Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Read Wilcox’s new ad. J. Williams of Ohio, visited his brother, Jay W. Williams, the furniture dealer, here this week. A dozen or more Rensselaer people attended the Barnum & Bailey circus at Lafayette Thursday. For a good,clean shave or a hair cut, go to Dyers Red Front barber shop on Cullen street, opposite Makeever House. 40 cords of seasoned oak wood for sale, delivered in cord lots or more to any part of the city. Enquire of E. P. Honan. Turfler and Turfler are attending a convention of Osteopaths at St. Louis and taking in the big fair this week. W. L. Wood of Parr was down in Monroe county the first of the week looking after a piece of land which he recently acquired in that county. Fred Irwin was fined $3 and costs, $15.40 altogether, and Harry Kelley of Parr, $1 fine and $10.35 costs, in Squire Troxell’s court for plain drunks since our last issue. <1 D: W. Dennis and daughter of, Sidney N. Y., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stewart. Messrs. Dennis and Stewart were members of the same company and regiment in the civil wajj

\Thomas Cain of Pekin, 111., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cain, south of town, this week. Tom is now running on an interurban line from Peoria to Pekin, 111., as conductor, and has moved from Peoria to Pekin. W. E. Moore yesterday sold the Harrison Warren farm of 80 acres, lying miles northwest of town, to Wentworth L. Porter, of Chicago, for S9O per .acre cash. Mr. Moore bought the farm about eighteen months ago for $77 per acre. Gubs Philips of Brooklyn, N. Y., Ishere for a few weeks visit with relatives. He has recently returned from a trip to Europe where he visited London, Paris and other places of interest. He is Btill playing with the Spooner Stock Co. I. M. Washburn has been appointed regimental surgeon of the third regiment. I. N. G. by Gov. Durbin, with the rank of captain. This appointment vacates his captaincy of Co. M. and he will be succeded by first Lieut. L. M. W T ilcox. Arthur Daugherty and niece, Miss Gail Dnugherty, left last week for Otto, Wyo., the former,to prospect and the latter to join her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paris Daugheriy, who have resided there for the past two or three years. She expects to teach in that vicinity the coming school year. Mr. J. H. Randall and Mrs. Jennie F. Evans, a young couple from White county, were married in the Makeever House parlors Monday. They brought a minister, Rev. Jackman, along with them to tie the nuptial knot. Mr. Randall is a Monticello jeweler, while his bride resided at Norway, north of Monticello. A dispatch from Frankfort Ind., dated July 8, 6ays: —Thomas Travers, who went hunting on the Fourth, and whose continued absence alarmed his family and friends, for fear he had accidentally shot himself, last night telegraphed from Pembrook, Jasper county, that he was visiting hiß son in that copnty. Mrs. Flora Noland, wife of Jas. Noland,of Gifford.diedatherhome near that place Saturday of consumption, aged 42 years. She leaves a husband and an adopted daughter. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at her late residence, conducted by Rev. J. M. Elam of the Christain church of this city, and the remains taken to North Salem for interment.

D. V. Garrison of Remington has one of his famous adjustable hay derrioks erected on the lot west of Kresler’s hitch barn where farmers are invited to call and inspect same. Mr. Garrison will be here next week and will be pleased to explain the advantages of the machine to those interested. He is prepared to furnish the machines promptly to purchasers.