Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1905 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 46c: oats 25c. \ Miss Pearl Tanner is visiting in Pittsburg, Pa. Parker wants to see you before you buy that buggy. F. A. White of Wheattield has been appointed a railway mail clerk. Bead the big page ad. of J. C. Gleason's closing out sale at Remington. Capt. William Guthrie of Monticello was a visitor in the city Wednesday. Amt- . and Mrs. W. H. Randle are visiting their son, Frank Randle, at Clark's Hill. The Medaryville F. & A. M. degree team did work in the local lodge here Monday evening. Ora L. Wiles writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Ekin, Ind , to Goldsmith, Ind. County Treasurer Spinney and Attorney Cunningham of Rentland were here on business Monday.

\<Trustee Book of Walker tp. has recently returned from a visit to relatives near Minot, *North Dakota. . Did you know the Weber wagon excelled all others in many points? See them at Parker’s and be convinced. There is a prospect of a running race meet at the Stock Farm track ere long, In which local horses will participate. Messrs. Charles Ellis and Chriß. Gerber of Northwest Carpenter were in the city on business Wednesday. The services Sunday night at the M. P. church were well attended and Dr. Linefcerry’s sermon was good. A fine new serial story, “The Yellow Holly,” will soon appear in The Democrat. Watch for the opening chapters. The Democrat office is prepared to handle practically anything in the job printing line and our prices are always reasonable. —Hopkins of Barkley tp. parent to Surrey, North Dakota, Tuesday to visit his son, John Hopkins, and family for a couple of weeks. -7^--A. L. Branch and Wallace Sbedd left last Friday for the Portland exposition. Mr. Branch will also visit his parents at Hanford, Cali., before returning. F. E. Babcock was in Inaiariapolis Tuesday and Wednesday to the grand lodge meeting of Ratbbone Sisters, as a delegate from the local lodge. . The 11-year-months’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Behrns of Barkley tp. died last Friday evening after an extended sickness from summer complaint. The eleven criminal oaßes against Frank Mower, cashier of the late Farmera’ bank of Wolcott, have been sent from White county to Carroll county on change of venue. - The postmasters of the Tenth district will hold their fifth an uual meeting at Lafayette October 10 and 11 Postmaster Myers of this city is on the program for an address. h EHaa Faris. aged 89 years, died at the home of his son, B. R. Paris, in Gillam tp , last week and was buried at Independence cemetery in that township. Deceased had resided fifty-one years in Gillam tp. He leaves four ohildren.

“Faust” at the opera house next Thursday night. The Monon will ran another excursion to Chioago, Sunday, October 15. One dqliar for the round trip. New advertisements this week: J. C. Gleason, Remington; Rowles & Parker, B. N. Fendig, B. O Gardner, A. J. Harmon, Rensselaer. ' ;■■■■, ' .. Mr George Ketcham, sr., passed his Both mile-post Thursday. Next Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Retch urn will have been married sixty-one years. A fine new merry-go-ronnd has been set up ou the Thompson lot, south of the Makeever house, and is drawing crowds of little folks nightly. vjdrs. Millard Roeener and daughter, Miss Elnora Gross, who have been visiting friends here for a few days, left Monday for tbeir borne in Colorado Springs, Colo. Sample copies of tbe Chicago Paily Review, the paper we are offering for a short time in connection with The Democrat for only 50c per year, may be seen at this office. The Rankakee Valley Oil and Gas Company of Roselawn, Newton county, has been incorporated. The capital stock is SIO,OOO. Directors, James A. O’Connell, Patrick J. Miniter and Lavert Armison. Tbe first quarterly meeting of Rensselaer circuit, M. P. church, will be held at Mt. Hope church in Jordan tp. to-day and to-mor-row. Thus there will be no services at tbe church here in town Sunday night. Mrs. Nancy Swarts, notice of whose public sale appears in another part of this paper, expects to go to Illinois after her sale and make her home with her son, Garfield Swarts, at Del Rey. Charlie will remain here for the present.

W. Murphy of Morocco has sued that town for $1,500 damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained from driving into an open and unprotected ditch, wherein he suffered several broken bones from being thrown out of his buggy. ,H. C. Hefner is preparing to, move to El Campo, Texas, where he has property interests. He goes there principally for Mrs. Hefner’s health and because the winters here are very severe on him, but may not remain there permanently. S. Hamacher and Asa Leach returned Sunday from a few weeks’ stay in North Dakota. They visited considerable territory while away, but think, taking the advantages into consideration, that they still prefer Jasper county as a place to live. Mrs.' Zeptha Staton, aged 30 years, residing near Kentland, fell from a hammock, caused by one of the ropes breaking, on the evening of September 18, and received injuries to her spinal column that developed into lock-jaw and caused her death Saturday afternoon.

Curtis Brower, aged 56 years, an old soklier and a prominent citizen of ournettsville, committed suicide Saturday by shooting himself in the mouth with a target rifle. - He was afflicted with a cancer on the side of the face, which had given him much trouble of late and be decided to put an end to his sufferings. Jud Adams has traded bis dray business and residence property for Everett Warne’s 120-acre farm near Parr. Mr. Warne took possession of the dray business Monday, but the possession of the real estate does not pass nntil December 15. Mr. Adams does not expect to move on the farm himself, and is undecided at this writing as to what he will engage in. 4 • George J. Nichols of Walker tp., whose public sale was held Wednesday, will move at once to near Minot, North Dakoto, where he has purchased a half section of land. His 360 acres in Walker he has disposed of for part cash and part trade, getting a business room and livery stable at Gaß City and three residence properties at Atlanta, Ind. George is a good citizen and we are sorry to see him leave Jasper county. Conover & Taber have finished their contract ou the White Post gravel road system and are already engaged upon the thirteen miles of Jefferson tp. roads. In a conversation with Mr. Taber be expressed the hope of being able to finish the Jefferson roads this year yet, and as they oan do all of the gravel hauling by train and but very little will have to be transported by team, they may be able to verify this assertion.—Medaryville Advertiser.

Mr. and Mrs. David Hilton are preparing to enter the soldiers’ home at Lafayette. Excursion to Chicago Sunday, October 15; will leave Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m.; leave Chicago at 11:30 p. m. SI.OO round trip. In the ad. of J. C. Gleason “Chinaware, Glassware, Lamps, etc., should read \ off regular prices, instead of “J of regular prices.” " J \fThe Odd Fellows are bnilding ajfcne-story brick addition in the rear of tbeir block, 20x24 feet in size, for the use E. D. Rhodes as a tinshop. Tbe marriage of Mr. Orlan D. Grant of this city and Miss Virginia May Stam of Hammond is announced to take place October 25 at the home of the bride. Catt has recently graduated from a Chicago optical college and will locate in Rensselaer, having secured office rooms upstairs in the Forsythe block. The Democrat is under obligations to Bro. Walker of the Wolcott Enterprise for the use of the half-tone cut of Rev. J. C. Parrett, the newPresbyterirn pastor, which appears on another page. Wolcott Enterprise: Last week James Blake and Ike Leopold bought of David Hebert near Remington 320 acres known as the old Durand farm, then they sold him a 640 acre tract near Vincennes, Ind. There will be a joint supper, speaking, entertainment, etc,, by the Red Men and Old Fellows, at Gifford, on Tuesday evening, Oct. 17, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Admission and supper will be free. Good music. Come. * Advertised letters: Miss Minnie Walker, Mrs. Bell Parr, Mrs. Tomble, Mrs. Devine Iliff, Annabell Gangloff, Mr. Wm. Murphy, George Ramey, Mr. C. M. Harrington, Mr. Roy Heckok, Mr. Roy Flanders, Mr. Billie Barley. ’ Corbin Swarts of Union ip., a former well-known teacher of Jasper county, is lying at the point of death at the home of his brother, Garfield Swarts, at Del Rey, Illinois, from consumption. Hjs death is looked for at any ■moment.

The Wolcott Enterprise issued a handsome 12-page illustrated edition last week, containing a large number of half-tone cuts of busidess houses, residences and prominent men of that hustling burg. We congratulate Bro. Walker on his success with the edition. The carnival people pulled out Sunday morning, but instead of going to Paris, 111., are understood to have gone to Delphi. Perhaps someone at Paris had enough moral back-bone to keep the public streets of the town clear and, like John P. Carr of Fowler, threatened to enjoin them from occupying the principal business streets. G owl and has sold his 138-acre farm, three miles north of town, known as, the old Stackhouse farm, to Werner Miller for SIO,BOO, or about $79 per . acre. Possession is given March Ist. Mr. Miller has done considerable prospecting since selling his farm southwest of town, and has wisely decided that Jasper county is good enough for him. George W. Nicholsou writes us from Germania, Wyo., and encloses $4 for renewal and advance subscription to The Democrat and instructing us to credit M*\ Hope church the 40 votes he was entitled to in The Democrat’s Popularity Contest. George was a former resident of Jordan tp., and still owns a big farm there, and, of course, is interested in seeing Mt. Hope awarded that fine piano.

Some pieces of Kankakee marsh lands which have always been deluged with water are now plainly showing the effects of the ditching. In becoming dry they are sending forth a growth of weeds of a size that will take grubbing to get them out, or a fire that will be a detriment to the land. But there is satisfaction in knowing that soil that will grow great weeds will bring mammoth oorn when tamed down.—Crown Point Star. X-A. B. Cowgill has sold his undertaking business to W. J. Wright and the stock was moved to the latter’s plaoe of business this week, and merged with his own. Zerne Wright, who has been working with his cousin Jennings for some time, will continue with him. Mr. Cowgill is dosing his affairs here and will probably decide to looate at some point in Illinois in the same line of business. He has been a resident of Rensselaer for about eight years, end has made a host of friends here who will be sorry to see him and the family leave Rensselaer.

■> NEW CLOTHING STORE NOW OPEN 1 Rowles & Parker! WJVVITE yov to come here to see our immense display of bright new merchan. dise for Fall and Winter from the world’s best sources of supply. Want you to come not merely to see, but to buy; hence savings that will make it well worth your while. Men’s new style Fall and Winter Suits—every suit a new one—priced exceptionally low.

Rf| tn 3 flfl For Bovs’ well made, good CO 7R t() fi flfl For little fellows Buster M.JU IU O.UU serviceable Double Breast- (U D.UO Browt) y uitßj in f Hncy or ed Knee Pant Suits. Just the thing for Pure Worsted *Serge with Bloomer Pants, school wear Sizes 6to 16. Sizes 3to 8. 019 cn For Men 's Heavy Grade Falh* Winter Suits I m I In new and nobby effects of all-wool Cheviots, Worsteds, fancy novelty W | mixtures, plain blue Serges, etc. Well tailored suits with shape retaining front and shoulders, cut in the very newest style, single and double breasted Sacks. Sizes up to 46.

Men's Well Made Every-day v ~ Suits, $6 to $10.00.? M These suits are of heavy quality black Cheviots and fancy Scotch Mixtures; good serviceable Suits that will give splendid satisfaction; well tailored throughout, all sizes from 34 to 44. They L - Ln _ nj -_ ru ._ n n nnnj . uu , fi l perfect and are as good as many others would ask $8.50 for. Many other lines selling up to $22.50, containing all the newest choice pat- yp «wq terns in single and double breasted styles; strictly high tailored suits, perfect iu tit and construction, better than HW) A PA any custom tailored suit, and you posi- 1L Mm I tively save from $5.00 to $8 00 a suit |J y against custom tailor prices. —■— ■—■ .in .mi. $_ pft Men’s and Young Men’s Fall 7 R|| and Winter Overcoats and Cravenettes I A All In all the newest styles. A complete assort§j| |s is mentof all that is best in each line, and you ■ tllw W are sure to save money by making your purI a chase here. Men’s Overcoats excellent valIz■ b U ne ® s °* * lO °° and s l2 - 50 - OTHER OVERCOATS SELLINO UP TO $25.00.

f K fln F° r . Boys’ fine black and fancy Made with Doable Koee and Double Seat. vUiUU Worsted and fancy all wool Cheviot, Ask to see the “BEST EVER” Suit. Ages Knee Pants Saits. from 6 to 16 years. Odd Fellows' Bldg. 'ROWLES YSI VA'RK.E'R Opp. Court Houso.

PENCE POSTS FOR SALE. Split white oak posts at reasonable prices. Located 7 miles northwest of Rensselaer. Rankin Halstead, R-R No. 3. Rensselaer, Ind. Estray Taken Up— Black hog, weight about 125 pounds, came to my place, on the Henry Grow farm, recently. Owner can have same by proving ownership and paying charges.—T. F. Bbusnahan. The most complete line of bog* giea in Northern Indiana at Par* ker’s.

Handsome New Fall Styles $15.00. Best suits ever shown in Rensselaer at so low a price, goods which speak for themselves, Case of sheer close pricing on our part. A profit saving without equal. Made of beautiful fanoy Worsted Materials, Cheviots and neat mixtures of gfl overplaids in brown or gray, and still others in ml m plain navy blue worsted serge and black Thibet I cloth. They are all cut in the latest fashion which dictates longer coats in both single and ■■■ # ft m double breasted styles, with deep center or side vents, which critical dressers approve. For men " of regular or stout build. Sizes up to 46 inch breast measureFor Fine Furnishings, Hats and Shoes, onr line would do justice to cities many times the size of ours. ' ' For young_ men’s stylish all-wool Fall Suits. worth sl2 50 and $15.00. These are long pants AA suits in sizes from 15 to 20 years. They are made of strictly all-wool Cheviots in fancy mixtures of grey and brown, smooth finished pure AND worsteds, others in plain navy blue Serge and Q Crt bl. ac k Thibet Cloth and unfinished Worsteds. I V Single or Double Breasted Sacks, cut long, after .... the newest fashion, highly tailored throughout. OTHER VOUNtt MEN'S SUITS UP TO $16.50. _ For Boys’ well made every day Long Pants Suits. These suits are made of good Quality JJ I 111 Wool Cheviot and Cassimere, in neat aud yUIUU fancy designs, are strongly made and very suitable for school wear.

Fob Sale—Thoroughbred Duroc Jersey spring pigs, either sex; 1 yearling boar; 1 pure-bred short horn bull, three years old, the lowdown kind. Quss Yeoman, R-R-3 Rensselaer, Ind. See that International Manure Spreader at Parker’s. Beven sold already this fall. The simplest machine on the market. FARMS TO WORK. I have five farms not contracted to be occupied next year, coming Nov. 15,1905. ts *B. P. Thompson.

COLT SHOW OP THE STACKHOUSE & LESH HORSE. A show of the 1905 produce of the Registered Belgian Stallion. Marcus will be held at the Fisher hitch barn on Saturday, Oct. 14. 2:30 p. m. Prizes of $lO and $5 cash will be given for the first and second best colts shown, as awarded by competent judges. Staokhouss & Lbsh. Parker has an international gasoline engine on exhibition at his buggy store. It will pay all prospective buyers to investigate. Any size for any purpose.