Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

B. J. Jarrette is in St. Lonis on business this week. r ' ~ a'.‘- '• ~ .■> If you want results from such advertising, try The Democrat’s want ads. Ebenezer Mabb and Abram Simpson went to Lafayette Thursday on business. Charles Horsewood and family went to Ligonier Thursday to visit relatives. W. S. Richards and family are pre T paring to move to Hammond, where hi has been employed for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ropp returned 1 hursday from a few days’ visit with her son, Ross, and family at Wheatfield. Roy Scott of Barkley tp., went to Indianapolis Thursday to take treatment for a dancer that is growing on his lower lip. Miss Gladys Wilson returned to her home in Chicago Thursday after visiting here with Miss Grace Reed for several days. Yesterday s markets: Corn, 73c; oats, 36c; wheat, 83c; rye, 55c. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 64c; oats 37c; w’heat, 79c; rye, 53. Francis Olds of Lafayette came Wednesday afternoon to visit his sister, Mrs. Will Platt, and husband, who live just southwest of town. Earl Thornton, wife and baby of Vinton, la., with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton, of Surrey, went to Brookston Thursday to visit relatives. Mrs. J. p. Green, who attempted suicide last week by taking poison and whose life had been despaired of, was reported yesterday to be in about the same condition as for several days past, perhaps a trifle better. W. 11. Beam is remodeling his residence on the corner of Forest and Vine srteets, putting a cement block foundation under it, a new porch, the entire length of the front of the house, and will also repaint same. Rev. Winn and family are packing up their household goods, preparatory to moving to Chicago about Sept. 1. H. E. Parkinson will move in from the country and occupy the property to be vacated by them.

Miss Fern Parker of Mitchell, S, Dak., who has been visiting relatives here for some time, went, to Chicago Thursday to visit her sister, Miss Vera Parker, and from there will go to lowa for a visit before returning home. Buy your envelopes at The Democrat office. Only 5 c per package for 25 good XXX envelopes, 6 packages for 25c. We atso have envelopes with the printed return card, with blank line for writing in name, at 10c per package, six packages for 50c. Rev. C. L. Harper came up from Delphi Thursday evening and went over to Remington yesterday to preach the funeral of Russell Parker, the 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parker, formerly of Rensselaer, who died there of tuberculosis. Goodland SSaturday Times ('has. Weise was over from near Rensselaer a few days ago. Charley is another of the many Goodland and Grant township boys who has met with great success as a reward of energy and honest offort intelligently directed. He bwns a fine farm west of Rensselaer. Mrs. E. E. Malone of Chicago, came Thursday for a two or three weeks visit here with her mother, Mrs. E. H. Shields, and other relatives, also with relatives and friends at Monticello. Her daughter, ; Miss Lorene Malone, has spent the summer here with Mrs. Shields and daughter, Miss Katie. Mr. .and Mrs. William Hoppe and baby and Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hoppe of Burlington, Wis., were guests of Werner Miller and fa’mily, of north of town, and other relatives here the first of the week, returning home Wednesday morning. They made the trip via automobile. The Messrs. Hoppe are brothers of Mrs. Miller. ——————— —— ~ • a. Miss Dena Miller returned home Thursday from a seven weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. D. B. Thompson of Lebanon, Ky. Twin boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, June 21, one dying the day after birth, but the other is doing nicely. Mrs. Thompson is a daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Werner Miller of Marion tp.