Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1917 — GLEANED from the EXCHANCES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GLEANED from the EXCHANCES

The Weekly Delphi Journal has increased its subscription rate to $2 per year. A rearrangement of the rural routes out of Knox has been made, and after November 1 there will be five routes instead of four. Clifford Farabee, aged 18, son of Charles E. Farabee of near Remington, and Miss Ruth Ryan, aged 19, were, granted a marriage license at Fowler-" October 23. Sp.eary Miller, a farmer living near Guernsey, White county, has lost five good horses during the past month from forage poisoning. The veterinarians claim that the animals had eaten some poisonous plants. They were not insured. A civil service examination will be held at Goodland November 24 to fill the vacancy existing in the postoffice at Mt. Ayr since the death of Postmaster C. J. Hopkins. The compensation of this office for the last fiscal year was $514. The town of North Judson confiscated a car of bard coal from the side track there one day this week and disposed of it to needy citizens. The car was consigned to a Hahvrriond dealer. The bank called up the dealer and notified him that they were holding the money for him for the coal. The dealer expressed his satisfaction and said that if the people of Judson wanted any more coal he would bo glad to supply them, ,