Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1917 — The WEEKS'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEKS'S DOINGS

10c dairy pails, 18c. —JARRETTE’S. Ed Oliver was down from Chicago on business Saturday. Earl Ticen was up from Frankfort Sunday to spend the day- with friends. ♦ Fred Irwin returhed home last week from an extended sojourn at Greencastle. White enameled ware—before the war prices—see our window.— JARRETTE. A. W. 'Sawin and family left Sunday for Edinburg, Indiana, to reside temporarily with his aged father. Mrs. David McConahay and daughter Pearl went to Monticello Saturday for a short visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Ritchey are expecting to move to Rensselaer in the next few weeks to make this place their home the balance of their days.

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.— C. EARL. DUVALL. Miss Helen Seigfreid, a stenographer at the Monnett school campaign headquarters, left Monday for her home at Franklin, Ohio, because of the illness of her mother. The district meeting of Red Men, comprising the counties of White, •Carroll, Tippecanoe, Pulaski, Jasper, Benton and Newton, will be held at Monticello on Tuesday, March 12. k The high school basket-ball team will play the Reynolds high school team here next Friday evening. The boys are doing some hard work in preparing for this game and may be expected to do some lively stepping. 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.

Boys’ clamp skates, 59c; girls’ skates, 65c.—JARRETTE HAS IT. Mrs. B. J. Moore is confined to her bed with an attack of the grip. The PAIGE car is sold by the Auto Sales Co. at Remington. Why not buy one now. ts Dr. E. C. English and Harvey Davisson were business visitors in Lafayette Saturday. Miss Anna Harmon, a teacher in the high school, visited with relatives at Oxford over Sunday. Lightning rat traps, 7c each; mouse traps, 6 for 10c; nest eggs, 15c dozen.—JARRETTE HAS IT. f ■ . ■ ■■ .. r"‘*. Mrs. Eugene Kirk of Barkley township was called to Chicago Saturday on account of the illness of her father. The 11-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Reed of near Surrey is suffering from an abcess in one of his ears. Miss Hazel Kiblinger of Piper City, Illinois, came Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Boyd Porter, a farmer classmate. Rev. P. C. Curnick was up from Indianapolis the last of the week on business connected with the Monnett School for Girls. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Baker of Chicago, who were here for a few days looking after his father’s estate, returned home Monday. James' Jordan, the watchman at the street crossing near the depot, has been sick for several days and his place, is being filled by Frank Shide.

Among the Chicago visitors Friday were Granville Moody, Sr., Granville Moody, Jr., George Parkison, Mrs. Elmer Wilcox and Mrs. Don Beam. Rev. Asa McDaniel, (pastor o' the Christian church, was ill Sunday and unable to Both his appointments for the day were filled by Rev. W. H. Sayler. Mrs; W. A. Davenport and two children left Monday for Gary where Mr. Davenport has been employed for sopie time and where they will make their future home. 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.—Dß. J. HANSSON. The Harvey Putt administrator sale over southwest' of town last Friday was the largest and best sale held anywhere in this locality this season. There was a large attendance and the property brought good prices, the sale totaling over $7,300. / . Carl Somers was called to Otterbein last Friday by the death of his mother, Mrs. William Somers. Mrs. Somers was 58 years old and death was due to a complication of diseases. The deceased was a cousin of Rev. Milliken, a former pastor of one of the Rensselaer churches. Interment was made Monday at Montmorenci. Big reductions in men’s and boys' sweater coats at Duvall's Quality Shop—sl.so grades 98c: $2 grades $1.35; $2.50 grades $1.98; $3 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. i 1 ... William M. Hoover’s fine new brick bungalow on east Washington street is practically completed and Mr. and Mrs. expect to move into same from thfeir farm southwest of town about February 1. They will have been married fifty years on February 14 and they will celebrate their golden wedding in their new home, -r All their married life has been Spent on the farm they are turning over to their son Frank. They will spend the remainder of their days enjoying the fruits ot. a wellearned competency. enjoying very good health indeed and we hope they may live many years in ease and plenty.

Money-saving price on hosiery.—JARRETTE HAS IT. ■r' . ■ ’ Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock spent Sunday with friends in Chicago. Mrs. Charles Gfow has been confined the past several days with a severe of tonsilltis. J. C. Borntrager of south of town went to Ft. Wayne Saturday to visit his brother Frank. > Joseph Reeve? Herman Lange and Fred Rhoades were down from Chicago over Sunday to visit home V Miss Edna Robinson went to Chicago Monday to meet her cousin, Marion Robinson, of Idalia, Missouri. Fern, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, is quite sick attack of stomach trouble. Miss Harriett Landers of Chicago came the last of the week for a visit with Mrs. K, T. Rhoades and other friends Mrs. Harvey Wood, Sr., went to Crawfordsville Monday on account of the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Harley Bruce.

Mollie Vance has gone to Virgie to help care for her sister,' Mrs. Fred Schreiner, wbo is quite sick with typhoid fever. Among the Chicago visitors Monday were County Superintendent Lamson, Mrs. James H. Chapman, John and Perry Horton. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 94c; oats, 54c; wheat, ; rye, $1.15. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 63c; oats, 45c; wheat, $1.14; rye, 75c. Mrs. C. A. Wood and Mrs. F. M. Oswalt spent Wednesday with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Harry E. Hartley in Rensselaer. —Kentland Democrat. Miss Blanche Berger, formerly of Remington, directs us to change Jhe address of her Democrat until further notice from Huntington, Indiana, to Houston, Texas. '' — e Miss Louise Hildebrandt is expected home this week, from Three Oaks, Michigan, where she has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cooney Hildebrandt, since before Christmas. The Democrat is in receipt of a copy of the Haviland (Kansas) Onlooker, published by J. A. Renicker, a son of Sherman Renicker, formerly of Rensselaer. It is a newsy eight-page sheet and carries a nice lot of advertising.

Look at the greatest lines of dress shirts in our city. All the regular $1 shirts for ißsc; $1.50 shirts for $1.15; $2 shirts for $1.35; $2.50 shirts $1.98; $3 shirts for $2.37; $3.50 shirts for $2.69. —Duvall’s Quality Shop, C. EARL DUVALL. . James Woodburn, a well known citizen of Benton county, where he had resided for nearly seventy years, died at his home in Lochiel Sunday night. He was an old soldier and also a member of the Masonic lodge. The funeral was held at Fowler yesterday. ~’ General Van Rensselaer chapter, D. A. R., will meet with Mrs. E. C. English on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Program; “Value of Forests,’’ Mrs. B. Forsythe; solo, (a) “Mighty Like a Rose” —Nevin, (b) ”0 Heart of Mine”—CloughLeiber, Mrs. Harriet Hopkins. Word was received here Sunday of the death in Chicago of Dr, Thomas Quinn, a brother Of Mrs. 1,. A. Harmon. Dr. Quinn was 27 years old and leaves a wife and two children. His death was due to ‘carlet fever. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon attended the funeral, which was held in. Chicago Monday. Levi M. Miller of near Parr is advertising a piiblic sale at his farm February 7. Mr. Miller, who has resided in Newton and Jasper counties all his life, expects to move to Montana to make his future home, leaving here during the coming month. He will engage in farming and sheep raising in his new location.

The Pythian Sisters fleared $41.30 from their benefit performance, “The White Sister,” at the Star theater Thursday night. This money will be expended for furnishing linen for the K. of P. room in the new county hospital. » The Pythian Sisters wish to heartily thank the public and Mr. and Mrs. Milliron for the extreme generosity and kindness extended the organization. -

M. I. Adams & Son unloaded a carload of new Dodge cars Monday. Mrs. Ray Parks spent Friday in Monticello with Miss Merle Ackerman. \ Mrs! William Childers of . Conrad visited, friends here the last of the week. « John Bislosky, a former resident, came up from Vistula, Indiana, Friday for a short visit here. 7 M. M. Mahoney of Indianapolis, state dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose, visited the local lodge the last of the week. , We are instructed to change the address of Leon Lam son’s Democrat from Holtville, California, to Fontana, California. Mrs. James Price returned Friday from a visit with relatives in Michigan. Her daughter, Mrs. Weirich, and child accompanied her. Nightwatch Critser is confined to his home with a severe case of the grip and as he could secure no one to “sub” for him Monday tHght there was no nightwatch on the job, James Tillettson, who resides with his sister, Mrs. Joseph Pollock, in Barkley township, and . who has been partly paralyzed for a number of years, is again suffering with another attack.

The Pythian club met At the home of Mrs. W. L. Bott yesterday afternoon to make linens for the new county hospital. Refreshments were served in the late afternoon, Mrs. Bott being assisted by Mrs. Anna Mills and Mrs. F. E. Babcock. E. J. Duvall was in Chicago Sunday, to which place his wife and daughter were called Thursday night by the death of her sister, Mias Theressa Blanke, whose funeral was held there Monday. Mr. Duvall was unable to remain for the funeral. Elmer Phegley Of near Monticello spent Sunday at the Phegley farm southwest of town. Mr. Phegley will move upon the Phegley farm here about March 1, and his brother Charles and sister, Mrs. Nettie Hoover, who now occupy the farm, will move to Rensselaer and occupy Mrs. Hoover’s property on Jackson street.

Mrs. Everett Warne is convalescing from an attack of heart trouble/ Mrs. Sam Lowery. of north of town is confined to her home with the grip. E. P. Honan wept to Indianapolis yesterday .on Catholic Order. of Forester business. The . 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McCormick of Hamlet, Starke county, died last week from spinal meningitis. Four cases of smallpox were discovered in Lafayette Saturday. All were promptly quarantined and the authorities say there is little liklihood of an epidemic. Walter Maines, wife and three children of Marengo, lowa, are expected here for a visit with relatives this week before going to Three Foi*ks, Montana, where this brothers Judson and George have been farming on a large scale for some years. The second trial of Jesse Crump, charged with the slaying of Donald McGregor at Templeton on June 20, 1916, will be held at Fowler On February 5. Judge James P. Wason of Delphi will hear the case and a special venire of fifty names has been drawn, from which to select the jury. The jury disagreed in the first trial.

Delphi item in Saturday’s Lafayette Journal: (Homer Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Foster of Wolcott, and Miss Blossom Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Harrison of Camden, were refused a marriage license here today because the young man was not of age, and his father refused to give his consent. The newly organized Rensselaer high school basket-ball team met the West Lafayette team here Friday evening and were defeated by a score of 48 to 15. The visitors were a seasoned bunch of players, conversant with all the ins and outs of the game, and gave the local boys no chance to win, although they put up a most creditable opposition, and considering their experience are entitled to a great deal of credit. Rev. Bonaventure Hammer, one

of the best known Catholic priests in this section of the middle west, died Friday evening at St. Elizabeth hospital, Lafayette.', Father Bonaventure was very popular with a large number of people because of his extensive writings. He had been almost blind for several years but despite this handicap carried on his literary work and wrote many books and contributions for magazines. The funeral was held in Lafayette yesterday forenoon and was largely attended, several priests from St. Joseph college being present. ’