Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1911 — Page 3

1 JASPER BOUNTY SKIRT f. t.UBCfICI.tDIIOHIIDPDBUiItt. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PA*»ER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second Class Matter Jane 8, 1908, at the post office ,at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday lasue 8 Pages. Long Distance Telephones Office 318. - Residence 311. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9, 1911.

Glasses flitted by DR. A. G. CATT Optometrist Rensselaer, Indiana. Office over Long’s Drug Store. Phone No. 232. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. A case of smallpox is reported at Chalmers. John Dunlap was in Roselawn on business Saturday. - i'iscA ~~ Today’s markets: Corn, 58cj Oats, 35c; Wheat, 80c. Boy’s 25c No. 19 iron clad stockings for 19c.— C. Earl Duvall. C. D. McFarland went to Chicago Saturday to spend a few days with rejajives there. Mrs. Carrie D Short went to TMonon Saturday to visit with her mother, Mrs. Baughman.

Sheriff and Mrs. Hoover autoed to Francesville and back Sunday afternoon to view the country.

Monroe Carr went to Sheridan Saturday to visit with his daughter, Mrs. John Kopsey, a few days.

Mrs. E. VanArsdel and daughter Ruth are visiting relatives and friends at Chalmers this week.

$5.00 white serge trousers at Duvall’s Quality shop for $3.50 during August sale.— C. Earl Duvall.

Mrs. F. E. Babcock went to Goodland Saturday for a short visit with her mother, Mrs. S. A. Freelove.

It will pay you to attend the August sale at the Quality Shop, as we will save you dollars. — C. Earl Duvall.

Miss Catherine Chamberlain went to Chicago Saturday for a visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Leota Jones.

Don’t fail to see The Democrat’s piano which we are going to give away absolutely free. On exhibition at D. M. Worland’s furniture store.

If Prosecutor Longwell would move over to a live town like Rensselaer he would soon be able to finance the Purtelle railroad all alone, judging from the busy times in police court the past few d&ys.

Mrs. True Woodworth and son went to Monticello Sunday to spend a short time with her brother’s family, who are camping on the Tippecanoe near Norway. Mr. Woodworth joined her Monday for a few days fishing.

Miss Stella Shields, who has been here visiting with Miss Gertrude Hopkins for the past few days, and who was at one time a teacher, in the grade school here, went to M-onori Monday to visit relatives and friends.

Work on the new depot is progressing rapidly, the excavation for the foundation and the cellar will probably be completed today. Two car loads of gravel and one car load of cement arrived Monday to be used in the foundation.

Mrs. Abel Grant left Monday for San Francisco, Cal., via Chicago, St. Paul, Spokane, Portland, Los Angeles and will also visit Ogden and Denver, Colo., before returning home. She will visit with relatives for some time at iSpokane.

Mrs. Alfred Lowman was in Monon Monday. G. J. Jessen spent Sunday in Chicago with friends. C. B. Steward went to Kersey on business yesterday. Andrew Gangloff went to Lafayette on business Monday. Brother Sylvester of the Indian School, went to Chicago Saturday. N. C. Shafer, the Maxwell man, went to Lafayfette on business Monday.

Fred Phillips and W. C. Babccck were in Chicago on business Monday. Fred Bird returned to his home at Hammond Monday after a short visit with relatives here. Frank Morrow returned home Monday after spending a week with relatives at Lafayette and Remington. Chris Kalberer, former proprietor of the cement tile works here, was in the city Monday on business. Every suit we sell is strictly guaranteed for color shape retaining and fit or wearing.—G. Earl Duvall. There was a big rain over southeast of here Friday night In Rensselaer a fierce gale and a few drops of rain was all.

Anti-Phymin, that strong expectorant, cleans out the lungs without injury to lining of stomach. For sale by A. F. Long. "the boys of the Presbyterian Sunday schools of Rensselaer and Remington are camping this week on the Tippecanoe at “Edgewater.” Miss Ruth Pritchard returned to her home in Franklin Saturday after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Parker and grand-daughter, Miss Marion Parker.

J. J. Weast has traded his old style Cadillac auto to A. B. Ginn of near Idaville for an equity in an improved 160 acre farm three miles from Roscommon, Mich.

Judge Hanley and family and A. F. Long and family drove to Attica Sunday in their autos, toeing dinner at Mudlavia and returning via Lafayette. They report i very pleasant trip.

We defy competition on ready made suits or tailor-made suits, and we will guarantee to duplicate any suit you can buy from any firm in town for $3.00 to $5.06 less on the suit and give you better value. — C. Earl Duvall.

Josiah Davisson tried to knock (lie gate posts out of the ground in front of Ray Thompson’s residence on McCoy avenue Saturday with the result of a bent ie’idefV'and some other minor injures Vo his auto. He thinks Ray shKlld' huijd a wider gate, then he can run through it without hittting both sides.

James Hopkins of near North Manchester came over Friday evening and will remain here for a couple of months. He says the wheat was good in Wabash county, oats are making from 45 to 50 bushels per acre and corn is looking fine. It is quite dry there but most of t!he plowing has already been done for the fall sowing of wheat.

White County Democrat: U. M. Baughman of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was in Monticello Monday on business. He Came ■last week for a short visit with his father at Monon, and his brothers at Medaryville, Royal Center *nd Winamac. He expects IB return home next week. Mrs. Baughman is spending part of the summer at Colorado Springs:

Joe Donell, the demonstrator for the Apperson Bros. Automobile Co., who has been demonstrating cars here for the past week, went to Kokomo Saturday to bijing back another car. having traded the one he had here to Dan Waymire of Demotte Saturday for the latter’s Ford runabout, and sold the latter to Max Kepner for S2OO. The “Apperson Jack Rabbit” which Dan. got is a touring car and one of the best machines in Jasper county. \ .

E. B. Ham went to Michigantown on business Saturday. J. H. S. Ellis was in Indianapolis on business Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Rice Porter spent Sunday with relatives at Morocco. * \ i r, 2 : - Mrs. E. E. Powell spent Sunday with, relatives at Crawfordswille.

Miss Bertha Kepner took in the excursion to Michigan Cky Sunday.

Mrs. Austin Hopkins went to Sullivan Sunday for a visit with her sister.

Hay Fever is positively cured by Anti-Phymin. For sale by A. F. Long.

E. E. Smith and family of Chicago are spending the week with relatives here.

Attend the sale and buy your boys’ clothing before school begins.—C. Earl Duvall.

Mrs. Joe Paxton came from South Bend to visit her father, W. E. Moore, Saturday.

Mrs. Louis Paulson of Wheatfield spent Sunday here with her sister, Mrs. John Tilton.

One dose of Anti-Phymin gives immediate relief from Asthma. For sale by A. F. Long.

Louie Minicus of Chicago Heights, 111., spent Sunday here with John Kohler and family.

Mrs. Chaxles Richardson of Clinton, Okla., is here for a visit of a few months with relatives.

Miss Mary Burns of Kapka ; kee, 111., came .Monday to sr a few weeks with relatives here. Mrs. R. E. Booth and children went to Peoria, 111., Saturday to visit with relatives for several days.

Mrs. J. M. Barnes of Terre Haute, who has been visitng Mrs. W. C. Babcock, returned home Monday.

Anti-Phymin cures Tuberculosis. Give it a trial and be convinced. Sold and recommended by A. F. Long.

Mrs. Ellsworth and son of Chicago Heights, 111., are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler. .

Miss Esther Padgett returned home from Logansport where she has been visiting with friends the past few days.

Mrs. James Maloy went to Steger, 111., Saturday to spend a few days with her son, Dr. Bernard Maloy and family.

W. E. Jacks of southeast of town threshed 25 acres of oats which made 960 bushels, or a little better than 38 bushels per acre, machine measure.

Elmer Wilcox, who has been working at Winona Lake for the past several weeks, came Sunday to spend a few days here with friends, expecting to return there about Wednesday.

In our mention of the death of Ernest Rapp of Washington, 111., in Saturday’s Democrat, we should have said that Mr. and Mrs. Rapp celebrated their sixtieth anniversary last January, instead of their fiftieth.

Kahn Tailoring Co’s. fall , line now on display at Duvall’s Quality Shop. Be sure and see this line as there is none to beat it in town. The coat front and lining are guaranteed for a year. A perfect fit guaranteed.— C. Earl Duvall.

Morocco Courier: Fred Jessen and son Roy left Thursday morning for a few weeks trip to. Sanford, Manitoba, Canada, to look after the threshing on his 480 acre farm and to visit his brother George and family. George Jessen thinks the wheat will make close to 25 bushels per acre. ' ..

Eugene Hast}' has purchased the interests of his brother Ed and'* Walter Lee in the Depot grocery, and will continue to conduct same, assisted by Frank Rowen. Ed Hasty is thinking some of taking active charge of his mother’s farm in Illinois. Mr. Lee finds that looking after all these stores falls pretty heavily upon and it is likely he will also dispose of the Surrey and Aix stored__

Dr. Clayton of Monon was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Firman and fapiily Sunday evening. '

J. J. Weast went to Chicago Monday to look over 'Some_automobiles with the intention of buying a new car.

Jerry Garland went to Camp Perry, 0., Sunday to attend the state shoot there. He will be gone about a month.

George Terwilliger and family of Crawfordsville, returned home via auto Monday after a short visit with friends.

Livingston Ross, who lias been attending school at Madison, Wis., came. Monday to visit his mother, Mrs. Ora Ross.

Alva Nichols came from Mexico, Mo., Saturday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Nichols and other relatives here.

Frank Kelly, superintendent of construction of the match factory, went to Elkhart Saturday to spefid Sunday with his family.

Mrs. Lucile Musson of Hoopeston, 111., who has been visiting here with Joseph Luers and family, returned home Saturday.

Boyd Porter and June Henkle went to Peru Monday to join A. L. Padgett and make the rounds of the fairs with him and his race horses.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson of Connersville came Friday ei”ening for a visit with his mother, Mrs. G. M. Robinspn, on River street.

Miss Mary Kotting. of Chicago, who has been visiting here for the past month with Henman Walters and family, returned home Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Siefer came Saturday from Montmorenci for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Putts and other relatives, returning home Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. George Ketchum and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker and children went to Rossville 'Saturday for a short visit with Mrs. Parker’s sister.

Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Paterson of Pontiac, 111., who have been here visiting w r itb their son, E. H. Peterson, for the past few days, returned home Monday.

Miss Nell Biggs, who is 'taking a course in nursing at a Chicago hospital, came Saturday to spend a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Biggs

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chapman returned home Friday evening from St. Joseph, Mich., where they had been spending the past week, making the trip in their auto.

Mrs. H. E. Lee and children and Mrs. Sarah Dewey of Joliet, 111., returned home Saturday after spending a couple of weeks here with Mr. and Mrs. A. L Willis.

Mrs. A 1 Catt and son Ed went to Greenfield M<pnday to attend the funeral of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lee Catt, who died Sunday, supposedly from tuberculosis.

Daniel Morris and Chris Campbell of Ft. Recovery, 0., who have been visiting Mrs. Chrife Koepkey and family the p;:st few days, returned home Monday.

Mrs. W. H. Beam and son Paul left Sunday for Eugene, Ore., where she will visit with her daughter, Mrs. Trevor Wilcox, and family until about the middle of October.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred King and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Densel, of Lake Winona came over Sunday via auto to spend the day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John King.

. ■£**> M rs. Mary Jane Hopkins, who has been staying with her son Homer and family at Monticello the past several weeks, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins spent Sunday here with her. Don Warren and Robert Anderson, instead of going to Monon to work on the stone roads last Thursday, as they Stated they were going to do, went on to Lafayette and enjisted in |the U. S. Cavalry service. u

NO RAIN SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER.

In a letter a few days ago to a friend here, Charles Robinson, formerly of Rensselaer, writes from Horse Butte, So. Dak., where he is conducting a country store and postoffice, and among other things, says: It is awful dry here; haven’t had any rain since last September until today and it only rained enough to wet down about '1 \x inches. None of our corn has come up yet. It would look nice to see a corn field once more. We haven’t any gar.den at all, the onion sets that we put In the ground in March are just the same as when we set tuem out. . Everybody is moving out of here and taking their stock. There is no hay to cut to speak of, but I am going to try to cut some tomorrow; don’t know how I will make it. Hay is $lO a ton here and not very good at that. Don’t know whether I will be back this winter or not. I will if they discontinue the postoffice.

Miss Tillie Malchow spent yesterday in Chicago. Ex-sheriff John O’Connor of Kniman was down yesterday. Attorney. Guy of Remington was over on legal business yesterday. Only 75 cents for the round trip to Chicago next Sunday, August, 13. Mrs. N. Littlefield and children spent Sunday at Fair Oaks with F. R. Erwin and family. Mrs. J. H. O’Neal of Indianapolis is visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parcels. 1

H M. Purcupile went to La fayette yesterday to spend a few days with his brother, John and other relatives. F. J. Donnelly and wife and a party of friends motored to Sawn’s big 40 acre melon patch near Fair Oaks, Sunday afternoon. Simon Thompson and Leo Colvert went to Chicago yesterday to take a trip on the lake to be absent for three or four days.

John Knox, who has been working in Chicago the past several months, came yesterday to spend a few days with relatives and friends here.

The Ladies’ Aid of the U. B. church at Parr will give a supper Friay evening, August 11, in the park, for the benefit of the church. Everybody come.

Mfs. Lawson Bruce, accompanied by her cousin, Miss Hazel Peterson of Chicago, went to visit with her mother, Mrs. Jasperson, in Walker tp., Saturday.

Isaac Reubelt and family of Falmouth, Ky., who have been visiting here for the past month or two with E. S. Rhgpdes and family, will leave for home tomorrow.

Mrs. George Eikenberry of Roann, who has been visiting here with Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Hemphill the past week, returned home Saturday, accompanied by Byron Hemphill, who will visit there a short time.

Miss Nell McCarthy, who has been engaged in private nursing at Baltimore, Md., the past few months, returned home a few days ago and is now awaiting a call from the navy where she will be a Red Cross nurse.

F. E. Cox, who is employed in the dry goods department of the G, E. Murray store, is now carrying his right hand in a splint, having, had the misfortune to be thrown off his bicycle, and, throwing his hand out to protect himself, sprained the ligaments severely. — Subscribe for The Democrat.

OFFICIAL COUPON The Jasper County Democrat's Great Piano Contest One $350.00 Piano to be given away - - ■ ' f-,r ■•” V: Good for 5 votes for__j - - Street and No. . r-•■t-r-A-lpr^rr 'II<•• ' ■ • v ’ ' # Town : . - One Banner Upright Grand |iano will be awarded to the person living in Jasper or adjacent counties receiving the greatest number of votes.

MflfoMH. [Under this head notices win he published for 1-cent-a-word for the first Insertion, H-cent per word for eaeh additional insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. Me notice accepted for. lose than 36 cental but short notices coming within the above rate will be published twe or more times, as the case may be for 36 cents. Where replies are aent In The Democrat’s care, postage will be charge* for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] ‘

Wanted—Local and traveling salesmen representing our reliable goods. Any man of good appearance w'ho is not afraid of work can make this a satisfactory and permanent business. Write at once for terms. Outfit free. Territory unlimited. Big money can be made.. Apply quick.—ALLEN NURSERY CO., Rochester, N. Y.

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’OONNOR, Ex-sherlft Jasper county, Kniman. nd.

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.

Farm Loans—Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts - Farm Loans*—Money, to loan on farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. Linotype Borders—Cheapest and best borders a printer can use for Job and ad work, In 6 and 12 point. 30 ems long, sold in any amount wanted by THE DEMOCRAT. See samples in use in the ads in this paper.

Ivegul Itlanks— Warranty and quti claim deeds, real estate and chattel mortgages, cash and grain rent farm leases, city property leases, release* of mortgage and several other blanks can be purchased In any quantity desired at THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE. Road tax receipt and order books are also kept in stock. ts

I flnf f|i f Without Delay I I'frl lIIP ' vlt hout Commission I UUI lllUl Without''Charges for H < Making or Recording Instruments. „ W. H. PARKINSON. ■MSSI PARKER'S BSSfr&aW HAIR BALSAM ami beautiflei tin- hail. .■KfH I‘rmm.tea a luxuriant growth. ■gflß' Never Falla to Koatore Orajr EgftV'L. Jlmr to lta Youthful Color. Cum aralp din-aara & hair tailing.

NOTICE TO FARMERS. The farmer who has a McCormick Corn Harvester can get repairs at C. A. Robetrs’ and also repairs for McCormick Shredders. If you want to purchase new either of these machines, please call on me. For this kind of machine, you ca® not buy a better one of anyone. * —C. A; Roberts, Agent, Rensselaer, Ind.

REDUCED RATES TO EVANSVILLE. On account of the Modem Woodmen of America Southern Indiana District convention at Evansville, the Monon Route will sell tickets at one and one half fare for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale Aug. 8 and 9, ‘and will be good to return until August 15, 1911. For further information call op Monon ticket agent.

NOTICE. The Parr Creamery Cq. has changed its dates of receiving cream. Instead of every day as heretofore, receiving days will be Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The change will be in effect on and after Monday, July 31. The reason for 4he change being the desire to reduce operating expenses. — -By Order of the Board of Directors. A TESTIMONIAL on patent medicine always happens a 1000 miles from home, but Bowkers Fertilizer happens in Jasper county where you see results. Try it on your wheat.— J. J. Weast.