Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Charles Osborne and Mrs. Charles Shaw spent Monday in Chicago. If you want fresh buttermilk, you can get it every day at the HARRIS CREAMERY. Mrs. M. D. (’fwin left Saturday for Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to visit her sister, Mrs. H. L. Barnes. DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY. HAVE IT PUT AWAY TODAY—THAT VICTROLA AT FENDIG’S. ASTRACHAN COLLARED OVERcoats of all-wool black kersey, only sls and only at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. * A box of one-half or one dozen Arrow collars, a sensible Xmas present. THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WM. TRAUB. Pinch-back suits and overcoats will make a. classy Xmas gift, all sizes and colors.—Duvall’s Quality Shop. C. EARL DUVALL. Miss Katie Shields of the Parr school and Mrs. Fae Petty of the Fair Oaks school, spent Monday visiting the schools at Lowell. Lounging robes, house robes, terry robes, smoking jackets, $2.50 to $8.50, with a merry Xmas. THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF 'WM. TRAUB. E. C. Maxwell went to Indianapolis Sunday evening to attend the annual meeting of the Sons of Veterans as a representative from the local organization. —— ■—— We will, as usual, have q, large assortment of Christmas candies and nuts and fruits for our Christmas trade. Get our prices before buying.—JOHN EGER. Why do you fellows kick on highpriced coal? Just call on me for wood. Delivered to any part of the city. Prices right.—JAMES E. WALTER. Phone 337. ts

WORK CLOTHES AT OLD PRICES -—Fusitan blanket lined coats, $3 and $3.50; fur collared, $4; pelt lined, $6.50; trousers, $1.75, $2; vests, $1.50. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. t Many people from Rensselaer and vicinity were summoned to Monticello yesterday to testify in the case of State vs. Stockton, which started yesterday and will probably last the rest of the week. America first, last and always, and most of our goods are made in America and you can get no better. We now have on display the swellest gifts for Xmas in the city. At Duvall’s Quality Shop.—C. EARL DUVALL. C. E. Wolfe, one of the members of Co. M, spent Sunday with his folks at Newland. His wife and sister, Mrs. Morris Blacker, returned to Indianapolis with him, Mrs. Blacker to visit her husband, a member of the militia. The annual Coliseum Poultry show opens in Chicago today and promises to be one of the best ever held. Among those from Indiana having entries in this show are Charles Fleming of Brook and T. J. Britton and J. M. Illingworth of Kentland. N. S. Bates returned Saturday evening from a two weeks’ visit with his daughter, Mrs. Rufus Knox. He reports that the latter’s little daughter, Mary Rachel, is improving ajd it is hoped in time she will recover so that she can walk. She now has little or no use of her limbs at all.

Rev. L. A. Connor of Cleveland, Ohio, was here Sunday to preach the funeral sermon *f Benjamin Harris. Rev. Connor was pastor of the Church of God here about twenty years ago. A few months ago he was called to southern California to preach the funeral sermon of a friend there. Winter Is here. Those who have been wishing for some snow and colder weather before Christmas should now be satisfied. Friday evening several inches of snow fell and the mercery dropped around the freezing point, where it remained for the next few days. Monday another good snow fell and all indications at tfie present time are that this Christmas will be a white one. Second Lieutenant Edward L. Watson, Sergeants Jay, Nowels and Ernest Moore aid Corporal James Eldridge, who had come to Fort Benjamin Harrison with the Third Indiana regiment, came to Rensselaer Saturday for a visit with home folks. The boys are all glad to get back to Indiana, and will be required to remain at Indianapolis for a couple of weeks yet before the work of mustering the guard out of the federal service will be completed.