Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1911 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

New cheese, very fine.— The Home Grocery. All sizes in Rugs at the lowest possible price.— Rowles & Parker. Miss Georgia Harris spent Thursday in Lafayette with friends. Rerry Horton,; the piano tuner, tuned pianos 9t St. Joseph’s college this week. Never before have we shown such a large assortment of lace curtains.— Rowles & Parker. M rs. N. S. Bates is visiting in Chicago this week with her daughter, Mrs. Rufus Knox. Job printing of the better class type, ink and typography in harmony—The Democrat office. Jellycon, a delicious jelly dessert, any flavors, 10c or 3 packages for 25c, at the Home Grocery. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. O’Neal of Indianapolis came up Wednesday evening for a few days visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels. Perry Washburn, an aged and prominent resident of Benton county and the father of James A. Washburn of Remington, died at his home near Earl Park Tuesday. The funeral was held Thursday. A daughter was born Monday to Mrs. R. F. Krueger of Clyde, No. Dak., who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Whelen, formerly of Hamilton, No. Dak., who reside on the former T. F. Brusnahan farm in Union tp.

Abe Long is getting lots of free auto rides nowadays. He has a pretty bad attack of the auto fever and several experienced “doctors” are treating him. A complete cure will no doubt be effected ere many days. The store at Wheeler, a flag station on the Monon south of Reynolds, owned by Herman Schroeder, was destroyed by fire Sunday noon, causing a loss of $5,000 on building and contents. Part of the stock of goods was saved. There was $2,000 insurance carried. Mr. Schroeder lived in the building. L. A. Harmon has sold his 'half interest in the Kiplinger & Harmon cigar store and pool hall to H. W. Kiplinger, his partner, who will continue the business alone. Mr. Harmon’s plans for the future have not been fully decided upon at this writing, but he will probably leave Rensselaer, we understand. Uncle Joe Parkinson of Bucklen, Kan., who spent the winter here with his daughters, Mesdames Alfred Collins and W. V. Poter, was operated on in a Chicago hospital Monday * for bladder trouble. He is reported to be getting along, nicely from the operation. Mfrs. Pariknson is with him at the hospital. In renewing his subscription for The Democrat, John Carder writes from Laurel, Ind., and say« they haye been having son e very wet weather down in Franklin county and farmers are behind with their work. Wheat is looking fine, he says, and the family enjoys hearing from Jasper twice a week through The Democrat. An armful of old papers for a nickel at the Democrat office.