Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

J. P. Warren of Oklahoma City. Okla., is in the city.

N /jFhe first load of home-grown watermelons of the season appeared in the city yesterday.

A new band of 22 members to be known as the Rensselaer Military Band, has been organized here with H. V. Weaver instructor and Jakie Hopkins, leader.

Advertised letters: G. E. Chatt, Mr. Geo. Dugons (2), Miss Margaretta Hofman, Dr. Chaa. Mellon, Mr. Lonis Nichols, Mrs. M. E. Powell, John E. Spitler, Miss Nora Lintner.

-A Simeon Fendig of Wheatfield, came in from Indianapolis Thursday night were he has been some time for treatment. He is now looking quite well bat is still weak. He has been sick for three months.

-VEditor Clark and B. S. and Sam Fendig are attending the republican editorial convention at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, We supposed the two latter gentlemen’s noses were not the rigut shape to make good editors. *

James Longstreth, who has been in Chicago Heights for the past two years, has moved back to this county and is now residing at Parr. He reports work at his trade, carpentering, very dull at the Heights at present.

remains of Mrs. Ora Warfield Johnson, daughter of Mrs. J. F. Osborne, were brought here for burial yesterday, and the funeral was held at 10 a. m., and interment made in Weston cemetery. She died Wednesday morning of typhoid fever.

F. P. Morton of near Pleasant Ridge, and Mrs. H. N. Peck of Barkley tp., were called to Watseka, 111., last Thursday by the serious illness of their father, Mr. Edward Morton. The old gentleman died the day following their arrival. He was upwards of 80 years of age and had resided in Iroquois county .more than forty years.

M. M. Huston, who formerly conducted the Nowels House here, has leased the Carson hotel at Monticello and taken possession of same. Huston left Rensselaer tradesmen for various small amounts as well as owing Mr. Nowels for rent, 6tc. This seems to be one of his long suits, however, if reports from other places where he has been are to be believed.

j/Mr. True Woodworth and Miss maade Jacks, daughter of the late Hiram Jacks, were united in marriage last Sunday at the home of the bride’s brother, Wm. Jacks, at Chalmers, Rev. W. S. Peter officiating. They returned here Tuesday and will reside in the property formerly occupied! by the bride’s father. A reception or kitchen shower was given in their honor Tuesday night by the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodworth, at their home on River street.

I" Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Laßue left Monday for an extensive trip west. They will first visit Spokane, Wash,, then go to Colfax, Washington, thence to the Colville reservation in the Huckleberry mountains, returning home via Portland Oregon. Mrs. LaRue’s relatives reside at these points and they will visit them, being gone perhaps thirty or Sixty days7JS4r. Laßue took along his guns and fishing tackle and expects to have some rare sport in the mountains. Mrs. W. C. Babcock had intended accompanying them, but finally gave it up.

BIRTH ANNOUCEMENTS. August 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Yeoman of Union tp., a son. August 5, to Mr' and Mrs. I. N. Warren of Ft. Dodge, lows, a son. August 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark north of town, a daughter. August 8, to Mr. and Mra. James Rick of near Newland, a daughter. August 11, to Mr, and Mrs. Charles Parker, of Barkley tp., a daughter. A LESS ODORIFEROUS NATIE. Goodland Herald: Some of the towns now call it “harvest celebration” instead of street carnival. Think of “houohe-coatchie” and “Old Hyronimous” being palmed off as harvest attractions!