Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Lyman Roadruck, of Morocco, is learning the photo business at Parker’s studio. 'Ollie Rhoads came down from Gary Tuesday afternoon for a short visit with Rensselaer relatives. Miss Ethel Dyer, instructress in domestic science in the high school, spent the week-end in Lafayette. Mrs. J. A. Grant is spending a month with her sister, Mrs. Caddie Tourne, in New Orleans, La., leaving here Saturday for that city. Mrs. S. W. Richardson went to Atlanta, Hamilton county, Tuesday to attend the funeral of her uncle, T. H. Hunter, who died there of dropsy. Just received, shipment of Ball Band rubbers and rubber boots. Right from the factory.—GEO. E. COLLINS’ NEW STORE, Odd Fellows’ Bldg. Buy your correspondence stationery, engraved and printed callingcards at The Democrat office. We carry the largest stock of this class of goods in Jasper county. Call in and See for yourself. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warner celebrated the 57th anniversary of their marriage by a big family dinner Tuesday. Their three sons, Grant, Hale and Charles Warner, and their families were all present to do full justice to the occasion.

Mathias Petty, of just south of Virgie, aged 6 7 years, succumbed to heart failure at his home at 10 p. m., Tuesday night. Deceased leaves a wife, but no children. The funeral was held at 10 a. m., yesterday and burial made in the Prater cemetery. r The Rensselaer high school basket ball team met defeat at Lowell Friday night by a score of 22 to 20, at the hands of the Lowell high school team, who were defeated here by a score of 4 6 to 14 a few days prior. Medaryville was scheduled to play the local team here last night. Another gentleman who claims to know something about the contract with the Monon people of the purchase of the Gifford railroad, on which a forfeit of SI,OOO has been put up for the 30 day option, says / that the price to be paid is $92,500, rather than SIOO,OOO as reported. The Monon railroad again had practically all of its trains running Wednesday, but owing to the ice and snowbound right-of-way, they were unable to keep as closely to their scheduled time as would otherwise be the case. The Hoosier Limited, the first train from the north Tuesday afternoon, was about an hour late.