Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1911 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Ollie Rhoads spent yesterday in Chicago. Willis Lutz was a Chicago business visitor Monday. H. J. Hornaday was a Lafayette bihc«rcss visitor Mrs. Stockton, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Charles Porter spent yesterday in Chicago. Mrs. Mary E. Drake is having a heating plant installed in her residence south of town. Miss Alice Daniels has been confined to the house for the past week with tonsilitis. Oscar Leech spent Sunday with his jfister, Mrs. O. A. Garriott, and family at Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wallace returned Monday evening from a day’s visit with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. John A. Williams of Wheatfield returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with relatives and friends here. \ . ■ The Pythian Sisters will hold their regular monthly social at the home of Mrs. C. W. Duvall tomorrow afternoon.

Mrs. Mary Rutledge of Kirksville, Mo., is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. E. Brown, and neice, Mrs. A. K. Yeoman. Bert Sparling returned home Saturday from a prospecting trip in the west. He purchasel a 160 acre farm near Windfall, Kan. Mrs. Alary E. Lowe underwent a slight surgical operation Friday afternoon, the operation being performed by a Chicago specialist. C. P, Fate, proprietor of the Alakeever House, has invested if. a “Flanders 20” touring car which he purchased of the local agents, Drs. Catt and Meyers. Ray Wood went to Chicago Sunday to see hfs wife who is recuperating in a hospital from the effects of a recent operation. She will be brought home in a few days. Air. and Airs. Frank Rushmore of North Yakima, Wash., stopped off here a few days ago for. a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Amsler, while on their way east to visit with relatives. Russell Sage, who went to Gary a short time ago with the expectation of secyring a position driving an auto truck, returned home Alouday evening, having failed to secure same. Because they were unable to longer pay his salary, the members of the Baptist church Sunday morning asked for the resignation of their pastor, Rev. J. P. Green, which was made, at once. Harve Robinson went to Francesville yesterday for a short visit. He will soon take :ip Ernest Clark’s position here as linotype operator, having given up his traveling salesman job. * A special train carrying several high moguls of th.e Al mon and several of the section foremen passed through here about noon Alonday. They were looking over the road with the intention of offering suggestions for the improvement of conditions along the route.

A card received from Christie Vick, Centralia, Wash., says they- are all as well as can be expected in these days of republican rule of combines and trusts, with prices of foodstuff sky high. Eggs are 42 cents per dozen there and potatoes 1% cents per pound, he says. Omar Elder went to Franklin Sunday' to see his brother Leonard who was reported in the Sunday papers as being badly hurt in a football game at Bloomington Saturday afternoon. He found that his brother’s injuries had been exaggerated. and that he was ifot seriously hurt. James Hallagan returned home Saturday from Bedford, lowa, where he is trying to have a set aside, that was made by ex-county commissioner Sim Dowell, (the cattle dealer) to his wife, in order that he might collect a judgment sor 1 SI,BOO ■against Sim, for the driving off a lot of cattle belonging to the Hallagans, secured, in the White circuit court several years ago.