Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Miss Mayme Tullis visited in Parr yesterday. N. B. Day of Paxton, 111., was In town on business yesterday. Ray Mallen of Lafayette spent Sunday and' Monday with friends here. . Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baker left yesday for Chicago where he has employment with the Central Union

Mrs. Minnie Atkinson and two daughters of Lebanon are visiting Mrs. Frank Haskell and Mrs. E. Gwin. Mr. and Mrs- D. E. Collins returned to Chicago yesterday after spendthe week’s end with Miss Ida Ham and other relatives. S. A. Cearing and family of Springfield, Ohio, stopped off yesterday from a trip to Chicago to spend the day with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Dunlap returned to their home in Elwood yesterday after a two week’s visit with his parents near Surrey.

A. H. Hopkins, Elvin and Charles Bussel, and Mrs. Mary E. Lowe returned yesterday from a three days’ business trip in Wisconsin.

Miss Imogene Pritchard returned to her home in Indianapolis Sunday after a week’s visit with Miss Carrie Pierce and other relatives here.

r\Rex Warner was operated on in Chicago hospital yesterday for a throat ailment which has been giving him considerable trouble of late.

J. H. Hagins, W. O. Powers and Fred Cissell went to Wolcott yesterday to atteqd the funeral of Al Graham, Mr. Powers’ brother-in-law. Bro. McCullough of the Remington Press was a business visitor in town yesterday, coming over with Blanchard Elmore in the latter’s auto.

Miss Ella ‘ Welsh of Anacortes, Wash., has been visiting her brothers, Louis and Ben Welsh this week. She left yesterday for a week’s visit in Chicago.

Dr. Frank McCarthy went to Indianapolis Monday to take an examination before the state board of physicians for license to practice in this state.

Misses Vlrenda Rainer and Adah McCoy returned Monday to their home in Lafayette after a week’s visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. M. D. Gwin-

Miss Alice Bates, deputy in the County Auditor’s office, went to Norwich, N. D., Saturday for a two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Albert Bouk.

Harry Shirey, night operator at the Monon station, was called to Sheridan yesterday on account of the death of Mrs. E. E. Shirey, his brother’s w’ife. I'Winifred Pullin left Monday for Starksburg, Miss., near where he will have charge of a large ranch and devote his time to the scientific growing of alfalfa.

Miss Jessie Makeever accompanied her cousin, Miss Nellie Makeever, to her home in Mt. Ayr Monday for a few days visit. She will also visit at Morocco and Brook before returning.

Dr J. W. Merry of Mt. Ayr and Mrs. Charles Baker of west of town, accompanied Mrs. Harry Wortley of near Mt. Ayr to the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago Monday for an operation.

Mr. and'Mrs. Gagle of Ft. Recovery, Ohio, visited with Uncle Clint Hopkins here and with relatives at Surrey the past few days. They left Monday for Chicago where they visit a short time.

XDr. and Mrs. A. H. Littlefield of Orange, Call., came Monday for a month’s visit with his brother, N. Littlefield, of Rensselaer, and his mother and brother, Charles Littlefield of Remington.,

pThe little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morris of Jordan tp„ fell on the ground In the yard at W. L. Nowels’ residence Sunday, and happened to strike just right to dislocate her left shoulder.

Abe Martin: “Babies er great Institutions. Most folks wouldn’ take a million dollars fer th’ fust one er refuse a nlckle fer th’ second. You won’t meet any autos In th’ straight an’ narrow path.”

An exploded soldering pot at Eger Bros., hardware store called out the fire department Monday. Only chemical extinguishers how, ever, were used, and the blaze was subdued without any loss.

Al May’s big horse bajrn northeast of Remington, in White county, was struck by lightning about noon Monday and burned to the ground. There was about nine tons of hay, 75 bushels of corn, fanning mill, corn shelter, harness and some other property destroyed. There was no insurance. A big rain fell In that locality both Sunday and Monday.