Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Ofaristie Viok has pot in a new soda fountain and fitted up his plaoe with attractive booths for the summer trade in ioe oream and soft drinks. Bro. Baughman of the Mt. Ayr Pilot was in the city a few hours Tuesday and made The Democrat a fraternal call. He is publishing a right newsy paper, and we wish him success. Frank Kresler has bought the Mrs. Isabel Parker residence property in the west part of town and will move into same as soon as some repairs are made thereto. The consideration was about sl,' . 1 George Borntrager killed a big loon on his farm south of town Thursday. These birds are seldom seen in these parts. Mr. Borntrager gave the bird to the High School and it will be “stuffed” and mounted. T. M, Callhhan of Newland has recently purchased the Harry Gifford general store at Kersey, j and Wm, Whited has moved there from Stoutsberg and has charge of same. Mr. Whited was postmaster at Stoutsberg but will now be the Kersey postmaster. It is reported that Judge and Mrs. S. P. Thompson, who have been spending the winter in San Diego, Cab, will return home the latter part of April; also, that the latter’s health is greatly improved, which will be good news to her relatives and many friends. F, B. Meyer closes his eight years as postmaster of Rensselaer to-morrow, and Monday morning G. E. Murray will start in on his term. Mr. Meyer expects to leave about the middle of the month for a prospecting trip down through Oklahoma, and, if he finds a suitable location for a drug store, may locate there. The Philip L. Roy business property at Goodland, consisting of a two-story brick building situated on a lot feet, on the main business street of Goodland, will be sold at bankrupt sale at the office of A. D. Babcock in said town on Saturday, April 6. It is a desirable property and will likely go at a big bargain. The fire company was called out about two o’clock Tuesday by the burning of a small barn or shed on the old Wm. Greenfield place, just west of Sylvester Gray’s, and which threatened to consume Sylvester’s barn also. The place is occupied by Oscar Smith, and the fire was started by children playing about the shed with matches. The loss was slight although the building was entirely consumed. The north bound train from Cincinnati, due here at 9:55 a. m., came near being wrecked near Fair Oaks Monday forenoon. The tender jumped the track and bumped along on the ties for quite a distance before the train could be stopped. Not much damage was done, but a delay of nearly an hour wak occasioned before the tender could be got back on the rails and the damage repaired. Mr. and Mrs. John Schroer of Barkley tp., returned Monday from Ohio, where they were called last week by the death of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Philip Longstretb, which occurred at her home near Beavertown, March 18. Deceased was about 92 years and 6 mouths of age. Besides Mrs. Schroer she leaves two otfier children in this county, James Longstreth of Parr, and' Mrs. John Clager of Wheatfield. The big dredge is now making practically a “straight shoot” through the Thompson & Lawler farm, east of town, for the Gangloff bridge, and is paying no attention to the old channel. The out is now some 14 feet in depth. It will probably be about two and one-half to three months brfore the dredge reaches town. But it will be here to make a mighty good attraction for that big 4th of July celebration we hope to see Rensselaer have again this year. The maDy friends of H. R. Kurrie of this city, who for the past few years has held the position of assistant counsel for the Monon railroad company at a salary of $3,000 per year, will be pleased to learn that he has accepted a similar position with the Big Four road at about double the salary paid him by the Monon, with excellent prospects of moving upward as time goes by. He will be in Cincinnati most of the time, but will still make Rensselaer his home. A full line of baby carriages and go-carts at Jay W. Williams’. I have some fine onion seed for sale. Anyone desiring same it will pay them to call. Alp Donnelly.