Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

O. P. Taber was a Rensselaer goer Monday. Attend Milner's sale, where you can get a good cow cheap. The Maude Henderson theatre company is playing here this week. Jasper Guy was in Rensselaer Tuesday looking after cases In court. Wm. Zea left last Tuesday for Lawton, Okla., where he expects to move shortly. Miss Lucy Beasley, who is teaching in the Rensselaer schools, spent Sunday here. H. W. Milner has some dandy good teams to sell at his sale,Tuesday, February 16. Mrs. Wm. Townsend's left eye was operated on in Chicago recently, and It is thought the eye can be saved. H. W. Milner will sell/some good horses and mules at his sale. Attend if you want some good stock. Mrs. J. G. Morris was caled to Anderson last wgek by the death of her son-in-law, who died from pa,ralysis. Ed Cummons accompanied a Goodland party to Corpus Christie, Tex., last week on a land prospecting trip. Will Kirk, fomerly in the barber business here, was married a few weeks ago to a young lady of El Reno, Okla., where he is now located. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reeve and daughter, Miss Clara Reeve, of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with their son and family, Clyde Reeve of Remington. Mrs. W. J. Dick of Watseka and Mrs. Louis Raymond of St. Ann, 111., spent Sunday with the family of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Beal. J. D. Kelly has sold his 145 acre farm just north of town to D. H. Myers and will go th Crescent City, 111., and engage in the hardware business. The grade pupils of the town schools will hold exercises Friday afternoon and evening in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Lincoln. Goodland Herald: O. P. Tabor and F. L. Peck, of Remington,passed through Goodland Tuesday enroute for Veedersburg, where they will help a road southeast from that little city. The funeral of Brennan O’Connor was held from Sacred Heart Catholic church Monday, Feb. 1, at 9 A. M., and burial made in the Catholic cemetery west of town. Deceased was aged 24 years, and had been sick for the past two years. A mother, Mrs. J. W. O’Connor, four brothers and one sister are left to mourn his death. Saturday the contracts for the two ditches in Gilboa township were let by surveyor Whicker at his office. The Gilbert ditch was estimated to cost $7,282, and was bid in* at $6,639.50, and the Stitz, estimated to cost $5,625, was bid in at $5,440, both contracts being secured by the Indiana Drain Tile Co., of Brooklyn, Ind,—Benton Review.

MT. AYR. J. M. Witham and daughter Lillie went to Monticello Monday to attend the funeral of a friend. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hopkins moved to Foresman the first of the week where they will reside on a farm. J. J. Garrlty has purchased a farm near Columbia City, in the same locality in which Walter Ponsler recently purchased a farm. Alex Miller, formerly of this place but for the past several years of Silver Lake, Ind., has purchased a farm near Columbia City, lnd. Miss Velma Herath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herath, was very low for several days with pneumonia, but is now reported to be much better. Henry S. Yoder is preparing to have a public sale on his farm four miles southwest of here on Wednesday, February 1-0, after which he will move to Michigan. Henry Rimer, who has been sick for nearly two years, has lately began to decline and at this writing is very poorly. He seems to worry a great deal and is unable to sleep milch and is fast losing all vitality. . Mrs. H. G. Clark left Monday afternoon for Chicago, to attend the funeral of her niece, Miss Carrie Schryver, who died Monday morning of consumption. Miss Schryver became well acquainted with many people here during several visits with relatives at thiß place and her death is learned of with sorrow. Randolph Wright stole a march on the people around here one day recently and went to Chicago and was very quietly united in marriage.

He returned on Monday of last week with his wife and they immediately went to housekeeping on Randolph’s farm, a few miles southeast of here. We all wish Mr. Wright and his wife a long and happy wedded life.

SOUTH UNION. (Too late for last week.) B. D. Comer shredded fodder one; day last week. The sale at Chas. Burn’s was well i attended Monday. Mrs. Wm. Wilcox called on Mrs. Wm. Smith Wednesday afternoon. Philip Heuson and wife are visiting friends at Goodland this week. Rev. Bundy and wife took dinner with Victor Yeoman and wife Sunday. Miss Goldie Bundy visited Miss Feme Casey a couple of days last! week. Dalton Gunyon and wife called on the former's parents Sunday afternoon. Jesse Smith and Everett Burns took in the show at Parr Wednesday night. Mrs. Jim Wiserftan and daughter Lizzie of Aix called on Mrs. Wm. Wilcox Tuesday afternoon. Feb. 2 dawned bright and clear and Mr. Groundhog saw his shadow, i That means six weeks of bad weath-' er. Miss Lesta Harrington spent Sunday with her parents, returning to Pleasant Ridge, where she is working, Sunday evening. Henry Wilson will have a sale Feb. 10. He is preparing to go to South Dakota where he will j reside in the future. Rev. Reardon of Carmel, Hamil-1 ton county, assisted Rev. Bundy in his series of meetings at Rosebud | last week. He will also assist him | in his meetings at Mt. Hope which , begun this week.

WOOD AND COAL. We carry the largest stock of wood and coal in the cfty. We carry 1-40-1, Eatser Gem, and Jackson Hill for ranges, Splint, Pittsburg and anthracite for heaters. Our wood is good and dry either in 4 foot, 16 inch block or split wood. When in need of wood or coal give us a trial. RENSSELAER LUMBER CO. ’Phone 4,