Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1911 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Frank Corbin was over from Brook Thursday. The Farmers’ Institute program appears on another page. There is no concern in our city that can beat our prices and quality.—C. Earl Duvall. Uncle Seth Strange of near Monon was a business visitor in the city Tuesday and Wednesday. Save “a bone” on your fertilizer and buy 10 per cent Potash Manure (1-5-10) at $24.00. —J. J. Weast, Agent.

Damon’s Colored Musical Comedy Co., at the opera house Feb. 14. Special prices for this engagement, 25c, 35c and s 50c. Abe Miartin: “Lase Bud says he’s sorry he didn’ learn t’ be a •dentist so he could charge folks jist what he happened t’ need.”

We sell more clothes than all other concerns in our town put together and we give you better prices and better quality.—C. Earl Duvall. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Keister are now “at home” at their residence in Jordan tp., and will be pleased to receive their friends at any time. Just go in to Rowles & Parker’s and look at those big values in men’s odd pants —you don’t have to buy —but if you need a pair you can’t help but buy.

The Presbyterian ladies held their regular monthly ten-cent social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Matheson Tuesday afternoon. The receipts were over $lO. The only way you can realize the big values Rowles & Parker is giving in men’s odd pants is to go in their store and examine them for yourselves. Sale begins Saturday, Feb. 11. J. M. Snider of Gifford, was in Wednesday having sale bills struck by The Democrat. Mr. Snider expects to locate at Gilby, No. Dak., which is in the vicinity of his wife’s old home.

J. J. Hunt was out of doors Thursday afternoon for the first time since he got jammed by his automobile: He was across the street to A. H. Hopkins’ on crutches, but has not been up town yet. We positively know that our White Star flour is equal to anything you are using and if you’ll try a sack you will be convinced. Only $1.40 a sack and if you are not pleased your money re-funded.-—Rowles & Parker.

New spring goods arriving almost every day day. New embroideries, new laces, domestics, ginghams and .everything you will need for your spring sewing' at reasonable prices. Whatever it is, you can get it at Rowles & Parker’s with the assurance the style and price is right.

Albert Hammond, who suffered a stroke of paralysis recently, is still in a very critical condition. Miss Elizabeth and Wood Spitler went to Bloomington yesterday for a couple of days visit. vJMost of Sunday’s snow is still cm the ground, and yesterday morning the mercury stood at 8 above zero. Mrs. H. A. Sparling returned to Demotte Wednesday after a shprt visit with relatives and friends here. The senior class party to the juniors will be held next Tuesday at the home of Mrs. A. F. Lohg on River street.

Mrs. F. B. Lyons and little son returned to Delphi yesterday after a short visit here with her mother, Mrs. Healey. Kanne came Tuesday f|om Champaign, 111., for a week/s visit with his father, Michael Kanne, of west of town. The best way to find out the big values you can buy in men’s pants is to come in and examine them for yourselves.— Rowles & Parker’s. E. E. Harshberger and N. P. Miller went to Kokomo yesterday for a visit with relatives and friends, expecting to be gone about a week. J. W. Brown has secured a .position in a tinshop at Huntington and moved his family there yesterday, having sold his property here to George Hurley. Just unloaded this week another car of that famous White Star flour only $1.40 a sack and equal to any flour sold anywhere at any price.— Rowles & Parker.

Dr. Evelyn Bush, an old classmate of Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Turfler, visited them for a couple of days the first of the week. She is now at the head of the Bush Sanitarium at Louisville. Will Zard will send his connection with the Rowles & Parker grocery department tonight and begin preparations to migrate to the country and become ,a tiller of the soil. He will occupy the J. J. Eiglesbach farm in Barkley tP-

Jack Montgomery returned Tuesday afternoon from Hot Springs, Ark., where he had been taking treatment, looking as fresh and fine as a fiddle, and says he is seventeen pounds heavier than when he left here. Mrs. Montgomery, w’ho has been visiting in Illinois came home with him.

Mrs. Mattie Smith returned from Hebron a few' days ago, where she has been visiting" her son Roy and family for several weeks, and Wednesday she brought her mother,' Mrs. Searcy, home from Lafayette where she had been staying with another daughter during Mrs. Smith’s absence. Mrs. ,Searcy is quite severely ill but was able to be brought homp

Today’s markets: Corn, 37c; Oats. 27c; Wheat, &>c. Andrew Ropp was in Chicago on business Wednesday. • ■ Big sale on overcoats and suits at wholesale prices.-— C. Earl Duvall. Sam Stover of Lafayette was in the city on business Wednesday. ■ ■■ ? A few work coats for sale at prices for less than all others.:— C. Earl Duvall. S. W, Meyers of Monticello was in the city transacting business Wednesday. Waitman Reeder went to Monticello Wednesday for a two or three days visit with Walter Baxter. A number of the Monticello militia were over Wednesday night to witness the play given by Co. M. O. S. Baker and daughter Nora were in Headlee Wednesday to attend the funeral of the former’s aged mother. - s\M>r. and Mrs. Leroy Lewis of north of town have adopted a 5-year-old boy from an orphan home in Indianapolis. L. A. Carson, who has been clerking in a store at Missoula, Mont., for some time, is here for a visit with his parents. Talk about your pants sale, we are selling men’s and boys’ pants at wholesale prices. We have all sizes.— C. Earl DuvalL I. C. Dunlap and daughter of Elwood were guests of the former’s father, T. F. Dunlap, at Suirrey, a few days the first of the week. « 'kxj'he Milroy Circle ladies gave p ten cent social Thursday afternoon at the home of Sheriff and Mrs. W. I. Hoover. About 120 were served. Beginning Saturday and lasting seven days will be the time for you to buy that extra pair of pants you’ve been needing.—Rowles & Parker’s. A) Mrs. Elizabeth Pritchett, mother of O. S. Baker of this city, clied Tuesday at her home at Headlee, White county, at the advanced age of 83 years. All dress shirts at what they cost wholesale. $2.00 grades for $1.50. $1.50 grades for $1.15. SI.OO grades for 75c. We have one lot of shirts SI.OO and $1.50 grades for 75c.— C. Earl Duvall. J. C. Parrett was called ofver southeast of Wolcott Wednesday to perform a marriage ceremony for a couple of former parishioners of his, Mr. Thomas Stockton and Miss* Minnie Timm. M. O. Sayler left Thursday morning for Monta Vista, Colo., on a prospecting trip. He thinks nOw that he wull locate there, but his wife and baby will remain here until he gets definitely settled. The Durre compulsory’ bill, providing a penalty for failure of qualified citizens to vote in any primary or general election or to make an affidavit"that he has scruples against doing so, was passed in the ' state senate Thursday by a vote of 29 to 18. Many people have wakened up to the fact that there is no need of paying $6 a barrel for flour when you can buy White Star a’t Rowles & Parker’s for $5.50 and if you don’t say yourself that it is equal to anything you ever used just .return it and we’ll refund your money.

Dr. H. Landon of Remington was over Wednesday and from here went to Fair Oaks to examine an old soldier for an increase of pension, he being one of the pension examining surgeons for this district. On his return home he took with him his Maxwell auto which, he had here for some new’ equipment.

] < The Great Success to be Repeated | Sat. Night | FEB. 11

fl Watch and Wait for RANSFORD’S Big Fire Sale In the Nowles Building north of the Depot, commencing about the 20th. Everything to be slaughtered regardless of cost.

Be sure and buy yourself a pair of nice dress pants at wholesale prices.—C. Earl Duvall. Misses Nellie Meyers, Mary ilarperand Blanche Babcock are home from DePauw for a brief vacation. Don’t forget the big sale of A. B. Lowman’s Feb. 13 on the Goepp farm. 100 -head of good live stock. You'll always find Rowles & Parker doing big things in value giving. But that 7 day pants sale beginning Saturday, Feb. 11, is certainly the biggest yet.

*JCharles S. Baker, aged 65 nears, died at his home in Mt. Ayr Tuesday, lie had been in poor health for over a year past, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. TsMisses Maurine Tuteur and Esther Padgett went to Wolcott yesterday evening to assist the militia company of Monticello in producing the play, “Under the Stars and Stripes.” Buy your clothing and furnishings from an exclusive clothier and furnisher, as we can give you better clothes for less money than any concern in our city. Try us.—C. Earl Duvall. The box social given by the young ladies St. Augustine’s Catholic church’ Thursday night was well attended and the proceeds were over S6O. The double box of MiSs Charlotte Kanne and Miss Loretta Putts sold for $6.75. All had a fine time. VMrs. Chatrles Walters spent /Thursday evening with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Zard, here, they having returned that evening from attending the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Zimmerman, at Chicago. Mrs. Walters returned to her home in Reynolds Friday.

Mr. Frank P.. Cull of Chicago Heights, 111., and Miss Margaret Mae Welsh, of Kinsman 111., were married at the later place Wednesday, and will go to housekeeping on a farm near Seneca, 111., March 1. Mr. Cull is a son of Ed Cull formerly of near Parr, and Miss Welsh is a school teacher and a daughter of a well known farmer near Kinsman. John Hopkins returned to his home at Okley, Carroll county, Wednesday after a day’s visit with his father, S. IL Hopkins and family of Barkley tp. John recently sold his 80 acre farm near Ockley for $135 per acre and "has bought a well improved farm near Flint, Mich., at $65 per acre and will move onto same soon.

Simpson has bargained fpr the sale of his residence property in the west part of town to Mrs. Powell of Newton tp., and will probably buy the L. IL Myers property in the east part of town. Mrs. Powell also buys the two lots just wesVof Charlie’s property, owned by F. E.’ Babcock. She will move to town at once and occupy the property. We say, never before such cars at such prices. 3-speed, 4 cyl. cars from $750 to $1,400. Runabouts, speedsters, open bodies, and the very latest torpedo bodies. Listed equipped or unequipped. The owner can then choose anything from good and plain to the very finest equipment, if he likes, but always avoiding the cheap, shoddy “equipment” made as a “selling argument.”— Maxwell.

Co. M’s Big Hit “ Under the Stars and QfrinOO The Great Filipino Ulllpuu War Drama I ■ j*- j ■ y I

Don’t forget the big sale of A. B. Lowman’s Feb. 13 on the GoepJ) farm. 100 head of good live stock. . Your choice of our $2.00, s2.ab and $3.00 flannel shirty for $1.50. Get busy and buy' yourself wool shirts.—C. Earl Duvall. The demonstration of the Ford auto at Knapp’s garage all this week has attracted mucjt attention, and visitors have been tieated to a view' of the ‘’innards” of this popular-priced machine and learned more at a glance of the workings of an auto engine than they ever knew before, all the machinery being exposed to view in the chassis on display. The demonstration wilLxontin«e over today.

George Fate, :“the Fat Dinner Man,” gave a spread Wednesday noon in honor of Uncle Simon Phillips, whose 88th milestone was passed that day. At the table as guests of Mr. Fate were Norman Warner, 77 years old; John English, 88, and George Pumphrey, 67. A feature of the spread was a large cake in the center of the table with the dates “1823-1911,” Mr. Phillips having been born in the former year.

Mrs. E. P. Honan planned and successfully carried out a surprise on her husband Thursday nigWt, the occ/sidn jbefing 'MT. Honan’s 54th birthday anniversary. About fifty of his friends were present and to say that all had a fine time is putting it mildly. The evening was spent at cards, Mrs. Honan serving a fine luncheon for the inner man. A handsome leather covered chair was presented Mr. Honan by the guests as a remembrance of the occasion.

Harrison Wasson is preparing to move March 1 from, the John Jones property on River street to the old Dr. Horton property on Division street, now owned by Boyd Porter and occupied by Frank Kresler, who will move into the Conrad Kellner property, which he recently' purchased. “Cooney,” we understand, has rented the Bussell property on Grace street and will move into same. He has little intention of building on his land along the Pleasant Ridge road, we are told. In fact he is .quite undecided as to the future. He is now prospecting in Louisiana.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES. The subject of the Sunday morning sermon is “Believing a Lie.” In the evening “The Service of Song,” will be given, which was postponed from last Sunday evening, because of the storm. You are welcome. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Presbyterian church will be “The Power of a Pure Life.” The Brotherhood will have charge of the evening service and several of the members will talk on | different phases of the life of Lincoln. METHODIST CHURCH. The subject at Trinity M. E. church Sunday morning is “The Training the Children for Christ.” Evening, “The Decision of the "Rich Young Ruler.” Superintendent A. T. Briggs will be with us Sunday morning, Feb. 19, 1911. W. E. Carpenter of Brazil has promised to come and talk on Sunday School work Feb. 24th. Mr. Carpenter is at the head of the largest Sunday School in Indiana and is serving his 25tlj year as superintendent. Let all the Sunday School workers of Rensselaer plan to hear him. 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. LECTURE DATES. March 13—The Beilharz Entertainers. April 7—Byron King.

About this time of year most every man needs and extra pair pair of pants to patch out the old suit. Rowles & Parker’s big pant sale begins Saturday, Feb. 11—7 days only. *

Abou t S heet Music AT JARRETTE’S VARIETY STORE. f We have today placed on sale''l7B copies taken from our regular 10 cent line at 5c per copy We always have a big line ot popular music at 10 cents. Notice the following line at 15c per copy What’s the Matter With Father. In Teepe Land. • \ Just for a Girl. By the Light of the Silvery Moon. Toot Your Horn, Kid. Games of Childhood Days. Dixie Darlings. When the Sunset Turns the Ocean’s Blue to Gold. Yip-I-Addy I-Ay. Steamboat Bill. Take Me Up With You, Dearie. I’ll Be Walting in the Gloaming, Sweet Genevieve. Any Little Girl That’s a Nice Little Girl. Some of These Days. Gall Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon. Old Gray Bonnet. How Do You Do, Miss Josephine. Carrie Marry Harry. Daises Won’t Tell. Sweet Bunch of Daises. And many others. We are headquarters for postcards.

ELLIS THEATRE ONE NIGHT ONLY TUESDAY, FEB. 14 Mr. John Conners Presents Im'S EM ■in M tan Including the Great A. M. Damon the most wonderful colored violinist of the world. A company of exception merit, consisting of good singing and dancing, good looking colored girls, up-to-date comedians, and catchy music. Everything new and original. A ' Prices, 25c, 35c and 50c. ELL IS THEATRE ONE NIGHT ONLY THURSDAY, FEB. 16 The Merry Musical Mixup PECK’S 1 BOY

Reserved Seat Sale at Jessen’s Jewelry Store A Merry Riot of Fun and Music A Real Laughing Show 25c, 35c, 50c

ELLIS | Theatre j Saturday Night i 25e-356-50e*53; 1