Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs? M. E. Corliss was in Monon on business yesterday. See the new ladies’ and misses’ skirts at The G. E. Murray Co. J. A. Williams of nefr Wheatfield, was a business visitor in the city Saturday. Miss Lucy Howe of Francesville, came yesterday to visit her aunt, Mrs. Chris Kupke and family. Mrs. M- McFarland of Royal Center came yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Vern Robinson. The Battle Ground football team defeated our high school team here Saturday by a score of 17 to 6. Vaughn Woodworth of PUrdue and Ivan Brenner of Indiana University, came up yesterday to vote. Joseph Sharp went to Burnettsville yesterday to visit his sister, Mrs. L. C. Devlin, a short time. L. F. Hopkins and family and Fred Brown of Chicago spent Sunday with the families of Drs. English and Brown. NlNicholas Wagner of near Wolcott tqok the train here for Chicago yesterday to attend the funeral of his uncle, Nicholas Wagner, which will be held to-day. Louis Genires, the Greek fruit and candy dealer, sold his stock to John Eger and has gone back to Chicago Heights, from whence he came last fall. Mrs. Belle Dickey of Indianapolis, who had been spending the summer with her brother, James Torbet and family of north of town, returned home yesterday.

Monroe Carr left yesterday for Enid, Okla., where he will visit with his son, John D. Carr, and family. He hopes to improve his health somewhat while there. Mrs. Samuel Borchardt and daughter, Miss Jeanette, who have been here visiting numerous relatives and friends for the past two months, left yesterday for their home in Tampa, Fla. Frank Kenton returned Friday from Mitchell, So- Dak., where he has been for some time. He has rented a half section of land near Mitchell and will move to that place in the spring. « jAnd now word comes from Seth Nichols, who is in U. S. navy, that the report that he had recently fallen from his ship and was drowned at Key West, is a hoax. He is alive and well. Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Brubaker of Chicago left here yesterday, after a week’s with relatives, for Hugo, Colo., where Mr. Brubaker bqught a farm and they will make their future home. Mrs. Oppenheimer, who has been spending the summer here with her daughter, Mrs. B. S, Fendig, left Saturday for her home in New Orleans, being accompanied as far as Chicago by Mrs. Fendig. A Sunday school parlor conference of the Baptist church will be held at the home of Rev. O. E. Miller Friday night. Rev. Phillips of Franklin, State Sunday School missionary, will also be presentJohn H- Brown writes us from Buttzville, No. Dak., in renewing his subscription, and says:: “Weather fine, although the ground is frozen some of mornings. No severe cold weather yet. Everybody is feeling fine.”

The remains of William Kennedy and Mrs. Edward Dennlston, father and sister of Mrs. Geo. F. Meyers and Mrs. L. P. Shirer, were taken up last week and removed from the Cluard cemetery, just east of Kniman, to Weston cemetery in Rensselaer. W. R. Shesler returned Sunday from a trip to Mitchell, So. Dak. He bought two quarter section farms while gone, one near Miller and the other near Ree Heights. His brother A. F. Shesler who now lives near Mitchell, has bought a 160 acre farm near Rapid City. Several Kentland tobacco dealers were indicted by the recent grand jury in Newton county on the charge of selling tobacco to minors, among them Nick Krull, formerly of Rensselaer. One case was tried and the defendant acquitted, when the prosecutor nollled the remaining cases. p Mr. and Mrs. Ick Yates were the victims of a surprise last Friday evening, on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of their marriage. About fifty friends and relatives vfere present and they left them several nice presenta In silver, chief among which was one dozen solid silver forks. State Senator C. K. McCollough of Anderson, died Sunday of cancer. Mr. McCullough was prominent in democratic politics, and was a candidate for the nomination of governor last year. His term would not have expired as senator until 1911. He was a very able man and a much honored citizen.