Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

corn has been husked the past two weeks, owing to bad weather. At least one-fourth the oorn is still in the field. SUJames Lefler and Charles Bns-' setbare up in Wisconsin this week, buuting and looking after the former’s lands up there. Secure reserved seat season tickets for the first number of tbe lecture course at Jessen’s, Friday and till 10 a. m., Saturday. E. P. Honan has been appointed a delegate to the Indiana Fraternal Congress, to be held at Indianapolis Deo. 4, to represent the Catholic Order of Foresters. Extra fancy Michigan Northern Spies, Baldwins. Talpabock, Wagoner, Jonathan and many other varieties. 20 afed 25c per peck at the Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. Maud Rodman, of Momence, 111., who is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John N. Baker, of Barkley township, is quite sick with malarial fever and other complications. ''Nfleorge Hopkins and son Vern, with their families, are moving back here from Wabash, where they have been working in the Barcus horsestocks factory for the past two years. Harrison Warren, of near Peru, has bought of Mrs. Galbraith, the former Chestnut farm of ten acres, north of town, and will move back here; consideration SI,BOO. Possession is given March 1. The young people’s societies will give their regular yearly Thanksgiving entertainment at the M. E. church next Tuesday evening. This is the time to bring yonr Thanksgiving offering to the poor. A good program has been prepared. • dA. G. W. Farmer and son HenryTiave sold their 160-acre farm, near Sharon, to the former’s son-in-law, W. W. Sage; consideration s4l per acre. Mr. Farmer is undecided at this time as to what he will do, but may decide to move to Oklahoma, where he has two sons in Oklahoma City. VPostmaster F. B. Myers’ commission expires next April, and it is likely that the appointment of his successor will be made ere long. The only interest The Democrat has in the matter is that the patrons of the office may be considered, and that someone of the numerous candidates be appointed that will give efficient service. Owing to an injury to one of his eyes, from a blade of a cornstalk cutting it slightly, J. O. Cline did not go to Winnipeg, Canada, last week to work on a grain elevator, as expected. The cut, while apparently rather slight, has been causing him a great deal of pain, and the eye is quite badly inflamed. 'XJ’he severe wind Wedneseay did considerable damage over tbe country in blowing down windmills, antopping bay stacks, etc. In town the bill-boards were about all blown down, and perhaps some other little damage done. It did some good, however, as it helped greatly to dry up the mud from the several days rain. is reported that some beer is being shipped in here to parties who are presumably “boot-legg-ing” it out. If the latter is true it is only a question of time until the offenders are brought up with a short turn, and then they’ll wish they hadn’t. It is safe to presume that these parties have no government license even, and Uncle Sam doesn’t mince matters when be gets after a fellow who is trying to beat him out of his share in the liquor traffic. A party from Parr writes The Democrat that the report that there was no insurance on the contents of the building that burned there last Thursday night is incorrect; that there was about SIOO insurance on tbe barber shop, but none on Mr. Myers’ property. He also states there had been no fire in tbe room for at least thirty hours previous to the fire, and that an oil measure was found close to where the fire is supposed to have started, indicating that it must have been of inoendiary origin. Bruce Hardy sold the big grey team Saturday to Clint Brown and left Sunday for Sioux City, lowa, it is reported, with the prooeeds, about $425. There are several local bills here that we are told he had promised to pay out of the proceeds of the sale of the team* one of which was $54 to John Bislosky for horse feed while working for the city, and others, but neglected to do so, and the creditors are wondering whether be will retnrn or not His wife is reported to be visiting her parents at Roselawn at present.