Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1915 — Page 3

TUh® I WEEK’S I

C. A. Tuteur, who has a position ■ft ith the state public service commission, spent Saturday and Sunday at home.

Ed Oliver of Chicago, came down last week to remain a few days and look after business matters here and at Newland.

The Democrat is informed that Dr. H. L. Brown has traded his old Michigan touring car to Dr. Hansson for a new Willys Silent Knight car.

Kentland Democrat: Miss Nell Drake of Rensselaer, was the guest of Miss Clara Plunkett and attended the dance in the K. C. hall last night.

Piano Tuning and Repairing—All work guaranteed, at the music store, north of Rowles & Parker’s store, of phone 566.—H. R. LANGE & SON. ts

C. H. and Frank Peck of Remington, returned Saturday from a visit with the family of their deceased brother, M. E. Peck, near Ashville, N. Y.< ■'■■■?■

In Saturday’s football game here between the Hammond and Rensselaer high school teams, Hammond was an easy winner by a score of 46 to 0.

Fred Arnott, A. E. Wallace and Jesse Snyder are in attendance at the Great Camp of the I. O. R. M. order being held in Indianapolis this week.

Mrs. Willis Lutz returned home last Friday from Chicago, where she was operated on for a tumor some few weeks ago. She is doing very nicely, now.

Saturday was a fine October day, but Sunday it threatened rain all day long, and about 6 o’clock in the evening we got quite a heavy rain in this section. A. L. Clark returned the last of the week from a business visit to Scottsboro, Ala., where he owns a telephone plant, his son, Edward, being in charge of same.

Miss Carolyn Baker of Barkley tp„ returned Saturday from Rossville, 111., where she was called three weeks ago by the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. John <H. Kimberlin.

Mrs. Caddie Martin of Cincinnati, Ohio, who has been spending the summer with relatives here, went to South Bend Monday with Mrs. J. W, Paxton and Mrs. Baech to visit them awhile before returning home.

Russell Sage said: ‘ Thrift is essential to happiness. ’ Begin a career of thrift by becoming Hamillized and buying $15.50 Clothcraft all wool suits at $15.75; $25 Michael Stern suits at $21.75; $4 hats for s 3. HAMILL & CO.

W. I. Hoover and wife were Chicago goers yesterday. Mr. Hoover and Josiah Davisson went up to the city Saturday and drove through two new Ford cars for the former’s waiting customers, and he expected to drive another car down yesterday.

Win. Fitzgerald and family of Kankakee tp., and John Cooper and family of just over the line in Porter county, were visitors in the city Monday, making the trip via auto. Mr. Fitzgerald informed us that he thought there was fully as large an acreage of wheat put out in his vicinity as last fall, and that he had put out 90 acres himself. The thrashing season .pnded sooner in the north part of Jasper this year than in the central part of the county, which enabled the farmers there* to put in •their wheat. Here a much smaller acreage was sown than last year. '

M. V. BROWN |l Building Contractor j! Have just returned to Hens- j! selaer to live. Am open for ’! building contracts of any kind jl or size, or work by the day. ){ Fine interior finish, Stairways ! I and hard-wood floors my spec* ! ialty. i [ MY MOTTO: I Try To Please J I PHONE No. 445. ’!

Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dean were Chicago goers Saturday.

Mrs. G. A. Williams is visiting relatives at Carthage, 111.

Mr. and, Mrs. William Strawbridge of Chicago, spent Sunday with the A. F. Long family.

Miss Garnett Lyons, of near Demopolis, Ala., is visiting the M. I. Adams family for a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Burton went to Urbana, 111., Saturday to visit the former s aged father, who is past 91 years of age.

Mr. W. H. Arnold and Miss L. Arnold of Schorndorf, Wurttemburg, Germany, visited Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hartley from Saturday until yesterday.

Jesse Gates was called to Glencoe, Minn., Sunday by the serious illness of his wife, who was taken down with pneumonia while visiting relatives there.

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 60c; wheat, 70c to $1; rye, 75c; oats, 30 to 32 c. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 67c; wheat, 98c; rye, 75c; oats, 43c.

Dr. Johnson, accompanied by Simon Thompson, left Saturday for Pierpont, S. D , on professional business, and they expect to'put in a few days at hunting while gone.

Daughter No. 2 arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parks yesterday morning. AU doing well, only Ray is somewhat disappointed in the gender of the youngster.

F. W. Tobias has sold his depot restaurant to 'Harry Gallagher and wife, who moved into same yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Tobias have moved into the Charles Battleday house, recently vacated by W. A. Daven port.

W. H. Parkison, James Warner, Labin Wilcox, Joe Moore, Charles Porter, William Eiglesbach and a few others whose names we did not learn, went to Lafayette Saturday to see the Purdue-Wisconsin football game.

'C. W. Bussell of Hanging Grov» tp., accompanied Wilson Searight and son and three other parties to Racine, Wis., Sunday in a big Mitchell Six car, where the owners went to have soffie repairs made at the factory. •

Prosperity is here. Wheat $ 1 per bushel; corn, 60c; oats at a good prige and the opportunity to become Hamillized and spend your money to good advantage. 85c overalls, 69c; 50c work shirts, 43c; si2 suits or overcoats, $9.75.—-HAMILL & CO.

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Timmons came down from Benton Harbor, Mich., the last of the week for a short visit with relatives here. Mr. Timmons having been summoned as .a witness for the state in the bootlegging case against “Comrad*’ Fox.

County Treasurer-elect Charles V. May of Carpenter tp., has been making some needed repairs to his recently purchased property here, the former J. L. Brady residence, and George Stoudt, the Remington painter and paper-hanger, is this week repapering the house from top to bottom. Elmer J. Wilcox and Charles L. Mann, former Rensselaer boys and U. S. railway mail clerks who are now livihg at Cincinnati, 0., and running out of Cincinnati over the Big Four road to Chicago, are among the clerks who have just been given another boost in salary. They are raised from $1,600 to $1,700 per year. The newly formed Choral Club duly organized at a meeting held at the Presbyterian church Friday evening by electing Dr. W. L. Myer, president; C. E, Prior, vice-presi-dent; Mrs. John Dunlap, secretary Mrs. E. J. Randle, treasurer, and Mrs. Loren Sage, directress. There are forty-eight .members of the club, and they will meet, on Thursday evenings of each week.

Mr. and Mrs. Free Wood were Chicago goers Monday. t

Henry Barger of Jordan tp., was a Lafayette goer Saturday.

Miss M. C. Wood of Chicago, is here visiting her sister, Mrs. H. E. Hartley.

Fred Isley of Attica is visiting his sister, Mrs. James Britt of Barkley tp., for a few days.

Dr. Rose M. Remick returned yesterday from Chicago after a several days' visit with Miss Marie Comer.

Mrs. Charles Cromwell of Clayton, Ind., was the guest from Friday till Monday of her sister, Mrs. A. A. Fell.

Surely the best buy for the money on the market, Maxwell, $655. — MAIN GARAGE, Phone 206 for a real demonstration.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Poole and daughters, Myrtle and Ruth, of Hanging Grove tp., left Thursday for a week’s visit with relatives at Strawn, Illinois.

Advertised letters: Win. Marion, Edward Cole, Mrs. Elizabeth Saylors, Vernon Taylor, K. Gienke, Mrs. Lewis Watkins, Chas. D. Moore (2). If not called for the above will be sent to the dead-letter office.

Max Kepner, L. A. Harmon, George Reed, Josiah Davisson, Ross Porter, John Parkison and James Whited left Sunday morning in Kepner’s little roadster and Reed’s big Inter State cars for a week’s prospecting trip in New York state.

Delbert Beckman left Sunday for Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he will remain indefinitely for the benefit"of his health. His many friends sincerely hope that his lung trouble may entirely disappear after a few months change of climate.

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Cecelia Hollingsworth, to Mr. Horace B. Chadbourne, a young farmer and Dartmouth college graduate of Harmony, Maine. The date of the wedding has not been fixed.

City Health Officer M. D. Gwin received a letter from Dr. C. E. Hurty of the State Board, of Health, yesterday stating that unless the smallpox situation became worse than the present indications were that it would be, he would not come to Rensselaer as asked to do by the city school board.

Participation in the allied war loan of a half billion dollars is now open to the citizens of Rensselaer who have,#funds for investment, or you can become Hamillized and make a greater profit by investing your money in $25 R. & B. Fashion clothes, $21.75; sls Clothcraft all wool clothes, $12.75; regular $3 hats for $2. —HAMILL & CO.

Charles R. Yeoman, a former well known teacher of Jasper county, now located at Sun Dance, Wyo., as receiver in the U. S. land office, came Sunday for a ten days’ visit with bis numerous relatives in and near Rensselaer. This is the nrst visit here for six years. Mr. Yeoman was engaged in the newspaper publishing business at Newcastle for some time, but after receiving his government appointment he disposed of his interest therein. His eldest son, Paul, is a printer and is publishing a paper, at Hulett, Wyo., at present.

Are You Going to Entertain? If so, don’t wear yourself out writing the invitations, but call at The Democrat office and let us furnish and print the invitations and envelopes—handsome linen finish ones—for almost as little as you could buy the blank cards and envelopes elsewhere. CEE and BEE TAXI SERVICE. Rensselaer’s new taxi service is now in operation. All city drives 10c. To the college 15 cents. Long distance drives at reasonable rates. Phone 360.—E. M. BAKER, Location Nowels’ Restaurant. ts Scituate, Mass., has won the prize offered by the Massachusetts Forestry Association to the city or town in the state making the best showing in the planting of shade trees. Additional trees constituted the prize.

CASTO RIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears th * (X Signature of

F, -J. -- 1 In II o)i rTPn n Wl n BSfefe B. F. Louthain, editor of the Logansport Pharos-Reporter and a prominent member of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association, died at his home in Logansport Sunday morning after a long illness, aged 68 years. Over at Goodland, where the schools and churches were closed and all public gatherings prohibited on account of diphtheria, it was expected to open the schools Ijst Monday, but,Saturday it was decided to keep them closed for another week. The Emmett (Idaho) Index says an Emmett man tells of a motor ride he was taking a few nights ago when the cax suddenly turned a corner. The light fell on a certain back porch where a lady was taking a bath. The lady fell out of the tub and the driver of the car ran into the fence. After lying thirteen days in the Wabash river the body of Miss Anna T. Casey, who ended her life by jumping from the Main street bridge Sunday morning, Oct. 3, was found floating in the water a mile south of Lafayette, by Frank and William O’Connor, fishermen. The coroner gave a decision that Miss Casey was demented when she jumped into the river. She was a sister of John Casey of Indianapolis, See the New Dodge. Dodge Bros, new 1916 car has all the modern equipment and sells at a price within the reach of the people. Call 933-L for demonstration.— M. I. ADAMS & SON.

FOUR GLORIOUS DAYS AND NIGHTS MIRTH AND MERRIMENT WILL HOLD HIGH CARNIVAL AT HAMMOND’S Fall Festival Jubilee October 20 to 23 inc. Auspices Chamber of Commerce INDUSTRIAL -■ COMMERCIAL

100 Booths displaying Industrial innovations and up-to-date Mercantile Exhibits. Lake Co. Auto Prosperity Parade. Every day Special Events. Shuals of New Attractions multitudinous, Circus, Hippodrome, innumerable laughter creating devices.

All To Be Seen Without Any Charge on Hammond’s Principal Streets

FOUR BIG DAYS

And Nights At Hammond’s Fall Carnival and Jubilee. The great activity and bustle at present going on in Hammond for the forthcoming -Fall Festival,” which will take place October 20, 21, 22 and 23. The Chamber of Commerce, who is sponsoring the event, is planning to make this festival more extensive and comprehensive than anything of the kind hitherto produced in that city. An unusually large appropriation has been set aside for the free outdoor attractions and every care taken that these will include only highclass and special features. There will also be a nightly display of fireworks, with a mechanical device showing a war scene and bombardment.

The booths for the mercantile and manufacturing exhibits will be located on specified streets of a central section of the city, which will also include a "pleasure zone,” where the amusements and free attractions will be placed and pastimes, which will include carousels and mechanical devices of every name and nature will be there, with every conceivable kind of music and recreational imoration at Hammond s Fall Festival, display nightly, with amusement devices of all kinds. Special Illumination and decorations, bands of music, parades and everything that will contribute to an especially enjoyable and profitable vacation will be there. Also several imporant circus and’ hippodrome acts will be among the offerings, together with many novelties and high-class features, bands of music, parades and universable up-to-date pastime devices will adjl to the enjoyment of the occasion.— Advt.

Ideal Account Files, >1.50 each.The Democrat’s fancy stationery department.

I have made arrangements to start a class in Instruction on the piano at once. Inquire at 11. R. Lange & Son’s ’music store.—H. R. LANGE, JR.

Pure Food Shows, Auto Displays, Machinery Section, Electrical Wonders An entrancing Fire Works Show, Gorgeous Illuminations, Striking Decorations. . '' ' ' 1 . 2 00 All Free Features Many Never Seen Here Before

Obituary of William Henry Randle.

William Henry Randle, son of Thomas and Nancy Randle, was born March 1, 183 9, at .the Randle h6mqstead in Barkley township; was married March 23, 18 58, to Mary E. Stiers, of Jasper county; departed this life at his residence in this city, October 17, 1915, at 12:30 p. m.,' aged 76 years, 7 months and 16 days. To this union were born seven children, namely : Mrs. Malissa McConahay of Chicago, 111., John, who died at the age of two years, Mrs. Nora Phillips of this city, Mrs. Nancy Hayes, who died at Monon, Ind.; in 1898, Frank of Waynetown, Ind., Alfred and Charles of Rensselaer. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Randle settled on a farm in Hanging Grove township, where for thirty years they experienced the joys and sorrows of the pioneer settlers. They afterward moved to a farm in Barkley township, where they resided until about fourteen years ago, when they moved to this city. About 25 years ago he united with the Methodist Episcopal church at the Osborne school house in Hanging Grove township, remaining a faithful and devoted member until his death. Mr. Randle always identified himself with all movements looking to the betterment of the community in which he lived, and his departure will be mourned by many friends. Of his father's family of eleven children, but two survive him, namely: James T., and Nelson, both of this city. In addition to the children and two brothers mentioned above, he leaves to mourn their loss a wife and eleven grand-children. »♦

Piano Lessons.