Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1911 — Page 3

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. » Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Saturday is “All Fool’s” day. W. R. S'hesler was in Monon Monday. Dr. F. A. Turfler was in Lowell Monday. . B. J. Moore was ?n Monon on business Saturday. Vern Cristler made a business trip to Hammond Monday. Charles Lee of Shelby was in the city on business Monday. John Stowers of Fair Oaks was in the city on business Saturday. John A. Dunlap was in Hammond on legal business Monday. 1 ■ Mrs. Mary Phillips of Laporte is visitng her daughter, Mrs. RoyBlue. Charles Spain left Saturday on a week’s visit in Monticello and Lafayette. After April 1 the stores will be open Wednesday and Saturday nights. Jack Hoyes has bought A. J. Brenner’s driving horse, paying $177 therefor. ■ ~ —4k—* Merle Porter of Francesville came Saturday for a short visit with friends here. Mrs. J. L. Brady went to Indianapolis Monday for a short visit with relatives. J. J. Weast, the fertilizer agent, went to Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday night on business. Miss Nellie and Floyd Meyers were in Indianapolis Monday for a short visit with frends. H. R. Kurrie and family came down from Chicago Saturday for a short visit with relatives. Devere Yeoman went to Gary Monday where he has secured a position as civil engineer. Firman Thompson is driving a new Hudson 20 touring car, recently purchased by him. *K.B. J. Moore has bought a 120 acre farm in the Gifford district, near Lewiston, at $36 per acre. Miss Lesta Wiles left Saturday for Conway, la., for a couple of months visit with her sister, Mrs. E. H. Wilson. Mrs. Jesse Nichols and Mrs. Anna Tuteur entertain the Pythian Club Thursday afternoon at the home of the latter. All members are cordially invited. Mrs. W. H. Stucker of Wabash, who was called here last week to attend the funeral of her brother, William Schanlaub, at Morocco, returned home Saturday.

Mrs. H. W. Graham of Chicago, who came Thursday for a short visit with 'her brother, Dr. I. M. Washburn, left Saturday for a few days visit in Indianapolis. The domestic science course at the library auditorium Friday and Saturday was largely attended and will no doubt be productive of much good to those taking the course. Rev. J. C. Parrett went to Union City Monday to assist Rev. Miller in a two weeks revival there. Mr. Miller helped Mr. Parrett in the recent revival meetings held here. /Mrs. Green, the aged mother ft Mrs. T. F. Dunlap of Surrey, died Monday morning at the latter’s home, aged 89 years, from pneumonia following her accident some time ago when she fell and broke her hip. Crown Point Star: The people of Crown Point will look for the town authorities to oil the streets again when the time comes, which is the best street work ever done, and besides keeps down the dust, preserves and adds to the life of the stone roads. jVoung Lynn Parkison did not win the shetland pony for selling the most Saturday Evening Post’s last winter, but he did win third prize, S2O, and received a check for same Friday evening. Lynn is a smart and manly little fellow, and his hosts of friends are glad to know that his work Fin the contest brought him some bfreturns.

J. F. Bruner was in Monon Monday. < Noble York was a Monon visitor Saturday. ;. • Dr. Kresler was in Chicago on business Saturday. Philip Stucker of Mt. Ayr was in the city on business Saturday. The cities of Indianapolis and Gary- have fixed the city liquor license fee at SSOO. George O. Pumphrey went to Columbia City Monday to look after his farm near that place. Ray Hopkins, who is attending school at Wabash, came home Saturday for the spring vacation. Mrs.-H. J. Laws of Crown Point visited Mrs. H. W. Kiplinger here a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stone and Mr. and Mrs. Will Porter and son Harve Robinson were Chicago visitors Monday. A. Oppenheimer of New Orleans. La., came Saturday for a short visit with his daughter, Mrs. B. S.- Fendig. Miss Marceline Roberts, who is attending college at Oxford, Ohio, came home Saturday for a visit with home folks. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson and family went to Hammond Monday, and will proceed to get located in their new home there.

j\Miss Edna Hauter returned to (Jlenville, 0., Monday after a week’s visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hauter. D. H. Yeoman went to Lafayette yesterday to see his son, D. M., of Ambia, who is confined in St. Mary’s hospital there on account of sickness. Rebecca Porter was callep to South Bend Friday by the condition of her sister, Mrs. C. W. Coen, who has been in poor health for some time. Carl and Orvil Leatherman of Wolcdtt, who have been visiting here with their grandfather and uncle, James N. Leatherman, returned home Monday. John Hack was down from Lowell Saturday on busness pertaining to the Davis-Jungles ditch, the construction of which he has the contract for. Nell Meyers, who is attending school at Greencastle, came Saturday to spend the, spring vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Meyers. In renewing his subscription to The Democrat, O. M. Garriott writes from Plankington, So. Dak., and instructs us to change the address of his paper to Minoula, Mont. W. H.. Brenner and wife went to Goodland Sunday. Mrs. Brenner will spend a few days there visiting with relatives and friends, Mr. Brenner returning home Monday. John M. Knapp sold a fine new Model T Ford touring car a few days ago to A. J. Harmon, who likes the Ford so w ell that he is buying one here and will ship it to Mitchell, So. Dak. 1 • 9 Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown went to Woodstock, 111., Saturday to visit his brother Fred and wife and to attend the national meeting of dental manufacturers being held in Chicago. Hammond Times: Miss Lydia Muenich, who is teaching near Rensselaer, Ind., is home to spend her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Muenich, at their home in South Hohman street. Mrs. George Green was brought home from Chicago Friday evening, in a very critical condition. As prevously stated, the hospital doctors decided that she could not withstand an operation. NJOtto Schreeg and sister, Miss Olga and Clyde Gunyon and sister, Miss Luvie, Of Parr, spent Sunday with Arnold and Elizabeth Luers of south of town. They made the trip in the former’s new Ford car. '■ M-Sunday it was rain all day, and 'Monday a cold blustery typical 1 March day, with the air filled with snow and the cold wind ?iercing to the very marrow, esterday was warmer and very pleasant, and to-day promises to be wanner still.

Vilas Price was in Monon on business yesterday. To-day’s markets: Wheat, 80c; Corn. 36c; Oats, 26c. W. F. Smith was in Monticello on business yesterday. Prof. Otto Braufi made a business trip to Francesville yesterday. R. D. Thompson and N. C. Shaefer w’ere in Chalmers on business yesterday. George* Putts is home from Logansport w’here he has l>een firing on a railroad. Mrs. Dean Merica w’ent to Francesville Monday-for a short visit with Alex Merica and ilyJohn M. Knapp, the local Ford agent, got in another carload of those popular machines yesterday. Mrs. Mary Jane Hopkins returned Monday from a two w’eeks visit with her son Homer in Monticello. .Samuel Perkins was over Sunday from Idaville, near which place he is working on a farm, to visit his father, J. H. Perkins. "'Miss Mlidred Biggs returned Saturday from West Lebanon where she has been visiting with her grandparents for the last two months.

In Monday’s local option elec- . tions the city of Warsaw- and eleven of the thirteen townships in Kusciusko county voted “dry,” and Milford and Pierceton voted wet. In Noble county’, Albion, the county seat, and Kimmel and Conwell voted “dry;” Ligonier and Wolf Lake township “wet.”

Levi Kuboski and Frank Eck of Carpenter tp., were in Saturday driving the rebuilt auto which was burned here last fall, and belonged at that time to George Worden of Remington. Kuboski bought the chassis and has had the machine rebuilt and it is now a nice appearing and serviceable car.

Monticello Journal: Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Eills, Jr. are here from Gary packing their household goods preparatory to moving hence. They will make their home in Chesterton, ten miles oq.t from Gary. The difference in rentals warrants the living there. A good flat or cottage in Gary brings from S3O to S4O per month. iJVe fear Aunt Rhoda Pullins ill have to take Uncle Charley back to the country to keep him from becoming one of the greatest sports in town. He has not missed a wrestling match since he moved to Rensselaer. Now he has added the nickel theater to his dissipations. When the base ball season opens Aunt Rhoda won’t be able to keep him at home at all.

Mrs. Doris Porter Mills was expected last evening or today from Muncie to visit Mrs. Anna Mills and other relatives and friends for a few weeks. Mrs. Mills had expected to go down there for a visit, but Emory telephoned her that he had been unexpectedly called south on business to be -gone about three weeks, and his wife would come tb Rensselaer to visit during his absence. It is reported that a local sport got $lO out of George Chappell of Remington for “working up” the wrestling match at the latter’s theater Saturday night, then went to Polos, the Lafayette Greek, and got a ten spot out of him for arranging the match for him at the Chappell theater. Most people, it seems, are in sports like some people are in politics-—for what they can get out of it. Saturday was one of the finest days of March, and there was the largest crowd n town we have had for some time. All the stores had a big trade, especially Ransford’s Department Store at its largely advertised closing out sale, and the other stores advertising special bargains. Washington street was almost packed with automobiles and other vehicles while the crowd of people on the sidewalks would have caused a stranger to have thought there was some special great attraction in the city to bring out so many people. Quite a number were here from a distance to do trading, drawn here by the bargains advertised by our merchants.

Med M M lie. (Under thta heed notices wffl be published for 1-eent-e-word for the firvl Insertion, H-cent per word for each Additional insertion. To eave book-keep-ing cash should be sent with aotlca. N« notice accepted for less than 36 eenta but short notices coming within the above rale will be pnbttabed two er more times, as the case may bo for 25 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat's care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] For Sale or Rent —Five room house. Austin A- Paxton's Rensselaer. Telephone or M. CALLAHAN. Newland. Ind. Notice to Hunters —Hunting is forbidden on the land owned by L N. Makeever and A. M. Yeoman, in Newton tp—l. N MAKEEVER. A. M. YEOMAN. Cows For Sale —Four good milch cows, now giving milk, some fresh in May. other fresh later. Reason for selling. I am short of pasture.—C. W. CLEMENS. Surrey. Ind.. Phone 542-H. aprl White Wyandotte Eggs For Sale—Won every first at Rensselaer. Eggs SI per 15; $5 per hundred.—AßTHUß MAYHEW’, Rensselaer, Ind.. ML Ayr phone 29-H. ts For Rent—Good 8-room house with barn, centrally located, within 2 blocks of court house. Enquire of C. H. PORTER, or phone T 30. For Rent—Good 6-room bouse, city water, three good lots, fruit; all in good shape,—C. W. DUVALL Epps—From prise-winning Barred Rocks, yard headed by my Ist and 2d prize cockerels at~ s the big Logansport Fanciers’ show in large competition. 30 years a reliable breeder, satisfaction guaranteed. Write for circular. —D. A. BICKEL. Remington. Ind.. Phone 11 -K. Agents Wanted —If you are an honest, square-dealing man you win be interested in the Watkins Way. No experience necessary, we furnish the goods and teach you the business. We have several vacancies near Rensselaer.—Address V. M. PEER, Rensselaer. Ind. a 2 After 5 Days Return to JOHN DOE, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale —Upon receipt of 25 cents, we will mail you a rubber stamp with your name and address like above, with one ink pad.—Address Lock Bax, 564. Rensselaer, Ind. Indian Runner Duck Epps For Sale — Won 16 ribbons at two shows. Have 60 laying ducks. Booking orders now for spring delivery. Eggs 11 per 15; 16 per hundred—MAYHEW BROS.. Rensselaer, Ind., ML Ayr phone 29-H. ts

For Rent—House of four rooms in northeast part of town—ARTHUR H. HOPKINS. To Breeders—l have two stallions. Acrobat A and X-Ray, both trotting horses, that will make the seas m of 1911 at the Stock Farm, east of town. —JUNE HENKLE. ts For Sale—loo head of bred Shropshire ewes. A . E. KYLE, Remington, Ind., Phone 105-W. a!2 For Sale— My property at Aix, Ind., consisting of store room and dwelling house, cheap, or will rent same. Address JAMES WISEMAN. Rensselaer, R-2. ts For Sale—Three horse power gasoline engine.—BERT ABBOTT, at Babcock A Hopkins' Elevator. Eggs for Sale—Having procured the first prize winning Barred Rock cockerel at Rensselaer P. show of Pullins Bros., also a number of others from same strain, I will offer some eggs from first pen at >2.50 per setting; sec. pen. >1.50. Also M. B. turkey eggs from Pullins Bros, prize-winning strain at >1.50 apiece. Phone A. D HERSHMAN. R. F. D. 1, Medaryville. Ind. m 26 For Sale—All kinds of hardwood lumber, wood, slabs and posts— RANDOLPH WRIGHT. Rensselaer, Ind., R-3, phone 20-1 Mt. Ayr. aprl For Sale—s Cows, fresh in Mar. 6 miles south-west of Rensselaer, Mt. Ayr phone 2 9-M—ARTHUR POWELL, Route 3, Rensselaer, Ind. S. C. Brown Leghorn Egg*—For setting, 50c per 15; >3 per 100.— MRS. W. H. WORTLEY, Rensselaer. Ind., R-4. Farms For Sale—l have a number of farms for sale in different parts of this county and adjoining counties, and I have made up my mind to devote my time to the business. Therefore if you have any farms or town property to sell or trade give me a chance and I will give you a square deal.—JOHN O'CONNOR, Ex-sherlq Jasper county, Kniman, Ind. For Sale or Trade—Practically new 12-ga. shotgun, 32 inch barrel, single shot; a neat little gun and never shot but a few times. - Have no use for it and will trade for cordwood or anything I can use. Enquire at Democrat office. For Sale—Several good house doors and a number of 4-light windows and frames, all in good condition, taken out of house in remodeling. The first reasonable offer gets them. —F. E. BABCOCK. Farm Loans—We are furnishing the money.—DUNLAP A PARKISON, I. O. O. F. Bldg, Rensselaer, Ind. — i , ■ Farm Loans—Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at S per cent interest with no commission bat office charges. Write him. ' ts Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property in any sums up to >IO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. Linotype Borders Cheapest and best borders a printer can use for job and ad work, in 6 and 12 point.

GIVE US YOUR ORDER! fj ■ vxßLuOlJs p£e Home Rendered Lard We have the College Output of Lard, which is exceptionally sweet and fine. We are making a special price on 10 lb. lots Canned Goods Special All this week we will sell our Regular 10c line of Corn, Peas, Hominy, Kraut, and] Pumpkin in straight or assorted lists at 90c dozen Just a can. You cannot afford to miss assorting up a dozen cans of [these goods Potatoes Potatoes Our Fancy Home-Grown Potatoes are taking like wildfire. Just coming from the pit, they are fresh and solid. Will continue to sell them this week at 50c bushel <J These are all BIG /MW SPECIALS and should l&tj stimulate the frequent use of your Telephone 41 Home Grocery “Growing Better Every Dey”

30 ema long, sold in any amount wanted by THE DEMOCRAT. See samples in use in the ads In this paper. 100 Envelopes—Printed with your return card in corner—something every rural mail route patron should not be without—for 60 cents at The Democrat office.

BUGGIES.

We have the nicest line in the city, value considered. Call and see them before buying— Scott Bros. » ► < Get your Seed Oats cleaned and graded at the Rosebud Farm mill.— Amos H. Alter & Son, Proprietors, phone 507-B. Postoffice Parr, Ind. Everybody has something to be thankful for if he.will only dig it up. Right now we are thankful that the boil on the back of the man's neck who just left our office doesn’t belong to us, but we have some fine buggies that do. Call and see for yourself. If you have a boil on your neck they will surely cure it.—At Roberts’ Shop.

NOTICE TO FARMERS.

Don’t. contract for that new com planter or cultivator until you have seen our line of the Hayes make, which will arrive in a few days.—Gwin & Watson.

GOOD EYE SIGHT.

In fitting glasses there must be no guess work! It is as exact a science as mathematics. There is a certain error of refraction — there is a certain lens to correct this, and not the slightest variation can be allowed. For careful examination and proper glasses call on Dr. Rose M. Remmek, Harris block, phone 403. ■ 4l

GREAT DAY AT PARR.

Arrangements have been made at Parr for an all day temperance rally on Sunday, April 2. I. §. Wade, one of the best known evangelists in the state, will speak both morning and night, and a chorus of singers will furnish the music. People from all parts of the county are invited. Come prefared to have a part in

a new awakening. The meeting will be conducted on gospel lines and the need of the hour specially emphasized. Get out your auto and come from a distance. A good time is expected.

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.

WE ARE FROM MISSOURI.

Well, all O. K. I will show you. Come to C. A. Roberts* buggy shop and I will show yon some fine jobs and up*to-date in style, finish, quality and price. These are not cheap goods, 1 but made by individuals that understand what a buggy is and how to proportion it. The paint is of. fine style, almost any color you could wish. All buggies I sell is a genuine guarantee job. Call and take a look ;_no charges for looking. Still at the old stand, just across the street from Frank King’s blacksmith shop, on Front street, Rensselaer, Ind. Yours truly, C. A. ROBERTS.

Trees Sprayed! Now is the time to get your order in for Spraying Trees, with an Automatic Sprayer. W. J. Holmes Box 515. - Rensselaer, Ind. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, administrator of the estate of Samuel G. Pass, late of Jasper County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be insolvent. ; JASPER A. PASS, March 15, IMI. Administrator. J i\-. ■ t , :■ ' .h ■ '■