Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1916 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

is a good corn farm and has fine drainage and good location to market, school, R. F. D., telephone and: pike. There is a six-room house, large barn, fine well and some fruit. Price $65. Terms $5,000 down and time on remainder. G. F. MEYERS. Price of Turkeys Advances. Petersburg, Nov. 24.—The price of turkeys within the last few days has advanced from 18 cents to 22 cents, and may go higher. There are not as many turkeys in the country as first estimated, but those that are here are being sold readily and few will be held over for the Christmas market. Chickens are selling at 12 and 14 cents a pound. The pecan crop is 50 per cent smaller this* season. • The first pecans sold at ten cents a pound but the price has advanced to 15 cents. Walnuts are selling at 50 cents a bushel, and the large hickorynuts at sl. The scaly hickory nut crop is a failure.

Appeal Is Dismissed. Indianapolis, Nov. 24.—The supreme court has dismissed the appeal of William P. Gleason and others appealed from the order of the Lake Superior court has dismissed the appeal of Wilon behalf of Dnissilla Carr and Albert C. Carver, enjoining the city of Gary and the town of Miller from buying lands belonging to Gleason and others for a joint park for the city and town. The supreme court does not consider the merits of the controversy, but dismissed the appeal because it was not filed in time.

Values Kiss at $20,000. Laporte, Nov. 24.—One kiss, taken while her husband was looking on, is valued at $20,000 in thejsuit of Mrs. William Denny against Sylvester C. Thurman, a wealthy Knox contractor, which began here. She charges the kiss resulted in alienation of her husband’s affections. Thurman, Mrs. Denny says, pursued her with unwelcome attentions in spite of her attempts to repel them. An estrangement between the Dennys followed the kissing episode, she says. Drys Call a Meeting. Indianapolis, Nov. 24—Leaders of the dry forces of Indiana have been invited to meet in Indianapolis next Tuesday afternoon to outline a fight for statutory prohibition before the state legislature. Among these who signed the call were: Mrs. Charles Vayhinger, state president of the W. C.,T. U.; Rev. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, and J. Raymond Schmidt, state chairman of the Prohibition party. Japan has a civil service retirement law for government employes.