Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1912 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Only 75 cents to Chicago and return next Sunday. A boy-was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Garriott of Union tp., Tuesday morning. ■ - Mrs. Henry Randle is very ski w iCi a bad case of inflammatory rheumatism. Frank Bundy and daughter. Miss Lora, went :o Monon Monday to spend the day with friends.

Max Kepner. manager of the nuer floor oi the .Rensselaer Gararc, is confined to his home this week with sickness. A Sear-old child of Mrs. Jojnes German of Barkley tp., died Monday at 1,0 a. m.. from tuberculosis and was buried yesterday in the Smith cemetery. The funeral, - conducted by Rev. Kuonen, t was held at the house at 10 a. in. T. J. McCoy and wife and their son Taylor /and wife returned, to Chicago Sunday with their sursingles literally bursting. They had been dined and feted in Rensselaer? since last Wednesday, and they went home "stuffed'’ to the limit. Mrs. Elmer Osman and babe of Benton Harbor, Mich., who have been visaing .lure the past two weeks with her parents, Mr. an.! Mrs. C. A. Timmons, left Mr home Sunday, accompanied by her sister. Miss Nellie Timmons, who will spend a few weeks there. !

The Old Common Potato ( Private Car Excursion July 23.) rice ' H h' X< ' MAX of ,oda y hot as good opportunities as those of thirty years ago is the opinion of many. Every business now requires more capital to start and to operate; independent operation in many kinds of manuia Hiring and merchandising is practically prevented by trusts and monopolies. Young men flock to the crowded cities to eke out a poor existence. enoiilh > W ?? T T ° HKAH ab ° Ut an °lH>ortunity. while common enough 30 or 40 years ago, can now be found only in one place’ 's an opportunity to buy A No. 1 agricultural land within 170 miles of Chicago for $.17.00, per acre, on any 40 of which you can,establish yourself in. a farming business that will produce a better income thin 9 out of 10 professional men are able to earn.

GET THE STORY OF HOW I AM able to make you such an offer at this late day. Look Into the history of the matter—a 38-page booklet free—send or call for it—learn where there is a hundredfold better f ture for you on the soil than on the crowded pavement. Just, for instance, take the old common potato. There is not an acre of my land that will not produce 100 to 300 bushels. Suppose you raise only 100 bushels to the acre and sold them as low as 40 cents ( last year they sold for 75 cents to $1). The crop from half your acres would pay back the cost of the entire land in a single season. I can give you a hundred instances and testimonials where this has been done and better. I can’t begin to tell you in this short space what you ought to know about the carefully selected lands in Mason, Manistee and Lake counties, Michigan, which comprise the Swigart Tract. THERE ARE 50,000 ACRES think of such a quantity of land ,tp select from. It is in the center of Michigan’s Fruit Belt. Do you known what that means? It means the best location and best land in the state for fruit growing,! for all kinds of vegetables and for successful crops of clover, timothy, rye, oats, corn, buckwheat, wheat and vetch. Poultry and wheep do exceedingly well and hogs and Cattle thrive. , , 1 STRIKING FEATURES ab:ut this spot of earth that I want you to hear about are: Wonderfully pure water, temperature climate, pretty] trout streams and inland lakes full of gamey fish, gently rolling to level and well drained lay of the lands', many springs, a plentiful rainfall, all making for a Vigorous and healthy people. " A BUSINESS CHANCE—IS THAT what you are looking for? Want to better, yourself? Then you can’t undertake anything more certain. Locate here where living is pleasant; make yourself felt as a citizen in a live, progressive community, where hammers and saws are busy on new settlers’ houses, barns and

Full particulars can be had by addressing George W. Swigart, owner, 1247 First National Bank Building, Chicago, 111., or his agent C. J. DEAN, Rensselaer, Ind.