Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

“Tbs Missouri Girl.” Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing. Three farms for rent. Call on Dr. Moore, Rensselaer, over Fendig’s drug store. L. G. Baughman of Medaryville, spent Sunday here with his brother, U. M. Baughman. John Sharp of Gillman, 111., is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sharp, for a few days. New subscribers to the Democrat this week by postoffioes; Rensselaer, 1; Lebanon, Mo., 1.

Miss Mae Leech is assisting at the “oase” .in The Democrat office during Miss Candace Brown’s absence in Illinois. Homer Rogers and wife of WolTbtt, are visiting Mrs. Rogers’ parents and other relatives in and around town this week. 8 car loads of merchandise, 30,000 lbs each, contracted before the late advances in price, by the Chicago Bargain Store. . Roe Yeoman is sick with lung fever at Purdue, where he is attending university. His mother, Mrs. A. K. Yeoman,is at his bedside at this writing. V"- 1 - ■«'< — ! *' 11 Geo. Barcus and A. B. Rowley went to Wabash Tuesday. They are figuring on moving their horse stook business to that city, but the matter is not definitely settled at this writing. Rev. Cochran has just closed a series of successful meetings at Parr, and will hold services at the F. W. Church here tomorrow, both morning and evening, at the usual hours.

At the district K. of P. meeting held at Hammoud last week, DeMotte lodge, this county, carried off the prize offered, a flag, for the lodge bringing the largest number of candidates for initiation, it 'having twelve.

Simon Phillips passed his 81st milestone Monday, more than half a century of which he has spent in Jasper County. He is still as “straight as an arrow” and carries his age remarkably well, not appearing much over sixty years. .

A farewell social was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Day Monday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Leavel, who depart in a few days for their new home near Lagro, Wabash county. v. John Q, Alter has been appoi&K ed carrier for the new rural route to start out of Rensselaer, March 1. His eon-in-law, Ernest Fritts, of Dunkirk, has been appointed substitute carrier, and will move here and run John’s candy store.

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Boaz, former residents of this city, were divorced recently and the former has again married and is living in Oklahoma, we understand, while Mrs. Boaz is with her parents near Newman, 111., where she went when leaving Rensselaer.

The snow all disappeared last Friday and Saturday, but Sunday one of those “Presto! Change!” coups was made by the weather man and the mercury fell over forty degrees, and we have since had freezing weather. Yesterday morning the meftmry registered four above zero.

Mr. and Mrs. E. P, Honan did ndffcome home last Sunday as anticipated, and are still in Chicago at this writing. Sunday was so bad a day that the doctor did not want Mr. Honan to go out, and since then it was thought beet for him to remain a while longer. A letter received yesterday stated they would return next Friday. A. McCoy has been confined tp, the house most all winter, and has been up town but very few times. The shock of his narrow escape from being run over by the milk train on the Monon several months ago, by falling under the train when alighting at this station, seems to nave rather broken him all up. Mr. C. B. Dunlap, representing a Chicago wholesale house, arrived Saturday evening to make a' short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Dunlap. Not long after he arrived, hia left jaw began to awell and he has now decided to make an extended visit, and among his entertainers will be friendly Mr. “Mump.”