Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

rMre. J. M. Wasson is visiting relatives in Winamac this week. Hopkins goes to Wolcott with his high diving dog the 4th. Ninety-two tickets were sold here for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. Mrs. J. W. Pierce and children are taking in the world’s fair and visiting relatives in Kansas. "Xc. D. Nowels, wife and daughter are visiting their son, A. 8. Nowels and family at Columbia City this week. Walker township republicans have nominated William Middlecamp for trustee and W. D. Meyers for assessor. x Wm. Wortley’s general store at Foresman, formerly occupied by James Shaffer, was burned yesterday morning. No particulars are attainable at this writing. Prof. T. J. Head lee, who for two years has taught Science in the Rensselaer high school, has resigned his position and will take a special course at Cornell University. Wednesday’s Hammond Tribune: This evening Mies Mary Ibach will be hostess to a party of boy and girl friends at her home on Carroll street. Miss Mary Wright, of Rensselaer, will be the guest of honor. Jas. Yeoman, of Newton township, attended to prohibition national convention at Indianapolis this week. Dr. Silas C. Swallow, of Harrisburg, Pa., was nominated for president, and George W. Carroll, of Texas, for vice-presi-dent. AThe failure of the establishment 'of Rural Route Four out of Rensselaer July Ist, is attributed to failure of applicants for carrier to pass the examination. Another examination will probably be held soon and the route established shortly. X Miss Grace Couglin, who for several months has been staying with Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson, returned to her home at Lagro, Ind., Wednesday, accompanied by Miss Alice Ryan, of Gillam township, who will visit there for awhile. few new home grown potatoes have been brought to market, but the bulk of those sold are still being shipped in and retail at 40 to 45 cents per peck. The Southern crop has been very poor this season, which accounts for the enormous price. , Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hopkins were tendered a surprise Wednesday evening at their home in honor of their fourth wedding anniversary. There were twenty-seven guests present. The couple were the recipients of many valuable and useful presents. Ka.. Leopold and daughter Miss Julia, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Nowels went to Chicago, Wednesday to attend the wedding of Mr. Mack Swartz and Miss Sarah Smith, a daughter Mrs. Amelia Smith, formerly of this city. The wedding occurred Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s mother. Marion Gwin, of near Pleasant Ridge, who is now serving his fourth year in Uncle Sam’s service, and is now on the U. S. S. Hancock at Brooklyn, N. Y., writes home an interesting letter of his doings there. He has been stationed at Brooklyn for about two years now. His term of enlistment expires in November, when he will return home. Joseph A. Luers, treasurer of the local Court of Catholic Order of Foresters, who lost $433.34 lodge funds in the McCoy bank failure, was bonded by the National Surety Co., of New York, which bond provided for losses accasioned by bank failures, eto., received check for the full amount of the loss this week. Neither Mr. Luers nor the Court therefore lose a penny. . Goodland has certainly “laid out” considerable money in the past two years. The expenditure includes about SIO,OOO on county seat real estate purchases, etc., $20,000 in the search for oil in Wyoming, and now comes $153,000 or more in banking business. That makes about $183,000, a pretty neat sum for one small community to sow to the winds. — Goodland Herald.