Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Joe Reeve, Junior Benjamin, John Knox and Forest Morlan were down from Chicago Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Somers and children spent Saturday night and Sundaj*with friends at Oxford.

Mrs. Mell Abbott visited at Monticello over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Landis.

Miss Ethel Middlecamp returned to her home at Kniman Friday after a short visit here at the John O’Connor home.

' Miss Amanda Hoyes of Laporte is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Hester Hoyes. She expects to remain until after Thanksgiving.

Mrs. Barbara Hoshaw went to Eureka, Illinois, Sunday on account of the death of her 10-year-old grandson, Edward Seelman.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter left Friday evening for Delphi to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Blanche Fritts, and family.

> Mrs. J. W. McConnahay of Chicago came down Saturday for a week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. Henry Randle, and sister, Mrs. Nora Phillips, and other relatives.

Some men are born good looking, others acquire good looks by wearing Fashion Park clotjies, sold in- the best big town stores and in Rensselaer by HILLIARD & HAMILL.

Pauline Comer, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Comer of Union township, was operated on Monday morning at her home for appendicitis. At latest reports she was doing well.

If you haven’t layed in your winter’s supply of potatoes, better buy now. Minnesota’s, SI.BO bushel; AJJashington Netted Gems, positively the finest potato grown, $2.10 per bushel.—ROWLES & PARKER.

Mrs. W. H. Ramey of Medaryville, an aunt of Mrs. Joe Long of this city, died Saturday night. Mrs. Ramey had been in poqr health for a long time and her death was expected. The funeral was held yesterday. ' V

Joe Long denies the allegation that he had SIOO bet on the result of the county election with “Billy’’ Frye, and says if he had a hundred dollars he would buy an airship instead of betting it on so uncertain a thing as an election.

Mary Rachael, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Knox of Chicago, who hid been a patient at the Durand hospital suffering with infantile paralysis for about two months, was removed to the home of her parents this week and her permanent recovery is expected.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood are here from Bilijngs, Montana, visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Catt. Mrs. Wood recently underwent an operation for tumor at the Presbyterian hospital in "Chicago, and will remain here until she has fully recovered.

Mrs. Elmer Seller came from Greencastle Friday afternoon and Saturday, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Ida Pierce, drove home in the latter’s Saxon car. Mrs. Pierce has been here • for the past two months visiting her daughter, Mrs. James Thompson, south of town, but will spend the winter at Greencastle with Mrs. Seller.

B. Forsythe, who recently purchased 285 acres of unimproved land in Walker township of Josiah Davisson, will improve the same by the erection of a complete set of buildings and clearing the timber from the place. The pricd^paid was quite reasonable and Mr. Forsythe feels that when he has completed the improvements he will be able to sell it at a good profit.

The Democrat’s job department has been awarded the contract for printing the poultry catalog for the Jasper County Poultry show, which will be held in this city the first week in January.’ The catalog will be of about sixty pages, and will contain a large number of advertisements of Rensselaer businessmen and poultry caterers. The poultry show this year la expected to be the largest and best ever held here.

Mart Baylor, a fdrmer resident of this city and a brother- of Mrs. Philip Blue, drove through from his home at Elwood Saturday. Mr. Baylor is an engineer in -the tin plate works at Elwood, and was accompanied here by John Morgan, who is also employed there. Sunday Mr. Baylor and Mr. and Blue drove to Wheatfield to Ipend the day with Roy and family. ,Mr. Baylor returned to Elwood Monday.