Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

About inches of water fall during the big rain Monday afternoon and night. Mrs. Anna Luers went to Valparaiso, Friday, for a few days visit with her daughter Lizzie. Little change is reported in uncle Ralph Fendig’s condition, .bat he is probably gradually growing weaker. Our “Four Corners” correspondent gives an excellent report of the drainage meeting held at Wheatfield a few days ago, in the items from there this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Murray, who have been spending the winter in. Oklahoma, have returned and will spend the summer with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Dondelly. . Eiglesbach, J. A. Larsb, niplinger & Harmon, B. F. Feudig and A. Rosenbaum each received new awnings this week in anticipation of the good old summer time coming by and by. The Chicago Bargain Store shipped out 58 cases of eggs, 1,740 dozen, Monday. Most all of them were taken in Saturday, and the price paid was 14| cents per dozen, the whole representing over $250. Mrs. Robt. Randle, who has been here for the past five weeks at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. David Nowels, returned to her home in Mexico, Mo., yesterday. The condition of the latter is little changed. F. B. Ham is moving into the Laßue brick residence on River street, known as the Austin property. Mr. Ham has traded his property on Cullen street, the former John Vanatta residence, and some property he had in Illinois for the Pixley farm of 419 acres southeast of Virgie. Kentland Enterprise: The Lake township gravel road system, which was ordered by the Commissioners at their last term to be sold on May 6th, will not be offered for sale Monday by Auditor Purkey. An appeal has been taken to the circuit court and the papers will be filed with Clerk Hess to-day.

W. W. Miller of Mt Ayr was in the city ou business Thursday and made The Democrat a'call. William used to publish the Goodland Herald some eighteen or twenty years ago, but forsook the tripod for the plow, and has laid up more treasures on earth, at least than he would probably have done had he continued in the newspaper business.

Mrs. John Eger gave luncheon last Friday alternoon to thirtyseven ladies, ranging from 60 to 80 years of age, in honor of her mother-in-law’s, Mrs. Michael Eger’s 75th, birthday anniversary. The house was tastily decorated for the occasion, and a most pleasant afternoon was engaged. Mrs. Eger, Sr.,was the recipient of quite a number of handsome presents.

Rensselaer, like most other towns, always fills to overflowing the opera house or tent when an Uncle Tom’s Cabin show comes and this old but ever popular play loses none of its popularity as the years go by. The company that is to exhibit here next Tues* day night is a big one and travels in its own special oars. Two free band concerts by its big military band, at noon and 7 p. m.

An exchange says that when a newspaper man has yelled himself hoarse trying to persuade people to patronize home merchants, and accidentally stumbles on to the fact that some of the fellows he is trying to protect are sending away for their job printing or using printed matter sent out by baking powder houses or other concerns, it rather shakes his faith in mankind, and makes reciprocity look like a lead dime with a hole in it.

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cain of Lake Villiage have been here a part of this week at the bedside of the latter’s sister, Mary Benjamin, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R. P. Benjamin, who has been in a oritioal condition with meningitis, and who died at 5:30 a. m. Thursday. Cal was not so badly cut by the boozefighter at Lake Village recently as reported in a Rensselaer paper, the statement in The Democrat at the time being more in accordance with the facts. He received a cut about two inches long on the chin which went clear to the bone, and which will leave a scar, but received no cuts elsewhere, as reported. . Butter wrappers printed while you wait at The Democrakoffice. See the newest novelties.in ladies’ neckwear. Chicago Bargain Stork.