Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

To-day’B markets: Wheat, 82c; corn 60c; rye, 65c; oats, 42c. TJie Rensselaer ball team was defeated at Lowell Sunday, score 15 to 3. Mrs. M. A. McConnehay of Idavllle is vißiting the family of her son McConnehay, of Rensselaer. , -.IWilliam Whittaker, who has been working in the G. E. Murray Co. store, is now clerking in the post office. w. Washburn and family of poodland visited the family.of Dr. I. M. Washburn here Sunday, coming over via auto.

Miss Lillian Thomas of Newton tp., who has been suffering from rheumatism for some time, was taken Sunday to the Hunter springs near Attica for treatment. Mrs. Frank Patterson and Miss Grace Nichols of Indianapolis returned home Monday after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nichols at the county farm. and Mrs. Charles Cain’s little son was sick with cholera infantum Sunday night, but improved considerably since that time. It is now thought that he is out of danger. Albert Hammond came from Patrieksburg last Sunday morning for a two weeks visit with his relatives here. Albert is not married yet and his cas« looks utterly hopeless at this time. si Silas Bringle and Mrs. Kaufman eg New Salisbury, Harrison county, came yesterday, the former to visit his brother W. L. Bringle, and the latter to visit her daughter, Mrs. George Bill, both of Jordan tp.

The merchants have agreed to not sell and the privilege committee will not grant the right to sell ‘'confetti” during Home Coming week, and the civil 'authorities will not allow the same to be thrown upon the streets of Rensselaer. Harrington threshed four atres of wheat that measured out 146 bushels, or 36% bushels to the acre, last Thursday. This was on measured ground. This is the largest yield we have heard of. Is there and one who can beat it? sJ Co. Supt. W. O. Schanlaub of was in town over Sunday visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Schanlaub. “Very quiet,” is his report on business conditions in his town. He returned to Kentland Monday morning on the milk train. Wm. Nuss of Barkley tp., deposited eight Early Rose potatoes > on our table Monday morning that tipped the scales at 5 % pounds. They were fine ones, and in fact, the early potatoes are generally a fair crop, but the later planted ones have been hurt badly by the dry weather. Sunday was John Jones’ birthday anniversary, and some 35 or 40 friends and neighbors, old and young, gathered at his home on the D. H. Yeoman farm in Union tp., to remind him of the fact. Refreshments were served and a general good time had. It was John’s 40th milestone. John Sharp came down from Chicago Heights Saturday to visit over Sunday with his father, Joe Sharp, and sisters, Misses Ethel and Opal Sharp. He returned home Monday afternoon, accompanied by his wife wife and baby who have been visitlAg relatives and friends here the past two weeks. W. W. Watson, who has been in the pension service for nearly 20 years, came In Saturday for athree days stay, to visit his relatives and friends. He has just come from the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee and says that if nothing happens the farmers in those states will have the biggest cotton crop they have harvested in ten years. ~ j. C. McColly of over north of Rensselaer, came over the latter part of last week and returned with a young man by the name of Miller who has been working as a farm hand for Mr. Robt. Wilson. The boy’s mother was homesick for her boy, as we understand, he was a good worker and Mr. Wilson, was sorry to let him go.—Goodland Herald.