Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Special January invoice sale at Murray’s store. Mrs. John Keiper of Plymouth, is visiting relatives here. )£.MrB. Joe Hallagan has been quite sick but is better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Harrold of Hammond, visited relatives here the latter part of last week. Lizzie Brown and Lizzie Rieddle are the guests of Vivian and Eben Rush at Monon, this week. Wm. Smith of north of town, has moved into the Mrs. Kelley property on South Weston street. Miss Sadie Cody and niece, Miss Edna Laun, and Miss Vera Parker of Zion City, 111., visited relatives here and at Lee during holidays. Uncle John Makeover held a family reunion of the Makeevers at the Makeever house New Year’s day A big dinner was the feature of the occasion. Mr. and Mrs Jerome Harmon attended the funeral of the former’s sister, Mrs. Cowden of Goodland, which took place at Remington, Friday. Viola Glazebrook of Zion City, 111., is visiting her brothers, Lee and I. A. Glazebrook this week. She will not return to Zion City until April. Louis Muster was fined and costed to the amount of SB.IO by Squire Troxell for his assault on John Bicknell, mention of which was made in these columns laßt week. — _ _ • Geo. H. Healey, who came here last week to attend the wedding of his sister, was summoned ho'me by telegram before the wedding by the serious sickness of his little son, George. N/t. W. Shessler of Carthage, Ind., nas been visiting his twin brother, A. F. Shessler, east of town, this week. Both were born on the 29th of February, therefore their birthday anniversaries are few and far bet - , George and Clara Zink of Chicago, who have been visiting Conrad Hildebrand and family, returned to Chicago Monday, accompanied by Miss Christena Hildebrand, who is visiting there this week. Rev. A. H. Zilmer, a former pastor Church cf God here, was a pleasant caller at The Democrat office Monday. Rev. Zilmer is now residing at Plymouth, and his work is principally in Marshall and Warren counties. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Sayler of DeKalb, 111., are visiting friends and relatives here this week. Mr. Sayler will continue another year in the employ of the McCormick Harvester Co., or what is now the McCormick division of the International Harvester Co/ — R. M. Moore, of Bloomington, Ind., is visiting here with his sister, Mrs. Joseph Yeoman, this week. Mr. Moore is engaged in the real estate business in Bloomington and just at present is interested in the organizing of a new stone company to open up a quarry near that city. XLeonidas Ritchey, an old time 'resident of Jasper county, also a half-brother of Mrs. J. F. Watson of this city, and a relative of the Ritcheys and Mrs. James Welsh sooth of town, died at his home in Franklin last Saturday, after an extended illness. He leaves a widow and three grown children. Charles H. Price, whose probably fatal illness has heretofore been mentioned in The Democrat, has been brought back from Webb City, Mo., to his old home in Carpenter tp. . He is reported in a very weakened condition, but stood the trip well. His brother, County Surveyor Price, met the party at Logansport, and accompanied them to the old homestead. The marriage of Mr. Charles Sigman of south of town, and Miss Cordia Ethel Leach, took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Leach in Union tp., on Thursday, Dec. 24, Rev. J. A. Cochran of j this city performing the ceremony. Quite a number of the near rela--1 tives of the contracting parties were in attendance. The groom is aged 29 years and the bride 17.