Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

P. R. Erwin was down from Fair Oaks yesterday. Several fine draft mares at the Van Hook and Duggins sale Saturday, October 21. Our new pack of peas, corn, tomatoes, kraut and hominy are now in and are opening fine. Try them. —HOME GROCERY. Rev. William Hordeman of Frankfort returned home yesterday after a few days’ visit here with relatives and friends. Mrs. C. F. Odaffer of Van Wert, Ohio, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. P. Hilliard, and family for a week, returned home Thursday. Watson Plumbing t,o„ pnone 204. The only reliable concern drilling water wells in this part of Jasper county; will drill wells any size and anywhere. ts Yesterday’s markets were: Corn, S.'c; oats. 45c; wheat, $1.55; rye, $1.15. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 57c; oats, 31c; wheat, 75c to 95c; rye, 75c. A nice lot of Duroc Jersey hogs, brood sows, gilts and young pigs at the Van Hook and Duggins joint sale Saturday, October 21, one-half mile west of Rensselaer, on the Bunkum road. The new Methodist church at Remington when completed will be the largest and finest Protestant church in Jasper county. The brick work is about half done at this writing, and the walls are very handsome indeed. Twenty-eight members of the Ladies’ Literary club went over to Remington Wednesday afternoon where they were delightfully entertained by the Fortnightly club of that place at the home of Mrs. W. L. Gumm. Jack Gallagher and sister, Mrs. Lawrence Kellner, of near Remington were called to Dayton, Ohio. Tuesday by the serious illness of their sister, Mrs. Catherine Robbins, who was taken to a hospital there from her home in that city. Mr. and Mrs. ,H. E. Hartley visited his brother, A. E. Hartley, and wife at Fowler last Sunday. His two other brothers and sister, F. E. Hartley and wife and Mrs. Ogden of Michigan and T. E. Hartley, and wife of Otterbein were also there. • Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending October 16: Jack Harmon, Frank Summers, Mrs. F. Flinn, Edward Casey, The Economy Co., Joseph Loveday, Mrs. J. Johns. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office October 31 if not called for. Mrs. A. H. Hopkins was called to Monticello Tuesday by the sudden death of her uncle, William J. Keever, carrier on route two out of that city. Mr. Keever dropped dead at about 6 o’clock Monday evening while he and his wife were alone at his home. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon. H. M. Shipman returned Saturday last from spending the summer with his daughter, Mrs. Everal Smith, and family at Burke, North Dakota. Mr. Shipman says that the crops there the past season were just medium. Winter wheat was good, but the soft wheat was practically all ruined by black rust, and thousands of acres were never cut.

Mrs. Ellen Mahany of Sioux City, lowa, who has been visiting here for a few weeks with Mrs. Clara Coen and other relatives and friends, left Thursday for Chicago, where she has a daughter residing, and from there will go to New York city for a several weeks’ visit with her brothers, J. L,. and Sanford Makeever, who have been engaged in the brokerage business there for a number of years and have become very wealthy. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hoyes, son James and Mrs. Frank Alter and Mrs. M. H. Hemphill returned Monday evening from a few days’ visit with relatives at North Manchester, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Handley, formerly of near Mt. Ayr. They left Saturday, going via Wlnamac and Rochester, returning via Wabash, Peru, Logansport, Montlcello, Reynolds and Monon, and found the roads much better the latter route; They had a very fine trip, and on Sunday drove up in the edge of Kosculsko county, where it Is quite hilly. HOOK HERE! What? Box social. Where? Blake school, Jordan township. When? October 26, 1916. Who invited? You and all your friends. FRIEDA WINELAND, Teacher.