Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1902 — Page 8

Fantts For Sale in the Beautiful Blue Grass Region of North Missouri. Mexico is a county teat, has Military Academy, Hardin Seminary, four years high school oourse, beautiful churches and homes, 6,000 good people, no debt, good telephone spstem and free mail delivery in town ’tßd county, Audnthr is the banner fine horse and cattle county of the State, producing four million dollars worth of surplus produots this year, no debt, big snrplua school fund loaned out, one hundred and five sohool houses iu the county, property assessed at one-fourth its value, taxes extremely low and last of State debt disappears this year. The Wabash lines or the Chicago & Alton railroad will bring you to Mexioo, 110 miles northwest of St. Lonis, high and healthful, with eleotnc lights, water works and sewerage. Gall or address Robert Randle, Apr. 1. Mexico Mo High Quality Wins. We sold our first/oar of Ben Hur Flour in nine week. Another oar of 700 sacks just received. Try 9 saok and if not the best in this market, return it and get your money. For a short time yet $1.05 saok at J. A. McFarland’s. Barkley C. E. Social. The G. E. of Barkley, will give a sooial at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Tudor on Saturday evening, Dec. 13, 1902. For your supper we request you to pay as many cents as you are years old. All invited. Winter Millinery. Having received o«tr winter style we are now prepared to show s beautiful line of winter millinery. Also a good grade of medium priced hats to suit all purchasers. Mrs. Purcupile. At Burns School In Barkley. At Burns sohool, Barkley tp., Wednesday evening, Dec 10th, 1902. , A good graphophone entertainment and box social. Everybody come. Zoe Sailer, Teacher. R. W. Marshall’s law offioe is in the county building, formerly used for the circuit clerk’s office, opposite east side of the oourt house. Mr Marshall will give the bene—fits of his long experience and praotioe in the law, to any aud everybody having legal business to transact. -

They Work While You Sleep. While your mind and body rest Cascarets Candy Cathartic repair your digestion, your liver, your bowels, put them in perfect order. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, ioc. Public Sale. The undersigned will offer at public Bale at my residence one mile north and 3 miles west of Rensselaer, and 4 miles east of Mb Ayr, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m. shnrp, on Thursday December 18th. The following property: 5 head work horses, one horse 6 years old, wt 1600 lbs; one horse 9 years, wt 1400 lbs; one horse years old, wt 1300 lbs, one maTe 3 years old, wt 1200, one mare 16 years old in foal, wt 1200 pounds. 18 head milk cows. Some of them with calves by their side, and the rest of them will be fresh between the sale and Maroh Ist. One short horn bull 3 years old, 1 yearling short horn bull, 4.yearling steers, 1 heifer 1 year old. 20 head of shoata. Farming imple1 wagon, 1 standard mower, 1 corn planter, with 80 rods of new wire, 1 riding breaking plow, 1 walking breaking plow, 3 cultivators, 2 sets work harness, 1 disc, and other things too numerous to mention. Terms of sale: $5.00 and under cash in hand; over $5.00 nine months’ credit without interest if paid when doe, if not paid when due 8 per cent will be oharged from date of sale, purchaser giving bankable note. 6 per cent discount for cash where credit is doe. No property removed until terms of sale are complied with. Hot lnnoh by Goff & Son. E. C. Maxwell & Sox, C. G. Spitler, Clerk, fi. Phillips & Son, Auctioneers. CANDY CATHARTIC . *> GamriM stmpcd C.C. C Ncvtr sold In bast, jt dftfl m

School Fund of State. - ... ■ The common school of the state, including the congressional fund, now amounts to $10,400,000, which is loaned out.by the county auditors at 6 per cent, interest, producing annual income of about $640,000, which -is prorated among the counties for school parpoees. An addition of $750,000 to this fund will make it in round amount $11,000,000 producing an income of about $660,000, or about what a 5-cent state tax levy would produce. The permanent school fond can never grow less, the counties being made responsible for the payment of the interest on the fund in their bands, whether they actually receive the interest or not.

Federal Prisoners Must Go West The depariment of justice at Washington has given notioe to Judge Baker that hereafter all male United States conviois in the Indiana district and sentenced to the penitentiary shall be imprisoned in the Union States prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Convicts from the Federal court have heretofore been sent to Columbus, Ohio. Are you looking for bargains, if yon are yon will make a mistake by not calling on Mrs. Puroupile She sells better goods fbr/the money than has ever been solcpin town. Mrs. PurcupTle. Inheritance Tax Law. In his report filed with the govrernor, W. L. Taylor, attorney general, recommends the enactment of a collateral inheritance tax on all estates above $20,000. He says: “Certainly the state, whioh has given constant protection to the deoedent and has guarded the rights of property in all the years during the aoonmnlation of an estate, ought in a small way to be repaid for suoh care and protection when otherwise all of decedent’s estate may go not only to strangers from the state, bnt strangers in blood or alien citizenship.” A rummage sale under the auspices of the ladies of the Christian chcrch, will be given in the rear rooms of the post-office, on Friday and Saturday Dec. 12 and 13 Many good goods at very low prices. dwtf Household Goods Sale. The undersigned, Intending to leave the city, will offer for sale at hia reside Doe on Clark Street, during the next two weeks the following household goods: 5 rookers from $1 to $5; set dining ohairs, $4; 2 carpets; Davenport, sls; Baseburner, $22; side-board $18; Dining table $8; cook stove $15; stands $1 and $5; Lawn-mower, $3; white maple bedroom suite $24; roll top desk $10, and numerous small articles. These goods are all in good shape and comparatively new. My property will be for rent or sale, dw1w Elmer J. Wilcox.

Five Per Cent. Loans Irwin & Irwin loan the funds of the Aetna Life Insnranoe Co., whioh has made more loans in Jasper County tbto any other Company ot person. Loans made promptly. No ‘‘red tape.” No extra oharges for making papers; examination of land or abstract. Partial payments accepted. Offioe in Odd Fellows Temple Rooms I and 2. . _! ' Bargains in millinery for a short time. Mrs. Imes will offer a redaction onfall trimined goods. If in need of anything in her millinery line yon could not afford to miss seeing her goods and the prices she is offering them at before buying. Fivo Per Ceat Farm Loans. Farm N loans, without delay, at five per cent., and one to two per oent. oommiesion. No need to pay three td\ five per oent. commission. / W. B. Austin, Rensselser, Ind Money on Farms. We are prepared to make any size farm loans on short *notioe. We have private and eastern funds to loan on personal or ohattel security. Call and see ns before you dose a deal elsewhere. Our term* will be patisraotory. dwtf Ferguson & Wilson.

YOUR CONFIDENCE In us and in our Clothing will be more than IMBBIIhi ever justified this season when you see the line of jiiBMBBHM Hart, Schaffner & Marx JBHSL Overcoats and Suits jSHw^ IttMt We are selling many professional and business men our $14,00, SIB.OO and $20.00 Suits, and they like them better than llHiHhißl made-to-order suits that have been costing them much more money. These handsome new models are ones yon shonld ST GEO. E. MURRAY.

Have you seen the beautiful pattern hats at Mrs. Puroupiles, also cheaper trimmed and untrinsmed hats, nobby and stylish. Come in and see therii if you dqnoVvYant to buy you will be oordlally welcomed Mb 3. Purcupile. Catholic Church Fair. The congregation of St. Augustine’s Caaholio ohuroh will hold a ohuroh fair beginning Tuesday, Deo. 9th, and lasting until the next Saturday evening. It will be held n some business room in town, if snob can be seonred, if not then at the new paroohial school building. Among the featnres will be several popularity contests, namely: George Strickfaden vs Will Donnelly. Prize a gold watch. For the young men, Charley Macklainbnrg vs John Kolhoff. Prize not yet selected. For the ladies, Mrs. Henry Hildebrand vs Mrs. Ellen Robinson. Prize a fine piece of furniture

Money On Farms. AA4 1-2 JM Cent. A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years atf 4$ per ot. intereat, with privilege to make partial payments paying time Also loans os city pbopbbty at low rates. Call or write Commercial State Bank, * Rensselaer, Ind No. Bide Fob. Square. If you are Growing 01d... Go to California this winter and add ten years to yonr life. Wine-like air and balmy sunshine, Every oomfort on the restful California Limited. Chicago to California in less than tnree days. Why shiver at home? The California tour described in oar books; mailed for 100 in stamps. Address General Passenger Offioe, Atchison Topeoa A Santa Fe Kail way, Obioago. Santa Fe.

A good attendance is desired at the W. R. C. Hall, Monday Evening Deo. Ist, 1902, as that £s the annual election of officers. By order of President Bell Blue. Ada Horton, Ssoretary. When yon want a good shoe shine call on the old reliable shoe black at his parlor at Ray Wood’s barber shop. Nothing bnt Whittemore’s best polishes used. Harry Wiltshire. We Have What you Want. Millinery for, the, multitude. Fancy feathers, plumes, and plumage beyond description. Hats that are creations of artistic beauty, and all within reaoh of all. Notice onr window. ! Mbs. L. M. Imes. MONEY TO LOAN. A special fund to loan on farms at a low rate rate of interest without commission./ Also money tp loan on city property, second mortage personal and ohattel security] Money on hand no delay. A complete set of abstract books. Call or write. James H. Chapman. Makeover’s Bank Building, Renssdaer, Indiana.

If you are in need of a --Swing „ machine * Call at the hsw. Old Machines taken in Exchange. Naaa!ss, Otis and Supplies always on hand % ' ' Cleaning and repairing a specialty, all work guaranteed. Good second hand machines at a > bargain. We rent maobines by the week or month. PHONE 169. ■■'■ii iit i h.lm YourLtfeawayt Van css be cured of mmj term ot tobacco tuiae easily, be mad* well, strong, magnetic, fail of

J. C. GWIN - LUMBER MERCHANT - LUMBER SHINGLES, DOORS, Of all kinds, Lath, Sash. Blinds, SEWER PIPE..All sizes. Estimates on Bills Solicited. I buy direct from lumber region Paxton’s old stand. J. C. Qwin

When in the City call at SCOTT BROS. And see the elegant line of Robes and Blankets. .... .Also a nice line of...... Riding Saddles, Hand-made Harness and all kinds of Repair Work. BUGGY TOP WORK a Specialty. Why do people go there? Because they are treated right. Call add you will be treated likewise. SCOTT BROS.