Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Warren Washburn of Goodland was In the city on business Monday. Mrs. Zable of near Lee, who has been sick for some time, died Sunday morning and will be burled today- She was 90 years of age. Mrs. Edward Laws of Crown Point, who had been here for a few days with her son, Dr. A. J. Laws and family, returned home yesterday. Auditor Leatherman spent Sunday in Chicago with Mrs. Leatherman, who is recovering from an operation in a hospital there. He reports her as getting along very nicely. As we go to press the condition of Edmond Hollin, the shoemaker, who has been on the sick list for several weeks, is reported very critical, and it is thought he can live but a short time. Trevor Wilcox of Surrey took the train here Saturday morning on his way to Seattle, Wash., and other points in that state, and probably he will go to Portland. He expects to be gone about three Weeks. Hickman and Bruce White drove the former s Ford auto to Chicago Saturday and sold it to a second-hand dealer. Bruce has also sold his Buick, we understand, to the Jasper County Telephone Co. 7 A stock company with a capital bt $2,000, composed of Granville Moody, Drs. English and Kresler, R. A. Parkison and John Marlatt has been organized to conduct the new garage of John Marlatt’s in the old brick livery barn. J. K. Davis has moved from the former Granville Moody property at the south side of town, into the Paris property on the north side. S. S. Shedd, who bought the Moody property, expects to move to town soon and occupy the same. Advertised letters: Ed Harress, Ben Markley, Jphn Walen, A. J. Reynolds. Burt Austin. J. E. NcCondarpe, Ethel Smalley, Miss Carrie Sherry, Mrs. Will Clark. Miss May Smith, Miss Lucie Howe, Mrs. Martha Toomfs, Miss Esther Bullis. Mrs. A. D. Swaim of Morocco and brother, Ira F. Burnham, and wife of Boston, Mass., came Saturday to visit their sister and brother, Mrs. M. E- Spitler and J. A. Burnham of this place. Mr. Burnham is president of the Boston Rubber company.

Mrs. W. H. Galbraith of Chicago returned home Monday after a few days visit with her father, James Lewis, who is very poorly at this writing. Mr. Lewis has moved to town and occupies the property vacated recently by N. Littlefield, near the depot. C. H- Halstead and wife accompanied as iar as Chicago Mrs. Eliza Ascue and daughter. Miss Rebecca, of Tazewell county, Virginia, who have been spending the past two months with the former. She went from here to Bellemont, Kan., to visit her brother, W. H. Ascue. With more rain Sunday, an all night’s rain Monday night which continued over yesterday, makes it impossible to get into the fields for a few days at least to husk corn. The warm. J wet weather has made husking very slow and difficult this season, and in many fields the corn is down badly. W. L. Wood returned Saturday from a four weeks trip to Washington state, Canada and other points. He thinks Spokane is the best city he was ever in, and r ne met many Hoosiers there, all doing well. At the annual Hoosier picnic held at Spokane this year, there were 2 7 registered from Jasper county, Mr. Wood says. He had a most enjoyable trip and saw much of the western country. An orchestra composed of ten or twelve pieces, under the leadership of John Merritt of the G. E Murray store, is progressing nicely, and they expect to render a few selections at the Thanksgiving exercises to be held at the Christian church. The bass viol arrived Wednesday morning and Frank Morrow, also of the above named store, will handle the bow of that instrument. Most of the members of the orchestra are from the young mens’ class of the Christian Bible school.

The funeral of Mrs. Earl Barkley was held Sunday afternoon from the Barkley M. E. church, conducted by Revs. Harper of the Rensselaer M. E. church and Knuonen of the Barkley church. Although a wet, disagreeable day, there was a large turnout to the funeral. Mrs.’ Barkley was about 22 years of age and besides a husband, leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs., B T. Lanham of south of town, and three brothers and two sisters. The burial was in the Barkley cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community is extended the bereaved husband and relatives In their sorrow. 1 There are plenty of cheaper grades of corn and peas, but if you want a really good one, buy “Red Robin/’ 10c straight, atythe Home Grocery Subscribe for The Democrat.