Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1909 — Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

" As we go to press more snow is falling, and the prospects for some excellent sleighing are very good. John Randle, who has been here visiting relatives for the past week, left yesterday for his home in Magnum, Okla. J\C. P. Wright & Son made a deal Tjhursday whereby Mrs. W. J. Imes sells her millinery store to some Indianapolis parties. Mrs. L. R. Florence of near Reynolds, returned home Thursday after a day’s visit here with her father, John English. Miss Flora Husband of Frankfort, returned home Thursday after a six weeks visit with the family of L. J. Lane of south of town.

Joseph Grube, formerly of Wheatfield, writes us from Momence, 111., with an enclosure of $1.50 to have his name placed on The Democrat's subscription list for a year’s Jasper oounty news. Owing to a small attendance, the annual meeting of the Rensselaer Commercial Club, called for’Wednesday evening, was not held. A later date will be selected, due notice of which will be given. A Mrs. J. C. Porter, who has been 'in poor health for some time, was operated on in Chicago Wednesday for the removal of a tumor. She is reported-to be getting along as well as could be expected. ;i Miss Georgia Metcalf of Garrard, 111., who has been visiting with Mrs. Firman Thompson for several days, took the train here yesterday accompanied by the latter as far as Chicago, on her way home. The premium lists for the Rensselaer Poultry Show, which were turned out by The Democrat’s job department, are now in the hands of the secretary for distribution and are being sent to poultry fanciers all over the country.

Miss Mary Geiger of Zanesville, 0., who returned a few weeks ago from a trip to the coast and at different points in California, stopped off here to visit with the fmily of John Shroer of Barkley tp-, took the train here Wednesday for home. Thomas Hayes writes us from Bangor, Mich., to have his name enrolled on The Democrat’s big family of readeis’ list. At time of writing he said they were having fine weather there and were shredding corn. Crops were good there this season, the apple crop especially good. Apples and grapes are the leading crops in that locality. Conrad Hildebrand, who has been living on the old McDonald farm at Pleasant Ridge, is preparing to go to Michigan, where he bought a 110 acre farm near New Buffalo last spring. He will be located 3% miles from New Buffalo, just over the Indiana line, 10 miles from Michigan City and 11 miles from Laporte. Fred Llneback of Barkley township will occupy the farm vacated by Mr. Hildebrand.

Miss Gertrude Goodrich of Ukiah, Call., who is spending the winter with her uncle, Frank Welsh and family of Jordan tp., returned Thursday from a two weeks visit with her two uncles, Jesse Welsh and Frank Goodrich in Chicago. She was accompanied by her cousin, Miss Belle Bullis of Jordan tp., and they were accompanied on the return trip by Frank Welsh, who had been attending the fat stock show at that place.