Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1909 — Page 3

• IT’S A BENEFICIAL HABIT 1 to'make your visits to a dentist frequent, every sixth drtwelfth month. If there is any diseased condition, or decay, he will discover it, while in Its early stages. This economizes expense and pain, and you know the exact condition of your teeth. c' What my patients tell about my operations and prices, gives their friends a desire to haveme look at their teeth. Let me make a careful search for an unnoticed decay. 22 Karat Gold Crowns, fiS.OO Bet Silver Fllllnp 75 Canto. Guaranteed. DR. HORTON Opposite Court House.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Beaders. "The Round Up" next Saturday. To-day’s markets: Wheat, 97 c; Rye, 65c; Corn, 53c; Oats, 46c. Dean has returned to Indiana University. r Hopkins has returned to Wabash college. 4-J. J. Hunt was in Indianapolis on business Monday. •Gillis Lutz was in Monon on business Saturday. Miss Carrie Day went to Champaign, 111., Friday.! Ed Catt went to Wolcott on a business trip Saturday. Joe Nagle went to Lafayette Monday for a few days visit. Miss Ollie Tanner has gone to Chicago for a short visit. Jerry Garland went to Lafayette on a business trip Monday. • Wm. Ferguson made a busfness trip to Lafayette Saturday. Alter has gone to Delphi to attend the poultry show. V.Mrs. S. S. Shedd is in a Chicago hospital to undergo an operation. L. W. Beam of Harrisburg, Pa./ spent Sunday here, the guest of friends. Dr. W. A. Meyer of the Chicago Training School, was In the city on business Monday. and Mrs. Kenton Parkinson are visiting with the latter’s uncle in Hoopeston, 111. Miss Minnie Martin of southeast of town, has gone to Otterbein, where she has employment. C. Bowman of the Indiana Car Commission visited Rensselaer on an Inspection tour Saturday.

Chris Koepky and family returned Saturday from a short visit with his father near Francesville.

Donald Hollingsworth, accompanied by Geo. Long, returned to his home in Chicago, Monday.

H. A. Davenport and family have returned from a ten days trip to bis home in Elizabethtown, Ky.

Mrs. M. Kessinger and son Roy went to Reynolds Saturday to spend a few days with relatives.

Lizzie Hemphill returned Saturday from a week’s visit with Miss Nora Wasson at Winchester, Ind.

Myrtle Hammerton of East Lynn, 111., returned home Saturday after a short visit with relatives In Rensselaer.

Miss Hattie Lowman returned to her home in Amboy Saturday after a month’s visit with her aunt Mrs. Mell Griffin.

Norman and cousin Miss Florence Gorham returned home Saturday from a visit with relatives in Lafayette. "K-Miss Elizabeth B. Hume arrived from her home in Springfield, Ohio, Saturday to be on hand for the opening of school Monday. Miss F. M. Glover returned to her home tn Orleans Saturday after visiting a few days with Misses Doris and. Josie Porter. -X. Mrs. C. P. Wright went to Kentland Saturday to spend a few days with her mother, Mrs. E. B. Vandersmith, returning Monday. Wesley Hammerton has vacated his brother’s farm north of town, and has moved into the Fred Hartman property near the depot. -X-Misses E. Spaulding and Maude Daugherty left Saturday for an over Sunday visit in Valpo and Chicago, where Miss Spaulding has relatives. Duke Nichols, erstwhile checkerchampion and world-beating cornhuske, is now slinging hash as a side line, in-a downtown restaurant. Jacob Poundstone •of Grand Island, 111., returned home Saturday after spending the holidays with his cousins, George and Judson Maines. Miss Margery Yeager returned to her home Saturday, in North Vernon, after a two days stay with Morgan Dewey and family, five miles south of town.

Don't miss "The Round Up” next Saturday. ■ Walter White of Lowell was in the city on business Saturday. S. E. Yoeman went to North JudMonday evening oq a business trip. Ira Sigler and family were called, to Demotte Sunday by the sickness of his brother. Misses Ella Morris and sister Daisy, left Saturday morning for the former’s home in Chicago. Guy Gerber left Sunday evening for Marlon to attend business college the remainder of the winter. Z'Bert Brenner, Dr. Catt and John Alter were awarded prizes on their exhibits at the Remington poultry show last week. Mrs. Harry Jacobs of Grayford, Jennings county, is visiting relatives and friends in ’■-'ian township at present writing. feCßobert Fendig of Hammond spent riday and Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Fendig, returning to Hammond Sunday. T. H. Robertson of Bancroft, lowa, took the afternoon train here Monday to return home, after a short business visit at Wolcott. Remember those fine milch cows that will be. sold at H. N. Moulds' public sale in Hanging Grove township tomorrow. See ad. elsewhere. ' Mrs. Wm.' Washburn and daughter, Mrs. W. O. Rowles, expect to leave shortly for St. Augustine, Fla., to spend the remainder of the winter. The public sale of Harvey Davisson's in Union township last Thursday was well attended and property sold at very satisfactory prices, totaling about $2,300. Guy Daniels returned to his school work in Marion Saturday after spending the holidays with his father Wm. Daniels and wife in the north part of town. Wm. Hershman or Walker township, and Emmet Pullins of Barkley township, went to Lowell Monday afternoon to take in the poultry show at that place. t . E. V. Ransford has placed a stock of goods in the former McColly & Coen grocery room, north of the railroad, a sort of surplus stock which he has for trade. Elizabeth Gwin and daughter, Mrs. Frank Haskell, and MA. I. M. Washburn went to Monon Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Holmes, a cousin of Mrs. Gwin. Mrs. Myra Sheets and Pearl Timmons of Benton county, came Sunday for a few days visit with the former’s mother, Mrs. Mary Galbraith and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Rachel Bowen and niece Miss Dora Moody, left Saturday for their homes in Mechanicsburg and Cable, Ohio. They have been visiting here with the former’s sister, Mrs. John Pullin. Warner, Wood Spitler and Thompson Ross returned to the University pf Wisconsin Monday. Thompson was accompanied as far as Chicago by his mother, Mrs. Frank Ross. Lawson Meyer, wife and baby, returned Saturdays to their home in Highland Park, 111., after *a short visit with home folks. Lawson is manager of the telephone exchange at that place. Homer Dobbins, formerly of Rensselaer, left Sunday evening for California where he will attend Leland Stanford University. • Homer has an excellent opportunity out there and will no doubt make good. Wptson got the kitchen cabinet given away by D. M. Worland Friday night. Harry is a bachelor, and it’s now up to him to get busy and make the proper use of this cabinet In a home of his own. -■——.■■■l. » Arthur Fendig of Buffalo, New York, came Sunday for a few days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Fendig. This is his first visit back home in five or six years. He is engaged in the jewelry business in Buffalo. • ■ , Ira L. Galbraith -of Elmhurst, 111,, came Saturday evening for .a short visit with his mother. Mrs. Mary Galbraith, returning Sunday. He hold sa position as telegraph operator on the Great Western rail-, road at Elmhurst. (>■.-'• i?'

E. L. Hollingsworth went to Thayer qa business Tuesday. Xfirman Thompson and wife are in Chicago for a short time. D. V. Garrison of Remington was a visitor in the city yesterday. Miss Ella O’Connor left Tuesday morning for her future home in Kniman. * William Gasper or Gillam town* ship is moving upon a farm near Vernon, Jennings county. 'AWade and Emmet Laßue went to Indianapolis before returning to their college work at Bloomington. Miss Iva Irvin returned to Chicago Monday. She has been the guest, for a few days of. Mrs. Van Grant. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day returned Saturday afternon from a three weeks* visit with relatives at Kingman. Kan. Mrs. John Beams of Barkley township, has gone to Englewood, where she will spend some time with relatives. Thos. Wolfe, daughter and five children, of Frankfort, arrived here Saturday to malpe their future home on the Hancock farm, on the Gifford Marsh. Harvey Davisson and family, Frank Goff and wife, Amos Davisson, Mary Galbraith and daughter, Mrs. Ellis, took New Year’s dinner with Lewis Davisson. Orren Bell of Lafayette piloted a company of 19 people last week, down from about Francesville and vicinity, to Olustee, Okla., where they expect to invest in Oklahoma lands. „• Miss Edith Adams has returned to" Hillsdale, Mich., where she is attending college, after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Adams, south of town. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Comer of Union township, went to Lowell yesterday. having been engaged Jo score the butter at the Lowell Poultry and Farm Products - show there this week. f Uncle Jim Blake of Fair Oaks, whose critical condition has been mentioned In our .Fair Oaks correspondence, died" last Friday and was burled Sunday. His age was about 80 years. Uncle W. L. Bringle, who is staying at the home of his son Wm. D. Bringle in Jordan township, is reported in a very critical condition at present writing. He has been in poor health for several months. C. A. Brown, who recently moved from the Jay Stockton farm west of town, to Monticello, has shipped his household goods back to Rensselaer and will reside in the house on Eim street recently vacated by J. A. Gates. Sunday and Monday were spring-like days with the mercury several degrees above freezing point. Yesterday was somewhat cooler and a drop iQf 30 degrees in temperature was predicted. Some rain fell Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. , Evert Warne is “enjoying” an enforced layoff on account of a fall he received by falling down B. S. Fendig’s elevator shaft Friday morning. His side and right arm were considerably bruised and sprained, but fortunately no bones were broken. Chas. Chupp has returned to his work in Edinburg, Ind., after a holiday visit with his father, near Surrey. Charley is teaching school near Edinburg this winter and makes his home with his brothers Frank and Anson, who are proprietors of a thriving grocery store in that town. The High School basket ball team was victorious in a well played game with the Franklin College quintette Saturday evening, the score at the close standing 31 to 29. The locate compare very favorbly, thanks to the excellent coaching of Profs. Dean and Tillman, with topnotch teams in the state. Eph Hickman, "Rev. Hickman” as he is now fondly called by his friends, junior member of the firm of- White & Hickman, has at last listened to the dictates of an uneasy conscience that decries the “plumber prices” and now alternates with Capt. G. W. Payne in the pulpit of the North Side M. P. church. 'r Svhu H. Kolhoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry kolhoff of southwest of town, and Miss Cordelia ... Sigo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Sigo of near Remington, will be united in marriage next Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock at Sacred Heart Catholic church in Remington, Rev. Father Horstman, pastor, officiating. Rev. J. C. Parrett of the First Presbyterian church, assisted by James Ellis as machine operator, gave an excellent illustrated lecture Sunday evening on the birth and early life of Christ. These meetings will continue alternately throughout the month of January, and it is well worth one’s while, on account of the beauty and instruction received, to attend these lectured.

Miss Pearl Tanner who has been working in Lafayette, is In Rensselaer for an extended visit. A Mrs. Purdue, who gave her home as Michigan City, arrived here Monday with her five orphan children to place them In the Monnett Deaconess home. John N. Price and family of Parr, left yesterday for Mt Vernon, So. Dakota, where he will take up work again in a store there, where he worked last summer. Gov. Marshall will be Inaugurated next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan have received Invitations to the inaugural ball, which will take place Monday evening. -; ■Olißees Alice Bates and True George entertained a number of young lady friends last Friday evening in honor of Miss Nellie Glover of Orleans, Ind., who has been visiting Misses Doris and Josie Porter. ” ’ Joe Jeffries was back from Huntington Sunday, to see his wife, where he and his father-in-law, John Kassner, recently purchased a grocery store. Mr. Kassner was there last week and.bought a nice home and they expect to ship their household effects and leave today.

O. C. Halstead returned Friday from Worland, Wyoming, where he has been for nearly a year. He is still pretty well used up from his recent injury in falling with a load of hay through a bridge, which was mentioned a couple of weeks ago in The Democrat, and gets about with the aid of two crutches.

A. C. Robinson of Rensselaer and Ephram Gilmore of Lee had a set-to in the Little Indian cigar store yesterday about 11 a. m., and Mr. Gilmore was considerably cut up about the face. The trouble arose over a disputed bill which Gilmore claimed Robinson owed him, Gilmore made no defence, we are told. Arrests will follow.

Samuel Andrus and son Linn of Hsrt, Mich., returned home Monday after a few days’ visit with his brother, George W. Andrus. Mr. Andrus is engaged in the fruit growing industry, having 60 acres in orchard and is very successful in the business. Jerome Andrus, who will move to Michigan next month, will be located within four miles of his uncle Samuel.

Frank Fisher and little son of Kankakee township were in the city Monday. The boy fell on a sidewalk a few weeks ago and hurt his wrist and it was not getting along quite as well as wished for and he came here to have it examined under the X-ray. It was found that there had been a partial fracture of one of the bones, but the doctor said it would get along all’-' right now.

Goodland Herald: The R. H. Ross family, who came to Goodland last June, returned this week to Monticello, their old home. Ever since coming to this place Mr. Ross has had nothing but bad luck. Two fires wiping out his business and home within two short months, was enough for him, so he decided to return -to his native town. Mr. Ross and his estimable family have made many friends during their short sojourn here, who regret very much to see them leave our town, but they wish them the best of everything in their home.

Raymond Monahan, who makes his home with his uncle, O. O. Hammerton, was painfully if not seriously injured by being run over by an empty wagon Saturday evening. He was riding an empty wagon, which was fastened to the rear of the wagon his uncle was driving. In an attempt to reach the first wagon, via the tongue, he slipped and fell under the wheels which passed over his shoulders and back. The family physician was summoned at once and his examination disclosed several lumbar vertebrae dislocated, but anticipates no serious effects.

Crown Point Star: Gary is raising SIO,OOO with which to bring the Indiana legislature and Governor to that city, in order to show them that their city is in need of a superior court Cedar Lake ice began going out Tuesday night during the rain, and by Wednesday afternoon the high wind had nearly cleaned out the crop, which in places had gotten to the thickness of six inches.. . . .Col. Marble and daughter of Wheatfield, leave next week for Florida, and will stay with Charley Myers and wife who have a place beyond the frost line. They expect to ,be gone until spring, and will feast mostly on young alligators and fresh "garden sass.”

Heavy winter underwear in unions and two-piece suits at exceptionally low prices. Be sure and invest in some of these garments as you will save a great deal. DUVALL & LUNDY. Ask about the Home Grocery big can special—lt’s a great bargain. Lost:— Gold neck pin with five small pearls in set. Finder please leave at The Democrat office. Don’t forget to come to an exclusive clothing and furnishing store for a swell suit or overcoat* as we are now selling them at just what they cost us wholesale. All sizes. DUVALL A LUNDY.

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales > . Thursday, Jan. 7, H. N. Moulds, 9 miles east and 2 miles north of Rensselaer, in Hanging Grove tp. General sale, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, farm tools, household goods, etc.

HOOSIERS IN GOTHAM.

The Indiana Society of New York the Rallying Point tor Residents and Visiting Hoosiers. On the second Tuesday In each month the Indiana Society of New York meets for dinner to fraternize, talk and sing "On the Banks of the Wabash." The Society, now four years old, was organized chiefly by the effort of Colonel James B. Curtis, formerly Speaker of the Indiana Legislature and commander of the world-famous Indianapolis Light Artillery. The membership now numbers one hundred and sixty, among whom are Hon. Joseph T. Fanning, formerly Auditor of State of Indiana; SenatAuditor of State of Indiana; Senator Leon O. Bailey; Rev. Dr. Carstensen, formerly Rector of St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Wm. DeMattos Hooper, one time Public Librarian of Indianapolis; Dr. Lyman Abbot, of The Outlook, and Wm. Bayard Hale, now a principal editorial writer on The New York Times. It is desired to add to the membership, and to that end the Society wishes to learn the names and addresses of all former residents of Indiana, who now live in, or near, New York. Visitors to New York will be given the hospitable hand and welcomed to the monthly dinners df they will let their presence be known to. Secretary Horace Hord, 38 Park Row, New York. » If you have Indiana friends In New York send their names to Mr. Hord. The annual banquet of the Society is given early in February of each year, and in previous years the three hundred, or more, guests have been addressed by Senator Beveridge, Congressman Landis, Mayor Bookwaiter; Meredith Nicholson, Dr. Hale and, other Hoosiers similarly Ulus? frlous In literature and state-craft.

FOR EXCHANGE AND SALE. 400 acre finely improved farm. S. E. Indianapolis. Want large stock of goods. 160 acres, Jasper county, well improved, stone road two sides, well drained. A-l farm. Want stock hardware. $12,000. 80 acres, Jasper county. (East). Improved. Want stock groceries, $5,000. Clear. We have farms for city rentals. Also several fine residences in good towns for farm. If you have anything for sale or exchange, call and see us. From present indications we believe farms will be in demand at good prices. So call and list your farms with us. We are doing the business. 1 nice 5-room cottage, two halls, closets, newly papered and painted, all in nice repair, no incumbrance, located in the city of Anderson, Ind. Want a good small tract of land for this. Here is a chance for a nice home. Well rented. Have a $6,000 stock of goods, such as house furnishings, queensware, glassware, chinaware, stoves, notions, etc., etc. Bedsteads, matresses, comforts, sheets, pillows, etc. In fact, everything in house furnishings. Want farm. We are open for business and we are ready to act. We fully control all we handle, and we do the business. C. P. WRIGHT & SON, K. of P. Building. Those wanting geese and duck feathers had better call at B. F. t endig’s before he ships, as he now has plenty of them. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of The Jasper Savings and Trust Company, of Rensselaer, Ind., will be held at the office of said company in Rensselaer, Ind., on Wednesday, January 6, 1909, at 7 o'clock p. m. CHARLES G. SPITLER, Pres. JUDSON J. HUNT, Secy.-Treas. AH wool shirts at greatly reduced prices. All sizes from 14 to 18%. Call and see them. ( DUVALL & LUNDY. NOTICE. The Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Benton. Jasper and White counties will hold their annual meeting Saturday, Jan. 9, 1909, in the K. of P. Hall, Remington, Ind. Forenoon session 11 o’clock a. m. ’ W. H. CHEADLE, Pres. F. E. FISHER. Sec. Overcoats of all descriptions and also suits at just what they cost us wholesale. Don’t forget the time and the place. DUVALL A LUNDY. FOR SALE:—3-year old roan gelding, weight? 1300; 1 pure bred Holstein bull calf. WM AUGSPURGER; R-R. 3. Phone Slff-G. Rensselaer, Ind. PICTURE FRAMES MADE TO ORDER AT WORLAND’S FURNITURE STORE. Now is the time to buy yourself an overcoat or suit as we are. selling them at just what they cost us wholesale. Think how much you Ican save on either. Be sure and inspect our line before buying. DUVALL A LUNDY.

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THE MARKETS

Cash Grain Market. Chicago. Jan. 4. Winter wheat by sample: No. 2 red. $1.05%® 1.06; No. 3 red, 31.03 @1.05; No. 2 hard. [email protected]; No. 3 hard. [email protected]. Spring wheat by sample: No. 1 northern. $1.09 @1.09%; No. 2 northern, [email protected]; No. 3 spring, [email protected]. Corn by sample: No. 3, 57%@58%c: No. 3 white,,6oc; No. 3 yellow. 58@58%c; No. 4, 57%e. Oats by sample: No 3,49 c; No. 3 white. 49@51e; No. 4 white, 47@49c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 46,000. Sales ranged at $6,[email protected] for choice heavy shipping, [email protected] light mixed, $5.85® 6.05 choice light, [email protected] mixed packing. [email protected] heavy packing, [email protected] good to choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 36,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for prime fat steers, $6 [email protected] good to choice steers, [email protected] good to choice cows, [email protected] good to choice calves. $4.65 @5.00 selected feeders. [email protected] medium to good stackers Live Poultry. Turkeys, per lb. 16c; chickens and fowls, 12%c; springs. 14c; roosters, 7c; geeee, 7@9c; ducks, 12c. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y.. Jan. 4. Dunning. A Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East. Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 80 cars; market strong. Hogs —Receipts 80 cars; market active; heavy, $6j0®6.30: Yorkers, $6,100 6.20; pigs, [email protected]. Sheep and Lambs—Receipt# 60 cars; market active; best lambs, $7.50@?.«0; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, s4so® 4.90: ewes, $4.00® 4.25. Calves—Best, 15-0009.75. Elgin Butter Market. Creamery, extras, 32c; prints, 34c; extra firsts, 29c; firsts, 25c; dairies, extra, 27c; firsts, 25c; packing stock. 20c.