Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1911 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Howard Mills expects to leave tomorrow for Chicago where he will j join his grandfather, Charles P. Smith of Ottowa, 111., for a two weeks eastern trip, during which they will visit Pittsburg. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Washington, Old Point Comfort and New York.

Report has it that several of the young lady teachers in the city schools will take up ' other vocations” next year. This includes Miss Troll. Miss Hume, Miss, Parker, Miss Shedd and Miss Parkison, and there are some indications that two others mav decide to -do"likewise.

Fred Phillips, Dr. Kresler, Oren Parker and F. E. Bobcock were Chicago business goers Wednesday, Dr. Kresler went for the purpose of hurrying up A. Leopold’s new E-M-F auto, but he got little satisfaction. The E-M-F people are away behind in their orders and it may be two or three weeks yet before Abe is seen striking the higri places.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark, the newlyweds, returned Thursday afternoon from their honeymoon trip to Michigan. They found their home “tastily” decorated to receive them, the whole front of the house as well as the interior being covered with huge cards bearing inspiring mottoes, some of which would almost inspire a modest young couple to commit murder.

J. W. Blacker of Newland was in the city yesterday to take the train to his former home, Delphi. Mr. Blacker is truck-farm-ing in Newland this year and has out about six acres if onions which old timers say will probably yield about 600 bushels to’ the acre. They are of the Globe variety and are now about a foot high, and as good looking as any in thetcpunty. He also has out a couple of acres of watermelons and a half acre of muskmelons.

Lowell Tribune: The dry land dredge on the Gifford railroad, tipped over into the ditch Friday. The men were moving it ahead when the accident happened. It went over on a 5-foot grade and into a 5-foot ditch; breaking it up considerably. There were three men in the cabin at the time but all escaped but one, he had a finger quite badly hurt by a nail running under the nail. It will require considerable time and work to get it righted up and ready for work.

William Fitzgerald of Kankakee tp., was down on business Thursday. The fly. is playing havoc with the wheat in his locality. He has fifty acres that is pretty well taken and another -fifty acres that looks fairly well so far. There is little or no difference noted in the ravages of the fly between the early and late sown fields, he stated. T. F. Maloney has one field that was sown late, but the fly is working as badly there as elsewhere. Mr. Fitzgerald thinks less than half a crop will be raised in his locality this year.

It has been a long time since you were able to buy Mocha and Java coffee. For our particular trade we now have a fresh lot of the genuine old Mocha and Java. The best that can be bought—4oc a pound.—Home Grocery.