Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1914 — Page 3

FORD uni H al * l }. m- .Wv ' A.-..:.-, '-; : If you had a mint of money you couldn t buy a better car. Ford merit has made it the standard car of all nations. It’s light—strong—comfortable and dependable. And its cost is well within your income. Get yours today. Five hundred dollars is the price of the Ford runabout; the touring car is five fifty; the town car seven fifty—f. o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment Get catalog and particulars from W. I. Hoover, local agent Rensselaer, Indiana

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Brook is to have a Carnegie library*. Rock Island goods for sale at HBRATIS’S. a-19 Charles Saidla is laid up with a severe case of mumps. A 100-egg Simplicity Incubator and Brooder combined for sll. —C. W. EGER. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blue left Monday for their new home near Regina, Assa., Canada. Judge Hanley, A. K. Yeoman and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Prior were among Monday’s Chicago goers. We have anything you want in the poultry feed Iine.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. Dairy pails, stone churns, milk strainers and cream cans.—JARRETTE’S VARIETY STORE. The Methodist congregation of Brook is to spend about SB,OOO in remodeling their church eidfice. Will Duvall, son of Ed Duvall, Who has been employed at St. Joseph, Mo., for the past year, is visiting hjs parents here. Mrs. John Maley, of Chicago, was here a few hours Sunday to visit her brother, Howard Green, at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Green. She had not seen the lad since he was a small boy. Morris Hoover, of Detroit, Mich., is here visiting his father. J. H. (Hoover, for the first time in four years. He will be employed this summer on. one of the passenger boats running out of Detroit. John A. Williams, of Wheatfield' who recently sold his farm in that township to John Jones,. ,has bought the old Lewis Davisson property, three blocks southeast of the court house, consisting of dwelling and three lots, the Consideration was *1,500. • .

Granite Day Several large pieces of Granite Ware 10c each Next Saturday A i4=qt Dish Pan at 2 p. m. None Held in Reserve 5 and ioc Store F. D. BURCHARD, Prop.

Alice, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Barkley, who has been very sick, is improving now. Mrs. Ord Yeoman, who underwent an operation a few weeks ago, was brought home from Chicago Monday. Miss Alice Eib, who is teaching in the Elwood schools, visited last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Eib, in Rarkley tp. Richard Shirer, who recently underwent an operation in a Chicago hospital, was brought home Friday and is now getting along nicely. Mrs. M. E. Smith and Mrs. Del Bowman, of Gifford, left Saturday for a week’s visit with relatives in Delphi, Buck Creek and Lafayettq.

There has been several eases of tonsilitis in town lately, Mrs. E. P. Honan, W. H. Parkison and Elmer Wilcox being among the number afflicted. Laurence IL. McDaniel, of Wheatfield, and Lillie Hughes, of Monon, were married by Rev. H. L. Kindig in the county clerk’s office Saturday atternoon.- —Monticello Journal. Next Friday, “Good Friday,” is the time to plant potatoes, according t , the old-line experts, but from t'-.e indications now, if any are planted they will be madded in. Summer toys for children—doll carriages, steel and coaster wagons, wheel barrows, carts, garden sets, rubber balls and base ball goods.— JARRETTE’S VARIETY STORE. Dr. Hemphill was called Sunday evening to dress a wound received by Will Scott, who had been kicked over the eye by a bores, making a bad cut that required several stitches to close. Johnson manure spreaders and disc harrows; C. B. & Q. corn planters; Emerson buggies; Empire cream separators; gasoline engines, and a full line of Independent implements at EDWARD HERATH’S.

Emerson buggies at Her-1 a aih s. Two special features. a-19 ■ Dr. Myers has broke ground for his new residence on Weston street. There are several cases of scarlet fever and measles in and about Brook. v f Mrs. S. C. Irwin returned Sunday evening from a few days visit in Chicago. Miss Goldie Stockton, of Morocco, came over Friday to visit Mrs. Bert iiopkins. Insist on having our Asporatic chick starter, scratch feed, or corn grits. Ask your grocer, or phone the Mil, 466. Mike Duffy, of Fowler, was in town a short time Saturday on his ■way to his cattle ranch in northern Newton county. D. J. Babcock was over to Wolcott Saturday to straighten out Bro. Kean in a little difficulty he had witJh his new linotype. Hebron, up in Porter county, is to have a new $30,600 high school building, the contract having been let only a few days ago.

Children’s miuislin underwear, ladies’ and children’s ribbed underwear. Better quality for less money. —JAR.RETTE’S VARIETY STORE. The 15-year-old daughter of Henry Paulds, of west of town, who was operated on for appendicitis last week, is reported to be doing very nicely. Miss Selma Leopold, who is attending school at Ann Arbor, Mich., is spending her spring vacation with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Simon Leopold, here. JAP-A-LAC is an elixir of life for worn out-cfurniture and metal and wooden things around the house. Get a can today. Fendig’s Rexall Drug Store sells it. Frank J. Babcock, who recently moved to town from Carpenter tp., is thinking some of buying a lot and building a good residence thereon the coming season. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optical specialist, permanently located in itensselaer, will he at Helmick’s Hotel, Wheatfield, Ind., Saturday afternoon, April 11. Eyes examined, glasses fitted.

Humphrey Grill, of Detroit Mich., room-mate of Alfred Thompson at Ann Arbor, where they are attending school, accompanied the latter here on his spring vacation and is now at the DelosThompson 'home on Front street, Mr. and Airs. James Lefler, who have been living near Marinette, 'Vis., for several years, have returned to Indiana and it is understood will go to Lafayette to assist his son, Len in the management of the Tippecanoe Trail pleasure resort, near the soldiers’ home, Mr. and Airs. Mac Quinlan and Miss Alaggie Halligan, who have been spending tbe winter in New Orleans, returned home last week. Mrs. Joseph Halligan, who accompanied them south and was with them through the winter, f returned home a couple of weeks ago. i * . i' The Lafayette Sales Company, whose immense sales barn was swept aw% in the flood at Lafayette last spring, has filed suit for $25,000 against the L. E. & W. Railroad Company, alleging the destruction of the barn was due to the railroad’s high embankment, which diverted the water.

W. E. Peck retired last week after sixteeen years service as postmaster at Remington, and was succeeded by Dennis O’Riley, democrat. Mr. Peck has made a Very efficient postmaster, none better anyplace in the state, and retires to private life with the best wishes of all patrons of the office. P. T. Hordeman, 1 of Union tp., bought a new Empire 5-passenger automobile while In Iniadnapolis a couple of weeks ago, and came through as far as Frankfort with the machine. On account of poor roads, however, he left it there with his brother, William Hordeman, who will drive it here as soon as the roads become better.

Station Agent W. H. Beam suffered another severe attack of his old ailment Saturday night, and for a time it was feared he would not recover. tie improved considerably next day. however, and will soon be all right once more. S. Riglen was sent here from Lafayette to help out in the depot, which was already short-handed on account of Elmer Wilcox being laid up with tonsilitis.

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Mrs. Louis Haas; Tipton, is spending a few days with her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold. Mr. Haas visited with his wife Sunday. Simon Leopold, of Hammond, son of Ben Leopold, of Brook, also visited A. Leopold and family here Sunday. Delos Thompson, accompanied by B. F. Fendig and Mbse Leopold, went to Indianapolis Sunday and drove back a fine big “Marmon Six” auto, for which he traded his old Marmon car. It is a mighty fine machine, the best ever owned in Rensselaer or Jasper county, and cost in the neighborhood of $4,000, it is reported. Homer Hopkins came up from Lafayette Sunday morning to spend the day with his aged mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Hopkins. Homer has beeni employed for a number of years in the Loughery Bros, flouring mill in Monticello, but has recently accepted a similar position in Lafayette and will move his family there about the first of May. The Chicago aldermanic and 3<io city and township elections were held in Illinois yesterday. All but 15 of the 300 townships are now “wet,” and the dry forces are seeking to turn them into the dry column. Chief among the cities where the fight has centered are Springfield, Joliet, Aurora, Elgin, Rock Island, Moline, Decatur, Bloomington, Woodstock and other important places. With the aid of the women voters the forces expected to make great inroads into wet territory in this election.

Rev. Curnick was called to Terre Haute Monday to testify in the case on trial there against Donn M. Roberts, city mayor, who is charged with election frauds. Rev. Curnick was formerly pastor of a Methodist church in that city and was connected with the law and order people, which, -.t would appear from what we hear of that potorious city, is greatly in ihe minority. At least the other .-ide has heretofore always won cut in about everything it wanted. Roberts is said to be clean in every way but politics, and in this he has, according to reports, out-Fairbanksed Crawford Fairbanks, the noted brewer, whose student Roberts Is said to have been.

The Bull Moose, or Indiana Proof ssive Press Association, will hold its annual meeting in the assembly room of the press club in the HumeMansur building in Indianapolis on Friday, 4pril 17, the day preceeding the progressive state convention. There will be a business session at 1:30 in the afternoon and a banquet at C o’clock. It is said that Here are 1 00 progressive newspapers in Indiana. * Leon, little 5-year-old son of Mr. :;ml Mrs. Harvey Messman was oper atel on for the removal of his tonsils and adenoids last Friday at hit home near Rensselaer. A specialist fom Chicago assisted by Dr. O win perform, d the operation, which was 'l'tire severe. The little fellow has ber-n suffering with his tonsils for the past three years* having at that time injured one by falling on a small curtain rod with which he had been playing. His many friends will be glad to learn that he is doing nicely.

EASTER STYLES—I9I4 Lay away the old—put on the new. Easter is here with its flowers and buds. Fresh as spring—new and stylish—popular priced, though not sacrificing service for either —describes the makeup of our stock. We want every girl to be dressed in a new pair of SHOES for Easter Sunday, and for that reason we are offering to give in exchange for every pair of Misses’ Shoes worn into our store, FIFTY CENTS in exchange for a pair of new White Buck Button Shoes, sizes to ,1/4 and worth $1.75 to $2.50. Bring in the Little Girls REMEMBER—SATURDAY ONLY COLUMBIA SHOE STORE GEO. E. COLLINS, Prop.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McMurray and family, dr south of Sheldon, |II., were here Sunday, and with his brother, D. M. McMurray and, family, of southeast of town, and sister, Mrs. W. B. Walter, husband and family, went to Kniinan to spend the day with their father, T. Z. McMurray, and help him celebrate his 60th birthday anniversary. A fine big dinner was a feature of the occasion. Mr. McMurray stated that quite u good many oats had been sown in his neighborhood. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. HUSTLING FOR BUSINESS. The man who whispers down a well about the goods be has to sell, won’t reap the golden, gleaming dollars like the one who climbs a tree and hollers. .1 am selling buggifes on Front street, a new car just received. —C. A. ROBERTS, Rensselaer, Ind.