Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Democrat carries in its fancy stationery department the largest and most complete line of this class of goods in Jasper county. If you want results for your money invested, advertise your wants in the classified columns of The Democrat, where all of the people of the county can read them. A. D. Washburn, of Kentland, who resided in Rensselaer a few years ago, has bought 400 acres of rtie Isaac Speck land in Newton county, adjoining 400 acres that Mr. Washburn already owned, paying $62,000 therefor.

A. K. Yeoman will move soon upon his newly purchased farm in Newton I tp., the former Bislosky farm, and ■ Mr. Messman of Kentland, who purchased the Yeoman farm, will move I upon same. Mr. Yeoman is planning to put in about $2,500 worth of tile on his newly purchased farm the coming sesaon. The seventeenth annual report of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Asj sociation of Benton, Jasper and White I counties appears on another page of : today’s Democrat. Many of the readers of The Democrat are insured in this company and will be interested in reading its report for the year ending Dec. 31 last. i Father Daniels Thursday morn- | ing performed the ceremony of i marriage uniting Miss Amelia Beri tha Kosta, daughter of Mr. and I Mrs. Joseph Kosta, of Union tp., to | William M. Pritchett, of Rensse1 laer. The newly wedded couple I will reside at South Bend, wthere i the groom will work on one of the i Studebaker farms. ,

Louis P. Haas and wife, formerly Miss Julia Leopold, returned Monday from a several days wedding trip, taking in Washington, D. C., New York City, Old Point Comfort, Va., and other places of interest. After a few days’ visit here with Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold they will go to Tipton, where Mr. Hlaas is engaged in the clothing and gents’ furnishing business. Rev. Curnick performed the marriage ceremony uniting in the holy bonds of matrimony Miss Lucy C. Morganegg and Mr. Burlie H. Harrod, both of Barkley tp., at the M. E. parsonage, Wednesday. The young couple are popular in their home community. They will reside on the Jay Lamson farm, southwest of town, where the groom is employed. The Democrat extends congratulations. The body of George Reusch, the bachelor farmer and ditcher, who died at his home west of Surrey Saturady night and whose body was taken to Wright's undertaking parlors awaiting word from Oneonta, N. Y„ relatives as’ to its shipment there, was shipped to West Winfield, N. Y„ by express Tuesday evening. Relatives of the dead man will be here soon to look after 'he estate of deceased. The Ladies’ Aid of the James school vicinity commemorated the going away of three of their members by assembling themselves and friends at J. C. Briton's Wednesday, Feb. 18, and serving a bountiful dinner to forty-three people. Two large tables were loaded with the weight of good things. After all partook, the afternoon was most pleasantly spent, ye old-time good way—music >and speaking by old as well as young. The writer was reminded of the story in the old fifth reader, known as “The Gentle Hand,” there being such a lady present, if a shadow of trouble arose, or some hesitancy on the part of some speaker, they were quickly referred to the “Magic Lady,” and all went) well. It was a day enjoyed by alii and not soon to be forgotten.—One Who Was Present.