Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1914 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

w R. Willitt was in from McCpysburg on business yesterday. John M. Knapp was in Chicago Friday and Saturday on business. •Miss Anna Moosmiller went to Demotte Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Dan Tanner. Mr. and Mrs. William White of Logansport, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Watt. Misses Kathryn and Rose Luers left Monday for a couple of weeks’ ' ssit in Newcastle and Bloomingdale. Christian Belsey of Washington, I . came Saturday to visit Mrs. John Beecher and other relatives. F. M. Lawrence of Greentown, came Saturday for a few days visit with William and John Faylor of Union tp. ' ' Mrs. T. F. Clark came up from Battle Ground Saturday to see her sister. .Mrs. Colvert, who is in poor health. Miss Celia Judy of Carthage, Ind., principal of the Brook schools, visited here last week with Miss Madeline Ramp Misses Georgie Middlestadt of Monon. and Grace Holmes of Chicago, were the week-end guests of Miss Bessie Clark.

Rev J C. Parrett went to Lyndon, 0.. Monday for a ten days’ visit with his two brothers, and a sister, who reside there. M illiam Knox came down from Chicago Saturday to visit tib father, Thomas Knox, of south of town, and other relatives. Well, were mighty thankful that we are not marooned In war-ridden Europe, anyway. It is sometimes fortunate for one poor. Misses Corine Walker and Jennie Huston left Saturday for their home in New Orleans. La., after a visit here with Miss Edna Fendig. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 67c; oats, 29c; wheat, 76c; rye. 50c. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 64c; oats. 27c; wheat, 79c, rye* 53c. Mrs. Roy Johnson went to Lafayette Saturday to see her husband, who is having an artificial leg made to replace the one amputa'ed some time ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Sim Wells went to Cincinnati Sunday, where# he will take some instructions in fertilizer work, preparatory to entering the employment of a fertilizer company there. ’ Leslie Shigley was called to Seattle. Wash., Sunday by word that his mother, Mrs. Albert Shigley, formerly of Rensselaer, was lying at the point of death in a sanitarium at Richmond Hill, Wash. Charlie Parker of Remington, brought over his sister, Mrs. G. V. Moss of Frankfort, Saturday to take the train here l for her home. Mr. Parkers 19-year-old son, Russell I arker, is in a serious condition from consumption, and is failing quite rapidly. The American Express business here is pretty hard on horseflesh, two horses having already been worn out since the express comoany began doing its own delivery work, the second one having been sent in to the company only a. few days ago, and a new one sent here in its stead. Edward Von Kanel, a steeplejack who had been doing some work out at St. Joseph’s college in painting the church spires, climbed the flag pole on •the court house Baturday afternoon and took some birdseye views of Rensselaer. He is expected to return here this week and will pkint the flag bole.

Eart the 2-year-old son of ' Mr. j-nd Mrs. W. T. Lowman, who reside <»n the old Peter Wasson farm southeast of town, died Saturday of cholera infantum, and the funeral was held from the house Monday, conducted by Rev. Titus, pastor of the Christian church of Rensselaer, and burial made in the Smith cemetery in Barkley tp. And still we get no rain nor are there any indications of any. The cooler weather of the past few days has made it much better on the corn, but there are many fields that are absolutely beyond redemption and no amount of rain could possibly benefit. The indications now are even with a rain right away, that not over one-third of a crop will oe raised anywhere in Jasper comnty or this section of the state.