Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Miss May Clark ot Pueblo, Colo., Is visiting relatives here. Virgie Fuller of Monon came Wednesday for a short visit with relatives. Clayton Norgor went to Chicago Wednesday to find employment as a machinist. Melvin Sutton of Lebanon, Mo., went to Hammond Wednesday for a short stay. E. Rapp, Jr., of Washington, 111., was in here Wednesday looking after his father’s farm south of town. Miss Ethel Sharp returned Wednesday evening from a few weeks visit with relatives in Marion, Ohio. Mrs. Elizabeth McCord and Mrs. Yictorine Pierson went to Garrison, Ind., Wednesday for an indefinite visit. Mrs. W. E. Jacks and daughter spent Monday in Chicago wiere the former is taking treaf***«? for her eyes. President Brown and Secretary Curron of the Bloomington Pickle Company were in town on business Tuesday. Lawrence Giver visited relatives here this week. He is now located at Marion, Ohio, Working in a barber shop.

Oats in the townships north of Rensselaer are going about 30 bushels per acre, we are told, and are of fine quality

Mesdames R. L. Black, and T. B. Crawford of Ada, Ohio, and Mrs. B. J. Moore went to Monon Tuesday to attend a reception.

Philip Mossier returned Wednesday to his home in Hammond after an extended visit with his grandparents here, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold. Peter Van Lear, who is chief of the General Electric Company fire department, returned to his work in Chicago Wednesday after a short visit here. Terrance Thompson and Sam Carpenter, who have been employed on the Jasper County Telephone Co., lines, left Wednesday evening for Duluth, Minn. Mrs. Fannie Teagarden and daughter, Miss May Day, of San Antonio, Tex., came Wednesday for a short visit with Mrs. Charlotte George, the former’s sister. The Rensselaer Plovers were defeated by the Remington Colts at the Riverside ball park Thursday. Score 15 to 13. Mrs. Thomas Thornton, who has been visiting here from Michigan, went to Lafayette Thursday to visit with her husband who is living at the soldiers’ home. "Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hopkins returned Thursday evening from a few day's fishing and camping on the Kankakee. The Barkley Bros., Will and Earl, had the best wheat crop yet heard of In Barkley township. There 12 acres averaged a little over 27 bushels to the acre, and was of fine quality. Starke County Democrat: W. D. Courtright of Remington, who has been the guest of his son, A- L. Courtright and family, left for Wabash Friday, where he will visit another one of his sons. H. N. Moulds and little son of Eyler, 111., a former resident of Hanging Grove township, and his uncle, John Richardson of Pontiac, 111., are here a few days this week looking after some business matters..