Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1916 — Page 5

Yes, and’ don’t* forget to write it 1917 after tomorrow. BALL band rubbers for men —new- goods, old prices.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. The Priscilla Sew club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs, Frank Foltz on Grace street. Miss Jane Makeover of >near Mt. Ayr took the train here Thursday for Valparaiso to visit friends. ' Victor Sullivan of Frankfort cape the middle of the week to visit in the Hordeman families. Miks Alice Daniels returned Tuesday from a few days’ visit with Miss Marie Kepner at Sheldon, Illinois. * We will have a car pf middlings on track soon. Give us your order. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Phone 456. CRAWFORD SHOES—SOLVE THE 1917 shoe question by wearing Crawfords, $3.50 to $6. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. Most prompt service in forwarding your auto license. Notary fee 25,c. Now is the time to attend to it.—THE MAIN GARAGE. d3O Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Krull of Kentland were Christmas guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Charles Ramp, and other relatives. B. D. Richardson and little daughter of Manitowac, Wisconsin, are spending the holidays here with his sister, Mrs. John Hayes. Louis Schreeg of Hammond returned home Tuesday after spending the holidays with his daughter, Mrs. Harry Thomas, and family. Jasper County Poultry and Corn Show at Armory, Rensselaer, January 1 to 6, inclusive. First two days devoted to entries, etc. Show proper opens Wednesday, Jan. 3. ts Mrs, George Dolson and Mrs.j Frank Turnquest and little son of j Chicago came Thursday to Visit the former’s aunt, Mrs. Mattie Sharp. They will return to Chi-: cago today. j MEN’S UNDERWEAR—COMPARE j the fit, quality and texture of HILLIARD & HAMILL underwear > with the other kind and you’ll see j why HILLIARD & HAMILL are’ selling so much underwear; Leo W r orland will return to Cincinnati next week after spending the holidays here with his family and other relatives. He will graduate in another month from the embalming school he has been attending in Ohio. '‘Bill” Hodver evidently made his new year resolution a little in advance. He moved into the property last week which he recently purchased on College avenue, and among the debris left at the place from which he moved •was a perfectly good corkscrew. The . general Van Rensselaer chapter of the D. A. R. will meet with Mrs. J. H. Chapman Tuesday, January 2, at. 2'f3f) p. m. This will be children’s guest day, each member having the privilege of inviting one child as a guest Mrs. Harriet Hopkins and Mrs. Martha Mills will entertain with story telling. THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES in buying your hardware froip us. First in importance is our large stock, complete in every department.- In door sets we are show- ’■ ing some beautiful designs; in dur tool department we have the world’s best; in stoves we have the recognized standard makes. Our guarantee: "Satisfaction or Money Back.” C. W. EGER

William Traub was in Chicago on business Thursday. Robert Michal was down from Kniman on business Thursday. The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now. ts Dr. Besser of Remington returned home Tuesday after a visit with his parents at Harper, lowa. Lois and Janet Keller of Winamac were guests the first of the week of Mr. and Mrs. Don Beam, John Duvall, who is a traveling salesman in the East, is here spending his vacation with home folks. MACKINAW COATS AT LAST winter’s prices—Boys’, $4 to $6; men’s, $5 to $9. —HILLIARD & •HAMILL. Mrs. J. E. Milliron is here from Denver, Colorado, to spend the winter at ihe home of her son, W. C. Milliron. Mrs. J. w. Rishling of Crawfordsville, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wood, Sr., returned home Tuesday. Mrs, Sarah Miller, who has been spending the past two months with her daughter in Indianapolis, who has been sick, returned a few days ago.. ; Conrad Kellner and Theodore Wynegar were in Indianapolis Wednesday and Thursday attending a convention of John Deere implement dealers. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hawkins and Kenneth Allman, who had spent Christmas hero at the home of J D. Allman, returned to Indianapolis Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Crockett of Detroit, Michigan, who had been visiting here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett, will probably return home today. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Duvall and baby spent Christmas with relatives at Logansport. Carl returned Tuesday, but his folks remained for the rest of the week. Paul S’rocker, son of Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker, who had spent Christmas here, returned Tuesday to Detroit, where he is employed in the Ford auto factory. Bernard . Nagel, Paul Worland and Charles Morrell, who are working in the Haynes plant at Kokomo, returned there Tuesday after spending Christmas with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shedd are spending the holidays here with his parents. They expect to leave soon for Alabama, where they will make their future home on a plantation located near that of S, E. Sparling. THRIFTY "parents CAN SOLVE the boys’ clothes question fay “Hamillizing.” Stockings, 2 for 25c; extra quality shirt waists, 50c; all-wool suits with extra trousers, $4.75 to $lO. School shoes, $2 to $3. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. John G. Tharp was over from Remington Thursday to see his sisters, “Aunt” Mary Jane Hopkins and Mrs. Leota Jones, the latter of Chicago. “Aunt” Mary Jane will he 89 years old January 10. She is enjoying very good health and is quite spry for a woman of her extreme age." White & Lee, the Rensselaer ice dealers, started filling their ice houses last week, but after a couple of days work were obliged to stop because of the condition of the weather. The work was resumed yesterday. The ice runs from nine to twelve inches in thickness and is of good qualfty They expect to have two of their houses filled by tonight. W, B. Austin of Chicago, a former resident of this city, has been selected by Attorney Generalelect Arthur Brundage to fill a place on the city park hoard of Chicago. Mr. Austin was one of Mr. Brundage’s most enthusiastic supporters in the recent election, and this appointment comes as a token of reward for his services. The park board is a most important adjunct of the city government

Mrs. J. J. Montgomery was in Lafayette Thursday on business. Howard Clark is spending a few days at Pana, Illinois, with Miss May Stanton. Miss Edna Fendig left Tuesday for New Orleans where she will spend the winter. Mrs. Atwood, who has been quite low for several days, is reported some better. W. A. Green spent a few days this week at Kersey with his son Clarence and family. NEW YEAR’S GIFTS— PRESENT yourself with a Fashion Park suit or overcoat.—HlLLl\AßD & HAMILL. S. W. Richardson of Great Falls, Montana, visited this week with his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. It. W. Burris. Mr. and Mrs. John Lyons and baby of Gary returned home Tuesday after spending Christmas with relatives here. Ask your grocer for Early Breakfast and Short; Order prepared Pancake Elpur' Money hack if you are not pleased. Mr. and .Mrs. E. L. Ilammerton of Indianapolis spent a few days at Parr this week with his brother, G. If. Ilammerton. Mrs. W. E. Snow and children of Chicago Heights returned home Wednesday , after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Snow. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Cloud of Peru were Christmas guests of the latter’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron. John Trapp and daughter Lillian of Elbow' Lake, Minnesota, came Thursday to visit his brother-in-law, J. M. Sauser. Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Barnes and daughter of Oshkosh,; Wisconsin, who had been visiting here, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. S. C. Irwin and daughter Genevieve went to Minneapolis Wednesday to visit relatives and attend the wedding of a friend. Maxwell cars advance S4O January l. Buy or contract now and save it. Orders filled as received. —THE MAIN GARAGE. d3O 250 OVERCOATS TO SELECT from—Ulsters, pinch-hacks, box or Chesterfields, each the best of its kind. Just at the beginning of the cold winter weather, $lO to S2S.—HILLIARD & HAMTLL. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Bruce and children of Crawfordsville sKnl Christmas here with her parents, ' Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wood. Mr Bruce returned home Tuesday, his folks remaining until Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rotli and baby spent Christmas with relatives at Mulberry. Sam returned home Tuesday evening, his wife and baby remaining for a longer visit. \ Peter Kohler and wife, George Kohler and wife and Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wright spent Christmas here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler, returning to their homes at Chicago Heights Wednesday. -

D. H. Yeoman left the first of the week to visit his sons, Dallas at Tab and James at Ambia, and his daughter, Mrs. F. E. Mauek, at. Muncie. Before returning he will attend the congress of farmers at Indianapolis. The Iroquois Roller Mills is installing a new Buckley grinder this week, which it is calculated will increase their capacity almost two-fold. The Buckley is the latest and most modern mill machine manufactured, and is a necessity in all up-to-date mills. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray moved Thursday into their thoroughly remodeled home on the corner of Clark street and College avenue. Their new home—-for it is practically new, so extensive was the remodeling—i s equipped with .hot water heat and all the modern conveniences. Dr. E. R. Schanlaub, a veterin. ary surgeon of Morocco, mailed a bottle of medicine to a farmer living on a Brook rural route last April. The package had hut ten miles to go and that on but one railroad, the C. & E. 1., yet was not delivered until December 11, nine months later. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long of Buck Creek are visiting at the home of Elias Arnold in Barkley township. Mr. and Mrs. Long were married Christmas eve, the latter being a daughter of Rev. Edward Miller, who for a number of years was pastor of the Dunkard church in Barkley township.

Men JVanted! The Columbia Furniture Co. wants six young men to begin work January 1. Steady jobs for the men who are willing to stay with us. Apply at factory. COLUMBIA FURNITURE CO. Miss Merle Ropp of Franklin is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Nathaniel Scott. , Mrs. Henry Gulbransen and Mrs Fannie Wasson were Lafayette visitors Wednesday. David Alter of Parr went to Forest Wednesday to visit hi s brother, Isaac Alter. Miss Velina Rich returned to her home in Goodland Wednesday after a short, visit here with Miss Marie Hamilton. Mrs. Ora Nichols of Sputli Dakota and Mrs. J. J. Robinson of Lafayette were guests Thursday of Mrs. J. L. dlagins. SOFT CASHMERE HOSE THAT will keep your feet warm during these cold, sloppy days.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. ■ ' Miss Clora Belle Spalding returned to her home in Chicago ■ Thursday after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Loren Sage. Mrs. George Krouso and daughters went to Chicago Thursday on account of the death of the former’s sister, Mrs. Christensen. Miss Phylina Clymer of Goodland and Miss Ruby Hendryx, a student at Depauw, were quests this week of Miss Nell and Floyd Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Washburn and baby spent Christinas and the day following at Fowler with his parents, -Mr. sand Mrs. Benton Washburn.

Mrs. Marshall Frence, who had been visiting her parents, Mr/ and Mrs, Ira F. Moader, of Union township, returned to her home at Joliet, Hliiiois, Thursday. ODD - TIME VALUES WORK coats, $1.75. to $6.50; heavy trousers, $1.75 to $2.50; corduroy trousers, $2.50 to $4; vests, $1.50 to *5. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. " U ' ice Chadbourne of Harmony, •••laiue, and K. T. Upjohn of Kalamazoo, Michigan, joined their wives here at the home of their parents Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth for the holidays. Word has reached here of the death in Chicago Wednesday of Mrs. Press Garriott. Mr. Garriott was formerly a teacher in the Jasper county schools, but is now a dentist in Chicago. Charles Spain and daughter Esther of Wabash came Wednesday to visit relatives here. Mr. Spain has been transferred by the Standard Oil company to their Ft. Wayne station, and will move there soon. Miss Madeline Ramp left Tuesday for New Orleans where she will spend a week visiting friends. From there she will proceed to Tuba, Arizona, where she will accept a position as matron in a government school. One of the most enjoyable dances of the season was given at the armory Tuesday evening by the Van Rensselaer club. Music was furnished by McKelvey’s orchestra of Chicago. About eighty couples were present. Among the Chicago visitors Thursday were Mrs. Simon Leopold, Mrs. Frank Kresler, Mrs. C. 11. Porter, Mrs. L. H. Hamilton, Mrs. Delos Thompson, Misses Phylina Clymer, Ruby Hendryx, Nell Meyers, Marie Hamilton and Eva Moore. What profiteth it if one cleaneth the snow from his when ninety and nine of his neighbors and other citizens of Rensselaer, knowing that the ordinance requiring this work to be done is a dead letter, make no effort whatever to clean their walks 5 ? Fire broke out Wednesday morning at the home of J. J. Miller on South Weston street. An alarm was turned in hut the prompt work of citizens living in the neighborhood extinguished the flames before the fire company arrived. The fire was caused by a defective chimney, the- damage' being confined to a small hole in the roof.

I.- XT - ' L. A. Mecklenburg . was \in Chicago on business Thursday and ysgterday. ,t' . Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth went to Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tuesday to visit relatives-. Charles Kepner is here from Lexington, Illinois, visiting _ big parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Kopner. ' ——:——-—* v . '/A Mr. and - Mrs. John Mtfteiiv returned to Elwood Wednesday after spending Christmas here with home folks. 'v Walter Pritchard, wlio had the guest of Miss Grace Norris, returned Wednesday to bis homo at Edinburg. James West is hero from Hillings, Montana, to visit his family. He and Mrs. West. Were Indianapolis visitors Thursday. Mrs. John Martijidale and daughter Nina and Mrs. Clara Andrus went to Indianapolis Wednesday to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walters of Tipton, who spent Christmas here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Kepner, returned home Wednesday. Mrs, George 11. Healey and children returned ' home * from Indianapolis Thursday evening after visiting there since Saturday with her husband. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, She; oats, 4 To; wheat, rye, sl.lO. The prices ono year ago were: Corn, f. Se; oats, 37c; wheat, $1; rye, 75e to«^SDc. Miss Ollie Tanner, who is attending school in Chicago, came Wednesday. to spend the vacation with her father, Edward Tanner, of Barkley township.

Miss Mary Messman, who works for Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. in Chicago, reinfnod there Thursday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Herman Messman. John Ryan, was down from Oillain township Thursday. By the way, John has just completed on his farm what is probably the largest and best barn in Jasper county. C, P. "Fiite and family move today to Crown Point, where be takes charge of the Commercial hotel on a live-year lease. Their household effects will be taken overland in an auto truck. The best, wishes of many friends go with the family to their new home. Mrs, L. M. Ritchey of Jordan totynship, Who had been visiting relatives at Connersvillo and Brookville for the past two weeks, returned home Tuesday. She was accompanied home by her cousin, Louis Newcomb, who will visit relatives here for a few weeks.

gn&v'vl -jaR Tr Mi If/ Up the Farm IW / Get rid of the oil lamps that are a constant fire menace, and put in electric jJ / lights. You can have them just as steady and just as safe as in any city. One of these simple outfits will provide you just such light at little ' jst. . It will give power to run your pump, feed grinder, and some of the other 1 light machinery on the place. And it will enable your wife to have an , electric iron, an electric vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, and to sava much of her household work. No experience is necessary to run the Western Electric Farm Lighting Plant , Here’s the whole outfit —generator, storage batteries and switchboard. \ It can be placed anywhere that is convenient for hitching up to your gas V engine. Run your engine a few hours twice a week, and it will generate and store up in the batteries all the electricity you need. Costs little or nothing to maintain, except for engine fuel. No trouble. No danger. Guaranteed by the makers of the Bell telephones. ELECTRICAL SHOP L. A. Mecklenburg Estimates on Wiring and Supplies cheerfully given.

How Is Your GOAL BIN? The mercury goes down and down coaxed on by zero weather, the coal bin too; and with many a frown you see them go down together. While we can’t stop the mercury from going to the bottom we are prepared To Fill Your Coal Bins to the Top. GRANT-WARNER LUMBER CO.

1 J. Hunt returned Wednesday from Columbia City where ho spent Christmas with A. S. Nowels and family. Mrs. Hunt, and children and her mother, Mrs. Mattie Wasson, did not return until last evening. *

Mrs. John Mecklenburg of this city suffered bruises about the head and face at Monon Wednesday evening when she fell from a Morion passenger train. Mrs. Mecklenburg was coming home but j boarded tire Michigan City train by mistake and the accident happened when she was getting qff this train. Through an oversight, it seems, the Good land and other Newton county papers failed to mention the awards in the White Wyanjdptlo. class at flic recent poultry j show held In Goodland, and The Ji'-mucrat, ’ taking its mention of, Jasper county winners from the report; published In the Goadland Herald, did not mention, of course, this class. it has since learned that J. M. Sauset of just west of Rensselaer, Who is president of the ; Jasper County Poultry and Corn ! show, won eight ribbons on the eight White Wyand ottos he entered at the Goodland show—-three (first, two seconds, two thirds and ono fourth—which was certainly going some and we regret having failed to mention these awards in jour Wednesday issue.