Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1920 — Page 6

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FARMS FOR SALE Cali or send for list of 50 farms for sale, ten of which are described below:

No. 3.—40 acres. This farm is all clean, level black land, in cultivation, and is tiled and has good outlet. There is a five-room bungalow, fair barn and good well; buildings are nearly new. It lies on main road, one-fourth mile from the Jackson highway, station with store, school, church and elevator. Can sell ou terms. Price $135 per acre. No. 4—60 acres. This farm lies on pike road, 40 rods from school and has telephone and R. F. D. It is all in cultivation and well tiled and is all good grain land. There is a six-room house, good barn and other buildings. A good well and nice bearing orchard. It is fenced and cross-fenced with woven wire. Price $l3O per acre. No. 10.—160 acres. This farm lies in our best grain belt and is all good grain land and all in cultivation except six acres in timber, hog lot. It is well tilled and fenced and crossfenced; with woven wire. There is a six-room house, large new barn, large double crib, garage and outsida cellar, good well, wind mill with water piped to cement tank in barn lot. Can make good terms on this farm. A bargain at *l7O per acre. No. 13.-160 acres. This farm lies on the Jackson Highway and in splendid neighborhood. It is all in cultivation, all good grain land and has good drainage. There is a sixroom house, good barn, double cribs, windmill and good well. Can be bought on favorable terms at the low price of $125 per acre. No. 18.— acres. This farm lies on the Jackson Highway near school and two miles from station, church and elevator. There are four other churches within three and one-half miles of this farm. The farm is mostly black, level land all tillable except 10 acres in timber. There is a 10-inch tile in the farm for outlet. There is a good five-room house, roomy barn, garden, fenced with cedar posts and woven wire, just put in. It is fenced and cross-fenced with barb wire and three acres fenced for hogs. There is a good, new well and some fruit. If too large owner would sell 120 acres with buildings. Can sell on favorable terms. Price SBS per acre. No. 35. —360 acres. This farm on main road on R. F. D. and one mile from stone road and 1% miles from the Jackson Highway and 2 wiles from station with stores, grain market and three churches. The farm is level dark productive soli except 10 acres of ridge, 120 acres Is woodland pasture and 230 acres is in cultivation. There is lots of tile with good outlet into dredge ditch 20 rods from the farm. It

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INSURE IN fores ini insur Kt ASM Of Benton, Jasper and Newton Counties. Insurance In force January 1, 1920 $4,215,16 The average yearly rate for the 24 years this Company has been in existence has been but 24 cents on the SIOO Insurance, or $2.40 per SI,OOO. State Mutual Windstorm Insurance written in connection. MARION I. ADAMS Rensselaer; S. A. Brusnahan, Parr, and J. P. Ryan (Gilliam tp.) Medaryville, R. F. D.; Wm. B. Meyers, Wheatfield; V. M. Peer, Knlman, are agents of this Company and will be pleased to give you any further Information. Stephen Kohley, Rensselaer, Is the adjuster for Jasper county.

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is fenced with barbed wire with two miles of woven wire. The improvements are a comfortable sixroom house with cellar, summer kitchen, well house, fair old barn and a large new barn for horses, cows, grain and large mow, all on solid stone and cement foundation, chicken house, hog house, large bearing orchard, two wells and two windmills. Owner of this farm has poor health and offers this place at the low price of $75 per acre. He would consider clear rental property not to exceed one-half of the price of the farm. Wants $5,006 in cash in a trade or sale and give time on remainder. No use to offer anything in trade unless the' property is in good condition, clear of debt and not too far away. No. 44. —90 acres. This farm lies on the Francesville prairie, 4% miles from Francesville and on pike road, in good enighborhood. It is all good level land, all In cultivation and all good strong grain land. It is well tiled into good outlet. There is a five-room house, fair barn and several other outbuildings, good _ well and bearing orchard. Price $165 per acre. This is a choice tract of land and a bargain and can be bought on terms. No. 47.-97 acres. This farm lies on gravel road three miles from good small town with high school and two churches and elevator. It has large ditch that runs on the line that gives a good outlet for drainage. There Is a new five-room bungalow, fair barn, silo and other buildings. The farm is all in cultivation except 10 acres of timber pasture. Price $125 per acre. Owner will trade for property, preferably lh Chicago on the South side or in the Calumet region in Indiana. No. 48.—160 acres. This farm lies on public road one mile from the Jackson Highway on R. F. D. and is all in cultivation and all good black grain land except 20 acres of sandy soil, but productive. It borders on a dredge ditch that gives good outlet for drainage. There is a five-room house, fair barn and other outbuildings, good well. This farm is well located and a good grain farm. Owner is a non-resi-dent and will sell this farm at the low price of SBS per acre. Terms, one-third down and remainder 10 years if desired. No. 50. —76 acres, on stone road joining station with elevator, stores, churches and high school. It is all In cultivation and good productive soil. There is a good eight-room house, fair barn, silo, crib, garage, and other outbuildings. Two good wells and orchard. Price $l4O.

The WEEK'S DOINGS

MOROCCO (From the Courier) Charles and Jessie Conn went to Chicago Friday to spend a few days with relatives. Miss Leota Elijah came from Valparaiso Monday to spend a few days with relatives and friends here. Mrs. L. H. Recher went to LaGrange, 111., Wednesday to spend a few days with Mrs. Hugh Parker. Misses Harriet and Myrtle Ellis of Saunemin, 111., came Wednesday to visit their cousin, Charles Unzicker, and family. Bayard Purkey and Ross Padgett were in Indianapolis this week taking the examination before the state board of pharmacy. Mrs. Betsy Austin of Lockport, 111., visited here the first of the week with her brother, John McGregor, and other relatives. Mrs. C. G. Baker returned to Valparaiso Wednesday after Visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Moore, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. W. W. Wells of Otterbein flame Tuesday to spend a few days with her mother, Mrs. James Norris, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Frank Cory and daughter, Mrs. Violet Holtzelaw, went to Danville Wednesday to visit the former’s sister, Mrs. Sarah Osborn. Mrs. C. E. Triplett and daughter Alice spent Friday in Hammond with Mrs. Dewana Milligan. Miss Alice remained for a few days’ longer stay. Martha Ringer, Faye Huff, Tressa Rust and Ellida, Lawrence and Paul Johnson spent Sunday at Beaverville with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lambert. Mrs. Stella Murphey came down from Chicago Saturday evening to look after some business matters and spend a few days with friends. Alex Cassell, Simon Cassell and Miss Ray Cassell drove to Ft. Wayne Sunday and visited until Monday with their son and brother, Charles Cassell. Robert Parker and wife of Indianapolis visited from Sunday until Wednesday at the home of C. W. Timmons. Mrs. Parker Is Mr. Timmons’s niece. Jacob Hochstetler of Jackson township took the train -here Thursday evening for Owenbnrg, Ky., where be will work as a dredge engineer this summer.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

Df. and Mr». J. T. Martin were over from Mt. Ayr Monday evening to meet the latter’s sister, Miss Alics Robinson, of Joliet, who will spend some time in their home. J. R. Purkey, who had spent a couple of weeks at home, left this week for Kalamazoo, Mich., to resume his work as a traveling salesman for the McCaskey Co, Four drivers of new Buick autos, going through without license plates, were arrested by Prosecutor Murphey Wednesday morning and contributed $9.65 each to the school fund. Charles Harrison, the obliging agent at the New York Central depot, with his family, is spending two weeks at his old home at Gays, 111. They made the trip via auto. Mrs. Jacob Stutzman of Colfax township returned Wednesday evening from White Pigeon, Mich., where she had spent a couple of weeks with her son Daniel and famKnapp of Mokena, 111., father of Mrs. Melvin Storey, and her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Carter, of Joliet, returned to their homes Tuesday after spending 10 days here with Mr. and Mrs. Storey. Paul Gorman, who has been working for a copper mining company at Bisbee, Ariz., for about three years, arrived here Tuesday evening for a visit with his parents, Mi. and Mrs. James Gorman, and other relatives and friends. Miss Nettie Dudley of Seattle, Wash., came last week for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. George M. Armstrong. Miss Dudley has been engaged in beauty parlor work and hair dressing for 15 years, and is here for a well-earned rest. Eight drivers of new Ford cars without license plates or dealers’ number were arrested here Saturday morning by Proceuting Attorney J C Murphey and given the usual fine and costs of $9.65 each. Several others were arrested and fined at Kentland the same day. The 11-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wooten of Colfax township died Monday morning. During the past winter the little one suffered from pneumonia and last week was stricken with a second attack while teething, and was not strong enough to withstand the disease. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Lemming and daughter Wilma of Lafayette, Mrs. Minerva Lemming of Otterbein, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ross and son Malcolm of Momence and Mr. and Mrs. B. F Davis took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brandt. Mrs. Minerva Lemming remained here for . a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Davis. „ . „ Funeral services for Mrs. A. <J. Montgomery were held at Mt. Zion Friday afternoon in charge of the pastor, Rev. Wm. L. Eller. Mrs. Montgomery spent mbst of her life in Washington township and was esteemed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, two children. Guy Montgomery and Mrs. Ross Padgett, three sisters and one brother. Mrs. James Norris on Wednesday purchased the Frank Wildrick residence property, paying $2,350 for same. The property is now occupied by Rev. Smith, who will move as soon as he can secure a residence, and Mrs. Norris will improve the house preparatory to occupying it herself. The Clark property, now occupied by Mrs. Norris, was sold some time ago to Paul Ketcham. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Strickland of Footesville, Wis., announce the marriage of their daughter Ramona to LaVerne Sallee June 15 at Auburn, 111. The bride’s family recently moved from Lowell to AVisconsin. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Sallee of Morocco and has spent all bls life here excepting 16 months in the navy. He began working for the New York Central railroad about six years ago and recently accepted a place as telegraph operator for the Chicago & Alton near Springfield. Carlton, six-year-old son of Mr. snd Mrs. Carl Williams, was Injured Saturday evening in front of the Clarendon theater when he was struck and knocked down by an unidentified automobile. The lad was crossing the street and saw the approaching machine and endeavored to get out of its way, but could not do so. The fender struck him on the chin, cutting an ugly gash, and he was knocked down and badly bruised on one arm and his back. The machine sped on without stopping. Witnesses of the accident say the machine was speeding. Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Wells were at Frankfort the latter part of last week, where Mr. Wells was in con-» ference with officials of the People’s Life Insurance Co. They have offered him the general agency of the state of Illinois at a substantial salary, but he has not yet decided to accept same. In the meantime he will act as general agent in several Illinois counties nearby, at the same time carrying on his business interests here, and later on he may decide to accept the state agency. Should he do so he would move to Springfield or some other central point. A new time card went into effect on the C. & E. I. Monday. While several trains on the main line were affected, there was but one change on this branch. The northbound passenger, which heretofore passed through Morocco at 10:31, now goes at 11:33, arriving at Momence at 12:20. The first train out of there for Chicago after that time is 3:45, which will practically do away with all Chicago bound traffic on this branch. Returning in the afternoon the accommodation leaves Momence at 2 o’clock, eight minutes after the arrival of the New Orleans limited from Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hamilton, daughter Lora and Russel Beagley returned Thursday evening from a delightful auto trip to Mr. Hamilton’s boyhood home at Petersburg, 111. It has been 27 years since he left there and a great many changes were noticeable. Few of his boyhood friends remained and many of the older generation had passed on.

yet hte visit was a most enjoyable one. They also visited other nearby towns, including Lincoln’s tomb and Springfield, his old home and thu room wherein he sat when notified of his nomination for the presidency. In the latter room, which is now owned by the state of Illinois, everything remains as it was on that notable day.

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Miss Helen Ross came Friday from Union City, Ind., to visit her brother. Mrs. Jane Jones went to Remington Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Alice Burling. During the storm Saturday Georg-t Bissonnette had a valuable horse killed by lightning. Miss Doris Schlademan of Decatur, 111., visited her cousin, Miss Mary Schlademan, from Sunday until Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spangle visited Mr. Spangle’s brother, George Spangle, and family near Rensselaer Sunday. Charles Roes, who has been employed at Moline, 111., came home Wednesday to help his father with the farm work. Emerick and Arthur Sigman of Rensselaer, Mrs. Ida Byroads and son and A. C. Burns and family were gueets of Mr. and Mrs. Milroy Sigman Sunday. Mrs. Louise Henninger and nephew, Frank Overy, of Metamora, 111., were guests of Mrs. Henninger’s brother, George Overy, and family from Saturday until Monday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Johnston, near Ingonier, Mont., July 11, a six-pound boy, named William Ross. Mrs. Johnston was formerly Miss Carrie Ross of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bowman and children returned Wednesday evening from a 10 days’ vacation and automobile trip to Peoria, Cissna Park, Forest and other Illinois points. James Higgins returned Thursday of last week from his western trip Mr. Higgins during his trip visited Seattle, Tacoma and many places along the California coast, returning home by the way of Texas. Mr. and Mrs. M. Seifert entertained Mrs. Seiferts brother. Van Hayes, and wife and their daughter, Mrs. Walter Kilgore, and husband of Watseka, 111., and Mrs. Seifert’s cousin, Mrs. Fannie Walker, of Cincinnati, Sunday. Miss Carrie Miller, who for the past year has been making her home with her father’s aunt, Mrs. Charles Pooler, at Fayette, la., returned home Wednesday evening, accompanied by her sister, Miss Bertha Miller, who has also been there the past six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dunn and children drove to Rensselaer Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn spending the day with their daughter, Mrs. GeorgO Spangle, and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dunn and children spending the day with Mrs. Dunn’s aunt, Mrs. John Worden. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ford and daughter Rosemary were called to Ripley Sunday by the death of Mr. Ford’s sister, Mrs. Bertha Bryon, who died Saturday. Mrs. Bryon had been in failing health from tuberculosis for several months and her death was not unexpected. The funeral was held Tuesday. Mr. Joseph Albert Sullivan and Mdse Cecelia Tully, both of Wolcott, were quietly married Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Baptist parsonage in Monticello. Rev. McCorkle officiated. After a short wedding trip east Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan returned to Wolcott Thursday evening. They will make their home at the Sullivan home on north Range street. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Biesecker and children autoed to Hammond Saturday where they visited Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Holley. On Sunday both families started on an auto trip to Pelican Lake, Wis., where the Indians

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and big fish abound, arriving there Monday and expect to remain for two weeks. A card received from Mrs. Biesecker said one of the fishermen there caught a muskalonge that weighed 28 pounds. Mrs. J. A. Jacobs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Pettit of this place, died at the hospital in Wichita, Kas., Thursday morning at 5 o’clock following an operation of a week ago. Her mother, Mrs. Pettit, went to her bedside several days ago. As we go to press no further particulars of her death have been received. The remains will be brought to Remington and service's held from the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Pitts. During the electrical storm Tuesday evening the residence of Thomas Humphreys was struck by lightning, the bolt striking the chimney at the eaves, tearing a hole large enough to throw a brick through, it passed on down and struck the post of a brass bed in which Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys were sleeping, the bolt passing on down burning a hole lit the rug. Fortuantely neither Mr. nor Mrs. Humphreys were injured nor felt any bad affects from their experience except the scare. GOODLAND (From the Herald) Charles Babcock, student at Wabash college at Crawfordsville, is at home for the summer vacation. The stork left a baby boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reed, south of town, on July 15. Lillian Armfleld left Tuesday morning for a few weeks’ visit with her aunt, Mrs. Asbury Elliott, and family at Gilead. Mrs. Rutherford returned Tuesday afternoon from Rensselaer where she visited with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Easterday, and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Mitten and Mrs. C. L. Constable left Thursday morning for Philadelphia, Pa., for a visit with their brother Thomas and family. Dorr Babcock returned Sunday from his trip to the Thousand Islands, up In Canada. He said the man who counted them must have been a genius. The Herald is issued early this week to permit the editor and family to take a little week-end outing. On Thursday morning they left for Vernon. Glasgo D. Clymer has presented the museum with a pair of old saddle bags that were used by his father, Dr. Keever Clymer, for many years in the practice of medicine. Rev. V. B. Servies has been granted a vacation by the Methodist church and will leave Aug. 9 for Evanston, BL, where he will attend the summer school for rural pastors. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pharris, who have been staying in California, returned to Goodland last week and Mr. Pharris has resumed his duties as fireman on the Lacross run that leaves Goodland at 1:30 and returns at 10:30 p. m. Tuesday L. W. Lemaster left for Dunseth, N. D., for a visit with his brother Samuel and wife. He expects to be gone two or three weeks If he can keep from getting homesick to see his little granddaughter, who is quite fond of her granddaddy. At the mass meeting held at the school house last Friday night it

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was decided to petition the township trustee to hold an election to see if the people of this community wanted to consolidate the town and rural schools. The matter will be pushed as rapidly as possible. GANT CORNER Miss Jessie Wood returned home Sunday. James Hill, Jr., visited home folks Sunday. Basil Hall of Gifford visited Asa Elliott Sunday. Miss Sylvia Elliott called on Mrs. Mel Wood Monday. Asa Elliott is cutting oats for James Hill, Sr., this week. Harry Hibbs and family spent Sunday at the Kankakee. Mrs. Leota Garriott called on Mrs. Mel Wood Sunday afternoon. Louis and John Hill and Fay Williams called on home folks Sunday. Peter Wolfe and family spent Sunday in Rensselaer with their daughter, Mrs. Pullins. Maude, Lola and Lestle and John Hill called on Asa Elliott and family Sunday afternoon. John Hill and two daughters, Mildred and Florence, of Gifford called on James Hill, Sr., and family Sunday. David, Sylvia and Myrtle Elliott called on James Hill, Sr., and family Sunday evening, and also Basil Hall. Misses Maude and Lola Hill spent a few days with their cqusin, John Hill, and three children of Gifford Mrs. Leota Garriott and daughter Opal called on Mrs. Asa Elliott and daughtera, Sylvia and Myrtle, Thursday afternoon. Myrtle Elliott, Violet Galbreath and Mary Katherine Smith visited relatives and friends at Gifford and Newland Friday. Jessie, Carmen and Margrette Wood and Opal and Bernice Garriott went to Sunday school and church at Virgie Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reeder and two sons, Alvin and Isaac, spent Sunday with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Mae Fleming, of near Alx. Mrs. Ahren and family, Peter Wolfe and family, Herman and Hattie Schults, Mrs. Carter Garriott and family were Rensselaer goers , Saturday.

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