Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr. and Mrs. Orreu Parker visited in Hoopeston, 111., this week. reports state that month was the coldest April ■for 26 years. George Long, the 17-year-old son of A. F. Long, the druggist, is sick with pneumonia, but is now improving. The Lake County Star is 35 years old, and one of the best edited apd most neatly printed papers that reaches our exchange table. Spencer Hollister, wife and baby of Momence, 111., are visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hollister here this week. He is a conductor on the Illinois Central road.""' Mrs. E. E. Malone of Monticello, is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. H. Shields, here this week. She has just recovered from a long sickness, due to an attack of appendicitis, Griswold's big railroad Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co., will exbibit in Rensselaer under canvas next Tuesday night. It is said to be one of the largest and best Uncle Tom troupes on the road, and a big turnout is assured. Mr. and Mrs. L B. Haskell and son of Chicaifo, and Mrs. A. W. Haskell of Omaha, Neb , are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haskell of Rensselaer and relatives at Mt. Ayr, this week. Mr. Haskell is a clerk in the Chicago post office. Owing to the high price qf feed in winter and scarcity of near by pasture in summer, John Jones, the milkman, will sell off his herd <>f cows and go out of the milk business. It is reported that he is also thinking of moving to the west. The governor of North Carolina met the governor of South Carolina at the Jamestown exposition n few days ago, and, when someone suggested the usual salutation, it was discovered that both were teetotalers. Now wouldn’t that jar you? Capt. J. W. Wasson received a dispatch from Winchester, Ind., Wednesday stating that his brother Peter bad been operated on the day previous for his kidney and bladder trouble and had recovered nicely from the operation and was expected to get along all right. The following cases from Newton county, of interest to our readers there, were disposed of in the White circuit court this week: Matilda Wickwire, et al, vs. Board of Commissioners of Newton county; judgment for >654. J. A. Wildasin vs. same; dismissed at plaintiff’s costs.

Another very heavy rain came Monday afternoon, continuing throughout the night and putting the river out of its banks again. The rain was general in this section and was so heavy that it put a stop to all farm work for a few days and terminated with a freeze Tuesday night that froze ice Jof an inch thick.

Tom Huston of Goodland, formerly of Milroy tp.\ was over Wednesday. He has been in poor health of late and was at Indianapolis recently to consult a specialist, it being thought an operation would be necessary to relieve him. He was informed otherwise and is now taking treatment that is proving beneficial. Arnott has resigned his position as clerk in the grocery department of the G. E. Murray Co., store, and is moving to Pleasant Grove, where he takes charge of the Everett Brown store, recently purchased by T. M. Callahan, as heretofore mentioned in The Democrat. Simeon Wells take his place in the Murray store.

The remains of Mrs. Carl Vellers were expected here from Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday for burial. Deceased’s maiden name wa® » daughter of Mrs. Mary Rioheson of Rensselaer. She was twice married, to her last husband but recently. She was aged 26 years. It was later decided to bury the remains at the husband’s old home at Mt. Pulaski, 111., however, which was done.

The automobile is still a mighty expensive luxury, still high priced and short lived, and it will not displace the horse for people in moderate circumstances for many years. Even the high priced machines, that one would imagine ought to last several years because of being better built than the cheaper ones, last but a short time and soon get out of repair and go to the scrap pile. As a reducer ozone’s bank roll they are about as effective as a string of race horses, where one has the craze for either.