Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — Page 5

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Emmet Laßue was in Chicago on business Saturday. Ammonia-proof work shoes, $2.50 to $3.50. —(HILLIARD & HAMILL F. B. Ham went to Big Rapids, Michigan, Friday on a business trip. A big case of $1.50 cotton blankets just received at ROWLES & PARKER’S. Mrs. Mary Rowe of Chicago came Saturday to visit William Burch and family. The Watson Plumbing Co. will trade new cream separators for old ones. Phone 204. s-16 Boys: A watch free with every suit or overcoat costing $5 or more, at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. B. S. Fendig came down from Chicago on business Saturday and visiteji over Sunday with relatives. Miss Lois Ham delightfully entertained a number of young folks with a Victrola concert at her home Friday evening. A. W. Padgitt drove through from Bucklin, Kansas, arriving here Friday, and will visit his brother, A. L. Padgitt, and family. Tiger special dress hats are the latest things out. See our line, just received. We can please you, at ROWLES & PARKER’S ) Mr. and Mrs. C. M." Greenlee and children of Yeoman returned home Saturday after spending a week here with relatives and friends. Genuine indigo dyed overalls, sl. The best 50c work shirt in the world. 14 oz. husking mitts for 85c per dozen.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rich of Goodland were here Saturday to see their son Lester. They were enroute to Baltimore where they will visit for some time. Ewdina Spangle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Spangle of northwest of town, fell and broke a bone of her left arm last week while playing ball at school. Miss Barbara Eter has resumed her work at the Dr. Brown residence after spending two weeks at West Liberty, Illinois, visiting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Eter. Suits made to . your individual measure by Ed. V. Price of Chicago are absolutely guaranteed a fit. A long line of samples to choose from. Let us take your measure.-—ROWLES & PARKER.

■B?ii Tprr 1 iw> jfflt wMrIX Of MfflZ/TgCIIX Zzlf [ | The Best ill 111 Endorsement IT The large number of our customers who bring their friends here to buy shoes is a significant endorsement that is worthy of comment. We are winning new customers every day simply by pleasing our old ones. Honest Shoe Values Every shoe we sell is carefully fashioned of the best materials. The many little quality features that distinguish the really well made shoes from the ordinary kind will be fl \ found throughout our line of men’s, women’s and children’s shoes. Our Stock is Large and Prices Reasonable B. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store Opera House Block, Rensselaer, Ind.

The most complete display of sweaters in Jasper county.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mrs. Elbert Harris and daughter Muriel went to Chicago Friday to spend a few days with friends. Miss Florence Hawkins of Lafayette was a guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allman and family. Mrs. A. McElwig of Monticello, who had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adams, returned home Friday. Siegel Brothers “man-tailored’’ garments for ladies and Misses are “The Best” and fully guaranteed.— ROWLES & PARKER. Mrs. S. R. Nichols w’ent to Chicago Friday where she will spend a few days with her sons, Joe and Earle, and their families. Just pay a visit to our ladies’ ready-to-wear department. We will gladly show you through our stock. —ROWLES & PARKER. For Sale —About 50 heavy wooden boxes in which were packed clothing, shoes, sweaters, etc. Call at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. Miss Elizabeth Meyer of Gary, who had been the guest of her cousins, Ruth and Elizabeth Thompson, returned home Friday. Wanted—loo fat men to wear Michael Stern suits this fall. The best fitting fat men’s clothing in the world. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harmon of Indianapolis were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Harmon the last of the week, stopping off here while enroute to Chicago. Mrs. Ann Threlked and son Raymond of Fredonia, Kentucky, and Mrs. Jesse Bringle of Brook were guests of John Bill and family of southwest Marion last week. Miss Lucy Lane, Who had been spending several Weeks visiting friends and relatives at Detroit, Michigan, Cleveland, Ohio, and Niagara Falls, New York, returned home Saturday evening. “Uncle” Charley Pullin left a couple of ears of corn at The Democrat office Saturday that were picked from a field on his farm in Barkley township before the recent killing frost. This corn is well matured and ig seemingly as hard and solid as old corn. Unfortunately, however, but a small per cent of the corn in Jasper county was in this condition when the frost came.

Ball Band ilibber boots. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mrs. F. E. Babcock wag a Lafayette visitor yesterday. Miss Charlotte Kearns of Naper ville, Illinois, came the last of the week to visit Miss Viola Kohley. Mothers: Try our 2 for 25c boys’ stockings. You’ll be surprised at the vaIues.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Sunday was a beautiful fall day and nearly every one having an automobile was out taking advantage of it. Mrs. E. P. Lane ig home from a visit with friends at Indianapolis, Noblesville, Shelbyville and other points in Indiana. We guarantee every ladies’ or Misses’ coat or suit and our new fall line ig all ready for your approval. —ROWLES & PARKER. The basement and foundation is completed for John A. Dunlap’s new residence on the corner of College and Washington avenues. Mr. and Mrs. John Richardson of Chicago came down Saturday evening and visited until Sunday evening with Mrs. Eliza Reed. Boys’ mackinaws in nobby patterns, $4 to $6. Sturdy, long-wear-ing school suits with 2 pair trousers, $4 to SIO.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Who is your tailor? Let us take your measure for an Ed V. Price and you w r ill be more than satisfied. Samples and measure taken at ROWLES & PARKER’S. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. McGladdery of North Vernon, Indiana, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Budd at Fair Oaks, departed for their home Friday. Misses Gabrella and Mary Dluzak of near Remington went to Chicago Heights the last of the week to visit Mrs. Joseph Kohler, and will also visit at Dyer before returning. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Carr went to Lafayette Saturday to visit their daughter, Mrs. John Copsey, and family. They were accompanied by their grandson, John, Jr., who had been visiting here for a month. Mrs. John Vanatta returned home from Chicago Saturday evening after spending a few days visiting her sister, Mrs. B. F. Ferguson. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Minnie Rathfon, who will spend a few days here. The Gridley Entertainers will appear in the First Christian church Monday night, O p tober 2, in a program of music, mimicry and merriment that will leave a good taste in your mouth. You will miss it if you miss it. —Advt. s-30

The first football game of the season for the Rensselaer team will be played with Kentland at that place next Saturday. Kentland was defeated in their first game by Morocco, the score being 25 to 6. The first game on home grounds will be with the East Chicago high school team. A delightful dancing party was given at the home of Miss Alice Thomas Friday evening in honor of the birthdays of Miss Thomas and Miss Nora Daugherty. About fifteen were present. Refreshments were served and all reported a most enjoyable evening. Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier, Mrs. Joseph Taylor of Chalmers and Mrs. Minnie Neff, who is visiting here from Texas, are home from a pleasant automobile trip to lowa, where they visited friends. Mr. Rainier says that Illinois and lowa have also suffered from frosts and crops there are about the same as here. Mrs. C. W. Duvall, who had been visiting ip the West for the past five w r eeks, returned home last week. She was accompanied West by her son, John Duvall, who extended his journey further on. She spent some time at Denver, Colorado Saprings and Manitou in Colorado. Returning, she stopped at Burden, Kansas, to see Mrs. Nettie Ryan and at Kansas City to visit her brother, Dr. George Thompson. A party of tourists from Marion, Indiana, a man and two women, driving a yellow roadster,’ run their car in the ditch a few hundred yards south of St. Joseph college Monday afternoon when they turned out to drive by Dan Waymire, who was not burning up the road fast enough for them. They struck Dan’s car a glancing blow, we understand, although there is plenty of room at this point for three automobiles. The party gave their names as Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Young and the latter’s sister, Mrs. D. H. Pulley, and stated that they were enroute from Marlon to Hammond. The car was brought to town and taken to the Main garage where it is being repaired.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson spent Sunday in Chicago. Do you own a Ford? Hamillize your clothes buying.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Hurley Beam was down from Chicago Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam. w- , With eggs at 30c a dozen the middle of September, where will the price be at Thanksgiving time? Remember the millinery opening of Mary Meyer Healy Friday and Saturday, September 29 and 30. The new Clothcraft suits and overcoats are now on display at $13.50 to S2O. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. Elvyn Allman and his cousin, Fred Peck, of Remington enjoyed an auto drive to Indianapolis Motr-> day. The Eastern Star ladies will give a show at the Star theater on Monday night, October 2, for the benefit of tfie order. Mrs. E. G. Perrigo of near Donovan, Illinois, is here for a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Crockett. The new Crawford shoes are now on display, $3 to $5. Hamillize your shoe buying—it pays.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Shoes! We carry only the solid, dependable kinds at the lowest possible prices. We guarantee satisfaction in wear and fit, at ROWLES & PARKER’S. t ■ —— - The cleanest stock of ready-to-wear wool suits in the city. All new patterns, latest styles. We can ■please you at a reasonable price, at ROWLES & PARKER’S. Clause Williamson, a druggist of Morocco, was in Rensselaer Monday. He is contemplating installing a furnace in his drug store and was here figuring on the cost of the same. ' Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lobb and daughter Martha and Miss Cynthia Bricker of Pontiac, Illinois, drove through by auto Saturday aiu visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Newcomb of north of town. John Bill of southwest Marion is suffering from an attack of lumbago, with which he has a seige of about once a year. He was thrown from a horse some years ago and thinks the trouble was brought on from this injury. Miss Phoebe Randle, who had spent several months here with her sister, Mrs. B. Forsythe, went to ‘ hicago Friday. Monday she was joined by her mother, Mrs. Robert Randle, and together they returned to their home in Parsons, Kansas.

W. J. Wright is having the basement and foundation pul in this fall for a new house which he will build next season on his lot fronting on South street. When completed Mr. Wright may occupy the house for two or three years until he feels better able to build a finer home on the same tract of ground but fronting on River street. Mr. and Mrs. John Reed and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Swingle and two children of Hoopeston, Illinois, drove over via auto Saturday evening and remained until Sunday afternoon with T A. Crockett and family. Mr. Swingle has worked in the can factory at Hoopeston for the past eight years, and says they can make 140 of the pint cream cans in a minute. Among those from Rensselaer who attended the annual reunion of the Forty-eighth Indiana regiment, which was held at Plymouth on Wednesday of last week, were D. H. Yeoman, W. H. Sayler, W. D. Sayler and I. N. Hemphill. Forty old soldiers were present and many of them were accompanied by their wives. A most enjoyable reunion was reported. It is reported that Fred Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Hamilton of this city, has enlisted with a Canadian regiment for service in France. Fred left here about two years ago and went to North Dakota, and last April went from there to Halifax, N. S. He sailed from that point for London on September 13, and after some training there will be sent to the front. Mrs. L. D. Monnett of west of town was quite badly injured last Thursday when she walked into an open stairway leading to the basement, while at the home of David Bare, striking her right side and breaking three ribs, and it Ls thought was injured Internally. She was carrying the little babe of Mr; and Mrs. Harry Eger in her arms at the time but the babe was not injured. Mrs. Monnett is still confined to her bed at this writing but it is hoped will be able to get up soon.

Mrs. John * Eilts of Union township is confined to her bed with malarial fever. The new pinch back models in Society Brand suits are on display at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. Oscar Weiss of Newton township went to Bluffton yesterday to visit Harley Lamson and family until Sunday. Miss Aileen Allman went to Evanston, Illinois, Monday to enter Northwestern university for her third year. School shoes foi the girls and boys. We have the kinds that give satisfactory wear. Buy your next pair at ROWLES & PARKER’S. Miss Grace Reed has again taken up her work at the Mary Meyer Healy millinery store, after spending a week studying the styles in Chicago. Mr. and Mrg. Vernon Stenson and baby of Indianapolis, who had spent a few days here with Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Burchard, returned home on Monday. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 80o; oats, 43c; wheat, $1.40; rye, sl.lO. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 70c; oats, 27c; wheat, 70c to 90c; rye, 75 c. Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Parke of Hammond were here Sunday evening and Monday visiting at the Ben Harris home. They returned home Monday evening. The Pine Village football team, which is to play the Valparaiso football team in Rensselaer next Sunday, defeated the Kirkland eleven at Pine Village last Sunday by a score of 4(5 to 0. C. Earl Duvall returned Monday from his regular weekly pilgrimage to Rockville. .Qari’s new house is nearly completed and these pilgrimages to Parke county will cease, as he will then bring the shrine home with him. William M. Hoover has let the contract for his new brick veneered bungalow on West Washington 1 street-to E. S. Lutes of Monon, who 1 is also building Mrs. William Washburn’s new residence, for $3,800 exclusive of heating. Mrs. George W. Zerbe of Tlosa was here over Sunday a guest at the home of her brother, E. L. i Harp. She had been at Morocco attending the funeral of Mrs. Park Baldwin, and also attended the home-coming at Mt. Ayr. She left Monday for her home. Miss Mary Goetz is contemplating the erection of a new two-story house on the lot just north of W. I). Bringle’s residence on College avenue. At this writing she has not let the contract but is figuring with some of our builders and will,probably begin the work very shortly. Photographer H. F. Parker, who has acquired much success as a football coach, has accepted this place with the St. Joseph College team. He was coach at this institution last year and his work was highly satisfactory. He will also have charge of the college basket ball team. Mrs. E. J. Randle and Mrs. S. E. Sparling delightfully entertained about forty ladies at a three-course luncheon Saturday. Mrs. Sparling will soon depart for her home in the South and will be accompanied by Mrs. Ora T. Ross, who will visit Prof, and Mrs. Sparling at Demopolis, Alabama.

Mllll fl er y Opening Friday and Saturday September 29 and 30 MARY MEYER HEALY

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Ideal Account Files, $1.50 each.—. The Democrat’s fancy stationery de* partment. Mrs. Maurice Wilcox of Chicago, who had spent a week here with her brother, Joseph Myers and family, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Haan came down from Chicago Saturday evening to be present at the funeral of the latter’s brother-in-law, James Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brenner of Winchester, former residents of Rensselaer, were in the city Friday enroute to Mt. Ayr to attend a home-coming. The Jasper county teachers’ Institute will be held next week, October 2 to 6, at the high school audi-) torlum. A full program will bagiven in Saturday’s Democrat. Superintendent Lamson wishes it to ba known that the general public Is welcome and invited to any and at! of these meetings. All schools of the county will be closed. The weather for the past few days has been somewhat warmer arid continues bright and pleasant. Rain is again badly needed for fall plowing, but farmers say It is too late for it to help the pastures any. There is absolutely no fall feed for stock at all, and it is necessary to feed corn and hay to sustain animals. Rev. Paul C. Curnlck, pastor of Trinity M. E. church, left yesterday for Greencastle to attend the annual conference. The conference thia year will be presided over by Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chicago, one of the newly elected bishops. There are 250 ministers in this conference with a total membership of about 50,000. # Mrs. Francis Springer Keith of Chicago, step-daughter of “Col.’* Ed Oliver, formerly of Newland, made her debut Saturday as a “movie” actress. Mrs. Keith’s donjestlc affairs caused a stir las| March, says the Chicago Herald, when, after two years of married life, she gave out an interview at Palm Beach which ultimately became the basis of her husbamd’B divorce suit in San Francisco.