Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. * Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn 49c; oats, 29c; rye, 55c. T city schools open Monday. Read the auctioneer ad of Harmon & Grant, in another column. /Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan of Newland, were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. NlJErank Corbin of Brook, was snaking hands with old friends here Monday, Mrs. Wm. Powers and Mrs Ed. Irwin left Saturday to visit relatives in Kansas City. " The cigar factory will move into the west room upstairs in the new Thompson block. * Only $3.55 for the round trip to Indianapolis, Sept. 12 to 16; limit Sept. 19, via the Monon. F. M, Hershman of Walker tp., was a business visitor in the oily Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chilcote of South Bend are visiting relatives and friends here this week. Y Bruce Hardy of this city and Miss Edith Brenner of near Mt. Ayr, were married Tuesday. jFMrs. C. E. Hershman returned Wednesday from a month’s visit with relatives at Valparaiso. \j. A. Wickersham and G. D. Clymer of Goodland, were business visitors in Rensselaer Tuesday. |f Miss Katie Shields, with her sister, Mrs. Lucy Malone of Monticello, is taking in the world’s fair. Mrs. Ida Pierce and children -returned last week from an extended visit with relatives in Kansas. eorge Hopkins and family moved to Wabash this week, where he will work for the Barcus HorseStocks Co. Sunday’s excursion to Chicago was one of the largest of the season; 131 tickets were sold from this Station. The Sharon rural mail route, which has been hanging fire for a long time, will be established soon, it is thought.

Assessor Bert Vandercar of Kankakee township and Miss Eva* Bush of Wheatfield township were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. •Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spinney aita Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rich of Goodland were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins Sunday. is trying hard to get m Rensselaer’s class. They have had a big bank failure and now boast of a fire-bug and a dog-pois-oner. Mrs. Victorine Wood is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Florence Greenwalt, at Taylorville, Ill.' She will probably make her home with her. Ernest Fritts has moved from the Blue property on Scott street, into the former R. W. Sprigg property on the corner of Franklin and Plum streets. ~4fi)6llinß Bros., Ray and John, will start an upholstering and outfitting establishment in Rensselaer, and expect to be ready for business about Sept. 10. In the U. B. conference assignments, Rev. J. Vandercar of Dunnville is assigned to Parr. L. Byrd, formerly of the Parr mission, is assigned to Watseka, 111. « Mrs. J. F. Irwin was called to Remington Tuesday by a serious accident to her aged mother, Mrs. Ravenscroit, 85 years old, from being thrown from a buggy. Eiglesbach returned to hfe duties as street car conductor in Chicago Monday after a two weeks visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach southeast of town. Advertising car No. 2 of Gollmar Bros. Shows was here the first of the week putting the finishing touches on the advertising for the show which will exhibit here next Monday. U. M. Baughman, wife and daughter returned Tuesday evening from their trip to St. Louis. Mr. Baughman thinks the fair is great, and says it is far ahead of the Chicago exposition of *93 in many