Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The infant child sos Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Williams of Parr, died 20 styles from which to select that new shirt waist at Rowles & Parker’s, M. Lyons of Delphi, who has been visiting Mrs. Joseph Halligan for a few weeks, returned home Wednesday. The republicans of Wheatfield township have nominated Robert Mannan for trustee and Albert S. Keene for assessor. jlMiss Bessie Eger was here from Chicago to attend the funeral of her grandfather, Mr. Michael Eger, returning to her musical studies Thursday. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth went to St. Louis Saturday' to “do” the fair, but they found it in such uncompleted state that they returned Wednesday. '/■Uncle Simon Phillips received a letter from his son Gus a few days ago, and the letter stated that jie would sail from New York to-day for a six weeks sojourn in Europe* Grant Renicker of Pyrmont, Ind., is visiting his brothers John and Levi Renicker for a few days. Next week he will go to Interwald, Wis., to visit his brother Sherman. Wright’s running horse, “King Cotton,” ran a race at Goodland Thursday for a purse of SIOO against the Harrington pony, and won easily. The distance run was three furlongs. Bill of Jordan township, will build a new schoolhouse at Raymond corners, district No. 4, the present summer. Advertisement for bids appears elsewhere in this paper. It is said that T. J. McCoy Wak operated on at the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago Saturday for for appendicitis; that the operation was successful, and that he is now getting along nicely. Bringham and Thornburg have traded their furniture stock In the Nowels block to J. E. Will man of Kankakee, 111., and the stock is j being moved to that city. Mr. Bringham will move to Indianapolis. XThe freak child born recently to Mr. and Mrs. Boone of Milroy township, which was mentioned in these columns last week, died Monday, having lived eleven days. It was buried in the Catholic cemetery at Reynolds. The remains of Mrs.W. B. Peterson were brought here yesterday for interment from Kansas City, Mo., where the family recently moved. Deceased had been in poor health for some time, and died in a hospital, we understand, of uraemia. , Alexander Tyler, an old and prominent resident of Keener tp.. died at the home of his son W. H. Tyler in that township, Saturday, aged 79 years. One of his sons, M, M. Tyler, resides in Rensselaer, The funeral was held Sunday. democrats of Milroy township nominated Carey Huston for trustee at their convention Saturdao, and Wm. Culp for assessor. Carey Huston, Charles Beaver, Fred Saltwell and James Blakemore were selected as delegates to thp county convention. AMesdames W. C. Babcock, F. E. Babcock, O. A. Yoeman, Chas. Robinson, A. Woodworth, Wm. Childers, C. W. Duvall, Bert Goff and Mrs. Grace Pumpbrey attended the district convention of Rathbone Sisters at Wheatfield Thursday. The Wheatfield Rathbones royally entertained the visitors. Mrs. Jane Vestle, a widow lady aged about forty-five years, residing two miles north of Mt Ayr; was found dead at her home Wednesday afternoon, sitting in her chair. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of her death. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Barton, of near Mt. Ayr. The democratic county central committee has leased the suite of rooms over Long’s drug store for headquarters during the coming campaign, and suitable furniture will soon be placed therein and rooms be kept open and supplied with reading matter at all times. A telephone will also be put in. These rooms are: conveniently located and will make very pleasant quarters.