Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1911 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Delphi w ill vote Feb. 28, on the new liquor law option proposition. Carroll county voted “dry” Feb: 26, 1909, and a prominent Delphian tells us that he thinks there is no question but that Delphi will decide to remain dry. Jack Montgomery writes home from Hot Springs. Ark... where he has been taking treatment for Kidney trouble for the- past fewweeks. that he has greatly improved in health and has gained some fifteen - pounds in w eight. He expects to return home this week. yyOn Feb. 2, about forty friends and neighbors gathered at the home of J. U. lilff of south of town and pleasantly surprised the family before their departure for their new home in Nebraska. It is with regret we lose this excellent family, but wish them success in their new home. Elections have been called under the new option law, in Wabash. Pawpaw. Lagro, Chester and Liberty townships. Wabash county, Marion and Gas City, Grant county, Noblesville, Hamilton county, for Tuesday, Feb. 28. Elections have also been called at several other places, to be held this month.

Sylvester Galbraith came down • from Port Huron, Mich., Saturday, where he has been working on a drag line machine on a canal that is being constructed to improve the drainage of Port Huron. He returned Monday accompanied by Mrs. Galbraith, w-ho has been visiting here for some time. H. Hopkins has sold his 160 cres of land in Barkley tp.. one 80 to Fred Waymire at $95 per acre, the home place, and John N. Baker one 40 and Mrs. Ancel Potts one 40, both at $65 per acre, and will move to Kosciusko county six miles northwest of North Manchester, where he has bought a 106 acre farm, which brick house, bam and chicken house, cement ice house, all with slate roofs, and other improvements in proportion, at $135 per acre for 80 acres, and SIOO per acre for the 26 acres adjoining.