Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1914 — Page 3

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Subscribe for The Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Arnold of Barkley tp., were Chicago visitors Monday. ' Remember the date of Fountain Park Assembly, near Remington, August 15 to 30. Wagons, steel and • wood wheel truck and extra wagon beds for sale by HAMILTON & KELLNER.. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wolfe of Hammond, spent Sunday here with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold. Frank Tobias has bought the depot restaurant, lately conducted by Alfred Randle, and took charge of same Monday. Samuel Potts was down from Fair Oaks Monday. A nice little shower of rain fell up there Sunday afternoon. It was quite hgut*, however. Read the delivery schedule and order your groceries of us and they will be delivered on time. Everything in the grocery line at & PARKER’S. Mrs. David Alter went to Winamac Monday to bring home her daughter, Miss Lillian Alter, who has been ill at the home of L. W. Benbow in that city. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McGinnis came down from Westville last week to attend the reunion of the former’s old company, Co. A, and to visit their son, Frank, and family, of north of town. A new plant and a special man to vulcanize tubes, repair casings and cut inner liners. Lowest prices. All work guaranteed. Bring us your work, we do it while you wait. MAIN GARAGE. ts Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Burchard returned Monday from a week spent in camping on the Tippecanoe river, north of Monticello with J. E. Hanway and wife of Monticello, and Gilf Jones and family of Redkey, Ind. Our old customers are all ordering groceries from our new stock, which is proof that we carry clean, pure, wholesome merchandise. Why don’t you try something from this department?—ROWLES & PARKER

Earl Reynolds is figuring on tearing down the barn on the former T. J. McCoy place on McCoy avenue, and building a couple of houses in Fred Phillips’ Fair View addition, with the lumber secured from same. George Peters, who has been employed in the Roth Gear Works at Lafayete for the past two years, came up Friday and remained until yesterday the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peters, of south of town. We thank all our old customers for the interest they are taking in our new grocery department and will make special effort to please them. The same prompt service to all New customers, try us. Phone 95. ROWLFS & PARKER. Miss Laura Herrod, after a several weeks’ visit hqre with her aunt, Mrs. Laura Fate, and cousin, C. P. Fate, and family, returned to Indianapolis Saturday, and Sunday left for Philadelphia, Pa., to visit her brother, Clifford Fate, and wife.

Save all this Year’s Corn Crop When feed is scarce. Build a permanent silo. Once up, always up. The Concrete Stave Silo will meet your demands in every way, and is constructed by the company's own : T men un der a positive guarantee at a less price, complete, than a wood silo - of the same size. The Smith Interlocking Stave Silo is a simple, honest, age-lasting, wind proof, water proof, fire proof, rot proof, acid proof, burst proof, shrink proof, crack proof, band proof silo. A Concrete Silo properly built and reinforced is nearest to a perfect silo that can be built. ; Call at My Farm and See the Silo. Chas.H.Porter, Agt., Rensselaer, Ind

Miss Nellie Messman was a Lafayette visitor Monday. Procure your printed or engraved calling cards at The Democrat office. Mrs. Fred Arnott and children went to Pembroke Monday to visit a few days. \ Tankage, middlings and other feeds for sale by HAMILTON & KELLNER. Misses Jennie and Alice Eib of Barkley tp., went to Edinburg, Ind., Saturday on a visit. Mrs. A. H. Hopkins and children went to Eagle River, Wis., Saturday for a few weeks outing. Mrs. Irene Baech and little son of South Bend, came Saturday to visit Mrs. Kate R. Watson, her sister. The new oak plank for re-plank-ing the Washington street bridge were haujed to the bridge Monday and soon be placed thereon. Mrs. Alice Irwin Thompson returned to her home at Columbus, Ind., Monday after a visit here with Mrs. Fred Phillips and other old friends. Mrs. A. Crisler and son returned to their home at Millersburg, Ind., Saturday after a visit here with Benj. Harris and family and Mrs. W. A. Crisler. All kinds of casing and tube work. Liner work a specialty. Located over Fred •Hemphill’s blacksmith shop. Service guaranteed.—STOCKWELL & BRA DOCK ts Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Haskell of Englewood, cafiie down the latter part of the week to visit his brothers, S. H. and F. M. Haskell, and sister, Mrs. James Dunlap. The Democrat Is informed that John Duggins of Renssplaer, and Miss Cora Stump of Wheatfield, were married in Chicago on Saturday, August 7, and will make their home in Rensselaer. Don’t take chances with what you eat. Buy guaranteed groceries, that are pure and clean. We have an entire new stock of Pure Food groceries that we know are absolutely pure. Phone an order to ROWLES & PARKER.

Sol Fendig, who has been located in Spokane, Wash., for some years, is visiting here a few days before going to New Orleans, La., where he will join his brother, Robert, and brother-in-law, Leopold Weil, in the shoe business, they having a chain of retail stores there. Sixty tickets w'ere sold here Sunday for the Louisville excursion, which was not so crowded as that of last year and much better time was made and the trip more thoroughlj’ enjoyed than the last previous one to Louisville. The returning train reached Rensselaer about 6 a. m., Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pefley of Remington, spent over Sunday here with the latter’s mother, Mrs. J. P. Warner. Mrs. Warner is about to break up housekeeping and has rented her house to Frank Medland of Logansport, the contractor who is putting up the new gymnasium at St. Joseph's college. Mrs. Warner Will probably spend the winter with her daughter in Remington-.

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler were iu Lafayette Monday. If you want results from such advertising, try The Democrat’s want ads. .. The Unique club of Pythian Sisters met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Harry Kresler, on Cullem street. You can get the Milwaukee Corn binder equipped with truck and elevator of HAMILTON & KELLNER. Dr. Kannal and Albert Brand are recent purchasers of Ford touring cars through the W. I. Hoover agency. Mrs. H. L. Barnes and baby came Friday from Oskosh, Wis., for a ten days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O, K. Rainier. Mrs. William Traub and little daughter returned Friday evening from a month’s outing among the lakes of Wisconsin. Ray Wood and family and Zern Wright and family are spending the week at the Kankakee, having rented a cottage at Water' Valley. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Paxton of Hammond, were calling on friends here Saturday, having drove down from the Lake county metropolis in their auto. I. N. Hemphill, son, John, and daughter, Elizabeth, and Mrs. C. J. Dean drove up to Winamac via auto Friday to visit the L. W. Benbow family. Yesterday s markets: Wheat, 83c; corn, 76c; rye, 65 c; oats, 36c. One year ago yesterday the prices were: Wheat, 69c; rye, 53c; corn, 67c; oats, 35c. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ringeisen left Saturday for a several weeks’ visit with relatives in Martin county, Minn., nad to look after some land he owns there, Club House coffee and teas. White Star and Monogram flours, in fact, the best line of up-to-date groceries in the city. Phone 95 and get what you order.—ROWLES & PARKER. The job compositor made us say in Saturday’s Democrat that the club rate for The Democrat and Cincinnati Enquirer was $1.35. It should have read $1.85, and in remitting tor both papers please bear this in mind. E. P. Honan and T. M. Callahan attended a meeting of subordinate courts of C. O. F„ at Hammond Sunday. Mr. Honan is one of the state trustees of the order and Mr. Callahan is Chief Ranger of the Rensselaer Court. Buy your envelopes at The Democrat office. Only 5c per package for 25 good XXX envelopes, 6 packages for 25c. We also have envelopes with the printed return card, with blank line for writing in name, at 10c per package, six packages for 50c. If there were better brands of groceries than we carry we would put them in stock, for our aim is to carry the best of everything for our customers. Try an order from our new stock and we know you will be pleased. Phone 95 and have your order filled promptly.—ROWLES & PARKER. z 1 Dr. Rose M. Remniek, whose office is over Jessen’s jewelry store, calls attention to the fact that all glasses as procured from her are not only properly fitted for defects of eyesight but are examples of what perfection in optical grinding means and are always made in exact conformity to correct the defect as found by examination. Ask her for a further explanation.—Advt.

John, Marie t and Dora Hildebrand, Miss Angeline Slovich and Mr. Erhart came down from Chicago and visited last week with Conrad Kellner and family, all returning home Sunday evening except Miss ‘Marie Hildebrand, who will visit relatives and friends here for a couple of weeks yet. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hildebrand also came down Sunday to attend the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John Kellner, returning home Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Tillett and son, J. F. Tillett of Peru, came over to Gillam tp., via auto Friday to visit C. F. Tillett and family, and Saturday all came to Rensselaer. Mr. Tillett, Sr., is a frother of the late John Tillett of Gillam, and while he had visited many times up in that township, this was his first visit to Rensselaer. He thought we had a pretty nice town here and that it was a busy one. He said the drouth up in his section was about the same as in Jasper county.

Mr and Mrs. Frank Bruner and baby went to Thorntown, Ind., Saturday to visit relatives and attend a family reunion. Our groceries will be delivered by the new delivery system Read the schedule and order so you will get them promptly. This system is always on time. Phone 95 for your groceries.—ROWLES & PARKER. Jesse Snyder moved into his new bungalow, just east of town on the Pleasant Ridge road, last week, and W E. Harris, manager of the Dexter creamery, moved into the property he vacated in the east part of town, which Mr. Snyder sold some time ago to a Chicago man. who bought it for an investment. ■ ~ ■ Miss Esther Padgett gave a 6 o clock dinner Friday evening to sixteen of her young lady friends, the guests of honor being Misses Madge Winn, Marjorie Loughridge, Gladys Pierce and Florence and Aileen Allman, who will soon leave Rensselaer, the former for her new home in Chicago and the others to attend college at various places. Charley Mecklenberg of Lafayette, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mecklenberg, and Friday Frank P. Meyer with him and Louis Ramp and Ralph Donnelly drove up to the Kankakee in Mr. Meyer s big Cole car to try ‘heir luck at fishing. This week, with a party of Lafayette friends, Charley will spend in Wisconsin, fishing. Goodland Saturday Times: Phillip Roy, who lives near Rensselaer, was in Goodland Tuesday. Phil is farming and thinks he will have a fairly good corn cr0p..... Miss Frances Shand returned from her visit to Scotland thjs week. With her father, David Shand, of Remington, she landed in this cbuntry more than a week ago, but spent some time visiting with friends in New Jersey. Bannard Blake, a former graduate of the Monticello high school, was in town this morning on his way home for a two weeks’ vacation. He has a clerkship in the Income Tax Bureau ol the Treasury Department and Is located in Washington, D. C. He has had three promotions in a year and a half since he has been in the department and is well pleased with his place.—Monticello Journal. Elizur Sage returned Saturday from a trip to Redwood Falls, Minn., to look after a big farm which he purchased last year. Crops are good there and Mr. Sage has decided to retain the land and dismiss the suit he had pending against a Fowler woman to whom he had sold the tract of 630 acres and, who, after putting up a payment of SI,OOO, declined to go ahead with the deal. Miss Maud Spitler has bought a lot of Mrs. Cleve Eger, fronting east on Milroy Park, 62x160 feet in size, and expects to build a fine new house thereon. This leaves Mrs. Eger 72 feet frontage on the north of this lot, just south of the H. F. Parker home, on which they expect to build a fine home next year, also two 50 foot lots on the south of Miss Spitier s purchase. The consideration was SI,OOO.

Passing of John N. Baker. John Napoleon Baker was born in Miami county near Peru, Ind., Dec. 19, 1851, and died at his home in Barkley township, Jasper county, Ind., Sunday, Aug. 9, 1914, aged 62 years, 7 months and 21 days, after a lingering sickness of several months, but Only being confined to his bed for one week. He was united in marriage to Aley A. Stockwell Sept. 2, 1 877. To this union were born four sons and four daughters: Bruce, Russell, Glenn, Custer, Pearl, Callie, Ruby a!nd Mrs. Geo. Kimberlin, who resides in Illinois. His loving wife and companion was called home on Sept. 11, 1908, and one son, Russell, also preceded him on Oct. 4, 1912. i The deceased was the sixth child born to John and Lidia Baker and leaves to mourn their loss besides his seven children, four sisters, one brother: Mrs. Huldah Pettit, Mrs. Sarah Henderson and Mrs. Maurice Watters of Steuben county this state; one sister, Mrs. A. B. Long, and the brother reside in Jasper county. His father, mother, *four brothers and one sister have preceded him to the great beyond. In the passing of Mr. Baker the community losds one of its best known and most highly esteemed citizens, a man of marked intellectuality, good business acunJen and strict integrity, and the entire community learned to love and respect him. The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., conducted by Rev. Winn of Chicago, and the remains laid to rest in Prater cemetery beside his departed wife. The funeral wak the largest attended obsequies ever held in this community. xx Card of Thanks. To the friends and neighbors who have extended many kindnesses during the sickness and after the death of our beloved father, John N. Baker, we wish to extend our most heartfelt thanks.—THE CHILDREN. Subscribe for The Democrat.

Only one more week

—in which you can buy a high grade South Bend Watch on our club plan. This is the most liberal watch offer ever made in this city. During the few weeks it has been open, we have sold more high grade watches than ever before

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these South Bend watches which we ars offering on the club plan. You are sure to like its trim smart bui I d immensely. As to its timekeeping qualities'—well, ask any one—who carries a South Bend what they think of it. This is the best test we know of. In buying a South Bend

Next week is your last chance to buy on these terms

JESSEN, The Jeweler Rensselaer, Indiana

Birthday Surprise in Union tp. A surprise party was given by Miss Hattie Schultz and Mrs. Augu: a Dunn Tuesday evening. August 11, at the home of Emil Schultz in Union tp., in honor of Mrs. Emil Schultz.- The event being her birthday anniversary. She was very much surprised when at half past eight about twenty young people walked in and after congratulating her took possession of the front room and, taking dut the turn’ tire, enjoyed the evening dancing. Otto Makus and I'irnot Schultz furnished the music. At 12 o’clock refreshments of cake and fruit were ser zod. All departed at an early hour in the morning, wishing Mrs. schultz many more such happy birthdays. Those present were: Bertha Stibbe, Rhinehold Schultz, Anna AVm. Teske, Louie, Max and Firnot Schultz, Ella Anderson, Lorene, Olga and Antonia Schultz, Louie Davisson, Lena and Amsie Schultz, Oito Makus, Elsie Schultz, Glenn Swain, Harry Hermanson and Edward Eilts.—One Who Was Present.

Advertising Creates Demand. When a duck lays an egg she jus: waddles off as if nothing had happened When a hen lays an egg there’s a whale of a noise. The hen advertises.,Hence the demand for hen’s eggs instead of ducks’ eggs. Piano Announcement. I wish to state that I am the exclusive local dealer for the famous Tonk and Strohber pianos. I cordially invite you to call at my residence on. Front and Harrison streets and Inspect these beautiful Instruments. I buy and sell these pianos outright and am in a position to quote the lowest possible prices. No trouble to show.—OTTO BRAUN, Exclusive Dealer. See this Tonk record —eleven gold medals. Buss Line to Remington Now In Operation. The buss line between Rensselaer and Remington has been resumed and buss will leave Rensselaer each day from the north side of the public square at 7:45 a. m., and 4:00 p. m. Will leave Remington returning, from Panhandle depot at 9:30 a. m., and 5:22 p. m. Fare 75 cents each way.—C. L. MORRELL, Prop. Phone 206, Main Garage. Concrete Cement Work a Specialty. Sidewalks, cisterns, water tanka and all kinds of cement work done. All work guaranteed.—J. J. MILLER, phone 458. Vulcanizing and Tire Repairing. Tom Blssenden Is now located In the Rensselaer garage with a full equipment for vulcanizing, repairing automobile tires. Take your work to him and get satisfactory results at reasonable prices. ' ts Any Club House article that you purchase, that for any reason is not satisafetory please return and your money will be cheerfully returned. We want you satisfield at ROWLES & PARKER’S. ' . 'I II ■ The “Ideal’’ account flies are car ried in stock in The Democrat* fancy stationery department, also blank statements for same. These files are just the thing for handling small credit accounts In a convenient and economical manner. Superior la many ways to a looee-leaf ledger and much cheaper. Call In and see them.

in any period of the same length in our history. But everything must end sometime and next Week is the last in which we can sell watches on the club plan. If you are not the owner of a high grade watch of late design come i n and let us show you one of

you are investing I n a watch that will give you a lifetime of reliable service—a watch that is backed by our guarantee as well as the manufacturers’. If you want to Own a watch like this, come in and learn about our plan which enables you to buy it at the rock bottom cash price on easy payments so small that you will never notice them.

■ Yesterday’s Gaines | STANDING OF THE CLUBS. NATIONAL. LEAGUE Club W.L.P.C.I Club. W L.PJJ. New York.s9 43 .578|Brooklyn ..48 56 ,«M Boston ....56 46 .649IPhl*el’la .. 48 58 .4M St. Ix>ulb. . .58 62 62LPIttsburgh .47 56 .454. Chicago ...56 51 .f>l9 Cincinnati .47 5# .401 American league. llill’el’la ..70 35 .667 Chicago ....55 58 .4H< Boston . 59 47 ,557:5t. Ixmls. ...52 54 ,Ol| Wash'ton .57 50 ,532|New Y0rk..49 60 e .460 Detroit ....55 53 .509|Cleveiand . 36 78 .fit FEDERAL LEAGUE. Chicago .. .60 48 .5561 Buffalo ... 52 52 .500) Ind’apolis .58 48 ,547 9t. L0ui5....49 60 . 4501 Brooklyn .54 46 ,540iKan. City.. 48 61 .440 Baltimore .58 48 .538|PlttBburgh .45 59 ,4M| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee .70 51 .578 Cleveland .63 81 JM Ixnilsvllle .71 54 .568’Kan. City...6l 63 ,’4M| Columbus .62 59 .612 Mln’apolls .60 86 .47® Ind’apolis .64 61 .512 St. Paul 44 81 ,4tß| Monday’s Results. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago, 3; Brooklyn, 0. Pittsburgh, 3; New York. 7 Cincinnati, 1-3; Boston, 11-5. St. Louis, 4; Philadelphia, 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York. 0-4; Washington, 1-3. Philadelphia. 5; Cleveland. 0. No other games scheduled. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Chicago-Baltimore, no game Kansas City, ’1; Brooklyn, 4. St. Louis-Buffalo, no game scheduled. Indianapolis, 8; Pittsburgh, 7. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Minneapolis, 8; St. Paul, 7. Columbus, 3; Cleveland. 16. Louisville, 3; Indianapolis, 4. I Milwaukee-Kansas City, no game schedk* UU-d. WESTERN LEAGUE. Des Moines. 3, Sioux City, 9. Denver. 3; Lincoln, 7. Omaha. 0; St. Joseph, 9. Topeka. 5. Wichita. 6. THREE I LEAGUE. Peoria, 9; Bloomington. 6. Moline. 9, Decatur. 4 Dubuque, 7; Quincy. 2. Davenport. 6; Springfield. 2. CENTRAL LEAGUE. \ i Dayton. 6; Fort Wayne, 2. Evansville. 4; Grand Rapids, 2. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. Muscatine, 9, Keokuk, 4. Galesburg, 10; Burlington, 13. Clinton, 4; Marshalltown, 7. Cedar Rapids. 1; Waterloo, 3. WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE. i Green Bay. 1; Madison. 4. < Appleton, 3; Rockford. 1. Twin Cities, 1; Oshkosh, 3. Wausau. 5. Racine, 4 ,

Comparing Notea. “My husband never comes home,** said the woman with melancholy eyes. “Men always go to extremes,’’ said the wjoman with the firmly set lips. “Mine won’t do anything but sit around the house.’’—Washington Star. Looking Forward. The Curate-ff Now, my dear children, I want you all to join me in singing that beautiful hymn, which I hope and trust we will sing together in the great beyond, “Here We Suffer Grief and Pain.”—Sydney Bulletin. Our Flat. “How do you like our kltchenetteF’ “Rather small, isn’t it?” “Oh, no; it’s plenty large enough. We take all our meals out.”— Cleveland Plain Dealer. > Do You Want Lightning Protection? I can furnish you with lightning protection and give an insurance to that effect. I handle nothing but the best lightning conductors and put them up In a scientific manner. If Interested call and see me or phone 568.— FRANK A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Ind. tfa Calling cards, the correct sizes, both plain and linen finish, constantly in stock In The Democrat’s fancy stationery department.

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