Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1911 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

While lifting a wagon-bed Thursday evening, Isaac Saitfla of north of town, fractured his right collar bone. Capt. John M. Wasson returned Wednesday from Ft. Recovery, 0., where he attended the reunion of his old regiment, the 40th Ohio. - .. ..-M. Wanted—Middle-aged lady.foj; housekeeper, small family; steady position for good woman. Apply at Democrat office for name of party. , Dr. S. H. Moore left Thursday evening for Hamilton, No. Dak., to look after the threshing of his wheat on his farm near that place. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Deleoust of Ocalla, Fla., who have been visiting here with the Hallagans for some time, left for their home Thursday. W. M. Hoover, D. H. Yeoman and T. A. Crockett went to Kewanna Thursday to attend the reunion of their old regiment, the 87th Indiana.

John Braddock, chief mechanician at the Maxwell garage, is suffering with typhoid fever. "Kenneth Rhoades is working at the garage in his place. Mrs. R. D. Jones of Cincinnati spent Wednesday here with her brother, George E. Murray, and family. Mrs. Jones had TTeen visiting relatives at Chicago- ' Grandmother Parks is quite sick at the home of her son, C. L. Parks, near Surrey. She is past 80 years of age, and wiTT scarcely recover from her pres'ent illness. » David Horsewood, who has been visiting his sons, Charles and Frank, rtear Rensselaer, returned to his home in Noble county Wednesday. Mrs. Horsewood remained for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heyden of Rosedale, Ind., came Sunday to spend a few days here with the latter’s sister, Mrs. John Eger. Mr. Heyden returned Sunday evening and his wife returned home Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Kanne of Campus, 111., who have been visiting here with Michael Kanne and family, returned home Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs. Michael Kanne and the little daughter of George Kanne. The E. L. Hollingsworth property on Washington street, formerly owned by G. K. Hollingsworth of Chicago, has been rented by A. who will soon move from the A. Leopold property on Front street into same. I have moved my millinery and dressmaking shop over the Trust & Savings Bank, and will be ready to serve the public this week. My head trimmer has been preparing for this opening. Welcome to all. —Mrs. H. A. Cripps. 014 Eugene Purtelle, the “railroad promotor,” seems to be putting in all his time in Rensselaer nowadays. In fact, Rensselaer seems to be about the only town in the country that will stand for Purtelle’s peculiar business' methods.

A young steer and heife r , the property of John Murphy and a steer owned by John Lornergah of near Surrey were killed by lightning last Thursday. The animals were fully covered by insurance in the R. D. Thompson agency. The Monon Route will run another excursion to Chicago Sunday, Oct. 1. The special train will leave .Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m. Rate of the round trip is 75 cents. Returning special train will leave Chicago, at 11:30 p. m. A coming three-year-old mare belonging to T. J. Prouty, northwest of the city, was run down and killed ,by a train Monday. It seems that the mare and some other horses were grazing on the road and the mare strayed onto the track. Mr. 1 E. Ransford informs us that he' expects to move to Canton, 111., about Oct. L The report that Be is to open up in business there immediately is unfounded, he says. He is not going to open any store there, he states, but may later engage in the real estate business.