Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1903 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Read The Democrat for news. Judge Hanley is building an addition to his residence. Rev. H. M. Middleton was over from Remington Thursday. Mrs. H. V. Jones of Monon, was visiting in the oity Thursday. Mrs. W. 8. Parksis visiting her sister Mrs. McCabe at Kankakee, 111. Mrs. Lucy Malone of Monticello, is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. H. Shields. Elmer Phegley and wife of White county, are visiting relatives near town. Mrs: James Burns of Wolcott, is visiting the family of her brother, Sylvester Gray. Dan Waymire went to Indiana Mineral Springs again this week for treatment for his rheumatism. Ike Tuteur and bride will occupy one of the new residences which Janmes T. Randle is buildin? on North Cullen street. An 8-year old son of John Ruzoardof near Demotte, died last Sunday form blood poisoning, caused from vaccination, it is said. Squire Stephen Hamlin of Goodland, who was brought here last week and confined in jail for safe keeping, was taken to the asylum at Logansport Monday. Misses Mary‘Goetz and Clara Lutz left last Friday for Colorado Springs Col., for a month’s stay. They will probably visit the Walter girls at Victor before returning home. J. J. Brenner has leased the Makeever House and took possession of same the first of the week. Mr. Slagle will take charge of the hotel at Frankfort, which he recently leased, about J uly Ist. Miss Gertrnde Hopkins has bought the L. H. Meyers property on River street, formerly known as the Martin property, consideration $2,000. Possession is not given until the first of next J)larch. Owing to the half-fare rates to Indianapolis being good only two days, Sunday and Monday, E. L. Hollingsworth was the only Rensselaer Woodman to attend the M. W. A. meeting in the capital city this week.

W. H. Gardner has sold his 240 acre farm at Pleasant Ridge, the former J. V. Parkison farm, to a gentleman from Bloomington, 111., consideration $20,400. Mr. Gardner paid $15,960 for this farm about one year ago. The item in our Fair Oaks correspondence last week regarding the big time the Red Men of Gifford would have in the near futnre, gave the wrong date, we are informed. The date is Saturday, July 11, instead of July 4th. The Democrat learns on good authority that when Mr. and Mrs. Frank O’Meare broke np housekeeping here some time ago, they agreed to separate, and have separated. Mrs. O’Meara is said to be at Mt. Ayr, clerking in a store. Mrs. L. Kaub, who has taught in the Rensselaer schools for some years, is preparing to move to Madison, Wis, next week where she will make her home and her son Verne will enter the engineering department of the Wisconsin university. J. G. Moritz, who has conducted a saloon at Kersey for the past two years and was recently granted a renewal of license, has given up the business, we understand, and- never took out the license lately granted him. He couldn’t make the business pay there, it is understood. Squire Troxell last Saturday united for better or worse Mr. Frederick Crawford and Mrs. Sadie Johnson, at Williams’ furniture store. The couple were from Stoutsberg, and it was the bride’s second matrimonial venture. The groom gave his age as 21 and the bride 27 years. At the state meeting of the Catholic Order of Foresters at Michigan City last week, E. P. Honan was elected State Chief Ranger for the third time, and was also elected delegate to the international meeting to be held at Debuque, lowa, in August. George Strickfaden was also reelected a trustee. Mr. Hallie Flynn son of Mr. and Mrs. James Flynn of this city, and Miss Christens Lundberg of Chesterton, will be united in marriage next Wednesday at the home of the bride’s parents in Chesterton. Mr. Flynn will take up his residence in Chesterton, going into business with his fatber-in-law, who is engaged in the furniture and undertaking line.