Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. W. J. Wright went to Ladoga yesterday to visit Mrs. A. L. Havens. If you want results from such advertising, try The Democrat’s want ads. Miss Holmes of Minneapolis, Minn., came a few days ago to visit relatives in this county. Dr. Charles Fidler of Milwaukee, Wis.. came Tuesday to visit relatives here and in Jordan tp. Mrs. C. M. Sands and children; returned Wednesday from a visit with Mr. Sands' folks at Tefft. You can get the Milwaukee Corn binder equipped with truck and elevator of HAMILTON & KELLNER. Bro. Sylvester at the Indian school, is the latest purchaser of a Ford touring car of the local agent, W. I. Hoover.

A new top dressing of crushed rock has been given the south end of Main street, which will improve that thoroughfare very much. The stucco is being put on Geo. Hopkins’ new house on River street this week. The plasterers are also at work there now and it will soon be ready for the interior finishing. August Fisher, a prominent farmer of West Creek township, Lake county, committed suicide Wednesday morning by shooting himself with a shotgun. 11l health is given as the cause for the rash act. 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. Prof. L. Hovarka, in charge of the musical department of St. Joseph’s college, who with his wife have been spending the summer with his folks in Denver, Colo., returned Thursday and moved yesterday into the Clouse property in the Fred Phillips’ addition.

Rev. A. G. Worlp of Lafayette, has recently given up preaching, on account of throat trouble, and will go to Detroit, Mich., soon to take a position in the office of an insurance company in that city. Both Mr. and Mrs. Work will visit relatives here for about six weeks before going to Detroit. St. Joseph’s college will open on Thursday, Sept. 10. The outlook is good for a large attendance, better perhaps than ever before. Contractor Medland is at work on the rebuilding of the new gymnasium with a big force of men, having about 50 men at work yesterday, including the teamsters. C. A. Tuteur, as agent for the Northw'estern Mutual Life Insurance Co., received a draft Thursday for $1,006, payable to Mrs. Sarah Stembel of Wheatfield, on a paid-up policy held by her late husband, George O. Stembel. Mr. Stembel carried about $7,000 life insurance, we understand, including $2,000 in the Modern Woodmen.

Dr. Rose M. Remmek, 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.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hamacher of near Foresman, were Rensselaer visitors Thursday.V Mr. Hamaclmr stated that they h trdly got as much rain at his place a? we got here, and not nearly as much as fell south of them. His corn was badly hurt by the drought and he is holding on to nis oats for the top-notch price to sort o’ help even things up a little. Mrs. Hamacher's brother, Oscar u:cch, who recently went from Rensselaer to Valparaiso, is now employed in the tailoring or alteration depar: ment of a department store in that city. K. VanArsdel was called Tuesday evening by his brother, William VanArsdel, who is a bridge carpenter on the Monon, having received a bad fall to the ground, a distance of 14 feet, from a railroad bridge north of Delphi—that afternoon. While no bones were broken, he was painfully and seriously bruised, and was also suffering from the shock. It was thought that he would get along all right, but the Monon News stated yesterday that peritonitis had developed and his condition was reported less favorable. A trained nurse is in charge.