Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Frank Kenton haagoneto Mitchell, So. Dak., for a visit with relatives. Simon Fendig of Wheatfield visited relatives here severs) days this week. L—J»-M. Bell of Frankfort is visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. L. Myers, a few days this week. New subscribers to the Demoocrat this week by postoffices: Chicago, 1; Rensselaer, 1. Mrs. John Long of Shelbyville? returned home Monday after a visit with her sister Mrs, D. M. Worland. Frank Borntrager has bought the old Thornton farm of 82 acres near Surrey, paying SBO per acre therefor. Jesse Nichols, who has been visiting Mrs. Alva Nichols at Mexico, Mo., returned home Saturday. Read the unsolicited letter on Eage three of this issue of The democrat regarding the productiveness of the Gifford district. Miss Lena Jackson went to Bloomington Monday to resume her studies at the State University. She will graduate this year. Martha Parkinson, Helen Lamson and Avaliue Kindig went to Chicago Monday to enter the Northwestern University at Evanston. * W. P, Michaels of Jordan tp., near Egypt schoolhouse, now has sorghum of his own make for sale in any quantity desirad, 1 gallon or 100 gallons. The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “Potential Faith;” in the evening, “Christ’s Humility.” All are welcome. Archibald Burns, an old resident of Demotte, died at his home in that place Sept. 19, aged 82 years. Funeral was held Saturday and burial made at Demotte. Mrs. T. F. Clark of near Battle Ground attended the district convention of the W. R. C., here on Thursday and visited old friends a few days, returning home today. F. B. Shultz, who has been at Lamar, Colo., for the past couple of years, has moved back to Pulaski county, and directs us to change the address of his /paper back to Frances ville.

Word comes from Homer Dobbins who is starring with the Wabash College football team this season, that he got a broken rib in the opening scrimmage on the gridiron. Mr. and Mrs. Holdridge Clark left Monday for Rolla, Mo„ where they will visit several months with the latter’s niece. They will also visit relatives in Kansas before returning home. A four-months-old grand child) of Philip Kistner died here Sat-' urday of consumption. Its mother died of the same disease recently at Effingham 111., to which place the remains of the babe were taken for burial. Charles Parks of near Surrey, whQm it was thought had typhoid fever, it developed had only a severe case of stoppage of the kidneys, and is now about once more. His symptoms were identical with that of typhoid, it is said. Now is the time to plant your advertising for your fall and winter campaign. The Democrat is the medium that reaches the most people in Jasper county, and they are mostly in the farming districts, too. Just the people you want to tell x of the bargains you have to offer. k Mrs. George Daniels of Barkley tp., was operated on for the removal of gall-stones at a Chicago hospital last Thursday and some twenty gall-stones were found. The gall bladder was so badly affected that it was also removed. She is reported to have stood the operation well and is getting along nioeA. Harmon returned Sunday from his trip to Sonth Dakota to look after bis father’s farm near Mitchell. He ia much taken up with the country there and says they have a fine corn crop, all out of the way of the frost. His brother A. J. Harmon, who accompanied him west,‘did not return until Wednesday. J. M. Moore, the Iroquois ditch rock blasting contractor, has had a big heavy rope netting made in Chicago for use in blasting down through town. The net is, 16x36 tyet in size, made in sections of 4x16 feet, and is said to weigh 3,200 pounds. It is expected that thir net will prevent any rocks flying and that no damage to property will result from the blasts.