Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

To-day’s markets: Corn, 68c: Oats, 52c.

D. L. Halstead went to Cadillac, Mich., yesterday to look after his farming interests.

Miss Deliah Norman went to Indiapolis Monday to attend the D. of R. Grand Lodge meeting.

Forest Morlan expects to go to Rugby, No. Dak., in a couple of weeks to spend the summer with relatives.

E. L. Hollingsworth and J. J. Hunt went to Hammond yesterday to attend the meeting of the 10th district bankers.

Marlatt went to Detroit Michigan Saturday to hustle the deliveries on several Ford autos he has sold in this county.

Mrs. Amanda Collins and granddaughter, Miss Pearl Collins of Idaville came yesterday to visit with Mrs. Sarah Toombs of near Gifford.

The aged mother of John L. Osborne is confined to her home with but slight hopes of recovery, with the infirmities that come with old age, she being in her 87th year.

Whooping cough has been unusually prevalent among children this year, children of John Hordeman in Rensselaer and George Iliff of south of town, being dangerously sick with it.

p>C. B. Steward went to Indianpolis yesterday and Sylvester Gray went this morning. Both go as delegates to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Steward is also attending the meeting of Rebekahs.

A Chicago specialist, assisted by Drs. English and Kresler, operated on Sam Lowry who lives on the William Baker farm Monday, for strangulated hernia. The operation was exceptionally severe, but the patient is recovering nicely.

Miss Florence Moore, who resigned her position as chief operator at the telephonee central office a short time ago, has re-entered their employ, succeeding Miss Nellie Kepner, who has resigned. Miss Hazel Moore also goes to work as relief operator.

< The Rensselaer high school track geam met defeat Saturday at the hands of the husky Monticello athletes; “Pete” Meyers and Hugh Kirk both taking first in their events while Roy Gundy got second in the mile run, with two men in the race. Next Saturday they will attend the State athletic meet at Purdue University .

J. F. Irwin, W. V. Porter, Jud Moore and L. A. Harmon went over to Wolcott Monday to see the girl baseball team wipe up the earth with the Wolcott team. Several other bald-heads wanted to go over but could find no means of transportation. The girls got spanked, 5 to 4 but those from here who saw the game say they could play ball alright, alright.

The fire company responded .to an alarm at the Monnett Children’s Home Saturday morning. One of the main flues in the house was burning out and threatened to catch near the roof. The fire company was somewhat delayed by the absence of the fire team, which was some distance away when the call came, and when they reached the scene the blaze had died out.

Al Robinson will soon vacate the Eger property just north of Mrs. Mary D. Eger’s residence on Division street, and Mr. and Mrs. Van Grant will move into same. Cleve Eger and bride will occupy the property by Mr. and Mrs. Grant. It was their intention to move into the former John Duvall property on Van Rensselaer street, but Van Grant, who now owns same, has had some opportunities to sell the property, and w’ill likely do so.

D. A. Root, the Crown Point lumber man, was awarded the contract over several Chicago bidders last Wednesday to furnish the 1,000 feet of auto race grand stand from start to finish, building included. He left here for Chicago early this morning to sign contracts and make arrangements for a speedy start, as no time can now be spared. The cost of the work has not yet been made public, but no doubt is a large sum, as It takes 280,000 feet of lumber, besides hauling, building and other material.—Crown Point Star.

Twenty-five men with teams and two car loads of material began work at Crown Point and Lowell Saturday the fulfilling of the largest contract ever let for a single motor race. The taroid process will be used as it Is special proof against “skidding.” Some 2,000 feet of entirely new roadway must be built and all the holes, approaches to bridges, etc., must be resurfaced by June sth in order that practice may be begun. The sale of seats in the big grand stand of 10,000 capacity is already large. The parking spaces in the reserved tract •t the starting and finishing line have practically all been sold, and the box and grand stand seats going I fast.