Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Miss Rose Platt is here from Danville, 111., for a visit with relatives. Lee Richards has gone to Kansas City, Mo., where his uncle Beach Peterson resides. Miss Madge Beam is visiting Miss Eva Moore at Ada, Ohio, where the latter Is attending college. The best riding corn cultivator you ever saw for $19.50 at the Chicago Bargain Store. S. C. Irwin and little daughter left Wednesday for a few weeks visit with relatives in Minneapolis, Minn. 3 Miss Georgia Hornaday of Plainfield, is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cox, for a few days. The Rensselaer ball team went to Wolcott Tuesday and suffered a defeat of 14 to 9 In a game played with the Wolcott team. NJay W. Williams was called to Bpllfountaine, Ohio, yesterday by the serious sickness of his brother Captain John B. Williams. Jacob Schreiver, a former resident who went west several years ago, is visiting relatives here after an absence of 17 years. He resides on a farm in northern Minnesota. The Democrat's first Twice-A-Week issue was run 8 pages In order to make room the keynote speech of the Hon. Thomas R. Marshall in the Saturday’s Issue. Hereafter, except on special occasions, the Wednesday issue will consist of four pages. New .subscribers to The Democrat this week by postofflces: Remington, 2; Goodland, R. 1,1; Alx, 2; Pekin, 111., 1; Springfield, Neb., 1; Wheatfleld, # l; Rensselaer, R. 4,1; Rensselaer, R. 3,1; Fair Oaks, 1; Lee, 1; Monticello, 1; McCoysburg, 1; Goodland, 1; Rensselaer, 3; Mt. Ayr, 1. Percy Hauter, a former school teacher who went west in February of this year on an exploring expedition, after trying for some time to get employment at Denver, Colo., and other points, came back to Newberry, Neb., and is now working on a cattle ranch, rie expects to go north from there when the harvest opens in that region.

W. C. Jacobs of Grayford, Jennings county, a son of Harry Jacobs, formerly of Jordan tp., came up Tuesday for a visit with Jasper county friends and relatives and may remain here all summer if he finds suitable employment. Weather conditions in southeastern ana have been about the same as* here and farmers are behind with their work. Fat cattle are slated for another toboggan slide in the near future. At present the railroads are tied up in Texas on account of high water, and as soon as that obstacle is out of the way Texas cattle are expected to be rushed into the market centers, and as a consequence the price will be hammered down at least SI.OO per hundred, it is predicted. , V ,