Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Monday is Labor day. Another fine rain fell here Wednesday. 4jDr. J. W. Horton is attending the world’s fair this week. Miss Edna Thompson is visiting friends in Darlington, Ind. 'NjVliss Ethel Sharp is visiting friends in Logansport this week. Y Miss Blanche Hoyes is in Chicago this week having her eyes treated, Mrs. A. L. Willis is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Vermont Hawkins, at Anderson. Wright has gone to Carrollton, 111., where she will teach the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe were in Chicago Monday and Tuesday buying new goods. %*Perry Marlatt and daughters, Katie and Mrs. Joe Jackson are attending the world’s fair. '/Dr. Washburn has purchased an Olds automobile, which is the first “devil wagon” ever brought to Rensselaer. „ W. A. Huff, who recently moved to Indianapolis, is located at 372 Massachusetts avenue, with his jewelry store. Mrs. Anna Mills returned Wednesday from a two weeks visit with friends and relatives in and about Ottawa, 111. The call for the democratic congressional convemtion appears on another page. The convention will be held at Monon, Thursday, Sept. 15. Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Miller and Mrs. Hettie Reynolds expect to take in the world’s fair next week. Mrs. Reynolds will also visit her brother who resides in St. Louis.

Authority has been granted for the establishment of a new national bank at Goodland with a capital of $25,000. It wtll be the first uational bank in Newton county. Roy Keesey, “ one of the dry goods clerks in the Chicago Bargain Store, was called to his home in Logansport last Friday by the serious illness and subsequent death of his sister, who died Monday night. ■xSqnire Troxell has rented his residence property in Rensselaer to Abel Grant, who succeeds W. S. Parks in the dray business, and Mrs. Troxell will move back to Demotte to take charge of her hotel property there. T. J. Headlee, former teacher in the Rensselaer high school, was here (he latter part of the weekend packed up his household goods and shipped them away. He will take a two years course at Cornell University. -LThe marriage of Miss Helen Tuteur of this city and Mr. Harry Stern of Indianapolis, took place at Kingsley’s hotel in Chicago Bunday evening. Several Rensselaer relatives of the bride were in attendance. They will reside in Indianapolis.

Brook Reporter: Rensselaer has decided to* drop the carnival question for this year. The people were thoroughly disgusted with the carnival companies there last year. Such a conglomeration of fakes as they were ought not to be tolerated by any town. W. O. Hiatt, for some years principal of the Rensselaer high school, and who had been engaged for the ooming year, has resigned to take a similar position in the Frankfort high school at an increased salary. At this writing the school board has not filled his , place here. Remember the circus parade at 10 o’clock next Monday, and if you haven’t a boy of your own to take to the show, borrow one of your neighbor who is possibly overstocked and don’t know how I under the heavens he’s going to scare up enough money to take all his kids to the show. Mr. George Lutz of Connersville, Ind., and Miss Manda McCune of Jordan township, were married at the home of Mrs. A. C. Stockton, on North Division street, Sunday evening at 8:30 o’clock, Rev. H. L. Kendig officiating. They will reside at Connersville, where the groom is employed in a furniture store.