Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1919 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

Charles Domback of Des Moines, la., is visiting his brother-in-law, J. J. Montgomery for a few days. J. C. Perry of Chicago is here for a couple of weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Oren Parker. Frank Cain and family of McCook, Nebraska, drove in Monday in their car for a visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Adams of Ottawa, Illinois, were here yesterday to attend the funeral of the former’s aunt, Mrs. Clint Brown. Misses Lola and Myrtle Gerth of Indianapolis returned home Monday after spending a week with Misses Florence and Ruth Gorham. Ed Ranton of north of town had out 72 acres of wheat which averaged 22 bushels per acre, and 60 acres of oats which averaged 45 bushels. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $4.92; oats, 69c; wheat, $2.11, $2.08,'52.04; rye, $1.38. The prices one year ago were: Corn, $1.30; oats, 61c; wheat, $2 to $2.11; rye, $1.45.

Joseph Cain of north of town is suffering from some sort of injury to his right knee, which is swollen quite badly and pains him considerably. He was in to see a doctor about it yesterday. , The fire company was called o<ut Saturday about noon to the home of Guy Hudson in the west part of town. Some ashes had been dumped out against a small outbuilding which set fire to the structure. The flames were soon extinguished with but little damage. A. E. Sticknoth of west Carpenter has recently sold the 160-acre farm where he lives to a Mr. Whaley of near Brook, the consideration is understood to have been $220 per acre. Mr. Sticknoth owns 275 acres of land just over in the edge of Newton county, including the old Gowland farm, and may decide to build qp a 65-acre tract of this land. George Putt of west Carpenter was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Putt is preparing to build a fine new brick veneered two-story farmhouse and now has the basemen completed. He drove to Attica and Danville, 111., Monday to purchase brick, but found the factories pretty well sold out and no guarantee of when they could ship on account of the strike of the railroad shopmen.

< •- ' | Harry Brown, who resides 5 miles north of Rensselaer on the Jackson highway, had one field of wheat that made 26 bushels per, acre, but part of another field I yielded considerably 1«m, whioh' cut lila average down. His oats made 28 bushels per acre.