Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

ROCKFORD SOX, 8 l-3c.—HIL-LIARD & HAMILL.* White cups and saucers, 60c set. - —JARRETTE HAS IT. • 30 doz. large pieces -white enameled 25c and 29c. —JARRETTE HAS IT. BALL BAND RUBBER FOOTwear, last year’s pricek—-HIL-LIARD & HAMILL. \ T. J. Harrington was up from Lafayette Monday looking after business interests here. The Van Rensselaer club will hold another of its popular cluh dances at the armory this evening. MOTHERS — TRY BOY SCOUT stockings for your boys and girls, 3 for sl-—HILLIARD & HAMILL. George Mauck came down from Hammond Saturday to sipend Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mauck. White & Lee Commenced Monday noon to fill their third and last ice house. The ice is about 8 inches in thickness. Mrs. W. L. Wood of Parr deceived a telegAm Monday announcing the death of Mr. .Wood’s uncle at Denisop, Ohio. A CONUNDRUM —IF GEORGIA should wear her New Jersey . what would Delaware? Answer — a HILLIARD & HAMILL suit.

Miss Gladys Pierce; who .teaches domestic science til the public schools at Dana, Indiana, was here over Sunday visiting relatives. The St. Joseph basket-ball team will play the Indianapolis Law school team at St. Joseph, college Sunday afternoon, January .21, 'At 3 o’clock. - - Mrs. S. C. Irwin returned Saturday from Minneapolis, Minnesota, after" a three weeks’ visit there with relatives. Mr. Irwin went to Chicago on Friday to-meet her. The Standard Oil truck caught fire near the C. P. Moody farm one day last week from the back-flring of the engine, but the prompt work , of Ross Ramey, the driVer in using a couple of fire extinguishers sbon put out the -flanjes. . . / Dr. C. E. Johnson, who has been with the Indiana troops down on the Mexican border for the past six months, returned to Rensselaer Saturday a n< i has resumed his practice. Dr. Johnson was with Ambulance corps No. 1 of Frankfort while on the border. Vincent Hinningford, a student at St. Joseph college, fell into a bath tub filled with scalding water Saturday and was quite severely burned. A physician was called at once and gave him prompt treatment,* and the young man is now recovering nicely.

I. N. Hemphill received' a message Monday stating that his brother Preston was very sick at his home at Greensburg, Kansas. He left Monday evening for his brother’s home. Miss Mattie Hemphill, the trained nurse, left here Tuesday morning for Greensburg, expecting to join her uncle in Chicago. .. 'A ' Roscoe Nelson and family are preparing to move to Steubenville, Ohio, where Mrs. Nelson’s people reside and where Nelson, will be’employed in the coal mines of which his father-in-law is superintendent. Roscoe tells us that there is some 200 acres of practically surface mine territory there, where, after removing a few feet of earth the coal is ' exposed and is broken up with dynamite and scooped onto the cars with steam shovels. Wages are good and he thinks he can do better there than here.

$1.50 English decorated plates, special, SI.OO set. — JARRETTE HAS IT. CRAWFORD SHOES WILL SOLVE your shoe probIem.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. • Dr. I. M, Washburn and Grant Warner were among the Chicago visitors Monday. CORDU ROY COATS,' TROUS ERS and vests, last year’s prices.— HILLIARD & HAMILL, MrsCWilliamßarkley was in Lafayette Friday to attend the funeral of her uncle, John Starr. -* , . MOTHERS —CUT THE H- C. OF living by outfitting the boys at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. Ed Rose came down from Chicago Saturday for a Short visit with his parents in Barkley township. CORN DOUBLED IN PRICE, BUT those good flannel shirts at last year’s price.—HILLIARD & HAMILL.

Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 91c; oats, 51c; wheat, $1.70; rye, $1.15, The prices a year ago were: Corn, 65c; oats, 41c; wheat, $1.08; rye, 85 c. Rev. B. Miller of Mt. Ayr arid daughter, Mts. Levi Miller, of near Fair Oaks were in Rensselaer Monday, en route to Windfall to vigit his son. ■ * Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Landis and children of jvfonticello visited here over Sunday with his two sisters, Mrs. Mell Abbott and Mrs. Floyd Robinson. Mrs. J. F. Mitchell entertained a number of friends Friday afternoon in honor of her niece. Miss Joanna Mitchell, who is visiting, here from Monmouth, Illinois. Mrs. A. Eib of Barkley township went to Joliet, Illinois, Monclay to attend the funeral of her cousin, Marshall Higgins, 28 years old, who died Sunday evening of tuberculosis. Ross Hufford was in Rensselaer a few’ hours Saturday visiting friends. Mr. Hufford is now operator at Gosport, Indiana, and was -i his way to his home at Rossville.

C. A. Tuteur, employed/ by the public service commission at Indianapolis, and D. D. Dean, a cle£k in the legislature, were home Saturday and Sunday, returning to Indianapolis Sunday evening.

Misses Marie Kohley and Charlotte Kearns, who had Been visiting here with their uncle, Stephen Kohley, and family, returned ; to, their home at Naperville, Illinois, yesterday, accompanied by Mr. Kohley, who will visit relatives there for a week. I . The St. Joseph college basketball went to Indianapolis Saturday and that evening went, down to defeat before the heavier and older team from the Indiana Dental college, the scdhe being 59 to 12. The Sunday Star complimented the St. Joe boys very highly on their clean cut playing and recognized ability. Auctioneer Phillips reports a fine sale out at Tony Keiper’s Monday. Tony had placed the total at $2,500 as the top notch he expected the sale to aggregate, but he had advertised it well and had a good crowd out, and the sale totaled a little better than $3,000. Qne black mares brought $430, a pair of mules $4lB weanling colts brought as high as S7O. The stallion sold at $374. Mr. Phillips says it was the best sale this season. .

C. C. Pattee of Lowell, aged about 75 years,, was Struck Friday afternoon by Monon passenger train No. 33, which passes here at 1:58, at that place' and instantly killed. His body was "thrown many feet into the air and came down on the track and was horribly mangled before the train could be stopped. A flagman saw' him approaching the track and warned him of the approaching train, but it. is believed that he did not hear either the flagman ot the train. He leaves two children, A. C, Pattee of Denver, Colorado, and Miss Nora, who lived at home with her father- His wife died only about six weeks ago. ... • ; •. a ‘ op , ■ V*’

Mrs. Alda Parkinson was a Chicago visitor Friday. Keep out the cold —felt and rubher strips.—JARRETTE HAS IT. George Zea was home from Hainmond Sunday visiting his family. ' OVERCOATS ?5 CHEAPER NOW than next faII.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mys. C. G. Spitler went to Wheatfield Monday for a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Clark. MEAT AND GROCERIES ARE higher, but work clothes at last year’s prices.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. , Misses Edna Robinson and Margaret Kay of Morocco visited here over Sunday at the home of Daniel Robinson. Emil Hanley came up from Purdue Saturday to visit oyer Sunday with his parents. Judge and Mrs. C. W. Hanley. , Miss .Mabel Stocksick, employed as clerk in Logansport, returned there Monday after a short visit with her mother here,.

ID. H. Yeoman, accompanied by a local physician, went to dhicago Monday to consult a specialist regardirfg the cancer on his face. * John Scott and Mrs. Newton Sunderland and daughter visited at Delphi over Sunday wittf Mr. Scott’s daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Bunnell. Herman Lange, who is working in Chicago, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Lange, and other near ’ relatives. Miss Florence Allman went to Evanston, Illinois, Saturday for a short visit with Jier sister. Miss Aileen, a student at Northwestern. r. , - Marion Corbin of Stonewood, Michigan, took the train here Monday for his home after visiting relatives at Mt. Ayr and Kentland. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows are sojourning at" St. Petersburg, Florida, and Mr. Bellows directs us to send The Democrat to them there. Mrs. A. F. Long and daughter, Mrs. Russel Strawbridge, add the latter’s baby returned Saturday from a week’s visit with friends in Chicago.

An enjoyable dance, was given at the armory Friday evening, about twenty-five couple being present. Music was furnished by a Chicago orchestra.Mrs. ‘Henry Hildebrand came down from ChicQzo the last of the week for . a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .John Kellner, and other relatives. Misses Lulu and Lois Hayworth left Monday for Elwood, Nebraska, for a visit with friends, and from there will go to Casper, Wyoming, to their home. Ben Oglesby, who is employed as a conductor with the *Gary Interurban Railroad company, returned to Gary Monday after a Short visit 'here with his family. Purchase your calling cards, correspondence cards, correspondence stationery and envelopes from The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. We carry the most complete line to be foilnd outside the large cities. . -

George Tullis t of Parr, who has been seriously ill, for some time, continues to, show no improvement. His daughter, Mrs. Jesse -Fox t of Comptom, Illinois, came Sunday to remain with him indefinitely, and two other daughters, Mrs. Frank West of Hammond and Mrs. Harry Stubb of Erie, Illinois, who had been at his bedside, returned to their homes for a few days. Leon Kresler, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kresler, who was operated on at Wesley hospital in Chicago Friday for a telescoped bowel, was brought home Monday afternoon. The little fellow stood the operation and the trip home good and his condition is quite satisfactory. He was -accompanied home by his parents and his uncle, Dr. A. R, Kresler. Rev. E. W. Strecker of the Methodist church gave a very interesting and instructive lecture Sunday night on Palestine and the holy land, as viewed by himself upon the occasion of a visit there some three years ‘ ago, . His' lectnre was illustrated with stereopticon views of the country. The Presbyterian .congregation, joined- with the Methodist congregation in this service.