Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Subscribe for The Democrat. John Horton has located in the barber business at Roselawn. Lester Gorham is confined to his bed with a severe sore throat. Miss Madeline Abbott visited friends in Lafayette Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Vincent Eisele and daughter Mabel returned from Chicago Saturday evening after-spending a week visiting friends. The 15-year-old daughter of Thomas Lang of Surrey got one of her thumbs quite badly mashed in a gasoline engine Saturday. ~ Miss Lauretta Nagel of southwest of town returned home Friday evening after a month's visit with relatives and friends in Wisconsin. Six auto loads of Rensselaer young people drove to the home of Miss Frances Ryan, near Medaryville, Sunday and enjoyed a picnic. Edwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Rhoads, got two of his toes quite badly mashed when a piece of two by four studding fell on his foot Saturday. Yesterday's markets were: Corn, 80c; oats, 43c; wheat, $1.45; rye, $1.15. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 56c; oats, 29c; wheat, 60c to 90c; rye, 75c. Special care taken in fitting children's shoes. Try us once and see the diffesence. We have dependable shoes at reasonable prices.— ROWLES & PARKER. Mrs. W. F. Congdon of Detroit, Michigan, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan, for about three weeks, returned home Monday. Abe Martin says: “No matter who's elected, Indianny is bound t’ finish in second place. Mrs. Tipton Bud went t’ market this mornin’, but she didn’t say beans.”

Mr. and Mrs. Deli Bowman of near Newland returned home Monday from Delphi, whore they had been to attend the funeral of John Bowman, which was held Sunday. Work on the new Presbyterian manse is going ahead rapidly and when completed it will be one of the best residences in Rensselaer and an ornament to that part of the city. John Lyons, who had been on the Mexican border since June with company M of Rensselaer, returned home Sunday. He obtained his discharge under the dependency clause. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Welsh and three sons of Larimore, North Dakota, came Friday evening for an extended visit with his mother, Mrs. Mary Welsh, of east of town, and other relatives. James E. Meade of Detroit, Michigan, came Sunday to spend a few’ days with Mrs. Meade, who is convalescing from an attack of typhoid fever at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark. John Knox, who has been working at Indianapolis, was recently transferred to Chicago. He spent several days here last week with his father, Thomas Knox, going on to Chicago Friday to take up his work. A called meeting of the Ladies’ Literary club was held yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. George W. Hopkins to take action on an invitation from the Remington ladies’ club to meet with them next Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. L. Gumm in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Parker, Miss Marion Parker and Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hopkins drove to Valparaiso Sunday and took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner, returning home by the way of Gary. Mrs, Brenner accompanied them home and will visit friends here for a few days. The 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kessinger of Union township had one of bis legs fractured Saturday when the team he was driving became frightened and ran away. The team was hitched to a farm wagon and the boy was thrown out, the wagon passing over his body, breaking his leg above the knee. It was a very bad fracture, but it Is hoped he will get along without any serious complications. City Marshal Vern Robinson, who received a fracture of one of his legs last fall by the kick of a horse while at work on the city garbage wagon, the wound from which had never healed, was operated on Sunday by Dr. Washburn and the leg was cut open at the fracture and the bone scraped, It being found that the bone was diseased. It is hoped by his doctor that the wound will now heal up alright