Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1908 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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J Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Porter and Mrs. Cordelia Williams are in Chicago this week packing up the former’s household effects and shipping them to Rensselaer where they will now make their home. A Dr. English went to Danville, 111., yesterday morning to assist in an operation for appendicitis on his brother-in-law, Fred Brown, who formerly attended school here and is a brother of Dr. H. L. Brown, the dentist. Mrs. Korah Daniels went to Chicago Heights Tuesday to see her father, Rev. A. C. Abbott, who is very old and feeble. He is at the home of Mrs. Benjamin McColly, another daughter, who resides at the Heights. Free Wood, the colored barber, {fill be married tomorrow at the (fhristlan church in Monticello to a young lady of color of near that place, Miss Lucy Langford, daughter of a colored farmer. They will reside in property on Scott street, north of Conrad Kellner’s. We understand that Bud Hammond and family of Lisbon, No. Dakota, who returned home last Thursday after a few weeks visit with relatives in Jasper county, had the misfortune to lose all their household effects by fire Saturday, the next day after they got home. Mrs. Ada White, of Kentland, District Deputy Grand Chief of the Pythian Sisters, was here Wednesday evening and inspected the Rensselaer Temple. Dinner was served at 6 p. m., after which the work of initiating two candidates was gone through with > before the District Deputy. The public sales this week have been very satisfactory to the parties having them. That of James Lefler’s of Hanging Grove township, Wednesday was a cracker-jack; a great crowd of people were in attendance and stuff brought big prices. It was the best sale thus far this season. Jim had good stuff and everybody seemed to want to get a piece of it.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL: Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. : \F. W. Tobias was in Chicago on business Thursday. 2 W. B. Austin of Chicago was in Ip the city Thursday. Today’s markets: Corn, 62c; Oats, 46c; Wheat, 93c; Rye, 66c. George Besse of Remington was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. H Len Lefler came up from Lafayette to attend the big public dale of his father’s, James Lefler’s, Wednesday. {Yesterday was somewhat cooler' and snow flurries were scheduled for northern Indiana, with fair weather for to-day. v. Thursday was so dark and gloomy Here that the electric lights were run nearly all day lor ihe benefit of the business houses. Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Thompson left Wednesday for Los Angeles, California, and will spend the winter again in that state. A year’s subscription to The Jasper County Democrat will be one of the most pleasing gifts you can send to a distant friend. Miss Eva Clark has resigned her position as telephone operator at Hammond, because of poor health, and is visiting relatives here at present. Miss Josephine Nagel and brother Vincent returned to their horns' at Plymouth, Wednesday after a ’ six weeks visit with relatives here and In Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. W. Farmer hope to be able to leave Tuesday for Oklahoma, City, Okla., to spend the winter with their children residing there. John A. Robertson, formerly of Milroy township, this county, writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Dodge Center, Minn.) to Kingman, Kan. Glenn Rayher is visiting his parents, Mr. aqd Mrs. Wm. Rayher. He has been working for C. O. Robinson near Mitchell. So. Dakota, the past season and expects to go back in the spring. Miss May Jennings, who has been staying with her grandfather, Isaac Saidla and caring for Mrs. Saidla who has been sick for several months, returned to her home in JSnis, Tuesday. V Milbrin Griffin, who has been employed in the Rhoades hardware store for some time, has bought out Christie Vick’s fruit and candy store and the latter is thinking of locating in Seattle, Wash. * “The Musical Hoyles Orchestra’’ will give a musical entertainment here Wednesday evening, December 30, at the Ellis Opera House fpr the benefit of the Fire Department. Reserved seat tickets, 60 cents. Register at Worland’s furniture store and get a free ticket on that kitchen cabinet he is going to give away on Jan. 1. it costs you nothing to register. See his ad on another page of The Democrat. 4 The new extension to the city water mains in the east part of town, beginning at the corner south of H. O. Harris’ residence and running east on Pine to Rachel street, thence north one block to Cedar and west one block to Milton, was completed last week. ▲ main was nlso put in from Milton street south to Leopold street.

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10 per cent discount on woolen and cotton blankets at the G. E. Murray Co. Much better than ordinary—those dried peaches, prunes, apricots, seeded raisins and currants at the Home Grocery. Everything in fancy lines of toilet sets and nice presents at the G. E. Murray Co.’s store. Buy your overcoat or cloak at Murray’s at 20 per cent discount. Now is the time to get in on them. Farmers—The Home Grocery pays cash balances for your produce. No chips nor due bills. Throw your business where they treat you fair. If you want any old thing, buy any old place, but if you want the finest, freshest candies, nuts and fruits of the season, buy your Christmas supply at the Home Grocery. Their stock is brand-new and their prices exceptionally low. FARM ~TO RENT:—96 acres, with improvements. Enquire of S. Kohley, Rensselaer. Ind.