Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Leiut. Bates Tucker of the regular army, is visiting friends here. Gail Michels, who has been out west for ’the past year, is home again.' Mrs. John Paxton and daughter Florenoe of Longmont, Colo., are visiting relatives here. If yonVre looking for reliable shoes and clothing at lowest prices go to the Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs.. Chas. Jouvenat of Chicago is visiting her sister Mrs. George here for awhile. Mr. Jouvenat was also down over Sunday. Mrs. Joe Nagle and two children, Mildred and Regina, left yesterday for a few weeks visit with relatives at Lafayette and Peru.

U. M. Baughman, N. Littlefield and Geo. E. Hershman expebt to leave the third Tuesday in July on a prospecting trip through Oklahoma. Come to Rensselaer the 4th and hear the celebrated Deßaugh Twentieth Century Band of Chicago, one of the many free attractions here on that day. Mrs. John Danford, a young married woman of Wolcott, attempted suicide Wednesday evening by taking carbolic acid. Her life was saved by prompt medical attention. A fine rain fell here Sunday night and Monday forenoon, which was needed and did a great amount of good: The rain seems to have been quite general in this seotion of the state. Mr. Frank Critser of Rensselaer and Miss Kate Mauck of Newton tp., Were married in Chioago Monday. The Democrat joins their many friends in extending congratulations. Barney Kolhoff has sold his 80 acre farm in Union tp., to Omar Morlan and son Ernest, and expects to move to North Dakota. The price was $65 per aore. Poss ession March 1. Wm. Heusoo, a former resident of Jasper county, near Sharon, was married last week in Chicago to Mrs. Annie Sbolve of Englewood. Mr. Henson has been living at Chicago Heights, 111., for the past year, and they will reside in that city.

Starke County Democrat: The Laporte Argus-Bnlletin states that B. L. Thurber and Charles Rook of that city, canght a pickerell in the Kankakee Thursday that weighed sixteen pounds and was more than three feet in length. No description is given of the bait used. Peter O’Connor of Qninoy, 111., visited his brother Sheriff O’Connor, a few days this week. He served in the navy as sailing master for several years, and Wednesday, in company with his brother John, he went to Indianapolis to oall on his old captain; Admiral Brown, of that oity. The chief of the fire department in the White City, fire show, who is also the champion hose-eonnec-tor of the world, oame down from Chioago Thursday to give the local fire department some instructions in the fire show they are to give here tht> 4th, returning to Chicago yesterday morning. Mr. and MSrs. “Billy” Fry of Chicago are visiting hers this week, while the former is recuperating from injuries received from falling from a wagon whioh he drives for Mandel Bros. A jolt of the wagon threw him out and the wheels passed over him, and though considerably braised, no bones were broken.

E. J. Wilcox of Dayton, Ky., was here Monday and Tuesday, returning Tuesday night with Mrs. Wiloox, who had been visiting here for a oouple of weeks. Elmer is a sort of a silent partner now in a transfer and moving van business in Oinoinnati, which is proving a good thing and growing better all the time. They now have two vans and the receipts sometimes reaoh $l5O per week. He may decide to give up his mail clerkship some of these days and devote his entire attention to this new business. Correspondents are requested to send in their items a little earlier than usual next week, so that The Democrat force oan celebrate. And, by the way, we would like to hear from more of our correspondents eaoh week. Don’t get tired just because summer is here, but remember that hundreds of readers watch for your items in the Demoorat each week, some of them now thousands of miles away, to learn what old neighbors and friends are doing baok in Jasper county, and try npt to disappoint them hereafter.