Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

s Try “Gem of the Valley” Flour, at 81-38 a sack, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. and Mrs.i A. D. Bickford of Colorado Springs, Colo., are visiting the family of W. R. Lee. Mr; and Mrs. John Callow of St. are visiting his sister, Mrs. Hettie Nichols a few days. Remember T. H. Robertson is going to sell a bunch of high grade draft horses at Wolcott, Saturday, August 29. “Sis Perkins” will come to Ellis’ opera house Sept. 7, and as her fame has preceded her she will, no doubt, meet with a hearty welcome. Township Trustee James Gilbert of Gilboa tp., and W. M. Hogan of Union tp., Benton county, were in the city on business yesterday, making the trip in Mr. Gilbert’s auto. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Barkley Christian church will give an ice cream social on Saturday evening, August 29, at the home of Mrs. Pad Robinson in Gillam tp. Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, will open its Thirty-sixth year September-Bth. This is one of the most prosperous institutions in the State. It well merits its success. H. C. Hoshaw went to Delphi today to meet the pension examining board, 'but on his way home he will come by vay of Lafayette and Chalmers and visit some of his folks at these points. 'Horace Marble and John Myers of Wheatfleld were in Remington yesterday to hear the man who imagines he will be the next governor of this state. After Nov. 3rd he will be in the “also ran” class. Some one turned in a fire alarm Monday afternoon all because Jamie Willis’ brazer blew the valve out and let a little gas escape in the room and took fire. The fire team, which had been out in town somewhere, came galloping to the firehouse just after the fire had been put out.

You can materially assist The Democrat by sending in items of interest by ’phone or by handing them to us at the office. You want the news, and so do we. Remember this when your relatives or friends visit you or you visit them. All local happenings reported to us will receive our best attention, and will be appreciated. L. A. Wiles of Goodland, formerly cashier of the failed Baldwin & Dague bank at that place, has been appointed by State Auditor Billheimer as head of the banking department of the State Auditor’s office, a position recently made vacant by death. The place pays $2,500 per year. The 1 Democrats Model 5 Linotype ti#ned out a job of six and eight point composition for a publisher in a neighboring town, 3 hours Friday afternoon and 8 hours Saturday, that aggregated 45,000 ems. Considering the class of the matter this, compared to the old method of hand-setting, is certainly “going some.’’ \ Misses Loe and Oka Pancoast of sfWton tp., arrived home last Wednesday from an extended trip through. Minnesota, having spent considerable time in the lake region as the guests of Rev. M. R. Paradis and family, formerly residents of this city. They report crops in a prosperous condition with the exception of fruits, which will be scarce.

SjGeo. F. Meyers has sold the SO adse farm in Union tp., four miles north of the Rosebud and known as the James farm, to George Kessinger, who now resides on the Prof. Michaels farm southeast of Rensselaer, the sale having been made through Mr. Meyer’s ad in The Democrat. Mr. Kessinger expects to move on the farm in the spring. Of the six young men who have been camping on Eagle River, in northern Wisconsin for the last three weeks. Ray Parks and Ross Porter came back Saturday. C. H. Mills came Sunday and the other three, Frank Hardman, James Brenner and Bradley Ross are still there and will remain a few days yet. The boys report a good time and fishing flrstrate, but when questioned as to the catch, whether enough to supply the table, the answer was given with some hesitation, and we are led to infer that the supply was not overly large—not large enough to founder any of them. The Democrat is requested to say that the finance and entertainment committee for home-cqpitng day, which will be Tuesday, (Sept. 1, met at the court house Saturday and agreed upon a program for the day. Tables and chairfe will be provided in the court house yard for the basket dinner which both town and country people are expected to participate in. The finance committee will furnish free coffee, cream and sugar for the multitude, but coffee drinkers are requested to bring their own cups with them. Pastes board plates will be provided and a check room for baskets and wraps will be furnished. Each basket will be at the'dißpoaal of the owner and they can invite whom they please and as many as they please to eat with them.