Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1915 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 70c; pats, 55c; wheat, $1.45; rye, sl. f . r A civil service examination will bq held by the local board here Saturday for postmaster at Shelby.

Supt. James E. Walter of the J. J. Lawler lands, w r ent to Chicago Sunday morning and spent Sunday and Monday with Mr, Lawler, returning home Monday evening. He reports Mr. as getting along nicely and that- he will probably bo out in the course.of a week or ten days. V W. R. Willit was in from MeCoysburg yesterday. The joint sale of Willit’s and George Parker "at "McCoysburg Monday was well attended and property sold very well indeed, three horses bringing a total of $559. :?■ * . - y W.;; ■■, v’-c,. k •"■'.'.-i-'r ■ ■?" ■ John McGUnn moved down from near. Lowell Monday €o the Henry Grow farm, northwest of town, driving through with his goods. J. V. Lesh, who occupied the (Show farm, lias moved to his own fan- in; Union tp-. which lie recently purchased of. James K. Harriott. ’ v "<

The fire oompdny was called to the home of Clency Wood, at the southeast part of town, about 2 p, m„ Monday whero a defective flue had et lire to the roof of the house. The blaze was put out wllh chemical extinguishers and but little damage done except a hole burned in the roof about the chimney, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Duets of Parr, were given an enjoyablo surprise last Friday evening when several couples of their friends came in upon them and reminded them that it was the eighth anniversary of their marriage. A fine supper of roast chicken and accompanyments was had and an enjoyablo evening was spent by all. - The Democrat will print your return card in the corner of 100 good quality envelopes, furnish the envelopes, and mail to your address any place in the United Sates for only 50 cents, cash with order. Larger quantities at a much less proportionate price. You cannot afford to go without your return card on your envelope when you can buy them for so small a price as this. It is believed that the same bunch of “spectacle peddlers’’ who recently worked in the vicinity of Rensselaer and caught a few farmers hereabouts for rentals of “electrical machines,’’ to cure rheumatism, etc., worked about Roselawn last May. where they found a few victims, W. M. Brown being caught for $7.50 and William Laßanta for $22.50 for advance payments on rental qf these alleged electrical cure-alls.

L. 11. Hamilton and Kerry Newman, the latter an agent for the international Harvester Co., went to Kankakee, 111., Monday to attend the funeral of George Bray ton, an T. H. Co. salesman, who had the territory comprising Benton, Jasper, Newton, Lake and White counties, and who died in Kankakee Saturday of tonsilitis, following a severe attack of rheumatism. He leaves a wife and three children. Mr. Brayton had Intended to move Rensselaer some time early in the summer and occupy the J. T. Randle property, whepe O. F. Parker now lives.