Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1916 — Page 5

iy— lf/nlCtj Vr-r. I WEEKS 2 SIIXiMiTOSf

Ralph O’Riley was in Lafayette on business Monday. W. C. Milliron was in Frankfort on business the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs, a.. F. Long spent Sunday and Monday in Chicago. Mrs. E. C. English is spending the ■week with relatives at Glencoe, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig were in Chicago the last of the week, rereturning home Saturday. Mrs. J. A. Nelson of Tefft visited in this city over Sunday with her son, Roscoe Nelson, and family. If you move from one precinct to another after October 7 yop will not he permitted to vote November 7. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reynolds and the Misses Helen and Maude Reynolds went to Chalmers Sunday to visit friends. Miss Fairy Elliott, who had spent the week here with Miss Pearl McConahay, returned to her home at Gifford Saturday. Russel Dewey, a son of Harry Dewey of southwest of town, fell from a tree Sunday and fractured his left arm near the shoulder. Mrs. Lucy McCombs of Lafayette returned home Saturday after spending the week here with her cousin, Mrs. Benjamin Harris, and family. If you want a good Jersey cow or heifer, attend the Van Hook and Duggins sale one-half mile west of Rensselaer next Saturday, October 21. Watson Plumbing Co., pnone 204. The only reliable concern drilling water wells in this part of Jasper county; will drill wells any size and anywhere. ts C. M. Paxton of just west of town will hold a stock sale at his residence on Saturday, October 28. Extended notice of sale will be published later. t Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Davisson of Springfield, Illinois, came Saturday to visit the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Rhoads. Mr. Davisson returned home Monday morning but his wife will remain for a few days’ longer visit, Now is the time to get your supply of -potatoes for the winter. Tuesday and Wednesday we will unload a car load of good, ripe, sand-grown potatoes, suitable for storage for winter use, $1.60 per bushel. Phone 95. —ROWLES & PARKER.

Semi-dress 1 Shoes ■ -# ■ (TfFJ, No matter where you go or whom you jw meet, you can always be sure that your feet are V properly dressed if you buy your shoes from \ I us. We keep right up with the times and start every season with the very same styles you would find in leading stores of the big cities. For Men, Women and Children We invite the patronage of all. One Jis visit to our store will make you a steady cus- (gV tomer. Our prices are reasonable—our goods AJri are right and our fitting service perfect. B. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store Opera House Block, Rensselaer, Ind.

t S. C. Irwin was a business visitor in Chicago Saturday. Miss Laura Hatton visited over Sunday with friends at Monon. Mrs. John Cooper and daughter of Kersey spent Saturday with friends here. Several fine draft mares at the Van Hook and Duggins sale Saturday, October 21. Our new pack of peas, corn, tomatoes, kraut and hominy are now in and are opening fine. Try them. —HOME GROCERY. Mrs. Frank G. Henkle of Lewiston, Pennsylvania, is the guest of Mrs. J. H. Chapman. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Brown left Friday for Edgeley, North Dakota, where their daughter, Mrs. D. A. Savage, is quite sick. Mrs. Wallace Miller returned to her home in Chicago Sunday after a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan. Will Timmons of Jackson, Tennessee, came Sunday for a short visit with his mother, Mrs. John Timmons, and othes relatives. Tuesday and Wednesday, October 17 and 18, we will unload a car of extra fancy sand-grown potatoes, $1.60 bushel.—ROWLES & PARKER. Mrs. Frank Hoover and Miss Lucille Knox went to Chicago Friday to spend a few days with their brother, W. R. Knox, and other relatives. Mrs. Walter Hopkins and her father, Nim Hopkins, went to Lafayette Saturday to visit the latter’s son, Ray Hopkins, and attend the Wabash-Purdue football game. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Lowe and John Lowe of Kentland and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lowe and daughter of Brook spent Sunday afternoon here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keeney. The fire comp’any was called to the home of Mrs. Alda Parkinson Saturday morning to queflch a small blaze in the basement caused by a defective furnace pipe. The damage was not very extensive. The extensive remodeling of Sylvester Gray’s residence on the corner of College avenue and Clark streets is nearing completion, and when finished Mr. and Mrs. Gray will have a very commodious and modern home, with all the comforts and conveniences of the day.

Mrs. Irwin Lewis of Zadoc spent Monday with friends here. Joseph Reeve and Edwin Robinson were down from Chicago Sunday visiting home folks. Len Lefler was up from Lafayette Monday looking after his farm interests in Jasper county. The Priscilla Sew club will meet tomorrow afternoon wtih Mrs. W. H. Parkison on College avenue. Just received, our new pack of self-rising buckwheat and pancake flour in 10c and 25c packages.— HOME GROCERY. The Junior Aid society of the Christian church will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Elza Grow. ■ f Mrs. Carl (Heinz and daughter Dorothy of Ohicago came Saturday to spend a few days with her parents, Sheriff and Mrs. B. D. MoColly. Mrs. J. L. Myers of Gifford, who had spent the past week here with her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Clark, and family, returned to her home Friday. D. H. Yeoman went to Indianapolis Monday afternoon to attend the meeting of the Farmer’s National congress as a delegate from Jasper county. The Ladies’ Literal y club goes to Remington today where they will be the guests of the Fortnightly club of that city at the beautiful home of Mrs. W. L. Gumm. A nice lot of Duroc Jersey hogs, brood sows, gilts and young pigs at the Van Hook and Duggins joint sale Saturday, October 21, one-half mile west of Rensselaer, on the Bunkum road.

Potatoes! Potatoes! Potatoes! A car of extra fancy, ripe, sandgrown potatoes Tuesday and Wednesday, October 17 and 18, $1.60 per bushel.—ROWLES & PARKER, Phone 95. The undersigned will have eight head of good grade yearlings, steers and heifers, on sale at the Van Hook and Duggins sale, Saturday, October 21, one-half mile west of Rensselaer. —W. M. HAVENS. o-21 George Panas, who had been with the Rensselaer Candy company, went to Chicago last week to take charge of a ice cream parlor in the city, and will be succeeded here by Albert Sares, also of Chicago. Mrs. True Woodworth went to Monticello Monday to visit her brother. Will Jacks, and family, and will later go to Monon to visit her sister, Mrs. C. E. Tyner, returning home the last of the week. Yom can make no mistake by placing your order with us for your winter supply of potatoes. Extra fancy stock and good and ripe— Tuesday and Wednesday, October Hand 18. Phone 95.—ROWLES & PARKER.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Free fft and little daughter of Ogden, Illinois, drove over Friday in their Hudson and spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Freefe’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hobson, of Hanging Grove township. There is some talk of the Standard Oil company establishing a service station in Rensselaer on the Makeever lots near the Schroer garage. Mark Schroer would be in charge of the station and would also carry a complete line of automobile accessories. Such an establishment would be a convenience to auto owners and it is hoped the same will be a fact. Charles Horsewood, Fred Arnott and True Woodworth as local delegates, accompanied by Cal Cain and A. E. Wallace in the latter’s auto, went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the I. O. R. M. grand lodge, expecting to return here Wednesday. Mrs. Clifford Payne and Miss Lesta Wasson will go to Indianapolis today to attend the sessions of the Pocahontas-grand lodge as representatives of the local order. O. K. Rainier is out of the use of an auto these days. Last week, while he and Mrs. Rainier were returning from a trip to Indianapolis, he struck a bad hole in a railroad crossing at Frankfort, broke one ot the front wheels of his car, bent the front axle and broke the steering gear. Fortunately he was running slowly at the time and the occupants of the car escaped injury. He was obliged to leave the car there while awaiting repairs and came home on the train. It is said that the railroad company had been notified several times to repair the crossing but had not done so, and it would seem that it would be liable for damages. The section men repaired the crossing within an hour after Mr. Rainier broke his car there.

Mrs. Zeb Swain of Aix is confined to her home with sickness. Mr, and Mrs. Hurley Beam came down from Chicago Sunday and spent the day with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. G.' R. Dean were in Chicago Saturday and attended the Indiana-Chicago football game. Miss Marybelle Bali of Dowagiac, Michigan, came Friday to be the guest of Miss Elizabeth West for several days. Miss Anna Clager was at Wheatfield over Sunday with her mother, Mrs. John Clager, who has been ill for some time. Miss Bessie Wilson of Delphi visited over Sunday with Mrs. James Wingard and family of near Remington, returning home Monday. Louis I. Eisenberger of Chicago came Saturday and spent until Sunday evening with his wife, at the home of her mother, Mrs. Nathan Fendig. rIf you are in the market for potatoes call and see our car of the choicest, ripe, sand-grown potatoes of the season. Tuesday and Wednesday, $1.60 per bushel.—ROWLES & PARKER. Phone 95. Frank Phillips of JHomence, Illinois, returned home Monday after a visit here with his daughter, Mrs. Earl Ellis, and family. Miss Anna Phillips of Detroit, Michigan, was also here, returning to Detroit Monday. Floyd Smith, son of Mrs. Bertha Smith of this city, who has been in the tuberculosis hospital at Rockville for the past eleven weeks, is showing some improvement and hopes are entertained that a cure will be effected. Parties that are in the market for a good cow, sow or other hogs including registered boars, and fine brood mare, will 9erve their interests by awaiting my public sale October 21. Bills later. Terms.— RITSSEL VAN HOOK.—Advt. Saturday’s Indianapolis News, in its write-up of the coming meeting of the Farmer’s, National congress, which is being held in Indianapolis this week, had an excellent picture of J. 11. Biddle 1 of Remington, vicepresident of the congress for Indiana. A local poultry buyer said to us Monday that he never saw the time when a little bunch of chickens brought so much money. “Why,” said he, “I quite often p.ay a farmer’s wife as much as S2O for a little bunch of chickens she brings to town in a buggy or an auto.”

The Prohibition motor brigade came to Rensselaer Monday morning and rendered some very good music and delivered a speech on their issues of the campaign. A good crowd of people were present to welcome them. From here they went to Fair Oaks and on north into Lake county. Mrs. S. W. Williams returned Saturday from Fairbury, Illinois, where she attended the marriage of her niece, Miss Minnie Burdette, to Marion Hood of Wayne City. She made the trip home with her brother, Mr. Fosdick, in the latter’s automobile. Mr. Fosdick then went to Monticello to visit relatives. Fred McColly, who put in the foundation last fall for a fine new residence on Jefferson street, has the house all enclosed and it is going to make, when completed, one of the handsomest homes in Rensselaer. It is of the bungalow type, brick veneered, and is something after the style of C. W. Eger’s residence on College avenue r Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Smith had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Chris Neupert and daughter Esther; Mrs. Elizabeth Neupert and two daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth; George Neupert; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Keuihn and two sons, all of North Judson, who drove over via auto and spent the day with them, bringing well filled baskets of good things to eat, and a fine dinner was enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. William 'Holle and son returned to their home at North Manchester Monday after having attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. W. D. Meyers, of near Wheatfield at the latter place Friday. Mrs. Meyers, who had been in a critical state of health for the past year, died quite suddenly Wednesday night or Thursday morning, rather. She suffered a stroke of paralysis about a year ago from which she recovered to some extent, but last spring she received a second stroke, and ha* since been almost helpless. Her life was despaired of at the time for several days but she rallied and was apparently in no worse condition than usual Wednesday.

Nim Hopkins, who had been suffering with a large carbuncle on his breast, is much better at this writing. Sam Duvall, who is attending dental school, in Indianapolis, came home Monday night for a few days’ visit. The Pine Village football team played the Wabash Athletic team at the latter place Sunday, neither side scoring. Miss Alverta E. Simpson, principal of the Monnett School for Girls, will go to Chicago today for a short visit. Yesterday’s markets were: Corn, SOc; oats, 43c; wheat, $1.45; rye, $1.12. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 60c; oats, 30c to 32c; wheat, 70c to $1; rye, 75c. Tine Peyton of Los Angeles, California, came Saturday to visit his niece, who is attend the Monnett School for Girls. He also visited with Dr. E. C English. Mrs. George Michaels and son Marvin of Jordan tow-nship left Sunday for a six weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Sanderson, at Monte Vista, Colorado. Sam Lowery of north of town, who accompanied A. S. Laßue to Michigan last week, bought a well improved eighty-acre farm near Buehanan. die does not expect to move upon the farm at present. With the potato market advancing almost daily we consider good, ripe, sand-grown potatoes a bargain at $1.60 per bushel. Tuesday and Wednesday, October 17 and 18. ROWLES & PARKER, Phone 95. W. P. Michael of Jordan township received a fine mounted deer, head Monday, a present from sister, Mrs. A. Woody, of Manderson, Wyoming, of which he is very proud. A mounted mountain cat also came with the deer head. The new passenger station at Motion is rapidly nearly completion and will be ready for use within a short time. This depot will be one of the handsomest small town stations along the Monon route, a credit to the town and the railroad alike. William H. Snedekor traded his Overland car to Mrs. Lila M. Ricks for the latter’s property on Elm street, now occupied by John Ward, and has bought a “Willys Knight” auto of the local agent, Dr. llansson. The consideration for the property was $1,050. An error occurred in publishing this transfer in Saturday’s Democrat, it becoming mixed up in the type with another transfer, the correct mention of which appears in the transfers published in another column today.

Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Buy Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes 1. Most popular styles in America 2. Strictly all-wool fabrics 3. Nobody's hard to fit 4. All seams sewed with silk 5. Finest tailored workmen in the country 6. Highqualityof“inside” materials 7. Unequaled variety of weaves and patterns 8. Largest importers of foreign weaves 9. Everything is carefully shrunk in cold water 10. Guaranteed—return the goods if you’re not satisfied THE G. E. MURRAY CO. The Home off Hart Schafffner & Marx clothes Rensselaer, Indiana \

GENUINE Round Oak HEATERS G. W. EGER Hardware and Plumbing Rensselaer, - Indiana Piann Tuning P. W. NORTON Phone 24-B

FOR SALE Don’t overlook the Van Hook and Duggins sale next Saturday forenoon. Come in your cars. Will take care of all stock purchased. Among the bargains are 400-pound 2-year-old Dnroc sow, registered and vaccinated, with 11 sturdy pigs at side; one of the finest Belgian brood mares in Jasper county, bar none. Good corn will be sold on honest representation.— Advt.

COUNTY CENTENNIAL PROGRAM

At High School Auditorium Next Friday Night. Jasper county’s observance of Indiana’s centennial anniversary will take place next Friday evening, instead of Saturday as first stated, in the high school auditorium. A program suitable to the occasion will be given. There will be several musical numbers and talks on early Jasper county, some of which will be as follows; The Early History and Organization of Jasper County and the Different Settlements, L. 11. Hamilton. Manners and Customs of Early Jasper County People, John E. Alter. Reminiscences of Early Life in Jasper County, Mrs. E. H. Parkinson. This program is free and it is hoped that there will be a good attendance.