Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1905 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. W. F. Reynolds and baby of Chicago, are visiting relatives here. A special shoe and clothing sale at great reductions until July 4, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Miss Edith Marshall' is home from Billings, Montana, where she has been teaching, for the summer vacation. jMisß Edna Ritchey of Traverse Caty, Mich,, is here for a couple of months visit with her father, W. H. Ritchey. -Ljdisses Grace and Fame Haaa ifisited their brother, Rev. C. W. Postil, and attended the E L. convention at Remington Tuesday and Wednesday. “\t£ncle John Tillettof Gillam tp,. was in the city on business Tuesday. The crop prospects in his township are rather poor, he says, owing to too much rain. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. C. W. Coen went to New Haven, Conn., Tuesday to attend the graduating exercises of Yale College, their son Delos being one of the graduates.

-4-John Knapp of New York state, wtio recently bought the A. O. Moore livery'barn, has moved here with his family and resides in the Tom Saylor property on Front street. -iX)wing to the farmers being so busy there was not much of an attendance to the Summer Farmers Institute Wednesday. The sessions were interesting and instructive, however. Henry Downing, of Goodland, with his brother John Downing, of Nebraka, were shaking hands with old acquaintances here Wednesday. Both were residents of Rensselaer twenty-five years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Johnson of Indianapolis visited Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Miller here this week. Mr. Johnson has just graduated from the law department of Bloomington University. Mr. Johnson is a sister of Mrs. Miller.

•\JPIr. Washburn and family returned home Friday evening from a week’s automobile trip through the gas belt and as far east as Cedar Springs, Ohio. They traveled about 500 miles all told, and had little or no trouble with their auto. E. Linder of Milford, 111., was here Wednesday and bought the Huffman farm of 310 acres, lying in sections 34 and 35, Hanging Grove tp. Mr. Linder does not expect to move on the farm, having bought it for an investment purely. "XMr. Harry Elwood Reed and Miss Della Mae Hanniford, both of Barkley tp., were united in marriage at 3 p. m., Tuesday by Squire Irwin, in the clerk’s office at the court house. They will reside on the farm of the groom’s, mother in Barkley tp. The M. E. church at Monticello was struck by lightning Sunday evening while services were going on ana a panic was narrowly averted. The bolt struck the spire and passed down to the roof, tearing off the slate shingles and doing quite a little damage. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optical specialist, will make her regular visit to Clarke’s jewelry store, June 28 to July 1. Modern methods in eye examinations means accurate knowledge of the conditions affecting the sight and the remedy supplied with proper glasses.

Rey. A. G. Work will preach his farewell sermon at the Presbyterian church to-morrow morning. Rev. Work has been a very popular preacher with his congregation aud they are sorry to lose him. He goes to a much larger church, however, where his field of usefulness is, much greater. No one has been engaged in his stead as yet. \-(ih K. Hollingsworth and family, of Chicago, arrived here a few days ago via automobile, and will spend the summer in their residence in Rensselaer. George has about the best looking proposition in the automobile line that ever struck Rensselaer, and it is a goer from goerville. It has a leather top that can be raised or lowered, a plate glass shield in front, makes little noise and can give the best horse that ever came down the pike a race for the money. The maohine is called the Franklin, andnost about 12,000.