Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1902 — Surprise at Parr. [ARTICLE]

Surprise at Parr.

A pleasant surprise was given to Wm. Gilmore, of Parr, .last Sunday, It was his forty-ninth birthday and a crowd of friends and relatives gathered at his home and helped to make the day pleasant for him. They were unexpected but none the less welcome. Those present were Mrs. Mary, Bernice, Lizzie, David and Ray Yeoman; Mr. and Mrs. John and Oharlie Porter; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fuller, Floy, Edith, Frank and Orris Fuller; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Porter; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jenkins, Linden, Marion and Stanley Jenkins; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Warne; James, Jacob, Katie and Myrtle Gilmore; Mr. and Mrs. Obas. Warren, Elsworth and Francis Warren; Jay McMnrray and wife; Ed Fay and wife; Abe and Will Campbell; Anderson Jenkins and wife, Miss Iva Moffitt, Mrs. Isabelle Price, Estil Price, Mrs. Newton Price, Pearl and Grace Price; George, Harve and Maggie Lowman, Belle Grail, Mrs. Theresa McOnrtain, Ida and Frank McCnrtain, George Warren, Mrs. Lncrisia Hall, Mildred Hall, James Babcock and wife, Little Jimmie Babcock, Simon McOnrtain, Zack Stanley and wife, Alvin Fisber, Lincoln Jenkins.

Fergus county, Montano, in attract ing attention ou account of its sapphire mines where gems occur in veins instead of small pockets as is usually the case. Abous 18,000 carats of these stones were taken out during the last month. Reports from every branch of industry show that there is no sign of abatement in any of the lines of industrial prosperity. The Drices of all manufactured products are on the rise and take all natural products with them sympathetically. Senator Depew's argument that senators elected by popular vote should logically be apportioned according to the voting population is a warning to those stktes which have disfranchised some of their voters that they must be careful how they tinker with the constitution. The selection of the Duchess of Marlborough, nee Vanderbilt, by the Queen of England, to be one of her attendants at the coronation ceremony has angered many of the Eng lish peeresses but it is intended, it is stated, as a delicate compliment to American womanhood.

Trade between the United States and Porto Rico is growing remark ably. We now take over half the exports of the island and supply four fifths of all the imports. This year Porto Ricans will buy $10,000,000 worth of goods from us, or five times as much as when they were under Spanish rule. Apropos of the conventions for ihe nomination of Congressman, which will be held soon, it is worth remarking that the states which send the same men to congress for many successive terms are the slates which not only secure the best representation but which frequently contribute the most to national legislation. The agricuil oral department recommends that tlie first fiies which appear during the summer be summarily dealt with, as fly generations follow «ach other at ten day intervals, with 120-fold increase. Therefore one original progenitor killed at ihe be ginning of fly time is equal te several million Liter on. The ocean steamship trust is announced as set' led, though ihe new plan does not destroy the 1 entity of the existing lines, each being controlled by a blanket corpoiation oiling a majority of the shares in eaoh ccmpany. The world’s shipping will be reduced to a system and the object will be to priviJe a daily service between New York and England whereas now the sailings of the different lines are at cross purposes The whole plan is stupendous in its scope and possibilities.