Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1916 — Page 5

ftWR POWDER Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tarfai HO ALUM-NO PHOSPHATE 1 “Go to Church Sunday,” April 16. Mrs. John Merritt went to Hammond Wednesday to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Beam of Chicago spent Sunday with Rensselaer relatives. What? “Go to Chuch Sunday.” When? April 16. Where? Rensselaer. The six-weeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Duggins of northeast of town is quite sick at this writing. Rex Warner, Firman Thompson, Max Ke,pner and K. T. Rhoades were among the Chicago goers Tuesday. A new supply of gilt edged correspondence cards just received in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. Mrs. George Stoudt, daughter, Miss Ruth, and son Robert and Miss Ethel Markin were over from Remington Wednesday. C. Earl Duvall visited in Rockville over Sunday. No doubt Earl will soon bring the attraction to Rensselaer for keeps. Alice, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Barkley of Barkley tp., has been quite sick for the past few days, but at this writing* is improving. Mrs. George Brower and daughter, who have been visiting the former's mother near Newland since Saturday, returned to their home at Hammond Thursday. Norman Pritchard, an attorney of Chicago, and sister, Mrs. Paul "Van Ripen, of Franklin, Ind., were Sunday guests of F. M. Parker and daughter, Mrs. Clara Andrus. H. B. Brown and wife of Kniman took the train here Monday for Indianapolis where he attended the Republican state convention and Mrs. Brown visited relatives. “Hello, John! Better go with me to Chicago Sunday week?” “Jim, I can’t do it. Sunday a-week is April 16 th and that is ‘Go to Church’ day in Rensselaer. Wife and I are planning to attend every service. Better come with us.” Twenty-five of the stockholders in the proposed new farmers’ elevator got together Saturday night and closed the deal for the ground west of the Monon depot, on Jefferson street, where it is proposed to erect the new elevator. An option was taken on this ground some time ago. The consideration is understood to have been $1,500.

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“Go to Church Sunday,” April 16. Otto Braun was down from Lowell Wednesday. Miss Nina Lyon of Delphi Tisited Mrs. Simon Thompson here this week. We carry a fine line of buggies, see them before you buy.—SCOTT BROS. Mrs. A. W. Sawin and two sons went to Franklin Monday to visit relatives. - V M. I. Adams & Son sold a Chevrolet “Four-Ninety” to Otto Chas-' teen Wednesday. Mrs. A. G. Lucas and little daughter went ta Gary Thursday for a few days’ visit w'ith relatives. Rev. F. H. Beard attended the quarterly conference of Baptist ministers at Logansport Monday. Mrs. A. F. Long and Mrs. J. F. Hardman went to Chicago Thursday to visit their sister, Mrs. William Strawbridge. H. R. Lange has taken over the Singer sewing machine agency here and all payments should be made to him in the future.—Advt. Superintendent and Mrs. C. R. Dean, J. J. Hunt, Mrs. B. J. Moore and Mrs. Leslie Clark were among the Chicago goers Thursday. Miss Helen Wolfe came down from Hammond Wednesday for a few days’ visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold. Miss Blanche McKenna, who had been visiting here for a couple of weeks with Mrs. E. P. Honan, returned to her home in Chicago Wednesday. Having purchased the ice business here, all calls for ice should be made to the undersigned, phone 104. We will also plow and harrow gardens. —WHITE & LEE. a-18 Gravelous Hansson, accompanied by Howard York, went to South Bend Tuesday to drive through an' Overland car for his father, the local Overland agent. Mrs. Sam Speece and daughter, who had been making a brief visit here with her sister, Mrs. C. W. Rhoades,, returned to their home in Fort Wayne Monday. Charlie Baker had the misfortune to step on a rusty nail when out in the garden Sunday, making quite a painful wouhd and giving him a decided limp for a few days. Misses Grace and Margufciyte Norris went to Indianapolis Wednesday and the former went on from there to North Vernon, where she formerly taught school, to visit friends for a few days. W. W. Sage of southeast Marion suffered a severe injury Wednesday when in some manner he was crowded against a gate at his home b"y a colt he was driving, receiving a broken left wrist as a result. Mrs. John Werner accompanied her little daughter Margaret back to the school for the blind at Indianapolis Monday, the latter having been absent for several weeks on account of an attack of diphtheria. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Baker were called to Frankfort Wednesday by the death of the former’s sister, who died at her home in Muncie Wednesday morning and was buried at Frankfort yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Baker drove through via automobile. While unloading a part of his new barber fixtures Monday which had been brought overland by auto truck from Lafayette one of the large heavy pieces fell on Cal Cain's large toe of the right foot, breaking the bone and inflicting a very painful injury.

Howard Myers was over from Brook Wednesday. Mrs. Charles Swing of Walker tp. has been quite ill for the past two weeks, The Ladies’ Literary club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. F. A. ■ Turfler. 1 Largest stock of harness in Jasper county. Come in, look them over.—SCOTT BROS. Mrs. W. L. Myer and children went to Frankfort Wednesday for a weekend visit with relatives. Miss Mae Stanton accompanied by Miss Florence Wood, went to Flora! Thursday to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs. Michael Kanne and daughter Charlotte went to Chicago Thursday, the former to consult Dr. Shallenberger, a specialist. The Motor Service company has dissolved partnership and all bills and accounts are payable’ to M. J. Schroer.—M. J. SCHROER. ts Mrs. Leo Havorka, Mrs. P. G. Charran, Mrs. R. A. Parkinson, Mrs. George Parkinson and Vern Nowels were among the Lafayette goers Thursday. Miss Florence and Aileen Allman came home from Northwestern university, Chicago, Wednesday to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. C. H. Peck, at Remington Thursday. R. P. Benjamin was out /or an automobile ride Sunday, the first time he has been out of the house for some eight months. His friends hope that his improvement may be permanent. G. D. Gregory, the former well known Baker Remedies agent, w r ho recently embarked in the moving picture business at Waveland, Ind., is moving his family this week from Wheatfield to his new home. Mrs. Kate R. Watson and daughter, Mrs. I. M. Washburn, went to Indianapolis Wednesday to visit another daughter of the former, Airs. Myra Beiler, and Mrs. Watson expects to remain with the latter for a few weeks. Mrs. C. C. Warner and daughter Helen, Mrs. Ray Thompson and son Thomas, Harold Nowels, Mrs. Firman Thompson, Mrs. Bert Hopkins and Miss Nellie Makeever were among the Chicago goers Wednesday. Horace Daniels assisted a couple of Chicago men in righting their roadster car from the ditch on the north side of the Burk bridge Thursday morning. No damage in particular was done. A rut in the road caused the car to slew off to the side. -' * - Yes, The Democrat’s offer of a year's subscription to both The Democrat and Orange Judd Farmer (weekly) for $1.65 still holds good; either new subscriptions or renewals. The Democrat, Orange Judd Farmer and Woman’s World, (the latter monthly), only $1.75. Letters remaining rn the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending April 3: Mrs. G. G. Biggs, W. «L. Smith, Harriet Burns, L. W. Carson, Mrs. Mearley Dooley, W. H. Hopkins, Ralph Lowman, Mrs. Bert Pierson, Z. Becker. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office April lTth if not called for. John P. Ryan was down from Cilia m tp. Tuesday. He said the farmers were just commencing to sow oats a little in his locality, but he noticed nearly all of ’em at it down through Barkley, along “Wall Street,” and that a larger acreage than usual seemed to be the rule. This to quite an extent perhaps was due to the small acreage of wheat sown last fall. The Methodist church is planning j for one of the greatest Easter Sun-! days ever held. The Sunday school will give a Easter Missionary program from 9:30 to 10:45. At 11 a. m. Dr. Curnick will baptize infants and children, w r hich will be follow ed by special Easter music and a sermon on the Resurrection, At 7:30 the choir will give a secred Easter concert. During the month of March this year 22 persons were killed in New York City streets by automobiles according to the report of the National Highway Protective society. Nine of them were under 17 years old. During the first quarter of the year 85 persons were killed in New York by vehicles, 58 of which were by automobiles. Of the total number killed 33 were children. It is indeed surprising, the are permitted to play in the streets 4f Rensselaer, that we do not have some fatalities of this kind here. Parents should look after their children better and not permit them to do their playing out in the middle of the streets, where teams and automobiles are passing at all times.

W. L. Bott was in on business Thursday. Samuel Haskell was over from Wolcott Wednesday. ~ Mrs. Charles V. May and children are spending this week in Remington. B. S. Fendig came down from Chicago Thursday afternoon on business. The Priscilla Sew club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Charles Grow. Miss Bertha Kepner entertained a number of her girl friends Thursday evening at cards, Paul Beam went to Kokomo Wednesday for a few days’ visit with his sister, Mrs. Dean Merica. Yesterday ’3 markets: Corn, 61c; oats, 3Sc; wheat, 90c; rye, 75c. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 65c; ! oats, 64c; wheat, $1.4 0. Scott Brenner of Mt. Ayr returned last week from spending the winter with his son-in-law, Ray Adams, and family near Demopolis, Alabama. Mrs. F. L. Keller and daughter of Winamac came Tuesday to visit her sister. Mrs. W. L. Bott. She will be joined this evening by her husband. Jacob Hannaway, a farmer of near Demotte, dropped dead Thursday from apoplexy. His age was about 65 years. Hte leaves a wife and five grown children. Thomas Walter of northeast of Rensselaer had three ribs broken when crowded against a stall in his barn while in the act of placing a halter on a colt a few days ago. Mrs. Harvey W. .Wood, sr., and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harvey Wood, jr., attended the funeral of Dr. Robinson at Montieello Thursday, he being a relative of the former. He dffed of a stroke of paralysis at his home in Coldwater, Mich., Monday night. The Psalmist says: “We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. ’’ Let Rensselaer practice what the psalmist preaches, by attending all services “Go to Church Sunday,” April 16. Don’t forget the date, April 10. It has got quite cold here the past two nights, and ice was frozen more than l 4 of an inch thick on vessels of water exposed to the cold. Thursday and yesterday were also quite cool and cloudy days. Oats sow-! ing has been very general all week and a great many farmers have finished sowing. There has been no rain for several days and the roads are in quite good condition again. Have you tried some of that pound correspondence paper with envelopes to match, on sale in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department?. If not, you should try some of it. Scores of our customers are using it and find it fills the bill in every particular and is less in price than the regular box paper. Put up in pound boxes at 25 and 35 cents per pound. Envelopes to match at 10c per package. Mrs. William H. Wells, formerly of Demotte, died Thursday morning at 3 o’clock at her home in Hammond, where the family had resided for the past year. Death was caused from pneumonia following the birth of twin girls Saturday. Burial will be made at Demotte today at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Wells was 24 years of age and is survived by a husband and five children. Rev. Woodson, who recently gave up his position as pastor of the Brook M. E. church to move to Rensselaer and act as field secretary of the Monnett School /or Girls and had rented the James Randle brick house on River street, has re- | considered the proposition, it is anI nounced, and will remain in Brook. H. A. Quinn has moved from one of the Mrs. George Stoudt tenant houses on Weston street to the Randle housq. “Hello, Harry, where will you he a week from Sunday?” “Well, Jake, that will be April 16, and my pastor tells me that day is to be “Go to Church Sunday” in Rensselaer. I’ve been rather careless about church for some time, so I am going to start right again, by going to church that day. Jake, it strikes me, that it wouldn’t do you any harm to come with me since we have both been so thoughtless about this church business.” “Harry, I guess you’ve hit the nail on the. head. Come by and I will attend every service April 16.’’ ,

CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears ■ Sigoamre of

I C. E. Prior was in Chicago yesterday on business. Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Scott of Barkley tp., while handling a small rifle at school —which he had taken there for a drill practice—accidently discharged same and the bullet passed through his foot between the second and third toes, making quite a painful wound. E. P. Ijlonan returned Wednesday evening from Indianapolis, where he was one of the attorneys in a life insurance case that has been pending in court for several years and lias been tried three times. lie went down Sunday, the case coming up Monday and lasting until Wednesday evening. Owing to the beginning of tlfe busy season for the farmers, Sale Day in Rensselaer Wednesday was not as well attended as was previously anticipated by the merchants. However, The Democrat is inclined to believe that practically all the merchants were satisfied to a certain degree with the day’s trading. Ed Sliindelar of Newton tp. met with a very painful accident Tuesday morning while working in the timber. He was helping saw down a large tree which as it fell, the trunk bounced up again and struck him on the ankle of the left foot, bruising it up quite badly. He will be laid up for some time as a result of the injury. W. F. Smith & Co., the Rensselaer stone road contractors, have recently been awarded a $200,000 contract at Winona, Minn., and Mr. Smith and family and his son Clarence and wife will move to Winona from La* pone, Ind., where they have been residing for the past few. years, while working on road contracts in Laporte county. Walter Wiseman, who was recently married to Rosalie Smith here, and is a member of Troop B, sth U, S. cavalry, stationed at Ft. Sheridan, Chicago, has gone to Mexico witli hig troop in tiie quest of the elusive Villa. His wife, who had been living near Fort Sheridan, has returned to Rensselaer and will remain here during his absence. Word comes from California of the recent birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brenner, both formerly of this place. The mother was formerly Miss Florence Marshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Marshall, former Well-known residents of Rensselaer. The father is an ensign in the U. S. navy on the battleship Maryland, stationed at Mare island, California. The students of Monnedt school will render the Indian operetta, ‘ The Feast of the Red Corn," In the high school auditorium, Thursday evening, April 12, under the direction of Miss Stover. A synopsis of the entertainment will be given In next week's paper. The entertainment consists of well trained chorus and solo parts and promises to be one of the best the school has ever given. Owing to the increased business and lack of sufficient motive power, the Monon railroad has ordered six new engines for early delivery. Three of these will be of the Sante Fe type for freight service, and three will be of a lighter class for passenger service. When the new engines are delivered three of the heavier locomotives now doing service on passenger runs will be assigned to freight service. Additional track facilities are to be provided at the yards north of Lafayette as well as additional tracks in the Monon shop yards on the hill.—Monon News.

Murrf)| i Sofa* J Methodist Paul C. Curnick, pastor.—Sunday school, 9:30 a. in., J. J. Hunt, supt.; preaching service, 10:45 a. m„ and 7:30 p. m.; Junior league, 2 p. m.; Ptpworth league, 6:30 p. m; midweek prayer and praise service Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. First Christian. Bible school at 9:30 a. m., it is for you; communion afld serjnon at 10:45 a. m.; James school house at 3:00 p. m.; Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m., Herold Littlefield will be the leader; evening worship at 7:30 p. m.; sermon subjects: “The Expression of the Christian Life,” “Man Made or Marred.” Presbyterian Rev. J. Budman Fleming, pastor. —9:30 a. m., Sunday school. “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal' life; and they are they which testify of me.” 10:45 a. m., public worship. Text: "Let us hold fast the profession of faith \

■-» UTv —w i \ " I / /®j7 I \ ■ I m, I |y|| We Never Slumber when otherwise We Mi?ht Be Selling LU M BE R We’re at it from early morn till night—selling lumber that's always right. Whenever you want lumber stuff, come to us. We have enough to supply the town and all around with lnmber that is dry and sound. GRANT-WARNER LUMBER GO. without wavering; for he is faithful who promised." 7:30 p. in., public worship. Texl: “Delight thyself iu the Lord; Commit thy way unto the Lord; Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him.’’ Wednesday, 7:30 p. in., prayer and fellowship meeting. "How this Father of ours must have loved his children when he made them such a beautiful world to work in, to play in, to be .happy in! He spreads us the green turf for a carpet, unfolds the trees for cooling shade, and stretches above us the wide arch of blue sky for a canopy. Lie gives us the birds for song and the bees for industry and the (lowers for beauty. Shall we not then live in beauty, with song and by industry, and spend every day and hour in thinking gratitude for the song in the bush, the sickle in the grain and the llowgr by the way?" ; Public Sale. The undersigned will sell at public auction at their store in Parr at 2:30 o’clock this Saturday afternoon the following: f> head of yearling calves, <i head of Hampshire hogs, 1 sow and 5 shotes, and numerous other articles. We pay the highest price for your produce. LA KIN & MURPHY. Billh Announcements. April 2, to Mr. and Mrs. James Reed of near Surrey, a son. April 2, to Mr. and Mrs, Irwin Davis of Kankakee tp., a son.

Tis Spring Cleaning Time llut wc arc prepared at all times to lift, the load from your shoulders and make your garments like new again. We have the most up-to-date equipment made for dry-cleaning and can clean the most delicate of fabrics as well as the heaviest of garments with the same ease. Why fuss and fume? Send us any of your DRESSES SUITS GLOVES SKIRTS DRAPERIES OVERCOATS JACKETS Anything in Men’s and Women’s Wearing Apparel and you’ll be surprised to see how clean we make them. PHONE 460. Rensselaer Dry Gleaning Works