Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Perry and daughter, Miss Queen Perry left Tuesday for Detroit, Mich., to spend the summer. Wm. Broadie of Remington and son-in-law Clark Bartee of Lafayette were in the city yesterday^ Abraham Miller of Aix celebrated his eightieth birthday by renewing his subscription to The Democrat.

Benton Review: It is evident that the Newton county Republican organization is not very much in accord with the Republican temperance plank. They held their county convention up in the marshes at Lake Village and the booze center of the county.

Mr. William H. Miller and Miss Glen Carmichael, daughter of John C. Carmichael of Rensselaer by a former marriage, were married a few days ago in Chicago. They will reside on one of the Sparling farms southwest of town. The bride has lived with the Sparlings since a child.

Said a gentleman to us yesterday, jokingly: ‘‘How are we to know whether the Republican or The Democrat is telling the truth about this tax-dodging controversy?” That’s easy. Go look at the assessment sheets on file in the county auditor’s office. They cannot lie.

Benton county democrats at their convention Tuesday nominated Lem Shipman (re-nominated) for auditor; R. H. Bolt for treasurer; Ray Gillispie for recorder; Frank Shackleton for sheriff; Wm. J. Lawson and Frank Carson for commissidners; James Sheedy for surveyor; Lawrence Shipps for coroner.

Prof. J. H. Gray, who has been principal of the Rensselaer high school for the past three years, has secured the princlpalship of the Huntington high school, which pays a better salary, and will not be with us another year. The best wishes of his many friends here will go with him to his new field of labor.

An examination was made last week of a portion of. the liver of Mrs. S. H. Hopkins of Barkley tp., who died recently from what was reported to have been cancer of the liver, and no disease of any kind except miliary abscesses were found. The examination was made by the pathologist at Indiana University.

A few instances have come to our notice since re-setting our mailing list where two papers are sent to the same address. This is not intended, of course, and »e would be pleased to have persons receiving two copies drop us a card or call us up and tell us about it,®and the matter will be attended to at once. Phone 315.

W. C. Huston of Miami county was here on business Tuesday. Carey sold out his general store at Perrysburg some months ago and has since bought another store at Deedsville, a little town on the L. E. & W. railroad, where he is also railroad and express agent. He seems to like his new location firstrate. He recently sold his remaining land in Milroy tp., this county, and has no further property interests here.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows of this city are feeling very fine these days, and it is all on account of that little granddaughter their first grandchild—that arrived at their home Thursday afternoon, when a fine nine pound daughter was born to their daughter, Mrs. Charles L. Murphey of Chicago. The father did not arrive from Chicago until about an hour after the daughter came, but this does not lessen his pride in the happy event. Mother and child are doing nicely at this writing.

The shade trees, or nearly all of them, seem doomed to extermination.'" Almost all of the soft maple are literally covered with San Jose scale, and unless something is done to kill this pest they will all die. And it should not be forgotten that the ash, even when standing between two maples, show no signs whatever of being infested with this deadly, filthy pest, and this ought to point a moral: Don’t plant any more soft maple. The hard maple also seems to be immune from attack and while of slower growth are a much more beautiful tree than its half-sister, the soft maple. S ... ... i

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson and two children of Washington, D. C., came Tuesday night for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. Jesse went on to Oklahoma Wednesday to look after some business relating to his department. He will probably be gone a couple of weeks. Mrs. Wilson and children will be here probably all summer. Their youngest child has been sick for the past few weeks and the trained nurse whom they had to care for it came along with them and will remain here fpr a time at least. It is