Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The high school chorus will sing at the Christian church on Sunday morning. Attorney George H. Hershman went up to Goshen and North Liberty on business yesterday. C. B. Steward has paid Geo. Strickfaden $58.16 insurance for damage to the latter’s cold storage warehouse recentty. L-Henry Hildebrand, Conrad Kellner and Mrs. John Kellner went to Chicago Wednesday to attend the funeral of the latter’s sister, Mrs. Dora Deeds. Earl Sayler, who has been living at Saybrook, 111., has moved back to Rensselaer and occupies his property In the west part of the city. He has sold his electric light plant at Saybrook to his brother Eugene. Gentle Spring” took a backset Monday evening and about six inches of snow fell during the night and Tuesday. Old Sol got in his work to good advantage, however, Thursday, atid carols of spring are once more being sung. -iMrs. Nicholas Krull and son, Nicholas, Jr., of Kentland are visiting Mrs. Krull’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramp, for a couple of weeks. John Ramp is over at Kentland keeping Mr. Krull company during Mrs. Krull visit here. I. A. Leavel of Wabash county, was here Saturday looking after some business matters and shaking hands with old friends. Mr. Leavel has just moved onto another farm of 160 acres which he has purchased near Urbana, Wabash county.

Newton county people think the prospects for an early building of the proposed railroad from Hartsdale, 111., to Danville, 111., is very promising, and, indeed, it does look so at this time. The proposed road will pass through Morocco and Kentland. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optical specialist, will be at Clarke’s jewelry store, March 16 to 22. For three years Dr. Remmek has made regular visits to Rensselaer, as a large number of well pleased people can testify. If your eyes are giving you any annoyance, consult Dr. Remmek. F. E. Duvall of Allentown, 111., was here a few days this week looking after the renting of the Duvall farm south of town. Mrs. Duvall accompanied him and is visiting friends and relatives at Mt. Ayr and in Rensselaer. She will remain for a few days yet, bnt Mr. Dnvall returned home Thursday. Lake County News: Thos. J. McCoy aud his family will become residents of Hammond. Mr. McCoy has rented the Wood residence at 42 Carroll street and with his wife and son, Taylor J. McCoy, will move out from Chicago as soon as suitable arrangements can be made. Mr. McCoy will still continue his work in Chicago. Warren W. Carmichael, a cousin of J. C. Carmichael of this city and who was well known to many people here, died Feb. 24 at Day’s Creek, Oregon, of heart disease. He was buried at Canyonville, Ore. He located at Day’s Creek three years ago, for the benefit of hie health. For many years he was employed as collector for the Wm. DeeringCo,, of Chicago. ■Joe Jeffries left Thursday for Applecreek, Ohio, where he will join Mrs. Jeffries and they will take a honeymoon trip to Cleveland and other points in Ohio, and to Columbia City, Ind., returniug to Rensselaer abont April Ist. Joe has rented the S. P. Thompson tenant property on Front street, lately vacated by John Collins, and will begin keeping house at once on their return here. Mrs. S. A. Hemphill came near making a fatal mistake in taking some medicine one morning the first of the week, getting hold of a bottle of carbolic acid and taking abont a teaspoonful in her month before she discovered her mistake. Fortunately a small piece of butter which she had poured alcohol over, to cut it, was on the dresser, and she bad presence of mind to catch this np and swallow it, and it was probably as good an antidote as could have been taken. She escaped with only a burned mouth and throat.