Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1907 — Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Would you spend $2.00 to earn $200.00? See "Ad Harlem Book Co. Medaryville Advertiser: Cecil Culp died at bis home in Gillam township last Wednesday, of bowel complaint, aged about 25 years. He leaves a wife and several children. The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon at Independence. ■ ■ ■ ■ - Henry Gowland, who returned last week from a prospecting trip to South Dakota, did not make any purchase of land although he was quite favorably impressed with that country, especially about Mitchell. He thinks the prices of land there are too high. F. W. Fisher of Kankakee tp., was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. He informed us that Simon Fendig, the Wheatfield druggist, who has been in poor health for the past year or two but had been considerably better of late, is down sick again, this time with pleurisy. About thirty-two relatives and neighbors of Mrs. Prior Rowen gathered at her home Sunday and helped her celebrater her 67th birthday anniversary. A tine dinner was served to which all did ample justice, and on departing wished Mrs. Rowen many more as pleasant anniversaries. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Nowles returned to their home in Lamar, Colo., Saturday, the former not being able to remain longer away from business. Mr. Nowles’ mother, aunt Phebe Nowles, whose siokness had called them here, is Still in about the same condition, not much change being apparent. Mrs. Mary Wilkinss of Remington, who for some time was an inmate of the Jasper county poor asylum, celebrated her 108th birthday anniversary at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Watson, at Remington, on Sunday, Sept. 29. The old lady is quite smart and bids & to live several years yet, Charlie Pullins of Barkley tp., has a couple of potatoes on display in Long’s drug store window thaf are whoppers. They are of the “Maggie Murphy" variety and the largest of the two tips the scales at 2| pounds. Charlie says when any one else brings in two larger ones he will take his tubers down, but he challenges the entire state to beat them. U. M. Baughman, in a card to the Democrat dated Oct. 2, writes from Oklahoma City that he has been getting "acclimated.” In other words has been sick for a week, but was better at the time of writing. He said the weather was quite warm then, 90 degrees during the day, and that rain was needed, something we have been having a plenty of here. Theodore DeMoss of Barkley tp., has just bought 190 acres of land in Michigan for which he pays $7.50 peracre. The three Lee brothers, of Barkley and Gillam townships, have also bought land in Michigan. They purchased 700 acres near Cass City, Tuscola county r paying about $5.00 per acre for the tract. All expect to move on their purchases the coming spring. Mt. Ayr Pilot: Joseph Gaines and John Kessick and Susie Kessick left for Minnesota where they will spend the winter. Mrs. Kessick, son and daughter will stay on the farm for the present.... Wor k is so rushing at the livery business that it compelled J. H. Dunlap to put on another hand. It is a boy; weight 10 pounds; arrived early Sunday morning. Mother and child doing fine.

Fowler Leader: Charles Hampton is in great trouble. He had surveyor Whicker at the Jasper county ranch measuring. And Wbick brings back the story that it will be necessary to put a board fence around the field to prevent the potatoes from rolling out in the road when they are dug. The ground on which they grow will not be big enough to hold them. If Mr. Hampton would take Whick to board, that might help some.

While fruit was practically an unknown quantity in Jasper county this season, except berries of which there were a plenty, there are a few apples here and there that are quite good. Isaac Saidla deposited a small basketful of the latter on our table Tuesday that did one’s eyes good to look at They were great big, well developed fellows, a handsome bluish red m color, and Mr. Saidla says are an extra fine flavored apple although he did not know the name, of them. We have laid them away in the cellar and will test their eating qualities some cold evening next winter when they are at their best.