Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The rain Monday stopped the stone road haulers from work until yesterday at noon, when work was resumed. John R. Phillips of McCoysburg was in town Tuesday. He reports that the rain Monday did not stop anybody from work in that vicinity. Saturday is "the day we celebrate”—not “we” exactly, but several other towns. Rensselaer will be a mighty dead place next Saturday. Grandpa Hamilton, who lives with Ed Barkley at Parr, is now at the point of death, z and being 90 years of age, there is no hope of his recovery. Being out of dynamite has caused a suspension in blasting operations in the river channel since Saturday noon. The contractor expects a large consignment will arrive soon when he will begin work. Clare Jessen, accompanied by her two cousins, Misses Vey and Blanch Jackson, returned from Lebanon Monday, after a week’s visit with relatives. The Misses Jackson will remain until after the 4th.

A splendid rain fell Monday forenoon, beginning at 8 o’clock and lasting until ten, and covered a wide range of territory. It was badly needed too, as the pastures and gardens were getting pretty dry in places. Miss Hazel Hopkins, who has been living with her .grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Clark, at Battle Ground, was married last week to Mr. Charles Hurst, an employe of the Monon shops at Lafayette. They will reside in Lafayette. Jap Makeever of Newton county came to town Monday to buy a mowing machine. He has always used a Buckeye, and says he can’t cut grass with anything else, so this new Osborne will be run by the boys while the “old man” will enjoy a well earned rest. V . I-..:. , « >Mrs. C. G. Spitler returned home Saturday from Brownsville, Pa., and Washington, D. C., where she was called last week by the death of her sister Mrs. Harriet Powell Griffith. Burial was made at Washington, where a sister who died some years ago is also buried. L. F. Hopkins and . family and Mrs. Matie Hopkins came down from Chicago Saturday via automobile and spent Sunday with relatives, leaving Monday for Crawfordsville, Danville and other points to visit relatives. They expect to return here Saturday again.

Reed McCoy and wife, the McCoysburg merchant, came overland to the city Monday to do a little shopping. Reed got his first insight to a Linotype, and he liked it so well that he may get himself one but he can't be blamed for liking them, for they are awfully nice. Benton Review: The cut worms have done great damage to the corn during the long dry spell we had, and many farmers have had to replant the second and third tAjpe. It peems strange that with floods and rain in the middle west we should have such a drought so early in the spring. John Zoborosky and wife, living east of Morocco, were in town Monday to do some trading. Mr. Zoborosky met with a serious accident last spring that came near ruining his left eye, but he has been able to see a little within the last few days and hopes to soon regain his sight. •;. ' < ’ . ■ , ’ Harry Dewey’s relatives played a good joke on him last Sunday. It was his 23rd birthday anniversary, and to the number of 32 they gathered at his home and gave him a surprise and a feed that he will remember for years to come. The dinner was an out-of-doors affair, and was reported by one of , the guests to be good enough for a king.

H. Conway, who recently moved here from Parr, has opened a soft drink place in the Jerry Healy building on South Van Rensselaer street, formerly occupied by Rosenbaum’s restaurant?K Among the drinks he handles, it is said, is an imitation beer that looks and tastes like the real article, except that it is guaranteed not to intoxicate. No doubt he will have a big run on this particular drink. An exchange well says: If the automobile drivers would only make reasonable time on the roads and streets, 12 to 20 miles an hour, their repair expense, accidents, and the life of the machines would be greatly Improved on. No other machinery gets the abuse of automobiles, and those who are continually running up against trouble and expense have themselves only to blame. IF a machine could make a hundred miles an hour, eight out 'of ten drivers would go to the limit.