Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Painters are at work brightening up the 'Monon depot. H. W. Klplinger went to Snlllvan, 111., on business yesterday. W. H. Parklson and J. J. Hunt were in Hammond on business yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mattis of Chicago spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Grant. J. M. Pierson and Everett Meyers left for Hot Springs, Ark., yesterday to ride- race horses the coming season. Jesse Wilcox, a blind boy from Delphi, came Monday for a short visit with relatives here and at Surrey. Pierre Thompson and Harrison Timmons returned Monday from Logansport where they have been working. Miss Viola Terry of Evanston returned to her home yesterday after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown. Samuel Quantrick and Robert Walter of Chicago spent Sunday here, the guests of Mr. and Mrs.' Floyd Robinson. Miss Martha Parklson went to Evanston yesterday to attend the commencement exercises at Northwestern University. Mrs. King Perry and daughter, Miss Queene Perry, went to Manstee, Mich., Saturday to make their home for the summer. Miss Francis Wilson went to Chicago to enter college Tuesday after a two week’s visit with her aunt, Mrs. W. H. Kiplinger. Francis Knight, who has been living at the Orphan’s Home here the past winter, returned yesterday to her home in McKeesport, Pa. Vermont Hawkins of Chicago spent Sunday here. He is now employed as meat wagon driver for the Nelson Morris Packing Company. Ernest Clark, telegrapher and local manager of the Delphi bucketshop, spent Sunday with his parents here, returning to Delphi Monday. Abe Simpson Monday purchased the Maloy store building, near the depot, occupied by Tom Grant’s grocery. The price paid was sl,000.

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Thomas of Chicago returned Tuesday to their home after spending a few„ days with Mr. and Mrs. J. H* Holden. At an informal party Monday afternoon, Mrs. J. L. Brady entertained for three friends; Misses Hall, Mclntyre and Barnhill of Indianapolis. Rev. J. L. Brady received his new Holliday automobile Saturday. This machine is the first if its kind received here, but has proven popular at other places. Charles Jouvenat returned to Chicago yesterday after spending a short time visiting with his wife, who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charlotte George. Miss E. Hume, science teacher in the high school, returned to her home in Springfield, Ohio, yesterday. She was accompanied as far as Indianapolis by Prof. Dean. / —— Geo. Terwilliger took the following grade teachers to Lafayette Saturday in his auto to spend the day: Misses Lora Bruce, Lucy Beasley, Edith Shedd and Minnie Hemphill. Owing to a large amount of “copy” on hand press day morning •and the consequent rush to get it set up, the Collegeville items got mißlaid and did not appear in Saturday’s paper. We will try to prevent this happening again.

Mrs. John Casey and daughter Fawn of Fair Oaks, are visiting Peru, Ind., and while away will attend the conservative Dunkard yearly meeting on Pipe Creek, where representatives of this peculiar faith will gather from all parts of the United States. The “Swamp Plovers” were met at the ball park Monday afternoon by the N. M.’s and defeated by the score of 6 to 0. The N. M’s play a star game now and have asked, a game from the 2nd K. O. K. A. team aeveral times, but they manage to get some excuse. %x John Eger went to Chicago on business Monday. Asked If he was going up to buy an auto, he replied: “£io. I’m going up to get a few “high ones.” That sort of i vernacular may be intelligible to grocerymen, but it’s all Greek to editors and reporters. Misses Helen Harris of Elnora, HI., Arthena Meyers of Gary, loma Imet of Chicago, Helen Lamson of Northwestern University, Marlon Learning of Goshen, John EIIIb of Rush Medical College, and Elbert Antrim of Chicago came- Friday to attend the alumni banquet.