Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1910 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

John Finn of Tefft was in town yesterday.' 4 A. J. Brenner was a Chicago goer yesterday. 'The best haying tools in the city at Eger Bros. Ellis Jones of Remington was a business visitor in the city yesterday. ■' . G. H. Clarke will Speak at the Curtis Creek school house, at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Earl Duvall and wife, Misses Frances and Marguerite Irwin, Samuel Pullins and Miss Mary Pullins were in Chicago yesterday. With every purchase of goods amounting to SI.OO or more, we will give a ten-quart water 9ail for 10c, for Saturday, June 25, only.—The 99c Racket Store. Wheat in Jasper county promises to make a very good crop again this year; although not as good as last year. The cutting of wheat will begin next week. Vern Jacks, who is now braking *on a through freight between Lafayette and Chicago, spent Wednesday night with his parents here, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks. - •

The people of Rensselaer are making big preparations for the 4th of July celebration and the unveiling of the Soldiers’ monument. Quite a number of people are talking of going from Lowell. —Lowell Tribune. SiJohn Bruner and family of Valparaiso moved back to Rensselaer Thursday, and moved into, the L. H. Myers property in the east part of town. Mr. Bruner will look after his telephone lines. His son Earl is thinking some of going west to look for .work. Ed Catt, who has been working at painting in Lowell for several weeks, returned home a few days ago. He spent about a week in Gary, after finishing up in Lowell, but did not like “The Magic City” at all —says there are more “Hunyaks” there than there are white people. and Mrs. Omar Day, who h|ad been visiting the parents, W. 45. Day and family, here the past several days, left Wednesday for Laporte where Omar will take a position with the Rumley Gas Engine Co., instead' of teaching in the Laporte schools as was previously reported.

Dr. J. H. Hansson, agent for the Overland auto, sold a 30horse power, pony tonneau Overland Saturday to John E. Cover, a Francesville liveryman. We. understand that Ed Herath of Mt. Ayr is thinking of buying one of these machines. Dr. Hansson has bought a new 40-horse power machine of the same make for his own use. S. M. Marlin received a telephone message from Rushville Wednesday informing him that his wife, who left here Tuesday for Georgetown, Ky., to visit relatives, and who had got as far as Rushville when she became sick, had become mentally deranged. Mr. Marlin left here Thursday afternoon for Rushville to care for her. 'r'S'dr. and Mrs. Bruce White were called to near Tefft Tuesday by the serious illness of the latter’s father, Michael Zick, who is 82, years of age and was thought to be fatally ill with pneumonia. They found him somewhat better on reaching hiS bedside and on a fair way to recovery. They returned to Rensselaer Wednesday forenoon.

Charley Hartley was stricken last Thursday with paralysis. He rallied some; but was very low Sunday. Mr. Hartley is one of the big men of the country. More t,han fifty years ago he crossed the plains and spent seven years in mining in , Colorado. Returning, he located in Goodland, and was one of the great developers of the country. —Fowler Leader. “Lin” Sample of near Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of north of town, got’ shot Jn the arm several days ago whjle he and a Yew others were out hunting. His weapon was accidently discharged in some way. The bullet out just back of the neck between the shoulder blades. He was taken tQ a hospital at Colorado Spriiigs, and is reported to be in a very‘serious condition.