Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1911 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

M. R. Clifton of Shelby was in the city a short time yester r day. Miss Mary Reed went to Findley, 0., yesterday on business. Marion Robinson went to Lafayette on business yesterday morning. Mrs. Wm. Roth of Monticello is spending the week with relatives here. Anti-Phymin. The Recognized Cure for Tuberculosis. For sale by A. F. Long. C. E. Prior left Wednesday on a three days business trip in Chicago and Gary. Mrs. Whitsel Lewis was called to Greenfield yesterday by the serious illness of a relative. Mr. and Mrs. James Matlieson went to Indianapolis Thursday to visit with relatives a few days. W. B. Austin and wife were in the city Tuesday afteraon a short time on their way home from Lafayette to Chicago. Gus Phillips returned to New York City yesterday morning, having been here to attend the funeral of his father, Simon Phillips.

A slumber party was given yesterday evening at the home of Miss Ethel Grant and was greatly enjoyed by a number of her friends. Harrison Wasson has been confined to his home this week, having strained his side in some manner, supposedly in lifting heavy trunks. Mrs. Jeanette Mapes of Rochester, N. Y., and Mrs. Hollis Hunter of Chicago spent a few days here this week with A. Halleck and family. Mrs. John Kohler and daughter of Chicago came Thursday to spend a few days with relatives here. Mr. Kohler is expected to arrive Sunday. About thirty-five or forty people from here took in the Barnum & Bailey circus at Lafayette Thursday, many driving through in their automobiles. Charles and John Sage shipped a car load of cattle from Weishaar’s switch near the Sage farm in Jasper county to Chicago Tuesday.

James Gray of Wisconsin, a nephew of Sylvester Gray, who has been visiting here with Mr. Gray for some time, went to Parr Thursday to visit with J. L. Babcock and family. The construction of the Monon’s new depot at Rensselaer will probably be begun the first of next week, the contract having been let this week to F. S. Leake & Co. of Chicago. The supports under the corn crib recently built at the Babcock & Hopkins elevator gave way Tuesday, letting the central portion of the crib sag so that it rested on the ground. t Mrs. L. B. Freimer of Berwell, Neb., came Wednesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Gerber. Mrs. Freimer had been visiting with relatives in Chicago for the past few days. Frank Rowen has sold his interest ih the line of stores operated by the Home Grocery, to W. R. Lee, who is ' now sole proprietor. Frank will continue as a clerk in the Home Grocery here.

Mrs. E. Tillman of Lebanon, who will be remembered here as Miss Bessie King, was operated on for appendicitis in an Indianapolis hospital last week and is now getting along nicely. J. J. Montgomery went to Chicago on business Thursday and incidentally to take in the army maneuvers given by the Illinois National Guard at-Grant Park. Mrs. Montgomery joined her husband the same afternoon. - The trench lor the foundation of the m,ain building at. the match factory was completed Wednesday, but ow T ing to a temporary scarcity of material no more work was done that day, and six men were laid off pending! the arrival of more cement.