Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Sam Lowery, of north of town, is quite sick with tonsilitis. A full line of feeds for poultry and other stock for sale by HAMIT/TON & KELLNER. Michael Kanne is getting moved into his fine new home on north Weston street. Mrs. A. D. Caylor, formerly Miss Edith Strickfaden, of Noblesville, visited Miss Opal Sharp here this week. Miss Sharp accompanied Mrs. Caylor to Monticello last evening to visit the former’s sister, Mrs. William Cooper. Mrs. William Rishling, of near C rawfordsville, returned home Thursday after a few days’ visit here yith her parents, Mr. and' Mrs. H. W. Wood, Sr. Mr. Wood, who has been in a serious condition for a couple of weeks, is now in a Chicago hospital for treatment. Mrs. John W. Taylor, of northeast of Remington, died Tuesday morning after a long illness, but bad only beeri confined to her bed for a few days. The funeral was held at the Christian church in Remington Thursday afternoon and burial made in the Remington cemetery. Loyd Francis, the 22 day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hurley, of just west of Aix, died Wednesday, night at 8 o’clock of peritonitis, and was buried yesterday forenoon in the Sandridge cemetery, the funeral being held at 10:30 a. m., from the Aix church, conducted by Rev. W. G. Winn. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers returned Wednesday from their sojourn at West Baden, both much improved by their stay there. Mr. Meyers has been in poor health since the first of the year, but. is now back to his former w r eight and able to take up his real estate business once more. C. C. Starr, who aad been engaged in the grocery business at Gary for the past year or more, recently quit the business there and* moved his stock and fixtures back to Rensselaer, into one of the rooms' near the old depot, and with his family is occupying one of the Ma-' keever houses east of the court house square.

Mrs. Simon Fendig, who has been here for some time at the bedside of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary h ehdig, returned home Wednesday and Mr. Fendig came down Thursday to see his mother, who contiues in a comatose condition and can probably live but a few more days. She has taken no nourishment now for nearly two weeks. W. L. Bott, of Star City, one of the new owners of the telephone company, has been here this week with his wife and daughter looking after business connected with the company and hunting a house to rent. They have been unable to find a suitable house, however, and will not move here for the present. Mr. Bott may buy a lot and build a home here. An investigation of the sewer on the south side of Washington street disclosed that it was several inches higher, in fact about one foot, at a point west of Van Rensselaer street than it was at Cullen street, and it will have to be taken up and probably lowered or a larger sewer put in. The present sewer is believed to be adequate for years to come, if properly layed, how’ever. Rue Parcels was down from Chicago Tuesday evening to visit his wife and baby here. Mrs. Parcels has been singing at the special meetings at the Presbyterian church, which closed last evening. Rue has bought a dental business in Amarello, Tex., and will locate there in the practice of his ' profession as soon as he completes his course and graduates in Chicago, which will be but a few weeks now. John A. Dunlap returned Wednesday evening from Dallas, Texas, to w hich place he accompanied his wife last week, where she was called by the serious condition of her mother, Mrs. C. L. Johnson, who spent several months here with Mrs. Dunlap, only returning home recently. > She is to undergo an operation for the removal of one of her eyes, 1 which has been troubling her of late.'. / F. E. Heiland, who for a number of years has been employed in the mechanical department of the Carroll County Citizen-Times, has boguht the -Delphi Daily Herald, which has changed hands several, times in the past few years but has always been minus the service of a good printer, judging from its appearance, but this deficiency will now be supplied. The Democrat wishes Bro. Heiland abundant success.