Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1909 — Page 3

Base Ball! SUNDAY, SEPT. 26 OXFORD vs. Wrens Riverside Park THIS IS THE GAME You have been looking for, and will attract the largest crowd of the season. Lou Jensen, the former Wheatfleld star, will be In the box for the visitors, while Hanks will be on the rubber for the Wrens. A neutral umpire will official the game. Game Called 2:30 Admission -25 c NONE FREE

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Renders. Mrs. J. H. Chapman spent Saturday in Chicago. J. H. Carson was in Monon on business Monday. , J. W- Shedd spent Sunday in Chicago with relatives. Leon Lamson left Saturday to enter Illinois University. W. M. Pollock of Morocco was in town on business Friday. Albert Hamstra of Demotte was a business caller here Monday. John Resh went to Monticello Monday for a few days business trip. Allen Fendig of Wheatfleld spent Friday with B. S. Fendig and family. Mrs. George Marshall of Fair Oaks was a business visitor in town Monday. Wm. Marlin went to Hammond Saturday to seek employment for the winter. Emmet Laßue went to Bloomington Saturday to visit friends for a few days. Miss Glen Castle of Lowell was in town Monday taking treatment of Dr. Turfler. Miss Marie Dodge and Mrs. W. B. Banes of Fair Oaks spent Saturday shopping here. Mrs. Wm. Zard went to Franceville Monday to visit relatives a couple of days. Miss Madeline Abbott went to Monticello Saturday to spend Sunday with relatives. * * fJncle Peyton Davisson of Frances Ville spent Sunday here with his brother, Lewis Davisson. Charles Conn of Brook took the train here Monday for Bloomington, where he will enter school. Misses Mary and Edith Adams went to Roselawn and Thayer, respectively, Monday to teach school. Rev. J. C. Parrett went Plymouth Monday to attend the Logansport Presbytery. * He will return home to-day. J. M. Wheatley of Frankfort, who has been visiting relatives near here for the past three weeks, returned home Monday. Thomas Daugherty, who spent a few days with his brother, Lewis Daugherty, of Hammond, returned home Monday. Mrs- S. C. Price of Logansport, who has ben visiting the family of 1 Harry Rapp for a few days, returned home Saturday. Alex Leach returned Friday from a week’s visit with the family of his daughter, Mrs. Carl Hamacher, of near Foresman. Ernest Gowland left Monday for St. Joseph, Mo., to prospect and secure employment. He expects to be gone three months. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Crisler of Mt. Ayr took the train here Saturday for Monon to visit the latter’s sister, Mrs. Henry Robinson. Miss Ella Morris of Chicago, who has been visiting with her mother, Mrs. E. J. Morris for a few days, returned home Monday. Mrs. Robert Harmon of Moptlcello returned home Saturday after a visit with her parents, Mr! and Mrs. J. H. McClananan, of Union tp.

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To-day’s markets Corn, 64c; Oats, 34c; Wheat, 90c. Roscoe Zigler spent Sunday in Lafayette with friends. Ray Parks went to Bloomington Monday to enter school. C. P. Wright made a business trip to Logansport yesterday. George spent yesterday in Indianapolis on business. John Casey of Fair Oaks was a business caller here yesterday. Miss Georgia Harris re-entered DePauw University yesterday. Mrs. Wm. Ireland and children spent Sunday with relatives at LeeD. M. Worland and C. G. Spitler went to Chicago yeserday on business. George Long went to Crawfordsville Saturday to re-enter Wabash college. C. W. Coen spent a few’days the first of the week in South Bend on business. George Kepner went to Wheatfleld Monday morning where he has employment. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lakin of Union tp., is very sick with dysentery. Mark Hoyes went to Lafayette Saturday to take treatment from a doctor at that place. Eph Hickman and Harvey Moore drove a st-anded touring car through from Roselawn Monday. Vaughn Woodworth of Purdue University spent Sunday here with his parents and friends. A. L. Padgltt went to Freemont, Ohio, Monday, where one of his horses will this week. Mrs. B. L. Sayler went to Mitchell, S. D-, yesterday to visit her son, Jesse Sayler, for an indefinite time. Vollie Rusk of Rantove, 111., who has been visiting with his mother, Mrs. Martha Rusk,, returned home Monday. % Mrs. J. Robinson of Lafayette, who had been visiting Mrs. Martha Robinson of south of town for the past week, returned home Monday. Miss Leota Williams of Wheatfield, who has been visiting with her brother Claude Williams, for the past two weeks, returned home Saturday. tMrs. G. F. Meyers and son Floyd ft .Saturday for Frankfort, where Mrs. Meyers will visit. Floyd will go from there to Franklin to enter college. )\B. F. Fendig returned Saturday from Chicago where he had been to take his mother, Mrs- Ralph Fendig, to the presbyterian hospital for treatment. Mrs. Eva Keen and Benj. Yoder of Fair Oaks returned Saturday from Indianapolis, where they visited the former’s daughter, Mrs. Minnie Morgan a few days. Mr. and Mrs. N- Schmitter returned from Delphi Monday where they had been to attend the wedding of his sister, Miss Barbara Schmittpr to Richard Beck. . Mr. and Mrs- Comton of Indianapolis, who have been visiting with N. S. Bates and family a few days, went to Woloott Saturday to visit relatives on their way home.* Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wlshard of Big Rapids, Mich., who have been visiting relatives and friends here and at other Indiana points for a week, returned-home Monday.

OeoTge A. Williams returned Monday from a business trip to Valparaiso. Sam Fendig spent yesterday with his mother, Mrs. R. Fendig, who is in a hospital in Chicago. Mrs. F. A. Ross underwent an operation last week in a Chicago hospital for a chronic ailment. Joe Pullins left yesterday for Mitchell, S. D-, to visit his sister, Mrs. Bob Schook for some time. Miss Ethel Murfitt of Mt. Ayr took the train here yesterday for Chicago to visit relatives a few days. Mrs. Nick Guss and Mrs. Carrie Kahl of Duluth, Minn., are visiting their sister, Mrs. Charles Platt, Sr. Henry .Green of Rantoul, 111., and Mrs. Carrie West of-Monon were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Snyder Sunday. Mrs. A. Woodworth and daughter, Mrs. C. H. Dayton, went to Chicago Sunday to attend the funeral of a relative. Vlliss True Bruner, who is staying with her aunt, Mrs. Troxell of Demotte, spent Sunday with her parents here. Andrew Gangloff, Jr., who is working for the Lawlers in the Chicago stock yards, spent Sunday with his parents here. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. English and son Harry autoed to Lafayette Sunday to visit their son Walter, who is a student at Purdue. J. G. Morris of Remington drove over Monday after his daughter, Miss Pearl Morris, who had been visiting here a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Dexter of Carpenter tp., passed through Rensselaer yesterday enroute to Thayer to visit relatives a few days. Miss Marcqline Roberts, who is attending Oxford College, Ohio, came Monday eveninluto spend a week’s vacation with jelatives '''|j)lrs. N. Krun of Kentland came oyer Monday to be present yesterday at the funeral of her brother Louie Ramp's infant daughterMr. and Mrs. Walter Scott, who have been visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs- Joseph Francis of Newton township, returned home Saturday. W. V. Porter left yesterday for Coats, Kan., where he will visit his mother, Mrs, Mary A. Porter. He will also prospect in Oklahoma, and expects to be gone about a month. Miss Mabel Gregory of Maryville, Tenn., who has been here visiting with Mr. and Mrs- Ernest Lamson for the past three weeks, went to Bloomington Monday, where she will enter school. - *' - ■ M- A. Mills of Osceola, Neb., a cousin of Jay Stockton, who has been visit with the latter and family a few days, departed Saturday for New York City where he will enter a law school. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hochstettler of Mt. Ayr, who have been spending a week's vacation with relatives at that place, took the train here Monday for Valparaiso, where they are attending school.jkJoseph Lane of Newton tp., probably holds the belt on yield of Turkey Red wheat this year, for Jasper county. Off of seven acres he threshed 240 bushels, or almost 3414 bushels to the acreThe Oxford baseball team disbanded last Wednesday, says the Tribune of that place, and divided $219.60, the season’s profits. Twen-ty-five games were played, they winning 20 and losing 5. s '*jMrs. Grant Warner went to Conrprsville Monday to visit her brother, George Robinson, and family. Mr. Robinson was badly hurt by a fall he received from an electric light pole a short time ago. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. McCord of Mt. Ayr, the latter who has been visiting her parents, Mr- and Mrs. T. A. Crockett, for a few days, and the former who came down from Chicago Monday, returned home yesterday. Landy Magee, while attaching an electric light bulb to the holder Friday evening, had his eye cut up somewhat by the bursting of the bulb and the bits of glass getting into his optic. He is ’recovering under a doctor’s care. Frank and Ralph Donnelly and W. A. Davenport and William Simons went up to the Kankakee Saturday to spend Sunday fishing. They brougt back about 65 pounds of fish Sunday evening, willow and black bass, croppies and cats. Brook Reporter: Jasper county has organised a mutual telephone exchange patterned along the lines of the Brook exchange. Better and more reasonable service Is what they are after, and they will undoubtedly get what they are after.

> Miss Mary Yates went to Chicago yesterday where she will attend the dressmakers’ opening this week. E. V. Reynolds and wife of Westvllle, Ind., came Monday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Haus. Mrs. J. Jensen went to Hammond yesterday to visit her grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Whittaker, for the day. Mrs. James Mead and two children of Hammond came yesterday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Clark. Russell Schulyter, who has been spending a few days vacation with friends at Hammond, returned home yesterday. John and Mat Moosmiller, who have been spending their vacation in Chicago with friends, returned home yesterday. F. C. Hazelrigg of Indianapolis was here yesterday on business. He looked over the cement tile factory while here. There were about eight landseekers from here who left yesterday for Larimore, N. D., to prospect for a week or moreSmith Newell of Barkley,, tpvfleft to-day for a week’s visit with relatives and friends in Wabash, Miami and Grant counties. Charles Sigler of Urbana, Ohio, and mother, Mrs. Eli Sigler, left yesterday for his home, where his mother will visit with him. O. S- Stewart and family of Pence,. Ind., who have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart for the past week, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Teter of Remington left Monday for Lakota, _N. D.. where the former will prospect for a week in land. Grant Culp of the same place accompanied them. A. Sauter of Chicago came down Saturday night and spent Sunday with his family who are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Daniels for a few days. They all returned home Monday. 1 John Maxwell, ~ While working on some new buildings at A. O. Moore’s at Pleasant Grove Monday, fell a distance of about seven feet and broke one of the bones of one of his ankles, which will lay him up for several weeks.

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Mrs. M. E. Travis and mother, Mrs. N. S. O’Meara, left yesterday for Delaware, Ohio, where they will visit the former’s sister, Mrs. Fred Dalton. In renewing her subscription to The Democrat, Mrs. Ralph Shumaker of Lavina, Mont., says: “We are having lovely w r eather here and crops are fine.” A little girl from Wisconsin named Marion Stowe, who lately came to the Monnett Childrens’ Home, was taken to Chicago a few days ago where she underwent an operation for appendicitis. Misses Edith and Harriet Shedd went to Lafayette Saturday. Miss Harriet goes from there to Greencastle where she will enter DePauw University. Miss Edith returned home the same day. Granville Moody’s big new auto broke down near Delphi Sunday and a relief expedition was sent out from the garage here Monday to repair the damage, which was done, and machine brought home. A reunion of the Davisson family will be held at the home of Lewis Davisson in Rensselaer next Sunday, .Sept. 27. All relatives are invited to come and bring well filled baskets and have a picnic dinner. Perry Horton opened his new restaurant in the Horton block this morning. He has resigned his position at the Princess Theatre, and John Knox has taken his place as snare-drummer, where he is making good quickly. ■ C. W. Coen, of the grain firm of Coen & Brady, is preparing to move to South Bend shortly where he has purchased an interest in a bank in which Joe Paxton is interested. He will dispose of his interests here as soon as possible. A. J. Harmon, who has been in the Dakotas for the past four weeks, returned home Monday. Mrs. Harmon and children were with Mr. Harmon a few weeks, leaving last week for a further visit in Illinois before returning home. V County Superintendent Schanlaub of Newton county underwent an operation in Chicago last week for the benefit gs his eyesight, which has been troubling him considerably of late caused, the doctors say, from too close study. The operation and treatment will prove a complete success, it is thought.

After an existence of 36 years the Fowler Republican has been discontinued, the equipment being sold last week to J. P. Carr of the Leader, the other republican paper of Fowler. The Leader will be published as a semi-weekly from now on. —■ l i 1 James M. Spriggs of Pleasant Grove, who recently underwent a severe operation and whose life was despaired of, is now reported to be getting along nicely and will soon be out once more, which will be pleasing news to his many friends. "jlTom Eiglesbach came down from iChicago Saturday lor a ten days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach, of south of town. He was accompanied by W. A. Raichart, a friend employed in the Chicago postoffice, who returned Monday' Francesville Tribune; Edward Randle has purchased the old Isaac Parker farm of 127 acres from Thomas Davis. The land is located in Hanging Grove, Jasper county, and it adjoins a 200 acre farm Mr. Randle has owned for several years. The exchange was $9,000. If Bro. Roby of the Benton Review keeps a-going he will have to put in a perfecting press. His harvest edition last week consisted of 26 pages, and was a hummer. Bro. Roby is one of the hardest working newspaper men in Indiana, and we are glad to note that his efforts are appreciated by the people of Benton county. A horse race and ball game at the Stock Farm track Saturday afternoon, between Foresman and Mt. Ayr horses and ball players, drew' quite a crowd. In the horse race*” Ed Harris’ sorrel gelding from Mt. Ayr won in tw-o straight half mile heats over John Sunderland’s bay mare from Foresman. Time: 1:33, 1: 23 %. In the ball game Foresman won by a score of 24 to 14. A large soft ball was usedTry Jersey Butterine— sweet, pure and clean, 20 cents a pound, Home Grocery. - » ALPHONSE STAEGER, Graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Vienna, will accept pupils for Piano, Violin, Organ, Vocal Music (Italion method) and Theory. Application can be made from 5 to 7 p. m., at residence 116 River street, former F. B. Meyer residence.