Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1912 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. C. E. Prior made a business trip to Lowell Thursday. Today’s markets: Corn, 66c; Oats, 28c; Rye, 62c; Wheat, 90c. J. K. Davis went to Monticello Thursday for a short visit with his mother.

P. W. Horton went to Cedar Lake Thursday to play for a big dance there that night. Vern Davisson went to Wabash Thursday where he has secured employment in a garage. John Gwin went to Indianapolis Thursday to attend the state convention of the Progressive republican party. Miss Virginia Kesler of Morocco returned home Thursday after a week’s visit with Rice Porter and family. Paul Dooley came up from Indianapolis Thursday for a few days visit with his aunt, Mrs. Nora Warden and family.

The Rensselaer Boys’ Band went to Lowell Thursday to furnish music for an associated Sunday school picnic held there that day. Mrs. Mary E. Spitler left Thursday for Boston, Mass., where she will spend several days with her brother and other relatives. Miss Mamie Tharp of Lourae, Va., is the guest of Miss Elizabeth Spitler, having arrived here the first of the week for an indefinite visit.

Mrs. Wm. Dowell and daughter of Goodland went to Monticello Thursday after a visit here with her brother, B. J. Moore, and family. Mrs. W. H. Beam, who had been visiting with her son Hurley in Chicago since Sunday, returned home Thursday afternoon. Paul Beam will return from there in a few days. The pipe organ presented to the Presbyterian church by B. Forsythe, which has been installed and put in running order this week, was played for the first time Thursday afternoon, P. W. Horton acting as chief ivory beater.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Richards returned to their home in Terre Haute Thursday after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Cliff, since Saturday. They were married last Friday and came here on their honeymoon. He is employed as a machinist at Terre Haute.

Mrs. Delos Coen, who has been spending a few weeks hdre with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler, left Thursday to join her husband at their new home in South Bend, where they moved from Chicago this spring. Mrs. Spitler acopmpanied her. there for a few days wait. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind Yon Han Always Bought Signature of

M ood Spitler spent Wednesday in Lafayette. E. VanArsdel was a Moonn business visitor Monday.

’J. J. Hunt was a business visitor in Chicago Thursday.

Dr. H. L. Brown made a business trip to Chicago Thursday.

Excursion to Chicago next Sunday. Only’ <6 cents for the round trip.

Mrs. Carrie Cheney of Pontiac, 111., is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Kate Watson. I C. A. Roberts has just got in another carload of Studebaker farm wagons on his floor. The Domestic Science Club will meet Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Library auditorium. Miss Hazel Jacks, who had been spending .a few days with friends at Winona Lake, returned hony Tuesday. Miss Lois Thompson 1 entertained a number of her friends at sixhard progressive euchre at her home Tuesday afternoon.

Chauncey Wood, who had been visiting hi s sister, Mrs. Harley Bruce, at Crawfordsville the past week, returned home a few days ago. All accopnts that have run longer than four months are now due and payment on same will be greatly appreciated.— l. M. Washburn. Bro. Logan, of the Goodland Herald, was in the city a few hours Tuesday afternoon and made The Democrat a pleasant fraternal call. Mrs. Lee, who had been spending several days with her husband, W. R. Lee, at Newman, 111., w'here he is located in the mercantile business, returned home Tuesday. Jesse E. Wilson and family, who have been visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wasosn, the past week, returned to their home in Hammond Wednesday.

Mrs. N. Small and two daughters oame from Chicago Thursday and 6|ve rented a house and will for the present make their home here. They are friends of the Truelly family of north of town. Steward, Jacob, Eva and Harry Moore will leave Sunday in their Jackson auto for Columbia City Where they will visit until Wednesday with an uncle and other relatives. |, . ——.— . Mrs. C. O. Swift of Evanston, 111., who was called here a few days ago to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Joe tlackson, returned home Wednesday, accompanied by Gladys Jackson, who will make her home with her. Fred .Phillips, Dr kannal and Eli Arnold, as delegates, and R. B. Harris, county chairman, and perhaps a few others of whom we did not learn, went to Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon to attend the Progressive state Convention Thursday, the various district meetings of which were held in the State house Wednesday evening. C. E. Simpson, elected a delegate, did not go, but Dr. Kannal went as his alternate, we understand. ' V x

Seventy-five cents for the round trip to Chicago next Sunday.

Miss Tillie Malchow went to Chicago Thursday for a week’s visit with relatives and friends.

Miss Ethel Yluff of Indianajyolis came Wednesday for a few days visit here with her friend, Miss Belle Laßue. Joseph Nessius returned Wednesday from Plainfield, 111., where he had been to attend the funeral of a relative.

Mrs. A. M. Andrews and children of Shawnee, Mich., are spending the week here as the guests of Mrs. Mary D. Eger.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner and son Ralph, and Boyd Porter left Wednesday’ morning for a week’s outing at Dowagiac, Mich.

G. P. Daugherty, aged 85, who has beet 1 suffering for some time, with a hardening of the arteries, seems to be gradually failing.

Mrs. Jane Panemann and Mrs. R. R. Wadley of Chicago, who had been visiting with Mrs. Sarah E-. - Flynn and family, returned home Thursday.

Henry Nevill took his peanut and popcorn machine to Lowell Thursday to lurnish some goodies for the Sunday School picnic held there t-hat day.

Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jackson left Wednesday for their home in Mackinaw, 111., after attending the funeral of their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joseph Jackson.

Mrs. Thomas Callahan is reported to be improving slowly at the Rockville sanitarium, where she has been for some time taking treatment for consumption. Mrs. Kate Watson and daughter Myra left yesterday for the home of the former’s brother, Omar Ritchie* at Monona plantation in Louisiana, for an extended visit. Van Norman, who has been associated with a dairy concern at Detroit, Mich., the past few months, came Wednesday to attend the funeral of his grandfather, J. C. Norman.

. W. L. Wood was called to Harrison county, 0., Wednesday by’ the death of an aunt, Mrs. Margaret Hines, 73 years of age, an old resident of that county, having been born and raised there.

Mrs. Carl Hamacher of near Foresman came down from Hammond Tuesday where she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. 0. Garriott, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, but is now improving. Henry Grow, Nathan Eldredge, S. R. Nichols, C. B. Steward, John Lesh, Miss Mabel Nowels, Cleve Eger, John M. Knapp, L. S. Mauck and F, E. Babcock took the early morning train to Chicago on business Wednesday.

W. E. Overton and wife of Rockford, 111., stopped off here Tuesday, enroute from Lafayette to their home, to visit with J. W. Childers and family and Mrs. O. K. Rainier. Elmer is now employed as a blockman for the International Harvester Co.

A. W. Sawin and J. W. Bozell have J a number of acres of melons near Fair Oaks which were badly cut to pieces Monday afternoon by hail. The muskmelons will be ready for market in a couple of weeks and will probably be shipped to Indianapolis. J .. “h.".. ■ . . ~ i ■■'ll The dance given by Messrs. Robinson, Thompson ard Hamilton at the armory Tuesday evening was not very well attended, owing to the inclemency of the weatehr. The music was furnished by the Italian orchestra that played on the street here in the afternoon.

J. P. Simons and daughter, Miss Cora, left Wednesday morning, the former for a visit in Argo, 111., and the latter for a three weeks visit with relatives in Wichita and other points in Kansas. Miss Cora has resigned her position as saleslady in the G. E. Murray Co. store. Wallace Ward, who some time ago lived in a portion of the Mr®. Shields home here, and who underwent an operation for gallstones and was later taken by his to their former home in Brookston, died Sunday at the Home hospital in Lafayette where he had been taken a few days prior for treatment.

Mrs. C. F. Lee of Reelsville, Ind., Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A A Fell. ■■- ■ t > t ~ ......... L. t Dr. F. A. Turfler will return this afternoon from a week’s visit in Detroit. Miss Alma Collmer of South Bend Is the guest of Miss Helen Murray since Thursday evening. ‘ Judge Robt. Vanatta came up from Marion Thursday for a visit with his parents. Mr., and Mrs. J. R. Vanatta. i j’ Misses Nell Meyers and Muriel Harris went to Battle Ground Tuesday for a visit with Miss Ruth •Harper. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Gifford went to Chicago Wednesday and from there they will go to Kankakee, 111., for a few days visit.

Paul Glazebrook has accepted the position of instructor in mechanical drawing and mathematics in the Galesburg, 111., high school. Mrs. T. K. Richmond any son Kenneth of Champaign, 111., came' Wed ne sd a yfor a several days vi sit with her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Meguire.

Harry Snedeker and Charles Smith returned to their home in Chicago Tuesday after a short visit with Jacob Wagoner and family near Remington.

John Meharry and son of Mt. Ayr were over Wednesday to take the train for Logansport where they expected to spend several days visiting relatives.

Mrs. Roy Chissom and two children returned to their home in Chicago Wednesday after a short visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. McCarthy.

Mrs. Elizabeth Cameron of Payne, 111., who had been visiting her cousin, Mrs. George Reed, of north of town for several days, returned home Wednesday.

W. R. Brown went to Indianapolis Thursday to attend the Progressive state convention and will visit his daughter, Mrs. Charles Harmon at Terre Haute, before returning.

We have been having quite cold nights for the past couple of weeks; too cold in fact for the growing corn some of Which needs a whole lot of growing weather if it ever matures.

Mrs. Royster of Greenbay, Wls., who had been spending the past few days here with her brother, John A. Dunlap and wife, went to Delphi Wednesday for a visit with relatives.

N. S. Bates left at The Democrat office Thursday the largest puff-ball we have ever seen. It measured 37 inches in circumference, and Mr. Bates thinks it must be of the Bull Moose variety; Kanne Bros., owners of the Kanne livery barn on Cullen street, have dissolved partnership, and Tone will henceforth be proprietor of the barn, while Ed will look after his threshing Interests.' Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Wilson, ehroute to their home in Denver, Colo., from a visit of several days with relatives at Cincinnati, 0., stopped off here Wednesday to spend the night with E. D. Rhoades and family.

A number of friends and relatives gathered at the home of Philip' Heuson, north of town, Sunday to remind him that it was the 24th anniversary of his birth, and to help do justice to the sumptuous dinner prepared for the occasion, f S. W. Thompson, a well known Monticelol jeweler and former resident of Remington, is one of' the leading bull Moosers in White county, and was named at the convention as the presidential elector for this district.

Mrs. Jared Benjamin, who will be 88 years of age on Aug. 8. received a dislocation of 'i her right shoulder when by a fall' down the steps at the home of hep J. D. Martindale, Monday. She will remain at their home until she recovers. I ! . __ I Miss Carrie Pierce went to Greencastle Tuesday for a few days visit ■ritih her sister, Miss Gladys, who jls attending normal there. From [there she expected to go to Charlesl|on, 111., where she will spend a I Jew days with friends, returning [Borne about the first of the week.

Extra Dishes far Harvest. We Have Them Bowls, Cups and Saucers, Plates, Sauce Dishes, Water Pitchers, Tumblers and Full Dinner Sets 90 feetoff shelving, 8 feet high, stocked with Engilish, French, Gorman, Austrian and Domestic China. Here you will have the satisfaction off a complete line to select from AND THE LOWEST PRICES. One Aim—To Keep the Best. One Method—Fair Dealing. One Price'-The Lowest. Jarrette's Variety Store BERT J. JARRETTE RENSSELAER, INDIANA

Merle .Freeland, son of Jackson Freeland of Newton tp., is confined to his bed' with stomach trouble.

Dr. and Mrs. Gwin autoed to Valparaiso Thursday to attend the district medical association meeting,

The opening chapters of The Democrat’s new ' serial,- “My Lady of the North,” will appear in next Saturday's issue.

Miss Lennie Grant and nephew Billie and her brother Glen went to Lafayette Tuesday for a visit with relatives, Glen returning home Wednesday.

Mell Haas, who is employed in Eger’s hardware store, left Thursday for Chicago and spent yesterday with his brother Vem, leaving that evening for Pittsburg, Penn., to visit his sister, Mrs. P. H. Smith, for a couple of weeks.

N. A. Jackson of near Gifford, was in the city on business Thursday. Too much rain has fallen In his locality, twice as much, he thinks, as we have had about Rensselaer, and crops are not what they otherwise would have been.

The funeral of J. C. Norman was held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the house, conducted by Rev. J. C. Parrett, assisted by Rev. Winn, and burial made in Weston cemetery. C. D. Norman of Hamilton, No. Dak., one of the children living at a distance, was here to attend the funeral.

Mrs. Nellie Gingrich and another lady of Chicago, and Mrs. Mark Crandall and son of Wadena, whom the two former are visiting, drove over via auto Thursday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Philip Heuson of north of town. Mrs. Gingrich was a former resident of Goodland and a sister of the late Mrs. Ora Yeoman.

About forty friends gathered at the home of Ralph Lewis Wednesday evening to remind Mrs. Lewis of her birthday anniversary. The evening was well spent. The refreshments consisted of Ice-cream and cake. AH went away wishing Mrs. Lewis many more happy anniversaries. XX

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B. J. Moore went to Gas City Thursday on business.

About 35 friends Of Miss Agnes Platt gathered at her Home Wednesevening to help her celebrate her 19th birthday anniversary. All report an enjoyable time.

Miss Teegarten of San Antonio, Tex., who has been, the gu.est of Mrs. Charlotte George and Mrs. W. H. Beam, Jr., for some days, went to Chicago Wednesday In company with Mrs. Beam for a few days visit.

Henry Snbw writes us from Enderlin, No. Dak., under date of July ■ 30, and says: “I am sending you a few heads of wild oats, the farmers ~ enemy, so that Jasperites can see them as they are. They are a fearful nuisance here. Crops are good and hands are scarce. Few have come in here yet. The Democrat is a welcome visitor in the wooly west.”

flabcock & Hopkins have called off for the present their efforts to build their new elevator at Parr, that they may concentrate their foce of men on completing their new addition in the rear of their eleva- ' tor here, which is something like 30x36 feet, and will contain the drying and clipping machinery and the dust packing machine, which will be needed in handling the crop of new oats that will soon be com- ’■ Ing In.

EXCURSION TO CHICAGO SUNDAY Only 75 Cents for the Round Trip On the Monon. The Monon will run another of its popular excursions, to Chicago on Sunday, August 4. Following is the special train schedule and round trip fare from all stations at which stops are made north of Monon: Lv. Monon 8:20 a. m. SI.OO Lv. Lee 8:30 a.m. .90 Lv. McCoysburg . 8:35 a.m. .90 Lv. P. Ridge .. 8:40a.m. .80 Lv. Reneselaer .. 8:48 a.m. .75 Lv. Surrey .... 8:57a.m. .75 Lv. Parr 9:02a.m. .75. Lv. Fair Oaks .. 0:09 a. m. .75 Lv. Roselawn .. . 9:20 a.m. .75 Lv. Thayer 9:25a.m. .75 Lv. Shelby 9:28 a.m. .75 Lv. Lowell 9:42 a.m. .50 Ar. Chicago ....11:30 a.m. Returning special train will leave Chicago at 11:30 p. m.