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

We are requested to aanounce that the Monon band will give its first free street concert at that place next Wednesday evening, Stay 6 th. ' Mr. Delaney Martin of Cincinnati formerly of Rensselaer, and Miss Alice K. Lear of Highland Park, Va., were married at the home of the bride a ago. 'kMlss Jennie Parklson, daughter of James Parklson, went to Sqnta Anita, Cali., Thursday afternoon to join her sister Harriet, who has been there some time for her health. They will remain indefinitely. Rev. Samuel Beck, former presiding elder of this, the Valparaiso district of the North-West Indiana M. E. Conference, died at his home in South Bend last week from uraemic poisoning, aged about 75 years. A. J. Harmon has moved Into the John Makeever tenant house east of the public square, lately vacated by Joe Jackson, instead of the Robt. Michaels property on South Van Rensselaer street, as first intended. William Bennett has let the contract for a new house to be built on his 40 acre farm just west of town. He had all arrangements made to build four years ago, even to the lumber on track, when WiW McCoy bank failure swept his funds away—they being on deposit there —and he had to postpone the building.

VMr. Earl Barkley of Rensselaer and Miss Karrie Irene Lanham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Lanham of south of town, were married Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence of the officiating clergyman, Rev. H. L. Kindig. They will reside with the groom’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Barkley in town, for the present. We have several more of those handsome and instructive Wall Charts on hand that we have been advertising, and you will regret it if you don’t get one. In subscribing or in renewing your subscription ask to see one of them if we forget to mention them. Remember they are but 35 cents additional to either new subscriber or renewals; 45 cents if* sent by mail. W. F. Reynolds writes us from Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and says: “Enclosed find $2 for two years subscription to The Democrat. Will drop you a letter in a few days and tell you something of our crops here, as I see you have them often. I bought ten bushels of seed corn through an ad in your paper, and it is very nice looking corn. I got it from Wm. Washburn. We enjoy The Democrat very much. Wishing you success, I remain, etc.,” W. F. Reynolds. Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, “accredited” by the State Board for preparing teachers for all classes, A, B and C, according to the new law, will open its summer term May 12th and its raidsummer term June 9th. Each term will continue twelve weeks, thus meeting the wants of all who wish to prepare to teach in September. In addition to the above work there will be the regular and review classes in all the subjects taught during any Other session of the year.

Salrin of Walker tp., \|as down on tax-paying business Monday and spent Monday night with his son-in-law, J. G. Andrus, north of town. Mr. Salrin is 74 years of age, yet appears fifteen years younger, and up to a little more than a year ago when he got so terribly trampled upon by a horse that his life was despaired of for some time, was as active as a man half his age. He has pretty well recovered from his injuries but of course does not feel as supple as before. X Anyway, the "catch” at the Rosenbaum hotel Saturday demonstrated that the drug stores have not been selling all the booze that has been consumed in Rensselaer, as the Republican has been trying to make it appear. Perhaps it will be found some of these days also, when some customer "peaches,” that there are one or two other places in town that have been dong considerable td relieve the "draught.” It will never be “known,” however, until something of that kind occurs. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Harmon celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary at their home on Weston street Monday evening. About fifty of their friends and relatives were present and were entertained by music and cards. Lunch was served and Mr. and Mrs. Harmon received a number of handsome presents. Those from out of town tn attendance were Archie McMullen of Forest, 111., and Frank Quinn of Strawn, 111., uncle\ and brother, respectively, of Mrs. Harmon, and Mrs. Howard Myers of Brook, a cousin of' Mr. Harmon’s.