Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1911 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Today’s markets: Corn, 50c; Oats, 43c; Wheat, 86c. , The G. E. Murray Co. is headquarters for Christmas candies. For the best line of china dishes,, go to The G. E. Murray Co. Dr. A. G. Catt made a professional trip to Chicago Thursday. / ' - • Preaching at Good Hope Sunday 2:30 p. m., by Rev. W. G. Winn. Don’t select yobr Christmas candies until you have seen Rowles & Parker. Mrs. Charles Simpson and daughter. Miss Irene, were in Monon Thursday visiting with relatives. R. A. Parkinson. Delos Thompson. W. F. Smith and F. B. Ham weje Lafayette visitors Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parks did not leave last Monday for Texas, as reported, but expect to leave next Monday. Miss Alice Parks went to Bourbon. I*td., Monday to spend the holidays with her brother, W. T). Parks and family. C. W. Platt and wife went to Chicago Thursday to attend the funeral of his nephew. They will visit there a few days. Mrs. E. H. Shields expects to go to Chicago next week to spend a couple of months with her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Malone. We are " headquarters for Christmas candies for teachers and buyers for Sunday, schools. Get our prices.-—Rowles & erIt is reported that Mrs. Powell. who now occupies the Nowels House, has leased J. T. Randle’s new private hotel or boarding house on Cullen street, and will take charge oi same as soon as completed.

ASK YOURSELVES who does your Cleaning and Presing and those who are "best sptisfie with their orders in that line wil surely refer yowto me. I have buil up a reputation for doing high-clas work in a short time and at a ver moderate charge. I am pleased* t receive family trade, and assure. yo beforehand of complete satisfactioi JOHN WERNER, Tailor Rensselaer, Ind.

•Christmas presents for every- • body at The G. E. Murray Co. The next republican national i convention will Jjc held in Chicago June 18. Mrs. Norris of Ft. Recovery, 0.,' came Thursday to visit with her cousin, Mrs, Chris Koepkey. Charles Crowder returned to his home in Indlanapoiis Thursday after a short visit here with relatives. Mrs.. Davis of Monticello, who has been visiting here with her son, J. K. Davis and family, returned home Thursday. Rev. Baech of Delphi, who recently underwent an operation in a Chicago hospital, returned here Thursday to spend the day with friends. • , Holiday specials in Misses and Children’s fancy coats, sizes 10 to 14. Never sold less than S 5. special holiday prices $3.98. —Rowles & Parker. Rev. Morrow of Morocco will preach at-the Baptist church at ; Parr Sunday evening, Dec. 17, at 7:30. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. Stewart Hammond and daughter, Mrs. Clint Brown, went to ; Spencer Thursday for a visit of a few days with his daughter, Mrs. C. B. Harold, and other relatives. j Get your father, brother or husband a nice suit or overcoat for Christmas, nothing more acceptable, and our holiday prices [mean a saving to you.—Rowles & Parker. C. A. Stevenson of Chicago Heights. 111., came dowir Thurs- ? day for a, visit with his brother-in-law, William Frye, and family. Mrs. W. R. Meguire returned home Thursday from a few days visit with her father at Mt. VerJ non. 111., who is in quite poor health. • Bradley mufflers, sweater coats, faricy fox ties* shirts, .suspenders, everything for men and boys tor Christmaspresents. Rowles & Parker. — j Wallace Miller of Lafayette ; was here Thursday voting i friends. He stated that he would i go out on the road and travel for • a large wholesale house after the ' first’ of the year. Wm. Ott of Carpenter tp., was over Tuesday afternoon to see his uncle, William Daniels, who continues in a very critical condition and death is expected at : most any moment. i- ' See our . muff and collar sets 'and fine fur neck pieces. Noth- ’ ing more acceptable for Christmas than a fine fur set. Oui prices are right and our furs are reliable.—Rowles & Parker. Mr. Hayner, expert- piano tuner and repairer, from Chicago, is in town for a limited per•j iod. Patronage respectfully so- ' licited. Please leave orders early at Clarke’s jewelry store.

Cleaning up reduced price sale on cloaks, at The G. E. Murray Co. A daughter was* born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Zero Wright. Mrs. Maines and daughter. Miss. Eva, were Chicago visitors Wednesday. The Deipocrat office -is well equipped to do the better grades of job printing. A number of attractive holiday window displays are noted along Washington street. Mrs. Emma York went to Chicago Wednesday to undergo an operation for a chronic ailment. Mrs. James Matheson, left Wednesday for London, Ont., where she will visit her old home for several months. Mr.- and Mrs. Clarence Fate autoed to Indianapolis Thursday to attend the state meeting of the hotel-keepers of Indiana. Another .. Christmas wedding scheduled is that of Fraijk Biggs of south of town, and Miss Floy McColly, book-keeper at the Rensselaer Lumber Co. office. Joe Jackson has sold his bus outfit to Tone Kanne, of just west of town, who begun operating same Wednesday, Kanne will have a sale and move to town. A pocketbook, containing a small sum df money* was picked up the street yesterday, and may be bad by the owner calling at this office and paying advertising charges. J. W. Mustard of Vernon, Jennings county, came Wednesday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mustard, and other relatives. Mr. Mustard recently sold his farm'in Jennings county and expects to buy a, farm in this vicinity. George Culp of near Monon was here Thursday and yesterday. He had been up to Fair Oaks to see his sister. Miss Ella Culp, who was quite badly hurt a few days ago by falling on the walk at her home, and stopped off here on his way_ back home to visit his son George of north of town. iCongressman Crumpacker has recommended the re-appointment of Postmaster W. F. Bunnell at Monticello. Mr. Bunnell was at one time postmaster at Rdmington.t Other recommendations for postmaster are A. G. Lundguist at Indiana Harbor ; James Pickering at Oxford, and Harry C. Lindhart at Hobart. James E. Walter of north of town, whose reputation for raising good horses is well known, sold a bunch of draft colts a few days ago to Granville Moody, receiving SI,OOO for the lot. Mr. Walter has a number of good norses yet and lots of other stock, and expects to have a big general sale in the near future. ■ The Monon now has a force of from forty to fifty men working in the excavation of the old filler under the platform of the old station, preparatory to laying the extension to the elevator side-tracks. The old depot has been moved to the Babcock & Hopkins grounds, where it will, be used as a. fool house by that* firm. William Augspurger, accompanied by Dr. J. H. Hansson and his daughter Miss Martha, and Russell Sage went to Frankfort Thursday to get the former’s fine new Overland auto. Dr. Hansson says that this car, Model 601 T. is 0ne...0f the finest both in looks, running qualities, etc.’, that the Overland people turn out, and yet is one of reasonable cost, $1,250.

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

\ Mrs. C. W. Hanley gave a surprise St her home Wednesday afternoon in honor of her mother. Mrs. Maria Hopkins', 69th birthday. A large number of friends of Mrs. Hopkins were present. •

A goodly number of local M. VV. A. men with their wives gathered in the former Ransford store room and, enjoyed an oyster supper Wednesday night after three candidates, were taken into the lodge. The banquet was given by the lodge. The Catholic Foresters’ band furnished the music for the occasion.

The Sherwood pension bill r which provides for a pension of sls per month, where the serv- 1 ice was for 90 days; S2O perl month for 9 months service; $25 per month for a year; S3O per month where the* sendee was for more than a year, passed the lower house of congress Wednesday, and is now upto the Senate.

, At" the meeting of the Commercial Club, held at the office of C. G. Spitler Wednesday evening, D. AL Worland, C. G. Spitler, B. F. Fendig, A. H. Hopkins, Hiram Day, W. V. Porter and J. J. Montgomery were-elected directors. The directors re-elected D. M, Worland as president, C. C. Warner as vice-president and Charles G. Spitler as secretary-treasurer.

Max Kepner. who is assistant manager of the Rensselaer Garage. has purchased the cottage of John Schanlaub on the poor farm road, in the west part of town, and has furnished same, and it is reported that on Christmas day he will be married to Miss Della Leek, daughter of ' ‘ Daddy” ‘ Leek, proprietor of Leek’s hitch barn. The young couple will go to housekeeping in the house that the groom has already fur n ishe <L

Collegeville Items.

Last Friday night the C. L. S. rendered their last pre-Christ-' mas program. The'debate. ■ Re-* solved: That the /French Revolution was justifiable, was the main feature. Albert. Kaiser up-; held the negative, and by his' excellent points persuaded the judges to decide in his favor. The affirmative was defended by Victor Studor. Last Saturday evening those who participated in the Thanks-j giving play were tendered a de-; lightful treat by Rev. I. Rapp, in appreciation for their willingness to practice and eagerness to produce a good play. In a, body they repaired to Rensselaer and witnessed “The Dean”: at the Ellis Theater. It was an; occasion which they wilt long; remember.

The following members have been selected as the members of the S. J. C. basket ball team for the present/season: Clifford Reed, Mgr.; Charles McArdle, Capt.;_- Edward Beckman, Harold Moran, Paul Deery, Alois Reichert, John Endres. These athletes constitute the best timber for a playing five, and judging from the gameness and spirit of fight shown thus far, the coll|B<| }9s|Sßq B 9ABq qi.w team of stars who will strive for team work rather than grandstand stunts, and who will bring to St. Joseph's a long string of victories before they journey to Delphi March 1 lor the conclusion of the season. Xot a little of the success will be owing to Mr. Myers who is doing excellent work in coaching the team. The first set-to was pulled off in the college gymnasium, Dec. 9, when the last year's twice victorious team from Goodland came oyer to repeat the scalping operation. Xot this trip. The locals went out to win; they had the spirit, and the spectators could not brook the idea of having the nifty, new, cardinal-pur-ple-army-olive-gray suits stained with defeat in the very first encounter.

The collegians were nervous at first, missing some shots that should have been counted as sure goals; but they soon came back; got the stride, and then there was no stopping them, except by the loud blowing of the whistle, till a score of 36 to 14 had been amassed. The game was singularly free from fouls, and, nearly all the points were made from field goals. Beckman and McArdle shot goals with clock-like regularity; Moran and Deery never failed to work the ball up to their shooting mates; whereas the low score of their opponents show how well Winter guarded the. enemy’s goal. Reichert and Endres, to take out

Jeb&elry —the gift of gifts It** SO, ' I . ' For a gift ought to be something more than the mere presentation of something worth about so much. The aestethic sense ought to be recognized. The fitness of the gift to the occasion ought to be considered. Thus you always find Christmas and Jewelry inseparably connected. The question for you to decide is what article of Jewelry is most suitable in each case. ;. - 'yV 'would like to suggest that our stock furnishes innumerable suggestions. ALL your gift wants might easily be supplied from it—with profits to you—and satisfaction to those you. wish to remember. Because Jewelry is liked by everyone. As we said, it’s the gift of gifts. Here is a list that may help you with your decisions: Rings—all kinds Beads Fine Cut .Glass Watches for all Combe Hand-painted China Clocks Barretts . * Casseroles Bracelets Brush Sets . Baking Dishes Cuff Links . Manicure Sets . Chimes Tie Pins Smoking Sets Vmhrellas Lockets Qandle Sticks Burned Leather goods Chains 1 Crucifixes And many others. Laveliiers Toilet Articles . Come in and see. T. W. Clarke

of them the initial nervousness were worked a short time in the second half, and showed that the subs can do as well as the regulars. The victory has greatly encouraged the players, and on Saturday they journey to Kankakee for a game with St. Viator College whicli will be one of their hardest games on schedule.

Auto Smashed Up; Buys a New One.

When driving his father’s Cadillac touring car Tuesday evening near the Globe Onion Farm, north of town. John Parkison, in turning out for a car with its head-lights facing his car. ran into the rear end of a Ford touring car. It seems that Otto Schreeg of Parr, the owner of the Ford, had pulled off to the -ide of the road to fix a puncture. and not carrying any tail light there was no warning to other vehicles approaching from the rear. G. L. Thornton came along in his Overland and stop-

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Electric Beakfast-Room Toasters. Hot, crisp toast for the family, at less than a cent—toast prepared for an invalid at the bedside. These are among the advantages of using our Radiant Toasters, nickcl-plated, with ebonized handle, base of black enamel and rack for keeping toast h0t.......... Price $3 75 Household Electric Iron Six pound, others ask $5.00 to $6.00, our price..s4.25 Other Electrical Devices To Order. The early installation of a day current in Rensselaer makes the use of these electrical devices possible. Aluminum Tea and Coffee Pots and Tea Kettles Asbestos Irons Carving Sets Nickel Trays

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ped directly, at the side of Mr. Schreeg’s car, with the headlights, pointing in the opposite direction from those on the Ford, and when Parkison came along he naturally turned out to go around the Overland, thus running squarely into the rear end of the Schreeg Ford. Of the two cars in the collision, the Cadillac suffered the worst injuries. two broken and twisted head-lights, a broken steering knuckle, the radiator bent and twisted and several tubes inside were broken, and the fenders were more of less buckled back and bent up, while the Ford escaped with but a small hole in the rear of the body, where some projection of the Cadillac had hit it. The occupants of the car, except for a bad shake-up, were uninjured. Mr. Parkison traded the Cadillac Thursday for a fine new foredoor. self-starting car of the same make, and now, by paying a bonus in the trade, is better off than before.

Sale bills at Democrat office,

Community Silver, Knives and Forks, Spoons, Chafing Dish Forks and Spoans “Community” Silver contains a greater per cent of silver than any other make, and sells for about the same. All ware is .warranted for 25 years. Buy “Community” and you will make no mistake. Shaving Set. RazorTbrush, hone, soap, talcum powder ..... .$2.00 Safety razor sets .. . .SI.OO Aluminum Percolator Coffee Pots Nickeled Copper Baking & Chafing Dishes Salt and Pepper Sets Irons for the little folks Skates, Sleds, Wagons Enameled Ware Pocket Knives