Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Another big rain yesterday. Knox is to have a national bank. .Miss Myra Clark spent Sunday at Rose Lawn. There is talk of organizing an I. O. O. F. lodge at Gifford. One'of the heaviest rains of the season fell Wednesday evening. Mrs. F. W. Lester of Alliance, Neb., is visiting the Makeever’s. -» -yMr. and Mrs. John Egerfvisited friends in Kendallville this week. The contractors are busy on the South Cullen street improvement. Miss Bernice Warren returned Tuesday from a month’s visit at Greencastle. '4j'here will be but little corn “laid by” in this vicinity by the 4th this year. Lightning killed a good milch cow for Horatio Ropp, of Barkley tp., last Friday. F. M. Hershman and family of Walker tp., were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. Mrs. Nellie Gingrich of Ravenswood, 111., is visiting relatives In Jasper county this week, Mrs. George E. Mitchell is visiting relatives in Lawrence and Monroe counties for a few weeks. ~Sjoe Sharp and- Ben ha nit Fendig took in the 3-1 excursion to St. Joseph, Michigan, last Sunday. C. B. Harrold, who is now working in the Conkey printing plant at Hammond, spent Sunday here. Mrs. Mark Hemphill was called to Hammond Thursday by the serious illness of her neice, Mrs. Zull. W. A. Huff has rented A. Leopold’s tenant house on South Front steet and has moved into same. Marsh Warner is talking of building a large new house upon his 20-acre tract on the east side of town this season. Burgess Dillon got the fingers of one band quite badly crushed by the falling of a derrick at the new elevator Tuesday. County Commissioner Dowell was land prospecting in Taylor county, lowa, this week. B. F. Ferguson accompanied him. The Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church, gave a lawn social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth Tuesday evening. Ernest Middleton has secured another furlough of 60 days, ere the expiration of which he expects to receive his discharge from the regular army.. Geo. W. Casey of Union tp.,. and J. W. Cowden of Marion tp., went to Whitley county Monday, to look at a farm which George has for sale there. At the state meeting of Foresters at Elwood last week, E. P. Honan of this city, was re-elected State Chief Ranger, and G. A. Strickfaden trustee. Mrs. J. F. Warren entertained about 75 of her friends at her home on South Cullen street, Thursday afternoon, hours 3 to 5. Refreshments were served. Mr. W.T. Walter and daughter Anna, spent Sunday in Chicago. It was Mr. Walter’s first visit to the Windy City since 1852, when Chicago was a mere hamlet. For Sale, at O. K. Ritchey’s, some Poland China brood sows, farrow in September, wt. 200 .to 250, sired by Royal Medium, a $225 hog; dam a 700 pound sow. A number of the Rathbone Sisters, accompanied by several of the gentlemen “Sisters,” picnicked at Geo. O. Pumphrey’s, at the north side of town, Saturday evening. Rev. D. A. Patrick of Logansport, will preach at Egypt school house, Jordan tp., Tuesday evening, June 25, and following evenings for probably the balance of the week.