Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1905 — NELLIE CONNERS DIES. [ARTICLE]

NELLIE CONNERS DIES.

Miss Nellie Conners, aged 19 years and 4 days, died Wednesday at 9 p. m., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Walter, in the east part of town, after a few months sickness from consnmption. The young lady had been living with the family of her cousin, James Walter, north of town for the past few years, and has been Bick only a few months, but her decline has been the most rapid, her physician states, of any case of this dread disease he has ever seen. She was taken to a sanitarium at Rome City a few weeks ago, but received no benefit and was brought home Monday. Both her parents and twosisters have died from the same disease. The remains were taken to her old home at Kokomo Thursday afternoon for burial.

The work of tearing down the old Christian church is in progress this week. Some of the old material will be used in the new structure. The work of putting in the foundation for the new structure is also in progress. Not many from here attended the G. A. R., encampment at Madison this week. Mrs. J. W. Childers attended in the capacity of grand conductress of the W. R. C., and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Porter. Mrs. S. A. Hemphill and Mrs. Henry Wood were the only others attending that we learned of. Mr. John Barce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Barce, north of town, and Mies Ora Bruner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bruner, of Rensselaer, were united in marriage Monday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents, Rev. H. L. Kindig officiating. They will reside with the groom’s parents for the present.

J. J. Moore of Trafalgar, Johnson county, is here this week looking after his real estate in this county. He says farm work in his locality has been greatly retarded by wet weather also, and farmers are still pkmting~«errn. Excellent corn has often been raised there, he says, that was planted as late as Jane 25.

The district convention of the Christian Endeavor was held at Morocco Tuesday and Wednesday. Eleven Rensselaer people attended and report a good attendance and an interesting meeting. The next meeting may be held at Rensselaer. Mrs. A. J. Miller of Rensselaer was re-elected president, and George E. Hershman. also of Rensselaer, was elected county secretary.

Since receiving the June draw the finances of the city of Rc-ns-selaer have once more become in such condition that city orders can be paid on presentation and do not have to be peddled about to find buyers. The council should now see to it that some of the many much needed street crossings are put in to connect up the cement walks built two or three years ago. This is a matter that should not be neglected any longer. At the State meeting of the C. O. F., at Mishawaka this week, Chief Ranger E. P. Honan of this city was re-elected State Chief Ranger for the fourth time, and was also endorsed for High Chief Ranger at the National meeting which convenes in Boston, Mass., Aug. 1. George A. St rickfaden was also re-elected one of the state trustees and one of the three state delegates to National convention. The Democrat, with Ed’s numerous friends, hopes to see him land the highest office in the order, as he is well qualified for the place and is deserving of it.

A birthday party was given Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock at Mrs. Harry Wiltshire’s, by her little daughter Ruth, in honor of her cousin, Miss Catherine Giver, of Wabash, who waß here on a visit. The following were present: Ruth Wiltshire, Catherine Giver, Belle Harmon, Lucile Knox, Clarence Mackey, Cecilia Kennal, Lettie Cox, Lucile Mackey, Bessie Jessup, Harold Parker, Marion Parker, Marion Clark, Hazel Jones, Maud and Gladys Day, Roth Wood, Floyd Platt, Reginia Merica. They were entertained with music, games and a nice lunch. One-fourth off market price on all ribbons to July 4th at the Chicago Bargain Store.