Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1916 — Page 3

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A new Ford story, get Hamillized. “Nim” Hopkins was a Monon vis* itor Saturday. J. A. Dunlap and F. B. Ham were Lafayette visitors Saturday. Miss Selma Leopold and Dr. E. N. Loy were among the Chicago .goers Saturday. A lot of new patterns in dress ginghams at 10c per yard this week at ROWLES & PARKER’S. Pearl Davis, John Stockwell and Robert Steele were among the Gifford visitors here Saturday. Misses Ada Huff and Minnie Kessinger, who are attending school at Valparaiso, spent Sunday with home folks near this city. Mrs. Elizabeth Kaub of Watertown, Wis., came the latter part of the week for a visit with relatives and old friends here. Kabo or Parisiana brassiers with <lress shields are a protection for your dress or underwaist. They can’t rust. —ROWLES & PARKER. The political situation is puzzling the best brains of the country today —but the clothes question is easily solved, “get Hamillized.’’ Outing shirts in plain blue, alsc latest style stripes; all sizes. Just the thing for warm summer days. See them at ROWLES & PARKER’S. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast of Newton tp. went to Crown Point Saturday to make a few days’ visit with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Mary Livingstone. Misses Madeline Taidly and Helen Johnson of Madison, Ind., who had been here for a few weeks as guests of Mrs. Simon Thompson, returned home Friday. M. G. Prevo, who is employed in Chicago, spent a few hours here Saturday with his uncle, W. F. Osborne, and family while on his way to his home at Medaryville. Mrs. O. E. Miller, wife of Rev. Miller, a former pastor of the Rensselaer Baptist church, of Mentone came last week to visit with her mother, Mrs. J. H. Perkins. George Mauck, who is employed in the Conkey printing plant at hammond, accompanied by a lady friend, Miss Victoria Ritter, of Hammond spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mauck. Putting $lO, sls or S2O in a suit of clothes is easy enough. Getting your money’s worth back is anothei matter, but when you’re Hamillized you’ll get it back if we have to give it back. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. All wool suits in the latest styles and colors. We can fit you at the most reasonable prices. Let us show you.—ROWLES & PARKER.

THE UNIVERSAL CAR Among the daily requirements of every family none is more appreciated than the Ford Sedan, so cozy, comfortable refined and easy to drive. The delights of the electric car with the Ford economy in price and maintenance. The Sedan is $740; Coupelet $590; Runabout $390; Touring Car $440; Town Car $640. All prices f. o. b. Detroit. On sale at Rensselaer by W. I. Hoover.

Merle Freeland of Xewton tp. is taking treatment in a Chicago hospital. The best 50c work shirt, the best SI work pants made at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. Mrs. Henry Ropp of north of town was taken to the Wesley hospital, Chicago, for treatment last week. Misses Mary and Josephine Washburn went to South Bend Friday to visit their aunt, Mrs. Irene Baech. Mrs. N. Littlefield and little son were Sunday guests of her sister, Mrs. Alice Vondersmith, in Brook. Earl Ticen, former manager of the local Hamili & Co. store, has taken a position in B. J. Jarrette’s variety store. James Callaghan, late of Remington, directs us to change the address of his Democrat from Parshall, N. D., to Surrey, X. D. Special service checks on everything in the store given out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 28, 29 and 30.—ROWLES & PARKER. Jesse Osborne, the aged father of City Engineer W. F. Osborne, now is in quite a critical condition and it is not probable he car survive many days. Paul Beam accompanied to his home at Kokomo Saturday his little nephew, Donald Merica, who had been visiting here the past two weeks. Don’t fail to attend the Knox vs. Burrows baseball game at Burrows’ camp next Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Admission 25c, ladies free. A good game is promised. Miss Nell Meyers, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. G. F. Meyers, returned home Thursday from Madison, Wis., where she had graduated from the Wisconsin university. Sunday last was the 40th anniversary of the Custer massacre of the Little Big Horn, and John O’Connor had “Old Glory” swung at halfmast in memory of that sad event. Hilliard & Hamili company of Rensselaer; capital $6,000; men's furnishings; directors: S. P. Hilliard. Inez Hilliard, Ora Hamili, filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state a few days ago. W. T. Kight was down from Thayer Saturday to see his daughter, Mrs. A. G. Catt, who has been in poor health for such a long time and has undergone several operations. Her condition is now very critical. J. M. Sauser of west of town, a regular army veteran, was offered a position as a clerk in the quartermaster’s department of the army, but owing to his age and physical condition he will not accept the place.

Miss Edna Parker of Chicago was the week-end guest of Miss Fame Haas. M. A. Gray and family of Remington were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O’Riley here Sunday. Hilliardize your head with one of our $3.50 Indestructo Panama hats. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. Yesterday's markets; Corn, 67c; oats, 3 4c. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 6«c; oats, 5Sc. Mrs. L. W. Benbow and children of Winamac came to visit her sister, Mrs. C. J. Dean, and family. Paul beach trousers in two new patterns. Buy a pair and take comfort. See them at ROWLES A PARKER’S. ' Bro. H. J. Bartoo of the Remington Press was over yesterday on business. He said Monday’s rain was a regular deluge there. Wash ties in the newest shapes and patterns, four for sl. Let us show you some of them, you will be more than pleased.—ROWLES & PARKER. Misses Loraine O’Malley and Beatrice McGrevy, Lee O'Malley and Francis Sneyd of Pontiac, 111., returned home Friday after a visit here with L. A. Harmon and family. Miss Emma C. House, one of the instructors at the Monnett Schhol for Girls, left the latter part of the week for her home in Parkersburg, Va., to spend the summer with relatives.

A pure silk shirt, cool sheer underwear, a smart Panama hat and a pair of oxfords bought of Hilliard will contribute to your comfort and peace of mind.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Miss Carolyn Baker was hostess at a surprise party in honor of her sister Ruby at their home in Barkley tp., Saturday evening. About 30 friends were present and all report a very delightful time. A young daughter of Edward Jenkins. of Hanging Grove tp. had her tonsils removed in an operation last week and it is thought will soon recover from an illness that has been troubling her for some time. Dr. Paul C. Curnick is attending the national convention of the AntiSaloon league, of which he is a state trustee. While in Indianapolis he will run down to Fort Benjamin Harrison to see our soldier boys. Mrs. A. J. Bellows was hostess at a luncheon Friday in honor of her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Murphy, of Berwyn, 111., who is visiting here and at Lafayette with the Levi Hawkins family for several days. Mrs. Frank Vanatta and daughter Marion of Fowler were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan Thursday. They, in company with Mr. Vanatta, will leave New York July l for South America where the latter will act as judge of the Argentine cattle show. Miss Edna Robinson is visiting her cousin, Miss Marion Robinson, at Idalia, Mo., for several weeks, having left for that place Monday. She was accompanied as far as Hammond by Miss Angela Kolhoff, who will make a few days’ visit there with friends. W. P. McCune and family of Osawatomie, Kan., who had been visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles Kessinger, and family of Jordan tp., went to Connorsville Saturday to visit another sister of Mr. McCune’s, Mrs. George Lutz. Fj-om there they will return to their home in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson and daughter Emily and Mrs. Ora T Ross, in the former’s big Marmon car, went to Battle Creek, Mich., Monday where they spent the night and yesterday drove on to Ann Arbor where Mr. Thompson’s son Alfred is to graduate. They expect to be gone most of the week and will bring Alfred home with them, . . '

Three automobile loads of Rensselaer people, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Grow, Mr. and Mrs J, P. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alter, Mr. and Mrs. Ick Yates, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grow and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kresler, drove to Mudlavia, Williamsport and Attica Sunday. They went via Remingtoh, Templeton and Oxford, refusing via Rainville, Fowler and tforllland, and report having had a nice trip indeed. That section of country be-, ing much more rolling than here, crops are looking better than with us, looking very good, in feet, for this season.

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Boys’ outing waists and shirts in all colors. Let us show you the best line of children's wash togs in the city.—ROWLES & PARKER. Letters remaining in the Rensselaer postofilce for the week ending June 26: W. P. Donaldson, T. McCoy, Lucile Richardson. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office July 10 if not called for. Mrs. Frank Kennel of Lafayette, who had been here visiting Conrad Kellner and family a few days, returned home Friday. The former’s daughter Cecilia, who had been visiting here, returned to Lafayette Saturday. “Aunt” Mary Jane 'Hopkins returned Sunday morning from a couple of weeks’ visit with her son, Homer Hopkins, and family in Lafayette. Homer’s son Carl is a memfber of Battery C which left last week for Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. Leslie Clark and daughter Ruth, in the former’s Willys-Knight car, left Sunday for Detroit, Mich. At 'Hammond they were joined by William Porter and wife, all going on from there to visit James Mead and family at Detroit. They will also visit in Grand Rapids. ' Mrs. Elias Arnold of Barkley tp. has been quite sick for the past week and a specialist, Dr. Kanavel, of Chicago was called dow r n to see her yesterday. Mrs. Arnold is afflicted with a large tumor, but at this writing we are unable to state whether an operation will be performed or not. Rev. J. Budman Fleming will give a stereopticon lecture at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening of this week, June 29, at 7:30. Thirtyfive pictures will be shown to illustrate bible truths. This service will take the place of the prayer meeting, and everybody is invited to come and have a part in it. Messrs. John Ramp, Don Wright, Earl Ticen, Floyd Hemphill, Percy Hauter and Michael Wagner and Misses Katherine Luers, Rose Luers, Martha Ramp, Ruth Wood, Katherine Watson and Marie Hamilton composed a party of young people who visited at Edgewater on the Tippecanoe river near Monticello Sunday. J. J. Lawler of Chicago, who already owns several thousand acres of land in Jasper county, has just added to his extensive holdings the James Overton farm in sections 19, 29, 30, Hanging Grove tp. There is 230 acres in this farm and the price paid was $102.H0 per acre. The sale was made through George F. Meyers’ real estate agency. In the Thayer-Rensselaer baseball game Sunday at Riverside park the locals lost six to five in a 10-inning contest. The locals were handicapped by one of the Chicago members of the team failing to be on hand and two more of the local players having gone to Indianapolis with Co. M, thus necessitating a change in the line-up detrimental to Rensselaer. Mrs. Fred Phillips was accompanied to Wesley hospital, Chicago, Friday by her sister, Mrs. Dale Warner, where the former will take treatment for an ailment, the precise nature of which has not as yet been determined. Mrs. Warner has returned home, but Mrs. Phillips will remain in the city for a week at least to have her condition more thoroughly diagnosed. ~ m rsr- " '* Mrs. A. M. Horner of Kingmatt, Kans., who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Ravenscroft, near Remington, who is 94 years of age, and other relatives for the past four months, will return home today, accompanied by her neice, Miss Marguerite Irwin, of Rensselaer, who will visit at the Kingman home for a couple of months. They will be accompanied by the former’s sister and the laser’s mother, Mrs. J. F. Irwin.

Straw hats, Panama hats, silk hats, in fact all kinds and shapes, we can please you at reasonable prices at ROWLES & PARKER’S. Miss Charlotte Kanne went to Chicago Saturday to visit Miss Lillian Freune for a few days. Mi3S Freune will accompany her home for a visit. The Brook lodge of Royal Neighbors of America were guests of the local lodge Saturday night. Nine new members were given the degree work and refreshments were served. Several members of the M. W. A. were also in attendance. Through the efforts of John O’Connor, B. K. Zimmerman and others, the fund raised for Company M has reached the comfortable tigure of $301.56, or over $1 per man. The amount has been placed in the bank to Company M’s credit. * -*+ i John Baker and wife of Chicago, who had been visiting Mrs. Baker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Trussell, of north of town, went to Indianapolis Friday to visit awhile, and from there will go to Danville to visit before returning home. Fred Loelirke was in Rensselaer Sunday and Monday visiting relatives..... Misses Nell Ryan of near Medaryville and Rhena Aery of this place went to Chicago Sunday to attend summer school at Chicago university.—Pulaski County Democrat. The two sons of G. K. Hollingsworth of Chicago, Donald and Thomas, formerly of Rensselaer, are members of Battery B of Chicago and were ordered to Springfield to the concentration camp last week. Donald is married and only recently became a father.

Another Tremendous Big Bain Monday Afternoon.

After a few days of nice weather we got another very heavy rain with much severe lightning at about 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, which again raised the water in the river from three to five feet. The rain came from the northwest and was apparently general in this vicinity. The heavy, black clouds made it so dark that lights were necessary in the business houses and residences. Rain fell in perfect torrents and fields were again flooded with water. The rainfall as recorded at St. Joseph's college was 11-12 of an inch, inch. Ed Randle had a house struck and set on fire by lightning at Moody, but the fire was put out with small loss. At this writing we are unable to learn of any other damage, but it Is probable more accurred.

And Only About 150 Miles Distant, Too.

On April 29th J. G. Andrus, a former well known resident of near Rensselaer but who for some years past has resided near Shelby, Mich., in a fruit and potato growing section, wrote The Democrat In renewing his subscription, and said: “Potatoes are 65 cents per bushel here now; those who held for $1 got left. They could have got 85 to 90 cents at one time.” At the time he wrote we were pay-

' For People' l iM 1 You who are on your feet a great deal TW should be extraordinarily particular as to what \i\V kigd of shoes you get —not only as to stylo and quality but also as to fit oW.'tT ■M:, It i***j&:* >'■•*** v H* Shoes That Stay * ; Comfortable *7. sr 7. ;., : v., J ■ You need not necessarily sacrifice style to get shoes that will stay comfortable. But i you must be sure that you are properly fitted. II And proper fitting is an art that we have \ mastered in a highly commendable manner. -ft Our styles are latest and prices lowest—for lms)\ men, women and children. - B. N. Fendig 3 s Shoe Store Opera House Block, Rensselaer, Ind.

NOTICE To holders of numbers from The Rex Theatre in the PONY CONTEST. DRAWING Will take place in Front of the BEX THEATRE o„ next SATURDAY, JULY 1, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning. First number will be drawn promptly at 10 o’clock. Claimant must present’ duplicate ticket within one hour, otherwise drawing will continue hourly until award is made. conditions i/ Corresponding number to one drawn must be presented within ONE HOl'R of time of drawing or it will be invalid and considered out of contest. THEREFORE Be there with your tickets promptly * at 10 o'clock on next Saturday and get the benefit of the tickets you hold.

The Rex Theatre Ing in Rensselaer $1.40 per bushel for ordinary eating potatoes, and they are now' $1.70, or 45 cents per peck. We wonder if Jerome can tell us who gets all this difference between what the Michigan producer receives and the Rensselaer consumer has to pay? A little government regulation of food prices might not be amiss in this country, too. NOTICE l)r. Leslie Kliarrer of FrancesviHo will tnkc» charge of my office and practice while lam away. His office hours will he published later.— C. E. JOHNSON. j-6 T— 11 - ■■ Farmers I We will have car of middlings on track soon. Ton lots, $25; less than ton lots, $26 at car. phone us your order and we will notify you when car arrives.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, Phone 456. All Kinds of Produce. We are paying today 19c for fresh clean eggs; 2814 c for butterfat; 14c for hens; 20c for springs. The above prices are subject to market changes without notice. We have installed a new and up-to-date steam system for testing cream and washing cans. We solicit a share of your patronage.—PßlOß’S PRODUCE MARKET, phone 39.

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