Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1904 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS. Corn 43c; oats, 380. Great reductions in every department, June clearance sale at the Chicago Bargain Store. Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson, attended the ‘ State G. A. R. encampment at Winona this week. Misses Hortense and Emma Shook left Thursday for Oklahoma to look after a land claim which they have there. NyDave Worland is now at Momence, 111., with his merry-go-ronnd. He had a very profitable run at Morocco, it is reported. Miss Cordelia Sego of Remington, called on Rensselaer friends Wednesday, and attended the play given by the St. Augustine Literary Society Wednesday evening. A nice growing shower of rain came Wednesday night. The only trouble was that there was too little of it. Rain is needed quite badly all through this section of the state. XW. H. Mackey, the marble and granite dealer, has sold an SBSO granite monument to be erected at Lowell over the graves of three or four members of the Spindler family, who lost their lives in the Iroquois theater horror. Richard Carle’s newest musical farce, “The Maid and The Mummy,” is to be the attraction at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago during the Republican National Convention. The new piece has jumped into great popularity, the pretty, music and the work of the chorus being especially attractive. Another “tenderloin” case was before Squire Troxell Wednesday, and Jim Hemphill and Chase Day were the prisoners at bar. The charge was raising Cain generally at the Brown mansion, over on the east side. Jim was fined and costed $11.40 on a plea of guilty, but Chase stood trial and was accquited. A mass meeting of the Christian church people was held Wednesday evening and it was decided to go aheud and build their new church, projected some two or three years ago, this season. Finance and building committees have been selected and the work will be got under way as soon as possible, we understand. Saturday being the 55th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin, es near Pleasant Ridge, relatives, friends and neighbors to the number of about fifty came in upon her with well filled baskets and reminded her that it was her birthday anniversary. An elegant repast was enjoyed by all present and a royal good time had. A number of preoents were left as a token of remembrance and esteem.

Grant Renicker returned Tuesday from a ten days visit with his brother Sherman Renicker in Wisconsin. He reports that the latter has traded his farm for a store at Rib Lake and is now conducting same. Grant brought back with him three fine deer skins, a'pair of antlers,the tusches of a wildcat and some other trophies. It is a great country for game Up there and he managed to get in a dead shot on a big deer himself, Rev. W. H. Fisher and wife had a runaway near Slaughter school house Wednesday evening. Their horse became frightened at something and ran into the ditch, tipping over his fine new buggy and breaking it up somewhat besides dumping both Mr.andMrs. Fisher out in the ditch. Luckily the horse then stopped or the results might have been more serious. As it was the occupants escaped without injury except that Mr. Fisher’s shoulder was bruised somewhat. The poem in last week’s Democrat on the McCoy bank failure ‘took” greatly with the public, and over one hundred extra copies of the paper were sold from this office. A great deal of speculation has been iudulged in as to the author, but as he is of a somewhat retiring turn we promised not to divulge his name. A few more extra copies of The Democratic containing the poem remain unsold at this writing and those desiring a copy of same can procure one or more for three cents each by applying at this office.

5 PER CENT LOANS. We 'can positively make you a loan on better terms than you can procure elsewhere. No “red tape.” Commission lowest. No extras. Funds unlimited. See us before borrowing or renewing an old loan and we will save you money. IRWIN & IRWIN. O. O, F. Building,