Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. J. W. Horton returned home Saturday from Muncie, where she had be.en in attendance at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Moles, who was buried last Friday. Deceased was about 72 years of age and was the widow of Rev. Moles, who resided in this county several years ago.

Another horse was stolen from a bitchrack at Kentland last Monday night. It belonged to Will Armold, whose brother had a horse stolen under like circumstances a few weeks ago. No trace of the animal has been found. The horse was a large sorrel valued at 1150, and was bitched to an old buggy of little value.

O. B. Engle, a Monon freight conductor, while attempting to kick a coupling pin down Ketween two freight cars last Friday, got his foot badly mashed by the car bumpers coming together. Dr. Washburn and Charlie Chamberlain took the injured man in an auto to Francesville where bis parents reside, after having dressed his foot.

The deeply interesting story, “The Conquest of Canaan,” which has been running in this paper for some time, ends with this issue. Before taking up another serial we shall run a series of short detective stories of an up-to-date character that our readers will find very interesting. The first installment of these stories will appear soon. Watch for it.

Since the almost universal sentiment of the better class of people has become arrayed against the socalled street fair or carnival and it has become difficult for carnival companies to get permits to show in towns and cities, a new name has been devised by the sporty element who flourish during such affairs, and they are being called “home comings.” Generally they seem to be the same old carnival under a less foul smelling name.

E. P. Honan has been selected as a member of the committee on constitution of the Catholic Order of Foresters International Convention. This committee meets in Chicago next Monday and continues in session all week. The members rre paid $lO per day and expenses, and it is quite an honor also. The following Monday Mr. Honan, * accompanied by Mrs. Honan, and son Edward, will go to St, Paul, Minn., to attend tbe regular international bi-ennial meeting to which he is a delegate from this state.

W. J, Imes returned last Thursday evening from his trip to Saratoga, N. Y., where he attended the big Knight Templar conclave. He also visited Lake George and took the daylight trip down the Hudson from Albany to New York City, where he spent the most of his time with relatives. Returning be came via Baltimore and Washington. Mrs. Imes remained in New York for a longer visit. While he bad a very nice visit, yet traveling at this season with the mercury away up in tbe nineties is not really as pleasant as it might be, and a thousand mile continuous ride by rail wears one out almost completely.