Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Pr6f. and Mrs. Sandifer were called to Carroll county this week by the death of the latter’s father. Miss the librarian, is attending the state meeting of librarians at Indianapolis this week. Philip McElfresh returned last week from a visit with bis children in lowa and Nebraska. Miss Mamie McElfresh, a granddaughter, of Fremont, Neb., accompanied him home for a short visit. W. O. Newman and family left Wednesday for Oklahoma City, Okla., where they will make their future home and where Mr. Newman expects for the present at least to follow his trade of carpentering. His property here he has sold to John Kepner; consideration fl ,300. George Edgar Vincent will open the Library Lecture Course season at the Christian Church on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 8 o’clock p. m. Mr. Vincent is a son of Bishop Vincent, so well known here, and is a professor in the University of Chicago. He is a brilliant speaker. ?thas. M. Sands, a former teacher in the Rensselaer schools and a recent graduate from the law department of lh« State University, has decided to hang out bis shingle in Rensselaer, and will office with Squire IrWin. He has not at this writing rented a bouse, but will do so soon.

Quite a number of Rensselaer sports attended the ball game and foot race at Wheatfield Saturday and considerable money changed habds on the results. The Chicago "coons” were defeated by a score of 9 to 2 in the ball game, while the foot race between Albert Toney and Albert Sportsman was won by the latter. Mt. Ayr Pilot: Last Sunday was the forty-eighth birthday of Mrs. Dave Mauck and she was greatly surprised by about forty of her friends jmd relatives calling upon her. A sumptous feast was spread and all present proceeded to thoroughly enjoy themselves. This paper unites with her many friends in wishing that she may live to enjoy many more such occasions. Simon Leopold moved his household goods to Francesville this week, where he is now engaged in the clothing business with Wm. Porter. His daughter, Miss Selma, will remain here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold, and attend school. James Fletcher, who recently moved here fyom Kentland into one of John Makeever’s houses on Division street, will occupy the house vacated by Simon.

The dredge has cut through to Rutsen street, the second street south of the Washington street bridge, and Monday "kicked” back around the corner by the Judge Thompson pasture to go over a part of the work west of the Kellner ice house, where they could not get deep enough on account of the blasting not having been of sufficient depth. This re quires more drilling and it willprobably be some time before the dredge comes down near the bridge again. Dr. Washburn moved Tuesday into the former Marshall property on Washington street, which be purchased some time ago and has been repairing and fixing up considerably. John Eiglesbach, who was to move into the Doctor’s brick cottage near the creamery bridge, has bought the Mrs. Morgan residence on Milroy avenue and will occupy the. same about Nov. 1. Consideration was 11,325. Mrs. Morgan, it is understood, will go to Chicago to live with her daughter Grace, who is to be married Oct. 30 to Mr. Clifford Shotts, of Chicago.

The work of * macadamizing Main and Division streets has progressed rapidly this week and nearly all of it will be completed by to-night if good weather continues. This is is going to be a handsome street, one of the prettiest in the city, and if the rook is thick enough to withstand the heavy hauling that is done on it—which some people seem to doubt, the coarse rock only being about 3or 4 inches deep—it is not likely the citizens along there will regret the expense. Main street is 100 feet in width, and the improvement is 40 feet, leaving some 26 feet of grass plot on each side between the roadway and the sidewalks. »

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Oct. 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marshall of Highland Park, HL, formerly of Rensselaer, a son. Oct. 11, to t Mr. and Mrs. Mel Abbott, in town, a son.