Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1909 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to Oltjr and Country Headers. To-day's markets: Corn, 59c; Oats, 49c. Frank Foltz was in Chicago on business Thursday. J. H. Carson was in Monticello on business Thursday. W. H. Smelon of Wolcott was in town on business Thursday. Neen Littlefield went to Logansport on business Thursday. Mrs. Anna White of Teftt was in town on business Wednesday. T. J. Wolfe of Walkerton, Ind., - spent Wednesday in Rensselaer. J. P. Love of Aurora, 111., was in town on business Wednesday. Wm. Shindlar of Mt. Ayr was In town on business Wednesday.

James Barber of Paw Paw, 111., was in town on business Wednesday. H. W. Jackson went to Parmer City, 111., Wednesday on account of the serious sickness of his sister. Attorneys Foltz and Halleck were ,in Kentland on business Wednesday. D. D. Lohman of Middlesburg, Ind., was in town on business Wednesday. John Putt and Ralph Johnson of near Goodland were business visitors in the Thursday. Charles Rishling and wife went to Lafayette Wednesday for a two days visit with relatives. Mrs. Julia Healey of Delphi and little grandson Joe Lyons spent Wednesday In Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Corliss of Kankakee, 111., are spending a few days with their parents here. Mrs. F. L. Hunt of Lowell came down Tuesday evening to visit her sister, Mrs. Cora Evert Simpson.

Mrs. Otis Brown went to Roselawn Thursday to spend a few days with husband, who is working there. \ f Mrs. Sylvester Richards and children went to Hammond Thursday for a few days visit with Mrs. Anna Snyder. Mrs. Tom Larson and daughter went to Englewood, 111., Wednesday, where they expect to make their home. , Misses Grace Norris and Belle LaRue returned to DePauw University Wednesday, where they are attending school. Mrs. Besse Shesler and son Harold left Thursday for Scotland, So. Dakota, where they will visit for several months. Mrs. Nattle Rogers of Frankfort returned home Wednesday after a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Battleday.

Mrs. Mary Drake went to Monon again Wednesday to assist her Bister in the care of her little child, •who is very sick. Rev. T. F*. Drake of Lowell, assisted Rev. H. L. Kindig of the M. E. Church in a .special Lenten service Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Watts of Monticello, came Thursday to assist Rev. Day of Monon in the revival service at the M. P. Church. Charles Platt went to’ Chieago Wednesday to meet his sister, Mrs. William Cox of Frankfort, Who is going to California for her health. Bam Livingston of Hammond, was In town a few hours Thursday on his way to Nebraska, where he expects to pick up a little easy money as a "pug.” Mrs. Pearl Timmons Osman and little daughter of Benton Harbor, Mich., came Wednesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Timmons.

Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Miller were in Chicago on business Thursday. ; *- B. F. Ferguson r made a business trip to Chicago yesterday. C. W. Coen and Charles £)pltler were in Chicago yesterday. Charles B. Frey of Attica was In town on business yesterday. F. W. Tucker of Peru, was in town on business yesterday. Mrs. Everett Brown spent yesterday with relatives in Monon. E. A. Perkins of Goodland was in town on business yesterday. H. V. Childers of Delphi came yesterday for a short visit with Isaac Stucker. C. C. Close of Three Rivers, Mich., came yesterday for a few days on business. The nights are still too frosty and the air too cool for vegetation to start. M. V. Brown and D. H. Yeoman were in Monticello on business Thursday. Clara Treanor has again opened her millinery store across from the depot at Remington.

Miss Helen Hopkins went to Monon Wednesday to attend the annual senior class play. Mrs. F. B. Meyer and Mrs. Lawson Meyer and baby returned to their homes in Gary Thursday. George Long came home from Wabash yesterday to spend a few days vacation with his parents. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Sedley, Ind., 1; Chicago, I; Areola, 111., 1; Rensselaer, R-3, 1. Mrs. E. H. Shields went to Brook Thursday to attend the funeral of a grand-nelce, who died at that place, Mrs. Oral Light. Mrs. John Holden went to Chicago yesterday to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Jane Anderson, who died there Thursday.

Mrs. James Peck and sister, Miss Julia Meehan of Remington came over Thursday to visit with their sister, Mrs. Mat Worden. Mrs. Will Timmons and daughter left to Join her husband who now has a position in a garage in Longmont, Colo. John N. Timmons accompanied her. l. The price of potatoes has risen some lately, and they are now retailed at the Rensselaer groceries at $1 per bushel. Seed potatoes are selling at $1.25 per bushel. \ Mrs. John Jungles and children cur Homer, 111., returned to their home Wednesday. They have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jungles of Walker township. Mrs. Susan Jost, an aged resident of Monon, was found dead in bed Monday morning. When discovered she had probably been dead three hours. The cause of her death was appoplexy.

\ Mr. and Mrs. Rice Porter and ipcal physician took their little baby to the Mary Thompson hospital in Chicago Wednesday.' It has been sick since birth and it is hoped treatment by experts will save its life. ' Allan Robinson, who has been attending school at Culver Military Academy, stopped oft Wednesday on his way to his home in Lamar, Colo., for a few days to visit with his uncle, Warren Robinson and family. • G. W. Infield is negotiating for the purchase of the old McCoy farm near McCoysburg, which is now owned by the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company. The deal, if closed, will include the hotel building at McCoysburg. Valparaiso has an epidemic of scarlet fever. Thirty-three cases were reported last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. An isolation hospital has been established and strong efforts are being made to stop the progress of the disease.

Mrs. Nora Kimberlgn returned to her home in Roseville, 111., Thursday after a two weeks visit at the home a? her father, John N. Baker of Barkley tp. Earl Leach, who has been in Chandler, Okla./ for the past five years, came Thursday for a few weeks visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leach, and other relatives and friends. jrMiss Katherine Marlatt went to I|oß Vegas, New Mexico, yesterday for the benefit of her health. Mrs. Joe Jackson is already there and Mrs, Jennie Marlatt Swift of Evanston will Join them in a few days. Miss Emma Bollman returned to her home -in Milwaukee Thursday after a week’s visit with Miss Nora Keeney of west of town. Misses Bollman and Keeney were classmates in the Nurses’ School of the £olumbus hospital in Great Falls, Mont. Next week the pupils of the city schools will enjoy their annual Bpring vacation, and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Indianapolis occurs the joint meeting of the Northern and Southern Indiana Teachers’ Association. Several of the teachers from here will atend. « - C. I. Mcßeynolds of Howard county has been a visitor in the city for the past few days, closing a $30,000 deal with C. P. Wright ft Son, for a 620 acre finely Improved farm in Huron county, Mich., the latter taking an improved 160 acre farm near Medaryvllle as part pay. Marion A. Robinson and Miss Ella Crowder were married Wednesday afternon at the home of th© groom’s sister, Mrs. L. H. Hamilton, Rev. H. L. Kindig of the M. E. church officiating. They will move at once to Hanging Grove tp., where the groom has rented a farm.

Another Jasper young man who has evidently made good in the west, is D. E. McCurtain, formerly of near Parr. In remitting for his subscription to The Democrat this week from Rock Springs, Wyo., his name appears as assistant postmaster at that place, an important and responsible position. Ira and Ray Osborne came Tuesday to visit their father, Frank Osborne, who has been sick for some time. Ira is in the barber business at Newcastle, Ind., and Ray is engaged in the undertaking business at Elmhurst, 111., a suburb of Chicago. He is also a student in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Mr. and Mrs. John Jamison and daughter of Lafayette, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Crumbo, Samuel Harding, George Catlin, Dr. G. R. Clayton, Stanley Tull, Mesdames J. 'W. Brown and August Middlestadt of Monon, Lou Johnson of Morris, 111., and Marion Catlin of Two Harbors, Minn., came Thursday to attend the funeral of Noble York. For the first time in 62 years, Valparaiso is now without a single saloon, the last two having gone out of business recently. Only five saloons remain In Porter county, and these are generally expected to go in the near future, as the result of a county option election which, it is said, will take place sometime next month.—Starke County Democrat.

A spirited contest is going on among the members of the Grand Army, of Indiana for Grand Commander to succeed Captain John D. Alexander, of Bedford. The candidates are M. M. ‘ Lacey, of Fountain City; Colonel C. G. Thompson, of Lafayette, and O. A. Somers, of Kokomo. The election will take place at the annual encampment at Crawfordsville, May 19. J. T. Wagner writes The Democrat from Lariitiore, No. Dak., *to which place he recently moved from Carpenter tp., under date of March 17, and says: "We are having fine weather, although It is colder than in Indiana. It is a steady cold and I do not mind it as the sun shines the greater part of the time. We had a light snow here last Saturday. The country looks fine.” An exchange observes that a boy can sit on a bled six inches square tied to a sled moving nine miles an hour, but can’t sit oh a sofa five minutes for a dollar. A man can sit on an inch board and talk politics fok three hours, but put him into a churoh pew for 40 minutes and ..he gets nervous, twists and goes to sleep. A man can pouch his cheeks with tobacco and the juice running down his chin feels good; but a hair in the butter knocks him out completely. Carey Huston of Wolcott was in the city on buslpess. Wednesday. He tells us that he sold out his business at Deedsville, Miami county, last November and has . cince been prospecting in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, and has lately traded some Arkansas land for a residence property and buggy and harness business of Morrow Bros., of Wolcott, where he is now located and doing a nice business. ' His family is still in Miami county , and will likely remain there until fall. ,

■ Cady Underwood, aged about 87 years, died at his home in Milroy tp., Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock from heart failure. He had been In rather poor health for the past two years, and Monday suffered an attack of heart trouble. He recovered somewhat and was better Tuesday. Wednesday morning he attempted to get out of bed and fell to the floor dead. Deceased formerly lived at Goodland, and was married some years ago to a daughter of the late Peter Foulks of Milroy tp., and went to that township to live. A widow survives him. .A. J. Charles who recently left here with his family for the northwest, directs us to send his Democrat to Lisbon, No. Dak. Under date of March 23, he says: “The oouatry is fine and weather excellent. The farmers are scurrying around getting ready to begin seeding about April 1. There is a large number of Indiana people out here, from Rensselaer, Remington, Fowler, Gas City and in fact all over the state. There were eight families on our train from Noblesville, when we came out. We are all well and the sun shines here.”Ed Goble of Fair Oaks, who went to Lisbon, North Dakota, two years ago, in writing The Democrat to renew his subscription. Bays: “We have had a fine winter, with very little snow. I have now been here two years the 25th of April. I worked out by the month at $55 per month and everything furnished. I concluded to farm for myself this year and have a half section plowed for wheat and expect to commence seeding about the first of April. Have five head of horses, 3 cows, pigs, chickens, etc., and farming tools. This is place for a poor man to get a start.”

MYSTERY IN DEATH OF YOUNG WIFE BY ACID Husband Insists Jealous Woman Figures In the Tragedy. Vincennes, Ind., March 26. —The poisoning case in which Mrs. Russell Culbertson, who died from a dose of carbolic acid which she had swallowed or had been forced to swallow, and another woman figure, remainsshrouded in mystery. If, the police say, Mrs. Culbertson committed suicide, she arranged the scene of the tragedy so that suspicion of murder would be thrown upon the other woman, who, she knew, had been her husband’s sweetheart. This S'pman the police have tried to find. The husband insists that Mrs. Culbertstn was murdered. At the time she was found in her yard by neighbors, whisky was poured down hor throat and she revived long enough to exclaim: “A man and a woman dragged me out of the closet into the shed and forced me to swallow something.” A strip of muslin was tightly wrapped under her Jaws and over the top of her head so as to hold the mouth tightly closed. The members of her family maintain that . she could not have placed this • bandage about her head and then swallowed the acid. The other woman Is well known in Vincennes. It is reported she was in love with Russell Culbertson. She is a divorcee. MAD DOG SCARE AGAIN •# - Mishawaka Police Are Bhootlng All Unmuzzled Dogs. *- Michawaka. Ind., March 26.—The mad dog scare which had apparently subsided has broken out anew and with increased terror. The police are shooting all dogs which are found in the streets without muzzles. The situation is such that mothers are afraid to allow their children in the streets. The scare was started afresh by an experience on the W. H. Pankaska farm near the city limits. A mad dog attacked a pig and a litter of young ones and bit all of them. The farmer shot the dog. decapitated It. bringing the head to the city, where it was prepared and sent to the state chemist at Indianapolis to determine whether it bad rabies.

CELLULOID COMB IGNITES j ii— ■■.■■■ l ■ ■ • < Terre Haute Woman's Hair and Scalp Are Severely Burned. Terre Haute, Ind., March 26. —Mrs. i Allen Drake was leaning over an open i fire when a celluloid comb in her hair t6ok fire. Before her husband had pulled the comb away much of her hair was burned and came loose with the comb. Her scalp was seriously burned. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Wednesday, March 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kresler, a girl. Ap extra good rag carpet at 24 cents per yard at the Chicago Bargain Store. GOOD POTATOES— ORDER QUICK We have bought Mike Jungles* 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 for seed or eating. Give us a trial. HOME GROCER*. 1 The Democrat for Job . work.

’/ : *' ■ [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first I 'Js. e .E ton ’i J 4 Per,'word, for each additional Insertion. Figure five words to the line, and to save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than 25 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or more times, as the- case may be for 25 cents.] Well Drilling-—Watson ft Rush, phone 167, Rensselaer, Ind. For Renb—Farm of 240 acres, 4 miles south of McCoysburg. ARTHUR H. HOPKINS. Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO. »E. P. HONAN. Farm For Rent—Bo acres; 40 cultivated, 40 pasture; good buildings, grain rent. G. F. MEYERS. Mortgage Exemptions—lra W. Yeoman, Remington, Ind., will exempt your mortgages. Call at his residence. Genuine “Quaker Parchment” butter wrappers, blank or printed, for sale at The Democrat office in any Quantity desired. For Sale—Bargains in farms offered by G. F. Meyers. See descriptions in another column of this paper. See him for full details. Wanted:—Girl for general housework, to begin about April .5; extra good wages paid. Enquire of Miss Edna Thompson, Rensselaer, or ’phone 129. Mason Work—l am prepared to do all kinds of mason, plastering and rock work, satisfaction guaranteed. MARION SMITH, Rensselaer, Ind. Eggs For Hatching:—Pure bred White Wyandotts; won six prizes at Poultry Show, 1909. A limited number of eggs for sale at $2 per setting of 15. R-R-3. ARTHUR MAYHEW, lm9 Rensselaer, Ind. House Cleaning—l have purchased a new vacum house cleaner, which does the work perfectly. Don’t move anything out of the house. Cleans the carpets right on the floor, also the -walls and ceilings. Get your orders in early. See me or drop card to O. S. Baker, Rensselaer, Indiana. Setting Eggs For Sale —It’s the busy hen that lays and the laying hSns that pay. Pure bred Single

giiiiimiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiii I rnpiniiro In Irrigated Lands! I rumuiuo Be Yoor Own Boss I VVTE have for sale irrigated lands | at Ft. Sumner on the main line on the Santa Fe | Railway, in the famous Pecos Valley, New Mexico. | There is more wealth in IRRIGATED LANDS of a NEW MEXICO than all the gold mines in the United : States and the land will still be producing when the 5 mines are exhausted. | NEW MEXICO | The Land of Health. | The Land of Wealth. | The Land of Opportunity. | The Land of Long Life. | PECOS VALLEY LAND WILL PRODUCE ; Apples from S2OO to S6OO per acre each year. Pears | from S4OO to SSOO per acre each year. While your 5 orchard is growing you can make on one acre of White | Spanish onions from $290 to SSOO each year. On one | acre of Cantaloupes froni S3OO to S4OO each year. On 5 one acre <k Sweet Potatoe’s from SSOO to S6OO each year. | On one acre of Celery from $350 to SSOO each year. S Alfalfa, the king of all forage c#ops, from 6 to 8 tons | each year, which sells from $lO to $lB per ton. Ir\fact, | 10 acres of Irrigated land at Ft. Sumner will make you S as much money as 160 acres of Jasper County land. : Think of this as a business proposition. Be a free man, own your own land and be Independent. = We Have the Soil. We Have the Water. E We Have the Railroad Transportation, j We Have the Climate. Th© Abov© are Faots. We are personally ac* 5 quainted with men who made a personal investigation of this land and we feel warranted in assuring you that the statement is true. Land is sold in io, 20, 30, and 40 acre tracts, part cash, balance on ten years time. Write for booklet or call on Ferguson & Ferguson, Rensselaer, Ind. 1 1 "■» 1 mmmm On April the 6th we will run an excursion from Chicago to Ft. Sumner and return, round trip for $32.50 for railrdad fare. We will be pleased to have any one call upon us who wishes to take the trip. It will pay any one all it- will cost to see what there is. even if you do not buy. I FERGUSON A FERGUSON, Ren.Mla.i' Ind.

Comb White Leghorn Eggs for sale, 75c per setting of 16. There were 14,070 eggs Laid on this farm last year by 175 hens. MRS. EDWARD HERATH, Route 1, Phone 602-D. For Sale or Trade:—Two desirable building lots in the west part of the city, each 67x15(1 feet, well drained, shade; and fruit trees of various kinds set out Will sell cheap for cash or on-time or will trade for well located medium priced residence property and- pay difference. Enquire at The Demo crat office. MR. FARMER. If you are a renter, write to me and I will tell you how easy you can own your own farm,' In a healthy country, where you can grow any grain, fruit or berry.Country settling fast with Ohio, Indiana and Illinois people. ' ROY GAFFIELD, Millerton, Mich, FARMERS, ATTENTION. If you are a renter and want to better your condition, write to me and I • will tell you how ,you can buy a farm for the rent you are now paying. B. F. ROMINE, Choteau, Okla. “ r. * Price Of Butter Fat Adranved To 30 Cents—As the price of butter advanced we are now paying 30 cents per pound for butter fat. RENSSELAER CREAMERY. 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 ft CO. SPECIAL PRICES ON CALLING CARES. . 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. Subscribe for The Democrat.