Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1915 — Page 3

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If your harness needs to be repaired and oiled, bring them to SCOTT BROS. ,

Louie Siverly of Indianapolis, spent Sunday with F. M. Pollard and family of south of town.

For latest sheet music, go to H. R. LANGE & SON’S Music Store, two doors north of Rowles & Parker’s.

3 lbs. of extra large fancy Miur peaches or large sweet prunes for 25c.—ROWLES & PARKER. Phone 95. -

See the Oliver Twist, Dutch, Middys and romper wash suits on display at Duvall’s Quality Shop.—C. EARL DUVALL. ,

E. P. Honan was called to Indianpolis Monday on business of the Fraternal Congress, of which he is president. n ,° l Something the farmer has been looking for in the planter line. See the Black Eagle sold by HAMILTON & KELLNER.

In Friday night’s basket ball game played here between Lowell and the Rensselaer high school boys team, the latter won by a score of 3.1 to 19. ' ■

WANTED—I am located at Fancy Produce market and pay Elgin prices for butter fat. Correct tests guaranteed. Your patronage solicited.— C. H. LEAVEL. ts

Mrs. Len Lefler of Lafayette, returned home Sunday . after about a week’s visit here with her sister, Mrs. Thorston Otterberg, and brother, Vern Jacks, and families.

It will not be long until Easter and now is the time to buy or order your suit as the assortment is the best. Prices reasonable. Look our line over.—C. EARL DUVALL.

An oyster supper will be given at Amos Davisson’s in Union tp., Saturday night, Feb. 27, for the benefit of the Rosebud church. Pie, cake and coffee will also be served. Everybody invited.—Advt.

The many friends of C. A. Roberts will be glad to learn that Mr. Roberts has so far recovered front his threatened attack of pneumonia as to be able to resume his place in his buggy and implement store.

Leslie Pollard left on the 11a. in., train Monday for Chillicothe, Ohio, after spending a few days visiting relatives here. He will take up the work as traveling salesman for the Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co.

There was another big crowd of people in town Saturday afternoon and Washington street resembled one of the busy thoroughfares of Chicago, with sidewalks ©lied with people and scores of automobiles passing back and forth.

All previous records for the largest check for a single load of grain were broken yesterday when ChaHes Schwamberger hauled 98 bushels and 20 pounds of wheat to the Otterbein Company’s elevator at Otterbein and received a check for $149.72. The price paid was $1.52 per bushel.—Fowler Tribune.

Come! Come!! Lyceum Entertainment Christian Church Thursday,February 25, 'ls 8:20 p. m. The Boyds HEAR THEM!

Monon Agent W. H. Beam is confined to his bed with the grip.

The famous plow a man can pull is sold by HAMILTON & KELLNER.

A large full pint of choice apple jelly for a dime at ROWLES & KER’S.

Everett Halstead of Newton tp., went to Indianapolis on business Monday.

Now is the time to get your harness repaired and oiled. Get it done at SCOTT, BROS.

Mrs. William Cooper of Monticello, spent Monday here with her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Sharp.

Tobey Schmitter of near Delphi, was . the week-end guest of his son, N. Schmitfer, of west of town.

Saturday’s Monticello Journal: Marsh Phillips went to Rensselaer yesterday to visit an old-time friend, who is quite ill.

Miss Opal Sharp spent Sunday with Mrs. A. B. Caylor in Lafayette. Mrs. 'Caylor was formerly Miss Edith Strickfaden of Rensselaer.

Little fellows’ Oliver Twist, Dutch, Middys and romper wash suits now on display. All color combinations. All at reasonable prices.—C. EARL DUVALL.

William Traub moved Friday from one of A. Leopold’s tenant houses on Front street, into one of the new tenant houses of Earl Reynolds’ in Fair view addition.

Joseph Francis moved in from Newton tp., last week and occupies the property at the south side of town which he purchased some time ago of Sheriff McColly.

The price of beans have advanced considerably, but for this week yet we will sell choice hand-picked navy beans at 6%c per lb. Lima beans S 1-3 per Ib.—ROWLES & PARKER.

The two small children of Mr. and Mrs. John Nagle of north of Pleasant Ridge, are very ill with pneumonia and were reported no better yesterday. One of the children is a little more than a year- old and the other but a few months.

The prospects now are that Rensselaer will enjoy very reasonable retail prices for gasoline and coal oil the coming season. The war is on here between the Standard and Indian oil companies and the wholesale price of gasoline was cut Saturday to 10 %c per gallon. It is possible that the cut may go to half this price before the “war” ends.

Mr., and Mrs. Elijah Harp were called to West Middleton, Howard county, Friday afternoon by the death of Rev. Lesley A. Hall and wife, who were killed at Kokomo Thursday when their buggy was struck by a Oloverleaf switch engine. A cut of cars prevented their seeing the engine until it was upon them. The coroner returned a verdict of unavoidable accident. Rev. Hall was the Methodist minister at West Middleton, and his wife was a neice of Mr. Harp.

Miss Nellie Reish is confined to her home with abscess of the ear.

Mrs. R. J. Moore and Mrs. Leslie Clark were Chicago visitors Monday.

James Pierson of Barkley tp., is moving to Ches Caster’s farm in Gillam tp.

Frank Horsewood returned Monday from a visit with relatives at Topeka, Ind. '. ’ "

Miss Eva Altemus of Chicago, was the over Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Parker. w

0. M. Greenlee of Yeoman, Carroll county, was a visitor here the latter part of the week.

A 25c size of absolutely pure tomato catsup for Toe per bottle. — ROWLES & PARKER.

v Mrs. Joseph Francis, Sr., is confined to her home on account of severe lung trouble. /'

T. A. Crockett was taken very sick Monday and a doctor was called, but at this writing he is much better.

The little boy and girl of Charles Cain, of the west part of town, are confined to their home with sickness.

The cash drawer in the Wabash depot at Lafayette was robbed of $lB 9 at an early hour Monday morning.

Piano tuning and repairing—It. R. LANGE & SON’S Music Store, two doors north of Rowles & Parker’s.. ■ J " - -

Mrs. A. A. Fell, who was operated on some time ago. for tumor, continues to be making satisfactory gains toward recovery.

Mrs. R. E. Flanders of Princeton, Ind., returned home Monday after a visit with her father, P. F. Roberts, of southeast of Mt. Ayr.

Dr. Richard Fidler of Milwaukee, came yesterday to see his mother, Mrs. N. A. Hendrix, who recently broke her hip. Mrs. Hendrix is doing nicely.

Dr. C, E. Johnson returned Friday afternoon from Lafayette where he operated on a son of James Amsle* of near Rensselaer, at the St. Elizabeth hospital, for appendicitis.

The I). A. R. gave a dinner and patriotic entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe Monday evening, at which the husbands of the members were also invited.

Mrs. Arthur Stewart of Giliam tp., returned home Monday from Lafayette, where she had been in the hospital for the past three weeks, and underwent an operation. She is much improved.

A 'fine spring rain fell Monday night and yesterday morning broke bright and balmy, but it soon turned cloudy and cooler, and the mercury dropped several degrees. “Cloudy and .colder,” is the prediction for today.

Miss Helen Leatherman was operated on for appendicitis Monday afternoon at the home of her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. James N. Leatherman, by Drs. Johnson and Washburn. She was in rather a weakened condition, having just hau tonsilitis, but her chances for recovery are good.

T. A. Crockett was up town Saturday for the first time in two weeks, having been confined to hi» home by an injury to one of his knees, rein a fall when he caught his foot on a piece of wire, as told in a recent issue of The Democrat. He is still quite lame, and gets about with the aid of a cane.

Rensselaer " and Jasper county friends of W. H. Robertson, well known in RenSSelaer and Wheatfield, where he formerly resided, but now news editor of the Lafayette Journal, will be sorry to learn that he lost all of his household goods in a fire which occurred last Thursday morning in a two-apaft-ment dwelling occupied by Mr. Robertson and family on North Sixth street. Mr. Robertson and family lived on the ground floor and Newton McMillen and family on the second floor. The fire started in the furnace room in the basement and worked its way up between the double walls of the roof. The occupants barely escaped with scanty covering and all their household goods were lost. Neither Robertfcon nor McMillen carried any insurance.

CASTOR I A. For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears o,

M. I. Adams was a Monticello vis itor Monday.

Mrs. J. F. Irwin is confined to her bed with grip. -v

If you want a bargain cream harvester, see HAMILTON & KELLNER.

Karl Bradburn of New Carlisle, Ind., spent Sunday here with Miss Agnes Platt.

A regular 30c grade of Peaberry coffees this week, 21c per lb. at ROWLES & PARKER’S.

Look your harness over and see il they don’t need repairing and oiling, and bring them to SCOTT BROS.

Len l.efler and Clarke Bartee of Lafayette drove up yesterday in their Ford auto and went out to Len’s farm near Knimau.

Miss Harriet McCarthy, a teacher in Chicago, spent Saturday and Sunrev hero with the A. J. Keeney .family of west of town.

Mrs. L. R. Leake and two children returned to Brookfield, 111., Monday after a couple of weeks visit here with her aunt, Mrs. S, It. Nichols.

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 DtJVALL. -

All records for world’s fair attendance broken Saturday at the opening of the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco. The paid admissions were nearly 300,000.

Omar Day, who is teaching mathematics in the Shortridge high school at Indianapolis, spent over Sunday here Avith liis family, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day.

The remains of Win, Van Cleve, who died at Fair Oaks Friday, as a result Of an accidental gunshot of a few Aveeks before, AVas shipped to his old home at Sheridan Sunday for burial. ‘ l

Charles Day, secretary of J. J. Lawler,- was down from Chicago Monday looking after some of Mr. Lawler’s business. He stated that Mr. Lawler was now able to be out a little and had left the hospital.

A surprise was given Sunday on James Newcome of Barkley tp., by his neighbors and friends, who came in upon .him and reminded him that it was his Gist birthday anniversary. A big dinner was a feature of the affair.

Thomas, William and James T. Walter will go to Peru this evening to attend the funeral tomorrow of their aunt, Mrs. Bridget Glennon, widow of Thomas Glennon, known to some of our older residents, but who died some twenty years ago. Mrs. Glennon had been in poor health for some time.

Bert Hopkins is preparing to build a new two-story residence on the site of his present home on Front street, and has sold his cottage thereon to Leslie Clark, who will move it to a lot just east of Rex Wapner’s new residence. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins will occupy the cottage while their new house is -under construction.

Mrs. Mallie Clark of Wbeatfield visited here last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler, arid Friday went to Marion to join Miss Martha Long, who is visiting Miss Hallie Davis there, and accompanied by Miss Margaret Goldwaithe of Mariojr, all went to Oxford, 0., tc attend “Senior Day” at the Western College for Girls, at which they were former students.

The Monticello Journal called to blind tjiat a year ago last Thursday, Feb. 17, occurred one of the heaviest snow storms of the winter, the country roads were practically impassable because of the drifts and railroad traffic was blocked. During the entire week the temperature was extremely low. That is something of a contrast to conditions this year,- when the weathertovas so warm as to be almost spring-like.

Miss Hazel Lamson, who is teaching in the Indianapolis schools, came Friday evening to spend Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lamson of Jordan tp. The schools of Indianapolis were closed Monday for Washington’s birthday, and in connection therewith Miss Lamson, wfo.o teaches second grade in one of schools, tells the following amusing story: Her pupils were asked to name two of the great winter sports, and one pupil gave the names of Lincoln and Washington and said that “on Lincoln’s birthday we get only a half holiday, Washington’s birthday a full holiday, therefore Washington was the greater sport of the twjp.”

G. M. Meyers'went to Chicago Saturday on business.

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 66c; oats, 53c; wheat, $1.35; rye, sl.

Frank Snow of near Foresman, will moA r e on the old Renicker farm in Barkley tp. • s

The purest Avhiteclover honey aa'C have ever seen, ISc per lb.-—ROW-LES & PARKER.

Mrs. John IL Brown of Lisbon, N. D., arrived on the 11:05 a. m., train yesterday, having been called here by the death of her brother, W. F. Powers.

The graduating class of the Rensselaer high school this year will lie the largest ever graduated here, numbering 42, and is about equally divided between boys and girls.

For Rent—-Good 3-room house, 2 acres of ground Avith fruit of all kinds, at SSO per year. Located 7 miles northeast of Rensselaer, on R. R-l.- \Y. X. JENKINS, McCoysburg, Ind. - .

J. F. Nelson of southeast of town, recently sold his 10 acre farm there to Oscar Tlauter for $l4O per acre, and has bought an improved farm of SO acres near Fremont, Mich.; upon Avhicli he .will move.

Mrs. Anna R, Mills and son, Howard, Avore called to Ottawa, 111,, Monday by the critical illness of her father, Charles P. Smith, Avho suffered a stroke of appoplexy. The old gentleman is. about S 3 years of ag*

Ed Oliver of Newlahd, who is booming fche sale in small tracts of the Springer lands near Kniman and the truck lands about Newland, had a big party down from Chicago Sunday to look over the country. There were 3 3 in Sunday’s party, and it is reported that fourteen tracts were* sold.

Representative W. L. Wood spent Sunday with Ills family at Parr. Mr. Wood has not been playing polities in the legislature as much as some of his colleagues, but lias voted for hills that lie thought Avero along the right lines regardless of whether they were democratic or republican measures.

The male members of the Daughters of Rebekah gave a surprise on the latter last Friday evening by providing* a couple of hours’ entertainment by Miss Eula Lee Tomlinson, a reader, who gave a character reading of “Seven Oaks.” Refreshments were served and a general good time enjoyed by all.

Mr. and Mrs, Bela F. Roberts, who have been staying in Chicago with the latter’s brother, Attorney Jesse Roberts, for some time wthere the former is taking a course in physical training, preparatory to teaching same, came down Saturday for a Visit with relatives. Jesse Roberts’ wife died recently of Bright’s disease.

The K. of P.’s broke a little more than even on the photo-drama “Damon and Pythias,” put on at the Princess Friday afternoon and night. The rental of the reels was a little toot big an item for the lodge to make much money off it, and the price, 25 cents, probably kept many away. The pictures were fine, however, and the show was well worth the price of admission. It was probably the best moving picture show ever put on here and also one of the most uplifting in the lesson taught, Everyone should have seen it.

FOWLER M'ltSKIiV Will sell you the best grade of standand fruit and ornamental Trees, Canes Vines, Shrubs and Perennials, and guarantee them true to name at seasonable low prices. This nursery was established more than forty-five years on the Benton county prairies and has always had the fairest reputation for reliability and fair dealing. Hundreds of men in your Vicinity have bought Fowelr Nursery Stock and satisfaction. Send a postal Tor our big new catalogue and get prairie grown stock acclimated to this section.—FOWLEß NURERY, Fowler, Ind. m-10

GEORGE BREEZE WOUNDED.

Yeoman Cashier Accidently Shot by Woman Assistant. Indianapolis, Feb. 20.—George Breeze, age forty, Yeoman, Ind., who was injured in a revolver accident In the Yeoman State Bank, where he is employed as cashier, was operated on in St. Vincent’s hospital late yesterday afternqon. His condition is reported serious. « Miss Bessie Atkinson, assistant cashier in the bank, was examining a revolver with Breeze, and as she handed it back to him the weapon •was discharged. The bullet entered Breeze’s Intestines. He was brought to this city soon after the accident. Mr. Breeze was the republican candidate for joint representative from Carroll, Howard and Miami counties in the last election.

Cost of Going Cut in Two California Expositions

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