Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Joseph Sharp is oonfined to his home thM week with illness. 'Vjames Grow of Loganaport visited his brother, R. H. Grow, here this week. Owing to the cool evenings of late the band concerts have been discontinued for this season. J. C. Gwin is taking treatment for rheumatism and stumaoh trouble at the mineral springs near Attica. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Davidson and Mrs. A. F. Shesler attended the state fair Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allman and son George of Remington were guests of county treasurer Jesse D. Allman Thursday. The Manhattan Co., will appear in repertoire at Ellis’ opera house next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Dr. Miller returned the first of the week from his Dakota trip. He did not close np any deal for a farm there but may do so iater. Ten more pupils entered the city schools Monday, 4 in the high school and 6in the grades. The freshman class now uumberß 77. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eldredge of Barkley tp., left Wednesday for Geddes, So. Dak., to visit their son-in-law, Joseph Leach and ilyDr. Horton is having the old building used by Hemphill Bros, as a blacksmith shop torn down and will erect a cement block shop in its stead. Excursion to Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 22. Special train train schedule same as heretofore, Only $1.25 for the round trip from Rensselaer.

Miss Ellen Casey will teach sohool in Starke county this year. Her sister Mary will work at the millinery bdsineßs for the season at Colfax, Ind. Squire Thornton caught an overflow marriage Monday, the parties being Howard Griffin and Mrs. Matilda Hagel, both giving their residence as Rensselaer. Milroy schools began Monday with the following teachers: No. 1, Grace Worland; No.' 2, Jessie Williamson; No. 3, George E. May. No. 4 has been abandoned. W. R. Shesler and daughter Ina. visited relatives and friends in Iroquois county. 111., last week, returning home John Cheevers, a cousin, returnecT'with them for a week’s visit. A horse and buggy was hired at a livery at Sheldon, 111., last Friday, driven to Monticello and sold to a liveryman there for S7O. The rig was recovered but the thief hiked with the seventy “bones.” Mrs. Kaise Sebert of St. Ann, 111., who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Dolph Day, was united in marriage to Mr. Alphonse Raymond of Lafayette by Judge Hanley at the latter’s residence Monday. and Mrs. I. M. Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson, S. E. Sparling and Mrs. F, A. Ross attended a clambake gived by George Ade at his farm home near Brook Saturday. Among those who attended the state fair from Rensselaer were Mrs. G. F. Meyers and daughter Nellie, Fred Phillips, A. L. Branch, R. D. Thompson, Vance Collins, John Mallatt, N. S. Bates, Mrs. James Lefler, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hopkins and Philip Heuson.

“Toyland” Saturday night was one of the best of the many good attractions that have appeared at Ellis’ opera house this season. There were some 20 people in the troupe and the ohorus was the largest and best ever seen here. The show deserves a paoked house wherever it goes. Montioello Journal: Yesterday, for the first time in the history of White county, all the schools commenced on the same day. There are 114 teachers employed in the county, 49 men and 105 women. Of this number eighty-one are employed in distriot schools and sev-enty-three in the graded schools. The oounty has sent oat fifteen teaohers to surrounding counties. Uncle Joe Gaines expects to leave in about a week for a visit to his old home in Clarksburgh, West Virginip, He has not been baok for 52 years. He left five brothers and five sisters there but all are now gone. He has a great many relatives there, hoWever, including descendants of his brothers and sisterß whom he wishes to visit and to also look over the soenes of his early youth.