Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. George Smith of Sherburn, Minn., who has been visiting relatives nere and at Remington for a few days, left yesterday for her home-

The M. P. Church people are putting a new roof on their house of worship here, and are raising most of the money by subscription from the business men of Rensselaer.

remains of Mrs. Wm. Rees of Chicago Heights, were brought down Monday and taken to the Prater cemetery for inteiment, the funeral services having been held in Chicago Heights.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodworth returned Friday from a day’s visit with their daughter, Mrs- F. P. Morton, at Goodland, they accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Morton home in their automobile Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Timmons of Plymouth, returned home yesterday after a week’s visit with their daughter, Mrs. Conrad Shaffer of Jordan township, and other relatives in Jasper and Benton counties.

The Epworth League of the M. E. church will give a lecture course, consisting of five numbers, in the near future- Mesdames J. D. Allman and E. S. Tillman and Mr. Ross Dean have the matter in charge.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barber of Litchfield, *Mich., who have been here visiting the families of G. A. Jacks and Isaac Parker for a few days, went to Chicago Saturday to spend a few days before returning home.

• Comrade Geo. O. Pumphrey and wife entertained at dinner, Sunday, the ladies Qf John A. Logan Corps 191, of Lafayette, and numbers of friends ,of Rensselaer Corps 39. Music and recitations were a part of the entertainment.

Mrs. C. E. Talley of Hammond who came last week from Long Beach, Cal., where she has been spending the past two years on business and visiting, to visit a few days with her mother, Mrs- Sarah Galbraith, returned home Monday.

S- C. Irwin and little daughter returned Friday night from a week’s visit with relatives in Minnesota. Her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nepiy of Princeton, Minn., accompanied her home and are spending the week with her.

Mrs. E. J. Maxwell of Fall City, Neb., and Mrs. E. M. Yocum of Highland, Kan., who have been here taking care of their mother, Mrs. Henry Lee, who has been sick for the past month, left for their homes Saturday. They report Mrs. Lee as recovering slowly.

five-year-old son of Geo. Ott of Barkley township, while at play on the floor Monday morning, run a sewing needle into his knee and broke off about an inch of it in the : flesh. He w r as brought to town to a doctor and an anesthetic given child and the needle cut out.

When you want aqy article of merchandise, buy it of a home merchant, that the profit may remain to enrich the community. Send your money abroad only for that you cannot purchase at home. Home talent, home labor, home industry, home capital and home pleasures are things to be fostered, encouraged and patronized.

Recently a woman entered a Montlcello store, carrying a small baby, and asked anxiously where the best phonograph in town could be found. She was very particular that it should be the best. “Baby never had her picture taken before.” said the fond mother, “so I wanted to be sure to have a good job done.” The clerk was too astonished to explain.

Crown Point Star: The grading on the Gifford railroad is dene now to the Tegtmeier place,and the iron will soon be laid to the church near Southeast Grove. It is expeceted the grade for an overhead crossing of the Panhandle will be done by Christmas. All signs point now to the road becoming an electric line when finished to this place, and from here will go to Indiana Harbor, Hammond or Gary.

Dr. Catt accompanied L. Strong and Mrs- J. H. Cox to Chicago yesterday to have their eyes treated.' Both will be operated on for cataract of the eyes, and will probably be in the hospital for a couple of weeks at least. Mrs. Strong; accompanied her hußband and will remain with him until' he returns home- Both Mr. Strong and Mrs. Cox had become almost totally blind,' and their friends sincerely hope that they may receive lasting benefit from an operation.

Fred Irwin was taken to Dwight, 111., last week to be given a course for the cure of the liquor habit. He is an otherwise bright young man but his life has been thus far blighted by his Inability to let intoxicating liquors alone. He possesses considerable ability as a cartoonist, and a few of his cartoons of local interest were printed in The Democrat a few years ago. His friends and the