Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1906 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The great clearance sale ends Saturday night of this week at the Chicago Bargain Store. jMr. and Mrs. Jacob Junglas, wKo moved to Losant, 111., last April, have returned to Rensselaer and again taken up their residence here, —Wgsters George and Delevan Bibcock are spending a couple of weeks with their grandmother, Mrs. 8. M. Freelove, at Goodland. They will be joined next week by their mother, Mrs. F. E. Babcock. The pastor will preach at morning hour at Trinity M. E. church on next Sabbath, subject, “The Gospel of Amos.” In the evening the congregation will join in the union service at the Presbyterian church and the pastor will preach on the subject: “The Meaning of \Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Windsor of Claflin, Kans., who have been east on a wedding trip, stopped off here Tuesday for a few days visit with the latter’s relatives and friends, and to-morrow, accompanied by Mrs. Windsor’s mother, Mrs. D. A. Stoner of Wichita, Kans., will leave for their western home. Dr. Willard Stockwell, a former well known resident of Jasper county, died last week at Sparta, Tenn., the result of a fall received a few days before while at bis grist mill near by. He was aged about 72 years. A widow and three children, among whom is Mrs. John N. Baker of Barkley tp., survive him. \ James Lefler, on the Squire Moore farm near Pleasant Ridge, reports the best oats yield we have yet heard of. Mr. Lefler had in 200 acres and they yielded 8,700 bushels, or on an average of about 43 bushels per acre. Thirty acres yielded 2,105 bushels, a little over 70 bushels to the acre, while 17 acres yielded 67 bushels to the acre. . Threshing has been rushed along this week at a lively rate, the weather having been ideal. Next week, if good weather continues, will probably end the threshing in this county. While the rains of last week colored the oats somewhat and make them shell badly in handling now, it is said they are not damaged enough to make any reduction in price. Kentland Enterprise: Miss Mabel Sell is giving a house party in honor of Miss Josie Porter, Miss Thena Myers and Miss Myra Watson of Rensselaer, Miss Gertrude Smith of Sheldon, Miss Margaret Kessler, of Morocco and Miss Mabel Nichols of Franklin. The young ladies came Tuesday and will be guests of Miss Sell and her friend, Miss Nellie Ade, for a week.

Saturday’s Hammond Times: G. W. Infield, an electric railway promoter from Jasper county, was here yesterday endeavoring to arouse interest in a line to run from Lafayette through Rensselaer, Lowell, Cedar Lake, Crown Point and Hammond. He did not meet with a great deal of encouragement as he could give no definite informatics as to how the money to construct the line was to be obtained. xjA severe electrical storm, accompanied by considerable wind and heavy rain, came yesterday forenoon and stopped threshing again for the balance of the week. A tree was blown over in Nate Fendig’s yard and a tree struck by lightning in Henry Wood’s yard. No doubt eorne other damage was done in town as well as in the country that is yet to hear from. Several of the country telephone lines are also out of commission. The democrats of Indiana will run a special train from Indianapolis overthe Pennsylvania lines to New York August 28, leaving Indianapolis at 3 p. m., to the Bryan reception at the Metropolis. The rate on all roads will be one fare plus ¥2, and the round trip fare from Indianapolis will be s2l, with $5 extra for sleeping berths. If any of The Democrat’s readers desire to take in the trip they should communicate with their county chairman or the State Central Committee at once. The Monon’s wrecking crews, with the “assistance” Saturday and Sunday of about every able-bodied man, woman and child in Rensselaer, and also many from the surrounding country, succeeded in clearing up all the wreck here Tuesday. No doubt most, of the on-lookers could have cleared it up in much less time, ’ but they were no't on the pay-roll, so contented themselves with looking wise and confining their suggestions to their “feliow-laborers” on the outskirts of the crowd. A few pieces of wash dress goods left at one-half price to close out at the Chicago Bargain Store.