Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1910 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. H. G. Clark of Mt. Ayr, who had been visiting relatives at Lafayette a few days, returned home Saturday. Supt. Shumaker of the Indiana Anti-Saloon Laegue held meetings in Gobdland and Kentland Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. W. F. Smith and Mrs. W. H.. Beam went to Chicago yesterday for a visit with the latter’s sister, Miss Wright. Frank Barton and wife of Woodland, 111., returned home Saturday after a few days visit with Wm. Garland and family. The wfheat is all cut and in shock in Jasper county, and oats harvest begun in earnest Monday. If good weather continues wheat threshing will begin next week. * . Alexander Leach, who lhas been in a critical condition for several weeks, was lying in a stupor yesterday, and it is evident that he can live but a few hours: 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. tl Mrs. D. B. Whetstone and grandson, Darrell Mathews of Chicago, who had been visiting the former’s brother, John T. Murray and family a few days, returned home Saturday. Thomas M. Walter of Barkley tp., is preparing to build a new house on his farm in that township. It will be 32x34, two story and basement. McColly & Coen will do the carpenter work. Albert Fendig of Brunswick, Ga., stopped off here; Fridayevening for a brief visit with his brothers, Ben and Sam, while on his way home from attending the national meeting of Elks at Detroit, Mich. v Mrs. F. H. Hemphill and son Bp-on went to Chicago Saturday and accompanied home her mother-in-law, Mrs. R. C. Hemphill, who had been visiting her brother, O. S. Grant at Mound City, Mo., the past two months. Mrs. Mary Lowe left Saturday morning for a few weeks trip to Marinette and Packard, Wis. At the former place she will visit James Lefler and wife, and at Packard she will look after her interests in some timber land near there.

Roasting ears of the homegrown variety, appeared on t'he market Saturday. With new potatoes, string beans, roasting ears and fried chicken of his own production, the ruralite has his city cousin about a milion times or more. j- s Owing to the failure of G. H. McClain, catcher for the to return from Ihis visit to Ohio, as pected, and one or two others being unable to play, the team did not go over to Brook Sunday as advertised, and the game had to be called off. The Hagenbeck-Wallace bill posters were in town Saturday and pretty thoroughly covered the town and surrounding country with gaily colored paper for the big show which will exhibit here July 30. Advertising car No. 2 will be along in a few days. '/ .The little son of Mr. and Mrs. (James Hurley of Rensselaer, aged one year and eight months, died Friday after a few days sickness from cholera infantum. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon and burial made in the Brushwood cemetery in Barkley tp. “Corhrad” Fox, who has had tihte contract for carrying the mail between the Rensselaer postoffice and depot for several years, has tendered his resignation and the job will be re-let, probably at considerable advance over the present ridiculously low figure of $16.50 per month. Frank Donnelly, W. C. Babcock, Fred Mic Colly and W. S. Coen went to ’"Chicago Monday and drove home a fine new “E. 1 M. F. 30” for Mir.’ Donnelly for whidhi he has had an order in for several months. It is equipped with top, lights, etc., but the company was temporarily out of glass fronts and Mr. Donnely will put that on later. It is mighty nice smooth-running car car.