Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. W. H. Beam was a Chicago visitor Wednesday.

Phone any little item of news you may have to The Democrat. It will be appreciated. V

Miss Ruth Harper"" has gone to Hinsdale, Mich., to enter college for a course in domestic science.

F. S, Iliff of Jordan tp., has been quite sick for the past few days, but at present is a little better.

Charles Day, wife and. baby went to Slpencer Wednesday for a visit with her folks for several weeks.

Mrs. Harry Collins, who has been spending a few day- with her parents, Mr. an l Mrs. Fred Kulli.;, in Union tp., returned home Wednesday.

Charles M. Greenlee of Parr, has sold his general store in that place to George Hammerton and Charles Chupp of. Union tp., who will continue the business.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Ringeisen of Hanging Grove p., left Wednesday for Hebron, Minn., to look after a farm of 200 apres which he owns there on which his sons t are located.

Harry Zimmerman came down from Michigan City Wednesday for a few days visit here with relatives. He and his mother, Mrs. John Zimmerman went to Chicago the same day on business.

A. C. Woodworth is operating the sprinkling wagon now for his son True while the latter is over in Hanging Grove tp., building a mile of stone road for W. F. Smith & Co. -

Fred Phillips, T. M. Callahan, R. D. Thompson and Wilson Shafer drove over to Fowler yesterday and returned in the afternoon with tw r o new Buick autos for the two former gentlemen.

Mrs. Varnatta and daughter of Fowler drove over in their auto Thursday evening and spent the night here with relatives. Mrs. C. A. Roberts and Mrs. Fred Phillips returned home with them yesterday morning and came back with Fred Phillips’ in his new auto.

Tony Postill, who is employed by Conrad Keilner, was kicked just below the left knee on the inside of the leg by a mule shortly alter he had eaten dinner Thursday. The cork of the shoe penetrated the flesh of the limb and did considerable damage to the bone.

Mrs. E. N. Loy was hostess Wednesday to several old ladies of her immediate neighborhood in honor of the doctor’s mother, who is making her home at her son’s house. Those present were: Mrs. W. W. Reeve, Mrs. Benjamin Harris, Mrs. Julia Healy, Mrs. Peter Rhoades, Mrs. D. T. Halstead, and Mrs. Jared Benjamin.

George Hopkins has bought the south fifty feet off his mother’s, Mrs. Hopkins’ property on River street, and will fill in the lot and probably build a nice new cottage thereon next year. He gets 50 xl7o feet, which leaves Mrs. Hopkins an even 100 feet. This is one of the most desirable locations in the city’s residence district.

F. L. Hoover, Who went to Chicago Sunday to be treated for a gall trouble, w-rites home that the specialist whom he went to see thinks that he can relieve the trouble without an operation. He must take fourteen treatments, one every other day, and will therefore be there about a month. Mr. Hoover and wife are stopping with her brother, Rufus B. Knox, and wife.

Fred Berger, Chris Hensler, J. H. Biddle andt several other prominent Bull Moosevelts were over from Remington Wednesday afternoon to hear Beveridge. By the way, Remington has quite a bunch of Bull Moosers, all former prominenr republicans. Among the number are two of the Peck boys, County Commissioner Denham, B. F. Spencer, G. I. Thomas, and the three gentlemen named above.

Upon answering a ring at the door Wednesday Riley Nowels met F. E Nowels and wife of Oskaloosa, lowa. F. E. Nowels is the grandson of Moses Nowels, a brother of Uncle David Nowels. They were in Chicago business and knowing they had relatives in Rensselaer, they came down here on the two o’clock train. It was the first time they had ever seen each other. Then time was limited , and they returned to Chicago on the three o’clock train.