Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrt. Jasper Wright of Newton tp., went to Wabash Wednesday to visit relatives. Mis. E. 8. Parr and daughter of Ohioago are visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. W. F. Smith. Lyman Zea has secured a job a* Lafayette with a cement walk gang since doffing the star as nightwatoh here. <* W. A. Rinehart, A. McCoy’s son-in-law, from Queen City, Mo„ was here looking after business matters this week. Mesdames Eldon Hopkins, T. W. Hans and Mr. C. B. Steward attended the grand lodge Rebekah and I. O. 0. F., at Indianapolis this week. A 1 Robinson of Monon, who went to Forsyth, Mont., recently with the party from here, has returned and does not speak very enthusiastically of the job there. He advises those seeking work to stay here at $1.50 per day rather than go go there at $2 50. Quite a party of relatives of Mr. and Mrs. George Hanna, of near Kniman, consisting of F. G. Burns, A. B. and S. O. Hanna and their families and Mrs. R. R. Bright, came over from Carroll county last Friday to visit the former. Mr. Hanna met the party here with his two teams and conveyed them to his farm. Crown Point Star: Several new saloons are being added for the Cedar Lake trade this season, and if the Indians who made that place headquarters seventy years ago could come back now they would be surprised at the amount of firewater now offered for sale there. There was none of the stuff then nearer than the village of Chicago. A fine growing rain accompanied by considerable lightning came Wednesday night, and Thursday was warm and the best day for growing crops we have had in two months. Thursday night it also rained slowly nearly all night long, and yesterday morning it was quite cool again and indications were that more rain was to follow.

Twelve tickets were sold to Ft. Wayne from Rensselaer to the State encampment, G. A. R. Among those attending from here w&re Mrs. J. C. Porter, Mrs. Marie Hopkins, Mrs. John Alter and Mrs. George Maines of the Circle, and Mrs. P. W. Clarke and Mrs. John Duvall of the Relief Corps. RiohanL Grow, Wm. Powers and J. H. Thornton also attended. Ray Wood, who has been at Tombstone, Arizona, for several months, principally for the purpose of taking instructions in short-hand of John Walker, former court reporter here, is expected home next month. He is now a good competent stenographer, we understand, and expeots to follow that business as an occupation. He is undeoided on a location, we are told, but will probably go west. C _ Mrs. Harvey Miller of Barkley tp., who was taken to Chicago recently to be operated on for gall stones, underwent an operation last Friday. She was found to be in a very serious condition and the operation could not save her life/ She died at the hospital Tuesday and the remains were brought back to Mt. Ayr for burial, the funeral being held Thursday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Keeney.

Harry Price of Des Moines, lowa, committed suicide last Friday at the home of his father, D. §. Price west of Brookston, by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. Young Price was married a few months ago to Miss Ella Heraon of Brookston, who a few years ago was employed for several months as a compositor in 3fhe Democrat office, and they had gone to Des Moines to reside. He came home about a month ago because of poor health, the condition of whioh made him despondent and to which is attributed his rash act. About a half a buehel of postcards are held up at the Rensselaer postoffice, on which the gayly lettered words “Greetings from Rensselaer” appear in some sort of a mica or other substance that rubs off and is skid to be dangerous to postoffioe employes in handling, frequently causing blood poisoning. The postoffice department has ruled that these cards cannot be mailed except in an envelope, when two cental postage must be paid, and if you nave mailed any such loose oards at the Rensselaer office don’t expect an answer soon, for they have not been sent out, ! but still remain in the office where they will be returned to the writer on calling for them. > i