Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1905 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

> JL3trs. Cecil McKinsey is visiting ■Miss Nellie Maguire at Elwood. i Peter Hordeman, Sr. is visiting ■ daughter Mrs. Anna Scallen at Lafayette. VMra. G. K. Hollingsworth and jsons of Chicago are visiting rela’ffver here this week. Daniel Gray, an old and well 1 khown resident of Goodland, was buried last Sunday. Mr. Gray was almost 92 years of age. Mrs. Matie Hopkins moved Thursday from one of the Makeever tenant houses east of the public square, into the John Coen property on North Cullen street. The Democrat Sprinted 1,000 large cardboard bills for the Racket Store this week, advertising its big anniversary sale. These bills will be put up all over this and neighboring counties. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe entertained Wednesdays eveving the young ladies’ Sew Club and their escort, twenty-two couples! in honor of Miss Donna Harmon, who with her parents will move back to Pontiac, 111., next week. Medaryville Advertiser: MrT Taber, of the firm of Conover & Taber, gravel road contractors, is in town this week. Workmen are at present at work in the gravel pit to get in shape for the early resumption of work on the White Post gravel roads. “Bill” Hurley of Barkley tp., who has accused by Robert Meeker, an old soldier, with having stolen ten dollars from the latter recently, was arraigned before Squire Irwin Tuesday, but Meeker failed to appear to prosecute and he was discharged. Ernest Fritts has moved from the former Spriggs property, now owned by W. H. Eger, on the corner of Plum and Franklin streets, into one of Hiram Day’s tenant bouses on South Weston street. Simon Leopold will move into the property vacated by Fritts. Judge Thompson and family returned last Friday from California where they have been spending the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kenton of Surrey, who have purchased property at Burnett, Cali., will remain there through the summer and may decide to stay there permanently. Rev. J. M. Elam, who is now doing evangelistic work for the Christian church, spent Saturday at his home here. He opened up a series of meetings at Hammond this week and, judging from the prolific field that city presents for work, of this character, we may expect to hear great things of him. \B. F. Gaines of Hanley Assiniboia, Canada, who has been visiting his father Joseph Gaines, west of town, returned home Wednesday, Mr. Gaines is in the land business in Hanley, principally locating home straders, and says that there are great opportunities in that country for people looking for good homes and cheap lands. 'YAlfred Peters and son George oFsouth of town, returned home Monday from Chicago, where they were called by the death of Mr. Peters’ nephew, Wm. D. Manny, head brakeman on a C. B. & Q., freight, who was killed at Budda, 111., Thursday morning by being struck by a passing train. The young man was married and leaves a wife and two children. The Chicago Bargain Store and the 99 Cent Racket Store each have 2-page ads in this issue of The Democrat. Economical buyers will find it to their interest to read these ads carefully. The merchant who lets the people know what he has in the way of bargains is the one who does the business and has good, fresh, seasonable goods on his counters at all times. New subscribers to The Democrat last month by postofiices: Rensselaer, 4; Remington, 3; Rensselaer R-R-3, 1; Mt. Ayr, 1; Westerville, Neb., 1; Monon, 1; Parr, 1; McCoysburg, 3; Medaryvilie, R-R-I, 2; Pleasant Grove. 1; Granville, 111., 1; Millbrook, 111 , 1; Punta Gorda, Fla., 1; Lowell, Ind., 1; Kokomo, Ind., 1; Hanley, Assa., Canada, 1. Total new subscribers for month, 24.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. March 24, to Mr. and Mrs. George Wood, in town, a son. March 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Marshall of Union tp., a daughter. The greatest line of Carpets, mattings and rugs ever shown. Chicago Bargain Store. CLOSINQ OUT AT COST. I will close oat for cash my stock of general merchandise at Parr at cost, commencing, March 21. W. O. Williams, Parr, Ind.