Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1905 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 50c; oats 24c. Get in on that Piano contest of The Democrat's. Miss Mary Meyers is visiting at Wolcott this week. d-Miss Alice Bates is at Winona for a couple of weeks’ sojourn. Rev. Baech of Delphi spent Sunday with Rensselaer friends. sLMiss Belle Smith of Chicago is visiting her sister, Mrs. Vernon Nowels. 4- Misses Clara Jessen and Carrie Pierce are visiting relatives in Lebanon. True George and Laurel Biggs are visiting in Chicago this week.

-J Mrs. Harry Willshire and two daughters are visiting Mrs. Peter Giver at Wabash. Mrs. Monroe Banes and daughter Valeria, of South Bend, visited friends here this week. Dr. Frank Johnson and two sons of Wilsonville, Neb., are visiting relatives here at this writing. The Kentland Horse Show will be held on Sept. 13, 14 and 15, and a combination sale on the 16th. There will be a dance given at, the Gifford & Callahan hall in Newland, Saturday eve, August 19. Mrs. G. H. Clarke and son Marion have returned from a ten days visit with her parents at Richmond, Ind. TAlfred Donnelly and Perry Marlatt and son went to Lisbon, No. Dakota, Tuesday on a land prospecting trip. Lost—A chain key ring containing a postoffice key and one small flat key. Finder please leave at The Democrat office. Newton county old settlers’ and old soldiers’ reunion will be held in Morocco, Thursday and Friday, August 24 and 25. Joseph Heath, one of Benton county’s old and prominent citizens, died at his home in Oxford on July 29, aged 76 years. J. Harmon, west of town, comes forward with the biggest oats story yet heard. A five acre tract threshed out 81 bushels to the acre, he says. W. E. Boren, of Haubstadt, Gibson county, has been engaged as teacher of mathematics in the city schools, in place of Edward Brooks, resigned. The McCoys have petitioned for their discharge from bankruptcy, and Judge Anderson has set Sept. 18 at 9 a. m., for the hearing of their petition. The “Hustler” failed to hustle at Ellis opera house Monday night, the company failing to put in an appearance or to notify Mr. Ellis the wbys and wherefores. Perry DeMoss, aged 22 years, died last Wednesday at the home of his parents in Gillam township The remains were taken to Buffalo, White county, for interment. Ar-Misses Bessie Murphy of Buck Creek, and Maud Dollen and Leona Sheldon of Carbon, are guests of Misses Tillie Malchow and Minnie Hempbill for a few days. Bro. Simons of the White County Democrat left this week for an extended visit in Mexico and the southwest, for the benefit of his health which has been quite poor of late. ■pThe first home-grown melons of the season were brought to town Tuesday, and from thia on no doubt plenty of the luscious fruit will be in evidence in our local market. The Monticello Herald this week contained an illustrated write-up of that enterprising town. The work was Well written and neatly printed on an extra quality of paper. The town of Hebron, Porter county has gone “dry,” or will be dry, rather, after October, a blanket remonstrance of sufficient strength having been filed by the anti-saloon people of that town. Hebron has but two saloons. The people of Rose Bud 8. 8. will bold a lawn social at Rose Bud church, Wednesday evening, Aug. 16. A short program, plenty of music and pretty girls, who will serve the crowd with refresh meets, and all will go merry as a marriage bell. Come, everybody. Committee.