Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1912 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

I c. C. Starr was down from Gary Thursday. John Bislosky of Chicago was visiting friends here a few days this week; • _ ■Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach of west of town is ‘recovering from a short spell of sickness. Mrs. Jacob Wright and two daughters of Chicago are guests this week at the home of John N. Baker in Barkley tp. M. C. Baker of Chicago came Thursday to spend his vacation at the home of his father, John N. .Baker, and family, of Barkley tp. “Dr.” G. D. Gregory, the Wheatfield agent for the Baker remedies, is closing up his regular canvass of the territory adjacent to Rensselaer this week.

Jack Hoyes and wife and the latters mother, Mrs. Mark Hemphill, left the first of the week for a two weeks visit with relatives and friend at Mitchell, So. Dak. Miss Lucile Teegarden, the guest of Mrs.. Charlotte George and daughter. Mrs. W. H. Beam, Jr., went to Chicago Wednesday to spend a few days with iriends there. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott left Wednesday morning for Jamestown, No. Dak., for a several weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holmes, Roy Scott, and other relatives. F. P• M right has been suffering considerably from liver trouble of late, and from his former robust figure of 180 pounds has become reduced to 130 pounds in weight. He is improving somewhat now, however.

W. F. Hayes of Mt. Summit, Ind., returned home Thursday after a few days spent at his farm in Barkley tp. Mb. Hayes is preparing to move on his farm here—-the former F. M. Hayes farm—about the 20th of this month. Joe Reynolds, son of Mrs. S. .R. Nichols of Rensselaer and well known here, was married in Chicago Wednesday to Miss Bessie Durant of New York. Mr. Reynolds is employed by a Chicago paper house and they will reside in that city. They are expected here tonight to visit his mother. Marion I. Adams is down in Alabama this week looking over the country. His son Ray, who recently returned from there, was quite well pleased with a 520 acre farm two miles from W. H. Pullins, who is located near Prairieville, Ala., and may buy it and move there. Oscar Hauter is also prospecting down there. A new cement block restaurant and lunch room is to be erected just north ,of the Monon depot and tracks by Mrs. James Snedeker and Mrs. Laura Pennell, who will conduct same. This is something that has been needed there ever since the new depot was built and no doubt the ladies will enjoy a good trade. ■White cunty Bull Moosers have placed the following ticket in the field: Auditor, N. L. Sanders, of Monon; treasurer, L. M. Fraser, of Monticello; Sheriff, James Read, of Monticello; Surveyor, E. G. May, of Princeton tp.; Coroner, Dr. Chenewerth, of Chalmers; Com-, missioners, Frank Gallinger and T. J. Melvin.

Isaac Parcels was quite badly hurt Thursday afternoon when his span of mules ran away while he was unloading a load of furniture on a car near the deuoL Mr. Parcels was thrown from the wagon and dragged for some distance and his left elbow and right knee badly cut and bruised, the muscles being torn considerably. The furniture was scattered about promiscuously and the wagon badly used up. Dr. F H» Hemphill dressed Mr. Parcels’ injuries and he is getting along as well as can be expected. H, C. Nevill received a check for a trifle over twelve dollars a short time ago from one of the G. H. McLain insurance agencies to cover some clothing that was destroyed by a fire at his home a few days ago. It seems that his youngest child had gone into the closet to hunt for something with a lighted match, and had evidently thrown the match down without putting it out, an i the clothes and window curtains and a few other articles were destroyed before persons on the street noticed the fire and informed Mr. Nevill regarding it and he succeeded in puttng it ‘but.