Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. y/ Oom 36c; oats, 340 q ''Wheat 66 cfents; rye, 40 cents. . Jasper County Farmers’ Institute —Jan. 20-21. Reserve your seats early for “A Run on the Bank.” Don’t miss the “rummage sale” on Jan. 15th and 16th. Dr. M. L. Humston of Goodland was a Rensselaer visitor Monday. John Murray and A 1 Wood of Stoutsburg, were down on business Saturday. D. B. Nowles returned to Lam-' ar, Col., last Friday to look after bosinese matters. Mrs. Geo. W. Goff has gone to Hot Springs, Ark., to take treatment for a few months. V/*Mr. and Mrs. A. Dr Washburn Wfc - visiting the former’s parents, in Kentland this week. Ohas. H. Thornton will leave for Chicago Monday to take a position on the Monon road. Mr. and Mrs. John Thornton are visiting their sons Del and William in Danville, 111., this week. Joseph Miller, who. has been at Waterford, Wis., has returned home and will remain here for the present. John Sharp came over from Gilman, 111., Friday to be present at the funeral of his Uncle, Joseph A. Sharp. G. F. Meyers was up town Saturday for the'first time in two weeks. He had been having a seige of the grip. Advertised letters: Miss Mary Loneagan, Mrs. Jennie Timmons, Mrs. Nancy Jamison, Wallace Miller, James Linton. only car loads of apples and potatoes shipped to Rensselaer this winter was received by the Chicago Bargain Store. D. A. Freshour of Wabash county, returned home Monday after a few days visit with his son, J. W. Freshour, the blacksmith. Democrat readers generally and stockmen in particular will find muoh to interest them on the last page of this issue of The Democrat. A. J. Harmon will have a big stock sale at his farm west of town, Thursday, Jan. 21. See advertisement elsewhere in this paper. The fire department was called out Saturday by the burning of a floe in John English’s residence in the east part of town. No damage was done. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Spring Valley, Wyo., 1; Rensselaer, 2; Fair Oaks, R-R-l, 2; Fowler, 1; Gifford, 2. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig left Sunday for Brunswick, Ga., and Tampa and Jacksonville, Fla., to spend a few months with their children at those points. SiLIJ. M. Baughman and C. D. Nowels of this city, were among the democrats frsm Jasper county who attended the district convention at Lafayette Thursday. Mrs. Belle Thompson and daughter Anna, who were called here by the death of the former’s brother, Joseph A. Sharp, returned to their home in Marion, Ohio, Tuesday. C. B. Kenton returned to Indianapolis Monday to resume his studies in the Indiana Medical College, after spending the holidays with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Kenton. Mm. John H. Spindle and her eleven year old son, of Lowell, and two sisters and a ten year old nephew of Chicago, were victims of the Iroquois theatre fire at Chicago last week. All were buried at Lowell. Articles of incorporation of the Columbia City Ltimber Co., capital stock $20,000, were filed with the Secretary of State a few days ago Arthur S. Nowelsof Columbia City, and D. B. Nowels and J. M. Wasson of Rensselaer, are the incorporators.