Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1909 — Page 5

ADLER’S COLLEGIAN CLOTHES WHY WE SELL THEM T> ECAUSE we believe thoroughly in their intrinsic value. Because our experience has taught us that no other makers put so much quality or so much style into the garments they produce. We control the exclusive sale of this famous make of apparel in this town, so you will understand that you can get Adler’s Collegian Clothes at no other store. We have received a showing in Suits and Overcoats which will probably surprise you. It is the greatest line of men’s and young men’s apparel ever seen in this town. Come in and look it over. is I I 1 C. Earl Duvall Exclusive Clothier and Furnisher RENSSELAER, INDIANA

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to Qty and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 54c; Oats, 34c; Wheat, 90c. Sam Fendlg spent Wednesday in Chicago on business. Mose Leopold went to Chicago Thursday on business. Granville Moody was in Chicago Thursday on business. G. W. Infield made a business trip to Lafayette Wednesday. A. L. Clark of Lafayette was here buying horses Wednesday. A. D. Babcock of Goodland was a business visitor in the city WedMrs. F. B. Ham went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days visit with relatives. Mrs. W. E. Jacks went to Chicago Wednesday to take treatment for her eyes. Fred Landis, ex-congressman of the ninth Indiana district, was in town Thursday. Miss Milda Jackson of Lebanon came Wednesday to visit Mrs. John Jessen and family. Mayor Lawrence Becker has been re-nominated by the democrats for mayor of Hammond. Nc'Natty” Scott's cosey new cottage on South Van Rensselaer street Is practically completed. W. H. Morrison and nephew, Ray Vicary, of Canada, spent Wednesday In Chicago on business. C. W. Rhoades spent Tuesday with his father-in-law, W. H. Townsend, and family of Goodland.

Mrs. Minnie Brown went to Frankfort Wednesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hopkins went to Hammond Wednesday to visit relatives. Mrs. Geo. Fate returned Tuesday evening from a few days visit in Indianapolis. Mrs. Leo Wolfe of Hammond, spent Wednesday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. LeopoldMayor Ellis and D. M. Worland were in Delphi Wednesday on merry-go-round business for the Horse Show. Mrs. F. L. Hunt of Lowell spent Tuesday and Wednesday here with her brother-in-law, J. J.' Hunt, ■ and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Parkison of Bucklen, Kan., came Thursday for an extended visit with relatives and friends. W. A. Crisler and wife of near Mt. Ayr went to Hammond Thursday to visit the former’s slstei*, Mrs. M. E. Parks. P. H. Harshbarger of Morocco, who has been visiting relatives in Clinton county, took the train here for home Wednesday. Mrs. Anna Mcßee of Monon returned home Wednesday after a week’s visit here with her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Sands, and family. Dr. Turfler returned home Wednesday from his trip to Minneapolis and Duluth, where he demonstrated Osteopathy before the state board. Frank Haskell has got moved into his new' residence on South River street, and he has a very commodious and handsome residence indeed. Mrs. Arthur Herriman and Miss Ruth Yeoman of Mt. Ayr took the train here Wednesday for a few days visit with relatives at Delphi.

Rensselaer Horse Show, October 14, 15, 16. Come. ■ ' ■' ? Wm. P. Baker visited his brother at Mt. Ayr Thursday. George Pumphrey went to Lafayette yesterday to attend a swine sale. * Ed Oliver of Newland was a visitor in Hammond on business yesterday. Read the opening chapters of “Paid In Full,” which appears in to-day's Democrat. Several Rensselaer people attended the Parr Harvest Festival yesterday and more will go up to-day. John Sullivan and Wm. Powers attended the reunion of the 15th Ind. regiment at Lebanon this week. Mrs. W. F. Smith went to Thorntown Wednesday to be present at unveiling of the Anson Mills monument. "'Lairs. J. J. Hunt and son John left yesterday for Washington, D. C., for a few weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson. G. W. Bradley of near Indianapolis and Joseph Bradley of Ladoga, came Wednesday tq, visit their nephew, J. M. Torbet, and family, of Barkley tp. riThe G. E. Murray Co., have just a new suit cabinet arrangement whereby they gain a large amount more room in their clothing department. Xyance Collins has moved his farm machinery business from the Hildebrand brick barn into one of A. Leopold’s rooms on South Van Rensselaer street. Misses Alice Minnicus and Elsie Hoover oif Francesville, who have been the guests of Miss Edith Gangloff for the past few days, returned home Wednesday. Frank W. Austin has sold his 175 acre farm near Wheatfield to A. N. Demarah, and will move to Florida, we understand, where bought a small farm a few years age. Mr? and Mrs. E. F. Huntington of Forbes, N. D-, who have been here visiting his father, F. P. Huntington, for the past few days, returned home Thursday. C. Critser of Templeton, Benton county, who has been visiting for the past few days with his brothers, Frank and Eli Critser, and families, returned home Wednesday. Luther Hemphill returned yesterday from Indianapolis, where he had been for a few days on horsestocks business. He sold a machine near Indianapolis while gone. The morning subject at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath will be .“Greiving the Spirit,” evening subject, “A Great Bargain.” Everyone welcome to these services. The 21-year-old son of Mike Duffy of Benton county, who is well known to many of our readers, had three fingers of his right hand ground off in an ensilage cutter Tuesday afternoon; There will be preaching at the M. P. church Sunday morning and evening by Rev. C- O. Johnson, the new M. P. pastor. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to come out to these services. W. V. Vannatta of Chicago has bought of W. P. Gaffield a farm of 100 acres in Milroy tp., and will move onto same within the next week or ten days. The consideration stated in the deed is $4,000. Cohen & Kahn, of the “Farmers and Working Man’s Friend Store,, at Remington, have purchased the entire shoe stock of E. T. Kowalski & Co., at South Bend, and propose giving their patrons some real shoe bargains. J. W. Shedd left Wednesday for Portland, Ore., for an extended visit with his brother, Silas Shedd. He, will also visit with his sister, Mrs. Mary E. Graves, at Los Angeles, Call.- He expects to be gone untlL next spring. The Rensselaer checker players who were booked for a series of games with the Kentland bunch Tuesday night, grew faint hearted and failed to put in their appearance. Said they would come over next week.—Kentland Enterprise. Tuesday, Oct. 19, will be the last trip this season W. P. Gaffield will make to the North Dakota country, , and anyone wanting to look over that country should see him. Will leave Rensselaer at 10 o’clock a. m., Tuesday, Oct. 19, remember. ’ifeoth the Burke and Pullins bridges north of town are still out,, and as no contract was let at the meeting ot the commissioners this week on account of bids being in excess of appropriations, it is difficult to say when they will be replaced. These bridges were taken out to allow the Sternberg dredge to pass down through in cleaning out the Iroquois ditch.

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Warner went to Delphi yesterday to visit the latter’s brother, H. F. Holmes and other relatives a few days. Geo. W. Andrus is reported to be gradually falling, and can live but a short time. He realizes that the end is near and has made all preparations for it. Mr. Iselman has moved from the northeast part of town into the John Jones property on River street, recently vacated by F. B. Ham, who moved into the former Vannatta property on Cullen street. Mr. E. Rapp of Washington, 111., came over Thursday evening to look after the rebuilding of the barn on his farm south of town, which was burned Monday evening. He will rebuild at once. It was insured in J. C. Porter’s agency for S3OO. Mr. Rapp is 83 years of age and is now becoming quite feeble. Elmer Gwin has moved into the Hiram Day tenant house on Cedar street, vacated by F. M. Haskell; Gilbert Albin moved from the Geo. Hopkins property tn the east part of town Into the Mrs. Reed property, vacated by Mr. Gwin, and Mr. Hopkins moved into his own property vacated by Mr. Albin. C- W. Ulm and another Carpenter tp., farmer, passed through town Wednesday afternoon on their return from a few days fishing trip to the Kankakee. They had very good -luck while gone, and had one big pike in a bucket of water that was still very much alive and would probably weigh 8 to 10 pounds. Mrs. Felix French writes us from Hutchinson, Kan., in renewing her subscription to The Democrat, and says: “I feel as though I could not keep house without getting the news from our old home town each week, so you will find enclosed $1.50 for another year’s subscription. We are having very dry weather here at present.” B. T. Lanham, who lost seven horses and colts by the burning of his barn on the Rapp farm south of town Monday evening will receive insurance of $125 each for the five horses and S4O each for the two colts. Also SIOO for harness buggies etc. all they were insured for. This is within about S4OO of his loss. There was S3OO insurance on the barn. Geo. F. Meyers has sold his five acre farm west of town, known as the Stott Grant property, to Wesley Williams of Union tp., who will move onto same in a few weeks.

RUGS Special Price Continues Until Friday Night, October 22 Finest Display of Fine Rugs ever shown in? Jasper county. You can see more Rugs than at all the other stores in Rensselaer combined. Come In During the Horse Show whether you buy or not WRIGHT’S BIG FURNITURE STORE RENSSELAER, - - - INDIANA

Mr. Williams recently sold his 60 acre farm in Union, known as the Geo. W. Cover farm, to John E. Miller of Miami county, a former old time resident of the north part ot Jasper county. Mr. Miller will move onto the farm in the spring. 'iThere is a Dutch camp up on the Hahkakee somewhere this week, at least the dutch predominate. In the crowd are Barney Maienbrook, Henry Haag, Abner Dewey, John Holder, John Kolhoff, Wm. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gallagher. Watch out for fish stories when they get home. A 14-year-old son of D. E. Tanner, on the Thompson farm east of town, and also a son of Mrs. Margaret Keller, Mr. Tanner’s housekeeper, are sick with diphtheria, and the family quarantined. They had been attending school last week, hnd only quit when too sick to attend. Both q.re now getting better and it is hoped there will be no spread of the disease. THE FURNITURE MAN, D. M. Worland, invites you to make his store your headquarters while visiting th Horse Show. LET CONTRACT FOR NEW COURTHOUSE. The contract for the erection of Boone county’s new courthouse was awarded Tuesday to Caldwell & Drake, of Columbus, Ind. There were eleven bidders. Caldwell & Drake’s bid was $215,340. The firm agrees to have the building completed by December 4, 1910. If Boone does as well as Jasper in the way of “extras,” she will have a half-million dollar building by the time it is completed. Here the contract was let at $82,500 and the extras swelled the cost to $175,000.

Acme Flour— sl.so a sack—is the best—if you are not already using this flour—try a sack as it is sure to please you. ROWLES & PARKER. The best line of Guaranteed Iron and Brass Beds ever shown in Rensselaer. I handle the Marion Sanitaire Beds, guaranteed for ten years. The prices are below competition.— Worland, the Furniture Man. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Oct. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Scott of Barkley tp., a daughter. Oct. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Griffin, a daughter. SEE MY STOCK OF BUGGIES While you are looking for one to buy. I have the quality, price and experience for your benefit/’’'’ C. A. ROBERTS.

Looking Through News KrWSOfcl is the only way to Peep abreast 111 IfnHw® o. the times. Time flies and we're out gunnlng for game. Gentle readers, 3 the game we A ' ' 13 ' want is i W Your Face xk Jff posed before our camera. We pledge our word to produce your likeness perfectly. Our photos are fit for palaces. Have some d. at Sharp’s Studio WW Near the Bridge, Rensselaer, Ind. You will enjoy reading “Paid In Full,” the opening chapters of which appear in to-day’s Democrat. Try a sack of the famous Acme Flour— just received another car. ROWLES & PARKER. The finest line of Felt Mattresses in the city at about one-third less than you have been paying. If you are “from Missouri,” I want to show you.— Worland, the Furniture Man. Acme Flour—sl.so a sack—made from Red Turkey wheat. Will please you. Try a sack. ROWLES & PARKER. COAL. COAL ' Don’t wait, but come and get • ton es Big Jack lump coal— the cleanest and beet prepared. The cheapest coal on the market; the great seller. Only $3.25 per ton, at JAMES’ COAL YARD, Goodland, Ind. If you could hear the compliments we are receiving dally on Acme Flour— you would want to try a sack if you are not already using this flour. Acme Flour—sl.so sack is the best—Just received another car. ROWLES & PARKER. Just received another car of Acme Flour. ROWLES & PARKER. Come to the Democrat office for sale bills. ■' -7T————————— Rensselaer Horse Show, October 14, 15, 16. Come.