Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Joe Jackson retailed Thursday, from a few weeks visit in Illinois. Elmer Gwin of Fairmonnt, Ind., is visiting relatives and friends here and at Pleasant Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wade of Hammond,spent a few days with relatives here the first of the week. Fendig of Wheatfield is having a serious spell of sickness, small-pox now having taken hold of him. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Imes of Chicago, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Imes .a few days the first of the week. Dr. H. J. Kannal is still in vihicago undergoing treatment for blood poisoning, at this writing, and is said to be improving nioely. In the Goodland contested clerkship case of Carpenter vs. Arrick, the latter, republican, won oat in the Newton circnit court this week. Owing to dull trade, Byer Bros, have quit their poultry business here, and Mr. Miller, the man in charge of same, is now in the employ of B. S. Fendig. Mr. LaMar of Lee, was called here Tuesday night by the serious illiness of bis daughter Mrs. Clarence Carrothers. Mrs. Carrothere’ sister, Mrs. John Clark, also of Lee, is at her bedside.

*B. F. Ferguson, accompained by John Eiglesbach, Carl Wood and George and Walter Maines, left Tuesday for Spokane, Wash., and other points in the far west.' The boys will remain if they find positions that suit. another wedding scheduled for next week is that of Dr. I. M. Washburn and Miss Mary Elsie Watson, to take plaoe at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Kate R. Watson, on McCoy avenue, at 5 p. m. Wednesday, June 10. are out announcing the marriage of Mr. Newton C. Pumphrey and Miss Myrtle R. Hans, a well known and estimiable young couple, to take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Haus, 207 South Front street, next Thursday evening at eight o’clock. H The weather last Saturday was Vefcy bad for the Decoration day exercises, and few people accompained the procession to the cemetery. The address by Hon. E. P. Honan was delivered in the court house, instead of at the cemetery, as previously intended, and was prononced a most excellent oration. Go draw down the curtains, and stop up all the chinks, for microbes and bacille are kicking up high jinks. Be sure and boil the water and disinfect the cook; the germ is grimly stalking like some avenging spook. Be careful of the fancet and sterilize the sink, for there’s big microbes and little Mikes in everything you drink.

WiHaim Kitchen, a farmer aged 45 years, residing near Buffalo, White county, committed suicide last Saturday morning by shooting himself through the breast and then plunging head foremost into an open well. 11l health is supposed to have been the cause for the rash deed. Kitchen came from Ohio about two years ago and was comfortably situated financially. The first inter-scholastic high school field meet and track meet given at Pnrdne University was held last Friday. The Purdne Athletic Association presented medals to the winners of each event The total points won by each school was as follows: Sonth Bend, 38; Frankfort, 24; Monticello, 20; Covington, 14; Logansport, 6; Lafayette, 6; Montmorenci, 5; Fowler, 4. I County Health Officer Washburn was called to Remington last Friday to investigate a case of "chicken pox.” The case was that of a little daughter of Mrs. Geo. D. Meyer, and Dr. Washburn pronoDced it small-pox, althongh of a mild form. It is said there have been previous oases of the same disease there, bat it was so mild they did not know what it was. This particular case was quarantined and measures taken to prevent farther spread of the disease. Over at Remington last week, one Brooks, a Benton county farmer and real-estate dealer, wanted to whip Rev. H. M. Middleton, pastor of the M. E. chnrch nt that place, for some fancied remark he claimed Mr. Middleton had made concerning him, and did catch hold of the reverened gentleman and pall him aboat some. Brooks had been drinking, and Mr. Middleton, like a sensible man, "considered the source” and let the matter pass. *