Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Finest line of laces and embroideries ever shown in this city at RowibS & Parker’s big double store. Renicker of Barkley tp., JeTt Tuesday for Chattanooga, Tenn., Jacksonville and other points in Florida for the benefit of his health. -/About four inches of snow fell Thursday morning and is still on the ground, although indications of a thaw were apparent at the time of The Democrat’s going to press. Ernest Medworth, who lives close to the Jordan tp., line in Newton county, suffered a stroke, of paralysis Tuesday, and his whole left side is reported paralyzed. Just received, new line of tine zephyr ginghams; not seconds or short lengths, but full pieces. No limit to the number of yards a customer can buy, 10c yard at Rowles & Parker’s big double store. “The Conquest of Canaan.” by Booth Tarkington, will be The Democrat’s next serial. An Indiana story by an Indiana author. Don’t miss the opening chapters which will appear next week. - Frank Steel, aged about 22 years, was arrested here Wednesday by the marshal of Thorntown on paternity charges preferred by a 16year*old girl of that place, and was taken there to answer the charge. J. J. Montgomery is still at Wolcott repairing the telephone line there, which was damaged to the amount of $2,000 in the storm of Jan. 16. It will take three weeks yet to repair the damage done there. Owing to the announcement plates of our new serial, “The Conquest of Canaan,” not arriving in time for use last week, we will not start this story until our next issue. Watch for the opening chapters next week. P. C. Pursley, notice of whose sale appears in another part of this paper, will move to near Amherst, South Dak., next month, where be has rented a half section of farm land and 70 acres of hay land. Later he will probably buy a farm there. The A. J. Harmon sale west of town Thursday was well attended and property sold well. Mr. Harmon expects to move to town as soon as he can rent a suitable house. He will travel for the Kelly Land Co., of Mitchell, South Dakota, the coming year as general agent with territory in Indiana and Illinois. Mrs. John Romine, after a long siege of sickness, died at her home near Mt. Ayr at 3 p. m., Thursday, Jan. 24, aged 37 years, 1 mo. and 1 day. Mrs. Rome has resided in Newton county. Ind., about thirty-two years. She was a good wife and mother, and as good a neighbor as was to be found. She leaves five children, three girls and two boys. Funeral services were held at residence Friday at 2p. m. Interment at North Star cemetery.—Mt. Ayr Pilot.