Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

“Sis Perkins” will come to Ellis’ opera house Sept. 7, and as her fame has preceded her she will, no doubt, meet with a hearty welcome. John L. Nichols and Mrs. Ostie Nichols, widow of Dallas Nichols, have sold their Dakota claims and will return to this county in the near future. Charles Mecklenberg who is employed at the Lahr House in Lafayette, is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mechlenberg, for a day or two. Marie Ostello, America’s greatest lady cornetist and her famous “Sis Perkins” play of life in Posey county, Indiana, will be at the Ellis opera house, Monday, Sept. 7. J. W. Hamilton and wife of Tuscola, 111., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown of this city. They came by auto Thursday night and will return to Tuscola to-day. Hayes of Barkley tp„ expects to leave Monday for’Surrey, No. Dak., to stay through the harvest at least. He will also visit his brother Henry at Burke, So. Dak. Mrs. Thomas A. Crockett went to Mount Ayr Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. O. McCord for a few days. This is the first time Mrs. Crockett has been out since last winter. Xjp. L. Halstead, E. Weurthner and Lee Alauck of Newton tp., left Wednesday on a prospecting trip to Big Rapids, Mich. Mr. Halstead now owns a large tract of land in that vicinity, Mrs. Edward C. Hoshaw went to Indianapolis’ Thursday to join her husband who is engaged in the coal business in that city. Mrs. Hoshaw has been visiting here for the past three months. XMr. and Mrs. Frank Haskell went so Frankfort Wednesday to visit some of Mrs. Haskell’s relatives for a few days. Mr. Haskell returned yesterday, but Mrs. Haskell will remain a week longer. Don’t be surprised if you hear of frost in places Thursday morning, as the thermometer stood at 50 at five o’clock a. m. in town. Of course it was colder in the lower ground, or in muck land. Geo. F. Meyers, the real estate man, has closed the sale of the 160 acre farm of Charles Schatzley, Jr., now of Winnepeg. Manltobia, to H. W. Marble of Wheatfield. It was a cash deal and possession is given immediately.

O. Z. Bridges and family of Terre Haute are visiting Mr. Bridges' sister, Mrs. I. A. Glazebrook, until Sunday, having come Wednesday. Mr. Bridges is a conductor on the Vandalia, running between Terre Haute and St. Louis. Andrew Eller of Remington, who owns a big farm in Benton county, Gilboa tp., had one field that averaged 52 bushels of oats to the acre, and his entire yield was almost 40 bushels. This is the best we have heard of this year from any place. John Caster and his boon companion J. H. Cox are doing some good fishing these days. Tuesday Mr. Caster caught several fine cats in the river channel, one of them was a yellow cat nearly two feet long. Last Sunday’s ball game at Mt. Ayr between the Mt. Ayr and Rensselaer teams, seems to have ended in a general row, according to reports from that place, and several of the players left the field, refusing to finish the game out. The Rochester Sentinel says Prof. W. H. Banta, who has been connected with the Rochester College since its establishment in 1895 has tendered his resignation to the board of control and will retire from active educational work, owing to continued illness. >s iyern Jacks came up from Crawforasville Tuesday afternoon to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks, until Sunday. Vern is assisting his brother-in-law, Len Lefler, in his candy and ice cream parlors at Crawfordsville and says he likes the town first rate. ;v.’ O. Worland of St. Paul, Kan., who with his daughter Miss Anna, has been visiting his son D. M. Worland of this city, went Wednesday toShelbyville to visit eld acquaintances and friends, moat of whom he has not seen since he left that place 20 years ago, and will be there about two weeks. During this time the Shelbyville Fair takes place. Before returning home they will come to Rensselaer and pay Mfr. !md Mrs. Worland another brief vlst.