Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

To-day’s markets: Corn, 69 cents; Oats, 52 cents. Ed Catt is now'* chief can rustler in the Rensselaer cream station. ' Mrs. J. A. Larsh and children are visiting relatives in Kokomo. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Duvall went to Chicago yesterday to spend the day. Lautz’s Saratoga Soap for this week only, 12 bars for 25 cents. JOHN EGER. Uncle John Stively left yesterday for a month’s visit in his old home in Ohio. Miss Iva* Irwin of Chicago came Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Van Grant. John Purcupile and son of Lafayette visited his mother and other relatives here Sunday. S. E. Yeoman has had his pension increased from $lB to |3O per month, because of impaired eyesight. Wm. Washburn is suffering grom a big carbuncle on the back of his neck which gives him little rest these days. Mrs. J. Carr of Indianapolis returned home Saturday after a few days visit with her son at St. Joseph’s college. E. G. Brown and little son returned to their home in Idaville Monday after a few days visit here with relatives. The high school track team, composed of athletes Meyers, Kirk, Duvall and Miller, went to Lafayette Saturday to the state track meet, but failed to place in their events. • If enough money can be raised each week the fire company will give an entertainment of some sort. A water fight is being planned for Thursday night If the business men will raise $8 for prizes. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Mills and Mrs. R. N. White of Zionsville, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wright of Greenfield, who have been here to attend the funeral of William King, returned home yesterday. Mrs. King, whose name was omitted in the list, of those who survive him in The Democrat Saturday, will probably remain here, living on her farm. C. C. Brown of Stanley, No. Dak., came Monday for a week’s visit with his mother, Mrs. A. E. Brown. Stanley is now a county seat and a prosperous and growing town. Seven years ago, when Mr. Brown went there, it was not in existence. Mr. Brown thinks that country is “it,” and presents the greatest opportunities to be found anywhere.

\iohn Marlatt made a trip to C|feago Monday on automobile business. He returned Monday night with a handsome Ford runabout of 20 horse power which he got for his own use. He left Michigan avenue, Chicago at 4:15 p. m., and reached home at 10 o’clock, ans had to go aroundabout way to avoid the tar being put on the race course in Lake county. ■ Crown Point Star: A great share of the land facing the auto race track of 22 miles has been leased by speculators, and it is believed it will nearly all be taken before the time. From Crown Point to Cedar Lake much of it has been bargained for, and it is thought on the grand stand site, where the fastest time will be made, will all be utilized that can be had. Mr. Walter Hicks, a prominent merchant of Remington, and Miss Julia Meehan, a Remington young lady who has clerked in the Hicks Bros, store there for some time, were united -in marriage at the residence of Rev. Father Horstman, in Remington at 4 p. m., yesterday. They came over to Rensselaer last evening and took the 6:02 train for Chicago on a brief wedding trip, and on their return will take up their residence in Remington. party of autoists composed of peorge E. Ketchum, Frank Leek, W. C. Babcock, George Terwilliger, Scott Cheßtnut, Delos Thompson, W. F. Smith, C. S. Chamberlain, A. Thompson and Mesdames Ketchum, Babcock, Leek, Terwilliger and Mlsses Marjorie Loughridge, Madeline Phillips and Margaret Babcock went to Crown Point Sunday to view the race course which is under construction. Four miles is now completed; twenty miles is povered with taroid but yet unfit to travel. N. Littlefield is busy remodeling the old Baptist church on Cullen street into a modern residence. Some 16 or 18 feet has been cut off from the front and will be torn down, while the rest has been raised up about two feet and a large and commodious basement has been put under the whole of same. The timbers seem to be as sound as the day the building was put up, and when completed Mr. Littlefield will have a very desirable property and It will not have cost him a very large sum either. '