Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Otto Alchele returned to his home in Indianapolis Wednesday after a seven weeks visit with his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lang of Union tp. Miss Lucy Applegate returned to her home in Streator, 111., Tuesday after a several weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Noah Zeigler, north of town. VAlbert Augspurger of Newton tp., jras awarded 4th prize, $2.00 on his corn at Pudue this week. Moses Sigo of Carpenter tp., was awarded Bth prize. Miss Mabel Karch is attending the corn and bread school at Purdue University this week, and has promised The Democrat readers a report of the school. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lee was operated on Monday evening by Dr. Robinson of Chicago for appendicitis, and is now getting along nicely. Mrs. Mattie Porter, who has spent the past several weeks here visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Alfred Lowman, returned to her home near Parr Wednesday. J. A. Haupt, secretary of the Grand Lodge of Knights and Ladies of Honor, inspected the local chapter Wednesday night and found it in a prosperous condition. Miss Adga Wernberg, who lias been employed, in Dr. J. H. Hansson’s office for the past five months, left yesterday for Chicago where she expects to remain. Mrs. John Werner accompanied her. Harvey and Clyde Davisson and Jesse Walker of Unino tp., left Wednesday morning for Jonesboro, Ark., on an extenued hunting trip. They also expect to buy a carload of cattle and ship them home. Nuke Fisher, a former employe of t£e Simpson barber shop, will open a shop in the McColly pool room. The barbers are surely a long-headed lot. They want to get in business before the factory sends rents out of sight.

Charles Clark and family left Wednesday morning for their home in Cedar Point, Kans. Charley is failing rapidly in health and cannot now speak above a whisper. They expect to move to Colorado Springs in a short time. \J Green Thornton is moving from lpe farm in Union township, to the house he recently purchased on Dayton and Elm streets. Wm. Bailey has moved to the Thornton farm, and Ralph Zeigler onto the farm vacated by Mr. Bailey. Mrs. Ike Wiltshire returned home Wednesday from Kentland, where she had been to attend the funeral of an aunt. She was accompanied home by her mother, Mrs. Julia Knouff of Town Creek, Ala., who will make an extended visit here. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Milnor, No. Dak., 1; Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1; McCoysburg, 1; Remington, R-3, 1; Rensselaer, R-2, 1; Rensselaer, R-3, 1; Rensselaer, R-4, 1; Mitchell, So. Dak., R-l, 1. The big Parkison & Moody sale at Ple&sant Grove Wednesday was attended by a large crowd from all sections and property sold well except the milch . cows, which we are told went at rather poor prices. The Bale totalled about SIO,OOO. Vern Marshall, who went to Medford, Oregon, with his parents a little more than a year ago, was married there a tew days ago to a Miss Ruth Brown, and will go to Seattle, Wash., where he will work in the job printing office of his brother-in-law, Bert Bartoo, we understand. Xj George Ketchum has rented his rfarm east of town to Ephriam Hughes of near Gifford, and will move to town and take life easy. He has rented the Mrs. 8. A. Hemphill property on College Road, Boon to be vacated by Mrs. Hemphill and Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, who will move into their fine new residence a short distance south on Front street. .