Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

Mrs.. Charles Morlan is on the sick list. ROCKFORD SOX, 8 l-3c.— HILLIARD & HAMILL. A. T. Keiper was in Logansport on business Thursday. White cups and saucers, 60c set. —JARRETTE HAS/IT. Mrs. Georg# H. Healey is confined to her bed by sickness. Mrs. Willis Lutz entertained the Priscilla Sew club Thursday afternoon. Harry Hartley and George H. (Healey were among the Chicago visitors Thursday. The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington; Why not ibuy pne now. * ts 30 doz. large pieces white enameled w§re, 25c and 29c. —JARRETTE HAS IT. RALL BAND RUBBER FOOTwear, last year’s prices.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mrs. 'W, J. Wright entertained her sew club Thursday afternoon at her home on Park avenue. Dr. Hansson sold a 1917 “Country chub” Overland touring car Tuesday to Floyd Amsler.

MOTHERS TRY BOY- SCOUT stockings for your boys and girls, 3 for $1. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mrs. W. A. Davenport and children are preparing to move to Gary, •where her husband has employment. Mrs. Joseph Dltizak of near Remington took “the train here Tuesday for Kankakee, Illinois, to visit relatives. John Groom of Shelbyville is visiting here a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nichols and other relatives and friends. John Reed and daughter Anna of Virgie, who had been visiting at Goodland, were in Rensselaer Tuesday en route home. Mrs. John Resfcer of Sheridan, Illinois, returned home Wednesday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and »Mrs. K. Zillhart, north of Rensselaer. Great sale on men’s and boys’ suits at Duvall’s . Quality Shop. While these suits last give greatly reduced prices on' them. — C. EARL DUVALL.

Clyde Davisson, notice of whose public sale appears in another Col-, umn of'The Democrat, has rented his farm to Roy Beaver to follow dredging next season. Owing to the big demand at the low price of 29c per dozen, we h’ave several hundred dozen fancy Naval Oranges to be ' put on sale Saturday; 45c Vhlue. Special at 29c pef PARKER. Mr. and Mrs. C, C. Greenfield of Caldwell, Idaho, who had "returned here with the body of her father for burial in the Independence cemetery in Gillam township, departed for their home Tuesday. They-, had spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barrington of Union .township, who accompanied them here.

Mrs. L. H. Hamilton spent Tuesday in Chicago. -<* J. J.. Hunt made a business trip to Lafayette Wednesday. ' ■ —3— $1.50 English decorated plates, special, SI.OO set. JARRETTE HAS IT. '

Alex Jensen and wife of Wheatfield were Rensselaer visitors Thursday. . > -- CRAWFORD SHOES WILL* SOLVE your shoe probIem.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. <. ■ • Misses Luella Robinson and Lucille' Luers attended a club dance at Remington Tuesday SWEATERS ' AND UNDERWEAR 30 per cent less„ today than next year.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. Mrs. Ora T. Ross and Mrs. Ella C. Merrill returned home Thursday night from a few days’ visit in Chicago. See Dr. “Hansson about the new $665 five-passenger Overland. Nothing like it has before been offered. —Advt. • Dr. Emil Besser of Remington went to Chicago Wednesday to attend the convention of United States furniture manufacturers. A CONUNDRUM—IF QEORGIA should wear her New Jersey what would Delaware? Answer- — a HILLIARD & HAMILL suit. Ross Benjamin, who suffered a broken leg in an auto accident last Jfly and has been obliged to forego working since then, has "resumed his position as railway mail clerk. Bids wiH-—be—rete: ve'd~- for th*e construction of the new First National bank building on Tuesday, January 23, and if any are satisfactory the contract will be awarded at that time. --

Rev. C. L. Harper, former pastor of the Methodist church here, was ’over from Kentland Wednesday, having been called here to preach the. funeral sermon of Mrs. William Bull. Mrs. David Hines directs us to forward their Democrat to Rockfield, instead of Delphi, as they have moved to the former place. Rockfield is a little town some six miles' east of Delphi.. * Misses Cora Bruner and Maurine Tuteur went to Indianapolis, the first of.- the week for a visit with friends, and from there went to K ■ & Anderson to * visit Mrs. Charles Kaiser, formerly Miss Zoe Peck. Visit the Overland booth at the Chicago Auto show January 27 to February 3' and see the new fours, sixes and the Silent Knight, and then call at the Rensselaer Overland show room for further particulars. —DR. J. HANSSON. James K. Garriott, formerly of Union township, t writes The Democrat from Fayette, Alabam, •in Renewing 'his subscription, • and says: “We are having some cold, rainy weather with some sleet. I am feeling very well at present.’’ About twenty young people were entertained at the home of Mrs. M. V. Brown on McCoy avenue Monday evening in honor of the fifteenth birthday anniversary of her son Jesse. An enjoyable evening was spent by all present.

Big reductions in men’s and boys’ sweater coats at Duvall’s Quality Shop—sl.sQ grades 98c; $2 grades $1.85; $2:50 grades $1.98; $3 I grades for $2.35; $3.50 grades for ! $2.65; $4 grades $3.35; $4.50 grades for $3.65; $5 grades for ,$3.98; $6 grades for $4.98; $6.50 'grades for $5.35; $7 grades for $5.98; $8.50 grades for $6.98; $lO ’grades for $7.35; sl2 grades for $8.45. —C. EARL DUVALL. A very . enjoyable surprise was given Mrs. Nellie Timmons Burch, -a bride of a few weeks, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Timmons, on Wednesday ’■'evening, when about twenty-eight of her girl friends went in at, about 8 o r clock and gave her a miscellaneous shower; Th® evening was spent with music and singing. Many beautiful and , useful gifts were received by the bride. Refreshments , were served and all departed about 11 o’clock wishing her a happy wedded life.' ' ’

E. P. Lane made a. business trip l to Frankfort Wednesday. ’ , Keep*out the cold—felt and rubber strips.—JARRETTE HAS IT. Glenn Ward went to Lima, Ohio, Tuesday to .attend the funeral of his grandmbhier. CORDUROY COATS, TROUSERS and vests, last year’s prices.— HILLIARD & HAMIL.L. E. J. Randle and Jdseph Halligan’ were among the Chicago visitors Wednesday. MOTHERS—CUT THE H. C. OF living, by outfitting the boys at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. Mrs. C. B. Steward is reported quite sick and 'Mrs. Mattie lines of Monon is caring tor her. ( Mrs. Ruby Cross of Hammond came Thursday ’to attend the funeral yesterday of George Daniels. CORN DOUBLED IN PRICE, BUT those good flannel shirts at last year's price.—HILLIARD & HAMILL. •■— ■ Clark Short returned here Tues-' day after a visit with his mother, 'Mrs. Carrie D. Short, at Milford, Illinois.

Mrs. A. C. Farmer left for her home at San-Diego, California. She was accompanied as far as. Chicago by Mesdaines Wilbur and Osa Ritchey. • • Miss Helen Lamson went to Chicago Tuesday evening to attend the wedding of Miss Hester Found. The young ladies were classmates at Northwestern university. ~/. - - Boys’ mackinaw sale at Duvall’s Quality Shop—s 6 mackinaws for $3.98; $5 mackinaw# for $3.65. Everything in boys’ wear greatly reduced.—-C. EARL DUVALL. John Franscoviak of north of Remington suffered a stroke of apoplexy last Tuesday and for a time he was in a critical condition, but at this writing he is - a little better. * Mrs. James Amsler received a message Tuesday announcing that her mother, Mrs. Hattie Doles, was very ill at her home at Salt Lake> City, Utah. Mrs. Amsler left that, day for her mether’s beside. Owing to the big demand at the low price of 29c per dozen, we have several hundred dozen fancy Naval Oranges to be put on sale Saturday; 45c value. Special at l 29c per dozen.—ROWLES & PARKER.

M. I. Adams & Son have leased the Wright building just west of the Rensselaer garage, .and will use it for a display room for the line of automobiles handled by them. A large door has beeh cut 1 in the south end of the building and a driveway constructed for running the cars in and out. Riley Tullis of Jordan township has sold’ his 98-acre farm on the Rensselaer-Remington road, just south of W. H. Wortley’s residence, to Bert Griffin of Morocco, who will move, onto same the coming spring. The farm is now occupied by Frank Bretzinger. The consideration given in the’ deed was $7,402. C. P. Wright is quite badly crippled up these days and can get about only with difficulty, with the aid of a crutch and cane. Several weeks ago he stepped in a hole in the ground and badly sprained his knee. He had almost recovered from this injury when he sprained the member again while going out to the chicken yard at his residence. Mr. Wright, who is a "Civil war veteran, is also suffering from very poor eyesight, which was the primary, cause of both his injuries.

OVERCOATS $5 CHEAPER NOW than next fall. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. A. W. Bissenden went to Chicago \Vednesday to do plumbing work with his uncle, John ‘Bissenden. Yesterday’s markets: CoPn, 95c; oats, 54c; wheat, $1.70; rye, $1.15. The prices one year ago were: Corn, 64c; oats, 43c; wheat, $1.10; rye, 85c. Several members of the K. of P. lodge of this city were at Remington Thursday attending the annual county meeting. Hon. A. M. Hall of Indianapolis was the speaker. Mrs. James J. Gray of Kankakee, Illinois, who was called to Remington by the critical condition of her father, John Franscoviak, took ther train here Thursday for her home. John Duvall,, who has Worked as a traveling salesman an Eastern leather goods firm for several years, has 'given up .his work and entered the Palmer Chiropractic school at Davenport, lowa. Quite a large crowd was in the city Thursday for the Hilliard & Hamill Ford party. Two persons at least were made happy, Miss Dessie Rutherford with a Ford automobile and Mrs. W. C. Milliton with a Victrola. Mrs. James ’Griswold of Valparaiso, a sister of C. W. Duvall and Mrs. Mary D. Eger of this city, is a patient in a Gary hospital where she recently underwent an operation. She will return home next week and Mrs. Eger will go up to Valparaiso to remain with her for a week or two.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliren will leave Monday for a six weeks’ sojourn at St. Petersburg, Florida, and their son Robert will come here and take charge of the Star theater during their absence. Mr. Milliron has just bought a new “movie” at Franklin, Indiana, and Robert will go there and take charge of same on the return pf his parents from Florida. A’large land deal was closed this week when Omar Kenton sold 248 acres lying in Marion and Newton townships to Floyd Amsler for s3sy--960. The farm is located one mile east of Surrey, and the deal was made through A. S. Laßue. Mr. Kenton has practically Closed a deal for 257 acres ii/ Berrien county, Michigan, at $1,30 an acre. He will move upon his purchase there. ~ The Van Rensselaer club, which has occupied quarters in the Hollingsworth building on the south side of Washington street the past two years, is considering moving to larger quarters. The board ot directors has received an offer from J H. S. Ellis, who will remodel the opera house to suit the needs of the club if his offer is accepted. The club has expanded considerable in the recent past and feels in dire need of larger quarters. •

'Mrs. E. Duvall and daughter, Miss Irene, were called to Chicago Thursday evening by the critical illness of the former’s sister, Miss Theressa Blarike, who" was quite well known to many , people here, she having visited the Duvall family’ here at different times. Yesterday morning Mr. Duvall received a dispatch from his wife saying that her sister had died at 7:50 a. m. While she had long beed in rather poor health, her death was quite sudden. ; She was about 55 years of age. •

FLOUR HAS DOUBLE!) IN PRICE, Hit HILLIARD & HAMILL clothes have not advanced. • _ J Grant Whrner has been in rather poor health for some time ancj is in Chicago this week for an examination to determine the nature of his ailment. I ~ 11. W. Kiplinger has sold the Little Indian Cigar store and pool room to Lee Myers, who takes possession at once. Harvey Myers will "take charge of the place for the present. Mr. 'Kiplinger its undecided as to what he will do in the future, Mr, Myers is from Parr. The interior of the Monon depot i• ■ ' here is being' redecorated, the work being done by J. W*. Rice & fjon of Orleans, Indiana. The ceiling is being done in cream color and the side walls in buff, which makes a handsome contrast and improves the interior of the building very much.