Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1910 — Page 3

1 T ASTER OPENING 1 I ■ j# With the Easter Season I I f less than two weeks Br : *—* away we will be pre- j ■ pared to display the I M latest spring styles of I I Mi 11 ine r y I B Beautiful in colors and texture. j§ ■ The popular Gage Hats and nu- . ij ■ merous numbers of our own man- ■ ufacture. ~ m Jfl THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, I B ' March 24, 25 and 26. 'B ■ Mrs. H. Vu.rcxj.pile, ■

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 51c; Oats, 40c. Next Sunday is Easter. t W. J. Wright was in Chicago on business Monday. R. P. Benjamin made a business trip to Kankakee, 111., Monday. Mrs. Delos Thompson went to Chicago Monday to spend a few days. Rice’s regular 5c package of garden seeds, two for 5c at John Eger’s. Oats sowing and garden-mak-ing has started up iivjull blast this week. Ml If the fine weather continues we can all plant potatoes on “Good Friday." Consult Gwin & Watson on steam and hot water heating. Phone 204, residence 418. has been broken for Mrs. Geo. Ketchum’s new residence on McCoy avenue.

If you want a "windmill, tank, or pump, call Gwin & Watson. Phone 204, residence 418. M,iss Carrie Avis went to Bedford Saturday to visit with her sister, Miss Lena Bdardwell. Mr. and Mrs. Philander Hickman of near Fair Oaks, were in the city on business Monday. t Ladies wishing a pretty Coronet braid or hair switch to match your hair, call on Mary Meyer. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jessup and daughter went to Chicago Saturday to visit relatives for a week. Read “The Fourth Estate,” the opening chapters, of which will appear in next Saturday’s Democrat. Sylvester Gray expects to sell his residence property and move over on his farm near Bluffton another year. John Duggins of north of town left Monday for Donnelly, Minn., where he will work on a dredge boat.

Mrs. G. H. Payne returned to her home in Hammond Monday after a few days visit here with her son Charles. Jtfew suits filed: No. 7591. Malinda J. Mlay vs. Henry Timmons, et al; action in partition and to quiet title. you want 'to buy some brood sows or stock hogs, attend Harvey Davisson’s big public sale next Tuesday. John Morgan of Winona Technical Institute, Indianapolis, spent Saturday and Sunday hire with friends and relatives. i. 11 ■■ —■— l Mrs. C. H., Vick and children left Sunday for Seattle, Wash., to join her husband who has been working there for the past year. Easter is drawing nearer and your boy or husband may want a new suit and now is the time to buy, as I have the best line in the city.— C. Earl Duvall. *. V '

Help boom Rensselaer. Leave an order at The Democrat office for a box of those souvenir envelopes. I just received from New York the swellest line of neckwear you ever saw, all at 50c each.— C. Earl Duvall. SvPerry Gwin, who is attending the Marion Business College at Marion, spent Sunday here with friends and relatives. Special showing of suits and coats. Spring opening days, Mich. 23rd to Mch. 26th.—Rowles & Parker. Use the souvernir envelopes on sale at The Democrat office when writing to your friends or business acquaintances. Remember our millinery and suit opening—the style event of the season—Mch. 23d to Mch. 26th.— Rowles & Parker. As usual we are headquarters for package and bulk 'garden seeds. Onion setts and early seed potatoes. — John Eger.

Seventeen head of horses and mules, 15 good dairy cows, 30 head of sheep, etc., etc., at Harvey’s Davisson’s sale next Tuesday. iss Georgia Harris is spending a few days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Albert Harris. She returned to Oxford College to-day. Miss Maud Headson of Greenville, 111., who had been here visiting relatives for a few days, went to Lafayette Monday to visit other relatives. Harvey Davisson has a big lot of farm implements, wagons, buggies, etc., advertised for his sale next Tuesday. His Euick auto will also be soli. ' Edward Kennedy and family went to Brookston Monday to be with his daughter, Mrs. Susie Hazelwood, who is critically ill with blood poisoning and quincy. Many have purchased their Easter Shoes. Have you? We are anxious to have you inspect our styles.-r-Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera HouSje Block. I have now on display a true blue serge, a $25 suit, that I am sellin for $lB, and I can back up what I say. Now is your time to get next. — C. Earl Duvall.

You are cordially invited to come in and see the new ginghams percales, Unweaves, bastistes, lawns, calicoes, silk Panamas, etc—Chicago Bargain Store. Hay, corn, 400 bushels of potatoes and lots of other things will be sold at Harvey Davisson’s big sale 8% mllejs due north of Reqsselaer, on the gravel road, next Tuesday. Hvjohn Duvall, who went out) flirough the Dakotas and into Montana a few weeks ago, returned Sunday. He is now located at St. Paul, in the horse buying business, %nd left for that place Monday. Crown Point Star: A report this week said the Gifford railroad had been sold, but nothing to substantiate the story could be learned, although it is quite certain that a deal has been on| but failed to manure. y J I

Millinery, suit and coat opening, beginning Wednesday, Mch. 23, and continuing throughout the week.— Rowles & Parker. N Select your new spring suit at our millinery and suit opening, Mch. 23rd to Mch/26th.— Rowles & Parker. We can fit and suit you at our millinery and suit opening, Wednesday, Mch. 23d to Mch. 26th. —Rowles & Parker. K H. M. Shipman left Monday •for Central City, Neb., for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Steffy, and from there he will go on to Burke, So. Dak., to spend the summer with his daughter, Mrs., Everal Smith and family. N\C. B. Stewart went to Rosel£|\vn Saturday to make arrangement for adjusting the insurance on the D. K. Frye dwelling house which was destroyed by fire there Friday night. The building was insured for SBOO. Next Sunday is Easter Sunday. We have made preparations thus by placing in our stock the latest styles in all leathers for Men, Women and Children. We invite you to inspect these before buying your Easter shoes.—Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. As spring work begins one thinks of the class of footwear which affords comfort along with durability. We have obtained a line of work shoes which at a nominal price afford both. We are anxious to show you these when you contemplate' purchasing work shoes.—Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. With the editors of the Winamac Republican and Rensselaer Republican tearing up the ground in their mad efforts to keep C. L. Bader, a democrat bridge grafter, out of prison, and both signing the petition to Governor Marshall in his behalf, and the strong pressure made here and in Pulaski county by certain republicans to secure leniency from the court, we repeat, it has a bad look to say the least.

I The The Greatest Line of The I I st .T Easter and Spring Suits, Top Goats s, o °, re I I Q u «H*y Wow on Display at My Store. Quality I I C. Earl Duvall I Rensselaer, Ind. I I The Only Exclusive Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter, I I _E_ ASTER is drawing nearer and you will find on • I f display the greatest line of spring and Easter !• ‘ mmmßm I Suits at my store that you have ever seen. / I Composed of the finest makes in the United I States in pure wool blue serges, gray worsted, I I ' fancy cassimeres, black thibets, clays and un- 1 ' I | finished worsteds for $lO, sl2 and sls, all sizes » ' | I and cannot be equaled in quality and prices in the I I State. Have you seen those nobby Spring Hats in the Kingsbury I ■ makes? in all shades and blocks, made to fit all heads. Get busy and I ■ buy yourself some nobby shirts, hose, neckwear and underwear. As I I ■ just received from New York the swellest line of neckwear you have I ever been able to' see, all at 50c each. Hoosier caps of all kinds and I colors from 50c to $1.50 each. I I Sweet, Off & Co. Overalls. J.cketa and Pants are so 1 ,! here, and you can find no better, from 75c to SI,OO. 1 I H you need a good Suit Cue, Tfaveling Bag or Trunk, I carry the best line and assortment in the State, all at I % reasonable prices. I defy competition on quality end prices. • '• j "T ’ " " ' ‘ ■ » ■ t ' I I THE QUALITY STORE C. Earl Duv 3.1.1 (the quality store I I I ~ JRENSSELAER, - INDANA f~~~ I w

Miss Martha Long returned Monday from a few days visit with' the family of G. K. Hollingsworth in Chicago. At the hour of going to press Capt. J. A. Burnham was still alive, but was gradually growing weaker and his death was a question of perhaps only a few hours. “The Fourth Estate” has passed its one-hundredth continuous production in Chiqfago. This great play novelized will be published in The Democrat, beginning with the issue of Saturday, March 26. Don’t fail to read it. Guss Phillips, who is playing with his company in Indianapolis this week, spent Sunday here with his father, Uncle Simon Phillips, and his sister and brother, Mrs. C. A. Roberts and Fred Phillips. Mrs. Frank Vanatta and two daughters of Fowler, a sister was also here Sunday to visit her father. Owing to his inability to secure convenient pasture for his dairy, M. J. Thornton, who has conducted a milk route here for the past year or two, will sell off his cows and retire from the business, and what the people of Rensselaer who have depended op the “milkman” will do for fneir supply of the lacteal fluid is a conundrum.

Advertised letters: Cad Caldwell, T. W. Harris, J. Schader, W. B. Yeoman, Clyde Antrim, Claud Bromenbey, Joe Grooms, Geo. Holeman, Frank Grams, Everett Johnson, D. M. Wrinkle, Jesse Hickman, Mrs, Barbara,' Dewitt, Clara Gasaway, Eliza Makus, Emma Nelson, Ann Price, Clara Timmon, Laura Drevos, Mrs. A. Lony, Mrs. A. M. Munden. To the Public. As I have bought the Kresler Buss line, I wish to notify the public that all trains will be met by us at the same price as heretofore. Calls made at all hours of the day and night. Hoping to be of service to the public in general, I remain, Harrison Wasson.

Special This Week! 1 We are still continuing « our Special Sale on . . S !-*S HOE £ We are selling Men’s g Women’s and Chil- g •j dren’s Shoes at |SACRIFICE PRICES t iS Our Shoe stock 1$ too large, jjj Jg large. We need more room •< (• and we need the money, and 3 (2 we are going to sell Shoes so 2 Jj) cheap that you cannot help C« 1 buying. Jj a See our stock and get our 2 2 prices before you buy. It § will save $$ for you. •] I The Cash Store! § G. B. PORTER. •<

Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Williamson returned to their home in New York City Monday after a short visit here with B. S. Fendig and family. Mr. Williamson is a commission man with whom Ben has transacted business for the past fifteen years.

William Huffman went td Chicago Heights Saturday to attend the funeral of his wife’s neice, Mrs. Mel Davis, who died there Thursday of measles and complications. Mrs. Huffman has been with her neice for the past three weeks.