Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1905 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A. L. Branch is selling the best Binder Twine made —Standard McCormick at IOJc per pound; Pure Manilla 14c. Mrs. Henry Gross of near Wok cott committed suicide Monday by taking carbolic acid. Poor health is supposed to have prompted her to do the rash act. Do not forget to attend the Wildberg Clothing Sale. Remember that wool goods of all kinds will be higher than for years the coming season and it is money in your pocket to buy all you can at once.

Tuesday’s Monticello Journal: A jolly crowd of young Misses are at Pike Creek above Norway today entertaining as their guests, Misses Moody, Adams and York, of Rensselaer. A six o’clock breakfast and a dinner were served with games, story-telling and lively conversation as the program during interim.

The town of Chalmers is engaged in the very laudable undertaking of raising funds to purcnase ground for a public park. It is the intention to purchase four acres of ground, and <>4so has been raised by public subscription and S4OO added by the town, making SBSO in all, which will be used for the purchase of the ground and improving same.

Fowler Leader: Postmaster Williams requested the nine mail carriers to count the number of reaping machines 'they saw at work on their several routes. This was Wednesday, the 19th. The number reported being 358- On first thought this would seem to be a very large number, but when we consider the distance traveled by the carriers, 220 miles, the number does not seem improbable. If it were possible to travel 220 miles straight through as good a country as blessed old Benton the number would not be thought to be excessive.

The Indiana Bureau of Statistics, in a bulletin just issued, gives some interesting information regarding crop and live stock statistics of the state. Corn is the leading crop of the state and Benton county leads in the production of this cereal, also in the production of oats. Jasper county stands eighth in acreage of both corn and oats. In live stock Benton stands fifth in number of mules on hand April 1,1905, while Jasper county stands sixth in number of beef cattle and also number of beef cattle sold last year. Marion county stands first in number of horses and Shelby county first in beef cattle. Allen county stands first in dairy cattle, and Clinton cattle first in number of hogs. Lagrange heads the list in number of sheep and Stuben is first on wool clip. Ripley county is first in production of poultry. Noble county leads in the production eggs.