Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1911 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. _ Brief Items of Interest to City ancK Country Readers. ■/ ' ' ! Farmers’ Institute next week. V. Nowels was a Chicago visitor Thursday. ; Frank Donnelly was a Lafayette visitor Thursday. Today’s markets: Corn, 37c; Oats, 27c; Wheat, 84c. Gwin & Watson have on hand four “Stay-Down” Tank Heaters. Local dealers yesterday were paying but 13 cents per dozen for eggs. Mrs. Simon Fendig of Wheatfield visited relatives here Wednesday. Vern Cristler and J. H. Dunlap were in Hammond on business Thursday. Clifford Parkison has been appointed postmaster at Pleasant Ridge, this county.

Dr. English w r as at Roselawn Thursday to see Mrs. Geo. Hopper, who is suffering from pneumonia. Tom Huston has sold his Roselawn real estate and expects to make Rensselaer his home hereafter. Frank Borntrager of Ft. Wayne returned 'home Wednesday after a few' days visit with relatives here. , J. M. Knapp and wife were called to Sugar Grove, Pa., the first ! of the w r eek by the death of a sister of the latter. , W. 11. Bowers of Beardstowm, 111., returned home Thursday after a few days visit here with his brother, C. H. Bowers. Henry Gilbert of Mattoon, 111., moved onto his farm east of Parr yesterday. He purchased it of George Casey last fall. While practicing basketball Wednesday afternoon, Clarence Smith collided with another player and his nose was broken. Don’t forget the Farmer’s Institute at the court house next Monday, and Tuesday. See program elsewhere in this paper. Mrs. Eleanor Adams was at Logansport Wednesday to see . her son “Shorty,” who is confined in the asylum at Longcliff.

John Behles, Wm. McNeil, Sr., S. C. Coleman and N. A. Stonebraker were down from the north end yesterday on business.

Mrs. Will Rofh of Monticello returned home Thursday after a few days visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Rayher. SyHenry Wortley has bought the Benjamin L. Sayler farm of 120 acres in Newton tp. Consideration, as stated by the deed, $9,-* 600.

Try The Democrat’s want ad column once and you will be convinced of our claim that “Democrat want ads bring results.”

O. F. Bell and family, -who have been living on the Arthur Watson farm near here t-he past few .months, went to Medaryville Thursday to visit relatives..

No progressive family should overlook the special arrangement with the Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer, whereby $2.00 pays for one year’s subscription to it and this paper.' '

Dr. Reed’s Cushion Sole shoes will, keep your feet dry during these rainy, damp days. We have them for men and women. — Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

When the time comes to buy rubber boots we : urge you to try the Century Boot. Price $4.50 and every pair guaranteed.— Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

The Damon colored minstrel show at the opera house Tuesday evening gave general satisfaction and was pronounced one of the best shows of its kind that lias ever visited Rensselaer.

Remember that when you decide to dispose of an old “Maxwell” ,that you have a better ar- , gument than for any other car. It goes to him the same as it went to you “guaranteed for life.”— Maxwell.