Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. O. A. Jacks of Lee is visiting with ( Mr. and Mrs. True Woodworth. W..F. Gaffleld who has been visiting at Logansport, returned home Monday. True Woodworth is acting as room bailiff at present term of the circuit court. D. H. Yeoman returned from Winamac Tuesday w’here he had been on business. J. R. Reed of Syracuse, N. Y., came to Rensselaer Tuesday. He expects to be here several days on business. < C. F. Lowman returned to his home in Goblesville, Mich., Tuesday. % He has been here to attend the Coneral of his mother. Mrs. Wm. Mackey was called to Tipton Monday on account of the serious sickness of the little baby of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hawkins. The ladies’ “<So Club” gave a pleasant little dance at the armory Friday night. A pianist and harpist from Chicago furnished the music. The funeral of little John Lloyd Jones was held at the home in Union tp., Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock, and was conducted by Revs. Clarke and Bundy. Interment in Weston cemetery. A report is current about the town that one of Rensselaer’s well known widowers has hiked to Kankakee, 111., with one of Rensselaer’s young females, and that they were married at that place. Mrs. Mary Reynolds of Coshocton, Ohio, who has been visiting with relatives here, since November, left Saturday for Battle Ground, where she will visit for some time before returning to her home. William Richardson and' son T. J. Richardson, left Tuesday morning for Kingman, Kas., where the former will make his home. Tom will go from there to Orafino, Neb., where he expects to go on a farm. Mrs. Artie L. Andrews of Lafayette came Friday to inspect the local lodge of Rebeckah’s and to be present at the initiation of three candidates. Mrs. Andrews is the state president of the organization. Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler returned from a trip through the central part of the «tate Monday morning. They were called home on account of the serious sickness of Mrs. Letter's grandmother, Mrs Wm. Bussell. John Bruner, who moved to Bartlesville, Okla., a short time ago, in a letter to his relatives here says Oklahoma is as far from being the land of promise as is Nubbin Ridge, and for good living to give him Rensselaer. Misses Lucy Beasley, Minnie Hemphill, Clara Parker, Ethel Sharp and Alice Smith went to Lafayette Friday evening to witness the production of ‘‘The Servant in the Home,” at the Grand Opera House. They returned home Saturday afternoon. The factor}', prpmotors expect to close the sale of lots in a few days. Those purchasing one lot each, not reported in The Democrat, are: Dode George and Eeverett Kinney; J. N. Leatherman;. True Woodworth; Mary E. Thompson and Augustus Phillips. Sam Stevens was taken suddenly ill Friday night while at work in George F. Meyers’ office and for a short time it looked as though his condition might be serious, but Saturday morning he had improved and will be able to be around in a few days. Mr, and Mrs. Jacob Junglas of New'ton tp., left Sunday for Coldw'ater, Ohio, where they will make their future home and where Mr. Junglas will engage in the well drilling business. He will return here to run his threshing machine during the next tnreshing season. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Timmons left Monday for Chicago to attend the auto show, and from there “Billy” will go west to Longmont, Colo. Mrs. Timmons will remain in Jasper county for some weeks yet, staying with her mother, Mrs. Parker, of Gillam tp., we understand. William P, Pollard of Delphi, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, Sunday morning. He was taken there about ten days ago to be operated on for appendicitis, and never rallied from the shock. He was the only son of Jud&e C. R. Pollard, of Delphi, and was about thirty-five years of age. Miss Fame Haas, who for a number of years was employed on The Democrat, has been appointed as a deputy in the postoffice, to take the place of Mrs. Cora Evert Simpson, who was married a Bhort time ago. The selection of Miss Haas for this place could not have been bettered. She began her new duties Sunday.

John Southard of near Guernsey, White county, was in the city on business Saturday. Mr. Southard formerly resided in • Milroy tp., before moving to White county, where he has lived for the past four or five years. He infonbs us that he will move back to Milroy this spring, onto the Short farm.