Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1916 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Buy envelopes at The Democrat office. A large number of sizes, styles and colors, both bond and plain finish, to select from, at 5c per bunch of 25. Call in and see them. Amiel Stibbe and John Guss were down from north Union Monday. Amiel is suffering from a carbuncle on his right hand which is not a very agreeable pet to entertain. John Moore of Barkley tp. got his thumb quite badly cut yesterday morning while helping' load some hogs at the stock pens, by having one of the gates closed on the member. O. K. Ritchey lias sold his 17 acres of land just south of town, adjoining the M. I. Adams’ small farm on the east, to Leslie Clark, the reported price being $165 per acre. Clark will utilize the ground for pasturing his Shetland ponies. Clyde Reeve, who moved to near Masonville, Deleware county, New York, a couple of years ago and bought a 70-acre farm there, has recently purchased another nicely improved farm or over 200 acres not far from his home place. The Progressive county chairmen o'" the 10th district met at Monticelio Saturday and reorganized by electing George R. Coffin of Monticelio, chairman; Louis Meyers of Valparaiso, vice-chairman; Fred R. Griffin of Monticelio, secretary, and R. B Harris of Rensselaer, treasurer. Yes, The Democrat’s offer of a year s subscription to both The Democrat and Orange Judd Farmer (weekly! for $1.65 still holds good; j either new subscriptions or renewals. The Democrat, Orange Judd Farmer and Woman's World, (the latter monthly), only $1.75. John Duvall of Chicago spent over Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ( . W. Duvall. His business as traveling salesman takes him over several different states in the West and he recently stopped over Sunday at Parsons, Kan., with C. D. Nowels and Robert Randle and family, former residents of this city. Mrs. F. L. Hoover of southwest of town, to whom was born a life pound stillborn babe last Friday night, was considered in a precarious condition for a few days and a specialist was down from Chicago Friday night. She is now doing as well a; could be expected and it is thought that all danger of complications is past. ■ : ; Ross Porter, who expects to leave before long for New York state where !he " ill spend the summer working and land prospecting, entertained 2t) of his young men friends Friday evening, first at the cafeteria dinner at the Presbyterian church and later at the. W. V. Porter home playing progressive seven-up. die was presented with a fine Masonic ring by his guests. The old Burns property at the south edge of Demotte was destroyed by fire Saturday evening about 6:30 o’clock. The property was occupied by Phil VanMurten, but at the time the family, except his father, were visiting at John McGlinn’s northwest of Rensselaer. A part of the household goods were saved. There was S3OO insurance on the building and the same amount on the household effects, carried in John Greve’s agency. A defective flue is supposed to have caused the fire. E. J. Gamester of Chicago, owner of the former Harvey Grant place of four acres on the north side of town, came down Monday to see about having some repairs made to the place. His family and his father-in-law, Mr. Whittin,. of Roselawn, will arrive here in a few weeks to make Rensselaer their home, although Mr, Gamester is employed by a Chicago telephone company and will continue to work in the city. They exjiect to plant and raise asters extensively on the place, there being a good market for these flowers.