Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1916 — LOCAL NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCAL NEWS

Quite a large number of automobile and motorcycle tourists passed through Rensselaer Saturday, Sunday and Monday, no doubt to spend the 4th with friends at other points or taking advantage of the 4th of July holiday to make a pleasure trip. Miss Gertrude Hopkins, who recently underwent an operation in a Chicago hospital on her injured eye, which was badly lacerated by the breaking of her glasses at the State bank several weeks ago, went to Sullivan, Ind., Saturday from Chicago to visit her sister, Mrs. Zoe Thompson, at whose home her mother is also visiting.

Dr. Curnick preached a patriotic sermon Sunday morning at the Methodist church upon the subject: “The Glory of Old Glory.” In the course of the sermon Dr. Curnick praised our own soldiers and said they were a strong, brave and loyal company of men and would reflect honor and credit upon all of us at home if they were called to the front to fight in Mexico. Mrs. John Martindale expects to soon begin the erection of a new cottage on the lot just north of C. B. Steward’s residence which she has just purchased of Mr. Steward. The lot is 51x138 feet and the price paid was S4OO. Mrs. Martindale sold her property north of the Monon station, consisting of residence and five acres of ground, some time ago to Benjamin Harris, the consideration being in the neighborhood of $5,000. Saturday and Sunday were the two hottest days we have had so far this summer, fine growing weather indeed for corn. A small shower of fain fell in Rensselaer in the late afternoon and evening and interferred with the open air union religious services on the court house lawn. Not enough rain fell here, however, to do much harm, but in other localities it was probably very heavy, judging from the appearance of the clouds. At Indianapolis they got a terrific downpour and streets and grounds were flooded.

A party of tourists passed through Rensselaer Friday afternoon north bound, their car bearing DatonaV

: Fla., pennants and ’’Dixie Highway.” Just what a Dixie highway car is doing over on our Jackson highway is a question. The Dixie highway as officially routed is quite a number of miles west of Rensselaer and through Danville, 111. Perhaps this party of tourists had learned that we had the best roads on the Jackson highway route and that the distance between Indianapolis and Chicago was considerably less than over the Dixie line. r - - ■— ■ W. R. Brown has sold his 300acre farm in Barkley tp. to Charles Stath of Carpenter tp., who traded in his 80-acre farm in west Carpenter and gives a cash difference of $31,500. Possession is given Marqh 1. Mr. Brown’s son Everett will go on the Carpenter tp. farm, it is understood. The farm lies miles northwest of Goodland, two miles north of the George Welch corner, and is nicely located with a rock road along the south front and the west side. The farm Mr. Stath gets Is a good, well improved farm and lies on the famous “Wall Street” in Barkley tp.

Fred Phillips and little daughter visited Mrs. Phillips at the Wesley hospital, Chicago, Sunday. The latter was not fueling so well the latter part of the week, but was better Sunday. The doctors have not fully determined as yet her precise ailment, but think it is a kidney trouble. She will remain there this week yet at least in order for them to study her trouble. Mrs. Henry Ropp of north of town, who was taken to the Wesley hospital in Chicago recently to undergo an operation for an ailment In her throat which has given her considerable trouble for some time, will probably be operated on Thursday, Mr. Ropp informs us. The operation itself is not such a very serious one and it hoped that permanent relief will result.