Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

To-day’s markets: Wheat, 85c; rye, 65c; corn, 60c; oats, 44c. Miss Mary Kline of Demotte visited Miss Mary Meyer this week. W&nesday afternoon's rain appears to have been quite general all over the state. . . 7\A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Festus Chupp near Surrey yesterday morning. W. Harner, James Green and George Besse of Remington were Rensselaer visitors yesterday: ■ i Misses Katharyn and Rose Luers are visiting Misses Alice and Nellie Ryan of Medaryville this week. J District Chairman James K. Risk of Lafayette and Judge Darroch of Kentland were in the city yesterday. Y Mrs. Graham and baby of Lovebale, Tenm, is visiting the family of her ’brother, Dr. I. M. Washburn. \Mrs. Eva Morgan and daughter Ijfrs. Grace Shotts of Chicago are visiting friends and relatives here for a couple of weeks. '■l Mrs. Sylvester Gray was called foXGoodland Tuesday to the funeral of Mrs. William Toyne, an old friend and former neighbor. John Hordeman was compelled to qujt his work on the Thompson farm'at Parr for a few days on account of the big rain Wednesday. John Hayes of Valma was in town Friday. There was not nearly so much wind accompanied the rain there as in this neighborhood Wednesday evening. Mrs. J. E. Alter and daughter, Mrs. A. W. McAuly of Newton tp., left Tuesday for a visit with the former’s son J. Cecil Alter at Salt Lake City, Utah. Watermelons are watermelons this year. The kind we used to buy for five cents are costing twenty this year, and the ten cent melon is twenty-five and thirty cents. £\Mr. and tyrs. U. M. Baughman, f 11) East Sixth street, are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jeffries, old friends and residents of their former home, Rensselaer, Ind. They will remain a week longer.—Oklahoma City Times, Aug.lo.

Monticello Journal: Misses Ethel and Elizabeth and Master Ralph Witham returned home Tuesday from a visit at Rensselaer With their father, Charles Witham and their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowels. f\Lewis, commonly called Duke, slchols is in town, having arrived Wednesday from Knox. Mr. Nichols will assist W. C. Miliron with his stand at the various county fairs this fall. They will be here to the Home Coming in September. The K. of P. ball game at Remington Thursday was another defeat for the Rensselaer “players.” Our players are a little reluctant about mentioning the matter at all, but we understand the score was some 30 to 9 fn favor of Remington. The automobile doesn’t seem to be worrying over the question of what shall be done with our millionaires. One can not pick up a daily paper nowadays without reading of from two to three who have been put away for keeps by the deadly auto. Joseph Sharp is still confined to the house with the ailment to one of his feet, caused from a bone bunion. He cannot bear any weight on the foot at all yet, although it is thought It is growing better slowly. He has now been laid up about two months with this trouble. A rick and stack of hay about 9 tons altogether, owned by W. E. Jacks, was burned {on the Crabb farm southeast of town, at about 2 p| m., Wednesday. The rick was struck by lightning and set on Are and the flames spread to the stack. There was no Insurance. .A. L. Branch of Stockton, Call., was at IndtanaiJnis a few days visiting relatives, returning here Tuesday.' Mr. Branch has been visiting his little daughters add Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wilcox, grandparents of his children. He will be here several days before returning to California.

\ James Lefler x)f Hanging Grove toVnship says the wind Wednesday evening’ did considerable damage to the corn in that vicinity. Much of it la broken at the ground and can not straighten up for that reason. As reports come in there will /probably be more of this condition develop. Frank Heratb of Mount Ayr, a brother of the candidate for trustee of Marion township, was in town Thursday. From their personal appearance it would be impossible to determine thdfr kinship, but both of them are experts In their chosen profession, both being excellent farmers.