Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A. E. Coen was down from Chicago Monday. / A. J. Harmon was in Chicago on business Tuesday. E. P. Honan was in Lafayette Monday and Tuesday on business. Born, Oct. 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown, of near Gifford, a daughter. Miss Ella Rusk went to Indian- 1 apOlis Monday to resume her studies in a business college there. John E. Bislosky has rented the farm of A. F. Shesler for next year and will move onto it in the spring. ''l City Marshal Parks was wearing aline new star Monday, a present Co him from Dr. Frank Hemphill of Seeleyville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. W. H.' Beam and Mr. and Mrs. W r F. Smith were Chicago visitors Sunday and took in the big baseball game. > i3imon Fendig of Wheatfleld came lown Monday to attend the funeral of Louis Wildberg, returning home yesterday afternoon. Geo. Cooper of Barkley tp., is in very poor health, and is in Rensselaer where his family physician can better give him treatment. Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Puffer and Miss Stella Haskell of Chatsworth, 111., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Geo Ketchum, east of town, making the trip via automobile. '4.Mrs. A. B. Hurley and three

daughters, Agnes, Lucy and Latona, left Monday for Ralston, Okla., to visit her father, W. J. Durant, a former resident of this county. 'lCarey Carr went .to Spokane, wksh., Tuesday to visit his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Arnott. This is Mr. Carr’s first trip west, and he will be gone about three weeks. Gov. Hanly has appointed Lawrence Lyons of Brook as Electorial vote Marshal to receive the vote of the Tenth District on presidential electors from the various county clerks. Mr. and Mrs. L. Q. Jeffries of Chicago came down Saturday to visit Joe Jeffries and wife. Mr. Jeffries returned to Chicago Monday and Mrs. Jeffries will remain a few days longer. They are uncle and aunt of Joe’s. Charles Robinson of Battle Ground was in town Monday forenoon. He stopped off on his way to Dallas, So. Dak..where he went to prospect a little for a farm. He reports T. F. Clark and family as well and prosperous as could be. JNThe little six-year-old son of Riley Tullis of Jordan tp., fell from a haymow Sunday and received a severe concussion of the brain. He is quite sick at the present time, but hopes are entertained that he will be all right in a few days.

Miss Dena Miller returned home Saturday from a two months visit with her grand-parents and other relatives, at Burlington, Wis. She was accompanied home by her uncle, Louis Kornhoff, who will visit a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Werner Miller. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears have gone to Watseka, 111., for a few weeks visit with the' former’s daughter, Mrs. Sidney Arnold after which they will return here and move into the upstairs rooms in the S. P. Thompson cement block building on East Washington street, where they will conduct a boarding house. James Carr returned from a three weeks visit with his sister, Mrs. J. A. Knowlton, of Mitchell, So. Dak., Saturday. Mrs. Knowlton returned with him and will visit here for a time. The Knowltons are well satisfied with their Dakota home, and from his reports Mr. Carr is well pleased with the country and the products of the farms as well.

pMrs. Elizabeth Gangloff Is the prize butter maker in the contest that has been going on at the Home Grocery for some time. She delivered 376 pounds of butter, and every pound a good one. Several other contestants competed for the various prizes offered and their Bhowing of good butter waa very creditable to them, but some one must always get first prise, and this was awarded as above stated | A- F. Shesler, Emmet Fidler, N. A. Hendrix and Oscar Howe started for Mitchell, So. Dak., yesterday morning, and in a few days will go to Chamberlain to he present to register in the opening of another section of the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Mr. Shesler has gone there to find a future home, and if he does not get anything in the drawing will prospect further in that vicinity. They will he absent about two weeks. Miss Fairy Gish died at the home of her mother, Mrs. C. M. Gish of Milroy tp., Friday morning of consumption after an Illness of two or three years duration, having been lp California for her health but received no substantial bene-' fits therefrom. She was past 32 years of age at the time of her death. The funeral was held Sunday at the family residence and interment In Crockett cemetery. It is understood that Mrs. Gish will now move to town where one of her 'sons is attending school.