Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Farmers say that frost must hold off all this month to insure a good corn crop in this county. Lost:—August 27, on the road near St. Joseph's College, a silk cape trimmed with beads. Finder please leave at The Democrat office. Mrs. Geo. Wortley. Trustees Bill of Jordan and Smith of Milroy sold the old school buildings in their respective townships which have been replaced by new ones this season. The former got S3O for his building, and the latter $26. The merry-go-round which completely blockaded the street east of the court bouse carnival week and for the accomodation of which the expensive brick street -was all torn up once more, is still here but has been moved to the vacant, lot across the Washington street bridge. The annual fall missionery meeting of the 2d Indiana district of the Christain church, will be held at Hebrorn, Sept. 9-10. The church now has 934 churches, 124,000 members, 803 Sunday Schools, 120,000 teachers, 14 districts and church property valued at $2,802,000 in Indiana.

An exchange wants to know what Would be thought of a man that would have his pants made from sixteen to twenty inches longer than his legs and then go a round holding them up to keep them from trailing in the mud and filth. He would probably be considered crazy. But where does the comparison come in? We don’t know of any women who do this. The herd of elk formerly belong* ing to Nelson Morris of Chicago, and for some time past kept on his Demotte ranch under the supervision of his foreman Mr. Pence, has recently been purchas* ed by Charley Pullins and his son Winfred of Barkley tp., and preparations were made to accomodate this the largest and most rare species of deer on their farm in Barkley, where they will be kept for breeding and exhibition purposes.