Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1915 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The big Panama Pacific exposition opens at San Francisco today. The Priscilla Sew Club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Frank Donnelly. Now is the time to get your harness repaired and oiled. Get it done at SCOTT BROS. Mrs. Fred Bartels of Xewland, left Thursday for an extended visit with relatives at Davenport, lowa. x Dr. H. L. Brown’s sale Thursday totaled $2,600. One mare brought and a Jersey cow and call $250. Miss Anita Mills returned to Zionsville, Ind., Thursday after a visit here with the family of her uncle, Frank King. We have been having fine weather for several days now', bright and medium warm, but freezing a little each night. Mrs. Lesta Snively returned to Indianapolis Thursday after a several weeks visit here with" her sister, Mrs; George W. Hopkins. Mark Schroer will build a new 5-room cottage in Fred Phillips’ Fair View' addition, commencing as soon as the frost gets out of the ground.

Ladies, don’t make the boys’ wash suits when you. can buy them so reasonable at- Duvall’s Quality Shop. A full line now on display.—C. EARL DUVALL. J. W. Smith, the painter and paper hanger, who has been suffering for a long time with consumption, is reported Quite bad off at this writing and the end is probably near at hand. James Amsler and son, Mrs. Firman Thompson and two children. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig, Mr. and Mrs. Zern Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parks were among the Chicago goers Thursday. Mrs. Ed Reeves, who recently returned from a Chicago hospital where she underwent a severe surgical operation, is reported to be making very satisfactory gains, but is still quite weak, of course. Pullins Bros, got in a ton of alfalfa seed this week for various farmers who will sow same this spring, Alfalfa is proving a very profitable crop in Jasper county and, it does well here Avhen intelligently put in. Mrs. Mattie Grant, who has been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Joe O’Connor and family, in Hammond, returned there Thursday after a week's visit here. She will return to Rensselaer about April 1 and open her home here again. Fred King of Columbia City, came Thursday for a few days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. King. His wife and little son had planned to come with him, but the child took the whooping cough and it was impossible for them to come at this time.

The (Jistrict meeting of Pocahontas, the ladies’ auxiliary of the Red Men, will be held in Rensselaer the latter part of May, and will bring many members of th© order here. Logansport, Frankfort and Lafayette are among the larger towns in the district. Vh© aged mother of J. D. Allman celebrated her 81st birthday anniversary at Remington Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Peck. The W. It. C. was invited in to spend the afternoon with her and she received many floral gifts as a remembrance from relatives and friends. William M. Lakin, formerly of Jasper county, and the only surviving brother of Mrs. E. H. Shields ot this city, died at his home in Aurora, Neb., last Saturday; aged 77 years, 1 month and 17 days. Mr. Lakin was a veteran of the civil war, and is survived by a wife, to wh6m he had been married for over fifty years, and' several children. Thomas Thornton stopped off here Wednesday for a visit with his sister, Mrs, William Diiey. He had been on a visit to his wife, who is staying with her son, E. F. Thornton, in Detroit. The latter is a printer by trade, and his wife has been in poor health for the past few years. Mrs. Thornton Is assisting in caring for the wife, also two little daughters of Fred’s "by a former marriage.

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