Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1918 — BROOK [ARTICLE]

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(From the Reporter) Born, Thursday evening, April 25, a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shaeffer. Jacob Rich was at Lee Monday weighing some cattle to go on the Jasper county farm. Russell Beagley, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beagley, left on Monday for Chicago, where he expected to enlist in the navy. John Foresman, Jr., was In Chicago on last Friday buying cattle for the Rich and Foresman farms in Lincoln township and Jasper county. Clifford Harry returned to his home in Tulsa, Okla., on Sunday. He expects to enter the army a little later and will enlist in a service where his abilities can be used. Young Deanjurff brought in the highest priced load of hogs ever sold in the local market on Monday. There were twenty-two in the. load and they brought .$9 72.40. The price paid was sl7. Another smaller load brought the check given Mr. Deardurff up to $1710.20. Can you beat it?