Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1911 — Page 4

News Notes of Nearby Towns

Ai Furnished by Out Regular Correspondents

—• J FRANCESVILLE. | —i —j—(From the Tribune.) . J. C. Werher made a business trip to Rensselaer Wednesday. J. P. Hubbell of Chicago was the guest of his parents a part of this week.

Miss Josephine Hubbard of Chicago is Spending her vacation wit.t her parents here. Mrs. Wilson Timmons and son Ronald are attending the fair at Frankfort this week. Mrs. Sarah Slosser of Huntington was the guest of her son, S. A. Slosser and family last week. Misses Alice Minnicus and Elsie Huguet are visiting at various points in Illinios this week. Miss Ruth Hayworth of Indianapolis, who has been spending her vacation with her parents here, returned to the city Friday morning. The marriage of Chester Roby to Miss Lulu Eldridge took place at Monon yesterday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eldridge.. George and Regena Wiseman have returned to their home at Chesterton after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Will Timmons. Homer and Thelma Timmons accompanied them for a short visit. Dr. R. J. Ives last week purchased the residence property of E. R. Burget, located in the southwest part of town. Dr. Ives takes possession as soon as the present occupant can find another place. The purchase price was between $3,000 and $4,000. Clyde Hamilton and Miss Katie Piet pont were married Sunday, Aug. 13th, at the home of Rev. S. F. Field in Jefferson tp. The young couple are numbered among the highly esteemed people of the county and as soon as they can perfect the arrangements will be ;n a cozy home on a farm. Mr. and Mrs. Will Lehmann left Monday evening for Colorado Springs, Colo., where they will remain indefinitely. Mrs. Lehmann’s health has been poorly for several months, and although she was much better at times, the change was made in hopes that the climate out there would be the means of affecting a permanent cure.

Hay Fever, Asthma and Summer Colds Must be relieved quickly and Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound will do it. E. M. Stewart, 1034 Wolfram St., Chicago, writes: “I have been greatly troubled during the hot summer months with Hay Fever and find that by using Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound I get great relief.” Many others who suffer similarly will be glad to benefit by Mr. Stewart’s experience. —A. F. Long.

WOLCOTT. | ■■ 1 (From the Enterprise.) Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schoonover Tuesday, August 15, a son. Miss Josephine Reichards of La-; fayette is visiting her friend, Miss! Vesta Arrick. Mrs. E. L. Keener and son from Delaware, Ohio, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. E. Ross. S. M. Middleton, who has been visiting relatives at Arrowsmith, 111., returned home Monday. Mrs. Geo. Ferguson and Mrs. L. Hinchman went to Chicago Monday morning for a pleasure trip. Mrs. Vader of Chicago, who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. J. Foltz, returned home Thursday morning. Mrs. R. P. Miller went to the Plummer sanitarium at Logansport Saturday to take treatment for rheumatism. Mrs. Laura Atkinson and son of Morocco came Wednesday evening for a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Ms. Luke Rogers. Misses Made Baker and Mary Diwping,' who have been visiting relatives in Logansport, returned home Saturday evening. A. A. Porter of Kansas City, Mo., accompanied C. W. Keck of Fairbury, 111., and spent last Sunday with Mr. Kepk’s family, at his farm southeast of Wolcott. Mrs. Quincy Hughes and her guests, Mrs. Grant Walker of Chicago and' Mrs. A. Ellis and daughters of Chicago Heights went to Monticello Saturday for a few days camp along the river.

Many a Stiff ering Woman Drags Herself painfully through her daily tasks, suffering from backache, headache, nervousness, loss of appetite and poor sleep, not knowing her ills are due to kidney and bladder troubles. Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief from pain and misery and a prompt return to health and strength. No woman who so suffers can afford to overlook Foley Kidney Pills. —A. F. Long.

) GOODLAND J —] 1— (From the Herald.) The Newton County Teachers’ Institute yvill be held at Kentland August 28th to Sept. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Constable left for Armstrong Creek, Wis., to visit John Armstrong and family. A. T. McCurry is visiting childhood haunts and attending the home-coming in Jennings county.

MIT Items of Interest from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told. Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County. Metropolis

Mrs. Paul Anderson of Logansport came last week to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Roy, and family. Mrs. Ginan and grandson Clarence Rice went to Remington Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. O'Conner. Mrs. Sadie Pcthuisje left Wednesday for Denver, .Col., to take treatment of her son, Dr. P. J., tor stomach trouble. G. D. Clymer arrived from San Antonio, Texas the first of this week and joined his family who came several weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dexter and daughter Sylvia of Kensington, 111., drove through in their auto Saturday and visited Goodland relatives and friends this week. Mrs. L. L. Reed and three children, of Indianapolis came Tuesday evening to visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mis. J. E. Carney. Mr. Reed’ came Wednesday morning. Wednesday a deal was made whereby Peter Brook traded his store building and large stock of hardware and implements to W. H. Dowell of Wbbaptt for a fine farm east of that city.

Howard McCurry left Thursday morning for Vernon, Ind, to bei present at the Home Coming held there this week. From there he will go to Deputy to attend the family reunion on Monday. Dr. and Mrs. J, W. Bond and son Clymer left Tuesday for a trip through Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, where they expect to visit. The doctor has not seen his old home for many years. A party of young ladies consisiting of Ella and Magdaline Brook. Miss Enright of Dayton, Ohio, Miss Bertha Schuh aind Clara Plunket of Kentland, Lauretta Healy of Lafayette and Mary Early of Logansport are camping on the Tippecanoe river near Monticello this week.

Do not allow your kidney and' bladder trouble to develop beyond' the reach of medicine. Take Foley, Kidney Pills. They give quick re-, suits and stop irregularities with' surprising F. Long.

| MEDARYVILLE. — r _ ! (From the Advertiser.) Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Faris left Tuesday for Chicago for a visit with relatives. Charles Schultz three miles west of town lost a good mule by lightning last Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Knotts left Thursday morning in the Brush auto for a two days visit to Fountain Park. Mrs. Eurah Beard is here from Hoopeston, 111., the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Alice Williams and Mrs. F. H. Scott. Miss Jessie Ruckles of St. Louis, Mo., arrived here Wednesday evening for a visit with her friend, Miss Ava Guld at the Jas. R. Guild home. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rathfon and little daughter left Tuesday for a three months visit through the east, mainly Pennsylvania, where they have many relatives. Our Valparaiso students, Misses Nettie Reed, Amanda Steinke, Oma Schortz and Myrtle Maddox, and Guy Reed and Ross Schoonover, returned home last Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. George. Coovert of Argos, Ind., parents of Mrs. Ellis Redinbo, left for their home last Saturday after a several days visit with the Redinbo family here. The. family of Dr. Thimpson, the optician, who have lived here for the past eight of nine months, have this week removed to Chicago, whence the Dr. had preceded them some time? Miss Norma Ragan of Bloomington, 111., is spending her vacation as overseer in the telephone exchange of that city, here, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lee G. Baughman, and other relatives. Joseph Hardesty, south of town, is reported very ill with appendicitis. Some time during Thursday be seemed to be slightly improved, he was resting easier, and this condition prevailed as we go to press Friday noon.

Foley Kidney Pills will check the progress of your kidney and bladder trouble and heal by removing the cause. Try them.—A. F. Long.

| MT. AYR. . | (From the Pilot.) Levi Stutzman’s sister of Lagrange county came Tuesday for a visit. Mrs. Wishart of Rensselaer was a guest of Mrs. Aleck Miller during the week. Ed Brown has bought a farm near Wheatfield and will move to same in the spring. ' John Childers of Delphi was here during the week-—he used to plow corn on the present town site of this place. Mesdames McCord and Stacker, Misses Johnson and Sayler visited Rensselaer Tuesday afternoon, E. G. Perigo driver. Mrs. A. J. Ashby left Wednesday for Chicago to be present at the marriage of her son, said event takes place this Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sperry of Allentown, 111., are expected Thursday to visit her father, J. C. Chilcote and sister’s family, J. R. Sigler, her aunt

and uncle, Dr. and Mrs. Merry. They will make the trip overland in their auto. |j Uncle John Hufty received a telegram Wednesday morning announcing the death of Mrs. Charles Hufty at Wilcott. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hufty, Harry Hufty and family left this Thursday morning by auto route to attend the funeral.

Thirty Years Together. Thirty yaers of association—— of it. How the merit of a good thing stands out in that time —or the worthlessness of a bad one. So there's no gyesswork in this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Concord, Mich, who writes: ”1 have used Dr. King's New* Discovery for 30 years, and its the best cough and cold cure 1 ever used.” Once it finds entrance in a home you can’t pry it out. Many families have used it forty years. It’s the most infallible throat and lung medicine on earth. Inequaled for lagrippe, asthma, hayfever, croup? quinsy or sore lungs. Price 50c, SI.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed, by'A. F. Long.

J REMINGTON. | Mrs. B. F. Spencer and daughter Dorothy are visiting friends in Chicago. Miss Edith Hargreaves of Clifton, 111., is visitng the family of George Hargreaves. Miss Littleford of Hinsdale, Mich., visited Miss Margaret Huggins last week. Mrs. Nelson Boicourt of Beech Grove. 111., is visitng her mother, Mrs. Perry Griffith. Miss Pearl Blake of Wabash county is visiting relatives here and attending the Park meetings. Mrs. Hurford Jamison and children of Warsaw is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor. Mrs. C. D. Parks of Lafayette visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sharkey, here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Greenour and Mrs. Weigel of Harrisburg, Pa., are visiting Sam Bowman and family. Peter Bair and sister Olga went to Cissna Park, Hl , last Wednesday to attend the old settler’s meeting. Warner Elmore Is driving the finest auto in town, a new Richmond touring car, built to his order. The C. L. Griffith property in the northwest part of town has been sold to Frank Melrose of Jordan tp.

Mrs. Wm. Sallee and little son of Morocco is visitng her sisters, Mrs. George and Wm. Banes and Mrs. Will Rawlings. Mr. F. Geiss, foreman in a Chicago factory in which Had Spencer worked for several years, visited the latter last week. M. B. Graham, wife and two sons of Windfall, came up last week to visit Mrs. Graham’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Luckey. L. M. Ritchey of Jordan tp., has bought the H. O. Timmons 80 acre farm, the sale being made, through Jones Bros’, agency. There was an attendance of about 6.000 people at Fountain Park Sunday and upwards of 285 automobiles were on the grounds. It was indeed a big day. Miss Orpha Timmons, who has been visiting relatives here for some time, returned Monday to Seattle, Wash., to resume her work as a teacher in the city schools. The health officer has received notice from the state board of health that the head of the A. J. Zimmerman horse, recently sent there for examination, disclosed that the horse had rabies. Help out the Remington contestants in The Democrat’s piano contest by asking for the free voting certificates with each cash purchase at Worden’s harness shop, Spencer’s jewelry store and F. L. Peck’s drug store.

Attack Like Tigers. In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germs multiply so fast the little fighters are overcome. Then see pimples, boils, eczema, saltrheum and and sores multiply and strength and appetite fail. This condition demands Electric Bitters to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to expel poisons from the blood. “They are the best purifier,” writes C. T. Budahn, of Tracy, Calif., “I have ever found.” They make rich, red blood, strong nerves and build up your health. Try them. 50c at A. F. Long’s.

j PARR. ] Maggie Wheelen called on Grace Price Sunday. Clara Brusnahan was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Mrs. S. Brusnahan visited friends in Chicago Heights a few days last week. Miss Ocie Wood attended band concert in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Clyde and Luvia Gunyon, Otto and, Olga Schreeg went to Fountain Park Sunday via auto. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Gunyon, who are down with typhoid fever, are much better at this writing. Miss Blanche Conway of Hammond, who has been visitng Miss Ocie Wood, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Schreeg and daughter Martha autoed to Chicago Saturday where the§ will, visit a few days. On their way to the clergyman Saturday, George Marion and Mattie Fay, had quite a little excitement. Their horse scared at an auto and the rig was quite badly smashed. They finally succeeded in getting another rig and drove to town where they had the knot tied.

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FINE $350.00 PIANO o To be given away by The Democrat H ABSOLUTELY FREE 0., ■ • ' This beautiful $350 piano will be given away to the person receiving the most votes in o The Democrat subscription contest, opened Monday, July 17. The contest will close Satur- ♦ day, December 23, 1911. ■ I r Description of Piano —Q “BANNER UPRIGHT GRAND” PIANO, standard size, and weighs boxed for shipping, over 800 pounds. The back of the piano is built with 6 posts, 3 % inches wide and 4 inches deep. The wrest plank is made of rock maple, covered with cross band, %-inch veneer so that tne piano will stay in tune. Tin or scale is full iron plate. Th s case is made in mahogany, with double cross band veneer inside and outside to prevent warping or splitting. The action is a first class repeating action with muffler rail attachment on the same. Three pedals of the latest design. Warranted by manufacturer for ten years. ♦ Additional Prizes ♦ Besides this elegant high grade piano, two other fine prizes are to be given away. To f the person receiving the second highest number of votes, D. M. Worland will give a fine | $35 FREE Sewing Machine with handsome 6-drawer, drop-head case, and the best sewing ma- ♦ chine made in the world; guaranteed for life. Also G. J. Jessen, the Jeweler, will give an | elegant silver set, consisting of 24 pieces—6 each of knives, forks, tablespoons and teaspoons, J all in handsome silk-lined case and warranted for 20 years. * Piano, Sewing Machine and Silver Set Now on Exhibition * The piano is now on exhibition in D. M. Worland’s furniture store on Van Rensselaer o street, two doors north of The Democrat office, and can be seen and tried by any one at o any time. Call around and see it. The Banner Upright Grand will compare favorably with o the very best and highest grade pianos made, and is guaranteed for ten years. The person I > who is successful in this contest will secure one of the finest instruments in the county. The < t Sewing Machine is also on exhibition at Mr. Worland’s and the Silver Set at Jessen’s Jew- ! ► elry Store. o Get Started Early o Get into the contest right away. An early start may mean the winning of the piano. <► Get a flying start for the thing you want. You can’t afford to put this matter off a minute. O Be the first in the field. The piano is going to be won by some one, and that some one may o' be you o ' o How to Secure the Votes o ' Every renewal subscription of $1.50 to The Jasper County Democrat, will entitle the subscriber to 1500 votes; each new subscription, 3,000 votes. Every issue of The Democrat until the close of the contest, December 23, 1911, will con- < ► tain a coupon good for five votes. J’ Arrangements have been made with a number of the merchants whereby coupons good <► for one hundred votes will be given with every dollar’s worth of cash purchase. The fol--4 lowing merchants now have the coupons on hand:

The Following Stores Have Certificates Rensselaer Merchants Merchants Outside of Rensselaer CLEVE EGER, Hardware Remington C. EARL DUVALL, Clothing and Gents Fur- PECK’S DRUG STORE tv aktw v : o WORDEN’S HARNESS SHOP B.‘ F. FENMG Drugstore' 6 SPENCER’S JEWELRY STORE, SAM FENDIG, Dry Goods Parr MRS. MARY MEYER-HEALY, Millinery w - L - WOOD, General Merchandise SCOTT BROS., Harness Aix HOME GROCERY, Groceries AIX STORE, General Merchandise JESSEN, the Jeweler x Q DEPOT GROCERY, Groceries SURREY stare w u B. N. FENDIG, Exclusive Shoe Dealer bUKREY STORE, General Merchandise C- A. ROBERTS, Buggies, Wagons and Corn Wheatfield Harevters. WHITED’S GENERAL STORE, Wheatfield ► All these coupons, whether they are obtained with subscriptions of The Democrat, with 4 ► purchases at the store or are clipped from the papers, must be returned to the office within < ’ ten days of the date on the coupon and will be counted for the lady whose name is writ- < * ten on the blank line of the coupon. . . < ► Coupons will not be given with subscriptions during this. contest. where the amount is < ’ less than $1.50. J Address all correspondence pertaining to this contest and make all remittances payable ’ ► to A < : The • Jasper County Democrat Rensselaer, Indiana

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.

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