Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

ROSELAWN. Mrs. Rice was shopping in Chicago Monday. The schools had Xmas exercises Wednesday. Henry Christensen and son were Lowell visitors Thursday. There was a Christmas entertainment at the church Christmas eve. Rev. C. E. Downey of Mt. Ayr, attended the Masons’ banquet here Friday eve. Mrs. J. W. Crooks, Jeanette Ladd and Lewis attended the banquet Friday night at Masonic hall. John Banning, C. Sekema and wife, Reece Dunn and Wm. Overmayer were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. G. H. Jonas and John Barkley butchered some fine hogs last week and have quit worrying about the high cost of living. Miss Nellie Makeever of North Star, spent Friday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. O. Phillips, while on her way to Chicago. The following township teachers attended institute here Saturday: Misses Louie Harvey, Marie Fettig, Mabel Baer, Camille Weaver, Mrs. Arthur Korth, Mann Spitler and Prof. Conn. Wm. Overmeyer and Fred Nelson have about completed the threshing of their cow pea crop. The quality is good, but the yield was small, owing to the extremely hot and dry season. A large number of Masons from Wheatfield, Shelby, Thayer and the surrounding country attended the banquet and smoker given by the lodge here Friday night. The business of installing new officers for the new year was the occasion.

“THE JUNGLES.” Clyde Wood spent Saturday night at Greer Bunnell’s. Miss Ozark Bunnell and Miss Linton were callers at the Ogle home Friday evening. Little Maria Johnson spent Saturday near Monon with her uncle, Jink Johnson, and family. It is understood that there will be no Christmas tree and program at the Milroy church this year. Henry Deboy and family will leave for Lafayette Thursday evening to remain about a week. They will visit friends and relatives. A crowd of young people went mudboat riding Sunday afternoon. They were Misses Lillian and Juanita Fisher and Messrs. Jim Wood and True and Roy Culp. J. L. Johnson and family of near Monon, attended a dance given at John Sommers’ Saturday night. They spent the remainder of the night with John Johnson, returning home Sunday morning. Mrs. William Berry of Gary, and Mrs. Martin Nicholson of New Albany, who have been visiting Mrs. Henry Deboy the past week or two, have returned to Gary. Mrs. Berry

is Mrs. Deboy’s mother, Mrs. Nicholson her sister. Sunday, Dec. 20, Mrs. H. M. Ogle and family gave a delightful surprise on the husband and father. A crowd of nineteen gathered at the home for dinner. Those attending were Mrs. Mary McCashen and daughter, Etta, Lon Wood and family, Henry Deboy and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Grouns and baby, Misses Cora Digman, Anna Caster and Messrs. Lewis Hyman and, Earl Caster. After a big dinner the afternoon was spent in conversation by young and old. AH left for home about four o’clock and reported a good time. Saturday night a crowd of young people journed to the Wood schoolhouse, some in buggies, others in a mudboat. After arriving there they gave a fine program which was enjoyed by all. They also carried away the box of chocolates given for the most popular young lady. A box of cigars was given for the ugliest young man, which was also enjoyed by the South America boys. Not saying that our young men are expressively ugly, but they always carry change for a penny at least. A fairly good sum of money was realized, and whether the credit for this belongs to . the South American boys or the northern ones, you may judge for yourself.

LEE Ray and Orval Holeman did their butchering Monday. S. M. Jacks and family spent Sunday at Joseph Clark’s. Mr. Benson, who lived on one of Mr. Large’s farms here, moved to Illinois |ast, week. We are surely having fine winter weather and everybody seems to have the Christmas spirit. \ Brook Snedeker and family and Misses Mattie and Ocie Jordan took Sunday dinner at J. H. Culps’. A. B. Lewis and wife spent a few days -with their brother-in-law at Brookston, Mr. Bush, who is critically ill. S. M. and O. A. Jacks spent Saturday night at Brookston with their uncle, Mr. Bush, who is very low with paralysis. Paul Callon, a cousin of near Indianapolis, came Wednesday to visit J. H. Culps’ and other relatives for the Christmas holidays.

PARR. Ed Gilmore is on the sick list. Tude Bnusnahan is operating the Parr livery. W. ■L; Wood was in Indianapolis last Saturday. Clyde Gunyon ,is visiting in Indianapolis this week. Ottis Sheffer is having good success shooting rabbits. Isaac Stephenson made*a business trip to Chicago'this week. Perry. Griffith is going to Indianapolis to spend the winter. .0 Rev. Lowman is holding meetings at the Baptist church this week. Harry Myers is contemplating on raising 20. acres of water mellon nets year. The Parr Sunday school gave a Xmas entertainment at the church Thursday evening. Frank McCurtain has established a branch office at Surrey. Office hours from 6 to 12 p. m., on Sundays. Otto Screeg and -.George Myers have gone to Colorado to se'e the country. They will take up homesteads if it suits.

Mrs. Ocie Brusnahan has succeeded in securing about 50 quarts of canned fruit for the benefit of the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis. The people responded very cheerfully to the call. A large number of farmers and hunters attended the pool-room assembly Monday night. Fishing and hunting was' the program. The largest fish caught with hook and line weighed 35 pounds, caught by Ottis Sheffer.

Prompt Action Will Stop Your ’ - Cough. When you first catch a cold (often indicated by a sneeze or cough), break it up at once. The idea that“lt. does not matter” often leads to serious complications. The remedy which immediately and easily penetrates the lining of the throat is

WOLCOTT. [From The Enterprise.] Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Tim Phebus, Sunday, Dec. 20, a daughter. Harry Dibell, who is attending Illinois University, came home Tuesday evening for the holidays. Mrs. E. W. Bender of San Francisco, Cal., is the guest this week of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Irwin. Miss Edna Wheeler left Saturday for French'Lick, where she has a ten days’ engagement with the orchestra there. Mrs. Verdie Lux went to Lafayette Sunday and will remain to attend the Blake-Imel wedding Wednesdav, Dec 23. . ‘ ■ Mrs. deorge Geib and little son of Remington, were the guests of Mrs. Perman Mattox from Friday evening until Saturday morning. Mrs. Lloyd Galloway 'of Omaha, Neb., and Miss Gertrude Upjohn were the over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Truman Holdridge. Miss Eleanor Nelson, who is a student at Purdue University, is spending the" holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson. y Miss Ethel Dibell, who is attending the Western college at Oxford, I Ohio, is spending her Xmas vacation wiht her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E J Dibell. Miss Mabel Dibell, who is teaching in Western College at Oxford, | Ohio., came Tuesday evening to' spend her Xmas vacation here with ! friends. ' . Walter Schuyler, who is with the! United Fruit Co., at Bocas del Toro, I Panama, came home Tuesday -evening to spend his vacation with his

parents, Mr. and Mrs. H- H. Schuyler. Mrs. Warren Unroe of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, accompanied J. E. Unroe home last Sunday and is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wingard. Mr. Unroe is expected here for Christmas. Mrs. Robert Stockton and daughter, Mary Lois, went to Lafayette Sunday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blake. They will remain until Wednesday aiffl attend the wedding of Mrs. Stockton’s sister, Miss Ella Blake and Mr. Ralph Imel of Lebanon, which wil£>be solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blake, of West Lafayette, Wednesday, Dec. 23, at one o’clock.

WILSON FILLS MORE OFFICES Henry Clay Hall Is Renominated by the President to Be Commerce Commissioner. Washington", Dec. 24.—President Wilson renominated Henry Clay Hall of Colorado Springs, Colo., to be interstate commerce commissioner. Other appointments are: . Raymundo Harrison of Anton Chico. Ndw Mexico, to be receiver of public moneys at Fort Sumner, N. M. Mary A. Carroll to be. postmaster at Treadwell, Alaska.

THE MARKETS Grain, Provisions, Etc. -.Chicago, Dec. 23. Open- High- Low- ClosTVlieat— ing. est. est. tng Dec 1.26 - 1.26% 1.25% 1.25% May 1.28-29% 1.29% 1.28 1 28% July .......1.20%-% 1.20% 1.19% 1.20 Corn— , S’ Dec ....65 .65 65%-% May ....;....71%-% .71% .71%-% .71% Corn— ■ July 72 .72% .71% .72% Dee. 48% .49% .48% .48% May. ~....'...53-53% .53%: . .52% .53% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis, har'd wood, $6.40 to retail trade; Minneapolis and Dakota patents, $5.40@ 5.75; jute, straight, 45.1905.25; first clears, jute, $4.6505.00; second clears, jute, $3.500 4.00; low grades, jute, $3.0003.10; soft wheat, patents, $5.1005.25; jute, rye flour, white, patent, $5.6005.90-; dark, $5.2505.40. BUTTER—Creamery, extra, 33c; extra firsts. 31@31%c; firsts, 27029%c; seconds, 24®26%c; June extras, 30%©31c; packing stock. 20%@21c; ladles, 22@22%c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 22034 c; cases returned, 27%033%c; ordinary firsts, 31036 c; firsts, 34035 c; extras 40041 c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 15c per lb.; chickens, fowls, 10c; extra heavy, 10%c; springs, H%c; roosters, 9%c; ducks, 13c; geese, 12012%c. ' DRESSED POULTRY—Dressed turkeys 19c; chickens, fowls, 10%©12c; springs, 10% 013 c; roosters, He; ducks, 10014 c; geese. 10013 c. POTATOES—Wisconsin, white stock, 35 042 c; red, 33035 c; Michigan, white. 35041 c. '■ “1, ■ Dec. 23. WHEAT—Unsettled and irregular, trade active; No, i northern, $1.36%; No. 2 red, $1.33%; No. 2 hard, $1.35%; December, sl.-33%; May, $1.36%- ' CORN—Firm and higher, business moderate; export. 74%c; No. 2 yellow, 75%c; No. 3 yellow, 75c. OATS—Firmer, dealings fair; No. 2 v'hite, 55%056c; standard. 55055%c; No. 3 White. 54%055c: No. 4 White, 53%054c. BARLEY—Easier; malting, 72080 c, ’ Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 23. CATTLE—Steers, good to prime, sß.oo© 9,15; steers, fair to good, $7.5008.75; yearlings, good to choice, $8,0009.50;. inferior steers, $7.2508.00; Stockers, $5.0007.25; medium to good beef cows, .$5.0005.85; stock cows; $4.5005.25: fair to choice heifers, $5.0006,75; stock heifers, $4.500 5.35; good to choice cows, $5.0006.75; common to good cutters, $4.0004.90,; fair to good canners $3.5004.25; butcher bulls, $6.0006.85; bologna. $5.1006,00 ' / / ' HOGS— Fair- to light, $7.0007.15; prime light butchers, 2000250 lbs., $7.1007.20; prime medium weight butchers, 2500270 lbs-., $7.0007.20; prime heavy butchers, 2700 280 lbs., $6.9507.20; heavy mixed packing, $6.8007,15; heavy packing, $6.7007.00; pigs fair to good, $5.0006.75,