Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Asa result of the squabble at Wolcott at the last town election two sets of officers are attempting to run the town since January 1. The Montioello Journal thinks that as a result of the numerous candidates for the republican district chairmanship, Chairman Sills will be able to snoceed himself or dictate who bis successor shall be. We understand that T. M Hibler of Joliet, 111., has disposed of his farm in Milroy township this week. We have not learned any of the details at this writing, but it is reported that he takes some Chicago property on the deal. L. H. Myers and daughter returned Wednesday from a two" weeks visit with relatives and old friends in Washington, 111. Mr. Myers says it was turkey, goose or chicken every day for dinner, and apparently he gained abont a pound a day in weight daring his absence. Mont Bark, who has been clerking in the Murray store for the past three years, severed his connection therewith Saturday and went from here to Sontn Bend, but was nndeoided where he would go from there. Mr. and Mrs. Bark did not get on well together and had parted some three months ago, she going to her old home in Crawfordville with their ohild.

Stephen Koley, southeast of wn, is now shipping his cream to Purdue each day, Mr. Kohley’s keep a large number of milk cows and have made over 3,000 pounds of butter the past year. They are trying shipping cream to Pnrdaeaa an experiment, it making much less work of oourse, and if satisfied with results will continue to do so. Mr. Kohley has recently purchased a gasoline engine to operate the cream separator and to pump water on his place. Hershman & Hodges have bought out the interest of B. F. Ferguson in the former firm of Ferguson & Hershman, including library and abstract books of the former law firm of Ferguson & Wilson. As soon as the, new Murray building is completed they will move into a suite of upstairs rooms in same and conduct a general law, loan and abstract business. Mr. Ferguson expects to go to Washington, we understand, and engage in the real estate business at Quincy.

Starke Countv Democrat: B. F. Funk, one of the successful onion growers on the Steenburg& Jack land northeast of Hamlet, was a Knox visitor Saturday and paid the Democrat office a business and social call. Mr. Funk sold 6,000 bushels of onions this fall that he grew on fifteen acres of land, receiving fifty cents per bushel for them. He also raised about 4,000 bushels of potatoes, but the yield per acre was small, as it was all over the country. A family reunion was held at the Funk home Sunday and Christmas, two married daughters from Wheatfield, one from Lafayette, Ohio, two single daughters who are teaching school near Rensselaer and a son from Vaughnsville, Ohio, being home for the occasion.

There is soon to be quite a change of office tenants in Rensselaer. Hershman & Hodges, attorneys, will move into a suite of three upstairs rooms on the east side of the new Murray building; Dr. M. D. Gwhn will move into the next office room west of them, in the same building, and Drs. Turfler will move from the Warner building into rooms next to Dr. Gwin, in the same building. These rooms will be ready for occupancy in a week or two. Dr. Myer will also move from his present quarters into rooms over the new Long building as soon as they are ready, for him. Mr. Long has routed his new store room for the Wright & Kiplinger cigar factory and will remain in his old looation for the present at least. Earl Duvall has given up his position at Rockville and with his family is now here looking after business matters and getting in readiness to start in business in oompany with George Lundy of Gosport, as soon as the comer room now occupied by the G. E. Murray dry goods store is vacated and overhauled for him. It is expected that Mr. Murray will get moved into his fine new store and that the repairs can be made to the old room so that the new firm will get opened up about March first, in time for the Bpring trade* They will put in a complete line of clothing and gents furnishings. Earl has had several years training in this line of trade —as also has his partner—and with his extensive acquaintance throughout the county, we bespeak for the new firm a good business from the start.