Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SUECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

George Besse was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Miss Sara Roadlfer of Chicago visited her parents here last week. Ed Sutherland and Harve Stout were In Fair Oaks on business Friday. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Layman died last Thursday. Mrs. John O’Connor and son Brennan spent a few days last week with relatives in Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hawkins visited the family of J. D. Allman at Rensselaer Saturday and Sunday. Mala Garrison is preparing to move to Kingfisher, Okla., where he has secured a position in a store. Carpenter township will roll up a good vote the Jasper county republican machine next Tuesday. A. B. Coleman, Dennis O’Reilly, B. F. Spencer and Andrew Eller spent a few’ days at the Kankakee, fishing, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lane of Bringhurst visited the latter’s brother, Thomas Shelly and family and John Teter and family last week. William Draper, a former old and well known resident of Remington, died at his home in Hartford Ctty last week, aged about 74 years. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lambert attended the wedding-of Dr. Ivery of North Judson to Miss Ivy Blake of Wolcott, at the latter place last Wednesday. Mrs. O. A. Slaughter has moved from Wolcott to Washburn, 111., and left Thursday for Remington where she will visit for a few days before going to her new home. —Wolcott Enterprise. Jason Bickel has bought the D. S. Gigley residence, occupied by J. P. Hammond, who will move to Rensselaer. Mrs. John O’Connor will move to town and occupy the property now occupied by Mr. Bickel.

Remember the Parker bank fail,ure and vote for guaranty of bank deposits, pledged for In both the democratic state and national platforms, and opposed by the republicans because the “big bankers” don’t want it. They say it “would make the small bank just as safe as the big one.” Well, isn’t your money, Mr. Farmer or Mr. Laboring Man, just as dear to you as the city man’s? You must of necessity patronize the small country bank, and it is to your interest to know that it is safe. But, under our present laws, ' the big banks, like Forgan's of Chicago, sometimes go under, leaving suffering and disaster in their wake. Let the bankers mutually insure their depositors against loss. It is no more than just, and it can be secured only by supporting the democratic state and national tickets, for as previously stated, the republicans are opposing this measure. Recent births: Oct. 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Clint May, a son; Oct. 20, to Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts, a daughter; Oct. 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wagner, a son.

MT. AYR (From the Pilot.) , Rev. Noland and Ransom Elijah went to Brook Tuesday to hear Rev. Wade, prohibition candidate for congress, speak. Mrs. W. R. Crisler is reported to be in a very critical condition with paralysis at her home in Rose Lawn. It is authoritively stated that she cannot live long. The young ladles of this town and vicinity gave a leap year dance at the opera house Saturday evening. A good crowd was in attendance and an enjoyable time was reported by all present. Pete White, former telephone lineman here, who has been working on a dredge boat in No. Dak., for the past several months, came Tuesday evening for a visit with friends and relatives. The democrats of Jackson tp., met in the Woodmen hall last Thursday evening and organized a Bryan and Marshall Club. A secretary and treasurer were elected and meetings will be held each Thursday evening between this and election day.

We will venture to say, without fear of contradiction, that Mt. Ayr has more cement side walks than any other town of its size in the state of Indiana. And we are not done yet for Conda Stucker

and bis gang have more work ahead of them than they can possibly get done this fall. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Baughman are both reported to be very sick at their home in Hamlet. Mrs. Baughman received a fall several days ago and injured herself internally quite seriously, while Mr. Baughman is in a critical condition with kidney trouble. Chas. Bengston, who has been employed on the section at this place for the past four years, received a promotion last Monday and was placed in permanent charge of the section at Foresman, Marion Dennison, the former foreman, having resigned. Charley will move to Foresman in a few days. Mr. Bernard Hopkins and Miss Gertrude Goff, two of our most estimable young people, left town early last Saturday morning and proceeded to Indianapolis where they procured a marriage license and were quietly married at 5 o’clock that evening at the home of the groom’s brother. The affair was a surprise here, such a culmination having been to their many friends and relatives entirely unthought of.