Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1912 — Page 3

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Today’s markets: Corn, 38c; oats, 27c; Rye, 50c; Wheat, 70c; Buckwheat, 55c. Mrs. M. E. Corliss and son Clyde and wife are preparing to move to a farm near Baltimore, Md. i Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hicks of Remington took the train here Monday for Chicago on a business trip. A nice present for wife or children, a $9.25 Domestic Vacuum Cleaner.—Wm. Banes, Goodland, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin and little daughter, Genevieve, went to Wolcott Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday with his brother Ed and family. Dr. Kannal and family have takjen rooms at the Rensselaer House for the winter, owing to their inability to get their heating plant installed this fall. ■■ ■ ■ ■ - ■ . Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parks and daughter, Miss Alice, of near Surrey, expect to leave this week for Tennessee to spend the winter They will go first to Chattanooga, and - will likely spend the wintel near that city. Chase Day is moving to Spencer, where his wife’s folks reside, to be with them this winter. Mrs. Day has already gone and Chase will follow as soon as he can finish up a few odd jobs here. Miss Lizzie Hemphill, accompanied by Miss Margaret Wood of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, also a teacher, returned to their duties in the Anderson schools Sunday after spending Thanksgiving here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Hemphill.

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Gleaner meeting at hall Saturday, December 7th. E. S. THORNTON, Secretary.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock went to Chicago yesterday to take in the fat stock show.

F. W. Fisher was down from the north end of the county over Sun<Jaiy, looking after his farm in Hanging Grove tp.

W. D. Parks of Bourbon, Indi, is making his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parks, of Surrey, a few days’ visit before their going south for the winter.

John Shellhart of Milroy tp„ has moved to town and occupies the Nim Hopkins property on Dayton and Elm streets, Mr. Hopkins having moved to Surrey. <■

Ernest Mayhew, of Newton tp., notice of whose public sale appears in another .column, will soon move upon a farm north of Brook, owned Lyons & Hershman of Brook.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hasty, who have been living for the past year near Peoria, 111., have returned to Rensselaer and will again take up their residence here, Mr. Hasty taking a position with the Rowen & Kiser grocery.

Bud I Hammond of Lisbon, No. Dak., brought his aged father back to Indiana last week and took him to the home of his sister near Fairmount, with whom he will make his ■home. The old gentleman’s mind is in very bad condition.

Rev. D. T. Halstead, whose wife died recently, has gone to the home of his sister, Mrs. Jared Benjamin, on the corner of Jefferson and Jackson streets, and will make his home with her. His daughter, Mrs. Emma Cox, who is assistant matron at the soldiers’ home at Laftiyette and has been here since the death of her mother, returned to the home Sund®y -

The engagement of Mr. Woodhull Spitler and Miss Edna Hauter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hauter of south of town, was announced Thursday at a Thanksgiving dinner given by Mr. Spitler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler, to Mr. Hauler and family. The date of the wedding has not been set, but it is understood that it will not be for nearly a year.

Dr. M. D. Gwin made a profeagional trip to Chicago yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. James H. Honan left Saturday for their winter home at Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Zelma Roth and baby of Fowler are visiting here with her sister, Mrs. Lester Speaks. She and her husband spent Thanksgiving at Forest, Ind., with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rayher. Rice Porter has moved into his new cottage on the corner of Angelica and Division streets, and William Traub, of Traub & Selig, will occupy the Leopold cottage on Front street vacated by Mt. Porter. The burning out of a chimney at W. F. Frye’s residence Friday evening, caused an alarm of fire to be sect in, but the fire, which had caught in the roof near the chimney, was soon put out with a bucket of water and the fire company did not make a run. F. M. Haskell, the barber, was the lucky one to get the first turkey given away by Traub & Selig, the clothiers, just in time for Thanksgiving. This enterprising firm will give away a turkey to their customers each Saturday until New Year’s, beginning with Saturday, Dec. 7. November closed Saturday with as fine weather as one could wish for. In fact the entire month has been exceptionally good. Saturday and Sunday nights we had some rain and a little rain fell Monday. Colder weather is now promised by the weather bureau, yet it was still pleasant yesterday. George Plunkett, the blacksmith, was called to Lafayette Saturday night by the death of his sister, Miss Ella Plunkett, of Kentland, who died in St. Elizabeth’s hospital there, folfollowing an operation for appendicitis. The young lady was 28 years of age and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic church of Kentland.

Miss Hilda McMillan, who has been teaching in the Bluegrass school in Newton tp., took advantage of the Thanksgiving vacation to get married, and Carl Hollett of Lafountaine has been secured to teach the remainder of the term. Miss McMillan was married last Thursday to Mt. Harmon -Crouch of Whfte county.

Prof. Ben Coen of Ft. Collins, Colo., and brother, Jesse Coen of Chicago spent Sunday here with their father, W. S. Coen, and sister, Mrs. Judson Maines. Ben is row instructor in the state agricultural college in Colorado, and had to to Chicago on business and decided to make a short visit here while in the east.

W. R. Nowels, who has been classed by the Republican as one of the candidates seeking the Rensselaer postmastership, informs The Democrat that he is not a candidate in any sense of the word. N. S. Bates says likewise. Several others classed by the Republican as postoffice seekers, no doubt, deem denial unnecessary.

A reunion of the Leopold family was held Sunday at the home of A. Leopold in horor of his 79th birthday anniversary, which, occurred Monday. In addition to all the children and grandchildren being present, Mr. Leopold’s aged sister, Mrs. Mary Fendig and daughter Rebekah and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon. Nowels participated in the happy gathering.

Mrs. Frank Leach of near Remington visited here Sunday with her father, Eli Critser, who is in very poor health. Morday she went to Chicago to try to dispose of several pearls and “slugs” Mr. Critser found in the Iroquois west of town some time ago. There were two large pearls and eight small one in the lot, and Mr. Critser claims to have been offered $450 for the largest one.

Mayor George F. Meyers, who some time ago received a net reward of $42.23 from B. Forsythe for his part in tracing down Eddie Karnatz, the young tailor who attempted by black-hand methods to force Mt. Forsythe to leave a large sum of money aft a certain place under threat of death if he failed to do so, last week turned over the reward money to a charity fund of the various churches of the city.

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Box Stationery, 15c to 50c a box. The Democrat Office. J. W. Marlatt was in Chicago on business‘the first of the week. E. P. Honan is in Indianapolis a Jew days this week on business. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Warner went to Chicago Saturday to visit friends ard attend the fat stock show. Miss Madaline Ramp, since the operation on her ear, in a Chjcago hospital, is getting along as well as could be expected, and it is thought will soon be restored to health. 1 X Miss Bessie Wiley, teacher iu the sixth grade of the public schools, entertained her brother, J. R. Wiley, a Purdue student, and sister, Miss Rosalie Wiley, who is a student of Northwestern University, Chicago, over the Thanksgiving vacation, at her boarding place, the Laßue home on River street. Miss Zoe Adella Sayler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Sayler, of Big Rapids, Mich., and Mr. Clyde Ulrey of Brook, were married at the home of the bride's parents on Sunday, November 24. They will be at home after December 1 at Brook. Mr. Ulrey is well known here, having taught school in Newton townhsip. Newton County Enterprise: John Montgomery of near Brook shot a golden eagle Monday, and brought the same to Kentland to be mounted by Chester Loughridge. The bird measures 7 feet and 1 % inches from tip to tip of wing, and is a fine specimen. Eagles seldom visit this section and this stray bird fell prey a good ways from its native mountain home. A family reunion of the Kanne family of west of town was held Saturday and a big dinner was the feature of the occasion. All their eleven children, nine boys and two daughters, Mrs. Stephen Kohley and Miss Charlotte Kanne were present. Three of the sons still live in Illinois near .Campus, and six of therp live at or near Rnesselaer. The three former came over Friday evening by auto ard remained here;.until Monday.

J. C. Pitts, a tourist printer who has been working in the Monon News office for several months, was found dead in his room in the hotel at that place Sunday evening. Pitts worked for several months some years ago on the Rensselaer Republican. He is said to have been- a dope fiend, and is thought to have taken an overdose of morphine. age was 46 years, and his hornet said to have been at at Seymour, Ind.

Jacob Finglemeier, an old resident of Jordan tp., died Thursday at his home four miles northeast of Remington, aged 83 years. He leaves one son and three daughters, two of the daughters, Mrs. John Hordeman and Mrs. Peter Van Lear, residing in Rensselaer. The other daughter, Mrs. Anna Sharp, resides in Chicago. His death was due to a paralytic stroke received some time ago. 'Ehe funeral was held from Sacred Heart Catholic church Ln Remington, Saturday morning ami burial made in the Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of Rensselaer, where his wife, who died several years ago, is also buried. Jerome G. Andrus of Shelby, Mich., who came Saturday, arriving at 11: a. m., in response to a telegram the day before informing him of his brother John’s critical condition, is engaged in the potato ard fruit growing business there. He shipped quite a number, of barrels of apples here this fall to old friends who ordered them from him. Potatoes in his locality, he states were hurt considerably by blight, Dealers there are now paying 40 cents per bushel, which is a very good price, and is probably twice as much as they will be worth next spring. An enormous crop, the country over, was raised this year, and it is only the inability to get cars for shipping them that is keeping the price up to the present figure. Beans are also grown extensively in Jerome’s locality and are usually a very profitable crop. HJ planting, however, was a failure this year, owing to the wet weather.

FREE HOMESTEADS. Can locate you on 320 acres of rich level land with an abundance of water at a depth of five to fifteen feet. All that is required for a clear title is cultivation and residence on same for a period of three years. Only a very few tracts left, so if you are desirous of getting some of this land Uncle Sam is giving away, don’t delay in writing for particulars to E. HUFTY, 1538 Spruce St. Pueblo, Colo.

Obituary.

Wiliam Washburn was . born in St. Joseph County, Ind., near Mishawaka, Nov. 15, 1845. With his parents he moved to Buchanan, Mich., and lived there until he was twentysix years of age, when he came to Jasper county, engaging in the stock raising business near Wheatfield. He was married to Margaret Sebring April 10, 1873. To this union were born two children, Iva Robinson, who preceded him to the grave seven years ago, and Eva M. Rowles of Rensselaer. !

They resided about four years at Wheatfield after their marriage, and from there they moved to Jordan township, where they resided until the year 1892. when they came to Rensselaer, and have made this their home since that time. He joined the Methodist church at Egypt school house about twenty-five years ago, under the pastorate of Rev. R. M. Simmons, and aifter coming to Rensselaer he transferred his membership to Trinity M. E. church and was a member of the board of trustees, and has remained true to his confession until death. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. order of Rensselaer.

Mr. Washburn was a very successful farmer and stock raiser and stood in high .esteem with his neighbors and friends. In disposition he was cheerful and alw’ays met you with a smile.

He leaves a wife and one daughter, two grandchildren,' Gordon and Max Robinson, one half-brother at Mishawaka and one sister, Mrs. Sarepta Pennell, of Glendora, Mich., and a host of friends to mourn his untimely death. The funeral took place at Trinity M. E. Church Nov. 29, at 10:30 a. m., the Rev. Charles L. Harper, pastor, conducting the services. Burial in Weston cemetery.

New Play at Studebaker Theater.

Founded on a subject that is now being discussed in every civilized home where there are' children, Cosmo Hamilton's great play “The Blindness of Virtue,’’’is now playing at the Studebaker theater by William Morris' English players, direct

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from the Little Theater. London. The organization is in this country for only a short time.

According to reports, there can be no doubt that Cosmo Hamilton has hit upon a theme greatly in need of ventilation and one that Is now being seriously agitated by all right thinking people. The “Blindness of Virtue’’ is said to contain behind its veil of brilliant comedy and thrilling, dramatic situations, a sermon of great value and a thrilling indictment , of the fashion of permitting children' to grow up in ignorance of certain impulses and conditions. “The Blindness of Virtue” tells the story of a daughter of a rector of a small parish near London. A young man who, has been sent down from both Eaton and Oxford and regarded with despair by his father, is sent to study with the vicar as a final resort.

The youth and the daughter of the vicar fall in love with each other. The girl, not understanding certain inward Impulses, throws herself into a compromising situation with the student. The rector appears and at once falsely accuses the young man when the daughter demands to know the meaning of the accusation, -the father sees what might have been the result through his daughter's ignorance and begins to understand that the blame for the whole affair rests on himself and his wife."- .

Cosmo Hamilton has written into the play a number of brilliant comedy scenes as well as startling dramatic situations and it is enacted by the original English company, among whom are A. Holmes-Gore, Basil Hallam, A. Hamilton-Gibbs 1 Lena Halliday. Madge Murray, Pollle Emery and Doris Lytton. This will be the only opportunity to see the Blindnes .of Virtue,” as -the com,pany is in America for but a short tour.

Birth Announcement*. Dec. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Chupp of north of Surrey, a daughter. ■" Nov. 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Parker, of near Mitchell, So. Dak., formerly of this county, a son.