Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

■ Mrs. Belie Horsewood of Topeka, Ind., who has been visitin* her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Adams for a few days, returns home today. Vjohn Rush of Mt. Ayr has been pr town a few days repairing a well-making machine, and intends manufacturing some wells in this vicinity. \The local militia, 46 strong, left <Jn the State Fair special yesterday Corning at 6:30 a. m., for Indianapolis to attend the annual encampment at Fort Benjamin Harrison. The 15th Ind. Reg. will hold their reunion at Rensselaer on the 23d of September. There is but two of this regiment left here, William F. Powers and John Sullivan, but there are quite a number living in Newton county. John Churchill is at present in a critical condition at the St. Elisabeth Hospital at Lafayette. He had two hemorrhages of the bowels the first of the week, but it is believed that he has even chances to get well. A drunken man fell off the State Fair special at Frankfort yesterday, scooting along the platform for some distance, but was hurt but little. Whether he was drunk on whiskey or on enthusiasm was not reported. The attendance at St. Joseph’s College this year was 23 more Wednesday than last year, and more to come, the total being 191. This will necessitate more room, and as a consequence more buildings will be erected next year.

Jack Warner went on his annual fishing trip to the Kankakee Monday, but it was cut short several days by his having an attack of heart trouble Thursday; As soon as he was able he came home, arriving on the milk train Thursday evening. • Harry G. Willetts will move his family to Culver, Marshal county, next week where they will make their home in the future. Mr. Willetts has been living in the vicinity of McCoysburg, and is now moving upon a small farm of 30 acres at his new home. James E. Flynn and Mrs. Sarah E. Miller were married at the Methodist parsonage at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. They took the afternoon train for Chicago where they will visit Mr. Flynn’s sister for a few days. They will live on her farm northwest of town. C. A. Roberts made his annual pilgrimage to the State Fair this week. Monday morning, starting so as to see it all. By attending these fairs he can see all the different styles and kinds of goods in his line and is thereby enabled to keep his stock up-to-date all the time.

William Timmons of Elk Falls, Kan., who came to the home-coming has concluded his visit here, after going over his old stomping ground in Jordan tp., and went to Plymouth yesterday where he will visit a brother, from there will go to Lafayette and Otterbein to visit other relatives before returning to his home. Bob Wartena is now Improving nicely, but is unable to sit up at all. The burns on his body are healing in nice shape and.there may be do necessity to graft skin on any part of the body, but as yet this can not be fully determined. It is believed that he is out of danger, however, and in a few more weeks will be out again. |s £ % J’homas Cox who has been working for Wm. Washburn on his farm in Jordan tp., was thrown from a load of grain at Foresman last Tuesday in a runaway and badly bruised over his entire body, and one ankle was sprained. No bones were broken and he will be out in two of three weeks. After the accident he was brought to the city. [Jlay Wood returned from Alberta, (fahada, where he took up a claim two years ago but forfeited his rights by not staying on it as is required by law, and another fellow got in ahead of him, and is now occupying the, land. Arthur Daugherty who went with him is still there working for a farmer and will probably take up a claim himself. Mr. Wood expects to go back to Canada later. ? •’-

Miss Clara May Pettet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pettet, and Everet Gail Michal, son of Mr.-and Mrs. Robert” Michal, were married Wednesday at the home of the bride’s parents in Walker tp., at noon, Rev. G. H. Clarke, of Rensselaer officiating. They will live on a farm southeast of town where the groom's parents have been living until recently. The Democrat extends congratulations. G. W. Jones of Remington got home yesterday from a trip to his farm near Hitchcock, S. Dak. He was in that state about ten days, at Hitchcock, Aberdeen, and other points. The crops in that section are not the best, but are fairly good, and having had a good rain ten days ago they are In good shape for fall seeding and plowing. Mr. Jones intended to stay longer but the victorious look that overspread the face of every democrat he saw, or the water, or the fear that possessed him of Bryan’s election, mpde him sick and for that reason he came home sooner than he expected to.