Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Collins is prospecting in Kansas. Jasper Kenton was here from Indianapolis a few days this week on business. John Mueller, a Lisbon, North Dakota, real estate dealer, was here on business a few days this week. The little Bon of Mr. and Mrs. Billie Mericus is very sick with serebo-epinal meningitis, and his death may occur at any moment. Mason Kenton’s sale Wednesday was largely attended and the property brought good prices. Mason bad good stuff and it brought out the buyers. Samuel D. Barcus, a pioneer resident of Chalmers and father of George Barcus, formerly of Rensselaer, now residing at Wabj ash, died at bis home in Chalmers last week, aged 79 years. ~4dt>hn H. Brown and son Harry will leave next week for their new home near Lisbon, North Dakota. Mrs. Rrown and daughters, Misses Candace and Lizzie, will follow about a week later. The case in Squire Irwin’s court against Miss Belle Bailey of Chicago, for alleged practicing medicine without a license, which was continued to Feb. 18, was dismissed for want of prosecution. 'HlJncle Simon Phillips says that he wants to cry one more public sale before permanently retiring from the auctioneers’ field, and has therefore made arrangements to cry Randolph Wright’s sale west of town, y uesday March 7. Uncle Lewis Davisson, who was treated recently for cancer of the nose and face, thinks he has been permanently cured and the cancerous growth fully removed. The wound has healed nicely and it is hoped that he will have no recurrence of the trouble. Roy McKinsie, the barber, who has been in failing health from consumption for some time, is reported barely alive at the home of his wife’s parents in Barkley tp., where he has been staying this winter. At this writing his death is looked for at any moment.

K. A. Parker has a handsome bay horse model standing in his show window, all “saddled and bridled” and hitched to a fine rubber-tired rig. This is something not often, seen outside the larger cities. Call in and see the animal and look over Mr. Parker’s fine stock of buggies. Another fire in Strick’s coldstorage house near the depot called out the fire department Monday afternoon, but the blaze was not of much consequence and was extinguished before the up-town company arrived on the scene. The fire started from an overheated stove, it is said. VA surprise party was given Saturday evening in honor of Miss Madeline Ramp at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramp, on South Division street. Some twenty-five or thirty boy and girl schoolmates and friends were present. The evening was spent in playing various games and having a grand good time. Elegant refreshments were served. Miss Bernice Warren, daughter of our former townsman, J. F. Warren, was married Feb. 14, at her home in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Mr. Lorenzo F. Farman, also of that city. The groom is credit man for the Oklahoma Wholesale Grocery Co., and is said to be a very fine gentleman. The friends of the bride in Rensselaer extend congratulations. Miss Orlena Robinson, aged 37 years, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Robinson, at the east side of town, Saturday morning last from epilepsy, from which she had suffered since a child. She leaves a mother, one sister and six brothers. The funeral was held from the residence Monday at 10 a. m., and interment made in Weston cemetery. It is currently reported that Mrs. Nora Morgan Finney has begun action for divorce from her husband Orla Finney, a former clerk in Laßue Bros, store here. They are now living at Elwood. One of the charges in the complaint is said to be drunkeness. When here Mr. Finney always conducted himself like a gentleman and was well respected.