Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

| J. F. Irwin was looking after business matters at Edgerly, No. Dak., this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson left Thursday for Washington, D C., to visit their daughter, Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson. Don’t miss that big sale now going on at the G. E. Murray Co., store. See big page ad in another part of this paper.

Only 34 tickets were sold here Sunday for the Chicago excursion, the smallest number of any excursion for several years.

James Laughlin, who moved here from Brook about a year ago, has bought property at Fort Wayne and is preparing to move to that city.

St. Joseph’s and St. Vincent’s (Chicago) college ball teams crossed bats at Riverside Park Wednesday afternoon. Score 24 to 0 in favor of the former.

The Alumni banquet was held last night at the Armory, which was handsomely decorated for the occasion. The refreshments were served by the ladies of the Chrisian church.

twenty-fourth annual commencement of the Rensselaer High School was held at the opera house Thursday evening and was very largely attended. The address was by Pres. W. L. Bryan of Indiana University. There were 34 graduates.

George Hershman, who is looking after the peace and dignity of the state of Indiana during the absence of Mose Leopold in Monticello, is kept pretty busy these days. Monday be was at Parr prosecuting the “Farmer” Hopkins case; Tuesday on the case of young Pierre Thompson; and Wednesday on the Weil case.

\<A very big rain fell in Milroy anti East Carpenter Wednesday afternoon and it is reported that a gang of men worked all night to save the dredge on the Nissius ditch. Corn stalks and other debris came down the ditch in such quantities as to almost swamp the dredge. No rain to speak of fell west of the Range Line road.

Joseph Kahler, son of John Kahler, of Chicago, a former resident of Marion tp., died at his home in Chicago Wednesday morning, aged 18 years, of tuberculosis of the brain. The remains were brought here for burial yesterday and the fuueral held from St. Augustine’s Catholic church at 11 a. m. and interment made in Mt. Cavalry cemetery.

Pierre Thompson, a young man employed as a section hand on the Monon, was arrested Monday night for raising a disturbance in the opera house, and placed in jail. He had been drinking some, it is alleged. He was arraigned before Squire Irwin Tuesday and fined $5 and costs, some Ila in all. He could not pay and was returned to jail, but later Wm. Moore, the section boss, came up and staid the fine and he was released.

The Monon will run an excursion to Indianapolis to-morrow. Here also the “tariff has been put on” a little, and the round trip rate from Rensselaer is $1.75, against a $1.25 rate last year. The round trip fare from all stations between Hammond and Rensselaer, inclusive, is $1.75; McCoysburg, $1.65; Lee and Monon, $1.50; Monticello, $1.35. Train will pass Rensselaer at 7:28 a. m., going, arriving at Indianapolis at 11 a. m. Returning, train will leave Indianapolis at 7 p. m.