Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1911 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

fsThe city has bought a new fire team of bays of a Mr. Lowe, east of Monon, for $450. One of the old team has been sold to J. C. Gwin for $l5O. Chas. R. Weise.of tp., returned yesterday from a business trip to Ligoneir, settling up for the W. B. Yeoinan farm which he purchased some time ago. . ■', ‘ * The Presbyterian Brotherhood will give a social in ' the lecture room Friday evening, at 7:30 o’clock, to the members and supporters of the church. Admission, 10 cents. No progressive family should overlook the special arrangement with the Weekly Intef Ocean and Farmer, whereby $2.00 pays for one year’s subscription to it and this paper. Mr. and Mrs. Sunderland and Orel Light leave next Tuesday for Pierpont, S. D., where they will farm the coming year. They ship their goods from Ade as of more convenience and cheaper. — Brook Reporter. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting at the Free Will Baptist church in Parr, Ind., on Monday evening, March 19,, for the purpose of electing a trustee. By order of the church. —Mrs. Lillie Gant, Clerk.

’Miss Maude Myers has resigned her position .as stenographer and clerk at the office of Attorney R. R. Cummings and went Monday to take up a like place with the law firm of Dunlap and Parkinson, at Rensselaer. —Kentland Democrat. James Flynn and Lem Huston, who have operated the River Queen Mills for-the- pa-st month, have given up the business, and Ike Thomas of Remington, the present owner, is negotiating with parties from a distance .to taek charge of same; The school house in district No. 2. known as the Sexton school, located near Seafield, was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday night, about 11 o’clock. The Origin of the fire is unknown. Insurance to the amount of S4OO on the building and SIOO on the furniture was carried.—Wolcott Enterprise. Lent begins today this year. Lent is always reckoned from Easter Sunday, which is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox On March 21st. If the full moon is on Sunday, Easter is the Sunday following. Easter comes on April 16th this year. Lent is 40 days before Easter, not counting the Sundays.

The franchises for the electric light plant to supply lights for Medaryville, Francesville and this place have been submitted to Mr. Cleckner and meet his approval. Formal action will probably be taken by the town board here at its next meeting night when the deal will be closed and the franchise ordinance ordered published. —Monon News. Intelligent travel is rated as one of the highest educational elements that is applicable to humanity and the possibilities of the automobile in this direction are nulimited. The Maxwell stands as one of the three great leaders that is an educational result of this human effort. Moderate in price, high in efficiency, low in upkeep.—Maxwell.

fs'ack Stanley moved Monday Kim the Marie Hopkins property into the old Sample property just north of town, Frank Ellis moved into the house vacated by Mrs. Stanley, moving from the Wilcox property on Vine street. Dean Merica moved into the house formerly occupied by Mr. Ellis, vacating the Fendig property near the Leek hitch barn. The latter property was recently purchased by Mrs. Corliss,' who moved into same Monday. XH. M- Shipman returned yesterday from a two months visit at Dix, 111., with his sister, Mrs.Baldwin and family. Mrs. Baldwin was Mir. Shipman’s eldest sister, and was practically a moth|er to him in his youth, their mother dying when he was but seven years of age. Mrs. Baldwin while Mr. Shipman was there this time, of 5 * neuralgia of the/Hiearl, aged 78 years. He hhs two other sisters living and one brother. After a two months visit here with his daughter, Mrs v ChatleS Grant, Mr. Shipman will go to Burke, So. Dak., to spend the summer with another daughter, Mrs. Evefal Smith.