Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1915 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Alda Parkinson was among the Chicago goers Monday. Eli Miller of Amboy, spent Sunday here with his son, L. E. Miller, and family. While they last, 98-lb. sack of Cold Medal flour, S3.9S.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. "The Spoilers,” a 9-reel production, will be shown at the Gaiety airdome Friday evening, May 21. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 68c; oats, 48c; wheat, $1.40; rye, sl. The Prices one year ago were: Corn, 64c; oats, 35c. A son was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Gilman of Goodland, who are well known to many readers of The Democrat. Miss Edna King leaves today for -Winona Lake to attend the college commencement and other functions of commencement week there. Mrs. H. L. Brown and Mrs. A. F. Long entertained the Eastern Star Club at the home of the former on River street yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Rufus Knox of Chicago, has been visiting here for the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bates, and with other relatives. Mrs. C. W. Rhoades was called to< West Manchester, Ohio, Monday by the serious illness of her aged father, W. H. Townsend, late of Goodland. a Fred Phillips and W. D. Bringle autoed over to Fowler Monday in the former’s car, and Mr. Bringle drpve home an E-M-F car that Fred had traded for. The St. Joseph college baseball team defeated the City League Champions of Lafayette Sunday by a score of 4 to 3, the. game taking place at Lafayette.

Miss Pearl Comer and Mrs. Thos. Hoyes of Rensselaer, Miss Nile Britt of Barkley tp., Mrs. William Meyers, Mrs. Abe Meyers and L. L. McCurtain of Parr, and Mrs. Henry Gilbransen of Wheatfield, went to Indianapolis Monday as delegates to the state meeting of Rebekahs, Notwithstanding the heavy rainfall Saturday evening, the heaviest for several years, the roads were quite well dried off by morning by reason of the wind, which blew a gale the latter part of the night and all day Sunday. Sunday was a very disagreeable day to be out on the road. The air was filled with dirt and dust and the bits of sand cut one’s face like hail. Mrs. George W. Hopkins, Mrs. C. C. Warner, Mrs. A. R. Catt, Mrs. A. R. Hopkins and Mrs. A. H. Hopkins are giving a progressive house party this week for Mrs. Lou Caulkins of Delphi, Mrs. Silman of Chenoa, 111., Miss Dunlap, Mrs. Taylor and sister, Mrs. Alfred Hopkins, and Mrs. John Ellis of Chicago, and Mrs. O’Neal of Anderson, who came today, remaining until Monday, ~ This week has been designated as “clean-up-week” for Rensselaer, and a committee from the high school will make an inspection today. Generally speaking, there is apparently not much necessity for more cleaning up to be done. Rensselaer is about as clean a little city as one will find in a week’s travel, and the back yards and alleys are probably in a more presentable Condition this spring than ever before. * Thomas stein, of south' of town, backed his automobile into ope of the boulevard light posts on Van Rensselaer street Saturday night, the top, which was down, striking the post and breaking the globe and light bulb, which costs the city $9. Mr. Stein agreed to pay for the damage done, however. People should be very careful about backing up against these posts, in fact, they should avoid them altogether, as they are placed at the outer edge of the walk where anything extending back of the auto wheels is sure to strike them. i Don Hoover, youngest son of Exsheriff W. I. Hoover, was taken to Chicago Sunday by his local physician, Dr. C. E. Johnson; to undergo an operation for an abscess on his neck, which had resisted local treatment. The abscess was formed following an attack of tonsilitis and had been lanced several times by the local doctor. It'continued to grow in size, however, and the boy Is .in a very serious condition. It is sincerely hoped that the trouble may be cured by the Chicago specialist. Mrs. Hoover went up to Chicago Monday to be with him when he was operated on that day.