Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1911 — Page 3

Catholic Ladies’ & Gentlemen's • * X Combination Bazaar and CORN SHOW 1 Forester’s Hall | -r Tuesday & Wednesday Night 4* J Dec. 12 and 13 J •r Bring in the best 10 ears + 4- of corn you can buy, borrow T 4* or find; open to Jasper and 44- adjoining counties. Get a T 4* hustle on you and win the T 4" big prizes, it’s worth while. T T Nobody barred. T

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. A, Witham was in Monticello Saturday on business. Today’s markets: Corn, 52c; Oats, 43c; Wheat, 86c.

Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Fendig spent Monday in Chicago.

A. J. Grant has been confined to his home the past few days with a bilious attack.

Alfred Peters and son Lyman went to Chicago Monday to take in the fat stock show.

Thomas Hoyes, James Hemphill and ‘‘Jonesy” Warner spent -Sunday evening in Chicago.

The men Foresters are supporting the Bazaar and Corn Show and that means success.

Andrew Smoker went to Logansport Saturday for a short visit with relatives and friends.

Miss Agatha Jensen of Momenc, 111., came Wednesday for week’s visit with Miss Ethel Cain.

•Miss Martha Ramp visited the week end with her sister, Mrs. N. Krull and family in Kentland.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jpnsen returned home Saturday from a few days visit with relatives in Wheatfield.

New suits filed: No. 7803. j. C. Gwin vs. Joseph E. Clark; action to foreclose mechanic’s lein. Demand SIOO.

Miss Letha Wright returned to Chicago Sunday after a few days visit here with her brother, W. J. Wright and family.

Robert Wartena came down from Elkhart Saturday for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Wartena.

The Catholic ladies have worked for a year for the oncoming Bazaar —bring in your shekels and buy something classy.

Roy Gundy, who has been visiting several days with his parents at Fair Oaks, returned to Gary Sunday where he is employed on the telephone lines.

Miss Christina Hume returned to Hoopeston, 111,, Saturday after spending Thanksgiving here with her sister, Mrs. Ross Dean.

Misses Mabie and Ethel Cain came Tome Saturday from Chicago where they have been employed for some time at Sears & Roebuck’.-..

Earl Bruner, who has been suffering greatly with rheumatism in .his right foot, went to Attica Saturday where he will take treatment at the springs.

Mr. and Mrs. Orland Grant returned to their home in Lafayette Saturday;, after a few days visit here with the formers mother, Mrs. Mattie .Grant.

Mr. Hayner. piano tuner and, repairer from Chicago, will be in town Saturday, Dec. 9, or as near that day as possible. Patronage respectfully . solicited.. Leave otders at Clarke’s, the jeweler.

Mrs. F. J. Donnelly was in Chicago Monday.

—N. C. Shafer was a Monticello business goer Saturday.

Mr., and Mrs. .Harrison Wasson spent Monday in Chicago.

• Warren and Al Robinson were in Delphi Saturday on business.

C. H. Sternberg was in the city on business Monday and yesterday.

Mrs. George Wade returned to Francesvile Monday after spending a few days here with her husband.

George and Delevan Babcock went to Chicago Sunday afternoon and took in a theater Sunday night.

Mrs. Leo Wolfe of Hammond came down Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. -Leopold.

Mrs. Elizabeth Beck left Monday for Sedalia, Mo., where she will spend several days visiting with her daughter.

John Gangloff, accompanied by Dr. Gwin, went to Indianapolis Monday where he will be examined by a specialist.

P. T. Longacre, who has been transacting business in Chicago and Elkhart for the past few days, returned Saturday.

W. H. Parkinson, who has been engaged in legal business in Chicago for the past week, returned home Saturday.

Misses Muriel Harris and Mary Harper returned to Greencastle Monday after a short visit here with their parents.

The six-months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Carson has been very sick the past week, but is now reported better.

Gerald Hollingsworth, who is attending school at Winona, left Monday for that place after a short visit here with his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth went to Kalamazoo, Mich., Monday where they will visit Mrs. Hollingsworth’s relatives a few days.

Bert Sparling left Monday for Winfield, Kan., where he expects to spend several weeks on the farm which he recently bought near that place.

Miss Martha Long returned to Oxford, 0.. Saturday where she is attending school, having spent a few days here with her parents, A. F. Lonj* and wife.

George Long returned to Chicago Monday where he is taking a course in pharmacy, after a few days spent here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long.

Leonard Elder, who has been spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Elder, returned to Franklin college Monday to continue his studies.

Misses Laura Peck and Irene Balcom of Remington took the train here Monday • for Greencastle to continue their studies there, after a short visit with relatives at Remington.

Mn and Mrs. J. M. Wasson, who spent Thanksgiving with daughter, Mrs. Coen at Berwyn, 111., returned home Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Coen, who will visit a short time with them.

C. E. Prior returned home from Chicago Friday. Mr, Prior had been spending the past week or ten days in the city supervising the sale of his poultry and eggs that he had shipped from here.

C. P. Wright went to Anderson and Indianapplis Mondayon a business trip of a few days. MisS Marceline Roberts returned to school at Oxford, 0., Monday after a few days visit here with relatives.

fl We are paying for : Butter fat this week 37c WILLIAM H. DEXTER Rensselaer, Indiana

Miss Carrie. Pierce was home from DePau w for the Thanksgiving vacation.

O. "K. Rainier and daughter, Mrs. M. D. Gwin, went to Lafayette Monday for a short visit with relatives.

Miss Elizabeth Spitler returned to Oxford, 0., Saturday after a few days visit here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler.

A. 10-year-old son of Harry Swartzell’s got his right foot quite badly crushed in a hay press Saturday which his father was operating.

A daughter; ancTHifeir third child, was born Nov. 30 to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Radcliffe of Louisville, Ky., at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. REoades.

Mrs. Harry Thulis went to Linden Monday wjiere she will join her husband for a few days visit with relatives. She had been visiting here with her parents, Mr? and Mrs. James Jordan.

Mrs. Earl Ellis returned Thursday evening from spend-ng Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, at Momence, 111., her father accompanied her home for a few days visit here.

Charles Goetz of Franklin, Kan., who has 'been spending the past two weeks visiting relatives here and in the east, left Monday for his home. This was his first visit to his old home in several years.

The C. E. society of the Christian church will hold a social at the church next Thursday evening at 8 o’clock All are very cordially invited to bring their pocketbooks and enjoy a few “delightful hours.

Joe Nagel is determined to have the south side win in the 'corn contest, and Steve Brusnahan just knows the north side can’t lose ; watch them. —The- Bazaai and Corn- Show at Forc.-tcrs’ Hall, Dec. 12 and 13.

W. H. Pullins, who is here from Prairieville, Ala., has bought up a bufich of draft horses to ship back to his farm there. He now has 19 mares and one stallion, and may buy enough to make two carloads.

Rev. A. G. W’ork returned to Fenton, Mich., Monday after a few days visit here with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth. He was accompanied there by Emmet Hollingsworth, Jr., who is attending school at that place.

Mr.- and Mrs. W. B. Austin of Chicago stopped off in Rensselaer for a few hours Friday while on their way home from spending Thanksgiving with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs E. P. Hammond, in Lafayette.

Mr. and M rs. Frank Fisher of Kankakee tp., returned Saturday from spending Thanksgiving with Mr. Fisher’s son Prof. Lee Fisher and wife at Otterbein. Mrs. Fisher stopped off at Lee to remain over Sunday with relatives.

Mrs. Mary A. Lane of Chicago returned home Monday after a visit with her mother. Mrs. Anne Peters, and her brother Alf and family of south of town. She came to be here to help her mother celebrate her 78th birthday anniversary. >

E. P. Honan went to CrawMonday to attend the annual meeting of the Indiana Fraternal Congress, which meets there today. Mr. Honan makes the response to the. address of welcome by Hon, D. W. Gerard. A big banquet was held last evening.

The „ mercury reached within 5 degrees of zero in some parts of town Sunday night, the coldest of the season. About three inches of snow fell Saturday night which is still on the ground except in places exposed to the sun, and we are having fine winter weather now.

Nicholas Krull, Jr., is home from St. Joseph’s College, near Rensselaer, for his Thanksgiving vacation.. .Mr. and 'Mrs, John Scharriaub, and Supt. Ernest Lamson of the Jasper county schools, and family, all of Rensselaer. were guests of the former’s* son, Supt. W. O. Schanlaub, and wife Sunday.—Kentland Democrat.

J. M. Bell was over from Monon Monday looking after the removal of the old platform and depot, and ready for beginning the extension of the switch track’s on the ground vacated by the structure. He stated that work of moving the depot would be begun yesterday morning, the platform already being torn out and taken away.

Mrs. F. G. Kresler received a letter Saturday from her brother. Leon Eiglesbach, who is now at the home of his sister, Mrs. Bert Marshall, in Medford. Oregon, stating that Joe Marshall, a son of Ralph Marshall formerly of Rensselaer, had been killed in California, where he was employed as a forest ranger, but no particulars have been learned at this writing. The Ralph Marshall family have resided in California for the past few years.

A horse driven by John Welsh to the B. S. Fendig poultry house, where he was selling some rabbits, became frightened by the noise made by an automobile backing out of the garage Friday morning and dashed east down Washington street. In attempting to make the turn at Cullen street .the horse struck - a tree, damaging, the buggy considerably, injuring the horse but little, it sliding across the walk and its head went into one of the large windows of the Western Union telegraph office, smashing out the glass.

The Mt. Hope Revival

begun Sunday, Dec. 3, and will continue two weeks. There will be a service each evening at 7i p. m. Rev. J. O. Ledbetter.! President of the Indiana Confer- i ence of the Methodist Protestant church, will have charge of the! evening service on Sunday, Dec. 1 10./ A good attendance is de-' sired at these special services.

Obituary.

Ofwen Callahan was born in Ireland, June 22, 1822, and came to America when 23 years old and settled 'down jn Perry county, Ohio, where he lived on a farm for fifteen years. From there he came to Springfield. 111., and with his brother engaged in coal mining, they owning a mine two miles from the then small town of Springfield. They engaged in this business for ten years or until the death of his brother ; when he sold out the mine and bought a farm near Lincoln, 111., where he lived for fifteen years, moving from there to Champaign county, 111., where he lived for nine years,, and moved from there to Jasper coiinty, Ind., where he lived till eighteen months ago when he went to Gary, Ind., to live with his son, M. O. Callahan, who is a conductor on the Gary and Interurban R. “R. He was at the time of his death 89 years, 5 months and two days of age. On November 23, 1871, he was married to Mary MulTady of Lincoln, 111., who survives him. To this union was born seven children, three boys and four girls, two of whom had preceded him to the Great Beyond, one boy, James, dying in infancy near Lincoln, Hl., and one daughter, Maggie, dying on January 24, 1907. Two boys and three gipls aTe still living: Mrs. John Halladay and Mrs. Bert Camp of Rensselaer; Mrs. William Whited of Wheatfield. M. O. Callahan of Gary, and-Thos. M-' Callahan of Newland. Ind. The funeral services were held from the Catholic church in Rensselaer Monday, Nov. 27. at nine o’clock a. m., and burial made in the Catholic cemetery, south of St. Joseph’s college.

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I¥Qiirirct 'sTSF1 1 i*o H i To Rensselaer I ► On a certain day (the exact date will be announced soon) Santa Claus is coming to < ► ► town. He will make his headquarters here for a time and will all the <► ► children who come to visit him. All the little boys and girls may tell Santa him- <► ; self just what they want for Christmas. Watch, for the date in this paper. <

Y zUr I Kzz Xi A ♦(a O /i ■ KStW. y I < m ~ _ f Only 15 More Shopping Days Before Christmas 2 BIG TIMELY SPECIALS ’ Cigars==Chocolates THIS WEEK ONLY. But So Cheap. Don’t Pass Them Up.

Box 25 Cigars 93c All good standard brands for example: Permits Goldens Plantistas Rocky Fords Judge Wrights La Preferencias Havana Ribbons Little Barristers Little Chancellors

Then, too, this week we place on display the dandiest line of Christmas Camlies ever shown. We have bought exceptionally heavy of all kinds of Candies, Fruits and Nuts, and are anxiuos for you to inspect them. We hope you will be among our early callers. HomeCrocery "Growing Better Every Day"

Miss Pearl Gray arrived last week from her home in Manson,’ la., and will spend the winter here with her’ aunt, Mrs. Ed Hall. She will be joined here in the x spring by her mother, Mrs. Allen Gray, and they expect to make this their- home.

A card received Monday by Mr. and Mrs. 11. C, Nevil from their daughter,’' Gladys Nevil, who is at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. L. M-Oorhead, at Limon, Colo., states that the family have been quarantined for smallpox, both Mr. and Mrs. Moorhead having taken down with the disease only a few days ago.

Be sure to ask for the free piano certificates with your cash purchases at the stores handling them, a list of which appears elsewhere. These certificates cost you nothing, and by saving them for your favorite candidate you may be the means of her winning The Democrat’s fine $350 piano, now on exhibition in Worland’s furniture store.

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 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.

Box 5 lb. Chocolates 93c A chocolate not only fine, but superfine Genuine Whipped Cream Center. Heavily Coated. Hand dipped. Others say they are Cheap at 25c, but This sale brings Them to less " Than 19c a pound.

NOTICE or ADMINISTRATION. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, administrator de bonis non, with’ the will annexed of the estate of James E. Hogan, late of Jasper County, deceased.— Said estate is supposed to be solvent. WILLIAM HOGAN, Nov. 18, 1911. Administrator. E. Grant Hall, Atty, for Adm’r. •i-H-H-l-l-l-IH-i-H-I-l-l-l-il I I NOTICE! | ••' • » N Having secured the ser- J ” vices of Geo. Wade, a ;; first-class Barber, I am H ;: prepared to give you bet- ■ • L ter work and quicker ;; service than before. Your H patronage solicited. •• ii Calvin H.Cain Glasses flitted by DR. A. G. CATT Optometrist Rensselaer, Indiana. Office over Long’s Drug Store. Phone No. 2X2.