Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

C. E. Prior was in Chicago on business yesterday. Dr. A. R. Kresler was in Chicago on business Tuesday. John Robinson made a business trip to Roselawn Monday. ■ a* Ben McColly of Chicago Heights was in town on business Monday. Pat Ferguson and James Shlgley of Lafayette were In town on business Tuesday. » Ivan Ellsworth left Tuesday for Bovina, Tex., where he has purchased ai farm. Clarence Hendricks left Tuesday for Lowell where he will hunt ducks for a few days. G. W. Infield was called to Lafayette yesterday by the sickness of his daughter. Miss Sadie Infield. Charles Ellis and Herman Schechter of near Salisbury, Ind., were business visitors here Tuesday. Mrs Otto Hayden of Rosedale, Ind., -came Monday for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. John Eger. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hopkins of Beaver, Kans., came Tuesday from South Bend to visit with relatives. Mrs. Chas. Kasson of Hammond returned home Tuesday after a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Orlan Grant. Mrs. A. F. Shesler and children and mother, Mrs. reward, left Tuesday for their new home near Mitchell, So. Dak. Mrs. Wm. Zard went to Francesville Monday for a few days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walter. Ernest Clark of Lafayette came yesterday on business. He has a position as operator in the Monon yards at Lafayette.

A force of ten men in the employ of the W. U. Telegraph Co., are at work north of town repairing the lines of the company. W. H. Mackey and mother, Mrs. Sarah Mackey, returned yesterday from Amboy, w'here they have been visiting for a week past. Mrs. Mary A. Choper of Fair Oaks returned home Monday. Ida Shreeves accompanied her air'd will make her permanent home there. Advertised letters:—Mr. Frank Huff, Blanch Lures, Jas. Woods, Wm. Chester, Retta Burns,. Cards: Mrs. Lossie Pass, Mr. A. E y Balser. Attorney G. A. Williams was in Columbus, Ohio, yesterday looking after some legal matters. Mrs. Williams accompanied him on the trip. James Meese of Dixon, 111., returned Tuesday to his home. He has been visiting here with his uncle, B. Forsythe. His sister is still here. Mrs. Ora Bruner Barce completed her music course at Valparaiso University Saturday and came Monday to visit with her aunt, Mrs. Jacob Wilcox. r—■ Harry Wade, formerly a partner of Ray Wood in the barber business but now a ranchman near Newcastle, Wyoming, came Monday to visit with old friends In Rensselaer. James Beckman went to Chicago Monday to assist the Gregg Publishing Company or that place with their exhibit at the business show which will be held at the Coliseum this week. W. H. Ritchey was In town last Friday for the first time since he suffered a shock of paralysis, a few weeks ago. Mott is not feeling very frisky as yet, but is improving slowly. The Hammond-Rensselaer high school basket ball game at the former place last Friday night resulted In defeat for the Rensselaer team by a score of 37 to 21 In favor of Hammond. T Mrs. J. D. Lucy left Tuesday for Chicago, where she will remain for a short time. Her husband and father, H. L. Hendricks, will join her In a short time and they will niove to Seattle, Wash.

Mr, and Mrs. Hale Grant and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Bidhop left Tuesday for Spokane, Wash., where they will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Abel Grant accompanied them as far as Chicago. Mrs. M. E. Peck of Valparaiso came Monday to visit with Miss EJ. Spaulding and,"Other Rensselaer friends. Mrs. Peck is now ’conducting a students’ boarding house in Valpo, and has About seventy-five young men boarders. F. B. Ham has traded a 107 acre farm which he owned near Medaryville to A. B. Lowman for the latter’s grocery and meat market in the old pos tofflee building, and took possession of same Monday. Mr. Lowman owns a farm in Barkley ( tp., which he will move onto at once.