Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1911 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Guerney Jessen" spent Thanksgiving in Chicago. Today’s markets: Corn, 53c; Oats, 43c; Wheat, 86c. Mrs. Charles Porter spent Thanksgiving with friends in Chicago. Oscar Leech and Perry Horton attended a dance at Shelby Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Donnelly went to Chicago Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. -Lawson Bruce spent Thanksgiving with relatives near Wheatfield. James Manntoo returned to Tiis home in Frankfort Wednesday after a short visit here. Isaac Teuter and family came Wednesday from Chicago to spend a few days here with relatives. Mrs. Warren Poole went to Strawn, 111., Wednesday, being <alled there by the illness of her parents. Miss Ella Robinson of Brookston spent Thanksgiving here as the guest of Misses Ruth and Mary Harper. Mr. and Mrs. Cohee returned to their home in Indianapolis Wednesday after a short business visit here. Floyd and Paul Tanner went to Roselawn Wednesday to spend a few days with relatives and friends. John Poole, who has been looking after his business interests near Battle Ground, returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Steward- of Indianapolis came Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving as guests of Ed Oliver at Newland. Mr. and Mrs. Rue Parcels came down from Chicago Wednesday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Shedd and daughters, Misses Edith and Alice, went to Chicago Thursday to spend the day with relaitves. T Henry Childers and daughter, Mrs. Mannahan of Delphi, came Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. .and Mrs. J. W. Childers. Miss Florence Ryan went to her home in Gillam tp., Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ryan. Mrs. M. E. Hinkle of Bangor “ Mich., who has been visitng relatives here and at Battle Ground for several days, left Wednesday for her home, zHenry Brown, who has been employed on the Babcock Xi Hopkins elevator, left Wednesday to spjnd Thanksgiving with relatives at Inwood, Ind. George Long, who is taking a course in pharmacy at the Chicago pharmacy school, returned home to spend Thanksgiving here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long.

Mrs. S. C. Irwip spent Wednesday i in Chicago. C. G. Spitler made a business trip to Chicago Wednesday. C. A. McFarland spent Thanksgiving with friends in Chicago. George Culp went to Monon Thursday to spend the day with relatives. A. H. Hopkins returned home Wednesday from a short visit in Monticello. . . Kt ' ’ ' ' ' i Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blue went to Chicago Wednesday to spend the day. _ C. E. Prior has been looking after his poultry interests in Chicago the past few days. Paul Norman went to Winona Lake Thursday to spend a few days with his brother Van. Mrs. H. A. Smith went to Chicago Tuesday to spend several .’ays with Mrs. Ellen Oram. Mrs. James Griggs went to Chicago Wednesday to spend a few days with her daughter. Mrs. Martha Smith went to Hebron Wednesday to visit her son Roy and wife a few days., Mr. and Mrs. Newt Pumphrey went to Indianapolis Wednesday to spend a few days with relatives. Miss Letha Wright came down from Chicago Thursday to visit with her brother, W. J. Wright, and family. Wm. Maloney and children came down from Chicago Wednesday to spend a few days here with relatives. Thos. Jensen went to Wheatfield Wednesday to join his wife who has been visiting relatives there since Monday. Rev. A. G. Work and Gerald and Emmet Hollingsworth were Thanksgiving guests of Mr, and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson went to Berwyn, 111., Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs. Coen. - Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Schmitter of Delphi came Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with their son Nicholas and* wife, of west of town. G. F. Meyers and daughter Nell accompanied home Mrs. Meyers from Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Meyers is still quite weak. Mrs. Lem Hammerton and daughter Marie went to.. Reynolds Wednesday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hoshaw. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wiseqjan and children left Wednesday for a visit of several days with relatives in ' Louisville, Ky., and Rantoul, 111. Mrs. Thomas and two sons of Monticello came Thursday to take Thanksgiving dinner he~e with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gwin. Hurley Beam was down from Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with home folks. Hurley and Jim George are employed as clerks in the offices bf the freight department of the Monon.

' William Daniels continues in a verv critical condition. i_ . The Monon is building a fine new stone depot at Bloomington; J. M. Brown of Franklin spent i Thanksgiving . here with his i daughter, Mrs. Gus Grant. > Mrs. Mary Jane Hopkins speht Thanksgiving with her son Homler and family at Monticello. Walter English and Walter ; Lutz were home from Purdue to spend Thanksgiving with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Alter spent Thanksgiving with thefr daughter, Mrs. E. E. Ftitz, at Delphi. John Medicus, who is employed at Chicago Heights, 111., came home to spend * Thanksgiving with his family. The weather was almost ideal for Thanksgiving. The ground was nearly all white with snow and the day bright, clear and CriSP * < Mrs. C. F. Spencer went to Salem Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with her Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cook, and other relatives. Misses Mary Harper and Nell Meyers, who are attending school at DePauw, are spending the Thanksgiving vacation with their parents here. I Mrs. George Wade, who has been visiting with her parents in Francesville, came Wednesday to join her husband, w'ho is working in Cain’s tonsorial parlors. Mrs. Orlan Grant, who has been visiting her mother at Hammond, joined her husband here Thursday for a short visit w.th bis mother, Mrs. Mattie Grant. Mrs. J. R. Sigler came over from Mt. Ayr Wednesday and took the train here for Chicago where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Haskell. Rensselaer has been suffering from a fresh egg famine of late as well as the rest of the country, and packed eggs were selling Wednesday at 26 cents per dozen. The Fire Back in the Faultless Malleable Iron Range weighs 31 pounds and is many times more durable than the Fire Back used in ordinary Ranges. —Sold by C. W. Eger. Mr. and Mrs. James Jordan came up from Lafayette W ednesday, where the former is a student at Purdue, to spend a few days with his mother, Mrs. Charlotte Jordan. Ted Eger, who has been working for a correspondence school with headquarters in lowa, returned home Tuesday to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eger. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhoades have moved from onej of Hiram Day’s houses on Weston street to th,e house on Van Rensselaer street recently vacated by J. A. Larsh. Goodland will hold a corn ‘Show next Wednesday and Thursday. John Ade. Judge Hanley and Prosecuting Attorney Lbngwell are on the speaking program for Thursday. A son was born Nov. 12. to Mr. and Mrs A F. Patzschke of near Buttzville, No. Dak., the babe only living, however, about a day and a half. Mrs. P. was formerly Miss Candace Brown of Rensselaer. , Misses Marceline Roberts, I Martha Long an 4 Elizabeth Spitler, who are attending the Western College at Oxford. 0., returned home Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with their parents "here. x Clerk Mustard of the local Camp, M. W. A., has received a handsome gold emblem watch fob and emblem pin from the Head Xamp as a reward for the large number of new applications for membership he has brought in this month. Mrs. E. P. Honan entertained at her home on Front street about one hundred ladies yesterday afternoon in honor of her guest, Mrs. James H. Honan, of Augusta, Ga. Profs. Havorka and Noiak of St. Joseph’s College furnished music for the occasion.

John Duvall of Chicago spent here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall. Mrs. W. J. Wright, who has been sick for several weeks with rheumatic fever, is improving slowly. X. ..... ..... A few trimmed hats, must be closed out this week at less than half price.—Rowles & Parker’s Millinery Dept. Owing to celebrating Thanksgiving we were unable to put several bunches of correspondence into type, and same will appear in our Wednesday issue. The play at the college Wednesday given by a number of the students was well attended and greatly appreciated by the audience. Roy Gundy came down from Gary Thursday to spend the day with friends and to take in the Thanksgiving dance at the Armory in the evening. George Hemphill was among the Rensselaer boys down from to shove his feet under dad’s table and fill up on mother's good Thanksgiving dinner. The Thanksgiving football game between the Rensselaer high school team and Curtis high school of Chicago, resulted in a score of 18 to 0 in favor of the home team. William Platt, who has a position as fireman on an engine in the yards at Lafayette, returned there Wednesday after a short visit here with his parents. Mr. andvMrs. C. W. Platt. A large number attended the annual Thanksgiving dance in the Armory Thursday evening and a general good time is reported by those in attendance. The music was furnished by a Chicago orchestra. of .railroad promotor Purtelle? Well, really The Democrat is unable to state. He has been gone from Rensselaer for a week or so and is perhaps /‘working” some other community to a frazzle nowadays. Have you seen the display of beautiful teaspoons in the window of B. F. Fendig’s drug store? One of these heavy plate spoons will be given away absolutely free to each lady holding a paid reserved seat ticket for the Warner Stock Co. This offer holds good every night of next week. Commence Monday night and get the full set. They are truly a present worth' having. - ..... .. I - - ■ - Fred McGlynn, who was sbot and severely wounded in a holdup at Pleasant Valley, No. Dak., some weeks ago. arrived in Rensselaer with his brother Thomas and is now at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Lorinda McGlynn, with whom his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John .McGlynn are stopping temporarily. He has not fully recovered from the wound but seems likely to.

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Untrimtned hat frames to close out this week at 50 c and 75c—less than half price.—Rowles & Parker. Attorneys G. A. Williams, John A. Dunlap and W. H. Parkinson and SheJJiv Comer and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pay of Union tp., were in attendance, at the Poole trial at Lafayette’ Wednesday, as witnesses. Earl Reynolds and wife expect to leave today for Denver, Co’q., after a few days visit here with his mother, Mrs. S. R. Nichols. They will go from Denver to Salt Lake, where they also have an engagement. Mrs. G. H. Chapman of Grant Park, 111., who has been visiting here a few days with her father, S. Hutton, who has been quite sick at the home of Albert Witham, his son-in-law, returned home Wednesday. Church of God Services. Elder H. V. Reed, with whom the people of Rensselaer are mostly well acquainted, will be here on Sunday to preach at the Church of God, morning and evening at usual hours. z\ll are cordially invited, Miss Louise Kiefer, the popular German teachet in the high school, who recently resigned her position here to go to Greencastle to be married to the man of her choice, left Thursday for that place. She will be succeeded by Miss Noami Greeg, also of Greencastle. Friends of Mrs. Ruth Dewey, ah adopted daughter of Mrs. Fletcher Monnett of Rensselaer, were surprised to team a few days ago, through the Chicago papers, tfhat she had applied for a divorce from her husband of a year in the Chicago courts. Her husband, to Vehorn she was married in Rensselaer in October, 1910, is employed as a clerk in a railroad office in Chicago, and they parted last May. Failure to provide is charged in the complaiint, Mrs. Dewey left here Monday for Los Angeles, Cali., to spend the winter, stopping in Chicago to file the suit. Ed Lang Is Refused a Divorce. Edwin Laing, a former resident of Monticello, was refused a divorce by Judge Lairy in the Cass Circuit last week. He alleged abandonment, his wife having left him at Remington thirteen years ago, but on the witness stand he admitted that she had afterward asked him to take her back and he refused. Later, he said, she wrote him a letter making the same request and he again refused. Laing stated that his wife had accused him of being intimate with other women, which was nor true. In view of his own admissions the judge hefd that the charge of abandonment was not proven and denied the divorce. Though his wife lives in Logansport she did not enter an appearance in the case. Ed is now about 60 years old.—Monticello Herald.

Collegeville Items.

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Brunskick, Ft, Recovery, Ohio; Peter Fisher, Ft, Recovery; Rev. » Henry A. Hoerstman, Lowell; Mrs. Henry Bittlaer, Leo Kimmet. Lowells, Ralph Kussmaul, Hammond; Anthony Kichem, Francis J. Marcotte, Clarence Wallace, L. H. Reif, P. Vantuyl, Chicago; were Thanksgiving visitors. '

The Blue Rock Shoot.

The weather was very unfavorable for the blue rock shoot held Tuesday in the Warren Robinson pasture, still a fair sized crowd took it in. Everett Brown won five firsts and one second, tying once with his brother Clint. Chris Koepkey in the twelfth event broke ten 1 straights, a record not equaled by any other shooter. The first prize in each event Was a turkey, second a duck, third chicken. The winners in the various events follow: 1. Everett Brown, Ist; Cleve Eger, 2d; Harry Eger, 3d. 2. Everett Brown, Ist; Cleve Eger, 2d; O._ A. Yeoman, 3d. 3. Eiferett Brown, Ist; Cleve Eger, 2d; Henry Haag, 3d. 4. Not fired. 5. O. A. Yeoman, Ist; Allie Fletcher, 2d; Ed Ames, 3d. 6. ClinC Brown, Ist; George Sible, 2d; Cleve Eger, 3d. '7. Henry Haag, Ist.; Fred Hemphill, 2d; H. W. Klpllnger, 3d. 8. George Sible, Ist; Chris Koepkey, 2d; Frank Kresler, 3d. 9. Not fired. .10. Chris Reiddle, Ist; Cleve Eger, 2d; Ed Goetz, 3d. 11. Not fired. 12. Chris Koepkey, Ist; Everett Brown, 2d; W. V. Porter, 3d. 13. Everett Brown, Ist; Harry Gallagher, 2d; O. A. Yeoman, 3d. 14. Everett Brown, Ist; Chris Koepkey, 2d; Harry Gallagher, 3d.

I VwM fl THE WAKEFUL NIGHTS. when children with the toothache suffer, its tortures can be avoided if the children are brought up to us and the aching tooth extracted. We are expert Dentists and make a specialty of the cases of children. We are exceedingly careful and operate painlessly. We also fill good teeth and preserve them when it is worth while. Charges moderate. J. W. HORTON DR. LEON H. SMITH Opposite Court House Glasses flitted by DR. A. G. CATT Optometrist Rensselaer, Indiana. Office over Long’s Drug Store. • Phone No. 232.