Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Benton Review’s annual “reunion adition” in which interesting letters from former Benton county people who are now scattered in various sections of the county appear, was extra good this year, and we congratulate Bro. Roby on the tine showing made. Any subscriber having paid hit subscription to The Democrat within the past 60 days can. by paying 85 cents additional, secure one of The Democrat’s popular Wall Charts. They are worth many times the price asked for them, and to non-subscribers we charge 75 cents for them.

Jerry Karen er, a well well known irresponsible local character, has been taken to the poorhouse, which is no doubt the proper place for him. A naturally weak intellect and years of dissipation and exposure has left Jerry almost a complete wreck and no one wanted to have trim around any more.

You want one of those Wall Charts The Democrat is giving out with the paper this year. Of course you do. Read the description of them in another part of this paper. A whole library of information about your own state and the entire country, and only 35 cents when taken with this paper.

Alva Potts and family returned Saturday from Hutchinson, Kans., near which place they spent the summer. Alva likes the country very much and is thinking of locating there. He husked 2,700 bushels of corn this fall and says every ear was a sound one. Wheat was good there but corn was hardly an average crop.

M. L. Hemphill, the blacksmith, who-has been taking a course of treatment at Dwight, 111., returned home a few days ago. He is much improved in appearance and thinks he is thoroughly cured of the liquor habit. Mr. Hempbill is an excellent workman and has a large number of friends, who hope that the cure will prove permanent.

By forcing air into the once famous Lafayette artesian w< 11, Robert Kersey, a Lebanon contractor, has succeeded in making the well flow once more, and Lafayette is again happy. The well has been idle for several years, all previous schemes to revive it having failed, Kersey has contracted with the city for 12,000 to revive the well and keep it flowing for four years, at the end of which time he is to turn over to the city all the apparatus needed to keep the well flowing.

John Ramey died at the home of L. H. Potts Tuesday at 5 p. m., of consumption, aged 25 years. Deceased was born in Rensselaer Aug. 28, 1882, and ,had resided here all his life. His father died some years ago and the mother is at Longcliff. He bad been staying at Mr. Potts’ for some little time. One half-brother and two half-sisters survive him. Funeral was held Thursday at 10 a. m., from the Christian church, Rev, Clark conducting the services, and interment made in Weston cemetery.

For the benefit of readers in other sections of this great country of ours, we will state tbattheirfriends back in northern Indiana are enjoying just now about the best sleighing they have had in several years, and the prospects are it will continue over the Christmas holidays. About a foot of damp snow fell last Friday night and Saturday, which has thawed slightly since, but since Tuesday the mercury has been down below the freezing point and the snow has wore down on the roads so that it is as smooth,and almost as bard as glass. Cutters and sleighs are being used where people have them, although the roads are not bad for wheeled vehicles,

Uncle Jacob M. Lesh came Saturday to spend the winter with his children here. He staid Friday night in Chicago and the guests of the hotel were routed out about 2 a. m. Saturday morning by fire; The fire was in a room next to Mr. Lesh but he was awakened by the hotel employes and got out without serious difficulty, qlthough the room was filled with smoke. The damage did by the fire was only about SI,OOO. Mr. Lesh likes his ngw home near Menomonie, Wis., firstrate and will go back in the spring with his son John V. Lesh, who will occupy the farm next year. He brought along with him a few specimens of fine apples to show the doubting ones that they grow apples there. This fruit was a very good crop there this year and was of fine quality* He has built a new house on his farm the past season and has been making other improvements thereto. It is quite a lumber region in his locality, but the financial squeeze has resulted in the cutting