Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1911 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

'Today’s markets: Corn, 57c; Oats, 40c; Wjieat, 78c. R. A. Parkison was in Lafayette on business Thursday. Good evening! Did you trade at the Home Grocery today? Peanut butter, olives and picnic goods galore at the Home Grocery. < Thomas; Jensen and wife are spending the week with relatives at Wheatfield.

J. J. Montgomery and C. W. Rhoades were in Chicago on business Thursday. Excursion to Chicago tomorrow; only 75 cents for the round trip from Rensselaer. Roasting ears made their appearance quite plentifully in the local rparket this week. - ■ ■■ - I. »■■■ • Miss Cleo Wilkinson of Union City is the guest this week of Harrison Wasson and family. ' Mrs. Clifford Craw and little baby are spending several days with Mfr. and Mrs. I. F. Meader of Onion tp. H. R. Kurrie returned to Chicago Thursday after spending a short time here with his family and other relatives. ‘Miss Edna Fendig has been in"poor health lately from appendicitis and will undergo an operation for relief soon. Misses Grace and Fame Haas left yesterday for a two weeks visit with their sister, Mrs. P. H. Smith, in Pittsburg, Pa. Tony Overton received quite a bad cut over his left eye while butchering at the Eiglesbach slaughter house yesterday morning..

R. E. Perkins, a brother of J. H. Perkins', who has been here ion the past ten days, returned to his home in Mishawaka Thursday. Mrs. F. B. Ham and children expect to go to Michigan Saturday where they will spend several weeks with relatives. Mr. Ham will join them later for a short stay. ’Another ice-cream social was given by the young ladies of the Catholic church on the church lawn Friday evening, and a good attendance is reported, as well as a .good time. W. F. Smith & Co., of Rensselaer were awarded the contract for the Jackson tp., Newton county stone roads by the Newton county commissioners last week at $34,528, they to pay $606 to parties awarded damaes. There are 14 miles of the roads. Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Alter left Wednesday for Longmont, Colo., where frhey will spend several weeks with their daughter, Mrs. H. G. Nowe’ls. They also expect to stop a few days in Elk Falls, Kan., on their way home and visit relatives there, being away for one or two months. The Burnstown school house .in Barkley tp., was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon and totally destroyed by the fire following. The building was almost new, having been built five or six years ago, and was worth bet than SI,OOO. Insurance of $750 was carried in G. H. McLain’s agency.

nnn Acre Homesteads Free J/Ilin Montana & Oregon Personally conducted parties to montana and Oregon under the direction of the Immigration Department, Great Northern Railway, leaving August Ist and on later dates. Our Mr. W. E. French will be at the Makeever House in Rensselaer all day, July 19th, to give interested parties information concerning the country, and by joining one of these parties you can get the assistance of our experienced immigration agfent without extra cost to you. If for any reason you cannot call on 'Mr. French, write this office for (particulars. If you contemplate a trip to any part of the northwest, see him. E. C. Leedy, General Immigration Agent, Great Northern Ry., St, Paul, Minn.