Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Ray Mossier who has been in Hammond for several months, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Sarah Cowgill returned Wednesday from an extended visit with relatives at New Philadelphia, Ohio. Margaret Hougham, of Franklin, and Mrs. Charles Burklin, of Brook, visited Mrs. E. H. Shields Wednesday and Thursday. T. J. McCoy would be serving the citizens of Rensselaer a mighty good turn by resigning as member (treasurer) of the Rensselaer school board. Frank Kennell, the baker, killed a rattlesnake in his neighbor, Geo. Hopkins’, yard, in the east part of town, Monday. The rattler was about 18 inches long. Remember, the Marion township democratic convention today, in the east court room at 2:30 p. m. Come out and see that good men are nominated to the township offices Ed Erwin, who has been an inmate of the poor asylum for the past year or two, left this week for Hot Springs, Ark., for treatment, he lately coming into a small legacy from the estate of his father, the late Sampson Erwin. Tsjtfr. and Mrs. J. H. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Harris and D. H. Yeoman and daughter, Miss Harriet, went up to “Jerry’s Island” in the Kankakee Thursday to appraise the same and “appurtenances” as a part of the assets of T. J. McCoy. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a June festival, Thursday afternoon and evening, June 23, in the room recently vacated by the Racket Store. Strawberries, ice cream, strawberries and cake will be served. Come out, the band will play while you eat. and Mrs. James T. Randle will leave in a few days for an extended trip west. They will visit Thomas Randle’s, at Sumner, Mo.; Robert Randle’s, at Mexico, Mo.; D A. Stoner’s at Wichita, Kan., and also take in the world’s fair before returning. They will be gone all summer. J Mrs. Charles Robinson expects toleave to-day to join her husband at Kingman, Fountain county, where hie is working at his trade of carpentering. They will close their house here for the summer, but if Charley finds plenty of work there they expect to sell their Rensselaer property and locate at Kingman permanently.

t-Dr. A. J. Miller and Miss Esther alston were united in marriage at the home of the bride near Rossville, A typographical error made us say last week that Miss Ralston taught in the city schools heie in ’92-3, when it should have read ’O2-3. The Democrat joins the many friends of the contracting parties in extending congratulations. We understand there is talk among the pporty ones of having another “carnival” in Rensselaer this season. We trust there is nothing in the rumor, and, if there is, that the present city council is composed of men who will not turn over the public streets to a crowd of toughs, gamblers and • prostitutes—the legitimate followers of Carnivals and the only ones who profit by such affairs. 4-Mr. Geo. O. Bales and Miss Ella Griggs were married at the home of the bride in Goodland Wednesday. Mr. Bales was formerly engaged in the lumber business here, disposing of his business to the Donnelly Lumber Co. and locating in Goodland some two years ago. The bride is a daughter of excounty commissioner Henry T. Griggs, and an accomplished young lady. George’s Rensselaer friends extend congratulations. Mr. Fred Bloomster and Miss Etta Stocksick, both of Paxton, 111., were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stocksick, in this city Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock, Rev. H. L. Kindig performing the ceremony in the presence of the immediate friends of the contracting parties. After the ceremony a wedding supper was served. The young couple will visit in Knox for a few days after which they will return to Paxton, where they will make their future home.