Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

j A genuine Galloway fur coat, natural color, extra heavy quilted linjing, was $35.00, n0w*527,60, You ! cannot buy a better fur coat at any price,—ROWLES & PARKER. J Mrs. Vaughn Woodworth of South 1 Omaha, Neb., came Tuesday for several weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Porter. Her , husband, who for some time has been studying for the ministry and preaching to a smal charge, recently conducted a very successful revival in which over 50 converts were secured. . ■ ■ . .

Perhaps 75 or more members and friends of the local Pocahontas lodge attended the box social given by the lodge Tuesday night in the Redmen hall. Sixteen boxes were auctioned off by C. P. Fate, bringing a total of $30.90. It is understood that the lodge will shortly give a dance for the membership and friends in the near future.

We have been having some quite good winter weather for the past few days, pleasant overhead most of the time but getting down to from 6 to 10 degrees of zero each night. The roads have been very rough since it froze up again, but the more traveled ones are getting worn down now so they are not quite so bad. A little flurry of snow ' came yestterday morning, but it didn’t amount to enough to cover the ground.

H. It. Lange returned Thursday from a business trip to Laporte. Mr. Lange will move next week into theproperty owned by the late G. W. Tudor, in the east part of town, vacated hi' Ed Ileralh, who moves intoj the Mrs. Mark Reed property on the corner of College avenue and Clark street. Matt Nesius, of several miles southeast of town, will move to the former Mike Kanne property at the west side of town, now occupied by Mr. Lange, which Mr. Nesius purchased some time ago.

A dispatch from Washington yesterday said that the long tight to prevent the confirmation of Ralph W. McConnell as postmaster of Oxford, Ind., has come to an end. The senate postoffice committee has agreed on a favorable report and McConnell is slated for confirmation at the next execntiye session of the senate. McConnell was accused of having misappropriated fundsi, but this charge was disproved to the satisfaction of the Indiana senators, who indorsed hint for the appointment:

I>en McCarthy, who is employed on the Sternberg dredge, accompanied by Attorney John A. Dunlap and Truant Officer C. B. Steward and Mrs. John I. Gwin, w T ent to ‘Huntington Tuesday on business connected with the efforts being made by McCarthy to secure possession of his little 5-year-old son. Mrs. McCarthy, through somewhat questionable means, it is said, secured a divorce from her husband, after having deserted mm here, in the Huntington court several months ago and was given the custody of the children. McCarthy is seeking to have the divorce proceedings reopdned, so far as the custody of the children is concerned, and the case was to have come up there Tuesday, but it was continued.

I Bofw I 4 Baptist. Sabbath school Sunday morning at 0:30 a. m. Our school is growing but will grow more rapidly if every member of the church will plan to be wiWi us in this hour for Bible study. There is a welcome, a teacher, a.class and a blessing awaiting all who come. Sunday morning worship, subject: •'The Enduring Word,” 10:34 a. in.; Sunday evening this cppgregation will join the congregations of the other churches in the union meeting, to be held in the Christian church, with Rev. Fleming of the Presbyterian church preaching at 7:00 p.m. Let everybody attend this, the initial service of the monthly union meetings. “The Christian life is not know-' ing or hearing, but doing.”—F. W. Robertson. V First, Presbyterian, Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister.—9:3o, Sunday school; The school is modern with good teachers and acqulpment for efficient service; 10:45, morning worship and sermon, subject: “The Two Treasuries.” 7:00, union serv r ice at the Christian church. 7:30, Wednesday evening prayer, and. fellowship meeting. "O sure it were a seemly thing, While all Is still and calm, The praise of God to play and sing, With trumpet and with shalm.’’ Subscribe for The Democrat.*