Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. A. D. Washburn of Kentland visited here Wednesday. Harvey Thornton of Hammond, visited his sister Dora Thornton hero this week. J. G. Francis of Fuirbury, 11l , was here this week looking after I his farm in Jordan tp., Dennis Hogan of Kamkakee. 111., was here Wednesday, looking after his farm near Rensselaer. Mrs E. E. Stephenson returned Tuesday to her home in Chicago, after a week’s visit with relatives here. The Pittsburgh perfect electric weld fence is the only modern fence, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Headquarters for men’s newest, nobbiest, ready-made or tailormade clothing at, economy prices, at the Chicago Bargain Store. W. S. Day was called to Knox, Wednesday, by the death of the 12-year-old sou of Charles Brown, a son-in-law of Mr. Day’s, who died from appendicitis. The ten-year-old son of George Putts, residing in the east part of town, fell' from an apple tree Tuesday and fractured bis arm and dislocated an elbow. The East Chicago, Ind., steel mill workers went out on strike for increase of wages from $1 75 a day to $2 per day. AlO per cent increase was granted and the men have now returned to work. Will Woodworth and J. M. Yeoman have gone to Belle Eourche, S. D., where Bert Goff and other young men from here are located, and will locate there. The latter has a claim there and Will expects to take up one. The Parr Percheron Horse Co., have sold their imported Percheron stallion, Gallileo, to Frank Fenwick and Albert Wortley of Jordan tp. Sylvester Gray will have charge of the horse again this season. See adv, elsewhere in this paper.

-yNo finer March weather was eAer experienced than we have had this year, and this week especially has been extra fine. Garden making and oats sowing has begun to some extent, and vegetation is starting up and trees are putting forth buds. John Mitch, a Cedar Lake saloon keeper, attempted suicide Monday via the shotgun route. He refuses to give any reason for the rash act, but family troubles is said to be the cause. It is reported that blood poisoning has set in and he is likely to die. Word was received here Saturday of the death of Charley McCullough, the 17 or 18-year-old son of J, A. McCullough, formerly of Jordan tp„ but now of near Bluffton. So far as we are able to learn the particulars the boy was out hunting recently and got shot accidently. Blood poisoning set in and he died. A commission in lunacy will look into the sanity of Thaw, the slayer of Stanford White. One of the defense’s experts testified that Thaw was hopelessly insane, and Distriot Attorney Jerome has admitted that he also thinks it, and that he was insane at the time of the shooting of White. Thaw will probably be sent to a madhouse. English returned Tuesday to his home near Carnegie, Okla , after about two weeks visit with relatives and friends here He was accompanied by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Donnelly, who will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs Wallace Murray for about a month, and on her return the latter will accompany her and spend the summer here.