Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Buy your parchment butter wrappers at The Democrat offioe. Miss Zula Hopkins, who is taking treatment in a Chicago hospital for dropsy, is reported in a very critical condition. Mr. and Mrs. Johnßemley were at North Vernon the first of the week to look at a farm which they ( were thinking of trading their property here for. Mrs. Daniel Tanner, on the Lawler & Thompson ranch east of town, died yesterday morning after a few weeks sickness from inflammation of the bowels. Funeral arrangements are not made at this writing. - The fire department was called out at 10:80 o’clock Sunday night by a chimney burning ont at Dr. Ohas. Vick’s residence near the Babcock & Hopkins elevator. Little or no damage was done to the property. C. Halstead has rented his firm in Newton tp , to Benton Kelley and son Walter and will go to Worland, Wyo., for the benefit of Mrs. Halstead’s health. His brother, S. S. Halstead, is located near Worland.

VB. S. Fendig left yesterday for New Orleans, La., fpr a month’s visit with the family of his wife. The latter has been down there aU winter. N. S. Bates will have charge of Ben’s poultry business while he is away. Morocco Courier: After the Lincoln tp., blanket remonstrance getß in its work there will be only two saloons left in the county those at Conrad and Mt Ayr, and it is doubtful if these survive more than another year. Bro. Miller of the Mt. Ayr Pilot was a visitor in the city last Suncay. Mr. Miller is printing an excellent paper for a town the size of Mt. Ayr and he deserves a liberal encouragement from the people of that vicinity. John A. Knowllon has rented his farm northwest of town to James Walter, and in company with his son-in-law, Daniel Reed, of Dayton, 0., left Wednesday for Mitohell, So. Dak., near which plaoe they will locate. Through some inexcusable blunder a “galley” of type was placed in the form last week uncorrected, causing ludicrous errors in the reading. Inoluded in this was the artiole regarding The Democrat’s new linotype. Mr, Zaok Spitler of Thayer, son of Mann Spitler, and Miss Faye Belle King, of Lowell, daughter of Lawrenoe King of Hebron, were married in the clerk’s office Thursday forenoon, Rev. B. F. Ferguson performing the necessary aot.

0. B. Beprogle, forman in the Republican office, got his hand hurt quite badly last Monday by one of the press rollors striking it in some wav and tearing open a big hole in the baok of the hand. Three stitches were necessary to sew up the wound. _ Geo. Lundy, of the firm of Duvall & Lundy, has been laid up this week with inflammation of the stomach and bowels. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs, 0. S. Lundy of Gosport, are at his bedside. He was reported somewhat better yesterday.