Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1914 — Page 3
£**** i (Dolly’s Favorite Range To Be Given Away |l Saturday, January 31 ] ‘ On the above date we will give away ; i absolutely free, a beautiful Dolly’s ! { Favorite Range, to the person guess- | ‘ ing most accurately the weight of a Cole's Range and utensils on display in our window. <! Everyone is Entitled to a Free Guess. Come in and Register | it Costs You Nothing. Warner Brothers '! ”®nsselaer, Indiana
LOCAL AND PERSONALBrief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Buy your harness at SCOTT BROS. Simon Thompson was up form Purdue over Sunday. County Agent Barrett will be in Wheatfield today as usual. Clarence Smith was over from Laporte on business Saturday. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Mose and Charles Sigo of Carpenter tp., were in the city yesterday on business. Mel Wishard of Chicago, was the over Sunday guest of his mother, Mrs. Jennie Wishard. Correspondence stationery from 15 cents a box up, in The Democrat’s fahcy stationery department. Mr. and Mrs. William Moore went to Lafayette Friday to visit their daughter, Mrs. Roy Chessman. Don’t buy a spreader until you have examined the John Deere. See it at HAMILTON & Buy a “Staydown” tank heater from The Watson Plumbing Co., and keep your stock tanks from freezing over. Calling cards, the correct sizes, both plain and linen finish, constantly in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. William Bennett is one of the late purchasers of a Ford touring car from the local agent, W. I. Hoover, having bought same Saturday. There will be a meeting of the Jasper County Poultry Association at Long’s drug store, Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p. m —R. B. SNYDER, Secretary. Advertised letters: Grace McNichols, Sarah Rogers, Mrs. Pearl Krurger, Opal Sigman, W. F. Holmes, M. M. Minthorne, Wm. Petty, Mrs. Matie McGee. An extra good lot of dairy cows at the Geo. R. Masters sale, Thursday, Feb. 5, ten miles north of Rensselaer. Also a good lot of horses and farm implements.—Advt. Harve Robinson, the linotype operator, has rented the Wilson Shaffer property near the Monon depot, and will move into same when Mr. Shaffer removes to his recently purchased property just north of Weston cemetery, the former Mrs. Zard property.
_ J 1 JOHN G. CULP General AUCTIONEER —Phone 517-1 P. O. PLEAS. GROVE, IND. Dates may be arranged Direct or at The Democrat Office, Rensselaer, Ind. Satisfaction Guaranteed
Get your harness repaired and oiled at SCOTT BROS. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Mourning paper and envelopes carired in stock in The Democrat’s box stationery department. Many of the farm implements that will be sold at the Geo. R. Masters’ sale were brand new last spring.—Advt. Miss Victoria Johnson, clerk at the E. Van Arsdel store, visited her parents at Francesville, over Saturday and Sunday. The Democrat carries in its fancy stationery department the largest and most complete line of this class of goods in Jasper county. Lester Rich entertained a few young gentlemen friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hartley Thursday evening at games and music. The weather yesterday was bright, warm and balmy, almost like spring, and the mercury at 10 o’clock in the morning stood at 52 degrees in the shade. ■* Kenneth Allman, who is attending a pharmacy school in Chicago, came down Saturday for a few days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allman. - Thorston Otterburg has bought a lot of Tom Grant on West Clark street and expects to build a residence thereon next season, it is understood. The Rensselaer vs. Monticello high school basket ball game at the high school gymnasium Friday night resulted in defeat for the visitors by a score of 17 to 16. Misses Katie Shields’, Mary Goetz, Nellie Harris and Madaline Ramp, teachers in the Brook schools, came over Friday for an over Sunday visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. J. A. McFarland and little granddaughter, Mary Louise Crowell, went to Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday for a couple of weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Mann. Joe Leach of Geddes, So. Dak., returned home Friday after a short visit here with relatives. He had come to Chicago on business and run down to Rensselaer for a brief visit. Me have a bargain lot of envelopes, made of fine bond paper, linen finish, almost any shade or color your fancy may suggest, that we are closing out at 5c per package, six packages for 25c. —THE DEMOCRAT Afark Schroer, who already owned one lot in Fred Phillips’ Fair View’ addition, has also bought Max Kepner’s lot in the same addition. It is probable! that Mark and Several others, .who owns lots in this addition, will erect new homes there the coming season. , *— XVe have a very complete stock of feeds—Bran, middlings, chop, cracked and ground corn, glutin, oil meal, tankage, oats, corn, wheat, buckwheat, hay, straw, Blatchford’s calf meal and Kafir corn, peas, charcoal, oyster shells, grit, sunflower seed, chick-starter and etc.— HAMILTON & KELLNER. Carroll County Citizen-Times: Word has been received from the state penal farm commission that it has completed the examination of over fifty propositions for the site of the new’ penal farm, and has decided that in comparison with others, the Carroll county proposition be eliminated. The final decision has not yet been m/ade, but no doubt the commission will arrive at a conclusion that will be approved by all fair minded people.
Ethel McCarthy was a Chicago goer Saturday. Fresh fish received daily at FISH MARKET. Phone 472. f-21 Birth announcement cards and envelopes at The Democrat office. Scott Bros., will show you the largest line of harness ever shown in the city. Now is the time to get your harness repaired and oiled. Get it done at SCOTT BROS. Next Monday is “ground hog day.” Perhaps we will get some frosty weather thereafter. Miss Lenna Lang of Surrey, spent Monday in Rensselaer, shopping and visiting school with Lucy Mauck. John Kohler was up town Monday for the first time in two weeks. He has been suffering with a severe cold. * •Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bruner and baby of Wolcott, w’ere over Sunday guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bruner. Mrs. E. C. Esterday of Seafield, and daughter, Mrs. Fern Dobbins of Monon, came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Catt. The-two children of John Somers, wrho have been quite sick with diphtheria, are still under quarantine but are recovering very nicely now. The Indiana Democratic Editorial Association will hold its annual midwinter meeting at the Denison hotel in Indianapolis on Thursday and Friday of next week. David Hines and family moved to Delphi Monday, w’here he will conduct a blacksmith shop for the owner, who is not a smithy himself. Ed Fay of Parr, will take Dave’s place here in the Hemphill Bros, shop. S. W. Thompson has been named as trustee of the McKain interests here and has taken charge of the farms for the present. He has commenced an inventory of the property and is arranging to conduct the business.—Monticello Journal. William Hogan, who resides in the property recentlypurchased by J. A. Grant, on Forest street,' will move into the Tom Grant tenant house on Main street, now occupied by James E. 'Walter, w’ho will move into the Ben Sayler property north o f the depot.
The Progressive central committee of Newton county has declared in favor of a county primary to select a county ticket, and if the republicans and democrats will join with them, the next county ticket in Newton will be -selected in such manner. Mrs. F. M. Lakin returned Monday from a three months’ visit with son. Dr. A. N. Lakin, at State Line, Ind., and after a few days visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. E. H. Shields of Rensselaer, she will g o out to her daughter’s southeast of town, with whom she makes her home. E. J. Duvall has sold the lot just north of Dr. A. G. Catt’s residence on River street to R. A. Parkison, the price paid being S6OO. The lot is purchased for Mr. Parkison’s daughter, Mrs. K. T. Rhoades, and it is understood a fine new residence will be built thereon the coming season. The Democrat is in receipt of a copy of the Oklahoma City Times containing a lengthy write-up of a big non-partisan banquet given U. S. Senator Owen of Oklahoma, at the Lee-Huckins hotel in Oklahoma City last Wednesday evening. Our former townsman U. M. Baughman, was one of the committee of five who arranged and had charge of the banquet. The mercury dropped low enough Sunday evening for about an inch of snow to fall, but Monday was the same old thing again, with rising temperature, and the snow soon disappeared. One thing is sure, if we get any ice-making weather this winter it has got to come during February or early March. So far this has been one of the most open winters known here in many years. The 5-mohths-old daughter, one of the twins born to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Winters of Chicago, died Thursday and was brought here Friday for burial in the Crockett cemetery. The mother of the child was formerly Miss Abbie Griswold, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Griswold,' and formerly resided in the Crockett neighborhood. The lives of both babes were almost desparred of, but they were carefully nursed and seemed to be getting along all right. The one that died was sick but a few days.
fl We are paying for Butter fat this week 29c WILLIAM H DEXTER Rensselaer, Indiana
Todaj s markets: Corn, 54c; oats, 35c; wheat, 75c; rye, 55c; buckwheat, 75c. D. J. Babcock was a Chicago visitor Monday and took in the auto show at the colliseum. Mrs. Herman Abler of Francessville came Sunday to visit her daughter, Mrs. T. M. Callahan. Mliss Jane Makeever of Mt. Ayr, visited her sister, Miss Gay Makeever, who is attending school here, Monday. Michael Kanne broke ground Monday for his modern new residence on the corner of Weston and Cornelia streets. , Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Nachtried of Hudson, Mich., newlyweds, returned home yesterday after a week's visit here with his cousin, O. G. Barrett, and family. Brother Foster of the White County Democrat Co., was a business visitor in the city between trains yesterday, and made The Democrat a fraternal call. If you want some good milch cows, attend the George R. Masters' sale on Thursday, Feb. 5, ten miles north of Rensselaer, on the Dr. Moore farm. —Advt. Merritt Strain of Union tp., returned Monday from a week’s visit with his sister, Mrs. Bruce Coon of southwest of Terre Haute, whoni he had not seen in 35 years. The ■weather down there was about the same as here. Samuel Potts was down from Fair Oaks Saturday. He states that his home was thoroughly fumigated after the scarlet fever case Jn his family, and his little daughter was kept at home a week or more after she recovered before being sent to school again. Mrs. E. E. Pierson and children returned to their home in Hobart, Friday after attending the wedding of her sister, Miss Kathryn Lane to Mr. James T. Walter, and a few days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lane. Her brother, Louis T.anp, accompanied her home for c short visit.
Continuation of the (i. E. MURRAY CO. i Inventory Sale Through p !, January and February. i Our unusual large stock makes it necessary ! for us to sell, up-to-date dependable goods at a great sacrifice. ’’ WE WANT TO SAY TO OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS, '» AND TO THE BUYING PUBLIC OF JASPER AND ADJOINING 1! ,l MEET WITH THE LOWEST PRICES ANY COMPETITION COUNTIES, THAT THIS H OUSE IS ALWAYS READY TO J WHAT-SO-EVER. Men’s and Young Men’s Suits and Overcoats i’ Suits and Overcoats, Men’s 1 CO7 RH fnr (I*lo PA and Young Men’s, worth up to QZIiUU 10l JpIO.UV ][ Suits and Overcoats, Men’s ’ COfi (10 4nr U»1 A rn <> and Young Men's, worth up to v&UiUU TOl *pl4.Uv 9 Suits and Overcoats, Men’s HE hn f ft|> !’ and Young Men’s, worth up to SIUiUU lUI «pll.uU J Boy’s Suits Boy’s $7.50 Suits for ~ . $5.00 !' Boy’s $6.00 Suits for , .. . $4.50 ’! Boy’s $5.00 Suits for $3.75 : { Boy’s $4.00 Suits for .$3.00 ’’ Fur Coats J SIB.OO Fur Coats for $14.00 L $25.00 Fur Coats for .... „. $19.00 ) $27.50 Fur Coats for. ’ . . .$20.00 '! $35.00 Fur Coats for ‘ $25.00 1! 10 per cent and 20 per cent, reduction on Men’s Sweater 1 [ Coats, Underwear, Caps, Flannel Shirts. ’’ 25 per cent, to 50 per cent, reduction on our entire stock of 1 [ Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Coats, Dress Skirts, Suits, Rugs, 