Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1915 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

W, F. Smith of Laporte, was here op, business Friday and Saturday, Don’t forget the free illustrated j navy lecture at the. opera house tonight. John Brook of near Kniniap, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Mrs. Rufus Knox and babe of Chicago, are visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bates. *"' ' . ’xNext Tuesday is Groundhog day, and then we will have this w’eather proposition officially settled by Mr. G. H. Representative W. L. Wood came home from Indianapolis Friday evening to spend Saturday and Sunday with his family at Parr. C. F. Mansfield came over from’ Monticello, 111., the part of the week* to look after his farm southeast of town and some other business matters. - Before you buy a corn planter see the new Black Eagle. It has four wheels and has the fertilizer attachment on the back axIe.—HAMILTON & KELLNER. /. ■ Mrs. J. A. Grant w r as called to Spokane, Wash., Saturday by the illness of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hale Grant, who is obliged to undergo an operation. The 13-year-old son of Henry Christiansen of near Roselawn, was thrown from a horse Sunday afternoon and severely cut about the mouth and cheek. Post Commander D. H, Yeoman of this city, has been appointed on the staff of the State G. A. R. Commander A. B. Crampton. The position is wholly an honorary one. Congressman Peterson has recommended the appointment of the following postmasters in this vicinity: Brook, William L. McLaren; Brookston, J. P. Wright; Morocco, Frank Billings. The Indian Refining Company, one of the largest competitors of the Standard Oil Co., has taken over the Fowler Company at Fowler, Monticello and Rensselaer, with all its equipment. William Maloney of Chicago, spent Sunday here with his aged mother, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Drake, just south of town, and who has heei in poor health for some time. Rev. G. W. Titus left Monday morning for St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, to visit with his wife for a few days. He will return on Friday in time for the congregational dinner at the Christian church. Lawrence Kellner of near Remington, was over Friday afternoon and got a set of sale bills printed at The Democrat office for his big public sale on next Tuesday, Feb. 2. See list of property elsewhere in this issue of The Democrat. — 1 1 ■ I 1 ■ John M. Knapp returned Monday morning from a three weeks’ sojourn in Florida, during which time he visited several different sections of the state. He liked it firstrate down there, and some of these days may locate in the Everglade state. Claude Martindale returned to Pine Village Saturday after a few days’ visit with relatives here. Mr Martindale recently returned from Urdquay, South America, where he was employed as civil engineer on a new railroad being constructed there. Horatio Ropp of Barkley tp., left Saturday for Dowagiac, Mich., where lhe expects to be employed until spring, and then go on a farm. The W. S. Day farm, which he vacated, is now occupied by Roy Donnelly, who moved on same the latter part of the week. W. B. Yeomap, who recently returned to Jasper county from a few years’ residence near Columbia City, has bought the Paxton store at Surrey, and Mr. Paxton has bought the C. A. Reed 10-acre farm just northwest of town. The consideration for the latter is understood to have been $4,000. ———— . ■ • The first boys’ high school basket ball team played at Boswell Friday night with the higu school team at that place, and were defeated 52 to 19. The girls’ team was to play at Remington the same night but the j game was called off on account of bad weather. ,