Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

W. H. Daugherty, on the Ben Harris farm, northeast of town, in Barkley tp., finished husking his 110 acres of corn Saturday, and it averaged 43 bushels to the acre, about the best general average we have heard of. Some of his corn yielded as high as 60 bushels, but the average for all was 43. Msßensselaer people who feasted on Tnahksgiving turkey—unless they were fortunate enough to be invited out—had to pay about 17 cents per pound for their birds dressed. This made it about three plunks for an 18 pound turkey, and, while rather rich eating for most of us, was about one-third less than the city man had to pay for.his turk. Dr. Turfler went home Tuesday smiling all over himself. He was high man at the Shooting Gallery last week, making 24 shots out of a possible 25, and thereby winning first prize, a handsome turkey, which he took home with him for today’s dinner. In the shootoff W. P. Stallard won with 21 out of 25 shots.—Monticello Journal. Mrs. Henry Ropp of Union tp., returned Thursday from a three weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. French Hawkins at Harper, Kan., whom she had not seen for over twenty years. Mr. Hawkins is county treasurer of his county. Mrs. Ropp was much pleased with that section of the country. Wheat is so rank there, she says, that the farmers are pasturing it. Corn was a good crop there tWs season. The Thanksgiving church entertainment Tuesday evening for the benefit of the poor of Rensselaer, resulted in a large quantity of provisions, such as flour, potatoes, bread, cakes, pies, fruit, etc., and >24.16 in cash being contributed. Mrs. Leslie Clark donated 30 pound boxes of honey. The articles were distributed Wednesday to the families of needy poor whose names had been handed in to the committee. H. B. Darling, editor of the Laporte Argus-Bulletin, is a candidate for the appointment of member of the state board of pardons. Mr. Darling is well fitted for the position, has been a tireless worker in the democratic cause for many years, and The Democrat hopes- his just claims for recognition may be duly recognized by Gov. Marshall. We believe his appointment would meet with the general approbation .of the democrats of the Tenth district. ''KMrs. Zachariah Spitler, ninety dears old, the oldest woman in Newton county, is lying at the point of death at her home in Morocco. Mrs. Spitler and her husband located in Newton county in 1838 and were among the first settlers. Mr. Spitler, who died about two years ago, was the first deputy sheriff of the territory comprising Newton, Jasper and Benton counties, serving for two years, and was the first Circuit Court clerk in Newton county. John G. Hayes has sold his six acre farm at Valma, known as the Vai ma fruit farm, to J. N. Tanner, of Bucklen, Kan., consideration >2,500. Possession is not given until next September, when Mr. Hayes will likely go to Frontier county, Neb., and go into partnership with his wife’s uncle, L. O. Richardson, in a stock ranch. Mr. Tanner formerly lived just across the road from and on a part of the place he has bought, being located there in the blacksmithing business. He has been out in Kansas for the past few yean, on a farm, but recently Sold his tarm and is now located in Bucklen in the blacksmithing business. He expects to sell out there later and return to Jasper