Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1912 — Page 5

A Sale on Old Wheat Flour yOU know from this F ’ CqT time on you are in | k danger of getting at least i h a of new wheat in : y° ur Flour - Well, we | ar e going give you a | chance to lay in a supp ply to stem you over till la* flour ages. All this week FLOUR we will sell the now fam1 t ous A. &K. BEST at I KANSAS CITY. MO. J|jg g jfe.. JSk Don’t Fail to Lay in Your Share. Home Grocery The Home of Good Things to Eat.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. The Gentry Bros, circus will exhibit in Delphi Monday. Miss Cora Bruner went to Delphi Thursday for a visit with her friend, Miss Josephine Boyd. •Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sherr of Otterbein came Thursday to visit her parents; C. W. Burns and family. James Owens and daughter and mother-in-law came down from Chicago Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donnelly. The oats harvest is going on merrily this week, and threshing will begin to considerable extent the coming week.

Mr.* and Mrs. Martine Martinson and two children of Chicago are here for a couple of weeks visit with his cousin, Dr. J. H. Hanssori I and family. The next regular band concert will be held next Wednesday night, Aug. 1, instead of Thursday night, as usual. The band goes to Lowell Thursday to play for a picnic. Monticello Journal: S. W. Myers and family have as guests his .two brothers, one of whom lives at Rensselaer and the other in Chicago, With their families. They made" the trip herp via the auto route across the country.

Mrs. Cordelia Williams and Mrs. C. H. Porter left Thursday on a three or four weeks tour of, the west, visiting at Osceola, Neb., and Mrs. Porter will go from there to Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Denver and several other points of interest before returning home. The Monon will run another excursion to Chicago Sunday, August 4, over the Indianapolis division, starting at Carmel and stopping at all stations north as far as Lowell. The time of the special train at Rensselaer is 8:48 a. m., and the round trip fare 75 cents. The Tolleston postoffice, the oldest in the northern part of Lake county, is to be abolished. The office will become a sub-station of Gary and the Gary free delivery system will be extended to that place. The office 1 has been in existence for over 50 years. Clancy Wood, the colored man who rented the J. T. Randle tenant house on the sicje street west of the W. F. Smith and W.' J. Wright residences recently and which almost percipitated a race ‘ riot •in Rensselaer, has recently moved his family into a small house on South Front street, owned by Fralnk Foltz.

C. D. Norman of Hamilton, No. Dak., has our thanks for a copy of the North Dakota Independent, Hamilton, N. D., giving an account of 1 the laying of the corner stone of the new Pembina county court house at Cavilier, and the damage by the recent hail storm which ruined thousands of acres of crops in that vicinity. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought

V, J. Cristler was a Lafayette visitor: TKuisday. . W. H. Smith went to Shelby on business Thursday. L. A. Noland of Lee was in the city on business Thursday. Dr. E. N. Loy and W. H. Parkison were Chicago visitors Thursday. Mrs. Mary Lowe and Miss Hazel Jacks spent Thursday in Monon with relatives. Wilson Hornbeck of Delphi returned home Thursday after a short business visit here. Mrs. Kenton Parkison went to Chicago Wednesday for a couple of days visit with Miss Helen Harris. Leo Colvert, who is taking his two weeks vacation, went to Chicago Thursday for a visit with relatives and friends.

Misses Jennie and Alice Eib returned home Thursday from a few days visit at Winona Lake where they attended the Chautauqua. Misess Ethel Sharp and Tillie Malcho, ‘ who r have been attending the Chautauqua at Winona Lake the past week, returned home Wednesday. Merle Warren of Lawton, Okla., who has been visiting here with relatives and with Mrs. Mary E. Troxell at Demotte, left yesterday for his home. Earl Hemphill, who in company with Orla Clouse and Leo Worland, had been fishing in the waters about Dowagaic, Mich., the past week, returned home Thursday. Harvey Davisson presented The Democrat force with a peck of fine large red plums Thursday. He has 40 to 50 bushels of them, he says, on his place at thq north side of town.

Mrs. Ida Champion and son of Chicago, who have been visiting relatives at Indianapolis the past, few days, stopped off here Thursday on their way home for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Leslie Clark. A number of the young lady friends of Miss Grace Norris were invited to the Norris home in the east part of the city Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Norris’ guests, Misses Geraldine and Avaline Kendig of Monticello, daughters of Rev. H. L. Kin dig, former pastor of the M. E. church here. Light refreshments were served and all enjoyed the afternoon immensely. i Misses Martha Long and Jane Moody entertained a few of their friends at the home ,of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A, F. Long at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening in honor of Misses Helen Carson of Monticello and Evelyn Clark of Chicago; “500” furnishing the evening’s j diversion for the guests, followed , by light refreshments. Warden E. J. Fogarty of the Michigan City prison reported Monday that the supply of binder twine ] made in the state prison is exhaust!ed for the first time in the hisI tory of the plant. A million pounds ’ were shipped on that date, and the plant is now working full force on • next year’s supply. Warden Fogarty is pleased with the business ! since the state changed its policy ’and sold directly to the farmer instead of the dealer.

. July 23, to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Sawin. a son. ' > Miss Hazel Jacks went to Winona Lake Thursday for a few days visit with friends. Clifford Ham left Thursday to join his mother at Alma. Mich., for a fpw weeks visit with relatives. Miss Cora Zimmerman returned home'Wednesday from a visit with her brother Harry at Michigan City. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Passons are spending a few days with their stn Charles and family at Chicago Heights. Miss Cecil Rutherford le t Wednesday for Detroit. Mich., where she will spend the remainder of' the week with friends. Mr. and Mrs. George Macy of Columbus. 0.. are the guests of his mother. Mrs. John Makeever. and other relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. G. H. McLain and son Lawrence left Tuesday for a several days visit with relatives and friends at Wausseon. O Miss Imogene Pritchard of Indianapolis is spending several days with Mrs. Ida Pierce and daughters, south of the city. All accounts that have run longer than four ‘months are now due and payment on same will be greatly appreciated.— -L M. Washburn. Miss Helen Carson of Monticello, who has been the guest of Misses Martha Long and Jare Moody here the past three days, returned home Thursday. / / The opening play Monday night of the Warner Stock Co., will be “The Shephard of the Hills.” One lady will be admitted free with each paid adult ticket Monday night.

Mrs. C. L. Harper, daughters Ruth and Hester, and son Clint went to Battle Ground Wednesdayto prepare their cottage there for the opening of the camp-meeting. Calvin. DuCharme of Wolcott, who has been employed in the Frank Haskell barber shop,' has given up his position here and returned to his home, where he will work at the same trade. Mrs. Mary Lowe leit Thursday for Koss, Mich., near where she has some large land interests. She will also visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Lefier. returning home in about a month.

David Suttcliffe and wife of Spokane, Wash., who have been guests of the latter’s sister, Mrs. Lem Huston. for several days, went to Surrey Wednesday to spend a few days visiting her brother, Thomas Lang. Misses Carrie and Mary Pierce entertained a number of their young lady friends at their home 2 miles south of the city at 3 p. m. Thursday in honor of their guest. Miss Imogene Pritchard, of Indianapolis. William Beck, who for the past nine or ten years has been employed at Terre Haute, has taken a position with the Rensselaer Lumber Co., and will soon move here, his wife is now visiting relatives at Plymouth. # Claude Yeiter left Wednesday for Mitchell, So. Dak., where he will spend the harvest season with Mrs. Tim Nichols, and will visit A. Triplett at Arnhold, Mon:., a former operator at the Monon depot, before returning home.

It’s a Sign You Need Us A when your suits or overcoats get out of shape or carry grease or other spots. Send them to us to be made as good as new again. The spots are taken put in short .order and the garments pressedinto their original shape, which they will retain for a considerable time. You can ysave half of your' clothing bill by letting us keep your wardrobe in proper condition. JOHN WERNER, Tailor Rensselaer, Ind.

f MLs Ramp spent Thursday in Chicago. '■ . S E. Sparling teturned from his southern trip Thursday evening. Mrs. Orville Lambert of west of town is suffering With an abcess of an ulberated tooth; The little son of Ira Brown. six miles south of town, is confined to his bed with sickness. -»"< : , . S' ■ ■ 1 <»r Sale-—Cotton candy machine for less than half price. Used only pa few times —PHONE 132. Mr- Chas. Lefler of McCoysburg is somewhat improved from her recent severe attack of pleurisy. Miss Bowman of' the Monnett Home will speak at the Barkley M. E. church Sunday at 11 am

* r ~ Chris Morgenegg of Barkley tn.. who ' has been quite sick, is a little better at this writing. Shipment on car of peaches delayed. will not arirve until next .Monday or Tuesday.—JOHN EGER. The Catholic ladies took in about at their lawn social on the <*;. re.: grounds Wednesday evening. Mrs. W. M. Hoover of south of town, who has been ill for the past few weeks, is reported somewhat better how. ' . i % —— ——— - —. , Dr. Hemphill returned from Rohan. Ind., today after attending the funeral of his father-in-law, J. B. Harris. Mrs. Rachel Price of Barkley tp.. had a sinking spell Thursday, but was a little better yesterday, but still in a very serious condition. Mr. and Mrs. \y. F. Congdon of Los Angeles, Cal., are visiting her parents. Mr- and Mrs. Geo. Morgan. From here they will go to Massachusetts for a visit.

The population of Chicago is now r. 381.000, according to the school I census estimates for this year. This .represents a gain of 136,417 over the figures of the federal census of 1910, which gave the city a population of 2,185,283. Owing to the indisposition of several of the members of Mrs. E. P. Honan's Sunday school class, who were *to have met at the Honan home on Front street Tuesday night for a candy pull and slumber party, the occasion had to be postponed until later. I „ _ 1 The Warner Stock Co., which opens a week’s engagement in Rensselaer next Monday, comes well recommended from other towns where they have shown. They will show in a large tent and will present a repertoire of late successful plays at popular prices—15 and 25c. Yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock a party was given by Misses Muriel and Georgia Harris and Edith Adams at the home of the formers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Harris. The young ladies entertained a score and a half of their friends and spent the afternoon at “500” and afterwards dainty refreshments were served. Mr. and>Mrs. Ick Yates returned Wednesday evening from Chicago. where they went to consult the doctors who operated on Mrs. Yates several months ago, she not having got along quite as well as It was thought she should. Her case was thoroughly diagnosed again and a system of dieting recommended that the doctors think will ultimately overcome her trouble without another operation.

Misses Marian Parker, Emily Thompson and Catherine Watson entertained Wedhesday evening at the home of the former’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Parker, in the north part of the city, about two dozen of their young friends. The occasion was in honor of Merle Warren of Lawton. Okla., who had been spending several weeks here with relatives and also pt Demotte. Ice-Cream, cake, nuts, etc., were served and all had a delightful evening. ' ; ■■ C. B. Steward is finding homes .for four little girls, ranging in ages from six to ten years, daughters of Samuel Sigman of south of town, and at this writing still has two for whom homes have not been secured. Mr. and Mrs. Sigman parted a couple of years ago and she took the youngest of the six children and he has cared ror the other five at the home of his father most of the time since. One will remain with the grandparents, but the others will be placed in good families.

COMING! ONE MERRY WEEK THE READ PAVILION SHOW The Warner Stock Company In their mammoth tented Theatre, seating with absolute comfort and safety over 1,500 people. A repertoire of new plays New Songs—New Music PRICES 15 and 25c. Ladies Free Monday Night OPENING PLAY “The Shepherd of the Hills”

Bro. Robertson was over from Mt. Ayr yesterday, making the trip on Purtelle’s grapevine. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mauck, who are away on a western trip, expect to return home about August 10. They are now at Reading, Kan., and expect to also visit Wichita. Mr. Mauck writes he is very much pleased with the country there. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gray drove over from Remington yesterday morning in their auto. Mr. Gray has been driving the binder in cutting oats on his farm in Milroy, for several days, and the stalks of grain were so tall that he had to be on the constant watch to keep from being knocked off the seat as they fell on the binder canvass. The strain was so great that he was “about all in.” He says that he also has about 120 acres of corn on the farm that looks good for better than 75 bushels to the acre. Read The Democrat for news.

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