Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1910 — Page 3

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 50c; Oats, 32c. Charles Parker was in Lafayette Sunday. Goodland also has a few cases of scarlet fever. Only 75 cents for the round trip to Chicago next Sunday. L. H. Hamilton made the memorial address at Demotte Monday. J. L. and W. C. Maines made a business trip Saturday to Streator, 111. ~ T~ James Hallagan went to Fairmont Monday on a few days business trip.

Bring your eggs to the big oxford sale at the Cash Store. G. B. Porter. Remember the excursion to Chicago next Sunday. Only 75 cents for the round trip. Mrs. J. M. Miller of Ml. Ayr, took the train here Saturday for Chicago to visit relatives. Mrs. Rebecca Porter went to South Bend Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. C. W, Coen. Mrs. W. L. Hill of Madison returned home Alonday after a j few days visit here with relatives. Airs. James R. Peck of Remington, attended the Copsey-Carr wedding here Alonday mprning. Air. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks returned heme Saturday from a few days visit with relatives at Lee. V/ Aliss Iva Clark of Winamac, who is employed in Rensselaer, spent Sunday with relatives at home. James Ellis went to Afonticello Alonday to make a visit with his grandfather, John B. Ellis. Frank Templer of Chicago came Monday to visit his mother, Airs. Nick Zimmer, south of town. Airs. J. L. Brady went to Indianapolis Saturday to spend a few days and attend the auto races, John Ellis of Rush Medical College, Chicago, spent a few davs here with his father, J. H. S. Ellis.

Ezra Wolfe and wife went to Delphi Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. A. B. Lewis, who is nos very well. Mrs. M. Wilcox and son of south of town, went to Francesville Saturday to visit friends a few days. Judge Hanley spent Sunday e with - his family. He made the memorial address at Morocco Monday, and from there went to Kentland to finish up the last week of court. , I:' .

„ Millet and Hungarian seed at Eger Bros. Mrs. Mary Porter of Coats, Kan., is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Austin Hopkins and daughter, Miss Gertrude, spent Monday in Momence. Miss Grace Williamson of Valparaiso spent Sunday with the family of Mrs. W. X. Jordan of Barkley township. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Hopkins went to Kalamazoo, Mich., Saturday to visit rfheir son Vern and family a few days. Mrs. M. Hitchinger of Indianapolis, returned home Saturday after a two weeks visit with Mrs. Thos. Lang of near Surrey. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sharpnack of .Chicago spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray, returning to Chicago yesterday.

Special sale men’s fancy white cotton, silk and worsted dress vests, y 2 marked price to close out. —The Chicago Bargain Store Belle Southard of near Alonon, went to Terre Haute last Friday where she expects to take a twelve weeks course in school work. Ivan Brenner, who is attending Indiana University at Bloomington, spent Sunday here with his parents, Air. and Airs. A. J. Brenner. Aliss loma Imes of Chicago, who had been visiting Aliss Lena Tutner for several days, went to Bloomington Saturday for a few days visit with friends. Alisses Hazel and Ethel AlcColly of Chicago Heights spent Alonday here with their cousins, Alisses Alerle and Floye AlcColly. F. Guy Barnard has sold his half-section of land in Kankakee tp., to Frank E. Cones, also of Fowler. The consideration stated in the deed was SII,OOO. J. K. Harvey of Alonticello spent Sunday here with his son-in-law, Charles Stephenson, and accompanied the latter’s son to Alonticello where he will visit. ■. t * • Aliss Iris Baughmap, daughter of U. M. Baughman, formerly of Rensselaer* but now of Oklahoma City, Okla., is reported to be very sick with typhoid fever.

Arthur Tuteur of New Albany went to Rushville Monday on a few days business' trip, after a short visit hete with his mother, Mrs. Anna Tuetuer. He Will go to New Albany. Miss ‘ Kathryn Powell of Chicago, who had been visiting the family of Wm. Ray her for a few days, accompanied by Miss Zelma Ray her, went to Monticello Monday to visit relatives. "“Miss Nina Sh. ester weiil to Reynolds Saturday to meet her grandmother, Mrs. C. W. Shesler, who had been at Milford, 111., visiting relatives for the past month, and „ accompanied her home.

J Miss Edith Adams was in -j Kentland on'business yesterday, Mrs. L. A. Moss of Chicago is : visiting the family of A. F. Long. I I Miss Nellie Glover of Orleans, Ind.. is visiting Miss Lena Tu- _ f - Miss Agrtess Welsh went to ■ Remington Monday to spend a i tew days. ■ . I Mrs. James Cowden of Logansj port is visiting the family of Jacob Clouse. See the new: white lingerie, ladies’ ready-to-wear dresses, just received at the closing out. —The Forsythe Stpre. Miss Blanche Coffel of Marion returned home yesterday after a two months visit with her sister, Mrs. Ed Floyd. Misses Aileen and Florence Allman left Saturday,for Milwaukee, Wis., to visit their aunt, Mrs. P. W. Dirham. Mrs. E. L. Clark went to Lafayette Monday to visit her two daughters, Mrs. Robert Johnson and Mrs. J. E. Carson. Miss Cora Dexter of Union tp., entertained a party of four Purdue lady arid gentlemen students , at her home over Sunday.

Miss Anna Jasperson of Kankakee tp., returned home Monday after a few days visit with Miss Mary Goetz of Newton tp. Ike Tuteur, wife and child oi Chicago, came down Saturday to spend Decoration day with Rensselaer relatives and friends. pjames T. Randle has bouht tlje residence property of the late Geo. W. Payne in die east part of town, paying $1,050 therefor. Quite a number of the members of the local lodge of Pythian Sisters will go to Morocco today to attend the district convention of the order. i Henry Eiglesbach of south of wn was taken quite sick Sunday evening with acute indigestion, and yesterday it was reported that his kidneys were giving him some troublq also. What a mistake you make by not- getting J. W. Ward, the old reliable well driller of ‘Jasper county, to drill your well, See him before contracting with anyone else. -ts Mrs. John Kohler went to Chicago Heights Saturday to visit her daughter-in-law; Mrs. Peter Kohler, who is in quite poor health. She had undergone a second operation a few weeks ago, and is still suffering from the effects of same.

A. J. Harmon came in from South Dakota Sunday for a week’s stay with his family. \\ hile it has been cold there, the same as here, he says crops are looking well, in fact look well all along the road between there and Indiana. Albert Bouk writes from Norwich, No. Dak., and says: “We had our best weather in Alarch, although we have had a fine spring to put in crops. An unusually large acreage is out and prospects are as good as I ever saw at this time of year.” * Terry Overby of Alinco, Okla., and Ezra Sluyter of Buffalo, Ind., who had been visiting the former’s nephew, Tull Alalone here for several weeks, went to Air. Sluyter’s home Saturday for a short visit, and from there Mr. Overby will return home. Airs. Nicholas Dexter of Oklahoma City, Okla., who had been visiting her aunt, Airs. Dal Nichols, and grandmother, Mrs. Wm. Obenchain, the past few days, went to Chicago Saturday to visit her son Seamen. From there she will return home. Prof. E. S. Tillman, who-had been here for the past several days with his wife, went to Terre Haute Saturday, where he has a. position as instructor of biology in the State Normal. Mr. Tillman will go back to his duties at Lebanon In the fall as biologist.

Fowler Leader: Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Barce are in Chicago, Mrs. Barce went to have a pair of glasses adjusted again and stopped for a couple of days to rest in the city. John Barce is now employed as one of the cashiers in the establishment of Sears & Roebuck. ’ I '• _ ... i

May came in like a liori and went out the same way. « Dr. F. A. Turfter was in Monticello on business yesterday. Don’t forget Parr’s big barbecue and ox roast next Saturday. \ irgil Robinson went to Medaryville yesterday to visit relatives. W. C. Baker of Chicago spent Sunday and Decoration day with his father, J. X. Baker of’ Barklev township. Miss Chede Jordan of Barkley tp.> one of this year’s graduates, went to \ alparaiso Monday to enter school. Messrs, and Mesdames Cleve Eger and C. Earl Duvall autoed to Indianapolis Sunday and took in the races there Monday. Miss Ada Stockton of Brook, who had been employed by Mrs. Purcupile in the millinery store, returned home yesterday. Dick Crowell, who has been in Montana for the past two months looking after his land claim there, returned to Rensselaer a few days ago. Mrs. Joseph Garriott and daughter Flora of Brookston, came Saturday to visit the former's sister, Mrs. J. W. Ditchings. - ■ js\ an R. Grant returned Saturrfey from an extended prospecting trip in the Dakotas and Montana, but did not definitely decide upon a location.

Aliss Eva Brown of Crown Point and O. G. Fiffield of Chicago returned home yesterday after a short visit here with Aliss Fannie Porter. Airs. Michael Baker of Lafayette spent a few days here with her daughter. Airs. George Aloelhman, returning home yesterday. Aliss Sallie Powell, a student in Valparaiso University from Russell, Ky., who accompanied home Miss Clara Brusnahan of Parr last week for a few days visit, returned to Valpo Alonday. $ " ' A,Omar Kenton of Surrey got h|s left collar bone broken Friday evening by being crushed against the fence by a horse, and Russel Lesh, a young man .who was with him, had his right wrist severely sprained at the same time. Oscar, Phegley and grandson, Oscar AlcDonald, came over from near Alonticello Saturday to spend Decoration day with old friends and relatives, returning home yesterday. He says considerable of the early planted corn over there has to be planted over. L. L. Ponsler writes us from lola, Kan., in renewing his subscription and says he has just returned from a six weeks visit in Colorado. Air. Ponsler, who formerly resided here, is the secretary and manager of the lola Brick Company, of which J. A. Robinson is vice-presideqt. Goodland Herald: Golda Sailer has disposed of the home of her father in Crescent City, the money going to pay attorneys who defended her mother, and will live in Goodland with Jacob Schindler. She expects to accompany her uncle, Peter \Veast, to Europe later. Aliss Emma Will, a popular youngs teacher of Kankakee tp., spent Friday and Saturday in Rensselaer. She expects to leave in a few days with her sister, also a teacher, for an extended stay in California and, if pleased with the country, both will likely teach there the next school year.

Logan and S. C. Robfnson were, down from Gillam Monday. Mr. Logan said he had planted over 40 acres of his corn, and that several others in that vicinity would plant over as soon as they could get into the fields, the heavy rain of Sunday morning making it too wet to work Monday. ' Oscar Leach came down from Hammond and spent Sunday with his Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leach: He is employed in the Standard Steel Car shops at for a couple of weeks on account, of getting a redhot rivet into one of the gauntlet gloves, which it is necessary for him to wear at his work, and burning his wrist severely.

I. D. and Charles Walker of Barkley tp., went to Indiana Harbor Saturday to visit Victor Walker and family a few days. Mrs. Chas. Jouvenat of Chicago returned home yesterday after a week’s visit here with her sister, Mrs. Charlotte George and family. . - Mr. and Mrs. E. H, Michael of Union City, who had been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Ernest Lamson, a few days, returned home yesterday. G, 11. McClain and son and John Culp and James Willis went to Indianapolis Sunday in the former’s auto to see the auto races, returning Monday night. Charles Fox and Mr. and Mrs. John Hines of near Brook and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Watson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Watson, and partook of a sumptuous dinner. 4A, S. bowman of Pleasant Rydge has bought out the W. E. Price store at Parr and will also act as depot agent there. Mr. Price will give his attention to the creamery business at Parr. 'vThere was a sort of a family reunion and dinner at J. C. Gavin’s Monday, their sons Blaine of Winipeg, Canada, and Perry of Marion, and daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Thomas of Monticello, being here, together with John and Dr. M. D. Gwin of Rensselaer, making the full family present.

C. G. Spitler went up to Thayer Saturday morning to see the oil well shot there. The “shooting” took place all right but no oil gushed forth over the top of the derrick, and it is probable there is not enough of the fluid there to pay to work it. The well will be pumped out, we understand, and then it will be definitely known whether it* is a “dry hole* or no. 1 General George F. McGinnis, who suffered on attack of vertigo at the G. A. R. encampment at Terre Haute last week, died at his home in Indianapolis Sunday morning, aged 84 years. General McGinnis was the last surviving brigadier-general of the civil war from Indiana who saw actual service as a brigadier in that war. He was a native of Boston, and located in Indianapolis in 1850. Peter Wagner says that his little son did not have the scarlet fever. He has been up and about the house all the time except one day, and he thinks the boy was only slightly indisposed from something he had eaten. Two doctors who examined the boy said that if there was any scarlet fever it was not pronounced enough to notice it, and they, gave him no medicine because there was nothing the matter with him. Airs. George 11. Haines is the proud owner of a new 30 horse power Halladay J. automobile, which she bought through the J. L. Brady agency. It is a 5-pas-senger car and cost $1,500- complete. Her sons J. L. and W. C. Alaines brought the machine through from Streetor, 111., arriving here Sunday morning, having been held up at Lake Village by a heavy rain storm Saturday night. It is a good and substantial machine, and ought to last a good many years.

Grocery Satisfaction If your grower pleases you in every particular, you have no cause for changing. Even WE can do no more than that. But if you think some of making a shift, we would be glad to give you the best service of which we are capable. , Often and often we have turfted now-and-again customers into steady patrons. And we lose a surprising few of the really particular grocery buyers, who once become our customers. Try us on anything you like. MeFARIAND & SON RELIABLE GROCERS.

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Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier and daughter came up from Lafayette in their auto and spent Monday with their daughter, Mrs. M. D. Gwin. Miss Rainier remained for a longer visit. Three more cases of scarlet fever have developed since our last issue hut all are in quarantined families. One is a 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A 1 Swim, and the other two are two-children of Wm. Lee, a relative of the Swims, who live in the east part of town. They contracted the disease at Swims, where they were living for a time. The quarantine is virtually lifted from the L. A. Harmon home and it is not thought any more cases will develop in town unless it be front some of the families now in quarantine;

Devere Yeoman, who has been taking a course in civil engineering at Valparaiso under: the tutelage of his brother, R. C. Yeoman, Professor of the Civil Engineering department of Valparaiso l niversity, has completed the course in land and drainage surveying and returned home last Friday. Air. Yeoman took a mechanical engineering at Purdue and is now well qualified in both these branches. He expects to devote his attention to land and drainage surveying and is now rea ly for work in this line. Anyone desiring the services of a well qualified surveyor will do well to secure Air: Yeoman. His postoffice address is Rensselaer, Ind., phone 525-J. CHEAP MOTIVE POWER. A gasoline motor car was run over the Indiana Central between Anderlon and Lebanon a few days ago to test its availability on steam roads. It carried 24 passengers and was run on regular passenger time. The cost of operating the car was 4% cents per mile, which is very light when compared with other methods of travel. The cost of operating an engine and single coach is figured at 45c per mile; on electric lines with alternating currents, 22c, and direct current, 15c. The gasoline motor car is a coming utility of the near future.

CHEAP RATE TO CHICAGO. Monon’s First Sunday Excursion Only 75 Cents for Round Trip From Rensselaer. The Monon will run an excursion to Chicago on Sunday, June 5, and the rate from Rensselaer will be 75 cents for the round trip. This excursion is run over the Louisville division, and Rensselaer is the only stop made north of Monon. The time of train here is 9:15 a. m. Returning train leaves Chicago at 11:30 p. m. This is the first Sunday excursion of the season and will likely be largely patronized, TO FRIENDS OF THE DEMOCRAT. Instruct your attorneys to brine all legal notices In which you ar* nterested or have the paying for, to The Democrat, and thereby save money and do us a favor that will be greatly appreciated. All notices of appointment—administrator, efe ecu tor or guardian—survey, road o» ditch notice, notice of sale- 4# real estate, non-resident notices, etc., the clients themselves control, and attorneys will take them to the paper you desire, ior publication, if you tbention the matter to them; otherwise they will take them t - their own political organs. Please do not forget this when having afcjr legal notices to publish. Read The Democrat for .lews.