Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1914 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Ellis Jones, of Remington, was a Rensselaer visitor yesterday. i Mrs. G. A. Jacks, of Lee, visited here Saturday with her daughter, Mrs. T. Otterburg. I I Yesterday’s markets:. Corn, 64c; oats, 35c. The prices one year ago were. Corn, 52c; oats, 32c. M. J. wright went to Indianapolis yesterday to attend a meeting of undertakers, being held there this week. I , Emil Hanley went to Champaign, 111., Friday to visit his brother, Copd Hanley, who is attending college there, Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy went to Danville, 111., Saturday to spend Sunday with her brother, Frank, and family. Charles and Nora Baker went to Logansport Sunday, the latter to remain for a week’s visit with relatives, but Charlie returned Monday. J- H. Thornton came up from the Soldiers' Home, at Marlon, last week for a few days’ visit with his sister, Mrs. William Dixey, and old comrades and friends. Misses Ethel Dyer and Edith Eastham, teachers in the city' schools, went to Lafayette Friday evening to spend Saturday and Sunday at the home of the former. A heavy frost fell last Friday night all through this section and northern Indiana. It probably damaged the fruit somewhat, although to what extent cannot be determined as yet. County Treasurer and Mrs. William Cooper, of Monticello, drove over Sunday in their auto and spent the day with the latter’s sister and aunt, Miss Opal Sharp and Mrs. Mattie Sharp. Mrs, Charles E. Lohr, of Hoopeston, in., acompanied by Mrs. John Minglinr of- Rankin, 111., arrived Sunday morning to spend a few days' with her husband. They returned home today.

| George Boillot, the race car driver, , made a lap of the Indianapolis speedway—2 % miles—Sunday ' afternpon in 1 minute, 3 5 4-5 Sec- . pnds, breaking all previous records on this track. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig, and i Mrs. I. M, Washburn went to Chi- . cago Friday and accompanied home ■ Dr. Washburn in his auto, which he I had up there having the coupe body I changed to the touring car body, I 1 —■—— 7 Mrs. H. G. Daniels, Mrs. James t Noris, Mrs. w. F. Osborne and Mrs. Chas. Platt went to Indianapolis to attend the Rebekah assembly Monday 1 and Tuesday, accompanied by Mrs. Maud Comer and Miss Price, of Parr. - • . Mrs. C, P. Wright was brought i home from Chicago Saturday, at which place she has been taking 'treatment in a hospital for a fe-. weeks. She is feeling considerably better aS? a result of the treatment received,I*' 1 *'

Miss Agnes Welsh got the Kitchen cabinet given away Saturday by D. M. Worland, the furniture dealer, as an advertisement. Much interest was , shown in the award and a big crowd ’ was in attendance when the lucky person’s name was announced. Mr. Brown, the promoter of''the proposed traction line from Kankakee, 111., to Lafayette, via Morocco, Mt. Ayr, Rensselaer and Remington, , was in the city yesterday on business. He stated that the prospects , for building this line grows brighter | each day. " nr. Whited has moved from one !of the Leopold tenant houses on ront street out to the new tenant ■' house on B. Forsythe’s farm northwest of town, Mr. Whited being in j charge of Mr. Forsythe’s onion fields. Roscoe Nelson has moved into the ■ house vacated by Mr. Whited.

J. Frank Meeker, a prominent member of the Lake county bar and a candidate for the republican nomination for circuit court judge, died at his home in Crown Point 'atiirday morning, aged 45 years. He leaves a wife and one daughter. His death was caused from liver t’bubte. Tom : Hoyes, who for several years has been employed as lineman for the Jasper Telephone Co., has sev- ' red his connection with same. His s ince is taken by a young man from Morocco, who came with Mr. Clark here when the latter purchased an ii’fPiest. in the-plant. Misse- Ethel '■'■in and Ruth Marsh, of the central force, have also resigned and other girls have taken their place.