Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

E. Hershman has moved to Valparaiso. Home grown new potatoes are in the maket. -AMiss Lena Tuteur is visiting th 6 family of Ike Tuteur in Chicago. Harold Clark, who has been attending the deaf aud dumb school at Indianapolis, is home for the summer vacation. Samuel Lyons, aged 92 years, an old settler of Brook, died at the home of his son, J. B. Lyons, in that plaoe Sunday. Quite a number of the old soldiers and others attended the unveiling of the soldiers monument at Lowell yesterday. Mr. and Mrd! James Pefley of Remington are spending the week with their daughter, Mrs. S. U. Dobbins, of the Nowels House. Mrs. James Meads and baby of Hammond, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark, on North Van Rensselaer street. Rowles & Parker have something special to say to you on another page and it will be to your interest to see what it is The old building formerly occupied by Goff's restaurant is being torn down this week. It was sold to Hiram Day, who is tearing it down, for SSO. ~\Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leech, and daughter, Mrs. Carl Hamacher and family of north of town, returned Tuesday from a few days visit with relatives in Valparaiso.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Barce, north, of town left Tuesday for a sojourn at Lynchburg, Va., for a few weeks, and where Mr. Barce expect to get some relief from the asthma. The salaries of the following postoffices in vicinity have been raised: Brookston,sl,2oo to $1,400; Monticello SI,BOO to $1,900; Oxford, $l,lOO to $1,200; Morocco, SI,OOO to $l,lOO. Prof. I. N. Warren, the new superintendent of our city schools, arrived here Wednesday with family. He is thinking some of purchasing Prof. Sanders’ residence on South Cullen street. B. Forsythe has become tired of the floor continually breaking down in his flour room, when two or three carloads of flour are piled up therein, and has had a cement floor put down this week.

Messrs. Salem Ely of St. Ann, 111., and W. K. Decker of Hoopeston, 11l. i were looking after some business matters here Thursday. Mr. Ely was formerly editor of the St. Ann Record, but recently disposed of the same. Mr. L. William Wallize and Miss Znra May Henkle, both of Lewiston, were married at that place Thursday, June 8. The bride is a daughter of F. G. Henkle, formerly of Rensselaer, who moved to Pennsylvania some six years ago.

“Railroad Jack” was greeted with a slim house here Saturday night, and it was a mighty slim show. It was to appear at Hammond Sunday night, but its reputation had preceded it and the manager of the opera house canceled the date. Other managers did likewise, and if the show continues on the road it will likely have to hire a tent. It is admitted by every one who has seen any of the wedding or invitation cards printed by The Democrat thkt they are the finest they ever saw, practically equal to en- ? graved work and at less than oneourththe costof engraving. Our facilities for turnig out calling cards, wedding invitations, at home cards, eto„ are unsurpassed. N Call and see samples of work and get prices elsewhere.

Billy Merica has moved his restaurant into the K. of P. block and the work of tearing down the building from which be moved to make room for the new brick store rooms on Washington street, was begun yesterday. It is understood that Ralph Fendig has decided not to build on bis lot this season, not having a renter in sight. Parcels and Fritts, who were to take the building, have their quarters leased in the Starr building for a year. Bring in your eggs, highest prices paid. Frhdig’s Fair.