Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1904 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Com 88; oats 27. - Thanksgiving this year falls on the 24tb. John F. Judy was in the city Thursday. Get your sale bills printed at The Democrat office. I Morocco has granted a franchise i for a system of waterworks. Only about fifty tickets were sold here Sunday for the Chicago excursion. VMrs. H. J. Bartoo of Morocco, formerly of this place, underwent a surgical operation in a Chicago hospital last week. p'J udge and Mrs. S. P. Thompson will leave soon for California, where they will spent the winter for the benefit of the latter’s health. \ Mr. Floyd Baxter and Miss Ida Lewark, a young couple from Walker township, were married in the clerk’s office Mouday, Judge Hanley officiating. Alfred Barlow has been appointed election inspector in Wheaffield township, and F. B. Hamm in Gil- t lam, the township trustees there being disqualified. X Michael Jungles of near Kniman, brought in twelve Early Ohio potatoes grown by him this year that weighed 27 pounds. They may be seen at Eger’s grocery. > Rufus H. Giver and Miss Elsie Norris, daughter of George W. Norris,' were married at the home of John Webber, Sunday evening, Rev. B. F. Ferguson officiating. Marion Gwin of Pleasant Ridge, who has served a four years’ enlistment in Uncle Sam’s navy, returned home Sunday, having completed the term of his enlistment. Randolph Wright of Newton township, has returned from Colorado, where she went some time ago for the benefit of her health. She was not benefitted by the change. The Southern Railroad company has settled for the death of J. W. Daley of near Sharon, recently killed in a wreck on that road, by paying the administrator, C. E. Cole, $5,000. YTbe little child of W T m. I. Hoo* ver’s that was so badly injured last week from being kicked in the head by a horse, is improving considerably and hopes are entertained of its recovery. Mrs. Charles Nichols, the woman with whom it is alleged Wm. S. Parks eloped with in August, has returned to Rensselaer, but it is reported that she will soon locate in Hammond. Y"The high school football team went to Chicago Saturday and played the cadets of the Northwestern military academy, at Highland Park. The score was 18 to 5 in favor of Rensselaer. WVm. Clemens, formerly of Rensselaer, suicided via the carbolic acid route at Shelby, in the Warner restaurant, Tuesday. Hiß father lives at Shelby, and he leaves a wife and five children there. X'Peter Giver, who has been up in Wood county, Wis., for the past six months, returned home Thursday for a few days visit. That is quite a potato country up there, and Pete brought home a few samples of mammoth size. Squire S. C. Irwin officiated Saturday in the marriage of Mr. R. G. Newland and Miss Rosa M. Johnson, a Walker township couple, the ceremony being performed in Mr. Irwin’s office. The groom was aged 23 and the bride 16 years. Yeoman of Newton township and Geo. Casey of Union township, went to Indianapolis Thursday to attend the opening exercises of the new union stock yards there. A banquet and a big time in general was tendered the visiting shippers. K The Angora goats belonging to tne MoCoy assets were sold a few days ago to A. O. Moore of Barkley tp., for $425, by trustee Chapman. There were 277 in the bunch and they have been quartered on the McCoy farm near Fair Oaks for the past year or more. Frank Roy has sold bis 240 acre farm in west Jordan to E. N. Chriatly of Benton county, consideration $15,625. Possession is given March Ist, When Mr. Roy will move to Gibson county, this state. The deal was negotiated by G. F. Meyers of this city.