Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1912 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

I J.-J. Porter of Remington was a business visitor in the city Monday. The price of eggs has dropped to 18 cents per dozen in the local market s Vera Davisson, a son of Harvey Davisson, is now employed as a clerk in the Makeever House. The continued cold weather makes fine roads for the movers. Usually the roads are quite bad at this season of the year. On investigating his insurance, Frank King, the blacksmith, whose shop was destroyed by fire Friday morning, found that S4OO had expired in January, and he had but S2OO on his stock of tools, which ho estimates were damaged S6OO to S7OO. Miss Gladys Owens, a 15-year-old Fowler school girl, eloped last Wednesday with Arthur Shaw, a traveling salesman of Elgin, 111., the young couple were married at Kankakee the same day. They returned to Fowler Thursday and were forgiven by the girl’s mother, Mrs. L. D. Owens. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. King have completed the removal of their household effects from the greenhouse to the former Mrs. J. T. Randle property at the corner of Vine and Forest streets, which they recently purchased. Their daughter, Mrs. E. S. Tilflman of Lebanon, has been assisting them in moving. William Cooper, aged about 37 years, died Monday morning at his home in Gifford from consumption. Mrs. George Cooper, his mother, had been his housekeeper the past ■few weeks, his wife having died recently at the ihome of lher sister, Mrs. James Snedeker, in this city. Mr. Cooper leaves six children, from 4 to 14 years of age. John C. MoColly shipped his cay of goods to Hinsdale, Mont., Saturday and he and wife followed Sunday evening. Friday evening the Odd Fellows and Rebekah’s gave Mr. and Mrs. McColly a farewell reception and banquet at the lodge rooms, and they take with them to their new home the best wishes of a host of friends in Rensselaer and vicinity. Vernon Coker, a 9-year-old boy Who lived with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bundy of Barkley tp., died at an early hour Friday morning after a day’s sickness. He had remained out of school Thursday on account of not feeling well, and that evening became very ill and became unconscious and also suffered from convulsions. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon and burial made in the Hurley cemetery in Barkley tp. Mrs. Carrie McCord, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett of Rensselaer, who secured a divorce a few months ago in the -Newton circuit court from her husband, Wm. MtCord of .Chicago, was married last week at Wabash tp Mr. E. ,G. Perrigo, a Mt. Ayr merchant for whom she .clerked a part of the time when she resided in that pdace. The many Rensselaer friends of Mrs. Perrigo extend congratulations.

Frank Wood, assistant' manager of a large department store in Billings, Mont., and wife, came Saturday to be present at the 43d anniversary of the tnarriage of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood, on south Division street, which was celebrated by a big dinner at their home Monday. Mrs. Wood will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Catt, while her husband does some purchasing for his store in Chicago. ■ - —' The farce-comedy, “The Marriage of Mamma,” given by the stock company at the opera house Saturday night was well liked, by the good-sized audience that attended. The company will play guaranteed attractions in the eastern part of the state for. the next thrbe weeks, returning here on Saturday evening, March 23, and opening with “The Lion and The Mouse,” a stirring play of modern, finance by Klein Horn blow. Abraham Leopold, who was taken to Chicago last week, was operated on in a hospital there, his physician, Dr. M. D. Gwin, and his son Mose, being present at the operation, which proved to be more extensive than at first was supposed to be necessary. Owing to the patient’s advanced age, 78 years, the outcome of the operation, which required fully an hour, was for a time doubtful. But Mr ; Leopold i rallied and it is now thought he will recover and be greatly benefitted as a