Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Lyman Zea was a Lafayette goer Monday. Elliott E. Barnard has been appointed postmaster at Delphi. \ Mrs. W. C. Babcock and Mrs. Bert Goff were Chicago visitors E. W. Allen of near Wheatfield was taking in the poultry show here Thursday. 4-Mr. and Mrs. Orville Garriott left yesterday afternoon for Indianapolis, where they will make their fntnre home. Every visitor to the poultry show this week expressed admiration and surprise at the number and quality of birds on exhibition. \Henry Snow of Union tp, has iraHed bis stock and personal property here for a farm near Lisbon, N. Dak., and will move there in a few weeks. Mrs. Joseph Sharp who has been confined to her bed for the past three months, continues in a critical condition and her death is likely to occur at any time. E. B Lathrop, and daughter Madonna, of Urbana, Ill*., who have been visiting the former’s aunt, Mrs. I. A. Glazebrook for the past two weeks’ leave to-day to visit relatives in Indianapolis.

W. F. Hodges, of the new law firm of Hershman & Hodges, has bought the Mrs. Mattie Grant new residence property on Front street, consideration $2,400. Possession will be given in a few days. fine weather that has prevailed all fall and winter still continues. At this writing, Friday afternoon, there is no snow on the ground, roads are dry and dusty and the mercury is 8 ° above the freezing point. E. P. Honan was laid up with a bad cold a few days the first of the week and was obliged to forego the pleasure of attending the Jackson day banquet at Lafayette Monday night, something that he rarely misses. The ladies of the Home Missionary Society nf the M. E. church will give a chioken pie dinner and supper Feb. 22, in the K. P. room, to which the public will be made welcome, remember the date, Feb. 22. The Democrat is printing £OO stock oatologues this week for A. J. Harmon’s big sale of pure bred Hereford cattle and Poland China and Duroc Jersey hogs, which will take place in Rensselaer on Saturday, Feb. 3. Frank Blancett, who a few years ago resided in this vicinity, died at Urbana, 111., recently, aged 37 years. Deoeased leaves a widow, five brothers and one sister. He was a member of the F. & A. M. lodge of this city.

New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffioes: Rensselaer, 2; Pleasant Ridge, 1; Kniman, 1; Rensselaer, R-R-2, 1; Remington, 2; Devil’s Lake, N. Dak,, 1; Virginia, Minn., 1; Fair Oaks R-R-l, 1; Rensselaer, R-R-3 1. Rev. and Mre. J. E. Parrett, were “showered” Tuesday night by his flock of the Presbyterian church, and between fifty and one hundred dollars worth of fine ohina, glassware, a fine rug, etc., oovered the table when the gifts were all in. As Rev. and Mrs. Parrett were recently married and are just setting up housekeeping, they will no doubt find the shower very acceptable.