Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. F. D. Gilman of Goodland, visited friends in Rensselaer last week. IJF’few oases of measles are rewrted in the family of Riley Tullis, southwest of town. , JjCt J. Dean left Tuesday to visit his mother at Coats, Kansas., and sister at Wichita, Kan. Hamacher accompanied J. F. Bruner to Elbow Lake, Wis., on a prospecting trip this week. Calling Cards: —100 engraved cards with plate for only $1.25 at The Democrat office. Call and see samples. W. Williams attended the Xpnual meeting of the national retail furniture dealers association at Chicago this week. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Kiplinger of Fairfield, 111., are visiting the latter’s brother, H. W. Kiplinger of this city this week. The scarlet fever patients at Mrs. W. O. Florence’s are all reported doing well and there has been no spread of the disease. Mt. Ayr Pilot: Mrs. W. Ponsler has been having another siege of serious sickness. The result of a relapse from her former sick spell. W. N. Pence, formerly of near Demote, now superintendent of a big ranch for Nelson Morris near Midland, Texas., was in town Tuesday. Lyman Barce, north of town, has gone to the mineral springs near Attica to take treatment for rheumatism and stomach trouble for a few weeks.

All kinds of muslins, embroideries and laces for your spring sewing at less thsn regular wholesale prices at Rowles & Parker’s January clearance sale. A. M. Traugh of Goodland, for many years a prominent citizen of Remington, is reported quite sick with little chance of recovery. The old gentleman is almost 87 years of age. Dr. Roberts will be at Remington Thursday Jan. 24th. Dr. Roberts extracts teeth without pain or danger, using his own exclusive method, “Odontolone.” Call at the Griffith Hotel. The Mt Ayr Pilot, which has been printed from the Goodland Plaindealer office since it was established, is to be printed at home soon, a new press and outfit having been purchased by Editor Bauman. The Democrat’s job department has been fairly busy for the past six weeks, as evidenced by the fact that during this time it has turned out three catalogues and other job printing aggregating over $250 worth, an average of over S4O per week. County Superintendent Dnnn of Starke county, has resigned to accept a position as manager of the Indiana Young People’s Reading Circle, and Elmer E. Rodgers has been elected to fill out Mr. Dunn’s unexpired term. The new superintendent is a republican. First National Bank of Medaryville has been organized with a capital of $25,000. John P. Ryan and Michael Robinson of Gillam tp., Warren Robinson of Rensselaer and Charles H. Guild, James R. Guild and Elmer C. Williams of Medaryville are the organizers. The Indianapolis Sun says that there will be a congressional apportionment bill introduced at this session of the legislature. One of the districts to be changed is the Tenth. Tippecanoe and Warren counties are to be shifted to some district owing to a factional fight in the district. The county of Starke is to be added to the Tenth district.

Monticello Journal: Elzie V. Miller, of Hanging Grove township, Jasper county, and Mabel B. Dobbins, of Wolcott, were united in marriage yesterday at the County Clerk’s office by Justice Marshall. Mr. Miller is a son of John D. Miller, who some years ago lived on S, W. Meyer’s farm west of this town. The young couple has the best wishes of all who know them uind are richly deserving of the same,

Trustee Stalbaum of Kankakee tp., was in yesterday filing his annual settlement sheets with the county auditor. Owing to the recent smallpox cases at his home the advisory board did not like to meet there until Saturday last, when it was agreed they should meet, but one of the members was sick then and they did not finally meet until Wednesday. Mr. Stalbaum reports the Kankakee exceedingly high and Shelby is practically surrounded by water.