Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

These are “grippy” times. Leslie Alter of near Parr, is home from Valparaiso sick with the mensels. The Rathbone Sisters’ rumm age sale is on, in the room in rear of the postoffice. Short order lunch 15 cents, at Schaefer's Short Order Restaurant, South Van Rensselaer street. Notice spring opening ad Monday, March 16th to Saturday, March 28th. Chicago Bargain Store. Perry Horton has been out of school this week with a severe attack of quinsy, but is some better at this writiug. Mrs. W. O. Hiatt is suffering from iuflamitory rheumatism and at this writing her condition is thought to be very critical. Notice the decorations, Grand Spring Opening, Monday. March 16th, to Saturday night, March 28, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Miss Ocia Jackson, who has been visiting her- sisters, Mrs. John Jessen and Mrs. Hoover, returned to her home at Lebanon Thursday. E. L. Clark and daughter Eva, have been on the sick list this week, but are better now. Miss Ora Clark of Lafayette, is here nursing them. The special meetings being held at the M. E. church still continue with increasing interest. At this writing there have been about 20 conversions. For Sale: One heating stove (coal), 1 cook stove (wood) and several pieces of household furniture, at private sale. Mrs. C. C. Giver. The large draft on our advertising columns this week compelled us to issue a full page supplement in which county correspondence and other items of interest will be found.

J. C. Norman, who has been laid up with sicknoes for the past three months at his homo north of town, is now able to bo about again, and is looking quite hearty once more. -f- Uncle David Nowels and wife celebrated their 62d wedding anniversary Tuesday. Both are enjoying very good health and we hope will live to celebrate the day many more times. VMrs. Raymond Wright left Thursday to join her husband at Pueblo, Colo., accompanied by her mother Mrs. J. N. Sample, and Miss Tense Shook, who will visit there for a few months. Mrs. S. P. Thompson, who has been suffering from a nervous trouble for several weeks, is thought to be improving. She is now taking treatment from a Chicago specialist, under the direction of Dr. Pothuisje of Remington. - W. W. McCullough, postmaster at Monticello, died Sunday night from heart trouble, after several weeks sickness. Deputy Postmaster Yanßuskirk lias been elected by the bondsmen to servo until Mr. McCullough’s successor is appointed.

Mrs. Anna Lorenz, wife of E. C. Lorenz, died at her home near Sharon last Friday night, after an extended sickness from consumption, aged about 40 years. She leaves a husband and several children. The remains were taken to Remington Saturday and shipped to Peoria, 111., for interment. *B. Forsythe is proparing to build a fine new residence upon hi* lots on tbe corner of Washington and Division streets, i It will be brick and stono, veneered, the fronts and side being of Bedford stono, and will probably cost from $4,000 to $5,000.. Work on the foundation will begin in a few weeks. v/Not for several years havi the roads been in so bad a coudit ion as for the last two weeks. Tho great amount of moving and driving cattle over tho gravel roads made them in a very bad condition indeed and last Satur'h*., farmers coi iplained that tl ey found it difficult to got to town, oven over tho grnvel. The now building on John Makeover’s lots on East Washington street is prncticnlly completed. It is a ono-story frame structure and will bo occupied by Lee Jessup for a carpenter Bhop. Mr. Makoever is now preparing to put up two moro buildings of the samo stylo immediately west of this, one to bo occupied by E. J. Murray, tho plumber, and the other, probably, by a laundry.