Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

J. C. Paxton of South Bend was in the city a short time Thursday. 1 Attorney Jasper Guy was over from Remington on business yesterday. The State Encampment of the G. A. R. will be held at Kokomo next week. R. A. Parkison is getting ready to build a big new barn on his farm in Barkley tp. Mrs. Andrew Potts of Parr visited with her father-in-law, Larkin Potts, in Rensselaer Tuesday. J. C, Carmichael made a business trip to Morocco Thursday. He may locate there in the harness business. Wm. Richmond and wife and Max Shields and wife left Tuesday for Winnebago, Minn., where they expect to make their home. Mrs. Will McCord of Mt. Ayr visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett, here several _ days this week, returning home Thursday. A subscription paper is being circulated and is meeting with general favor to raise money for reguar weekly band concerts here again this summer. z Mrs. Harry Willitts of McCoysburg and Miss Eunice Adamson went to Culver, Ind., Thursday to visit the family of J. H. Adamson, formerly of Hanging Grove tp. '\Rex Warner, who is attending Purdue, came up Saturday and spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. • and Mrs. Grant Warner. Mrs. Warner has been quite sick but is improving now. , X. Dr. E. N. Loy of Gary, homeopath, has bought the office furniture of the late Dr. Hartsell and will locate here and occupy the old office of the latter. He is now here, and getting straightened up. Oats are not doing very well in this locality. The freezes thinned the plants until only about half a stand is reported by some farmers. The immense amount of water has not done them any good, either. , The barn of Joseph Theis, neai Virgie, was struck by lightning Monday and torn to pieces somewhat, but did not catch fire. Three horses that were in the barn at the time were knocked down by the shock. M. D. Gwin, county health Officer, went to Indianapolis Thursday to attend the state meeting ol health officers. Mrs. Gwin accompanied him and they will return via Lafayette where she will stoj off to visit her parents. every day this week until yesterday is the weather record here, and the third shower Mon day, about 5:30 p. m., was a regu lar downpour. Except for the ex tremely high water in February the river Is the highest it has beer for some years and all the lov lands are covered over with water *XLee E. Glazebrook is one of th< lew college bred farmers in thii county, and while being able t< read Greek and Latin doesn’t hel] much when it comes to hoeini “taters” or digging post holes, 1 helps some when Lee gets up be fore an audience or farmers instl tuts, where he is always welcom anfl acquits himself nobly.