Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Daniel Wolfe of Demotte was in the city yesterday on business. Mrs. F. E. Babcock was a Lafayette visitor yesterday afternoon. W. L. Bott made a business trip to Star City Saturday, returning Monday. Visit the Rexall store during the 1-eent sale, November 2, 3 and 4. It; will pay you. John Roadruck, the Lowell barber, spent Sunday and Monday here, the guest of Miss Daisy Morris. Robert Zick of Walker township visited here from Saturday until Monday with his sister, Mrs. White. Miss Iva Bill of southwest Marion is helping out at the treasurer’s office during the rush of the closing days of tax paying time. E. T. Whitehead, John Biggs, Joseph Hiekam and Fred Thomas of Wheatfleld were down on tax paying business yesterday afternoon. A new supply of English walking boots for women, black or tan. Price $4.00 to $6.00. —B. N. FENDIG’S SHOE STORE, Opera House Block. Mrs. Harrison Timmons and daughter Doris of Benton .Harbor, Michigan, came Monday evening for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. v A 1 Timmons. Don’t forget the chicken supper by the Young Ladies’ Sodality of St. Augustine’s Catholic church at the parochial school hall this Wednesday evening. Take supper tonight at the parocial school hall. The Young Ladies’ Sodality will serve fried chicken and all the trimmings that go with a first-class meal. A reception will be given the Rev. E. W. Strecker and family in the M. E. church parlors this Wednesday evening, to which all members and friends are invited.

Norman Atkinson, a young man from Chicago, who is attending St. Joseph college, stumbled over a rope Monday noon and in falling broke two bones of one of his shoulders. Charles Baker of Monticello was in the city yesterday looking for a location to start a billiard hall, lie found a couple of prospective places and will return again soon to complete negotiations. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Grant returned home Sunday from a six weeks’ visit with their son Hale and family at Spokane, Washington. They also visited at Seattle and Portland and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Mrs. W. L. Bott returned Monday evening from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, after a three weeks’ visit there with her daughter, Mrs. tHamIlton. She was accompanied home by her little grandson, William Robert Hamilton. We have had some fine October weather the past tew days. There was a light rain Monday night and yesterday was partly cloudy and cooler. The indications are for cooler weather the remainder of the week. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hall of Chicago visited here Monday evening and yesterday with their cousin, Miss Blanche Embree, going from here to Monticello for a visit with friends before returning to their home in Chicago. Bert Abbott, who is employed at the Babcock & Hopkins elevator, struck his left hand with a hammer yesterday morning dislocating the thumb and also slightly fracturing one of the bones, making quite a painful Injury, which will lay him up for a few days. The grain markets have fallen off some in the past few days, which leads one to wonder whether or not any of the local speculators were nipped. Perhaps this fall in price is caused from the two carloads of Argentine corn shipped to this country by the Republicans for campaign purposes. Miss Nellie Timmone entertained a company of about thirty-five young people at a masquerade party at her home in the north part of town Monday evening. Almost every character conceivable waß represented. Cards and other games were indulged in, and a most delightful evening was had by all present.

VOTE ON COMPULSORY SERVICE 798,000 for, 887,000 Against, Australian Returns Show. Melbourne, Australia, October 30. —The latest returns on the referendum on compulsory military service show the following results, although still incomplete: For conscription, 798,000; against comscription, 887,000.