Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1909 — Page 3

Happy and Contented is the: man who has his milling ATTENDED TO BY THE RIVER QUEEN MILLS, FOR HE KNOWS THAT IT WILL BE DONE HONESTLY AND THAT HE WILL GET HONEST WEIGHTARE THESE FACTS NOT WORTHY OF YOUR CONSIDERATION? River Queen Mills Phone 02.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to Olty and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 50c; Oats, 35c. Dr. Merrill was in Hammond on business Saturday. 1 G. W. Infield went to Marion, 0., on business Monday. J. W. Toyne of Medaryville was here on business Saturday. W. A. Davenport spent Saturday evening at the land show in Chicago. G- F. Meyers and daughter Miss Nellie were Chicago visitors Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Kannal spent Monday at, the stock show in Chi. cago. Mrs. Simon Leopold and daughter, Miss Selma, spent Monday in Chicago. Jacob Wagner of near Remington went to Chicago Saturday to take in the fat stock show. A son was born recently to Mrand Mrs. Jerry Shea of Gillam tp., formerly of Rensselaer. * Mrs. Fannie Cottingham of Fair Oaks took the train here Saturday for Reynolds to visit friends. Simon Leopold went to Chicago on business Monday, returning with his wife and daughter yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray returned Saturday from a week’s visit with relatives at and near Goodland. Mrs. Nelson Randle returned Monday from a week’s visit with her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Daugherty at Monticello. Advertised letters: Fred Steel, (2), Abe Aery, Winton Maneor, Miss Ethel Merese, Nellie Benett, Miss Vira Apger. Mrs. Bruce White, Mrs. J. L. Smith, and Misses Mabel Nowels and Hattie Warren were shopping in Lafayette Friday. Robert M. Vanatta of Marion, returned home after spending a few days here with his father, John Vanatta and wife. Mrs. Frank Maloy returned to her home in Lowell Saturday after spending a few days with her mother Mrs. Miehael Eger. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. App of Mulberry, who had been here visiting their daughter, Mrs. Sam Roth, returned home Saturday. Miss Ann Turley of Orleans, who came with Miss Cora Dexter to spend Thanksgiving with the latter, returned to Purdue Saturday. Mrs. Edna Hallagan of Indiana Harbor, returned home Monday after spending a few weeks here with her aunt, Mrs. Della Nichols. Walter English and friend of Purdue, accompanied by the former’s father, drove down to Lafayette Monday in the doctor’s motor. H. C. McDonald of Laporte county, went to Montlcello Monday to transact business. He has been here for the past week on business matters. Mrs. Jennie Graham and son Adelbert of Wolcott, came over Saturday to spend a few days with the families of J. L. Hagine and Bally Powers. Mrs. Qeorge Sigler of Englewood, who had been visiting relatives in Mt. Ayr and her sister, Mrs. I. J. Porter of this place! returned home Saturday.

We an* paving some fine fill weather now. Wm. Murray was in Lafayette on business Saturday. Charles Cain and wife spent Sunday with friends in-Monon.: }-* - . George Ulm of South .Bend, spent Sunday.here with his family. ,A - - * ■■■ ■ ■ “Daniel Boone on the Trail," at -BUie epera house next Monday evening. J. A. McFarland was in Warsaw and Wabash a few days the first of the week on business. James Willis went to Monon Monday and brought back an auto to repair for a Monon party. A. W. Cleveland of Cleveland, 0., spent a few days hef6 with friends the latter part of last week. D. M. Worland is having a “new lid’’**>«t on his big furniture store building, a gravel and tar roof. DeKalb county, dry by remonstrance, voted dry under the county option law Saturday by a majority of 957. Miss Opal Sharp returned last evening from a week’s visit with her brother John and family at Chicago Heights. H. L. Gamble went to Lake Forest, 111., Saturday to visit his sister, Mrs. George Humtoon and family, for a few days. Fred Phillips gave an enjoyable Victrola musicale Sunday eveming at the Princess Theatre to a number of invited guests. Miss Marceline Roberts returned Monday from a few days visit with friends in Carpentersville, 111., where she formerly lived. Mrs. J. N. Leatherman was brought home Saturday from Chicago. She is recovering nicely from the recent operation. Miss Frances Wilson of Chicago, returned home Monday after visiting with her cousin, H. W. Kiplinger and family for a few days. Albert E. Coen and wife of Chicago spent a few days here with his brother, C. W. Coen and wife, returning to the city Monday. Jerome Harmon and family of Hanging Grove tp., moved to Rensselaer Thursday, where they will reside during the winter months. *»-" —wy> • Miss Raye Haniford of Remington, took the train here Monday for her home after visiting a few days with her brother, James Haniford at Kersey. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Beerbower of Silvis, 111., who had been here for the past few days visiting with Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kapp, returned home Monday. W. J. Holmes of Indianapolis, went to Chicago Monday to visit the stock show. He had been here visiting with his sister, Mrs. M. P. Warner for a few days. W Miss True Bruner, who had been visiting relatives at Demotte and fripnds here for some time, went to Valparaiso Monday, where she will remain with her parents. The most profitable stock on a farm is the dairy cows. If you want good cows go to Newberry & Hopkins’ sale Dec. 2. For particulars, see sale notice, elsewhere in this issue. H. M. Shipman went to Dix, 111., yesterday for a couple of months visit with Mrs. Baldwin, his eldest living sister, with whom he lived from the time he was seven years old until grown up. Fred Renicker of six miles north of town, who sold his 50 acre farm last spring to Henry Pierson of Newton tp., bought a 40 acre farm near North Manchester recently and expects to move onto same. Robert Overton of north of town lias rented H. M, Shipman’s farm in iP" an< * Move onto same nextWafieb. Charles Grant who now occupies Mr. Shipman’s farm, will move to a farm six miles northeast of Rensselaer. j* Mrs. Ike Wiltshire returned home Friday from Kentland, where she has been for the past four months. She is feeling some better from her recent operation, but it is reported it will be quite a long time before she is fully recovered. Dan Lesh, who has occupied the F. M. Parker farm northeast of town for the past fe\v years, recently purchased a 160 acre farm near Menomonle, Wis., and will move onto same next spring. G. P. Snedeker will occupy the Parker farm. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, licensed optician, will be in her office Dec. 6 to 12. Those wishing consultation or examination of the eyes please call in at that time, as Dr. Remmek can regpaln only one week this month. Office in Harris building. Phone 403.

Shoes and rubbers at less than wholesale to close out balance of the Chicago Bargain Store. • iMiss Judith Woodward /of Chlosgo spent Thanksgiving here with S. C. Irwin and family. * • J Mrs. -W. C. Babcock and daughter Margaret went to Chicago yesterday to spend a few days. Miss Vera Lefler of McCoysburg has secured a position in the Rowles & Parker store here and begun her duties to-day. Mr. and Mrs. John Gall of So. Holland, 111., who had been here on land business for a few days, returned home yesterday. Mrs. Frank Kenton and Mrs. A. O. Moore went to Marion yesterday to visit the former’s brother, Jacob Parker, who is very ill. Mrs. L. K. Yeoman of Rossville, 111., who had been here visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Yates, for the past eight weeks, returned home yesterday. t Mrs. Frank Vanatta of Fowler turned yesterday after spending a few days here with Mr. ad Mrs. Fred Philips. Mrs. Clara Peterbaugh of Piqua, 0., who had been here visiting hdr brother, Dr. E. N. j_.oy and family for a few days, returned home yesterday. Thirty-five head of dairy cows, heifers and calves included in the Newberry & Hopkins sale on Dec. 2. For full particulars see elsewhere in this issue. ''Kf'loyd Meyers and Ross Bringle left Monday for Franklin College where Floyd is a student. Ross will spend a few days with him and return home. Attorney Frank Davis of Brook spent Monday afternoon and night in Rensselaer, w T hile on his way to visit an uncle who resides at Yeoma, Carroll county. Miss Ethel Perkins, who is teaching id the North Manchester, school, spent a few days the latter! part of last week here with hen lather, J. H. Perkins. —————— ..... Mrs. Mary Rayburn of Medaryville who has been here visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Robinson and family for. the past few days, returned home Monday. Morris Hoover, who is employed at Detroit, Mich., came down one day the first of the week to spend a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hoover. James Pritchard and family of Franklin are here visiting the family of Frank Parker. The former is a brother of Mrs. Parker, and they made the tip in his auto. The football casualties for the season now .reaches 3« deaths and 319 serious injuries. Some of the injured will likely die, and the total fatalities will likely reach forty at least. _ No cattle pays so well as the dairy cows. If you want good cattle of that kind come to the sale of Newberry & Hopkins on Dec. 2. For full particulars, see sale bill elsewhere in this issue. Mrs. J. M. Whittaker of Hammond and brother, Harvey Jasper of Laurens, la., who had been here visiting their sister, Mrs. Alva Simpson, left Saturday to visit their father, J. M. Jasper, of Indianapolis. John Duerr of Des Moines, la., spent Thursday with John Eger and wife. Mr. Eger about thirty years ago, was employed by Mr. Duerr in a grocery store at Kendallvllle, where John learned the trade. James George, who has held a position with B. Forsythe for the past several years, has resigned, and left a few days ago to attend Winona Technical v Institute, where he will take a course in tile and mantel setting. J. R. Hazen has moved from North Vernon to Goodland, where he re--cently purchased a bakery for his son-in-law, Clifford Garlock. Mr. Hazen wanted to locate in Rensselaer, but could not make a deal for the bakery here. W. H. Morrison, who will move his cream business into the old garage building on the corner of Van Rensselaer and Cornelia streets, has leased the rear part of the building to Maines & Hamilton, who will use it for the storage of Implements. M». and Mrs. Robert Randle arrived a few days ago from Mexico, Mo., to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Randle. He is a real estate dealer and farmer at Mexico, and has not been here for a number of years. Prof. Vincent Tripodi, the Monticellp music instructor, well known here, returned last week, from a few weeks visit at hie old home in the earthquake zone of Italy. His mother and two sisters accompanied him to America this time and will make their home in St. Louis, where another son resides. i

Boys’ suits and overcoats about one-half price, to close out the Chicago Bargain Store. i Mrs. W. H. Stephenson left yesterday for Minneapolis, Minn., to visit her daughter, Mrs. O. D. Heffner. A complete stock of new holiday goods at nearly cost to help, close out balance of the Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. E. Jenson of Wheatfleld returned home yesterday after making a short visit with the families of Jens Jenson and J. P. Hammond.. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Parkison went to Gary yesterday to spend a few days with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhoades and husband. At a six o’clock dinner party Monday evening given by Mr. and Mrs. Hale Warner, eiguteen covers were laid. Music and cards constituted the other amusements. Mrs. James Knight of west of Alx is confined to her bed with bowel trouble. Mrs. Rachael Price, also of Barkley tp., is confined to her bed with stomach trouble. You cannot pick up good dairy cows except where pains have been taken to accumulate that kin’d. You will find that kind of stock at the sale on Dec. 2 of Newberry & Hopkins, near Virgie. See sale bill elsewhere in this issue for full particulars. The private bank of Seem, Peden & Co., after an existence of forty years., at Spencer, Ind., was closed by the auditor of state Saturday. The deposits are $247,000. The immediate families of the bankers are borrowers of the bank’s funds to the extent of $122,000. A card was received by J. D. Allman yesterday morning from Indianapolis, reporting his brother-in-law, Lawrence Hawkins, as getting along nicely from his recent attack of typhoid fever. Mr. Hawkins has been confined in the hospital at that place for the past eight weeks. ( Earle Reynolds, the fancy skater, a' son of Mrs. S. R. Nichols, has bought the former Tom McCoy residence and grounds on McCoy avenue, and will tear down the dynamitewrecked house and rebuild it. He will rent the property when fixed up, it is said. The consideration is reported to have been $2,400-R'-C. A. Tuteur returned to New Alany yesterday where he is now located in the insurance business. His office is over the bank that was attempted to be held up a few weeks ago by a young desperado who only succeeded in killing one of the officers and dangerously wounding another. One of the shots fired passed through the floor of Arthur's office. Goodland Herald: Lewis Spaulding has arrived at the conclusion that he has located a brother that he has been unable to find any trace of since infancy. He has written and expects some information that will decide in his mind whether or not the Bishop A. J. Spaulding, at Bishop’s House, Peoria, 111., is a brother or of another family of Spauldings. W. J. Wright was called to Roselawn yesterday morning to prepare for burial the remains of a Mrs. Frank Barber, a young woman of some years of age, who died of childbirth. The burial will be at the North Star cemetery near Mt. Ayr, probably to-morrow, although the date for the funeral has not been definitely decided upon at this writing. ~KJ. C. Borntrager lias sold his 146 acre farm in Newton tp., to J. J. Lawler, who has also bought 236 acres of the former Dr. Hartsell land, which with the Monnett lands makes about 1,400 acres all in one body ,/ owned by Mr. Lawler. Mr. Borntrager will remain on the farm the coming year and will work a part of the Hartsell land. The price paid Mr. Borntrager was S6O per acre and $43 for the Hartsell land. John Healy, the shoe-repairer, is doing all in his power to turn out work on short notice. He has built an addition to the rear of his building of about ten feet in length, and will install a finishing machine for trimming and dressing shoes, which is claimed to do the work of twenty men, and also a gasoline engine to run his different machines. He now has a machine which sews soles to the shoes instead of the old way of nailing them on, and claims the new way more comfortable to the foot. “Bill” and Roy Grayson came home Saturday from a few days jamboree at Hammond with their faces looking like they had gon* through a sausage machine. It is understood that with some other Rensselaer young fellows they visited some of West Hammond’s notorious resorts and attempted to make a cleaning out of that locality. The result was as might have been expected, and besides being mulcted for several dollars for surgeons fees in patching them up, the two Graysons were fined sls each in police oourt. This, in effect, is the story fhey tell. \

W. H. Collins of Covington, Ohio, who had been here visiting with his daughter, Mre. James Parkison for the past several months, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Stoner of Valparaiso, who have been here visiting the latter’s brother, Louis Muster and family for the past week, returned home Saturday. Misses Grace? and Halite Hendrix of Greencastle, who had been here visiting their aunt, Mrs. J. A. McFarland and family, for a few days, returned home Saturday. Mrs. M. E. Spitler left Saturday for Oklahoma City, Okla., where she will make an indefinite visit with her son, M. L. Spitler and family, and her grandson, Harry Learning. Miss Nellie Courtright of Knox, who had been here visiting her father, W. D. Courtright, wiio resides with L. H. Markley, for the past few days, returned home Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. O. F. Jordan of Evanston, 111., spent Thanksgiving with his father, W. N. Jordan and family of near Gifford. Rev. Jordan is pastor of the M. E. church at the former place. W. H. Parkison spent last week in Indianapolis in the interests of his auto transmission gear. He came home to spend Sunday, returning to the capitol city Monday morning. The plan of putting in an auto factory at Brook has been abandoned, we are told, and now it is the intention to organize a company for the manufacture of the gear at Indianapolis. The supreme court will reconvene Monday after a few days vacation, and it is expected that a decision will be handed down on the day of re-convening of the court in the case wherein the constitutionality of the county option law is attacked. A great many of the knowing ones believe the decision will be against the law, while others., just as knowing, say the reverse. C. P. Wright & Son have closed up a couple of good-sized real estate deals in the past week. One of these is where G. E. Murray of Rensselaer trades some property which he secured about a year ago in Marion for the J. B. Wattles farm of 165 acres in Walker tp., and the other was a trade by F. B. Ham of property in Matthews, Ifad., for a 160 acre farm in Hhnging Grove owned by H. B. Butler of Marshall, Ind. E. B. Dibell, whose sadden illness was mentioned in last week's Enterprise, seems to be slowly improving. His daughter Mable, who is attending the Western College at Oxford, and his son Harry, who is a student at DePauw University, were summoned home last Friday. Harry returned to his studies Tuesday. A trained nurse from Chicago came Wednesday to care for Mr. Dibell. Thursday morning he was reported very comfortable and his condition improving.—Wolcott Enterprise. The supreme court handed down a decision in the Rogers vs- Rogers case, of Morocco. Attorney Herman Rogers of that place was sued by a former wife for alimony, granted by an Ohio court, but not paid, and fought by Rogers on the ground that Ohio courts had no jurisdiction in this state, of which he is now a resident. The supreme court held that the verdict of the Ohio court was perfectly valid in the court of Indiana, and the only way out for Herman is to djg up the filthy lucre. —Brook Reporter. Dr. Miller writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Mecca, Ind., to New Salem, Rush county, Ind. He moved from Mecca to New Salem on account of the poor sanitary conditions existing at Mecca, which is said to be a very unhealthy place—a good location for a doctor but a poor place for his family to live. Dr. Miller has bought out the practice of an old doctor at New Salem, and in locating there they are close to Mrs. Miller’s parents, who are old and in poor health and wanted the doctor to locate near them. John and Levi Renicker came up from North Manchester Friday evening to look after some business matters here, returning home yesterday. Levi has sold his farm near North Manchester, after owning it about five months, for about $1,600 more than he paid. With Mrs. Renicker he recently spent about four weeks at Hugo, . Colo-, hoping the change would benefit • Mrs. Renicker’s -health, but the hope was futile, and they came back to North Manchester, where she later died. Mr. Renlcker was moet favorably impressed with the country about Hugo. Corn husking is all done up about North Manchester, although they have had It quite wet there this fall. Mainee ft Hamilton sell oyster shells, grit, calf meal, bran, middlings, mill feed and No. 1 chop. The finest man tailored ladies’ cloaks and suits ever in town at onehalf price to close out. », THE FORSYTHE STORE.

DESTROYED FOR INSURANCE, $ At Least This Is the Latest Story la the Demotte Auto Mystery. The latest developments in th« Demotte automobile mystery is to the effect that the machine.was tub. down to Mrs. Jostedt’s and' c|£stroy—ed for the insurance money, tte owner wanting a new machine mn. took this means of raising a part of the amount. The story hardly appears reasonable, yet it is claimed the confession of Theodore Jostedt, a son of the Demotte woman, so charges. This confession was wrung from him by Sheriff Grant of Lake county, who traced the daughter, Mrs. Lottie Hopkins, and the mother to the home of her son in Pullman, 111., and the trail had got so warm that in order to clear himself and his mother, he made a clean breast of the affair- *

Ladies suits and cloaks about onehalf price to close out. THE FORSYTHE STORE. Feed your hogs tankage or Hominy Meal. Sold by Maines & Hamilton. Wait for the big new stock of holiday goods if you want to save ss. THE FORSYTHE STORE.

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t. Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first Insertion, %-cent per word for additional Insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. N* notice accepted for lees than 26 cent* but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two er more times, as the case may be for 25 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat's care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] Wyandotte Cockerels—We have a few Wyandott Cockerels for sale.— GRANT CULP, Remington, Ind., R-4 Farm Loans—Money to loan oi farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO. E. P. HONAN. For Rent—Six room dwelling • house and barn for rent, opposite ball park. Rent reasonable to right party.—Phone 519-E. For Sale—2 7 Durham Feeders, 40 tons of timothy hay, 1 road horse, lady driver.—J. KOSTA, Fair Oaks, Ind. ’Phone 8-K, Mt. Ayr. Farm Loans—Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts Typecases For Sale—Eight or ten Italic Job Cases, full size and almost good as new, 50 cents each; 1 twothirds case, good as new, 50c.—THE DEMOCRAT, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—Good 5-room house on West Clark street, large lot, all necessary outbuildings, good well, lota of fruit of all kinds.—JOHN SCHANLAUB. Lost—Scotch Collie male dog, one toe gone on left hind foot and carriea this foot up when he walks. Color yellow with white on neck. Two dollars reward for his return. HARRY DEWEY, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 29-C, Mt. Ayr exchange. For Sale—This year’s breeders of Black Minorcas, and good early young birds. High scoring healthy birds, won three lsts and three 2ndg at Rensselaer poultry show. HAR' RY B. MURRAY. Farm For Sale Cheap—Lies i miles' south of Rensselaer on range in rock road; half in cultivation, good 4-room house, good outbuildings. Want to sell at once. Half cash, balance on long time with 5 per cent interest.—R-R-4, Box 23, Rensselaer, Ind.

For Sale or Rent—l3s acres Improved farm 3% miles northeast of Remington.—THOMAS SHELLY, Remington, Ind. Clover Hay—A load of good clover hay wanted.—F. E. BABCOCK. To Rent—About two acres of rich ground in Rensselaer, suitable for onions, potatoes, etc. Want to rent it on shares—Enquire at Democrat office. For Rent—Bo acre farm in Car* penter township; 80 acre farm la south Marion township; 80 acre farm in Union township; 120 acre farm la Union township; small residence la Rensselaer—AßTHUß H. HOPKINS For Rent—The Commercial Club has about 40 acres of land to rent for the ensuing crop year for cash rent to the highest bidder. For further particulars see Warren Robinson, on or before December 1, 1909. For Sale or Trade*—Two lots in d*» sirable location in Rensselaer, each 67x160, shade and fruit trees. WUT sell for part cash or trade for cheap rental property in city. Enquire a t Democrat office. For Sale—3 acres of fine land 6 roomed house, large milk house with cellar, small bam, buildings in good condition, deep well, lots of choice fruit, 1 mile of Parr, railroad town with pickle plant, elevator, graded schools, and churches. *B©t, half down, balance on easy terms* buys this neat little home.—C- L. PARKS, Rensselaer, Ind., R-3. No Backache or Kldnoy Pains. .R y° u have pains In tho back, urinary, bladder or kidney trouble, dlsainess and lack of energy, try Mother Cray's AUS-TRALIAN-La AF, the pleasant herb our*. As a regulator it has no equal. At Druggists, or by mall, 60c. Ask to-day. SAMPLE FREE. Address the Mother Gray Co., Le Roy, N. T.