Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Guy Loveless of Lafayette, is visiting relatives here:

Mrs. Zern Wright spent the weekend with relatives at Remington.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter English were up from Lafayette Sunday to visit relatives here.

Miss Madeline Ramp, who teaches in the Brook schools, spent Sunday at her home here.

Mrs. S. S, Shedd and daughter, Miss Harriet, visited in Chicago Saturday and Sunday.

A. E. Coen and son, Alban, of Berwyn, 111., were here to attend the funeral of John Coen Sunday.

Mrs. Peter Geitl of Chicago, came down Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach.

Mrs. J. W. Paxton of South Bend, came Monday to visit Mrs. Kate R. Watson and other relatives and friends.

W. R. Lee, now of Mt. Ayr, went to Bluff ton yesterday and will be married to day to Miss Lillie Baxter of that place.

At 2 p. m. Friday the mercury stood at 76 degrees, and at 8 a. in. yesterday, it stood at 26, a change precisely of 50 degrees in so short a time.

J. J. .Montgomery went to Chicago Sunday and accompanied home Mrs. Montgomery, who had been visiting her parents at Rockford, 111., for a few' weeks.

“Uncle” George Hosmer and Will Waymire went to Winamac Monday on business. Mr. Hosmer owns real estate in Pulaski county and went up to see about paying the taxes on same.

Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Overton and family of South Haven, autoed down the latter part of the week to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Healy and Mrs. Overton’s aged father, Mathew Zehrden.

Advertised letters: Frank Calkin, Estel H. Hayner, B. L. Lanborn, Fred Beamer, Grace Hoefgen, Fred Heberling, Henry Simmons, John M. Dale, Mrs. Carl F. Fowler, John M. Price.

Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Minton and Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Hamilton of Star City, came down Saturday evening via auto, and visited until Sunday evening with W. L. Bott aad family. Mr. Minton is president of the Star City bank.

A miscellaneous shower was given Friday evening on Mrs. Mrs. John Horton by a number of her young lady friends, and numerous articles in china, linen, etc., was presented her. The evening was very pleasantly spent in dancing.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lobb and John and iH. M. Bricker of Pontiac. 111., came over via auto to visit John Newcomb and family of north of town. Mrs. Lohb remained for a few days’ visit while the others, accompanied by Mr. Newcomb returned home Monday.

Mrs. John A. Gray came down from Hobart Saturday for a visit here with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Hurley, of west of town, and also to visit friends and relatives at Remington and another daughter, Mrs. McCord, at Pine Village. She states that they had very good crops indeed this season considering the dry weather.

L. H. Potts; who is working for A. B. Lowman on a ranch the lattey rented near Hebron some time ago, came down Saturday afternoon with Thomas McDonald to see his wife and daughters, returning to Hebron the same «evening. Mrs. Potts continues in a critical condition of health and little hopes are entertained for her recovery.

The first killing frost of the season fell Saturday night, and it was a “scorcher,” freezing tomatoes, beans and all like plants to the ground. Sunday was a bright, pleasant day, although the air was cool. No frost fell Sunday nigfct. Monday was quite cool and a Tittle snow fell during the afternoon but melted as fast as it came until evening, when about three inches remained on the ground until yesterday, and the mercury fell below the freezing point. The snow about all disappeared during the day.