Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1905 — Page 5

j THE 99 CERT ilßacketStore] § BARGAINS f BilliM o<xxxxxxx>o<xxxxxxxxxx>oooc<xxx^^ BROOMS—BO cent Broome, now only 15c 18 Boxes Matches [l4OOl only 10c 1 pound package Bird Seed, 0n1y....—, 5c 1 quart Bottle best Ammonia 7c 1 pint Bottle best Ammonia 5c 10 bars Maacott Laundry Soap, 0n1y...... 25c 6 Bars Fairy Toilet Soap, only 25c Large Bottles Vaseline Qq Colgate or Williams Shaving Soap.... fjg Lamp Cbtmneys, all sizes, No. 1 add R* Knoos for fixtug Covers or Teakettles, 1c LARGE size Pie Tins, deep, 8 for only IQq Pot Covers, from 8c up to 7c Mm. Potts’ Sad Irons, per set 79c A fine 0 ounce Table Tumbler, per ORm dozen - 5 ... Largest size Jelly Tumblem, per dozen 19c Clothes Pins, per dozen. Only 1c Fruit Jar Covers with Rubbers, per 1Q« dozen, only X. *““ Shoe Strings, per pair 1c Husking Mittens, per dozen, only 55c Husking Pegs and Hooks from 8 cents ORn op to - f ““ Husking Gloves, per pair • 39c The finest line of Ladies' Children's and Men’s Shoes to be found In Rensselaer, and at prices that make the other fellows wonder bow it is done. We have a fine Une of Ladles' and Gent’s Underwear, Hosiery. Blankets, Comforts, Bed Spreads, Children's Coats, Misses’ Coats, Ladies' Coats, also Skirts, from » cents up. It wID pay you to trade with us. ~ i Our Glassware and China and Crockery Department is second to none in State. We sell the goods, and we know how to buy them so as to save you middleman’s profit. Come here If you are looking for anything in the different lines we ean save you money, and not only that, we will give you beautiful premiums when you 'purchase amounts up to W or 810, which alone Is a big inducement for you to trade with us. Our i and 10 cent counters are a wonder ia themselves, Goods you pay elsewhere double for, ean be found on our counters at 5 and 10 oents each. The finest line of Bed Blankets la State; prices from 49c to AU Wool, il.fi. Hosiery for Children and grown up people, the best line In town. Prices from 10c to 25c per pair. Our Fur Department Is a wonder to all. Do not buy your Furs until you see ours, as the quality and price is right. No old stuff carried over. * Ladles’ Knit Shawls from Me to 11.49. The finest line of Books in Jasper County. Books others get 23c for we will sell for 10c each. FARMERS, ATTENTION!! We carry the largest assortment of small Hardware nssd on and around the farm, that ean be found outside of our large oliies. We shall sell the same for Ism money than you can buy at any catalogue houses on earth. We will guarantee to furnish you the same if not better goods, for same money, besides save you the freight on same, or you can call us a liar and we will take our medicine.

Watch this apzoc. We (hall change It every week, and it ia the only way we can let you know what ia doing at the 99 CENT RACKET STORE, We have only one to aIL We do no credit buaineaa, telling atrietly for caah. We ean nndaraell any man on earth that doca a credit buaineaa. We have no fancy coat marka to make your head dizzy, wondering whether you are getting ).he tame gooda your neighbor* did at the aame price. Tour dollar hare ia aa good aa anybody’s, will go as far as anybody’s. We have no peta. Wa dd buaineaa on strictly business principles. If we do not give you more for your money than you ean get elsewhere, we do not ask you to trade with ua. All wa do ask la to deal on the square with everybody. When you find we do not, kindly let us know so we ean rectify any mistake, which wa are all liable to make sometimes. This la our fifth year in business and wf are justly proud of the many customers whleh we have, and also the new ones we meet every day. You will be one after you see our stock. Get our prises and sea the beautiful Premiums we are giving away IRII to everybody. Sava your tickets which yon get with every sale, from our cash registers, they are valuable and mean a good deal to careful buyers. Remember our location—Makeever Bank Building, North of Court House, RENSSELAER, IHD. 99 8188 SUE E. V. HANSFORD, Proprietor. Fob Salk— Thoroughbred Du* roo Jersey spring pigs, either sex; 1 yearling boar; 1 pure-bred short horn bull, three years old, the lowdown kind. Guss Yeoman, R-R-3 Rensselaer, Ind.

/ Make Your Grocer Give Yon Guaranteed Cream ol Tartar Baking Powder Alum Baking Powders interfere with digestion and are un- , healthful. Avoid the alum.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City nnd Country Readers. Corn, 46c; oats 26c. w . C. Babcock and family were Chicago visitors Monday. Sale bills printed while yon wait at The Democrat office. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cowgill were Chicago visitors Monday. The finest samples ever shown for men, at Murray’s, Oot. 18-19. J. A. Larsh and children ar&visiting her parents at Frankfort this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood returned Monday from a few days visit in Chicago. Remember “A Royal 81ave” at Ellis opera bonse next Wednesday night, Oct. 18. Ernest Lamson of RoSssville spent Sunday with his relatives and friends here. 1 Persons wishing sewing done by the day at their home, please call ’phone 400 for information. The Monon will ran another excursion to Chicago, Sunday, October 15. One dollar for the ronnd trip. Did yon know the Weber wagon excelled all others in many points? See them at Parker’s and be convinced. G. E. Hershman was in Chicago and Valparaiso on legal business Thursday yesterday. Thoe. Robinson of Gillam tp. returned from Chicago Monday where he had been with three car load of cattle. A fine .new aerial story, Yellow Holly,” will soon appear in The Democrat. Watch for the opening chapters. $1.40 for the round trip to Lafayette, Oct. 14, good returning Oot. 15. Wabash College and Pardne football game. - New mountings and frames for glasses and spectaotes for sale at the office of A. G. Catt, Optician, over Warner’s hardware store. yCf>r. F. A. Turfler attended the state meeting of. osteopaths at Indianapolis last week and was elected one of the trustees of the organization. Michael, T. A. Besse, Warren Poole, George Parker, Harley Brace and S. R. Nichols left Tuesday on a prospecting trip to South Dakota. Souvenir poet cards containing views of tbs court house, new library, Presbyterian church, St. Joseph’s college, etc., are on sale at Sharp’s photo stndio. Monday’s Monticello Journal: Mrs. Isabel Fox, of Rensselaer who was called here by the death of her nephew Stewart Burns, returned to her home this morning. Peter Plummer and family of near Fowler spent Sunday* with old neighbors and friends near Virgie. Mr. Plnmmer says Benton connty has a hamper corn crop this year. Flosse Wright, teacher in *tne Marion schools, oame home Saturday find is now siok with typhoid fever. It is said that four other teachen in the-same school are also siok with the same disease. ' The marriage of Miss Lillian Saylsr, formerly of Rensselaer, and Mr. Ira Bt. Peter of t Chicago Heights, iff announced to tale plaoe at the home of the bride’e parents, Mr. and lira. Lewis Sayler of Kniman, on nest Wednesday, Oot 17. ' , r 4 ,v l : )■ •.wksnßU‘ :

Mrs. Matie Hopkins hi visiting relatives in Chicago. 8-Room House For Rent:—Enquire of Mrs. J. H. Lougbridge. A-St Joseph’s college is now lighted from the city light plant. James F. Irwin was in Dan-'' ville, 111., on business Wednesday. Ji O. Cline was in Loganspbrt, and Lafayette on business Thursday. ■ Murray guarantees a fit at the men’s opening, Oct. 18 and 19; dtf not miss it. \Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. William# arb^ visiting the former’s folks in Ohio for a few days. Thompson of Bluffton. Ohio, is visiting his brother Judge Thompson at present. XTlVIrs. Wm. Fry and Miss Jessie Stevenson of Chicago are visiting relatives here this week. , Mrs. Hallie Flynn and baby of Chesterton. ar«r .yfeWng James Flynn and Mrs. Van Weavtrtr*r^~’ Remember that a good weather goes with every set of sale bills printed at The Democrat office. Elmer Gwin has moved his bicycle and repair shop into the Leopold room, first door north of The Democrat office.

Excursion to Chicago Sunday, October 15; will leave Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m ; leave Chicago at 11:30 p. m. SIOO round trip. The first football game of the season, Shortridge high school vs. Rensselaer high sohool, is scheduled to take place here to-day. Call at The Democrat office with your next order for job printing. Courteous treatment, right prices and the best work will be given yon. ■VAIf Dop nelly has bonght the Thomas Churchill 40 acre farm 2$ miles northwest of town, paying therefor $65 per acre. The land is all under cultivation but has no improvements. Owing to the sickness of the lending lady, “Fanst” failed to appear at the opera house here Wednesday evening, as advestised, bat will probably appear at some later date in the season. The proposed race meet at the Stock Farm track, we are told, is “off,” for the present at least. O. E. Ritchey got positive orders from his wife, who is visiting in Oklahoma, not to run the mack horse. \Mesdames Geo. Murray and E. CAjSnglieh went to Indianapolis this week as representatives to the meeting of the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs. The latter was selected as a two year member of the music committee. Remember The Democrat ’phone is 815; residence ’phone 311. If you have an item of news or want to talk to ns about i job of printing, oall office any time between 7 a. m. and 6 p. m.; call residence at other hoars. few flakes of snow fell Wed-; nesday and the day was oold and and disagreeable, bat a heavy frost fell Wednesday night, the first of the season hard enough to kill vegetation, and Thursday was bright and pleasant again. Rev. J. Vandercar of near Tefft, has recently sold his 40 acre farm in Kankakee tp, to Wm. Fitzgerald of the same township and will move to Knox, Starke county, in the spring, where he has bonght a residence property. All members of the local camp, M. W. A., are requested to be in attendance at the regular meeting of said camp on next Wednesday night, Oot. 18, as there are matters of importance to attend to. JoeJbffrieß, Clerk. B. F. Ferguson has for sale one of the beat grain and stock farms in northwest Indiana, within 6 miles of Rensselaer. Is going to sell, so you men who have money to invest don’t let a good chanoe go by. It is all right and the price is right. Lake Connty Star: Mr. John Brown returned from the Kankakee marsh, Wednesday evening, and says everything is beyond danger of frost He brought some large ears of corn with him that were perfectly ripe, which was planted the 29th day of June. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Gardner are preparing to go to Los Angeles, Cali., to spend the winter and if pleased with the country, may locate there permanently. Mrs. Gardner’s people reside in Los Angeles. She will leave the Utter part of thU month, bnt Mr. Gardner will not go nntil several weeks later. . ' f /fepyglL V**: 't'J

Mrs. E. T. Harris has been under the doctor’s care for the past few weeks. Mr. Emil Pesohel will take your order for a suit or overcoat at Murray’s, Oct. 18, 19. 1 N. S. Bates attended the refimoQ of his old regiment at Hartford City this week. Xj. B. Williams of Bellfountaine, Ohio, is the gnest of his brother, J. W. Williams, this week. J Dr. and Mrs. Edward Corcoran ffChicago were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan a few days this week. Rev. and Mrs. V. O. Fritts of Dunkirk, are visiting their son and family, Ernest Fritts, here this week. A still born ohild was born last week to Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Berkley,of Portland, Oregon, formerly of this city. Reports from Mrs. W. H. Beam are that she is improving nicely from the operation performed on her last week at a Chicago hospital for strangulated hernia. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark expect to go to Oklahoma City, Okla., in a few weeks to spend the winter with the families of J. F. -Warren and Charlie Spriggs. A burning chimney at Oscar McClure’s, in the old Dexter property on McCoy avenue, called out the fire department Wednesday afternoon. No damage done. L. Thornton has sold bis 86 acre farm at Surrey to Wilbur Asper of Livingston county, 111., for $Bl per acre. The purchaser will move upon tbe farm the coming spring. A farewell reception was given at the M. E. parsonage Thursday evening to the families of H. C. Heffner, B. O. Gardner and A. B. Cowgill, who will soon leave Rensselaer. John Vinson of Brook ran up against the strong arm of the law here Thursday night and was fined and cost $10.90 by Squire Irwin for drank and disorderly conduct. He settled. Alva Smith, who was arrested here for larceny, carnival week, by officers from White county, entered a plea of guilty there last weekend was given an indeterminate sentence to the reformatory.

Squire Wm. E. Moore has purchased the H. C. Hefuer property that has been occupied by the latter, and deeded it to Miss Alma Steirs, who has lived with Mr. Moore’s family for many years. Levi Renicker returned Tuesday from a few days visit at Covert and South Haven, Mich. His mother and Mrs. Renicker and children, who had been visiting there ,for a few weeks, returned home With him. A. Gh W. Farmer of Sharon was showing about town Tuesday a few mammoth ears of corn grown on his farm there this season. Corn in that locality is good but the spring rains drowned out so much of it that only a small acreage was raised. Squire Thornton of this city and B. R. Faris of Gillam tp., attended the reunion of their old regiment, the Ninth Indiana, at Valparaiso last week. Rensselaer has been selected as the meeting plaoe next year, to be held the last Friday and Saturday in October. Roy Smith, now has a good position with the Panhandle road as operator and assistant agent at Lacrosse. Roy has been working at telegraphy but ten months, and his promotion to the position he now holds speaks well for \his ability and the trust the oompa’hy reposes in him. . Auctioneer Phillips tells us that the »oattle sale at Thomas Spencer’s near Lee, White county, Thursday was largely attended by cattle buyers and the stock sold well, no phnomenal prices, but all went at a fair market value, such as madk the seller a little money and left a good chance for profit for the purchasers. Mr. Spencer will hold another sale of a like number of desirable cattle on next Friday, Oot. 20. Wallace Robinson, formerly of this oity but for some years a resident of Lamar, Colo., died last Sunday at his home there after only about four days siokness with typhoid fever. He was about 47 years of age and had resided in Lamar about five years. The news of his sudden death came as a shook to his relatives here as they bad not even heard of his sioifcness until. news of his death oame. Warren Robinson, his twin brother, left for Lamar Monday to attend the funeral which was held there.

Do not miss the men’s tailoring opening at Murrays, Wednesday and Thursday, Oot. 18,19. A large number of cases Were continued or passed -for the term, including the Guy divorce, and state cases, tbe paternity case against Henry Barger, the Weise divorce case, the Kellenberger divorce case, eto., etc. Monticello Herald: Tbe Hoosier Amusement Co., has “spread its tarpaulins and is waiting for the manna to fall” at Attica this week. It harvests a crop of about $2,000 a week and after the caravan moves on the community is that mnch ont with nothing to show for it. "T-fcouie Fendig of Brunswick, Ga., son of Mr and Mrs. Ralph Fendig of this city, is to be married to-morrow at Jacksonville, Fla., to Miss Sadie Goldberg of that city. They will visit Mr. Fendig’s parents here on their wedding trip. Louie’s Rensselaer friends extend congratulations. B. F. Ferguson returned last Saturday from the state of Washington. He sold several tracts of land on this trip, of which 320 acres was to Mr. Hnmpherys of White county. He is selling these lands for $5.00 to $5 50 per acre. It will pay you to call at his office and see the quality of grain produced on these lands. At the annual meeting of Tenth district postmasters at Lafayette this week W. E. Peck of Remington was chosen president, F. O. Farley of Crown Point, secretary, and J. R. Nordyke of Wolcott, treasurer. The meeting next year will be at Valparaiso. F. B. Myers of this city was relected on the executive committee. On account of the formal dedication of Jasper County Cottage at the Soldiers Home, Lafayette, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, the Monon will sell excursion tickets to Lafayette at SI.OO for the round trip and run a special train going, tp leave Rensselaer about 7:30 a. m. .Tickets good to return on any regular train Oct. 18. A “Royal Slave” is a most striking production in many ways. It is a new and pleasing departure in tbe way of tbe play, and there is nothing similar to it on the stage to-day. It is unlike any other story, containing an interesting theme fend presenting a pretty romance in a manner which holds the interest of the audience throughout the entire play— At Ellis opera honse, Oct. If*J. H. Culp of Lee was in the cty on business Wednesday. His family .has been having a serious seige with typhoid fever, their two boys having been sick for several weeks with tbe disease. Both are now practically Qut of danger and it is expeoted they will recover, although the eldest boy’s throat is still giving him considerable trouble and has been lanced a couple of timeso The attending physician has 7 been treating the other members of the family in an endeavor to ward off the disease from them, and thinks he has succeeded in doing so. A fellow with a covered wagon, two woodchncks and a couple of girls held forth on tbe street here Saturday and Saturday night. He took in a good many dimes from those who were enrions to see the woodchucks while the girls helped draw tbe crowd by singing. The woodchncks were not called by this common plaoe name by the fakir, bnt were designated as a pair of “Cephalopoda,” and of course no one here had ever seen an animal oalled any such unpronoun cable name as that. Tbe fakir stated to one or two before leaving that he dropped into one of the poker joints here Saturday night and cleaned np S2O more of Rensselaer’s long green.

Save Your Eyes by Wearing Diamond Lenses.

None genuine without trade mark on every lens. Absolutely clear and free from every defect Accurately ground and centered, fused from minute crystal pebbles, have no eqnal, being the most perfect lens made. I control the sale of these lenses in Jasper and Newton counties. Dr. Chas. Vick, Eyesight Specialist. Office in 0. H. Vick’s fruit store, next door to express office, Rensselaer, Ind. This is your ohanoe to get a glSod suit to measure at Murray’s, Got. 18 and 19, Wednesday and Thursday. Students having trouble with their eyes should call at my office and have theirs examined A. G. Oatt, Optician. Parker wants to see you before you buy that buggy.

PUBLIC SALES.

The Democrat has printed bilk for the following public sales: Thursday, Oct. 19, Mrs. Nancy A. Swarts and Chas. E. Swarts, 11 miles north of Rensselaer, 3 miles south and £ mile west of Kniman, General sale, horses, cattle, farm implements, household goods, etc. Friday, Oct. 20, Thomas A. Spencer, south of Lee; another big cattle sale, 150 head of stockera and feeders.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at tbe oourt house is “Loyalty to a Conviction;” in the evening, “Why do we go to Church?” All are welcome.

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Sunday, Oct. 15, there will be the regular services in the Presbyterian church. The subject of the morning sermon will be “The God we know,” and in the evening, “First Love.” Everybody invited.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. Bair is holding revival meetings at Beaver City this week, bat the usual services will be held to-morrow. Rey. V. O. Fritts will preach in the evening and Prof. White will render a violin solo. The public is cordially invited.

Eye-Sight Specialist.

A. G. Catt, formerly of this place, who has been studying optics the past years, has completed a coarse in this line in what is considered to be tbe best college of its kind in existence. He now being a Doctor of Optios has decided to locate here permanently in the office rooms over Warner’s hardware store. Anyone having trouble with their eyes or glasses should consult him.

THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOT-BALL SCHEDULE.

The Democrat has been handed the following foot-ball news with the request that we publish same: OAUI SCHEDULE. Oct. 14—Shortridge at Rensselaer. r Oot. 21—Delphi at Rensselaer. Oct. 28—Rensselaer at Delphi.' Nov. 4 Rensselaer at Monticello. Nov, 11—Oakwood [W. Lafayette] at Rena--4 selaer. Nov. 18—Crown Point at Rensselaer. Nov. 25—Rensselaer at Crown Point. Nov. 30—Frankfort at Rensselaer. bknssblabb’s link-up. L. E. —Guy Gerber. L. T.—Ray Hopkins, L. G.—Percy Hauter. C.—Hurley Beam, Tom Willey. R. G.-Robt. Milliron. R. T.—Vaughn Woodwoorth. R. E. —Lee Kepner, Hugh Kirk. Q. Gaylord McParland, Cart Duvall. L. H.—Homer Dobbins. R. H.- -Guy Daniely. F. B.—Devere Yeoman. Game called 2:30 p. m. to-day.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Oct. 5, to Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Flagg, of the north part of town, a son. Oct. 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Moore, east of town, a son. Oot. 9, to Prof, and Mrs. N. F. Warren, a son. Oct. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Slaughter, southeast of town a daughter. Oct. 10, to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hill, in town, a son. Parker has an international gasoline engine on exhibition at hia buggy store. It will pay all prospective buyers to investigate. Any size for any purpose.

FARMS TO WORK. I have five farms not contracted to be occupied next year, coming Nov. 15, 1905. ts 8. P. Thompson.

FIGHT FOR PARTY CONTROL

Fairbanks and Beveridge Men Bettis the Contest for the State Chairmanship. Indianapolis, Oct. 13. The fight between the friends of Senator Beveridge and the supporters of Vice President Fairbanks for control of the Republican state organisation opened when George A. H. Shideler, of Marfon, a Beveridge supporter, threw open his headquarters at the English hotel and announced his candidacy for state chairman. J. P. Goodrich, present chairman and a Fairbanks man, Is a candidate for re-election, and the friends of the senator and vice president will be arrayed against each other In the campaign for control of the organization. Shideler was a member of the last legislature and has been prominent In state politics for years. He is a pronounced Beveridge man. It is said that if Beveridge secures control of the state organization Fairbanks will find It difficult to get a delegation to the next national convention that will favor his candidacy for the presidency. Balt-Rising Bread Condemned. Kokomo, Ind., Oct 13.—Mrs. Sarah Rohrer, In her lectures upon cooking in this city, condemned salt-risinghrsnd as the breeding ground of all household microbes; fried edibles as unwholesome, and she denounced bakers’ breed..