Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Lafayette Call has been sold to A. E. Brouck, of Johnstown, N. Y. Mrs. E. E. Pierson and baby of Bloomington, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lane of Newton township. Lost —On the road between* Remington and Rensselaer, Friday, August 5, a bull’s eye of an automobile lamp. Finder will please leave at Democrat office. , '’L Judge Thompson will build anbther new cement block building just north of Warner’s implement store. It will be occupied by O. H. McKay with his laundry. Mr. McKay will occupy the upstairs for living rooms. a.. , A Valparaiso dispatch says that John B. Faulkner of the Michigan City Dispatch, is being talked of for the democratic nomination for congress from this district- Mr. Faulkner is the Tenth district' Chairman. It is hoped that the city council will see to it that Borne of those much needed street crossings are put in-before rending any linen over failure of some individual’s to put in new walks alongside their property right on the dot.

Dr. Miller took J. N. Sample of north of town to Chicago Tuesday for an operation for the removal of a tumor from the side of his neck. The operation was performed Thursday at the Englewood Union Hospital and a tumor the size of a hen egg removed. The operation was successful in every way and the patient will return home to-day. He is *66 years of age. * . Lafayette Call: A man who has such a record that a Masonic Lodge expels him, whose character was such that President Harrison was obliged to remove him from office, who divorced his wife in the morning and married her again at night, to defraud creditors, who is thoroughly distrusted By hie fellow citizens, is not fit to be chairman of any political organization. Medaryville Advertiser: Mrs. J. P. Swisher died last Tuesday night after a short illness with consumption, aged 16 years, 1 month and 15 days. She was a daughter of Mr. John Woolever, of the Gifford district, and had been married to John P. Swisher but a few short months. The

funeral services took place at Independence church last Thursday morning, with interment in the cemetery adjoining, Rev. John Sebring officiating. and Mrs. James Honan of Berlin, Germany, are visiting relatives at Delphi and will visit the former’s brother, E. P. Honan of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Honan left eight years ago for Berlin, where Dr. Honan intended taking a post-graduate course in medicine. Finding an opening with the American and. British residents, he began practicing, in which be has been very successful. They will return to Berlin after a short visit with relatives in America. has furnished several amateur strike breakers in the big stock yards strike at Chicago, but most of them did not tarry long in the windy city. Ray Hopkins, Gail Michaels, Robert Overton, Harry Watson, Clyde McGee, Albert Wolf, “Shorty” Adams, John Weber, Walter Sunderland, Charley Morris, and perhaps some others were tempted by the big wages offered by representatives of the packing houses—or a free ride to Chicago—but most of them are back home again. / Mrs. Lutz a widow lady who moved here from Hanging Grove some months ago and resides in Lewis Davisson’s tenant house on South Division street, was among the lucky ones who landed Srizes in the Rosebud reservation rawing. Her number was 468, and parties here who have looked over the ground say that this will give her a selection of a quarter section that is worth S3,OOOSQM[rB. Lutz is a soldier’s widow. Wm. Roudebusb of Barkley township drew No. 1695, and G. A. Small, now of Chicago but a few years ago engaged in running a milk route in Rensselaer, drew one of the smaller numbers, entitling him to an earlier choice. Harry Wilson of Franoesville, an old soldier, is also reported to have drawn one of the larger numbers. Read The Democrat for news.