Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Calling cards in all fashionable sizes, Mrs. Miss and Mr., at the Democrat office. Reduced prices on clothing, summer coats and vests at one-half prioe, May 25th to Jane 6th, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Another heavy rain, accompanied by considerable wind, fell yesterday forenoon. Perhaps we will now get too much, of a good thing. 4,000 yards of new dimities, new patterns, only 2 cents a yard, to begin Monday morning, at 8 a. m., May 25tb, at the Chicago Bargain Store.'

The 15 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. George Mnstard died Thursday evening at their home near the depot, from brain and spinal trouble.

the storm yesterday forenoon, lighting killed Henry Woods’ cow which was in the Leopold pasture at the east side of town and about eight or ten feet from Jerome Harmon’s barn.

The memorial services at the M. E. church to-morrow morning will be in the nature of union services in which all the churches participate. Sunday School and evening services at the various churches will be held at the usual hours as heretofore.

iJLCharles Hansen has traded his blacksmithing business with Joseph Fresbour, of near Kniman, for the lattere 57-acre farm. Mr. Freshour has moved his family here and occupies property in the east part of town. 4 Mr. Hansen is undecided as to his future business, but will probably remain in Rensselaer. - -

is probably the most thorougly vaccinated City in Indiana, and about every person you meet is either nursing a sore arm or has a decided limp in their walk, some of the high-toped ladies who occasionally wear decollette gowns, preferring to have the vaccination on their —ahem, above the shoe tops.

At the G. A. R., encampment last week, Bro. H. H. Ragon of Ahe Lowell Tribune, was elected delegate from this congressional district to the national encampment which meets in San Francisco next September. Mrs. Hettie E. Reynolds of this city was elected state delegate at large to represent the Ladies of the G. A. R., at same place.

A small blaze in the kitchen of C. W. Rhodes’ residence brought out the fire company Sunday afternoon. The fire was extinguished before doing any great damage. A box of chips and dirt set outside, next to the siding of the kitchen, and it is thought the fire started from spontaneous combustion in this box. Loss about SIOO, covered by insurance.

J Conrad Hildebrand is taking an enforced lay-off from his duties as engineer at the city light plant. While cleaning out some part of the boilers or heaters recently, the steam check accidently gave way and the scalding steam ponred ont upon his legs, burning the calf of one of them so badly that his doctor says he will be laid up for several weeks yet.

News was received in Hammond this morning regarding the marriage of Otto D. James, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. James. Mr. James was married to Miss Margaret Colter, a Chicago girl recently. He is at present following his trade, electroplating. Mr. James was formerly well known in local base ball circles and was one of the main stays of thp Hammond team.—Lake County News. Wm. Jacks of Logansport, Alfred Jacks of near Lafayette, Thomas and Lute Jacks of Lee, brothers, and Mrs. Eugene Tyner of Monon, Mrs. Herbert Sorrel of Frankfort, daughters, and Will Jt ks of Chalmers, and Ote Jacks o i Lee, sons, are here at the bedside of Hirmn Jacks At latest reports Mr. Jacks was somewhat better, but still in a precarions condition, and no hopes entertained of his recovery. He is suffering with dropsy. The funeral of Charles Borntrager was held Monday at 9 a. m., from St. Augustine's Catholic church. Owing to the order against public gatherings, only the near relatives were admitted to the church, but a large number of neighbors and friends of the deceased followed the remains to the church and from thence to Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of town, where interment was made. Deceased’s two daughters from 'South Carolina arrived Monday morning on the early train, in time for the funeral. «