Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1906 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. ’ Diptheria is reported prevalent at Brook. V'A large number of the farmers will begin corn husking next week. Henry Shaffer of Deercreek, 111., is visiting relatives in this vicinity this week. Joseph Sharp was visiting his sister, Mrs. Devlin, at Burnettsville this week. Remember the big sale of horses at Wolcott, Nov. 3. See ad elsewhere in this paper. Excursion to Chicago tomorrow. Fare for the round trip from Rensselaer only $1.25. Calling Cards:—loo engraved cards with plate for only $1.25 at The Democrat office. Call and see samples. Remember the special sale and fall opening lasting till Saturday night, Oct. 27. The only real bargain house. Warren Springer of Chicago, who owns the Springer ranch in Walker tp., was in the city on business Tuesday. There was a big crowd of people in town Saturday, notwithstanding the town was “dry,” and the merchants all had a good trade. Wm. Cowger of near Monticello was killed last week by the caving in of a gravel pit from which he was hauling gravel for repairing roads. William J. Bryan, who will speak at several points in Indiana next week, will stop at Delphi 30 minutes next Wednesday, arriving there at 10:30 a. m. Mrs. E. B. Vonjdersmith of Remington and Mite Orpha Vondersmith of Bluffton, are visiting the former’s daughter, Mrs. C. P. Wright, of this city. The Presbyterian ladies will hold their annual rummage sale the last Friday and Saturday of October, in the former Michael Eger shop on North Van Rensselaer street. • *><Mr. and Mrs. Walter Forbes of East Chicago were guests of the latter’s brother, John Merritt and family Sunday. They went from here to Remington to spend the week with relatives. To-morrow’s excursion train to Chicago will run on same schedule as formerly, passing Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m., and arriving in the city at 11 a. m. Returning train will leave Chicago at 11:30 p. m. ZjQ. F. Tillett of Gillam tp., was in the city Monday. Politics in his bailiwick, like dll other parts of the country, is little talked about and it is difficult to tell what the voters will do November 6. H. Norman writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Spokane, Wash., to Scotia, Wash., where he has taken a contract for timber work that will keep him busy for a year or more. Sam Jones, the noted evangelist, who has lectured in Rensselaer and at Fountain Park, died in his berth aboard a Pullman car Monday morning while hurrying home from Oklahoma, having had a S remonition of his approaching eath.