Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Democrat is prepared at all times, remember, to turn out up-to-date job printing promptly and at reasonable prices. The Democrat has a few more of those handsome and useful Wall Charts left. We want to close them out, and if you have not already secured one you should do so before they are all gone. Remember they are but 35 cents additional with a year’s subscription to The Democrat. Mrs. Joseph Nagle is in Lafayette under the care of a physician preparatory to an operation for gallstones. She has been ailing for some months, and it was finally determined that an operation was the only cure. She will be operated on as soon as the surgeon thinks she is in condition, which is now thought will be in about ten days. About 155 tickets were sold here for the play of “The Wolf” at Lafayette last night, in which our Rensselaer actor, Gus Phillips, plays the leading role. The Rensselaer party went down on the milk train and returned on a special after the play. Such a large turnout from Gus’ boyhood home is certainly a great compliment, and one which he appreciates fully. Gus was here Sunday visiting relatives.

W. H. Nicholls of Indianapolis writes the News of that city that his "father, who lives at Medaryville, Ind., was born September 5, 1816; was ninety-two years old last September. He is about three months older than the State of Indiana, and has voted for every Republican presidential candidate! that the party ever had, including W. H. Taft, last Tuesday." This beats Uncle Simon Phillips’ record of this city about one president. \IA gay party of Rensselaer ladies, cjhisisting of Mrs. C. A. Roberts, Mrs. John Eger, Mrs. Mspry D. Eger, Misses Carrie and Mary Eger, Mrs. C. Martin, Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman* Mrs. Joe Larsh, Mrs. Fred Phillips and Mrs. Oppenheimer, went up to Lowell last Friday and spent the day with Mrs. Frank Maloy. They took fried chicken and some other accessories along with them so as not to create a sudden famine in Frank’s household, and the dinner they sat down to was good enough for Tom Marshall. They returned home on the milk train the same evening and all report a most.enjoyable time.

Monday night was an occasion in local Eastern Star circles that will long be remembered. The Grand Worthy Matron was here from Valparaiso and about 75 guests from Monticello, Monon and Valparaiso were in attendance, some 40 from Montieello and 20 from Monon alone. A .fine supper was served before the initiatory ceremonies of a candidate, consisting of roast turkey and the necessary accessories, ice cream, cake, etc. It was one of the most enjoyable affairs of the kind ever held to Rensselaer, and the local lodge are proud over its success while the visitors are highly pleased at having been present. The Monticello ladles gave the Mystic Tie work in the initiation, and it was proflounced something grand.

Lake County Star.-—The electric wiring from Crown Point to Lowell has been completed, and it looks flattering now for the electricity to be sent to that place in a few weeks, although the placing of the heavy machinery In the plant here will take some time and means a heavy outlay. The plant will be enlarged in a way that it will not have to be added to for some time to come .. .The fires set by railroads have come to a halt, but those burning deep in the marshes are still smoking, and will continue to destroy the land until a soaking rain falls. Where the Panhandle crosses Deep river, between Crown Point and Rush, the fire is still spreading under the surface, and in places has gone down two feet, which makes treacherous walking. Emmet. Pullins had a very exciting time getting a pair of elk Into a crate in order to ship them to Logansport last week. He built a pen With a chute at one end, and at the end of the chute placed his crate with the door elevated so that the elk could be driven in and the door let down behind them. The animals would go into the chute but before the outer gate could be closed they would dodge out again. He finally devised a scheme with a pulley so that he could stand at a distance and close the gate. This worked all right, and he finally got them in.- the crate-- and the dobr closed behind them?; No sooner were they in than they lay down as quietly as a domestic pig, and so remained the balance of the day.