Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1914 — Page 5

Christinas Goods at the News Stand BUNTE BROS. FAMOUS CANDIES A Few of Our Assortment Chocolate Covered Almond^. . 60c per lb Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Cherries . . ,6Oc per IK Chocolate American Nougats . . 6Oc I>ei . o, folate Maple Patties ;i i i .£r IK Chocolate Filberts •_ «Or ih Chocolate Maple Walnuts . ’ ’ 40c oer lb* Chocolate Nesselrode Pudding 4Oc oer lb* Chocolate Bitter Sweet Mint ’’ * * 40c tier lb Chocolate Fernando Milk Vanilla » ' ’ ' ’ pv ik‘ ‘ ’ ‘ Ibi And Twenty other varieties are 40 cents per pound. We have a large stock of penny goods which we guarantee pure Md wholesome. We carry at all times Box Candy, which is never over two weeks from factory. We will have a large stock of iwx , goods for Christmas, which are ordered to arrive on Dec. 10th, to insure our customers fresh goods We will try our best to please you at all times. J. J. Montgomery, » PHONE 351

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William Traub was in Chicago on. business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Grant were Lafayette goers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rhoades were Chicago visitors the first of the week. Mrs. A. F. Long and daughter. Miss Martha, were Chicago goers Tuesday. C. H. Tyron left Wednesday to join his wife at Sacket’s Harbor, N. ¥., where they will spend the winter. A. Leopold passed his 81st mile? stone Wednesday, and is certainly quite hale and hearty for a man of bis age. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hicks of Remington, took the train here Wednesday for Chicago, where they were going on business. —————— „ Mrs. Korah Daniels returned Wednesday from Dyer, Lake county, where she had been to see an aunt, who had fractured one of her limbs. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Yeoman of Newton tp., aged five days, died Tuesday night of pneumonia and was buried Wednesday. Miss Opal Sharp returned Tuesday from a visit with her sister, Mrs. William P. Cooper, in Monticello. She visited Logansport Monday in company with Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Harry Lowe of Monticello. Roy Grayson, who was so badlycarved up a few months ago at Water Valley, came down from Lowell Tuesday night. He has recovered from his wounds and loks as hale and hearty as ever.

WHYfGIVE USELESS XMAS PRESENTS? Here is a Wonderful Opportunity to Make the Whole Family Happy. This Oxo-Gas Table Lamp will produce canB power four ■F hours a night for nickle a week. 9b Almost as cheap 111 sunshine. W. Brilliant! Beautiful! fl Economical! B No Smoke! B No Odor! W J i N°i se l i F- Dirt! £ No Chimneys to 3 clean or break! Burns gasoline or kerosene with equal facility and the price is so small that you will wonder how it can be done. Ask for demonstration W. A. DAVENPORT TELEPHONE 437

tidSHl AUTO bus line Between Rensselaer and Remington Will leave Rensselaer each day at 745 a. m„ and 4:00 p. m. Will leave Remington each day at 9:30 a. m and 5:10 p. m. FARE 75c EACH WAY Bus will start from Main Garage and Hotel is Rensselaer, and from the Panhandle Depot at Remington. Pho " e 'N» ,^* r,te ' Sam Duvall, Mgr.

The babe of Mr. and Mrs. Al Kanne is quite sick. Burgess ,is again confined to his home with sickness. Mrs. Angelia Luers went to Parr Wednesday to visit her son, Joe, and family. ■ - Miss Lydia Sands, who has been nursing Mrs. C. H. Mills, went to Lafayette Thursday to visit a few days. Dr. C. E. Johnson will be host next Friday evening to the Jasper and Newton Counties Medical Association, at the Makeever House in Rensselaer. Herbert Zea, who has been employed in Hammond for the past few years, has returned to Rensselaer on account of the slackness of work there, and will take up employment here. Mrs. Neely Wilson, who had been here at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Guinan, at the home of Mrs. B. S. Rice, returned to her home in Brook Thursday. Mrs. Guinan’s condition is improving slowly. Mesdames J. D. Allman, H. E. Hartley, J. P. Hammond and E. T. Harris went to Remington Wednesday to attend the anniversary meeting of the Fortnightly Club of that place, of which they were former members.

John B. Martin of near Pleasant Ridge, suffered a light stroke of paralysis Wednesday, his right side and face being affected. His son and daughter, Joe Martin and Mrs. Louis Sites and children of Brookston, came up Thursday to see him. Mel Griffin has bought 1% acres of ground of Hiram Day fronting on the road leading south from the west end of McCoy avenue, next to the St. Joseph College farm, and Is erecting a new bungalow thereon. The frame is all up and practically enclosed, work having been rushed on the building. J. Cecil Alter of Salt Lake City, on his return from Washington, D. C., found the yellow flag floating over ihs home and the family, including a new son and a his mother from Indiana, under quarantine for scarlet fever. He expects to start to his San Francisco work Jan. 1. His family will accompany him. The Democrat has just completed printing the poultry catalogues for the forthcoming Jasper County Poultry Show, which will be held this year on January 4 to 9, inclusive, in the Hamilton & Kellner implement room on Van Rensselaer street, north of Knapp’s livery barn. The association has arranged a good list of premiums, and with suitable weather there should be a nice lot of fowls on exhibition and a good attendance at the show.

C. W. Eger was in Chicago Tuesday and Wednesday on business. 6> ” Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 53c; oats. 43c; wheat, $1; rye, 75c; buckwheat, 75 c. Miss Katie Shields of Morocco, spent Wednesday night here with her mother, Mrs. E. H. Shields. Mrs. Albertus Yeoman of Newton tp., has been quite sick but is reported some beter at this writing. Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Veach of Ora, Ind., have been visiting the family of her brother, George Werner, of west of town. The D. A. R.’s cleared >36 as their share of the proceeds ofth e Paul Revere films at the Rex Tuesday afternoon and night. Mrs. J. w. McConnahay of Pullman, 111., returned home Thursday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randle. ■ » "Insure Peace By Preparing for Mar," reads afeeadline in a dally paper. Yes, that is what the European nations did, and they have what Sherman said war was. Do you want to buy a big, sheepbound Webster's International Dictionary, in excellent condition, for ?3.00? If so, call at The Democrat office and see the one we have for sale

Mrs. A.* C. Tedford came over from. Goodland yesterday to visit Mrs. George W. Hopkins • and the latter's mother, Mrs. A. H. Tedford, of Indianapolis, who is here for a few weeks’ visit with Mrs. Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown received a box of persimmons a few daj-s ago, presumably from their son-in-law, Charles Harmon, and Mr. Brown has the thanks of The Democrat for a generous sample of the fruit. Mr. and Mrs. Emmff Fidler of Jordan tp., were called to Marshall, 111., Thursday by the death of the latter’s aged father, Henry Crimmel, who was almost 82 years of age and was supposed to have died from a stroke of paralysis.

The weather still continues quite warm and it has been rather rainy here all week. That is, a sort of a mis', falling a good deal of the time, but not much actual rainfall. The mercury at noon yesterday stood at 40 degrees. Clearing weather is prophecied for today.

“Uncle” Charlie Pullins and wife of Barkley tp., who tried one year in town some four years ago, have decided to again retire from their farm and will move back to Rensselaer about March 1 to their property at the west side of town, the old Dr. Washburn place, now ocupied by Ed Reeves. Relatives of former postmaster W. E. Peck at Remington, received word the first of the week from Mr. Peck’s wife, that Ed was critically 111 with pneumonia at his new home in Chautauqua county, N. Y. The Democrat has been unable to learn anything further and it is therefore presumed that Mr. Peck has recovered or we would have learned of it. Charles Fell and wife of Remington, left this week for Denver, Colo., where they will remain through the winter for the. benefit of the formers health, which has not ben good since he had such a severe attack of typhoid fever, some time ago. He will take treatment while there of Dr. Pothuisje, a former Remington physician, who has been located in Denver for several years. John P. Ryan was down from Gillam tp., Thursday. Mr. Ryan has a load of fat cattle to ship that are already for the market, and is interested in knowing when the “foot and mouth disease” quarantine will be lifted so that a farmer can ship a load of stock without having to pay some deputy $lO to inspect iu Mr. Ryan is of the same opinion as a great many other stock men have finally concluded, that there is a w hole lot of nonsensical nonsense about this alleged foot and mouth disease.

E. A. Linton of Waukegan, 111., who with others is forming a company 'to manufacture a coal oil burner for heating purposes, and some other articles of w“hich he is the inventor r came down the first of the week and has placed one of the burners in the window of Rhoades’ hardware store. The organisation of the company is going ahead and articles of incorporation will be filed soon. This is the company that is to take over the old match factory” building for use in manufacturing their articles.

St. Augustine’s Church Notes.

Next Sunday is the second Sunday in Advent Advent is that solemn time, immediately preceding Christmas, instituted by the church in order that we should, in the first place, meditate on the incarnation of Christ, the love, patience, and humility which He has shown us, ana prove ou r gratitude to Him, because He came from the bosom of His heaveply Father into this valley of tears, to redeem us; secondly, that we may prepare ourselves by sincere repentance, fasting, prayers, alms deeds, and other w'orks pleasing to God, for the coming of Christ and His birth in our hearts, and thus participate in the graces which He has obtained for us; finally, that He may be mericful to us, when He shall come again as judge of the world. ' Watch ye, for ye know not at what hour your Lord will come." (Math. XXIV. 42.) "Wherefore be you ready; because at what hour you know’ not, the son of man will come.” (Matt. XXIV. 44.) Next Sunday, the- order of services will be as follows: First mass at 8 o’clock. The Christiah Mothers’ Sodality will receive holy communion at this mass. High mass and sermon at 10 o’clock. At 2:30 p. m„ Christian doctrine and devotion to the Infant Jesus. • 3 he ladies of the parish will meet in the parochial sbhool hall after high mass. Next Tuesday is the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The services will be as follows: First mass, at 8 o’clock. The Young Ladies' Sodality will receive holy communion at this mass. Rosary, high mass and sermon at 10 oclock; at 3 p. m., solemn reception of candidates into the Blessed Virgins Sodality. After the solemn reception in church the members of the sodality will tender a reception in the school hall, to the congregation and their friends. Refreshments will follow’ this informal reception. At 8 o’clock Tuesday, Dec. 8, the St. Augustine’s dramatic club will give their first program of the season. The annual bazaar of the church will be held at the parochial school hall on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings of Dec. 16 and 17. An oyster supper will be served on Wednesday evening and a dairy lunch Thursday evening.

Birth Announcements. Nov. 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Norman of Union tp., a daughter. Congressman-elect Will R. Wood entertained the republican editors ot the Tenth district to a six-course banquet at the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago Saturday night. Editor Mavity of the Valparaiso Vidette, extended an invitation to the editors to hold their next meting in. Valparaiso, which was accepted and arrangements for the meeting given over tp the officers of the association. A dispatch from Hammond says that the Cedar Point road house, on the east side of Cedar Lake, owned and operated by Crip Binyon, was destroyed by fire Wednesday with $5,000 loss, and SBOO insurance The resort was greatly frequented by Chicago autoists.

Jarrette’s Variety Stores “The Xmas Gift Stores” QF all the various kinds of Gifts we have the biggest, best and. most temptingly priced display ever shown in this town. There is no shortage of Holiday Goods here. Quick action at the very first hint of the European war has enabled us to fill our warehouse and store room with Christmas things from literally all the world. Bought for spot cash, delivered last August before the war high prices took effect. Likewise there will be no advance in the selling price, which means a saving to you and a complete line to choose from. The Great Exposition awaits you now by the time this message reaches you all will be ready. Be sure to see it before the eager crowds of holiday shoppers draw on it for their gift needs Presents for the Baby. Presents for Grandma and Grandpa. Presents for the Children. Presents for the Parents. Practical Presents to make the home more beautiful. Presents toplay with and Presents to wear. ... Come early if you can or come late. You will not be disappointed here. You will find a mammoth stock of Christmas Merchandise at money saving prices. Our aim, to keep the best. Our method, fair dealing. Our price, the lowest. JARRETTE’S VARIETY STORES BERT JARRETTE, Owner Rensselaer, Ind. Two Stores Monon, Ind.

High School Notes.

(Reported by Marie Hamilton) A committee consisting of members from each of the high school classes has selected a class pin. This design will be used by the 1915 and succeeding classes. The only change from year to year will be the numerals indicating the date of graduation of the class. Miss Stover entertained the high school Tuesday and Wednesday mornings with a Victrola concert using the new records purchased with the funds from the entertainment given by the grades. Everybody is invited to the fair and market given by the domestic science classes Saturday, Dec. 5. Our high school is certainly proud of the 1914 football team. Every member of the team deserves commendation. Much credit is to bt> given to our faithful coach. Mr. Parker. The junior German class has completed reading "Das Kalte Herz." and has taken up "Das Madchen von Treppl.” Basket ball enthusiam is on in full force. Prospects are splendid. Hugh Kirk is coaching the team and is busy rounding the boys into shape for their hard schedule. The following games are scheduled: Dec. 18, Remington .There Jan. 8, Remington. Bovs’ and Girls’ teams Here Jan. 13, Delphi ..Here Jan. 15, West Lafayette. . . .There Jan. 22, Boswell .There Jan. 27, Delphi .... There Feb. 5, Monticello Here Feb. 12, Mec.aryvllle. Bovs’and Girls’ teams Her-* Feb. Ift, Rossville..There Feb. 24, West Lafayette ... . . Here Feb. 26. Monticello There March 12, Medaryville .... .There

FATHER KELLY In the Rosary, which conies to Ellis theater, Monday, Dec. 7. For Sale. We have cut flowers, potted plants, fruit, candy, nuts and fresh 4fish constantly on hand at Osborne’s Flowei and Fruit store, in building on Van Rensselaer street. Special orders for flowers will have prompt attention.—FEßNE OSBORNE. Phone 139, store or residence. - • • ——— I

Poultry Catalogues Now Ready. The catalogues for the 1915 Poultry Show of The Jasper County Poultry Association, to be held In Rensselaer, Jan. 4. to 9, inclusive, are now ready for distribution and copies may be had at Long’s drug store.- R. E. SNYDER. Sec.-Treas. George Werner, of southwest of town, w’ho has been in poor health for some time, was taken to Chicago Thursday for an examination and a probable operation, by Dr. Collier oi Brook. Mrs Werner and his sister* Mrs. Veach, of Ora, Ind., accompanied him.

1 '■■■' ■ 111 IT It is ever so cheering on cold winter nights, with the mercury down to ten, to know That The BINS ARE FULL OF COAL and won't have to be filled again. Let us fill them with the best of Coal. GRANT-WARNER LUMBER GO. A Holiday Gift. Until the Ist of January, 1915, on receipt of sl, [ will send to any address in the United States, postpam, “Hoosier Hunting Grounds," a nicely bound $1.50 book, written by 'Bill Bat.” JOHN E. ALTHR, Rensselaer, Ind., phone 921-E New Prices on Horseshoeing. Four new shoes $1.50, No. 6 and 7, 25 cents extra —At FRED HEMPHILL’S shop on Cullen st. ts

RIGHT NOW Is the time to buy C O A L Speak to us and we will tell you WHY DOME IN AND TALK IT OVER WITH US. Hamilton & Kellner