Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Cub bear tur coat, heavy quilted Lning. One of our best sellers, just one le.t, this coat worth S2S.UU. now priced at $18.50. Let us show yon thb coat.— & PARKER. John Stockton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Stockton of Newton tp., has been suffering with the grip for several days and also had the misfortune to mash two of his fingers on his right hand which will cause the loss of both finger nails. Through an error in the item concerning some historically cold dates in Saturday's Democrat, we said that Mr, O'Connor, our informant, found it necessary, owing to the intense cold, to blow out the "flues" of the engine he was operating, ''•ben as a matter of fact the word itues should have read "water pipes." John McCurtain, whom it is alleged has been recently annoying his former wife, who lately secured a divorce from him. was arrested and rlaced in jail Friday afternoon because of such alleged annoyance, or, rather, the actual charge is for nonpayment of the costs in his wife’s divorce action, but the alleged annoyance is really back of his imprisonment. , ' ’ • •

Mrs. Delos Thompson returned Saturday night from Battle Creek, Mich., where she was called about a month ago by the illness and subsequent death of her aged mother, Mrs. T. B. Skinner, who died Jan. IT of pneumonia, aged 87 years. Mrs. Thompson was with her for several days before her death. Mrs. Skinner leaves four children. Mrs. John T. Winship of Lansing, Mich.; Mrs. Nellie Hawhurst and Richmond Skinner of Battle Creek, and Mrs. Delos Thompson of Rensselaer. Her husband died in 1901.

Several more cases of smallpox of a mild character have developed during the. past few days, and City Health Offieer M. D. Gwin reports the following patients: Emmett Muster, -on or Louie Muster; John Wood, >en of Van Wood; Mrs. Roily Gates; Lee Richards and Mrs. John MeCurfitiii and families, over the laundry. Several more cases are thought to e on the verge of development and are being closely watched bv the health officers. An enumeration of s. ;00l pupil? to ascertain the num-•*»-r of those who have not been vaccinated was to have been taken yesterday. .Men's and boys' suits at the iovv- •• i possible prices. We ask you to f or:.pare our suits and prices with .ary- other house, we know we can save you money. Try us.—ItOWLES* PARKER. K. «>i p. Meeting Here Next Week. The Jasper county K,. of p. meei-

Jg will be held in Castle Hull of the; Iv-n.'selaer lodge on Tuesday, Feb. 1 i 5, both afternoon and evening, and ■ Sorts "are being made to get out a' •nni representation of the three| ledges of the order in this county.] i rizes aggregating s2su will be' Siren, by the Grand Lodge to the ! o inties getting out the largest per < > at of its in* rnbership to the county meetings to be held all over the state next week. These prizes are (IH, }ls, SSO and $26., Jasper county ought to be able to win one of these, in the opinion of ! the local knights, and if the Remingfoe and Wheatfield lodges will turn «>tt: a• they should there ought to be ho Question about it. Through the efforts of County i hairman Davenport, Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals Wheaton will confer the rank of Page at the evening session, using the same bible which Justin H. Itathbone, founder of the order, used in conferring this rank on the first candidate initiated, into the order in 1876. This bible is the property of the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias, and the committee feels that it has been especially fortunate in securing St for this occasion.

Imnocratk Editors Name 11. P. " Schrkker President. Indianapolis, Feb. s.—mth the election of officers and the transaction of other business, v the annual meeting of the Indiana bemocjatic Editorial association closed at noon yesterday. The following officers were chosen: President, H. F. Schricker, Knox Democrat; first vicepresident, H. B. Wilson, Delphi Citizen-Times; second vice-president, G. 11. Hazen, Boonville Inquirer; secretary, George Saunders, Bluffton Banner; treasurer, E. W. Pickhardt, Huntington Signal; executive committee, Howard Roosa of the Evansville Courier, George R. Griffin of

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