Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

r »v. J. Wright was a Chicago business goer yesterday. Dr. English made a professional trip to Chicago Thursday. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. There is talk of establishing a cement factory at Newland the coming spring. i ■' Today’s markets: Corn, 53c; oats, 35c; wheat, 75c; rye, 55c; buckwheat, 75 c. George F. Meyers has been confined to the house a few days this week with an attack of grip. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Denniston, of Foresman, took dinner Thursday with “Uncle” Joseph Smith and wife. Mrs. John Copsey and children of Lafayette are visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr. If you are in the market for a corn planter examine the four wheel Black EagIe.—HAMILTON & KELLNER. Buy a “Staydown” tank heater from The Watson Plumbing Co., and keep your stock tanks from freezing over. Albert Swartzell has the foundation in for a fine large two-story house on the corner of College avenue and Vine street. The insurance adjusters came Wednesday and have since been busy in adjusting the Rowles & Parker and Forsythe fire loss. Mrs. Clint Brown of Surrey, has been in quite poor health of late from appendicitis, and an operation will probably be performed soon. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly and son, Walter, went to Indianapolis Friday morning for a couple of weeks' visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. A. G. Catt was taken to a Chicago hospital Sunday for treatment, and it is hoped that the treatment will remedy her trouble without another operation. She has already undergone two operations in the past few years. Our zero weather was very brief. From 7 above zero Monday the mercury rose to 16 above Tuesday morning, and Wednesday and Thursday it was up to about 40. Yesterday morning it stood at 38 at 9 o’clock. No particular change in temperature today is propfaecied by the weather bureau. While excavating in a sand knoll at his home, a half mile north of Newland, Thursday morning, Hamilton Kenezer found some human skulls and bones, supposed to be the skeletons of Indians buried there in the long ago. Some flint arrow heads were also found. The skulls, jawbones and teeth were well preserved. ( The scale house at Newland belonging to H. C. Montay, who ocsupied the two rooms therein, was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The contents of the building were saved. It is said that the fire started from the explosion of a lamp. The roof and scales were also burned on Ed Oliver’s cement scale house near by. The losses were covered by insurance. The Benton Review, published by Bro. George L. Robey,j of Fowlen has swallowed up the Fowler Republican, and is now the whole thing in newspaperdom in the county seat of Benton. The Republican was the organ of the stand>-patters of Benton county, while tho Review is the only democratic paper published in that county. The Republican has been losing money for some time, it is reported, and the owner was glad to get rid of it. It will be discontinued. Notice to Rawleigh Customers. I have sold out and am now collecting my l outstanding accounts. All persons indebted to me will please send me the amount of their account by mail or be prepared to settle when I call.—O. N. HILE, Rawleigh Salesman, Rensselaer, Ind. ’ ; f 8 Sale Bills printed while you wail at The Democrat office. . ■ I ’****»**»♦»*>»*♦»*»*►♦♦♦♦ i| 1 1 We are paying for | Butter fat this week || 32 k I I! WILLIAM H. DEXTER ]i ] i Rensselaer, Indiana