Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1914 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL—r ■ . - Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Mrs. P. A. Turfler and little son were Lafayette visitors Saturday. •' .. \ . Today's markets; Corn, 58c; oats, 35c. One year ago today prices were: Corn, 4 7c; oats, 30c. A. E. Wallace has opened a produce buying establishment near the Rensselaer Lumber Co., yards. Mrs. Fred Phillips and daughter, Grace Augusta, and Mrs. Jennie Thompson visited in Lowel Saturday. Thomas Ward returned to Teagarden, Ind., Saturday after a few days visit here with hla brother, John Ward. ■ 1 •, ■■■ : . » /: Miss Alice Longwith, of Davenport, lowa, after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bringle, left Saturday for a visit near Crawfordsville.

The Jasper County Medical Society held a pleasant and profitable meeting Monday evening at the homo of Dr. M. D. Gwin. The subject discussed was “The Ductless Glands.” This issue of , The Democrat begins Vol. 17, and except for the first three months of its existence, the paper has been under its present ownership and management all of this time. * Otto Braun, the music teacher, has been confined to hiß bed for the past week with an attack of ptomaine poisoning, caused by eating some % canned goods. He is better now and will be out in a few days. James Davi« and family, of Barkley tp., leave this morning for North Platte, Neb., near which place his father, Joe Davis, recently purchased a farm. He will assist his father on the latter's farm this year. Ed Robinson has v*ld his Interest in the Moore & Robinson tailoring and dry cleaning establishment to . hi 8 partner. Jake Moore, and is thinking of learning shorthand, to fit himself for a court reporter. AMth Court Reporter Wagner, he will go to Chi - cago today to see about entering a shorthand business college there or taking a correspondence course.

McCOYSBURG. Everybody is busy sifting around watching it rain. Alice Stevenson took dinner Sunday with Esther Johnson. Esther Johnson called on Alice Stevenson Monday forenoon. Mrs. John Herr spent Sunday with her son, Levi Herr, and family. ■■ J . Mr. and Mrs. H. \E. Lowinan called on Mr. and Mrs. Wash Cowman Saturday. If anybody is short of rainwater, call on MeCoysburg. We have plenty and got more Monday. , There will be an Easter program at the MeCoysburg school house, Sunday evening at 7:30. \ Mrs. Samuel Albright, of Mpndn, spent Saturday and Sunday with her sort, Delt Albright, and family. and Jay Woods, of Rensspent a few days with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs .T. R. Phillips. Ethel Ferguson, Thelma Johns and Josie Stultz called on Grace. Saddle and Florenec Herr Sunday afternoon. There was a good-sdzed crowd out to Church Sunday evening. We hope we will have that many every time, or more. Mrs. Jake Roy, Mrs. W. R. Willet, Mrs. John Herr and Mrs. Prank Cochran called on Mrs. Charles Stultz Thursday afternoon. James Wood, who has been sick for some time, passed away Sunday morning at 3 o’clock. Funeral services were held at the Milroy dhturch at one o’clock Tuesday.