Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1912 — Page 3

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers..

Mrs. A. E. Alter and H. J. Kannal were in Chicago Saturday.

Today's markets: Corn, 66c; Oats, 26c; Wheat, 90c; Rye, 60c.

Mr. and Mrs. N. Littlefield were in Chicago as the guests of relatives Sunday.

Miss Coral Ropp went to Chalmers Saturday to spend a few days with her brother Guy.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker were over from Remington Sunday to spend the day with friends.

Monday was pension day for the old soldiers, and Clerk Perkins was kept busy filling out vouchers.

Frank Cox returned Saturday from a week’s visit at Lake Maxinkuckee, Bass Lake and Logansport.

Mr. and Mr.s W. T. Elmore were over from Remington Saturday, visiting their farm southeast of town.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Deleoust of Ocalla, Fla., are here on their annual visit with the Hallagan family.

Mrs. J. L. Mcßride of Chicago came Saturday to Visit her parents, Ed Barkley and family, of Pleasant Ridge.

J. F. Deschand went to Lafayette Saturday to spend Sunday with relatives. J. F. rode through on his motorcycle.

Mrs. J. M. Brown of Frankfort, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Gus Grant, a few days, returned home Saturday.

Mose Leopold was a Chicago business goer Monday. Whether to attend the Bull Moose convention or not, we are unable to say.

Miss Alpha Morris of Brookston returned home Saturday from a three weeks visit with D. Bowman and family of near Rensselaer.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Healy went to Danville Tuesday to visit with the latter’s brother, Frank Meyer. They will be gone a couple of weeks.

Mrs. W. M. Forsythe and son of Frankfort, after a several days visit with Ed Kennedy and family of east of town, returned home Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. R. L. P. Massey and Mrs. R. G. Massey of Medaryville returned home Saturday after a few days visit with Grandma Antrim.

J. H. Chapman, R. B. Harris and E. D. Rhoades. went to Chicago Monday to attend the Bull Moose convention, which convened there Monday, '

Harry Foulk and wife of Hammond came down Saturday to visit Judge Hanley and family and other friends over Sunday. Harry was formerly court reporter for this circuit. . ’

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Nim Hopkins spent Monday with friends at Delphi.

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Smith spent Sunday in Chicago.

There were 104 tickets sold here for the Monon’s excursion to Chicago Sunday.

Willis Lutz went to Warsaw and Delphi and other points in the state on a few days business trip Monday.

Mort Murray left Mpnday for Louisville and other points in Kentucky to visit friends for several days.

Judge C. W. Hanley and James McColly went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the republican state convention.

Miss Ethel Huff of Indianapolis, who has been visiting here for a | few days with Miss Belle Laßue, returned home Monday.

Misses Muriel Harris and Nell Meyers returned home Saturday from a visit with Misses Mary and Ruth Harper at Battle Ground.

Chris Koepkey and son Roy motorcycled- on the latter’s machine, which he recently purchased of Frank Bruner, to Francesville Sunday.

W. F. Powers has been laid up for the past few days from stepping on a couple of nails and running them into his foot. He is improving now', however.

Advertised letters: Miss Rose Culp, Mrs. J. H. Smith, Mrs. Ida Bell Brown, Mrs. Brown, Misses Lola and Ada Bradley, Maggie Worden, H. O. Evans, Fred Ogren.

W. H. Townsend went to Goodland Saturday to spend a few days. He will go from there to Ft. Wayne to make his future home with his daughter, Mrs May Speece.

The Foresters’ band went to Hanover Center Sunday for the laying of the corner stone of the Catholic church here. Father George of the College preached the sermon.

Mrs. Royster of Green Bay, Wis., who had been visiting here for several dfiys with her brother, J. A. Dunlap and wife, and relatives at Delphi, left for home Monday.

Osceola (Neb.) Democrat: Mrs. Jay W. Williams and daughter Mrs. C. H. Porter of Rensselaer, Ind., are here on a visit with Hon. M. A. Mills’ family. Mrs. Williams and Mr. Mills are cousins.

Misses Barbara and Elizabeth Walther came down from Chicago Saturday to spend a few days here with • their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wagner. Miss Elizabeth returned to the city Monday.

Mrs. D.. Bowman went to Peoria, 111., Saturday to visit relatives a couple of weeks. Her mother, Mrs. M. E. Smith, also left the same day for Grand Forks, N. D., to spend a few weeks with relatives.

Robt. Wartena was over from Kentland Sunday to spend the day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wartena. In the afternoon in company with' Kenneth Rhoades. H. B. Tuteur, Ray Wilson, and Hugh Kirk, he rode his motorcycle to Cedar Lake, wheer they spent the evening, returning home early Monday morning.

Miss Constacne Adams went to Chicago Monday to visit relatives.

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Mrs. C. P. Wright went to Bluffton Monday for a visit of a few days with relatives.

Threshing has begun to some extent and the yield is reported about 60 bushels to the acre.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kresler went to Kokomo for a visit with relatives and friends Monday.

Mrs. C. Roberts and children of Bakersfield, Cali., are guests of Mr and Mrs. Geo. F. Meyers.

H. B. Tuteur and Leon Eiglesbach will go to Lafayette Sunday, making the trip on H. B’s. motorcycle.

Ed Lane has purchased a new Studebaker Flanders roadster and Harvey Messman a five-passenger Flanders auto.

Oscar Leech has returned to his duties at the McFarland grocery after a two weeks vacation spent at Lafayette and in southern Illinois.

Mrs. A. W. Andrews and children of Shawnee, Wis., who have been visiting here with Mrs. Mary D. Eger the past week, returned hotne Monday.

Clarence Smith, who has been working for his father on his stone roads near Wanatah, came home Saturday to spend a few days with his parents.

Louis Muster and daughter Leota went to Valparaiso Sunday where the latter will spend the week with relatives, Lou returning home Sunday evening.

Thomas Eiglesbach and wife of Chicago are spending a week or ten days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach, of southwest of town. '

Mrs. Thomas Shesler and two children of Richmond, who have been visiting her husband’s brother, W. R. Shesler, a few days, returned home Monday,

Charles Saidla, Dennis Marquie and Earl Saidla left Monday for Cincinnati, where they’ will arrange some business matters with their fertilizer people. 1

Miss Hilda Jehsen of Wheatfield came down Saturday for a short visit with J. P. Hammond and family. Paul Jensen of Chicago was also a Sunday guest of the latter.

Ed Sutherland of Remington took the Hoosier Limited Saturday for Chicago and from there went to Aurora, 111., to accompany home his son Marion, who has been visiting there for some time.

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades went to Chicago Sunday. The latter left that evening for Charlevoix, Mich., where she will spend the next two or three weeks. Mr. Rhoades returned home Monday.

Mrs. E. P. Alter and Dr. H. J. Kannal returned home from Chicago in Mrs. Alters new seven passenger Franklin touring car Sunday she having traded in her old seven passenger car op this handsome new one.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis F. Lakin of Chicago, who came here Sunday to bury their infant child, left Monday for her parents’ home, Mr. and Mrs. F. Kullis, in Union tp., where they will visit for some time before returning home. ‘

Starke County Democrat: Attorney Simon Bybee is said to be critically ill at\ his home in North Judson and his physicians seem to entertain grave doubts as to his recovery. He was brought home from the Rochester hospital last evening.

John O’Connor was down from Kniman Monday to take the train here for Indianapolis to attend the republican state convention, which convened in that city yesterday. C. C. Warner and Frank Foltz also left Monday to attend the convention.

S. E. Overton and children and Mrs. John Healy and children, who have been visiting the former at South Haven, Mich., arrived here Saturday in Mr. Overton’s auto. Himself and children, accompanied by Lonzo Healy, left Monday morning for Michigan, the latter to visit until Wednesday and then return home.

Harry Milner and R. F. Robbins were in Lafayette Monday on business.

A. G. W. Farmer went to his old home at Richmond Friday to spend a few days with old friends.

Harry Wood went to Taylorville, 111.. Monday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Florence Greenwait.

Mrs. I. A Leave!, who has been visiting relatives at Wabash the past week, returned home Monday.

Clint Colvert returned home Saturday from Chicago where he spent a week’s vacation with relatives.

A. Harmon and wife of Mitchell, S. D.. are here for a visit with their son. L. A Harmon and family.

Ruel Jenkins returned to his home in Brazil Monday after a short visit here wtih Rev. Harper and family.

Mrs. 1. A. Glazebrook went to Greencastle Monday for a few weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. D. G. Besser,.

Millard Smith, accompanied by his parents as far as Chicago, left Sunday for a visit with relatives at Kilburn, Wis.

Miss Fairy Nichols came up from Brookston Monday for a visit with her uncle, Jesse Nichols and wife, at the county farm.

Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Barkley of Little River, Kan., arrived here the latter part of the week for a visit with relatives and old friends.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Reeve and {family, Leo Reev and wife and George Babcock picnicked at Hazelden, near Brook, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harrod came down from Hammond Saturday for an over Sunday visit with hm parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harrod, near Aix.

Carl Duvall, who has been spending a two weeks vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee, Bass Lake, Logansport and Chicago, returned home Sunday.

Mat Worden and family spent Sunday in Chicago, the two latter going to Greenbay, Wis., where they will visit her sister, Mrs. F. J. O'Connor.

Mrs. R. Miller and daughter of Chicago, who have been visiting here with Mrs. Austin Hopkins and daughter, Miss Gertrude, returned home Monday.

It is reported that there were only about a half dozen republicans out. to the stand-pat primaries here Saturday to select delegates to the state and other conventions.

Misses Ethel and May Clarke and Glen Day are spending the week with the latter at Lake Winona and from there will go to Laporte to visit Miss Day’s brother, Omar and wife.

John Halliday, who has been working for Ralph Donnelly at the carpentering trade for several months, went to Chicago yesterday where he will work at the same occupation.

The Methodist Brotherhood and their wives will entertain at supper, 6:30 this Wednesday evening, "at the church parlors in honor of J. D. Allman and family and J. K. Davis and family who aer soon to leave us for their new homes.

Mm. James Matheson left Sunday for various points in the northwest where he will visit relatives and friends before going to her future home at Winnipeg, Man., Canada. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears accompanied her as far as Chicago, where they will spend a few days with relatives. '

E. V, Shockely was in Rensselaer Saturday and paid The Democrat a visit to secure data, regarding events in Jasper county’s history to „be used by the Indiana Historical Society which is collectingE for a general history of the state about 1916, when the contennial celebration of the state will be held.

Miss Belle Laßue entertained a number of her young lady friends at a miscellaneous Slower given at the home of her paw'nts Friday , night in honor of the approaching marriage of Miss Myrtle York. Yesterday Misses- Blanche Babcock and Lois Thompson also gave a similar shower at the Thompson home on Front street.

Mrs. Will Zard Returned home Monday from a visit with Mrs. E. B. Winters at Warsa^ - .

Harvey Davisson has traded his mjodel F two cylinder Buick car to Jamie Willis for a five passenger model T Ford. ’ <

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wells accompanied their daughter, Mrs. Dan Robinson, to her home in Bluffton yesterday for a visit.

Mrs. Carrie Cheney of Pontiac, 111., who has been the guest of Mrs. Kate Watson the past few days returned home Monday.

Mrs, Kate Lee and daughter LaVera left Friday for a visit with relatives at Fall City, Neb., and other points in the west.

John and Kenneth Groom and Miss Gladys Groom, who have been spending the past few days with relatives at Wabash, returned home Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Passens returned home Friday from a several days visit with his sons, Charles and Clifford, at Chicago Heights .and Joliet. Hi.

Mrs. A. Gangloff, who has been spending two or three weeks with her daughter, Mrs. John Nagel, at Plymouth, returned home thd latter part of the week.

Joe Trulley and Rex Ott left Monday for the Dakotas where they will work in the harvest fields this fall and will probably visit Canada before returning home.

Frank Peregrine and family lelt Monday for Mitchell, S. Dak., where he will work in the harvest fields, and will rent a farm next spring and make their home there.

A carload of fat cattle from Tuscola, 111., sold in the Chicago market Monday for $lO.lO per cwt., establishing a new record in the price of beef cattle in the world’s greatest cattle market.

Mr. and Mrs. James Lowman and daughter Bertha and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maddigan motored over from Fowler Sunday in Mr. Lowman’s auto and spent the day with Noah Zeigler and family north of town. ‘ ‘

Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Meguire, B. Forsythe and Mr. O’Donnell of Kansas City, Mb., returned home yesterday from attending a meeting of the stockholders of the U. S. Match Co. at Elkhart, making the trip in the Meguire auto.

The contractors on the new school building have been delayed considerable in their work because of nonarrival of steel for the iron work, and it looks now like it would be impossible to complete the building in time for the opening of school.

Mrs. Geo. Hopkins, Mrs. Bert Brenner, Mrs. A. G. Catt, Mrs. Della 1 Parker and Miss Mildred Harris leave this morning for Kentland to attend a house party at the home of Mrs. A. D. Washburn, give in honor of Miss Grace Caldwell, a sister of Mrs. Washburn.

The remains of Mrs. M. M. Morey, aged 77 years, were brought here from Kankakee, 111., yesterday on the 11:18 train, and burial made beside her husband in Weston cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Morey once resided here for a short time. She has one daughter, Mrs. H. L. Robertson, now of Watseka, 111.

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PEACE CONFERENCE SPEAKER Dr. I. L. Wood Will Speak at Fountain Park, Aug. IS. After the Fountain Park programs had received the finishing touch by the printer the management, through the International Peace Forum. have secured Dr. Isaac L. Wood, Ph. D. D. D., pastor of the State Street M. E. church, of Trenton, N. J., to deliver one of his most niasterfiil addresses at the Assembly Sunday, August 18 th, at 2 o’clock, on the world wide Peace movement. Herb is the message sent Sectary Peck by John Wesley Hill, president of the Peace Forum: New York, July 16, 1912. C. 11. Peck, Fountain Park Chautauqua, Remington, Ind. Will send you Dr. Isaac L, Wood, pastor of the State street Methodist Episcopal church, Trenton, N. J., one of the greatest platform orators of the country, to deliver Peace address Aug. 18th. Subject “Principles and leaders of the world-wide Peace movement." John Wesley Hill.

FARMS FOR SALE. 95 acres, large hotlse, mostly cultivated, near head of dredge ditch, half mile to school and near station. Only $32.50 per acre. Terms SSOO down. 21 acres, five blocks from court house, cement walk and all nice smooth black land. 35 acres on main road, all good soil, has good small house, new barn and in good neighborhood. Price SSO; terms SSOO down. 80 acres, good house and outbuildings, all black land, all cultivation, large ditch through the farm, lies near station and school, gravel walk, and in good neighborhood. Price $65, terms SSOO down. 40 acres, all cultivated, all black land, near school and station; There is a fair four room house, outbuildings and orchard. A bargain at SSO. Terms S4OO down 80 acres on main road, R. F. D., in good neighborhood, has fair iTouse good barn and outbuildngs, orchard and good well. There is 45 acres in cultivation, 15 acres timber and 20 acres in grass. This is. good heavy soil. Price $45. Terms SSOO down. 160 acres, level land, black soil; 40 acres timber, remainder tillable, near station and school in well improved neighborhood. There is a good six-room house, large barn good well. Only $45. Terms sl,000 down. G. F. MEYERS. Glasses flitted by Optometrist Rensselaer, Indiana. Office over Long’s Drug Store. Phone No. 232. Read The Democrat for news.