Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1909 — Page 3

..Ellis Theater.. ONE NIGHT ONLY Thursday, August 26 Th® Hilarious Rural Comedy A PAIR OF COUNTRY KIDS prf The Realistic Explosion grr The Wharf Scene Rescue from the Waves The Country Dance The Lively Kids QEE The Funny Old Folks OLE * Scenic Production Complete io Great Specialties and riusical Numbers A Guaranteed New and First Class Production PRICES, 25c, 35 and 50c* Reserved Seats at Jes sen’s. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and t Country Readers. Next Saturday is old settlers’ day at Monticello. Big things doing on Oxfords at G. B. Porter’s this week. Jim Dunlap was over from Mt. Ayr on business Monday. Mrs. Arlie went to Monon Monday for a short visitJim Meyers of Chicago spent Monday with his parents here. Miss Mary Pierce went to Chicago Monday for a week’s visit.

S. P. Young went to South Bend I Monday for a few days stay. Mrs. Minnie Gordon of Monon was in town on business Monday. Mrs. Jesse Nichols went to Belfontaine, 0., Monday for a short visit. f f Christopher Salrin of Walker tp., was down visiting relatives Monday. Asa Thompson returned Monday from a six months stay near Mitchell, S. D. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zard went to Franeesville Monday to spend a few days. George Colvert is enjoying a week fishing on the Wabash, near Battle Ground. 'V . A. Leavel of Wabash county was shaking hands with old friends here Saturday. Mrs. Clyde Williams returned Monday from a week’s visit at DeLong, Ind. Mrs. J. Fosdick of Fairbury, 111., came Monday to spend a few days with friends here. Miss Iva Harris of Remington spent Saturday and Sunday with ■friends north of townEverett Kinney went to Spencer, Ind., Monday to spend a week’s vacation with his parents. ' Miss Florence Loveridge of Hammond spent the week’s end with Mr. and Mrs. Orlan Grant. Art Turner of Colllnsburg, 111., came Saturday for a month’s visit with his father, Luther Turner. Miss Neine Heine of Monticello came Saturday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. John Elglesbach. Mrs. R. H. Campbell of Indianapolis spent the week’s t,nd with Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Jordan of Barkley tp. Harry B. Brown has been appointed postmaster at Kniman, this county, vice O. O- Hanley, resigned. Rev. J. S. Stabler of Cloverton, Ind., was in town Monday on his return from a church convention at Lanorte. W. N. Sherrill, accompanied by George Barker of northeast of town, returned to his home in Mlllerton, Mich., Monday. Mrs. Arthur Johnson and little son returned to their home in Terre Haute yesterday after a visit here withxMr. and Mrs. E. Fidler. Mrs. Mary Rhinehart and daughter Mary returned to their home in Fickle, Ind., Monday after a visit with Mrs. Clifford Parkison. SL Bart Grant accompanied his little ■nephew, Homer Grant, who has been •visiting a few weeks here, to his home in Chestnut, 111-, Monday. Dir. Ethel Burner of Bloomington, 111., came Saturday for a ten days instruction in ‘‘manipulation'’ under the tutelage of Dr. F. A. Turfler.

Miss Mabel Truly spent Saturday in Monon. Miss Moilie Dickinson 'spent Sunday, in Monticello. Bert Beaver and litte son spent Sunday in Monticello. Ernest Clark of Delphi spent Sunday with his parents here. Flour in bulk, any amount you want, at the Home Grocery. Mrs. Mary Troxell of Demotte spent Friday with friends here. Mrs. Hugh Leavel spent Sunday with her parents at Francesville* Misses Virgina and Ethel McElhoe of Reynolds spent Saturday here. ~ f ■ ’ Kenneth Allman went to Milwaukee Saturday for a few days visit. Misses Martha Long and Helen Murray spent Saturday In Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Iran Grant returned to their home In Chicago Saturday. Mrs. George Parkison went to Urbana, 0., Saturday for a two weeks visit. Wm. Bowers left yesterday for Noble Lake, Ark., to work on a dredge. Miss Elsie Heller of Greensburg, Ind., is visiting the Sparling Bros., south of town. Lou Sternberg went to Clinton, 111-, Saturday to spend a few days with relatives. Miss Lucy Wagner of near Remington went to Chicago Saturday for a week’s visit. Mrs. Kent Blankenship returned Saturday from a week’s visit at Elkhart and South Bend, Emil Huff returned to hisi home in Fowler Saturday after a week’s visit with friends here. Max Smith of Chicago came Saturday for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Vern Nowels.

Miss Cieo Pitts of Lafayette came Friday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis. Acme, Acme! Acme Flour! No better flour made. Only $1.50 sack. Phone 95. ROWLES & PARKER. Miss Lillie Sheetz returned Monday from a three weeks visit with her brother, Robert Sheetz,. of Chicago. Mrs. Minnie Schultz went to Francesville Monday for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. August Walters. Rev. A. G. Work returned to his home in Fenton, Mich., Saturday after a few days spent with friends here. Miss Lena Yeoman of Columbia City came Friday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Yeoman. David Shields of Malinta, Tenn., went to Chicago Saturday to spend a few days , after visiting his mother here. Dr. and Mrs- F. A. Turfler returned Saturday from a week spent at the Osteopath convention at Minneapolis. - Mrs. M. C. Day returned to her home in Detroit, Mich., Saturday after a week’s visit with Mrs. Mary Jane Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Michaels returned to Union City Saturday after a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Ernest Lamson. Mrs. Louisa Ladd and daughter returned to their home in Fowler Saturday after the week’s end visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Imes. Mr. and Mrs. George Riggins and family of Crawfordsville returned home Monday after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs- William Green. Arvel Bringle of Fair Oaks and Miss Ellen Childers of Rensselaer, who have been attending normal at Terre Haute, returned home Friday. Miss Mildred Van Schoick, who has been visiting with Mrs. F. A. Ross the past ten days, returned to her home in Syracuse, N. Y., Monday.

Francesville Irlbune:. Mrs. James Tillett, and Mrs. A. A. Tillett of Peru, and Mrs. Thomas Randle of Hope, Kan., are visiting relatives here. Njf Geo. W. Andrus, who returned ffW Chicago last Thursday where he had gone for medical treatment, is getting along as well as can be expected, and was feeling some better at last reports. The Wolcott band which gave us such an excellent concert several weeks ago, played last week at the Clinton county fair, and the press comment from Frankfort speaks highly of the band and their leader’s ability. jtajam Scott, living on the George Ketchum farm In Barkley tp., has what is probably the bumper oats crop of the year, getting an average of 50 bushels per acre on a 30 acre field. A ten acre field averaged 45 bushels. r

Less than cost prices on all Oxfords at G. B. Porter’s. Mrs. Wm. McCord of Chicago spent Sunday with friends here. Malcom Clark of Wheatfleld spent Saturday with friends here* Vaughn Woodworth went to Chicago Monday for a short visit. Mrs. Ida Crowder spent Saturday and Sunday at Delphi and Rossville. » Mrs. Charles Kessinger went to Connersville Saturday for a few days visit. Miss Bessie Davis went to Indianapolis yesterday for a few days visit. Mrs. Anna Cansky returned yesterday from a week’s visit at Chicago. Abe Hardy of Mt. Vernon, S. D., came yesterday to visit with his children. Plums, Pears, Peaches and Melons. Rowles & Parker’s new grocery. Phone D 5. Misses Alice and Jennie Eib returned yesterday from a week’s visit at Winona. Rev. G. H- Clarke went to Winona yesterday to spend the remainder of the week.

Clifford Griggs and wife of Daney, Wis., spent Satudrav with his parents here. Isaac Wiltshire spent Sunday with his wife, who is visiting at Kentland for two weeks. Miss Marceline Roberts returned Saturday from a few days spent at Ade, Newton county. Mrs. John Sharp and little son, John Jr., of Chicago Heights, are visiting relatives here* Mrs. L. M. Imes gave a party Thursday in honor of her neice, Miss Ellen Paris of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. A. L- Robinson and Miss Clara Mitchell went yesterday to Medaryville on a few days visit. Dr. and Mrs. L. W. Meyer returned Monday from Frankfort, where Mrs. Meyer has been visiting the past week. Acme Flour—Acme Flour. Think of Acme when you think of flour, $1.50 sack. Sold only by Rowles & Parker. Miss Alice Long returned to her home in Shelbyville Monday after a visit of a few days with Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Worland. , Miss Ethel Sharp returned yesterday from a few days outing on the Tippecanoe near Buffalo, with a party of Monticello friends*

Mrs, Louie Hunt returned yesterday to her home in Baroda, Mich. Her father, W. H. Miller, accompanied h*er for a month’s visit. N v Miss lima Robinson, who has l£en visiting at Niagara Falls, came Monday to spend a few days with her mother, Mrs. George Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. William Goette and Mr. and- Mrs. John Hermanson of Chicago spent the week’s end with Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hermanson of Gillam tp. Adam Kohley and children aid Mrs. Ed Kearnes'and family of Chicago came Friday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kohley, southeast of town. Mrs. E. P. Honan and son Edward went to Chicago Saturday for a week’s visit with friends. The latter will take treatment while there from an eye specialist. Mrs. Mel Abbott spent Monday in Monday in Monticello. Her daughMonticello. Her daughter Madeline, who has been visiting at that place, returned home with her. Goodland Herald: Wednesday the household effects of Miss May Huston were shipped to her at Lodge Grass, Mont., at which place she Will teach this coming year.

Sj S. E. Yeoman celebrated his 70th ! mrthday anniversay Saturday with ' A big dinner, which his wife prepared | unbeknown to him. Several of the ■ local G. A. R. post were his guests. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Wilcox of Springfield, Ohio, came Sunday in j their auto for a few days visit with his father and brothers at Surrey and his sister, Mrs. Farrie Leek of Rensselaer. I A. E. Renne of Chicago spent Sun-1 day with E. P. Honan. Mr. Renne was one of a party from Chicago to Cincinnati to attend a florists’ con-j vention, making the trip in a special train carrying a steam caltope, operated by the greatest steam piano player in the world. V Mrß. Laura Michael of Marlon ▼ks in town Saturday to make arrangements for moving back here. | She has rented one of Hiram Day’s new houses In the east part of town, 1 and will move into same. Next spring with her son she expects to move back on her farm south of town-

Miss Alice Shedd spent yesterday in Lafayette. Rev. H. L. Kindig spent yesterday at Lafayette. Today’s markets: Corn, 65c.; Oats, 32c.; Wheat, 90c. Robert Vannatta of Marion spent Monday with relatives here. George Ulm of South Bend spent Sunday with his family here. All kinds of fresh fruits at Rowles & Parker’s new grocery. Phone 95. Miss Cora Miller of Indianapolis came yesterday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kirk. J* Bowles of Weatherby, Mo*, was here yesterday looking after his farm interests near Kniman. Mildred and Nell Biggs reined Monday from a visit with their sister at Indianapolis. Thomas Thornton returned to the soldiers home at Marion yesterday after spending a short furlough here. C. O. Jasper and family of Thomas, Okla.. came yesterday for a month’s visit with Mr. and Mrs- Alva Simpson. Take advantage of our exceptionally low prices on Oxfords.—The CASH STORE, G- B. Porter, Proprietor. Mr. and Mrs., Thomas Parker of near Gifford left yesterday to spend a few days at Lebanon and Indianapolis. Rev. Noland of Mt. Ayr will preach at Bluegrass school house in Newton tp., Sunday at 10:30 a. m. All cordially invited. Mrs. C. A. Rouch and son Eugene returned to their home/in Peoria, 11l , Monday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lee. Capt. J. A. Burnham and granddaughter, Doris Morlan, returned Monday from Forest, 111., where they have been attending a church convention. 'I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leek, Mr. and \Y. F. Smith, C. S. Chamberlain, j Hose Leopold, Eph Hickman, Harry Parker. John Braddock and Hugh Kirk took in the auto races at Indianapolis Saturday. Medaryville Advertiser: A. J. Rathfon, of Gillam tp., who will move to town in the spring and who contemplated the erection of a new dwelling house, has bought the Charles Sprague residence property. ' | Misses Ella and Stella Platt left Tftnday for a ten days or two 'leeks visit with their uncle, John Knight and family, near Hartford, Mich., and with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mnrphv of McDonald, Mich.

Great Sacrifice Sale Beginning Tuesday, August 24th and Lasting Until Tuesday, Aug. 31st

Don’t fail to take advantage of this offer, as it means a great Saving in the Cost to you. The Cash Store Q. B. PORTER, Proprietor

Miss Clare Jessen entertained at her home Thursday. Oxfords at less than cost all this week, at G. B. Porter’s. Call phone 95—ask for a sack of Acme Flour—if you don’t like it we will call and take it away. ROWLES & PARKER. B. B. Vernon and company played Monte Cristo, Dumas’ difficult drama, to a fair-sized house at Ellis theatre Saturday evening. The company is under the management of Fred G. Conrad and plays with his “label” are a sufficient recommendation in themselves. Davis Donald Sheppard, the 12-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Sheppard, former pastor of the Christian church at this place, was accidently shot and killed near Walkerton, last Thursday night, while examining a revolver his half brother Earle Sheppard was holding. He lived only a few minutes, the bullet finding a vital spot In his breast. Charley Shroyer returned home Tuesday from a ten days visit with relatives in Noble and Lagrange counties. His two sisters, Mrs. Ella Boyd of Wawaka, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. James Hyatt of Merena, Neb., and his brother-in-law, Albert Fought of Topeka accompanied him home for a short visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and former home was in Jasper county, but some years ago they moved to Nebraska, where they now have a nice home.

The fourth annual reunion of the Culp family will be held at the residence of J. T. Culp, three-fourths mile east of Pleasant Grove, on September 2, 1909. Everybody Is invited to come and bring their haskets and enjoy a good time.

If you want a sack of good flour, try the Acme, $1.50 sack, every sack warranted. ROWLES & PARKER

DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU?

Our wife is gone. Gone to visit our mother-in-law. Gone back to the old home and the real cream, says an exchange. Back to the old oaken bucket and the mud pies of memory. We are not saying this to make other men envious whose wives are not gone. But it is a sort of whistle to keep our courage up. For a long time the opportunity to hang out all night and make a monkey of ourselves has looked good. Now, with no restraint on our conduct, no tearful wife waiting to throw her hooks into our hair, no one to lie to, nobody to pacify with artful inventions, no person to care a whoop whether you go bughouse or not, now that the very hour and moment is pregnant with witchery and our horoscope is psychologically correct fqr a riotuous period of debauchery, we get sleepy at 8:30 and mope off to bed like a mollusk.

Any Oxford in our store, Hen’s, Women’s, and Children’s, will be sold at a great sacrifice. Every Low Shoe in the house to sell at Less than Cost.

CULP FAMILY REUNION.

J. T. CULP.

The Weather. Following is the official weather forecast: Illinois and Indiana—Cloudy today, with showers tonight; fair tomorrow. Lower Michigan Partly cloudy, with showers in north and west today; unsettled tomorrow. Wisconsin —Showers and warmer today; partly cloudy and cooler tomcrTOW, - j s*:' J lowa Partly cloudy, with showers probable today; fair tomorrow.

Thousand Families Homeless by Fire. Krementchug, Russia, Aug. 24.—A thousand families have been rendered homeless by a fire that burned a day and a night. Five Killed by Explosion of Gas. Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 24.—Five persons were killed* and twelve injured by an explosion at the city gas works, BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Aug. 23, to Mr. and Mrs. C* C. ' Parks of near Surrey, a daughter.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS.

The Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, met In regular session Monday night with all members present. The plans and specifications for the improvement of Washington street from Cullen east to Divisson were adopted and the clerk directed to advertise for bids. A resolution was adopted for the extension of the Division and Scott street sewers to the new river channel. Ordinance No. 123 providing for the cutting of weeds on streets and in lots was introduced and passed to second reading. E. M. Thomas, nightwatch, asked for a two weeks vacation with full pay, but same was rejected, Councilmen Irwin and Spitler voting in the affirmative and Brown, Gerber and Meyers in the negative. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. W S Parks, marshall . .$30.00 E M Thomas, nightwatch/. . . 25.00 Geo A Williams, city attorney 50.00 Chas Morlan, clerk. ........ 25 00 Dr J Hansson, treat, city team.. 7.75 ROAD FUND. /„ * Bert Campbell, labor, team.. 25.00 Earl Chestnut, work on streets 14.00 Percy Longfellow, same 7.00 O S Baker, mowing weeds 85 Hordeman & Platt, cement wk 2.00 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary. .... 50.00 Dave Haste, 5ame.......... 30.00 Mel Abbott, same. 30*00 Chas. Elder, firing at plant. . 15.00 T Malone, work on line. . . .. . 31.25 Ethel Ferguson, copying spec 4.50 Gen. Electric Co, supplies. . . . 23.85 Western Electric_Co^same. "24.95 R H McGrath, rep pump rods 3.00 J B Clow & Son, water guage 5.34 Shirely Hill Coal Co, coal. . . .242.36 Mose Leopold, freight 62.90 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, salary. 30.00 C W Platt, work on main. .. . 7.00 John Hordeman, same 8.00 Roy Thomas, same.. ....... i .00 Gould Co, supplies 26.39