Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1912 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Dr. M. D. Gwin made a professional trip to Chicago Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. DeVere Yeoman came down from Gary to spend the 4th with relatives here. Mrs. Sweet of near Delphi came Wednesday for a short visit with her sitser. Mrs. W. I. Hoover; . ' f The Gaiety Theatre is said to have taken in S9OO the 4th. They had a splendid show and deserved a good patronage. Miss Sarah Patterson arrived here Wednesday from Pittsburg for a several weeks visit with Rev W. G. Winn and family. Dr. Schmadel, mother and brother Ray of Lafayette and Miss Eiake of Indianapolis visited Dr. and Mrs. Horton over the Jth. Misses Ruth Stoudt of Remington and Gladys Cobb of Crescent City, 111., are guests of Mrs. F. E. Babcock since Thursday. George Hemphill, Forest Morian, Yern Haas and Junior Benjamin were down from Chicago to spend the 4th with home folks. Miss Orabelle Kirg returned home from Winona Like Wednesday, accompanied by her brother Fred, who will remain the rest of the week. Dora Lyons, aged three years, was drowned near Delphi Thursday. The little girl’s mother is a daughter of Mrs. Julia Healey of this city.

Some more of the carnival shows came in yesterday, but they will not be allowed to show, we understand, and will move on to some other easy mark town. E. M. Timmons, wife and granddaughter of Plymouth, Ind., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Schafer, and other relatives for a few weeks. Conrad Kellner has purchased a late 1910 model five passenger 40 h. p. Apperson touring car of Joe Erbs, and will now be as capable of stirring up a breeze as any of them. Mrs. Pearl McCord of Indianapolis and Mrs. X. C. Pumphrey cf near Columbia City are here to see their father, T. W. Haus, whose condition was thought to be somewhat improved yesterday. About SSO was cleared at the production of a ‘Noble Outcast, a four act drama presented by the members of tne St. Augustine's Literary Club, at the Parochial school hall Monday evening. One of the attractions of the 4th that created a great deal of comment and curiosity w r as a South Bend watch, keeping perfect time, frozen in a big block of ice in front of Clarke’s jewelry store. W. C. Babcock and B. J. Moore went to Chicago Tuesday where the latter purchased a Jackson 5-passen-ger touring car. which they drove through that evening. This is the only Jackson car in Rensselaer. It is a very nice looking machine Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the house on the Mrs. Eva Greenlee L*rin in Barkley tp, Monday morning, and the household goods were also a total loss. The fire was not discovered until it was beyond control, there being no one at home. Insu.ance of $1 000 was carried. A complete report of the democratic convention in brief and the platform adopted in full wilt be found on the inside pages of "today’s Democrat. Preserve- this copy for future reference. It will come in handy to refer to in refuting the “arguments” of the fellow on the other side during the campaign. > 1 ' Mrs. Joe Nagel went to Lafayette Thursday morning, where she was present at the operation on Mrs. Bert Campbell at St. Elizabeth’s hospital. She returned home the same evening and reported that Mrs. Campbell passed through the operation nicely snd it is expected she will convalescent rapidly. The remains of John B. Clemons of Shelby were brought here yesterday on the 11:20 a m., train from Hammond lei burial in the Crocket cemetery. The funeral was held at 11:30 p. m., today from the Christian church, conducted by thd pastor, Rev. Winn. Mr. Clemens died in St. Margaret’s hospital, Hammond, Wedresday night. His age was about 73 years. Buy your box stationery and envelopes at The Democrat office.