Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1914 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Round Table Club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Laura Fate, at the Makeever^.House.

The babe of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Timmons has been quite sick with the croup, but is now improving.

Jersey sweaters, sweater coats, knit mufflers, silk mufflers, gloves and mittens of all kinds for Xmas. —C. EARL DUVALL.

Mrs. A. H. Tedford returned to her home in Indianapolis Thursday after a few weeks’ visit here with her daughter, Mrs, George W. Hopkins.

Gottleib Newbaur, aged 66 years, died at his home in Keener tp., Thursday morning from apoplexy. The body was shipped to Lafayette for burial.

William Warnke of north of town, "as quite badly bruised up Wednesday when his horse kicked him on the head and about the body. However, he escaped without any broken bones.

A. G. Catt wishes to announce that he has his new optical machinery installed and working perfect; eyes examined by latest methods and glasses ground in office. Over Long’s drug store.

Mrs. Henry Amsler gave a miscellaneous shower Tuesday evening at her home on Weston street, in honor of her grand-daughter, Miss Myrtle Amsler, whose marriage took place on Wednesday. Many nice and useful presents w r ere received.

Ed Duvall, who has been working at Omaha, Neb., where his cousin, Will, and Ernest Gowland are employed at electrical work, returned home Tuesday evening, and will spend the balance of the winter here. He will probably return to Omaha in the spring.

Leonard Keister of southwest of tow r n, while putting up a wire clothes line Tuesday, the line slipped and cut off about half of the lower eyelid of his right eye. A doctor wap hurriedly called, several stitches were taken and it is thought the injury will soon heal.

Easton Pitzer and family returned Wednesday from a several days’ stay with Mrs. Pitzer’s aged grandmothei, Mrs. Joel F. Spriggs, of Walker tp. who is quite poorly. Mr. and Mrs. Pitzer will break up housekeeping here, store their goods for the winter and go up and stay with Mrs. Spriggs until spring.

The funeral of Mrs. Levi Herr of near McCoysburg, who died Tuesday morning, was held at 10 o’clock yesterday at McCoysburg. The funeral had been delayed on account of not being able to hear from a brother and sister, residing at Monongahela, West Virginia. They came Wednesday evening.

The Rebekahs and Odd Fellows spent a very pleasant evening at their lodge room in the I. O. O. F. building Tuesday night, when they gave a banquet in honor of J. W. Coen, team master of the Rebekah drill team. There were lots of good things .to eat and the entertainment consisted of music by John Healy and John Merritt, and games.

The west-bound C. I. & S. passenger train Monday evening struck a team of horses at a crossing a halfmile east of Wheatfield, killing both animals and bruising up considerably Clifford Hanley, who with his brother, both of near Dunn’s bridge, was driving the team. The accident was caused by one of the horjses falling and the men being unable to get the team off, the track before the train came along. / x V <> The weather moderated somewhat Tuesday and the lowest point reached by the mercury Tuesday night was one above zero. Wednesday night, however, was a “scorcher” and the mercury dropped to 13 below zero, the lowest point yet reached in the present cold spell arid the coldest it has been for many years during the month of December. Thursday night it moderated considerably and was but 20 above zero yesterday morning. Snow r was prophecied for yesterday and today.

Bro. J. B. Van Buskirk, for man) years owner and publisher of the Monticello Herald, the republican organ of White county, has sold the Herald 10 County Clerk Charles S. Preston, of Monticello, who Will take full charge on January 1. Bro. Van Buskirk is one of the oldest republican editors in this section of the state and has published a mighty good paper. The Democrat regrets Mr. Van Buskirk’s retirement from the, newspaper business, but congratulates him on being able to do so.