Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1916 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT HITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. Fir-t New Oats Sold at Frankfort. Frankfort, Ind., July 26. —What is believed to be the first new oats th<s summer was received Tuesday by Me Comas & Brant, grain dealers. The oats was thrashed by Van Weaver, residing north of Boylestown. The grain was of fair quality and weighed 29.7 pounds to the bushel. The yield was about 46 bushels. The oats brought 46 cents.