Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1911 — Page 3

Record Breaking Crowds Have Thronged All Week Sale Positively Closes SATURDAY NIGHT Jan.2B R. R. fare will be paid to purchasers of sls or over

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Fine dried fruits.-—Home Grocery. Today’s markets: Wheat, 90c; Corn, 38c; Oats, 29c. W. H. Morrison was a Chicago ? business visitor Monday. William Zard and wife Sundayed with Reynolds relatives. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Leavel drove up to see their farm near Winamac Monday. yTo Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pullins of Townsend, Mont., a few days ago, a daughter. Will Roth and wife of Monticello spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr,, and Mrs. William Rayher. Do not buy your fertilizer until you have gotten our prices. MAINES & HAMILTON. M. A. Gray of Remington and A. E. Vincent of Eldorado, Kan., were business visitors in Rensselaer yesterday. , Lous Warren, of near Tefft, was quite badly hurt a few days ago when a horse, which he was riding, fell with him. Advertised letters: Mrs. Florence Hershman Scotten, Miss Mary Dluzack, Mr. Packerion, Ernest Wagner, Thomas Henehan (3). \OJarry Parker and Dr. I. M. Washourn left Monday on a ten days fishing and hunting trip through southern Louisiana. They will also visit New Orleans while gone. J. A. Carson of Piqua, Ohio, who bad been visiting his daughter, Mrs. ‘ E. N. Loy and family here the past few days, went to Gary Monday to visit relatives before returning home. Rensselaer friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Healy have received announcements of their marriage at Houston, Tex., last Sunday. They will be "at home,” Rensselaer, Ind., after March 1. Y The Democrat is informed that; Zit least four shares of “railroad” stock were sold by Eugene Purtelle in Union tp., and- quite a bunch at Mt. Ayr. It may be that the victims of this "busted” stock gambler are more numerous in this vicinity than first believed. Brook Reporter: George Ade was in town a few hours Wednesday and from here went to - Kentland for a short visit with his father, after which he leaves for the West Indies to spend the winter. He brings official word that a hew morning and evening train will be put on this line in the neat future. Lowell Tribune: Eugene Purtelle, President of the Northwestern Traction Co. and its main promotor, has gone into voluntary bankruptcy. Report says he has caught Lake county stockholders for from $lO,000 to $25,000. There are promotors and then there are more promotors. and Mrs. Emanuel Ropp and little son of near Urbana, Ohio, stopped off here Saturday for a brief visit with his brothers, Henry,/ Andrew and Horatio. They were on their way home from a visit with relatives of Mrs. Ropp in Kansas. ■While there Mr. Ropp run over into Missouri and visited an uncle, Jacob Hess, who had not seen one of his relatives in forty-eight years.'

John Eger was a Chicago goer yesterday. Try the new French peas at the Home Grocery. —- John Webber was in Lafayette on business Monday. Zacher of Newton tp., a son. Wm. Daniels continues in failing health. His son Guy, who has a position at Rock Island, 111., spent a few with him last week. A Washington dispatch is authority for the statetnent that Jesse Wilson, soon to retire as assistant seccretary of the interior, will return to Rensselaer and resume the practice of law. Miss Alice Ryan of near Medaryville, who had been visiting her uncle, Warren Robinson and family, and her sister, Miss Florehte, the past iveek or ten days, returned home Monday. \The funeral of Peter May was held from the residence in the east part of town at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. G. H. Clarke, and interment made in Weston cemetery. Fifty-two weeks of contract with all the news of home, town, county, state, country and all the world, for $2.00 which pays for The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer and this paper one year. XMr. and Mrs. Granville Moody akd Chas Moody and daughter Bessie were called to Urbana, Ohio, Monday to attend the funeral of the sister of the Moody boys, Mrs. Clifford Fyffe, who died near Boston Thursday. E. Simpson, district deputy, L. H. Hamilton, W. F. Osborne, Wm. Coen, Korah Daniels, Ephriam Hickman and Wm Simons were over at Remington Friday night and installed the new officers in the I. O. O. F. Camp at that place. They were handsomely entertained by their Remington lodge brothers.

Maxwell —nothing new—nothing radical —nothing to be tried out at your expense—not something new featured this year, only to fail, and possibly something worse pushed off on you next year, in a frantic “endeavor to • sell their cars, and to please a restless buying public—restless to own a car that allows rest and pleasure and business to go hand in hand —-such as the MAXWELL. Monticello Journal: Mat Rogers of Monon was seriously injured in a crossing accident at Monon Saturday. He was driving a coal wago i across the Monon track when the rear of the wagon was struck by a train. Mr. Rogers was thrown out on the frozen ground, landing on his head and shoulders, injuring him seriously. Mr. Rogers is a cousin of. Mrs. Sallie Benjamin of East Monticello. The Kokomo Tribune speaks approvingly of the public accounting law. It notes that the average cost of making an examination is SBS and it adds: “This work can be done right only by capable men and they are worthy of hire. The substantial 1 value of the service is not sb much in uncovering official crookedness as it is in proving public faithfulness."* There is no better service that can be rendered the people at this time than that which ascertains and reveals to them that their public offices are capably and honestly filled.

I ■ ' t ' . • Reiss’s Clean Sweep Sale Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Underwear, Etc. are Sold at Astonishingly Low Prices ON this date one of the greatest money saving and most successful sales ever attempted in this part of the country will have passed by. WE HAVE SOLD IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF MERCHANDISE, BUT OUR SHELVES ARE NOT SWEPT CLEAN YET. We can please you as well as ever; ask your neighbors who have bought if the values we are offering are not simply astonishing. Do not miss them. We are anxious to sell. You will be more anxious to buy—when you see them.

All ladies appreciate . suggestions for recipes, patterns and formulas by other ladies, because the ideas are practical.- The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer prints seven columns of such in formation each week. This paper is SI.OO a year, but by subscribing through The Democrat the two papers will cost only $2.00.

John Dexter and family moved here last week from Pocahontas, lowa, onto a 100 acre farm near Gifford, which he recently purchased of B. J. Gifford. Mr. Dexter is a native of Goodland, but some few years ago resided on a farm in Gillam tp., finally selling out there about foru years ago at an advance of about sls per acre and moving to lowa, where he has been following contracting at mason and cement work. He has had a pretty good offer for his farm at Newland, a good advance over what he paid but not quite what he wants for it. If he gets his price he will probably move to Rensselaer and work at his trade again.

The common council met in regular session Monday night with all members present. The members of the fire department were allowed $1.50 each for services at the Nowels building fire Friday night. The Supt. of light plant was authorized to purchase a diaphragm pump, which is used to pump water out of trenches when making water connections and fixing bursted pipes. Said pump not to exceed $35 in cost. In the matter of the petition of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville R. R. Co., for right to extend its switch tracks across Main, Franklin and Webster streets, on motion said petition was continued to Tuesday night. The following claims were allowed:

CORPORATION FUND. George Mustard, marshal.... $30.00 Frank Critser, nightwatch. . . 25.00 Chas Morlan, clerk 25.00 H J Kannal, med serv c horse 22.75 J A Larsh, mdse. .. . ... ... . . 1L65 L P Shirer, boarding prisoners 8:80 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, teamster 25.00 Jake-Gilmore, cleaning snow 4.90 B S Fendig, ir0n.1... I.ooj C Kellner, crushed stone... 16.75 J C Gwin, sewer., .. . . .... 18.33 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary. ... 50.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same. ......... 30.00 Kenneth Rhoades, wk on line 15.75 H F King, blackhmith work. 2.20 J A Larsh, md5e...... 14.95 General Electric Co, supplies 58.8 7 JeSse Gates, hauling c0a1.... 36.25 Torfey Cedar Co, poles.. . ... . 231.01 Hiram Day, cement, etc...., 18.43 Standard Oil Co, 0i1....... . 10.78 Shirley Hill Coal Co, c0a1... 205.8 b G J Jessen, c10ck.......... 1.50 Ray D Thompson, frt paid. . . 68.31 J C Gwin, sewer. "5.07 WATER FUND. TE Malone, 5a1ary,...,.... 30.00 Rensselaer Garage, lathe wk 2.05 Seehansen, Wehrs & Co, .pack'g 9. Seehansen, Wehrs & Co, packing 9.28 R D Thompson, bond, int.. 1900.00

COMING TO ELLIS OPERA HOUSE.

Mr. Ellis, the manager of the Opera House, was heard to remark the other day that it was mighty hard for towns of our size to get good shows. He looked sad when he said it, /00. Now to-day he is smiling and says that the problem is solved. We told him we were from Missouri, so he proceeded to show us. He has booked in a company that has been twenty-two weeks in stock in a beautiful little north side theater in Chicago. The house is in litigation so the company is going to take the road until the case is settled. They will

THE CITY COUNCIL.

playa circuit of six towns, playing here on Friday night, Jan. 27, and on the same night every week with a new play. They have played twenty-two different plays in their Chicago house and will play them around this circuit in any order the audiences desire. We have seen the list of plays and it contains some sterling dramas and comedies, both new and old. Among them are: Lena Rivers, St. Elmo, Dora Thorne, The Devil, Rip Van Winkle, The Middleman, A Wife In Name Only, Blue Grass, \a Girl From Turkey, For Love and Liberty, In the Lions Jaw, and many others. Each play will be played once around the circuit, one night in each of the towns, and each play will be costumed and staged exactly as it was in their Chicago production. Special scenery will be built, painted and carried for every play. There will be no advance in the prices, so the managers say, they will have to pack the house plumb full to make any money at all. However, they seem to feel that the houses will be in that condition after the first time around. If the plan turns out one half as well as it is represented, a treat is in store for us. So here is luck to the Jordan Dramatic Go., from the Mabel theater, Chicago. iWe understand their first play was one of the biggest favorites in Chicago, “Under Arizona Skies.” One night only, Friday, Jan. 27, at Ellis Opera House.

DODGING THE ISSUE, AS USUAL.

The Republican, in reply to The Democrat’s question of when suits are to be commencel to recover the amounts Jasper county has been swindled out of by the Winamac Bridge Co., on bridge contracts In this county, as shown by the examinations conducted last spring, seeks to dodge the question by putting it up to the lone democratic member of the board of county commissioners. • . ’ ■ '

This was to be expected. But as two of the old board remain it doesn’t make it quite clear how this one democratic member of the board can all by himself make an order of this kind. Besides, the present county attorney, who would prepare the complaint, is also the attorney for the offending bridge company. The Republican talks like a “wieney,” but if it is really honest in its pre-election conversion to this proposition of recovering this mopey, it should show it by urging the board of commissioners to do something. We do not believe that Commissioner Stackhouse —the lone democratic member —•‘will oppose the action. However, if it won’t do this — an.d it won’t—The Democrat will urge the board to take action in the matter as soon as it becomes a democratic board, which will be next January.

PIANO SALE NOW ON.

I have now received a shipment of high-grade pianos of standard make, which I am offering for sale on the monthly payment plan for a trifle above wholesale prices. As I am subjected to very light expense, I can and will sell any of the leading makes of pianos at prices hard to duplicate. I will also keep well supplied with the latest hits in sheet music. If you have a piano needing tunning or repairing, give me a trial. I will give the names, as reference, of a number whose pianos I have tuned and repaired. lam in the business permanently. PERRY HORTON.

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OBITUARY.

James Allen Gray was born June 9, 1865, died January 19, 1911, at the age of 45 years, 7 months and 10 days. He was raised on the farm near Remington and followed farming until the autumn of 1901, when he was married to Stella Dewitt of Parr, Ind.,- November 27. They then moved to a farm near Gowrie, lowa, where they remained one year, moving from there to Manson, lowa, where he engaged in the livery business with his brother Albert, continuing in that business until the 15th of November, 1903. He then procured a rural mall route out of Manson and has driven the route continuously with the exception of about two weeks when he was not able to drive, and the 15 days vacation allowed carriers each year at which times, his wife Stella, who was his substitute, did the driving. In the capacity .of mall carrier he gave entire satisfaction and left hosts of friends on the route and in and around Manson. The floral offerings were presented by the post office force and other friends there.

He had been ailing for the past two months, but had continued to drive until Monday before he passed away. Some two weeks before his death his physician advised him to go to the hospital and have an op-j eration performed *which he decided to do, and his wlef accompanied him to the hospital at Ft. Dodge, lowa, on January 17. The operation was performed the 18th and he seemed to be getting along alright and conversed with his wife during that afternoon. About 4 o’clock the next morning, pneumonia set in and he passed away at 3 p. m. He was baptized by the Methodist minister that morning and in answer to the minister's question as to how he felt in to thtf future he said: “I feel that I am saved and that all is well with me."

His wish had ever been that he might be buried at Remington, near his old home, and his wish was gratified by his wife having him brought here for bural. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife Stella, his aged mother, who is now past 80 years of age, two brothers, Sylvester of Rensselaer and Jacob Albert of Kenosha, Wis.; two sisters, Josephine Burns of Goodland, Ind., and Alice J. Babcock of Parr, Ind.; and his little step-daughter Pearl, who has made her home with Allen and Stella since they were married, and many relatives and friends. The funeral services were conducted Saturday at the M. E. church by Rev. Charles Harper of Rensselaer, assisted by Rev. R. H. Crowder of Remington. Interment in the Remington cemetery.

COAL AND WOOD.

Try us for your coal and wood. Jackson Hill and Lehigh coal for ranges. Pittsburg Splint, smokeless, for heating. All sizes of hard coal. —RENSSELAER LUMBER CO., Phone 4.

RIVER QUEEN MILLS.

We are ready to do all kinds of grinding of grain, except Custom work our specialty. Our retail prices: Buckwheat flour ..... . 3%c Rye flour ........... 7. 2%c Bolted meal 2c Unbolted meal. .........$1.25 cwt Cracked Corn ..$1.25 cwt Corn and oats chop. .... .$1.35 cwt 2 per cent discount for cash. FLYNN & HUSTON.

For LaGrippe Coughs and Stuffy Colds. Take Foley’s Honey and Tar. It gives quick relief and expels the cold from your system. It contains no opiates, is safe, and sure.—A. F. Long

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Jan. 18, J. U. Iliff, 6 miles south and 2 miles west of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Jan. 26, Joseph Sheuilch, 1% miles east of Rensselaer. General sale of horees, cattle, farm tools etc. Saturday, Jan. 28, A. M. Sands, Just northeast of town, on the Amsler farm. General sale of horses, cattle, farm tools, etc. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Geo. E. Heuson, 3 miles west of Rensselaer, on the old Saylor farm. General sale of horses, cattle, hog's, farm tools, household goods, etc.

There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years it was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced It a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., To- . ledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Look for the Bee Hive On the package when you buy Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. None genuine without the Bee Hive. Remember the name, Foley’s Honey and Tar and reject jmy substitute. —A. F. Long. NOTICE TO IXIT CONTRACT HOLDERS IN FACTORY ADDITION. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Directors of the Rensselaer Commercial Club, held at the rooms of said Club on January 11, 1911, the following resolution was passed: “That all contracts for lots on which the contractors have not paid a sum equal to SIOO be declared forfeited, if such payments have not been made on or before the first day of April, 1911. CHARLES G. SPITLER, Secretary-Treasurer, For Sale—A handsome 3-lamp brass chandelier, large burners, colored globes, raises and lowers by thumb spring; cost S2O, will sell for $7.50. Splendid piece for a country parlor dr sitting room. Also a fine brass hanging lamp, with Rochester burner,, large hand-painted shade; cost $lO, will sell for $3. —PHONE 311, or enquire at The Democrat office.

TWO OF A KIND. \ Pillsbury and Gold Medal. These two brands of flour are more widely distributed than any other dozen brands. Do you know why? Buy a sack of either, at McFarland’s and the question is answered. We now have an arrangement whereby we can get the car rate, therefore can sell as cheaply as any other house for the same grade. , Foley’s Kidney Appreciation. L. McConnell, Catharine St., Elmira, N. Y., writes: “I wish to express my appreciation of the great \ good I derived from Foley’s Kidney Remedy, which I used for a bad case of kidney trouble. Five bottles did the work most effectively and proved to me beyond doubt it is the most reliable kidney medicine I have ever taken.’’ —A. F. Long.