Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1910 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 55c; Oats, 41c. A. L. Padgett spent Thursday in Lafayette. E. G. Sternberg was in Chalmers on business Thursday. Moving is now the order of the day among the farm tenants.

John Gwin returned home Wednesday from a visit with relatives in Hancock county. W. R. Shesler has moved to town and occupies the Jesse Nichols property on the corner of Jefferson and Jackson streets. Mrs. Sarah Flynn and son Paul arrived here the first of the week from their eight months stay at Sheridan, Wyo. They expect to locate here permanent-. iy. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kenton and the former’s sister, Miss Floss Kenton left Thursday for their future home at Mitchell, So. Dak. They spent Thursday and Friday in Chicago.

Wrtj. Cooper of near Virgie was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. «* It is reported that Miss Ocie Wood of Parr is suffering with appendicitis. Don’t forget the date of Rensselaer’s next Horse Sale—Wednesday, March 2. Mrs. F. L. Hunt of Lowell visited with the family of J. J. Hunt and mother Thursday. Mrs. Orlan Grant was operated on Thursday at a Chicago hospital for a chronic ailment. E. O. Gunyon of north of town went to Frankfort on business Thursday, returning home yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. George Maxwell of near Essex, la., left Wednesday for home after ft visit with relatives at Remington and a short visit with their cousin, Mis. Frank Morrow and family of this place. James Linton and family of near Mt. Ayr left Wednesday for Miitchell, So. Dak., where he will look around at the opportunities there, and if not suited will go down to Denver, Colo., and will possibly locate there. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith left Wednesday for Lisbon, N. Dak., where Ben will prospect a little having not decided just what place in the state he will locate. They have been visiting here about five weeks.

fsMalcom Clark of Wheatfield s V er, t Tuesday night in Rensselaer with friends. He went to Chicago Wednesday. Dr. Washburn has completed his post-graduate course, which *he has been taking at Chicago for the last few months. George Michaels left Wednesday on a business trip to Mfonte Vista, Colo., where he has some cattle he wishes to dispose of. J. C. Bristow of Bedford, la., expects to move onto the John Haag farm south of town. Mr. Haag is the former’s father-in-law. Don’t pay 10 cents a bunch for 24 envelopes when you can get a fine XXX 6]/ 2 envelope at The Democrat office for sc; six bunches for 25c. Miss Dora Clouse of Hoopeston, 111., who had been here visiting her cousin, Mrs. Albert Brand for a few days* returned home Wednesday.

The Citizens Bank of Chatsworth, 111., was robbed of between! SB,OOO and $9,000 in cash at about 1 o’clock Tuesday morning- The robbers overpowered the nightwatch and blowed open the safe, afterwards making good their escape. C. S. Chamberalin, Dr. Laws and Scott Chestnut were in Chicago Wednesday to get three autos from the factory. Dr. Laws drove his through, Chick drove a Model 10 Buick down for Fred Phillips, and Scott the same kind of machine for Dr. Washburn. Ed Sutherland, who recently had a sale wjth j. M. Shields and expected to locate in the Dakotas, has rented the George Ketchum farm just east of town and will remain in Jhsper county. Ephriam Hughes, the present tenant on the Ketchum farm, will move to South Dakota.

Wallace Miller of Lafayette was up Tuesday night to attend the Beta Phi Sigma banquet given at the home of W. V. Porter on McCoy avenue. J. A. Knowlton of Mitchell, So. Dak., who has been visiting with the Carr Bros., of west of town for the past two weeks, left Thurdsay for his home. W. H. Dexter, of the W. H. Dexter Butter Co., of Chicago was down Saturday to see W. H. Morrison, who ships his purchases of cream to him. lmer Gwin Vas been confined to his home the past two weeks with a severe case of hemorhoids. Mel Griffin is subbing for him at Worland’s furniture store. Wright is attending the Barness School of Anatomy in Chicago, taking an embalming course. He expects to have it Completed in the next few weeks. Our new oxfords for women are here. We are anxious to have you see them before buying your spring footwear. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

t'Charlie Chamberlain and Scott (Ihestnut got in from Chicago Wednesday night about ten o’clock with the two No. 10 Buicks for Fred Phillips and Dr. Washburn. Dr. Laws did not get in until Thursday with his Hupmobile. They all encountered bad roads and lots of snow. '■RMesdames Grant Warner and Fred Phillips gave an “at home” Wednesday afternoon at the home of the former, in honor of their sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Robinson. About twenty-five members of the Pythian Sisters, of which order Mrs. Robinson is member, were in attendance and all had a very pleasant time. A. H. Caulkins, manager of the western branch of the Eli Lilly wholesale drug firm of Chicago, died in Chicago last Friday froni a general breakdown, due to overwork. He waS a son-in-law of Bro. A. B. Cranjpton of the Delphi Citizen-Times, his wife being formerly Miss Love Crampton, well known to many Rensselaer people. He leaves a wife and two children, aged. 7 and 4, respectively.