Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1903 — Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Read the two-page ad of the Chicago Bargain Store. Bay yoor typewriter paper at The Democrat office and save money. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hancock of Newton county were in the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Davisson of Kniman, were business visitors in the city Tuesday. To accomodate its advertising patrons The Democrat is issued in two sections this wef&k. Advertised letters: Mrs. L. P. Russ, Mrs. Julia Edwards, A. C. Calderell, Osborn Chapman, Erwin Albin. M. Bringle has been appointed regular carrier on the new rural route out of Fair Oaks; W. E. Moffitt, substitute. James Pefley of Remington, was the guest of his daughter, Mr£L S. U. Dobbins, a few days the nrst of the week. Henry Nevell has moved from the Mrs. Agnes Kelley property on South Weston street, into the Ed Gay property, north of the railroad. Cornelius Bierma, ex-trustee of Keener township, died at his home in that township last Saturday, from consumption. He was aged abont 50 years. G. M. Wilcox & Bon, Surrey and Parr, have a £ page ad in another part of this paper. Read what this up-to-date, hustling firm have to say. Mrs. S. O. Lang of Surrey, who had a sale of personal property last week, is moving to Indianapolis. V. H. Thornton will continue to work the farm. Geo. Stembel of Wheatfield, and George Ketch mark and Mr. Fitzgerald of Kankakee tp., were in the city Tuesday on business before “Honest Abe’s”' court. Forty acres of land to rent, 2$ miles north of Rensselaer; house, orchard, etc. $l4O cash rent. • Margaret O’Shea. Rensselaer, Ind. Mr. E. Rapp of Washington, 111., was here Monday and Tuesday looking after matters pertaining to his recent purchase of the Wm. Haley farm, south of town. D. A. Stoner, who has been visiting here, also at Morocco and Sheldon, 111., and looking after business matters for the past two weeks, returned to his home in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday. The Democrat prints a cut of French Lick Springs Hotel, where the Indiana editors were entertained last week, also a picture of Pluto, one of the famous springs located close by the hotel. Brook Reporter: Rumor says that the W. D. Forseman assignment is considerable worse than first supposed and that it is very doubtful if the creditors will realize over forty or fifty cents on the dollar. Owing to the lateness in its maturing and the scarcity of huskers, corn husking has hung on longer than usual hereabouts this season, and there are still a great many farmers who have not finished husking yet. The wife of Rev. T. F. Drake, a former pastor of the M. E. church of this city, died at her home in Terre Haute last week. She was Rev* Drake’s second wife, his first wife having died while he was located here. F. E. Duvall of Allentown, 111., is here this week looking after matters pertaining to the Duvall farm near Sharon. Frank says the report that John Chilcote was recently married is unfounded. John will come over next month and deny the charge in person. Chicago papers announce the engagement of Miss Virginia Austin, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin, former residents of Rensselaer, but now of Chicago, to Mr. Roy Merriweather Shayne, son of John T. Shayne, the well .known State street furrier of Chicago. The wedding will take place next month,