Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1901 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Read the new ad of the “Racket Store.” Janies Mead of Hammond, spent a few days with friends here the first of the week. Mrs. T. M. Walter aad children and Miss Maggie Walter spent a few days in Chicago this week. Lost: South of Rensselaer, last Friday a blue over-coat. Finder wlil be rewarded if he returns same to this office. New subscribers to the Democrat this week by postoffices: Rensselaer, 2; Virgie, 1; Goodland, 1; Chicago, 1. Mrs. R. J. Crane and little son Donald, and Miss Dora Cragon of Logansport, were guests of Rensselaer friends this week. Miss Lillie Newell of near Converse, Ind., who has been visiting the family of her uncle, Smith Newell, returned home last Friday. VRev. S. V. McKee of Waveland, Ind., was here a few days this week, having been called here to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Vanatta. J. F. Warren and children expect to leave to-day for their new home in Oklahoma City, Okla. A farewell reception was given them by the M. E. church people at the parsonage last evening. The special meetings at F. W. Baptist church, conducted by Revs. Meads and Bagwell, have been well attended this week and much interest is shown in the attendance. They will continue indefinitely.

Marion I. Adams is agent for the Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Co., of Jasper, Benton and White counties. Insurance now in force over $1,000,000. Farmers desiring policies in this company should call upon or address him at Rensselaer, Ind. ts. The four months old daughter of George Erwin died at the home of Luke Long near Wheatfild Center, of cholera infantum. Interment Saturday in the Meyers cemetery. Mrs. Erwin has only been dead about four months.—Wheatfield Telephone. -

Miss Maggie Walter of Victor, Colo., who has been visiting relatives here for the past two weeks, will start for home to-morrow,’ accompanied bv her sister Miss Anna, as far as Chicago. The latter has given up her visit to Colorado for the present. Abner Foster of near McCoysburg, has purchased a 105 acre farm in Carroll county, seven miles southwest of Delphi, of T J. Ruffing, consideration $4,500. He will take possession March Ist, but will still farm the J. R. McAfee farm in this county. W. J. Miller, the painter and decorator who formerly resided here with his family, died at the soldiers’ home at Marion, Ind., last Sunday night. His sister, Mrs. Ancil Woodworth, of this city, attended the funeral and burial at Litchfield, Mich., on Tuesday. Miss Grace Jacks, who for the past eight months has been attending the training school for nurses at Danville, 111., returned home Saturday, having given up the work on account of a change in rules of the school requiring three years study, instead of two, as heretofore. Lizzie Andrews, the daughter of Gus Andrews, the shoemaker, formerly located here, now of Remington, committed suicide at Gas City on the 20tb ult. via the carbolic acid route. She will be remembered as having served a jail sentence here about 24 years ago for conducting a disorderly house on “Smoky Row.” Mr. and Mrs. Wickwire returned Tuesday from Kansas City. They report Dora slowly improving, although it will be five or six weeks before she is be able to be brought home. Her nerve and cheerfulness under all conditions has had much to do with her recovery, as her life was despaired of the first few days after the accident.—Goodland Herald.