Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

“rDelos Thompson has traded his big White steamer for a new one of the same make. xMr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray and Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore were Chicago visitors Wednesday. 'fsMrs. Schmidt of Chicago came Thursday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Matt Nes|lus of Jordan tp. Guy Gerber, who is attending the University of Illinois at Champaign, 111., is home this week on a vacation. "I'fV. C. Babcock has purchased “Chick” Chamberlain's auto and is now taking lessons in managing the “critter.” Dr. Turfler has gone to Sugar Loaf, Orange county, N. Y., to attend the wedding of his sister, which will take place to-day. He will be away several days. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Wanatah, Ind., 1; Stratford, Tex., 1; Rensselaer, 1; Pleasant Ridge, 1; Wheatfield, 4; Wheatfield, R. R. 1, 1. Over at Monticello the town marshal has been looking after stray dogs lately, and to date 32 worthless curs have been sent to the happy hunting grounds via the cold lead route. 'xMessrs. Fred Jessen of Morocco and Newt Carmichael of Barnard, Mo., were in Rensselaer Tuesday, the former to visit his cousin John H. Jessen and the latter to visit his brother J? C. Carmichael. Leland Jessen has been promoted to extra operator on the Monon and goes from place to place to relieve operators who for any reason are compelled to give up their key temporarily. The American Express office has been moved from its location of several years on Washington street to the Hollingsworth room on south Van Rensselaer street, formerly occupied by B. F. Ferguson. SsjLouis Wildberg, the clothing mercnant who was taken to Chicago last week to be operated on for a bladder trouble of long standing, underwent the operation Wednesday and is reported to be getting along rricely at this writing. KFrank Shlndelar, Ar ho has been employed in Hegewisch, 111., for the past few years, has moved back to Jasper county and occupies the farm in Newton tp:, which he purchased about a year ago in anticipation of a republican panic. Eger Bros, have been making some Improvements to their hardware store, such as putting in a new front and moving the tin-shop back into the store room across the alley, also putting on a new metal celling in the store proper. Mr. J. Yeoman returned Monday from a week’s business trip down about Indianapolis and Franklin'. He reported there had been more rain down in that locality than here, and farmers were unable to work in their fields when he left. s 'VStarke County Republican: W. C| Milliren and wife removed Tuesday to Denver, Ind., where he has taken charge of a general store. Their restaurant business here is being looked after by Robert Milllron and Lewis Nichols. Rev. R. H. Crowder, ‘ pastor of the Remington M. E. church, left Monday for a trip to his old home in England to visit his mother. He will be gone two or three months, and his pulpit will be filled by neighboring ministers during his absence.