Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1902 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Read Tbd Democrat for hews. V ick has a fine new steam corn-popper and peanut roaster. J. McCoy and W. H. Eger have been investing in some high blood Jerseys. M rs. Mary Drake, of south of town, went to Chicago Thursday for a few days visit. A. Roberts received- word a few days ago of the death of his brother Frank, which occured at San Antonio, Texas. Rend the new list of Jennings county farms for sale by Dalton Hinchman of Vernon, Ind., which appears in another column. Mrs. H. B. Kurrie and Misses Edna Thompson and Lena Washburn attended the wedding of Miss Mary Graham at Indianapolis this week, the two latter acting as bridesmaids. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Overton, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Robinson and Mr. and Mrs J. E. Frances, who have been attending the Osteopath college at Kirksville, Mo., are home for the summer vacation.

It is said that John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia merchant prince, is negotiating for the Palmer House in Chicago, with a view of erecting on its site the largest department store in the world. For Fruit trees, call on S. E. Yeoman, who represents the Hooker & Wyman nurseries of Rochester, N. Y. Every Saturday and evenings at D. M. Worland’s carriage store, east side of public square. ts. Mr. Lewis M. DeVault of Motion, and Mrs. Cora Hopkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Clark, were married :it the home of the bride’s parents west of town, Wednesday evening. They will reside at Lafayette.

Various rumors have been afioat the past week regarding young Clifford Dowell, and the latest is that the girl near Francesville whom it was alleged was another victim of his, was in reality after him some time ago, but that she has since married, which, if true, lets him out of that alleged 6crape. St. Joseph ball club and band went to Winimac Wednesday, where the former played against tThiS Winamac club, being defeated by a score of 11 to 2. In the evening the war drama, “The Confederate Spy,” was given in the opera house by the St. Joseph’s Literary society to a large audience.

The damage case of VYm. Nowels and wife against the city of Rensselaer, for injuries sustained from being thrown from a carriage in a runaway last summer, caused by their team becoming frightened at a cow tethered at the side of one of the city streets, is on at Delphi as we go to press. The trial began Thursday morning. The article on the unprofitableness of a threshing outfit investment. in another column, was written and in type before we knew anything nbout the move to organize a threshers' union in this county, and was therefore not inspired by such movement. We believe every render will agree with us as to the truth of the statements made therein, for they are seen on every hand and in almost every neighborhood.

wing to the increasing magnitude of his business, B. F. Fendig, the poultry and egg dealer, has been obliged to seek more extensive quarters, which he has done by purchasing the Mrs. Hopkjins corner, just west of the new K'. of P. block. The location is quite a desirable one, and has a frontage of 100 feet •on Front street, running north to the old marble shop and taking in lioth the business and residence buildings thereon, Mr. Fendig expects to get moved into his new quarters by August 1.

jSJhe strawberry season is over Ad the crop lifts been a very good one generally. John Renicker takes the lend, having picked and marketed 6,000 quarts; H. M. Shipman, 4,700; N. S. BateH, 2,000, R. P. Benjamin, 4,200 and John Sohanlnub, 600, - a grand total of 17,500 (|uarts for these five growers. When it is noted that nearly all these berries were marketed in this city, and that several thousand quarts were imported early in the season, before the home crop was ready for market, and many residents have private beds from which they not only got their own supply but sold quite a good many to their lesa fortunate neighbors, it will be j seen that Rensselaer people have quite a tooth for strawberries.