Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1912 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Dr. Kannal residence, recently destroyed by fire, is being rebuilt, but it will be only two stories in height. It is reported that Joseph Leuers has purchased a 5 passenger R. C. H. touring car of the local agent, E. J. Duvall. Mrs. A. L. Moorhead and sister, Gladys Nevil, of Limon, Colo., are visiting their father, H. C. Nevil, who recently suffered the loss of one of his feet from injuries received while trying to board a moving freight train at Surrey. His brother, John Nevil, of Pickneyvllle, 111., is also visiting him. Charles Hopkins and son and Edward Cramer left Thursday for Surrey, No. Dak., after spending the winter with relatives in this vicinity. Charley left a keepsake with The Democrat man f by presenting him with a- nicely carved bane, a product of North Dakota, made by one of the Hurleys who formerly lived in Jasper county. Elmer Sullenberger moved in from north of town and occupies temporarily the Minerva Hopkins property oh South Weston street, recently purchased by Harvey Davisson, but yesterday bought the Blankenbaker property on Elm street, one door east of Frank King’s residence, which he will soon move into. The deal was made through Harvey Davisson’s agency. Ben Smith and his gang of cement workers begun work Wednesday of laying the cement blocks for the new blacksmith shop L. Strong is having erected on the site of the one burned last week. The snow Thursday stopped the laying of blocks for the day, but the building will be pushed rapidly to completion as fast as the weather will permit.

In the wreck of the Continental Limited on the Wabash system near West Lebanon Thursday afternoon, caused by the breaking of a rail, which threw the train from a trestle 30 feet high at Redwood bridge, near the Illinois state line, five passengers were killed outright and twenty-four injured. Among the latter appears the name 6f E. L. Mitten, Goodland, Ind. Emerson Coen, who, in August, will have completed 4 years service in the U. S. Navy, is now confined in the navy hospital at Brooklyn, N. Y., where he will undergo an operation for an injury to his neck received in a foot-ball game about a year ago, when he sprained his neck, leaving the ligaments badly torn and when they started to grow together again they pulled the head to one side. Emerson is well known here for his prowess on the gridiron. This is the third injury he has suffered in his career as a football player, having received a broken collar bone and hand prior to this. Collegeville Items. The college senior basket ball league was brought to a close Sunday afternoon when the II Latins defeated the 111 Commercials and thus won the closest race in college basket ball history by the margin of half a game. Great enthusiasm prevailed throughout the season, and many a hard-fought battle was staged in the gym. The pennant winners are the lightest team in the league and it was their fleetness of foot and consistent team work that gave them their success. The various teams showed some excellent material that bids fair for another fast team next season, one, that can even better the splendid record of the oft-victorious quintet that defended -the purple and the cardinal this season. St. Joseph’s 31; Rensselaer H. S. 13. The games nearest home were delayed to the last when the varsity, much the worse for hard wear, played the local high school. The collegians had only two legulgrs in their line up, and to offset this disadvantage the high school players were without their two most reliable point winners. The game was never 1 in danger for the college boys for they had gathered a safe margin before their opponents began to score. At all stages the game was fast and even as the score would indicate. It stood 16 to 7 ih the first period, and each team doubled their points, minus one in the second. ’

S. J. C. Juniors 23; Rens. Juniors 17 In the curtain raisers, though the Rensselaer Juniors lost they CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Han Always Bought