Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1910 — Page 3

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. f . —— ' Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. John Duvall spent yesterday in Chicago. , . . - „ •»' J. T. Randle is quite sick with stomach trouble. The Democrat editor passed his 47th milestone Monday. A son was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Harmon. Warner Hough of Newton tp., was a Lafayette visitor Saturday. Bessie Marion and Martha Possin spent Saturday in Monon. - Ed Oliver of Newland was a Hammond business visitor Monday. C. A. Roberts went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the state fair. —s., Gerald Hollingsworth is attending Culver Military Academy this year. W. J. Holmes went to Indianapolis Saturday to spend a week at the state fair. Mrs. Chas. Malchow and daughter, Miss Tillie, spent Saturday in Chicago. John Knox went to Chicago Saturday where he expects to secure employment. Miss Rubie Dunlap went to Frankfort Saturday for a week’s visit with relatives. Mrs. Will McCord of Mt. Ayr went to Chicago yesterday to visit with her husband. Louis Hefferlin went to Monte ray, Ind„ Saturday for a todays visit with his parents. Eli Brown went to Indianapolis Saturday for a few days visit and to attend the state fair. Chauncey Dexter of north of town went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the state fair a few days. Mrs. G. F. Meyers and daughter Nell went to Chicago yesterday to make a short visit with friends. Mrs. Philip piue went to Burkett, Ind., Saturday for a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Harriet Mowrer. I a big rain came Monday ajnd Monday night, making it too in many places to plow for or sow wheat. rMrs. John A. Dunlap is visiting with Mr. Dunlap’s sister, Mrs. Henry Paulus,' of near Morocco this w-eek. Luers* of Pittsburg left Monday for home after a week’s visit with his brother, Henry Luers, of south of town. * Rice Porter and wife and G. B. Porter returned home Saturday after a few days spent at the Goodland horse show. A 17-year-old daughter of James Jerries of Gifford died Monday from diphtheria, after only one or two days sickness. Miss Maggie O’Shaughnessy of Chicago returned homip Sunday after a week’s visit With her aunt, Mrs. Nat Heuson, of north of town. Mrs. E. D. Britten accompanied as far as Shelby Saturday her granddaughter, Zella Russel, of Demotte, who had been visiting here. Mrs. A. L. Jenson and Miss Beatrice Langdon of Wheatfield returned home Monday after a short visit here with relatives and friends. J. R. Wilcox and wife went to Zanesville, Ohio, Saturday for a couple weeks visit with relatives. They also expect to visit at Coshocton. See our lines of children’s shoes when you want good shoes for your boys and girls.—Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Opera House Block. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donnelly and son Robert autoed over to Goodland Saturday and spent the day and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Bales. — J. M. Knapp, the liveryman, is now well prepared to handle the ( automobile livery trade, his new auto running .as smooth ana reliable as clockwork.

To-day’s markets :> Corn, 51c; Wheat, 88c; Oats, 28c; Rvey 60c. i - - ■ Thomas and M. A. Churchill are here from the west to visit their father, Wm. Churchill, who is seriously sick. - Frank Vest of Ogden, 111., who has been visiting relatives here for the past three weeks, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wright are expected home either to-day or to-morrow from their month's sojourn in the west. H. C. Hoshaw and sister, Mrs. John Slathour, went to Lowell Saturday to visit their brother, Henry W. Hoshaw. George Hollingsworth and family came down from Chicago in their auto Saturday and spent Sunday and Monday here. Latest reports from Mrs. B. Forsythe state that she is making satisfactory recovery from her recent operation for tumor. A two-year-old daughter of Levi Stutzman of near Mt. Ayr was buried here Sunday, her death occurring the day previous. e Mrs. Joseph Graham of Monticello, who had been visiting Relatives near McCoysburg jthe past few days, took the train here Monday for home. Mrs. Chas. Murphy and daughter of Berwyn, 111., returned home Monday after a week’s visit here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows. H. J. Gowland and family of north of town drove over to Goodland, their old home, Saturday to take in the Horse Fair and shake hands with old friends. ■"N.The little three-year-old daughter of Joseph Kanne fell from a water tank Friday and cut her scalp so badly that seven stitches were necessary to close the wound. Mann Spitler was down from Thayer yesterday. He was so tickled over the Mjaine election that we couldn’t get him to say a word about the oil well at Thayer. Mrs. Caddie Towne of New Orleans and sister, Mrs. Eva Tyner of Amite, La., left Monday morning for their homes after an extended visit here with their sister, Mrs. A. J. Grant. David and Leonard Elder arrived home Saturday night from Dakota where they had been working at the carpentering trade the past six months in various points in that state. Merle Porter, who for the past few years had been mixing soft drinks at Newels’ restaurant, resigned his position at that place Saturday,, and is not decided as yet what he will take up next.

Miss lima Robinson returned to Indianapolis Monday after a week’s visit here with her mother. Miss Grace Robinson accompanied her back t(f the capital citv for a couple weeks visit. yj ' AyWofd was received here a few /days ago that Will Woodworth was recently married at Belle Fourche, So. Dak., where he is holding down a claim. The name of the bride, however, was not learned. Crown Point Star: The fair society has settled and balanced their books far enough to know it will be in the neighborhood of S3OO short, which added to, the. present debt puts it in the hole at least $1,500. Goodland Herald: Tuesday Spinney Bros, traded their store building and a residence property on Iroquois street to Mr. James C. Frances for 240 acres, northeast of Goodland. eration $16,800. Mrs. R. A. Patterson of Tacoma. Wash., who had .been spending the past week here with her sister, Mrs.- A. L. Willis, and family, left yesterday for Mazon, Jll., where she will visit before returning home. ; Marcus M. Towle, founder of the city of Hammond and originator of the refrigerator car system of shipping fresh meats, died irrthe^insane asylum at Longcliff last week, aged 69 years. At one time his fortune was estimated at over $1,000,000 but unfortunate 1 investments reduced his wealth to about SIOO,OOO at the time of his death. r "~ ,

Charlie Reed, the 16-ye*ar-old son of John Reed of Yirgie, fell from a horse Friday and broke his left arm. Mrs. Jacob Junglas returned Thursday from a visit with her brother,' John Shupe and family at Valparaiso and visited until yesterday with friends about Surrey, when they returned to their home in Coldwater, Ohio. We have Dr. A. Reed’s cush-ion-sole shoes for men and women. They will- keep the feet dry and warm and are a great aid to people bothered with rheumatism. Sold at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Opera House Block. ______ Those who have tried our Barnyard shoes declare they are the very best. If you are looking for a comfortable, durable pair of shoes, try the Barnyard shoes. Sold and warranted at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Opera House Block; Squire Joel F. Spriggs was down from Walker tp., Monday making final settlement in the estate of his son, Randolph Sp r igg s - The only damage reported from the frost in his vicinity was a little to late potatoes on the muck ground. Jesse Smith, the 26-year-old son of J. W. Smith of Union tp., is quite seriously ill and will be taken to Chicago Friday to see a specialist. He taught school in this county for five years, and it is thought he lost his health in the school room. G. T. Harris, a former resident of Carpenter tp., but for the past 28 years a resident of Wessington, So: Dak., came yesterday for a few weeks visit with old friends and acquaintances. This is his first visit back here since he left, 28 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, Mr. and Mrs. William Chapman and family of Barkley, Mrs. Greer Bunnell and family of Milroy, and Mrs. Alonzo Woods and family of McCoysburg spent Sunday with Newton Sunderland and family’- on the J. O.'Puffer farm, east of town.

John Eger’s and Robt. Drake’s new Buick autos arrived from Chicago Saturday night. John’s machine is a bright red, some capacity- as the Sage auto, while Mr. Drake’s is the same size machine as C. F. Stackhouse’s. Both are fine lookers and are able to go as fast as their owners desire. / Slight frosts occurred Friday /and Saturday- nights, but no damage of importance is reported. Much of the corn in the south part of the county is pretty well out of way- of light frost, but in the central and north sections three or four weeks, is yet needed to put it all on the safe side, W. H. Parkison's family has recently- moved back to Rensselaer from Indianapolis and are occupying the Parkison residence on College Road. John A. Dunlap, who was living therein, has rented Miss Nancy Rees’ tenant house on Van Rensselaer street and will occupy' same as soon as his goods arrive here. J y The ball game at Goodland Saturday between the Rensselaer Wrens and the Boswell team, was quite strenyous. At the end of the ninth inning the score stood 5 to 5. In the tenth inning Rensselaer scored two tallies and their opponents got a good-egg. Quite a number of local fays attended from here. "xMiss Ellen Childers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Childers of Rensselaer, and a teacher in the Jasper county schools last vear, was married August 16 to Carl Harsha of Keener tp., where she taught school last year. The marriage is said to have taken place at Terre Haute. They are now residing at Lafayette where the groom is employed in the Monon shops.

jMlrs. S- G. Irwin and little daughter returned Sunday from a six weeks visit with relatives and friends in Minneapolis, Princeton /and Cannon Falls, Minn. The society columns of the Minneapolis Sunday Journal of a recent issue contained an excellent picture of Mrs. Irwin, who, it was stated, was ‘‘the much entertained -guest' of Mrs; George Sherman of Pillsburv avenue for the past few weeks.” Now Schuyler declares that he proposes to go along next- time and see if he can't get his picture in the society colums of the big papers also. ,

C. G. Spitler and James and Thomas Lamson returned Sunday morning from their trip to Jamestown, No. Dak., and John A. Dunlap returned Monday morning. Neither of these parties bought there. They liked the looks of the country pretty' well, however, and perhaps some of them - will invest later. At this ,writing it is not known when the others of Cristler’s party will return. Miss May Huston of Goodland. who has been attending Chicago University this summer, was the guest of J. J. Hunt and family Thursday night and Friday', leaving Friday evening for Lafayette to visit her neice, Dora Kendall, and from there will go to Deedsville to visit her brother. Carey Huston and family a few days. She will then go to Atlanta, Ga., where she will teach the ensuing year. Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson and three children of Washington, D. C., who have been visiting here for the past two months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson, will leave for home Friday-. They will be accompanied front Chicago by Mrs. Wilson’s nephew, Alvin W. Coen, who is returning to the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, where he is taking a course in architecture. Goodland business men seem ■ pretty well pleased over their first Horse Show and will repeat tlte performance again next year. They- had a good display es stock and there was a very- good attendance all through. One feature. which we hope will be had at our coming horse show, was the parade of the premium stock Saturday afternoon, led by the band. This was one of the mgpt interesting sights of the whble show. ... Act Quick To-Day. Not a monjent should be lost, if lame back, nervousness, dizzy spells and tired, listless feeling warn you of Kidney trouble. Take Dr. King’s New Health Tea. You’ll get quiek re- 1 lief and head off such fatal maladies < as Dropsy, Diabetes or Bright’s Di- j sease. Only 25c. at A. F. Long’s.

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CITY COUNCIL MEETS. -.■a . \ :. j . Postpones Tax Levy, However, Until Next Regular Session. The city council met in regular session Monday r evening and transacted the following business : A. E. Brand’s petition for a sidewalk along block 43, street committee’s report was unfavorable. The marshall was instructed to put in a brick crossing on Webster street, at intersection of Plum street. The street committee was instructed to purchase a load of' screenings for street repair. City engineer instructed to prepare plans and specifications for bricking of the Leopold alley through block 4, original plat, south of Worland’s furniture store. Petition of H. R. Kurrie, et al. for a sewer in alley between Weston and Cullen streets was referred to sewer committee to ascertain cost of same. Petition of Wm. Washburn for sidewalk along outlot 1; city atty. instructed to prepare resolution for same. Fire company members present at Eiglesbach fire allowed 81.50 each for services at said fire. City clerk was directed to notify cemetery trustees to make financial report to council at next meeting. The matter of tax levy for the city for the year 1910 was deferred to next meeting. < The following claims were allowed :

* CORPORATION FIND. George Mustard, marshal. ... $30.00 Chas. Morlan, c1erk........ 25.00 Frank Critser, night watch. . . 25.00 John Eger, mdse fire house. . 5.90 Healey & Clark, pub notices. 44.00 A F Long, mdse city hlth offi 6.85 Ed Duvall, Jr, asst engineer. . 3.00 ROAD FUND. Bert Campbell, city teamster 25.00 U S Parks, haul sand, etc. 18.25 James Elliott, unloading brick 3.00 Ed Randle, labor with team.. 12.50 Healey & Clark, pub ordin’ce 15.00 Standard Oil Co, oil for st.. 8.74 Maines & Hamilton, coal, hay 15.42 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary.... 50.00 Mel Abbott, same. 45.00 Dave Haste, same. ... . 45.00

A GOOD PROPOSITION. \.y ' - We have for sale. Three and Five Year, 7 and 8 per cent semi-annual interest hearing notes, in amounts from 8300.00 to $5,000.00, secured by First Mortgage on Improved Real Estate. We collect interest, and principal when due. and remit without charge. We have loaned over $2,000,000.00 in Oklahoma City and vicinity without one dollar lost. We will pay your *«.. R. fare and all expenses to and from Oklahoma City, if every representation we make here or by correspondence. Is not absolutely correct. Write us for information about these loans and give your money a chance to earn you 8 per cent net interest, instead of 3 or 4 per cent. Write us for list of farms for sale. A. C. FARMER * CO., Oklahoma City, Okla. 206-8 N. Robinson St.

Jesse Gates, hauling coal. A 36.19 Shirley Hill Coal Co, coal. . .191.20 Wonderland Coal Co, same.. 116.40 Western Electric Co, supplies 7.80 Milts Electric Co, same ~. . 56.13 Scott Cb*-*tnut. bouse wiring- 19.50 Central Supply Co. supplies.. 21.34 Mrs E Powell, bd bill boil mkr 3.75 Healey & Clark, not & statny 11.50 John Eger, mdse. .. .. ~. . . 10.22 Scott Chestnut, wiring, ..... 11,70 A F Long, mdse. .. .. . ...... 2.10 Mqines & Hamilton, slack c’J 14-87 Ray D Thompson, frt paid. .161.15 Same, same 4.83 WATER FIND. Clinton Oil Co, oil. ....... 20.83 T E Malone, salary. 45,06 John Hordeman. rep leaks. . 16.20 C W Platt, same. ..... 5.10 Healey Jk Clark, ptg statem’ts 3.00

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