Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Next Thursday is St. Valentine’s day. Frank Donnelly has been laid up with the grip this week. “Comrad” Fox has landed the Pleasant Grove Star mail route again, being the lowest bidder, $444 per year. W. H. Flagg has been confined to bis home on South Cullen street for the past two weeks with nervous prostration. JV'Misses Mary and Eva Russell of Monon returned home yesterday after a week’s visit wtth the family of their uncle, U. M. Baughman. M. E. Spitler and granddaughter, Miss Mildred Spitler, have gone to Oklahoma City, Okla , to visit the former’s son, M. L. Sp itler. Don’t miss reading the opening chapters in this issue of “The Conquest of Canah.” The story grows in interest, and we know you will like it. -Vvooney Kellner and the local butchers are all putting up ice this week. The quality is the best for several years and it runs from 8 to 10 inches in thickness. Albert Fendig was called here this week by the sickness of his father, Uncle Ralph Fendig, who has been in rather poor health for some time, but shows some improvement at present. \r-The groundhog cast a shadow alright, alright Saturday, and since that time we have been enjoying fine zero weather, the mercury ranging from 6 or 8 aboye to 4 to 6 below each morning. girls’ basket ball game at Whiting last Friday night between the Rensselaer high school and Whiting resulted in a score of 18 to 3in favor of Rensselaer. The Hammond team was billed to play here last night. sou was born Saturday to Mr. Ami Mrs. William Greenfield, their third child, the eldest probably some six or seven years old. Mr, Greenfield is nearly 80 years of age, while his wife, formerly Miss Flora Hodshire, is about 30.