Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1910 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Trust & Savings bank windows have been handsomely lettered in gold leaf this week. r. Help boom Rensselaer. Leave an order at The Democrat office for a “box of those souvenir envelopes. "'A All styles Oxfords and Pumps for men, women and children at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Charles Jackson of Wheatfield was brought down Monday night to lay out a fine and costs of $lB at Sheriff Shirer’s hotel. Miss Gertrude Bowyer of Chi'cago returnedhome Monday after a two weeks visit with Miss Ollie Tanner of northeast of town. ' ' Mrs. Jennie Davis of Vincennes returned home yesterday after a few’day visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley, of. north of town. X ' We take pleasure in fitting shoes to feet that are hard to fit. Shoe fitting is our specialty.— Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Persons having borrowed our wire stretchers will please return them if not in use. If they are still in use let us know about when they will be returned. — Eger Bros. Harvey Davisson, accompanied’by D. D. Warner and John Schultz, returned to his home near Hamilton, North Dakota, Saturday after a couple of weeks business visit here. Mrs. R. C. Hemphill, accompanied as far as Chicago by Miss Nora Keeney and Mrs. F. H. Hemphill, left yesterday for Mound City, Mo., to visit her brother, Dr. C. S. Grant. Mrs. E. Kennedy of near Newland went to Frankfort yesterday to be With her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Forsythe, whom she hardly expected to find alive on her arrival there. McCray & Morrison of Kentland, whose big transfer elevator at that , place was lately burned, have settled with the insurance companies, receiving the full amount of the insurance, $35,000.

MJr. L. Hildebrand of Chicago, came down Sunday for a few days to look after some business matters. His train which left Chicago at 12 o’clock M, was delayed an hour and a half at the 47th street station by* the engine running off the tracks and becoming disabled, and they had to wait an hour and a half for another engine t and to get under way again.

The big fire at Frankfort last Friday was confined to the Coulter block in which the Coulter opera house and a number of big stores were located. One woman lost her life in the fire and one man jumped from one of the upper floors and suffered a fractured skull and will likely die. The total loss is in the neighborhood of SIOO,OOO. Remington Press: The Democratic convention last Thursday nominated our fellow townsman, A. Beasley, for County Auditor. Mr. Beasley has been a member of the town board for years, always being elected when he run, with a large republican majority to overcome. Mr. Beasley is qualified in every way for the office he seeks-and if he be elected next fall, the people of Jasper county can rest assured that the auditor’s office is in charge of one of the county’s best citizens.

A little difficulty was had Monday forenoon between.« Allen Witham, rural mail route carrier out of Parr, and James Wiseman, former postmaster at Aix, where the trouble occurred. It seems that the trouble started over an old w r ooden mail box at .Aix, said to be in a delapitated condition. Witham told Wiseman that he would not put any more mail in the box. This made the latter a little hot under the collar and he struck at Witham, who was in his mail wagon, but instead of hitting him, his fist broke the window glass in the wagon. No arrests had been made up to the time of going to press. SPRAY YOUR TREES. - W. J; Holmes and' Hiram Day will spray them for you. We have an automatic sprayer with 350 pounds pressure and can do the best of work. Prices reasonable. Phone No. 322 or 27.