Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1915 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Carl Duvall went to Detroit, Mich., on business the first of the week. Mrs. Frank Geitznaur left Thursday for a visit at Lexington and Bloomington. 111. Misses Faffia and Alice Potts went to Lafayette to visit their aunt, Mrs. Janies Robinson. Mrs. J. A. Luers of Parr, returned Thursday from a few days’ visit with Mrs. Wilson at Indianapolis. George A. Chappel of Remington, took the train here Wednesday afternoon for Chicago on business. Mr. and Mrs. John Horton have begun housekeeping in one of the honeymoon flats over Warner Bros, store. Mrs. Charlotte George went to Chicago Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Hurley Beam, for a few days. Mrs. H. R. Kurrie left the first of the week for a couple of weeks’ visit with Mrs. Roscoe Fairchild at Durango, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spate of Newland, returned the first of the week from a visit to their old home at Belvidere, 111. Mrs. J. L. Mcßride returned to Chicago Wednesday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barkley, of Barkley tp. Mrs. Susan Maines and daughter, Miss Eva, left Wednesday for a couple of weeks’ visit at Pontiac and other points in Illinois. Miss Lucy Boyd, who has been visiting here with Mrs. Stella Ketchum and other friends, returned to her home in Vernon, lowa, Thursday. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 73c; oats, 32c; wheat, 95c; rye, 80c The prices one year ago were: Corn, 70c; oats, 31c; wheat, 79c; rye, oOc.

Miss Jeanette Stewart of Chalmers, and Miss Mabie Duryea of Lafayette, came up Wednesday to visit the former’s sister, Mrs. J. C. Parrett. Dale Warner came down from Chicago Wednesday evening for a few days' visit. He has not as yet decided upon a location to hang out his dental shingle. Mrs. Alvin Rees, who has been visiting the family of Rev. Petty, the Barkley M. E. minister, for a few weeks, returned to her home in Sheridan, Thursday. H. F. Parker, accompanied by Hugh Kirk as chauffeur, drove to Indianapolis Wednesday to attend the meeting of the National Photographers Association in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Apdy Mulcahy of Chicago, and John Bicknell of Rensselaer, took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. George Kennedy, of south of town, Friday of last week. S. A. Brusnahan and family of near Parr, and Mr. Brusnahan’s sister, Mrs. Carlin, drove to Crown Point last Sunday by auto and visited his son, Ray, and family. George Struble, an old and well known German resident of Water Valley and for many years proprietor of the Struble Hotel at that place, died last week, aged 65 years. William Earl, aged 40, a farmer residing north of Lowell, died Tuesday evening from being struck on the head by a heavy pole of a hay derrick, which accidently came loose and fell upon him.

M. L. Sterret, a former teacher in the Rensselaer schools, and later superintendent of the Wheatfield schools, has been re-engaged at Wheatfield again and moved his family there this week from near Wolcott, where they have been staying with his wife’s parents, J. A. May’s. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rice of Johnstown, 0., returned home Thursdaj r after a short visit with the latter’s cousin, S. E. Kershner, and family, of west of town. They were on their way home from a visit of several weeks in Kansas and other parts in the west. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hammerton, Charles Rowen and family and G. H.. Hammerton and family of Parr, wept to Hoopeston, 111., the first of/the week to visit relatives. While<there the little daughter of Mr. and* Mrs. E. L. Hammerton was bitten on the leg and hand by a dog, but prompt treatment it is believed will relieve all danger of rabies. In fact, it is not thought that the dog was rabid.