Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

'r-Lewie Seelman of Washington, 111., is visiting his father, Charles F. Seelman, here this week. pews for the M P. church have arrived and will be placed and the church dedicated at an early date. '"'tMiss Bessie Moody left Thursday for San Antonia, Tex., to visit her cousin, Mrs. Clifford Burr, for a few months. The Delphi company, U. R. K. of P., thirty-two strong came up Monday evening and assisted in the initiation of eleven new members in the Uniform Rank here. -r-Floyd, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Meyers, has been confined to the house with sickness this week. It was feared for a time that it would develop into pneumonia, but he is improving now.

Robert L. Cox, ex-editor of the Fowler Republican, was appointed postmaster at Fowler by President Roosevelt Wednesday. The same day the appointment of Editor Kitt as postmaster of Goodland, was confirmed by the Senate.

The A. J. Harmon pure bred cattle and hog sale Saturday was quite well attended and the stock brought a fair, average price, the hogs averaging about S3O each. The sale aggregated about $1,600. Frankfort, Rushville, Tipton and Kokomo parties were among the purchasers.

Through an error we were made to say last week that C. D. Nowels and family had moved to Garden City, Kan. What we intended to say was Parsons, Kan. We frequently get mixed on those two towns and write the name of one when it is the other we should have written.

F. E. Duvall of Allentown, 111., is here this week closing up the renting of his farm near Sharon to Geo. W. Fulks. Frank tells us that his father-in-law, John C. Chilcote, is still living with him and that his avodupois has grown no less. John’s health has been very good all winter.

Mr. Demmitt will demonstrate the Angelas Piano Player between the acts of “Why Women Sin,” which is to be played at the opera house Monday evening. Between the acts of the play you are cordially invited to step into the annex of the opera house and inspect the line of pianos on exhibit there.

Goodland Plaindealer: John and Chas. Sage are out after subscribers for a new telephone system, to be known as “The Farmers Mutual.” From reports they are meeting with great encouragement. Last week they had 75 subscribers in the vicinity of Foresman and 217 in the vicinity of Brook.

Tho Knirnan Valley Opera Club will give a musical and dramatic entertainment at Knirnan, Saturday, Feb. 10, and Sunday, Feb. 11, for the benefit of St. Michael’s Catholic church. Three roaring farces, illustrated lecture by Father George, singing by Mdsle. Marie L. Seeberger, a noted prima donna from Chicago. *

The Library entertainment Monday night by Montaville Flowers, the reciter and impersonator, was the best attended ’ and best paying entertainment of the entire lecture course, about S4O being taken in at the door. Mr. Flowers gave “The Merchant of Venice,” impersonating every character and reciting each character’s part. It was enjoyed very much by the large audience.

While the public sale season opened earlier this year than last, there has been nor will not be as many sales as last year. The Democrat printed twenty sets of sale bills last year after Jan. 25, and upwards of fifty sets for the whole season. This year we have printed only about thirty-five sets of bills, and there are few sales yet to be billed, so far as we can learn. Property has sold remarkably well at most of the sales this season.

and Mrs. Edward Cain of sohth of town, have rented their farm to George Tullis and left Wednesday for McCook, Nebraska, to make an extended visit with their children there and will perhaps make their home there. Mrs. Cain is recovering nicely from her injuries from a fall on the ice several weeks ago and is now able to walk about. They were accompanied to Nebraska by their son, E. J. Cain, of McCook, who came out about six weeks ago to visit them. It was the first visit here of the latter in ten or eleven years, and he noted many changes even in that short period.