Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1915 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig were Chicago visitors Wednesday.

The family of Harry Dewey, of southeast of town, are all down with the measles.

Mrs. George Neal of Indianapolis came up Wednesday afternoon to remain until Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Laßue.

Thomas Walters, an aged resident of Gillam tp., died Wednesday evening at the age of 86 years. He leaves a wife and twelve children.

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 57c; oats, 31c; wheat, 75 to 95c; rye, 75c. The prices one year ago were; Corn, 67c; oats, 43c; wheat, 98c; rye, 75c.

Mrs. G. E. Murray, regent of the local D. A. R. order, was ill and unable to attend the state meeting at Terre Haute this week, and Mrs. P. C. Curnick went in her stead.

Ike Leave! came up from Bainbridge, Ind., Thursday evening for a brief visit with his son, Charlie, and to look after some business matters, returning home yesterday.

The Choral Club held a meeting Thursday night at the high school auditorium, and took in 14 new members. They wil hold the charter open for two weeks yet to receive members.

Mrs. C. H. Peck of Remington, a sister of J. D. Allman of Rensselaer, was taken to Indianapolis the latter part of the week, where she underwent an operation Wednesday for cancer of the breast.

There are no more cases of smallpox reported in Rensselaer and it is thought that the disease has been stamped out here. All the patients here have practically recovered and been released from quarantine.

Monon News: Mrs. Mary Lowe of Rensselaer, has been visiting friends here this week, returning home yesterday. She contemplates spending the winter in Michigan. Her health is better than it was some time ago.

D. K. Rainier, who went to Oshkosh, Wis., last Friday for a few dtys’ visit with his daughter and family, Mrs. H. L. Barnes, returned home Monday, accompanied by Mrs. Rainier, who had been visiting there for some time.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blue have rented their home in Rensselaer furnished to J. A. Swindler, the new high school principal, and have gone to Dallas City, 111., to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. V. O. Patterson, and family.

Mrs. O. G. Barrett of Angola, who is visiting here for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mills, was joined yesterday by her husband, former county agent for Jasper county, but row holding a like position in Steuben county. They will return home today via Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. Swaney Makeever and Mr. and Mrs. E. P .Honan drove to Greencastle Saturday to visit the latters* son,. Edward, and take in the football game between DePauw and the Eastern Normal of Charleston, 111. Edward plays with the DePanw team, which defeated Charleston by a score of 4 6 to 3.

Miss Grace Ervin of Lincoln, Neb., passed through Rensselaer Thursday with some other parties via auto, and stopped here and had quite a chat with her uncle, William Ervin, whom she had not seen in many years. She expects to return here Monday or Tuesday to spend a few days with Mr. Ervin.

Mrs. Sallie Rex of Independence, Warren county, who has been visiting here with the Fred and Dan Waymire families and Mrs. Jud Adams of Barkley tp., returned home yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Laura Harris, of south of town, who will visit relatives and friends there and at Attica for an indefinite time.

Starke County. Democrat: Word was received here yesterday to the effect that Mf.l and Mrs. Roy Cox, of Wheatfield, are the proud parents of a baby girl since Saturday evening. Mother and babe are doing nicely. Mrs. Cox, prior to her marriage was Miss Anna Byers, of this city. Mrs. J. A. Byers, the grandmother of the new girl, is in Wheatfield this week.

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