Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1912 — Page 5

We have added PAINTS TO OUR LINE A Full Line of High Grade, Guaranteed Paints Inside and Outside House Paint, Floor and Barn Paint. Every can Guaranteed and at Money Saving Prices. One Aim—To Keep the Best; One Method; Fair Dealing; One Price-THE LOWEST. * Janette's Variety Store Bert J. Jarrette

LOCAL AND PERSONAL; Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’is markets: Corn, old, 62c; new, 42c; oats, 27c; wheat, No. 4, 75c; Rye 60c. Grapes For Sale—Nice Concords at 1% cents per pound.—MßS. ALF DONNELLY, Phone 548-B. Monticello will hold its second annual horse show next week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. See the Kingsbury Hats in all Efhades, and in the rough and the smooth.—C. EARL DUVALL. Orlan Grant, was up from Lafayette a few- days the first of the week visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. W. R. Nowels w r ent to Gary Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Lawson Meyers, who is recovering from a surgical operation. S. S. Shedd entertained a few of his friends at a stag party at his home on Cullen street at seVen-up Monday evening. Jesse Nichols was succesful in winning the prize given the one making the most points. Miss Manda Hoyes of Crawfordsville, who has been visiting here with her mother, Mrs. Hester Hoyes, and family for the past, several days, returned Some Tuesday. She expects to go to Indianapolis in a short time.

John Putts of south of town suffered a severe injury to the right foot Tuesday while working at the Thompson ranch at Parr. A heavy weight connected with the ensilage cutter fell on the foot. B. J. Moore left Tuesday to look over a coal mine superintendency proposition offered him by the Sternbergs over a mine they have recently secured control of near Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. Moore was undecided 1 whether or not he would accept the position. Miss Helen Carson of Monticello, who sang here at the dedication of the new Presbyterian church pipe organ, sailed Thursday from New York for Berlin, Germany, to take a course in music. She was accompanied by Miss Kent, who was her instructor in music at the Western College at Oxford, Ohio. Grant Davisson of Barkley tp., left a freak “stalk” of corn and a IVi pound apple at The Democrat sanctum -Tuesday afternoon. The corn stalk was a dwarf perhaps 18 inches tall, and besides the main stalk had two “suckers” about the same height as the main stalk. It had two fair sized “nubbins” of ears on the main stalk and two other smaller nubbins. The stalk had tasseled out properly but never grew over 18 iches high. The apple was of the “Pound Sweet” variety, anjl was very perfect. y

Tenth While You Lite. j if, . • ■.* •• ■■ • ■ . ; You need your teeth from birth to death. Why neglect them? J. W. HORTON will- look after your teeth and will help you ..preserve them for many years. Are you doing your full duty to your teeth? If not then today is the time. The mills of the God's grind Slowly—the teeth continually.

Are you going to French Lick tomorrow? “ -v W. R. Brown was in Monon on business Wednesday. Miss LaVera Lee is suffering with peritonitis this week. See the $15.00 blue serge suits at Duvall’s Quality Shop.— C. FART. DUVALL. C. W. Coen was down from South Bend on business a few days the first of the week. Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy’s Millinery Opening Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Oct. 3,4, 5. Ben Sayler, who has been visiting his daughter in Marion, Ohio, returned home Sunday. Mrs. A. E. Coen of Berwyn, 111., is spending a few days here with her mother, Mrs. John M. Wasson. Mrs. William Daniels and daughter Pearl returned home Friday from a visit with Guy Daniels at Rock island. 111. Rev. Groandyke, the North Judson crank, has been spouting about Jasper county this week. But, then, nobody takes “Groan” seriously.

Quality speaks for itself at Duvall’s Qualtiy Shop. Everything is new for the men and boys in suits and overcoats. See them —C. EARL DUVALL. James Reider, *a brother of Mrs. Thomas Chestnut, with whom he has been visiting for the past few days, left for his home in Los Angelee, Cali., Tuesday. Mrs. Cephas Miller of Goshen, who has been spending the past few weeks here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Slaughter and other friends, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. F. X. Busha of Lafayette is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam, for a while until her husband gets located in Colorado, where he will be employed by the Denver & Rio Grande road. Uncle Joseph Smith of Kniman, who traded his property there several weeks ago with William Cooper for the former Robert Michaels tenant property on South Van Rensselaer street, completed moving to town Tuesday.

W. R. Lee has decide the room west of Watson’s Plumbing shop was too small for his stock of goods— I (the remainder of the stock he wasj (closing out in Illinois—and has leas-j ed one of the Leopold rooms on Van! Rensselaer street for same. — j -V; Let your boys wear Perfection; suits and overcoats this winter and I see how much nicer they look and| feel, and they will always wear a] smile. Prices from $3.00 to SIO.OO in suits and overcoats, at Duvall’s | Quality Shop.—C. EARL DUVALL, j I - )| Rev. C. L. Harper is attending the northwestern conference of the; M. E. churches at Indianapolis a; J few days this week. The announcement of appointments will not be made until Monday. There is some question of Rev. Harper being returned here for Another year. Mrs. Susie Kennedy former wife; !of Joseph I. Adams, of south or town, died in St. Elizabeth’s hospital Friday, followin'? an deration for appendicitis a week ;.r«*\i«*iis. Her age was 56 years. Earl Adams, her only son, who lives here with liis father, went to Lafayette and took the body to Hoopeston, 111., where the funeral was held Monday afternoon.

Mrs. James Garrtott and daughter returned home Wednesday from a few days visit in Delphi. Mrs. J. B. Erwin of Demotte -is visiting her cousins, Miss Agnes and Messrs Ben and Lewis Welch. If you expect to vote, ‘don't fail to register for unless you register it will be no use to try to vote. Monday. October 7th, is the last registration day. Don’t fail to register, if you have not already done so. Remember Mrs. Mary MeyerHealy’s grand millinery opening this week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. . Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cooper and Thomas Cooper returned to Lafay-‘ ette Wednesday after a visit with* relatives here. Have you seen the $15,00 blue serge suits that we are showing? They are thb best in the land.* —C. EARL DUVALL. The fire loss on G. E. Murray’s new house was adjusted Tuesday afternoon, the insurance company allowing him $629. b , ■ 1 Mrs. C. Miller of Goshen returned home Tuesday after a several weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. M. Y. Slaughter, of southeast of town. Rev. Parett will preach at the James school house, Sunday, October 6, at 3:00 p. m. Every one is cordially invited to be present.

Mrs. C. J. Roberts, Mrs. E. T. Harris and Miss Georgia Harris entertained at the Harris home on Division street yesterday afternoon. Be sure and examine the Kahn Tailoring Line now on display at our store. All suits and overcoats guaranteed to fit perfectly and retain their EARL DUVALL. « Frank Brusnahan,>> formerly of Jasper county, the young attorney who died last week in Ricardo, New Mexico, is said to have ben shot to death because of hie activity in geting after law violators there, he being the prosecuting attorney of his district. No details of the shooting have been learned at this writing.

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Let us fit you out with our $12.00 overcoat, all wool 52 in. long, with a convertable collar.— C. EARL DUVALL. Mrs. Agnes Luers returned Thursday evening from a two weeks visit with friends in Peoria, Pekin, Washington and Bloomington, Ill.’ Herman Walters think he dug the most potatoes from a few hills of anyone,. ; Digging potatoes for W. H. j Wort lev he found 144 in four hills. Mrs. Ed Schmal of Englewood, returned to her home the first of the week aster a few days visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schmal.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Deleoust. who j.haVe been spending the summer with jthe Hallagan family, returned to their home in Ocolla, Fla., Wednesday. Dean Merica, late proprietor of the Rensselaer Creamery is preparing to move to where he will be employed in the electric light plant at that place. Miss Zelah Wiseman returned to Jier home Friday for an indefinite stay to help care for her brother. Charles, who is suffering with ty- , pboid fever. While digging potatoes for W. H. Wortley, Herman Walters found In four hills an even 144 spuds. Hq thinks that is going some, and asks anyone to tell a better one. You’r next. i Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Parks and ,Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parks attended the funeral of a nephew of Mr. Park's at Remington Monday, Clarence Parks, of Lafayette, who was a victim of typhoid fever. If you have not registered, or if you have moved from one precinct to another since registering, don’t fail to register next Monday. In case of removal get a certificate of former registration from the county auditor. I Almost one-fifth of the voters of White county are at present disqualified from voting because they have not registered, and there is only one more day in which you can secure the right to vote. That day is Monday, October 7th.

I’~~ ‘ ‘ ~ j jNightwatch Critser and D. H. Yeo- , man autoed up to the Kankakee river Tuesday in the latter’s machine to try their luck fishing a few- days. j Buster Mauek, of the north part of the city, accompanied his uncle, Dutch Mauck, home Thursday eve- ! nin & a few days visit and to help grandpa Burns get a few' squirrels. ! . . Miss Martha Long is home from her college work at Western college, Oxford, Ohio, having been ill for the past few days with a slight attack of appendicitis. She is reported t., be better how, and expects !.• return to school «oon | —, j. Toni Callahan and wife, who is now practically recovered, and Miss Lera Ahlers drove over to Kentland the first of the week to attend the ; tuneral so Miss Minnie Burling, with ' whom Miss Abler made her home for several years. They took dinner , with relatives at Earl Park.

Omar Day, who has been employed by the M. Rumley Mfg. Co., at Laporte for the past several years, since his graduation from the mechanical engineering department of Purdue Uiversity, has resigned his berth there and with his family moved to Anderson, Ind., where he has secured a good position as mechanical draughtsman for the Reniy engine people. He had been promoted several times while with the Rumley people, but decided that a change was best. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day of this city.

A couple of Rensselaer young girls, so the story runs, decided to leave home a few days ago and tried to hire an automobile to take them to Remington where they were to take the train, but they were unable to hire anyone to take them over there, so they went to the barn loft of one of the girl’s parents determined to spend the night there. What their future plans were is unknown, but they got scared out by rats running over the floor and hurriedly left heir retreat and sneaked into the house while all the folks were out looking for them and went to bed. They were not discovered until next morning, after an any lorn a night spent by their reapectfve parents, and a little “moral suasion” was then used to convince them that “there’s no place like home.”

Born, Wednesday, October 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green, in the north part of the city, a son. A son was born Wednesday morning, <Oct. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gr een is the north part, of the city. y Mesdames Charles Lee and Kate Lee of Highland. Kan., arrived here Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. W, R. Lee. Charles Lee was unable to be present here at the funeral, having but a short time ago been kicked by a horse and being in no fit condition to make the hard trip. ' / . • y. 1% 1 - —— r* —' —— . f.:\ In a letter to her cousin, George Mauck in the north part of the city, Miss Eliza Nicholson, of Taft, No. Dak., says the weather there is fine, but a little bit cool of. mornings. They are threshing there now and will probably be until Christmas. Wheat and flax there is the main crop, the big fields of flax look very pretty when in bloom, as they are one solid sheet of blue. Everything there is prospering and there is lots of work and good pay for everyone. She sends her best regards to her many friends here.

Presbyterian Church

Next Sabbath morning is the regular communion service. In the evening the pastor will speak, on the subject, “Jesus First.” A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to be present at these services.

Grand Lodge K. of P. Meeting.

W. A. Davenport returned yesterday from Indianapolis where he had been attending the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias meeting as a representative from the local lodge. Frank J. Heller of Columbia City defeated Charles L. Pullen of Terre Haute for outer guard. A big fight was waged for this position as it is the beginning of the promotions through the higher offices, eventually leading to grand chancellor, the highest state office. The principal addresses of the session were given by Supreme Chancellor Thomas J. Carling, of Macon, Ga„ and by the past Supreme Chancellor, Walter R. Ritchey, of Findlay 0., who is the author of the Pythian ritual. Mr. Davenport will make his report to the local lodge next Tuesday evening and It is hoped to have every member present, .as It will contain some Important features that should be dear to every K. of P.