Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1908 — Page 5

EnguwSays NO ALUM » In Food Jjrw and strictly prohibits the sale of alum gm JVw baking powder— ’ So does France So does Germany f - ■ "I The sale of alum foods I has been made illegal in Washington and the District of Coium- j bia, and alum belong powders are everywhere recognized as mjunous. y o p ro f cc ( y Oursc |f a g a i ns t alum, when ordering baking powder, . Say plainlyROYALS and be very sure you get Royal. J Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility and whole- ] someness of the food.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Yesterday was arbor day. A case of smallpox is reported at Lowell. p<W. B~ Austin of Chicago was In the city Monday. 'K. O. A. Yeoman was down from Virgie Thursday. p-I- W. Yates is remodeling his residence on Cullen street. Uncle Simon Phillips visited his daughters in Fowler last week. H. R. Dickinson of Carpenter tp., was. in the city on business Monday. Miss Judith Woodward of Chicago is visiting Mrs. S. C. Irwin this week* Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Miller of Mt. Ayr were visitors in our city Tuesday. Abe Martin: “Carnegie libraries make good rest rooms fer th’ unemployed.” *L Mrs. D. A. Bickel of near Remington was a Rensselaer visitor Wednesday. Attorney A. D. Babcock of Goodland was in the city on busness last Friday. Randolph Wright of Newton tp., was in Chicago a few days the first of the week. C. P. Wright was 61 years old Tuesday, and feels just as young as he was twenty years ago. Miss Cora Everett, deputy postmistress, visited her sister, Mrs. F. L. Hunt, in Lowell Sunday. The Lowell Modern Woodmen will give a big Fourth of July celebration at that place this year. Mrs. Heater Hoyes is adding to and otherwise making over her residence on Van Rensselaer street. v J. S.“ Treet has been appointed X postmaster at Stoutsberg, Jasper county, vice W. L. Halliday, resigned. Uncle Simon Philips is out every nice day and looks well, considering the fact that he has seen 85 winters. 4<Mrs. John Healoy has been confined to her bed with sickness a few days this week, but is now improving. / ■Q Dr. I. M. Washburn is building dfine lawn tennis court east of his residence. Cooney Kellner is doing the work. D. L. Rlcheson, an old resident of this city but now of Fowler, has been here for a few days visiting old friends. N. S. Bates is re-setting his strawberries this spring. The prospects for a good crop is excellent at this writing. L. H. "Meyers is contemplating moving to seme climate wMcferwiJl benefit his health, which has been poor for some time. Harrison Warren of Peru was here Monday looking after his 10 acre farm just north of town, occupied by T. T. Larson. x/ D M. Worland has added greatly •ttr the appearance of his furniture store by painting the front a combination of « reen and white.. - A. L. Branch left Wednesday for Stockton, Cali., where he will erfgaga in the automobile business with his brother, who is already established in a good trade. \

To-day’s markets: Corn, 48c; oats, 46c. Lizzie Luers went to Valparaiso Thursday to attend university. Eight new members were initiated into the Iroquois Lodge, I. O. O. F., Thursday night. Miss Lena Tutuer went to Chicago Thursday for a few days visit with her friend Mis< loma lines. Martin A. Morrison of Frankfort was nominated Wednesday by the Nidth district democrats to oppose “Cholly” Landis for congress. Vermont Hawkins of Anderson is visiting his children here this week, at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Willis. "ivßae Yeoman of Lafayette and Roe Yeoman of Chicago spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Yeoman, south of town. Emory Mills, who has a position as draughtsman with the Muncie Wheel and Jobbing Co., spent Sunday with his mother and brother here. X, Misses Martha Parkison, Helen Uamson and Avaline Kindig returned Monday to Northwestern university, Chicago, after a short vacation. Monday, May 4, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes, remember, to avoid their going delinquent, and the penalty being added. *Kn. Schmltter has added a mechanical bread mixer and a twohorse gas engine to his equipment. A very convincing argument that “Nick" -is getting to the' front. ‘‘l George A. Williams has nearly completed remodeling the former A. Parkison brick house, which he now owns, and it will look much better than it looked when first built. Oats sowing has been generally finished and many fields are coming up. Reports from various parts of the country show a nice start and with favorable weather there will be a good yield. Sunday was an ideal day and the only women folks who could complain of the weather were those who had no new Easter finery to display. Interesting services were held at all the churches. Several young people from Rensselaer went to Lafayette Monday night to see the opening production of George Ade’s nqw play, “The Fair Co-ed,” which the author has dedicated to Purdue University. ■ ■,« ■' '■■■« William E. Moore is erecting a handsome tenant house just north of his residence on Van Rensselaer street, to Cost about SI,BOO. David Elder is doing the carpenter work and Norman Bros, the mason work. The Cox news and fruit store has been sold to F. W. Tobias, who took possession Monday. The sale was made because Of the poor health of Mr, J. H. Cox, who has conducted the business for several years. H. Jackson Grow, commonly Called “Dick,” is re-roofing and otherwise remodeling the Ketchum property which he lately purchased on College Road. This will add one more tasty residence to the north end. AA. J. Harmon is preparing to hnove into Robt. Michaels’ tenant house on South Van Rensselaer and Riev. O. B. Miller, the new pastor dt the First Baptist church, will move into the Miss Mattle Benjamin property on South street, which he vacates.

D. M. Worland was in Chicago on business Thursday. Mrs. Henry Amsler is visiting relatives and friends in Fairbury and Pontiac, 111, Mrs. T. A. Crockett is sorely afflicted with rheumatism, so much so that she can get around very little. J. D. Allman took his little daughter Alleen to Chicago Tuesday for a slight operation for a growth on her throat. : s The city had\ a leak repaired in the big tank at the waterworks Tuesday which necessitated letting out all the water therefrom. The Democrat has a handsome line of samples of school commencement programs ana canfurnisn orders for same promptly and at reasonable prices. Reports received yesterday from L. Wildberg, who Is in a hospital at Chicago, were that he was much better and it is hoped he will get along all right now. * The Illinois democratic state convention Thursday enthusiastically endorsed 3ryan for president despite the claims previously made by a few Johnson shouters. H. Beam, »Jhe genial Monon station agent, has plenty of time nowadays to peruse his daily paper, owing to the decrease in railroad business as a result of the panic. “Under the • Laurels,” given at the opera house last Friday night by the dramatic club ,of the Lowell high school, was greeted by a fair house and the play was well rendered. • j\Moses Tuleur and Arthur and Herman Tuteur visited L. Wildberg in the hospital at Chicago Sunday. He is reported to be in quite a serious condition but it is hoped will recover. James A. Keister and little son of Jordan tp., returned yesterday from a week’s visit with relatives, In Logansport, Dunkirk and Redkey. He reports vegetation much further advanced there than here. . A large barn on the Sam Wilson farm 8 miles southeast of Wolcott, was burned Tuesday night together with 13 horses, 1,500 bushels of corn and other property. Loss $6,000 with $4,000 insurance. A fire alarm was turned in at 11 a. m. yesterday from the Monnett Orphans Home but it proved to be nothing more serious than a chimney burning out. It was under control when the fire department arrived on the scene. Carl Hamacher, who is farming this year in Newton county, south of Foresman, was in the city on business Monday. He said the farmers thereabouts had their oats all in on the tiled land, but quite a little untiled acreage was still unsown. Mrs. William Faris, aged about 65 years, died at her home in Gillam tp„ last Friday from cancer of the stomach. A husband and two children survive her. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from Independence church in Gildemocrats of Walker tp., at /heir convention Saturday nominated David M. Peer for trustee and Joe Fenzil for assessor. This is a good ticket. The republicans recently nominated Fred Karch, the present trustee, and Henry Myers for assessor. _ _ Judge Darroch is on a trip through southern Illinois, Arkansas and Oklahoma looking over the land owned by Robert Parker, the Remington banker, to ascertain what may be realized out of these assets for the benefit of the creditors. — Kentland Enterprise. Mrs. William Roth, living about five miles east of town, was burned so badly yesterday afternoon, that she died this morning from the effects of the burns. She was making soap at an open fire when her clothes caught fire and caused the fatal injury.—Monticello Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Werner Miller went to Burlington, Wis., yesterday. Mrs. Miller’s father and mother will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary to-day. Mr. Miller will probably return home Monday but Mrs. Miller will ktay for two or three weeks to visit with relatives. 'f\Mr. Alfred Fairchild, formerly df Demotte but now a brakeman on the C. I. 4k 8. Ry., with headquarters at South Bend, and Miss Edna Hart, daughter of F. M. Hart of Demotte, were married at the M. E. Parsonage here Saturday afternoon. Tkey will reside In South Bend. The Goodland high school received a challenge from the St. Joseph College ball team at Rensselaer, Tuesday. They wanted our boys to come over next Saturday. As our boys haven’t had any practice we fear that they will be unable to accept the challenge.—Goodland Herald. We have “seen” many of our patrons in the last two weeks, and the unanimity with which they have advanced their . subscriptions and have praised the work done by The Democrat, has made us feel good, and also feel that the ex'* pease we have been put to by unscrupulous republican rlngsters has not been in vain.

Parr schools closed Wednesday, and the last day was celebrated by giving a big dinner. • Two teachers! were employed and about 65 pupils enrolled. _i ;; Sarah H. Folger, a widow aged 63 years, died at 5:30 a. m. yesterday at. the home of her son William Folger in Barkley tp., of pneumonia. The remains were shipped last to her old home in Redmond, 111., for burial. '/.Ross Dean went to Sheridan Saturday to attend the marriage of an old college classmate, Prof. A. L. Hickson, to Miss Chloe Sims. The bride and groom will leave early next month for the Philipwhere they will engage in teaching. »

Mrs. True Wood worth, Mrs. Ancel Woodworth, Mrs. Anna R. Mills, Mrs. Walter Porter, Mrs. P. W. Clark, Mrs. Grace Pumphrey, Mrs. Charles Morlan, Miss Blanche Hoyeb and Mrs. J. A. Grant attended the district convention of Pythian Sisters at Lowell Tuesday. ‘ Uncle David Nowels, who has been quite poorly of late, while some improvement is noted, is still in a feeble condition, being able to sit up about half the'time. It is to be hoped that the pleasant weather prevailing will be helpful in restoring him to his usual health. William Hyatt, a cook at the Rosenbaum hotel, was , arrested Thursday •morning in a beastly state of intoxication and lodged in jail. At 3 p. m., he was arraigned before Squire Irwin, where he was fined $1 and costs, making $lO.lO in all, which he is laying out in jail. . N W. L. Bringle went to Fair Oaks yesterday to visit his children Abe Bringle, and Mrs. Bruce Moffitt a couple of days, and Sunday he will go to Hibbard, Ind., accompanied by h(s niece, Miss Anna Bringle of Newton county, to visit the family of his youngest; daughter, Mrs. F. L. Yeoman. \F. W. Fisher of Kankakee tp., Was down Tuesday, eniwute to his farm in Hanging Grove tp., to look after some repairs thereon. He stated that oats sowing in his locality had been very backward, owing to the ground being too wet to w’ork, and there are still a great many acres to be sown there.

Fred Barger of Jordan tp., who was indicted by the grand jury last week for shooting a sheep belonging to Thomas Reed, a neighbor, and whose trial was set for Thursday, came in Saturday and plead guilty to the charge and was fined $5 and costs, which he paid. There had been some trouble between the families which led up to the shooting. Advertised letters: Willard Abbett, Maude Warden, Mrs. Nena Ulm, ■ David Tanner, Miss Maggie Richmond, J. M. Pante, David Moore, Mark Moore, Dennis Marquire, Wm. M. Lawrence, Mrs. Mildred Kenlda, David Jordan, Wm. Jennings, Mrs. Myrtle Havens, Mrs. Ida Gant, R. H. Gulnnup, Flossie Ford, Clara Fechner, John Francis, Libbie Barnett. j.Frank Donnelly got word this week that his brother-in-law, Charlie Murray and one of Sam English's boys have been having the smallpox in a' light form at their home near Stokes, Okla. Grandpa and Grandma Murray had intended to tome back to Rensselaer About May Ist to spend the summer, but this will probably delay their return somewhat.

The north bound local met with an. accident at McCoysburg Thursday morning. A cut of four cars Was thrown on the siding with a brakeman in charge. Whether the brakes failed to work or the barkeman hadn’t time to control them, is not stated. One car ran over the derail and into the ditch. No one was hurt and a short delay only marked the wreck.

A. B. Cowgill of Riverton, 111., in renewing his subscription to The Democrat says that he has been having a spell of sickness, but is now about as good as ever and is doing a good business. He says: “We have just voted the saloons out and I think we will have a hard tfrne keeping the foreigners sober. We only had ten saloons, with a population of 2,700. We are all well.”

Bill N. Jones arrived home Tuesday from spending the winter with his children in Bellwood and David City, Neb. He is looking very well indeed now despite his 77 years, but says he has not been well all winter. Last Saturday they had a sort of family reunion at one of their homes, at which there were present four generations of the Jones family—Bill N., his daughter Jessie, her son Ralph and his daughter. . Crown Point Star: A~recent letter- from B. J. Gifford to one of our citizens doesn’t say he has sold his railroad yet, but claims it is now paying expenses, and that he is glad the north end of it is so near Gary. He claims to have 20,000 acres of land left yet in Jasper county and is selling it in parcels, expecting to have 400 Russian Jews located there this year apd* eventually dispose of Ml Of It to those people, who are now ceding hr squads and all have “money to make the first payment on a qmall farm. I . .

The stone road contractor/ hgMt been spreading rock quite rapidly the past two -weeks, have Cornelia and Angelica streets completed and arß working on the west end of Vine street, Uncle “Billy” Moore is looking remarkably well this spring for a man of his age, 81, and is a redhot Bryan man. Mr. Moore cast his first vote for president in 1848, for Martin Vanßuren, and expects to. vbte for Bryan in 1908. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postofflces; Remington, 2; Kniman, 1; Rensselaer, R. R. 3,1; Spokane, Wash., 1; Marlop, Ind., 1; Pasadena, Call., 1; Wilmington, Ohio, 1; Terre Haute, 1; New Rockford, No. Dak., 1; Rensselaer, Star Route, 1; Burke, So. Dak., 1.

Mrs. •E. M. Parcels and daughter-in-law, Mrs. May Parcels, returned Monday evening from Indianapolis whffre the former had undergone an operation in a hospital and the latter had been waiting on her. She was away six weeks this trip. She is getting along nicely and is up and about, although still quite weak, and will no doubt soon be strong and well once more.

Eight o’clock and ten o’clock mass was celebrated at St. Augustine’s Catholic church Easter Sunday. At the 8 o’clock mass 227 went to communion, including 50 members of the Order of Foresters, who marched to the church in a body. At the 10 q’clock mass three priests officiated, Revs. Fathers Geitl, Meyer and Krull, the latter preaching the sermon.

The Clyde Thompson mentioned in our Remington correspondence as having skipped from Fowler with S7O of his employer’s money and a mqtor bicycle, was arrested in Chicago Saturday and brought back to Fowler Monday, where on a plea of guilty of petit larceny he was given a 60 days sentence in jail. He returned the wheel and money to Mr. Cones, his employer.

XB- J. Moore, the contractor on the river ditch rock blasting, has been at work all week drilling down by the dredge, where he has about 100 feet to go over and blast deeper. He also has some more drilling and blasting to do back of “Billy” Powers’. It is not probable the dredge will be started until quite late in the season because of the blasting not being done.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hill and grand-daughter Mrs. Frank Springer, of Madison, Ind., are visiting the family of their son Frank Hill and family, and incidentally are celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversary in this trip. Mr. Hill is 93 years of age and his wife is 86. He is the gentleman who purchased about 2,000 acres of the McCoy land in Jordan tp., some three years ago.

Francesville Tribune: Simon Dobbins of this place, this week announces himself as a candidate for sheriff. Mr. Dobbins served two terms as sheriff of White county and has never fully recovered from the desirability of serving the people. He is well known on the west side and at the county seat is also favorably known, his close personal friend at that place being Nelson Wasser, proprietor of the Frain hotel.

B. F. Ferguson and 'Fhilip Blue were in, Chicago Tuesday looking after matters pertaining to the personal estate of the late Dr. Hartsell. The peculiar key which was found here among his effects and which it was thought might be to a safe deposit box, has been found to be to his safe here. No evidence of a later will than the old one heretofore mentioned has been found as yet. The inventory of the estate is still being made and as soon as completed will be filed. The estate will probably inventory about $50,000 to $60,000.

George Sawyer, living southeast of town, had a close call on last Thursday, and one he will not soon forget. He had been using some medicine for rheumatism, but accidentally got hold of the wrong kind and took over a teaspoonful of belladona. Dr. Collier was immediately called but the poison had full sway in his system before the doctor arrived and it was only by his utmost efforts during all of Thursday night that Mr. Sawyer’s life was saved. He was unconscious for over twelve hours and it was only the prompt medical assistance and his ruggedness that carried him through. At present he is all right and little worse for the experience.—Brook Reporter.

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Zern Wright and Ross Benjamin returned Monday from Edgewood. lowa, where they had been for a few days getting things straightened out and looking after the hotel which E. V. Ransford recently traded for. A new landlord was secured for the place and after gettfhg things running nicely the boys returned home. Mr. Ransford has the hotel practically traded off again, we understand, although the deal has not been fully consumated at this writing, lam township.

J. A. Tune, late of Milroy tp., in writing us to change the address of his Democrat from Fairbury, 111., to Forrest, 111., says: “I note in last week’s paper that a new rural route was being talked of and that it runs by the place I lived for two years, vis 11% miles southwest of Rensselaer. I had to go two miles to my mail box, as I got my mail from Wolcott, and that two miles was poor roads. The roads the route expects to run over are very much better. If* the route is established it will be a wonderful help to the people of that neighborhood and will help Rensselaer, as it will naturally draw more of them that way. I know people who wanted to trade at Rensselaer but went to other towns tp buy goods solely on account of getting their mail, as it was closer.”

hilliam Kenton left Wednesday ling for his home near Mitchell, So. Dakota, after a visit with relatives and old friends here. Mr. Kentland looked the best we ever saw him, in fact, he looks younger than he did ten years ago. He says the Jasper county colony near Mitchell is doing fine and that the four years that he has been there they have raised good crops, and while last year the yield was not so targe the price was hjgh and the result was the sameXHe reports that Jasper Kentoqf Ins brother, who has • heretofore been a ' prohi for many years, has concluded that he will not throw his vote away this year but will plump it for Bryan. South Dakota enjoyed a remarkably warm winter and no snow fell there to speak df until about three weeks ago, when a deep snow, lasting one day. fell. Mr. Kenton says the republicans have already nominated two State tick' ets, which looks much like a demo* cratic Mctory there this fall. Mitchell has ten saloons and an election took place Tuesday to determine whether thqf should go or not. He thought the “dries” would win and lie was glad of it. Later: They did win by the small margin of 21 votes, and Mitchell will be dry for the first yrne in IS years. Last year license carried by 234 votes.