Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1911 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Frank Bruner is quite sick with the quinsy. Today’s markets: Corn, 58c; Oats, 35c; Wheat, 80c. Olando Clouse went to Michigan City Wednesday for a short visit with friends. The, installing of the automatic block system on the Monon’s lines was begun yesterday. Elmer Wilcox returned to Winona Wednesday after spending a few days here with relatives.

W. A. Davenport went to Elizabethtown, Ky., Thursday for a few days visit with his father. E. C. Hickman of Montpelier, 0., was in the city on business Wednesday, going to Chicago in the afternoon. Gussie Brown went to Frankfort Wednesday to spend a few days visit with his brother and other relatives. Miss Marie Smith went to Chicago Thursday to spend a couple of weeks with relatives and friends.

George Long, Misses Xell and Jane Moody and Van Moody went to u Dunn’s Bridge Wednesday via auto to spend the day.

Harry Hickman and Ellis Thomas have joined Don Warren and Bob Anderson in enlisting in the U. S. cavalry service. Samuel Barley of Marion, who is interested in the Rutenber motor works at that place, was in the city on business Thursday.

Miss Alice Shedd returned home Wednesday from Chicago where she has been visiting with relatives for the past seteral days.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ketchum and Miss Bessie Moody and Rev. Work motored to Winona Wedneday in the former’s car to spend the day.

*Mrs. Joseph Lane and daughter ° left Wednesday afternoon for Niagara Falls and Cleveland, Ohio. They will be away for about ten days.

Mrs. F. E. Babcock returned home Wednesday from Goodland where she had spent a few days visiting with her mother Mrs. S. A. Freelove.

Mrs. J. N. Gunyon of near Parr, who is sick with typhoid fever, is reported to be recovering slowly. Mr. Gunyon is now down with the disease.

George Scott has begun the construction of a cottage on Cullen street, opposite the Sisters’ home. Mr. and Mr&. Scott will occupy same when completed.

Nicholas Krull, Jr., who. has been visiting here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramp, the past several days, returned to his home at Kentland Wednesday.

Frank Welsh and son Merve went to Chicago Thursday to visit with Geo. Michael, who is in a hospital there. They will go from there to Larimore, No. Dak., on a prospecting trip.

Wheat and oats threshing is pretty well over with for this season. The farmers have had fine weather for the work and the' grain is consequently of fine color and condition.

Missed Belle Larue, Mary Harper, Nell Meters and Georgia Harris went tq ; Monti£ello Wednesday to ttend the reunion of the Alpha. Chi held there Wednesday and. Thursday.