Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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.