Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr- and Mrs. A. D. Washburn of Kentland,were guests of friends here over Sunday. Larry Daily, an old inmate of the poor asylum, died Saturday night and was buried in the poor asylum lots in Weston cemetery Monday. Rev. W. H. Flagg returned yesterday from a visit to his old home in Dearborn oonnty. He reports wheat looking fine there and alfalfa from six to seven inches in height. ''rThe drilling outfit on the Iroquois rock work has been moved down town, near the old creamery bridge, where the water will not interfere with the work so much during the spring rains. We want you to read the new column feature in The Democrat, “Visits With Uncle By,” which now appears each week. You will enjoy this column immensely, no matter what your age or walk in life may be. M. D. Gwin ofthis city and Miss Susie May Rauier of Lafayette, were united in marriage at the home of the bride in that city Wednesday. After a short visit in Indianapolis they have returned to Rensselaer to reside. Dr. J. A. Hatch of Kentland, a former congressman from this district, was attending court here yesterday and Thursday. The doctor spent the winter in California, returning from San Francisco a few weeks since. D. J. Babcock, the young son of The Democrat editor who has been confined to the bouse the past seven weeks with typhoid fever, is beginning to get about again and ventured out of doors Wednesday for the first time. Mary Kosta, sixteen years of age, whose parents reside in Newton tp., and John Karr of over the line in Newton county, eloped to Porter county, bat the father of the girl got after them and located the couple at the home of Joe Deveraux, in Porter county, with the aid of the Wheatfield marshal, and the girl was brought back home., Karr, who is 24 years of age, was allowed to go free. “Uncle Alf” McCoy and wife who have been occupying rooms over Warner’s hardware store since Tom’s house was dynamited in October, 1904, have stored their goods in A. Parkison’s brick house on Forest street and broken up housekeeping for the present. Mrs. McCoy will reside with Mr. Parkison’s while the old man has signified his intention of shaking the dust of Rensselaer from his brogans, no doubt intending to go live with son-in-law Rinehart in the “Show Me” state if he comes oat onecathed from the criminal cases now pending against him for wrecking the McCoy bank. W. B. Donahue, in the “Mrs. Brown” trial Thursday, testified that the people of Rensselaer bad “had it in for him” for a year or more. This is evidently a mistake, for if they had Donahue would no doubt have been given notice to get out of town long ago. His actions here, tbe class of people he has associated with, his drunken and besotted condition much of the time, together with the general reputation of the place here where he “boarded,” while bis wife —said to have been a most worthy woman —lay dying in their Dakota home, his taking his innocent babe to this house here where, according to his own story, told after one of their drunkin fights, it was shamefully abused, bas not been such as to commend him to the people of Rensselaer, and no one is to blame for the opinion held of him here but himself. ••DEATH, RUIN AMD DISASTER,” A large book of over 500 pages, beautifully illustrated, cloth bound, telling all about tbe San Francisco disaster. Price 51.50. Will deliver book on or about May 20. J. W. King. See the new novelties iu belts, hand bags, combs, umbrella, etc., just received. Chicago Bargain Btore. Tho G. E. Murray Co„ is unloading tbe third oar of “Sleepy Eye” which prove, it superiorty over other flour. Order of Services at Trinity M. E. Church Sunday, April ap, 10:45 A. M. Voluntary Mrs. Delos Thompson Hymn and Prayer Chorus, “Be Not Afraid” Selection from Elijah i , Mrs. Delos Thompson's Class Scripture Lesson Offertory, Tanhouser Ora Duvall Choir, “Nearer My God to Thee" Sermon Solo Miss Ethel Ferguson Benediction. An armload of old paper* for a nickel at The Demoorat office.