Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 58c; oats, 45c; wheat, $1.10; rye, 90c.

\\ . L. Bott went to Winamac Monday for a few days’ visit, expecting to return home today.

Miss Hazel Lamson, who is teaching in Indianapolis, will return home tomorrow for the holiday vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Jessie King of Excelsiov Springs, Mo., are visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Marlin.

1* red Hamilton, who is attending an agricultural college at Fargo, X. D.. came home Friday to visit during the holidays. .

Mrs. Robert Smith and little son went to Delphi Sunday for a Fe\* weeks’ stay with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. David TUues.

e have now on display the greatest line of useful Xmas presents for the man and boy. Be sure and see them.—C. EARL DUVALL.

Rev. Petty of the Barkley M. E. church, accompanied by his wife and daughter, went to Kokomo Monday to spend Christmas with relatives.

See the boys’ mackinaw coats, slipon coats, overcoats and suits of all kinds which makes useful Xmas presents.—C. EARL DUVALL.

An epidemic of typhoid fever lias broken out in the family of Richard Gassoway of near Virgie, and five of his children are reported sick with the disease.

Mrs. S. L. Wells of Reading, Ohio, is visiting here with her mother, Mrs. Harrison Wasson. Mr. Wells is moving to Seymour, Ind., which will be his headquarters this season.

Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers, who are spending the winter at St. Petersburg, Fla., sent a box of flowers, poinsettias, for the Methodist altar Sunday morning, which were much appreciated.

We manufacture bran and middlings from home grown wheat, free from ground screenings or dirt. We will appreciate your patronage.— IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456.

A. G. Catt wishes to announce that he has his new optical machinery installed and working perfect; eyes examined by latest methods and glasses ground in office. Over Long’s drug store.

Rev. A. G. Work, now of Detroit, Mieh., where he is engaged in insurance business, was in Rensselaer Monday. He had preached at the Central Presbyterian church in Lafayette Sunday.

William Platt moved Monday to the Philip McElfresh property in the east part of town, which his father, Charles W. Platt, recently purchased. Mrs. McElfresh has moved into rooms in the house with her daughter, Mrs. Leslie Clark, an addition having been built onto the house for her occupancy.

The report of the Rensselaer schools for the month of November shows the total enrollment to date of report to be 576, 287 boys and 289 girls, of which -94 boys and 101 girls are in the high school. There are 131 non-resident pupils, 59 boys and 72 girls. Of this number 91, 40 boys and 51 girls, are in the high school.

The Chicago hunters went home Sunday after being entertained by Barney Stein, Tom Stein and Frank Nesius, southwest of town. It is reported Peter Koch shot two rabbits with one shot. The last evening was spent at Mathew Nesius’, where they were entertained with songs by A. J. Wagner and Peter Koch, accompanied by John A. Ebbers on the piano, xx

Mrs. S. C. Irwin entertained the Round Table Club at her fine new home on College road Monday night to a 6 o’clock turkey dinner. The occasion was in the nature of a housewarming and also in honor of the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Mary D. Eger, a prominent member of the club. There were twenty-four ladies present and spent a very enjoyable evening at cards following the dinner.

Miss “May Houston, a former resident of Goodland and later of Milroy Ip., now engaged in missionary work in Boston, Mass., came down from Chicago Monday, where she had been attending a missionary meeting, for a few days’ visit with her brother, J. T. Huston, and cousin, J. J. Hunt, and family. She will go from here to Goodland to visit old friends for a few days and from there to Ohio to visit her brother, Dr. Huston.