Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Get your harness repaired and oiled at SCOTT BROS. Jacob Gilmore’s baby is quite sick with stomach trouble. * An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Today’s markets: Corn, 53c, oats, 35c; wheat, 75c; rye, 55c; buckwheat, 75c. Oscar Flowers of Colfax, was the guest of W. E. Harris and family this week. Now is the time to get your harness repaired and oiled. Get it done at SCOTT BROS. Mourning paper and envelopes carired in stock in The Democrat’s box stationery department. Miss Lucy Healy, left Wednesday for a three weeks’ visit with friends at St. Elizabeth’s Academy, at St. Louis, Mo., where she was a student last year. Mrs. Allie Porter of Valparaiso, who has been visiting here with relatives and friends since the first of the year, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Delos Lafond and little son of Kankakee, 111., who have been visiting here with her sister, Mrs. George Borntrager, returned home Wednesday. Rev. P. C. Curnick attended the state meeting of the Indiana AntiSaloon League in Indianapolis this week, and was re-elected one of the trustees of the league.

Helen Duvall, the ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Earl Duvall, has been suffering considerably for the past few days with an attack of stomach trouble M>e Martin says: “Mrs. Birdie Moon, whose brilliant weddin’ wuz th’ event o’ th’ Yuletide, -would like t’ trade some silver sugar trays fer a ton o’ coal. Goin’ t’ work will be found twice as profitable as knockin’ the rich.” James S. Van Voorst, an old pioneer of White county, died at the home of his daughter, with whom he l|ved, at Ghalmers last Friday and was buried Tuesday. Mr. Van Voorst had been a resident of White county for nearly 50 years. The Democrat is in receipt of an unsigned communication relating to a neighborhood gossip, in which the name of a young woman is mentioned. As we cannot publish communications of this kind we are obliged to consign same to the waste basket. Miss Charlotte Kanne, who returned from Lafayette a few weeks ago where she had been attending a Catholic institution with the intention of taking the veil, has decided not to return there, we understand, on account of her mother's health. Joseph Stewart, former trustee of Hanging Grove tp., was in Wednesday having a set of sale bills struck at The Democrat qffice. Owing to poor health of both himself and wife. Mr. Stewart has rented his farm to S. B. Snedeker, a neighbor, and will quit farming altogether, but' will continue to reside upon the i farm. Another change in temperature took place Wednesday and a little flurry ( of snow came sufficiently to cover the ground white once more. Thursday the mercury remained just below the freezing point all day. below the freezing point all day, but yesterday it was quite warm again and the snow disappeared quite fast. February is our only hope for Icemaking weather, and “Ground Hog Day,” will be watched for by those who place their faith in Mr. G. H.