Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

SEVENTH ANNUAL OLD SETTLERS’ MEETINQ AND BASKET PICNIC. At Van Rensselaer Orovs, Rensselaer. Ind., on Satartfay. Sept. «a, 1903 trsai taa. sa.s to 4 p. m. There will be Speeches, finale. Songs, Sports, and festivities. Comm everybody and bring well filled baskets. COfIfIITTBE.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. This is Old Settlers day at Monticello. ‘ ♦ A very heavy rain fell here Thursday night. Rev. Royee was in Kentland and Raub Tuesday. TThe Sharon postoffice will be discontinued after next Monday. Excursion to Chicago Sunday, August 30; SI.OO-for the round trip. Misses Bernice and Carrie Warren are here from Oklahoma City, Okla. I. J. Porter, wife and son returned home last week from their western trip. Simonin of Jordan tp., got a rib broken by a kick from a horse last Monday. Mrs. S. M. Freelovej of Goodiand, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Babcock. Theo. Lang writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Herington, Kan., to Wichita, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Malone of Monticello, are guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs. E. H. Shields, this week. Lessie Bates and Stella Parkison returned Monday from a three weeks outing at Sault de Sainte Marie, Mich. "V“Xouie Leopold and wife and Mrs. Ike Leopold and baby of Wolcott have been visiting the family of A. Leopold this week. Democrat is sending out an 8-page supplement this week, containing much historical and stastical matter of interest to its readers.

Miss Mary Rhodes of Kokomo, who has been spending her vacation with Mrs. C. B. Steward of this city, returned home Saturday morning. Charles Mann and Alva Clark of the grocery department of the Chicago Bargain Store, are on the sick list, both having malarial fever, we understand. Chase Kelly, who has been attending college at Colorado Springs, Colo., for the past two years, is visiting bis mother, Mrs. Agnes Kelley of this city. Somo friend has the editor’s thanks for a late copy of Leaves ofHealing, giving interior views of Zion City’s lace-making factory, views of Zion City, etc. Merritt and Walter Forbes, who have been working in Laßne Bros, store for the past year or two, are now working in the Chicago Department Store. •AMr. and Mrs. Elmer Gwin and baby boy have moved here from Fairmount, Ind., and will reside in Rensselaer again. They have rented property north of the railroad.

The widow of James Dutton of Jordan tp., fell over a-cbair Tuesday night and broke her arm. She is 87 or" 88 years old, we understand, and is not expected to recover. *“\chas. Paxton, a former lumber dealer of this city, but for some years located in the West, has located at North Judson, Starke county, where he has purchased a lumber yard. Hordeman who is a member of Uncle Sam’s army and now stationed at Atlanta, Ga., is home on a furlough, by reason of the illness of bis mother, Mrs. Peter Hordeman, Sr. G. Andrus, north of town, says he found a secret society pin in his chicken house the other morning. Anyone having lost such emblem may have the same by calling on him and proving ownership. Gray went to Bluff ton Saturday to look after his farm near there. A very severe hail storm passed through that locality recently and Mr. Gray did not know when he left here just how badly it had damaged his crops.