Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

v-Mrs. John O’Connor is visiting Relatives in Kniman this week. A complete line of ladies’silk shirt waists suits, jackets, skirts, etc., at the Chicago Bargain Store. Albert Moorehead, of Remington, is working with Lee Jessup at the carpenter’s trade this season. 'tMTsb Edna Donnelly returned Monday from a few weeks visit with Mr., snd Mrs. Wm. Beck at Terre Haute. ' The Lafayette Call and Home Journal have been sold to the Courier, which leaves but two republican papers in the Star City. The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “The Gospel for America;” at night, “The Best Insurance.” All are welcome. Latest reports from Will Kinyon, the young man shot by Jasper Guy at Remington last Saturday, are to the efiect that the wounded man is gettiug along nicely, and will spon be about again. Military band has been reorganized with B. 8. Fendig manager, John Merritt secretary, and B. F. Fendig, treasurer. It is expected to begin the regular weekly band concerts about June Ist. Prof. W. H. Sanders, for several years superintendent of the Rensselaer schools, will move to Bloom - ington, Ind., to take the superintendency of the schools in that city at a salary of sl,*oo per year. In writing us from Hutchinson, Kans., a few days ago, renewing bis subscription to The Democrat, uncle Felix French says they have I excellent prospects for a good harvest this season; he also sends his regards to all old friends. Homer Guy, who has been porter at the Makeever House for the past couple of years, resigned his position last week and accompanied his brother Roy Guy from Remington to La Junta, Colo., Where the latter goes for his health. V- Dr. English’s new auto arrived Tuesday. It is of the top buggy style, same as that driven of late by Frank Ross. The doctor will now be enabled to reach his country patients in much better time than heretofore, providing the machine don’t “balk” too often. J. 8. Barnes, of Frankfort, a former well known resident and grain and hay buyer of Remington, has been in the city a few days this week on business. Mr. Barnes is now working for the Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York and is a very successful agent The F. W. Baptist people have engaged the services of Rev. A. R. Harper of Lagrange, as pastor, and he will move here soon, occupying the Miss Ellen Saylor property on Vine street, now occupied by Sherman Renicker, who expects to move to Minnesota about June 1. Mrs. 8. H. Hopkins of Barkley tp., received word Thursday that her aged father was lying at the point of death at his home in Wabash. She started yesterday for town to take the train from here, but the water was so high that it was unsafe to cross the river, so she turned back and will probably go to his bedside to-day. F. E. Roy writes The Democrat from Enid, Okla., renewing bis subscription, and says the wheat crop there is looking well, corn is up and being “tended.” He says: “The weather is nicer here this spring than I ever saw in Indiana. Wishing good luck to The Democrat and sending greeting to all my old neighbors in Jordan, I am, yours respectfully.” Judge Thompson’s team of ponies escaped from his pasture in Rensselaer on the night of April 27, and for several days he could get no trace of them. Finally they were heard from in Newton county, going west, and Mr. Thompson started Wm. Bowers out to look for them. They were found Tuesday near Watseka, 111., where they had been taken up by a farmer. The team was formerly owned, some four years ago, by Wm. Gilmore of Boody, 111., and they were evidently on their way back to their old home when taken up. Ten tons best grade fertilizer in stock and will be sold in any quantity desired at Rensselaer Feed Store.