Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1916 — Page 3

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Rensselaer Chautauqua, August 10 to 15. Mrs. J. W. Horton was a Lafayette goer Monday. Auto brand 50c work shirts, best on earth, at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. # Miss Ruth Covington of Chicago came Saturday to visit Miss Eva Moore over Sunday. Reductions on all summer footwear at B. N. FENDIG’S SHOE STORE. Misses Mildred and Vera Baker of Pontiac, 111., came Saturday to visit relatives in Barkley tp. Prices reduced on all summer footwear. All styles, none reserved. —THE G. E. MURRAY CO. Kenneth Allman was up from Inlianapolis Sunday - to visit his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allman. Mrs. Charles Mann and daughter of Cincinnati are guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland. Walter English and family of Lafayette returned home Monday af in i a visit with relatives here and at Parr. Mrs. William Daniels returned Sunday from a few days’ visit with her brother, John M. Ott, and family at Remington. As long as you’re going to spend your money for (flothes, spend it at Hilliard & Hamill’s, and you may ride in a Ford. Misses Dorothy and Florence Fox of Otterbein, ‘who had been here visiting their aunt, Mrs. Mary Peyton, returned home Saturday. Watson Plumbing Co., phone 204. The only reliable concern drilling water wells in this part of Jasper county; will drill wells any. size and anywhere. ts Keith O’Riley, who until recently was employed here as assistant baker in Ralph O’Riley’s bakery, has sc cured a position in the Elmore shock absorber factory at Remington. * Mr. and Mrs. John Reish, newly wef.s, of Chicago came down Saturday evening and spent Sunday with his sisters, Miss Nell Reish of Rensselaer and Mrs. Jesse Eldridge of Barkley tp. Mrs. James W. Duffy, who had been visiting here with her sister Mrs. W. H. Beam, for some time, left Monday for New York to .start rehearsing preparatory to returning to the vaudeville stage. Mrs. George Green, who has been in very poor health recently, was removed to the home of Tom Cox Friday. Mr. Green expects to secure employment on the Illinois Central railroad at Kankakee, 111., and will leave for that place soon.

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1 Rensselaer Chautauqua, August 10 to 15. Mrs. E. M. Graham w'as a Chicago visitor Monday. Mrs. A. E. Alter of Forest is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I W. R. Nowels. [ Mrs. Minnie Elanke of Chicago came Saturday for a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. E. J. Duvall. S. M. Haas and wife spent a few days in Logansport the first of the week with relatives of Mrs. Haas. Rev. P. c. Curnick went to Battle Ground Monday to attend the sessions of the state Epworth League convention. Mrs. J. S. Halliday and children are visiting in Dowagiac, Mich., with her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Halliday. Miss Georgia Dickinson and Miss Phelan of Chicago returned home Monday after a short visit here with Mrs. J. A. Grant. A. F. Long is having a neat new cement block garage erected at bis home on River street for housing that new Paige “six.” Miss Martha Cain, Miss Stella Platt and brother Henry went to Battle Ground Monday to attend the Epworth League convention. John Knox was here from the southern part of the state Sunday and Monday to visit has father, Thomas Knox, south of town. Mrs. N. Shelby and two daughters left the of the week to visit at Sparta/Tenn., with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Williams. Rev. and Mrs. Vaughn Woodworth of Waterloo, Neb., came yesterday for a two weeks’ visit with the families of A. Woodworth and Walter Porter. Miss Ethel Bowden of Chicago, who had been here visiting Miss Selma Leopold, returned home Saturday, accompanied by Miss Leopold, who will visit there a few days. Robert Wartena and wife returned to Indiana Harbor Saturday, accompanied by Ed Duvall, who visited them a few days, after a visit here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wartena. Miss Marie Hamilton, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis in Wesley hospital, Chicago, came home Saturday and apparently is improving in health as rapidly as can be expected. Leonard Elder and family, who are here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Elder, expect to leave in a ‘couple of weeks for Michigan City. lowa, where Leonard will teach mathematics in the high school there this winter.

13 quart Preserve Kettles, 50c value and a 15c Fruit Dipper free with each kettle, for this week the 2 pieces for 35c 1 Set to a Customer A big purchase before Enameled Ware advanced enables us to make you this big offer. This offer is for this week ONLY, expiring Saturday night, July 29

Rensselaer Chautauqua, August 10 to 15. Drop in at Hilliard & Hamill’s and play the Victrola. Miss Zera Smith went to Indianapplis Sunday for a few days’ visi with relatives. Omar Osborne went to Chicago Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday with relatives there. Shoes properly fitted won’t hurt your feet. Let us convince you of this.—B. N. FENDIG’S SHOE STORE Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Perry of Chicago came Sunday for a two weeks’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Oren Parker. Rev. H. M. Rogers of Girard, Pa., has been called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Monticello. Martha Washington shoes and low cuts for ladies means foot comfort for hot weather.—THE G. E. MURRAY CO. ' Mrs. Laura Fate, landlady of the Makeever House, has been confined to her bed with sickness for the past few days. Robert Blue, who had been visiting the past few weeks with relatives at New Boston and Dallas City, 111., returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lutz of Adrian, Minn., are visiting his brother Willis and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arnott and other relatives here. Our comfort shoes for men and women will relieve those tired, aching feet. Ask your friends who have bought them of us. —B. N. FENDIG’S SHOE STORE. In the wrestling match at Ellis theatre Saturday night Nate Welsh of Jordan tp. won the decision over Perry Marlow of Watseka, 111. Nate won in straight falls. Mrs. J. W. Stockton and Ethel Perkins spent Sunday in Chicago with their father, County' Clerk J. H. Perkins, who is taking treatment in a hospital there. * Mrs. Cleve Eger and Mrs. Harry Parker accompanied as far as Chicago Monday Mrs. Jessie Garber of Salem, Ohio, who had been visiting here w ith them for several weeks. * * Homegrown roasting ears made their appearance on the Rensselaei market Saturday. Now, with new potatoes and fried chicken—provid ing one has the price—life is worth living. Miss Maude Elder, who had,been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. L. Hammerton, in Indianapolis, will spend a couple of weeks here before returning to that place to make her home during the winter. E. L. Hammerton and family of Indianapolis are here visiting Mrs.Hammerton’s parents, Dave Elde«and family, and the former’s brother, G. H. Hammerton, of Parr. They will also visit Mr. Hammerton’s parents at East Lynn, 111., before returning home. The members of the Dorcas class of the M. E. church will hold their July class meeting at the Monnett home Friday evening, July 28. Miss Elvira Simpson, Bertha Daniels, Hope Hurley' and Mrs. True Reeve being the hostesses. All members are cordially invited. Mrs. Homer Hopkins hanie up from Lafayette Saturday to see her husband’s aged mother, “Aunt” Mary Jane Hopkins, who has not been feeling very well of late, and the latter accompanied her to Lafayette Sunday night and will re main there for a time. About 50 relatives of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Warren, north of town, gathered at their home Sunday to spqnd the day, and also to meet, the E. G, Warren family of Oklahoma. They' were joined in the afternoon by Mrs. J, F. Warren of Oklahoma City. Okla., who had come to visit relatives for a few weeks. Earl Duvall broke ground the lasi of the week for a two-story sevenroom house 28x28 feet in size, with basement, on College avenue, in Fairview addition, immediately south oi the residence occupied by' George Long. The lot is one Earl recently purchased from his brother Carl George W. Hopkins is going to build a similar house immediately south, which w ill make four practically new houses in this addition fronting on -College avenue. Emory Meader, an employe of an Indianapolis telephone company, ha: filed suit for $15,000 damage; against Mayor Joseph E. Bell of that city for alleged injuries sustained recently when the motorcycle he war riding was struck by Bell’s automobile. Meader received a broken leg and was otherwise permaneLy Injured, it is alleged aS a result Meader was formerly a resident of Bento i bounty and is a relative of Ira ,F. Meader of Union tp., Jasper county.

CASTO RIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears th# -r Signature of *J" 'T.

Rensselaer Chautauqua, August 10 to 15. . Miss Maude Spitler was a Chicago visitor Saturday. Have you seen the new Ford touring car at Hilliard & Hamill’s. Mrs. Hazel Carr and two daughters are visiting relatives at Fairfield, lowa. Willis Heron and wife of Minnesota are visiting his uncle, T. F. Warne, and family of Parr. Whenever you spend your money for clothes consider Hilliard & Hamill’s first. It will pay’ big. ~ Harold Pumphrey of Columbia City, who had been here visiting a few days with friends, returned home Friday. The ball game at Riverside ball park Sunday afternoon between the Forester and Moody teams, resulted in a 11 to 2 victory for the former. Lafayette Journal: Miss Mary Brown of Rensselaer has returned to her home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Thompson of Perin avenue. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 75c; oats, 35c; wheat, $1.12; rye, 80c. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 73c; oats, 32c; wheat, 90 and 95c; rye, 80c. Miss Madeline Abbott went to Lafayette Sunday to resume her studies at the business college after a two weeks’ visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Abbott. C. W."Bussell and wife of Hanging Grove tp. went to Lafayette Mon day to accompany home their daughter Florence, who was recently operated on there for appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Donnelly', Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Grow and Harry Kresler and family, who had been spending several days camping at Lake Maxinkuckie, returned home Sunday evening. F. D. Burchard went to RedkeySaturday evening and will accompany’ home his wife, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Jones, there for the past three weeks, Wednesday. Mrs. True Woodworth was called to Monon yesterday' by the death of a nephew’, Ward Tyner, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tyner, formerly of this place. The young man was about 20 years o' age. He had not been well for some time and just recently was overcome with the heat which hastened his death. The funeral will be held today at 2 o’clock and burial probably be made in Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove tp. Peter H. Zea writes from Atlan'k Highlands, N. J., under date of July 20, and says: “Find enclosed money order for $1.50 for renewal of subscription to The Democrat, which comes to us ap a letter from home twice each week and is eagerly scan ned, finding many interesting items of doings of friends and old acquaint ances, and occasionally the passing away of some one who in other day: has been closely- associated with us by friendship’s tie. Wishing all a kindly greeting, we remain as ever.’ etc.

At Lincoln Chautauqua, Rensselaer, Annual IO to 15 Inc. Mrs. Paulsen and the Youths’ Chautauqua.

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W. V. Porter is the owner of a new Maxwell automobile. Mrs. W. H. Beam will leave next week for a sojourn in Michigan. Pocket the difference, $22.50 suits $19.75, at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S ..Mrs.- Josiah Davisson and daughter Fern spent Friday in Hammond. Miss Agnes Kahler returned home from Lafayette Saturday where she had been attending the Purdue summer school. Hugh Yeoman, the son of Robert Yeoman of Newton tp., received a broken right arm last week while cranking an auto. Work on Mrs. John Martindale's residence*on College avenue is being pushed right along and good headway is being made. Mrs. Rankin D. Jones and daughter of Cincinnati, Ohio, came Mod* day afternoon for a few days’ visit with the former’s brother, George E. Murray, and family. Mrs. E. Cregg of Campus' 111., and daughter, Mrs. M. Fenton, of Kan-1 kakee, 111., came the latter part of, the week to visit the former’s daughter, Mrs. A. Quinn. - * Mrs. J. Hansson, who was recently operated on in a Chicago hospital, for tumor, is improving slowly and it will probably be some time before she is able to return home. An automobile bearing a Washington state license passed through Rensselaer Monday, headed sos Chicago. The machine carried a large camping equipment on one side. There is some talk of trying to get a public bathing pool built in Rensselaer; something after the plan of that at Wolcott, which is very popular during the summer season. Mr. and Mrs. William Maloney and children of Chicago drove down in their big Overland car Thursday for a week’s visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. M. E. Drake, and family. Mrs. Charles Grow and son Charles, jr., are visiting in Urbany this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Paxton. Mr. Grow will drive down and bring them back in his car Saturday. Mrs. S. A. Beal of Macon, Mo., who has been visiting here for the past month with her sister, Mrs. William M. Hoover, and brothers, Joseph and Marion I. Adams, returned home , yesterday.

It is said that $l3O was expendedfrom the “luxury fund’’ of Company M while the boys were in camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison. As 16 members of the company were not accepted and came home about the time the company left Indianapolis, it might be a good idea for those in terested to ask some of these, boys what extras they got while at Fort Harrison which was purchased 7roir. this fund amounting to about $2 per man. On his recent trip to South Dakota Conrad Kellner met George E. Timmons, formerly of Jordan tp., who is engaged in the stock business near Wall, So. Dak., and is doing well. George is raising cattle and horses for the market and had 255 head of cattle and 65 horses when Mr. Kellner was there. He has 480 acres of land of his own and lease; a school section adjoining for which he pays $4 0 per year rental and two quarter sections which he pays S2O each for. This is not a good farming section of country but is alright f oi grazing purposes, Mr. Kellner states

Friday Night at the Gayety

| Ths National Guard Film showing first the Rensselaer militia and all of our soldier boys preparing for war in Mexico at Camp Ralston, Fort Benjamin Harrison. “A Kingdom at Stake,” 3 reels. “Island of Terror,” 2 reels. 6 reels in all. —— I ■ ■ ■ —• A high-class vaudeville act in connection. 15 and 5 Cents , Andrew Kahler and family autoed to Dyer Sunday to spend the day with their son Joe and wife. Dr. Dale Warner came from St. Louis, where he has been working, the latter part of the week to visit his wife, who Is visiting her mother, Mrs. George Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. David Stoner, Mrs. Arthur Waymire and Harry Arnold drove to Chicago Sunday via auto and visted their mother, Mrs. Elias Arnold, who Is in Wesley hospital. They report her as not doing very well. Quite a number of Rensselaer young men have been making evening auto trips to Wolcott of late, ostensibly to ta£e a dip In Wolcott’s public bathing pool, but It is suspected that the Wolcott girls are quite an attraction also. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Shotts and the latter’s mother, Mrs. Eva Morgan, of Chicago came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades and with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Sayler of west of town. Mrs. Sayler being a sister of Mrs. Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nevlll and daughters, Marie and Clay, and M-s. Nevlll’s mother, Mrs. N. A. Thornston, went to Bonfield, 111., Sunday, via auto, to attend a family reunion held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Knutt, another daughter of Mrs. Thornston. f O. K. Ritchey has lately received a letter and photograph of former sheriff Nate J. Reed, w'ho Is now residing on a farm near Millertown, Mich. It had been reported hero that Nate had “cashed in’’ some time ago, but. he is apparently as well as ever and there is no Immediate prospect of his visiting the “cashier’s office’’ very soon. While the hot, e.-y weather haa been excellent for the farmers to put up their hay and oats and brought the corn put in the past few weeks, a good rain is just now needed quite badly. Lawns are begining to show the need of moisture and, of course, pastures are also becoming very short. A good rain would also help the corn. Rev. J. W. Dickison, pastor of the Gilboa church, Benton county, passes through Rensselaer Saturday afternoon on his way home from attending the Prohibition national convention at St. Paul, Minn., he being a delgeate from this district to th • convention. Former Republican Gov ernor J. Frank Hanly of Indiana w'a.i nominated for President and Dr. Ira T. Landrith of Tennessee was the nominee for Vice-President;

TIIIS Is Helen B. Paulsen, director of more than 300 Youths’ Chautauquas. And one of these Chautauquas, planned for boys and girls, will be held in connection with the old folks’ Chautauqua here in a few days? It is to be a morning affair, and if you are not more than seventeen years old you should make it a special plan to get into this Chautauqua that is made for boys and girls. You will learn something of what physical efficiency is and what It is worth to a live chap to be physically strong. Perhaps you or your parents think it is a disgrace for you to get behind in your arithipetic. Helen Paulsen says it is as much a disgrace to get behind in your physi* cal training. And why not? The night before the Chautauqua opens is to be a big play festival and perhaps a boys and girls* parade. Watch for announcements of these plans. ' When the Chautauqua opens there , will be great plans each forenoon of the six Chautauqua days. A roundtable for fathers and mothers is one feature. There will be games and more games. The supervisor in charge will teach you many new games. Also there will be a community picnic for boys and girls toward the end of the Chautauqua week. Ask your Chautauqua seciwtary for the name of the local supervisor. She will tell you all | about the big plans for boys and girls Chautauqua week.