Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

'kMr. and Mrs. Delos Coen came Saturday to visit. their respective parents a few days. Dr. W. P. Crowell of Monticello, father of Richard Crowell and Jess Crowell of, this city, visited them Monday. Mrs. James K. Garrlott with her 'daughters, Mrs. Robert Sheets and Miss Madaline Garrlott, visited at Delphi this week. pXrs. Coffin and daughter visited Dr. H. L. Brown and wife a few this week. They were on their way to their new home at Rapid City, So. Dak. St. Michael’s Catholic church of Knlman recently had a contest in which a fine silk quilt was the prize. Mrs. B. Forsythe of this city was the winner. The quilt was the joint product of Mrs. Lizzie Peer and Mrs. M. Youngles.

Mrs. Mary Guhl returned to her home at Evanston Monday after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dlxey. She took a grandson home with her who has been here all summer visiting his other grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dixey. TsWm. Gratner of Barkley tp., received word a few days ago of the death of &is nephew, George Ott, a son of Samuel Ott, a former resident of Barkley tp., but now of Garden City, Kan. The young man was 23 years of age and lost his life in a hotel fire in Denver, Colo. Uncle David Culp of Hanging Grove tp., was a Rensselaer visitor Monday, as was also his son J. H. Culp of Lee. The latter brought us in a half-dozen of the largest and finest peaches we have seen this year, and Mr. Culp’s only regret is that he has but one tree of this variety. Frank. Duggins, '’son of George Duggins, is very low with consumption at Georgetown, Neb., and his brother Albert has gone to bring him back to his old home here. He started Monday morning, and they intend to return this week. If they do not George will go himself to assist his son home.,

Uncle David Nowels walked down town Monday and called at The Democrat office to urge more vigorous action on the part of the workers for the democratic ticket at the special and general election. His admonition is timely, and should be heeded by every democrat in this County. Work unceasingly for success, and the reforms that can not be had unless the democratic party is placed in power. Arthur Ruffing, aged 21 .years, son of Joseph Ruffing, a Delphi jeweler, was instantly killed at the traction sub-station in that city last Thursday night. In company with another young man went into the place as alleged to look at the electric apparatus, without the consent or the permission of the agent in charge, and young Ruffing got in contact with the arrester and 33,000 volts of electricity shot through his body, killing him instantly. The Crown Point Star says that the work on the extension of the Gifford railroad is being pushed along as fast as possible and the road is now graded 2% miles north of Dinwiddle station, and the rails laid one mile. It is the intention to reach the Panhandle road by the time snow flies. The right-of-way which is on the half-section line is not costing more than >IOO per acre anywhere. It has not been determined as yet whether the road will parallel the Panhandle to Crown Point and. then go north to Gary or not. > -

The funeral of little George Sharp Jr., the second victim of the Indianapolis street car which ran over and killed his mother, Mrs. Geo. Sharp and injured her two sons, was held Saturday at 10 a. m., from the residence of Charles Rishling where the body was brought from Indianapolis Friday evening. The boy was aged 5 years, 3 months and 11 days. He was buried beside his mother in Weston cemetery. The younger boy,' Harold, who was also injured somewhat at the same time is now getting along all right and was not seriously hurt. “A Common Sense View of Christian Science,” is the title of a pamphlet of 63 pages by Father V. H. Krull, C. PP. S., of St. Joseph College. This subject is taken up and exhaustively discussed from a Christian standpoint, but not from a denominational standpoint. In fact some of the warmest indorsements have come from other than Catholic sources. Two editions of this booklet have been necessary to i supply -the demand for it. a seeond iedition of 3,000 copies having just ibeen completed at the Collegian ofIfice. The work must be read to be j appreciated. . ' . v, , . ..