Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1912 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Don’t forget James Walter’s big public sale north of town Feb. 8. 51 head of full-blood hogs are to be sold at th sale. _ s. Chester Teeter, 17-year-old son of John Teeter of south of Monon, got his hand caught in a corn shredder last Thursday.’ bet fortunately escaped with only the loss of one finger on his left hand. George Reed continues to improve from the attack of blood poisoning, following the bad break of his leg, and will return soon from the Chicago hospital where he has been for the last ten days. A break beam breaking and falling down on t*he track where it was dragged along for some distance caused a big freight wreck at Kentland Wednesday night on the C. I. & S. Twenty-three cars left the track. ■„ Mass Lora Bruce, teacher in the primary department of the city schools, left her purse containing $76 on the counter of Jarrette’s Varietj’ Store Friday. Fortunately it was picked up by an honest lady and returned to her. Uncle James Shindelar of Jordan tp., suffered a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday morning, and his right slide is completely parly zed. '‘The old gentleman is almost 80 years of age and his health has been quite good all winter until tJhid time.

Mt. and Mrs. John Eiglesbach spent Sunday in Chicago with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Ick Yates, who has so far recovered from her recent operation as to be able to return home today, Mr. Yates going up yesterday to bring her home. The price of fresh eggs—when they can be had at all—has taken another jump in the local market, a d Monday and yesterday were retailing at 40 cents per dozen. This is the highest price known here for many years, if ever in the history of the town. John Bisfcaky left yesterday for a couple of weeks treatment for rheumatism at the mineral springs near Attica. Mrs. Bislosky is now visiting reailtives in Chicago, and on John’s return from the springs they will go to Washington sta<_e where they expect to locate.

We sell all kinds of feeds—corn and oats chop. bran, middlings, tankage, beef-scraps, bone-meal, ground and cracked corn, oilme al, oyster ehells, gnito, poultry feeds, Bflatchford’s calf meal and all other feeds found in a first-class feed store. HAMILTON & KELLNER. A civil service examination will be held at Parr, Feb. 17; for a postmaster at Gifford. The compensation of the postmaster last year was SIBB. Applicants for the position can secure blanks and any information desired of W. L. Wood at Parr, or from the posit office department. J. H. Culp was in Monday from Lee. His father, Uncle ‘‘David Culp, continues quite poorly, though a little better, apparently the Hast few days. The old gerftJleman is almost 80 years of age, and until the past few years was a strong, robust man. riis many old friends will be sorry to learn of his present feeble condition* (