Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Com, 47c; oats 38c. v ' A fine rain fell here yesterday morning. Miss Cora Everett visited in Lowell Sunday. The usual number of 4th of July accidents are being reoorded. Mrs. Jessie Taylor of Milwaukee is visiting Mrs. Hale Warner. Mrs. W. C. Miiliron of Knox was visiting relatives here this week. * Little if any corn in this vicinity was “laid by” by the 4th this year. Zern Wright went to Mudlavia Saturday to take treatment for rheumatism. Cherry pies are an unknown quantity this year, the crop being an entire failure. Rev. C, W. Postell and wife of Fowler visited relatives here Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. W. H. Parkison and children are visiting her parents at Attica this week. Mris C. E. Nowles and two daughters of Monticello spent Sundaj with relatives here. Henry Ballard, Jr., and Nathan Guild of Medaryyille were in the city on business Monday. Ernest Clark was down from Chicago to spend the 4th with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp of Chicago Heights came down to spend the 4th with Rensselaer relatives. An exchange remarks that this is an excellent time not to tease dogs to see whether they will snap or not. "" Francesville and Rensselaer crossed bats here Sunday, the score being 13-7 in favor of the visitors. Milt Chipman, formerly of Rensselaer but now of Chicago, came dowd Friday for a short visit with friends. Mrs. Helen Steam and two children of Indianapolis, are visiting her father, Mose Tuteur, and other relatives here. Miss Golds Harmon of Rensselaer was married on Thursday of last week to Mr. Charles Crowden of Goodland, the marriage taking place in Chicago. Geo. F. Meyers, and J. F. Bruner returned Saturday from a a ten days’ stay at West Baden. Both seem to have been benefitted by the treatment. Gus Phillips, the actor, is home from New York City to visit his father, Uncle Simon Phillips, and sister, Mrs. C. A. Roberts, and r brother, Fred Phillips. Tillie Malchow, Clara Parker, Grace and Zelda Daugherty, Pearl Wasson, Carrie Pierce and Emma Tanner left Saturday fbr Terre Haute to attend normal. Ben and Lewis Welsh returned i Tuesday from a four weeks’ trip Hhrough the west visiting Kansas City, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and other points of interest. Mr. and Mrs. x Phillip McKenna and five children of Chicago came down Saturday in Mr. McKenna’s big touring car and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, returning to the city the same evening. Mrs. Mary Carter, aged 77 years, died at the. her son-in-law, Frank Yeager, near Mt. Ayr last Friday. She was an old resident of that commnnity, The funeral was held Sunday and burial made in North Star cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson, who were expected here from Washington, D. C., last Sunday, were obliged to postpone their visit for a week on account of Mr. Wilson being unable to leave the office of which he has charge. In the ball game here Saturday between Parr and Pleasant Ridge the score was 16 to 11 in favor of Parr. This game has to decide the championship of Union and Hanging drove tps., and also for 75 per cent of the gate receipts. T. H. Robinson of Gillam tp., left here Monday for North Yakima, to see his sister, Mrs, Harvey McOullough, also formerly of Gillam, who is in a critical condition from consumption and can live but a very short time.