Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1910 — Page 4

Expert Inspection * Every Studebaker buggy - or surrey or driving wagon is set up and carefully inspected before leaving the , factory. In building, the greatest care is taken to guard against the use of defective material. Then, to make assurance doubly sure, before any Studebaker spring vehicle is crated for shipping it is set up ready to run and (under a strong light) undergoes a final and rigid inspection by an expert. Every Studebaker buggy we offer for sale has passed this rigid inspection. M You can depend on any vehicle that has been 0. K.H by Studebaker fCA DADT DT C wagons, buggies, farm • A • IvAJ DLI\ 1 « IMPLEMENTS.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 50c; Oats, 32c. Millet and Hungarian seed at Eger Bros. B. Forsythe was in Chicago on business yesterday. J. A. McFarland was in Hammond on business Wednesday. Read ad the last closing out sale of the Chicago Bargain Store.— B Forsythe. C. 1 S. Chamberlain and Mat Worden were in Chicago Thursday on auto business. Miss Kate Shields went to Chicago Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. E. E. Matone. ■———r .1 ' - * Mrs. Chas Weiss .and Mrs. Haryey Pierson of Xewton tp., were in Monon Wednesday. Misses Opal and Hazel Grant spent Wednesday in Parr with their aunt, Mrs. T. F. Warren. Mrs. Myrtle E. Bernhardt of Monon was in town visiting and looking after her property Thursday '— —■ ■ . ■' - . . w . . Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast and daughter Miss Oka of Newton tp., were Chicago Visitors Wednesday.

Miss Venus Waner of near Francesville, who had been working in Renssealer, returned home Wednesday. } Mrs. D. AV. Strouse of ,Mbuquerque, N. M., came Tuesday to make a short visit with Mrs. Mary E. Lowe. John Gray and family moved to Indianapolis \\ ednesday, where he expects to work in an luto repair shop. Mrs. T. M. Haniford of Gifford was taken to Chicago Thursday to undergo an operation for gallstones. V ——— ———— Mrs. E. H. Shields went to Fair Oaks Wednesday to spend a few days with her brother, Frank Lakin and family. Mrs. E. R. Lamson and baby went to Union City Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Michael, a few weeks. > Mrs. Homer Harvey of Monticello returned home Wednesday after a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. Charles Stephenson. W. T. Elmore and wife of Remington were in the city Thursday, Warner driving a spick and span new “Richmond 30” auto. William Ott, one of Carpenter townhip’s prominent farmers, was a business’visitor in the city Thursday, accompanied by his wife and son. , ' ‘

H. W. Wood and son Harvey, Jr., went to Middletown, Ohio, Thursday to attend-the 3rd Ohio regimental reunion, which was held there yesterday. Miss Edna Robinson, daughter of Warren Robinson, left Thursday , afternoon for lola, Kans., where she will visit relatives for a few weeks. Mrs. George Brown and mother, Mrs. Olive Seward of near Mt. Ayr, took the train at Rensselaer Thursday for Leesburg, where they will visit relatives. - I . I • ’ • • ■

Millet and Hungarian seed at Eger Bfos. /• ■ B. F. Fendig was a Chicago goer yesterday. ' ' t C. B. Steward was in Chicago on business Wednesday. 'M. L. Hemphill purchased a S4BO Brush auto Thursday. Mrs. James Hurley is confined to her bed with tuberculosis. ,<. - • Fred and Walter Peck of Remington are Elvyn, the youngest son of J., D. Allman. Mrs. C. W. Rhoades went to Chicago yesterday for a few days visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. Will Legg of Monticello came yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Abe Hurley and family. ’ Mrs. R. P” Benjamin went to Otterbein yesterday to visit het parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Magee. '

Hugh Leavel and baker, Clifford Beaver, weft in Monticello a few hours Thursday afternoon on business. ' . Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson went to Berwyn, 111., yesterday to visit their daughter, Mrs. A. .E. Coen and family. Miss Jennie Baker of Monon returned home yesterday after a week’s visit here with Jher sister, Mrs. J. I. Miller. Maud Leek went to Lafayette Wednesday to'visit her mother, Mrs. Laura Bruner The former is living here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stanley. Mrs. O. D. Hefner of Minneapolis, Minn., left yesterday for her home after a six weeks visit here with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Stephenson, and sister, Mrs. W. L. Frye.

E. P. Honan went to Delphi yesterday where he spent the day with his aunt. Mrs. Edward Honan, who js critically ill from a general breakdown. She is past 80 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Benson of near Knox returned home yesterday after a week’s visit with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Johns of Milroy tp. who is critically ill from a recent stroke of paralysis. Mrs. David Hines and daughter, Mrs. R. A. Smith, went to Boswell Wednesday where the latter’s husband is working on •the stone roads. Mrs. Hines spent Thursday there with them. Mrs. -Nellie Manahan of Wellington, Ill.j who had been visiting relatives here for the past week, went to Bloominton, 111,,, -yesterday to attend teachers’ normal. She is a teacher at Wellington. .' ... ' A small blaze got started in one of the' Hiram Day barns in the east part of town Wednesday afternoon, but was quickly extinguished by the prompt arrival of th*e fire company. The loss will amount to only a few dollars. The place is occupied by Hiram Blanchart. , James T. Randle and granddaughter, Miss Ruth Makeever, left Thursday for Ottowa and other points in Kansas to visit relatives. They will also visit at Magnum, Okla., and Mexico, Mo. Mr. Randle will also take a trip through Colorado while gone on about a three months trip.

Sam McVev of near Btook took the train here yesterday for I Burnettsville to visit relatives. Mrs. E..G. Sternberg is visitiing relatives at Charlotte, Mich., for several days. Mr. Sternberg ' will next loeate at Grand Rapids, lowa, and Mrs. Sternberg will igo from Michigan to that place, <has been placed I Spain at the residence of L. A. Harmon on account of three s others of his children being i down with a mild form of scarlet fever. No other new cases are reported. Every day is Bargain day at our store now. Each day new lots are added to our bargain shoes. We can save you much money on a purchase of shoes. Try us.— Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Opera House Block. ; - ■ The 10:05 northbound train ’ Wednesday got stalled at Fair Oaks by a break to the locomol tive, and had to wait there until another engine was sent to haul the train on in to Chicago, where it arrived two and ong-half hours late.. . “ *

In the suit qf the advisory board of Lincoln tp., Newton county, vs. D. K. Frye, former township trustee, tried in the Xewton circuit court last week, the jury returned a'verdict against Frye for $559.86 for misappropriation of funds.

Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Beam I went to Sheridan Thursday to visit S.' A. Royster, who formerly .worked here as night operator, but is now lo£ated as agent at Sheridan. Mr.- Beam has been granted an extension of two weeks more lay-off. 1 i. I ■ ■ ” i . . pThe two new Model 10 Buicks Mat Worden and J. H. ChapI man were brought to Rensselaer Thursday night. The price of each was SI .050 with lights. Each of the owners will also ! equip their machines with top, I glass and speedometer. Hot weather demands cool and comfortable footwear. We have many styles of shoes which \are neat and at the same time comfortable and cool. Do not be satisfied until you have seen them. —Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Opera House Block.

pit has been a long time since t\je farmers of this, section of the state have had to plant over ass much corn as this season, and we might also add that it has been many years since the prospects for a corn crop looked so gloomy on the middle of June. County Chairman X. Littlefield, E. -P. Honan *J. C. Carmichael, B. X. Fendig and F. E. Babcock of Rensselaer, John Ryan of Gillam, F. W. Fisher of Kankakee and Sifnon Fendig of Wheatfield, attended the congressional convention at Hammond Wednesday, from this count v.

Len Lefler of Lafayette came up Wednesday'to visit relatives and friends a short time; returning home Thursday evening. A. S, Keen and family of Wheatfield met their son William, who had been attending the deaf mute school at Indianapolis the past year, here Thursday, and accompanied him home. Theodore George is in Chicago looking over an offer of Marshall Field & Co., as to taking a position of traveling dress goods salesman with that company. HiS territory will probably be in the southern part of Indiana. Van Grant is taking his place at Samuel Fendig’s store while he is gone. .

"" Mrs. Sarah Hemphill received a fall Thursday night while going through the front door onto, the porch at her home on Front street, wrenching the sciatic nerve in her hip. She is peifectly helpless and cannot even move herself in bed, sciatic rheumatism having set in. Mrs. Hemphill is almost 81 years of age. John Frey of near Remington is probably the largest' dairyman in Jasper county, and, by the way, one of the best aqd most successful farmers if! the county. Mr. Frey at present is milking 27 cows and is selling over S4O worth of cream each week. Mr. Frey has been selling cream to W. H. Morrison of Rensselaer ever* sipce he has been in business here, and is making big money right along from his dairy.

The democrats of Benton county at their convention Saturday nominated the following ticket: Clerk, Arch T. White, ot Oak Grove; sheriff, Frank Shackleton; treasurer. J. S. Portteus; commissioners. Tames H. Gilbert and Frank Gretencord; assessor. Tames Howarth; coroner. Dr. Carl McCaslin. ' jDelos Thompson. wife and two children went to Chicago yesterday morning. Mrs. Thompsu.< left from there for Boston. Mass., where she will attend the commencement exercises at the Bradford Academy, . next Tuesday, where her daughter,/ Miss Lois, graduates. Alfred and Emily went to Saginaw ancTßattle Creek, Mich., where they will visit friends for awhile.

Announcement is made of the approaching marriage of Mr. Ivan Carson, of Rensselaer, and Miss Mary Adams, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Marion I. Adams of just southeast of town, the wedding to take place on Sunday, June 19. Mr. Carson has clerked in different stores here for several years but at present is traveling for a wholesale shoe firm. Miss Adams is a popular young teacher of Jasper county.

Mr. William Roth and Miss Zelma Rayher. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rayher of Rensselaer? will be married tomorrow at about 11:45 a. m., and will leave on the afternoon train for Monticello, whe,re Mr. Roth has employment as a carpenter and where they will commence housekeeping. Mr. Roth had been in the employment of B. S. Fendig, the poultryman, for the past several months, and Miss Rayher is a well known teacher in the Jasper county schools. The Democrat joins in congratulations. George Casey and Harry Kelley of Union tp., returned Wednesday morning from Lafayette, where they had gone the day before and the latter had expected enter a hospital for treatment for rheumatism. He decided not to do so, however, at present and will take local treatment from a Monon doctor .While in Lafayette they saw Geo. Strickfaden, who is also suffering greatly from rheumatism and who went to French Lick for treatment Wednesday. George recently traded his saloon business at Lafayette for a farm west of Winamac. and is now out of the liquor business altogether.

Newton County ,En terprise: All the attorneys interested in the suit of Newton Couny against Chas. W. Spinney, to recover 'an alleged shortage, appeared in court Friday. The county, believing it would be impossible to secure an impartial jury here, asked for a change of venue to the Jasper circuit court. The attorneys for Spinney then agreed to try the case before Judge Hanley, and th’e motion for a change of venue was withdrawn. An attempt was made to agree on a date 1 for the hearing of the case during the summer vacation, but being unable to fix a date agreeable to the court and to the various attorneys interested, the matter was continued to* the October term.

PET DOG BIT HER. x Lafayette, Ind., June 9.—Mrs, Michael Plapes was'bitten about the hands and arms to-day by a mad dog, her pet. The dog was killed, and, it is alleged, was found to .have been suffering with the rabies. There is an epidemic of rabies in the county, and 15 people are taking the treatment. Scores of dogs have been killed bv the authorities. . URIAH THE HITTITE. Now David was a merchant man, Uriah kept his books; And Bath-Sheba came a-shopping— And David liked her looks. The beautiful Bath-Sheba Longed for diamonds and for furs, But Uriah couldn’t buy ’em, So David made ’em hers. Once David sent Uriah To a moving-picture show While he came to woo Bath-Sheba (But Uriah didn’t go). He journeyed home and ‘‘rubbered” (No matter what he saw). „ But he, too, went a-courting— A-courting in the law! He sued that naughty David For alienating the Affections of Bath-Sheba. His grief was sad to see, And David got th&lady But at a sad expense. That thrifty Uriah got i Fourteen thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars and nine-ty-nine cents. —Baltimore Sun. Read The Democrat for new*.

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It is worth 25 cents to yoif to stop that awful, agonizing itch? Surely you will spend 25 cents ou your druggist’s recommendation, to cool and heal,and soothe that terrible itching eruption? By arrangement jvith the D. D. D, Laboratories of Chicago, we are able to make a special offer of a 25-cent bottle of their oil of Wintergreen compound, known as D. D. D. Prescription. Call, or write, or telephone to B. F. Fendig, Rensselaer, Ind. , AVe absolutely know that the itch is stopped AT ONCE by D. D. D. Prescription, and the cures all seem to be permanent.

Millet and Hungarian seed at -Eger- Bros. ..... The G. E. Murray Co, will continue the Blossom Sale’ during the month of June. This is really the money saving sale of Rensselaer for all those who will take advantage of it. , Timber For Sale—ln acre lots $2.50, till May 1, 1911, to get it off; 10 miles north of Rensselaer, on gravel road. Address or call on J. Davisson, Kniman, Ind. For Sale—Good Tower Gopher, used only part of last season and practically good as new. May be seen at Maines & Hamilton's; price right.-—B. T. Lanham, phone 294-B. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. June 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson of Barkley tp., a daughter. June 6, to Mr. and Mrs Roy Price of the north side of town, a son. June 7, to Mr. and Mrs. O.»E. Gunyon of west of town, a daughter. June 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davids of Lafayette, a son. Mrs. Davids is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huffman. Read The Democrat for news

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BOYS’ CITY IN THE WOODS.

Th* Famous Boy City at Winona Lak* Thia Year Will Surpass Any Previous Year. Now *that the summer days ar* coming the "Boy Problem” Is again before ail leaders of Boys* Brigades, Boys* Clubs, Sunday School superintendents and T. M. C. A. secretaries. The Winona Assembly has solved this problem In establishing the famous Winona Boy City. It Is a ,ctty run by the boys. They elect their own mayor, have their city officers such as Street Commissioners, City Clerks and Postmaster. They have their own dally all that goes with a municipal city. It Is the city of tents where the boy has a two weeks' outing, where he has swimming, the Chute the Chutes, baseball, tennis, croquet and all wholesome sports. Each department Is under a capable leader. Last year was a great success and this year la to be greater. Mr. W. Henry Colllason is again to be the business manager and with his assistants are planning«great things. Professor Garrett, head of the Conservatory of Music of the Boy City Band. Mr. Garrett, who has a national reputation as a leader of juvenile I‘ands, will give Instructions free to all boys who are citizen* of Wjnona Boy City. Boy City will open July 25 and clos* August 6. The election of the mayor and the city officials will be held July 30. The annual Circus, one of th* greatest features of a summer at Winona, will take place on August 3. The director especially asks that th* boys who are planning to go to th* City will practice their stunts” and b* ready for this great day. Friday, August 5, will see the big athletic meet, the winners in the various events r*ceiving medals fcfT their efforts. Boy City has its own church lif*. The Rev. Mr. Parret, of Rensselaer, is the pastor. They have chapel every morning and the spiritual aid* as well as the physical is looked after and developed in building the charao ter of the boys. The citizens of Boy City last year voted they had the time of their live* and are planning to go again this year with the prospects of •till a b*t» tor time.

Millet and Hungarian seed at Eger Bros.