Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1905 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr. and Mrs. David Hilton are preparing to enter the soldiers’ home at Lafayette. Excursion to Chicago Sunday, October 15; will leave Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m.; leave Chicago at 11:30 p. m. SI.OO round trip. In the ad. of J. C. Gleason “Chinaware, Glassware, Lamps, etc., should read \ off regular prices, instead of “J of regular prices.” " J \fThe Odd Fellows are bnilding ajfcne-story brick addition in the rear of tbeir block, 20x24 feet in size, for the use E. D. Rhodes as a tinshop. Tbe marriage of Mr. Orlan D. Grant of this city and Miss Virginia May Stam of Hammond is announced to take place October 25 at the home of the bride. Catt has recently graduated from a Chicago optical college and will locate in Rensselaer, having secured office rooms upstairs in the Forsythe block. The Democrat is under obligations to Bro. Walker of the Wolcott Enterprise for the use of the half-tone cut of Rev. J. C. Parrett, the newPresbyterirn pastor, which appears on another page. Wolcott Enterprise: Last week James Blake and Ike Leopold bought of David Hebert near Remington 320 acres known as the old Durand farm, then they sold him a 640 acre tract near Vincennes, Ind. There will be a joint supper, speaking, entertainment, etc,, by the Red Men and Old Fellows, at Gifford, on Tuesday evening, Oct. 17, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Admission and supper will be free. Good music. Come. * Advertised letters: Miss Minnie Walker, Mrs. Bell Parr, Mrs. Tomble, Mrs. Devine Iliff, Annabell Gangloff, Mr. Wm. Murphy, George Ramey, Mr. C. M. Harrington, Mr. Roy Heckok, Mr. Roy Flanders, Mr. Billie Barley. ’ Corbin Swarts of Union ip., a former well-known teacher of Jasper county, is lying at the point of death at the home of his brother, Garfield Swarts, at Del Rey, Illinois, from consumption. Hjs death is looked for at any ■moment.

The Wolcott Enterprise issued a handsome 12-page illustrated edition last week, containing a large number of half-tone cuts of busidess houses, residences and prominent men of that hustling burg. We congratulate Bro. Walker on his success with the edition. The carnival people pulled out Sunday morning, but instead of going to Paris, 111., are understood to have gone to Delphi. Perhaps someone at Paris had enough moral back-bone to keep the public streets of the town clear and, like John P. Carr of Fowler, threatened to enjoin them from occupying the principal business streets. G owl and has sold his 138-acre farm, three miles north of town, known as, the old Stackhouse farm, to Werner Miller for SIO,BOO, or about $79 per . acre. Possession is given March Ist. Mr. Miller has done considerable prospecting since selling his farm southwest of town, and has wisely decided that Jasper county is good enough for him. George W. Nicholsou writes us from Germania, Wyo., and encloses $4 for renewal and advance subscription to The Democrat and instructing us to credit M*\ Hope church the 40 votes he was entitled to in The Democrat’s Popularity Contest. George was a former resident of Jordan tp., and still owns a big farm there, and, of course, is interested in seeing Mt. Hope awarded that fine piano.

Some pieces of Kankakee marsh lands which have always been deluged with water are now plainly showing the effects of the ditching. In becoming dry they are sending forth a growth of weeds of a size that will take grubbing to get them out, or a fire that will be a detriment to the land. But there is satisfaction in knowing that soil that will grow great weeds will bring mammoth oorn when tamed down.—Crown Point Star. X-A. B. Cowgill has sold his undertaking business to W. J. Wright and the stock was moved to the latter’s plaoe of business this week, and merged with his own. Zerne Wright, who has been working with his cousin Jennings for some time, will continue with him. Mr. Cowgill is dosing his affairs here and will probably decide to looate at some point in Illinois in the same line of business. He has been a resident of Rensselaer for about eight years, end has made a host of friends here who will be sorry to see him and the family leave Rensselaer.