Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Does your baking powder contain alum ? Look upon the label. Use only a powder whose label shows it to be made with cream of tartar. NOTE* Safety lies in buying only the Royal Baking Powder, which is the best cream of tartar baking powder that can be had*

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 38c: oats 28c. Items from Aix arrived too late last week for insertion. Mrs. Joseph Sharp is apparently some better at this writing. D. J. Pettit of Wolcott was in the city on business Tuesday. William Coovert, an old citizen of Mt. Ayr, died Thursday, aged 93 years. -Mrs. Grace Leflerof near Pleasant Ridge, is quite sick with appendicitis. Granville Moody is visiting her daughter, Mrs, George Dunn, at Wichita, Kan. E. R. Brown of Monticello is being put forward for state commander G. A. R.. by his local post. 'NSam English and family and Wallace Murray and wife left this week for their new home near Stokes, Okla. Over 5000 yards of Embroidery and 4000 yards of Lace l cent a yard and upward. Sale days Jan. 26-27, at Chicago Bargain Store. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Wateeka, 111., 1; Lovett, Ind., 1; Rensselaer, 2; Norwich, No. Dak., 1; Remington, 1<

There will be a peanut social at Snowflake school, Barkley tp., Jan. 25. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Hazel McColly .Teacher. a —— —.*■> A-Ex-banker A. McCoy and wife returned last Friday from a few weeks visit in Chicago and with their daughter, Mrs. Mattie Rhiuehart at Queen City, Missouri. / \Unole John Thompson, who hah been spending several months with his daughter, Mrs. C. W. Duvall, returned to Kansas City last Friday to reside with his children there. >- E. L. Case of Jordan tp., has purchased the Keister restaurant on South Van Rensselaer street and will take possession of same Feb. 1. Mr. Keister will probably return to Oregon. The Adamson sale in Hanging Grove tp, Tuesday amounted to $2,100 and it took just two hours to dispose of the property. There was a big crowd present and the bidding was brisk. vJVed Renioker of Ockly, Carroll 'cotmty, has purchased the George Markin 62 acre farm 5$ miles north of town, on the gravel road, and will move onto same ‘March Ist. Consideration s6l per acre. Herahman & Hodges and Dr. Gwin are now “at home” in their new quarters in the new Murray building. Mr. Murray expects to get his store moved into the lower rooms early next week. Passenger service pn the new Indiana Harbor Tailroad will be commenced to-morrow between Chicago and Cairo, 111. At present. as we understand* but one train eaoh way per day will be run. £<pharles Simpson and Alva Clark, who have been employed for years in the grocery department of the Chicago, Bargain Store, have resigned their positions there to take like poai-, tions in the grocery department of Murray’s new store. There will be an oyster supper accompanied with a short pro* gram for the benefit of the Christian church, at Good Hope, near Aix on Wednesday night of the 24tb.; all are invited to help us in this good cause. No oharge at the door. Committee.