Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1912 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Advertised letters: Mrs. Emma Ward (2), Ismeal Ayala. Remember The Democrat is well equipped for printing horse bills. V. M. Peer went to Indianapolis Saturday to attend a meeting and banquet of the Watkins agents. • Fred Daniels left Sunday for Mitchell, So. Dak., where he will work during the coming summer. Mrs. E. H. Shields returned Monday from an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Malone and family, in Chicago. Miss Martha Spencer, who has been visiting there a few days with Hale Warner and wife, returned to her home in Hammond Friday. The Democrat carries road tax receipt books constantly in stock. Township .trustees and road supervisors will please bear this in mind. A Rensselaer young lady sends The Democrat the following: “Girls, don’t kiss each other in public places. It’s awful to see a woman doing a man’s work.” Mrs. G. L. Thornton of Surrey was called to Canton, 111., Friday by a telegram informing her of a serious sickness in the family* of her son George at that place. George Newman came Wednesday from Oklahoma City, Okla.,* where he had been working the past four years. He will be associated with Bert Hopper here in the carpenter business.

Senator and Mrs. Proctor of Elkhart spent Sunday at St. Joseph’s College, where they have a nephew attending school. Senator Proctor is the author of the Indiana liquor regulation law known as the “Proctor law.” A picnic at John Sommers’ southeast of town was attended by several couples from here Saturday afternoon. Dancing and refreshments were indulged in until the wee small hours when the guests departed for home. Mrs. Bruce White went to Tefft Saturday for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Warren, and neice, Mrs. Hattie Grube, who left Monday to join her husband who is working as an engineer on a railroad construction job in North Carolina. 1 W. R. Lee has traded the farm near Kalman that he secured recently in a trade of the Home Grocery, for a stock of goods at McCook, 111., and thia stock he will close out personally, being there now invoicing same 'and getting ready to sell it. B. S. Fendig came down from Chicago Saturday for a short visit with his family. Miss Miriam Fendig has beefi quite ill recently, but is now improving from the effects of the illness. Mt. Fendig is very well satisfied with his position in Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. Clint Brown will move soon into their remodeled house at Surrey, his brother Everett and family will occupy the house near Pleasant Grove, vacated by Clint. It is reported that Estel Price will move from Parr into the house left vacant by Everett. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Randle of Clarks Hill are visiting his parents, H. W. Randle and wife* here for several days. He has sold his business in Clarks Hill and himself and family expect to leave Meh. 20 for Medford, Ore., where they will probably make their future home. Mrs. Minerva Florence, the aged mother of Thomas Florence of Virgie and a former resident of Rensselaer, died last Friday at West Lafayette, where she has made her home wit\ her daughter, Mrs. John Woodfield, for the last ten years. She suffered a stroke of paralysis some three years ago and had been practically helpless since that time. Her age was 83 years. She leaves three children besides Mrs. Woodfield, Edward of South Charleston, Ohio; Wilbur O. of Canada, and Thomas of Virgie.

County Attorney Higgins was advised to Look up the bonds given by Eugene Purtelle to secure the costs of the railroad election held in Jackson and Lincoln townships. The county paid the costs of these elections, and will prbbably be left to hold the sack. Purtelle appears wholly irresponsible and it is quite likely the bonds are not worth the paper they are written on. Such wild cat. schemes as Purtelle’s interurban roads should be denied unless the cash is advanced to meet th£ expense incurred.—-Newton County Enterprise.