Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1911 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Miss Donna Harmon and Miss Hester O’Malley of Pontiac. 111., are visting the former’s brother, L. A. Harmon and family, here this wek. x \ Mesdames D. S. Chupp, E. E. Harshberger and Miss Salome Chupp went to Ft. Wayne yesterday for a twd weeks visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Fem Starr Guss was married June 15th at Clinton, Ind. to Charles L. Baldwin, a carpenter who has worked here for several months past. W. F. Smith, Louis Harmon and G. J. Jessen were in Goodland and, Fowler on business Wednesday, making the trip in the former’s automobile. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kenny came Wednesday -from Lincoln. Neb., for an indefinite visit with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. H. W. Jackson, north of town.

Miss Nancy Dickinson of Clymers. Ind., is visiting her friend, Mrs. B. H. Moore, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Y. Slaughter, of south of town. Ben Rossman returned to his home in Chicago Wednesday after a ten days visit, the guest of Miss Rose Sigo of near Remington, and friends in Rensselaer. Uncle Simon Phillips, who has been confined to the house with a bilious attack, shows little improvement and has kept no nourishment in his stomach for .-everal days. The old Lear House, erected in 1885, one of the old landmarks of the business district of Monticello, has been razed to make room for a modern brick business block. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ott and daughters Grace and Daisy of Remington were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday morning a few hours, driving over in Mr. Ott’s auto. John informs us that his son Will has ‘ recently bought an auto also.

Miss Minnie Warren of Watseka, 111., came Thursday to attend the marriage of Miss Ina Shesler and Mr. Curtis Berkley Brunsden, of East Chicago, Ind. which took place Thursday evening at 8 o’clock at the home of the bride’s father. W. R. Shesler. A survey for the match factory was made last Tuesday afternoon, and actual construction is now being pushed rapidly for the completion of a frame building 48x48 to be used in the manufacture of the cement blocks for the construction of the factory proper. The ice-cream social held at No. 6 school house in Newton tp. Wednesday evening was a complete success, both socially and financially, and netted sl2. The proceeds are for the benefit of the union church services being conducted by the ministers of the Rensselaer churches.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock and son George went to Goodland via auto Wednesday afternoon and brought back with them Mrs. Babcock’s mother, Mrs. S. M. Freelove, who will keep house for the bays while Mr. .and Mrs. Babcock are away on their eastern trip. Babcock & Hopkins are now using a portable elevator and a gasoline engine in loading cars with grain for shipment to the eastern markets. They expect to begin soon the construction of a new elevator which will occupy the foundation of the one ihat burned, but will, at present, not be built as high. The cooler weather this week will undoubtedly help the oats out quite a little, that is, the filling. The straw is short but they seem to be headed very good and we may have almost a full average crop. The hay crop is far from being up to the average, but corn never looked better at this season of the year than now. Uncle Patrick Hallagan, who has been suffering for ( some time with gangrene in one of his feet smarting in one of his toes and now extepdin" up the limb half way to the knee, is in quite a critical condition and can probably last but a few- days longer. The exact age of the old gentleman is 1 ; not known, but he is supposed to be about 92 years of age. - '