Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1910 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The city schools closed yesterday at noon for a week’s holiday, and will take up again Monday, Jan. 2. Warner Bros, will have in their window Friday and Saturday a bushel of knives, value- 75c and $l.O0 —Choice for 39c. Mr. and, Mrs. Raymond E. Kenney of Lincoln, Neb., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 11. W. Jackson, of north of town. A life long friend is a good watch to the most of us. It cannot be too good. If you jyant to buy a worthy and reliable watch at a close price you will find it in Clarke’s stock Selected for the holidays. NCharles Morlan accompanied tovhicago Thursday evening his sister Mrs. Nora Anderson and baby, who started on her return to her home in Rugby, No. Dak., after a several weeks visit with relatives here. Miss Lottie Marion went to Hammond Thursday afternoon where she spent the night with relatives and from there to Chicago to spend a few days with other relatives, and to take in the Windy City in its holiday attire. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Stephenson of Parr went to Upland, Ind. Thursday to spend the holidays with her parents,-Rev. and Mrs. Bundy, and may remain there until about the first of March, when they expect to Montana and locate. Mrs. Thad Stephens, who gave birth to a babe a few days ago, has been having a pretty serious time of it and for a few days her life was almost despaired of, but she is now reported to be improving and it is hoped will get along all right. Wm. Washburn shipped one carload of cattle to Chicago Monday night and three carloads on Tuesday night, which cleans up the fat cattle on his farm in Jordan tp. He was up to the city Tuesday and Wednesday looking after the sale of the cattle. The fire company was called out at about 5 :45 Thursday evening by a small blaze at the J. L. Brady elevator engine room, where some gasoline became ignited and threatened some dam-, age. The blaze was extinguished without stringing any hose or throwing water upon it. In renewing his subscription for. The Democrat, John R. Gray writes us from Dayton, Wash., and says: “Twenty-six degrees above zero is the coldest so far this winter, but it is muddy and part of Jh e time disagreeable". Harry (Moorehouse) is making rapid progress toward recovery.” Mrs. J. A. Larsh, who underwent a severe operation in a Chicago hospital recently for the removal of a cancer from her right breast, was brought home yesterday afternoon. Her nurse, who was going to her home in Delphi to spend the holidays, accompanied her home. She is recovering as fast as could be expected from her operation.

*s£he H. E. Wade sale, northwest of town Wednesday, was very well attended and everything sold well. The thirteen cows and heifers averaged $52.50 each. one mare sold for $255.00 and another for $240.00. John G. Culp of Rensselaer was the auctioneer, and it is reported as one of the best sales in every way so far this year. The death and property loss by fire this week has been tremendous. Twenty-four firemen lost their lives in a big fire at Phda delphia; three lives were lost and $2,000,000 damage done in Cincinnati, besides the big stock yards district fire in Chicago and the New York explosion, accounts of which appear in our general news columns.

TWO-OF A KIND. Pillsbury and ’Gold Medal. These two brands of flour are more widely distributed than any other dozen brands. Do you know why? Buy a sack of either, at McFarland’s and the question is answered. We now have- an arrangement whereby we can get the car rate, therefore can sell as cheaply as any other hoqse for the same grade.

Genuine Quaker Parchment Butter Wrappers, either blank 01 printed, always on sale at The Democrat office. All the news in Vhe Democrat