Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Read The Democrat for news. Don’t wear crooked spectacles. Jessen adjusts them free. Britt Marion left Thursday on a prospecting trip through Kansas. Nora Leavel of Wabash county, visited friends here this week. It will pay you to buy clothing at the “Ideal,” 25 per cent reduction sale. Brook, Newton county, will get an additional rural mail route August 15. Read the new ads. of the 99 Cent Racket Store and G. M- Wilcoy & Son. Mrs. J. Meyer and children of Pittsburg, Pa., are visiting Miss Mary Meyers. Special discount on lace curtains and muslin underwear at Rowles & Parker’s. Wiltshire and Miss Irene Clossen of Chicago, are visiting the former’s parents bere. Every tenth pair of Oxfords and every twentieth pair of shoes free at Rowles & Parker’s. Mrs. H. M. Draper of Hartford City, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. N, S, Bates Saturday and Sunday. Jay W. Williams went to Chicago Thursday to attend a banquet given by the Acme Furniture Co., to its patrons. The opening chapters of our new serial, “A Soldier of Commerce,” will appear next week. Don’t fail to read this story. A picnic at Korah Parker’s northeast of town the 4th, was attended by two hunded people, and a jolly good time was had. We return your money on every tenth pair of Oxfords and every twentieth pair of shoes . regardless of the price, at Rowles & Parker’s. ■)Olr. and Mrs. Sam Overton and *Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Merkle of Chicago were guests of John Healy and Joe Halligan and families over the 4th. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, R-R-3, 1; Remington. R-R-3, 1; Medaryville, R-R-l, 1; Pleasant Grove, 1. ''XJack Leahy, formerly of Rensselaer* who has been serving in Uncle Sam’s navy for some years, will be the guest of hi 6 uncle, E. P. Honan, next week. A. Lardner, wife and daughters of Goodland and Professor Larry Lardner and wife of Mitchell, So. Dakota were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wishard a few days the first of the week. The subject for the Christian church services to-morrow will be: Morning, “Consecration Evening subject will be on prohibition, “Gnats and Camels.” All are cordially invited to these services. J. W. Elam. Pastor. No trace of five-year-old “Rich” Byers, the Seelyville. nd., boy who disappeared Sunday, May 29, has ever been discovered. Notwithstanding the widespread circulation of the description of the boy and the offers of reward, nothing whatever has been heard of him. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Waggoner of Gillam township were in the city Saturday, the latter having recovered from her recent aberation of the mind. She was brought home from Longcliff by her husband, June 25, having been there but 5£ weeks to the time of her discharge. Ernest Cockerill traded his five lots in Leopold’s add., Monday, for 200 acres of land owned by Dr. Caldwell of Mt. Ayr, and lying in Colfax tp., Newton county. The land was put in at $9,000 and the lots at $1,500. The deal was negotiated through N. Littlefield’s real estate agency. >CThe remains of Isaac D. Sayler were brought here Sunday on the 3:30 p. m. train for interment, from Saybrook, 111., where he died last Thursday. Immediately after the arrival of the train bearing the remains, the funeral was held, at the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. H. L. Kendig, and interment made in Weston cemetery. The burial ceremonies were in charge of G. A. R. Post No. 84.