Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Item* of Interest to City and Country Readers. r Corn, 47c; oats 35c. Dr. English is driving a new •"Rio” automobile. St. Joseph’s College band played at Lafayette the 4th. Miss Maude Lally Reed of Rushville, spent the 4th with relatives here. H. Ritchey spent the 4th *wxb his daughter at Traverse City, Mich. Dr. Miller took Mrs. Wm. Miller to a Chicago hospital for treatjnent Thursday. \Mjsß Jessie Knox left Thursday lona sojourn of two months durationXt Winona Lake. Wm, Merica, Sr., of Delphi, is visiting his son William and family, on South Scott street. Kentland Enterprise: Mr. and Mrs. Angus Washburn are taking a trip through Kansas and Oklahoma. ■ G. Warren was thrown from a*wagon Monday by his horse running away and three ribs were broken. .zSlr. and Mrs. J. J. Hunt spent •'Sunday with the family of the former’s brother, L. L. Hunt, at Lowell. There will be preaching services at the First M. P. church to-mor-row at 3 p. m., by the pastor Rev. Edward Day. Miss Pearl Brogden, formerly of this city, but now of near Francesville, visited friends here Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Arthur Halstead of Twelve Mile, Cass county, and two sons, Newton and Frank, are visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. O. Cline. It is again rumored that a new democratic paper is to be started at Morocco, with our old friend Sidney Schanlaub at the editorial helm. S. C. Robinson is at Tuszcola; 111., helping care for his brother-in-law, Dr. Albert Overton, who is very sick with typhoid fever.

“Battling Nelson,” the champion light-weight fighter of the world, of Hegewisch, 111., accompanied by his father, visited J. H. Conway at Pajr Thursday. . Healy and eleven members of/ Co. M left yesterday to attend the annual encampment of the I. N. G., at Springfield, 111., as the guests of a Chicago company. New subscribers to The Demcrat during the past two weeks: Momence, 111., 1; Mt. Ayr, 1; Goodland, 1; Medaryville, 1; McCoysburg, 1; Breedsville, Mich., L/ ' J. W. Horton has gone to Colgate, Indian Ter., for a few months stay for the benefit of his health. Jake Wildberg has charge of bis dental parlors during bis absence. Mt. Hope M. P. church held their childrens’ day exercises last Sunday afternoon. A fine grsm was rendered. A collection of 112 26 was taken up for Foreign Missions. Medaryville Advertiser: The jury in the case of Bessie Cronin vs. Dr. Jones, which was heard at Valparaiso Wednesday and Thursday, found the defendant not guilty,of libel. Sternberg dredge has passed the Burk bridge and will soon be down to the Pullins bridge, where the mammoth new dredge will take up the work and push it on down through Rensselaer.

Mrs. Shivly and Clande Kious of Brookston, spent the 4th with their sister, Mrs. Charles Slaughter, south of town. MisS Ida Slaughter returned home with them Thursday for a short visit. urJKhg law firm of Hershtnan & has dissolved partnership and the business will be continued by Mr, Hershman. Mr. Hodges will probably move to some larger town in a few weeks. v£"Tffstead of joining his family on outing in Michigan, E. L. Hollingsworth was called to Desna oi nee, lowa, Tuesday by the serious condition of his uncle, Louis Hollingsworth, who was stricken with paralysis. Mrs. Joseph Sharp, who has been confined to her bed with sickness for the last two months, caused from a tumor or cancer of the stomach, for which she was twice operated on, is gradually failing and no hopes are of her recovery. She is liable to die at most any time or may live some •weeks yet.