Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

O. K. Rainier visited his farm pear Brookston Friday afternoon. Miss Laura Hatton returned Friday from a visit to Momence, 111. The next time you need coal, phone No. 7, and let us tell you about onr coaL —HARRINGTON BROS. Mrs. C. H. Golden of southeast of town received a fracture of her right arm near the wrist Saturday evening in a fall. There will be big team of 5-year-old geldings. *i. 2906 lbs.: also a good sorrel driving mare, at Myers and Pierson's sale, Feb. 14. Yesterday's markets: Corn. (Sic; oats. 41c: wheat. $1.65; rye. 85c. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 69c; oats, 54c; rye. $1.00: wheat, $1.45. Any and all property purchased at Millspaugh's public sale will be absolutely at your own bid, as I will have no by-bids or set prices. It ail goes.—Advt. A genuine Galloway fur coat, natural colpr, extra heavy quilted lining, was $35.06, now $27.50. You cannot buy a better fur coat at any price.—ROWLES A PARKER

Virgil Dennison of Bozeman. Mont., who has been visiting relatives in this vicinity for the past couple ci weeks, left yesterday for that place where he will again work at his trade.

All of our $15.66 cloth overcoats go for $9,95. New stock, up-to-date styles, absolutely all wool, extra heavy linings. You should see these garments at ROWLES & PARKER’S.

The mercury yesterday was several degrees higher <h»r. Monday, standing at 20 degrees above zero at the noon hour. The skies were cloudy and it had much the appearance of anotber snow storm.

Sample copies of the Indiana. Daily Times, the big daily paper given in connection with The Democrat to country or rural route subscribers. at only S for the two papers, may be seen at The Democrat office. ts

' - Mr. ■ and Mrs. - Jesse’' ■ Vowels, of * Laurens. lowa, came Monday to visit ■ the former's father. William I_ Nowels, and other relatives for a few weeks, and about. March I willmove onto one of the J. J. Lawler t. raise near Roselawe. Four or five inches of snow fell! Saturday night and Sunday and the', nkrcury Sunday night-got down to' 5 degrees below zero 2gain. While; Monday was a bright sunshiny day. j there was a piercing cold wind: which made it the rawest 4av we ; have had this winter The hearing of the Jasper County Telephone case wherein tLe tele-; i hone company desires.'’ to increase the rates of phone? in Rensselaer J having full metallic service’ “5 cents i per month, was going on at the ; court house as The Democrat went to. . press yesterday afternoon I

The farm house of Edward Ritter of Barkley tp. was damaged quite a little Sunday ty fire, while the family were at church. They returned just in the nick of time to prevent a disastrous blaze. The. fire was in the upper part of the house, bnf we were unable to learn the extent of the damage.

Mrs. Elizabeth J. P. Alter, who got quite a bad fall on the sidewalk near the postoffice last "Triday afternoon and who has since been confined to her bed. is suffering considerably from her' Injuries. Her left limb was at first thought to be broken, but her physician has since found that no bones are broken hut tbe ligaments are torn loose, causing quite a serious injury nevertheless.

Two daughters of Victor Moore of Barkley tp., who had been attending the Rensselaer high school, developed well defined cases of smallpox Sunday. it is understood that a pupil was sent home from school here last week broken out with the disease, and it Is probable that a general vaccination will be enforced in the schools. It is thought the Moore girls contracted the disease In school.

There was a big supper given Saturday evening at the home of J. A. May, northeast of Remington, in honor of their son and family from North Dakota, who had been visiting here for some little time and expect to return home in a few days. There were about 30 relatives, neighbors and friends and sixteen of Mr. May’s grandchildren present. “Uncle Al” was in good spirits and enjoined the evening very much considering his feeble condition of health. He has been confined to his bed for the past twelve months and gets around only In his wheel chair. xx