. Duvall for same offense is set for trial to-day. Still other affidavits will be filed, it is said.