Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1908 — Page 1

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Koppelman Store Burns at DeMotte.

The general merchandise store of . Jacob Koppelman, at DeMotte, was destroyed by fire last Friday night. The fire was discovered at about 1 o’clock Saturday nforning, and so entirely was the building enveloped in dames that efforts to save it or to save any of the contents were useless. Mr. Koppelman did an extensive business and carried a large stock. It is understood that the stock was insured for only about half of its value. The building was a two story frame, and on the second floor the Knights of Pythias lodge had its quarters. All the lodge belongings were destroyed toy fire. The origin of the fire is not known. Mr. Koppelman will probably build a store room and re-engage in business.

Miss Grace Kelly won the great Jasper county bread contest, made from the Gem of the Valley flour, bought at the Chicago Bargain Store. You can buy a Kuppenheimer overcoat at 10 to per cent discount at Rowles & Parker’s. Why not buy a Kuppenheimer and get the best? Only $1.40 sack for the Gem of the Valley flour that won the highest test ever made in Jasper county. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. A Christmas dinner no matter how good, is Incomplete without good coffee. Millar coffee is the one to top it off right HOME GROCERY. Uncle Sidney Steward, of near Mt. Ayr, is now past 82 years of age. He came to this county in 1837 and helped haul lumber by ox teams from Monticello to erect the first building in Rensselaer. He is in quite excellent health. The Rosebud Sunday school will hold their Christmas tree and entertainment Thursday evening, Christmas eve., and plans are being made for a pleasant time, and Santa Claus will probably be very generous on his distribution in that prosperous section. Leave your order for your Christmas dinner at John Eger’s. We will have Fancy Sweet Potatoes, Leaf Lettuce, Cranberries, Celery, Mince Meat, Sweet and Sour Pickles, Olives, Canned Corn and Peas, Oranges, Apples, Bananas, Pineapples and Fancy Mixed Nuts. Joe Jefferies left Saturday afte noon , for Huntington to take charge of his recently purchased grocery store. Mrs. Jeffries and her father, J. A. Casther, will remain here until Joe gets es- * tabllshed and finds a convenient hou'e for thetn, and they may not go for several weeks. i i We want you to call and look over our stock of fresh candies. Everything guaranteed to be up to the stahdard of the pure food law. Your choice from 5 to 12 cents, with the exception of fancy cream chocolates, which are 15 cents a pound. JOHN EGER. |

GREAT REDUCTION On Ladies’ Tailored ;; " Suits •• • • • • While they last we will ~ sell our Sample Line of w , • • Ladies’ Tailored Suits at • • .. a Reduction of L :: 33J per Ct. ♦ • •• Off Marked Price. •• This means a Tailored •• • • i. Suit at Much Less than Manufacturers’ Prices. ’* FENDIG’S FAIR

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DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER AT RHOADES’ HARDWARE. Buy your rubber footwear at Murray’s. Fine cakes and cookies and the very best bread at Schmitter’s. A fine line of candies at Schmitter’s bakery. IT COST YOU NOTHING TO REGISTER AT RHOADES’ HARDWARE.. OYSTERS FOR CHRISTMAS. Baltimore Standards 40c; Seal Ship solid meats 50c at T. W. Haus. Bargains in Christmas umbrellas, sweaters, ties, box hosiery, mufflers and handkerchiefs at Murray’s. Try Schmitter’s bakery for Christmas bread and cakes. Get our prices before buying. 20 per cent discount on men’s, boys’ and childrens’ overcoats atMurray’s store. LOS T—Pair of nose glasses in leather case Return to Republican office. d. 29 Box ball is less violent but more scientific than bowling. Any one can -play. Try a game some evening. Buy your overcoat or cloak at Murray’s at 20 per cent discount. Now is the time to get in on them. 10 to 25 per cent discount on ladies* and misses* coats at Rowles & Parker’s. . 7 . You will find the swellest line of neck wear at our store in town. Be sure and buy your beau one. DUVALL & LUNDY. LOST—In the east gravel road between town and the Hendrix farm, a storm front Saturday evening. Finder please return to the Republican office. Come in and see the wall charts that the Republican is giving for 35 cents along with new or renewed subscriptions. Our ferns, Calla Lillies, Japan Sacred Lillies, Geraniums and Rubber trees make fine Christmas presents. KING FLORAL CO. We will save you from 20 to 40 per cent on any thing you want in fancy china in our line. JOHN EGER. Jas. Downs has moved from Hanging Grove township to the house Frank B. Alter has been occupying at the tile mill north of town. Don’t forget to look at the swell neck wear muffler, in all shades and at all prices. DUVALL & LUNDY. Mrs. C. J. Verrili, of Biwabik, Minn, who was called back to Fair Oaks by the sudden death of her sister, was in Rensselaer Saturday visiting friends. WE GIVE AWAY A CARYING SET AND CHAFING DISH ON NEW YEARS E. D. RHOADES & SON. A boquet of carnations, sweet peas, 1 Hilles, chrysanthemums, Narcissus, or roses make a fine Xtoas present. KING FLORAL CO. Miss Floss Wright arrived, from Grand Rapids, Mich., Saturday and ’will visit her brother Jennings and faintly during the holidays. We have the nobbiest line of suits and overcoats in our city. Be sure and see them before you buy. DUVALL & LUNDY. Isaac Wiltshire was laid up last week with an Injury to his left foot, a horse with never slip shoes on having stepped on It. He was able to be out on crutches Saturday. A good leather suit case or traveling bag makes a good Xmas present We have all kinds in stock at all prices. Be sure and buy one. DUVALL & LUNDY. FOR RENT —400 acre farm In corn belt, Newton county, Ind., well fenced and good buildings. Write owner, giving good reference, etc. G. K. Wentworth, 234 LaSalle St., Chicago, 111. Jan 4 FOR RENT—Jan. Ist, a new 6-room cottage, with bath, hot and cold water, pantry, closet, etc. Opposite my residence on Rusten street A. Leopold, Phone 33, or Inquire at office of Moses Leopold. William Bennett and wife expect to msve tomorrow into their fine new house just west of Rensselaer, thus giving them time to get straightened up by Christmas and enjoy life in the house that is to be their future home. Subscribe for the Daily Republican.

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1908.

TRUSTEE FELDMAN DIED SATURDAY

Keener Township Trustee Unable To Withstand the Rigors of Typhoid - Pneumonia, Dies After Long Illness. Henry F. Feldman, trustee of Keener township, and a man quite well known in Rensselaer and over Jasper county, succumbed to the rigors of typhoid-pneumonia last Saturday evening. He had been sick for four or five weeks and feeling poorly before that time, but it was understood here that he whs getting better, and the news of his death was a great shock to his acquaintances and many friends in this city. Mr. Feldman was in Rensselaer at the November meeting of the board of trustees, and said at that time that he was not feeling at all well. He was taken to his bed soon after, and, as soon as his sickness waj diagnosed as typhoid fever, the services of a professional nurse were secured and every effort made to restore him to health. Pneumonia, it is thought, was a later complication and the tax on his strength was too great to withstand. Mr. Feldman was of German extraction and had become a well-to-do-farmer through his industrious labors. He resided northeast of DeMotte, where he owned a farm of about 200 acres. He was about 55 years of age and leaves a widow and five children, the youngest of whom is about 14 years of age. The funeral will be held at the residence Wednesday morning, Dec. 23, at 10 o’clock, and will be attended 1 toy County Superintendent Ernest Lamson, former County Superintendent, Louis Hamilton, and Miss Grace . Warren, the latter being a close friend of Miss Flossie Feldman, daughter of the deceased. Mr. Feldman would have completed his four year term of office on Dec. 31st, having been elected four years ago. His successor will be Tunis Snipp who was elected at the general election in November. Mr. Snipp was appointed this, Monday afternoon, by the Auditor to fill Mr. Feldman’s unexpired term.

H. Deam Pays Us a Visit.

H. Deam, representing the Chica-, go Industrial Co., with whom the Commercial Club made a contract for the sale of lots ,ip the subdivision to be platted to raise a factory fund, came down from Chicago Friday afternoon and remained here over night He conferred with the option committee on the purchase of property and also with the board di directors of the club. The coinmittee has "belayed action on the acquiring of property until it finds out whether the lots of one or two subdivisions already plotted are available at a reasonable price. It was deemed advisable not to undertake the sale during the holidays and therefore the committee has taken more time than it otherwise would in. the selection of property for the lots. If the matter can be closed up Monday the printing of the posters, for the advertising, and also of the sale contracts, will be done at once' and the sale commenced the first of January and carried through with a rush.

Trains Will Stop at McCoysburg.

C. P. Moody has made arrangements for Monon trains to stop at McCoysburg on Jan. 13th, the date of the big Parklson-Moody sale, near Pleasant Grove. The 9:55 train north, the 10:55 tran south and the 6:32 train north will all stop there as well as the milk trains, both porth and south. The C. &W. V. road will send a train to meet the 10:55 and to bring passengers back to the 6:36. The big. sale will attract mule buyers from all over the state and it is expected the crowd will be the largest that ever assembled at a sale in this county. Don’t forget the date of the sale, Wednesday, January 13th.

From 10 to 20 per cent off on all heating stoves at Rhoades’ hardware SEE THE HOLIDAY GOODS NOW ON DISPLAY IN OUR WINDOW. E. D. RHOADES & SON. 10 per cent discount on woolen and cotton blankets at the G. E. Murray Co. c

Rochester Chafing Dish Three-Piece Carving Set ’ J «no J Everybody, both Ladies and Gentlemen, over eighteen years of age, is requested to call at our store any time Between Now and January Ist, 1*909. / ■' , ' - - - --- _—— _ On that date we will GIVE AWAY to the Lady having her name opposite the lucky number, a Beautiful Nickel - Plated Rochester Chafing Dish. And the lucky gentleman will receive a Handsome, Genuine StagHandled Three-Piece Carving Set, with Sterling Silver Ferrules. Don’t Forget to Register. It Costs You Nothing. No one is compelled to purchase. E. D. Rhoades & Son

Ice cream 20c a quart at T. W. Haus* restaurant The new meat market is phone 151. Call there for an order of good meatsYou can save 10 per cent and 20 per cent by letting the G. E. Murray Co. supply your Christmas wants. WANTED—Job on a farm. Address Alva Simpson, Box 150, Rensselaer, Ind. 26dec. The cranberries and apples just received at the Home Grocery are extra fine ... ...... -• 10 to 33% per cent discount on men’s and boys’ overcoats at Rowles & Parker’s. Everything in fancy linens, toilet sets and nice presents at the G. E. Murray Co.’s store. Telephone 132, King Floral Co., youx wants for Xmas and they will do the rest. Telephone us early. See Rowles & Parker before buying a suit or overcoat —big discount on men’s and boys’ overcoats now. Just received a large lot fancy Indiana home grown celery, the finest in the market CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. A full line of initial handkerchiefs in stock at reasonable prices. Be sure and see them. DUVALL & LUNDY. Pull the bell rope in front of the grocery and a clerk will pop out like a jumping jack from a box. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. Mrs. Horace Hinkle and three children, of Colorado Springs, who are visiting relatives at Noblesville, will come to Rensselaer the last of this week to visit June Hinkle and family. County superintendent of schools, Ernest Lamson, spent last week visiting the school in the north end of the county. He will also spend part of this week there, and will attend the funeral ot Trustee Feldman, of Keener township,Wednesday morniqg.

Oranges 10 to- 15c a doz. Special gum sale for the for sc; all popular flavors. T. W. HAUS. Fancy salad dressing, fine syrup, sweet pecallette, good olives and all other little nlceities to finish off your Christmas dinner. HOME GROCERY., On Monday, Dec. 21st, we will have one of the largest and best selections of ferns and palms ever brought to the city. Come and see them. KING FLORAL CO. We are very busy these days. We want to serve you the best possible and therefore ask that you te'ephone us your order as early as possible. HOME GROCERY.

Things IVorth Giving ; Those who are looking for Christmas Presents of i worth and beauty, should make it a , point to see the Rings Rich Cnt Glass Embroidery Scissors Watches Souvenir Spoons Cuff Buttons Brooches Thimbles Emblem Pins • Stick Pins Bracelets Emblem Charms Brashes Chains, Fobs Lockets ’ Nail Files Fountain Pens Nail Buffs « Manicure Scissors Necklaces Hand-Painted China And many other articles suitable for gift things which are displayed throughout our store. « The largest selection of WATCHES we have ever had. I A Very Little Comparison . Of Quality, Variety of Assortment, and Prices will serve to show that this is the place to buy your Sihrerwear, whether Sterling or Plate ia wanted. We sell * only the best Silver-Plated Ware, but that is the cheapest, for it lasts longest. We have an exceptionally good assortment of very handsome and serviceable * ware at very moderate prices, considering its quality. r. W. Clarke. ■

TUESDAYS—FRIDAYS

Buy your Christmas dinner groceries at the Home Grocery. J. F. Irwin went to Wolcott today on a business trip. Call phone 151 and have your meat* delivered. W. M. Tanner is down from Lowell on business today. Leave your dressed poultry order* with the new meat market. JOE PUTTS. Does your friend smoke? A box of good cigars from the Home Grocery would be suitable. Play a game of box ball and see the fine gold watch that is to be given away New Year eve.

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