Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1911 — Page 3

Im Potato Salel I 88c I I Per Bushel I B Extra fancy Northern sand-grown potatoes in 5 bu B 3| This is much below the market price today. § B You had better load up. B I HomeCroceryl K “Growing Better Every Day” ®

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Today’s markets: Corn, 50c; Oats, 42c; Wheat, 86c. Don’t fail to visit our toy bazaar.—Rowles & Parker. J E. Carson spent Saturday with relatives in Monon. A. L. Padgett was in Lafay--ette on business Monday. ,A. Witham spent Monday with friends in Monticello. . Walter Forbes is now employed at the Rensselaer Creamery. . Christmas presents for everybody at The G. E. Murray Co. George Robinson went to Indianapolis Monday on business. The G. E. Murray Co. is headquarters for Christmas candies. For the best line of china Wishes, go to The G. E. Murray Co. W. T. Elmore of Remington was in the city on business Monday. George' Peters returned home Sunday evening from a visit in ’Chicago. Misses Blanche and Edna Bab•cock spent Saturday and Sunday in Chicago. ■ Mrs. S. C. Irwin and Miss Marguerite Irwin were Chicago visitors Saturday. <• Mrs. Frank Lehr of Lafayette -came Saturday to visit her neice, Mrs. Martha Smith. Mrs. C. C. Warner went-' to Chicago Monday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap. Mrs. Ross Dean left Monday for Springfield, 0., where she will visit her parents. Jesse Wilson came down*from Hammond Saturday on a short business and visiting trip. P. McLaughlin and son John ■of Remington were business visitors in the city Saturday. Mrs. Rice Porter returned home Monday from a short visit with her parents at Goodland. Mr. Rheam of. Fleming, Sask., Canada, came Monday to spend the day with J. K. Davis and wife. Don’t buy your Christmas candies until you see our line and get our prices.—Rowles & Parker. Ed Oliver and Ora Yeoman made a business trip -to Hammond and. Hobart the first of the week. Estray Taken Up—Came to my place in Union tp,, 2*/ 2 miles east of Fair Oaks, a registered ram.—-D. E. Lakin. ~We are unloading a car of fancy Michigan- sa*id-grown potatoes this week, put up in 2)4 bushel sacks. In 5 bushel lots or over from car, 95c per bushel. —John Eger.

Dr. and Mrs. ILL. w ßrown spent Monday in Chicago. W. H. Parkinson and wife spent yesterday in Chicago. O. K. Rainier made a business trip to Chalmers yesterday. Vernon Nowels and son Harold were in Chicago Sunday. Ed Randle took in the fat stock show in Chicago Friday. Mark Reed and cousin, Charles Reed, were in Chicago Friday. A son was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peterson of Barkley tpCleaning up reduced “price sale on cloaks, at The G. E. Murray* Co. * Mrs. H. M. Grant, is spending several days with relatives in Chicago. N. Littlefield went to Bloomington, 111., on a business trip. Monday. Harry Brown of Wheatfield was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kiplinger went to Chicago yesterday to spend the day. Ed F. Newton of the Monticello Journal was in the city on business yesterday. A female deputy sheriff arrived at the home of Mr. arfd Mrs. Gus Grant Saturday. Brother Sylvester of the Indian School went to Chicago Monday to spend a few days. John Florence returned to his home in Brookston yesterday after a short visit here with relatives. Ex-sheriff O’Connor of Kniman was in the city yesterday enroute home from a business visit in Chicago. Joseph Kolhoff and sister, Miss Angela, and Miss Rose Sigo returned Monday from a visit in Chicago. Now is the time to do your Christmas shopping. Our stocks are complete. —Rowles & Parker. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parks left Friday for Coffee county, Texas, to spend the winter and to prospect a little. S. O. Duvall and daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Duvall, were called to Momence, 111., Monday by the death of a relative. J. D. Cooper, who now lives just across the river from Kankakee tp., in Porter county, was down on business yesterday. J.’ T. Randle’s new house on Cullen street is rapidly nearing Completion. Itwill.be leased for a private_hotej dr boarding house when completed.

B. Forsythe went to Knox and Winamac Monday to see about the re-opening of his store at the latter place, which has been tied up in the bankruptcy courts by reason of the failure Of the parties to whom he ,§old it last summer. J

Get our prices on cloaks and save money.— The G. E. Murray Co. ' Mrs. W. R. Meguire went to Mt. Vernon, 111., Saturday where her father, whose health has been failing, underwent an operation. Henry Wells of Grassville, 0., who has been visiting here with his cousin, Mrs. H. M. Purcupile and other relatives, left Monday for his home. Bradley sweater coats, overcoats, ties, shirts, silk and lisle socks. Everything for men and boys for Christmas presents. — Rowles & Parker. Prof, and Mrs. Ray Yeoman of Valparaiso and Mr. and Mrs. Devere Yeoman of Gary visited over Sunday with A. K. Yeoman and famijy southeast of town. Dr. J. Hansson went to Indianapolis yesterday to bring back an Overland 40 five-passenger touring car which he recently sold to Wm. Augspurger of Newton tp. A few odd/ fur heck pieces to close out at 20 per cent to 30 per cent discount. Don’t fail to see these. They,, are exceptional values.—Rowles & Parker.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Hatton and daughter Went to Monticello Monday to visit a short time before they • start for the southland, where .they will spend the winter. James McDonald, who has been visiting here with old friends and. looking after a few business affairs for the past few days, left Monday for his home near Des Moines, Ta. Mrs. George Wade came over from Francesville Monday to join her husband here. They have rented the C. B. Steward property just north of the railroad, and will make their home here. ■ ‘ The Democrat was in error regarding Mrs. John Critser’s dying at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Magee. She was at their home up to about three weeks ago, when Mr. Critser rented a house and they moved into same, where she died.

Mr. .Shafer, an expert matcTC maker from Crawfordsville, was in the city Saturday and Monday trying to secure a position here with the U. S. Match Co., when they get started, which he was told would be about the latter part of January or the first of February. Dr. Cook, the “discoverer of the north pole,” who is to appear here in an illustrated lecture at Ellis theatre next Monday night, was at Monticello one night last week, and according to reports from there the last fifteen tninutes of his lecture is devoted to paying his respects to Admiral Peary, who also “discovered” the pole. Joseph Frederick, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rishling, died at 9 a. m., Saturday at their .home west of town, and was buried in the cemetery in Hanging Grove tp.. Monday, Rev. Kuonen of Barkley M. E. church conducting services at the grave. The child was 4 months and 3 days old, and had been weakly from birth. Miss Catherine Morlan, aged 69 years, <1 ied at sa. m., yesterday at the home of Ed Grant, west of town, after an extended illness. The funeral will be held tomdrrow' kt 10 a. m., at the Christian church in charge of Rev. Winn. Interment will be made in Weston cemetpry. was a sister of Omar Morlan ahd Mrs. Ed Grant.

NOTICE! Having secured the services of Geo. Wade, a first-class Barber, I am prepared to give you better work and quicker service than before. Your patronage solicited. Calvin H. Cain la -

Genuine Quaker Parchment butter wrappers, either blank or printed, in any quantity desired Sale bills at Democrat office. There is nothing more acceptable for Christmas than a nice set of furs. Blue, or black wolf, black lynx or a fine mink set Rowles & Parker. The Democrat is printing the catalogues for the' Rensselaer poultry show again this year, which makes three of the four annual catalogues issued coming to this office on competing bids. Unlike the high school annual, the poultry show committee played no favorites, and no bidder was allowed to submit' a second bid to beat his competition out of the work after the bids were opened. The first big event of 1912 is the Rensselaer Poultry Show from Jan. 2 to 6. 1912, to be held in the Odd Fellows’ building, every day and every evening. The association is endeavoring to, have a special program for each evening, in the way of music, songs, etc., and the chickens that are to be given away is sure to bring a big crowd. It only takes 10 cents to- be a booster.

B. J. Jarrette, proprietor of Jarrette’s Variety Store, pulled off a Santa Claus stunt Saturday that brought out an. army df kids. He advertised in both Rensselaer papers that Santa Claus would arrive in Rensselaer Saturday on the 10 o’clock train, and promised a present to every kid that met him at the depot. As a result an army of children were on hand and followed him to the Jarrette store. Santa Claus distributing the presents along the way.

UP-TO-DATE AND NOVEL

Advertising Methods Adopted by an Enterprising House. That Rensselaer is fast becom-j ing metropolitan, in the' methods of advertising used by our merchants tp call the buying public’s attention to the mapy splerj-i did values which they, are offer-' ing; also that the wideawake firm of The G. E. Murray Co. arekeeping tip with and just a little ahead of the times in an advertising respect is again demonstrated by what is perhaps the most elaborate system of adver--tTsing ever attempted by any business house in this section, namely: the giving away of the beautiful Upton Parlor Grand Piano which is now on exhibition at their store. This piano retails at $400.00 each, guaranteed for ten years. The principal points of superiority of. the celebrated Upton piano over any other of this class of instruments lie in the three string in unison with overstrung bass, the splendidly pitched scale • and true sounding board which give the Uptofi’ that rich deep, even tone so much admired. In a recent interview with this' 5,• i ’ firm regarding this decided innovation in advertising, Mr. Mur-j ray stated:.. “We have been en-l joying the patronage and confi-j dence of the buyers of this com-' munity for a long time and in giving away this piano we are actuated by a double purpose, to show our appreciation of the patronage of 'bur friends during the past, also to encourage new’ trade and to bring the many', splendid values we are nowshowing in all lines to the at- j tention of every buyer in this territory. The plan we-are us-, ing in giving aw-ay this piano is equitable and fair to all, simplyl this, ,every person buying one. dollar’s worth of anything in our store will receive a coupon gon 1 for 100 votes'. The person returning to us the largest num-i ber of votes -will be given the' piano absolutely free of all cost. I No favors will be shown. Our reputation for ‘square dealing’; assures our customers of that' fact.” This four hundred dollar Up- j ton Parlor Grand piano is surely, a present worth having and we predict a very “merry race” for coupon votes during the next few months. • j The G. E. Murray ' Co. are surety to be congratulated upon their broad-minded and “trade-getter” advertising system. ’ Contest started Saturday/ Nov.’ 25th and ends Saturday, May 25th. In the possible event of a tie ballot between contestants the piano will be sold to the highest bidder, and the proceeds divided equally between those tying. . - •- xx

Jarrette’s Variety Store The Christmas*Store Loaded at Money-Saving Prices with Christmas'Goods

The Variety Store was crowded last week with Christmas Shoppers, and Saturday was our banner day. Santa Clans will be here every afternoon from 2:00 o’clock. All the little ones may see Santa and • mail their letters at the Santa Claus Postoffice.

Christmas Candies, 10c and I2clb.

Our Special Line at 12c lb. Cream Covered Dates. Cream Peanuts. California Apricots. Maple Blocks. Assorted Dipped Creams. Ass’t’d Cocoanut Bon Bons • Salted Peanuts. - •Princess Jellies. • Pretty line of Candy Boxes, at 2% and 3c each. . Qur famous “Red Band” Chocolates have them all .beat a mile; 20c the pound. ■■ • ~~ 'SS' 1 . . Christmas Booklets and Juvenile Books for Sunday School classes. Post Cards, Tags., and Seals. Holly Boxes. Christmas Tree Ornaments. Candles, Artificial Snow and Moss. Santa Claus Masks,

<* Salesman’s Sample Line of Handbags and Auto Scarfs At less than cost; we have secured a big sample line of these, and the wholesale selling price is in plain figures you can buy them for less than cost. Big line of Souvenir China Views of Washington st., St. Joseph’s College, Court House, and Library. They make pretty presents. Framed Pictures Madonnas, Cupids, Kids, and others.

One whole side of our store is filled with beautiful China. All new; no old stock. This is the place to buy China. We have the Larg- _ 1 -*| Z\ Goods Ever Carried est Line of Vr dllU JLVfV in Jasper County

Good Hickory Ax Handles 12c Ha t mmer and Hatchet „ Handles ............ 5c Large No. 16 Coal Hods 19c Stove J’ipe Joints and Elbows 10c 8-inch Mill Files 10c Long Taper Fi1e5...... 5c Ironing Boards, sl.lO value .79c

The Spirit of the Season Prompts Us to Express to You Our Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year '

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Toy Land All kinds of Dolls. Doll Cabs. Rocking and Surrey Horses Tool Chests. Stick Horses. , Drums, Blocks. Black Boards. Chairs, Tables. Doll Trunks. Sideboards, Dressers. Laundry Sets. 'Tin Dishes, China Dishes. Sleds, Wagons. Books, Games, Work Boxes. Horns, Banks. Auto Tr-ains.> I jicomotives. ‘ Fire Departments. Stuffed-Animals. And a hundred other Toys to maks the little ones happy

Special prices on Cut Glass $1.45 Cut Glass Nappie at .$1.19 $5.50 Cut Glass Bowl, 9-inch deep, at $3.95 $1.75 Cut Glass Pickle Dish, 8-inch, at $1.45 3-Star Cut Glass, 7piece Water Set, at. 52.25 6 extra tumblers free. You can save money on cut glass here. Haviland China The biggest line in Jasper county; all new and up-to-date patterns. 100 designs in Havila'nd Plates, Cups and Saucers; Ices, Relishes, Salad Bpwls, Sugars and Creams. Ask to see our Haviland Dinnerware.

The new Harness snaps 2 for ... K 5c Job lot of good leather Halters 29c Large Bottle Peroxide.. 10c Women’s and Children’s good Half 501e5...... 10c Lasts and Stands, each. 10c Large Clothes Racks 85c value ....... .59c