Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

county. Ha has been visiting here for a few days, coming Monday to close up the deal for this property, leaving for home Thanksgiving by way of Lafayette, where he has relatives. The football season of 1908 which practically closed Thursday has a record of 18 killed thus far with probably a few* more yet to hear from, and not less than 1,000 badly injured players to Its credit. This Is an Increase of two in the killed list over 1906, and five over 1907. Monticello Herald: The announcement in a Hammond paper about four attorneys emigrating, from Monticello to that city Is misleading. The law firms of Palmer & Carr and Spencer & Hamelle have simply formed a syndicate for practice in the Lake county courts and have opened an office at Hammond—one of the best located and best equipped in the city. Judge Palmer will have charge of the office there, but all of them will retain their residence and their office here and keep up their law practice in White county as .heretofore. XMann Spitler, Jr., well known to mahy of our readers, was badly Rocked by a stroke of lightning at his home in Thayer, at about 5 a. m., Wednesday. It seems they have a bench and wash-basin out under a big tree at the rear of the house where the men folks wash their hands and face during the warm weather. He was out washing his hands when a stroke of lightning hit the tree and knocked him unconscious. He was still unconscious at noon Wednesday, we understand, but the doctor, who was working over him continuously had hopes of his recovery.