Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1912 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

W. C. Babobck was a Chicago business goer Friday.. . m. ' ■ t - , Quite a few from here attended the Shelby Saturday night. Attorney E: G. Hall of Fowler was a business visitor here yesterday. ~ \ Basil Leech is now delivering for the Grocery under the new management. Advertising in the columns of The Democrat is an investment and not an experiment. A special train, “second 33,’ Sunday afternoon, carried the head officials of the Monon on an inspection tour from Chicago to Lafayette. James Smith and family, who live in the Charles Battleday property ,in the west part of the city, intend to move back to Missouri in the spring, it Is reported. Mrs; George Reed went to Chicago Sunday to be present at the operation on her husband’s injured limb Monday, in a hospital * there. Three inches of the bone was taken off and the final dressing on the wound made. The lecture at the M. E. church Monday night by Landon, impersonator, was one of the best ever heard in this city. Bad weather kept many people from coming out, although a good sized audience greeted, him. E. W. Stahl of nnHh of Mt. Ayr was in the city Tuesday getting n set of sale 'jllln printed by The Democrat. Mr. Stahl’s wife died recently and he has rented his farm •ad will go back to his hold home in Canton, Ohio. Rooesvelt has finally come out and announced himself as an active candidate for nomination for the presidency. , In spite of this, however, The Democrat predicts Taft will be republican nominee, but will fail—as would Roosevelt—of election. But it is an amusing situation to democrats. William Marlin died about midnight Friday from blood poisoning at the -home of his father, S. M. Marlin, of west of town. Young Marlin, who \yas about 24 years of age, was injured last fall in a runaway aocident and one hip became infected, which is said to have caused hiS death.

While turning out to avoid a loaded gravel wagon in front of the Harry Kresler residence Monday morning, Dr. E. N. Loy’s car skidded on the slippery street and crashed into the rear of the wagop. One lamp was broken and a few other minor injuries were sustained by the auto, which was being driven at a moderate speed by the doctor. Attorney H. L. Summons of Kentland has been elefcted county chairman of the organization, to succeeed John A. Wildason. W. J. Cunningham is secretary and Jolhn W. Ryan treasurer. Delegates to the state convention are: Samuel R. Sizelove, Truman Hardy, Martin G. Barker, Frank BiUinge and Walter Rainford. \w . " ■ Geo. O. Humphrey has sold his residence property to Thomas Lowe of near Julian, Newton county, who will move here with his wife and make Rensselaer their home. They are elderly people and their children are all grown. Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey and son Newt and family leave this week for their new home at Columbia City. The best wishes of many fiiends go with them. Some o’s the farmers in this vicinity are considering tihe advisability of using limestone ( on their farms as a remedy for sour ground. It io said if a soft limestone of soluble qualities is used it will greatly in putting the soil in. good condition. A rate of $1.40 per ton f. o. b. Fowler has been quotqd those making inquiries but this is considered high and it is possible a better rate can be secured if farmers care- to invest.— Fowler Review. . . E The huge snow drifts disappeared quite fast Saturday, Sunday and especially Monday forenoon, and the way the river came up Monday was a caution. By the middle of the afternoon it had got out of its banks down by the. mill, but a sudden change of temperature stopped the thawing of the snow, and yesterday morning the mercury was down to within 10 degrees of zero. Had it not been for The change the river would have -gotten clear out of its tranks in many places- and no doubt have done considerable damage.