Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A. F. Long made a business trip to Chicago yesterday. Gaylord McFarland left Thursday to enter a business college at Marion. * Capt. J. M. Wasson returned yesterday from the bankers’ convention at Chicago. Mrs. 'Mary Jane Hopkins went to Monticello Thursday to visit with her son Omar. If you want something really good in fresh fruits and vegetables, call The Home Grocery. Kentland is to have a new $12,000 hotel, the contract for same having been let a few days ago. Acme flour is the best, those that have tried It w r ill tell you so; $1.50 a sack. Sold by Rowles & Parker. .Miss Mary Beck, who has been in Sedalia, Mo., for some time, keeping house for Rev. Father Neiberg, came home Thursday. Mrs; W. D. Bringle and son Ross of Jordan tp., left yesterday for a two weeks visit with her sister, at Des Moines, la. Mrs. McTurk of London, Ont., came yesterday to visit her uncle, James Matheson. and her cousin, Mrs. George Reed. Rev. C. L. Harper, the new Methodist pastor is from Indianapolis. He will preach here tomorrow, both morning and evening. Dr. Albert Overton of Tuscola. 111., was here a' day or two this week while on his way home from an automobile trip to Michigan. Mrs. B. F. Ferguson and daughter, Miss Ethel, left Thursday for Low Gap, Wash., to join Mr. Ferguson, and where they will make their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Colvert of Attica and John Coen of Newtown, who have been visiting Mr- and Mrs. C. W. Coen and other relatives, - returned to their homes yesterday. * ■ Dan Lesh, who was suffering with a severe case of blood poisoning as a result of a scratched finger he received at Lafayette a few days ago, is better at this writing. Lee Richards, Son of Sherman Richards, and the continental traveler of this place, returned home yesterday morning. He left Kansas City Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Jordan, J. M. Ott, E. W. Culp and wife, Mrs. Jessie Thompson, Grant Culp, D. V. Garrison and Blanchard Elmore of Remington, were business visitors in the city yesterday. Mrs. J. L. Smith and Mrs. Bruee White returned home Thursday from a few days visit at Lafayette. Mrs. Scearcy, mother of the former accompanied them home and will visit her da ghter for an indefinite time. • Isaac Saidla says that while dncle J. C. Norman can beat him on raising watermelons, he will have to be shown if anyone can outshine him on muskmelons. He picked one the other day from his vines that weighed 14% pounds, and when cut proved to be the finest flavored melon he ever ate. “Farmer” Hopkins of Bhrkley township, has gone and done It, Just as The Democrat stated he was likely to do. He has purchased a fine new Auborn touring car, and so far has got along very well with it. Rekp6rts from his neighborhood say it has climbed but two telephone poles so far and only 40 rods of wire fence has been torn down. This Is a very good .showing indeed, and we may expect “Farmer” >o ijay Rensselaer a visit as soon as he gets the critter tamed a little more.