Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1916 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

J*H* Ashby Dead at Alt. Ayr Joseph Ashby, son of J. B. Ashby of Mt. Ayr, died at about 2 o’clock Wednesday morning at his home in that place after several months’ illness from dropsy, aged 41 years. He leaves a wife and two sons by a former marriage. Riley Ashby of Caney, Kan., and Ralph Ashby of Gary. The funeral was held at Mt. Ayr at 11 o’clock yesterday forenoon and burial made in the North Star cemetery near that place. ' THAT NEW GRAIN ELEVATOR To the Proposed Farmers’ Rensselaer Grain Company, “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.” Suppose the Farmers' Rensselaer Grain company should not be organized and incorporated. What would you say, those of you who have not yet subscribed for shares? Do you not believe it would be your fault to some extent? Down deep in your hearts you are hoping that it is a go, hut, remember, it takes all of us to make up the number of stockholders so the stock will not get congested. There are five hundred shares to be subscribed for. The solicitors are Working hard, and without pay. Their reward is to be the’ incorporating of the Farmers’ Rensselaer Grain company. The solicitors are farmers and will soon be at their farm duties, then it will be hard to get subscribers for all will jbe busy. Why don't you settle it now? Subscribe for some shares, and let’s organize and be ready for the next crop. Do not live to regret, but be thankful for this opportunity to subscribe for shares in this company that will mean better

prices for our grain. Now, if this cause should not be completed (WHICH OF COURSE IT WILL) and we have to continue in the same old rut, then some day the farmers’ elevator should be mentioned. Those who are now against this cause would very likely say, “Oh, you farmers tried that and failed; no use trying anything like that: farmers can't stick together; they do not know how to organize in Jasper county.’’ Wouldn’t talk like that make you blush till your cheeks were crimson and humiliated forever? just tSfn?, we have the land, grain, money and intelligence, then could not erect a farmers’ elevator in Rensselaer. No. no, let it not be so. Remember, the burden rests on you non-subscribers. Please bear in mind when paying your taxes how much less you have received for your grain than those who sell to farmers’ elevators. Would not the difference paid in prices for grain have paid your first installment of taxes? A share is only fifty dollars in this company.—Advertisement.

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