Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1915 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Place your want ads in The Demo crat if you want to get results. James West, who is now located at Billings, Mont., is visiting his family here. Jerry Healy left yesterday for Colorado Springs, Colo., for a month's sojourn in the mountains. Ray Anderson of Evanston, returned home Monday after spending the Fourth here with Herbert Hammond. Mrs. John Price and two children went to Otterbein Friday to visit her son, William, and wife, for a few days.

Miss Mildred Wasson returned last week from an extended visit With her sister, Mrs. S. L. Wells, at Seymour. Otto Braun and family celebrated the Fourth at Cook, Lake county, where Mr. Braun is instructor of the band at that place. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 70c; oats, 42c; new oats, 32c; wheat, 90c; rye, 75c. The prices one yea. ago were: Corn, 61c; oats,' 30c; wheat, 71c. Miss Jane Keeney, who has been teaching at Great Falls, Mont., returned home last week and is now with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keeney, of west of town. Let The Democrat supply you with typewriter ribbons and carbon papers. We have ribbons for all makes of standard typewriters, and handle the very grade of carbon papers. Lynn Parkinson accompanied his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Smith, of Oklahoma City, who had been visiting here with the Parkinson family, to Attica Friday where they will visit Mrs. Smith’s folks. Mort Murray has moved into the John M. Knapp property on River street, which he has rented for a couple of months from Mrs. J. W. Crooks of Roselawn, who will occupy it again when the city schools open. Clarence Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Smith, former residents of Rensselaer but now residing at Laporte, was married about six weeks ago to Miss Florence Clary of Sheldon, 111., and they are now living at Laporte.

Mrs, S, L. Jordan of Barkley tp., her daughter, Day, and sons, Will and Rev. O. L. Jordan and wife, of Evanston, 111., were made quite ill last Frijday night from eating what were supposed to be mushrooms.’A doctor was called and they were soon out of danger. % Several places in the Washington street brick paving, put down last year, is being repaired at the expense of the contractor. The cement flushing did not penetrate down between the brick, allowing them to become loose. They are being taken up at such places, the brick cleaned of cement, then relaid and re-flush-ed. ' Frank Critser and W. J. Wright are putting in a private sewer for their own use on River street. They encountered about 14 Inches of rock which they are blasting out. Mr. Critser will put in a bathroom and otherwise improve his property this season, and Mr. Wright will probably build on his lot, just south, next year. -

A number of friends arid relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wortley, south of town, Sunday, and spent a very enjoyable day. They were obliged to erect a table of planks in the double crib on account of the rain, but that did not spoil their appetites one bit, and the dainties disappeared as fast as though eaten on the green. xx