Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1912 — Page 5

The Home Grocery Under the new management, is growing better each day. i —Special This Week:— Dried Apricots, - - -15 c lb. Dried Peaches, - - -10 c lb. Black Prunes - - - 9c lb. _. . . .

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Try The Democrat want ads for -results. ■C. E. Prior was in Chicago on 'business Tuesday. A. E. Wallace was in Chicago on business Wednesday. W. J. Wright was in Chicago on business Monday. R. B. Harris transacted business in Hammond Thursday. March 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson of Union tp., a son. J.-L. Brady was in Indianapolis Tuesday to attend the auto showk Miss Lottie Gray of Wheeler, Ind., is visiting in this vicinity.

J. A. Dunlap returned Thursday from a business trip to Goshen. C. H. Sternberg was in' the city on business the first of the week. W. H. Parkinson was called to Chicago Thursday on legal business. Daniel Waymire and wife went to Demotte Thursday to visit a short time. Mrs. Ray D. Thompson visited in Hammond a short time the first of the week. - ' a C. P. Wright and party have returned from a prospecting trip to Tallusah, La.

Mrs. A. J. Maisonneuve is spending the week with her parents at Kankakee, 111. £. T. Nasers and wife jof Sibley, la., are the guests of her mother, Mrs. Peter May. Miss Ghedith Jordan is spending several days with her brother, O. F. Jordan, at Evanston, 111. Miss Ruth Harper and ..brother Flint are spending the w ; eek-end with relatives at Brbokston. Granville Moody, Jr., returned home Wednesday from Lafayette where he had his tonsils removed. Mrs. Alex Merica of Francesville, who had been visiting her son Dean and family, returned home Wednesday. Rev. C. L. Harper was called to Indianapolis Tuesday to preach the funeral sermon of one of his former parishioners.

We Will “Spring” It On You that here is the place and now is the time to get a new Spring Suit, In the latest style and of the newest pattern. I am carrying a complete line of fine Suits for men, young men and boys, and defy competition in quality and price. Fit guaranteed, also perfect finish of every garment and satisfaction with every detail in every Suit. JOHN WERNER, Tailor jßensselaer, InA

A. H. McCoy of near Lowell was a business visitor in the city Wednesday. ' Elmer Sullenberger returned Wednesday from a visit with his parents in Darke county, Ohio. Work is progressing rapidly on the rebuilding of the Dr. Kannal residence on River street, recently destroyed by fire. Ray Hopkins is home from Wabash College to spend the spring, vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Hopkins. Will Clarke of Mitchell, So. Dak.,, who has been visiting relatives and friends here for several days, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas Sayler and son Jay left Wednesday for their homes at Lamar and Two Buttes, Colo., after a visit with relatives here. Pneumonia was the direct cause of the death of the 7-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eldridge of near McCoysburg Monday.

John Morgan returned to Indianapolis to resume his work at Butler Wednesday after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan. Mrs. J. H, Dunlap of Mt. Ayr visited here this week with her brother, Frank Haskell, and family. She is thinking some of moving here. If you have friends visiting you or are going away on a visit, or have any other item of news, kindly phone it in to The Democrat. It will be appreciated. Mrs. B. J. Jarrette went to North Webster, Ind., Tuesday to visit relatives a few days, after which she will go to Warsaw for a brief visit before returning home. Miss Martha Long, who is attending the Western Women’s College at Oxford, Ohio, is spending the spring vacation here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long. Mrs. Charles Michaels of Oxford, Elmore Barce ot Fowler and John Baice of Chicago came Wednesday owing to the critical illness of their father, Lyman Barce, who died Thursday morning. Miss Julia Leopold was in. Chicago the first of the week to visit her father, A. Leopold, who is now improving rapidly. It is thought ,Mr. Leopold will be able to return home in a week or two.

H. K. Zimmerman, Supreme Chief of the Gleaners, came Wednesday to talk up the order and be in attendance at the ipee'ting this afternoon. Mr. Joslyn of Detroit, National Field Foreman, will also be here today. , ' . I .. ' . . J. R. Clark of near Monon was in the city on business Wednesday. Mr. Clark will hold a big public sale next Thursday of his father’s personal estate, the late D. Z. Clark, and has a fine lot of property for sale. See list elsewhere in The Democrat. Charged with attempting to violate the, white s’.ave law, William Maibauer of Medaryville has been arrested in company with Dorothy Dale, aged 19, at South Bend. The South Bend police say that the couple were planning to go to Culver where the girl was to have been placed in a resort.

Today’s markers: Corn, 62c; Oats, 50c.

Mrs. I. J. Porter is spending the week with her sister in Chicago.

H. L. Gamble is suffering from an attack of his old complaint, liver trouble, at the home of A. E. Kirk.

The condition ■4f Peter Van Lear, who is taking hospital treatment for cancer of the liver at a Chicago hospital, is said to be hopeless.

W. J. Wright has been,, carrying one eye draped in piourning for seve.ral days, and he declares he wasn’t down to the republican state convention either.

Section one of the Presbyterian ladies, will hold their regular 10c social at the home of Mrs. Alda Parkinson Tuesday afternoon. The public is cordially invited to attend.

Dr. Rainier of Remington, who recently sold his Flanders touring car, has pruchased the Overland “doctor’s car’’ of Dr. J. H. Hansson. the local agent. .

Miss Myrtle York is reported as improving nicely in a Chicago hospital and it is now thought she will recover Very satisfactorily from the infection in her hand.

The Frank King blacksmith shop, recently destroyed by fire, Tias been rebuilt of cement block- and is now practically completed, and Mr. King will move into same Monday.

Dr. I. M. Washburn has traded his 160 acre farm in Jordan tp., which he recently got from Doc Nichols, to Charles W. Paxton of Longmont, Colo., for some Colorado land.

James Walters ahd Lonzo Healy were called to Monon Tuesday by the death of Martin Gibbin, a Forester. They accompanied the body to Roberts, 111., where burial was made.

Mrs. A. L. Morehead was called to her home in Liman, 0010., Tuesday by a telegram from her husband. She 'has been visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Nevil.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank White of Lafayette are spending the week here with Mr. and Mrs. William Barkley. Thursday he went to Hammond, being a delegate to the convention from Lafayette.

The frost has been going out of the ground rapidly the last few days with the disappearance of the snow, and with good weather oats sowing may begin on some of the higher and tiled ground the latter part of next week.

Larsh & Hopkins have purchased of Mrs. George Ketchum the building and ground occupied by their drug ©tore, about 22x95 feet, with a corner off on the southeast w'hich is owned by the Monnett estate. The consideration is understood to have been $4,500.

A very large and enthusiastic audience witnessed the rendition of the “Private Secretary” at the Ellis theater Thursday evening. Several of the high school students showed some pretty good dramatic qualities and, on the whole, the play is conceded to have been a great success.

Mr©. Bertha Wildberg and Mrs. Sarah Weil of Peoria, 111., have sold the lot on which the Norgor hitch barn is located through their agent, Arthur Tuteur, to Mr. Norgor, who will make extensive improvements on his hitch barn this summer. Consideration is said to have been $1,300. r

EASTER DISPLAY tlt’l’ .Never before has it been our privilege of ■ . Jjjfek presenting to the buying public such an array ' fQL ipjr (if of Suits, Coats and Dresses. ,jtf 1 f~ We feel that the garments on display will add to the flw prestige this store already holds for Ready-to-Wear ' y \U* 1 \ . Garments. * s ‘ .We would be pleased to have you call during our Open- I fell ii |1 .4 * n 2 when the latest accepted models will be presented l ' Whl ' ' j 1 Thu - d ay. Friday I »11 I!#4 FENDIG’S FAIR jslik , Vlgansnot V Vonn. 1-. „J f - - L ... . . . 'ST- r

W ash Low man, who has been visiting \Y infred Pullins near Demopolis. Ala., and prospecting in the south, returned home Wednesday. He was not very favorably impressed with the conditions in the south but expects to make a longer southern tour next year. In renewing his subscription for The Democrat, Francis M. Hayes of Marion, says that his son Gifford has gone to Chicago to attend the school maintained by the Illinois Central R. R., to perfect the student in railroad work; that his daughter Pearl is in the high school in Marion, and all are well. John L Jay and Claude May of W est ( arpenter were business visitors in the city Tufeday/ driving one of Mr. Jay’s horses and one of Mr. May's, hitched together as a team. W hile here Mr. Jay's horse got sick and he was compelled to wait over until Wednesday afternoon before the horse became well enough to start home with it. -Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Larson of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. W r . 11. Hanks of Fair bury. 111., were among the out-of-town relatives attending the funeral of Mr-. W. W. Mathena here Thursday. Mr. Larson, who resided in this county a few years ago, is engaged in the painting and paper hanging contracting business in Chicago. * and reports his business as excellent. Now that we have got straightened up ready for handling work more promt ply and satisfactorily, we want to hear from our correspondents regularly each week, and, please, send in items for the Saturday issue just a little earlier. We have in all correspondence tor the Saturday issue not later than Thursday noon to insure its being put in type. Please remember this. — ( Bicycle and Motorcycle Repairing. I have opened up a bicycle and motorcycle repair shop In the old Goddard building three doors south of the Rensselaer Garage, on Front street, and solicit your patronage. Will keep tires and other supplies on hand.—JAMES C. CLARK. ts

Kanne Bus Notice. Hereafter our bus headquarters will be at Tone Kanne’s residence, phone 214. Calls may also be made for us at Leek’s hitch barn, phone 342 or at the Rensselaer Garage, phone 365. We make all trains, answer all calls for city trade and solicit a 3hare of your patronage. Respectfully, KANNE BROS.

This Is a Good One. What’s w my name? he said, Well, that’s a good one. Why, boy, you’ve knowed my name ever since you was a suckling babe. It aint so darned peculiar that anyone’s likely to fergit If he wants to buy a buggy to take his best girl out. I tell you, boys, Roberts aas the baggies that has the stile, quality and (finish, and the price is right, with the reputation behind them. Now, boy, if your game is to poke fun at that name, you don’t want to fergit that you’re funnying with about two men out of every three in this vicinity. Yours truly, C. A. ROBERTS.

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Acquitted of Church Theft, flrazil, Ind., March 29.—William Grafe, a farmer accused of “stealing" a Church at Coal Citv, Clay County, was cleared of the charge in justice court. Grafe built a fence around a church on one corner of his farm. The church ground was donated by Grafe’s father with provision that when the congregation ceased to be active it would revert to the original owners. The church ceased to hold meetings for a time five years ago, but was reorganized.

Will Ask for New Charter.

South Rend, Ind., March 29.—A new charter for South Bend probably will he requested from the next Indiana general assembly, committees having been appointed by the chamber of commerce to study tlie municipal problem, the "commission form of government and the aldermanic system. Civil service Tor municipal employes is another issue which is receiving attention.

Boys Battle; One Loses Eye.

Shelbyvllle, Ind., March 29.- —Arnold Fogel, twelve years old, vfJll lose the sight of his right eye as the result of a friendly baltle with a neighbor lad, Fred Jones. The latter was using an air gun and the former a sling shot. One of the buck shot from the air gun entered the Fogel boy’s eyeball.

Test Applicants for Pulpit.

Warsaw, Ind., March 29.—Prelimlm ary to the opening of the Indiana conference of Methodist Episcopal church, applicants for places In the ministry were examined. Bishop David H Moore of Cincinnati •Is presiding at the conference which will have 1,100 clerical and lay delegates.

SPENCER The funerals of Albert Brown of Spencer; Emmlt Williams of Kansas City, Kansas; Jess Rogers of Anderson, and Martin Warden of New Albany, bottle blowers, who were killed Monday night In a railroad accident at Elletsville, Ind., were held at the Christian church. The Red Men, together with the employes of the bottle factory, attended in a body. More than 500 people were present.

FRANKFORT Train No. 446 on the New York Central line waß wrecked near Needham The engineer and fireman were badly bruised, the engineer receiving a broken rib. The engine was thrown for in an ad joining field, together with several flat cars, which were loaded with logs. Tse passenger coaches remained on the track. More than 100 feet of track was torn up, 1

ANDERSON For several months past the police authorities have had complaints from farmers near the city of having their chickens stolen. They arrested George Ashby on suspicion and after a severe sweating he admitted that he has been making his living stealing chickens and had robbed more than fifty farmers within a short radius of this city. H« also admitted stealing about $lO worth from his father and about S2O worth from his grandfather, James L. Webb, who Just west of the city. He said he sold the fowls to local grocers.

LAFAYETTE While more than one hundred children were attending Sunday school services in tba West Lafayette Methodist church, flro starting in the basement of the building from an overheated furnace rapidly enveloped the auditorium tn smoke and flames. Rev. M. C. Wright and the Sunday school instructors succeeded in getting the children to file out In /good' order. No one was injured. The church suffered a loss of about $7,000. The interior of the building was gutted

MARKET QUOTATIONS

Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, March 28. Hogs—Receipts 24,000. Quotation* ranged at [email protected] heavy butchers, $7.70®7.75 light butchers, $7.60<g>7.76. heavy packing, and [email protected] good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 4,500. Quotation* ranged at [email protected] prime steer* |6.00@6,75 choice to prime fed beef cows, $5.4506.40 good t 6 choice belters, [email protected] selected feeders, $4.80 @5.20 fair to good Btockers, sß.oo@ 8.50 good to choice veal calves. Sheep—Receipts 18,000. Quotations, ranged at [email protected] choice to prims lambs, [email protected] good to choice yearlings, [email protected] good to choice wethers, [email protected] fair to good ewe*. Live Poultry. Turkeys, per lb., 14c; chickens, fowls, 14c; roosters, 10c; springs, 15c; ducks, 15c; geese, 10c. Potatoes. Wisconsin, [email protected] per bu; Mich* igan, [email protected]. * East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., March 28. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East BulTalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipt*. 2 cars; market steady. Hogs—Receipts 10 cars; market strong; heavy and Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $7.25. Sheep—Receipts 15 cars; market strong; top lambs, [email protected];. yearlings, $6.60@7 T 5; wethers. sr.fP@ 6.25; . ewes, $5.0C@6i60. Cvlvt-s, *.%■ (»-> @11.09. .v ■ '