Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Wilson Clark returned Monday from Clark county, where he was married Sunday to Miss Myrtle Griffith of that place, a former trimmer at Mrs. Zaring’s millinery shop here. They will go to Cedar Point, Kan., where they will reside^ Frank Sigman, who was fined last week in ’Squire Irwin’s court for using obscene language, and took an appeal to the circuit court, plead ghilty to profanity and was fined $1 and costs. This relieved him of the former fine and was several dollars cheaper. f-W. A. and James Shook left Wednesday afternoon for Spokane, Wash,, at or near which place they expect to locate permanently. Their brother Robert left last week for the same poinCx The best wishes of their many (Jasper county friends go with them to their new home. A representative of the old overall factory proposition is here again this week and the question of securing the factory is once more being agitated. The matter of raising the necessary bonus to secure the factory by buying a lot of building lots and selling them off at an advance over cost is now being discussed. It is reported that T. J. McCoy and son came down from Chicago on the milk train to Water Valley Tlmrsday for a good time, accompanied by two or three pals and a quart of whiskey. Quite a number of Tom’s victims didn’t have enough left to buy them a drink after the “Hon.” T. J. got through with them last April. Talk about California or Florida, they are not in it with the delightful March weather thus far given us in Indiana. Robins made their appearance last Sunday and everything is taking on a Spring look. It is quite probable, however, that a few squalls will be encountered before the month is over, perhaps before this item reaches our readers. tMr. Simon Hockstetler and iss Ida Lane, a daughter of John Lane of Newton tp., were united in marriage at the Catholic church Tuesday morning, Rev. Father Meyer officiating. A fine wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride’s parents after _the ceremony, after which they departed for Chicago where they will reside for the present.

M. Callafehan was in from Newland on tuisiness Thursday. Tom says that all the best farms in the Gifford district will be occupied this season and that the farmers up there are going at it with renewed vigor to raise a big crop this year. The onion industry will receive a good deal of attention and a larger acreage will be planted than for several years.

It is said that all the deputy game wardens in the northern part of the state have been ordered to report at once in the Kankakee marshes, there to remain until the end of the hunting season, April 15. The districts along the Little Calumet and Kankakee rivers will be patroled. Non-resident hunters must have a license, and no hunter will be permitted to kill more than twenty-four ducks in one day.

VMarried, by Rev. J. B. Bair of tne Bapiist church, at his home in this city on Tuesday, at 2:30 p m., Mr. Harvey William Pierson and Miss Hattie Raymond. The groom is 30 years of age and the bride 27, neither had been married before. Both are highly respected young people. They will go to housekeeping at once in the community where they have formerly lived, on a farm otfned by Benjamin Harris, 7 or 8 miles southwest of Rensselaer.

Wolcott Enterprise: A reception was given Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis at their home Monday evening by the M. E. church people the Sunday school and their friends. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davis have always been prominent workers in the church and their change of residence to Rensselaer will leave a vacancy in the church and social oircles that will be difficult to fill. The family go to Lafayette to- morrow and next week will move to Rensselaer and will shortly be “at home” to friends in the Dr. Washburn property in that city.

Leave your order for Fertilizer at the Rensselaer Feed Store. L. Branch, Agt. for The Armour Fertilizer Works.