Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1910 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 53c; Oats, 33c. > Leland Jessen spent Sunday in Lafayette. Charles Driver of Chicago spent the 4th with Barkley tp., friends. C. W. Coen arrived here Saturday from South Bend to spend the Fourth. "Cameo Kirby,” The Democrat’s new' serial story, watch for the opening chapters. pDan Tanner, who has been rarming near Chalmers, is moving back to Rensselaer. Miss Jeanette Chamberlain of Chalmers came Saturday to visit her aunt, Mrs. J. QParrett. — Miss Edith Row land of Goodland came Saturday to spend a few days with Miss Ina Shesler. . Miss Lillian Barnhardt of Lafayette spent Sunday and Monday with Charles Morlan and family. Mrs. Frank Kannel of Lafayette returned home Saturday after a ten days visit here with relatives. Miss Pearl Ackerman of Monticello came over Saturday to be a guest of Miss Myrtle York over the Fourth. —v -Y - 1 Mrs. Joe W orland and children of Hammond came down Saturday to visit the family of D. M. Worland. Henry Hochbaum returned do Chicago Saturday after a couple of days spent here looking after business matters. Dan Dilley and wife of De Kalb, 111., arrived Saturday to spend the Fourth with Bert Brenner and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast went to Crown Point Saturday to visit the latter’s mother. Mrs. Robert Livingston. J, Mrs. A. J. Carter of Claypool returned home Saturday after a few days visit with Benjamin Harris, Sr., and family. Walter Ponsler and family of Columbia City came up via auto to spend a few’ days with friends here and at M& Ayr. Mrs. Grace Lefler and sister, Miss Ethel Jacks of Lafayette spent the 4th here with their parents, Mr: and Mrs. G. A. Jacks. Mr. and Mrs. John Copsey came up from Sheridan Saturday to visit the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr, returning io Sheridan Sunday. , , Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Learning of Goshen and Miss Mary Learning of Chicago came Saturday to spend the Fourth with Mrs. M. E. Spitler and other relatives. Saturday’s Delphi Herald: Mrs. E. E. Fritz and daughter are visiting in Rensselaer.. .Miss Kateheryn Rafferty will go to Rensselaer to-morrow to visit friends.

O. K. Ritchey was in Chicago Monday. Miss Florence Loveridge of Hammond is visiting Mrs. Orlan Grant. ■ Miss Nellie McColly of Chicago Heights spent Sunday here w’ith relatives. Alfred Hopkins of Englewood, 111., spent the 4th here with relaties and friends. Miss Helen Harris of Chicago came Saturday to visit with Mrs. Kenton Parkison. Mrs. Martin Gillan of Monon spent Monday here with Mrs. Joseph Hallagan. Miss Esther Atkins of Monticello spent Monday with R. B. Harris and family. F. L. Hunt Of Lowell spent the 4th here, the guest of his brother, J. J. Hunt. S. L. Johnson and family of Monon spent Monday here with Earl Ellis and wife. "Cameo Kirby,” The Democrat’s new serial story-, watch for the opening chapters. Mrs. Monroe Banes of South Bend is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Valeria Houser. Miss Charlotte Kanne of west of town spent Sunday with Mrs. Wm. Roth at Monticello. W. R. Mensel of Chicago spent the 4th with the family of Mr. Shreeg of Newton township. In Sunday’s ball game here, between Brookston and the Wrens, the score was 6 to 2 in favor of the latter. Al Helsel was dow r n from Fair Oaks Saturday. He has been living in Chicago, but moved back to Fair Oaks last week. B. O. Gardner of Los Angeles, Cali., is here for a few days looking after some improvements on his farm east of town. Len Lefler was up from Lafayette Sundav to see his brothers Robert and Tony Lefler, who; were visiting here a few days. “The Red Sox” went out to Pleasant Ridge Sunday and allowed the husky Pleasant Ridgers to pile up a score of 29 to 14 against them. Crown Point Star: Oiling stone roads and streets is proving a great saving to the roads, and entirely keeping down the dust. It is cheap and a good investment. Miss Constance Adatpfs returned home a few days ago from Lake Linden, Mich., for a few weeks vacation. She has been employed in rhe milliners’ trade at that place. Tkjames Hemphill of Danville, l|l., returned home yesterday after a few days visit here with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Hemphill, .whose condition shows no per-manent-improvement. E. H. Tharp of Chicago, Mrs. Ernest Fritts and daughter of Delphi and J. G. Tharp ’and C. G. Beal and family of Remington were-the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter the 4th. Miss Sadie Cody of Chicago came a few days ago to visit Isaac Parker and family of near Pleasant Ridge. Mrs. Wallace Parkinson and daughter of Brook are also visiting the latter. R. B. Porter of Mitchell, So. Dak., came to spend the 4th here and visit a few days. It has been very' dry in his locality, but last week they got a rain that put his corn four inches under water. ■ -I .-i . Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Garriott of Hammond spent the 4th with’ the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leach. Mr. Leach continues to grow weaker gradually, and can last but a short time longer. Charlie Vick, . who has been away from Rensselaer for the past nine years, is here for a week’s visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Vick. He is now located in Lexington, Ky,, he states. • There were fewer older “boys” here the 4th than uncle John Tillett of Gillam township, who will be 85 years of age next Noember, but is still quite sprightly and got about through the crowd as well as many younger men. ; • ; • ..Y'

“Cameo Kirby,” The Democrat’s new serial story, watch for the opening chapters. F. M. Hershman arid Joseph Salrin of Walker tp., were business visitors in the city yesterday. « • . .■; Mrs. Claude Williams and children made a short visit in Wheatfield this week with relatives. < Mrs. Washington Scott and Mrs. Charles Platt went to Danville, 111., yesterday to visit relatives./' L Delos Coen and wife of Chicago came Saturday for a week’s visit with relatives and friends! here. Miss Lillie Elliott of Lafayette spent Monday here with her cousin, Mrs. J. D. Allman and family. Miss Mary Florence and brother John of Monticello spent the 4th here with their aunt, Mrs. A. J John and Miss Madaline Ramp went to Kentland yesterday to visit with their sister. Mrs. N. Krull and family. Guy Daniels and Guy Gerber of Marion and Gaylord McFarland of Kokomo, were among those home to attend the 4th. 'KMr. and Mrs. W: B. Austin, George Hemphill and Albert Antrim of Chicago were down to spend the 4th at Rensselaer.

At the Christian church, din- i ner and supper the 4th, 5175 was ' taken in by the about $125 of w’hich was “velvet.” ' Mrs. P. E. Miller of Aurora, Neb., who is visiting her sister, j Mrs. W. A. Lutz, went to Chicago Saturday to visit relatives i and friends. Ed Goetz of west of town cut j open his left foot Sunday by striking it with an axe. It re- J quired several stitches to draw i the wound together. y-Mrs. John Kohler of Chicago is\ visiting her grandfather, Joseph Strickmeyer of south of town. The latter suffered a stroke of paralysis a few days ago. Mrs. Wm. Timmons of Longmont, Colo., came Sunday to make an extended visit w’ith relatives ’here. She visited relatives at Ottowa. Kans., on the wav tere. yHurley Beam, who had been working as proofreader with the Monarch Printing Co., of Elgin, 111./the past several weeks, has quit his job and returned home Friday. C. J. Hutchinson and wife of Tampa. Fla., arrived Saturday for a visit with. Mr. and Mrs.. John T. Murray of the north part of town. The former is a large retail druggist in that state. Elmer Stephenson of Danby. Mont., left yesterday for home after a few days visit here. Mrs. Stephenson is staying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kirk, endeavoring to regain her health. It would be impossible to mention each one of the hundreds of former Jasperites who were here tQ celebrate the 4th and visit old friends, but never before on a 4th of July have we had so many former residents back to the old home as in the celebration Monday. Tom Huston, who has been taking treatment from a Rensselaer doctor for several weeks, returned to Roselawn yesterday and will .hereafter make twice-a-week trips down here to take the treatment, he havjng so far improved that the daily treatment is no longer necessary. [\Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Murray nad for their griests over the 4th. •Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lefler of Joliet, Ill.; Tony Lefler and Miss Pearl Rice of Wabash: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fielding and Mrs. Mollie Smith, of Degraff, Ohio. Mrs. Lefler had been visiting here about ten days. She returned home with her husband Monday afternoon. i Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Timmons of Plymouth, came over Saturday to spend the Fourth and visit a few weeks with relatives and bld friends in Jordan tp. Mr. Timmons says they have been having it very hot and dry in his locality, no rain for several weeks, and the showers we got

here Sunday and Monday a week ago, were not sufficient to wet the sidewalks there. Use the souvernir envelopes on sale at The Democrat office when writing to your friends or business acquaintances. 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

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BARGAINS IN LAND. 5 acres, on stone road, just outside the corporation. 20 acres, all black land, in corn, cement walks, good well; four room house and outbuildings. 25 acres, all cultivated, fair house and outbuildings. 120 acres, near station, school, and three churches, 50 acres cultivated, and remainder pasture. Good five-room house, outbuildings, and fruit. Only >2B. Terms, >BOO down. 160 acres, near station, all black prairie land in pasture: lies along large ditch, has good fence, wtell, and windmill. Only >35. .88 acres, Barkley township, all black land, in cultivation, lies along large ditch, has some tile and good six-room house, good barn, doublfe cribs, and deep well. Price >55. Terms, >I,OOO down. 105 acres, all cultivated or meadow, lies level and nice, has good outlet for drainage, and has good five-room , house, fair outbuildings; is on gravel road. Price >6O. Terms, >1.500 down. 80 acres, good buildings, orchard, well, all good land, and all in cultivation and well located. Also have several farms from 80 to 160 acres which can be bought right, on favorable terms. A G F. MEYERS.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS. The following letters remain uncalled for in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending June 27, 1910: .. Nat. Rating League, Victor Fawcett (2), John Beecher, James Tanner (2), J. A. Leavel, Pearl Zellers, Anna Rice, Miss Flora Traylor. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office July 11, if not delivered before that date. In calling for the above, please sav “Advertised,” giving date of list. G. E. MURRAY, P. M,

MBMJ I .. / a s i 1« a a R 1: B-s« 9r ML THAT'S WHERE PRICES ARE GOING. But Our Rates For JOB PRINTING REMAIN THE SAME. They Are Still Low Down.

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