Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1911 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Leroy Gaffield, wife and children returned to their home in Fountain, Mich., Monday after a several days visit with his father, W. P. Gaffield, of Milroy - Mt. and Mrs. W. Roggenkant of Chicago, who have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C, Wagner of near Remington for several days, returned home yesterday. . H. R. Kurrie has purchased a five passenger Staver touring car which arrived here last week. It is one of the finest cars in the county and is said to have cost $2,500. M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier, who was shot Thursday night by an assassin while attending a play in a theater at Kiev,- died Mondays from his wounds. Mrs. Len Lefler, who has been spending the past few days at their farm near Kniman, where Len is making several improvements, returned to her home in Lafayette Saturday.

N. C. Shafer went to Toledo, 0., Friday evening to bring back with him a Model Q four-pas-senger Maxwell, which he has sold to A. H. Hopkins, who has traded his runabout to Leßoy Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phegley of near Monticello, accompanied by their five sons, are spending a few days here with relatives. Saturday they were joined by Oscar Phegley, who came to spend the day with them. Edwin Albertson of Indianapolis, a brother of John Albertson of Rensselaer, committed suicide about two weeks ago because of poor health. He was afflicted with consumption. John did not learn of the death until Saturday last. Arthur Dunaway of Chicago spent Sunday with his cousin, Mrs. A. J. Bellows, and his sister, Miss Etta Dunaway, who is a guest at the Bellows home. Mr. Dunaway is employed in the Sanitary District office in Chicago as draftsman.

Another big rain fell about 4 a. m., Monday, during which two inches of water fell. It is too wet now in some places to drill in wheat, but the wheat sowing season is early yet and a few days of nice weather will make the ground in fine shape. John Casey was dpwn from Fair Oaks Monday. His sister, Mrs. Mattie Dickinson, is quite sick at his house, with what is called the shingles and billiousness. The doctor was up to see her Sunday and Mr. Casey was here to get more medicine Monday. E. Stein of Chicago was in the city Monday looking over the’business district with a view of having a friend open up a general store here some time in the near future. He stated when he left that the other party would be down in a few days to look over the field. Gillam tp. has another recordbreaker on hauling corn. . Ben Molitor hauled 105 bushels and 10 pounds of shelled corn on one load a few days ago. The corn belonged to George Logan, and was hauled to the JacOb Myers elevator in Francesville The distance was 5 miles. x

Every rooming house or private boarding place, hotels included, was completely filled last Friday evening, and several, who stayed over for the last day of the carnival, were forced To sleep out of doors. It is reported that several slept in the school hpuse yard, and on the court house lawn. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Norman of -Union tp. left yesterday for Spokane, Wash., where they will visit his brother Sam. They will also visit.relatives in Idaho and on the way home stop at Hamilton, North Dakota, and visit C. D. Norman and family. They will be gone a month or six wfeeks. The Wilson & Co. general stores at Knox and Winamac have been placed in the hands of a receiver. These are the people B. Forsythe sold his store at Winamac to, and he still retained an interest in same. Mr. Forsythe went to Winamac Wednesday and a paper at that place states, that he will conduct the business for the present.