Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Taylor McCoy, son ol T. J. McCoy, the ex-banker, was here the 4th. , / John H. Jessen is here from Connersville for a few days visit with his family. Oats, which looked so promising hereabouts a month ago, now indicate a poor crop. Prof. W. O. Schanlaub came over from Morocco Wednesday to spend the 4th with Mj\ and Mrs. John Schanlaub. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, R-R-4, 1; Rensselaer, 2; Woodstock, 111., 1. The rural mail carriers were given “u day off” the 4th, and no mail went out over their routes anywhere in the United States, Misses Gail Low and Viva Baughman of Medaryyille came Tuesday to spend the 4th with their cousin, Miss Iris Baughman. Mrs. Caroline Rhoades and her grand-daughter Bernice Rhoades, went to Jeffersonville Tuesday to visit the former’s daughter, Mrs. I. C Reubelt. Geo. F. Meyers has sold a couple of more farms as a result of his advertising in The Democrat. One was an 80 acre near Tefft to M H. Tyler of Valparaiso, and the other of 126 acres near Wbeatfield, to a man near Remington.

Miss Nellie Boigegraine, who will be remembered here as a trimmer in Mrs. Ime6’ millinery store a few years ago, is to be married in Chicago to-day to a Dr. Schafter of that city, so says the Montioello Herald. Herman Hordeman who has been working in the Nichols & Sheppard threshing machine works at Battle Creek, Mich., since last September, returned home this week and will remain until after the threshing season. Robert Hough of Monon, a tonsorial artist of no mean ability, is helping out, during the rush this week, at Wood & Kresler’s shop. Robert is a student at Indiana University, Bloomington and works at his trade during his vacations. Advertised Letters: Mrs Ella Hendrickson, Mrs. Carry Jones, Mrs. Annie Oldham, Dan Blake, James C. Brown, John Bush, W. J. Hart, Geo. R. Liston, Gerald Hartyems, J. C. Sayler, A. H. Owens, Harry Randle, Freddie Pickner. Mrs. W. J. Imes expects to leave next week for a month’s visit with relatives in New York City. Mr. Imes had thought some of accompanying her and taking in the K. T. concalve at Saratoga Springs, but has about given up the idia at this writing.

Dealers in “toy pistols” seem to have forgotten that there is a law against selftfig these abominable nuisances, and that they are liable to a fine of not less than $lO for every sale made. It is also against the law to sell a revolvSr or cartridges to a minor. Eugene Parks, a former resident of Jasper county and well known to many of our readers, died at his home in Chicago last week, aged 63 years, 9 months and 14 days. He leaves a wife and four daughters. The funeral and burial took place at Brook,

According td reports published in the papers, the oats crop has been badly injured in many localities in Indiana and the yield promises to be very light. In Vanderburgh and Clay counties the crop will be almost a total failure, so reports from there state. Mrs. Annie Howe and Miss Bessie King-went to Winona Monday, the former to nurse a patient, and the latter for a six weeks vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J„ H. King. Miss Jessie Knox will take Miss King’s place as librarian in the publio library durig her absence. Comrade Fox started in Monday to carry the mail on the Pleasant Grove Route, succeeding Webb Reeve, who has carried the mail on thjs route for the past four years. Comrade also retains his depot route here, Abel Grant, the expressman, carrying for him while he is absent on his Pleasant Grove route. * When you pull down the town in which is your home you are pulling down yourself and you build up your neighbor. Try and banish from your mind the mistaken idea that all good things are away off in some other locality. Give your town all the praise it can legitimately bear. It certainly will do you no harm and will oost you nothing.