Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1909 — Page 3

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL., Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 59c; Oats, 49c. Joseph Sharp went to Monon on business Monday. W, A. Davenport was in Chicago on business Saturday. Alt Padgett attended a horse sale in Lafayette Monday. Mrs. Carrie West of Monon was in town on business Monday. Attorney George A. Williams was in Delphi Tuesday on business. ...—i— y. ■■ i., ' * ■ " * B. J. Gifford of Kankakee, 111., was in town on business Saturday. J. J. Ulm of near Goodland, was a business visitor in the city Monday. Mrs. C. W. Coen spent Monday with her Bon Delos Coen in Chicago. Miss Milda Jackson went to Martinsville, Ind., Tuesday for a short visit. John J. Roberts ot Plain View, Texas, was here Monday on land business. Mrs. Myra Galbraith Sheetz returned to her home near Fowler Monday. Walthman Reeder of Virgie was in town a few hours on business Monday. Harve Robinson of Francesville visited relatives here Friday and Saturday. Miss Pearl Morris left Monday for a short visit with her parents In Remington. - Miss Beatrice Marzen of Virgie came down Monday for a short visit with friends. Mrs. C. P. Wright spent Sunday with her mother; Mrs. Vondersmlth, in Kentland. , Mrs. George Thomas of Montlcello spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gwln. Frank J. Sohmer and Oscar Miller of Wheaton, 111., were business visitors here Saturday. A. H. Dickinson and Walter Jarbls of East Carpenter were in the city on business Monday.

C. W. Coen was In Chicago yester day. Elmer Gwin was in Brook on business Monday. John R. Gray was in Monon on business Saturday. - \ Miss Marie Gipp went to Delphi Saturday for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Monnett went to Evanston Saturday. Miss Anna Kistner went to Effingham, 111., Saturday for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. George Moore visited with relatives in Hammond Saturday. Mrs.' Mae Parcels went to Goodland Saturday to spend Sunday with her sister. W. F. Smith and H. J. Kannal were in Lafayette Tuesday to attend a sale of fast houses. The 'Ladles’ Dancy Club entertained 50 couples at a masked ball in the armory Monday night. Walter Morris, a student of agriculture at Cornell University, is visiting with Firman Thompson. John Ellis of Chicago University came Saturday to visit a few days with his father, J. H. S. Ellis. Miss Hanna Stevens of Camden, Ind., came Saturday for a two days visit with Miss Zelma Rayher. t , John Morgan spent Sunday in Chicago with his mother, who is in the Presbyterian hospital at that place. Mrs. John Sheehan of Gas City, returned to her homei Saturday after a week’s visit with her son at St. Joseph’s College. Miss Emma Vanscoth of Winamac, came Saturday to visit with Miss Cecil Rutherford and both spent Sunday in Roselawn. \ Mrs. J. W. Horton spent Sunday in Indianapolis with her son, Perry, who is attending a business college at that place. North Judson News: B. F. Funk, formerly of Jackson township, but now a resident of Marshall county, was here on business Thursday. C. H. Tyron of Sackett’s Harbor, N. Y., came Saturday on business. Mr. Tyron owns the farm occupied by Conrad Hildebrand near Pleasant Ridge. Oscar McClure went to Hammond Saturday. He still holds his position as street car conductor there and will not make his permanent residence here for some time. Walter Ponsler came over from Columbia City Monday evening to look after some business mattters here and in Newton county. He likes, his hew home firstrate. The work of tearing down the old buildings east of Roth Bros, meat market, to make ready for the new brick block to be erected thereon, was begun yesterday.

Mrs. M. E. Corliss went to Kankakee, 111., Saturday to attend the funeral of E. R. Williams, who died at Richfield, Idaho, and was brought to Kankakee for burial. Mesdames C. W. Hanley and Grant Warner went to Chicago Monday to attend a banquet given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hanley to the Rensselaer people who live in Chicago. N i\Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Leavel came over from Wabash county Saturday, Mr. Leavel to look after some business matters and his wife to visit here and at Remington for several days. Ex-sheriff O’Connor was down from Kniman on business Friday and Saturday. He has about recovered from his lameness, and is looking better than when he was last here. Advertised letter: Herny Gibson, John Chllcote, James Henkle, Wm. Gibson, A. L. Matheys, Mrs. Daisy Burns, Mrs. Crayton Copas, Mrs. Jennie Hendricks, Miss Lizzie Babcock (2). Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins of Union tp., went to Nevada, Ind., Monday to nurse an aunt, who has been an invalid for the past two years. Mrs. Jenkins will probably remain there all summer. Hoover returned Saturday from the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago, where he underwent an operation for fistula a short time ago. He is recovering nicely from the operation. Mrs. W. F. Smith went to Chicago Tuesday to be present at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. J. E. Smith of Thorntown, Ind., who was operated on yesterday at the Robert Burns hospital in Cnicago for stomach trouble. ’Harry Wade and wife went to Big i Rapids, Mich.;' Tuesday to visit a short time. Harry has rented his (Wyoming ranch for the coming sumtmer and has secured an option on a barber shop in Francesville, which [he will run this summer.

Miss Daisy Detwller of Champaign, HI., was In town Tuesday on business. J. F. Norton of Waterloo, Ind., made a business call in Rensselaer Tuesday.’Roland Eib went to Indianapolis Thursday to re-enter a business college he has been attending. J. P. Gwin of McCoysburg was in town Tuesday to take a train for Delphi to visit a short time. Dr. J. E. Francis of Charleston, 111., came Monday to attend the funeral of his nephew, little Arthur Turfler. Mrs. John Purcupile of Lafayette came Friday for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long and other relatives. Mrs. Matilda Memphill has bought Conrad Hildebrand’s residence property in Rensselaer, consideration $1,645. Miss Margaret Stockbridge went to Lowell Monday to act as a judge in the annual oratorical contest of the Lake county schools. Mrs. Ernest Fritts and children returned to their home in Delphi Monday after a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Altet. Miss Harriet Shedd went to Lafayette Monday to witness the Ben Greet company’s rendition of Shakespeare’s Mid-Summer Night’s Dream. Miss Mary Drake returned from Monon Monday. She was called there on account of her sister’s, Mrs. Carl Matlong’s little baby being sick. Elizur Sage and son Russell went to Joliet, 111., Monday to spend a few days with Mrs. Sage, who is recovering slowly from her recent operation. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Corcoran and little daughter returned after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, to their home in Chicago Saturday. John Weber, Sr., son ohn and Clarence Coleman and Raymond Voisent of Union City, visited Walter Weber at St. Joseph’s College' Saturday. Mrs. L. J. Hudlow of Lafayette and Mrs. Katherine Kessinger of Wabash returned to their homes Saturday. They were called here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Samuel Demarcus. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lamson left Sunday for Hutchison, Kan., on account of the critical condition of Mrs. Lamson’s brother-in-law, Uncle Felix French, but he died before their arrival there. T. W. Haus was called to Batavia, N. Y., Saturday by the death of his mother, who died there after a short illness, aged about 76 years. He will return home the latter part of the week. Mrs. Leander Renicker and two children returned to their home at Minot, No. Dak., Saturday. They have been visiting here since November with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Renicker and other relatives and friends. W.le the weather continues ifeasant and has much the appearance of spring the air is still cold, as it has been all the month, and the ground freezes a little each night and overcoats are a necessity during the day. M. B. Crumpacker, pastor of I tiie First M. E. church of Fairbury, 114., preached the funeral Tuesday of little Arthur Turfler, the 10-months-old son of Dr. and Mrs. Turfler, who died Sunday afternoon of pneumonia.

Misses Lottie and Ella O’Connor, who are the proprietors of a thriving millinery store at Kniman, were in town Monday and accompanied Miss Mary Meyer and trimmer, Mrs. James Clark to Chicago Tuesday to study spring styles. Vjohn Schanlaub, who for nearly lt> years has been sexton of Weston cemetery, has given up the position and will work at truckfarming the coming season. Mr. Schanlaub has certainly been a most faithful employe, and it will be some time before another man can be found to fill his place in every way.

Rue Parcels breezed in Saturday from the sunny south, bringing with him a bunch of tever blisters and snake stories. He has been in a hospital in New Orleans the paßt three weeks suffering from malarial ffcver. He visited several places in Mississippi and Texas. Lloyd Jeßsen he left herding sheep on s ranch in New Mexico. A league to promote reflnment among young men has been organized by a number of young girls of Morocco, Ind. Among other things, the girls assert, that the failure of a man to Uke the home paper, is an evidence of a lack of intelligence and that he will be too stingy to provide for a family and educate his children.—Chicago Newspaper Union.

Samuel Demarcus left Monday for a short visit in Lafayette and Wabash before he returns to his home in Ordway, Colo. ■ ■ ■ Charles Macklenberg and Mias Anna Hehl of Lafayette spent Sunday with his parents and Fred Macklenberg, who is just recovering from an attack of pneumonia. A. Koepkey returned to his home in Leadville, Colo., Monday after a short visit with his brother, Christ Koepkey. Mr. Koepkey is a railroad conductor on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad. Mrs. Eleanor Adams went to Bluffton, Ind., Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. 'John McCullough, her sister-in-law, who died Friday of pneumonia at the age of 62 years. Mrs. McCullough was formerly a resident of Jordan tp., this county. Charles Stinston was the name of the White county youth who was hazed to death by his companions at the White Post school house last week. The grand jury of that county will investigate at their April term and probably return indictments against his slayers, it is reported. A defective flue in the apartment over the Racket Store occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Albln, was responsible for a small blaze Tuesday morning which was extinguished by the down town members of the Are company under the command of Capt. Orlan Grant, before any great damage was done. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Nowels received word Monday of the death of their little two-year-old grandson, near Laurens, lowa, where their son Jesse Nowels has resided for the past two or three years. The child had been sick for several months, its sickness starting with pneumonia, we understand, and it died Monday morning at 8 o’clock. The funeral was held there yesterday at 3:30 p. m., and interment made at Laurens. Crown Point Star: The Gifford railroad is coming slow and spre. Two dredges are working and the force takes two large loads weekly from our grocery stores... .Gary seeing determined to keep the Jail filled. The murdering has stopped there for a time and finally they have passed “a spit on the sidewalk law” which they are enforcing. Three men were brought here on Monday charged with that crime, and each was fined enough with the costs to board at the county’s expense a couple of weeks..

But little has been said about the smallpox situation in this town. It is here and dias been here for two weeks and there is no mistake about it. The health officers have been after the proposition as vigorously as officials can well be, but have not received the support from those affected that should have been given. The point has now been reached when they insist upon an absolute quarantine. It is not desired to close the schools nor to stop any of the other gatherings of the town, but it will be done if quarantine regulations are not observed. —Monticello Journal. J. Cecil Alter, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Alter of Union tp., who is now editor of the Salt Lake (Utah) Outlook, writes us as follows: “ lam inclosing the dollar-and-a-half of yours that I have been carrying since January fifth. You know the whole world needs to be informed than simply to be reminded; so few r of us do as well as we know, and therefore I blame you fofr not reminding me of this obligation. I have grown so used to The Democrat that you better take a chance of sending seven reminders than to attempt to' excommunicate me.”

O. H. McKay chaperoned McKnlght’s rejuvenated hypnotic circus, under the management of Professor Percy Longfellow, to Roselawn Saturday night and $lB worth of people saw a vaudeville that would make Klaw ft Erlanger go beat their heads against a con. vient brick wall. William Grayson and Pat Courtney, in a rip-roaring black-face comedy; Professor Sanders, a violinist, did some great fiddling Btunts and sang several beautiful ballads. Percy Longfellow did the professor act In hypnotism and pleased the big crowd with the antics of his subjects. Mr. McKay will probably finance the show to Wolcott next Saturday night. The first evidence of the lntenof the citizens of Brook to beautify McKinley park this year, was the arrival Monday morning from the Westerville National Arsenal, New York, of a twenty-four pound gun carriage, the gun being shipped from Texas, but has not yet arrived. The mounted cannon will be placed beside or near the beautiful soldiers’ monument which will be erected in the park this summer. The citizens here have been working for some time to secure this piece of ordnance from the War Department and main’-Sj thvough the efforts of Bennett Lyons, this was accomplished. The citizens _of Brook take a just pride in beautifying their little city, and will make this park compare with many parks in large cities before the end of the year.—Brook Reporter. y ' j *• . -..’Mas* - ’

An Exhibit of Spring’s Most Stylish Garments. Just as High in Quality as They Are Correct in Style. They are Palmer’s Suits and Jackets The G. E. Murray Co.

XFrank Kresler has traded his property near the James Irwin home, in the west part of town, for Dr. J: W. Horton’s property on Cornelia and Division streets, paying a difference of $1,750. Dr. Horton will occupy a suite of rooms in his new building that he will soon erect, and then Mr. Kresler will live in his newly acquired home. SPECIAL PRICES ON CALLING CARDS. For a short time The Democrat will* furnish 100 engraved calling cards, linen finish, with copper plate, choice of fine styles of script, tied with silk ribbon and packed in handsome box, for only SI.OO. This is the greatest offer on engraved cards ever made, and holds good but a few weeks. Call in and see samples. We also print calling cards and can give you the choice of script or text type. Blank cards in all the latest sizes, plain or linen finish, constantly in stock and sold at very reasonable prices. The new coffee, tea and grocery store is now ready for- business. Fresh roasted coffee and a fine line of teas, groceries and canned goods. Stock all new and fresh. We roast all our own coffee and guarantee it strictly fresh. Our phone number is 226; we solicit a share of your orders for groceries, oil and gasoline. C. C. STARR & CO. Mortgage Exemptions—lra W. Yeoman, Remington, Ind., will exempt your mortgages. Call at his residence. See the “The Plow a Man Can Pull,” exhibition April 3, 1909 Maines & Hamilton. EASTER MARKET. The ladies of the Christian church will hold their regular Easter market, Saturday, April 10, and also in connection with same will have an apron sale. The place of holding thte market will be in the Starr Coffee and Tea Store. Buy Chick Start for the little chicks and Crown Brand Poultry Feed for the mother hens—Maines ft Hamilton, Phone 273. Mason Work—l am prepared to do all kinds of mason, plastering and rock work, satisfaction guaranteed. MARION SMITH, 2m Rensselaer, Ind. The highest market price paid for eggs and butter at the Chicago Bargain Store. An extra good jrag carpet at 24 cents per yard at the Chicago Bargain Store, Lost—A gold scarf-pin with an oblong rough pearl setting. Finder return to this office.

EXCURSION TO MICHIGAN. The Pere Marquette railroad company will run home seekers’ excursion to various Michigan points on the following dates: Tuesday, April 6 and 20. Tuesday, May 4 and 18. The rate from Chicago to Ludington, Manistee and various other points is only $6.00 for the round trip, good for 15 days. I am acquainted with the country, own land in Lake county and will be pleased to accompany parties there on this occasion, making preparations for the trip, providing all accommodations. Parties who care to investigate this great country which la especially adapted to the growing of potatoes, fruit, alfalfa, clover, timothy and blue grass, also a fine stock country with fine water and extremely healthful, can procure literature o.f me and arrange for the trip. Let me hear from you at once by mail. D. L. HALSTEAD, Rensselaer, Ind. R. D. No. 3, Box 40. Buy seed potatoes at the Home Grocery. Price Of Butter Fat Advanved To 80 Cents—As the price of butter advanced we are now paying 30 cents per pound for butter fat. s RENSSELAER CREAMERY. Manure Spreaders—l handle the Kemp’s 20th Century and the Miller Spreaders, Call and see me at the Brick Barn and get prices before buying. J. V. COLLINS. 20 per cent off of all clothing, except the new, to close out, at the Chicago Bargain Store. 10 to 20 per cent discount on all new spring stock of shoes, clothing, dry goods, carpets, rugs, etc, to vacate the room July sth, 1900, at the Chicago Bargain Store. We sold five Corn King Spreaders in the last ten days. Our special proposition enables any farmer to possess this necessary farm implement. Call on Maines ft Hamilton or H. E. Jacobs, Special Agent. Be sure and take a look at the windows of my store, as you will find the finest line of tailoring samples that has ever been shown in this city. We take your measurement and a perfect fit is guaranteed or no sale. EARL DUVALL. GOOD POTATOES— ORDER QUICK We have bought Mike Jungfiip entire crop of fine sand grown potatoes. They are the only really good potatoes that have been In town this season, and are going fast. They are fine tor seed or eating. Give us a trial. HOME GROCERY.