Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Six inches of snow fell Thursday at South Bend. Yesterday’s markets: Corn. 57c; oats. 44c: wheat, $1; rye, 75c; buckwheat, 75c. The G. E. Murray Co are offering the best bargain in Michigan sand land potatoes and Michigan handpicked apples. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hazelton of Chautauqua county. New York, are visiting the latter’s sister. Mrs. John Knapp, and family. The doctors of Renssealer met Thursday evening and all signed a contract that they would cease giving perscriptions to any one for any intoxicant. According to the statement filed by the democratic state chairman, Bernard Korbly, the democrats spent $42,517.51 in the late state campaign, A specialist was down from Chicago the first of the week to see George Werner of west of town, who has been in poor health recently. George Morgan of Rensselaer, is nursing Mr. Werner.

We have been having some veri nice i winter weather for the past few days. Thursday night was the coldest thus far, the mercury getting down to 2 above zero. Warmer weather is prop'heeied for today. The Republican has this week replaced its old newspaper press with a news press from Warsaw, Ind., which was taken out of one of the offices there and replaced with a Comet flat-bed perfecting press. We have a very large assortment of ladies’ and children’s furs, which we will make an extra special price on for this week only. It will pay you to see us without delay and get our prices.—E. VAN ARSDEL Sr. CO.

Miss lima Robinson of Indianapolis, came Saturday and remained until Sunday with relatives here, particularly with her sister, Mrs. Grant Warner, who has been critically ill fpr some time. Mrs. Warner is reported to be improving slowly John Worland, who has been working near Mitchell, S. Dak., came Wednesday evening to attend the wedding of his sister, Thursday morning. Estel Pierson and family of Hobart, were also here to the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ott of Remington, were Rensselaer visitors Thursday. Mr. Ott has the “York state” fever and if he can dispose of his property in Jasper county, will probably buy a farm and move to that state, in the neighborhood where W. E. Pack recently located.

The Ladies' Literary Club celebrated Anniversary Day at the M. E. church last evening. The program consisted of readings by Mrs. Laura Rathfon Fisher of Chicago, a former teacher here, and vocal selections by Mrs. Ed Randle and Mrs. J. A. Dunlap. Each member of the club was entitled 10 invite some eight or ten guests. The young son of W. S. Lowman, who has been in St. Elizabeth's hospital at Lafayette for some time, being treated for an infection of his knee, which he had accidently cut sometime before with a cornknife, is now thought to be improving slowly and the doctors not only expect to save the boy’s life but say that they will save the limb also. He will always have a stiff knee, however. For awhile it was feared that the lad would not recover. John C. Wingate, a former membep of the state tax board, but who is now employed by the C> & E. I. Ry. Co., to look after interests, was the guest Monday night of Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Postill, going to Wheatfield Tuesday to attend the hearing in the matter of taking off the passenger train ofT the Lacross division, on the C. & E. 1., which was held there Tuesday before Chas. J. Murphy, member of the public service conindission.

Notice! I have removed my tailor shop in connection with Ckto. Collin's Shoe Store and will be pleased to meet all my old customers and new woes. NEW WINTER GOODS NOW ON DISPLAY. Cleaning and Pressing promptly done. " » L;;V . 4n;-': J. ■- v John Werner.