Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1912 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Today’s markets: Corn, 56c; Oats, 48c; Wheat, 90c. '. Mrs. A. W. Hopkins of Chicago, who has been visiting relatives here the past several days, returned home Saturday. Miss Flossie Slay back of Chicago was the Sunday guest of Miss Ethel Meyers. Miss Slayback has been visiting a few days at . Goodland. Mose Leopold and Sam Fendig returned home Friday evening from their southern trip. Nathan Fendig will remain a few weeks longer. Arthur Shedd of -Chicago and Miss Alice Shedd, who is teaching at Otterbein, spent Sunday here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Shedd. G. R. Street and wife of Huntington county, who have been visiting with Albert Duggins and family the past few days, left for their home Friday. , Vs The funeral of Mrs. John Baker, who died at her home in Mt. Ayr Saturday, was held there Monday. She was a sister-in-law of W. P. Baker of this city.

The funeral of Mrs. Fannie Rhoades was held at the M. E. church at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon and the body laid to rest ’beside that of her husband in Weston cemetery. In a straw vote for governor being conducted by the County Times (republican) James E. Watson leads the republican list and Mayor Thomas E. Knotts of Gary leads the democratic list. —— ——i Miss Nell Baker of Barkley tp., returned Monday from Rossville, 111., where she has been spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Kimberlin and caring for her little nephew born Dec. 5. Mrs. Bertha Lamphier has purchased the Ray D. Thompson farm near Kniman and the tenant, Perry Griffith, has purchased the Newton and John Price properties at Parr and wilil move there and engage again in the barber business. Conrad Kellner is preparing to build a large new cottage on his land at the southeast corner of town this spring. It will be of modem design and have a basement under the entire house.

Mrs. Sarah Debra, .aged 101 years and 17 days, died at the home of her grandson, Marion Sluyter, in Buffalo, White county, last Tuesday. 'She was a native of South Carolina, and came to White . county with her husband and children in 1840. Nagel was in town Saturday for the first time since his return two weeks ago from the hospital at Lafayette, where he was successfully treated for several weeks for a severe throat trouble. While still a little weak he is rapidly recovering his former robust health. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bruner came Sunday from ” Lebanon and will make their home here where he will be engaged in the telephone business with his father, J. F. Bruner. Mr. and Mrs. Bruner were married Wednesday at her parents’ home in Lebanon. She was foimerly Miss Alma Riley.

Charles Porter, a member of the high school basket ball team, who so peculiarly hurt his foot in practice; had the pus withdrawn and the examining physician stated that he thought there was no bone trouble, that the infection is now under control -and that his recovery will be quite rapid from now on. Mrs. Grace Pumphrey and children will accompany G. O. Pumphrey and wife to their hew home in Bluffton next week, and will make that city her -homie also. They have rented a double house there a part of which Mrs. Pumphrey • will occupy, and later on she may take up the boarding house busiriess. Reed McCoy of McCoysburg is moving to Monticello this week where he recently traded for the Smoker & Smoker grocery stock, lOca-ted north of the public square. He traded only for the stock of goods and does not get the store building. Possession will be given l Mr. McCoy before March 1, if possible.

Mrs. Lena Neuswender of Bluffton, 0., Mr. and Mirs, dhris Augspurger of Ft. Wayne; Austin Augspurger of Woodburn, Ind.; Mrs. Ed Hauler of Blue Island, 111., and Joseph Augs-purger of Danvers, I'l., were here to the funeral of Mils. Elizabeth Shrock conducted by Rev. J. C. Parrett at the home of her son, William Augspurger, west of town, <at I p. m., Sunday.