Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

For a good team of mules go to A. T. Keiper’s sale Monday. OLD H. C." OF LIVING DON’T GET you at HILLLA.RD & HAMILL’S. Milton Roth, who has been confined to his home since Sunday with pneumonia, is reported improved. Among the Chicago visitors Tuesday were Mrs. W. H. Jennie Harris, Rose and Lucille’ Luers. ROCKFORD SOCKS, SAME OLD price, 8 l-3c pair. Get HamillIzed, it pays.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. 1 ■ • David Waymire of southeast of town, whose public sale was held Thursday, will move to Kokomo, we understand. FLOUR doubled in price, but Fashion Park clothes still sell with us at last year’s ppices. / —HILLIARD & HAMILL. _ *• James’ West, who had been here to see his family, left Tuesday for Billings, Montana, where he is interested in the oil business. Miss Joanna Mitchell of Monmouth, Illinois, came the first of the week for a visit at the home of Mr. jtnd Mrs. J.' F. Mitchell. Everett Halstead, accompanied by George Shoupe of Mt. Ayr and Jonah Mahan of Barbersville, Kentucky, were in Chicago on business Tuesday. Scott Chestnut brought back a stick of ebony with hitn from the! Mexican border and presented same [ to Dr. Hemphill, who had a cane made from the wood. Boys’ mackinaw sale at Duvall’s Quality Shop—s 6 mackinaws for $3.98; $5 mackinaws for $3.65. Everything in boys’ wear greatly reduced.—C., EARL DUVALL. MOTHERS! TRY THE “BOY Scout stockings,” 3 for sl, for your boys and girls. Beautiful ■qualities, reinforced knees, heels and toes.—HILLIARD & HA MIT J, Harry Needham of Ft. Wayne was here the first of the week visiting his cousin, W. H. Parkinson. ’ Mr. Parkinson, who had been suffering with inflammatory rheumatism, is inuch improved and able tism, is much improved but is still unable to be out. *

Read Burchard’s big 9c W. I. Hoover was in Indianapolis on business Tuesday. William Fitzgerald of Tefft was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday- . ' Judson J. Hunt was in Indianapolis Thursday and yesterday on business. DON’T FORGET THE FORp. party on the 18 th at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. * ■' 1 —» . Mayor C. G. Spitler, Elmer Gwin and Sebe Overton were Chicago । visitors Thursday. — The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now. ts M. I. Adams and J. E. Markin were business visitors to Indianapolis Wednesday. CUT THE H. C. OF r LIVING BY wearing Clothcraft clothes.— HILLIARD & HAMILL. William Spriggs of Indiana Harbor is visiting Joseph Smith and wife here for a few days. • — .... 1 • While in Indianapolis Thursday jM. I. Adams visited the legislature and saw that body at work. The yeat-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Mort Murray has been sick for the past few days with bronchial trouble.

GOOD OLD QUALITY UNDERwear that’s easy on your body । and your pocketbook.—HlLLlAßD & HAMILL. Monon News: Mrs. Boyd Porter of spent Wednesday night and Thursday at the home of Miss Bonnie Brown. F. E. Lewis, superintendent of the Chicago & Wabash Valley railroad, and Mrs. Lewis were Lafayette visitors Wednesday. Albert E. Coen was down from Chicago Tuesday evening attendijig the annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National bank. Fred Parker, son of Isaac Parker of Southwest of Rensselaer, went to Racine, Wisconsin; Wednesday to work in the Mitchell automobile factory. Newt Hendrix was in Chicago Wednesday visiting his brother, W. H. Hendrix of Calgaria, California. The latter was enroute to New York city on business. Attorney C. F. Smith of Salem, Ohio, who had been in Chicago on business, was here Wednesday for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith.'

N. S. Bates and daughter, Mrs. W. J. Wright, went to Monon Tuesday afternoon, returning on a later train, visiting enroute with friends from Ladoga who were going to California. Vernon Nowels, who was able to he out and around for several days last week, was again confined to his home the first of this week. Tuesday he and Kis local physician went to Chicago to consult a tepecialist. G.' H. McLain received a message Tuesday stating that his father, S. B. McLain, was. very low at his home Wauseon, Ohio. He left immediately for- - there, arriving early Wednesday morning. His father, who .was 81 years old, died an hour after his son’s arrival. The funeral was held Thursday. Big reductions in men’s and hoys’ sweater coats at Duvall’s Quality Shop—sl.so grades 98c; $2 grades fl. 35; $2.50 grades $1.98; $3 grades for $2.35; $3.50 grades $2.65; $4 grades $3.35; $4.50 grades for $3.65; $5 grades for $3.98; $6 grades for $6.50 grades for $5.35; $7 grades for $5.98; $8.50 grades for $6.98; $lO grades for 7.3-5; sl2 grades for $8.45.—C. EAIIL DUVALL. C. B. Crowden of Goodland, who always bobe a good reputation and who was reaped to manhood in that community, has deserted his wife, Golda Crowden.- There are many rumbrs afloat and his name is-eoh-nected with that of a young lady who left last Los Angeles. Mrs. Crowden. packed her household goods: Je d will dispose of what she dow^tip? wish to, keep at a private s«l§ £

For a good milk cow go to the A. T. Keiper sale Monday. i " . ■ Conrad Kellner was in Ligonier on business* the first of the week. ' ■ ■ « Cal 273 for sizes of- hard coaI.—KELLNER & CALLAHAN. .Attorney John A. Dunlap and John Bicknell were Lafayette visit»ors Wednesday. SHOES HAVE DOUBLED IN price with the manufacturer, but: not with HILLIARD & ‘ HAMILL. iHlon. E. P. Honan was in Reynolds Thursday where a new order of Catholic Order of Foresters is being organized. ■ CORN DOUBLED IN PRICE, BUT those extra good flannel shirts at last year’s prices.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mrs. Charles Killner of Monticello returned home Tuesday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Harris;

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 92c; oats, 52c;. wheat, $1.70; rye, $1.15. The prices one year ago were: Corp, 65c; oats, 40c; wheat, $1.05; rye, 75c to 80c. Simon Fendig was down from Wheatfield Tuesday visiting with his sister, Rebecca Fendig, who had been quite sick but is now much improved. < Mrs. Julia Haas and son of Tipton, who had been visiting her- parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold, went to Hammond Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Leo Wolfe. A bill hag been introduced in the legislature to change the time for holding election primaries in cities outside of Indianapolis from March, to September previous to the election. 1 ■ «- k . • ■ ' . C. F. Smith of Salem, Ohio, was in Chicago on a damage suit the first of the week and came down Wednesday to pay his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, a short visit, returning home Thursday.

Thomas Nichols, who has for some time past been living with his sister, Mrs. William H. Murray, left Wednesday for Kingman, Kansas, where a brother resides and where he will remain idefinitely. Mrsz Ella Merrill of Chicago, who is spending the winter at the home of Mrs. Ora T. Ross, has pre* sented the new county hospital with a transfusion machine, which the hospital board appreciates very much. Overcoat sale at ’Duvall’s Quality Shop—sl2 overcoats for $8.50; sls overcoats for $10.98; $lB overcoats $13.45; S2O overcoats for $14.98; $22.50 overcoats $16.98; $25 overcoats for $19.45. Now is your chance to get a real bargain.—C. EARL DUVALL.

M. and Mrs. Frank Spriggs and baby of Idaho Falls, Idaho, came Thursday’ to visit his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, of Rensselaer. They leave today to visit relatives at Indiana Harbor. They had been visiting relatives at and near Wheatfield before coming here. The midwinter meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association will be held Thursday and Friday, February 8 and 9, at the Claypool hotel in 5 Indianapolis. Governor Majors of Missouri will be the principal speaker at the banquet to bo served Thursday night. Albert Sommers, an old, resident of Walker township, died* Monday night at about 10:30 o’clock after a three months’ illness from hardening of the arteries. Funeral was "held at 2 o’clock Wednesday from the house and burial made in’ the Hershman cemetery. He was a son-in-law of Mrs. Joseph Smith of Rensselaer, and was about 60 years of age. A wife and several children survive him.

R. J. Moore- was in Winamac on business Thursday. For a pair of good mares attend A. KeipeFs sale next SOME ONE WHO “HAS HAMILLized” will ride in a Ford this month.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. The PriscJHa Sew club met Thursday afternoon with % Mrs. Charles Grow on North Vanßensselaer street. FASHION park overcoats and suits satisfy your eye and your pocketbook.—HlLLlAßD & HAMILL. Mrs. Walter English of Lafayette ‘came Thursday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, of near Parr.

E. L. Hollingsworth went to Chicago Thursday to attend a meeting of the American Society of Economics at the Hotel LaSalle. OVERCOATS $5 LESS THAN next fall, and you can enjoy their warmth and comfort in the meantime, at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. Mrs. Oscar Hauter went to Lafayette to attend the sessions of the home economics department of the farmers’ short course at Purdue university. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Casey of Kirklin came Thursday to visit James Davis of Kniman, and Friday went on to Chicago with their little 4-year-old daughter to have her examined by a specialist. Thomas Callahan entertained the Knights of Columbus at a 6 o’clock dinner at his home Thursday evening. A large number were present and the evening, was most enjoyably spent by all present.

The local lodge of Fpresters held | a smoker at the parochial school hall Wednesday evening, entertaining the faculty at .St. Joseph college. There was” a large attendance and the evening was, thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Percy Hauter and Livingston Ross were in Lafayette Wednesday, attending a session of the Purdue short course. They left there at 9 p. m. but encountered punctures and other delays on the way* home and did not arrive here* until 2 a. m. ° Lpok at the greatest, lines of dress shirts In our city. All the regular $1 shirts for 85c; $1.50 shirts for $1*15;,. $2 shirts for $1.35;52.50 shirts $1.98; $3 shirts for $2.37; $3.50 shirts for $5.69. —Duvall’s Quality Shop, C. EARL DUVALL.

Th© high school basket-ball team opened the season this Friday ‘ evening with a game with the Delphi high school team in the high school gymnasium. A full schedule of games has been arranged by the local team, which is fast developing into a speedy quintet, and some very interesting games can be expected. The. public is asked to support the home team both morally and financially. C. Arthur. Tuteur and George H. Healey have formed , an insurance partnership and will open an office in the Makeever bank building in the rooms formerly occupied by James H. Chapman. In addition to conducting a general Insurance business /hey also expect to establish a collection agency. Mr. Tuteur*is at present employed at Indianapolis by the public utilities commission, and will probably remain there until March 1

B. F. Fendig was in Chicago on business Wednesday". BALL rubber footwear, absolutely fresh stock at bld prices.—HALLIARD & HAMILL. Mrs. E. P. Honan entertained a company of thirty-five ladies Wednesday afternoon, all of Whom did sewing for the hew hospital. A. C. Stauffenberg of Manhattan. Illinois, who had been hbre for, a week looking after his farm interests/ returned home Thursday. Great sale on men’s 'and boys’ suits at Duvall’s Quality Shop. While these suits last we will give greatly reduced prices on them.— U.-EARL DUVALL.

Mrs. J. M. Wasson of this city and daughter, Mrs. A. E. Coen, of Berwyn, Illinois, will leave the latter past of the month for a several weeks’ sojourn at Miami, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Freel of Wilbaux, Montana, came Thursday to visit their niece, Mrs. Josiah Davisson. Mrs. Frank Goff of Fair Oaks, Mrs. Davisson’s mother, was also a guest here Thursday, Fresh eggs are at present the highest price ever knowniwh Rensselaer —4 5 cents per dozen —-and .there is considerable doubt as to their freshness, too. despite the stringent law against selling- packed eggs for fresh ones. —"T ‘ Mrs. Wilbur Wolfe and nephew, Jesse Johnson, of Newland went to Jonesboro, Arkansas, Monday evening in response to a message staP ing that Mrs. Wolfe’s brother, Robert Adams* was very low and not expected to live. Mrs. J. D, Allman went to Lafayette Thursday to see her uncle, Levi Hawkins, formerly of Remington. Mr. Hawkins is quite sick and has been wanting to see Mrsk Allman, but on account of sickness she.could not go to him before.

—. • Floyd Smith, son of Mrs. Bertha Smith, who recently returned from the state tuberculosis sanitarius at Rockville, is gradually growing weaker and his condition now is such that even his friends are restricted from calling at the home. Miss Ethel C. Perkins, present deputy clerk, will succeed Mrs. Joseph Larsh as deputy county treasurer next Monday. Miss Perkins has been a most competent and obliging servant in the clerk’s office and the announcement that she is to assist in the treasurer’s Office will be gladly received by her many friends. While on duty as nurse in the home of Edgar Ferguson at Monon, Mrs. Ida Fisher of that place was stricken with paralysis and is now lying in a very critical condition at the home of her son, Sam Good. Mrs. Fisher has sustained two previous strokes. , The present attack is so severe, it is said, that, there is scarcely any hope that she will again recover. F. C. Rich, former county treasurer, left Tuesday for Remington where he will spend a couple of weeks with his mother .and then go to Indianapolis where his sons are located in business. (Hte does not know where he will locate permanently, or what line of work he will engage in, but the impression prevails that he would like to have stayed in Kentland, and his fiany friends here would have been glad to have made room for him. —Kentland Enterprise.