Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1915 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 63c; wheat, ?1.20; rye, 95c. Don’t forget to guess on the candle at ROWEN. & KISER’S. t The Priscilla Club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Roy Blue. i.. x ... I „ h , , We are giving % off on all suits and cIoaks.—FENDIG’S FAIR. Mrs. C. H. Porter was a Lafayette visitor the first of the-week. Miss Mary Yates and Mrs. George Ketchum were Chicago goers Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig and Sam Fendig were Chicago goers Wednesday. «■ ■ Mrs. E'ma Brown of Knox, visited this week with the family of her father, W. S. Day. Look at the candle in our window and guess how long it will burn.— ROWEN & KISER. - Hamilton & Kellner have on hand some elegant buggies on which they will make a special price. Mrs. Steve Kohley, Mrs. T. W. Grant and Mrs. Josiah Davisson were Lafayette goers Wednesday. Miss Ruth Bott left Wednesday for a visit with relatives and friends in Star City, Winamac and Logansport. Frank Shindelar of Chicago, came down Thursday for a short visit with relatives near Rensselaer, returning home yesterday morning. Mr. and Mrs. O, F. Parker and C. W. Rhoades went to Chicago Tuesday to select electric fixtures for the former’s new house on River street. We have been having some quite nice weather again Sthis week, and the snow is practically all gone although there is considerable ice yet on the streets. At 1 p. m., yesterday the mercury registered 41 in the shade.

Mrs. H. D. Clark of Fowler, has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bert Amsler, of south of town, this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. Farmer of Logansport, have also been visiting the Amsler’s and Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Michal of Kniman. William Traub returned Wednesday evening‘<royi Chatsworth, 111., where he had spent most of his time for the past couple of weeks in looking after his insurance and other business connected with, his store which recently burned at that place. Joseph Roy, an aged resident ot Remington, died Tuesday of pneumonia. He had been in poor health for some time and his wife is just recovering from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Roy celebrated their golden wedding a short time? ago. ' ' Mrs. Mary D. Eger and Mrs. E. J. Duvall entertained the Eastern Star Club Monday afternoon. Refreshments were served and the afternoon was a pleasant one. The following officers were elected: Mrs. IHattie Henkle, Pres.; Mrs. Ray Wood, Vice Pres.; Mrs. A. J. Grant, sec., and Mrs. E. T. Harris, Treas. George Martin, of several miles north of Rensselaer, was badly hurt Wednesday afternoon while at work moving a building. The cable broke and he was knocked about fifteen feet and rendered unconscious. It was found that his left collar bone wa| fractured, but it is not believed he suffered any other critical injury. Mrs. Dean Merica, who has been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. ,H. Beam, for the past few weeks, expects to leave this week, we are told, for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Trevor Wilcox, at Marshfield, Ore. Their little son, Donald, is understood to be with Mr. Merica’s mother, Mrs. Alex Merica, of Francesville. A. dispatch from Lafayette states that the Monon shops at that place will be closed for one month; that this is a part of the general retrenchment movement inaugurated by the road. The dispatch might have added also that the closing of the shops was probably "due to the fact that the Monon wants to increase its passenger ratps jn Indiana rather than io any real necessity for closing. ■ ■ -i Card of Thanks. We wish to thank the Red Men, Pocahontas and K. of P. lodges, the Methodist church and the friends and neighbors for their kindness during the sickness and death of our beloved mother, and for the beautiful floral offerings.—THE SNYDER CHILDREN.