Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1910 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day is “old settlers day” at Monticello. B. J. Moore was in Monon on business Wednesday. For Sale—A couple of show cases. —Home Grocery. B. S. Fendig was in Monticello on business Wednesday. George McElfresh was in Monon on business Wednesday. C. W. Neubold of Shelby was in the city on business Wednesday. ■Dr. I. M. Washburn made a business trip to Monticello Thursday. Vern Crisler and J. H. Dunlap were in Morocco on legal business yesterday. Misses Jane Parkison and Rose Kennedy went to Plymouth Thursday to visit friends. /" Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Nichols left Wednesday for Chicago and ' Omaha, Neb., on a business trip. - . ' Nation, the noted saloon destroyer, is delivering a series of lectures in Hammond this week. x] Levi Chupp, wife and daughter went to Edinburg Thursday to visit his sons for a few days. Gaylord Long went to Medaryville Thursday to visit with his uncle, Wm. Ramey, for a week. Miss Martha Parkison went to Brook Morocco Thursday to visit relatives a few days. Mrs. L. C. Pennel went to Morocco yesterday -to-visit her sister, Mrs. Will Pollock, a few days. Henry Secor, H. W. Kiplinger and Landy Magee went to Dowgiac, Mich., Thursday on a fishing trip.” Mrs. Horace Daniels and daughter Dora went to Hammond Friday and visited until Tuesday. Sylvester Gray went to Bluffton Wednesday to look after his farm. He will be gone a week or ten days. Mrs. E. C. English went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Steele. Catl Duvall and Earl Bruner went to Bloomington Wednesday for a couple of days visit with friends. Joseph Ruggles of Marion, who has been visiting with Sam Lowry for the past few days, returned home Wednesday.k. , . i.. « Rufus Knox of Chicago, who had beep visiting his father here for the past week, returned to Chicago Wednesday. Dalias Gunyon and wife went to Frankfort Wednesday to visit with the former’s brother, Elsa Gunyon, for a few days. Mrs. A. D. Britten and daughter Vern went to Demotte Thursday to Visit the former’s daughter. Mrs. Bert Demoss.

G. C. Mackey went to Monti-cello-on business yesterday. Don and Miss t Madge Beam spent Wednesday in Chicago. H. B. Brown of Kniman was down Wednesday on business. To-day’s markets: Corp, 55c; Oats, 29c; Rye, 65c; Wheat, 90c. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Jerry Healy went to Lafayette and Frankfort yesterday on business. A son was born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Alter of Union- to. ' « ■ /' The heavy winds this week have broken down the corn very’ badly in many places. Women’s S 3 to $3.50 and $4 shirt waists, slightly soiled, now SI .98—Rowles & Parker. Shoe bargains for men, women and children in the shoe department at the Home Grocery. Mrs. S. S. Shedd went to Chicago yesterday for a few days visit with her brother, Dr. Porter.' A ■ Clyde Gunyon of near Parr returned Wednesday from lowa, where he has been working on a dredge. Bruce Hardy went to Huntington yesterday for a two or three days visit with his uncle, Homer Hardy. Vibert and Roxie Gunyon went to Frankfort Wednesday for a week’s visit with their grandmother and other relatives. Mrs. Frank Weller and Mrs. Jacob Wright, who have been visiting in Frankfort for the past few davs. returned home yesterday. ' * Mrs. David Hines and son Clarence went to Boswell Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Campbell, .for a few' days. Rev. Green will preach at Curtis Creek school hotlse in Newton tp., Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The public is cordially invited. Mrs. Flora Kahler of Chicago, who bad been here to attend the funeral of her father, Joseph Stripmeyer, returned home Thursday. Mr: and Mrs. Adam Flesher and two children went to Chicago Heights Wednesday to visit relatives. They expect to be gone about a week. Raymond Stucker of near Mt. Ayr expects to leave Tuesday for Keighiy, Kan., for a two weeks visit with his uncle, S. A. Blankenbaker. Mrs. Charles Simpson and daughter. Miss Irene, w’ent to Mjonon Thursday to visit a few’ days with the former’s sister, Mrs. Hemphill.

Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown and daughter arrived home Thursday from a sojourn at Big Rapids, Mich. While away they visited Will Wishard and family. Ray Yeoman, who has been /employed as a civil and construction engineer at Rock Island. HL, for several months, will be home to-night for a few weeks-stay®. Melvin Haas and John Braddock left Wednesday for Chicago. They expect to go from there to Detroit, Mich., where they will, look for employment. Miss Jennie Chilcote of South Bend, who had been visiting relatives here the past few. weeks, went to Mt. Ayr Thursday to visit her aunt, Mrs. J. AV. Merry. Jxln the S4OO purse offered the / :30 trotting class at Crown Point Thursday, Fudge Hanley’s horse of this place won second place, and was awarded SIOO. B. J. Leigh and wife of Jefferson county, N. Y., who had been making a short visit here with C. H. Tyron and wife, went to Chicago yesterday for a few days visit before returning home. Mrs. A. H. Fleming of Omaha, Neb., who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Yates, here for some time, went to Rossville, 111., Thursday to visit other relatives, and will return home from there.

Attorney Greve of Wheatfield was down on business Wednesday. ’ John; Worland returned a few Mays ago from an extended visit at Mitchell. So. Dak., and other western points. C. P- Hopkins, who had been visiting here for several weeks, left Thursday for a visit in Ohio and thence to his home at Waverly, Tenn. He has several relatives living in and near Rensselaer-- . • Mrs. W. H. Morrison and little daughter and sister, Miss Emily Jensen went to Chicago Thursday w'here the latter will spend the winter after an extended visit here. Mrs. Morrison will only visit a few days there. Miss Ida Milliken and Mrs. Mary Thompson left Thursday for Toronto, where the latter will make a visit. Miss Milliken w'ill visit in Portland, Me., New r York and Boston. They expect to be gone a month or six weeks. - John C. Roelofs has bought the interest of his partner, Harry Collins, in the National Mercantile Association, and is now the whole works. He has moved the office from the River Queen Mills to rooms in the I. O. O. F. building. . MC. E. Duvall and wife and •Jptighter, Mrs. V. Nowels, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Warner and daughter, Mrs. J. A. Larsh and two children, and Miss Julia Leopold returned Wednesday from Bass Lake, where the ladies had been sojourning for a week. \\ allace Murray and wife and granddaughter, Miss Hazel English, accompanied as far as Chicago by the formers’ daughter, Mrs. Frank Donnelly, left Thursday for Carnegie, Okla., where they will spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Samuel English. " - Mrs. Len Lefler and brother Vern and sister, Miss Ethel Jacks of Lafayette came up Thursday to attend the funeral of their grandfather, T. P. Jacks, of Lee. Mrs. Lefler will make a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jacks, here before returning home.

Rev. C. O. Tohhson pastor of the M. P. church will move in a few days to Cass, a town in Sullivan county. He is sent to that place by conference appointment. The church here is at present without a pastor, and will continue so unless conference makes other arrangements. L. B. Ragan of Danville, Ind., came Friday to attend the state meeting of the Conscreek Association of the Primitive Baptist church, to be held at Isaac Stucker’s, three miles northeast of Mt. Ayr. Aug. 26-27-28. It is thought that there will be between seventy-five and eighty in attendance. Monticello Herald:,. A curious find was made by Joel Harvey last week while tearing away an addition to the residence of Mrs. Margaret Parcels, widow of Wm. H. Parcels. It was a half caddy of plug tobacco in a good state of preservation, which had evidently been laid away bv Mr. Parcels some twenty years ago. Tuesday morning’s storm did considerable damage up in Lake county and over west in Illinois. The damage by wind to factory buildings in the Calumet region is estimated at SIOO,OOO and one man was killed and several others injured. The big brick factory at Maynard, which cost $30,000 was blown down and is a total wreck. „ . \\ alter Percy Hopkins and Miss Eva Earle Hopkins were married Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the Christian parsonage by G. H. Clarke. They were accompanied by the groom’s mother, Mrs. Elden Hopkins, and the bride’s father. Nehemiah Hopkins. They expect to make their home in Rensselaer. The groom is a painter by trade. F. W. Fisher was down from Kankakee tp., Wednesday on business. He is figuring on remodeling the farmhouse on his Farm in Hanging Grove, the former Uncle David Culp farm, by putting a new foundation under same and raising it up and making a full two-story house out ot it. The improvement will cost in the neighborhood of S6OO. Subscribe for The Democrat. ‘

Lost—Thursday evening some place between Rensselaer and Pleasant Ridge, a large envelope containing some insurance supplies. Finder please leave at Knapp’s livery barn. - ; • t y • . - \Z\lfred Collins traded the River ©been Mills on Front street and his residence on Cullen street Tuesday to Greenip I. Thomas of-Remington, the latter taking immediate possession of the mill, but Air. Collins will remain in his residence for several months vet. In the deal Mr. Collins took a farm in Washington county, Ind. Mr. Thomas w r as located here a few' years ago in the butcher business. X. Littlefield and Frank Morton returned Wednesday night from their trip to Colorado. Mr. Morton, who went to look at a tract of land offered him in trade for the former Geo. Nicholson farm over near Remington, did not like that section of the country, and in other sections which he did like no trades would go. Mr. Littlefield has given up all intention of locating in Colorado, but says if he could sell out here without a sacrifice he thinks he might locate in Western Kansas, with which section of the country visited he was most favorably impressed.

BASKET MEETING.

There will be a basket meeting at the Good Hope Christian church next Sunday. The pastor, G. H. Clarke, will speak both in the morning and afternoon. AU persons are invited to come with well filled'baskets and enjoy the day.

DO YOU WANT LIGHTNING PROTECTION?

If so, I can furnish it to you. I handle the largest and best lightning conductors manufactured, have had ten years experiepce jind know how to rod a building to protect it from lightning. If you would like to have your buildings rodded, write me. My prices are right.— Frank A. Bicknell, Rensselaer, Ind., Box 34.

CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank our many friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown us by them during the sickness and death of our daughter and sister Mary.—Vincent Eisele and Family.

CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kindness during the sickness and death of our beloved father and grandfather.—Mrs. Angela Luers and Family.

CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned wish to express their thanks to the friends and neighbors who so willingly displayed their kindness and sympathy during our sad bereavement. —James Shindler and Fam“r- ■ , ■ ■ '■

FORMERLY OF JASPER.

of Mr. and Mrs. James Adair Wedded to H. L. Buchanan at Valley, 10. Valley, Idaho, Aug. 10.—The home of Mr. and Mrs' Jas. Adair was the scene of a pretty home wedding when their daughter, Opha Erl, was united in marriage to Hugh L. Buchanan of Wycliff, B. C. The ceremony was read by the Rev. J. W. Sherry of Priest River in the presence of the relatives and a few intimate friends. Mrs. W. J. Adair was matron of honor and the groom wa® attended by John Adair. „ The bride wore a dress of white mesaline trimmed in silk embroid-' ered net and banding. She wore a veil held in place with a wreath of sweet peas. The matron of honor wore white satin trimmed in brocade and tassels, Both parties are well and favorably known in Valley and have a host of friends who will miss them from their midst. Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan left on the evening train for a short wedding trip to Spokane and will make their future home at Wycliff, B. C., where Ml Buchanan has a position with a lumber company of that place. Among the guests from a distance were Mrs. C. E. Severns and Grace Nelson of Twin Lake; Mrs. W. J. Adair of Spokane and George Palmer of Wycliff, B. C.; Claude and Harry Norman of Marshall, Wash. —Northern Idaho News. The bride is a native of Jasper county, and has a number of relatives here. She is a granddaughter of Uncle J. C. Norman of north of Rensselaer, , <md a neice of Mrs. G. W. Gorman and the Norman boys of this county. The groom is a native of Sioux Falls, So. Dak.

“REACH e FOR / J. ~- / 1 /A ■ * f * /Jr ' ■ IE THAT IS THE WAY TO GET TRADE. To reach the people Who have the money To buy your goods You Must ADVERTISE

FOREST FIRES RAGE AND MANY PERISH

Special Trains Are Being Used lo Carry Refugees. Many refugees who pour Into Ml» Boula, Mont., from the fire swept districts in the west, bring heart rending tales of suffering and distress. The Northern Pacific has operated four relief specials during the day and has brought nearly 1,000 people here. Ths Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul has a special made up of. every available sort of equipment, in which 500 persons were huddled. One woman, picked up along the line at midnight, gave birth to a child in a box car. The Bitter Root valley fires has also secured renewed vigor. J. M. Kennedy of the Bureau of Protection, received information that the town or Libby was surrounded by fires and that the situation was critical. Eureka is also reported surrounded while the fires at Ann have broken out afresh. In Helena, both the Southern skies as well as those to the nortn and east are aglow, indicating that the flames are creeping up the Rbcky mountains from the west. A few blocks is the limit one may see, so dense is the smoke in Helena. ° All wires between Helena and Spokane on both the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad are down. An unverified report has reached here that the Oriental Limited train on the Great Northern has been ditched between two fires, while is it also reported that a fresh fire has broken out In Ten Mile valley, about fifteen miles south of Helena. Smoke which settled over the city was so dense that it was dark with a cr’mson glow showing through the smoke in the west. Fire, ashes and wood cinders are falling all over the city. From the Blackfoot region comes a rumor of disaster by fires. A prosperous ranch is said to be in imminent danger and a number of ranches have been burned by fires, w’hich communicated from the blazing trees. The telephone officials have rumors of 150 fire fighters being burned to death in Clearwater. The Milwaukee officials report five bridges burned on the east side of the Bitter Root river. Bates Rogers’ construction camp, near the summit of the divide, has been destroyed by fire with a loss of life, but the number of fatalities cannot be learned at this hour. Further down the mountains the charred remains of men were found near the tracks. The Milwaukee railroad depots at Anderson and Deborgia were burned and during last evening the station at Huagan was also destroyed. The fire is reported sweeping along the northern Mullan Gulch, towards the old town of St. Regis and officials on the Soo declare that the town wi” be destroyed. Another fire is reported on the lower Blackfoot, about six miles north of Bonner, which is six miles west of Missoula.. Half of the town of Wallace lies In smoking ruins and heavy clouds of smoke hang about the country through which the light of the fires shows copper red. Two lives were lost during the destruction of the town of 6,000 population, one of the wealthiest for its size in the country. Trains run by the Milwaukee and the Northern Pacific removed hundreds of homeless from the town. It is difficult to get In communication with the stricken city. The property loss is placed at a million dollars. The town of Taft, on the Idaho line, and St Regis, in Missoula county, were also burned. So far as known, there was no loss of life in either of these places or Syvanite. The towns were Completely wiped out

HUMOROUS QUIPS How to Avoid Crises. MODERN METHODS. That men should talk for days and day* Of compromise Is toad enough. I But when the ladles get the craze Then 1 haye had enoughs I took my loveliest of loves ; Along of me to Hurllnghatn,- f ■ >.-.• For if one has some newish gloves— v Well, why not be unfurling ’em? Since every modern lady who Has ceased to be a flapper owns That taxicabs were made for two And home’s the place for chaperon*. We went a deux. 1 thought it wise To stroke her hand and indicate The benefits which would arise From fixing up a syndicate. I talked from three to seven o’clock. And then because she fed at eight I took her home to change her frock And left her there to meditate. Myself returning homeward by A red. an almost ruby, bus And leaving till tomorrow my Prospective fate in nublbus. Her letter came at break of day. And this Is what she wrote to me: She could not bring herself to say A “Yes" nor yet a "No” to me, “I take the mean. To be exact. Although one has a brother, on® Could manage with a little tact To undertake another one.” I wired (the answer was prepaid): "You make a compromise of ItT’ Her ultimatum: “I’m afraid That’s just about the size of it.” ■ ■ -—Punch.'

Measuring the Sermons.

“I believe it would be a good thing,” said the deacon to the pastor, “if you wouldn’t make your sermons quite so long." “Why, man. I am commanded to preach the milk of the word,” said the pastor. - “All right, then,” said the deacon. “Make it condensed milk.”—Boston Traveler.

Avenues of Escape.

“And you say you have a fire escape at each floor?” said the* applicant for a room. “Yes, we have.” replied the boarding house lady. “Must give you a feeling of security?” “It does if the boarders are all paid, up.”—Yonkers Statesman.

Two Views.

“Everything is against me!" cried the pessimist “Maybe opportunity hasn’t knocked yet,” soothed the optimist. “If it has come at all it has knocked,” sighed the pessimist And the optimist gave him up.— Cleveland Plain Leader.

On an Equal Footing.

“No,” said she, “I cannot consent to become your wife. Father says one Of your ancestors was a horse thief.” “But one of your ancestors was a member of a state legislature.” “Oh. I had forgotten that So I can marry you, after all.’’—Chicago Rec-ord-Herald.

She Knew.

“Now,” said Mr. Bunker, who was Instructing her in the mysteries of golf, “you know what a ’tee’ is. Now, then, the duties of a caddie”— “Ob. of course,” she interrupted, “the caddy’s what you put the tea in. I know what a tea caddie is.”—Catholic Standard and Times.

That Much Ahead.

Hoax—l attended an amateur theatrical entertainment last for the benefit of a starving family! Joax—Was the starving family benefited very much? ;• Hoax—Well, they didn't have to be there—Philadelphia Record.

Makes Them Run.

Cityman—l suppose you have a dog on your place to keep tramps off? Subbubs—No, but I have a horse that scares them away. C.—A vicious horse? S.—No; it’s very quiet. It’s a sawhorse.—Boston Transcript.

Began Too Soon.

Mr. Rocks—This titled foreigner wants to marry our daughter. Mrs. Rocks—How delightful! Is he a baron? Mr. Rocks—Very barren. He tried to touch me for fifty.—Boston Herald.

Height of It.

Mr. Pbunn—l tell you these railroads are a tyrannical lot. Mr. Pbann—Yotf bet! Pre even been at ball games that were called so the two teams would be able to catch their trains.—Puck.

Ownership Denied.

“In your advertisement you stated that you have no mosquitoes.” “So I ha I n’t. Them pesky critters you see flyin' around here don’t belong to me. by heck.!”—Lippincott’s.

Couldn’t Risk It.

a Husband—Did you bunt up the new cook’s references? Wife—No. John, I didn’t I was afraid they might prove prejudicial.— Harper’s Bazar.

Supplying Copy.

“Why do you insist on eating with your knife? 1 can’t see the joke.” “No joke at all. There’s an English novelist at the next table.”—Pittsburg Post.

A Day Off.

Bunday School Teacher—la your pa. a Christian. Bobby? Little Bobby—No’m. not today. Ha*» got the toothache.—Browning's Mag*— ailne. ■ 4 V. i."