Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1909 — Page 5

Base Ball! SUNDAY AUG. 22 FRANCESVILLES vs. Wrens Bivarside Park BATTERY: HANKS AND MgLAIN Game Called 2:30 Admission -25 c

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Renders.

J. J. Montgomery spent Wednesday in Chicago.

S. R. Nichols was in Chicago on business Wednesday.

Miss Eunice Adamson went to Lee Wednesday to nurse a sick relative.

Mrs. Joseph Long went to Chicago Wednesday to spend a few days.

Frank Hardman returned Wednesday from a few days trip to Chicago-

Miss Ceclle Rutherford went to Wlnamac Thursday to spend a few days.

John Walker went to Connersville Thursday for a few days stay with friends.

Mel Abbott and family returned Monday from a week spent on the Kankakee.

Mrs. Lou Mustard returned Thursday from a visit with relatives at Valparaiso.

B. J. Moore and family attended a picnic near Buffalo, White county, Wednesday.

Mrs. Lee E. Glazebrook went to Tefft Thursday to visit a few days with relatives.

M4ss Ethel Witham of Mt. Ayr, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Critser.

Rev. A. G. Work of Fenton, Mich., came Wednesday to spend a few days with friends.

Capt. and Mrs. G. W. Payne went to Frankfort Wednesday to spend a few days with friends.

George Terwilliger went to Cherubusco Wednesday to spend a few days with his parents.

Miss Blanche Merry and Melissa Murr of Mt. Ayr, took the train here for Chicago Wednesday.

Miss Marceline Roberts went to Ade Wednesday to visit a few days with friends and relatives.

A. Hufty returned to his home in Delphi Thursday after a short visit with relatives near Mt. Ayr.

Herman Tuteur went to Indianapolis Thursday to spend a few days with his brother, C. A. Tuteur.

Miss Myrtle Amsler went to Mich-

igan City Wednesday for a week’s . visit with her aunt, Mrs. I. O. Jones.

Mrs. Chas. Simpson and daughter, Miss Irene, returned home Wednesday from a few days visit in Monon.

Rev. V. Frost of the St. Charles Seminary in Ohio, spent Wednesday with Father Geitl at the Indian School. *

Mrs. R. M. Chissom of Chicago came Wednesday to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy.

Miss Ruby Huffman went to Lafayette Wednesday to spend a few days wjth her sister, Miss Bertha Huffman.

Miss Clara Bush returned to * her home In Lebanon Wednesday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haskell. Mrs. Sadie Davis returned to her home in‘Wolcott Wednesday after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis. J. N. Gunyon, daughter, Miss Goldie, and Miss Ocie Wood of Parr went to Frankfort Thursday for a week’s visit.

Isaac Parker was in Monon on business Wednesday.

To-day’s markets: Corn, 64c.; Oats, 32c.; Wheat, 90c.

O. M. Gibbs of Indianapolis was in town on business Wednesday.

Miss Eva Maines and nelce, Ardis Maines, went to Goodland Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Loy Hess.

Mrs. John Penwright and three children of Oklahoma City, Okla., came Thursday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kirk.

Mr. and Mrs. George Remsberg of Ohio, 111., returned to their home Wednesday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols-

Mrs. Louisa Ladd of Fowler and Miss Ellen Paris of Brooklyn, N. Y., came Wednesday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. lines-

George Fate accompanied his grandson, George, Jr., to Indianapolis Thursday and will spend a few days visiting there.

Miss Manda Dwiggins went to St. Joe, Mich., Thursday to join her mother, who has been spending a part of the summer there.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Meiser returned to their home in Monticello Wednesday after a week’s visit with John and Edward Tanner.

Mrs. Mary Samuelson returned to her home in Champaign, 111., Wednesday after a two months visit her brother, Frank Tobias.

j\The wheat this year on Nubbin Ridge has averaged about 30 bushels to the acre, it is said, and the corn will make 60 to 60 bushels.

Miss Susan Davidson returned Wednesday to her home in Carthage, 111., after a two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. G- A. Williams.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Michaels of Union City, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Ernest Lamson, spent Wednesday at Cedar Lake.

Miss Katherine McNerny returned to her home in Arlington Heights, 111., Thursday after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs- L. H. Hamilton.

Mrs. Fred Neal and daughter Ethel of Englewood, and Mrs. Frank Ott and son of Chicago Heights are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Win: Daniels.

Miss Bessie Tobias returned to her home in Greenville, Ohio, Wednesday after visiting the family of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tobias.

Mrs. H. O. Chestnut and little son returned to their home in Marion Wednesday after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Burton of north of town.

Mrs. Candace Loughrldge and grand-daughter, Miss Marjorie Loughridge, returned Wednesday from a short visit with relatives at Lewiston, Pa.

The Sternbergs were unsuccessful in getting a ditch contract at Rochester, Ind., which was to have been let Monday, although they were the lowest bidders.

William Nowels, daughter, Miss Mabel Nowels, and Miss Daisy Morris went to Plymouth Wednesday for a week’s visit with his daughter. Mrs. Will Timmons. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harmon accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Lou Harmon, returned to their home in Indianapolis Thursday. The latter will visit there a few days. Mrs. D. T. Thompson and son Alfred left Wednesday to spend a few weeks among the Wisconsin lakes, Ashing.

W. H. Morrison was in Chicago on business Wednesday.

J. E. Mercer of Princeton, 111., was' in town on business Thursday.

Miss J. G. Dickinson of Chicago spent Thursday with friends here.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nagel went to Lafayette on business Wednesday.

Chase Day returned Wednesday from a four weeks visit with relatives in Chicago.

Misses Jennie Comer, Martha Ramp and Wilma Peyton spent yesterday at Parr.

Bradford Poole returned Thursday from a two weeks visit with his brother at Muncie.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Colburn of Delphi, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Randle.

Mrs. Ray Clayton of Monon spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs. Firman Thompson of near Parr.

Misses Lydia and Ada Hansen, who have been visiting at Danville, Ind., returned home Thursday.

Mrs. A. S. Lowe of Monon and Mrs. H. H.' Bradt of Chicago spent Wednesday with Mrs. Mary Lowd?

Miss Jennie Knull of Union City came Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lamson.

Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson went to Berwyn, 111., yesterday to spend a few days with Mr- and Mrs. A. ]B. Coen.

A force of men and teams have begun work on the gravel pit for the new cement tile and fencepost factory.

Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Nay of near Mt Ayr went to Indianpolis yesterday to attend a meeting of the Baptist church association.

'kDelos Thompson left Wednesday tporning to join a party of bankers in Chicago leaving on an Irrigated land project in Wyoming.

Mr. and Mrs. Anson Chupp of Edinburg, Ind., returned to their home yesterday after a week’s visit with his parents near Surrey.

Oxford has accepted the proposition the Wrens made them to play at Remington for SIOO a side, but as yet no date has been decided upon.

James Hains and Herbert Kindall of Springfield, 0., who have been Visiting here since Saturday, went to Chicago yesterday to spend a few days.

On Thursday, September 2, a special train will be run from Rensselaer to Lafayette and return, on account of Tippecanoe county fair. W. H. BEAM, Agent.

Old Joe Cannon cancelled his speaking date for Fountain Park Thursday, but the management substituted “something just as good,” and perhaps better.

George Hammerton and family and Miss Golda Manahan returned to their homes in East Lynn, 111., Thursday after a two weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hammerton.

Miss Ura Sanders departed Thursday for her home in Lacross, Wis., after a two weeks visit with friends here. She will spend a few days with Mrs. Nell Smith Taylor at Chicago.

E. G. Frodelius of Sugar Grove, Pa., came Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kfiapp. He brought with him by express a brood mare raised at Mr. Knapp’s old home near Panama, N. Y.

John Renicker of North Manchester came Thursday evening for a brief visit with relatives and old friends and to look after some business matters. Crops are very fair in his locality, although they have had no rain for five weeks.

David Hines, the blacksmith, got his right arm quite badly burned Thursday afternoon while helping to set a wagon tire, the red-hot tire falling onto his arm and searing into the flesh a hole' deep enough to lay a lead pencil in the wound.

Lowell Tribune: John Hack & Son completed their Kniman ditch contract and will probably cut two or three miles for Otis, of Chicago, before moving to the big ditch in Eagle Creek and Winfield townships. They have had excellent luck in their work this season.

The First National Bank of Ambia, Ind., has been authorized to begin business with a* capital of $25,000. Will Johnson will be President, James F. Yeoman, Vice President, and William Randall, Cashier. Mr. Yeoman is a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman of Rensselaer. '

Rev. G. H. Clarke, pastor of the Christian church, united in marriage James Earl Taylor and Pearl E. Timmons, both of Remington, Wednesday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jessup. They left immediately after the ceremony for a two months visit to Lisbon, N. D

Mr. and Mrs F. Eldrldge of Monon were town yesterday.

All kinds of fresh fruits at Rowles & Parker’s new grocery. Phone 95.

Jesse Wilcox left yesterday with the Eli and Jane Company as piano player.

Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long is another appendicitis sufferer.

Plums, Pears, Peaches and Melons. Rowles & Parker’s new grocery. Phone 95. ' , -

Mrs. F. E. Babcock visited in Remington a few days this week and attended Fountain Park.

Miss Emma Rishling returned yesterday from a few days visit with relatives at Hammond.

Si. Elmer Wilcox was in Lafayette Thursday, seeking a position as telegraph operator on the Monon.

Miss Emma Hirshy of Chicago and niece, Miss Edna Hauter, went to Niagara Falls yesterday to spend a few days.

H. Deam of the Chicago Industrial Association, was in town yesterday, presumably with another factory proposition.

f Wallace Murray, who has been iiaking his home here with his uncle, William Murray, left yesterday for Pueblo, Colo.

Mrs. H. F. Holmes and son Claude returned to their home in Delphi yesterday, after a few days visit with friends here.

j Morgan Sterret, former teacher In the grades here, will succeed Prof. Roy Blue as superintendent of the Wheatfield schools.

Mr. and Mrs. Hale Warner left Sunday to join at St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig, who are taking a trip through the west.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hines of Covington, Ind., returned home yesterday after a two weeks visit with Mrs. Emma Nicholson.

Walter English returned Thursday from Chicago, where he has been working for several weeks. He will enter Purdue University this fall.

A big barn belonging to Fred Kopka of near Francisville was destroyed by lightning Thursday morning, of last week. His loss will reach ? 1 ,500.

The Monon will run an excursion to Chicago Sunday, August 29. The rate for the round trip is $1 from Rensselaer and the train will leave here at 9:15 a. m.

is rumored that Ephriam Gilmore has got the fellows spotted who blew up the houseboat bn his dredge recently, and that there will be something doin’ ere long.

If you did not see the 99c Racket Store’s page ad in last Saturday’s issue of The Democrat, look for it to-day, and bring in the coupon—it will be Avortli while.

—— school board met yesterday 'afternoon to consider the applications to fill the vacancies left in the High School faculty by resignations of Miss Perry and Prof. Tillman-

“Knock ’Em Stiff Baker,” a well known character about town ten years ago, finds the homing instinct strong in him and has again drifted back to find refuge with his old friends.

N/Dr. E. N. Loy went to Chicago >jehterday and accompanied home George W. Andrus, who has been in a Chicago hospital. Mr. Andrus is suffering from numerous cancers in his stomach and bowels and it was decided that an operation in the hope of a cure would be useless.

The first of the Monon’s new passenger engines passed through on the early train Thursday. They are the latest improved passenger engine of the Pacific type, and an effort will be made to reduce the running time of the 6:02 minutes between Indianapolis and Chicago. J- G. Andrus and aunt, Mrs. Lyda Walker, of Hart, Mich., came down Thursday to see his father, George Andrus. Mrs. Walker is a sister of Mr. Andrus, and she had not seen her brother for thirty years. Jerome reports crops very good in his locality, but says just now it is becoming most too dry there. The peach and apple crop will be good and potatoes promise a good yield also.v

Col. S. T. Busey, a native of Greencastle, Ind., and for many years a prominent citizen of Urbana, 111., was drowned in Man Trap Lake, in northwestern Minnesota, last week while out fishing with members of his family, by the capsizing of their boat. He was an old soldier and prominent in G. A. R. circles, and was known as the only man who ever defeated old Joe Cannon for congress, which he did in 1890. Linen finish type-writer paper, ell the popular shades and also In white, with envelopes to match, are carried in stock at all times ;by The Democrat.

WAITER MARRIES A SOCIETY GIRL

Couple Run Away to St. Loots Several Days Ago. MOTHER OF BRIOE PROSTRATED Daughter of Bank Cashier, Nineteen Years Old, Elopes From Home With Former Employe of Chicago Restaurant—Pair Leave Tell City Sunday Night and Next Heard From Them Was Telegram Announcing They Had Been Wedded. Evansville, Ind., ~Aug. 20. —Mrs. W. Huellsman of Tell City, Ind., whose husband Is cashier of the Citizens’ National bank, has received a telegram from Clifford Dietrich at St. Louis saying that he and Mrs. Huellsman’s nineteen-year-old daughter were married In St. Louis. No particulars of the wedding were given. Miss Huellsman and Dietrich eloped from Tell City last Sunday night and came to Howell, where they spent the night and disappeared the next morning and officers who were trailing them lost all track of them. The couple probably will return to Tell City and ask for parental forgiveness. The mother of the bride was almost prostrated over the disappearance of her daughter. Dietrich formerly worked in a hotel at Tell City and while there he met his future wife. He recently worked as a waiter In a restaurant in Chicago.

CAPTURES A TAME BUZZARD

Farmer Finds Address of Indiana Man Secured Around Bird’s Neck. Alexandria, Ind., Aug. 20.—A peculiar appearing bird, which, on being captured, proved' to* be a turkey buzzard, was pulled from a tree with a long pole by Raymond Burwell, a farmer, near this place. His attention had been attracted to the bird by a small tip box, which was fastened about its neck. On opening the box Burwell found within it a piece of soft metal on which was the inscription: “May 14, 1909, Dan F. Gaar, Hartford City, Ind.; please write.” Burwell then released the bird, which was very tame, but at once wrote to Gaar, to find out something about the strange carrier."

DOG PULLS GIRL FROM RIVER

Indiana Farmer’s Child Saved from Death by Drowning. Lowell, Ind., Aug. 20.—Elsie Mason, four-yeai-old daughter of Frank Mason, a farmer, was rescued from drowning in the Kankakee river by Prince, a shepherd dog. The girl fell out of a rowboat, in which her father and mother were seated, while attempting to pick water lilies. “Elsie is in the water!” shouted Mrs. Mason, hysterically. The next instant Prince plunged into the river, seized the girl’s dress and swam to shore with her.

TO MARRY FOR FOURTH TIME

Love at First Sight Between Physician and Woman Patient Lawrenceburg, Ind., Aug. 20.—Dr. Ralph C. Tilley, age forty-two, and Mrs. Mattie C. Bell Chance Calvert Harris, aged forty-three, a dressmaker of Chesterville, have been granted a marriage license. This is the fourth adventure on the matrimonial sea for each. Their courtship was romantic and brief. Mrs. Harris was taken slightly ill during the Lawrenceburg fair, and she visited Dr. Tilley’s office for medical advice. It was love at first sight with each, it is said.

“TILL THE TOWN GOES DRY "

Poodle Kelly, an Inebriate, Sentenced Until Temptation Is Passed. Peru. Ind., Aug. 20.—Poodle Kelly was sentenced till the town goes dry by Mayor William A. Odum. Kelly is a peaceable old man, drunk or sober, but because he is so addicted to drink that he can not refuse it whenever it is offered, he is usually intoxicated. He was arrested for intoxication, and as it is only 100 days until all the saloons of Peru will have suspended business, the mayor decided to Imprison Kelly until all temptation had passed.

AUTO HITS MOTHER AND SON

Run Down by Machine While on the Way to a Doctor. Hobart, Ind., Aug. 20.—Struck by an automobl.-e and hurled twenty feet into the air, Mrs. William Fisher and her six-year-old son, Russell, were mortally Injured near here. Mother and son are expected to die. Mrs. Fisher was taking her son to a doctor in Hobart to have his Vight foot dressed, which was injured when a log fell on it.

Sullivan’s First Beer Club.

Bullivan, Ind., Aug. 20.—Sullivan’s first beer club has been organized and will be In full operation soon. The new club has a membership of thirty-five. Liquor has already been ordered.

The Weather. Following is the official weather forecast: Illinois and Indiana—Fair today and tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Fair today and tomorrow. Wisconsin—Fair today and tomorrow. lowa—Fair today and probably tomorrow.

Standard of G. A. R. is Found.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 20.—The standard of the Grand Army of the Republic, reported missing, has been found stored In the Commercial building, in which the executive committee of the recent encampment had its headquarters. .. -- r y.• ?

Milwaukee Pitcher Sold.

Milwaukee, Aug. 20.—Pitcher Cliff Curtis of the Milwaukee American association baseball team has been sold to the Boston National league club.

International Tennis Matches.

American lawn tennis players hSTe secured the international Davis challenge cup ties for this country. The English cup team will meet the Americans, as they did last year, in the month of September. The mntohen, two singles and one double, will be decided In Philadelphia instead of Boston. From the present arrangements the courts will be those of the Philadelphia Cricket club, at St. Martin’s green, Germantown. The securing of these important matches is a signal triumph for American lawn tennis diplomacy.

Ambidextrous Golf Player.

A correspondent at Sydney, Australia, writes that a bogy competition was recently won at Hunter’s Hill out there by Robert Smith, whose game is particularly interesting from the fact that he la an ambidextrous player. He carries around about an equal number of left and right banded clubs, and it is a matter of supreme indifference to him which he uses. In fact, if a match were to be arranged “Smith right handed against Smith himself left handed” no one could tell which “hand” it would be safer to back.

Wodell to Lead Yale.

Ruthven Adriance Wodell, 1910, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., has been elected captain of the Yale varsity eight for 1910. Wodell is twenty-one years of age, stands six feet one inch in height and weighs 172 pounds. He rowed No. B In this year’s race against Harvard, ©ne year ago he rowed in the Yale varsity four oar. In 1907 he rowed tn the Yale freshman eight.

Cook Elected Cornell Track Captain. Edward T. Cook was elected captain of the Cornell track team recently. Cook was a member of the A morion* Olympic team last summer and cleared the bar in the pole vault at 12 feet 1 Inches.

Couldn’t Miss His.

Tit For Tat.

Bill McGinnis went a-fishlng Maybe Billy wasn’t tickled When a tish got on his hook. Once a shark that roamed the ocean Swam around in quiet joy. It was pleased beyond expression; jt had caught the plumpest boy.

Had Them on Him.

“Wbat is the business of that fellow we were talking to?" “He is a map of letters.” “Editor of a magazine?” “No; a mail carrier."

Her Favorite.

“And what is your favorite flower, Mrs. Cooke?” “Mine?” “Yes.” “Roller process.”

AN ENJOYABLE EVENT

Took" place ’ Sunday when the friends, to the number of about 50, gathered. in the grove at Walter Harrington’s and had a surprise picnic for Misses Flossie Harrington and Lizzie and Earl Wiseman in honor of their birthday anniversaries. It was a complete surprise and everybody enjoyed the day greatly. At noon a nice luncheon was served. Everybody going home in the evening wished the young people many more happy returns of the day. A GUEST.

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF FIRM. I have purchased all the, business, books, papers and correspondence of the firm of Ferguson ft Ferguson. Parties having business with this firm can conclude the same with me. I have also placed in my office an abstract and farm loan department and am prepared to make abstracts of title and farm loans on short notice. GEORGE A. WILLIAMS. Attorney.

“Do you think that flying will ever take the place of motoring as a sport or a means of transportation?” “I am satisfied with eitfier,” replied the observing physician.