Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

South America from stem to stem. He would like to make the trip but the eighty day cruise appeals to him as being a little too much of the good thing in one dose. Over in Newton county the experts making an examination of the records there have exhausted the 11,000 appropriated for the purpose, and it will be necessary for the county council to "dig up” before the work can be finished. J. G- Andrus returned yesterday to his home in Michigan, having been called here Saturday by the death of his father, George W. Andrus. Jerome had a very good apple and potato crop this season. He sold over S2OO wqrth of apples at 55 cents per bushel, and has some thirty barrels in the cellar for home consumption. Apples were a big crop up there this year, and sold at from 50 to 65 cents per bushel for the best. Mr. Andrus thinks that a great fruit country. Thanksgiving this year falls on November 25, but to the average man it will make little difference when it comes, as the price of foodstuffs of all kinds is so near the sky-line that such a thing as having a real turkey for his festal board is not to be thought of at all. We should be thankful, however, that potatoes are cheap, and if the Giver of all good things will only send a “rabbit snow” along about the 22d or 23d, many a poor man’s table will “groan” beneatE>iie weight of rabbit Instead of the great American bird on Thanksgiving day*. Brazil block ccml for sale by Maines & Hamiltom Phone 273. JUST RECEIVED—A car load of cannal coal. This is a splendid coal for the range, grate or furnace. MAINES & HAMILTON. This week the Home Grocery unloads another car of A. .and K’s. Best Flour. The wheat and flour market is very firm, and you will do well to lay in all you are able to buy at their unloading sale at $1.38 a sack.

FRUIT CAKE FOR THANKSGIVING Me have several orders now in for fruit cakes for Thanksgiving, and request that all others desiring this kind of bakery goods leave their order at an early date, as they should “season” some time before being used. BAKERY.

Men’s Felt Boots complete from $2.25 per pair up. The best Men’s Overshoes on the market for this sale, our price perpair, 0n1y...., ,o®c We have them at all prices at a great saving to our customers