Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Yesterday was bright and pleasav after Thursday night s Sno rain. Mrs. A. Eib of Barkley tp., went to Connersville Wednesday to attend a meeting of an association of the Baptist church. Mrs. B. J. Jarrette joined her husband in Chicago Thursday and together they went to Milwaukee to visit relatives a few days. Mrs. C. L. Murphy and little daughter*' came from Berwyn, 111. Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 75c; oats; 35c; wheat, $1.30; rye, 900 The prices a year ago were- Corn, T."c; oats, 35c; wheat, 90c to $1; rye, 85c. : ' - Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O’Riley have rented Miss Mattie Hemphill’s neat new cottage on 'Vest Harrison street and will move into same about Sep tember 1.

H. B. Avis has broke ground for a new residence at the east side of town, on a lot bought of B. F. Fendig in the match factory addition, fronting on Melville street. Miss Hattie Kerr of' Detroit, Mich., who has been visiting relatives at Brook and other points came over Wednesday evening for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Valletta. •s. .1. W. Crooks came down from Roselawn Wednesday and put in a couple of days looking for a house to rent during the next school term. She secured the Mrs. Charles Roberts house on Division street, now occupied by Fred Chapman who will soon move into his new residence on Forest street. Misses Ada Vandegarde, Ethel Broberg, Joe and Adrian Vandegarde, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Berghaus from Chicago were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas. They made the trip via autos and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas accompanied them back Wednesday. Mr. Berghaus is auditor in Chicago for the Monon and works under management of President Kurrie.

An X-ray examination of Ross Benjamin’s fractured leg Thursda” disclosed that one of the broken bones was not in place, one of the joints being off to one side, in the flesh more than an inch from the part it was separated from. An operation will likely be performed tc day to put the bone in place. i* will be necessary to open the fiesn Quite a bit to get at the fracture. Two cars of tourists passed through the city Wednesday morning bearing Mississippi license numbers. One car was a Ebrd and the other an Overland and the tourists carried camping equipage. A party from Birmingham, Ala., a party from Buffalo, N. Y., and a party from Cincinnati, 0., were also among the tourists passing through town Wednesday. Probably 50 to 75 foreign cars of tourists pass through Rensselaer every day now. Cecil Rishling writes The Demo crat from Mitchell, S. D. f under date of August 9, in renewing his subscription, and says: "Enclosed find money order for renewal of subscription for The Democrat, which is always a welcome visitor. W’e are having very hot, dry weather here. Gardens and everything are drying up. Everyone is about done harvesting now and some are thresh ing. Send our paper to Mitchell, as we live in town now and not on route 4 any more.” Subscribe for The Democrat.