Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

To-day’s markets: Wheat, 85c; rye, 65e; corn, 60c; oats, 45c. The threshing season is nearly over. “A short horse is soon cut* ried,” Advertised letters: Ella Lefler, Matte Smafflemen, Mae Fisher, Amos C. Waple, Phillip Stemhoer, Erbin Carlan, Joseph Brown, Francis A. Riley, Wm. Reed, Harry Thomas. F. P. Morton, formerly of near Pleasant Ridge, but who moved to Goodland last fall, has been suffering considerably with rheumatism this summer, but was reported slightly better when last heard from. George Hanna of near Kniman went to Delphi Saturday to attend the old settlers meeting. Mr. Hanna was raised in Carroll county and always makes it a point to attend the annual meetings of her old settlers.

Mrs. James Maloy returned to her home in Steeger, 111., Saturday after a few days visit here. While here she closed the sale of her dwelling property and four lots on Webster street to Albert E. Brand. Consideration $2,300.

Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wiles and daughter Cecil of Sheridan spent Sunday with John N. Baker and family of Barkley tp. Mr. and Mrs. Wiles returned home Sunday evening, Miss Cecil remaining for a short visit with old friends.

The Goodland Herald says of a former resident of that place, well known to many of our readers: “The many Goodland friends of Mrs. John Sapp, of Brownsville, Neb., will regret to learn of her failing health. Their attending physician prescribed a change of climate and they have moved to Big Rapids, Michigan, for the present”

"Ik D. M. Worland went to Hammond kat Thursday to bring his father and sister home with him. They had been visiting a brother of Dave's in that city who beat him to them when they came from Kansas several days ago. Dave and his guests came home by way of Milwaukee, having gone to that city by boat. They arrived here Friday evening, and the father and sister will visit here for some days.

Dehnis Hogan of Kankakee, came over from Remington Monday evening to look after his farm north of town, returning Tuesday morning. Mr. Hogan lived here a few years ago, going to Kankakee, where he is engaged in the department store business. He says that the Bradley Mfg. Co., who when running full time employ 550 men, are now only employing 26, and other factories in like proportion.

Mrs. Lorena Bartoo of Morocco, is the proud possessor of a $lO gold piece which she won this week in the Chicago Journal’s Picnic Dinner contest The first prize, $lO, was for the best menu for a picnic dinner to be given in detail with complete directions for preparing it, all of which was published in the Home Edition of Journal of August 4th. In this contest Mrs. Bartoo had to compete with thousands of persons from all over the country many of them expert chefs, yet gathered in the first prize.—Morocco Courier.

The southbound afternoon train on the Monon Sunday caught Hubert Staley and John Weston, clerks in the L. E. & W. offices at Indianapolis, on the bridge crossing White River at Broadripple and ground them to pieces. The young men were each about '2O years of age and had gone to Broad Ripple to look for a location for a site for a camping out party, and were pre-* paring for a vacation. They were on the bridge when the fast train hove sight and started to run off the other end. They failed to reach safety, however, and were struck and instantly killed, being fearfully mangled.

Uncle Johnnie Jenkinson of Newton County was in town yesterday on business. He is past 88, having arrived at that mile-stone April Bth last, and in these long years he has never been sick a day in his life. He says he works all the time when at home and can do a good day’s work yet despite his advanced age, and atttNmtes it all to the fact that he has never had any use for a doctor. Uncie John was born and grew to manhood in England, in fact was married and brought a son to thiß country, who was then eight years old. He came to this country during Pierce’s administration and has lived on the farm he now occupies for S 3 years, When accused of having stopped growing, he denied the accusation with emphasis, and answers by saying that he is growing lighter every year. He possesses one thing that very few of his age can boast of, and that is avery young son. only atUt a year old