Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

POWDER Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tartar NO ALUM-NO PHOSPHATE

$1 indigo dyed overalls 85c—HILLIARD & HAMILL.

The Priscilla Sew club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. D. Martindale.

More new sl, $1.25 and $1.50 waists triis week at ROWLES 1 - & PARKERS.

Just received—new Crawford oxfords, New York styles, Hamill prices.—HILLIARD & HAMILL.

Several couples attended the dance at the armory Wednesday evening and report an enjoyable evening.

Harry English returned home Wednesday from Indiana university, and will spend the summer vacation with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. C. English.

Mrs. E. E. Holden of Waterloo, lowa, and Miss Florence iHolden of Janesville, lowa, are here the guests of the former's son, J. H. Holden, and wife.

A cow was killed by lightning out on the Myers farm in Jordan tp. Tuesday, so M. I. Adams reports. The animal was insured in Mr, Adams’ agency.

Joe Nagel reports that the Hessian fly is doing great damage to hi£ wheat southwest of town. Joe had about the best field of wheat in the state, people say who had seen it.

John Shesler, who has been attending the Northwestern Dental college at Chicago, has received his diploma in this profession. It is not known as yet where he will locate in business.

S. H. Cornwell of Remington, who recently purchased M. O. Stokes’ interest in the Sommers & Stokes plumbing business, moved his family here this week and occupies the Miss Ruth Sayler tenant property on Elm street.

Miss Lucille Didlake, well known to many readers of The Democrat and a daughter of Dr. and "Mrs. M. T. Didlake of Monticello, was married last at the home of her parents to Professor Nathaniel E. Loomis, formerly of Madison, Wis., who is professor of chemistry at Purdue university.

Rev. and Mrs. M, R. Paradis of New Iberia, La., with his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Sutton, of St.vAnne, 111., came over via auto Wednesday for a short visit with E. L. Hollingsworth and family and other friends. Rev. Paradis was pastor of the Presbyterian church here 21 yedrs ago when the present church building was dedicated.

Mrs. Frances Hopkins accompanied to their home at Sllivan Thursday her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Thompson, and children, who had been here visiting the former, and Mrs. (Hopkins will remain in Sullivan until her daughter, Miss Gertrude Hopkins, is able to return home from Chicago where she is receiving treatment for her injured eye.

In view of the fact that a great many Jasper county farmers are not going to be able to plant to corn all the aground that they had intended to plant, it is probable that much of the ground will be planted soon to buckwheat instead, and the indications are that a greater acreage of this latter cereal will be put out in Jasper county than for a great many years.

Elmer Rathfon, a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Vanatta,. died at h|s home in South Chicago Monday afternoon and was buried at Medaryville Tuesday afternoon. His age was about 50 years. Mr. Rathfon was born and raised in Gillam tp; and well known tq many people here. Mrs. Minnie Rathfon Fisher, a sister of deceased, was formerly a teacher in the city schools here. Mr. Rathfon leaves a wife and two frown sons, Clem and Ewen Rathfon, of South Chicago.