Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1915 — Page 3

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J. T. Culp was a Monon goer Saturday. See us before buying y<*ur threshing coaI.—HARRINGTON BROS. CO. Mrs. H. Wasson and children left j Saturday for a visit at Winchester and Union City. Misses Ada Robinson and Helen Kiplinger returned Saturday from a visit at Medaryville. Misses Angela Kolhoff and Edna Robinson went to Wabash Saturday to visit relatives this week. It is announced that the WallafceHagenbeck shows will exhibit in Rensselaer during the coming month.

We drill water wens anywhere and any size.—WATSON PLUMBING CO., phone 204, Rensselaer, Ind. ts

Misses Mary Wagner, Luella Harmon and Mable and Anna StocksiCk returned Saturday from a week’s visit in Chicago.

Mrs. R. P. Benjamin went to Lafayette Saturday to see tier aged father, who is a patient in the Wabash sanitarium.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Criswell returned to Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday after a visit here with his brother-in-law, Charles F. Spain and famliy.

Piano Tuning and Repairing—All work guaranteed, at the music store, north of Rowles & Parker’s store, or phone 566.—H. R. LANGE & SON. ts

Mrs. .J. R. Phillips of MeCoysburg, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Van Wood of Rensselaer, spent the week-end with relatives at Monticello.

Mrs. Mark Reed and little daughter, opal, leave today for a couple of weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Borntrager, and family at Ft. Wayne.

The Van Rensselaer Club has rented of E. L. Hollingsworth the quarters over Van Arsdal’s store and will move from the K. of P. building into same in a few days.

In the ball game at Burrows Camp next Sunday, August 1, the Valparaiso Morrisons will play Burrows. The game is called at 2:30, and a good afternoon’s sport is looked for.

Misses Florence and Aileen Allman went to Michigan City Friday to attend a house party given by Miss Joy Carson, the guests of which will all be collegemates of Western college at Oxford, Ohio.

John and Edward Nagle expect to leave in a few- days for Mitchell, S. D., where they will assist their uncle, Michael Nagle, in his wheat harvest. All small grains are reported to be good in that locality, but they are having too much rain at present:

President H. R. Kurrie of the Mo--11 on, is becoming quite a bloated landlord, and has just added another ,80 acre farm to his holdings near Rensselaer. This is the former Churchill 80 in section 24, Marion tp., owned by Martha J. Wasson, and the consideration given in the deed is SIO,OOO.

Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Davenport returned Sunday evening from a pleasant automobile trip in the north part of the state. They left here Friday evening and went to Hebron, Valparaiso and Laporte, staying all night at the latter place. Next morning they went on to Plymouth and South Bend, driving all about the latter city, and returned home via Bass Lake and Winamac. The total distance traveled was 213 miles.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith returned Friday from Seafield, where they had been called by the death of Mr. Smith’s sister, Miss Marie Smith, who "died there on July 18 and was buried the following Tuesday in the Seafield cemetery. Her age was 74 years and she had resided in the house in which she died since 1850. She leaves two brothers and one sister, Joseph Smith of "Rensselaer, >and James and Martha J. Smith of Seafield.

Engineers recommend our threshing coal. —HARRINGTON BROS. CO.

E. S. Tillman of Hammond, spent Saturday and Sunday herewith J. W. King and family.

Dr. C. E. Johnson went to Council Bluffs, lowa, Saturday to see his mother, who is quite sick.

Ask us about the kitchen cabinet we are away.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, Phone 456.

L. E. Barber, accompanied by his uncle, James Barber, who has been visiting him here, were Chicago goers Sunday.

Mrs. Otto Heyden and Mrs. G. Nicolai of Terre Haute, came up last week to visit the former’s sister, Mrs. John Eger.

Miss Helen Leatherman was operated on last week at the Augustana hospital in Chicago for adnoids and removal of her tonsils.

Mrs. W. S. Parks and Mrs. Laura Michael expect to leave the forepart of September for a visit with relatives in California and to take in the exposition.

•Mr. and Mrs. Rex Warner and Mrs. E. T. Harris and daughter, Muriel, drove to Tab, Benton county, Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Yeoman and family.

Mrs. J. F. Warren of Oklohoma City, caine Monday for a short visit with relatives here and will then go to Michigan, where she will be joined by Mr. Warren and they will remain for Several weeks.

Mrs. A. E. Alter and children returned to Forest, Ind., Monday after a visit here with B. F. Alter and family and other relatives. Her niece, Miss Elizabeth Witham, returned home with her for a short visit.

Charles Martin, a young man employed by the Hallagan brothers, was thrown from a horse Saturday night and quite badly injured. His nose and left shoulder blade were broken and his chest was also injured.

(1. E. Murray and Ivan Carsen went to Chicago Monday to be the guests of the American Merchants’ Syndicate and to look after business. They did not expect to take in the lake trip, which was a part of the program.

Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Nichols and two children of Momence, 111., drove through in their auto Saturday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hopkins, who returned with them to Momence Sunday, returning home via rail Monday evening.

At the meeting of the national association of photographers at Indianapolis last week, Miss Clara Hagins, of Chicago, daughter of J. L. Hagins of this city, was re-elected first vice-president of the woman’s auxiliary of the national association.

Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Dye and family, formerly of Remington, but for the past few years residents of Lafayette, left Saturday in their automobile for a southern trip, which will include a visit to the Mammoth Cave, Ivy., Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn., and other places in the south.

Misses Edith Adams add Mildred and Nell Biggs expect to leave about August' 8 for a trip to the Pacific coast, which will include a visit to the exposition and other points of interest. Miss Adams will stop on her way back and remain at Tulsa, Ok la., where she will teach the coming school year.

A wedding reception and family reunion was held at the home of C. \Y. Burns, northwest of town, last Sunday. Their daughter, Miss Della Burns, was married last Friday at St. Joseph, Mich., to Mr. E. j, Mat hi us, and another daughter, Miss Irene Burns, was married In Rensselaer by Justice of Peace W. I. Spitler, in the clerk’s office Saturday, to Mr. Ray Watson of Jasper county. The former couple came Saturday, ,and Mr. and Mrs. M. A.. Belcher of South Bend, were also here over Sunday.

A. s. Laßue and Gail Michael were ' Lafayette visitors Saturday.

We sell the best threshing coal for the least money.—HARRINGTON BROS. CO.

Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Perry of Chicago. came Saturday for a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Oren Parker.

Mrs. John Eiglesbach went to Montieello Monday to spend the week with friends at their club house on the Tippecanoe.

Mrs. Charles Wiltshire and little daughter of Zanesville, 0., are visiting the family of Harry Wiltshire. Her husband will join her later.

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 73c; oats, 32c; wheat, 9t>-95c; rye, SOc. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 67c; oats, 30c; wheat. 75c: rye, 50c.

Bert Sprague and family of Pleasant Lake, and Perry Sprague of Syracuse, Ind., drove over by auto Sunday to visit their cousin, Ralph Sprague, and family.

Rev. H. L. Kindig of MontieeUo, was operated on in a Chicago hospital a few days ago for a gall trouble. Rev. Kindig was at one time pastor of the Methodist church of this city.

A. E, Shafer returned Saturday from an auto trip to Logansport and Indianapolis, and was accompanied home by his son-in-law and wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Conrad, of Logansport. '

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hoffman of Kankakee, 111., spent Sunday here and Monday left for Artesian, S. D., to visit; Ray Kenton and family and Other former residents of Jasper county.

T. M. Callahan and Lon Healy were Chicago goers Sunday. The nearest they could get to seeing the Eastland passenger boat and the work of taking out the dead, was from the elevated road.

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bringle drove up to Hanna, Ind., Saturday in their auto to visit the former’s sister and family, Mrs. F. L. Yeoman. Mr. and Mrs. Yeoman’s little daughter accompanied them home Monday for a visit here.

The Democrat is in receipt of the catalogue of the 21st annual session of Fountain Park Assembly, which will be held at Remington, August 14 to 29. A good program has been arranged, of which more will be said in a later issue.

Mr. and Mrs. Vern Nowels, who have been visiting relatives on the Pacific coast and taking in the exposition, are spending a few days this week at Yellowstone Park, and will then return home, probably reaching here some time next week. *

About 200 people from Lafayette, including the Jackson Club members and their families, picnicked at Cedar Lake Sunday. Owing to the condition of the weather there were not many people along the line who joined the excursion. Only 25 tickets were sold here, where there would likely have been 100 had it not rained a good share of the day.

George Jenkins, a former well known farmer of near Goodland, died at his home in Big Rapids, Mich., last week following an operation for appendicitis. He was a brother of Mrs. William Wishard, formerly of Rensselaer, and A. B. Jenkins of Morocco. His wife died only a short time ago. He was engaged in running a hotel in Big Rapids._

Spencer Hollister of Miles City, Mont., came the latter part of the week to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hollister, and other relatives. He states that the Maines brothers, formerly of Rensselaer, have about 900 acres of fine wheat this year and that they are doing well and are well pleased with their new home in Montana.

The barn on the Job English farm in Newton tp., occupied t>y Lee Mauck, as tenant, was struck by lightning and destroyed Sunday afternoon. In reality, it is said, the lightning struck a tree near the barn which communicated to the building and set it on fire. The loss on the barn was about SI,OOO and on contents about SGOO- Both Were partly covered by insurance.

CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears Signage of

The most economical threshing coal at HARRINGTON BROS. CO.’s yards.

Mrs. \V. L. Meyer and daughters, Margaret and Jane, went to Frankfort Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bell.

Mrs. Robert Milliron of Detroit, Mich., after a visit with relatives in Knox and with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron, returned home Saturday.

Miss Donoway of Ottawa, 111., who had been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows, left Saturday for a visit at Indianapolis and Richmond.

Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Jordan and children returned to Evanston, 111., Saturday, after a month's visit here with his mother, Mrs. S. L. Jordan, of Barkley tp.

Harry Gallagher has rented the White livery barn, lately occupied by Dan Robinson, and will keep his horses there for team work and also do a livery business.

All day meeting will be held in the grove at Egypt school house, on Sunday, August 1. Sunday school at 10:3b a. m.; basket dinner at 12:00; program, 1:30 p. m„ followed by preaching by Rev. Parrett. Everyone invited.

Miss Simpson of the Monuett school returned Saturday from a five weeks' visit at Lincoln and Grand Island, Neb. Miss Anna House, also of the Monnett school, left Saturday lor Parkerburg, \V. Va., to spend a few weeks.

W. H. Raines of Minnesota, who purchased of Benjamin Harris last fall the former. Burns farm of 246 acres in Barkley tp., at present occupied by \Y. H. Daugherty, is here looking after same and making arrangements to move here soon.

Little Miss Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Meyer of Gary, who had been visiting here with the faniliy of R. D. Thompson and other relatives, returned home Saturday accompanied by her cousin, Thomas Thompson, who will visit there for awhile.

.) . The Oxford Gazette, one of the newsiest exchanges that reaches our table, has contracted for a linotype. The Kouts Tribune, after an unsuccessful business career, has turned up its toes to the daises. The business men there recently raised SBOO to assist the paper, but this was insufiicent to keep it from going to the v. all. „

The Indiana Public Service Commission last Saturday refused to agree with the contention of the traction interests of the state to compel regulation of the “jitney” bus as a public carrier, therefore dismissing the petitions of the companies. The jitneys are seriously interferring with the passenger earnings of both electric and steam railroads, more particularilly the former, it is said, and they are trying to put them out of business. It is now believed that the pext stop by the traction companies will be a fight in the courts.

Auto Buss Line —Mt. Ayr, Morocco and Rensselaer. Leave Mt. Ayr 8:00a.m. Arrive Morocco 8:40a.m. Leave Morocco . . . 9: 00 a. m. Arrive Mt. Ayr 9:45a.m. Leave Mt. Ayr 9:50 a.m. Arrive Rensselaer .. . ... 10:30 a. m. Leave Rensselaer .... . . . 1:00 p. m. Arrive Mt. Ayr ........ 1:40 p. m. Leave Mt. Ayr 2:45 p. m. Arrive Morocco 3:30 p.m. Leave Morocco 3:50 p. m. Arrive Mt. Ayr , 4:30 p.m. Leave Mt. Ayr . 4:40 p. m. Arrive Rensselaer .... . . 5:30p.m. Leave Rensselaer ■*..... 7:00 p. m. Arrive Mt. Ayr 7:40 p.m. Will wait for “Hoosier Limited” if requested. Fare 75c between any two stations.—A. P. HUNTINGTON, Owner; F. A. STANDISH, Driver.

Mr. Farmer Are you going to sell a bushel of wheat for SI.OO and buy 28 lbs. of flour, or will you bring it to the mill and exchange it for 38 lbs. of flour? Saving 35c per bushel for you, All flour guaranteed.—lßOQUOlS ROLLER MILLS, Phone 456. 1

Do Yon Want Lightning Protection? I have been in the lightning rod business for 15 years and during that time have never lost a building by lightning. A five-year guarantee wjth all rods, if interested call and see me or phone 568.—FRANK A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Ind. ts

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. .. , : V ■ I Commissioners’ court will convene next Monday. New suits tiled: No. 8456. Frank Wyneoop vs. William O. Rowles and Oren F. Parker; suit on contract for $606, commission on sale of real estate.- ' ' . ..

No. 8457. Bruce Baker et al vs. Ruby Baker et al; petition for the Partition of real estate. No. 8458. John F. Judy vs. Ray Elmore; action to foreclose mortgage in certain personal property. Marriage licenses issued: July 24, Ray Watson of Jasper county, aged 20 Jan. 20 last, occupation farmer, to Irene Burns, also of Jasper county, aged 16 May 23 last. First marriage for each. Both being under age, mother of male and father or female, filed written consent to issuance of license. They were married by W. 1. Spitler in the clerk’s office. J uly 26, Charles Henry 1 for well of Jasper county, aged 21 Aug. 6 last, occupation farmer, to Mable Louise Clark, also *of Jasper county, aged 16 April 4 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, female being under age, mother filed written Consent to issuance of license.

S. W. Hamilton of Wheat field, with his Ford, was the first, man in Jasper county to register his machine at the state house this year. Mrs. E. W. Overocker registered her Imperial a few days ago, making the total in this county 641. There are now over 83,0b0 automobile owners registered for 1015 in the entire state, as against G 5,000 in 1014. Fords lead the other ears for numbers in Indiana, showing a total registration of approximately 30,000. This information comes from the Campbell Circular Advertising Co., of Indianapolis, who have compiled such lists for automobile concerns and other lines of business for a number of years. . .

William Brandenburg was arrested near Zadoc last Thursday while working with Henry Hendricks’ thrashing gang, charged with passing several forged checks at Attica several weeks ago, the particular charge on which he was arrested being that of a S2B check passed on M. Nathan, an Attica clothier. Three other checks, one for $6, one for sl2 and one for SB,50, making a total of $54.50, were passed by Brandenburg on the same date. He seems to have left Attica soon after shoving the checks and came to Jasper county. An account of the matter was published in an Attica paper and a description of Brandenburg given. A resident of Kniman read the item and thought the description fitted a man who had recently come to that vicinity. Nathan Was notified and canie, here last Wednesday. Thursday he swore out a warrant and the officers from here went up and made the arrest. The sheriff of Fountain county came up Friday and took the man back there to stand trial.

Card of Thanks.

We take this opportunity of expressing our gratitude and appreciation to our many kind friends and neighbors for every act of kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and following the death of our dear Elizabeth. Wo also wish to thank our friends for the beautiful floral offerings and the members of St. Rose Sodality for their beautiful tribute.—Mß. AND MRS. JOSEPH LANE AND FAMILY.

Miss Elizabeth Lane Laid to Rest in Mt. Cavlary.

The funeral Of Miss Elizabeth M. Lane, who died at the home of her parents in Newton township, July 19, at 1:30 l>. m., was held 1 from St. Augustine’s Catholic church .at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning, and was one of the most sorrowful of such occasions this community has ever experienced. The funeral procession from her home to the church and from there after the services to the cemetery, was one of the largest we have had for some time, while for the services the church was crowded to its utmost with grieving relatives and friends. A solemn high mass was offered after which the pastor, Rev. Father Daniels, delivered the funeral

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sermon, using as his text the last words uttered by her of whom he spoke, “Jesus have mercy on my ho til .” Elizabeth Lane was horn July 1, l 99, and died at the age of 25 y< ars and 19 days. She spent practically all of Her life in this community, where she was well and favorably known and loved by all who knew her. She had been in failing health for the past year and bore her suffering most patiently, being resigned at all times to the will oi Him who sent l\'f trials. She was one of twelve children, five of whom preceded her to her grave, being Mrs. Ella Rajal, Charles J., Anna Justene, and two brothers who died in infancy. She leaves to mourn her early demise her sorrowing parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lane, four sisters and two brothers, namely: Mrs. E. E. Pierson of Hobart, Ind.; Mrs. Harvey Messmann, Mrs. James T. Walters, Mist Lucy, Stanley and Louis Lane, also a host of relatives and friends. She was a member of St. Rose Sodality, whose members at:cm jed her funeral in a body. Her pallbearers were: Charles Brusnahan, Will Norden, ('lenience Gan’gloff, Herman Horde•nann, Carl Worden and Clarence Messmann. She was laid to rest in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Tears were in the eyes of every one who beheld her for the last time, all mourned that one so good, so pure and lovely should have a life so brief. xx

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