Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Democrat for job work. Attend Milner’s sale, where you can get a good cow cheap. Misses Rose Carr and Nellie Reish went to Parr Friday to visit several days. Attorney W. H. Parkinson was attending the auto show in Chicago yesterday. H, W. Milners has some dandy good teams to sell at his sale, Tuesday, February 16. Abel Grant purchased a fine span of mules from B. J. Moore, to use on his dray wagon. H. W. Milner will sell some good horses and mules at his sale. Attend if you want some good stoek. Misses Lena and Morine Tuteur went to Chicago Thursday to visit Ike Tuteur and family several days. “On to Richmond!” is the frantic cry that comes from the parched throat of the thirsty Indianian these days.

Mrs. Ira L. Galbraith returned to her home in Elmhurst, 111., Thursday after a week’s visit with relatives here.

Ivan Brenner, who is attending school at Indiana University, came Thursday to spend a vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brenner.

The Oregon senate recently passed a bill which provides that any candidate who pledges himself before his election to support any measure shall be disqualified from holding office.

J. E. Benson of Troy, Ohio, and George Underwood of Hicksville, Ohio, are here to demonstrate the Benson seed cleaner and grain separator of which Mr. Benson is the patentee.

Walter Porter, R. B. Harris and R. A. Parkinson went to Fair Oaks yesterday in company with Surveyor Bostwick and Chas. Burkland of Brook, as viewers on the proposed Lawler gravel road.

Emmet Pullin attended the poultry show last week at Indianapolis and bought five prize winning bronze turkeys, and a Barred Rock cockerel. Emmet expects to “clean up” all the poultry shows next year.

Steward Moore, who was in Chicago Wednesday evening, witnessed the great Wabash freight house fire at the 12th street viaduct and Dearborn in which two lives were lost and $600,000 worth of property destroyed.

Gaylord Parker and Miss Gertrude Downs of near McCoysburg returned Thursday from Indianapolis, where they had been to attend the wedding of John Mornitz of McCoysburg to an Indianapolis young lady.

New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Fox Lake, North Dakota, 1; Remington, R-R-2, 1; Rensselaer, R-R-4, 2; Rensselaer, R-R-2, 1; Coldwater, Ohio, 1; Industry, lowa, 1; Gllstrop, North Dakota, 1; Kingman, Kan., 1; Demotte, 1.

Rev. G. W. Simonsin of Greenpoint, N. Y., returned to his home Wednesday after a few days visit with his brother, Rev. W. S. Simonson of the Barkley M. E. church. Mr. Simonson had been conducting a revival meeting at Normal, 111., and stopped off here on his way home.

J. G. Andrus expects to leave Monday, if can get a car, for his new home near Shelby, Oceana county, Mich., where he purchased a 90 acre farm some time ago. His family will remain here uptil Jerome gets things straightened up a little. In the removal of Mr. Andrus’ we lose another mighty fine family.

A. F. Shesler returned Tuesday from a few days visit with relatives and friends at Woodland and Watseka, 111., making a sort of farewell visit before leaving for Mitchell, So. Dak., where he expects to move next Tuesday. He has retned 280 acres one mile south of Mitchell, right up against a big Methodist university. Mr. Shesler is one of Marion tbwnshlp’s best and most highly respected farmers, and we are very sorry to see such men leave here.

The funeral of Martha Louise Hawkins, the little two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hawkins of Tipton, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. Sarah Mackey, in the east part of town. 'The services were conducted by Rev. G. H. Clarke of the JJlrst Christian church, and interment was made in Weston cemetery. The baby died at Tipton Tuesday of cerebro-spingl menengltls, which is epidemic at that place. ■ . / The Maines sale Thursday was well attended, the day was perfect and all property sold well, horses going at good high prices and yearling calves at $26 per head. Speaking of sales, probably the best attended sale of its size held in the county for a long time was that of Marion I. Adams’ southeast of town last Thursday. All property was in good shape and Marlon being so well known as a No. 1 good farmer and having a large acquaintence all through this section, everybody was there to get a piece of his stuff. Mr. Adams was very well pleased indeed with the way the property sold.